China Based Superfortresses Hit Japan Across Nagoya Hankow
China based Superfortresses bombed Nagoya on Honshu and Hankow in China in a two day raid blitz. The Nagoya strike hit Mitsubishi Aircraft plants with fires rising to 1000 feet and claimed two enemy planes destroyed, six probably destroyed, three damaged, with no B 29 losses.
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Washington
War Department
Nagoya
Mitsubishi
Hatsudoki
Japan
Honshu
Hankow
China
Kyushu
Zar Department
Tions
Curtis Lemay
20Th Bomber Command
Home Island
Mindoro Invasion Advances With Heavy Air and Sea Support
General MacArthur reports the Mindoro invasion proceeding at full force with minimal ground resistance. U S and Allied air power claim decisive blows against Japanese aircraft and shipping, while Mindoro airfields near completion shorten Manila's reach and ongoing push toward the Ormoc corridor intensifies the Leyte objective. Maj. Richard Bong earns his 40th victory as air combats continue.
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MacArthur
Philippines
America
Mindoro Island
U. S. Comanders
Carriers
Nippon
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Manila Bay
Luzon
Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Mindoro
Richard I. Bong
Poplar
Wis
Bong
Moseventh
Valencia
Ormoc
32Nd Tivision
Leyte
Manila
Associated Press
Churchill Reports Greece Situation Improves
In London the prime minister said Greece had greatly improved and declined to detail further. He defended British troops in Belgium, noting actions under American instructions and a large battle ongoing, while a special Commons debate on Greece was scheduled.
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London
House of Commons
Greece
Churchill
Tongihi
Commons
Tomorow
Labor Party
Belgium
Eisenhower
Churchil
Sears Roebuck closing notice this week
The order office will close at 5 30 P M daily this week except Saturday.
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Sears Roebuck and Co
Pine Wears Power Christmas Trees on N Cameron Street
A garbled local notice mentions Pine and N Cameron Street with references to G W Patton and a code 12-18-1p-51. The readable fragments suggest a property or business item tied to Christmas trees and a street location.
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N. Cameron
G. W. Patton
Shady Rest
Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Star to be not published on Christmas Day 1944
The Star will skip issue on Monday December 25 1944 to observe Christmas Day national holiday.
Indictments Link Norden Bombsight Clash to Slow Production
A Federal Grand Jury indicted Carl L. Borden Inc and Corrigan Osbourne Wells Inc along with four individuals for conspiring to slow Norden bombsight production and pressuring war goods makers to hire the survey firm. Named are Norden president Theodore Barth and vice president Ward Marvele, Navy Commander John Corrigan, and Robert Wells.
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New York
Carl L. Borden, Inc
Corrigan, Osborne and Wells, Inc
Theodore H. Barth
Ward E. Marvele
Norden Company
Navy
John D. Corrigan
Robert H. Wells
Prices of Apples Should Be Good
Growers and shippers say apple prices should stay firm for the season. They cite December 1 storage levels, compare current stocks with two years ago, and note past 1943 shortages and price highs while expecting continued demand and steady values.
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Winchester
Made In Japan Bombs Hit Japanese Islands
The Japanese bombs captured at Tarawa have been reused by U S forces in the Marianas and Marshal islands. Col William S McCulla reports Seventh Air Force planes dropped a few dud bombs on Tinian so Japan sees its own weapons returned.
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Washington
Japan
Tarawa
Army Air Forces
Marianas
William S. McCulla
Frommand
Seventh Air Force
Tinian
McCulla
Roosevelt Returns From Warm Springs Vacation
President Roosevelt came back to Washington from three weeks at Warm Springs Georgia to face war and diplomacy in a new Congress. He surveyed Marine units at the Georgia camp, watched a 64 dog parade, and planned a news conference. He signed 75 bills and reorganized the State Department while enjoying rest and sun at Pine Mountain.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Congress
White House
Georgia
New River
John Marston
Cordell Hull
Associated Press
United Press and International News Service
Pine Mountain
Warm Springs Foundation
State Department
ELAS Retakes Prison Bastion Forcing British Withdrawal
In Athens a strong ELAS assault on Averoff prison compelled British forces to abandon the bastion. Prisoners fled as cells burned during mortar fire while authorities hunted for ex-Premier Jean Rallis, who disappeared during the disorder and was sought at highest levels.
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Athens
ELAS
Averoff
Quisling
Jean Rallis
Rallis
Loye
George Papandreou
Ice Turns Roads to Hazard Across Counties
A 10 degree temperature drop froze slush into ice on primary highways slowing traffic into the city from all directions. Snow and wind followed yesterday evening, with drifting reported in the western county. School buses ran as scheduled and officials hoped main highways would clear by evening.
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Clarke
Clarke County
Frederick
Warren
Winchester Research Laboratory
Romney
Richmond
Virginia
State Highway Department
Hightown
West Virginia
More General Snow Predicted For Area
The extended forecast for December 20 through the period shows zone 4 light snows in the north, moderate snow in the north with rain or snow in the south Friday or Saturday, and mountain flurries Sunday. Colder Thursday with rising temperatures Friday, then much colder Saturday and Sunday. Zone 5 includes West Virginia with light snow Wednesday, moderate snow Thursday or Friday, snow flurries Saturday and Sunday, and colder temperatures overall with a dip Saturday or Sunday.
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Star
Washington Weather Bureau
We West Virginia
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Russian Forces Press Deep into Czechoslovak Front
Soviet and Romanian reports say Red Army units crossed the Czechoslovak frontier from northeastern Hungary advancing into the Bodva and Hernad valleys toward Kassa. Moscow claimed vanguards within 14 miles southwest and 11½ miles southeast, with fighting near Budapest and Barieve as columns push from three directions toward key escape routes and eastern Slovakia.
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London
Hungary
Slovakia
Poland
Kecske
Rodion Y Malinovsky
Bodva
Hernad
Kassa
Moscow
Malinovsky
Kasa
Chechoslovak
Red Army
Berlin
Horvaty
Janok - Buzita
Miskolc
Moldova
Barieve
Kamenec
Slana
Budapest
Germans Claim Attacks Continue On Whole Front
Berlin says Nazi tank forces have broken through American lines and pushed deep into enemy rear. The German communiqué reports night tank battles repelling American tanks while noting continued attacks along the front. It also claims 24 Allied aircraft shot down and compares the operation to Moscow counter moves of 1941, though officials caution against expecting a turning point.
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London
Moscow
Stockholm
Berlin
High Command
Fur glove sale at Buzzella Shop discounted
A Buzzella Shop ad promotes a large selection of fur gloves with a 25 percent sale discount. The notice mentions office closure on Christmas Day due to fuel shortages.
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Noonan
Eisenhower Silent On German Counter-Offensive as Allied Planes Strike
London dispatch reports 300 Flying Fortresses dropping nearly 1 000 tons of bombs on German supply lines behind counterattacking troops. The raid hit three rail and five road junctions along a 50 mile front from Trier to Gemund, following an earlier RAF Lancaster attack on ships at Gdynia.
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London
Trier
Gemund
Baltic
Gdynia
Danzig
Americans Strike Back as Front Holds in Belgium and Roer
American Doughboys and tanks countered the German offensive threatening 60 miles of front from Belgium into Luxembourg. First Army patrols crossed the Roer into Duren while Seventh and Third Armies pressed along the Rhine and Saar regions.
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Paris
Belgium
First Army
Roer
Duren
Luxembourg
First
Cologne
83Rd
Aachen
Stevelot
Reich
Ware
Gol
Ninth Army
Linnich
Wurm
Mullendorf
Seventh
Ceachbarn
Rhine
Bitche
Wissembourg
Third
Dillingen
Roden
Saarlautern
Saaregue
World At War Highlights From Multiple Fronts
Western Front German counter offensive pushes armor 20 miles into Belgium denting U S First Army lines and battles. Pacific Front B29s hit Omura Nagoya Hankow and Leyte gains Mindoro advances. Eastern Front Red Army cross border into Czechoslovakia threatening major cities. Southern Front Greek situation improves as ELAS attack on Averoff prison fails escape of Quisling ex Premier Jean Rallis.
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Western
Belgium
U. S. First
Churchill
U.S. First
Ninth
Cologne
Third
Rege
Pacific
Omura
China
Hankow
Nagoya
Leyte
Mindoro
Elas
Averoff
Quisling
Jean Rallis
Local E Bond Sales Near 275000 Quota
Local E Bond sales total 2,400,315 dollars through last Saturday. A latest report shows 15,012 dollars short of the 275,000 dollar quota for Seven and Frederick Counties. The announcement was made by issuing agencies.
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Frederick Coun
Special This Week 3 Ib Fruit Cake With Pytex Dish
Miller's Hardware advertises a special this week featuring a 3 pound fruit cake with Pytex dish priced at 2.85. The note highlights a combined offer from a hardware shop.
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Miller’s 'S
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