Sub Zero Mark Follows Second Heavy Snowfall
Winter weather worsened over New Year with three and a half inches of snow and icy roads. Rural highways remained blocked and schools could not reopen as county crews labored in sub zero gusts to keep routes 224 422 18 and 198 passable and the Ellwood City road open despite drifting snow. Extra equipment was rented to aid ongoing efforts.
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John C “Vning
Gattle
E. O Reed
Reed
Ellwood City
Highway Department
Submarine ULS Harder Declared Overdue and Losses Reported
The Navy Department announced that submarine ULS Harder is overdue from patrol and presumed lost. Also reported are the losses of landing ship 318 and motor torpedo boat 300 in the Philippine area and mortar torpedo 311 in the Mediterranean.
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Washington
INS
Navy Department
U.L.S. Harder
Department
Philippine
Mediterranean
Red Troops Advance Through Flames of Budapest
Soviet forces push through 200 more blocks in Budapest as German fires rage converging with house by house combat on the Danube front. Russian casualty figures and captures climb as Rakos railway station falls and western sectors report storming strongpoints.
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Moscow
Budpest
Budapest
Danube
Rakos
Two Nazi Agents Nabbed After Sub Sea Landing
FBI details a dramatic counter espionage success as two Nazi agents landed by submarine on the Maine coast and reached New York City before any sabotage could occur. William Curtis Colepaugh and Erich Gimpel faced formal charges as investigations probe civil or military trial paths.
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New York
FBI
Maine
New York City
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
U. S. Navy
William Curtis Colepaugh
William O. Caldwell
Erich Gimpel
Edward George Green
Mersebere
Germany
Colepaugh
Niantic Conn
Admiral Farragut Academy
Toms River N. J
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Navy
Gimpel
South America
Texas
Francis Biddle
Roosevelt
U S Third Army Retakes Several Belgian Towns
American Third Army forces repulsed Nazi efforts to recapture Bastogne and reclaimed Remagne and Hubermont about six miles west of Bastogne. Wardin three miles southeast of Bastogne was retaken, with Wiltz possibly entered anew. Thunderous battles raged along the Bastogne corridor as German counterattacks sought to sever Ardennes links.
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Paris
Third Army
Bastogne
Remagne
Hubermont
Wardin
Luxembourg
Wiltz
Ardennes
St. Hubert
Reich
Echternach
New Castle Residents Face Snow and Cold Welcome 1945
New Castle households spent the New Year shovelling snow and ice from sidewalks and driveways. Reports say the year began quietly but roads remain drifted and schools delayed due to weekend weather. Temperatures plunged with renewed snow storms and a cold wave. Cars scarce on East Washington Street while ample parking appeared downtown.
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New Castle
East Washing Street
Ay Street
Daily Weather Report Summary for Recent Periods
Weather data shows varying daily highs and lows with precipitation and river levels. For the 24 hours to 9 am today the max reached 31 and min 5 below zero with 2.5 inches of snow. river at 5.8 feet. Similar figures for prior periods list highs of 38 and 39, lows of 3 and 33, and small rainfall amounts.
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United States
Zeto
New Kind Of Hitler Is Served To Germans
The German public heard a new kind of Hitler in a carefully staged comeback bow on a broadcast from German short waves picked up in New York. The voice retained the familiar throaty rumble but spoke in a subdued monotone, avoiding former fiery excess as the dictator bore the burden of total war.
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New York
Hitler
Orman
Berlin
More Steam in War Production Urged Nationwide
International News Service reports a fresh appeal for increased output of arms and munitions as holiday absenteeism reduced production. A nationwide check showed sharp cuts in key war materials, with New York Ordnance District chief Brig. Gen. Stewart E. Reimel saying only 15 percent of plants operated yesterday and some ran with only a quarter of normal staff.
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Stewart E. Reimel
New York
Aerial Campaign Against Germany Roars Steadily On
Allied air forces push into day 11 of continuous operations from Britain toward Germany. Eighth Air Force heavy bombers and fighter escorts conduct missions over German targets while RAF night raids strike Vohwinkel marshalling yard and Benzol plant. Over ten days more than 50,000 tons of explosives dropped. initial tally reports heavy losses for Nazi air force in aerial battles across France Belgium and Holland.
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London
INS
Germany
Britain
United States
Eighth Air Force
Royal Ai Force
Vohwinkel
Dusseldorf
England
France
Belgium
Holland
Susan Peters Shot in Hunting Accident at Lake Cuyamaca
San Diego authorities report motion picture actress Susan Peters was in serious condition at Mercy hospital after a hunting accident. She picked up a partly dismantled .22 rifle left under a bush, and a round discharged, striking her chest on the right side near the spine. The incident occurred during a party outing 55 miles east of San Diego.
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San Diego
Cal
INS
Susan Peters
Mercy Hospital
Lake Cuyamaca
Herbert Kennedy
President Roosevelt to Meet Churchill and Stalin Soon
President Roosevelt disclosed plans to meet with Prime Minister Churchill and Soviet Premier Stalin soon for a climactic European war conference. He did not specify the date or location, and spoke with his congressional leaders, now joined by Vice President Elect Truman as the Big Five.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Josef Stalin
Congress
Harry S. Truman
Deaths in Steubenville Area and Nearby Communities
A death record list notes numerous individuals from Steubenville and surrounding towns. Names include Mrs. Julia Wilkes, Mrs. Addie B. Winters aged 72, William E. Trick 52, Clarence J. Lang 55, George Lee Smith of St Petersburg, Mrs. Onofrio Lupo 57, Mrs. Mary Fox Pell 79 of Youngstown, Dr. James E. Clark of New Wilmington, Mrs. Milo Wilson 60, Mrs. Dorothy Uber 28 Grove City, and Mrs. Margaret Crowe Hoover 67 of 116 East Garfield Avenue.
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Julia Wilkes
Steubenville
Addie B. Winters
East Winter Avenue
William E. Trick
R. D
Clarence J. Lang
Sumner Avenue
George Lee Smith
St. Petersburg
Onofrio Lupo
Hillsville
Mary Fox Pell
Youngstown
James Edwin Clark
New Wilmington
Milo Wilson
New Brighton
Dorothy Uber
Grove City
Margaret Crowe Hoover
East Garfield Avenue
Eight Jap Ships Blasted In Lingayen Gulf
Gen MacArthur’s forces report a heavy strike against Japanese vessels in Lingayen Gulf north of Manila. Three freighters two cargo ships two destroyers and a destroyer escort were sunk or seriously damaged in the raid the farthest northward penetration over Luzon to date. The communique notes the ships were 8000 ton class but does not specify which were sunk. It also claims many Japanese dead on Leyte as American ground forces report 995 enemy killed.
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MacArthur
INS
Lingayen Gulf
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon
Youth Supplied Clues On Arrival Of Nazi Saboteurs
Harvard Hodgins, a 17 year old student from Hancock Point, provided the key tip that led to the capture of two German saboteurs in New York City. He recalled spotting the spies as they landed from a submarine and came ashore during a snowstorm while driving home from a school dance.
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Ellsworth. Me
INS
New York City
Harvard Hodgins
Hancock Point
Dana Hodekine
Elsworth High School
William Curtis Colepaugh
Erich Gimpel
Hodgkins
Bastogne Hero Declares Rescue Not Needed
Paris dispatch quotes Brig. Gen. A. C. McAuliffe, commander of the 101st Airborne, saying he and his men were ready for the Germans and did not need rescuing during the Bastogne siege. He recalled the famous reply to surrender demands: Nuts.
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Paris
Bastogne
A. C. McAuliffe
161S Airborne Division
United States First Army
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Cold Wave Extends To Southern States
A sweeping cold wave spread from the Canadian northwest into the north central states and Midwest. Subzero readings were reported in Minnesota and North Dakota while Chicago and Cleveland posted below freezing. Temperatures fell to near zero in several midwestern locales as far south as Georgia and Alabama saw unusually high starts dropping quickly.
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Canadian Northwest
North Central
Minnesota
Midwest
Atlantic Seaboard
Georgia-Florida
St. Cloud
Minn
Duluth
Dakotas
Ashley
N. D
Williston
Park Falls
Wis
Rockford Lll
Chicago
Fort Wayne
Ind
Jackson
Mich
Toledo
Cleveland
Blairsville
Pennsylvania
New England
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
Vicksburg
Miss
Expect City Schools To Open Wednesday
City schools in New Castle are expected to open on Wednesday January 3 unless conditions worsen Superintendent Frank L Burton announced today after a blizzard forced closures across the county The delay was caused by drifting snow rather than the cold alone core group of students and teachers faced an extra day of holiday due to the weather.
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New Castle
Frank L. Burton
Legislature Elects Taylor Pro Tempore
Harrisburg bulletin reports Sen. M Harvey Taylor of Dauphin is chosen president pro tempore of the Senate by a strict party vote of 32 to 18. The legislature will hear a program by Martin tonight.
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Martin
Harrisburg
M. Harvey Taylor
Dauphin
Harrisburg GOP to push budget as new session opens
Republican control heads into the 136th biennial session with Speaker Ira Fiss slated for another term in the House and M Harvey Taylor favored to replace Charlies H Early as Senate president pro tempore. Both chambers plan a recess to January 15 while GOP leaders finalize plans. The House tally stands 109 to 99 and the Senate 32 to 18.
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Harrisburg
Edward Martin
Ira T. Fiss
Snyder
Sen
M. Harvey Taylor
Dauphin
Charlies H. Early
Somerset
GOP
House
Senate
Four In Family Hurt In Accident Near Princeton
Four members of the Best family were injured when a Harmony Short Line bus collided with an auto near Princeton on the New Castle-Butler highway Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs William Best and their two children Charles and Helen of Kittanning sustained head chest and limb injuries with Charles suffering a fractured skull and eye injuries. Mrs Best and Charles remained in serious condition this morning according to hospital officials.
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Harmony Short Line
Princeton
New Castle-Butler
William Best
Charles
Helen
Kittanning
Best
Mr. Bes
Few County Schools Struck By Severe Storm
Mid morning report shows only West Pittsbiy and South New Castle Boro schools operating after a fierce district storm damages. West Pittsboro resumes after boiler work. most rural pupils remain home. Several districts including Bessemer Shenango Neshannock Fast Brook and Union closed today.
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Moya
West Pittsbiy
South New Castle Boro
West Pittsboro
Ist
South New Castle
Svling
Ward
Bessemer
Shenango
Neshannock
Fast Brook
Union
New Congress To Open Wednesday In 78th Session
Washington dispatch notes the 78th Congress to convene amid war casualties and economic belt tightening. Democrats hold a working majority, with early momentum shaped by military reverses and wartime policy priorities.
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Washington
Congress
78Th Congress
New Year Offers Fresh Job Chance Amid Cold Breeze
A fragmented notice speaks of Arthur Memeter and a new year opening a chance to pursue a job or write freely. It urges taking action on the opportunity despite a cold, gusty five degree day, leaving the path to the reader’s choice.
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