UN reshuffles forces as MacArthur cites Chinese entry
General MacArthur announces the withdrawal of the U.N. 10th Corps from Hungnam completes a reshuffle under a unified command with the U.S. Eighth Army. Ridgeway arrives to take command as Almond leads the 10th Corps in Pusan Pohang area and the UN reviews its Korea strategy amid Chinese intervention claims.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
10Th Corps
Hungnam
Red China
Eighth Army
Korea
10Th Oe
Eighth
Matthew B. Ridgeway
Pentagon
Ridgway
Edward M. Almond
Almond
Pusan- Pohang
United Nations
La Crosse Tribune Postal Notice From 1904
The La Crosse Tribune records its second class mailing status as entered June 23 1904 at the La Crosse Wisconsin post office under the 1879 Act.
Army Plays Santa For State GI In Cal/ Camp Cooke Christmas
Army members from the 40th Infantry Division raised funds for Donald Engle a 23 year old from Sheboygan Wis to visit his invalid mother at Christmas. A 10 day leave was canceled then arranged via California National Guard help and McClellan Field plane space. Donald traveled home to Sheboygan for the holiday.
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Camp Cooke
Calif
Donald W. Englehardt
Sheboygan
Wis
Santa Claus
Army
625Th Field Artillery Battalion
40Th Infantry Division
Donald
Robert Madsen
Post
California National Guard
Adjutant General’s Office
McClellan Field
la Crosse
Mt Etna Eruption Diminishes to Small Lava Stream
Mt Etna in Sicily has produced lava flows since November 25 covering about 2 300 000 square yards. The calcane remains rumbling with smoke and dust but lava flow has reduced to a small stream. Lava threats nearly reached Renazzo and Milo with evacuations ordered though homes remained empty.
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Catania
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Renazzo
Milo
Impeachment Drive Calls McCarthy Titled by AVC
The American Veterans Committee urged impeachment of Senator McCarthy citing the Wisconsin Republican’s use of the big lie technique and alleged lies. McCarthy declined comment at Appleton Wisconsin. The AVC blamed corporations for backing McCarthy and noted Adam Hat Stores dropped a radio sponsorship over alleged McCarthy attacks on Pearson.
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Washington
American Veterans Committee
McCarthy
Wis
Congress
Wisconsin
World War II Veterans Organization
Appleton
AVC
Firefighters Battle Large Blaze Near Eagle Lake
Thirty five firemen from Eagle and North Prairie spent seven hours Monday fighting a fire near Eagle Lake in Waukesha county. The five room home of William Malecki suffered about $8,000 damage and the neighboring house of Arthur Burke $2,000. both homes were unoccupied. Fire Chief Kenneth Mealy attributed the blaze to an overheated space heater.
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Eagle
Wis
North Prairie
Eagle Lake
Waukesha County
Kenneth Mealy
William Malecki
Arthur Burke
Chief Mealy
Two Taverns Burglarized on Christmas Eve in Milwaukee
Police report two Milwaukee taverns burglarized Christmas Eve. The Conrad Schaeffer tavern lost 2375 dollars in cash and liquor. McCann's tavern reported 625 dollars in cash missing.
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Milwaukee
Conrad Schaeffer
McCann’s
State of Union Sparks Texan Cowboy Telegram
Amarillo readers report a cattlemen telegram reacting to the state of the union. Twenty two signers urge senators and representatives to fire Secretary of State Acheson, tighten the Monroe Doctrine, and bolster defense to deter any aggressor. Notes on wartime production follow with figures for paper and ink.
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Amarillo
Tex
Texas
United States
Stat
Acheson
Crop Production Third Largest In History
Old man weather hurts crops yet farmers produce the third largest harvest in U.S. history. The Agriculture Department credits farm power machinery and fertilizers for overcoming adverse conditions and planting delays.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Beaten girl found unconscious after assault in Milwaukee
An 11 year old girl was found unconscious in the snow near her home in Milwaukee. Police say she is believed to be the victim of an assault. She was taken to County Emergency hospital with a compound skull fracture shown by X rays. Jamaica's sugar crop reached a new record of 237 748 tons for the British West Indies.
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Milwaukee
County Emergency Hospital
Jamaica
British West Indies
Cantor Visits Unveiled as Traveling Salesman
A hotel proprietor in George South Africa mistook Eddie Cantor for a famous visitor but discovered he was a traveling salesman.
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Cantor
George
South Africa
Eddie Cantor
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