War War Today led by Eisenhower in European invasion
William Frye analyzes the evolving command structure of the European invasion. He notes that Ike is bringing key Mediterranean winners, shaping who will lead American ground forces and the tactical air arm. The arrangement remains blurred with blanks to be filled as leadership and air command relations unfold.
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Genril Eisenhower
England
Jeave & Grof Blanks
Tactical Air Forces
Mush
Jaaiz
Shetter
Eisenhower
Alty
Menterranean
Carl Spaats
Apsxeady
British Commando Raids Reported Across English Channel
British officials claim commando assaults carried out within three days along the English coast as part of pre invasion activity. German broadcasts rebut reports of large raids and pre invasion bombardment, with no confirmation from Allied sources.
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Dwight D. Eisenhowre
DNB
Cold Night Ahead With Plunging Temperatures
The region will see much colder conditions tonight with low temperatures around 10 to 27 degrees and a high near 35. The Times merged with the Merald on June 6, 1926 continues coverage of local notices and early regional gas works.
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the Times
Merald
Fapipahires Gasetic
Portsmouth
Flu Epidemic Impacts Portsmouth and Keene Area
Doctors report rising influenza cases in Portsmouth and Keene with most illnesses mild. Local hospitals see no flu deaths locally, while pneumonia at Eliot Community Hospital remains steady. many patients treated at home as weather stays cold and warnings against hysteria rise.
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Portsmouth
Boston
Tredick
Portsmouth Hospital
Keene
Seattte
Wash
British Navy sinks three Nazi destroyers in Biscay
London dispatch reports a joint admiralty and air ministry communique confirming the sinking of three German destroyers in the Bay of Biscay with additional blows to Axis ships off the coast of France. No British losses were noted and total destroyers sunk since the war's start reaches at least 42.
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London
Bay of Biscay
Admiralty
Air Ministry
France
Scharnhorst
Biscay
Noonday Clipper Bell Recovered From Faralione Wreck
Ghostly echoes of Portsmouth past return as the Noonday bell rises from a 100 fathom grave off Faralione rocks near San Francisco. Dragged by the trawler Junta crew led by John Tarantino and Angelo Aliote, the bell preserved its inscription Noonday. Built in 1855 in Boston, 1177 tons, the ship met a sunken rock, crew saved only baggage, with further details in Portsmouth Daily Morning Chronicle.
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Portsmouth
de Young
San Francisco
Junta
John Tarantino
Angelo Aliote
Noondey Rock
Faralione Islands
Portsmouth Daily Morning Chronicle
Henry
Boston
Wuso
Cuu Speacay
Messrs
Fernald and Pettigrew
Archives of the Marine
Portsmouth Soldier Turned over to Army
Pvt Walter A Waterhouse 24 of Portsmouth New Hampshire was turned over to army authorities in Worcester Massachusetts on December 29. He has been charged in connection with the fatal accident involving a fellow soldier last week. Waterhouse, AWOL from a Massachusetts army camp, pleaded innocent and waived examination though he allegedly admitted involvement.
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Worcester
Mass
Dee
Walter A. Waterhouse
Portsmouth
N. H
Waterhouse
Massachusetts
Counties Must Raise Nearly Ten Million for War Drive
At a Manchester NH meeting of the War Finance committee Rockingham county was assigned 4 364 200 for the fourth war loan drive and Stretford county was asked to raise 9 496 200. The drive runs Jan 16 through Feb 15 with state quotas of 20 million from individuals and 31 million from savings banks insurance companies and business firms. Portsmouth attendees included George B Lord Rockingham County War Finance chair, Br C L Greer Portsmouth War Finance chair, and John W Hopley Portsmouth vice chairman.
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N. H. War Finance Committee
Manchester
Rockingham County
Stretford County
New Hampshire
Portsmouth
George B. Lord
Rockingham Cunty War Finance
Br. C
Bomb raid hits western Germany and northern France
AP reports that Masquito bombers struck targets in western Germany last night with no losses. Earlier, typhoon bombers attacked targets in northern France in daylight according to air ministry statements.
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Germany
London
Air Ministry
France
Tobey Plans Togus Beds To Aid Veterans Care
Senator Charles W. Tobey informed New Hampshire veterans leaders that 250 beds will be kept at Togus Hospital in Maine for medical and surgical cases, while the rest may convert to psychotic care. Veterans officials pressed for preserved capacity, with officials noting 250 beds could rise to 325 medical patients if space is reduced for neurospsychiatric use.
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Washington
Charles W. Tobey
R-Nh
Veterans of Foreign Wars
New Hampshire
Togus
Tobey
Maine
Congress
Togus Hospital
Frank T. Hines
Hines
Veterans
Rochester Police Seek Hit and Run Driver
Rochester police and state authorities search for a hit and run driver after the body of Thomas S. McCann, 55, was found on the road between Rochester and Worth Rochester. McCann, an employee of Spaulding Fibre, lived with Franklin Knowles in North Rochester. his death followed transport to Frisbie Memorial hospital. The victim is reported to be the father of several sons serving overseas with the U.S. Army.
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Thomas S. McCann
Frisbie Memorial Hospital
Rochester
Worth Rochester
Spaulding Fibre Company
McCann
Franklin Knowles
Guy A. Smith
Worthy Cause Dance Aids Crippled Children
Treasurer Frank W Hollis recalls a discussion about a dance to raise funds for crippled children. A man said he could not attend but would donate a dollar, stressing that the money stays in New Hampshire to help local youngsters achieve self sufficiency. Organizers urge everyone to contribute a dollar even if unable to attend.
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Frank W. Hollis
New Hampshire
Port City Sailor Missing On Yard Built Sub
Port City native Petty Officer Elroy Pettigrew Jr is reported missing in action on a Portsmouth built submarine. Navy telegram says no details of the incident are available. Pettigrew, 27, son of Herman H Pettigrew of Bristol PA and grandson of James O Pettigrew, Portsmouth official, enlisted in 1935 after graduating Portsmouth High School. He previously boxed under the name Cyclone Pettigrew and later served six years before reenlisting after Pearl Harbor. He is survived by wife Helen and son Michael David Pettigrew. brother Lt Richard B Pettigrew serves in the Army Air Corps.
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Erman Elroy Pettigrew, Jr
l/c
USNR
Navy Department
Moyle S. Pettigrew
Pleasant Street
Atton
Pettigrew
Helen R. Pettigrew
Rockhill Avenue
Herman H. Pettigrew
Bristol
James O. Pettigrew
Portsmouth
Navy
Tme
Pearl Harbor
Cyclone
Richard
Army Air Corps
Herald Church Page Deadline Set Thursday Noon
The Portsmouth Herald announces a fixed weekly deadline for church page news and service changes. The page will publish Friday, with the deadline moved to Thursday noon to meet mechanical needs. Clergy and contributors in the Portsmouth area are asked to cooperate to maintain the paper’s service.
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Herald
Portsmouth Herald
Des. al
Church News
Portsmouth
The
Reds Storm Rail Cities Beyond Kiev
Six days after regaining the offensive, Gen. Vatutin's forces storm outer defenses of Zhitomir and Korosten on the Veningrad Odessa railway. Soviet guns soften defenses as units capture Zlobiehi and Bekni, with reoccupation of Zhytomyr and Korosten expected soon. Radomysl and Brunniv reported as important towns.
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London
Nikola Va‘tutin
Zhitomir
Korosten
Veningrad-Odessa
Kiev
Vatutin
Korostev
Smolovka
Zlobiehi
Bekni
SFA to Open Fuel Office In Portsmouth
The Solid Fuels administration plans an SFA office in Portsmouth as part of expanding nationwide offices including New York Buffalo Albany Newark Camden Harrisburg Allentown Portland and Providence An official urged dealers and consumers to shift from anthracite to bituminous coal amid a 5 900 000 ton hard coal shortage for the coal year ending March 31 Robert Daemler head of the SFA anthracite section urged domestic sizes and mine run sizes if needed The Middle Atlantic states were receiving domestic size coal at about 150 000 tons per month
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National Solid Fuels Administration
SFA
Portsmouth
Walter J. Dockerill
Associated Press
New York
Buffalo
Albany
N. Y
Newark
Campden
N. J
Harrisburg
Allen
Town
Portland
New Healyen
Comn
Providence
R. L
Middle Atlantic
Allies Bomb Rome and Dominate Italian Airfields
Allied air forces bombed airfields near Rome at Ciampino and Centocelle and struck rail yards at Rimini and Vicenza. Indian troops gained in the Villa Grande area near Ortona as French Moroccan troops seized peaks after days of fighting. Allied losses were 11 planes with 20 German aircraft shot down.
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Ortona
Rome
Clamino
Centocelle
London
Paris
St. Peter's Basilica
Pescara
Ortone
Villa Grande
Nagi
Fifth Army
Garigliano
Rimini
Adriatic
Vicenza
Ciampino
Guidonia
Ferentino
Castello
Clustavecchia
Anzio
Nettuno
Yanks Move Up Despite Jap Fight
Advanced auco Headquarters New Guinea Dec 29 AP stiffening Japanese ground resistance and a heavy tropical rainstorm failed to shorten the United States marines advance from invasion beach heads at Cape Gloucester New Britain toward the enemy airdrome. The leathernecks with tank support and planes pounding with 150 tons of bombs pushed two miles from shore to within one mile and a half of the airdrome. MacArthur's communique reports American air fighters and ground and torpedo boat guns beat off persistent air attacks at Arawe, the army invash base 6 miles southeast of Cape Gloucester, downing 27 enemy planes. The Gloucester marines collected supplies and ammunition captured from the Japanese who abandoned stores in their hurry to escape. The blasts from planes and warships laid down tons of explosives when the invaders hit the beach on the northwestern tip of New Britain. Four enemy counterattacks against the marine line inland from Bergen Bay east of the cape were repulsed. four of 36 Japanese planes attacking vessels off the beachheads were downed by ships guns. A headquarters spokesman said attacks were consecutive and larger than patrols. Marines west of the cape consolidated positions and sent patrols across overrun territory. Arawe, the Sixth Army, sent patrols back into jungle above the Arawe peninsula base, resuming operations in continued.Continued on Page Five.
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Auco
New Guinea
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Douglas MacArthur
Arawe
Cape Oucester
Bergen Bay
Cape
Owa Arawe
Rockingham County to Lead Infantile Paralysis Drive
Charles T. Durell of 60 Richards javehine is named county chairman for the March of Dimes Infantile Paralysis drive for the fourth year. Ira A. Brown will be city chairman. The drive runs Jan 4 through Jan 20 with a President's ball to close. The first committee meeting is Jan 6 at the Exeter Inn. Rockingham last year exceeded its quota and led the state in contributions.
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Charles T. Durell
Richards Javehine
Rockingham County
Durell
Ira A. Brown
Middle Street
Exeter Inn
Allies Appoint Second Front Sea Leaders
London reporters describe a wartime shift as Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay is named naval commander in chief under Eisenhower and Air Marshal T. L. Leigh-Mallory becomes air commander in chief for the second front. The moves follow talks between Roosevelt and Churchill and complete Eisenhower’s invasion command structure with Montgomery as British ground forces chief and Doolittle assigned to lead the Eighth Air Force in Britain.
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London
Bertram Ramsey
Dwight BD. Eisenhower
T. L. Leigh- Mallory
Air
Nhe
Roosevelt
Churchill
Ramsay
Mediterranean
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Royal Navy
H. M
Dover Patrol
Washington
James H. Doolittle
Tokyo
Eighth Air Force
Great Britain
Tra. C. Baker
Henry Maitland Wilson
New Radio Gadget Aims To Signal Listener Interest
A New York inventor unveils a gadget for radio sets meant to alert broadcasters when a program fails to engage listeners. The piece argues current signals and mail responses are insufficient and urges hope for a device to help improve dull performances amid general tuning out.
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Lvev
York
Dec
Invenor
Sing Sing
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William H. Rupertis
U. S
New Vain Island
William Frye
Nireum Deca Kyd
Bampton Te
New Castle Newington No. Hampton
Berwick Sports
Herald Office By
Pan Ai
George A. Tredick
New England
Tha Lever
Eastnors
Boston Weather Bureau
Groban Pass
Bast
Keene Grippe
Eliot Community Hospital
Wilhelmshaven
North Cape
Norway
Wb Sipe Aay
Ye Cocke & Kettle
Seabrook
Veterans To Win Hospital
Port City
WH. H
Asasa
Reds Storm
Fritz von Mannstein
Kiev Bulge
Radomysl
Brunilov
Red Army
White Russia
Ivan Bagramian
Yanks
March of Dimes
Cape Glouceste
Dampier Strait
Fumboi
Jorge
Rattock Bay
Cape Peif
Aiwalo
New Britain Island
Arawe-Cape Merkus
Second Front
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