Yoder’s War Experiences From South Pacific Leave
RM 3/c Forrest C. Yoder, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Yoder of East Catherine Street, returns home on a 51 day leave after 18 months in the battle zone between Guadalcanal and Australia. He earned a presidential citation for bravery during the July 4-5 raid on Kolombangara and Villa.
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Mary Hause
Southwest Pacific
Forrest
C. Yoder
Fred Yoder
East Catherine Street
Guadalcanal
Australia
Kula Gulf
Solomons
Villa
Kolombangara
Bairoko
New Georgia
Yoder
Helena
U. S
Navy
New Georgia Island
Munda Field
RM Yoder
America
Mrs Herbert Hoover Dies Suddenly in New York
Mrs Herbert Hoover died unexpectedly at about 7 in her Waldorf towers apartment New York city. She suffered an acute heart attack and died a few minutes later with former President Hoover at her side. Dr Ralph H Boots treated her and a family spokesman said no further information was available. She was 68 and had returned from California before the holidays.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Caldorf Towers
Hoover
Ralph H. Boots
California
Hoovers
Waldorf Towers
Aluminum Crisis Sparks CIO Union Leader Remarks
Pittsburgh January 7. President N A Zonarich of the CIO Aluminum Workers of America accuses the War Production Board of collusion to advance private interests by cutting aluminum output. He cites stockpiles and worker layoffs as the reason for diverting aluminum to other war needs and consumer goods.
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Pittsburgh
N. A. Zonarich
Cio-Aluminum Workers of America Today
War Production Board
Zonarich
Canada
Death Comes to W. K. Vanderbilt
William Kissam Vanderbilt, aged 65 and a great great grandson of the family founder, died in New York from heart disease at 12:32 a m. He had suffered since before Christmas. Vanderbilt was former president of the New York Central Railroad and a director on its executive committee.
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New York
William Kissam Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
New York Central Railroad
Steel Workers Still Negotiating New Contract
After two days of talks on Bethlehem Steel details the 100000 workers remain in the preliminaries. Sessions resume next Tuesday as the 22 point union proposal seeks an overall 17 cent per hour wage increase. Industrial relations director Daniel Mills led management with Michael Harris of District 7 guiding the union in place of Eugene Maurice’s district.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
United Steel Workers of America
CSO
Daniel C. Mills
Michael Harris
District 7
Philadelphia
Eugene Maurice
District 12
Johnstown
End Meat Rationing Till Public Consumption Sought
Senator Thomas of Idaho will push a resolution directing the office of price administration to suspend meat rationing. He cites waste and looming meat shortages, noting millions of pounds of edible meat were destroyed or moved from storage in early January 1944 to make room for fresh slaughtered meat. He argues storage limits threaten the livestock industry without public consumption.
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Wahington
Thomas
Idaho
Office of Price Administration
War Food Administration
OPA
Philadelphia
Bolivia Upset Looks Ugly
Secretary Hull said information strengthens belief that outside forces unfriendly to the American republics aided Bolivia's revolution. He noted cooperation with 18 nations to study origins and potential conclusions. Argentina broke relations after Villarroel's government took power, while most republics sought prior consultations before recognition.
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Washington
Hull
Bolivia
Gualberto Villarroel
Argentina
Axs
Eight Bodies Recovered From Wendover Bomber Crash
Eight bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of a heavy bomber en route to Iowa that crashed west of Wendover Utah. The Sioux City Iowa based plane burst into flames near Lemay Utah on Wednesday. Set. Fred Barto of Slovan Pennsylvania and Second Lt Theodore T Klinger of Canonsburg Pennsylvania were among the dead.
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Wendover
Utah
Great Salt Lake
Wendover Air Base
Sioux City
Iowa
Lemay
Fred Barto
Lukeria Barto Slovan
Wendover Field
Theodore T. Klinger
John Klinger
Canonsburg, Pa
Sleep Bag Experiment At Camp Carson Report
Master Sergeant Earl Barke Cox, editor of the Masconic Tribune in Seattle before joining the army, required 16 minutes 45 seconds to stuff into his sleep bag during a bivouac at Camp Carson. He freed himself in 15 minutes, timed by a major for scientific purposes.
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Carson
Colo
Earl Barke Cox
Masconic Tribune
Seattle
Cramp Shipyard Forces Ordered Back to Work
Seventeen thousand idle Cramp Shipbuilding workers were ordered back by the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers after Local 42 voted to stay away until grievances are settled. Navy Secretary Knox urged immediate return to production, saying the strike harms the war effort.
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Philadelphia
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
John Green
Philip van Gelder
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Navy
Washington
Knox
Union
Jiabor
Cramp
Camden
N. J
WLB
War Labor Board
Green
Bryson Bruce
Cramp’s
Bruce
Sino Troops Cross River In Offensive
Ameri can-trained Chinese troops crossed to the east bank of the upper Chindwin river in a fresh offensive to clear the way for the Burma road. A four day air force bombardment preceded the drive and Chinese forces pushed the Japanese from the west bank at Yupbang and held eastern positions in northern Burma's Hukawng valley, about 100 miles northwest of Myitkyina.
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New Delhi
Chindwin
Burma
U. S. Army Air Force
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Yupbang
Hukawng Valley
Myitkyina
Mandalay
Yunnan
China
Only 377 Jap Prisoners
Los Angeles dispatch reports Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson says only 377 Japanese prisoners have been taken by U S forces, illustrating the difficulty of defeating Japan. He warns of continued fanatical resistance and that civilians should not expect more essential goods in 1944.
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Los Angeles
Robert P. Patterson
United States
Japan
Washington
Army
Navy
December warplane output rises by 13 percent
Washington reports December warplane production at 8,892 units, up 13 more than November’s total of 7,?80? as the Aircraft Production Board releases figures.
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Washington
Jan
Aircraft Production Board
Eighth Raid Targets Ludwigshafen in German Air Offensive
The article reports heavy U S air raids on Ludwigshafen Mannheim and other targets in Germany with 42 German fighters destroyed by Fortresses Liberators and long range fighters. It notes losses of 12 bombers and seven fighters and lists allied planes over Hungary and northern France with more than 200 Marauders in the morning assault.
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Robert N. Sturdevant
London
U. S S
Germany
France
Stockholm
Q .6
Farben Chemical Works
Ludwigshafen
Mannheim
Wiener Neustadt
Vienna
U. S. Air Force
Air Ministry
Switzerland
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Ludwigshaven
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Vichy
George R. Bucker
Wall Street
Nutley
N. J
RAF
Dominion
Duesendorf
Hungary
Allies Move to Aid Yugoslav Partisans in Tito Cause
Reports say small groups of allied officers have been entering Yugoslavia to assist Tito’s partisans, while Zagreb cites heavy fighting around Banja Luka and raids elsewhere. Allied Algiers HQ denies troop landings, noting only elite liaison specialists.
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London
Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Algiers
Banja Luka
Second Tank Army
Reuter
Stockholm
Tidningen
Josip Broz
Tito
Bosanska Gradiska
Stara Gradiska
Nova Gradiska
Beegle Bequest Leads To Bedford Lutheran Church and Relatives
Pittsburgh January probate notice reveals May Beegle leaving 1000 dollars to Bedford Lutheran Church birthplace and 5000 dollars to Ann and Louise Brice for education. Died last month. bulk estate to brother Thomas Beegle and sister Helena V. Beegle. Cousin Ruth R. Brice’s daughters are mentioned.
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Pittsburgh
May Beegle
Lutheran Church of
Bedford
Ann
Louise Brice
Ruth R. Brice
Miss Beegle
Thomas Beegle
Helena V. Beegle
Allied airmen sink or damage 30 Japanese barges
Allied airmen in the south and southwest Pacific report sinking or damaging 30 Japanese barges killing or wounding about 100 enemy personnel. The targets included near Sio and Sarang harbor New Guinea Rabaul and Kavieng as Allied forces press to disrupt Japanese supply lines. American and Australian units report activity across New Guinea Ne New Britain and New Ireland fronts with ongoing land and sea operations.
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Clen Clements
New Guinea
South
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Sio Ang Sarang
Ein Bay
Rabaul
New Britain
Bergen Bay
Cape Gloucester
W Biba
Kavieng
New Ireland
Royal Australian Air Force
Cata Inas
South Pacific Command
Sel
Saidor
Huon Peninsula
Kelanoa
Halsey Plans to Celebrate on Tokio Site
Admiral William F. Halsey, home on leave from his south Pacific command, predicted a future celebration at Tokio and said Allied forces will press through Japan. He noted heavy Japanese losses, cautious praise for Japanese fighters, and belief mass bravery and fear shape battles.
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Los Angeles
William F. Halsey
South Pacific
Tokio
Pacific
Japan
Hattiesburg paper seeks ideas to punish Hitler
The Hattiesburg American announced a contest to suggest punishments for Hitler with a $25 war bond prize for the best idea. Submissions must be signed, include full address, be limited to 150 words, and avoid profanity.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
Jan
Hattiesburg
San Vittore Falls to Fifth Army After Fierce Street Fight
Allied forces reported the fortress village of San Vittore, six miles from Cassino, fell to Gen. Mark W. Clark's Fifth Army after three days of brutal house-to-house combat. Over 100 German soldiers were killed or captured, with American troops advancing toward Mt. Maio and the Cassino plain as British units moved up the Garigliano.
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Wes Gallagher
Algiers
San Vittore
Cassino
Rome
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Don Whitehead
Associated Press
Mt. Maio
Cervaro
Garigliano
Russian offensive drives through central Ukraine ring Kirovograd
Soviet forces under Generals Konev and Vatutin breach five German divisions on a 67 mile front, surround Kirovograd, and push toward linking with northern Ukraine gains. About 5,000 Germans killed or fleeing in three days. 120 towns captured. 25 miles advanced. large prisoner numbers reported as the drive closes toward southern Russia and Poland.
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London
Ukraine
Dnieper
Kirovograd
Ivan S. Konev
Moscow
Monitor
Joulea Wadi
Nikolai F. Vatutin
Klesow
Old Poland
Rzhishchev
Kiev
Ludwig Sertorious
Vatutin
Konev
Belaya Tsernoy
Russia
Poland
Rumania
Troops Capture San Vittore in Harsh Italian Fighting
American forces fought house to house in a 40 hour battle and captured the village of San Vittore at 3 37 p m. They killed or captured most German defenders, taking over 100 prisoners in the town. The victory moves the Fifth Army closer to Cassino and ends German resistance at a key winter defense point.
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Don Whitehead
San Vittore
Italy
Fifth Army
Cassino
Somerset Daily Weather Report
Daily weather summary from Somerset by David Grove shows 24 hour period temperatures with a high around 30 and a low near 21 degrees. Previous year readings provide a point of comparison for the temperature range.
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David Grove
U. S. Weather Observer
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Cae
Ieo
Alates
Weather Outlook Across States Shows Snow and Colder Spell
Maryland foresees cloudy skies and a colder day with snow starting late Saturday into Saturday night. Western Pennsylvania expects snow showers and a drop in temperatures on Saturday. West Virginia anticipates colder weather with snow developing from the south early Saturday afternoon and spreading north later, with a colder night. Eastern Pennsylvania reports increasing clouds and chill with snow and further cooling Saturday night.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
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