Allied Power Drive Pushes Germans Back Toward Rhine
War analysis notes Allied forces concentrate strength in Aachen and Ruhr as U S 9th Army under Simpson and U S 1st Army under Hodges press German lines. Patton’s 3rd Army advances toward Saar basin near Metz while Patch’s 7th Army drives into the Vosges as French troops reach the Rhine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reich
Aachen
Ruhr
Rhineland
U. S. 9Th Army
William Hood Simpson
U. S. 1St’s
Courtney Hodges
George Patton
U. S. 3Rd Army
Saar Basin
Metz
Alexander Patch
U. S
Simpson
Adolf Hitler
Siegfried
Patton
Saar
3Rd Army
Bom
Siegfried Line
Allied fortunes shift in far Pacific war reports
Pacific battle notes detail U S forces pressing on Leyte with MacArthur's troops encircling Japanese positions while Chinese forces lose ground in eastern China. B 29s strike Kyushu as Patton advances toward the Saar amid heavy fighting at Metz. Soviet forces attack in Latvia, Hungary, and Austria as U S and Allied air power pound German lines. NWLB disputes rise in living costs, clashing with organized labor over wartime wage adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
U. S
Leyte
Philippines
Far East
General MacArthur
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Liuchow
Manchuria
Kyushu
Omura
National War Labor Board
Organized Labor
NWLB
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wage policy hints mix with Little Steel revisions
Stabilization Director Vinson urged continuation of current price and wage policies with hints of higher pay after Germany’s defeat to offset shorter working hours. Mixed reactions emerged on revising the Little Steel formula as Senator Russell defended restraint while Senator Aiken questioned fairness due to depreciation. Pepper urged a 65 cent minimum wage under wartime controls, replacing 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NWLB
Vinson
Germany
Georgia
Richard Russell
Vermont
George Aiken
Florida
Claude Pepper
Army Supply Faces Huge Overseas Strain in War Effort
Lieut. Gen. Brehon Somervell reports the Army Service Forces oversee nearly 5 million troops overseas and 1,509 vessels moved 40 million tons of cargo in the year ending last June. He warns demand rises with intensified Allied offensives and cites shortages in heavy artillery munitions trucks tires and tractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Brehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
Somervell
Bond-Fire club burns war bonds by 27 workers
In Jacksonville Florida the Consolidated Vultee plant workers formed the first bond-fire club. Twenty seven employees including men and women threw securities into a blazing bonfire claiming victory as value for their investments. The treasury department said there is no legal prohibition against burning securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vultee
Iami
Fla
U. S
Treasury Department
Uncle Sam
Mt Holly Update and Local Social Notes
Mr. John Guchard returns to work after surgery. James and Belle Gabriel hosted guests in Hamlet and Thanksgiving dinner. C Klausing buys new Forestville home. M Richter reports strong sale for canaries. C Mulchter and Dayton relatives stayed with N Thayer over weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. James Gabriel
Mrs. Hauser
Hamlet
Mr. C. Mulchter and Family
Dayton, Ohio
N. Thayer
Local Social Notes From Moscow Area
Emma Maude Lykins visits with U S Army husband in Texas. Several families share Thanksgiving and Sunday visits in Moscow and nearby towns including Katz, Kinnett, Hiatt, Woodruff, Dickson, Schadle, Swhndle, Swartz, Sipple, Beach, and Gates. One obituary notes the death of Jennie Gates in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Maude Lykins
Abner Lykins
U. S. Army
Texas
Jennie Gates
Jesse Pribble
Glen St. Mary
Fla
Moscow Methodist Church
Moscow Cemetery
Resumption of light truck production to aid farmers in 1945
Production of light trucks restarts in January 1945 after a 1942 suspension. About 30,000 trucks will be built in the first three months, aiding U S farmers who purchase half of such vehicles. The government also boosts carbon steel allocations for quarter one to support automotive parts, rail replacements, and railcar/railway vehicle production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
America
British Bungalows to Shelter War Families
British families made homeless by the German blitz will receive temporary bungalows. Each unit includes living room, kitchen, two bedrooms, bath and shed with electric or gas heat and hot water. Government funds two thirds. local authorities manage rents, repairs, and tenant selection. Tenancy up to 10 years at $2 weekly. Farms income for nine months 1944 reaches 14.574 billion, with projected full year 20.6 billion, a historical peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Crossword puzzle clues list for a magazine page
A list of crossword clues with Across and Down entries including numbers and hints such as Poisonous snake plural and To quit along with several geographic and object clues. The grid includes clues for subjects like The goddess of dawn and The ocean, plus several short answers and common crossword terms.
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Wspaper Uni
Wisespaper Union
Europe
Allied Weight
Western Front
Schalfenberg
Latvia
Hungary
Budapest
Austria
Gen. Hodges
Bureau of Transport Economics
Interstate Commerce Commission
Russia
Bond
MT. Holly
John Guchard
Mrs. C. Klausing
Forestville
Ohio
Isabel
Minnie
Lilly Kinnett
Margaret Hiatt
Mrs
Louis Schwab
Mt. Nebo
Marjorie Woodruff
Leona Dickson
Baby
Dickson
Roy Woodruff
Lewis Woodruff
Francis King
Leesburg
Earl Catlett
Adam Swhndle
Mary Lee
Wilma Jean Schadle
McKendrie
Velma McMahan
Bethel
Angie Preston
Nancy Lee Swartz
Moscow
Minnie Hawk
Cleveland
Lewis Sipple
Gaye Beach
Clarabel Beach
Columbus
Paulina Beckelhymer
Cincinnati
Gilbert Sipple
Miss Verna
Thurman Pingle
Robert Richardson
Elizabeth Nickels
Jeannine Lanham
Milford
David Little
U.S. N
Great Lakes, N
Ella Hughes
Browning
Oliver Manning
Gatch Beach
Henry Demaris
Reiner’s
Rind Gerhart’s Drug Store
North West Cornes
Nash Pharmacy
Axis
Mammal
Suinx
Sun God
Weary
Crosley
Crosley Organization
Molly Burg
Dolly Kirk
Mary Fisher
Dottie Pyles
Colerain Avenue
Vine Street
War Manpower Commission
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