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> |. m January 1— Russian* move to within 27 miles of Polish border. 2— U. S. marines expand hold on Cape Gloucester. New Britain. 9—American troops capture San Guista. 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. 3— Marines capture Namur and other is lands in the Marshalls. 6—U. S. army takes Kwajalein atoll in Marshalls. 16— Heaviest bomb load yet dropped hurled on Berlin by British bombers. 17— U. S. naval task force attacks Truk, main Jap base in south Pacific. 19— Japanese cabinet reorganized, following attack on Truk. 23— U. S. naval task force strikes at Mari anas islands 24— All of western New Britain passes to American control. 29—Etalin offers peace terms to Finland. March 8— Record raid on Berlin made by 2,000 planes. 15—Russian army crosses Bug river. 19—Advancing Russians enter Bessarabia 26—Russians reach Romanian border. 30—Palau islands. 1,600 miles south of Ja pan. attacked by U. S. navy. April 2— Russian troops enter Romania. American planes bomb Austria. 10—ODESSA FALLS TO RUSSIANS. 13—Allied troops halt Jap drive near Ko hima. in India. 29— A thousand U. S. bombers raid Berlin 30— Japan's mid-Pacific base, Truk, is raid ed for 35th time. May 7— Allied forces in Italy turn back German counterattack near Anzio. 9— Sevastopol. Black sea naval base, falls to Russians. 15—Chinese launch counter-offensive in west ern Yunnan- province. 18 CASSINO, NAZI STRONGPOINT IN IT ALY. FALLS TO AMERICANS AFTER LONG SIEGE 28—Allied bombers strike at German syn thetic oil plants in Leipsig area. June 4—AMERICAN TROOPS ENTER ROME 6—INVASION OF CONTINENT BEGINS WITH LANDINGS IN NORMANDY 8— Allies in Italy capture port 38 miles 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 re ported by British. 25— American tank units enter Cherbourg important French port. 26— Russians capture Vitebsk and Zhlobin Julv 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 9— British and Canadians enter Caen. France, anchor of German lines for weeks. 27— Six Nazi bases, the most important be ing Lwow. fall to Russians on various fronts. 28— Brest-Litovsk captured by Russians 38—Allied "break-through" registers laige gains in France August 1— Resistance in Tinian tsland tn Marshalls ends. 2— Turkey breaks diplomatic relations with Germany. 10—Guam conquered, giving U. S. control of all Important islands of Marshalls 15—A second Allied invasion force lands on southern French coast between Mar seille and Nice. 19— U. S. tank units reach uburbs of Paris 20— Southern France invasion force enters Toulon 31— Romanian capital. Bucharest, ts entered by Russians September 4— Finns and Russians cease fighting tn truce. 5- Russia declares war on Bulgaria 7—Britain lifts black-out regulations, con sidering menace from air conquered 11— American First i my pushes five miles into German territory. 12— Romania granted armistice by Allies 13— Russians reach border of Czechoslo 14— U. S Third fleet attacks Cebu and Ne fros islands of the Philippines econd 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 ol Estonia 30—Russians gain 60-mile-wide bridgehead in Yugoslavia October 1—Calais, b rench channel port, falls to Al lies 3—Siegfried line breached at Uebach by U. S. Fifth army 4—U S. bombers raid Borneo oil fields 6—Russians cross Hungarian border. 11—East Prussian border reached by Rus 17—U. S troops enter Aachen, important ; German border city. 20- AMERICAN FORCES UNDER GEN. MacARTHUR INVADE PHILIPPINES. LANDING ON LEYTE ISLAND. Moscow conference between Stalin and i Churchill eros. 26 -U. S. navy meets and defeats huge Jap fleet between Philippines and Formosa. November 4—All German forces driven lrom Greece. 7—Japs gain in' China, advancing on rail city of Liuchow Meanwhile. British tm»ss drive back Japs in Burma. 11—U. 5>. planes sink ’gut Jap warships. 14 -British bombers s k Tirpltz, famous German battlesh'o. in Norwegian port. 18—Great Allied 3riv* launched on 300-mile front from Hollar. 1 to Vosges. 20- French troops rench Rhine river tn ! plunge through r-eliort gap. 21—Lieut. Gen. Patton leads Third army ui drive 23 mi’ s beyond Metz. 24—B-iiDs bomb Tokyo factories from base in Marianas, l.Eofl miles away. 27—Lieut Ger. Mark Clark is made com mnnder m chief of D S. army forces in Itaiv. 29-11. 5. Third army attacks torts at Saa, bracken. Saariautern. and Merzig First and Ninth armies capture bordet towns. 30— U. S. planes sink 10 Jap transports ana three destroyers, drowning 4.000 near Leyte. I 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. Civil war threatens. 6—B-29s raid Jap bases on Bonin islands Others hit Tokyo again. 8—Units of 77th division make new landing on Leyte, splitting Jap lines 11—MacArthur’s troops capture Ormoc. en emy supply port on Leyte. France and Russia sign mutual assist ance pact. 13— Greek factional fighting grows in inten sity. B-29s hit Nagoya. Japanese aircraft pro duction center 14— U. S tank and Infantry units reach out skirts of Duren. key to Cologne region. 15— U. S. Seventh army advances to Ger man 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 President's estimate of 1944 "needs. 20— Army allows Induction of loyal Japanese Americans. 26—Muster-out-pay Dill passed, providing 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 pro vides for $2,315,200.1100 of additional reve nue. 16— War Relocation authority (WRA) trans ferred 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 workers reclassified. 22— Tax bill is vetoed as "wholly inade quate .” 24—Congress overrides veto on tax bill Sen Alben Barkley, Democratic majority leader who resigned in fiareup on veto is re-named. March 6—Five veterans’ organizations combine 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 Fiench government. 25 Three men and two women are convict ed as spies, and sentenced to long lerms April 1—Army reports that 1.058.000 enlisted men have been discharged between Decern ber 1. 1941. and January 31. 1944 4— House committee reveals that the fed eral government now owns one-fitth of the land area of continental United States. 5— Wendell Willkie withdraws as a Repub lican presidential candidate after defeat in Wiscorsin 12—Attorney General Biddle reopens investi gation of Political Action committee of CIO. 17—A new chemical treatment that will give w'ood any degree of hardness desired, is announced. 26 Federal troops take possession ot the Chicago plant of Montgomery Ward Co. by order of FDR when the company re fused to obey his order to recognize a CIO union 23- Gen. Douglas MacArthur announces that he will not accept nomination for Presi dent May 1—Pulitzer prize foi novels awarded to Mar tin Flavin for "Journey in the Dark.” Musical comedy “Oklahoma’ won a spe cial award for authors 3—Most meats are removed from ration ing Steaks and beef roasts are princi pal exceptions 11 New draft regulations defer most men over 26 Those under 26 are scheduled for early induction Men 2G-29 in war supporting industries gain at least six months deferment, and those 30 and over an indefinite stay. 15- Senate voted to delay action on pell tax bill. British delegation arrives for talks on postwar security. 20 Communist party votes to disband as a political party, but to continue as an ’association.’ 22- Supreme court decision upholds validity of OPA suspension orders 31—Synthetic sugar is produced al the Uni versity of California Process is too ex pensive to be practical at present. Governors' conference adopts resolution calling for restoration of state powers yielded to federal government when war emergency ends June 1— Secretary ol State Hull pledges that in the postwar world organization, small nations will be kept on an equality with large in every practicable way. 2— War Manpower commission announces that it will take over "absolute control of all mal workers over 17 to check turnover In essential industries." 8— Twenty-one brigadier generals promot ed to major generals and 63 colonels to brigadiers. "G I. Bill of Rights" clears congress. 13—Democrats lose majority in the house with Che election of Rolia McMillen. 19th Illinois. 21—Senate passes army appropriation Pill of *49.107.735.795. 2&— Republican convention nominates Thom as E. Dewey, governor of New Yoik. for President, and John W Brickoi. gov ernor of Ohio, as vice president. 23—A se jm to prevent measles has Deen developed and will be made available soon, the Red Cross reveals. July 3— Treasury reveals that war costs for fis cal year total ?0 billion dollars. 7—The i'-iirr.msr F-7-F. new *wo-motored nava' fighting plane, is tested, and is called superior to the Hellcat S—Roosevelts conversations with Gen Charles DeGaulle of Frai ce end De Gaulle reported to be "highly gratified.” 9— Vice President Wallace returns from Chi na. He predicts an era of peace in the Pacific, with Russia and China as lead ers. 11 -President Roosevelt says teal he will run again “if nominated." 13- Eric Johnston, president of U. S. Cham ber of Cjmmeice. returns from Russia Duke . ad duchess of Wind or arrive iD New York from the Bahamas. 14— Army reveals that tber. are now 19S 941 wa prisoners in the U. S.. 146,101 be in German, and 50.278 Italian. 20- Dc aocratic convention in Chicago nomi nates Roosevelt for fourth form 21 Sen. Harry Trumar (Mo.) is nominated for Democratic vice presidential candi dacy. jO--Army sajs that malaria has Oeen re Quced to iwo-thirds of early war rate August 2—Strike o. Philadelphia transii worker is referred to President. 4—Governors' conference ends, after issu ing statement defining limits of state and federal powers. 8—Philadelphia street cars and busses op erate under army control. Newly developed calculating machine that will solve problems in higher mathe matics is announced by Harvard uni versity. 12—President returns from visit to Hawaii and Alaska. 14— Strike of mid western truck drivers ends, following government seizure cf lines. 16—Army ends censorship of soldiers' read ing matter. 23—U. S. department of Justice files anti trust suit in Lincoln. Neb., against 47 western railroads. 25—Secretary of State Hull and John F Dulles, representing Dewey, discuss for eign policy. Senate passes reconversion bill to take care of government surplus sales. 29— Republican campaign opens with radio speeches by Governors Warren of Cali fornia. Green of Illinois, and Baldwin of Connecticut. 30— Navy reports the construction of 65,000 ships of all types since September 1, 1939. September 6—Army announces demobilization plans More than a million men will be dis charged when Germany is defeated. Seventeen processed foods are removed from ration list. 11—Roosevelt meets Churchill in Quebec for military discussions. 15— Nineteen coal mines are seized on the President's orders. 21—Congress recesses until November 14. 28—Ration controls removed from all farm machinery except corn pickers. 30—Birth rate for 1943 increased, census bureau says. October 5— Strike of Detroit maintenance workers, affecting 33 war plants and 50.000 work ers, ends. 6— Super-powered X-ray announced that will photograph through a foot of steel 7 -Peace conference at Dumbarton Oaks. N. H.. ends sessions. A general frame work for peace and security agreed upon, it is announced. 18—War Production board announces that it has permitted 1.110 manufacturers to resume civilian production. 23—De Gaulle recognized as head of French Provisional government by the U. S. and other United Nations. 25—U. S. and other United Nations resume diplomatic relations with Italy. November 6— Dept, of Agriculture announces a decline in farm population in last four years amounting to 4.748.000. 7— Nationwide elections held. President Roosevelt reelected by majority of 3,000. 000 votes, or 53 per cent of popular vote, winning 36 states and 432 electoral votes Twenty Democrats and 13 Republicans gain senate seats. Democrats elect 242 representatives, and Republicans 185 Eighteen Republican and 13 Democratic governors elected 14—Congress meets Supplementary appro priations main business. 18—Special committee on wartime living costs reports to President that rise is 29 per cent over January 1. 1941. level. 20 Sixth War loan drive opens. 27— Strike on two electric railroads serving Chicago area ends after 17 days. Edward Stettinius appointed secretary of state to succeed Cordell Hull. 30—Assistant 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 125 cities until munition production meets schedule Rear-Adm. Husband Kimmel and Maj. Gen. Walter Short, Pearl Harbor com manders. will not be court-martialed, war and navy boards rule 4 Draft of agreement of International Civil Aviation conference is completed, and ready for signatures of delegates. 7— Sedition trial of 26 defendants ends in mistrial. Pr'son revolt of 25 Atlanta convicts ended. 10 "Work or fight" order issued by War Mobilization Director Byri es, threaten ing men in age 26-37 bracket with in duction who are not in war jobs. 11— Nobel prizes awarded to five Americans 13— War prisoners at Fort Sheridan. 111., go on sit-down strike; 1,300 put on bread and water. 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 Washington U 29-0. 8— Jug McSpaden wins the Los Angeles Open golf tournament with a score ol 278. 17- Byron Nelson wins San Francisco Open golf tournament with 275. February 12— New manager ot Boston Braves. Bob Coleman, named to succeed Casey Sten gel 25—Joe Baksi outpointed Tony Mauriello in ten-round heavyweight battle. 28- Sammy Byrd wins tne New Orleans Golf tournament with 285. March 3—Bob Montgomery regains toe lightweight title, as recognized in New York, bv 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 mdo- i mile mark in Chicago, with a time ol 4:06.4. 18—Alan Ford establishes a new world rec ord for the 100-yard free style swim at 49.7 seconds 28—U. of Utah captures the N.C.A.A basket ball title by defeating Dartmouth. 42-40 in New' York April 13— Montreal Canadlens defeat the Chicago Elackhawks for the fourth successive time in the Stanley cup professional ice hockey championship playoff. 18—Major league baseball season opens. May 5— Charlie Grimm becomes new manager of Chicago Cubs 6— Pensive wins the Kentucky Derby Broadcloth was second, and Stir Ud third 13 The Preakness race was won by Pen sive. 27—U. of Michigan wins western conference outdoor championship track meet June 10 U. of Illinois wins the National Collegiate Athletic association track and field cham pionships 18 Francisco Segura of Ecuador wins the national clav court tennis title 24 Mrs. Mildred ("Babe") Didrikson Zaha fias defeats Miss Dorothy Germaine to win the Women’s Western Open golf championship. 25 — A new world record for the two-mile run set by Gunder Hagg in Sweden His lime was 8:46 4 July 11—National league team wins the All-Stai game. 7-1. in Pittsburgh. 17 - Willie Pep outpoints Manuel Ortiz, world Dantamweight champion, in a 10-round non-title fight in Boston. 30—Miss Ann Curtis improves the woman's 880-yard free style swimming record with a mark of 11:08.6. August 7—Joe Baksl defeats Lee Savold In 10 round heavyweight fight. 9— Yankee Maid wins the Hambletonian harness race. 12—Miss Dorothy Germaine retains Women’s Western Amateur golf title. 20—Bob Hamilton wins the Professional Golfers' association title. 25—Trapshooting championship goes to Les lie Jepsen for breaking 97 targets out of 100. 28— Byron Nelson wins the All-American golf championship. 30—Chicago Bears professional football club defeats the College All Stars, 24-21. September 6—Ike Williams outpoints Sammy Angott. former lightweight champion. 10—Baltimore captures the International league pennant. 20— Nashville wins the Southern league play off. defeating Memphis. 21— St. Louis Cardinals clinch National league pennant. 29— Willie Pep retains world featherweight boxing title by defeating Chalky White. October 1—St. Louis Browns win American league pennant. 3—San Francisco takes Pacific league se ries. four games to two. 9—ST. LOUIS CARDINALS WIN WORLD SERIES. FOUR GAMES TO TWO 10— Most valuable baseball players, chosen by Sporting News, are Martin 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-American tennis title for third straight time. November 10— Jimmy Daniels defeats Sammy Angott. former lightweight boxing champion. 11— Army football team defeats Notre Dame. 59 -to 0. 26— 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 pitcher, named most valuable player in American league. U. of Tennessee chosen for Rose Bowl game with S. California, Jan. 1. Other bowl opponents: Orange Bowl. Mi ami. Georgia Tech. vs. Tulsa; Sugar Bowl. New Orleans, Alabama vs Duke; Cotton Bowl, Dallas. Texas Christian vs Oklahoma A and M Paul Krumske. Chicago, is new national individual match game champion, in bowling. December 2—Army defeats Navy, 23-7. Notre Dame beats Great Lakes by 28-7. Georgia Tech wrecks Georgia 44-0 to win Southeast ern title. 13— Major baseball club owners vote to bar football games in ball parks until the baseball season is over. 14— Welker Cochran wins world three cush ion billiard championship. 15— Big League baseball owners divided on successor to K. M. Landis as commis sioner, and on other questions. 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. Ariz.. killing 25 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 Mississippi river carries 21 passengers and three crewmen to death near Memphis. Tenn. March 12— Collision of the Liberty Ship J. Pinkney Henderson and a tanker cost many lives 13— An accidental explosion of a surface mine killed ten soldiers in training ma neuvers at Camp Robinson, Ark. 20—A bus plunging through a guard rati of a bridge over the Passaic river in New Jersev drowns 19 persons 25—An explosion in a coal mine near Shin niston. W. Va., kills 16 miners. April 6— A blast in the naval ordnance depot in Hastings, Neb., kills eight workers. 7— Thirty-nine merchant marine crewmen and 23 naval gunners drown when a Lib erty ship struck a reef offshore and broke 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 con voy 11—A tornado cutting through Arkansas takes lives of 34 persons. 25—An American Liberator bombing plane crashes in downtown Montreal. Canada causing the deaths of 14 persons. 27— Fifteen workmen die of suffocation mouTh r^PaairlnE naval ship ln Port® 28— A navy transport plane crashes 15 miles east of Flagstaff. Ariz.. killing 22 per May 13-Ten members ot a naval blimp crew died v hen the airship hit a hangar in its takeoff at Lakehurst. N. J. June 25 °n5 A™d,r<id a"d forty-six were killed and 1.000 injured by a tornado that swept over parts of Pennsylvania. West Vir ginia and Maryland. Julv B A fire in the main tent of the Ringling Bros, circus in Hartford. Conn., causes deaths of 167 persons, mostly women and children. Two hundred others were injured. Sixty-six miners trapped In a burning coal mine near Bellaire, Ohio, had to be abandoned to their fate, when the en trance was sealed to check the fire. Wreck of a troop train near Jellico Tenn . killed 31 soldiers and 2 civil ians. and injured 100 others. 11 An army bomber crashing into a trailer camp in South Portland. Maine, took the lives of 16 persons. i Explosion of two munition ships at Navy loading pier in Port Chicago. Calif, results m 319 deaths among naval and merchant marine personnel and property damage of $7,000,000. it An army hospital plane was reported lost at sea between Iceland and New foundland with 26 aboard. A u oust 4- Twenty-eight persons. Including 24 army pilots and 4 mechanics are killed in crash of transport plane near Atkinson Neb a— Train wreck near Stockton. Ga.. kills 45 and injures 30. 9—Crash of airliner at Antilla. Cuba, brings death to 17. 6 13 Fire sweeps Palisades. N. J„ amuse ment park, killing 3 and injuring 100 In another fire at Coney Island. Brook lyn. N. V.. 35 persons were injured. September 14—Hurricane sweeping over Atlantic coast from South Carolina to Canada causes 40 deaths and property damage of $100, 000,000. 17—Navy reports sinking of a destroyer and two coast guard cutters in the hurri cane, with heavy loss of life." 28— Eight persons are killed in collision of freight and passenger trains near Mis souri Valley, Iowa. 29— Collision of two trains near Terre Haute, Ind., kills 29 and injures 65. Most of the dead were soldiers. October 20—Fire in Cleveland. Ohio, following ex plosion of liquid gas storage plant causes 121 deaths and 200 injuries. November 4—Air-liner crash near Hanford. Calif., takes lives of 24 passengers. 8—Nine die and 75 are Injured in train wreck when limited leaves track 50 miles northeast of Sacramento. Calif. 14—Army transport plane hits mountain west of Harmon field, Newfoundland, killing nine and injuring nine U. S. army per sonnel. 27—Army plane crashes near Madison. Wis., bringing death to three air corps men. December 1—Airliner crashes near Burbank, Calif., with 23 passengers. Seven killed. Freight car loaded with bombs explodes in Tolar, N. M.. wrecking buildings and starting fires. 14—Three small children burned to death in Chicago, a fourth seriously injured. January 6— Ida M. Tarbell. 86. writer, famous for exposing trusts, in Bridgeport, Conn. 20—Walter Hackett. 67. playwright, in New York. 29—William Allen White, 75, famous editor of Emporia (Kan.) Gazette, died in Em poria. February 25—Rear Adm. Charles C. Hartigan. 62, na val attache, winner of Congressional medal, in Paio Alto. 29— Rep. Thomas H. Cullen. 76, member of house from Brooklyn, N. Y., since 1919. died in Washington, D. C. March 1—Thomas E. Campbell. 66, former gover nor of Arizona, died in Phoenix. 7— Rev. Dr. Thomas Nicholson, 82, Method ist bishop and former president of the Anti-Saloon league, in Mount Vernon. Iowa. 15— Joseph B. Eastman. 61. director of Office of Defense Transportation, died in Wash ington, D. C. 19— William H. Thompson, former mayor oi Chicago. 111., died at 74 in Chicago. April 24— Mrs. Sarah Jane Swanson, 113, said to be the oldest American-born resident of the United States, died in Chicago 25— Coe I. Crawford, 86, former governor and senator of South Dakota, in Yank ton. S. D. William D. Stephens, 84, former gover nor of California, died in Los Angeles 28—Secretary of Navy Frank Knox, who has held that cabinet post since 1940, died in Washington, D. C., at age of 70. He was a newspaper publisher 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. 8— Brig. Gen. Donald A. Davison, chief of provisional engineering command. Medi terranean area. Death reported from India 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 at 78 in Kentland. Ind. June 1—Gen. O. R. Gellette, 99, Confederate brigadier general. In Shreveport, La. 6—Col Josef Beck, prime minister of Po land during German invasion in 1939. died at 49 near Bucharest. Romania. 25—Louisa E. G. Thorp, 80, internationally known artist and art teacher, in Los Angeles. July 9— Martin D. Morrison, 82, former congress man from Indiana, died in Abingdon, Va 12—Mrs. Betty Compton Knappen. 37. for mer musical comedy actress, in New York. 17— Alan Dinehart, 54, film and stage actor who has appeared in more than 100 pic tures. died in Hollywood. Calif. 20— Mildred Harris, 41, movie actress and first wife of Charles Chaplin, died in Los Angeles. 27—Lieut. Gen. Leslie McNair killed In France. 30— Manuel Quezon, president of the Phil ippines. died at Saranac Lake. N. Y. He was 65. August 5—Rear Adm. Don Pardee Moon, 50. com mitted suicide in Washington while suf fering from "combat fatigue.” Effie Cherry. 65. last of the Cherry Sis ters of vaudeville fame, in Cedar Rap ids. Iowa September 1— Isabel Irving. 73. whose stage career covered 50 years, at Nantucket. Mass. 2— George W. Norris, former senator from Nebraska, died at 83 in McCook, Neb. He served 40 years in congress, includ ing five terms in the senate. 8—James A. Reed, former senator from Missouri, at 82 in Fair-view, Mich. October 4—Alfred E. Smith, four times governor ol New York and Democratic candidate for President in 1928. in New York city at 70 8—Wendell L. Willkie. 52. Republican presidential candidate in 1940, and utility executive, in New York city. 19—Rep. Hampton R. Fulmer. 69. who rep resented a So. Carolina district for 12 consecutive terms, in Washington. D. C. 22—Richard Bennett, 72. famous actor, in Los Angeles. November 8— Miss Christiana Bond, 100. author, art ist and lecturer, in Baltimore. 9— Jane Grey. 56, well-known actress, in New York city. 12—Edgar S. Kelley. 87, composer of classi cal music, in New York city. 16— Boake Carter, correspondent and radio news commentator. 46. in Hollywood Calif. 17— Sen. Ellison D. Smith, wno represented So. Carolina in upper chamber for 35 years (longest consecutive period in his tory) at 80. in LAnchburg. S. C 25 Judge Kenesaw M Landis, commissioner of professional baseball for 24 years at 78. in Chicago. December 1—Aibert B. Fall, secretary of interim in Harding administration; at 83. in El Paso. Texas. 3—Dr. David Kinley, 03, president of U ol Illinois, 1920 to 1930, in Champaign 111 Federal Judge Arthur J. Tuttle. 76. in Detroit. Mich Most outstanding case was treason trial of Max Stephan! 7—Maj. John Griffith, commissioner of in tercollegiate athletics of Western confer ence, at 67. in Chicago. 14—Lupe Velez. 34, movie actress kills self in Hollywood. Calif. Released by Western Newspaper Union ■P^VL»h3H'' i WST*" ^ ROBOT BOMBS ? — T — ■ I MR. AVERY? jf' * 'SITS DOWN’I gfgjp RECORD HARVEST /V" vy/Mium i HpRANCEUBERATED* EDITOR’S SUGGESTION: When you have finished with this page we suggest you mail it to a serviceman overseas. It gives a graphic account of history-mak ing 1944—history he is helping build. | ___ New Year Greeting I saw the hills of the morning. The form of the new year arise; He stood like a statue adorning The world with a background oi skies; There was courage and grace in his beautiful face. And hope in his glorious eyes. “I come from Time’s boundless for ever," He said, with a voice like a song; "I come as a friend to endeavor, I’come as a foe to all wrong, To the sad and afraid I bring prom ise of aid, And the weak I shall gird and make strong. "I bring you more blessings than terrors, I bring you more sunlight than gloom. I tear out your page of old errors. And hide them away in Time’s tomb; I reach you clean hands and lead on to the lands, Where the lilies of peace are in bloom.” ‘Open House’ on New Year’s Day It was customary for the Dutch settlers of New York to hold ‘‘open house” mi New Year’s day and to provide light refreshments, usually centering around a large bowl of punch, for friends calling to pay the compliments of the season. During the latter part of the 19th century the custom of making short calls on New Year’s day was in full swing throughout America. Metro politan newspapers carried columns of "at home” notices which, includ ing names of social prominence and those making no such pretense, an nounced hours during which visi tors would be received: having duly received, hosts and hostesses closed their receptions to join the proces sion of callers at other “open houses.” A succession of “open houses” and punch bowls minimized the courtesy accorded hostesses—in many cases —and even resulted in receptions being “crashed” by bibulous young men; these abuses led to the aban donment of the "open house” cus tom, New Year’s calls now being exchanged only by intimates and without any public announcement of intention to receive. Celebrant This attractive young Chinese girl adds her bit to the celebration of New Year’s eve in New York festivi ties. The Chinese new year—4641— begins considerably later than our own. Holidays and Special Events of New Year The year 1945 Is not a leap year, so February will again have the usual 28 days. The holidays and special events for the new year will be as follows; Lincoln’s birthday, February 12; Washington’s birthday, Febru ary 22; St. Patrick’s day, March 17; Easter, April 1; Mother’s day. May 13; Memorial day. May 30; Father’s day, June 17; Independ ence day, July 4; Labor day, September 3; Columbus day, October 12; Armistice day, No vember 11; Thanksgiving day, November 23; Christmas day, December 25. Mexican Clock Many Mexican families still ob serve the "old clock system" on New Year's eve. On a table in a main room of the house. lighted candles surround a tiny casket, upon which stands a clock. On the stroke of midnight the clock is stopped, placed in the casket and buried in the garden, symbolizing the passing of the old year. First to See Year The little British colony on Han lon Island, in the Chathams. 414 miles southeast of Wellington, New Zealand, will be the first' to greet 1945. It is just east of the inter national date line, from which all time is reckoned. Horse Numbers The estimated number of horses and colts on the farms of the coun try on January 1, 1940, was 9,858,000, while the number of mules was S, 811,000. Tasty Jelly The common barberry was intro duced into this country not for its ornamental value but for the fruit which makes excellent jelly.