Rhine crossing front in doubt as Rundstedt fights rear guard
German Field Marshal Von Rundstedt maintains a last ditch rear-guard action at Rhine crossings as Allied forces tighten the siege. Eisenhower’s planners forecast a cautious crossing with supply lines and weather shaping the timing while a potential air borne assault could strike behind German lines once the river is crossed. Cologne looms as a key railway hub whose loss would strike a heavy morale blow to the Reich.
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Cologne
von Rundstedt
Rundstedt Gehe
Hitler
Eichenhower
Marshal von Rundatedt
Rhine
Witterdom
Mes
Ruhr
Reich
Krupp
Essen
Germany
Rundstedt
Generrl Eisenhower
Eisenhower
The
One of 8 Brothers Is Wounded
Leighton Pa March 6 An eighth of Mrs Russell McFarlands eight soldier sons is a casualty Pfc Melvin J Smith 27 her son by a former marriage was slightly wounded in Belgium January 31 the War Department notified her last night Pfc Clinton Smith has been missing in action since January 9 Mrs McFarlands ninth son Marius Smith whose induction was protested remains today the result of his pre induction physical examination
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Leighton
Russell McFarland
Melvin J. Smith
Belgium
War Department
Clinton Smith
McFarland
Marius Smith
No Jobs For Returned Vets
Harrisburg reports Secretary William H Chesnut of the Department of Labor and Industry says the U S employment Agency and War Manpower Commission failed to place 7136 returned war veterans in five months. He urges the commonwealth to take over the agency citing 976740 dollars in unemployment benefits paid. He notes veterans want jobs, not benefits, and that jobs exist if offered.
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Harrisburg
Wiliam H. Chesnut
Department of Labor and Industry
U. S. Employment Agency
War Manpower Commission
Commonwealth
Chesnut
Pennsylvania
Cheanut
Jet Plane Significance Shocks World To Change War and Industry
NEA Washington correspondent Peter Edson surveys the jet plane revolution, noting how the P-60 Shooting Star and RAF Meteor threaten aviation, oil, and manufacturing as cities like Cologne and Duisburg face Allied offensives. The piece weighs future engine tech, factory shifts, and postwar uses across aviation and industry.
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Peter Edson
NEA
Washington
Washington, D. C
U.S
Ofl
R.A. F
Frank Whittle
Air Force
Bell Aircraft
General Electric
P&o
Army Air Forces
Yanks Fight House to House in Cologne
American forces pressing through Cologne moved to clear factories and houses held by remnants of six divisions. Tanks roared through streets and near the Rhine as the Ninth Army captured western approaches to two river bridges. Reports from high command suggested overconfident German chatter but the crossing remained contested as the First Army neared Cologne.
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Cologne
Euskirchen
Erft
Lower Rhine
Xanten
Homberg
Duisberg
Supreme Headquarters
Rhits
Germany
Rhine
Third
George S. Patton
Duisburg
Wesel
Rheinberg
Menzelen
Moers
Ruhr
Duesseldorf
Essen
Mulheim
Oberhausen
Gelsenkirchen
Western Reich
Almong Ita
Rying
Third Armored
Worringen
Roggendorf
U. S
Goblenz
Berlin
Ninth Army
Krefeld
Adolf Hitler
Uerdingen
Volksgrenadier
Point Blank Jrange
Lingstrasse
Colayte
Hohenzollern Bridge
Rhin
Uikely
Harmon Still Missing as General Hale Appointed
A missing 57 year old general sparked the largest air and naval search in history after his plane disappeared while on routing flight. The Army announced the case as the search intensified with new appointment of General Hale to oversee operations.
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Harmon
Richardson
20Th Air Force
Army
Public Assistance Faces Hard Core Dependency In Pa
Harrisburg March 5 Robert P Wray acting secretary of the Department of Public Assistance said the current relief load in Pennsylvania forms the hard core of public dependency He reported that 183000 different individuals or family groups received public aid in the state during 1944 and 119000 were dependent continuously throughout the year
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Harrisburg
Robert P. Wray
Department of Public Assistace
Pennsylvania
Thief Steals Car Triggers Bail Bond Chase
Philadelphia dispatch reports a thief stole an insurance adjuster’s car and the temporary power to obtain the release of two detainees on bail up to 20000 dollars. The culprit discarded $75 camera and two packs of cigarettes from the rear seat before abandoning the vehicle.
Evening concert features Donald Dickson at college
Metropolitan baritone Donald Dickson headlines a college auditorium recital tonight at 8 15 pm with a program blending politics and art. Tickets cost 1 80, as he argues artists should influence policy and elevate the arts in American life.
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Mr. Dickson
College
Americas
Europe
United States
Armerica
Donald Dickson
Ration Timetables and Food Reminders
Ration timetables outline goods including meats canned fish canned milk margarine and gas through various dates and areas. The notice lists through March April and June validity periods with multiple category codes and reminders for salvage and kitchen items.
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Hockssed Byllies
Juin
Coal-Wages Negotiations Start Today
Negotiations open between coal operators and miners amid fringe award disputes and a potential shift of fringe case control from OPA. President Roosevelt’s involvement is urged by CIO leaders, while Lewis seeks a 10 cent per ton royalty and a 95 hour work week, with timing tied to the Jewel Ridge case.
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Washington
Fred M. Vinson
War Labor Board
WLB
Office of Price Administration
Vinson
OPA
Lews
Greater
New York
UMWA
Supreme Court
Jewel Ridge
Red Army Reaches Baltic Coast In Major Pomeranian Break
Soviet spearheads of Zhukov and Rokossovsky reach the Baltic coast near Kolberg and Koenigberg as their forces push through Pomerania. German defenses collapse along the Oder near Stettin Danzig and East Prussia, cutting land escape routes and threatening Berlin from the north.
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Moscow
G. K. Zhukov
Pomerania
Alrady
Bay of
Stettin
Koeslin
K. K. Rokossovsky
Baltic
Danzig
East Prussia
Zhukov
Berlin
Ivan S. Konex
Rokossovsky
Volfsturmers
Red Army
Stargard
Oder
Free City
Koenigsberg
Stalin
Reetz
Pomersina
Stettin-Danzig
Schvemuende
Egg and butter prices dip in Pennsylvania survey
Harrisburg reports lower wholesale prices for butter eggs and milk. The March survey shows the prize index for farm products slipping one point for the month ended February 15. Mills average fell five cents per hundredweight to $3.65 and farmers received five cents less per dozen for eggs.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Federal-State Crop Service
War Production Delays Amid Wartime Strain and Waste
Washington March 5 Major wars surge shaping U S production faces wasteful practices and unanticipated shortages. Soldiers discard gear like overcoats and walkie talkies. Heavy ammunition in the Ruhr region and by persistent fortress towns requires larger stocks. Pacific theater advances constrain transfers from Europe, spurring new contracts and tire shortages due to flack damage. Replacement rates vary by theater, with reserves deemed essential though combat items are reportedly not in short supply.
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Peter Edron Ner Washinon
Washington
Becaus
Ruhr
U. 5
Pacific
Europe
Japan
Africa
Italy
France
Guiney
Philippines
Leroy Lutes
Army Service Forces Ataff
ASF
Europa
Brehon Somervell
Army
Obituary notices from Indiana area include Harkins Sundberg and Long
Obituaries list Jean St Clair Harkins at Commodore residence with funeral at East Anion Church Taylorsville and Greenwood Cemetery Indiana. Edward W. Goss of Toledo dies after five weeks illness. John Edward Sundberg dies in Harmersville PA with service details. Argyle Miller obituary note in Homer City with services at Kunkle home. Myrtle Long of Pittsburgh dies at 1549 Caledon Street with family survivors listed.
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Jean ST. Clair Harkins
Helene
Jean St.Clair Harkins
Commodore
R. D
East Anion Church
Taylorsville
Plummer Harvey
Thierment
Greenwood Cemetery
Indiana
Edward W. Goss
Toledo
Mr. Goss
Carrie Lydile
Man of
Able Funeral Home
John Edward Sundberg
Harmersville
Sweden
John Augusta
Olivia
Olson) Sundberg
Clearfield County
Elk
Consumers Coal Co
Robinson Funeral Home
James K. Leitch
First United Presbyterian Church
Oakland Cemetery
Argyle
Miller
Milley
Homer City
Dean Kunkle
Main ‘St
Indiana Hospital
Coutex Two
Noble
Homer City Lodge No
First Presbyterian Church
E. M. Thomas
Hugh Given
Kunkle
Myrtle
Kunkle) Long
William S. Long
Caledean SL
Pittsburgh
Eva
Warner B. Shepard
Kathryn
Earl Albright
Wilma
Herman Bruewelhetde Albright
Honey
Lawrence Palmer
Reed
Glenn
Butler
Clyde
U. S. Army
William
Mable Kunkle
Elizabeth Wilhelm
Phila
Jay McCaflery
Long
Ollie Johnson
Katheryn Quinn
Ida Johnston
Indilana
State urged to swap patients to ease hospital crowding
Harrisburg draft asks County Institution Districts to accept harmless or infirm state hospital patients in exchange for those acutely mentally ill or in personal crisis. Welfare Secretary S. M. D. O Hana cites overcrowding at state mental hospitals and calls for vacant beds to handle emergency cases and maintain essential services.
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Harrisburg
State Welfare Department
S. M. D. O'Hara
Commissary Opens at New Mexico State Penitentiary
A commissary for prisoners was installed at the New México State Penitentiary in Santa Fe. On opening day a long term inmate bought a soft drink and remarked that it was the first coke he had tasted in over nine years and two days.
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Drouth
Santa FE
N. M
New México State Penitentiary
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Lockheed
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Richard C. Richardson, Jr
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U. S. Marine Corps
Collnow
Altham
Roy Chatwinnel
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co
Somerset Counties
Knights of Pythias
Amanda Rouser Sundberg
Carl W
New Kensington
Budd Boyer
Vivint Neal
Violet Adams
Charles Sundberg
Axel Sundberg
Burgettstown
Charles Risinger
Home
Cos
United Lite
Pearl
Cain Chang
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