Mindoro Action and Air Strikes Highlight Philippine Campaign
An Asahi editorial warned that American victory would yield control of tomorrow's military situation. Carrier planes struck Manila and Mindoro with 581 enemy aircraft disabled or destroyed over four days. MacArthur announced 2,422 new Japanese dead on Leyte, with thousands more killed behind lines as the 65th Division neared Valencia and General Suzuki's HQ.
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Asahi
Manila
Mingoro
I ‘Airmer
John S. Cain
Philippines
Mindoro
Lerte 1
Philippine
MacArthur
Leyte
Tith
Valencia
Suzuki
Tip Editor Prizes Promised For News Tips At Daily Mail
The Daily Mail invites volunteers to submit news tips to win prizes, with a weekly prize announcement each Monday. A Cavetown church plans a Christmas Nativity program Sunday at 7?30 p m featuring songs and dramatic scenes led by Betty Dagenhart Jane Lewis and Dick Smith. Rev E J Robinson presides.
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Daily Mail
Jeter
Mail
Young People’s Society of Christ's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Cavetown
Betty Dagenhart
Jane Lewis
Dick Smith
E. J. Robinson
Classified Act Urges Quick Cash Sales
A brief notice promotes using a Classified Act to sell items rapidly for cash. It outlines faster transactions, simple listings, and local market access, encouraging residents to convert goods into immediate money through targeted ads.
Germans Hurl New V-Weapon Against Yanks
Allied reports describe a powerful German counteroffensive aimed at derailing the winter offensive, with heavy rail redeployments, concentrated armor, and Luftwaffe raids. Allied air forces fought back, blasting concentrations of tanks and vehicles, while Eisenhower’s headquarters downplayed alarm.
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U. S
2Nd Army
Marth
Aachen
Neunkirchen
Saarbrucken
Alsace
Colmar
Selestat
Eisenhower
von Rundstedt
Roer
Saar
Cologne
Rhine
von Runstedt
Ardennes Forest
Fuehrer
Ninth Tactical Air Force
Belgium
RAF
Ulm
Munich
Dulsberg
Ines
Elwood R. Quesada
9Th Tactical Air Force
German Air and Rocket Attacks Amid Allied Front Actions
The text notes heavy German use of jet planes and V bombs, intensified rear-area bombardment with railroad fans, and parachutists dropping behind American lines Saturday night to harass communications as front attacks were being organized and pursued.
Jumper Pattern No 3484 for Women in Gay Plaid
The pattern No 3484 offers a streamlined jumper in a gay plaid with solid blouse options. It lists sizes 12 through 46 and fabric requirements for 54 inch and 35 or 39 inch widths, with order details and a Winter Fashion Book due by October 10, featuring 175 patterns.
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Lée
Prine
Hagerstown
Jap Exclusion Order Revoked
The War Department revoked its order excluding all persons of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast. Favorable Pacific war progress and other developments prompted the change, though those with pro Japanese attitudes remain barred. Evacuations affected over 115,000 people and relocation continued in mountain states. The move signals adjusted policies as Japanese Americans may return home with protections for loyalty. A Remember Pearl Harbor league in Washington foreshadows local resistance to resettlement.
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Washington
War Department
West Coast
Army
Henry C. Pratt
Western Defense Command
Pacific
California
Oregon
Arizona
Utah
Wyoming
Colorado
J. L. DeWitt
United States
Department
Department of the Interior
Pacific Coast
Roosevelt
Som Op
Pearl Harbor
White River
Puyallup
Washington State
Benjamin Smith
Kent
Wash
Ration Round-Up As Of Monday December 18
Updated wartime ration details list valid stamps for meats fats and processed foods for Book Four blue and red stamps, sugar limits, shoes, gasoline, fuel oil, and heating period validity. Noting new valid dates through December 31 January 1 and February 28 1945 for specific items and regional heating season details.
Lost calf spotted near City Park after stockyard escape
A solid yellow calf about 135 to 140 pounds remains missing after escaping from the Pennsylvania Railroad stockyards at the rear of City Park. Reports place the animal last seen on Virginia avenue around 4:00 a.m. Sunday.
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Virginia Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad
City Park
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