37th Division Wages War At Lightning Pace
NORTHERN LUZON The 37th Ohio division pushed fast through the Cagayan valley driving the Japanese from 200 miles of northern Luzon in BL days. Maj. Gen. Beightler said the speed left the enemy no time to set. The unit built 200 bridges after most had been destroyed by air action with engineers and riflemen in advance. The campaign moves to mopping up scattered forces in the Sierra Madre.
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Luzon
37Th
Ohio
Robert
Beightler
Cagayan Valley
Bougainville
New Georgia
Sierra Madre Moun
Beightler’s spearherd breaks Japanese lines in Luzon drive
General Beightler says his force pushed through to clear Luzon’s bread basket. He describes a 200 mile long front and crowded advances with tanks and half tracks opening the way for infantry. Japanese counter moves were hampered as the 345th Infantry cracked Oroung pass after three days of heavy fighting.
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Beightier
Beightler
Luzon
Oroung Pass
Urey
Beighiler
Coal Output Declines In First Half Of 1945
Washington reports seven percent less bituminous coal and nineteen percent less anthracite produced in the first six months of 1945 than in the same period of 1914. Soft coal output reached 297,000,000 tons versus 319,000,000 last year, while anthracite fell to 26,000,000 tons from 43,000,000. Ickes urged continued stockpiling and steady supplies to meet demand.
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Washington
United States
Solid Fuels Administration
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Coal reserves hint at lingering shortage risk
An official stated industrial soft coal users and retailers held a 30 day supply as of June 1, totaling 215000 tons above the low point since a six month decline began. He warned that despite seasonal influences stabilizing the reserves, a shortage of 25000000 tons still looms.
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Ight
Kidnaped Infant Is Returned No Ill Effects
Mrs Helen Creviston, estranged wife of an army sergeant, cuddled her day old daughter Jean as police reported the kidnaped infant was found unharmed. Suspect Phyllis Lanman 29 confessed to abducting the baby from Marion City hospital nursery citing her inability to have a child. Lanman was arrested after claiming the child was hers while seeking medical care from Dr Maude Bull.
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Marion
Helen Elizabeth Crevisson
Tiny Dean
Eileen Creviston
Phyllis Lanman
Marion City Hospital
Lanmen
Jean
Mergers
Townsend Townsends Report on Legislation at Meeting
Mason Smith reported on impending legislation in Washington DC of interest to the Towns Send Club. He noted Townsend and associates have been in DC preparing for a congressional hearing on Townsend Bills HR 2229 2200 and that a large petition drive is underway to push Constitutional amendment backed by Townsend to supersede the Social Security Act. The club meets Mondays at 8 pm in Victory Hall and a message from Townsend National Headquarters will be read.
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Mason Smith
Washington, D. C
Townsend Club
Dr. Townsend
Washington
Townsend
Congress
Clib
Victory Hall
Middle Avenue
Townsend National Headquarters
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