Hills and Snow Rough on Tanks
Hal Boyle reports American tank crews in Belgium endure brutal winter conditions as they push toward Bastogne under Hodges and Patton. Tanks slide on ice, roads bog down, and crews face exposure, mechanical failures, and scant shelter yet morale remains unexpectedly high as reinforcements close in.
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U. S
Belgium
Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
Belgian Ardennes
Catskills
George S. Patton
Third Army
Bastogne
von Rundstedt
Aachen
Duren
Germany
Vastennes
Most Were Retaken
Washington reports that 27 of 1,152 axis prisoners who escaped from U S camps remain at large. Of these, 21 are German and six are Italian. German fugitives include 15 from Papago Park Arizona after 25 escaped on Christmas. others hail from Alva Oklahoma, Camp Pickett Virginia, Fort Devens Massachusetts, and Orlando Florida branch camp.
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Washington
War Department
Papago ‘Park
Arizona
Alva, Gkla
Camp Pickett
Fort Devens
Mass
Orlando
Fla
POWs in United States camps total 861631 with Italians numbered
Of the Italians, two each are fugitives from the Fabons Tex and Rupert Ida camps, and one each from Camp Shanks N Y and Fort Banks Mass. On January 1, there were 861631 prisoners of war in 425 camps in the United States. These included 307981 Germans, 61071 Italians and 2629 Japanese.
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Fabons
Tex
Rupert
Ida
Veterans program discussed by Prof. Axe at Lawrence talk
Prof Leonard H Axe directs the V-12 navy program and Veterans Bureau at the University of Kansas. He speaks at 7 30 p m in Liberty Memorial high school Room 5 on how public schools and city governments must prepare for returning veterans. He urges central offices for reliable information and planning ahead for about 1500 men who left Lawrence. He answers questions on federal rehabilitation and education laws and local school issues.
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Leonard H. Axe
Lawrence
Parent-Teachers Council
Liberty Memorial High School
Axel
Veteran’s Bureau
University of Kansas
Arene
Axe
Head injury death shocks Sabetha Kansas couple in custody
Dorothy Hollinger Smith, 34, died from brain injuries after blows to the head. Her husband Roscoe George Smith, 37, was detained by Nemaha county authorities. Autopsy linked death to head trauma. The couple, Ottawa University graduates, had two sons. James Bart Hazlett, 73, a long time Whitewater civic leader, also died in Newton hospital.
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Sabetha
Kan
Dorothy. Hollinger Smith
W. R. Popkess
Roscoe George Smith
Jeane Cromaren Lakes
Nemaha County
Pete Bieri
Seneca
Smith
Popkisa
Whitewater
James Bart Hazlett
Newton
Christmas rush boosts merchants with early sales gains
The Christmas rush hit merchants earlier this year with stronger than last year demand. Some stores report warehouse stocks rising and customers buying more clothing and popular gifts for Christmas, reflecting brisk festive shopping and bullish expectations despite prior shortages.
German power to launch another Western offensive fears voiced
Secretary of War Stimson said Germany still has reserves to strike again on the western front. He warned that while German lines are dug in at key points, the enemy could mount a fresh offensive if not checked.
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Tary of
War Stimson
Hig
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