Americans suffer dental decay says 95 percent claim
Altoona Pennsylvania December 22 1941 INS report quotes Dr Fred D Miller prominent dental surgeon and past president of the Pennsylvania State Dental Society asserting that ninety five percent of Americans suffer from decayed teeth He attributes the problem to refined sugar refined flour soft drinks and candies and urges prevention through nutrition education and school lunch programs He notes sugar and flour as main causes and cites dental defects as a factor for draft rejections Also includes a loving memory notice for William G Tanner dated December 22 1941.
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Altoona
INS
Fred D. Miller
Pennsylvania State Dental Society
Miller
America
Eisenhower Warns Germans Gamble All in Battle
General Eisenhower declares the German assault a great gamble and urges Allied troops to rise to new courage and effort. He notes German rushes from fixed defenses risk exposing a chance for the Allies to turn the gamble into defeat and calls for united pursuit of victory.
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Eisenhower
Soviet Twin Drives Spread Across Mountain Front
Soviet forces widened pressure in twin drives across the mountains seizing 50 more communities. German prisoners said orders required defense at all costs as tanks and a ski division tried to halt the Red army. Moscow called the offensive a road toward Vienna and warned it threatened the last German army group in northeastern Hungary.
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Losone
Red Army
Moscow
Vienna
Hungary
Mrs. H. Cukerbaum Dies in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh based obituary notes the death of Mrs. Harry Cukerbaum of New Castle at her sister’s home. She was a longtime Jewish community worker here active with Community Chest Red Cross USO Bundles for America and Hadassah. Survived by husband two daughters and several Pittsburgh relatives. Funeral at Ralph Schugar 5509 Center Ave East End Pittsburgh, Sunday December 24 officiated by Rabbi Leo Turitz. Interment West View Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Harry Cukerbaum
East Northview Avenue
New Castle
M. Goldman
Whiteman Street
American Red Cross
USO Center
America
Sanes
Sarah Cukerbaum
WAVE
Maryland
Estelle Ackerman
U. S
Panama War
Goldman
Fannie Sanes
Col. Sanes
Ralph Schugar
Center Avenue
East End
Leo Turitz
Temple Israel
Louis B. Sandler
M. Samuels
Jacob Grossman
Westview Cemetery
First Army Regains Initiative as Marines Hold Marne Bridge
The report notes some First Army units regain initiative in battle while a machine gun battalion of the Third Regular Division held the Marne bridge, contributing to a collapse of the German offensive. It asks for Eisenhower’s position, suggesting Allied troops in western Europe are battle veterans and better supplied than before.
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Marne
Eisenhower
Europe
Hitler
B 29 Bombers Strike Japanese Plants Again
General Hansell reported severe damage from Nagoya raids with output in the fourth plant likely impaired for an indefinite period. The attack destroyed over 670,000 square feet of roof area and damaged additional buildings, with high precision machinery vulnerable to even minor shocks.
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Nagoya
Hansell
Deaths of the Day Mrs Ivory and Others
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Elizabeth Ivory of 1008 South Jefferson Street will be held at Union Baptist Church at 1 p m Saturday with Rev K M Taylor in charge. Interment in New Hope cemetery Youngstown. Also noted is the death of Roderick W Davis aged 44 of 1037 West Washington Street with services at his residence Tuesday at 2 p m led by Dr G S Bennet. A third obituary covers Miss Rosanna Mae Port 13, of Ellwood City with services at Locust Grove cemetery after blessing rites at the family residence and B V M church.
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Mary Elizabeth Ivory
South Jefferson Street
Union Baptist Church
K. M. Taylor
St. Luke’s Church
New Hope Cemetery
Youngstown
Crankleton
East Falls Street
Lexington
Charles
Martha Banks
Ivory
Columbus
William Ivory
New Castle
Irondale
Martha Jane Banks
Detroit
Mich
Lynetta
Betty Jane
Rosemarie
Martha Payne
This City
Mary Louise
Torrence
Charles William
Chicago
Timothy Ivory
Hondo
Texas
Thomas Ivory
Barbara Jean Payne
Agnes Smith
Mildred Battle
East Chicago
Ind
Roderick W
Rod) Davis
West
Washington Street
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Mr. Davis
Chauncey and
Elizabeth Sheen Davis
First Christian Church
Elk's Club
Mahoning Lodge of Masons
Rosanna Mae Port
Domenick
Victoria Bevivino Port
Wayne Avenue
Ellwood City
Ray Fink
Baltimore
Connie
Frances
Joseph
Thomas Port
Germany
Robert Port
France
Vincent Galliano
Locust Grove Cemetery
Robert E. Garity
Second Street
Home Front Feels Impact Of Nazi Drive In Europe
Krug warns of renewed German assault as wartime production faces strain while Stimson Morgenthau and Roosevelt outline measures. WPB shifts and manpower plans affect civilian output and veteran hiring. Eisenhower keeps supplies ready for counter offensive as 1945 aircraft goals rise.
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Europe
WPB
Samuel W. Anderson
Paul V. McNutt
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Department
Paris
Red Cross
Roosevelt
Krug
Monschau
Eisenhower
Germany
Funeral Services for Lillian McElwain
Funeral for Lillian Martha McElwain of 450 Croton Avenue was held Thursday at 2 PM at R. L. Boyd funeral home with Rev. Oliver Hurst presiding. Pallbearers included David Edminston, Perry McCune, Ralph Pitzer, Willard Hood, Dr. R. J. Robison and Kenneth Black. Interment in Oak Park Cemetery.
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Lillian Martha McElwain
Croton Avenue
William McElwain
R. L. Boyd
North Jefferson Street
Oliver Hurst
David Edminston
Perry McCune
Ralph Pitzer
Willard Hood
R. J. Robison
Kenneth Black
Oak Park Cemetery
Wallace A. Leslie
Jos. S. Rice Company
G. S. Bennett
F. W. Leslie
J G. Leslie
E. W. Leslie
L. L. Leslie
J. Merle Leslie
Fred G. Leslie
PA NEWC Observes Polar Homecoming Amid Subzero Cold
PA Newc reports a traveller returning from a tropical climate braved unseasonable cold upon home arrival. Earmuffs revive as temperatures dip below zero and two trailers moved to a New Castle trailer camp. Secretary Harris urges holiday driving limits to conserve aging vehicles and scarce gasoline for essential trips.
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New Castle
Pa Newe
Pennsylvania
Secretary of Revenue
David W. Harris
Sub-Zero Wave Sweeps Multiple States Across Nation
A broad cold snap pushes temperatures 25 degrees below zero in much of the country. Brookville in Jefferson County reports 19 below, Binghamton 10 below, Mt. Pocono 9 below, Wilkes-Barre Scranton six below, Philadelphia 10 above with a drop to seven expected. Cadillac Michigan records 17 below, Waterman Illinois 12 below, Rockford 11 below, Goshen Indiana nine below, Archbold Ohio 10 below.
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Brookville
Jefferson County
Binghamton
N. Y
Mt. Pocono
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Cadillac
Michigan
Middle West
Waterman
Ill
Chicago
Rockford, Ill
Goshen
Ind
Archbold
Ohio
New Airfields On Mindoro In Operation
A force of 29 Japanese planes attacked American ground installations but American P 47 Thunderbolts and P 38 Lightnings repelled the strike. Eleven enemy aircraft were definitely downed and three more were probably destroyed. No ground activity was reported on Mindoro. Japanese forces in the south are believed to have fled to the mountains after American landings a week ago. The New York World’s Fair covered 2216 acres.
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Mindoro
Panzer Division Trapped After River Crossing Near Stavelot
German armored units found themselves trapped as they crossed the Ambleve river to rejoin their main columns. Tiger tanks roared along the northern edge and the south bank east of Stavelot while Yank infantry with tank destroyers pressed forward. Some Germans slipped into American uniforms but the masqueraders were exposed as corpses along the road between town and next.
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Ambleve
Stavelot
Eye sight Q and A on visual efficiency for licenses
A historical Q and A discusses eye secretions in the inner eye corner and eye movement. It notes yellow secretions require sanitary measures and explains rotating eye movement. It states form recognition beside acuity is key for driving and references a mandatory eye examination for a license by an eye specialist.
Library to Close at Six P. M. Saturday
The pull library will close at six o'clock Saturday evening for the Christmas holiday and will remain closed until Tuesday morning, Dec. 26.
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Pull
Card Of Thanks For Kindness After Bereavement
We thank friends neighbors and relatives for kindness and sympathy during our bereavement also for floral tributes and cars donated Mrs Bruno and family
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Bruno
Nazi Breaks Against Malmedy Hold Amid Fuel Shortages
Allied artillery halted an early Nazi push toward Malmedy as U S. forces dug in on the town’s outskirts. A second assault failed to advance from the Malmedy Stavelot sector with the fight focused near the northeast corner.
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Malmedy
Malmedy-Stavelot
U. S
German flank near Monschau recaptured towns by American forces
American troops beat back a German assault near Monschau and recaptured several small towns of strategic value including Rocherath. The action reflects sustained Allied pressure as German attacks falter on the Western Front.
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Monschau
Rocherath
Military secrecy widened to cover Allied fronts
Supreme Headquarters extended the cloak of secrecy today to include operations on the embattled First Army front, covering action of the American First, Third and Ninth Armies and the British Second Army as part of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Paris.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
INS
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Memoriam
William G. Tanner
Gen. Eisenhower
H. Cukerbaum
First Army
Mrs. Ivory
Mas
Henry L. Stimson
Mrs. McElwain
PA Newc
Tropics
Little Falls
Dr.s. Meyer
Optometrist
S. Mercer St
Castle Stationery Co
N. Mercer St
Thrifty
W. Washington St
Court St
Maxwell House
Chase & Sanborn
WATCH
North Mill Street
N. Mill Street
Merry Christmas
John C. Myers
Ray Bates
Walter Ralston
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