American Troops Face Nazi Tanks in Sum Battle
HAL BOYLE reports American troops in Sum face Nazi tanks for the first time. Engineers Hernandez and Hoge used a bazooka against advancing armor, scoring a direct hit at close range. Red Cross and infantry units, led by Lt. Sawyer and Lt. Command, rallied cooks and drivers to defend a key post as Tiger tanks battered the line until the enemy finally withdrew.
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Claufas Hernandez
San Nio
Tex
Jack Hoge
P, Tenn
Sde
Hoge
Hernandez
Honduras Mahogany Trees Grow Tall Over Centuries
A study notes Honduran mahogany trees take about two hundred years to reach full size, with heights near 100 feet and a 40 foot trunk circumference. Researchers highlight slow growth and long maturation in tropical forestry.
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Honduras
Civilian Defense Issues Bomb Defense Instructions
The Civilian Defense Office issued instructions for defense against robot and rocket bomb attacks. Sent to state defense councils for public relay, the OCD warned that little warning is possible and urged coastal areas to stay alert, stressing the move is precautionary.
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Washington
Office of Civilian Defense
OCD
Postwar Jobs Seen Scarce by Pacific Region Voters
A Gallup survey finds seven in ten in the mountain and west coast states doubt that all who want a postwar job will find one. Younger people and professionals show higher pessimism while two thirds of voters share the concern. Congress plans early action on postwar employment prospects, possibly via Murray committee recommendations to the President.
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Princeton
N. J
Pacific
West Coast
Ae Sicecinaienenesee
Murray Committee
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Congress
Coupon terms and stamp validity notices
The notice lists coupon values and expiry dates for several offers. Five pound coupons and four e coupons valid through March 21. Six meter readings and periodic tire inspections eliminated. Shoe stamps No 1 and No 3 valid indefinitely. Loose stamps not accepted.
Blue stamps to be validated January 1
Five additional blue stamps will be validated on January 1. The record notes Book IV stamps X5 Y5 Z5 A2 and B2 are currently valid.
Federal program to fill jobs gap shown in survey
The survey analyzes attitudes among men and women across age groups, occupations, and regions in the country, highlighting support for a federal spending program to create or sustain jobs if private industry cannot meet employment needs. It breaks down responses by demographic and geographic segments.
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Countonne
Pearl Harbor crucifix presented to Dubuque archdiocese
A crucifix crafted from materials of the battleship Oklahoma, sunk at Pearl Harbor, was given to the Catholic archdiocese of Dubuque in honor of Lt. Aloysius Schmitt, a former Dubuque priest and Navy chaplain who died in the attack. The cross features teak from the ship’s deck and Christ from its metal parts, presented by the Navy.
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Dubuque
Oklahoma
Pearl Harbor
Archdiocese of
Aloysius Schmitt
Navy
Christ
Archdiocese
Navy Department
Swiss chemical industry drives manufacturing and taxes
The chemical industry now accounts for 17 percent of Swiss manufacturing and is a major contributor to the nation’s tax revenue.
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Switzerland
Paris and Moscow Pact Differences in Allied Treaties
Washington reports compare the 20 year Franco-Soviet and Anglo-Soviet treaties. Key variances include absence of aggrandizement and non interference clauses in the Franco-Soviet pact and no explicit provision for collective security. Observers note talk of Curzon line Poland Germany territorial understandings and long term Rhineland control.
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R. H. Shackford
Washington
Wupr
Russia
Stalingrad
Britain
Soviet Russia
Charles de Gaulle
Moscow
France
Paris
de Gaulle
Josef Stalin
Germany
Poland
Oder River
Stalin
Ruhr
Rhineland
Rhine
George Winters Named To Border Water Group
American Consul George H. Winters, based at Nuevo Laredo since 1942, said Washington ordered his transfer to El Paso to serve as secretary of the American section of the international boundary and water commission. He will depart for the post early next month.
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Laredo
Tex
George H. Winters
Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Washington
el Paso
International Boundary and Water Commission
Winters
Old West Return to Peika Cattle Rustling Reward
R. E. Adams of Maplehill Kansas offers 2500 dollars reward for rustlers tied to 81 cattle stolen from Meady county ranch. Forty head recovered from a canyon. 41 calves around 475 pounds remain missing.
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Peka
Kan
Plains of
Kansas
R. E. Adams
Maplehill
Meady County
International trend sparks fear of renewed isolationism
The passage notes that ardent supporters of U S entry into a world organization worry the current rise of power politics in international affairs could revive old isolationist sentiment. It emphasizes concern among those who have worked hardest for global cooperation.
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United States
Jap Aircraft Not Disrupting American Plan
The Navy says land based Japanese aircraft damaged ships in the Philippines after the October sea battle but did not derail future operations. Secretary Fo discusses losses from the late October action and defends Navy silence on current damage to avoid aiding the enemy.
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Washington
Philippines
Philippine Sea
Secretary of Navy
James Fo
Navy
Forrestal
U. S
Battle Speaks on Japanese Attacks and Philippine Campaign
A military official says Japanese air strikes have not disrupted Allied plans for the Philippines. He cites Leyte fall, Mindoro landing, Luzon raids, Ormoc amphibious attack, and troop operations as proof that Allied forces, led by Gen. Douglas MacArthur, are winning the campaign and dominating surrounding waters and airspace.
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Philippine Sea
Leyte
Mindoro
Luzon
Ormoc
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Grandma's Medicated Rub Promotes Penetro Mutton Suet
Grandma popularized a chest cold and pain relief method using mutton suet. Modern science adapted her approach into Penetro, a salve with traditional suet and five active ingredients. It eases chest tightness, soothes raw breath passages, relieves neuralgic pain, and helps minor cuts, lips, and bruises.
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Grandma
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