Civilian production frozen as war needs rise
The War Production Board ordered an indefinite freeze on all civilian production at current levels to deter workers from leaving war plants for peacetime jobs. The policy bars output increases unless clearly below essential requirements or via limited spot authorizations for nonwar goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Gren
Associated Press
Washington
WPB
War Production Board
Leway
Samuel Anderson
Office of Civilian Requirements
Army
Navy
Russians Drive Into Western Slovakia From Ipoly Crossing
Soviet forces press a bold offensive from the Ipolysag junction in western Slovakia aiming to open roads to Vienna and trap German divisions. Moscow claims 31 localities swept as the battle encircles Budapest and widens toward Bratislava and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Slovakia
Ipolysag
Sahy
Vienna
Budapest
Bratislava
Ipoly
Hungary
Moscow
Spoysag
Borzsony
Danube
Satoraljaujhely
Berlin
Debica-Tarnow
Poland
Krakow
Second Ukraine
Red Army
Szendro
Miskolc
Mindoro Landings Boldest Stroke of War in Pacific
Allied forces launched a 20 mile long convoy toward Mindoro with mechanized troops, seizing three beachheads as guerrillas expanded control of Panay Negros Cebu and Bohol. Over 300 Japanese planes were knocked out while operations cut a corridor through the archipelago toward China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macar
Rdepines
Philippines
Mindoro
Toay
China
Leyte
Tokyo Radio
Sixth Army
Walter Krueger
Biz
Yarik
Panay
Negros
Cebu
Bohol
Mindanao
Bataan
United Nations Seen Drifting From Tehran Pact
London reporting that Churchill's Poland speech signals a drift by the United Nations from the Tehran accord. The Daily Mail and Times weigh in as Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill plan a potential Big Three meeting to realign aims. Vandenberg urges plain speaking with Moscow and London. Connally says a big three meeting is needed with U.S. consultation.
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London
London Daily Mail
Churchill
United Nations
Tehran
Roosevelt
Stalin
United States
Poland
Daily Mail
London Times
Europe
Russia
Moscow Radio Today
Foreign Office
Germany
Washington
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Britain
Moscow
Canan
Washingyn
Connally
D.-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Blood Donor Gift Drive Invites Seasonal Help
MR Winchester announces a nationwide gift season drive offering a pint of blood to save wounded servicemen. Boy Scouts distribute gift forms. return to Bath or Red Cross Headquarters for contact and appointment. If unused, pass to another donor. Red Cross Blood Donor Service aids heroes in need.
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Bath
Red Cross
Cross
Benefit Dance for Shady Rest Hospital Benefit
The Shady Rest management announces a Tuesday night dance on December 19 to raise funds for Newton D. Baker General Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia for the Christmas wounded. Proceeds go to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shady Rest
Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Americans badly mauled by German counterattack
German radio reported the U S 30th Division was so badly mauled northwest of Colmar on the Seventh Army front that it had to be withdrawn. Supreme Headquarters listed the division on the Cologne Plain with the U S Ninth Army, while field dispatches two days earlier said heavy fighting persisted in the Colmar area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
U. S
Colmar
Seventh Army
Supreme Headquarters
Cologne
Ninth Army
Constitutional Convention Up To Electorate Says Governor
Governor Darden postpones setting a referendum date on calling a constitutional convention after a potential court test was raised. The bill would trigger a 90 day election window with a date to be set by the governor. Administration leaders failed to push for a public vote on a restricted convention. Delegate Preston Collins warned against limiting powers beyond U S laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
General Assembly
Darden
Preston Collins
Marion
United States
Induction Grow for Draft-Age Men in Industry
Washington officials announce a broadened push to keep civilians in war industries or move to war-supporting jobs. Selective Service predicts more men aged 26 to 37 will be inducted after February 1, under revised produce or fight rules. Local boards may reclassify older draftees as needed, while workers must justify job changes to avoid induction.
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Washington
Selective Service
Two Million in Bond Sales Reached in Local Drive
Federal Reserve report credits Winchester Frederick County Sixth War Loan Drive with 2 008 085 25 in total sales the first local drive to hit two million dollars. Officials say success depends on meeting the remaining E Bond quota and urge immediate purchases from individuals and corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Bank
Winchester-Frederick County
Wendell Barney
Capitol Theatre
Eyay
Frenchman's Creek
Annual Handley Concert Tomorrow
More than 530 Handley school students will take part tomorrow afternoon at 3 o clock in the annual concert of Christmas carols. The four school groups will be under the direction of Miss Gwendolyn Haynes. The public is cordially invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley School
Gwendolyn Haynes
Filibuster Talk Delays State Department Nominations
In Washington on December 16 President Roosevelt’s picks for six State Department posts were delayed as Senate debate shifted to surplus property board candidates Robert Hurley and Lt Col Edward Heller. Opposition centered on W. L. Clayton and Archibald MacLeish, with hopes for a later vote amidst fears of extended discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
State Department
Senate
Property Board
Connally
D.-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Joseph C. Grew
Edward R. Ste
Hurley
Heller
W. L. Clayton
Archibald MacLeish
Butcher's Holiday May Be Put Off
New York reports show 10 000 butchers ready to close their shops starting December 25 to protest OPA rules. A Wooley offer to meet in Washington raises doubt about a full shutdown, with OPA officials noting the butchers may legally close if desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
OPA
Daniel P. Wooley
Washington
Smugglers Held in China Airlift Scheme Probe
U S Army probes report court martial and arrests of scores of American personnel and civilians over three years for smuggling contraband into China via the hump routes. Investigators say an international syndicate trafficked stolen lend lease goods, gold and currency with Chinese Indian Greek British links. Col Harry Cooper heads the China Burma India probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
China
Alames
Smallryy
Go-Betwens
Army
Criminal Investigation Division
Col
Harry Cooper
Baltimore
China-Burma-India
Sale of E Bonds Is Increasing
The Sixth War Loan Drive ends today with $17,051,000,000 already in Uncle Sam's vault and three billion dollars above the quota. Individual sales are 79 percent of the individual quota, while E Bond purchases reach 64 percent of the E Bond quota. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau will report tonight at 8:15 Eastern War Time. Bond money will count through December as workers await wage deductions later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
Treasury
Morgenthau
Mutual
Churchill lapses memory over Atlantic Charter claim
London reports say a Churchill aide told AP the prime minister had a memory lapse when speaking on Poland and confused the Atlantic Charter with a 1940 British policy statement. Eden noted the error during yesterday's debate. No. 10 Downing Street supplied the explanation after inquiries.
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London
Winston Churchill
Associated Press
Poland
Churchill
No. 10
Downing Street
Eden
British Foreign Office
Foreign Office
No. 19
World At War Highlights Across Pacific and Fronts
The report details a 600 mile over water Yank jump landing on Mindoro near Manila establishing three bridgeheads with minimal bloodshed. MacArthur notes allied airfields ports seized on Ranay Megros Cebu and Bohol. Japanese report a fierce sea air battle. Western Front sees American break-through west of Duren amid counterattacks on Seventh Army. Eastern Front Russians push into western Slovakia while Vienna roads remain contested. Budapest under siege. Southern Front reports Canadian bridgehead across Naviglio Canal with continued fighting around Athens.
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Associated Press
Pacific Front
Mindoro
Manila
MacArthur
Ranay
Megros
Cebu
Boho Islands
Slovakia
Vienna
Budapest
Berlin
Krakow
Poland
Local Firms Distribute Christmas Bonuses Across Employees
Winchester Woolen joins others in holiday gifts with a $10 present to all employees. Virginia Woolen Company gives about 15 000 in gifts plus 25 extra for 600 workers. M J Grove Lime Company pays year of service bonuses to 110 staff, from 5 to two weeks pay. Oscar Nebel Company plans $5 checks next week replacing past Christmas parties. Previous years had parties and a nylon hose gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christmay
Virginia Woolen Company
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Stephens City
Middletown
F. Grove White
Winchester Woolen Company
Marvin D. Weaver
Oscar Nebel Company, Inc
Richard Veitel
Winchesett
Wife of Soldier Dead In Fire At Langley Field
At Langley Field Virginia a fatal fire destroyed the principal guest house. Mrs Erma Moran 21 wife of Sgt Lawrence Moran was burned to death. Moran and several others were injured and treated at the base hospital. About 50 guests were evacuated into officers homes and WAC barracks as damage reached fifty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley Field
Erma K. Moran
Army Air Force Training Command Base
Moran
Covington
Lawrence Moran
Sergent Moran
WAC
Dolls Cuddly Musical and Mamma Dolls
Margaret L Hodgson Hat and Dress Shop features cuddly dolls with musical appeal and mamma doll designs. The item highlights charming textiles, playful patterns, and vintage decorative appeal likely for display or gift use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret L. Hodgson
Fighting Rages Across Western Front as U S Forces Advance
American 7th Army pushes into Germany from Lauterbourg near the Rhine and presses Siegfried Line defenses in Bavaria while First Army riverfront gains extend along the Roer. Third Army also advances with slow gains into Dillingen and Saarlautern as German fire increases.
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Edward Kennedy
Paris
U. S Seventh Army
Germany
Lauterbourg
Rhine
Siegfried Line
Bavaria
Third Army
Dillingen
East Dorf
Saarlautern
Sarregue
Erching
79Th
Seventh Army
U. S
Siegfried Maccanon
Alexander M. Patch
Reich
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Pacific
Philippine Archipelago
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Greater East Asia
John S. McCain
Luzon
Rembert James
Admiral McCain
Formosa
A. D. Struble
Leyte Gulf
Marlin Spencer
Struble
Spencer
Pact
MR Winchester
Handley
Naviglio Canl
Italy
Athens
West Wall
Bavarian
Palatinate
U. S. First Army
Roer River
Roer
First Army
Mileim
Ludwigshafen
45Th
103Rd
Wissembourg
Alsace
Centrol
Duren
Linnich
Bergstein
Mariaweiler
First
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