Nazis Gird for Counter Blow in Final War Push
Europe report says Germany plans a major counter offensive next year while Allied armies press the Ruhr Rhineland Saar and the Russian advance continues toward Austria. New weapons like V bombs and submarines are noted amid a shifting Polish government plan and Greek political tensions.
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Europe
Germany
London
U. S
Ruhr
Rhineland
Saar
Hungary
Austria
Reich
Polish National Council
National Council
Poland
Greece
Britain
Pacific: 100 B-29s Hit Nagoya Plant as War Moves
Four B-29 formations targeted Nagoya's Mitsubishi twin engine bomber and fighter plant while U S forces in the Philippines pressed advances on Leyte. Japanese officials warned of wide damage and Civilian evacuations as raids intensified. General MacArthur's forces tightened the squeeze on Japanese lines from multiple fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagoya
Tokyo
Japan
U. S
Philippines
Indies
Leyte
MacArthur
Waterways program authorized in flood control bill and more in debate
Congress authorized a 1 billion flood control program to develop waterway resources, with conferees set to finalize 500 million more for projects. The bills cover flood control, navigation, reclamation and hydro power, including 400 million for the Missouri river valley. The Senate rejected making the St Lawrence seaway a treaty vote. Separate notes discuss War Food Administration price supports for eggs and expected demand for 1945 with 25 to 26 million cases needed for drying and shell eggs.
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U. S
Congress
Missouri River Valley
Army Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Senate
Aiken
St. Lawrence Seaway
Rehabilitation through occupational therapy aids disabled veterans
At Walter Reed Hospital Pfc. William L. Harris improves dexterity of an artificial right arm by playing checkers with varying piece sizes under Occupational Therapist Susan Pohland. Tobacco trade leaders tell a congressional committee that manpower shortages and wartime limits cap cigarette production and prompt nationwide rationing plans for retailers. Col. Fred C. Foy notes 68 billion cigarettes to be procured by year end 1944, with front line shipments hindered by unloading limits and priority needs for food and fuel.
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Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Pfc
William L. Harris
Susan Pohland
Fred C. Foy
OPA Boosts Wheat Ceilings and Hog tops
The OPA raised wheat ceilings by four cents to reflect parity for producers and increased hog ceilings to 14.75 except sows stags and boars. Bread costs not affected and a 19 cent per bushel flour subsidy continues until year start. Hog market rose in Chicago aided by weather limiting supplies.
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OPA
Chicago
V-Girl's Day Belongs to Uncle Sam
Genevieve Delcioppo of Syracuse, a 27 year old wife of a tank driver in Italy, works seven days a week across multiple jobs. From 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. she operates three machines and a sander six days weekly. After 4:30 p.m. she frosts cakes and serves as shipping clerk for Mohican Bakery, then works Saturday nights and Sundays as a counter waitress. Most of her earnings go to war bonds.
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Genevieve Delcioppo
Syracuse
N. Y
Italy
Genevieve
Mohican Bakery
Draft Rule Aims 300000 Workers for War Industries
The draft boards plan to compel registrants aged 26 to 37 not in essential production to choose work or fight. New policy tightens deferrals for those who left important posts, promising return to prior positions or induction. War Production Board notes October output up 6 percent but critical gaps remain in aircraft ships guns and ammunition.
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Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
War Production Board
WPB
Western Front
Victory garden survey highlights regional farming patterns
A recent survey reports 18 percent of U S families grew Victory gardens this year. It notes that over half of farm people reside in the 13 Southern states, cultivate less than one third of the nation’s cropland, and receive about one quarter of the nation's agricultural output.
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U. S
America's New Opportunities in World Trade plan outlined
Washington readers are introduced to a National Planning association proposal for a 10 billion dollar trade budget to boost jobs. The plan aims to raise imports, attract foreign investment, and create a global bank for reconstruction and development, backed by leaders across business, labor, and finance.
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WNU Service
Union Trust
Washington, D. C
National Planning Association
Congress
Washington
New York Times
New York Herald Tribune
Business Week
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Old City Club
New York
Donald Nelson
Board of Trustees
The
NPA
Committee On International Policy
William Batt
America
War Production Board
Stacy May
McGraw-Hill Publishing Company
21St Street
Merry Christmas Banter and Witty Observations Noted
A collection of brief quips and reflections on holiday cheer and social habits. The text blends casual exchanges about gifts and manners with observations on bad habits and figurative language.
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Western Newspaper Union
Estern Newspaper Union
Clare Booth Luce
Gen. Patton
Third Army
Langerwehe
Pacific
WFA
R. W. Olmstead
War Food Administration
Olmstead
Russia
Belgium
Holland
France
Uncle Sam
Washington Digest
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England
Wall Street
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Bank of England
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Bobby
United States
Auto Mechanics
McLendon Motor CO
Liberty
Texas
Casasola Studio
el Paso St
EL Paso
BABY
Fez
Alamo Grain Company
Simpson Street
San Antonio
Houston Hatchery
Washington Ave
Houston 7
E. B. Daniels
Jefferson
Waco
Tex
Acme Distributing Co
Buena Vista St
Fannin San Antonio
Commission
George W. Henderson
Brady
Oliver Hart Parr
McCormick Deering
John Deere
Corpus Christi Implement Co
P.O. Box
Agnes St
Corpus Christi
John Deere Junior Pickup Day Press
Adams & Rode
Sonora
Ben 5
Turney
Weldon
Houston County
San Saba
CRAIN
Feathers
Aberdeen St
Travis Blvd
ED Friedrich
Thorpe & A
TEXA
Edwin F. Berger
Weimar
J. A. Bryant
Box
Broownwood
U. S. Army
C.O.D
Blank’s Exchange
Wichita Falls
Roy Burgess
Seedsman, Liberty
8. C
Houston
Maxwell, Shipley DO Nut
Houston Ave
Lee P
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