Bombing of Iwo Jima by U S forces marks Pacific strike
A large force of B-29s dropped a record load of bombs on Iwo Jima in the Bonin Volcano group. Navy surface ships and aircraft coordinated to neutralize airfields damaging Japanese raids on Saipan and Tinian. Allies reported heavy bombardment and escort by Liberators and fighters.
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Associated Press
Central Pacific
Pearl Harbor
United States
Army
Navy
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Tokyo
Little Volcano Island
Tinian
Saipan
Chester W. Nimitz
7Th Army Air Force
Fleet Airwing 1
21St Bomber Command
Washington
Japanese Bonin-Volcano Islands
Leyte Japs Split By Landings In Ormoc Harbor
Allied forces landed 77th division troops behind Japanese lines in Ormoc harbor on Leyte, destroying a 13-ship reinforcement convoy and seizing a strategic position. United States fighters and destroyers supported the operation as 19 enemy ships were sunk in coastal actions. Major Richard Bong earned the Medal of Honor as aircraft losses rose to five US planes.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Guam
Leyte
Ormoc
Seventh Fleet
Yamashita
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Army
Richard S. Bong
Poplar
Wis
Navy
Andrew D. Bruce
Temple
Tex
St. Louis
A. D. Struble
Surigao Strait
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Soviets Close In On Budapest Amid Bitter Balkan Push
Soviet forces amid a multi pronged drive along the Danube near Szekesfehervar push closer to Budapest glowing with reports of heavy fighting. Tolbukhin and Malinovskiy coordinate advances while German reinforcements press in from Vienna and rail hubs fall to the Red Army. Zagreb targets and Croatian partisans signal broader wartime momentum as lend lease talks shift toward Turkish waterways.
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Daniel DE Luce
Associated Press
Moscow
Budapest
Feodor I
Tolbukhin
Danube
Vienna
Szekesfehervar
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Second Ukraine
Tobulkhin
Hungary
Drava
Zagreb
Balkans
Austria
Croatia
Red Army
Marshal Tito
Yugoslav National Liberation
Italy
Balaton
Poland
Prussia
Hitler
Pachtener Buchwald
Saarlautern
Merzig
Saarbrucken
Saar
Aachen
Third
Upper Rhine
Cologne
Churchill Defends Greece and Italy Crisis in Commons
London The House of Commons backed Churchill 279 to 30 amid a defense of British intervention in Greece and Italy. He warned against left-wing forces and said Britain would not tolerate gangsters overruling constitutional authority in Greece while defending Tokyo earthquake and tidal wave reports.
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Associated Press
London
House of Commons
Churchill
Greece
Italy
Britain
Carlo Sforza
Sforza
Stettinius
United States
Tom Driberg
Driberg
Athens
Belgium
Eisenhower
Brussels
Pierlot
Judge Haymond To Preside Here In Roberts Case
Judge Frank C. Haymond of Fairmont will preside over the state's civil suit against W T Roberts and the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York opening here Monday. Beckley Judge Clarence W Meadows announced the substitution as cases against Roberts in Raleigh County had been handled by the Fairmount judge before. The trial is expected to take about a full week.
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Frank C. Haymond
Fairmont
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
W. T. Roberts
Fidelity and Casualty Company of
New York
Clarence W. Meadows
Beckley
Haymond
Roberts
Raleigh County
Fairpan
Cards Eye Beckley Boy For Postwar Tryout
The Saint Louis Cardinals monitor Corporal Elwood Compton son of Mr and Mrs C M Compton of Monroe Ave for future baseball material He left Woodrow Wilson High School to enlist in the Marines and has guarded the naval prison at Portsmouth New Hampshire He impressed a Cardinal pitcher while pitching against Dartmouth and the University of New Hampshire He is visiting St Louis en route to New River NC The Cards cannot negotiate while he is in service but hope for a postwar tryout.
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Saint Louis Cardinals
Elwood Compton
C. M. Compton
Monroe Avenue
Woodrow Wilson High School
Naval Prison
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Dartmouth
University of New Hampshire
New River
North Carolina
Hearing Set For Beckley Driver
J Marvin Stepp age 37 of Harper Road was freed from Raleigh county jail on a 55.84 cash bond for a drunken driving charge and is to appear before police judge Oppie Hedrick at 7 tonight. George Washington Rakes of Sprague remains jailed on drunkenness and indecent exposure after Prince Street arrest yesterday. Anna Mae Tiffany of East Beckley was released from jail.
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J. Marvin Stepp
Harper Road
Raleigh
Oppie Hedrick
Stepp
Prince Street
George Washington Rakes
Sprague
Anna Mae Tiffany
East Beckley
Rates to Aid Peace Through Free News Exchange
Kent Cooper of the Associated Press urged reduced press communication rates to boost free news flow and foster peace. He argued low costs prevent censorship and enable self supporting presses abroad, citing examples from the British Commonwealth and U.S. communities. He noted that any two capitals at one or two cents a word could help but not grant prosperity.
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New York
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
Cooper
The
National Association of Manufacturers
British Commonwealth of Nations
US and Britain Reach Understanding on Greek and Italian Issues
British Ambassador Halifax said the United States and Britain have reached an understanding on Greek and Italian political matters, signaling alignment between the two governments on the regional issues.
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Associated Press
Washington
Halifax
United States
Chinese forces recapture Tushan town in Kweichow province
Chinese field dispatches say counterattacking troops recaptured the railroad town of Tushan, 75 miles southeast of Kweiyang in Kweichow, from Japanese forces. The report notes the strategic railway hub was regained as the campaign shifted in the region.
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Chungking
Tushan
Kweiyang
Kweichow Province
Greece Fighting Blamed on Irresponsible Extremists
Gen Sir Henry Maitland Wilson stated that the combat in Greece stems from irresponsible extremists. He alleged among them are deserters from German and Bulgarian forces, signaling internal loyalty strains amid the conflict.
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Rome
Henry Maitland Wilson
Greece
Raleigh Schools to Receive $140000 in State Aid
The Raleigh county board of education will get 140000 in state aid this month to speed payment of teachers' salaries before Christmas. Christmas holidays run December 21 to January 2, with December checks ready December 21. Overall 49 counties share 1476000. other allocations include Fayette 50000 and Mercer 50000.
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Raleigh County
Fayette County
Mercer County
Inca
Summers County
Spanish government resigns under censorship report
The French telegraph service cited Liberation reporting that Spain's government has resigned but censorship obscures details. The broadcast noted details were veiled, leaving the exact sequence and implications unclear.
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London
Paris
Liberation
Fighting continues in Athens as resistance fades amid patrols
Greek leftist resistance wanes as British patrols spread from central Athens in a steady rain, signaling a reduced scale of fighting today.
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Athens
Woman Held On Forgery Charge in Local Bank Incident
Mable Barnett, 37, of Johnstown road, appeared for a preliminary hearing before Magistrate Oley Mills on forgery charges. She waived to answer to the next grand jury after police accused her of trying to pass 75 and 50 checks at a local bank. later reports indicated $300 checks on George Watkins and Matt Powers. Authorities placed her in Raleigh county jail. No charges had been filed by Watkins or Watkins. The bank bookkeeper confirmed the two $300 checks were presented but not honored.
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Mable Barnett
Johnstown Road
Oley Mills
Raleigh
Neville Street
George Watkins
Matt Powers
Watkins
Bank of Raleigh
Oil and gas rights leased to Columbian Carbon company
Oil and gas rights to two large tracts in Trap Hill and Marsh Fork districts were leased to the Delaware company Columbian Carbon. Joan M. Dunn of Bolt leased 87 acres on Brecken ridge creek in Trap Hill district. Christie Lee and R. Stover of Saxon leased 100 acres on Marsh Fork creek in Marsh Fork district.
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Trap Hill
Marsh Fork
Columbian Carbon Company
Delaware
Joan M. Dunn
Bolt
Breckenridge Creek
Christie Lee
R. Stover
Saxon
Marsh Fork Creek
Final Arguments In Widen Slaying Trial Begin Today
In Clay county a jury mostly of farmers prepared to deliberate on the murder charge against E. H. Foley 47 a United Mine Workers organizer in the Widen case. Foley testified self defense saying Joe Groves advanced on him as Kirk and Elmer Groves fought and that he was not licensed to carry a revolver.
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Associated Press
CLAY
Clay County
E. H. Foley
United Mine Workers
Jake Fisher
Foley
Joe Groves
Elk River Coal and Lumber Company
Widen
Groves
U.M.W
Kirk
Elmer Groves
Elmer
Woman's Suit Against Insurer Dismissed in Court
Grace Cain’s appeal against Inter-Ocean Casualty company was dismissed after Judge Clarence W. Meadows ordered Cain recover $100 and costs. The case was tried by court without a jury by agreement. Another order said Hettie Holstein versus Air Reduction Sales company and others was settled and dismissed.
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Grace Cain
Inter-Ocean Casualty Company
Clarence W. Meadows
Hettie Holstein
C. Thacker
Paul Winkler
Bombs Not Dropped as Planes reportedly flee Tokyo raid
Japanese radio, cited by the FCC, claims American B-29s over Tokyo late last night and today did not drop bombs. The report says Tokyo air defenses caused enemy planes to take flight without releasing ordnance.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Federal Communications Com
Earthquake Recorded Worldwide by Seismographs
The tremor damaged a limited area with minor scale effects and crumbling cottages. Seismographs globally recorded the event. J J Shaw, veteran seismologist from West Bromwich England, called it one of the greatest quakes he has ever recorded.
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J. J. Shaw
West Bromwich England
Judge Dismisses Suit in Helen Legg Injury Case
Judge Clarence W. Meadows directed verdict for Virgil A. Adams Basil Christian and F D Boyd finding no liability for injuries to 11 year old Helen Ruth Legg of Arnett in a Cameron area accident last June 2 The suit by her father W A Thornhill Jr against Adams Christian and Boyd is dismissed The ruling follows plaintiff testimony and is noted as Story No 6 on Page 4
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Clarence W. Meadows
Virgil A. Adams
Basil Christian
F. D. Boyd
Helen Ruth Legg
Arnett
Cameron
W. A. Thornhill, Jr
Adams
Christian
Floyd
M. Sayre
D. D. Ashworth
John F. Legg
Three Divorce Suits Filed in Circuit Clerk Notice
Robert Thomas Legg sues Alberta Hunter Legg for divorce. Also filed are Robert Clement vs Beatrice Clement and Alexander Dunn vs Ethel Dunn with respective attorneys Ashworth and Sanders and William M. Holroyd representing the plaintiffs.
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Robert Thomas Legg
Alberta
Hunter Legg
Sffice
Floyd M. Sayre
Robbert Clement
Beatrice Clement
Ashworth and Sanders
Alexander Dunn
Ethel Dunn
William M. Holroyd
Capt. Tudor's Superfort Gets $65,965 Here Today
Raleigh county voters have invested $65,965.75 in war bonds to fund a new Superfortress for Capt. Gene Tudor, the Raleigh County pilot whose crew was rescued after Tokyo bombing. The drive, started yesterday, includes $20,965 from service members and $5,000 from Slab Fork Coal and Godfrey Cabot companies.
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Gene Tudor
Raleigh
Tokyo
Phil McDaniel
Raleigh Countians
Capt
Tudor
Fortress
McDaniel
State War Loan
Raleigh County
Slab Fork Coal Company
Godfreyly Cabot Company
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James M. Long
George S. Patton, Jr
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Roer
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WU. S. Seventh Army
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Domei
Federal Communications Commission
Sea of
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Shizuoka Prefecture
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