Henderson Aides Expected To Resign In Changeover
Washington report says Administrator Leon Henderson’s top aides plan to resign to clear a path for his successor, with Senator Prentiss Brown of Michigan favored to take over after New Year. Public understanding and Congressional support may limit swift changes across the OPA amid ongoing rationing policy.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Prentiss Brown
Michigan
Henderson
OPA
Urs
Paul M. O'Leary
Cornell
J. K. Galbraith
Paul Porter
Robert Horton
John E. Hamm
far-Aung Geld
David Ginsburg
Roosevelt
Brown
General Allied Attack Targets Buna Mission in New Guinea
Allied forces launched a general attack spearheaded by tanks in the Buna Mission area of New Guinea. The Japanese commander Lieutenant General Harris is reported killed in action. Two pockets of resistance remain, one at Buna Mission near Buna Village and another at Cape Sanands northwest of Buna, while gains and captures are reported elsewhere. Allied heavy bombers attacked the Madang wharf area, shooting down three Zeros attempted interception.
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Australia
Buna Mission
New Guinea
Harris
Buna Village
Cape Sanands
Buna
Geome
Madang
Price Director Jefe Corrick Oversees Wartime Rationing
Maryland official Jefe Corrick heads the Office of Price Administration a massive volunteer paid workforce enforcing wartime rationing and strict price ceilings across hundreds of articles to ensure fair distribution.
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Jefe Corrick
Maryland
Office of Price Administration
Six U S Heavy Bombers Lost In Day Raid
A large force of U S Army bombers penetrated into German occupied France headed for Romilly Sur Seine near Paris. The mission yielded heavy losses as German fighters shot down six four engine bombers. Allied fighter and bomber forces also conducted sweeps over Northern France and Northwest Germany with mixed results.
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London
France
Romilly-Sur-Seine
Paris
Messerschmitt
WU Didet Dd
Allied Fighter Command
le Havre
Graveline
Air Ministry
Britain
Germany
Holland
Coastal Command
Tmy
E Treport
Filling Station Fire Destroys Stock Room
Operators of the Dut Ton filling station at Market and Fourth reported Sunday night they could not determine the cause of a fire that gutted the stock room around 1 30 Saturday afternoon. Firemen from all local companies fought the blaze and, though damage was not extensive, some stock was damaged and interior finish ruined. Firemen broke several glass panes in the large metal door to apply water and chemicals.
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Market
Fourth Streets
Answers To War Quiz From Page Five Reveals Facts
The item lists quiz answers: Turin as bombed city, Yu-Sozlavia as Chetnik country, the U S produced about three and a half times as many battleships as aid. It notes U S cruisers named for cities and cites Chicago’s Field Museum with over one million dollars in plate glass protecting exhibits.
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Turin
Chetniks
Yu- Sozlavia
U. S
Boise
Chicago
Field Museum
Butter rationing begins in Canada during war effort
Ottawa reports the Canadian government will ration butter by coupon starting tomorrow, with an allotment of a half pound per person per week. The prices board also issued an order to lower butter retail prices in most areas, effective December 28.
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Ottawa
Canada
Prices Board
Butter shortages blamed on greedy and unscrupulous buyers
Donald Gordon, board chairman, told a nationwide radio audience that some greedy and unscrupulous people worsened local butter shortages and strained distribution. He cited panic buying and near hysterical rushes for scarce supplies as proof of the problem.
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Donald Gordon
Gordon
Operation Saves 78 Percent of Time Previously Used
A report notes that the operation now saves 78 percent of the time previously required. It highlights improved efficiency and reduced duration for each cycle, signaling significant productivity gains across the process.
Gasoline Sales Authorized To Be Resumed
Washington reports OPA lifts 17 state ban on fuel sales allowing private motorists to buy gas again tomorrow. A and B coupons adjust to three gallons, with C and B reduced. school hours shift and transit routes realign to ease Monday crush amid Christmas shopping. Byrnes to review fuel oil rationing with Henderson Ickes Eastman officials. An Army air speed record of 725 mph noted in closing lines.
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Washington
OPA
West Virginia
James F. Byrnes
Leor Henderson
Ickes
Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
Byrnes
Hume
Gasoline Tank Car Derails Along Western Maryland Line
A Port Covington bound gas tank car was among twelve derailed near Thurmont on a Sunday night wreck that left 7,500 gallons leaking. No injuries reported. Wrecking crews from Hagerstown and Baltimore moved to clear tracks and restore traffic after a wheel failure derailed six cars and toppled six others. Conductor Reid and Engineman Walker, both of Hagerstown, led the rail crew.
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Thurmont
Port Covington
Maryland
Canning Factory
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Reid
Walker
Trammel Scott Dead at Newton After Turkey Hunt
Trammel Scott, prominent Atlanta businessman and former president of the Southern Baseball Association, was found dead of a gunshot wound near Newton, Georgia. The body was located shortly before noon after he had left a turkey-hunt accompaniment. A jury was empaneled by Coroner BR L Edwards to consider the case.
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Trammel Scott
Newton
Atlanta
The
Southern Baseball Association
Here
Kessaesen
Scott
BR. L. Edwards
Freight Wreck Blocks B and O Line Near Cumberland
A rear collision on the Baltimore and Ohio line near the Narrows west of Cumberland stalled traffic for over two hours. Four freight cars and a caboose derailed and a second engine overturned and caught fire. Engineer George B Malsy and fireman Asa F Simmons, both of Cumberland, were seriously burned and treated at Cumberland Hospital. Detours routed trains via the Western Maryland Railway as B&O investigated.
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Cumberland
Baleimore and Ohio Railroad
Narrows
Were
Baltimore and Ohio
Corriganville
George B Malsry
Asa F. Simmons
Cumberland Hospital
Western Maryland Railway
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