Red Army Halts German Drive in East Prussia Front
German assault across the Moder River threatened Haguenay and Alsace fronts as U S Seventh Army met the invasion with counterattacks. Lieut. Gen. Patch set a new line along the Moder to blunt the push and force a withdrawal toward Strasbourg. The German force included multiple armored divisions and a parachute unit in heavy weather, but American units reported the attack contained and threatening positions reduced.
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France
U. S
Seventh Army
Ame
Moder
Nile
Tate Dispatch
Haguenay
Strasbourg
Haguehau
Alsace
Alexander M. Patch
United States Star
Hitler
War Production Board curbs on contracts in tight labor areas
The War Production Board bans new war contracts in 72 cities/industrial zones identified as acute labor shortage. Effective Feb 2, plants in these areas must gain WPB approval for contracts of 100000 or more that would raise labor needs. The move targets civilian building and military production alongside broader manpower controls.
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Washington
Army and Navy
Mugnmions
J3.a. Krug
Tiagsedd
Icon Makeves
Krug
Armed Forces
Maritime Commission
Treasury Department
WPE
WPB
WPS
Rela
War Manpower Commission
The
Armed Services
Clark Field Falls Back Into American Hands
American Sixth Army troops seized Clark Field the prize airfield on Luzon and pushed toward Angeles Pampanga Province while naval air forces bombed Iwo Jima and Cavite. MacArthur reported progress across Luzon as units pressed along the west coast toward Santa Cruz and Baguio with heavy air bombardments widening the assault on Japanese positions and ships near Subic Bay and Corregidor.
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Associated Press
Clark Field
Philippines
Fort Stonenburg
Luzon Island
Angeles
Pampanga
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Jima
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz
Iwo Jima
Midway
Japan
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Luxon
Santa Cruz
Dasol
Bataan Peninsula
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Rosario
Ker
Baguio
San Manuel
Cavite
Manila Bay
Correzidor
Subre Bay
Apatri
Luzon
Russian eastern drive cuts Nazi coal by fifteen percent
News reports that the Red Army's rapid advances in Poland and Silesia have reduced Germany's coal supplies by about 15 percent, threatening steel works and synthetic fuels. Experts say Germany may collapse to coal and armament shortages within months. Silesia and the Saar are key coal regions.
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New York
Russia
Germany
Red Army
Poland
Silesia
Jay G. Courant
United Nations
France
Belgium
Saar
German Silesia
Czechoslovana
Ruhr
U.S. Presses Switzerland to Cut Nazi Trade Ties
The State Department announced that Roosevelt will send Lauchlin Currie to negotiate with Switzerland to sever rail shipments that feed Germany and curb exports of machine tools and strategic metals. Currie aims to disrupt German supply lines while Germany faces Allied advances in Europe.
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Washington
Switzerland
Germany
Currie
Silesia
Saurees
Germans Best Fed Folk In Europe Says British Troops
British soldiers in Germany report that Germans are the best fed in Europe after nine days of operations. They describe abundant stores of ham, canned meats, pickles, vegetables, fruit, and common poultry including chickens and geese found in villages.
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Germany
Europe
Atmos
Early to Leave White House for European Post
Jonathan Daniels, a White House administrative aide and former author, is being groomed to handle press relations during Early’s absence. Secretary Stephen Early seeks higher paying posts in Europe, with Allied Supreme Headquarters hosting a survey and potential extension. If Roosevelt approves, Early may stay.
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Washington
Jonathan Danisles
Dfier
White House
Stephen Barly
Sestral
Early
Allied Supreme Headquarters
Europe
Daniels
Williamstown Industrialist Separated From Wife in Suit
Williamstown based industrialist Dr Joseph C M Gevaert of New York and Williamstown faced a separation suit in Massachusetts supreme court. Justice Louis A Valente ruled for the Danish born plaintiff after an all day conference. Mrs Gevaert sought 350000 a year alimony and 25000 for attorney fees. She testified she received jewelry and fur pieces including mink coats and a 55000 chinchilla cape and noted monthly living expenses between 4000 and 6000 with 36 for liquor and 156 forowers.
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En York
Beisien
Joseph C. M. Gevaert
New York
Wilamstown
Masa
Supreme Court
Louis A. Valente
Gevaert
Scorch Earth Order Amid German Retreat Near Prague
The report says Hitler ordered scorched earth tactics on the Eastern Front as Prague faces siege and German forces retreat toward Berlin. Goebbels urged continued resistance while Moscow reports the Red Army is about 125 miles from Prague, signaling a collapsing front.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Prague
East
Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbheis
War of Moscow
Hitler
Bigod
Goebbels
Ger
Dewey Chased to Act on Dutchess County Coal Crisis
Sheriff Fred Close urged Governor Dewey to take drastic action to relieve a severe coal shortage in Dutchess County. A Pawling township survey reported zero coal for delivery and two county war plants had only a single day’s supply. Dealers cited manpower and shipment shortfalls. Dewey had not yet received the telegram.
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Dewey
Poughkeepsie
Fred Close
Govnor Dewey
Dutchess County
Close
Pawling
Albany
AOL
Weather Bureau Reports Poor Air Clarity and Turbulent Winds
Fragmented OCR note indicates weather bureau reporting unclear air conditions and strong winds in the western region. Times listed include afternoon and evening slots with varying air quality notations.
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Weather Bureau
Daa
Zero Wave Grips Town With Record Cold and Frostbite
The region faced a brutal cold wave with a record low of 12 below zero and rural areas reporting 32 below in Rensselaer County. Frostbite cases rose as trains ran hours late and authorities warned temperatures would creep up only to moderate levels before thawing.
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Arew
Rensselaer County
Eisenhower Reports G Ls Short of Clothing on Front
General Headquarters said some soldiers reach the Western Front inadequately clothed with winter gear. Isolated cases include engineer combat battalions at the Seventh Army front. Overcoats and oversize garments are discarded, frostbite and trench foot rise, while efforts focus on French textile use and Arctic surplus items.
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Cothi
Washington
Fiseshower
War Department
Seventh Army
Western Front
Reis No
Pacific
France
Manini Steel and Metal Works
Arctic
Iic
Supreme Headquarters
Ickes Predicts Tighter Fuel Supplies for East
Secretary Ickes warned that fuel oil and coal shortages in the eastern region may worsen and cautioned against optimistic or pessimistic claims. He told reporters the fuel situation will be tight for a while and that any improvement remains uncertain.
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Ickes
East
Washington
Ensi Coaac
Selia Fuels
Wallace Urges Audit Of RFC Loan Setup
Wallace calls Congress to probe Jesse Jones and the RFC lending system to see if it serves the public or personal gain. He offers to run the agencies for the common worker and small business and questions his fitness to head major lending operations as Senate Commerce debates breaking up the Commerce and lending posts.
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Wallace
Gath
Henry A. Wallace
Secretary of Commerce
Sarg Gath
Senate Commerce Committee
Wallace Jesse Jones
Washington
Rinks
Thar
Hook
Congress
Jesse Jones
Roosevelt
Coomittee
REC
Jones
Commerce Department
George
D-Ga
Bailey
Ank
Comce
A F L Wins In Western Union Vote
A F L beat the CIO in five of the first six Western Union districts tabulated in a nationwide labor election. The nine year old National Labor Relations Board oversaw the process, with seven districts to choose collective bargaining agents. Vote totals show A F L leading in multiple districts as results continued to arrive.
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Washington
A. F
C. I.O
Western Atom
National Labor Relations Board
Couriy
A. FL
LL Me. & LO
Ete Poperineew
Allentown Job Experiment Affects Cement Workers
Local manager Andrew Willen cites workers shifted to critical war jobs under Allentown area program. Many cite war work as too strenuous for health or claim they are cooking up alibis to return to old cement, brewery, and apparel jobs as manpower inventories begin.
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U. & Zollowment de
Lap Pricy
Jemioen Pian
Meanwmle
Andrew Willen
Allentown
Wilson
Nest
Stores Stagger Cigarette Sales To Avoid Mobs
Reported across 96 stores, cigarette sales are staggered to prevent crowds and disorder at counters. Retail executives plan plans to limit purchases as authorities and department stores like Macy’s adjust policies to reduce surges at open sales periods.
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New York
Carleei
Dalle
Ines
Low News Co
Macy's
Floradora Girl Madge Norton Dies in San Francisco
Friends announced the death of Mrs. Madge Norton known as a member of the original Floradora Girls. The performer, rooted in coast to coast theater circles, died yesterday in San Francisco after a life linked to the famed chorus line.
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San Francisco
UPI
Madge Norton
Floradora Girls
Soviet Drive Envelops East Prussia Advancing Toward Berlin
The Red Army reports show Soviet forces cutting the Oder line and encircling Breslau as it pushes toward Berlin. Units seized 700 towns in East Prussia and closed on Königsberg while advancing 325 miles southeast of the Baltic port Stettin. Continued on Page Fifteen.
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Breslau
Bilesian
Sens
New
East Prussia
Srealest
Moscow
Seviel Comsque
Briensdorf
Gine
Hiding
Baumwarth
Singesdorf
Poanas
Swarzedy
Berlin
Fed Star
Howe
Poznan
Hireyniz
Stettin
Konigsberg
Honigsberg
RED Army
Farmer's Wife Hosts 108 Guests After Snowbound Night
Mrs James W Ehrmentraut 26 hosted 108 motorists stranded by snow on her nine room farm. A grocery and brewery truck helped along with soup coffee and cereals. Guests included Bergen high seniors from New Jersey and other states who slept on beds chairs and doors during the long night.
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James W. Ehrmentraut
Wag
Torist
Mes Phrmentraut
Providence
Tareas
Inc
Obi
Geotzia
Jane Washington, D. C
Adeng Jihem
Bergen High School
New York
Congressman Reid Dies After Illness in Cobgroose District
The Cobgroese district mourns as Congressman Reid Dies following illness. Reports say he suffered a heart attack on January 7 and had been in frail health, with GP Frank R. Paid assisting before his death yesterday.
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Adrora
Ill
Frank R. Paid
Hwaclean
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