War Strikes Stir White House Warning On Victory Timeline
Office of War Information officials say strikes threaten longer war and that decisions rest with the president. Rail wage disputes and nonoperating unions escalate as Elmer Davis warns against inflation dangers while urging unity in a critical wartime period. Magnetic poles clarifications follow.
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Office of War Information
Germany
United Nations
James F. Hynes
Lovel Best
Roose- Nele
Elmer Davis
Yarm Reader
Washington
Mass Purge of Fascists Ordered in Italian Provinces
Naples January 1 The Allied military government in Italy ordered a mass purge of fascist officials from local government posts across the provinces of Naples Benevento Avellino and nearby areas. Previously fascists were removed individually to avoid disruption of administration in occupied zones.
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Pasclet
Alti
Bene
Vento
Avellino
Italy
AMG
Prefect of Savoy Assassinated in Annecy Street
LANDON Jan 1 General Marion a Frenchman recently appointed prefect for upper Savoy was assassinated today in the streets of Annecy Swiss radio reported Two German officers accompanying him were wounded one gravely the broadcast said
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Marion
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Annecy
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Local New Year Dances and Music Events List
City notices outline New Year dances in multiple venues. Hermenn Bons Heil hosts January 2 with the Southerners. Converse Hall hosts January 1 with Ren Braunfels Village Band and a prize Waltz contest. Be and 2c 9:00 to 1:00 admission. Helotes Inn offers January 1 music by Ben Pateman and His Playboys. Additional dances at Way fon j Boeme feature Stars band.
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Converse Hall
Ren Braunfels
Helotes Inn
Gat
Jan
Ben Pateman
His
Playboys
Girl Kisses All Soldiers in New Year Random Cheer
A 19 year old Minneapolis girl kissed every soldier she met on New Year’s Friday. Patrolman Joe Gephart arrested the girl near East Houston and Mary streets at midnight. He described her as not drunk but giving “good cheer” and was unsure whether to arrest after she kissed and hugged soldiers. She was taken to juvenile authorities for questioning.
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Minneapolis
Joe Gephart
East Houston
Mary's
Gephart
Flvenile
Hollywood
Edger Sergen
Ginny Simms
Robert Montgomerys
Gary Coopera
Bob
Maria Montezia
Joan Bennett
Walter Wanger
Joan
Walter
Ines
Ken Murray
Jack Mwhall
IBA
Bette Deavis
John Garfield
Hollywood Canteen
Internal Revenue Hits New High in Texas December
The South Texas district of the Internal Revenue Service collected a new monthly high of 5 090 000 in December, surpassing the previous high of 76 000 000. Most of the increase came from income taxes with all but 5 000 000 collected in the last month of the year.
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Austin, Jro
South ‘Texas
Internal Revenue Box
Itan
Medical Kits Save Marauder Saves Crew With Gum Medical Aid
A Marauder bomber of the Twelfth Army Air Force returning to base in North Africa was hit by flak over a target. A radio gunner and an engineer used chewing gum adhesive tape and gauze bandage to seal a fuel line leak, stopping fluid loss and enabling the crew to continue. Evangeline Oak marks the legend of Evangeline in La.
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Washington, Jan
War Department
Twelfth Army Air Force Aafe
Ita
North Africa
Itty
Tromaldes
Gibron
Los Gatos
Gall
Atari Sete
Wayne
Armatrong
Urbana
Robert L. Weldon
Famhurst
Queens
New York City
Medal List Honors Sergeant Phillips in Combat Record
Sergeant Bet Chaude R. Phillips of Oneida Tennessee leads in medals at Hickam Field Hawaii. Now at Air Force Gunnery School, he earned the Distinguished Service Cross the Air Medal with two clusters the Silver Star and overseas service medals. He flew percent missions totaling nine hundred combat hours with actions over Midway Wake Island Guadalcanal the Coral Sea New Georgia and Bougainville.
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Honolulu
Jan
Bet
Chaude R. Phillips
Oneida
Tenn
Ledia
Phillips
The
Air Force Gunnery School
Hla
Carter
Midway
Wake Island
Quadalcanal
Coral Sea
New Georgia
Bougainville
Detectives Find Slot Machine in Street Torn Open
Detectives report a torn open slot machine found on a street corner. The unusual incident involved a machine partially ripped from its stand with no immediate suspects or motive identified. Authorities are investigating leads and reviewing nearby surveillance for clues.
Repairs Rush at Damaged Vocational School Dining Hall
Officials rushed repairs on the damaged vocational education complex at Roy Toes Gam after a holiday fire. The kitchen and dining hall facilities are being restored with the goal of reopening before students return from holiday break. The fire's origin remains undetermined.
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Austin, van. i
Mesa Hell
Vocatonal Education Archeol
Roy Toes Gam
Grocery Chain Head Hunts Onions
A well dressed guest sought onions at a Kansas City hotel lobby, saying his wife in Washington asked him to bring home onions as none were available. He bought the onions, asked to keep it quiet, and claimed to be an official of a nationally known grocery chain. The piece also notes claims about modern Icelanders tracing descent to Norse settlers.
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Kanbas City
Monty Woolley Turns New Leaf in When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Hollywood notes recap Monty Woolley’s shift to a warmer image in the Damon Runyon film When Irish Eyes Are Smiling for Twentieth Century Fox. The column lists cast changes, studio chatter, and New Year gossip about Rita Hayworth, Joan Bennett, Barbara Stanwyck, and others as 1940s film projects begin.
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Damon Runyon
Twentieth
Wootley
Himelf
Nice
Rale
New York
Vivian Blaine
Lynn Bari
Ace Major Payne Seeks More After 122 Missions
Atlantic City report profiles Major Carl W Payne of Columbus Ohio temporarily at Army Air Force Redistribution Station No 7 with a record of 122 combat missions. He is credited with destroying five and a half enemy aircraft and taking part in Dieppe Salerno and Tunisian campaigns, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with oak leaf clusters.
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Atlantic City
Jan
Carl W. Payne
Payne
North Africa
Dieppe
Salerno
Columbus
Ohio
Army Air Force
No. 7
Byriaf
For Once B-26 Fails to Get Flak Holes and Breaks Jinx
American bomber Marauder No 13 breaks a morale slump by recording a clean mission over Rome on Friday. Lieutenant Thomas Abernathy recalls the August 13 flight as a notable success, while humorous anecdotes and local color from Italy, Bari, and a joking dog are interwoven with crew camaraderie and tales of war-time luck.
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Bal Boyle
Italy
Rome
Thomas Abernathy
Washington, D. C
Paper Salesman Warns Utah Soldier World Champion
East Lake City reports a striking scene as a corner paper vendor shouts warnings about a Utah soldier claimed as world champion. The unusual exchange highlights the day’s surprising news and local reaction from bystanders.
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East Lake City
Burlington, Williars
Mar
Major Payne Enlists as Aviation Cadet After College Study
Major Payne enlisted as an aviation cadet in June after completing two years at Ontario State University. The fragment suggests a wartime context and a shift from training to service, with emphasis on Payne’s path from college to military aviation duties.
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Womid
Payne
Onto: State University
Runaway Girls Taken Off Train
Two Houston girls aged 14 were removed from a Southern Pacific train Saturday morning after their parents reported they had stolen $80 from home and were en route to California. City detectives Joe Newman and Bill McGee turned them over to juvenile officers.
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Houston
Southern Pacific
California
Gity
Joe Newman
Bil McGee
Jurenie
Faster Allied Push Marks Jap Retreat Across Pacific
In latest war developments American marines repelled counter-attacks at Cape Gloucester and Seabees began work on the captured airdrome. Patrol skirmishes and light air attacks were seen at Arawe. Australians advanced along the Huon peninsula in New Guinea north of Finschhafen, while Bougainville showed a Jap retreat in the north. Bad weather limited air activity and hindered enemy air facilities attacks.
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China
Japan
Cape Gloucester
Navy
Arawe
New Britain
New Guinea
Huon Peninsula
Finschhafen
Solomons
Bougainville
Big Island
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