Pope Views Rome Bombing From Vatican Window
Allied Mitchell and Marauder bombers struck three Nazi airfields near Rome tearing up hangars and destroying at least five enemy planes. A Berlin radio reported heavy bombs near St Peter's and near San Paolo basilica with many killed and wounded, but Allied confirmation was lacking.
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Algiers
15Th Air Force
Rome
Paris
St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican
Basilica of San Paolo
Ciampino
Centocello
England
Germany
France
Thea
Alles
Vatican City
Vatican Radio
U. S
Pope Pius
San Paolo
Centocelle
Pietraliata
Liberato Mitchells
Marancera
Pope Pius XI visits bombed Roman suburbs
The Pope and Monsignor Montini toured bombed areas outside Rome soon after an American air raid. Crowds cheered cries of pace pace as he spoke briefly and distributed money to residents made homeless by the bombing.
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Pace
Bern
Switzerland
Pope Pius XI
Rome
Monsignor Montini
Air raids and Allied bombings in and around Rome
Allied reports detail attacks on Ciampino and Centocello airfields south and east of Rome, with nine raids near the capital and no Rome bombing since August. German broadcasts claim destruction in Rome outskirts. Vatican confirms no Allied bombing of Vatican City.
Nazi Destroyers Sunk in Bay of Biscay Action
British coastal command boats and aircraft beat back German destroyers in the Bay of Biscay, sinking three and damaging several others. A blockade runner was sunk on the return voyage, while Scharnhorst was reported fighting off a convoy off Norway. cargo seizures included rubber tin edible oils and tungsten from Japan.
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Glasgow
Ihe
Enterprise
Germany
DNE
Bay of Biscay
Scharnhorst
French
His Majesty
Coastal Command
Japan
Coastal Command Befpre
Norway
Seraps
Clifton Park Man Expected 10 Head Board
The contest for chairman of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors pits Republican Henry J. Kinns of Clifton Park against Democrat Edgar King of Northumberland. The 14 Republican, six Democrat, and one Citizens Party composition could give Kinns influence if party members stay unified. Frank C. Moore is replaced by Walter Quackenbush in the Republican lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga County Board of Supervisors
Henry J. Kinns
Clifton Park
Edgar King
Northumberland
Ballston Spa
Citizens Party
Kinns
Frank C. Moore
Walter Quackenbush
Saboteurs Damage Danish Shipyards at Copenhagen
Saboteurs damaged the Burmeister and Wain shipyards in Copenhagen on December 21, per the Free Danish News Service. About six attackers sailed through the canal, fought guards with machine guns, and placed dynamite in motor and gas generator installations. A 3,500 ton cargo vessel built for the German Hansa Line was also struck just before launch.
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Stockholm
Burmeister and Wain
Copenhagen
Iil
Ssso
Hansa Line
Nazi General Killed in Hamburg Air Attack
The German press reported that Lieut. Gen. Von Herneceius was killed in an air raid on Hamburg. He formerly served as military governor of the city.
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Mathid
von Herneceius
Hamburg
WACS Prefer Britain To Home
WACs in London prefer staying in Britain to returning to the United States for Officer Candidate School. Of more than two battalions, only five volunteers would go home. capt Horak notes uncertainty about return to Britain. GIs seek Red Cross clubs, while WACs entertain and shop, with hairdressers and sightseeing at Madame Tussauds and the Tower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
WAC
United States
Theates
Britain
Aimerica
Henriette Horak
San Francisco
Cal
Red Cross
Wacs
Mme. Tussaud's Waxworks
The
Tower
United Press
Army Opens Naples Grand Opera Season
Mario Pasquariello led the Naples Grand Opera opening as the San Carlo troupe and La Scala performers staged La Bohème for two thousand war weary soldiers in Naples Italy. Soldiers in olive drab packed the theater of the palms sharing a rare cultural moment between front lines and blackout streets.
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Army
Naples
Mario Pasquariello
Mario
Red Cross
Signorina
San Darlo Opera Company
la Scala
Milan
Palms
Borax Saves Short Crops for Olive Trees
Berkeley Cai reports a breakthrough in olive yields after sprinkling a pound of borax around olive tree bases. C. E. Scott, agricultural extension specialist, notes improved quantity and quality of olives, restoring crops in years of failure. Harold Story, son of Jay Story, returns home from Percy Jones Hospital after Africa wounds. awarded the Purple Heart and recovering.
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Berkeley
Cai
C. E. Scott
Harold Story
Jay Story
Argyvie
Percy Jones
Battle Creek
Mich
Africa
Rail Union Leaders Halt Strike Amid War Mobilization
Union leaders from the Order of Railway Conductors Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and the Switchmen’s Union pledged to General Somervell that no action would imperil the war. They withdrew strike authorization while wage talks continue with demands for overtime decisions and arbitration. The administration warned there would be no arbitration by the Army and emphasized tightened wartime controls.
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Somervell
James F.byrnes
White House
Alexander Surles
War Department
Secretary of War
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firen and Enginemen
Switchmen’s Union of North America
General Somervet
Stimson
Captured Nazi Plane Deceives Spotters in Florida
Three West Palm Beach airplane spotters misidentified a German plane seen crossing the coast on October 13. They reported it to the Army, correctly noting a Junkers design, but the aircraft was later identified as captured and piloted by U S personnel.
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West Palm Beach
Fla. i
United States
U. S
Merrill Smith
Herbert Weiss
Heroic Nurse Dies of Burns
Ruth Harvey a 25 year old nurse from Bion Mawr Pennsylvania died after a two week battle with burns. She saved others though her clothing ignited while aiding a wounded soldier in Europe. Her fiancé Pfc Herbert QO Warren of Denton Maryland remains in the European theater.
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Bion Mawr
Ruth Harvey
Pfc
Herbert QO. Warren
Denton
Ai Maive
Nesta Autho
Baal Blead
Erate
Etfat
Jap Attacks Repelled as Allies Rally in Pacific Actions
Allied forces halted a Japanese thrust on the South Army front and resumed eastward advance after retreat. Allied planes fended off a dive bombing raid, shooting down many aircraft while ground units and naval forces claimed further enemy losses. Australians captured Shaggy Ridge in New Guinea, broke a two month stalemate, and prepared for assaults on Bozadsim and Madang from the ridge crest. Additional advances were reported in Huon Peninsula areas near Finschhafen with ships and air forces combining in bombardments and attacks.
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U. South Army
Lmtingalu
New Guinea
Ramu
Madang
Bozadsim
lJedse
Huon Pen Sida
Ago
Walingai
Finschhai
Rieia
Ethiopia Purchases Washington Legation Amid Unclear Claims
Fragmented OCR describes Ethiopia purchasing a Washington legation with mentions of figures such as Ephrem Tew Medhen and events near a farm, with references to Fre mer United Sweden and unclear dates or outcomes. The readable text is garbled and does not establish a clear factual narrative.
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Washington
Ethiopia
Araz
Alexa Washington
Ister
Binta Ephrem Tew Medhen
Eve
Farme
Legation
Fremer
Sweden
Nazi Raid Strikes Tiny Sark Island Near Cherbourg Coast
Reports claim British commando units attacked the rockbound Sark during the night with German losses and a casualty noted on the German side. The raid comes as Allied plans consider testing the Atlantic Wall defenses along the French channel coast near Cherbourg.
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French Channel
Briri
Sark
DN. B
DNB
Aki Rup
Cherbourg
Picturesque Island
Modest Margarets Thevre All Beautiful Modest Margarets
A fragmentary report centers on Margarets described by city editor and colleagues as beautiful and modest. The text hints at a police or city department scene, mentioning Wren and a path involving street enforcement and staffing needs for waste collection.
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Margarets
Wapate
Denver
Danie Mihara
Margaret
Funeral Planned For Cohoes Sailor Tomorrow
Funeral services for Robert Francis Coutu, a Cohoes sailor, will be conducted at Sacred Heart Church and a serenade requiem mass will be celebrated. Burial will be in St Joseph's Cemetery Waterford. Details are sparse beyond a Navy Department telegram.
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Robert Francis Coutu
Emile Coutu
Cohoea
Ike
Padelphia
Aula Dent
Wil Pe
Tom
Cour
WS Forest
Raymond Me
Sacred Heart Church
St Joseph's Cemetery
Waterford
Lot
Cooney
Duaved
Lester Ency
Jony
Sailors Paten
Navy Department
U G Biscornet Dies at Home in Northside
U G Biscornet well known retired business man and Waterford Water Commission treasurer died at his Northside residence 16 Vanderwerken Avenue after brief illness. Born in Cohoes, he lived most of his life in Northside, formerly ran a service station at VanDerwerken and Saratoga Avenues. Survived by wife Henrietta Fontaine, four daughters Rhea and Irene Biscornet, John Finn, Dewey Mulcahy, a son Charles M. Biscornet, sister and brother, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral Monday at 8:30 a.m. from home and 9 a.m. at St. Ann's Church, burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery Waterford.
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Virases
G. Biscornet
Treasu
Waterford Water Commission
VanDerwerken Avenue
Northside
Cohoes
Mr. Biscornet
VanDer, Wetken
Saratoga Avenues
St. Ann's’ Church
F. B. Peck Hose Co
Henrietta Fountaine
Rhea T
Irene A. Biscornet
John Finn
Dewey Mulcahy
Charles M. Biscornet
Brooklyn
George Butler
Schenectady
Gilbert Biscornet
Gowanda
St. Ann's Church
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Waterforder
Elian Johnson
Saratoga Avenue
Alfred Lilejestrand
Swedish Congregational Church
Waterviiet
Rd. Rural
Rose Delvira Roulne
Columbia Street
St. Manes Church
Ha Colonie
George F. McElvein
First Baptist Church
J. Gur
Fery Glass
Benjamin
Joe Reph Seaquai
Waeord
Sarah Eustace
Wiliam F. Eustace
Green Tsisnd
Tlaw
Mace Funeral
Mohan Street
Claude F
Aciated
Buriat
Oakwood
Cemet Jewett
Colines
Sloam
Cos
Albany County Tubberculosis Tm
Thory Erickson
Dy, Willian
Davand
Misa Florence
Nevis
Micied Brawn
Cohoes Club Elects Michael Zablocky President
Michael Zablocky was elected president of the Ukrainian American Citizens Club at its annual Cohoes meeting in Ukrainian Park. Other officers named include Peter Armad vice president and William Warnick treasurer. The group plans a New Year’s Day party at the clubhouse.
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Michael Zablocky
Cohoes Officials Cancel New Year Reception Amid War Spirit
Mayor Rudolph I. Roulier announced there will be no New Year’s Day reception for municipal officials. He begins his second term as mayor and says celebrations of political office are not in keeping with a nation at war. No action has been taken on department head salaries yet. Reports suggest appointments will be renamed.
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Stimson
Roosevelt
Army
Strie
Rudolph I. Roulier
Thase
Five Hurt In Cohoes Collision
Five people were hospitalized after a car vs truck crash on South Saratoga Street Cohoes near the city line. The Watervliet residents were en route to work. injuries ranged from possible fractures to head and facial lacerations.
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Cohoes Hospital
Threy
Saratoga Street
Cohoes
Wees
Catherine Louise Sandholt
Fifth Avenue
Edmund W. Ryan
Continental Avenue
Cobkoes
Sanholt
James M. Archibald
Wiliam B. McDonald
Ryan
Miss Sanholt
Mr. Schubert
Film
Mrs. Evans
Clarence E. Fountain
Congress Street
John Lis
John Kiel
Belor-Manning Emen
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Cnampaign
Tihilk Victory Garden
University of Illinois
M. J. Dorsey
University Stadium
Borax
James V. Gaynor
Chicago Bridge and Iron Co
Seneca
Hll
Gaynor
Rensselaer Polytechic Institute
Seneca Company
Prairie Land
Joan Clark
Louisville
Chicago
John D. Gaynor
180
Fourth Street
Sydney
N.S. W
Fathaway
Wren
Lerk
Sailor
U. G. Biscornet
Rouilier
New York State Conference of Mayors
Albany
Dewey
William P. Canes
Rudoph Roeulier
Bureau Council
Bureau of Municipal Information
Fisrmien
Dan
Neers
Phintesnop Mia
Aren Artant
M. Reouh
Sonet
Wasneha
Ow Weyatiers Pavach
Foy Bennape Lewes Zandr
Tiearne
Taperial Avenue
Armin
California
St. James
Albuquerque
Pecdsa
Arthur Mo Hauke
Mexico Extension Service
Dictary
Hauke
Chimaru
Choes Elks
Nhewepapr
Sacha
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