Fresh Allied Offensives Loom in West and East Front
Allied forces push into the Siegfried line as American divisions advance into a 30 mile central front. Eisenhower massed 60 divisions for a full scale assault while Germans retreat from pillboxes and face renewed pressure along an 80 mile frontier from Monschau to Kesternich amid deep snow.
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James M. Long
Paris
Berlin
Monschu
Eisenhower
Siegfried Line
Reich
Prumim
Our River
Germany
Monschau
First
West Wall
Linnich
Roer
Monechau
Volkssturm
Monschau Forest
Kesternich
War At A Glance: Allied and Axis Push Across Fronts
On the Western Front an attack by 100000 U S First and Third Army troops on a 40 mile Siegfried Line sector signals possible major offensive as snow cloaks battle. In Russia German claims of Red Army spearheads near Zielenzig and encirclements around Konigsberg. In the Pacific, U S forces land 150 ships off Manila threatening a route to Bataan as Sixth Army nears the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Front
U. 8
First
Third Army
Siegfried Line
Labbe
Cernay
Malouse
Stettinius and Hopkins Conclude Talks in Italy
Secretary of State Stettinius and Harry Hopkins met at Allied headquarters in Italy with two American military leaders and then departed for undisclosed destinations. The talks are viewed as preludes to a Roosevelt Stalin Churchill meeting, as Nazi broadcasts speculate on a big three conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noland Norgaard
Rome
Stettinius
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
United States
Italy
Hopkins
Clement R. Attlee
Churchill
Richard Law
Anthony Eden
London
Paris
Fala Bitten By His Lady Love
Washington reports say Fala the President's dog was bitten by a female companion. Maj. Warner Hall of the Army Medical Center confirmed treatment for minor injuries but denied hospital admission or any institutional action. The Post noted the dog faced an incompatible mate and that the bite occurred during a honeymoon rumor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pi— Fala
Post
Walter Reed Hospital
Warner Hall
Army Medical Center
Fala
We Pay Cash for Watches and Old Gold
Hodgson and Brown advertise cash offers for watches clocks and old gold. Oates Lumber Yard lists wood for sale with stove length and a contact Cal 6414.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold Hodgson & Brown
Oates Lumber Yard
Cal
Forces Of Eighth Army To Merge With Sixth Group
Landing unopposed from 150 ships 60 miles northwest of Manila, strong U S Eighth Army forces drive toward a juncture with the Sixth Army to seal off Bataan. The 38th Division and a 24th combat team were ashore in Zambales province. Three American Bataan death march survivors mix with guerrillas as U S forces push inland toward Subic Bay air bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8Th Army
Manila
Bataan
Sixth Army
Peninsula
C. Yates McDaniel
Leyte
Philippines
Zambales
Santo Tomas
San Antonio
George Crane
Topeka
Kas
Richard C. Kadel
Fort Knox
Winston Jones
Robert L. Eichelberger
Olongapo Naval Base
Subic Bay
San Felipe
San Narciso
San Marcelino
Caetillejos
Luzon
Associated Press
James Hutcheson
Friendship Fire Company Seeks Attendance at February Meeting
The regular monthly meeting of the Friendship Fire Company is set for Thursday evening February 1 at 8 oclock. All members are urged to attend. A Ryland Conner Captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Friendship Fire Company
A. Ryland Conner
Biggest Democratic Split Focuses on Wallace Nomination
Washington reports the sharp intra party rift centering on Henry Wallace's bid to become commerce secretary. Liberal Wallace faction clashes with traditional Democrats led by Byrd George Bailey and others as Senate maneuvers loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Byrd
George
Bailey
Senate
Fresiedas Roosevelt
Senatory
Kentucky
Commerce Committee
Commerce Department
Pepper
D-Fla
Recreation Building Burns at German War Camp
Fire at the German War Camp between Smithfield and Virginia avenues destroyed the 50 by 16 foot enlisted men's recreation building early this morning. The blaze, likely from an overheated stove, gutted the structure and PX stocks including radios games magazines and a large tobacco supply. Soldiers aided the firemen and kept the flames from spreading to nearby buildings as four city engines fought the fire in subfreezing weather. An officer said plans to rebuild are underway and no prisoners were disturbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithfield Avenue
Virginia Avenue
E. W. Argenbright
South End
Reuss
Sarah Zane
Argenbright
Episcopal Rites Held In Capital For Col. Halsey
Funeral services for Col Edwin A Halsey longtime Senate employee and secretary since 1933 were held at St Albans Episcopal Church Washington The 63 year old died Monday of a heart attack The Senate adjourned until tomorrow in tribute Burial will be in Lynchburg Va with grave side services Navy Lt Edwin A Halsey Jr survived by his widow and grieving mother
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edwin A. Halsey
Senate
St. Alban's Episcopal Church
Charles T. Warner
Halsey
Capitol Hill
Senator Byrd
D-Va
Lynchburg
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Col. Halsey
Navy
Edwin A. Halsey, Jr
Pacific
Millions Flee Toward Berlin to Escape Traps
London dispatch reports millions of Germans fleeing east and west as Russian advances threaten Berlin. Nazi broadcasts claim 5 million in long columns, with calls to clear roads for reinforcements and to keep the homeland from falling into enemy hands. Refugees face bitter cold and crowded trains, with civilians urged to aid passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Tdeay
Germany
Condi
Transocean
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Blood Plasma Urgency Drives Red Cross Drive
Blood Donation drive opens at Blood Donor Headquarters near Peoples Drug Store with 10 am to 9 am daily hours through February 8 to support a three day clinic at Presbyterian Church Annex February 7 8 and 9. Donors ages 18 to 59 may give with parental consent for 18 to 21. phone 3831 for appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Blood Procurement Service
Peoples Drug Store
Presbyterian Church Annex
Limited National Service Legislation Sees Brighter Prospects
The House nears a decision on a bill requiring men ages 18 to 45 to work in essential jobs under penalties. Leaders expect votes to pass with limited amendments despite debates over FEPC and the closed shop plus a War Department report of shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
War Department
Bitter cold grips much of nation with subzero lows
The Associated Press reports bitter cold across the Midwest and Northeast with temperatures dropping to 20 below zero in Minnesota and nearby states. Chicago records four below, while southern regions see 19 to 21 degree readings and light snow along the West Coast and Great Lakes. New England endures a brief calm after Monday’s storm with drifts up to 15 feet in parts of western Massachusetts and southern Vermont.
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Associated Press
Mid-West
Chicago Weather Bureau
St. Cloud
Minn
Lone Rock
Wis
Rochester
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Gulf States
Vicksburg
Miss
Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta
Florida
Rocky Mountains
New York
Pennsylvania
Upper Lakes
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Nevada
New England
Massachusetts
Vermont
Japanese official terms Russian drive hopeful for Germans
Dr Hid eji Yago, head of Japan's Board of Technology, told German listeners there is no reason for pessimism despite the Russian advance. A Tokyo broadcast cited him saying the Russians are able to withstand and reverse the situation when the Germans retreat toward Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hideji Yago
Japanese Board of Technology
Tokyo
Moscow
Soviet drive toward Berlin pushes across Oder bend
Soviet Marshal Zhukov's First White Russian Army presses toward Berlin as fierce battles rage in the Oder Warthe bend. Landsberg falls east of Berlin. Zielenzig 55 miles from Berlin. Koslin and Konigsberg near Baltic advances reported.
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Red Army
Zielenzig
Berlin
Stolzenberg
Netze River
Konigsberg
Marienwerder
Elbing
Oder
Silesia
Zhukov
London
Gregory Zhukov
Landsberg
Stalin
Gregory K. Zhukov
Moscow
Warthe River
Warthe
Kustrin
Frankfurt
Soldin
Stettin
Baltic
Germany
Koslin
Danzig
Ives
Aber Lstate
First
Ukranian
Ivan Konev
Brandenburg
East Prussia
Meseritz
Wibture
Schneidemuhl
Kossin
Flatow
Krone
Kalisz
Bighiet
Poznan
Leszno
Jury Frees Middletown Woman in School Attendance Case
A Frederick Circuit Court jury acquitted Mrs. Pearl Thomas of Middletown of violating the school attendance law by failing to send her two sons to classes. She testified she urged attendance and did not employ an attorney in her defense. The panel included F. Grove White as foreman and four other jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Pearl Thomas
Middletown
F. Grove White
Hugh Solenberger
L. B. Whitacre
Taylor Rudolph
Roy R. Boyce
Thomas
Trial Justice Court
Howard Allen to Talk on Blood Plasma Tomorrow
Howard Allen son of Dr and Mrs L M Allen of 703 South Washington will discuss experiences in the American Field Service on radio WINC tomorrow evening at 7 30 p m He returned December after two years in North African and Italian theaters of operation and will describe plasma transfusion miracles and lives saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Allen
L. M. Allen
South Washington Street
WINC
Allen
Property Sale Notice At B F Arthur Home Orchard
Local notice lists a sale of the B F Arthur property and orchard to be held Saturday February 10 1945. Auction details reference parcel 1-24-31 2 T 1p 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Kitchen
B. F. Arthur
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First Army
Courtney H. Hodges
Allied Headquarters
Children’s Home
Maine
Auburn
Eva Lacoste
Eighth Army
Sixth Group
Old Line
Democratic Party
Virginian
Col. Helsey
Anzio
McQuire General Hospital
Richmond
George Smith
Quire Iteral Hospital
Richis
Specia
Star
Urso
Pfc
Infa
An- Anzio
William F. Arrogast
Rocy
Bulletin
James F. King
Greater Berlin
Zielenszig
Ber
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