Forceful Mindoro invasion signals new push
General MacArthur reports an invasion of Mindoro proceeding with little resistance as U S. forces press toward Leyte in a broad assault. Naval air strikes claim heavy Japanese losses, with substantial ship and aircraft destruction cited by Adm. Nimitz and MacArthur.
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Macarthers
Philippines
Mindoro
U. S
Nippin
Chester W. Myr
Pearl Harbor
Manila Bay
Luzon
Nimitz
MacArthur
TU. S
Leyte
Valencia
Ormoge
Ormoc
Japs Get Bombs Made In Japan For Use Against Allies
Washington reports that Japanese bombs captured at Java have been used by Allied forces in operations near Sand Mar de Rom, Cuba. General Harmon's area dispatch notes the bombs sometimes failed, with some dud rounds observed during the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Japan
Java
Sand Mar- Merom Strand
Cuba
Millard Harmon
Judas
Seventh Air
McCulla
Deaths And Obituaries In Local Area
Multiple deaths are noted including Cecil Bittinger of 322 West Wilson Boulevard, a Fairchild Aircraft superintendent, with services planned at A W Coffman Funeral Home and Rose Hill cemetery. Also Helen Bender Breithaupt of Dresden Ohio, Harry G. Parks of 552 Jefferson Street, and George W. Martin of Chambersburg died recently with funeral details and survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Bittinger
West Wilson Boulevard
Jennings
Gar-rett County
James
Jennie (Bowser) Bittinger
Hage Own
Fairchild Aircraft
Church of the Brethren
Elizabeth
Downing) Bittinger
Cecil, Jr
James F
Walnut Point
Mildred
Fiddlersburg
Alice
Hagerstown
A. WK. Coffman
Paul M. Robinson
Rose Hill Cemetery
Helen Bender Breithaupt
Merly
Sharpsburg
Dresden
Ohio
John
Elizabeth Highberger
Charles Bender
Trinity Lutheran Church
George
Camp Ritchie
Virginia
Zanesville
Harry G. Parks
Jefferson Street
Washington County Hospital
St. Paul's U. B. Church
J. E. Parks
Robert H. Parks
This City
L. A. Good
Petersburg
J. R. Nicklas
Lottie V. Parks
Lottie Wagner
Atlantic City
Emma McCoy
Natberth
Minnich Funeral Home
F. Berry Plummer
George W. Martin
Chambersburg
Fourth Street Brethren Church
Clyde W
Ira L. Greencastle
Harold G
Aden Keckman
Roy Allman
Mercersburg
Avis E
Cora K
Saraheller
John. Truesdale
Iowa
Fourth Street Church of
County Farm Agent's Office Reaches 30 Years in Washington County
The County Agricultural Agent's office marks 30 years of farm education work begun under the Smith Lever Act of 1914. Since its 1917 start in Washington County, it has expanded from a two-room post office base to a six-person staff and now faces postwar challenges in farm education, cooperative work, wartime labor programs, and farm rationing while aiming to return to long term educational objectives.
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Washington Ounty
Mark Miller
Washington County
Court House
Summit Avenue
West Antietam Street
Thomas Smith
Stanley Day
Milt D. Moore
Extension Service
Alice Jones
Sue W. Frick
Susan Gergerson
Margaret Smit
Ardath Martin
Miller
Hajek Buys Hoff Business School to Run Three Colleges
E J Hajek owner of Hagerstown Business College announced the purchase of Hoff Business College at Warren Pennsylvania. The 1902 founded school joins Hajek’s network along with Flagertown and Jamestown institutions, to be managed from Hagerstown headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business College
Warren
E J. Hajek
Hagerstown Business College
Hoff Business College
J. Hoff
Association Accredited Commercial Schools
Hajek
Flagerstown Business College
Jamestown Business Institute
Jamestown
N. Y
Hagerstown
British French Pact Foreseen as France Britain Move
Paris sources forecast early steps toward a mutual assistance pact between Britain and France. The move would mirror France Russia ties and form a European triangle to deter Germany, as Britain and Russia already have a 20 year alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Awards at Alsatia meeting honor war bonds donors
Frank P. Elliott M E Ellinger and Geary Porter received war savings bonds at Alsatia Club stag party last night. About 75 members attended despite bad weather. Refreshments followed the meeting. A ring is the ideal gift see Saum's at 21 Jonathan St Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heart Shield
Saum's
Jonathan St
Frank P. Elliott
M. E. Ellinger
Geary Porter
Alsatia Club
Saum’s
Ousted co ed Gloria Heller faces hearing over sex leaflet
Gloria Jeanne Heller, LSU co ed and campus kissing champion, faces an official hearing after her dismissal prompted threats of a student strike. President Hatcher had urged resignation following a leaflet she distributed claiming officials overemphasize sex. Students demand reinstatement as council cites due process.
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Baton Rough
Gloria Jeanne Heller
Louisiana State University
W.B. Hatcher
Miss Heller
Havana
Cuba
Hatcher
Venus Sinks Behind Moon in Rare Celestial Coincidence
In Kansas City on December 19 Venus appeared resting atop the Moon’s crescent across the southwest. In Dallas and Waco Texas observers noted a brief eclipse lasting portions of the night. Dr J D Boon of SMU called the event a rare coincidence while others compared it to Bethlehem. The item also advertises a dance at Span ish Danceland Kemp's Mill Tavern with Uncle Roy and His Dixie Serenaders.
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Kansas City
Texas
Waco
Tex
Venus
Dallas
7. D. Boon
Southern Methodist University
Kemp's Mill Tavern
Roy
Dixie Serenaders
Ross
Vet Promotes Plan To Double Smoking Time
Lt. Lloyd Eisner, a World War II bombardier convalescent in St. Petersburg Florida, promotes the Society for Doubling the Nation's Smoking Time by Cutting Cigarettes in Half. He claims half-pack usage with a long holder could extend a smoker’s time by hours per pack and, if soldiers joined, save about 45 000 hours of smoking time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Sfonstecch
Lloyd E. Eisner
Frank
W. Va
Europe
Army Air Force
Sfdnstecch
Eisner
Safety Matches Scarce Amid War Demand and Shortages
War Production Board reports the Army will take 45 to 50 percent of all book matches in 1945 and all strike-on-the-box matches, leaving civilians with limited safety options. Lighter fluid grows harder to obtain, wholesalers cap civilian supply, and a 5 percent drop in total match production signals a genuine civilian shortage next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production Board
Autos Collide on Middleburg Pike
Last night's snowstorm blamed for a wreck on the Middleburg pike. Deputy Bruce Spickler says southbound car driven by Junior Calvin Kauffman of Mont Alto Pennsylvania skidded into a northbound auto driven by Nelson Sites of Chambersburg. Both vehicles were damaged and no charges were filed.
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Middleburg Pike
Bruce Spickler
Calvin Kauffman
Mont Alto
Nelson Sites
Chambersburg
Spickler
Autos Damaged In Route A Collision In Waynesboro
David Ulrich of Waynesboro was charged with reckless driving after his car struck Ralph E Albert's parked vehicle on Virginia Avenue in the 1600 block. Deputy Bruce Spickler reported Ulrich operated the vehicle in Hagerstown area yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ulrich
Waynesboro
Virginia Avenue
Bruce Spickler
Ulrich
Ralph E. Albert
John
Hagerstown
Post Office Hits 145000 Mark Amid Rush Peak
Cantellations capped the 145000 mark at the post office yesterday a figure well above last year. Postmaster Thomas M. Simpson said yesterday marked the peak of mailing though the office remained jammed today. Extra carrier help keeps deliveries on schedule and through the end of the week city mail will be delivered as often as needed to prevent piling up.
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Thomas M. Simpson
F D R Backing Appointments To State Dept
The Senate debated State Department nominations as President Roosevelt backed rapid action, facing a threatened filibuster and a possible night session to push through nominees including Joseph C. Grew and five assistant secretaries. Pepper urged delaying until next session, while others pressed for confirmation amid foreign policy tensions.
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Contally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Hili
Ala
Roosevelt
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Pepper
Stettinius
State Department
a _ Stettinius
Sidney Hillman
CIA
Political Action Committee
Senastor Guffey
D-Pa
Guffey
Connally
Senate
America
Hiram Johnson
California
Woodrow Wilson
United States
League of Nations
Chamber
Greece
Tie
Wheeler
D-Mont
Russia
Balkans
Dardanelles
Finland
Vandenberg
Rmich
Brooks
Lucas
Speedy 399th Infantry Beats Rhine Push in France
The 399th Infantry Regiment of the 100th Division, including two local men Pfc Thomas E Randall and Pvt George K Slayman, earned praise for rapid movement from New York to the front. They relieved a veteran unit in a tough Foret de Ste. Barbe sector, aiding the push toward the Rhine amid mines and rugged terrain. En route, they helped in Fifth Avenue war bond events while serving on the U.S. Seventh Army front in eastern France.
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399Th Infantry
Thomas E. Randall
West Howard Street
George K. Slayman
Hagerstown
East River
Rhine
Fifth Avenue
New York City
U. S.7th Army
France
Sicily
Italy
Anzio
Foret de Ste. Barbe
399Th
Strasbourg
Paris bound, Private James C. Butts reported injured in action
Mrs. Margaret Butts of Park Place received a War Department telegram stating her son Pvt. James C. Butts 20 was slightly injured in action in France on December 1. The message promised to keep them advised as reports come in. Butts, a Hagerstown High School graduate, worked at Fairchilds before joining the Army. He has served over a year and has been overseas since June, training at a southern camp and serving in the infantry. He previously told his parents he had seen action in France. Details of the injury were not provided. His father is Charles Q. Butts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Butts
Park Place
War Department
James C. Butts
France
Butts
Hagerstown Fligh School
Fairchilds
Army
Charles Q. Butts
Churchill Sees Greek Situation Improved in Commons
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that Greece’s situation has greatly improved and challenged opponents to force a confidence vote. He refused a voluntary review of Greece or the war picture before Christmas, warning a major battle is imminent and backing Eisenhower’s temporary Western Front blackout.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Greece
Eisenhower
Invest in the Best Buy War Bands and Stamps
Ady promotes investing in War Bands and Stamps and advises visiting Saum's at 21 Jonathan Street for reliable jewelry options.
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SAUM
Jonathan St. Ady
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Bill) Dutton
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