AFL Leaders Review Problems After 64th Convention
In New Orleans AFL executive council members study issues left by the 64th convention. John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers may rejoin the AFL fold. William Green vows jobs for returning veterans and strong rehab support, with Chicago chosen for the 1945 gathering. The AFL opposes compulsory universal military training after the war.
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William Green
Chicago
Green
Seventh Japanese Convoy Sunk by U S Fliers
Fifth Air Force aircraft bombed Leyte bound vessels near Ormoc harbor, sinking the seventh convoy and a submarine. Japanese losses reached 26,000 at sea across 29 transports and 18 escort ships, with 103,750 tons destroyed. American planes shot down two enemy fighters while losing six.
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Offensive East of Aachen Presses On Across Saar Roer Fronts
Allied forces push along the Saar river amid heavy German fortifications near Merzig threatening Saarbrucken. Ninth and First Armies drive across the Roer after clearing Lindern Weitz Flossdorf Beek Lamersdorf Inden and Inden sector as bridges are blown to slow crossings.
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Weiz
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Roer River
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Frenz
Western Front Near Decisive Stage as Allies Press On
Allied forces push German defenses toward the Roer river while Patton's Third Army secures ground for rapid movement. In the south Patch's Seventh Army seeks a Vosges junction with the French First Army to trap German units. Winter aids speed. the Nazi defense is stiffening but the war effort continues.
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Deaths of the Day in Wampum and nearby towns
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs. Sarah Harkins Laughlin 77 of Wampum after long illness and other funeral services. William Richard Griffiths of Niles Ohio and William B. Smith of Falls Street are also noted with funeral arrangements and interment details.
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Ellwood City
Marshall Funeral Home
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Abby Welch
John Loudon
Englewood Avenue
R. L. Boyd
North Jefferson Street
Burr R. McKnight
Norris White
Methodist Church
J. Whan Hopper
Carl Boyd
Charles D. Burton
Charles W. Louer, Jr
Howard Julian
Oak Park Cemetery
Coast Guardsman Cherol finds Leyte landing easy
Coast Guardsman James W. Cherol of New Castle recalls Leyte invasion as less costly than Saipan due to heavy pre invasion bombardment. He and crew landed with little opposition, aided by destroyers and cruisers, while unloading vital supplies at the beachhead.
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Cherel
Probe sought in Littell Biddle feud rocks Justice push
The Department of Justice feud over Littell and Biddle stirs politics as Congress signals a probe and speculation swirls about Littell's replacement. Voorhis vows investigation while ex Senator Jackson emerges as a leading successor candidate for the lands division.
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Russian Forces Advance Near Austria and Yugoslavia
Soviet troops push toward Presov and past Humenne as German armor and infantry reinforce. Red Army and Tito partisans seize Kraljevo rail junction on the Morave, with heavy German losses and large seizures of locomotives and freight cars in Yugoslavia.
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Family expresses thanks for kindness during illness and death
We thank friends neighbors and relatives for the kindness and sympathy shown during our father Benjamin FE Sense illness and death and for flowers and gifts. Mrs Fannie Sense Mr and Mrs Alex Isaac and Fannie Lee remain grateful for the support and condolences.
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Benjamin FE
Fannie Sense
Alex Isaac
Fannie Lee
Slippery sidewalks cause injuries in New Castle amid November snow
PA NEWC reports a harsh snowfall north of Winter avenue as city crews chained fire apparatus and police cars for safety. The cold snap left ears hands and feet numb and caused several injuries from falls on slick sidewalks while New Castle hospital notes 52 births in November including a set of twins.
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Former Trainmen Seek Back Wages From Erie Railroad
Five Meadville district men claim they were fired by the Erie railroad in 1921 or 1922 and filed a federal suit for pay from dismissal date to now. Each seeks amounts between 27157 and 51200, arguing union contract required recall and allowed pay differential. Plaintiffs are Robert P. Checkary Ralph W. Loper Jacob Frank Schrubb Samuel H. Rouche and Floyd Mook.
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Erie Railroad
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Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Robert P. Checkary
Ralph W. Loper
Jacob Frank Schrubb
Samuel H. Rouche
Floyd Mook
Randolph Township
Crawford County
Thanks for kindness after our mother’s death
We, the family of our mother, express heartfelt gratitude for sympathy and support shown during illness and death. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jones and family, Fred Clare and family extend thanks for kind acts and friendship.
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Wm. Jones
Fred Clare
Oregon man patents knot wood box machine
An Oregon inventor creates a device to form orange boxes from knots and scrap wood. Buyers now receive fruit and the knotty boxes together, signaling a new packaging approach and broader product appeal.
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