Wartime Christmas in sober mood across the U S and allied cities
Across the nation Christmas news centers on service members and relief efforts. In London a Blitz borough hosted 70 children in subway shelters. Chicago's service men centers fed up to 150,000 with gifts to hospitals and troops. Santa returned to Guam aboard a Seabees convoy. Paris kept Christmas day quiet under strict military vigilance.
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Guam
Herman Perez
Paris
Texan Dies in Truck Crash at Harlingen
Harlingen December 2 Buford Davis aged missing in migratory labor camp Weslaco died when a pickup truck and an off transport collided near Harlingen. Davis was thrown from the cab and died two hours after the crash at the Harlingen Army Air Base hospital.
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Buford Davis
L. W. Davis
Weslaco
Davis
Harlingen Army Air Base Hospital
Hansel and Gretel Opera Presented by San Antonio Civic
Christmas Box nights feature Humperdinck opera in Municipal Auditorium Monday and Tuesday with Eleanor Kriepp and Helena Strassburger Boatwright in title roles. Orchestra of 30 led by Dr Ollo Wick, plus chorus and ballet. Numerous civic hosts plan Monday and Tuesday box parties, with local families listed.
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Hensel
Gretel
San Antonio Civile Opera Company
Municipal Audetorian
Eleanor Kriepp
Helena Strassburger Boatwright
Elke Diemner Wick
Glaella Bauer
Jossephine Schreiner
Suzanne Phillips
Ollo Wick
Gus Mauermans
Bert Karing
Frank Weinrich
Houghton H. Phillips
Alfred Munater
Lucille Halard
Emerette Ballard
Cecil Firnma-Beck
Kurt Beckman
B. McGimsey
Liston’ Zander
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J. A. Calvert
Albert Keidle
Ry le Rhea
Crockett
Jack Hale
G. Tayloe
J. D. Ragland
Ben Smith
Patrick D. Miller
Scott Schreiner
What Japs Think Is Real Insult At U S Cavalry School
At the Far Riley cavalry school officers recounted a grim exchange from Burma days. The Japanese allegedly taunted Americans with insults hoping to uncover positions, shouting phrases like Babe Ruth is a buns and other slurs as a brutal form of mockery and psychological warfare.
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Eleanor
Goebbels Vaguely Predicts Victory This Christmas
In a Christmas Eve speech on December 25 in Gondon, Naz propaganda minister Goebbels offered vague predictions of Germanys war success. He apologized for Adolf Hitlers failure to address the people and expressed unwavering faith in a brighter future, saying future developments will justify past suffering.
Hit-Run Driver Plows Woman 2 Miles In Chicago
Chicago date lines report a hit and run driver struck Mrs. Lillian Bock 27 and dragged her body nearly two miles. Doctors said almost every bone in her body was broken. Her husband Pvt. John To Bock, married earlier this year, had been sent overseas three days after their wedding.
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Chicago
Death Carries Coincidence For Two Men In Los Angeles
Two men died in separate traffic incidents near the same intersection yesterday in Los Angeles. Victims were Leo C.G. English, 43, and Dural English, 45, who lived a block apart and were not related.
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Zach
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Englsh
Dural English
Plane Crashes on Roundtop Mountain Near Harrisburg
A twin engined C 47 Army transport with 27 aboard crashed on Roundtop mountain near New Cumberland airport three miles west of the field. Fifteen injured were taken to Harrisburg General Hospital and authorities say eight or nine may have died.
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Harrisburg
Roundton Mountain
New Cumberland
Harrisburg General Hospital
Nazis Score Deeper Gains In Belgium
Allied reports say German progress in Belgium deepens as the offensive around the Baarlautern sector develops favorably. Berlin radio notes Eisenhower’s plan to strike from north and south is taking clearer shape as air forces unleash massive bombing across the German bulge.
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Baarlautern
Ssar
Supreme Allied
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Eisenhower
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Supreme Headquarters
Coal truck driver crushed under two tons of coal
Cherokee Okla Dec 25 Henry Fleck a McAlester coal operator was killed when his truck veered off the road on the way to Coalgate and the two ton load of coal he was delivering toppled onto him as he was thrown from the vehicle his mother had asked for a Christmas present
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Okla
Renry Fleck
McAlester
Christman
Coalgate
Allied Air Offense Delivers Heavy Losses in Two Day Battle
The Ammertean For tresses and Liberator led the largest single mission with near 500 bombers backed by 2000 forces. Germany reportedly lost 183 planes Saturday and 125 Sunday, about 34g across two days, while Allies flew roughly 13,000 sorties. Allied losses totaled 30 bombers and 41 fighters on one day and 47 bombers with 26 fighters on Saturday, including eight heavies.
Cigarets Saved by the Bell in Philadelphia Burglary
Stock worth fourteen thousand cigarets were saved by a burglar alarm at the Franklin Tobacco Company in Philadelphia. Thieves tunneled through a brick wall to reach the stash but fled when alerted by the bell today.
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Philadelphia
Franklin ‘Tobacco Company
London Subway Workers Strike over two day holiday
London’s subway system halted as workers walked out amid a dispute over a two day holiday. Union leaders called the walkout unauthorized and said it would last for one day.
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London
Lee
Steel production method noted in early US report
Approximately 63 per cent of the Steel produced in the United States in mate by the basic open-hearth method.
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United States
Frederick Groos Services Set For Frederick Carl Groos
Funeral services for Frederick Carl Groos will be held at 4 o clock Tuesday at the Porter Loring chapel. Survived by widow Ruth Groos, four sons in the U S Navy Lieut Clarkson Groos Fred Groos Jr and Treut Gus Groos, daughter Betty Beyer, mother Anna Groos, four sisters and a brother Gig J Groos and four grandchildren.
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Y Groos
Ruth Groos
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Fred ¢. Groog,Jr
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Gus J. Groos
U.S. Navy
Betty Beyer
Mra
Anna Groos
Fish Guenther
Gus Glesecke
Warner Wilkins
Lothie
Q. Watlington
Gig J. 'Groos
Unclear Product Ad Claims Itching Relief
Fragmentary promotional text touts an itching remedy but is inconsistent and hard to parse. Mentions names like Agontelng, Umly Ecsera, Rivgwonn, Pimplas and urges repeat use if first jar fails to satisfy.
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