Saipan B-29s Attack Tokyo with Industrial Targets
Saipan based Superfortresses opened February raids on Tokyo with light air strength, aiming at industrial sites including the Musashino works. Bombing dropped 1500 tons over four missions from Nov 24 to Dec 24, 1944, while officials said results at Musashino were inconclusive and Japan faced intensified damage from daily raids.
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Washington
Japan
Tokyo
Musathine Aireraft
Focee
Pekso
Waterim
War Department
Misashino
Heywood Hansell
Uist
Minavion
Hansell
Staement
1St Bomber Command
Saipan
Explosion at Plas Con vaction Plant in Carlisle
Firefighters responded to a 4:50 p.m. blast at the Plas Convation Company on Fuller Road. A 200-pound Avery generator exploded next to the machine shop, blowing out windows and a door. With 800 pounds of carbide nearby, crews contained the fire to a small area and kept the main building safe. About 100 damage was reported. the generator was destroyed and the cause was under investigation.
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Carlisle
Plas Convaction Company
Fuller Road
Benerator
Harold Bruce
Bruce
Freezing Rain Follows Very Cold Wave
A freezing rain and snow swept the midwest after the season's worst cold wave hit the east and northeast. The storm moved from northern Texas through Arkansas Missouri Kentucky and Tennessee and turned to snow in the North Central States with two to three inches forecast. Temperatures dropped below zero in parts of Illinois and Pennsylvania reports but eased to 10 to 15 degrees above zero elsewhere as the system extended toward northern Texas and the Ohio valley.
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Midwest
Ohio
Moshannon
Illinois
Germans Launch Surprise Attack In Serchio Valley Front
The German assault struck in strength in the Serchio valley 14 miles inland from the Ligurian coast under Fifth Army command. The attack aimed at Gallicano near the Serchio River, forcing American troops to withdraw from prepared outposts while heavy artillery and air bombardment continued along the Bologna sector.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Serchio Valley
Ligurian
Gallicano
Serchio
Elyrian Wearing Purple Heart Home From France
John William Walton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walton, of 1245 E River Street, arrived home on Christmas Day for a 30 day furlough. He wears the Purple Heart after being seriously wounded on September 4, 1944 in France with Patton's Third Army. He was flown from France to a hospital in England, left England on November 29, and arrived in New York on December 12. He was sent to Bushnell General Hospital in Utah and is spending his furlough with his wife and five month old son at his parents' home, the first time he has seen his son.
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Mfe
John William Walton
Charles Walton
E. Riverstreet
Purple Heart
Pic
Walton
France
Parton
Third Army
England
New York
Bushnell General Hospital
Utah
PFC
Anthony F. Tarnowske
Frank Tarnowske
East Avenue
Pie
Anthony .Y. Parmowske
Tarenowske
Germany
Tarmmowske
Army
Navy
Tarnowske
Grafton
LaGrange
Elyria
St. Mary’s Church
Perry-Fay Company
Zeno C. ]Tarnowske
PEC
Robert M. Diederick
Randolph Diederick
Adams Street
Atlon
Diederick
Weir Son
Robert
Be Wan Au Employes
Ts General Lodustrigs
Burglary at J R Dall Motor Co On Broad Street
Police investigated a burglary at J R Dall Motor Co on Broad Street where tools valued at several hundred dollars were stolen. The break in was found at 7:45 am when workers arrived. burglars used a cutting torch in an attempt to breach the safe hinges. Continued on Page 3.
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J. R. Dall Motor Co
Broad Street
Noti
Elyria Girl Becomes Ensign After Naval Reserve Training
Miss Josephine Elizabeth Mischka of 234 Harrison street has been commissioned an ensign in the United States Naval Reserve after training at the Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School in Northampton Massachusetts. She will report to duty in the Boston civilian personnel office. Mischka, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Otto K Mischka, earned a bachelor of arts at Oberlin College and previously worked at the Lorain U S Employment Service office before joining the Women's Reserve.
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Josephine Elizabeth Mischka
Harrison Street
United States Naval Reserve
Han Bleting
Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School
Northampton
Massachusetts
Boston
Mischka
Otto K. Mischka
Oberlin College
Lorain
U. S. Employment Service
We Iwonen
Endowment Boost for Center for the Sightless
The Center for the Sightless is building an endowment fund with a 500 dollar bond. A donor named Elyrianfan contributed a 5500 U.S. bond to the fund a few days ago. Mrs Beulah Williams has moved into the Center for the Sightless Hen home on Third street and residents are expected to move in early next year. Alterations and refurnishing of the old Reely home are nearly complete.
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Center For the
U.S
Beulah Williams
Third Street
Reely
Tabulation Of New Point Values For Vegetables and Meals
A brief note indicates a tabulation of new point values for vegetables and meals appears on page 1L. The item suggests saving the tabulation for future reference and use.
Red Army storms Budapest as siege tightens
Soviet forces stream into Budapest from north west and south while two spearheads approach the Royal Palace. Suburban areas fall, isolating Nazi and Hungarian troops in a 10 square mile pocket. In Buda, guards fight fiercely in tunnels and along rings of western defenses as the battle nears its likely decisive point.
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Moscow
Budapest
Hungaria
Buda
Danube
Naals
Pilis
Esztergom
Stalingrad
Large Japanese Carrier Sunk as U S Submarine Forces Hit 7 Ships
Washington reported that a large Japanese aircraft carrier and six other enemy vessels were sunk by U S submarines in a round of offensive actions. The tally brings total Japanese ships sunk or damaged to 1 090, with U S submarines accounting for more than 3 500 000 tons of shipping in the Pacific.
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Eageier
Harsh Winter Weather Strands Ohio Travelers
Driving conditions deteriorated across Elyria and Lorain County as wet snow slicked icy spots. Cam and sleet storms battered portions of Ohio while other regions reported good conditions. forecasts predict colder weather with temps near 20 degrees tonight.
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Elytia
Lorain County
Ohio
Cam
Wile
Jere Couny
Churchill Urges Greek Leaders to End Civil War
In Athens Prime Minister Churchill pressed Greek leaders to end their civil war and form a strong coalition government. He warned Britain would aid the government if rebels refuse terms to rescue Athens and secure surrounding areas for daily life. Delegates from ELAS and the Greek government met for four and a half hours behind closed doors but offered no final decision. The conference was delayed as British officials and non-Greeks attended.
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Athens
Churchill
Coalision
Britain
ELAS
Rnlock
Anthony Eden
Matstidl
Harold R. LG. Alexander
Mediterranean
Ronald Scobie
No. 5
U. S. Bombers Destroy Much German Armor And Transport
Four days of clear weather saw Ninth Air Force bombers destroy and damage vast German armor and transport in the Ardennes and Belgium. SHAEF reported 2,026 motor vehicles destroyed or damaged and 403 armored units, with 3,521 German transport vessels affected in 8,923 sorties. Pilots Crutchfield and Stubbs led dawn strikes on a long convoy of 80 German trucks, while Hellhawk Thunderbolts reported extreme close support, stripping planes of dirt and debris during missions.
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Walter Cronkite
Ninth Air Force
Ninth U.S. Air Force
Karl von Rundstedt
Belgium
SHAEF
von Rundstedt
Y Cahamel
Fam
Terré
Trad
Kentucky
Wilfred B. Crutchfield
Machanville
Arthur B. Stubbs
Ownesboro
Ardennes
Ray Stecker
Navy sailor awarded Purple Heart for WWII service
Robert R. Herrick, 26, a Navy watertender third class, was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in the South Pacific. He previously worked for Harshaw Chemical Company. The Purple Heart was sent to his mother, Mrs. G. Gerrick, of West Avenue.
Man dies trying to free car from snow drift
John Daniels, 60, of Ridgeville, collapsed while shoveling to free his stalled car in a snowbank near George Meyers rest device. He had sought help from Meyers, then from a neighbor boy James Strek who assisted before Daniels sat on the running board and died from a heart attack induced by exertion. Paramedics were summoned, with further details continued on Page 3.
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John Daniels
Cleveland Road
Ridgeville
Mr. Daniels
Wes
Otten
George Meyers
Meyers
Mr. Meyers
Hiness
Mr. Deniels
Timely Warning From Chief Bates on Matches and Smoking
Fire chief Bates warns Elyria residents about matches and smoking. A child’s near fire and several local blazes show risks from careless matches, smoking in bed, and tossing out cigars. He stresses keeping matches away from children and fully extinguishing cigarettes.
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Johnny
Krest
Elyria
Bates
Casualty List From Elyria And Vicinity
Casualties reported for Elyria and surrounding area include Pfc Anthony Tarnowske of Elyria who was killed in action in Germany December 7. Also Pfc Harry Reynolds, 29, killed on the western front. and Pfc Robert M Diederick wounded in France November 8 and later awarded the Purple Heart. Surviving families and local connections noted, with details on residences and affiliations.
American Air Power Taking Deadly Toll
American forces pushed four miles east of the Meuse recapturing Cellea and pressed the southern flank of the German salient as air power blasted German armor. Allied air sorties topped 130 with 0 tanks and 196 transport planes downed or damaged. weather remained clear though subfreezing, aiding observers watching Von Rundstedt’s potential counterblows.
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Paris
Meuse
Cellea
Stavelot
Marche
Liege
Namur
Bastogne
Optimism Grows Over Western Front after Meuse Stand
Washington observers, citing failed German crossings of the Meuse, note General Eisenhower has time to fortify a defensive line with mines, obstacles, artillery and machine guns along the Meuse. They point to American gains narrowing the German corridor toward Holton and No. 2 as key signs of progress.
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Washington
Geremans
Meuse
Dwight D. Eisenehower
Celles
Ciney
Holton
Traffic Ad Tout Promises Shells and Roadside Boxes
A clipped and garbled ad from the Minneapolis Star-Journal and Tribune touts roadside offerings and boxes of shells. The fragment suggests thousands of potential buyers were expected, with unclear details on products and locations.
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Minneapolis
The
Minneapolis Star-Journa
Tribune
Sele
Agiglobos
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Harry W. Reynolds
Europe
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Ninth Street
Lela Hendrixson
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Lloyd W. Reynolds
Mendel Court
Edna Bates
Tampa
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Galen Hendrineson
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George WD
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