Montana Senator Attacks Plan For Peace On Radio
Stettinius Wheeler Morgenthau and Montana Senator discuss cautions about a negotiated peace with Germany. Wheeler rejects any notion of steering a dictated peace while defending hard lines against collapse of Nazi power. Also reports the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Fenley at St Marys hospital with father a pressman for the Avalanche Journal.
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Asi
Hitler
Montana Eins
Stettinius R
Wheeler
Germany
Jane G
Stettinius
Itea
Morgenthau
Morgentha
Dan Fenley
St. Mary’s Hospital
The
Avalanche Journal
Draft policy outlines broader induction standards and deferments
The notice expands callups beyond fixed numbers to include men not meeting air service standards. Local boards must classify those who leave deferred jobs as 1-A or 4-E unless changes serve the war effort. Deferments remain for national welfare and may end when conditions change. Veterans’ post discharge status is noted.
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Menceforth
Nomationa Welfare
Army
Navy
United ‘States Employment Service
Selective Service
K. Oey
Soviet Publication Demurs on Free Press Campaign
In London on January six, War and the Working Class, a Soviet publication, published an open letter to Kent Cooper of the Associated Press rejecting the idea of a universal free press. The letter argues Russians will not impose their press model on bourgeois nations and resents external pressure on Russia. Cooper advocates free access to news, equal transmission rates, and incorporating free press clauses into future peace treaties to prevent war.
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London
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
CBS
Moscow
George Moorad
Monitor
Cooper
Moorad
Russia
War Work Influx Boosts Abilene Office Traffic
An official stated traffic rose by about 40 percent in Abilene and surrounding offices as war production job applicants spiked in Abilene Sweetwater Big Spring San Angelo and Brownwood. In Marshall USES manager W M Pollard reported no huge activity from the Byrnes 4-F proposal, noting most applications targeted local war plant construction.
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Abilene
Sweetwater
Big Spring
San Angelo
Brownwood
Marshall
W. M. Pollard
Sack Hits Through Flanks in Roer River Push
The command post notes the Sack unit attacked along a thin right flank while its left pressed toward the Roer river. Rumors of leadership change were denied at headquarters, Hodges praised for guiding the force from offense to defense.
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Roer
Hodges
Service Journal Urges Russia To Strike Poland
The Army and Navy Journal cites Stalin's 1942 call for a second front and argues that as Allies face a strong counter-offensive, Red Army action through Poland would aid Western Europe invasion plans. It warns delaying until Budapest and the Reich’s defense strengthens could allow Hitler to reinforce Rundstedt, hindering invasion timing.
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Service Journal
Russia
Washington
Army and Navy Journal
Stalin
Europe
Poland
Budapest
Hitler
Rundstedt
Reich
Tax Plan Prompts Joint Tax Committee Meeting
President's message signals a modification to business taxes to spur enterprise and employment after the war in Europe ends. The joint committee on taxation and revenue, with Senate and House members, will meet soon to outline details of the proposal.
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Washington
Jan
Europe
Joint Committee On Taxation and Revenue
Senate
House
Jimmie John McGee Dies At Home Here
Jimmie John McGee aged 15, son of Mr and Mrs J H McGee of South Tyler street, died Saturday afternoon at home. Survivors include grandparents Mr and Mrs J W McGee of Hollis Oklahoma and grandmother Mrs J G Corby of Hollis, four sisters and brothers including Sgt M C McGee stationed at Roswell. Funeral arrangements have not been completed per Rix Funeral home.
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Jimmie John McGee
J. H. McGee
South Tyler Street
J. W. McGee
Hollis
Okla
J. G. Corby
Sgt
M. C. McGee
Roswell
Rix Funeral Home
First Train Ride For Many Army Recruits At Fort Sill
At Fort Sill Oklahoma recruits get their first train ride as the army moves a large portion of new troops. About sixty five percent of men recently entering the army there had never been aboard a train before Uncle Sam began moving them. The report notes a demand for wheat as a crude measure of wartime supply and alcohol policies are referenced in connection with mists of the era.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Field Artillery Replacement Training Center
Sam
Sharp Gains In West Amid Battle Rages Near Bastogne
Allied forces push through Liemeux area as U S Third Army repels German counterattacks with artillery fire. In Luxembourg north of Bastogne, gains exceed a mile while First and Second Armies press advances amid snow and fog. High losses announced for Germany, with 100000 killed, wounded or captured since Dec 16 offensive. Allied losses lighter.
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Liemeux
Bastogne
U. S. Third Army
Luxembourg
Supreme Headquarters
Belgium
Karl von Rundstedt
U. S. First Army
von Rundstedt
Bure
Rochefort
U.S. Third Armored Division
St. Lo
Fraiture
U. S. Second Armored Division
Devantare
la Roche
Doughboys
Odiegna
First Army
Bulge
Sure River
Goesdorf
Dahl
Wiltz
Third Army
St. Hubert
France
Seventh Army
Auto Stolen From Scoggin-Dickey Lot In Lubbock
A gun-metal colored car with Texas plate 968-014 was taken Saturday night from Scoggin-Dickey Motor Company at 1008 Ave J. The lot lies just north of the building. Two unknown men aided in moving the three year old Mary Beate DeShazo to West Texas hospital after she was struck by a car at Texas Ave and Broadway. She suffered only minor bruises and cuts and returned home after emergency treatment. The driver of the other car was Mrs. Bob Rogers, address unknown.
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Scoggin-Dickey Motor Company
Ave. J
Texas
Lubbock
West Texas Hospital
Texas Ave
Broadway
Mary Beate
H. E. DeShazo
Bob Rogers
Russians and Germans clash as fronts report gains and losses
On Friday and Saturday Allied and Axis forces traded blows across Europe. The Russian front reported 60 enemy tanks knocked out and 173 blocks captured in Budapest with 1,630 prisoners taken. German reports claimed 130 tanks lost on all fronts and Bitche and Saverne area fighting continued with German advances disputed, while Allied forces including the 18th Airborne, U.S. Fifth and Seventh corps pressed in Belgium and near Geilenkirchen with various divisions, including the 82nd Airborne and 13th, 83rd, 84th, and elements of the 75th Infantry, engaged along the Rhine and near Strasbourg.
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Moscow
Budapest
Gambsheim
Strasbourg
Offendorf
Rhine
West Bank
Bitche
Philippsbourg
18Th Airborne Corps
U. S. Fifth
Seventh Corps
Belgium
First
Third Armored
82Nd Airborne
13Th
83Rd
75Th Infantry
84Th
California
Arkansas
Georgia
Texas
Louisiana
U. S. Ninth Army
Geilenkirchen
Jai alai betting soars as all racing banned in Miami
With all forms of racing banned, 2,711 customers wagered 44,279 dollars on jai alai games in Miami to set a new high in betting activity. The event draws a large crowd despite the sports ban, reflecting strong local interest.
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Sera Ae
Miami
Fla
Police training school to start for Lubbock officers
A six week course starts Thursday for Lubbock police and local peace officers with two weekly sessions. Instructors include Dean Morley and FBI agents from Dallas and Washington. Topics cover arrest techniques, jurisdiction, fingerprints, lab basics, court testimony, firearms, and traffic laws. Classes meet at the police station courtroom.
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Lubbock
Texas
Reeder
FBI
FBI National Policy Academy
Washington
Corporation
64 Jap Planes Shot Down Over China
A United States 14th air force communique reports 64 Japanese aircraft destroyed, eight probably destroyed, and 24 damaged in missions over central and south China. Most were felled by the Chinese American wing with 10 enemy planes destroyed at Hankow airfields. seven Allied planes remain missing.
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China
Chungking
Central
South China
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Hankow
Extra School Money Must Be Used 1944 45
A Texas attorney general advisory states the extra four dollars per scholastic grant voted by the State Board of Education last summer must be included in the 1944 45 budget of school districts. Lavaca county received the funds last August and spent them before the 1944 48 term, the extra payment added to the standard 25 dollars per grant when the school fund allowed.
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Austin
Jan
State Board of Education
Attorney General’s Department
Lavaca County
Speakers set for Texas Private Fliers convention in San Angelo
San Angelo January 6 speakers announced for the Texas Private Fliers association convention to be held January 20. W L Nelson executive secretary of the Civil Aeronautics Administration non scheduled flying committee and state Senator Pens Rose Metcalfe of San Angelo are listed as scheduled speakers. Buy A Wer Beng TODAY.
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San Angelo
W. L. Nelson
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Pensrose Metcalfe
Texas Private Fliers Association
Roosevelt Calls for National Service Law and Universal Training
President Roosevelt urges a broad national service program to create jobs and expand production, proposing universal training and government support for peace time capacity. He backs nurses’ induction, warns of labor gaps, and emphasizes mobilization to complete victory while detailing Allied strategic progress and the need to resume European attacks.
American bombers strike Formosa and Fais Island invasion
US forces reported heavy air attacks on Formosa area targets with one B-29 unaccounted for and several enemy losses. In the western Carolines, American troops landed on Fais Island with light resistance, eight Japanese killed and six captured, three Americans dead and six wounded.
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Caroline Island
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Fais Island
Carolinas
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Fair Island
Ulithi Atoll
Yap Island
Trial of Jim Thomas Reveals Ambiguous Circumstantial Evidence
Jim Thomas, guard of the Maitland Jones estate near Lubbock, faced a murder case tied to the Hunts. Convicted at Plainview on circumstantial evidence, he was later moved to the penitentiary after parole. Arrested in Galveston, his parole was revoked the day after the Hunts murders. Witnesses placed him in Littlefield, Amarillo, and nearby, with conflicting alibi details.
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Honey
Maitland Jones
Lubbock
Plainview
Hunt
Galveston
Littlefield
Amarillo
Aia
Littiefield
California inquest into Mrs. Schmid death near Rhino
Abilene Texas native Mrs. Eleanor Schmid wife of Capt Carl Schmid was found shot dead in the home of Dr F M Brennan in Rhino California. Dr Richard Winters Fort Worth Texas gave details of the visit from Texas to California with the Brennan couple before the shooting. Survivors include husband mother and two young children. The inquest was announced by Coroner R E White with connections to Fort Worth and Abilene.
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Rehino
Calif
Jari
Ormal
Eleanor Said
Abilene
Tex
F. M. Brennan
Schmid
Carl Schmid
J. S. Army
Belgium
Brennan
R. E. White
Richard W. ‘Winters
Fort Worth
White
College For Women
Denton
McMurry
College
Capt
Gay
Carlene
J. F. Young
Winters
Texas State Livestock Sanitary Commission
Commission
Fort,worth
Eleanor Schmid
California
Eleanor DeVoll
Star-Telegram
DeVoll
Harry James’ Orchestra
Mrs. DeVoll
Cal Devoll
Kgko Here
Arabian King Joins Pan-Arab Movement
Cairo reports that Ibn Saud, ruler of Saudi Arabia, reversed his stance and will join with other Moslem nations to organize a pan Arab federation. The move would strengthen the pan Arab movement aiming to unify policies across Moslem regions.
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Cairo
Ibn Saud
Saudi Arabia
War Job No Draft Bar For Germans
Paris Jan 6 German prisoners captured in the Belgian bulge say they were aircraft inspectors in Messerschmitt plants only a few weeks ago. Employment in essential industry is not grounds for draft deferment in Germany.
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Paris
Germany
Belgian Bulge
Messerschmitt
New U S Tank Gun Most Powerful Made
In his state of the nation message, President Roosevelt announced a new American tank with the most powerful gun yet mounted on a fast vehicle. He said the Army will need thousands of these tanks in 1945.
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Entero
Tennessee
Roosevelt
France
Churchill
Stalin
America
Russia
Britain
Poland
Greece
Waichan
Ppaons
United Nations
Army
Navy
U. S
Washington
Mangrum, McSpaden Tie For Lead In Los Angeles Open
In Los Angeles 36 holes into the Los Angeles Open Slim Ray Mangrum and Defending Champion Harold McSpaden share first place with totals of 140 two under par. Sam Snead fades after a 71 in round two as Byrd drops back to a 72 tying with Snead along with Gibson and Schneiter in the field.
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Mangrum
Los Angeles
Slim Ray Mangrum
Harold McSpaden
Sam Snead
Finshes
McSpaden
Sam Byrd
Detroit
Byrd
Snead
Leland Gibson
Randolph Field
Tex
George Schneiter
Salt Lake City
Philadelphia Mayor Barnard Receives Gift from Germany
In January, Mayor Samuel Barnard received a present sent by Dougherty from Germany. The gift arrived as part of unidentified correspondence and presents, with unclear details about the donor and purpose.
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Phila
Sphia
Barnard “Samuel
Germany
Dougherty
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