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January ,t ,
1—Russians move to within 27 mlle*«f
Polish border.
3—U. S marines expand hold on Cape
Gloucester, New Britain.
9—American troops capture San Gulsta.
Italy.
18— Two new Russian offensives are
opened.
22— British blast Magdeburg in 1.000
plane raid
27—LENINGRAD CLEARED OF NAZIS.
30—Hitler in speech anticipates defeat
February
1—Chinese advance In northern Burma
>—Marines capture Namur and other
islands in the Marshalls.
I—U. S. army takes Kwajaieln atoll in
Marshalls.
IS—Heaviest bomb load yet dropped
hurled on Rerlln by British bombers.
17—U. S. naval task force attacks Truk,
main Jap base in south Pacific.
19— Japanese cabinet reorganised, follow
ing attack on Truk.
23— U, S. naval task force strikes at
Marianas Islands.
24— All of western New Britain passes to
American control.
29— Stalin offers peace terms to Finland.
March
S—Record r*1d on Berlin made by 2.000
plane
13—Ri o*n arn.y crosses Bug river
19—Ad anting Russian* enter Bessara
bia
26—Russians reach Romanian bolder.
30— Palau Islands, 1,600 miles south of
Japan, attacked by U. S. navy.
April
2— Russian troops enter Romania.
American planes bomb Austria.
10—ODESSA FALLS 10 RUSSIANS
13—Allied troops halt Jap drive near Ko
hlma, in India.
29— A thousand U S. bombers raid Ber
lin.
30— Japan’s mld-Pacific base. Truk. Is
raided for 35th time.
May
7— Allied (orces in Italy turn back Ger
man counterattack near Anzio.
9—Sevastopol. Black sea naval base,
falls to Russians.
15— Chinese launch counter-offensive tn
western Yunnan province.
18— CASSINO. NAZI STRONGPOINT IN
ITALY, FALLS TO AMERICANS
AFTER LONG SIEGE.
28—Allied bombers strike at German syn
thetic oil Slants in Leipsig area.
June
4—AMERICAN TROOPS ENTER
ROME.
6—INVASION OF CONTINENT BE
GINS WITH LANDINGS IN NOR
MANDY.
8— Allies in Italy capture port 38 mile*
north of Rome.
13—Allies advance into northern France,
reaching point 15 miles inland.
17—Chinese take Kamaing, Burma
23—Week-long German robot bombing
reported by British.
25— American tank units enter Cher
bourg, Important French port.
26— Russians capture Vitebsk and
Zhlobin.
July
3— Minsk falls to Russians as they sweep
Into Polish territory,
6— Robot bomb casualties and damage
in southern England are admitted to
be serious.
8—British and Canadians enter Caen,
France, anchor of German lines for
weeks.
27— Six Nazi bases, the most Important
being Lwow, fall to Russians on vari
ous fronts.
28— Brest-Lttovsk captured by Russian*.
30—Allied "break - through” registers
large gains in France.
A uguftt
1 -Resistance In Tinian island In Mar
shalls end*.
2—Turkey breaks diplomatic relations
with Germany.
10 Guam conquered, giving U. S. con
trol of all important islands of Mar
shalls
15 A secnnrl Allied Invasion force lands
on s-'-ithern French coast, between
Marseille and Nice.
19 U. S tank units reach suburbs of
Paris
20 -Southern France invasion force en
ters Toulon.
31 -Romanian captial. Bucharest, ti en
tered bv Russians
September
4— Finns and Russians cease fighting tn
truce
5— Russ n declares war on Bulgaria.
7— British lifts black-out regulations,
considering menace from air con
quered
FI -Amet lean First army pushes five
miles into German territory.
12— Romania granted armistice by Al
lies.
13— Russians reach border of Czechoslo
vakia
14— U. S Third fleet attacks Cebu and
Negros islands of the Philippines.
16- Second Quebec conference ends.
Plans for quick finish of European
war and of marshaling of forces for
Japanese front are made
19— Finnish armistice signed by Russia
and Finland.
22—Russians lake Tallinn, capital of Es
tonia.
30 -Russians gain 60-mlle wide bridge
head in Yugoslavia.
October
1 —Calais. French channel port, falls to
Allies
3 Siegfried line breached at Uebach
by U S. Fifth army.
4—U. S bombers raid Borneo oil fields.
6— Russians cross Hungarian border.
II—East Prussian border reached by
Russians.
17—U. •. troops enter Aachen. Impor
tant German border city.
20 -AMERICAN FORCES UNDER GEN.
. MacARTHUR INVADE PHILIP
PINES. LANDING ON LEYTE IS
LAND
Moscow conference between Stalin
and Churchill ends.
26—U. S. navy meets and defeats huge
Jap fleet between Philippines and
Formosa.
November
4--All Gorman forces driven from
Greece
7— Japs gain in China, advancing on
rau city of Liuchow. Meanwhile,
British troops drive back Japs in
Burma.
11—U S planes sink eight Jap warships.
14—British bombers sink Tirpitz, fa
mous German battleship, in Norwe
e'en port
16 (weal Allied drive launched on 300
milg, front from Holland to Vosges.
20 -Fiench troops reach Rhine river in
plunge through Belfort gap.
*1—Lieut. Gen. Patton lead* Third
army In drive 23 mile* beyond Metz.
24—B-29s bomb Tokyo factories from
base in Marianas, 1,550 miles away.
27—Lieut. Gen. Mark Clark is made com
mander in chief of U. S. army forces
In Italy.
29— U. S. Third army attacks forts at
Saarbrucken, Saarlautern. and Mer
zig.
First and Ninth armies capture bor
der towns.
30— U. S planes sink 10 Jap transports
and three destroyers, drowning 4.000
near Leyte
December
1— U. S. Third army reaches Saar river.
2— Nazis withdraw troops from Norway,
leaving only small garrison forces.
3— American armies advance in both
Roer and Saar valleys
4— U. S. Third army enters Saarlautern,
as entire Allied front of 450 miles
swings into motion.
Military and political crisis grips
China.
Rioting breaks out in Athens. Greece.
Clvi] war threatens
6—B-29s raid Jap bases on Bonin islands
Others hit Tokyo again.
8—Units of 77th division make new land
ing on Leyte, splitting Jap lines.
11—MacArthur’s troops capture Ormoc.
•enemy supply port on Leyte.
France ana Russia sign mutual as
sistance pact.
13—Greek factional lighting grows In in
tensity.
B-29s hit Nagoya, Japanese aircraft
Breduction center.
L S. tank and infantry units reach
outskirts of Duren. key to Cologne
region.
18—U. S. Seventh army advances to
German border on 35 mile front
January
3—Twenty-eight men and two women
are Indicted on sedition charges.
10—Congress reconvenes.
11—Roosevelt asks for National Service
act.
13—A budget of *99,769.000.000 Is Presi
dent’s estimate of 1944 needs.
20—Army allows induction of loval Jap
anese-Amei leans.
26—Muster-out-pay bill passed, provid
ing for a maximum of $300.
29—World’s most powerful battleship,
the 45.000-ton Missouri, is launched.
February
7—Tax bill sent to White House. It
provides for $2,315,200,000 of addition
al revenue.
16—War Relocation authority (WRA)
transferred to department of Interior.
17—Army announces more than 200.000
men have been returned from the
Pacific fronts on furloughs, besides
the sick and wounded, and that the
rotation furlough plan Is in full swing.
18—Selective service orders farm work
ers reclassified.
22—Tax bill is vetoed as "wholly in
adequate.”
24—Congress overrides veto on tax bill.
Sen. Alben Barkley, Democratic ma
jority leader who resigned in flareup
on veto. Is re-named.
March
8—Five veterans' organizations com
bine in asking for a bonus up to
$5,000 for all members of the armed
forces.
14—Draft deferments for men 18 to 26 In
essential industry ended except for
"key men."
15—"Soldier vote” bill providing for
short federal ballots is passed and
sent to President.
21—State department announces that it
will have no dealings with the Vichy
French government.
25—Three men and two women are con
victed as spies, and sentenced to
long terms.
April
I— Army report* that 1,098,000 enlisted
men have been discharged between
December 1. 1941, and January 81,
1944.
4—House committee reveals that the
federal government now owns one
fifth of the land area of continental
United States.
0— Wendell Willkie withdraws as a Re
publican presidential candidate after
defeat in Wisconsin.
12—Attorney General Biddle reopens in
vestigation of Political Action com
mittee of CIO.
17—A new chemical treatment that will
give wood any degree of hardness
desired, is announced.
26—Federal troops take possession of the
Chicago plant of Montgomery Ward
Co. by order of FDR when the com
pany refused to obey his order to
recognize a CIO union.
May
1— Pulitzer prize for novels awarded to
Martin Flavin for "Journey In the
Dark.” Musical comedy "Oklahoma"
won a special award for authors.
3—Most meats are removed from ra
tioning. Steaks and beef roasts are
principal exceptions.
II— New draft regulations defer most
men over 26. Those under 26 are
scheduled for early Induction. Men
26-29 in war-supporting Industries
gain at least six months deferment,
and those 30 and over an indefinite
stay.
19— Senate voted to delay action on poll
tax bill.
20— Communist party votes to disband
as a political party, but to continue
as an "association."
22—Supreme court decision upholds va
lidity of OPA suspension orders.
31—Synthetic sugar is produced at the
University of California. Process Is
too expensive to be practical at
present.
June
1— Secretary of State Hull pledges that
in the postwar world organization,
small nations will be kept on an
equality with large in every practi
cable way.
2— War Manpower commission an
nounces that it will take over "abso
lute control of all male workers over
17 to check turnover in essential In
dustries."
8—Twenty-one brigadier generals pro
moted to major generals and 63 colo
nels to brigadiers.
"G. I. Bill of Rights” clears con
gress.
13—Democrat* lose majority In the
house with the election of Rolla Me
Millen. 19th Illinois
21—Senate passes army appropriation
bill of $49,107,735,795.
28—Republican convention nominates
Thomas E. Dewey, governor of New
York, for President, and John W.
Bricker. governor of Ohio, as vice
president.
29 A serum to prevent measles has
been developed and will be made
available soon, the Red Cross re
veals.
July
3—Treasury reveals that war costs for
fiscal year total 90 billion dollars.
7— The Grumman F-7-F, new two-mo
tored naval fighting plane, is tested,
and is called superior to the Hellcat.
8— Roosevelt’s conversations with Gen.
Charles DeGaulle of France end De
Gaulle reported to be ’’highly grati
fied .”
9— -Vice Preside^ Wallace returns from
China. He predicts an era of peace
In the Pacific, with Russia and Chi
na as leaders.
11—President Roosevelt says that be
will run again, "if nominated.”
IS—Eric Johnston, president of U. S.
Chamber of Commerce, returns from
Russia.
Duke and duchess of Windsor arrive
■In New York from the Bahamas.
14—Army reveals that there are now
196,941 war prisoners In the U. S.,
146,101 being German, and 50,278
Italian.
20— Democratic convention In Chicago
nominates Roosevelt for fourth term.
21— Sen, Harry Truman (Mo.), is nomt- |
nated for Democratic vice presiden
tial candidacy.
30—Army says that malaria has been
teduced to two-thirds of early war
rate.
August
2—Strike of Philadelphia transit work
ers is referred to President.
4—Governors' conference ends, after Is
suing statement defining limits of
state and federal powers.
6—Philadelphia street cars and busses
operate under army control.
Newly developed calculating ma
chine that will solve problems In
higher mathematics Is announced by
Harvard university.
12 —President returns from visit to Ha
waii and Alaska.
British delegation arrives for talks
on poslwai security.
14—Strike of midwestern truck dr!v< s
ends, following government sei?“ e
of lines.
10—Army ends censorship of •oldlet*'
reading matter
23 -U S. department of Ju-llce I s
anti-trust suit in Linen'll. N< !> .
against 47 western raiLuails.
25 Secretary of State Hull and John F.
Dulles, representing Dewey, discuss
foreign policy.
Senate passes reconversion bill to
take car* of government aurplus
soles.
opens with ra
'ernors Warren
of California, Green of Illinois, and
Baldwin of Connecticut.
3<L -Navy reports the construction of 65.
000 ships of all types since Septem
ber 1. 1939.
September
8—Army announces demobilization
plans. More than a million men will
be discharged when Germany U de
feated.
Seventeen processed foods are re
moved from ration list.
11—Roosevelt meets Churchill In Quebec
fnr military discussions.
15 -Nineteen coal mines are seized on
the President's orders.
21—Congress recesses untU November 14
28—Ration controls removed from all
farm machinery except corn pickei s.
30—Birth rate for 1943 tncreased, census
bureau says.
i October
5—Strike of Detroit maintenance work
ers. affecting 33 war plants and 50.
000 workers, ends.
8—Super-powered X-ray announced that
will photograph through a foot of
steel.
7— Peace conference at Dumbarton
Oaks. N H.. ends sessions. A gen
eral framework for peace and se
curity agreed upon. It Is announced
18—War Production board announces
that It has permitted 1,110 manufac
turers to resume civilian production.
23-De Gaulle recognized as head of
French Provisional government by
the U. S. and other United Nations.
23—U. S. and other United Nations re
sume diplomatic relations with Italy
November
8— Dept of Agriculture announcea a de
cline in farm population In last four
years amounting to 4,748,000.
7—Nationwide electlona held. Presi
dent Roosevelt reelected by majority
of 3.000.000 votes, or 53 per cent of
popular vote, winning 36 states and
432 electoral votes. Twenty Demo
crats and 13 Republicans gain senate
seats. Democrats elect 242 repre
sentatives, and Republicans 185
Eighteen Republican and 13 Demo
cratic governors elected.
14—Congress meets. Supplementary ap
§ropriattons main business.
pecial committee on wartime living
costs reports to President that rise
U 29 per cent over January 1. 1941.
level.
20—Sixth War loan drive opens.
27—Strike on two electric railroads serv
ing Chicago area ends after 17 days
Edward Stettinlus appointed secre
tary of state to succeed Cordell Hull.
30—Asst, attorney-general Norman Lit
tell dismissed by President.
December
1—Strikes In Detroit and Chicago delay
production of B-29 bombers.
2—Government halts reconversion plans
in 123 cities until munition produc
tion meets schedule.
Rear-Adm. Husband Klmmel and
Maj. Gen. Walter Short, Pearl Har
bor commanders, will not be court
martialed, war and navy boards rule.
4—Draft of agreement of International
Civil Aviation conference is complet
ed. and ready for signatures of
delegates.
7—Sedition trial of 26 defendants ends
in mistrial.
Prison revolt of 23 Atlanta convicts
ended.
10 - "Work or fight" order Issued by War
Mobilization Director Byrnes, threat
ening men In age 26-37 bracket with
Induction who are not in war Jobs.
11 -Nobel prizes awarded to five Amer
icans.
13-War prisoners at Fort Sheridan, 111.,
go on sit-down strike; 1.300 put on
read and water.
14—War Labor Board summons leaders
of 240 CIO unions In Montgomery
Ward and Co. strike.
14—Production quotas on machine guns
reduced to release workers for more
critical Items.
January
1—Southern California U. wins annual
Rose Bowl game, defeating Washing
ton U. 29-0.
8—Jug McSpaden wins the Los Angeles
Open golf tournament with a score
of 278.
17— Byron Nelson wins San Francisco
Open golf tournament with 275.
February
12— New manager of Boston Braves, Bob
Coleman, named to succeed Casey
Stengel.
25—Joe Baksl outpointed Tony Maurlello
In ten-round heavyweight battle.
28—Sammy Byrd wlna the New Orleans
Golf tournament with 285.
March
3—Bob Montgomery regains the light
weight title, as recognized In New
York, by outpointing Beau Jack.
11—U. Of Michigan wins the Big Ten in
door track and field meet at Chicago.
18— Gilbert Dodds bettered his own In
door mile mark in Chicago, with a
time of 4:06.4.
Alan Ford establishes a new world
record for the 100-yard free style
swim at 49.7 seconds.
28—U. of Utah captures the N.C.A.A.
basketball title by defeating Dart
mouth. 42-40. In New York.
April
13— Montreal Canadiens defeat the Chi
cago Blackhawks for the fourth suc
cessive time In the Stanley cup pro
fessional Ice hockey championship
playoff
18—Major league baseball season opens.
May
8—Charlie Grimm becomes new man
ager of Chicago Cuba.
6— Pensive win* the Kentucky Derby,
Broadcloth was Second, and Stir Up
third.
IS—The Preakness race was won by
Pensive.
27—U. of Michigan «ins western con
ference outdoor Championship track
meet. *
June
10— U. of Illinois wins the National Col
legiate Athletic association track and
field championships
18—Francisco Segura of Ecuador wins
the national clay court tennis title
24— Mrs Mildred (''Bab#'') Dtdrlkson
Zaharlas defeats Miss Dorothy Ger
maine to win the Women’s western
Open golf championship.
25— A new world recoM for the two-mil#
run set by Gunder Hagg In Sweden
His time was 8:46 4.
July
11— National league team wins the All
Star game. 7-1, In Pittsburgh.
17— Willie Pep outpoints Manuel Ortli,
world bantamweight champion, in a
10-round non-title fight tn Boston.
30—Miss Ann Curtis Improves the wom
an's 880-yard free style swimming
record with a mark of 11:08.6.
August
7— Joe Baksl defeats Lee Savold tn 10
round heavyweight tight.
8— Yankee Maid wins the Hamblotonian
harness race.
IS—Miss Dorothy Germaine retains
Women’s Western Amateur golf title.
20— Bob Hamilton wins the Professional
Golfers' association title.
39—Trapshooting championship goes to
Leslie Jepsen for breaking 87 targets
out of 100.
18— Byron Nelson wins the All-American
golf championship.
30—Chicago Bears professional football
club defeats the College All Stars.
34-21.
September
6—Ike Williams outpoint* Sammy An
gott, former lightweight champion.
altlmore captures the International
league pennant.
20—Nashville wins the Southern league
playoff, defeating Memphis.
21 -§t. Louis Cardinals clinch National
league pennant.
28—Willie Pep retains world feather
weight boxing title by defeating
Chalky White.
October
1.—St. Louis Browns win American
league pennant
3—San Francisco takes Pacific league
series, (our games to two.
9—ST. LOUIS CARDINALS WIN
WORLD SERIES. FOUR GAMES TO
TWO.
10— Most valuable baseball players,
chosen by Sporting News, are Mar
tin Marion, Cardinal shortstop, and
Bobby Doerr, second baseman of
Boston American league club.
11— Little world series of International
league won by Baltimore.
14—Francisco Segura wins Pan-Ameri
can tennis title for third straight
time.
November
10— Jimmy Daniels defeats Sammy An
gott, former lightweight boxing cham
11— Xrm'y football teaib defeats Notra
Dame. 59 to 0. , J
18—Representative* of National and
American leagues extend Judge K
M. Landis' term as baseball commis
sioner for another seven years.
28-College football champions: Ivy
league. Yale; Big Ten, Ohio State;
Big Six, Oklahoma; Southwest, Texas
Christian; Southern, Duke; Pacific
coast. Southern California.
27—Hal Newhouser, Detroit Tigers pitch
er, named most valuable player In
American league.
December
2—Army defeats Navy, 23-7. Notre
Dame beats Great Lakes by 28-7.
Georgia Tech wrecks Georgia 44-0 to
win Southeastern title.
13— Major baseball club owners vote to
bar football games in ball parks un
til the baseball season is over.
14— Welker Cochran wins world three
cushion billiard championship.
15— Big League baseball owners divided
on successor to K.; M. Landis as
commissioner, and on other ques
tions. i»fii
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January
7—Thirty seamen drown when a navy
patrol vessel sinks in collision off
Cape May. N. J.
A freight train strikes army bus at
Kingman. Arlz., killing 23 aviation
cadets.
13 Twelve persons were killed and 40 in
jured when a passenger train crashed
Into the rear of a standing train near
Novice. Texas.
February
11— Crash of an airliner into the Mis
sissippi river carries 21 passengers
and three crewmen to death near
Memphis, Tenn.
March
12— Collision of the Liberty Ship J. Pink
ney Henderson and a tanker cost
many lives.
13— An accidental explosion of a sur
face mine killed 10 soldiers in train
ing maneuvers at Camp Hobtnson.
Ark.
20—A bus plunging through a guard rail
of a bridge over the Passaic river
in New Jersey drowns 19 persons.
25—An explosion in a coal mine near
Shinniston, W. Va„ kills 10 miners.
April
6— A blast tn the naval ordnance depot
In Hastings. Neb., kills eight workers.
7— Thirty-nine merchant marine crew
men and 23 naval gunners drown
when a Liberty ship struck a reef off
shore and broks up on the English
coast.
9—Fire following a collision causes the
deaths of 29 crewmen and 16 naval
gunners on a tanker traveling In a
convoy.
11—A tornado cutting through Arkansas
takes lives of 34 persons.
27—Fifteen workmen die of suffocation
while repairing naval ship In Ports
mouth. Va.
May ,
16—Ten members of a naval blimp craw
died when the airship hit a hangar in
its tekeoff at Lakehurst. N. j.
June
25—One hundred and forty-six were killed
and 1.000 injured by a tornado that
swept over parts of Pennsylvania.
West Virginia and Maryland.
July
6-jA Are in the main tent of the Ring
Ung Bros, circus tn Hartford, Conn.,
causes deaths of 167 persons, mostly
women and children. Two hundred
others were Injured.
Stxty-six miners trapped In a burning
coal mine near Beilaire, Ohio, haa
to be abandoned to their fate, when
the entrance was sealed to check the
Are.
7 -Wreck of a troop train near Jelllco,
Tenn., killed 31 soldiers and 2 civil
ians, and injured 100 ethers.
17 -Explosion of two munition ships at
Navy loading pier In Port Chicago,
Calif., results in 319 deaths among
naval and merchant marine person
nel, and property damage of $7,
000,000.
An army huspilal Diane was reported
lost at sea between Iceland and New
foundland with 3(3 abo.ird.
August
4—Twenty-eight persona. Including 24
army pilots and 4 mechanics are
killed In crash of transport plane
near Atkinson. Neb,
9—Train wreck near Stockton. Ga.. kills
45 and Injures 30
13— Fire sweeps t’altsades, N. J., amuse
ment park, killing 3 and injuring
100 In another lire at Coney Island.
Brooklyn. N Y., 35 persons were
Injured.
September
14— Hurricane sweeping over Atlantic
coast from South Carolina to Canada
causes 40 deaths and property dam
age of $100,000,000.
17—Navy reports sinking of a destroyer
and two coast guard cutters In th«
hurricane with "heavy loss of life.’
28— Eight persons are killed In collision
of freight and passenger trains near
Missouri Valley. Iowa
29- Collision of two trains near Terre
Haute, Ind., kills 29 and Injures 85
Most of the dead were soldiers.
October
20—Fire In Cleveland, Ohio. following
explosion of liquid gas storage plant
causes 121 deaths and 200 Injuries
November
4—Alr-linor crash near Hanford, Calll.
takes Uvea of 24 passengers.
•—Nine die and 75 are injured in train
wreck when limited leaves track 80
miles northeast of Sacramento, Calif
14— Army transport plane hits mountain
west of Harmon held, Newfoundland
kllUng nine and Injuring nine U. S
army personnnel.
20— Fire of Incendiary origin kills save.-'
In Chicago.
27—Army plana crashes near Madison
Wls.. bringing death to thraa alt
corps men.
December
1—Airliner crashes near Burbank, Calif
with 23 passengers Seven killed.
Freight car loaded with bombs ax
plodes In Tola. N. M.. wracking
buildings and starting fires
14—Threa small children !■ ,.ned to death
In Chicago, a fourth seriously In
j’jred.
January
8—Ida M. Tarbell, 86, writer, famout
(or exposing trusts, In Bridgeport.
Conn.
20—Walter Hackett, 67, playwright. In
New York.
ft)—William Allen White, 75, famous edl
tor of Emporia (Kan.) Gazette, died
In Emporia.
February
25—Rear Adm. Charles C. Hartlgan, 62
naval attache, winner of Congresslon
r al medal. In Palo Alto.
29—Rep. Thomas H. Cullen, 76 membei
of nouse from Brooklyn. N. Y„ since
1919. died in Washington. D. C.
March
1—Thomas E. Campbell, 86, former go\
emor of Arizona, died in Phoenix
15— Joseph B. Eastman, 61, director o
Office of Defense Transportation. dle<
in Washington, D. C.
19—William H Thompson, former mayoi
of Chicago. 111., died at 74 in Chicago
28—Stephen B. Leacock, 74, Internatton
ally famous author and economist I'
Toronto, Canada.
April
24— Mrs. Sarah Jane Swanson, 113, san
to be the oldest American-born resi
dent of the United States, died li
Chicago.
28—Secretary of Navy Frank Knox
who has held that cabinet post sinci
1940, died in Washington, D C., al
age of 70. He was a newspaper pub
Usher in private life.
May
7—Vice Adm. William Rodgers. 84, com
mander of U. S. Adriatic fleet In
World War I, died in Bethesda, Md
12—Brig. Gen. Henry D. Styer, 81, com
mander of Allied troops in Siberia In
World War I. died In Coronado
Calif.
16— George Ade, famous humorist, died al
78 in Kentland. Ind.
June
1—Gen. O. R. Gellette, 99. Confederatt
brigadier general. In Shreveport. La
6—Col. Josef Beck, prime minister ol
Poland during German invasion In
1039, died at 49 near Bucharest, Ro
mania.
25— Louisa E. G. Thorp, 80, internatton
ally known artist and art teacher, in
Los Angeles.
July
12—Mrs. Betty Compton Knappen, 37
former musical comedy actress, ir
New York.
17—Alan Dinehart. 54, film and stagt
actor who has appeared in more than
100 pictures, died In Hollywood, Calif
27—Lieut. Gen. Leslie McNair killed n
France.
30—Manuel Quezon, president of th<
Philippines, died at Saranac Lake
N Y. He was 65.
August
5—Rear Adm. Don Pardee Moon, So
committed suicide in Washington
while suffering from "combat
fatigue."
Eflie Cherry, 65, last of the Cherry
Sisters of vaudeville fame, in Cedai
Rapids. Iowa.
September
2—George W. Norris, former senatoi
from Nebraska, died at 83 In Mc
Cook, Neb He setved 40 years In
congress, including five terms in the
senate.
8—James A. Reed, former senator from
Missouri, at 82 In Fairview, Mich.
October
4—Alfred E. Smith, four times governoi
of New York and Democratic candi
date for President in 1928, in New
York city at 70.
8—Wendell L. Wlllkle, 52, Republican
presidential candidate in 1940, and
utility executive. In New York city.
22—Richard Bennett. 72, famous actor, in
Los Angeles.
November
8—Miss Christiana Bond. 100, authoi
artist and lecturer, In Baltimore.
16— Boake Carter, correspondent and ra
dlo news commentator. 46. In HoUy
wood. Calif.
17— Sen. Ellison D. Smith, who repre
sented So. Carolina in upper cham
ber for 35 years (longest consecu
tlve period In history) at 80. in Lynch
burg. S C.
25—Judge Kenesaw M Landis, commls
sloner of professional baseball for 24
years, at 78. In Chicago.
December
1—Albert B Fall, secretary of Interior
In Harding administration; at 83. in
El Paso. Texas.
7—MaJ. John Griffith, commissioner ol
intercollegiate athleUcs of Western
conference, at 67, In Chicago.
14—Lupe Velez. 34, movie actress, kills
self In Hollywood. Calif.
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of 1942 and since has worked with
her parents anu is well veiscd in
the art of home making.
The groom, a tarmer, a young
man of sterling qualities is the
only son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Schlecht, near Clearwater, where
the young couple will make their
home. They received many beau
tiful gifts.
Victor is a nephew of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Walter.
INMAN ITEMS
Murl Keyes, Reporter
The Y. M. Club held a Christ
mas party at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Gannon.
Word has been received by Mrs.
Lyons that her grandson, De
Wayne Stevens, who is in Italy,
has been injured again.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith
and family, Mrs. Eva Murten,
Mrs. Anna Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
Lein Tompkins were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Tompkins and family Christmas
day.
Miss Marjorie Rouse, of Omaha,
arrived here Satuiday night
to spend CnF.stmas with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert House.
She returned to Omaha Monday
afternoon.
Audrey Brunckhorst, who is a
Cadet Nurse at St. Vincent’s hos
pital, Sioux City, returned to her
work Thuursday.
The L. L. Club met with Mrs.
George Kivett Wednesday after
noon.
A Christmas dinner was held
at the home o|f Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Hansen, with the following
guests: Mrs. C. D. Keyes, and
Mildred, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Rouse and family, Mr. and M.ts.
Gerold Risor and iamily of O’
Neill, Mr. and Mrs Ermand
Keyes, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Keyes
and Murl.
xwr. ana ivirs. vjeroia rusor ana
family, of O’Neill, spent Sunday
and Monday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Rouse.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Conger, jr.,
of Omaha, visited at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Conger for the holidays.
Ira Watson retut tied Saturday
from Lincoln, where he had been
to see his father, W. W. Watson,
who has been ill. Returning
home with him were Mrs. Clifford
Opper. of Chicago and Ruth Jean
ette, who is a Cadet Nurse at the
Immanuel hospital in Omaha, to
spend the holidays. Mrs. Opper
returned to Chicago Tuesday and
Ruth Jeanette returned Monday
night to Omaha.
Mrs. Arlen Castor, of Stuart,
visited Mrs. MyrTe Castir Sunday
evening. Monday Mrs. Arlin
Castor and Mrs. Myrle Castor
went to Randolph and Norfilk.
Mrs. Myrl Castor rttumed hime
Monday night.
INMAN METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. E. B. Maxcy, Minister
Sunday School_10:00 A. M.
Preaching ..11:00 A. M.
Youth Fellowship_7:00 p. m.
.. Master Sgt. Harold Grass was
at the home u(f Mr. and Mrs. Lew
is Kopecky Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Brittell, of
Oakdale, J. T. from Norfolk and
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Cooper, Or
chard, spent Christmas day at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Thompson.
The Inman schiols are closed
this week for tht Christmas va
cation.
Earl Watson left Monday for
Lincoln to see bis father, W. W.
Watson. Earl returned home
Wednesday.
Mrs. Bill Harte and Jean, Mrs.
Lizzie Colman, Miss Bea Gall
agher and Joe Gallagher spent
i Christmas at Sheldon, Iowa.
i Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Parker
were Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Moor.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor are
' visiting her parents,. Mr. and Mrs.
Ezra Moor.
Miss Catherine .Sobotka, who is
going to schoil in Lincoln, wVs
home for the holidays.
The following guests were
entei taint d at dinner Crr s'.m s
day at the home otf Mr. and Mrs.
Harry McGraw: Mr. and Mrs.
Manuel Crosser, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Faye
Brittell and family, Mrs. Merle
Crosser and Keith McGraw.
The L. D S. church members
entertained a few friends at a
supper Saturday night at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Walt
Jacox.
Mr. and Mrs 7a/ Con rJ, of
Neligh, and Mr. and Mrs. Dee
Brittell and femi y of Elgin, vve e
Christmas dinner guests of Mr
and Mrs. Frank Coleman,
i Mr. and Mrs. Levi Motsba^h, of
Neligh, spent Christmas day at
the home off Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Morsbach.
i Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn Youngs
and daughters visited their par
ents over the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mo r en
tertained Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Bergstrom at Christmas dinner.
EMMET NEWS
A large crowd attended the
program held at the Emmet schoi]
by the pupis of Emmet.
Mr. and Mrs. . Guy Beckwith
and family were dinner guests at
the John Hickman home Monday.
The total amount received from
the sale of tuberculosis seals by
the pupils of Emmet school was
$17.00.
Mr. and Mrs. Bart Malliy and
family were dinner guests at the
C. E. Tenborg home Monday.
Mr and Mrs. Tom Welch, of
Chambers, were visitors at the
Dan O’Connell home Monday, to
spend Christmas.
Mrs. Bill Kramer spent Sun
day with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs, Jlobert Fox.
Mrs. Lloyd Johnson and Mrs.
Charles Prussa wert callers at
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