Ninth Army presses on Lin nich now near Rhineland
United States Ninth Army troops push into Lin nich on the Roer River front as the northern arc of the Cologne Plain attack nears the Rhineland factories at Rheydt Munchen and Gladbach. First Army advances toward Duren while Third Army tanks push to Merzig on the Saar River. Seventh Army drives to Hagtenau, within 10 miles of the Reich border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United States
Ninth Army
Roer River
Linnich
Cologne
Rheydt-Munchen
Gladbach
Roerdorf
Flossdorf
First Army
Duren
Roer
Third Army
Saar River
Merzig
George S. Patton
Saar
Saarlautern
Doughboys
Saarbrucken
Seventh Army
Lorraine
Hagtenau
Ratification Doubts for Anglo American Oil Pact
Washington December 2 Chairman Connally predicted the Anglo American oil treaty in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will never be ratified. He called the pact unfair to the American oil industry and not necessary for general welfare. The treaty would have the two governments jointly develop world petroleum resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
German V-3 weapon could target New York by December
A Stockholm dispatch quoted Nazi Labor Chief Albert Speer stating the new V-3 weapon may be ready to fit against New York by the end of December. No details were given on the weapon's nature or perfection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stockholm
Albert Speer
New York
Rationing Set for Cigarettes at Interior Cafeteria
Interior Department to start cigarette rationing next week in its cafeteria. Cards issued to employees allow two packs a week, with additional stock possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interior Department
Japanese withdrawal in north and British advances at Kandy
The report states Japanese forces withdraw from the north at Kand, with Chinese troops training to hold the northern stronghold of Bhamotod. About a thousand are encircled, while the town is largely isolated except for riverfront. Elsewhere in the north, Nipponese forces retreat, abandoning six points to the British as W. R. King stays at Bar atnof Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kandy
Bhamotod
Burin
Ed Stettinius Jr. rises to Cabinet post reshaping world peace
Drew Pearson awards the Brass Ring to Edward Stettinius Jr as Secretary of State, detailing his rise through support from FDR Harry Hopkins and J. P. Morgan connections. The piece notes Stettinius became chairman of U S Steel at 37, backed by Roosevelt and industry figures, and contrasts Byrnes’s expected appointment with Stettinius’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Pearson
Washington
Edward Stettinius, Jr
Ed Stettinius, Jr
Ed Stettinius
United States
Harry Hopkins
General Motors
John L. Pratt
Stettinius
J. P. Moret & Go
J. P. Morgan
Robert Bacon
Roosevelt
Temple
Fde
Marty
F. D. Roosevelt
Myron Taylor
U. S. Steel
Jimmy Byrnes
Byrnes
Pe. Cohen
U. S. Court of Appeals
State Department
Hull
Connally
Texas
George
Georgia
White House
Senate
Utah Beats Montana State In 78 To 28 Victory
Utah defeated Montana State 78 to 28 in a basketball game played last night. Final scores from Friday football show Isa 48 over Miami 2 and several other line items including Maryland 8 over zimia Military 6.
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Utah
Montana State
Isa
Miami
Camp Beale
Siege of Pacific
Maryland
Zimia Military
William
Richmond
Morgan
Virginia State
Tennestale
Wilberforce
Five Tokyo Raiders Escape Russian Prison
Five of Lieutenant General Jimmy Doolittle's Tokyo raiders reportedly escaped from a Soviet prison camp near Ashkhabad after being held as pampered captives. The men Major Edward York, First Lieutenant Gabel Emmons, Second Lieutenant Nolan Harndon, Sgt. Theodore Laban, and David Pohl reportedly crossed the border in a truck and returned to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jimmy Doolittle
Tokyo
Russia
United States
Ashkhabad
Caspian Sea
Edward York
San Antonio
Tex
Gabel Emmons
Medford
Nolan Harndon
Sulphur Springs
Theodore Laban
Kenosha
Wis
David Pohl
Wellsley, Mass
Government cuts civilian goods production under spot reconversion plan
Washington reports a drastic order slowing civilian production as war production remains the priority. The Army Navy War Production Board and War Manpower Commission limit new civilian output for 80 days in labor shortage areas, permitting only in regions with adequate manpower and facilities and approval under the spot plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army, Navy, War Production Board
War Manpower Commission
Bombers Hit Coblenz Rail Yards in Major Strike
More than 250 American heavy bombers struck three Coblenz rail yards while 22 German planes were shot down. Allied escort fighters, including Thunderbolts and Mustangs, tangled with about 200 enemy fighters in the air battle over the Germand front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Coblenz
Fairbanks Man Robbed at Gowman Hotel
The Gowman Hotel reports a theft in Seattle on Dec 2 worth 2000 dollars in cash and jewelry. Missing items include a gold ring eleven diamonds a platinum setting five cut stones a gold chain a knife and two pieces of gold quartz belonging to H. R. Baird jeweler Fairbanks Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Gowman
C. M. May
H. R. Baird
Fairbanks
Alaska
Stocks Close Higher as Market Shows Mixed Gains
New York stock quotations show Alaska Juneau at 6, American Can 89 4, Anaconda 28, Beech Aircraft 13, Bethlehem Steel 62, Curtiss Wright 6, International Harvester 77, Kennecott 35, North American Aviation 87, New York Central 19, Northern Pacific 18, US Steel 57 4, Pound 4.04. Dow Jones averages: Industrials 147.50, Rails 43.37, Utilities 26.40. In Durban, South Africa, whale meat goes on sale with housewives buying five tons the first day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
Anaconda
Beech Aircraft
Bethlehem Steel
Curtiss-Wright
International Harvester
Kennecott
North American Aviation
New York Central
Northern Pacific
Dow, Jones
Pearl Harbor Officers Not To Be Tried
The War Department and Navy Secretary Forrestal ruled out martial proceedings against any army officer involved in the Pearl Harbor disaster. Findings of inquiry boards will remain secret during the war, and War Secretary Stimson said he will continue his own investigation to uncover all material facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Pearl Harbor
War Department
Navy
Forrestal
Forestal
Naval Service
Special
Army and
Stimson
Chefang Captured In Burma Road Breakthrough
Chinese High Command announced Chefang near the Burma Road has fallen with aid from American liaison units and U S warplanes. Only about 24 miles remain to Wanting as Japs push into Kweichow with skirmishes reported at Limingkwan.
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Chungking
Chefang
Burma Road
China
Chinese High Command
China Training and Combat Command
U. S
Fourteenth Airforce
Burma
Wanting
Kweichow
Limingkwan
Domel
Faenza Taken by 8th Army Troops
Indian troops of the Eighth Army seized Alberto, five miles northeast of Faenza, as Faenza fell to the Fifth Army without a struggle. German counterattacks near Bombiano, 25 miles southeast of Bologna, were beaten back on the Fifth Army front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Eighth Army
Alberto
Faenza
Fifth Army
Bombiano
Bologna
Death toll rises to eight in TWA crash near Burbank
Merchant Seaman Harry Gay, 30, of Long Beach, dies, bringing the TWA plane crash toll to eight. An inquest will be held as soon as survivors testify. The plane went down in heavy fog near Burbank, injuring seventeen other passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Harry Gay
Long Beach
TWA
Western Airlines
Burbank
Soviet Leader Reports 300 Hungarian Towns Taken
Premier Stalin announced in his Order of the Day that Talbukhin's Army has captured more than 300 places in southwest Hungary including the strong points of Kapsovar Dumbovar Paks and Szegszard in a major campaign update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Josef Stalin
Talbukhin
Hungary
Kapsovar
Dumbovar
Paks
Szegszard
Pressure on doomed city widens as Soviet push nears Budapest
Russian forces under Marshal Tolbukhin expanded west of the line toward the Danube and the Lake Balaton region. Berlin and Moscow reports described Pest evacuation and clogging roads while frontline units pressed north to Szekesfehervar and toward Kosice.
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Moscow
Mecsek
Budapest
Bey Anto
Austria
Peodor
Tulbukhin
Ube
Pest
Danube
Berlin
Szeksvard
Lake Balaton
Yj Canal
Arrest Totals Reported by Juneau Police for November
A November report shows Juneau City Police made 77 arrests with 16 drunks and 22 instances of drunken or disruptive behavior. Other categories include vagrancy 14, gambling 5, petit larceny 1, robbery 1, and checks without funds 1. Officers answered 488 calls and investigated 32 complaints while 14 were sent for medical exams and five to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau City
Martha Goley
Elizabeth Snngwroft
Julia Gamble
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Martha Golley
Killisnoo
Isabelle Hartung
Welfare Department
November Building Permits Drop as Code Confusion Grows
Building permits for November fell to only 16 dollars amid contractor doubt the code was legal. Mayor Hayes cites a 1913 ordinance requiring permits. City reports show 86 dollars in traffic fines and 1187 dollars in police court fines. Field Auditor Harry De Land returned by plane from Ketchikan after a week of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Hayes
Harry B. de Land
Unemployment Compensation Commission of
Alaska
Ketchikan
Big Bond Auction Set for December 10 in Juneau
The Sixth War Bond Drive Committee announces a large bond auction on December 10 from 2 to 8 pm at Kis Hall. Bob Martin says events mirror nationwide auctions with goods donated by merchants and newsmen, auctioned to the highest bidder. Local clubs and organizations endorse the drive and mobilize committees to secure donations and participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kis Hall
Aimilar
Anchorage
Pairbunke
Seattle
Bob Martin
Lhe
Bual
Jack Pletcher
Bob
Martin
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
National Federation of Federal Employees
American Légion
Beta Sigma Phi
Ks Lexige
Rebekahs
Girl Scouts
Emblem Club
Business and Professional Women's Club
Amerigan Legion Auxiliary
Moose Lodge
Lisle Hebert
Cop’ Copateid
Lynn Forrest
Blackin
Blackberg
Claude Carnegie
Bruce Kendall
Ghif Nordenson
Carl Huer
Doc Merritt
Ed Schaffer
Les Sturm
Tony Belford
Kiny
Juneau
Douglas
Alaska
Counterfeiters of Gas Coupons Arrested in Seattle
Six men were arrested in Seattle as part of a nationwide bust by the Office of Price Administration and Secret Service. Agents described the operation as the break up of a Washington State outlet for a flood of counterfeit gasoline ration coupons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Office of Price Administration
United States Secret Service
George Musury
OPA
Washington State
Painter Eric Eichel Found Dead in Juneau Cabin
The body of 54 year old Juneau painter Eric Eichel was found last evening by City Police in his cabin in the Nelson addition of Starr Hill. He had been missing for days, the room was in disorder and ransacked. The scene was investigated by U S Commissioner Felix Gray, Chief of Police Monagie, Assistant D A R L Toliefsen, Deputy Marshal Sid Thompson and a FBI agent. The case is in U S Marshal's Office custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Eichel
Juneau
Nelson
Starr Hl. Eichel
Wilhelmshaven
Germany
United States
Felix Gray
U. S. Marshal's Office
Monagie
R. L.toliefsen
Sid Thompson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Turkey Shoot Slated Monday Night In Elks Hall
Ju neau Elks Club invites public to join the annual turkey shoot sponsored by the Emblem Club. The event, led by Mrs. Florence Holmquist, is at eight o’clock Monday night in the Elks Hall, December 4. Participants will stalk turkeys by non firearm means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau Elks Club
Elks Hall
Emblem Club
Bilks
Florence Holmquist
Elks
Elks and Emblem Clubs
Seiners Convened in Petersburg Alaska
Alaska seining delegates meet in Petersburg with A B Hanson reporting the session opening this morning and scheduled to close Monday. The convention focuses on fishing industry matters and local regulatory issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Petersburg
A. B. Hanson
Hand Arrested in Juneau on Petty Larceny Charge
William A. Hand arrived in Juneau recently and was arrested by Federal Agents on an alleged petty larceny. He is accused of stealing a wing from Victor Anderson, with whom he has stayed. Hand was arraigned yesterday and held in jail in default of a $500 bond.
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William A. Hand
Juneau
Hand
Victor Anderson
Annual Memorial Services of Elks Hold Sunday
The Elks Lodge will hold its annual Memorial Services Sunday at 2 PM in the Elks Hall. Officers will recite the ritual, Ernest Ehler will perform two selections with Mrs. Eugene Nelson, and Rev. Robert Webb will deliver the eulogy for deceased members including Files, Dr. George P.F. Freeburger, Mort Truesdell, Russell R. Hermann, W. R. Garter, Oscar Harris, H L Rt Shepard, and Donald W. Hagerty. Sitka reports exceeding its War Bond Drive target as Juneau notes ongoing efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Lodge
Elks Hall
Elks
Ernest Ehler
Bing
Eugene Nelson
Robert Webb
George PF. Freeburger
Mort ‘Truesdell
Russell R. Hermann
W. R. Gar‘ater
Oscar Harri
HL Rt
Shepards
Donald W. Hagerty
Leyte battle pushes on as U S divisions gain ground
General MacArthur reports the 32nd Division made a slight northern advance in Leyte Valley while the Seventh Division holds the Palinas River line south of Ormoc Bay. Night attacks are repulsed as Japanese casualties near 100000 with 26000 lost west of Ormoc.
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MacArthur
Philippines
U. S
Leyte
Ormac
Ormoc Bay
Orman
Palinas
Alcutt
Japar
Central Philippines
Unson
Ormoc
Army Triumphs in Classic Football Clash
Army defeats Navy in a great afternoon football classic by a 22 to score, brightening Baltimore crowd as the teams clash in a historic rivalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dame and
Great Lakes Ag
Bend
Indiana
Baltimore
The
Army
Elastic Stop Nut Corp Reports Loss After Executive Suicide
The Elastic Stop Nut Corporation of America reports a 693000 operating loss for August through October. President William Hedlund, 45, committed suicide at his Summit New Jersey home, nine hours after trading was suspended following the incident and amid government regulation and contract cutbacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Elastic Stop Nut Corporation of America
William Hedlund
Hedlund
Summit
New Jersey
Proclamation Against Snipers Not Carried Out
The Allied forces announced that Maj. Gen. Le Clerc's anti-sniping order threatening reprisals against German hostages was never implemented. It stated that hostages were never taken and noted Northern Ireland remains politically part of the United Kingdom despite its own parliament.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Forces
le Clerc
Strasbourg
Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
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