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Patoka Register

Location

Patoka, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1944

Page

2

World War II Chronicle of Frontline Moves and Battles

A compact roundup tracking Allied and Axis actions across 1944 45 theaters. Key events include Allied advances in Italy and France Soviet river crossings German strongpoints at Cassino and Normandy and Pacific strikes on Truk Okinawa and Leyte with raises in Moscow and London signaling shifting war momentum.

Burma Namur Marshalls In. S Kwajalein Atoll Inrshalls I—U. S Truk South Pacific U. S Marianas Islands Britain Stalin Cane Finland Greece Psa China Liuchow Japan Garass Holland Vosges Rhine River Sied Belfort Aise de Tentre Tokyo Mark Clark Caalan Ta U. S. Army U. S. Third Army Saar River Norway Saar Saarlautern Chin Ry An Hais Athens Bonin Islands 77Th Leyte MacArthur Ormoc France Russia Nagoya Duren Cologne Seventh

World War II policy timeline summary

A dense chronology notes indictments on sedition, mass conscription actions, budget figures for 1944, resident and government moves on loyalty, draft deferments, veteran benefits, and war production milestones. It covers Army furloughs, relocation, maritime and aircraft advances, political shifts, and key executive decisions affecting mobilization and home front controls.

Major College and Pro Sports Roundup Across 1940s Season Highlights

The period sports summary lists Southern California over Washington 29 0 and multiple golf wins by Jay McSpaden Byron Nelson and Sammy Byrd. It notes new Braves manager Bob Coleman succeeding Casey Stengel, Montgom ery lightweight title, and track swimming and boxing results. Also entries cover Stanley Cup outcomes baseball league opens and various college bowl selections.

Southern California Washington U Jay McSpaden Byron Nelson Boston Braves Bob Coleman Casey Stenel Oe Baksi Tony Mauriello Sammy Byrd New Orleans Ike Williams Sammy Angott Baltimore Nashville Memphis St. Louis Cardinals Willie Pep Chalky White

Disaster tolls from naval and air disasters across wartime events

A sweep of wartime calamities lists drownings from a sinking navy patrol vessel off Cape May to a Ringling Bros circus tent fire in Hartford. Others report train, airliner, mine, and ship disasters across the United States and Canada with numerous fatalities and injuries, including soldiers, cadets, and civilians.

Cape May Kingman Ariz Novice Texas Naval Ordnance Depot Hastings Neb Arkansas Montreal Canada Portsea Plaes Flagstaff Ringling Bros. Circus Hartford Conn Bellairere Ohio Jellico Tenn Navy Loadin Port Chicago Calif Denamo Naval Erenant Marine Iceland Newfoundland Atlantic Coast South Carolina Navy Coast Guard Missouri Valley Iowa Terre Haute Ind Cleveland Hanford Limited Sacramento Calif. Mary Harmonfield Madison Wis

Notable Obituaries of 1944 Figures Listed Across Nation

A compiled list marks numerous prominent deaths including Ida Tarbell playwright Hackett and editor William Allen White. The notices span Bridgeport Newark Emportia Palo Alto Washington Chicago Los Angeles and other cities with ages ranging from 37 to 113. Names include navy leaders politicians actors and scholars.

Ida M. Tarbell Bridgeport Conn Ace Hackett Newark William Allen White Aapente Kan Emporia Sarah Jane Swanson Chicago Coe_ 1 Crawford Go Anda South Dakota Oe Ton S. D William D. Stephens California Los Angeles Secretary of Navy Frank Knox Washington, D. C

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