Third Army Near Saarbrucken As Leyte Push Encircles Japs
American forces smashed forward in the Ormoc area on Leyte Island after a daring amphibious landing three miles south of Ormoc. A Japanese convoy of thirteen ships seeking rescue was destroyed, with about 4,000 troops lost, as 77th Infantry Division veterans moved to encircle the enemy.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Ormoc
Leyte Island
Philippine Island
Leyte
Douglas MacArthur
Quam
Viswan Sea
Seventh Army Joins Attack To Seal Off Saar
Allied forces press on toward Saarbrucken as Patton's Third Army closes in from three miles away and Seventh Army joins in the effort to cut off the Saar region. American artillery bombardments target German troop movements while Ninth and First Army sectors report intermittent gains and stiff counterfire.
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Seventh Army
Saar
Paris
George S. Patton
Third Army
Saarbrucken
Germany
Reich
Roer River
Ninth Army
Linnich
Julish
Avery
Rain welcomed on farms as water remains scarce
The district notes rain would be welcomed by many farms after months of light rainfall. Readers are reminded to return Christmas seals sent to them as the fund is a worthy cause and should be supported.
Fourth wartime Christmas crowds swell as travel jams grow
Shopping crowds this fourth wartime Christmas season appear larger than in years past yet many overlook travel congestion and mailing hours. Postmaster Hanna notes days before Christmas are slipping by and urges shoppers to hurry on parcels and gifts, mentioning local residents John M. Reynolds and Walter V. Wishmer of R. D. 3 Volant who emptied a piggy bank for charity.
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Hanna
John M. Reynolds
Walter V. Wishmer
Volant
Daily Weather Report Summary
United States 24 hour period ending 9 am reports max 43, min 37, precip 0.26 inches and river at 4 feet. Figures for same date last year show max 54, min 35 with no precipitation.
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United States
Japan Faces Continued War Struggle Warns Navy Chief
Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal cautioned that victory will not come from wiping out the last Japanese. production and sustained effort are essential. He warned of growing air opposition as U S forces push deeper into the Japanese empire, with Churchill noting the fight has only begun.
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Forrestal
Deshon Annex Drives Ahead With New Driving Course
A new automobile driving course at the Deshon annex in Cunningham Park was dedicated Thursday afternoon to aid wounded soldiers. Secretary of Revenue David W. Harris attended, with Col. C. J. Gentzkow accepting on behalf of Deshon General Hospital. The ceremony drew military and civilian dignitaries, with Rev. George R. D. Braun and Lt. Col. Lester L. Weissmiller among speakers.
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Deshon Annex
Cunningham Park
Secretary of Revenue
David W. Harris
Army
C. J. Gentzkow
Deshon General Hospital
Butler
Navy
American Red Cross
Howard Britton
Charles H. Drenckhahn
Joseph Elliott
Dorothy Hall O'Regan
R. P. Armstrong
O. Waits
Reconnaissance Flight Reported Over Tokyo Area
A Marianas based American Super fortress conducted a reconnaissance flight over Tokyo this morning, the third sortie in 14 hours. Domei says B 29 incursions followed overnight and into the day, with a lone Superfortress fleeing south after overflight of Shikoku and Santo districts. FCC recorded Domei transmissions and Tokyo broadcasts.
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New York
INS
Tokyo
Domei
Radio Tokyo
Toyo
Shikoku
Santo
FCC
Salonika Declares General Strike Amid War Crisis
A general strike was declared in Salonika on December 8 as the city faces a widening crisis in the clash between the British army and Greek left-wing military and political factions.
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Athens
INS
Salonika
Russian Threat To Budapest Mounting as Red Army Advances
Soviet offensive expands across southwestern Hungary with tank spearheads racing toward Budapest. Advances north of Danube reach Adony and a bridgehead near Ercs as Berlin reports German reinforcements and a push to halt the push toward the Austrian border.
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Budapest
Moscow
Southerwestern
Hungary
Danube
Adony
Berlin
Hatvan
Ercst
Germany
Drava
Lake
Balaton
Bond workers push to meet half million dollars in war bond drive
Lawrence County area workers race to reach the last half million as the Sixth War Loan campaign nears its December 16 close. New Castle totals lead with 2 794 964 50 and Ellwood City 2 458 066 25 while New Wilmington Volant Wampum and Bessemer add smaller amounts. The county aims to exceed the 6 050 000 quota and urges every citizen to buy bonds.
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Lawrence County
Greater New Castle
New Castle
Ellwood City
New Wilmington
Volant
Wampum
Bessemer
Churchill Wins Confidence Vote on His Stand
Prime Minister Winston Churchill won a large confidence vote in the House of Commons 279 to 30 over Britain’s armed intervention in liberated Europe. He said Britain would continue force to quell left wing disorders in Greece and maintain British arms to keep order unless ousted. He named ELAS and EAM as rebels and rejected charges that actions harmed democracy.
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Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Europe
Hitler
London
Dec
Ins
House of Commons
Greece
Athens
Churchill
Carlo Sforza
ELAS
EAM
National Liberation Movement
House
Friends of Democracy
Drought Prolongs Dry November Weather and Snowfall
Weather observer B F Johnson reports November rainfall at 1.72 inches, far below normal, with 23 inches of snow for the month. Temperatures averaged 43.8 degrees, 3.5 degrees below normal, while max and min reached 73 and 20 degrees respectively. Cumulative year to date precipitation remains 11.8 percent under normal.
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B. F. Johnson
U. S
Patton's Third Army Presses Siegfried Line Breakthrough
General Patton's 3rd Army drives into the Siegfried line four miles north of Saarlautern with attacks through pillboxes and heavy German artillery. The 90th Division bridges the Saar between Merzig and Saarlautern and faces fierce small arms and armor opposition. A German counterattack of about 100 infantry and three tanks was repelled as the Nazis redouble efforts to destroy the remaining Saar bridge amid heavy fire and shelling.
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Third Army
Germany
George S. Patton
3Rd
Siegfried Line
Saarlautern
Saar
Merzig
Siegfried
Sear River
Fighting resumes around Athens as British Greek troops press ELAS
Dawn tank fire renews battles near Athens as Maj. Gen. Scobie leads British troops and Greek regulars against ELAS units in Athens and Piraeus. Reports say about 1000 prisoners taken and authorities push to restore order despite leftist resistance. Papandreou blames dictatorship claims on the crisis.
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Athens
Ronald Scobie
ELAS
EAM National Liberation Party
Piraeus
George Papanareou
London Daily Express
Papandreou
Japan Reports New Tokyo Raids
Tokyo radio said American Superfortress bombers raided Tokyo overnight but no bombs were dropped. The FCC recorded the claim noting Tokyo’s airtight defenses forced enemy planes to take flight on two occasions, around 7 PM yesterday and 2 AM today.
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New York
Tokyo
Tokyo Radio
FCC
Attack on Iwo Jima Blunts Japanese Base on Aerial Route
U S forces and a large air arm damage Iwo Jima as part of a Pacific fleet assault. More than 100 B 29s joined Liberator and Lightning aircraft in the strike to neutralize the Japanese base and protect Saipan airfields en route to Tokyo.
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Washington
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Volcano
Army
Navy
Saipan
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Seventh Army Air Force
Fleet Airwing
Seventh Air Force
Pacific Fleet
British Polish Forces Push Front On Italian Front
British and Polish troops pressed their advance along the Lamone river southwest of Faenza as Castel Raniero and Olmatello fell. Poles repelled a fierce German counter attack on Monte San Rinaldo while Indian troops moved through passes to seize Monte Bitella. Allied air forces hit German lines, including Brenner pass targets, with night raids on Vienna area industries.
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Rome
Lamone River
Faenza
Eighth Army
Castel Raniero
Olmatello
Rimini
Bologna
Monte San Rinaldo
Monte Bitella
U. S
Po Valley
Brenner Pass
Vienna
Twenty Five Volunteers Donate Blood at Shenango Pottery
Arthur Saunders, patient at New Castle hospital, could bleed to death from a gastric ulcer unless transfusion was found. Peter Mancine appealed to Shenango Pottery officials, and twenty five workers offered to donate blood. Several volunteers gave blood and it was transfused to Saunders.
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Arthur Saunders
New Castle Hospital
Shenango Pottery
Mr. Saunders
Peter Mancine
The
Dulles Visits State Department in Surprise Stop
John Foster Dulles adviser to Governor Dewey made an unannounced visit to Secretary of State Stettinius. The visit marked Dulles first to the State Department since the 1944 campaign talks with then Secretary Hull on Dumbarton Oaks and foreign policy.
Death Notices for Stanley Plonka and Paul Onasch
Death records list Stanley Plonka age 60 of 1211 Howard Way and Paul W Onasch age 61 of 428 Hiram Way. The notices mention Mrs. John Offutt and Volant R D 1 as associated details.
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Stanley Plonka
Howard
Way
John Offutt
Volant R. D
Paul W. Onasch
Hiram Way
Veterans End Tour Of Plants In West Pennsylvania
A five veteran group led by Captain William Z. Scott visited New Castle and West Pittsburgh for three days to press for more artillery and shells for the front. The tour ended at the United Engineering and Foundry Company plant where Plant Superintendent Mark H Johnson spoke of forthcoming production to meet General Eisenhower s requests.
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New Castle
Eisenhower
William Z. Scott
Aachen
Butler
Lawrence County
Pittsburgh
United Engineering and Foundry Company
Mark H Johnson
Johinson
Johnson
John Frank
Open Hearings Set On Roosevelt State Department Nominees
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee decided to conduct open hearings on President Roosevelt's four top state department nominees. The panel backed Joseph C. Grew as undersecretary and W. L. Clayton Archibald MacLeish and Nelson A. Rockefeller as assistant secretaries. Debates centered on transparency with Guffey urging full committee room access.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
State Department
Pennett Clark di Mo
Foreign Relation Committee
Joseph C. Grew
W. L. Clayton
Archibald MacLeish
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Guffey
Guffey
Houston Cotton
Wao
Massive quake rocks Honshu with tidal waves and landslides
An earthquake centered in the Sea of Enshu near Honshu shook Japan for hours. Tokyo Yokohama and naval bases at Osaka Kobe reported damage mainly within 200 miles of Tokyo. The temblor at 1 50 p m Japanese time hit Shizuoka Hamamatsu and Nagano with limited production disruption. Tidal waves inundated some houses and a minor landslide affected a small area as Domei described.
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Honshu
Tokyo
Sea of
Enshu
Yokohama
Osaka
Kobe
Shizuoka Prefecture
Hamamatsu
Nagano
Domei Agency
Modern comforts versus childhood bonfires remembered
The narrator contrasts liking indoor warmth and modern furnaces with recalling old bonfires in a secluded glen. He mentions chestnuts and apples roasted in youth, but ultimately prefers home heating and damp chilly weather, acknowledging nostalgia amid present comforts.
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Paul C. Raborg
International News Service
James V. Forrestal
Potter In Charge
Bulletin
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N.S
Lucian K. Trusrott
Fifth Army
Italy
Mark W. Clark
Count Sforza
Pattons
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Page Tee
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