Avery Holds Out Ward Records on Army Seizure
In Chicago officials and Ward executives clash as General Byars and army officers demand books and records from Montgomery Ward. Avery denies authority and may not return to the plant as the federal case moves toward a federal court hearing set for January.
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Avery
Chicago
Joseph W. Byron
Wistaf
Montgomery Ward and Co. Zroperties
Sewell Avery
Ward
Headquaress
General Byres
Byrap
Daniel L. Boland
CGLO
United Retail
Boland
Paul Hebert
H. ‘L. Pearson
Nf Treseurer
Army
Pearson
Avéry
Watts
Ands
Avery Holds
Ward's Made Lend-Lease Ward's Seized for War Contracts
The government disclosed that Montgomery Ward & Co. seized by the Army in seven cities has been under contract to supply lend-lease goods. Atty. Gen. Francis Biddle released an affidavit from Clifton E. Afactic, director of the Treasury procurement division, detailing contracts worth over 1.2 million dollars for clothing and 3347 for appliances to aid British and Allied requisitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Montgomery Ward & Co
Atty
Francis Biddle
Chfton E. Afactic
Treasury Department
Chicago
Ward
Mack
Dewey Seeks Record 800 Million Highway Plan
Governor Dewey will urge the Legislature to approve a record 800 million dollar five year program to repair and reconstruct New York highways and build modern expressways parkways and throughways. The plan calls for immediate start planning surveying and land acquisition to begin construction as materials and labor become available. Cities and rural areas would benefit with cities getting help to repair and connect through routes.
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Albany
Dewey
New York
I Dewey
Charles H. Sells
Public Works Department
Rensselaer County Tops Sixth War Loan Standings
Rensselaer County leads area counties in Series E War Bond quota sales with 93.7 percent of its quota credited and an overall bond total at 196.2 percent. Saratoga Schenectady Albany Columbia Washington and others follow in the regional standings as the six county scoreboard updates near the close of the drive.
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Rensselaer
Saratoga
Schenectady
Albany
Washington
Columbia
Boy General of Bastogne Made History
Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe, one of America’s youngest generals, served as acting commander of Bastogne’s units during the siege. His ‘Nuts’ reply to surrender became a rallying banner for 20 000 defenders. Other Third Army divisions also played key roles in the Bastogne breakout across northeast Luxembourg.
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Bastogne
Wan
Anthony C. McAuliffe
America
Ods
U.S Third Army
Tenth Armored
Sedas
Washington, D
Bastogne Deatia
Fourth Armored
Third Army
Luxembourg
Yanks Halt German Drive In North Italy
Allied dispatch reports four days of fighting in the Serchio River valley with American troops forced back along a six mile front and two towns lost. German forces captured Gallicano and Barga while the main German assault appeared spent though heavy losses were claimed by the Fifth Army.
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Rome
Serchio
Gallicano
Lucca
Barga
Bologna
Livorno
Leghorn
Fifth Army
Fottiaci
Barge
Albert Kesselring
Early 1945 Food Outlook Bleaker Amid War Strains
A Philadelphia or New York report notes a sharp turn in food outlook as the Grocery Manufacturers of America warns that meat, sugar, and processed foods will be scarce. The association executive cites wartime disruptions and broader world conditions signaling strained American food supplies next year.
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New ‘York
Pan
Grocery Manufacturers of America
Tirade Association
Europe
French Slaughter: Four Parisers Executed by Mob
A chaotic incident at Fort Vauban Prison in Montpsilier saw a mob seize four condemned Vichy collaborators from guards. They were shot in prison corridors. the mayor, Marcel Patge, was identified among those executed. The unrest followed a declared attempt to avenge alleged collaboration.
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Paris
Ragency
Lyrom Aries
Vichoyites
Fort Vauban
Montpsilier
Marcel Patge
Japs Report U S Convoy Spotted Near Mindanao
The Associated Press reports Japanese broadcast claims of a U S convoy in the Mindanao Sea near Mindanao Island, with Tokyo saying six transports were damaged and two more, amid exchanges of air attacks on Iwo Jima and Saipan. American confirmations were not provided. The broadcast cited Surivey Strait as entry and noted extensive aerial activity over Honshu.
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Associated Press
Americas
Iwo Jima
Tosse
Adm Caeser W. Nimitz
United Listas
Mindanao Sea
Philipgzines
Marianas
Jima
Saipan
Tinter
Mindanay Sea
Tokyo Radio
Mindanap Sea
Surivey Strait
Setween Leycel
Mindanae Islands
Ich
Moore Island
Tokyo-Yokkohame
Honshu Island
U. S
Igh
Honshu
Seemy
Robe
Osaka
Helmahera Island
Morotai Island
Halmahera
Allied Air Blows Enter Seventh Day
Allied air forces pressed a near round the clock offensive on Germany with heavy raids on rail yards at Troisdorf near Bonn and Scholten Buera, plus a daylight attack by 2200 bombers and 1000 fighters. The U S Eighth Air Force led 800 bombers and 700 fighters against targets behind German lines, while RAF Lancasters bombed Rhine y ard rail hubs and Holterdal boat pens. Italian air crews struck Indsbrech and Salzburg targets, with the Brenner Pass attacked for the fourth day.
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London
Germany
Troisdorf
Bonn
Scholten- Buera
Ruhr
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Beres
Britain
BR. A. F
Rai
Cobienz
Rhine
bDompds
Holterdal
L_ 15th Air Force
Italy
Indsbrech
Salzburg
Old Aussia
Brenner Paes
Troopers Guard Albany County ABC Board Office
State police were ordered to guard the Albany County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board office overnight. Special prosecutor George Monaghan leads probe into board accreditation disputes involving Osullivan and others, with an investigation by the governor’s office and the attorney general to review board records on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany County
ABC Board
Albania
Albany County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Seine
George PF. Monaghan
John A. Gaffney
Timothy J. O
Clarence Gen. Caries
Osullivary
Mullen
Walsh
O'Sullivan
Monaghan
Dever
Athans County
Atty
Wiliam
Ite Board
Potato Shortage Seen in Washington Next Spring
A brief from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics warns of a forthcoming potato shortage in Washington next spring similar to the 1943 shortage. The report notes potential supply constraints and ongoing wartime effects on farming and distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
First Army Halts German Offensive In Athens Drive
British forces control more than half of Athens and have cleared Piraeus harbor area as they push Elas from the city’s west and southeast suburbs. Paratroopers and Greek National Guard units, aided by armored cars, struck Elas forward HQ near Omonia Square and dropped incendiaries after stealth advances to cap a key phase of the clearance.
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Athens
Piraeus
Ares
Elas
George
Greece
Churchil
London
War Cabinet
Church
Enite
Omonia
East Main Line
Phateroia Road
Clegrance
Omonia Square
Ex Chauffeur Dietrich Leads Nazis In Ardennes Battle
A historical profile recalls Sepp Dietrich once Hitler’s chauffeur rising to command elite Panzer units. Noted as a daredevil and feared by enemies, Dietrich alleged to have influenced key purges and to have led divisions in Normandy and the Russian campaign amid war crimes accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UMA
Marshal von Undsiedt
Ardennes
Sepp Dietrich
Hassel Eerhardt von Menteuffel
Dietrich
Hitler
Ernst Boehm
Kurt von Schleicher
Karl Ernst
Berlin
Khaz! E
Flashlight Battery Sale Withdrawn by Treasury Office
The Treasury's Office of Surplus Property withdraws from sale more than 21 million batteries that had been offered through regular channels. Deputy regional director McLaughlin announced the action amid increased wartime activity in Europe. The original 22,000,000 unit release in October followed curtailment of European theater requirements and reduced reserve stocks domestically.
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Chicago
Treasury
F Aa
McLaughan
Europe
McLaughlan
Earthquake Shakes England Across Several Cities
An earthquake struck England at 3 36 a m today rattling Manchester and parts of northern England. Buildings were violently shaken and tremors continued for two minutes with reports reaching West Bromwich and Leeds.
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England
London
Manchester
Weat Bromwich
Leeds
Soviet drive into Budapest deepens as battle rages
Soviet units surged into the western Danube city as fighting intensified in Budapest. Reports said Russians reached the heart of the capital and encircled German and Hungarian troops, destroying pillboxes and streets filled with corpses and wrecked guns. The midnight bulletin claimed heavy Axis losses while Russian forces closed on key routes toward Bratislava and Vienna.
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London CP
Budapest
Berlin
Stalingrad
Bada
Tottering
Hron
Bratislava
Pisin
Vienna
Corres
Army Recalled Officers Prompt Tiered Promotions Policy
The War Department has recalled several general officers from overseas commands in recent months. Some are reduced to colonel, a move said to be firm policy and not tied to any specific incident. Names were not disclosed.
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Washington
War Department
France
Holmes Receives Distinguished Service Medal From Eisenhower
London reports Brig. Gen. Julius C. Holmes newly appointed assistant secretary of state was decorated with the Distinguished Service Medal by Gen. Eisenhower for meritorious service in leadership roles. Holmes headed the military governments section at Allied Headquarters from 1953 to 1945 and helped plan military government operations in Sicily Italy and civil affairs in northwest Europe and Germany.
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London
Julius C. Holmes
Eisenhower
Holmes
al- Hed
Sicily
Ialy
Europe
Germany
New York Faces New Year’s Meal Of Vegetables
New York housewives faced a meat and fowl shortage for New Year celebrations as markets reported thin supplies. Retail dealers and wholesalers warned fresh stock arriving yesterday or today would do little to ease the holiday shortage, with many shops closed until Tuesday and families seeking vegetable plates to replace meat dishes.
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New York
United States protests German shooting of captives
The United States launches its strongest protest to Germany over the killing of American prisoners. Officials cite Army reports and sources alleging German forces executed captured U.S. soldiers, violating war laws as they advance. The incident may signal a harsher phase in the war.
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Ion
United States
Germany
Army
Bene
Governor Dewey Discusses State Agriculture Program
Governor Dewey met with the New York State Conference Board of farm organizations to discuss a comprehensive agriculture program. Proposals include farm manpower cadets farm machinery repair and training, the Governors Emergency Food Commission, six state agricultural schools, secondary roads to farms, and a possible division of biochemistry in the State Agricultural Department to aid grain farmers.
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Albany
Dewey
New York State Conference Board of Farm Organizations
Governors Emergency “Food Commission
State Agricultural
Biochemistry E State Agriculural Department
Berlin Sees Pressure on Southern Flank from Allied Breakthroughs
German fronts face strongest pressure from the Third Army as American forces make gains on the south flank near Runstedt. Berlin commentators warn of overextended lines and intensified counterattacks while Goebbels vows to pace propaganda and delay Allied timetable.
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London
Berlin
Karl von Runstedt
George &. Patten
Sadio
Ledwig Sertorius
Guenther Weber
von Rundsisdy
Iunge G
Reich
Joseph Goebbelz
Police arrest “Dean” of Bargain College in New York
A 36 year old man described as the dean of a bargain college was arrested in New York yesterday. He posed as a dean at a psychiatric facility and offered fake education programs charging 150 to 500 dollars each. Authorities accuse him of operating under an assumed name and obtaining funds through fraudulent educational claims.
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New York
Bargain College
Psychiat
Ons Teem
Tarronguet
Cerin
Fairbanks Jr Receives Naval Medal for Normandy Service
Douglas Fairbanks Jr a noted film star was awarded the Naval Medal for gallantry and leadership during the invasion of Southern France. He served as special operations pinning officer on a naval task force staff and commanded a unit during the operation. He is currently on duty at the Navy Department.
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Fon ‘Pi
Theirbanks. Jr
France
Navy
Fairbanks
Les
Sné
Navy Departmentt
Het Sprince
Nazis Dig In Along Lines Of Bulge
Allied forces report the German defense along the Bulge has stiffened at key arc lines and stronghold towns. The Third Army and Fifield patrols press the Reich’s line amid heavy air and artillery action, with gains cited near Rochefort and Bastogne as pursuit speeds up.
D Day Sinking of Hospital Ship Amsterdam
The War Office announced ten decorations for heroism after the sinking of the hospital ship Amsterdam at Chebourg on August 7. The 1204 ton liner, torpedoed by a German submarine, carried British wounded and sank minutes after being hit. Bravery by six officers and four enlisted men was noted as the ship’s stern was struck and casualties occurred from the explosion and drowning.
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Don
War Office
Amsterdam
Chebourg
Sisamer
London
Tomedo
Toll Operators' Dispute Scheduled for Hearing
New Fork UPI U.S. Conciliation Service appointed a commission to conduct hearings over a wage dispute between telephone operators and the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. Regional director H.R. Cotwell said the first hearing is set for next week between Telephone Company representatives and Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers spokesmen.
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New Fork Upi
U. S
Intd
Elepone
Américan Telephonze and Telegraph Co
H.R. Cotwel
Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers
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North
U.S
Mindanao
First Army
Hoy
S. Vandenhere
Ninth Air Force
Belgium
Reds
Heart of Budapest
Douglas Fairbanks
Naval Medal
Third Armee
Setgiome
Afr
Rochefort
Meuse
Third
Luxembourses
Reuters
William Teen
Ardennes Salient
Western Front
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