Airstrip Rush Mindoro In Four Day Dash
Mindoro Island Philippines December 20. American and Australian engineers under Lt Col William Ellison and Lt Col Robert Love transformed a sugar cane field into a first class airstrip over 5 000 feet. Brig. Gen. William Dunckel directed the operation while Air Force units landed and secured the field. In a single day 11 enemy fighters were shot down with no on ground losses as MacArthur’s forces defended the base against air strikes and looming Japanese reinforcement efforts.
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Mindooro Island
Philippines
Mindoro
Southwest Pacific
William Ellison
Nashville
Tenn
New Guinea
Robert Love
Royal Australian Air Force
William Dunckel
Reedville
Forrest Foiles
Peoria
Walter Bush
Erie
Manila
MacArthur
George C. Kenney
Leyte
Shriners Host Holiday Party for Margaret Henry Home
Syria Shriners of Pittsburgh will play Santa for the children at Margaret Henry Home at 7 30 p m Saturday. Noble C Ed Brown is general af fair chairman and has lined up a group of Shriners and local caravan volunteers to ensure a successful event. Santa will arrive, then gifts and treats will be handed out before the children perform for the Nobles.
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Shriners
Syraia Temple
Pittsburgh
Santa Claus
Margaret Henry
Noble C. Ed. Brown
Syria
Malmedy Battle Report from I N S Correspondent
Correspondent Malmedy Belgium describes a moment when Allied troops and local leaders claim control after a Nazi assault. Capt. Reaser explains tank clashes and ground shifts as his unit fights through to hold higher ground with aid arriving later. The piece also notes the death of Philadelphia Evening Bulletin official Robert I. McLean on his 77th birthday.
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Malmedy
Belgium
New York State
Melvin Handville
Syracuse
N. Y
Thomas Daniel
Nashville
Tenn
Hanaville
Joseph Reaser
Gettysburg
Reaser
Philadelphia
Robert I. McLean
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Rose Point Social Roundup Abounds With Visits
Mr and Mrs Audley McClymonds were in Pittsburgh on Friday Roy Pryor of New Castle was a weekend guest at Fred Pryor’s home Mrs George Miller and daughter Norma Jean of Energy spent Saturday with Mrs Weller McClymonds Mrs Walter Brunton and children Dottie and Walter Jr of Lakewood stayed at LeMoyne Minteer’s home Mrs Pauline Aspinwall and son Billy of Portersville visited her parents Rainbow Bible class of Oak Grove church will hold its Christmas party Saturday evening December 23 at Mrs Gerald Harlan’s home Rev and Mrs Melville Marvin Mrs Lester McCurdy and daughters Dorothy and Ruth and Mrs Thomas Warsing attended the PTA meeting at Princeton high school Tuesday evening.
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Audley McClymonds
Pittsburgh
Roy Pryor
New Castle
Fred Pryor
George Miller
Norma Jean
Energy
Weller McClymonds
Walter Brunton
Dottie
Walter, Jr
Lakewood
LeMoyne Minteer
Pauline Aspinwall
Billy
Portersville
W. C. Gallagher
Rainbow Bible Class
Oak Grove Church
Gerald Harlan
Melville Marvin
Lester McCurdy
Dorothy
Ruth
Thomas Warsing
PTA
Princeton High School
Jap Held Targets Qn Luzon Bombed Report
Tokyo radio said American planes raided Legaspi in southern Luzon and Clark Field near Manila early today. FCC heard the broadcasts and a Tokyo report claimed China-based fighters attacked Canton and Hongkong with three raiders shot down.
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New York
INS
Tokyo Radio
Legaspi
Luzon
Clark Field
Manila
FCC
Tokyo
Canton
Hongkong
Local Draft Board Seeks William Hughes Address
Local Board No 2 asks for information on William Daniel Hughes last known at 816 Butler Avenue. Call the draft board with any whereabouts.
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William Daniel Hughes
Butler Avenue
Draft Board
Oak Street Students Present Christmas Pantomime at Church
Fifty five Oak Street School pupils staged a Christmas pantomime at the Reformed Presbyterian church with 75 performers including a 60 voice chorus and 15 pantomime scenes. The program opened with O Holy Night by William Buckner and featured Sue Lockley in Little Stories of Christmas. An after show serenade by 20 musicians from the school is planned at Almira Home.
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Oak Street
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Pine and
Oak Streets
William Buckner
Lillian Buckner
Sue Lockley
Almira
Grace Eakin
Hazel Mead
Miss Eakin
Allied bridge shelled south of Nijmegen during war news
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS reports German artillery shelled an Allied held bridge about two miles south of Nijmegen, Holland as news from other fronts remains unavailable. A meeting of the Rainbow Club with Miss Petrie Shaffer scheduled for December 29 is postponed until further notice. It is believed Italy’s Leaning Tower of Pisa was designed to lean.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nijmegen
Holland
Rainbow Club
Petrie Shaffer
Italy
Pisa
Miss Claire Kohn Honored At Penn State College
Miss Claire Kohn daughter of Mr and Mrs L F Kohn has arrived home for the holidays from Penn State State College Pa where she is outstanding in scholastic honors She is editor of Theta Alpha Phi Field Notes and a member of Sigma Delta Tau Alpha Theta Phi and Penn State Players manager Caistor Rural Council of England paid 3616 for 90411 rat tails.
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Claire Kohn
L. F. Kohn
Perk Aye
Alpha Theta Phi
Penn Stae Mavers
Penn State
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