Clark Field Falls to U.S. Forces Near Manila on MacArthur Birthday
United States troops seal Clark Field on Luzon joining Fort Stotsenburg in 14th Corps gains as Yank patrols push from the base toward Angeles and Manila. MacArthur marks 65th birthday while signaling air power could target Tokyo with B 29s from Clark.
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MacArthur
Luzon
Philippines
INS
Clarkfield
Angeles
Manila
General MacArthur
Walter Krueger
Lukon
Clark Field
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Fort Stotsenburg
14Th Corps
Battle Raging For Breslau In Silesia Sector
Soviet reports describe giant tank columns hammering Nazi lines near Breslau and Posen as Red forces pivot toward Frankfort on the Oder. Red artillery targets Breslau while Gleiwitz and Hindenburg clash in industrial Silesia and a possible Warthe crossing is hinted.
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Breslau
Silesia
Oder
Gleiwitz
Hindenburg
Reuter
Moscow
Warthe River
Posen
Frankfort
Berlin
Winter Weather Returns Promptly in Pennsylvania
A year after mild January days from January 25 to 28 the state records a harsh return with rugged conditions. Two residents left a begonia in an open bedroom, and a plant died due to freezing, owned by the landlady. Motorists in PA Nene complain about driving center lane assumptions amid slick roads, risking accidents.
Daily Weather Report Summary for 24-Hour Period
Daily weather report shows a maximum temperature of 16 and a minimum of 1 below zero. Precipitation measured at .02 inches with a quarter inch of snow. River stage at 4.6 feet. A year ago on the same date: high 57 and low 32 with no precipitation.
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United States
Nurses Move Into Jameson Homestead Nurses’ Home
Jameson Memorial hospital nurses relocate to the old Jameson homestead at North Jefferson and Lincoln after conversion into an additional nurses’ home. Forty four nurses can be housed. first floor includes two parlors a diary room seminar and snack bar. Works include drapes curtains and fittings by the hospital guild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Jameson Homstead
North
Jefferson Street
Lincoln Avenue
Elizabeth Jameson McCreary
David Jameson
Wilmington Avenue
Hospital Guild
Nelson reports China war effort improvements with U.S. aid
President Roosevelt's economic troubleshooter Donald M. Nelson told the White House that American aid has raised China's industrial capacity and strengthened its war production board. He noted initial concerns in Chungking last fall but said the situation has been largely corrected and China is now mobilizing to win the war.
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Washington
Roosevelt
China
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
White House
Nelson
U. S
Patrick J. Hurley
Chungking
Submarine Moray Commissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard
The U S S Moray was commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard to join the Axis patrols. Capt W L Beck transferred command to Commander F L Barrows. Executive officer is Lt Cmdr J R Zullinger. The craft is one of five Cramp Shipbuilding Company submarines built in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
INS
Us.s. Moray
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Uncle Sam
W. L. Beck
Fourth Naval District
F. L. Barrows
USN
Silver Spring
J. R. Zullinger
Chambersburg, Pa
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Japanese Announce Raid On Peiping
Radio Tokyo reported an attack by China-based American airplanes on Peiping focusing on an airfield west of the city. Tokyo admitted bombs dropped by the Americans damaged Japanese planes on the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
Radio Tokyo Today
Peiping
Tokyo
108 Surprised Hosts Shelter Blizzard Stranded Men
In Rochester area a nine room farmhouse welcomed 108 stranded travelers after a blizzard. The Ehrmentrauts fed and lodged them all, using beds and floors for sleeping space as a food truck aided by morning, the group dispersed by afternoon.
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Rochester
N. Y
Jim Ehrmentraut
Ehrmentrauts
Three British Leaders Missing in Italy Flight
Two British MPs Capt R H Bernays and J D Campbell and Brigadier H C Partridge are missing after their plane failed to reach Balkan Air Force headquarters. Allied officials say the trio were part of an official party touring Italy when the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
INS
Balkan
Drive in Strasbourg Sector Halted by Yanks
American forces halted a major German offensive toward Strasbourg in stiff combat. The Seventh Army under Lieut. Gen. Alexander Patch regained ground west of Haguenau and pushed back troops from the Uhlwill er and Ohlungen forests. The deepest German advance toward Schillersdorf was halted and reversed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strasbourg
Paris
Supreme Headquarters
United States Seventh Army
Alexander M. Patch
Moder
Haguenau
Uhlwiller
Ohlungen
Schillersdorf
Allied Air Attacks Hit Northern Italy Targets
Allied planes rain bomb runs on enemy communications fuel dumps and ammunition depots in Northern Italy. They also strike motor and rail transport and bridges in the Po valley. Mediterranean Air Force logged over 500 sorties and four Allied aircraft missing. Patrols on Fifth Army front repelled two raids at Querciola and collided with enemy parties elsewhere as winter delays ground actions.
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Rome
INS
Italy
Po Valley
Mediterranean Headquarters
Mediterranean Air Force
Fifth Army
Querciola
Eighth Army
Theater Burns At Atlantic City
A three alarm fire swept the Lyric theatre in Atlantic City for over two hours before fire crews from surrounding resorts halted it. Owner S. W. Ford put the damage at about 50 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N.J
Lyric Theatre
S. W. Ford
Americans Launch Center Ardennes Drive Capturing Villages
Allied forces pressed a three front push in western Europe piercing the Ardennes center. United States troops seized Amel and Mirefled near St. Vith and reportedly captured several villages as heavy artillery preceded the assault. The drive aims to collapse the Nazi bulge and push back fronts across the Roer.
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Paris
INS
Europe
Roer River
Ardennes
Ardennes Salient
DNB
St. Vith
Houffalize
Belgian Bulge
U. S
U. S. First Army Front
Amel
Mirefled
Committee Plans Future Waste Paper Collections
The Paper Salvage committee met at the Elks club with Chairman Joseph A. Hartman to review January results and schedule the next drives. February 17, March 24, and April 21 were set for collections, with Mrs. Paul A. Forcey elected secretary. Changes in policy will be reviewed with OCD chair Earl Wimner and must pass county approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
Joseph A. Hartman
Elks’ Club
Paul A. Forcey
Civilian Defense
Earl R. Wimner
OCD
Eisenhower Direct Contact With Stalin Report
An official spokesman for Gen Dwight D Eisenhower declined to comment on a New York radio report that the Allied commander has established direct contact with Marshal Joseph V Stalin. The report suggested coordinated east and west front drives.
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Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force
Jan
INS
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York
Joseph V. Stalin
Germany Faces Desperate Plight as War Crisis Deepens
Washington officials say Germany’s military and economic crisis is now desperate and could trigger unexpected moves at any time. The July 20 assassination attempt on Hitler is seen as less alarming than today’s two-front invasion. Reports of Franz Von Papen seeking peace in Madrid are viewed as part of a flurry around Berlin’s corner. Switzerland offers to deliver any peace message to Washington. Peace may be possible if Soviet advances in upper Silesia reduce Germany’s options.
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Brandenburg
Posen
Frankfort
Berlin
DNB
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Baltic
Elbing
Washington
Germany
Hitler
Reich
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Madrid
United States
Upper Silesia
Brandenburg Faces Soviet Invasion Threat From East
Soviet forces push toward Brandenburg threatening Berlin as Stalin’s offensive cuts off East Prussia and overran Silesia. German high command calls on youths to join defense efforts amid rapid Red advance toward Frankfurt on the Oder and the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Brandenburg
Joseph Stalin
East Prussia
Silesia
Bombardment of Iwo Jima by U S battleships and escorts
Aboard a United States battleship off Iwo Jima on January 24 the heavy strike pounded shore facilities and air fields with sixteen inch guns and other ships joining in. The bombardment reportedly damaged enemy installations and sank several cargo vessels, with surprise and minimal opposing fire cited by the task group commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Tokyo
Iwo
Glaring Weakness In Manpower Plans Charged By C.S.C.
The UAW-CIO national executive board meeting in New Orleans accuses the War department of glaring weakness in manpower planning. It passes a resolution demanding immediate halt to inductions from occupations with shortages and condemns furloughing soldiers to work in war plants as wasteful and ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
National Executive Board
Uaw-Cio
War Department
Allies Reach Break Point in Ardennes Bulge Drive
Brussels radio said Allied forces have cut and bypassed the line used by Gen Karl Gerd von Rundstedt to launch the Ardennes offensive. Luxembourg radio reported Gen Jean de Lattre de Tassigny’s First French Army attacking a large German pocket north of Mulhouse in the German Bulge near Strasbourg.
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London
INS
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Ardennes
Brussels
Luxembourg
Jean de Lattre de Tassignay
Mulhouse
German Comar Bulge
Strasbourg
Ninth Army Opens New Push Into Germany Along Roer
The U S Ninth Army under Lieut General William H Simpson launched an early morning attack to straighten the Roer line ahead of a drive toward the Ruhr. American forces seized Brachelin north of Linnich while German units withdrew blowing two Roer bridges. The advance encountered little enemy resistance and surprised troops with few pillboxes or nearby forces.
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U.S. Ninth Army
Germany
William H. Simpson
Ninth Army
Roer
Reich
Ruhr
Brachelin
Linnich
Thousands Of Germans Caught In Fall Of Lodz
Moscow reports thousands of German civilians stranded in Lodz as Soviet forces push westward. Polish ambassador to Moscow Sigmund Modzelewski says some had lived there before the war and could not evacuate. He warns of needs for food, medicines, shelter, and relief for Warsaw, with promises of flour fats trucks and prefabs.
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Moscow
Lodz
Sigmund Modzelewski
Modzelevski
Warsaw
Czestochowa
Modzelewski
Poland
Deaths in Youngstown and vicinity listed
Obituary notes list several deaths including Mrs Leonard RB Tracg of Youngstown aged 65 and Charles William Johnston aged 18 from Hillsville along with Donald Reine (Roney) 39 of Ellwood City Miss Emma Trusel 79 of Almira Home Charles A Chaplin 58 of West North Street Archie McCracken 72 of Portersville Melvin S Jordan 67 of 423 Butz Street and Charles F Lorenz 72 of 87 Park Avenue.
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Leonard RB. Tracg
Youngstown
Charles William Johnston
Hillsville
Donald Reine
Roney
Line Avenue
Ellwood City
Emma Trusel
Almira Home
Charles A. Chaplin
West North Street
Archie McCracken
Portersville
R. D
Melvin S. Jordan
Butz Street
Breslau Evacuated as 300,000 People Flee
New York dispatch reports Breslau emptied by evacuation of about 300,000 old people women and children. Water and electricity plants operate and street cars run as last night explosions signaled possible destruction of factories and installations.
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New York
Berlin
NBC
Breslau
Dentist Chair Blues and Nightly Pain Relief
A narrator laments a painful tooth and the restless nights it causes. He plans a visit to the dentist, endures waiting and fear, then finds relief as the procedure begins and the sun seems to brighten the moment. The piece ends noting the importance of finally getting treated and mentions the weather.
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Clark Airfield
Lee van Atta
N.S
Clark Air Center
Clark
China Coast
Japan
Singapore
ST. Nazaire
U. S. Signal Corps
Ntern
Natalia Rene S
Poznan
Red Star
PA Newc
Pa Nene
Daily Weather Report
Jameson
N. Jefferson Street
Robert G. Nixon
I. N.S
Seventh Army
Thurston Macauley
Nazi Bulge
Boulletin
Leon Pearson
By J. C. Oestreicher
U.S
Shell
Jap Island
Joseph A. Bors
C.S.C
Bulge
Frank Conniff
Charles F. Lorenz
Park Avenue
Arthur Mometer
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