Germans Hold Strong On Various Fronts As War Continues
Analysts caution against optimism that Germany will collapse soon. German counter moves near Kiev and high casualties show war endurance. Italy reports fierce fighting with Montgomery and Clark forces pressing toward Rome while Western divisions regroup for a cross channel invasion.
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Germany
Ukraine
Kiev
Hitler
Russian
von Mannstein
Russia
Italy
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Mark Clark
Fifth Army
Rome
United Nations relief program eyed for postwar aid
The task of rehabilitating more than 40 million homeless and hungry in war torn lands dominates postwar planning. United States participation is debated in Congress with a proposed 1 percent of national income pledge, about 1.35 billion dollars, to fund relief efforts through the UN relief administration. Critics warn against past failures to win goodwill with charity and stress the global stakes.
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United Nations Relief Administration
United States
Congress
United Nations
Relief Administration
International Office debated at New York University
State Department appoints Dean Kefauver as consultant to tackle educational reconstruction in Nazi-held territories. Rehabilitation of school systems will grow in importance after the war, with needs for textbooks supplies and lab equipment. Prominent school leaders from the US and foreign nations approved an International Office at NYU to oversee related efforts.
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Grayson N. Kefauver
State Department
New York University
United States
Poll T On Car Troubles by PETER EDEON
Washington reports a national survey finds civilian auto repairs under strain but not collapsed. From 4937 families in 68 communities, 43 million owners faced trouble. 6.8 million sought service, 2.5 million succeeded, 4.3 million had issues. Between 24.5 and 28 million cars were on the road, with 15 million over seven years old and a projected decline in road vehicles next year. The stockpile of new autos remains small, and essential transport needs drive policy.
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Washington
Office of Civilian Requirements Division
War Production Board
OCR
U. S. Census Bureau
Office of Civilian Requirements
Office of Defense Transportation
American Automobile Association
Postwar Education Policy Outlines Moral Reorientation
The article reports a plan endorsing moral reorientation of youth to foster self-responsibility and cooperative effort. It calls for reconstructing educational facilities ruined by Fascists and eradicating fascist influence in schools. It notes an international meeting at Harpers Ferry with participants from thirty nations and praises Dr. Kefauver’s role in shaping postwar policy.
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Harpers Ferry
W. Va
United Nations
Kefauver
N. Y
Character traits and persistence amid faults cited in tribute
A passage notes that strength of spirit balances character flaws in striving for success. It mentions Mrs. Gertrude C. Doering of Hagerstown returning home after visiting her mother, and references Mrs. Ednar Brownlow of 223 Washington Street.
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Gertude C. Doering
Hagerstown
Ednar
Brownlow
Washington Street
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The News Dec 28 1893
Three attempts were made to fire the Baumgardner stable on North Market street, the incendiaries fled when frightened by a nearby colored woman. A mountain fire near Knoxville burned since Saturday night with no reported damage. Cornelius Sunday near Mansonville had a close call as a woodshed burned and, aided by neighbors, the house was saved. John H. McKenzie rode through town with eleven fox hounds of Col. Baughman. St John’s Catholic church Christmas celebration at the Opera House featured a drama and Santa Claus delivering a coal package to Father Coleman.
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John Baumgardner
North Market Street
Knoxville
Cornelius Sunday
Mansonvile
John H. McKenzie
Col. Baughman
St. John’s Catholic
Opera House
Santa Claus
Father Coleman
Twenty Years Ago Local News From The Columns Of The News
Twenty years ago events include 400 children given confectionery by Mountain City Lodge Knights of Pythias at Pythian Castle with a decorated Christmas tree and Santa. The Ordeman estate near Parks south of Urbana sold to Dr Roe S Williams and Prof George W West for an industrial school. Kiwanis Club officers elected Leslie N Cobleny president and other officers named. Parts of Washington County report outlaw activity with mountain bangs burning a house dynamiting a saw mill killing a man wrecking a church and threats near Sandy Hook.
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the News
Mountain City Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Castle
Santa Claus
Frederick A. Ordeman
Parks
Urbana
Row. S. Willliams
George W. West
Baltimore
Kiwanis Club
Leslie N. Coblenty
Charles H. Conley
R. E. Town
F. B. Sappington, Jr
Samuel G. Duvall
Harry O. Schroeder
Ben Rosenour
William E. Filler
Elmer Brown
David O. Griffin
Carroll H. Hendrickson
Washington
War Interpreted by Elton C Fay Predicters Foresee 1944 Victory
The War Interpreted outlines optimistic forecasts from General Eisenhower and Vice President Wallace that victory over Germany could come within 1944. It cites the sinking of Scharnhorst and boosted Allied air power as factors signaling a coming big push, with invasion plans advancing.
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Eisenhower
Wallace
Germany
Hitler
Barents Sea
Murmansk
Russia
Scharnhorst
Norway
North Cape
Europe
Carl Spaatz
Soldier urged to resist marriage pressure during war
Dorothy Dix advises a 30 year old Army man to refuse marriage before deployment, labeling a girlfriend pressing for nuptials as a matrimonial gangster. She argues wartime duty and caring for his mother trump romantic demands and mocks the idea of surrendering to blue eyes or brown exes.
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Miss Dix
Noborly
Roosevelt's Fourth Term Ambitions and Postwar Plans
Washington dispatch analyzes President Roosevelt as aiming for a fourth term and postwar leadership of both peace and war efforts. It weighs constitutional powers, British American cooperation, lend lease continuation, and the dangers of relying on force without a new international league.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Britain
Army
Navy
Armed Services
Mr. Roosevelt
League of Nations
Europe
Word Mastery Daily Lesson On Misused Terms
This brief notes common English usage errors such as evenings after in the. It contrasts mispronounced bindery with bin der ee and explains debutant versus debutante. It urges vocabulary growth by mastering one new word daily and highlights variable as liable to change and inconstant with a sample sentence about affections.
Poetry Of War Isn't So Sweet Book Review Summary
A NEA service review of Joseph Auslander’s The Uncomquerables defends its wartime poems as mournful praise for Nazi-ruled victims. It notes letters to Belgians and works targeting Goering, Dunkerque Anniversary, and other pieces that invite rereading. It also mentions Ward Morehouse’s portrait of George M. Cohan and ends with a visual arts proverb about pictures versus words.
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NEA Service
Joseph Auslander
Simon and Schuster
Rotterdam
Hitler
Auslander
van Eyck
Germany
The Christ of the whip in the temple
Earl L. Douglass argues that Christ used force against moneychangers in the temple. He rebukes the idea of Christ as merely meek and lowly, noting Jesus overturned tables and drove vendors with a scourge. The piece urges readiness to face divine discipline when moral effort fails.
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Christ
Jesus
Temple
Eugen Christ
Babson Newspaper
Sneeze Control Note Urges Quiet Harmony
A playful public service style poem urges readers to suppress loud sneezes to avoid disturbing others. It warns of germs and social displeasure and imagines the consequence of sneezes as grim forebodings while promoting considerate behavior.
The U S A at War book gains strong editors
A review notes The U S A at War published by U S Camera benefits from picture technicians and selective input by Commander Edward Steichen U S S N R and editor Tom Maloney, enhancing its wartime photography volume.
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Duel, Sloan & Pearce
U. S. Camera
Edward Steichen
Tom Maloney
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