Allied Rhine Crossing Opens Massive 20 Mile Front
Four Allied armies breached the Rhine in a historic crossing. The British second army and Canadian forces forged a 15 mile bridgehead from Wesel to the Ruhr gateway. The U S Ninth Army formed a 12 mile bridgehead four miles east of the Rhine near Wesel and Duisburg, while advancing four miles into the river line.
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Austin Bealmesar
Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Rhine
Second Army
First Army
Wesel
Ruhr
U.S. Ninth Army
Eisenhower
Duisburg
Europe
Ninth Army Breaks Rhine Defenses Near Wesel
Allied forces smash into the Rhine line in a wide crossing push. The U S Ninth Army seizes Rhine bridgeheads, drives wedges beyond the river, and encircles towns near Wesel while Montgomery and Patton direct operations. Massive air superiority and force commitments signal the swift end of the European war may be near.
Ryukyus Hit By Carrier Strikes From Mitscher Force
Carrier planes and battleships battered Ryukyu islands 300 miles south of Japan in four-point strikes. Mitscher's Task Force 58 fought heavy weather and clashed with Kyushu Shikoku and Honshu air forces in sky battles through Tuesday and Wednesday. One destroyer damaged and another heavier warship damaged. Nimitz reported 17 enemy ships crippled and 700 plus enemy planes destroyed or damaged in southern Japan raids.
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Morrie Landsberg
Associated Press
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Ryukyu Islands
Japan
Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Ryukyus
Formosa
Mitscher
Kyushu
Shikoku
Honshu
Chester W. Nimitz
U S Conciliator Joins Soft Coal Negotiations
Washington officials disclosed government mediation interest as U S conciliator Howard T Colvin met separately with John L Lewis and Charles O Neill amid ongoing soft coal contract talks. The March 1 negotiations continue with Ezra Van Horn stating no change and sessions set to resume Monday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Howard T. Colvin
U. S. Conciliation Service
John L. Lewis
Charles O'Neill
Colvin
O'Neill
Lewis
Thomas Lambert
John &. Addicks
Ezra van Horn
United Mine Workers
Superforts Firebomb Nagoya Plant In Major Raid
More than 100 B 29 bombers flew at night over Nagoya to hit Mitsubishi aircraft engine factory. The demolition raid started fires in at least 15 locations, aimed at crippling engines used by most Japanese aircraft. Sgt. Donald L. Schubert of Westbrook Conn reported seeing multiple fires as planes struck and departed.
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Fress 21St
U. S. Bomber Command
Guam
Mitsubishi Aircraft Engine
Nagoya
Japan
Nippon
Marianas
Ryukyu Islands
Donald L. Schubert
O ' Westbrook
Conn
11000 Planes In Assault On Reich
London reports Berlin faced a massive night air offensive with 11,000 Allied planes joining the Rhine assault. The raid supported Allied ground advance toward the Reich, with German losses of at least 53 aircraft and heavy Luftwaffe retreat. American fighters claimed many of the kills as Nazis were pursued.
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London
Berlin
Rhine
The
Reich
England
Luftwaffe
Noah Adkins Ordered To Support Family
Noah Adkins of Piney View was found guilty of failing to support his wife Jane Adkins and four children before Magistrate J. P. Meadows. Mrs. Icie Lively of MacArthur posted $1000 bond. Adkins was ordered to pay $12 per child per month and $15 per month for his wife. He was arrested and brought in this morning by Constable C. M. McDowell.
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Noah Adkins
Piney View
J. P. Meadows
Icie Lively
MacArthur
Meadows
Jane Adkins
Adkins
C. M. McDowell
New Sophia School Faces Cracking Damage Situation
Assistant Superintendent D W Bryson warned the board of education that new Sophia High School shows wall cracks, plaster falling, and doors out of line due to likely undermined land. Officials expect the worst may be over, but may pursue condemnation if a suitable rebuild site cannot be agreed. A site near Edwight owned by Rowland land Co. and leased by Raleigh Wyoming Mining Co. is tentatively approved. a committee will seek a mutually agreeable property. Clay S Crouse outlined condemnation steps, noting the process is lengthy and costly. A Slab Fork parents delegation urged the board to resolve the issue without condemnation.
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New Sophia High School
Board of Education
D. W. Bryson
Bryson
M. Ashworth
C. Ballard
Elliott Négro
Slab Fork
Miners To Do Lewis Bidding In Biggest NLRB Election
Coal miners across the Winding Gulf and New River fields face a National Labor Relations Board secret vote amid talks between the United Mine Workers and soft coal operators. While many fear a walkout by April 1 absent a new contract, some hope for a government supervised settlement, with miners saying they will follow John L. Lewis.
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Lewis
NLRB
George Armstrong Register
Helen
Winding Gulf
New F War
National Labor Relations Board
United Mine Workers
Oli
John L. Lewis
Pace 9
Bombing Raids Hit Formosa Cebu and Shipping Lanes
Heavy Allied air strikes on Formosa hit airdromes and a naval base while Cebu island in the central Philippines was raided. Gen Douglas MacArthur announced Liberators damaged nine ships in the China and Sulu seas and targeted air bases in Taiwan. Allied ground advances continued toward Batangas Bay and northern Luzon fronts.
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Formosa
Cebu Island
Philippines
China
Sulu
Douglas Macarthur
Taiwan
Okayama
Cebu
Cebu City
Midway
MacArthur
11Th Airborne Division
Batangas
Batangas Bay
Verde Island
Luzon
Arthur
Red army reaches 40 miles from Austrian border amid Hungary push
The Associated Press reports Soviet tanks and infantry within 40 miles of Austria and 81 miles southeast of Vienna, as a major Hungarian breakthrough expands 43 miles across western Hungary along a 62 mile front. Moscow cites 76,000 Germans killed or captured. meanwhile, Berlin reports fighting near Berlin and in Silesia as Soviet forces seize Neisse and Loebschuetz and close on Danzig and Gdynia.
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Associated Press
London
Austria
Vienna
Hungary
Stallin
Moscow
Germany
Berlin
Red Army
Oder River
Upper Silesia
Neisse
Loebschuetz
Silesia
Brno
Prague
Hitler
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Danzig
Godnia
Gdynia
Feodor I. Tulbukhin
Sears Funeral To Be Held Tomorrow
Funeral services for Hugh C. Sears of Elk Knob will be held Monday at Elk Knob. The 69 year old man died at Pinecrest Sanitarium on Saturday afternoon after six weeks as a patient. He was a longtime member of Upton Baptist Church. Survived by wife Emma Sears and two daughters Dorothy Thomas of Beckley and Lucille Sears at home. Also two step sons Albert Grimmett of Raleigh and Creighton Grimmett of Ashland Kentucky. A granddaughter, ten step grandchildren and a step great granddaughter, four brothers Jessie Sears Will Sears Luther Sears and Elbert Sears. Sisters Sidney Seis and Martha Ellen Cooper. Discharged servicemen to get two shoe stamps. Washington note on new stamp policy.
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Hexister
Elk Knob
Hugh C. Sears
Pinecrest Sanitarium
Upton Baptist Church
Emma Sears
Dorothy Thomas
Beckley
Lucille Sears
Albert Grimmett
Raleigh
Creighton Grimmett
Ashland
Kentucky
Jessie Sears
Will Sears
Hinton
Luther Sears
Lillybrook
Elbert Sears
Thurmond
Sidney Seis
Martha Ellen Cooper
Brooks
GOP Eyes Kilgore's Seat Would Seek Senate Control
United States politics in wartime dominates headlines as Republicans and Democrats prepare for next year's congressional race. Senate and House control appear at stake with 64 Democrats, 40 Republicans, and a Progressive in the Senate and 242 Democrats, 189 Republicans, plus two vacancies in the House. Republican Chairman John Townsend predicts a Senate win, while Democratic Chairman Lucas vows to hold their majority.
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Kilgore
Senate
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Lincup
John Townsend
Delaware
G.O.P
Lucas of
Minors
Democratic Campaign Committee
Patton Breaks Rhine Bridgehead With Tanks Across Night
Edward D. Ball profiles Patton's third army crossing the Rhine after breaking out from Normandy. Tanks crossed at a bridgehead eight miles long as towns east of Mainz fell, while opposition was light and dawn brought inland advance. Jet planes were downed and amphibious craft moved troops across the calm river in one of Europe’s boldest strokes.
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Wesel - Duisburg
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Torde
Sir Bernard II
Montgomery
Rhine
U.S. Ninth Army
First Airborne Army
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Germany
Europe
al- Hed
Eiseshower
George S. Patton, Jr
Third Army
Middle Germany
Ruhr
Edward D. Ball
Associated Press
Normandy
George §. Patton
U.S
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Upper Rhine
Efelden
Astheim
Gersheim
Leeshein
Mainz
Ludwigshafen
Patton
Messerschmitt 262
Usually Pessimistic Doughboys End Is Near For Keich
American soldiers brace for a final large offensive as Allied forces pour into the Ruhr region. The opening barrage unleashed by British and American units targets Wesel and the Rhine, with Lancasters bombing Ruhr towns and paratroopers entering Germany. Allied transport crews press on amid flak and losses, while dawn reveals advancing columns and bridged approaches ready for the next phase of operations.
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Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
Wisched
Rhine
Germany
Wesel
R.A.F
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