Six Bridgeheads Over Saar River Drive Into Reguemines
American Third Army infantry and tanks crossed the Saar in six bridgeheads and surged toward Sarreguemines amid heavy shelling. Patton’s divisions punched through between Merzig and Saarlouis, expanding bridgeheads to six and threatening encirclement of Nazi troops. Eisenhower said the advance was substantial along a 12 mile irregular front as fighting continued in the Siegfried line area.
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Paris
Third Army
Saar
Sarreguemines
George S. Patton
Merzig
Saarlautern
Sarregue
Bastion
Westwall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Patton
Siegfried Line
90Th
10Th Armored
Karlsbrunn
Saar River
Saarbrucken
Patch
Rhine
Haguenau
Karlsruhe
Ludwigshafen
Mains
Heavy Rains Hamper Leyte Attacks in Philippines Drive
American doughboys on Leyte fight to push lines in the Ormoc valley as torrential rains turn roads into quagmires. Japanese counterattacks are repulsed by 32nd division bazooka fire while U S patrol planes sink a Japanese destroyer and five small freighters off Luzon.
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Ormoc Valley
MacArthur
Philippines
Leyte Island
Ormoc
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte
32Nd Division
Philippine
Luzon
Manila
Fort Stotensberg
United States
Hunters bag multiple game in Forrest and Kane counties
Waide C Kennedy of New Castle and Ellwood road bagged a 13 point buck at Wig Hill in Forrest county after one hour in the woods. Harry Hartzell of Miller avenue and James Fee of Hutchman street returned from Kane area with a 300 pound bear and an eight point buck.
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Waide C. Kennedy
New Castle
Ellwood Road
Wig Hill
Forrest County
Harry Hartzell
Miller Avenue
James Fee
Hutchman
Kane
Mr. Hartzell
Ame
November births at Jameson Memorial Hospital rise pause
November birth rate at Jameson Memorial Hospital equals October at 67. The count is 14 fewer than October last year, reflecting a slowing birth trend. Out of the text, a note on crowded buses and chatty riders appears but is not part of the main report.
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Jameson Memorial Hospital
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States daily weather report shows a 24 hour period ending at 9 am with a maximum of 51 and a minimum of 31 degrees, no precipitation, and a river stage at 4 feet. Year ago figures list a 46 maximum, 27 minimum, and 0.01 inches precipitation.
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United States
Ammunition Supply For Modern Battle Is A Gigantic Problem
Major Paul C. Raborg explains in this International News Service piece that sustaining modern warfare hinges on vast ammunition stocks. He notes a 75mm shell weighs 25 pounds and a single gun can burn up to 8,640 shells per day, while a 105mm shell weighs 64 pounds and fires at up to four rounds in bursts.
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Paul C. Raborg
International News Service
New York
Dedication at Deshon Annex on Thursday
Pearl Harbor Day observance in New Castle marks the dedication of an automobile driving course at Deshon Annex at 2 30 PM. Secretary Harris presents the course for wounded veterans. Col Gentzkow accepts. Chief Hanna and Mayor Haven attend. Judge Brahams speaks. Open house follows with Lt Nealon demonstrating remedial exercises. band led by Joe Replogle performs. Lt Gallagher inspects course for naval use. design by H J Baker.
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Pearl Harbor
New Castle
Deshon Annex
Pittsburgh
United States
Secretary of Revenue
David W. Harris
Veterans of the
Joe F. Replogle
Fraemele
Fourth Naval District
Boston
Mass
John J. Gallagher
H. J. Baker
War Bond Drive Hits 94 Percent of State Goal
Pennsylvania's Sixth War Loan drive reports 94 percent of the $568 million corporate quota achieved through Monday totaling $535 million. Individual sales reach $204.8 million with E bonds at $72.6 million, as Pearl Harbor centennial prompts urged purchases. Allied Italy command reshuffle names Lucian K. Truscott to lead Fifth Army replacing Mark W. Clark.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
G. Ruhland Rebmann Jr
State War Finance Committee
Rebmann
Pearl Harbor
Allied Headquarters
Italy
INS
Lucian K. Truscott
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Clark
Mediterranean
British Seize More Towns In Italian Area
British eighth army pushes west from Ravenna and takes Godo San Michele and Piangipane as Italian patriots join the advance. Nazi armor fronts collapse, with forces a disorganized retreat across the Lamone toward Faenza and a spearhead toward the vital highway junction. Indian troops fight on in the push.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Ravenna
Godo
San Michele
Piangipane
Mediterranean
Russi
Lamone
Faenza
Britain Reaffirms Policy In Commons Address
In London the Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons Britain will maintain its policy of noninterference in Italian politics despite indirect American criticism. Eden asserted Britain's views remain unchanged as the government faced questions on foreign policy.
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Britain
Eden
London
United Kingdom
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Soviet Drive Reaches Lake Balaton on 150 Mile Front
Soviet forces advanced westward in southern Hungary and northern Yugoslavia along a 150 mile front scoring gains up to 20 miles and reaching Lake Balaton shores 50 miles from the Austrian border. German reserves fought fiercely in southeastern Hungary as the long march ended and counterattacks were hurled but failed to stop the Soviet advance.
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Moscow
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Lake
Balaton
Armed clashes in Greece with Elas forces intensify
In Athens British forces clashed with left wing Elas militia units amid ongoing civil strife in Greece. A British officer was killed and a soldier seriously wounded as fighting around Piraeus and the capital continued. Tanks and troops hit machine gun nests in roofs and buildings as operations sought to halt bloodshed.
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Athens
INS
Greece
Piraeus
Elas
Eamp
National Liberation Front
Rain And Warmer Weather Outlook Extended
Extended forecast for December 6 through December 10 from the U S Weather Bureau at Harrisburg notes Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio see normal temperatures with a rising trend early then colder mid period and warmer at the end. Light to moderate rain begins Wednesday and ends Thursday morning.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Huge Bomber Squads Make German Raids
London dispatch reports large formations of American heavy bombers and fighters departing England at dawn for fresh raids on German targets. Allied strikes included attacks on Soest railway yards, Hamm, Berlin, and Munster, with near-night rocket bombardments on England and German losses tallied at 91 aircraft destroyed in combat over Berlin.
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London
INS
England
Royal Air Force
Soest
Hamm
Berlin
Munster
United States Air Force
U. S
Aachen Veterans Outline Ammunition Shortage At Dinner
Four veterans who fought in Europe told about severe ammunition shortages to about 100 labor and industry representatives at The Castleton hotel. They described artillery pause due to shell scarcity and urged more ammunition to win the war quickly.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Europe
Castleton Hotel
Oliver Iron and Steel Corporation
United Engineering and Foundry Company
Japanese Reports Claim U S Convoy Sighted Near Mindanao
The Japanese Domei agency reported that a large American transport concentration had been spotted by Nipponese torpedo planes off Mindanao in the southern Philippines and that the vessels were repeatedly attacked from the air. Domei claimed two transports were sunk, a report not independently verified.
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London
INS
Domet Agency
Mindanao
Philippines
Domei
Phosphorous Shells Hit Linnich As Germans Fire Across Roer
German forces fired phosphorous shells into Linnich last night aiming to hinder U S Ninth Army river crossing plans. German air units also conducted bombing and strafing on several towns during the night. Bellefonte jurist M Ward Fleming dies at 60 after heart attack in his home. He served on Centre County Common Pleas bench 1928 to 1938 and later practiced law.
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U. S. Ninth Army
Germany
INS
Linnich
Roer
Bellefonte
M. Ward Fleming
Centre County Common Pleas
Bond Sales Target in Lawrence County Remains Unmet
About $700,000 still needed to hit the $6,050,000 quota for Lawrence County bond sales as of noon. Reported totals show $5,437,597.75 raised, with New Castle, Ellwood City, New Wilmington, Volant, Wampum and Bessemer contributing varying amounts toward the EB quota of $1,650,000. Officers urge every resident to buy another bond before December 16 to close the gap and support soldiers through bonds.
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Lawrence County
New Castle
Ellwood City
New Wilmington
Volant
Wampum
Bessemer
Three Children Die in Bellefonte Gas Tragedy
In Bellefonte Pennsylvania three children Nancy four Robert five and Richard seven died from asphyxiation after escaping gas from an oven. Their mother Hobart Rossman worked as a janitress at the Titan Metal plant and left for work at five o clock last night returning to find the scene.
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Bellefonte
Titan Metal
Nancy
Robert
Richard
Hobart Rossman
Deaths of Mrs Cassius Barber and Melvin Maxwell
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs Cassius Barber aged 52 of 118 Tidball Avenue Grove City and Melvin Foster Maxwell aged 66 of Mercer RD. Their passing is reported in the Wednesday December 6 1944 record.
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Cassius Barber
Tidball Avenue
Grove City
Melvin Foster Maxwell
R. D
Mercer
Russians Launch Full Attack on Budapest Danube Front
Budapest faced a major offensive as Russian forces reportedly crossed to the west bank of the Danube from Csepel Island near Budapest. The DNB agency quoted by reports said the attack was a large scale operation against the Hungarian capital.
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London
INS
Budapest
Hungary
DNB
Danube
Csepel Island
United States Congress Group Arrives at Third Army HQ
A U S congressional party touring the European war theater arrived at Third Army headquarters in France. Representative Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut was greeted by Lieutenant General George S. Patton and the group luncheon with the army commander.
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U. S
War rationing reminder on the home front
A wartime notice urges readers to pause complaints about scarce butter cigarettes and steaks. It reminds that food and supplies are diverted to the front and that households do not need these items as urgently, noting the cold weather is forty four.
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Burma
West Pittsburg
Pfc
Mel Byrne
Richard Vanderbloemen
Depere
Wisconsin
William Scott
Lansford
Stanley Palka
McKeesport
Steve Janecki
Ambridge
Thurston Macauley
N.S
Lee van Atta
1. N.S
PA Newc
Daily Weather Report
Michael Chinigo
U.S
Kingsbury Smith
I. N.S
Natalia Rene
I. N
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Trier
Lmerzig
Ottweiler
Miles
Neunkirchen
Forbach
Ssaarbrucken
Kaiserlautern
Strasbourg
Mainz
Darmstadt
Ludwigshafen Mannheim
Heidelberg
Rhiner
Stuttgart
North Africa
Normandy
Belgium
Arta
Bulletin
U. S. Congress Group
France
Arthur Mometer
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