County farmers map 1945 farm goals and outlook
Farm specialists from WPI outline 1945 production targets and labor shifts. County farmers plan to raise yields, use more fertilizer and equipment, and consult AAA programs while tightening labor and cooperation to meet goals. Meetings set across Fred County for January 25–31 to detail the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred County
E. M. Funk
Usda War Board
War Board
Selective Service Board
Punk
W.H. Byrnes
WPI
Ted
Agis
M. Cox
OCD
Luce
Evechers City
Mt. Airy
Winchester
White Hall
Reynolds Store
Middletown
Star Tannery
Gainsboro
Gore
Janary
Ration Calendar Update From OPA Affects Stamp Validity
The Associated Press reports on rationing notes for Meats and Processed foods with Book 4 red stamps Q5 to X5 and blue stamps X5 to G2, none ending before March 1. Next validation for stamps is January 238 and stamp No 34 for five pounds remains indefinitely valid through mid spring with no cancellation plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
OPA
Patton Advances as Fog Lifts on Belgian Front
Allied forces endure fog and icy conditions as First Army under Bradley presses toward St Vith. Patton's Third Army seizes Bourcy and Hardigny while probing along the Moselle valley. British Mosquitoes support from the air. heavy German resistance persists in the Ardennes.
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First Army
Omar N. Bradley
12Th Army Group
Recht
Vielsalm
St. Vith
Seigfried
Marshall von Rundstedt
Eisenhower
George
Patton
Bourcy
Hardigny
Bulge
Germany
Moselle
Maas
Meuse
Roer
Dieteren
Julian's Canal
Echt
Susterne
Old Hickory
Courtney H. Hodges
Houffalize
Wiltz
Luxembourg
Rundstedt
Ardennes
France
Herman Balck
Alexander M. Patch
Guadalcanal
Bitche Salient
Saarbrucken
Hatten
Maginot Line
Aschbruck
Strasbourg Rhine
Strasbourg
Pirst
Colmar
Surgical Dressings Meeting Discontinued Over Janitor Issues
Mrs. B. B. Dutton, chairman, announced that the Thursday night group making bandages has been discontinued due to lack of janitor service. The evening meeting required late furnace use and the committee deemed it unnecessary to operate then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Dutton
Surgical Dressings
Churchill and Stalin Reach Accord on Europe Policy
Churchill and Stalin pledged agreement on Europe’s future, declaring Tito the undisputed Yugoslav master and Italy not a required partner. Churchill warned Greece’s ELAS hostage crisis must be resolved, while asserting Britain seeks no territory or bases and supports self governed, free elections across liberated nations.
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Peter
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Italy
Rome
Europe
Spain
Churchill
ELAS
Greece
Marshall Stalin
von Rundstadt
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Britain
Mediterranean
Churchill praises allied defense after Rundstedt counterstroke
In a report from wartime Britain, Churchill credits Montgomery and Bradley for handling their forces as American troops comprise the bulk of frontline units. He notes 100 divisions in the field, compares losses, and urges restraint in crediting British troops while acknowledging American sacrifices. He also cites a medical view that athletes do not die young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Rundstedt
Churchill
Montgomery
Omar Bradley
France
United States
County Students To Attend Saturday School Schedule
County Superintendent Lessie D. Kline announced schools will operate this Saturday and next, then every other Saturday until weather-made days are made up. Saturday classes start at the usual time but end earlier, with physical education omitted and a 15 minute noon recess reduction, around 2 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lessie D. Kline
Mr. Klinestat
U. S. 14th Air Force Battles Across China
Maj. Gen. Alane Wedemeyer reports 14th Air Force fighters destroyed or damaged 135 Japanese planes across occupied China from Shanghai to Burma and French Indochina. Shanghai airfields reportedly smashed with 68 planes destroyed and 19 damaged. hundreds of Japanese killed and thousands of tons of shipping damaged within a 2,500 mile perimeter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kunming
China
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Shanghai
Alane C. Wedemeyer
Toay
President backs May bill to speed war manpower
The President writes that urgent wartime manpower needs have grown since January and urges Congress to act quickly. He endorses the May bill aimed at mobilizing all draft registrants 18 to 45 to bolster the war effort, while leaving details to Congress.
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Congress
May
Americans Sweep Luzon Front As War Rages In Philippines
American tank columns advance from the north and northwest toward Tarlac and Dasol Bay as MacArthur’s forces move south from Alaminos. Air power pounds Japanese bases in Clark Field and Cagayan Valley while rail yards and equipment are destroyed. Formosa and Borneo raids are noted.
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Tarlac
Manila
Clark Field
Campbell
Dasol Bay
MacArthur
Alaminos
Bolinao Peninsula
Cagayan Valley
Luzon
Formosa
Borneo
Miri
Answers to the Daily Quiz Correct Answers Listed
The page lists correct responses for four quiz questions including names and facts such as William H. Davis Chrysanthemum actor and a geography set. It notes public figures like Kit Carson Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett and mentions the Bureau of Internal Revenue and military ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Davis
Chrysanthemum
Sweden
Switzerland
Spain
Portugal
Tire
Turkey
Europe
Ma’am
Bureau of Internal Revenue
True
Kit Carson
Daniel Boone
Davy Crockett
Army
Navy
Ensign
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarke County
Stalin
Marshal Stalin
Roosevelt
J. H. McCurdy
Chappie
Rhodes Drug Store
Tess
SILCO
U. S. 14Th
Burma
French Indo- China
Labor
George C. Marshall
Ernest J. King
Fred Hampson
Zambales
Japan
C Pr
Donald Duck
Jerkins
Cale
Big
Chenille
N. Loudoun ST
Ila
Stam
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