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J1 u January 1?Russians mov? to within 27 miles of Polish border. *?U. S. marines expand hold on Capo Gloucester. New Britain. 9?American troops capture San Gulsta, Italy. 18?Two new Russian offensives are opened. 27?British blast Magdeburg in 1.000-plane raid. 27-LENINGRAD CLEARED OF NAZI*. 30?Hitler In speech anticipates defeat. February 1?Chinese advance in northern Burma. 3?Marines capture Namur and other la* lands In the Marshalls. ??U. S. army takes Kwajaleln atoll In Marshalls. 10?Heaviest bomb load yet dropped hurled on Berlin by British combers. 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 Marl* anas islands. 24?All of western New Britain passes to American control. 29?Stalin offers peace terms to Finland. March 8?Record raid on Berlin made by 2,000 15?Russian army crosses Bug liver. 19?Advancing Russians enter Bessarabia. 2fl?Russians reach Romanian border. 30?Palau Islands. 1,600 miles south of Ja pan. attacked by U. S. navy. April 2?Russian troope enter Romania. American planes bomb Austria. 10?ODESSA FALLS TO RUSSIANS. 13?Allied troops halt Jap drive near Ko hlma, In India. 29?A thousand U. 8. bombers raid Berlin. 30-^Japan's mid-Pacific base. Truk, Is raid ed for 25th time. May 7?Allied forces tn Italy turn back German counterattack near Anzlo. 5?Sevastopol. Black sea naval base, falls to Russians. 15?Chinese launch counter-offensive In west em Yunnan province. 15?CASSINO, NAZI STRONG POINT IN IT ALY, FALLS TO AMERICANS AFTER LONG SIEGE. 28?Allied bombers strike at German syn thetic oil plants In Leipslg area. \ J una 4?AMERICAN TROOPS ENTER ROME. <1?INVASION OF CONTINENT BEGINS _> WITH LANDINGS IN NORMANDY. ?AlMes in Italy capture port SB mllaa north of Rom* IS?Allies advance Into northern France, reaching point 15 miles inland. 17?Chinese take Kamalng. 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 Zhlobtn. July 2?Minsk falls to Russians as they sweep into Polish territory. 0?Robot bomb casualties and damage In southern England are admitted to bo serious. 0?British and Canadians enter Caen, France, anchor of German lines tor weeks. 17?Six Nazi beset, the moat Important be* Ing Lwow, fall to Russians on various fronts. 20 Brest-Lltovsk captured by Russians. 20?Allied "break-through" registers large gains In France. Aogoat 1?Resistance in Hnlan Island In Mars halls breaks diplomatic relations with Germany. 10?Guam conquered, giving U. 8. control ot all Important Islands of Marsha lis. 11 A second Allied Invasion force lands on southard French coast between Mar 10?Cr^ff tank'unMj reach suburbs of Parts. 20 Southern Franco Invasion force enters Toulon. H?Romanlan^capltal. Bucharest, is entered September 0?Fiona and Russians cease fighting hi I Russia declares war en Bulgaria, f?Britain lifts black-out regulations, con sidering menace from air conquered. 11?American First army pushes five mile* into German territory. 12 Romania granted armistice by Allies. 12?Russians reach border ot Paoc tmaio I4-UJL' Third flaat .tuck* Cata asd Na U-SSmtMoi ?ootanwS'aSto. Plan. are made. 1*?Ftantah annlatfe* algaad by Rua?la ud tSsS'a?? October 1-gM^ French channel port ten* to Al* ? MaefiUd Bac kntctod at Debaeh by ??u! S. bmbarTnid Borneo oO Bald*. ? Roaalam erae* Hungarian border. IV?Baal Fi aaalan border reached by Sna rl?O. I. troop* aatar Aachen, important German border city. ?0?AMERICAN FORCES UNDER GEN. MaeARTHUR INVADE PHILIPPINES LANDING ON LEYTE ISLAND. Maaeaw eandaranea batwaan Statu and November ? AH Carman tare** drtvan tram Qri.ee 1?Jape gain U China, advancing oa rail eST A TUehaer. Maanwhll*. Brttiab troop, drive back tape u Burma. 11?U. <Tplana* sink eight Jap warrhlps. ,rmy - M mm bomb Tokyo factories from base b Martsnea, 1.500 miles sway. Ef I Isul. Gun. Mark Clark Is made ocm msudsr In chief of UTl army forces in 20?VTeL Third army attacks forts at tsar* bracken. Saarlautem. and Marslg First and Ninth armies capture border ,driSiS?aSan'.S? I mree ocstroyers. or owning two near December 1?U. 8. Third army reaches Sair river. 8?Nazis withdraw troopa from Norway, leaving only small garrison forces. 8?American armies advance In both Roar and Saar valleys. 4?U. 8. 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. <?B-29s raid Jap bases on Bonln islands. Others hit Tokyo again. 8?Units of 77th division make new landing on Leyte, splitting Jap lines. 11?Mac Arthur's troops capture Ormoc. en emy supply port on Leyte. France and Russia sign mutual assist ance pact. 15?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. 18?U. 8. Seventh army advances to Ger man border on 35 mile front. January 8?Twenty-eight men and two women are ' Indicted on sedition charges. 18?Congress reconvenes. 11?Roosevelt asks for National Service act. 13?A budget of 898.768.000.000 la President's estimate of 1844 needs. 28?Army allows induction of loyal Japanese Americans. 26?Muster-out-pay bill passed, providing for a maximum of $300 28?World's most powerful battleship, the 45,000-ton Missouri. Is launched. February 7?Tax bill sent to White House. It pro vides for $2,315,200,000 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 la In full swing. 16?Selective service orders farm workers recla sslfled. 22?Tax bill Is vetoed as "wholly Inade quate." 24?congress overrides veto on tax bill. Sen. Alben Berkley. Democratic majority leader who resigned In flareup on veto, is re-named. March 6?Five veterans' organizations combine In asking for a bonus up to 15.000 for all members of the armed forces. 14?Draft deferments for men 18 to 86 In essential Industry ended except for "key men." 15?"Soldier vote" bin providing for short federal baUots is passed and sent to President. 21?State department announces that it win have no dealings with the Vichy French government 85?Three men and two women are convict ed as spies, and sentenced to long terms. Aoril I?Army reports that 1,061.000 enlisted men have been discharged between Decern* ber 1. 1M1, and January 31. 1M4. 4?House committee reveals that the fed eral government now owns one-Afth of the land area of continental United States. 4?Wendell WUlkle withdraws as a Repub lican presidential candidate after defeat In Wisconsin. 13?Attorney General Blddle reopens Investi gation of Political Action committee of 17?A new chemical treatment that will give wood any degree of hardness desired. Is announced. 34? Federal troops take possession of 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. 34?Gen. Douglas MacArthur announces that he will not accept nomination for Presi dent May I?Pulitzer prize lor novels awarded to Mar tin Flavin for "Journey in the Dark." Musical comedy "Oklahoma" won a spe cial award for authors. 4?Most meats are removed from ration ing. Steaks and beef roasts are prlnd nal exceptions II?New draft regulations defer moet men over 31. Those under 31 ere scheduled for eariy Induction. Men 34-34 In war supporting Industries fsin at least stx months deferment end thoee 30 end over en Indefinite stay. 13 Senate voted to delay action on poll tax bllL British delegation arrives for talks aa postwar security. 3D?Communist party votao to disband as a political party, but to continue aa aa r association. S3?Supreme court decision upholds validity of OPA suspension orders. SI?Synthetic surer W ptoductd *t aw Unl Mnlty of CuMoraU. Procosi to too ax* omitn to bo gracttral it proooot. Governors' conference adopts resolution calling for restoration of state powei ykddw^te^federal government when war Jane l?Secretary of State Hull pledgee that In the postwar world organization, small nations will be kept en en equality wtth large In every practicable way. 4?War Manpower commission announces that It win take over "absolute control of ell male workers over 17 to check turnover In seeentisl Industries." 4 Twenty-one brigadier generals promot ed to major generals and 63 eolooale to brigadiers. "O. L Bin of Rights" dears congress 14?Democrats lose majority In the house with the election of Rolls McMillan. 14th mtnots. SI?Senate passes army appropriation MB of 463. lrt.734.794. 34?Republican convention nominates Thom as E Dewey. governor of New York, for President, and John W. Brtcker. gov* srnor of Ohio, aa vtee president 34?A serum to prevent measles has been developed and will be made available soon, the Red Cross reveals. July 8?'Traaaury rmtk Out war cocts tor fe ral jrrar total *0 Milton dollar*. I?Th. Gramma* F-T-F. now tn.-ntotofd I HiU*???ir? nnvamtkm with Om Charlc. CwG.ull. of Franc. and. Do Gaullo roportnd to b* "hlchly (TattOod." ??Vlco Pr?ld?nt Wallac. roturna from CM II?Praatdont Roomv.lt aaya tlwt bo wfb run Main "If nominated." 15?Krle Johniton. prmktont of O. ?. Cham Mr of Commorra. roturna from Rumte. EST rSrtt^tm"tiw 522Sa"s: - Id-Army rawaato that Own ar* now UMU GSTA'S.A "? M^Pamocratlc ounvontlonhi CbteMo ooml "-Ks^SiBrssc M?Army wiya that malaria baa bam re duced la twMhirdi of aarty war rata August Fgy^to ^ watbaia <0 4?Governor*' conference ends, after issu ing statement defining limits of stata and federal powers. 6?Philadelphia street cars and busses op erate under arm/ control. Newly developed calculating machine that will solve problems in higher mathe matics Is announced by Harvard unt il?President returns from visit to Hawaii and Alaska. 14?Strike of mid western truck drivers ends, following government seizure of lines. 14?Army ends censorship of soldiers' read ing matter. 23?U. S. department of justice flies anti trust suit In Lincoln. Neb., against 47 western railroads. 23?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. 24?Republican campaign' opens with radio speeches by Governors warren of Cali fornia. Green of Illinois, and Baldwin of Connecticut. 34?Navy reports the construction of 89,000 ships of all types since September 1, September 8?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. 19?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. 34?Birth rate for 1943 increased, census bureau says. October 5?Strike of Detroit maintenance workers, affecting 33 war plants and 90,000 work ers, 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 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. 23?U. S. and other United Nations resume diplomatic relations with Italy. November 8?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 93 per cent of popular vote, winning 36 states and 432 electoral votes. Twenty Democrats and 13 Republicans gain senate seats. Democrats elect 212 representatives, and Republicans 189. Eighteen Republican and 13 Democratic governors elected. 14?Congress meets. Supplementary appro priations main business. 18?Special committee on wartime living coats reports to President that rise Is 29 per cent over January 1, 1941, level. 24?Sixth War loan drive opens. 27?Strike on two electric railroads serving Chicago ares ends after 17 days. Edward Stettlnius appointed secretary of ?tat# to succeed Corded Hull. 34?Assistant attorney-general Norman Lit tell dismissed by President I?Strikes In Detroit and Chicago delay production of B-39 bombers. 2?Government halts reconversion plans in 123 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. Prison revolt of 26 Atlanta convicts ended. 10?"Work or fight" order Issued by War Mobilization Director Byrnes, threaten ing men in age 26-27 bracket with in duction who are not in war Jobs. II?Nobel prizes awarded to five Americans. 10?War mtauneis at Fort Sheridan. HL. go on sit-down strike; 1.200 put on bread and water. 14?Production quotas on machine guns reduced to release workers for more critical items. SPORT Jamutrj I?Southern California D. wtns annual Hose Bowl game, defeating Washington U. AM. 4?Jug licSpaden wins the Loo Angeles Oyn jotf tonrnamcnt with a aeon at II?Byroa Nelaoe wtna las rranctaoo Open fotf teorument with m. Febraai; lb?Mew manafer od Boaton Brane. Bab ceumaa. earned la aaaeaad Caeay ftan ?-5oa Bakto HBllnll tTOny MavtaOa to tea-rand haarywoUht battla. ? dammy Byrd alwtba Baw Orlaaaa Qolf taarnamant wltb m v March ? Bab Mantfomary racatoe fee tubtwetaht tttla. aa rootgetowf jo New YortCby 11?U. of IflchUan wine the BU Taa le door track and BaM meat atChtoaae. lb?OUbart Dodda bettered Ma owa tndoar mile mark la Cbtoada. with a ttma ad lb?AJaaSbrd mlaliHibn a aaw warld rec ord tor thc^ lCO-yard Craa abb awtm at M?D. of Blah oaptune tba NC.A.A. baakat nu^btta bWatoatlrg Dartmouth. dbM. April lb?Montreal Oaaaittona defeat tba Chicafo Blaekfcawka tor tba tourtb tocoee.tr. W ?tnlyctgt..l..touual In It tfaK fin. M-y 6?Charlie Grtram becomee new manager 12?The Pree knees race was woe by Poo ?t?5Tof Mlchlaaa^wbw^wraUj^a dtomm Job* lb?U. at mtnola wtna tba National OaOaclata Atbtobc aaaoeutton track aad OeldcEam. lb-Pranctaco kacura of Ecuador wtno tbo national clay court tannto tttla. M?Mra. Mildred ("Babe") DMrtkaon Eaba '?*s July U-NattoaM toamtnm wtoe the AD-Star 90?Misi Ann Curtis Improves the woman's 880-yard tree style swimming record with a mark of 11-M.l Aaguft 7?Joe Beksl defeats Lao ftavold la 10 round heavyweight fight 0?Yankee Maid wins the Hambletonian harness race. U?Miss Dorothy Germaine retains Women's Western Amateur golf title. 20?Bob Hamilton wins the Professional Golfers' association title. 20?Traps hooting championship goes to Lea lie Jepsen for breaking 91 targets out of 100. 22?Byron Nelson wins the Ail-American golf championship. 90?Chicago Bears professional football club defeats the College All Stars. 24-21. September 6?Ike Wfills ms outpoints rSammy 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. 20?Willie Pep retains world featherweight boxing title by defeating Chalky White. October 1?St Louis Browns win American league pennant 2?San Francisco takes Pacific league se ries, four games to two. 9?ST. LOUIS. CARDINALS WIN WORLD SERIES. FOUR GAMES TO TWO. 12?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 12?Jimmy Daniels defeats Sammy Angott, former lightweight boxing champion. 11?Array 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 Tiger* 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 Otleans, Alabama vs. Duke; Cotton Bowl. Dallas. Texas Christian vs. Oklahoma A. and M. Paul Knimske. Chicago, is new national individual match game champion, in bowling. December 2?Army defeats Navy, 23-7. Notre Dame beats Great Lakes by 22-7. Georgia Tech wrecks Georgia 44-0 to win Southeast ern title. 12?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. J^VlSASTERS^ January T?Thirty Kimtn drown when a navy patrol vaaael alnka In eolllalon oft Cape May, If. J. A freight train etrlkee army bur at Kingman. Ariz., killing ? aviation cidctl. 13?Twelve person? were killed and 40 in* lured when a passenger train crashed Into the rear oil 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 * 13?Collision of the Liberty Shin J. Plnkney Henderson and s tanker cost many lives. 13?An aeetdental explosion of a surface mine killed ten soldiers in training ma* neuvers at Camp Robinson, Axle. 30?A bus plunging through a guard rail of a bridge over the Passaic river in New Jersey drowns 19 persons. 33?An explosion in a coal mine near Shin* nlstoc. W. Va.. kills 19 miners. April 3?A blast la the naval ordnance depot in Hastings. Neb., kills eight workers. T?Thirty-nine merchant marine crewmen and 33 naval gunners drown whoa s Lib erty ship struck s reef offshore end broke up on the English coast 3?Fire following a collision causes the deethi of 33 use men and 18 naval gunner* on e tanker traveling to a con* voy. 11?A tornado cutting through Arkanaas talma Uvea of 34 persons. 33?An American Liberator bombing piano crashes in downtown Montreal. Canada, causing the deaths of 14 parsons. 37?Piftean workmen die of suffocation while repairing naval ship in Ports mouth, vs. 38?A navy transport plana crashes IS miles east of Flagstaff, Aria., killing 31 par* May U-Ta imiubwf of ? naval blimp craw M whan th* ifefUp hit ? hangar la tta lilii* at Libelant N. J June ? Om kuridud and forty-afx m kmad and 1.000 tn>w-ed by ? totnadu that nrnt w? par1, of Pennsylvania. Wmt Tb> gUUa ul Maryland. July ?-A Bra la tha mala taet of tha Btngltng Broa drrm la Harlferd. Coon., causal daatha of 101 neraoni, mostly woman and eUDdraa. Two baddtad ofbara war, injured. Sixty-eix mlnara trappad la a burning coal mtna naar Ball,Ira, Ohio, had to ba abandooad to tbatr fata, whea tha an trance waa aaalad to ehack Ufa Bra. 1?Wrack of a troop train naar Janice. Twin., kmad SI aokUw, and 1 Civil tana, and Injured 100 other, 11?An army bomber era thing latd a trailer snjrtttook 17?Exploaloa of two mumtloa ihlpa at ssl? or,s naval and marcbant marina neroouiieC and proparty damaga of *7.000.000 ??Aa army beapttal plana waa raportad Mat at eobetween Iceland and New foundland with St aboard. August J *-T?tJ rtftir'pereooa. ktcluding M army pikrta ae^f meehanlex are killed In "U* of^Uanaport plana naar Atktapoo. ?? Tr a tn/wrwk naar Stockton. Oa.. ma 40 I Injure. SO. a Or-Xih of airliner at AnttUa. Cube/bring, 'Ueatb ta 11. ^41-rtra awaapa Pallaadee. N. J., amuaa tyn. N. Y? so oaraaua were Mjured. September 14?Hrtffelfce sweeping over Atlantic ooaat trtfm 8eCth Carolina to Canadaeauses JoTdeauJ and property damage of $100. IT?NaV^Porta sinking of a destroyer and two coast guard cutters In the hum cane, with heavy loss of life. 28?Eight persons arc killed in collision of freight and passenger trains near Mis souri Valley, Iowa. 29?Collision of two trains near Terrs Haute. Ind.. kills-29 and injures 69. Most of the dead were soldiers. October 20?Fire in Cleveland. Ohio, following ax 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 tor 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. Hartlf an. 62. na val attache, winner of Congressional medal, in Palo Alto. 29?Rep. Thomas H. CuDen. 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 of Chicago. QL, 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, m Yank ton, 8. 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, M, com* mander of U. S. Adriatic fleet in World War I. died in Rethesda. Md. g?Brig. Gen. Donald A. Davison. cMef of provisional engineering command. Medi terranean area. Death reported from India. IS?Brig. Gen. Henry D. Styer, 81, com mander of Allied troops in Siberia in World War I, died in Coronado, Calif. 18?George Ade. famous humorist, died at 78 in Kentland, Ind. June 1?On. O. H. Gctlctte. N. Coofedmt. brigadier general. In Shrereport, La. g?CoL Joaet Beck, prime mMilter oI Po land during German lnvailon In 1B38. died et 48 near Bucharest, Romania. M Uwlaa X. G. Thorp. 80, lataraatlonalir known artist and art teacher, ta Loa Angalea. July 9?Martin D. Morrison, 82. former congress man from Indiana, died in Abingdon, Va. IS?Mrs. Betty Compton Knappen, 87, for mer musical comedy actress, in New York. IT?Alan Dinehart, 94, film and stage actor who has appeared in more than 100 pic tures. diedto!Hollywood. Calif. SO?Mildred Harris, 41. movie actress and first wife of Charles Chaplin. died in Dos Angeles. r?Lieut. Gen. Leslie McNatr killed in 88?Manuel Queson. president of the Phil ippines. died et Saraneo Lake. N. Y. Hs was 85. August ? Rear Adm. Don Pardes Moon. 90. com mitted suicide in Washington while suf fering from "combat fatigue." Effle Cherry, 89. lest of the Cherry Sis ters of vaudeville fame, in Cedar Rap ids. Iowa. September 1?Isabel Irving, 73, whose stage career covered 80 years, at Nantucket. Maes S?George W. Morris, former senator from Nebraska, died at 88 In McCook. Neb. He served 80 years In congress, includ ing five terms in the senate. ??James A. Reed, former senator from Missouri, at 88 fa Fab-view. :jMich. October 4?Alfrad K. Smith, tour tlmaa gimmuor at New York and Democratic candidate tor President In 1828. in New York city at 70. 8?Wendell L. WlHkie. 92. Republican presidential candidate In IMoT and utility executive, tn New York city. 18?Rep. Hampton R. Fulmer, 08, who rep resented a So. Carolina district tor 12 consecutive terms, in Washington, D. C. ! 22?Richard Bennett. 72, famous actor, tn Los Angeles. Norember I 8?Miss Christiana Bond. 100. author, art ist and lecturer, in Baltimore. ? Jaw Grey. 98. well-known actress, ta New York city. IS?Edgar S. Kelley. 87, composer of classi cal music, in New York city. 10?Boako Carter, correspondent end radio ?owe commentator. 88. hi Hollywood. r^iis 17?flea. Ellison D. Smith, who rspi willed 8o Carolina la upper chamhar tor M jissz: of pmlgglnml buatall tor 84 nuk it 18, to Chicago. December 1?Attwrt & r.a nentery a< MMrtor la Bardh^^dmlnMntloo; it D, h II JJhJ MR. AVERY ^CTlNES^UZZliB (record harvest! ?1 FRANCX UMatATB^i EDITOR'S SUGGESTION: When yon have tniahed with this pa(e we niieit yon mail It to a' lentceaui overseas. It (ives a craphle account of hlstorymak yil history ha la betpiac r T/ui~iu ! AHOTHtR t > I A General Quiz m J (bNiwn.(wn.n.(W(w(w|CN(w^.(k.A.|L|C4k The Qametioma 1. The crew of Columbus' fleet was composed of what type at people? 2. Where is the greatest molyb denum mine in the world atte sted? 3. What mythological couple grew old together so graceMlr that they turned into two tall trees growing side by side? 4. What common insect lives bet a day? 5. The Wandering Jew is alleged to have been compelled to live un til the second eoming of Christ. .JVhat is his name? ' 6. How many New York gover nors have become Presidents aI the United States? 7. What is a lute? 8. What man did God promise that his descendants would be as numerous "as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore"? 9. What is a hookah? 10. Why is ambergris so valuable in the making of perfume? i The Answers 1. Adventurers and convicts. 2. In Colorado. 3. Baucis and Philemon. 4. The mayfly. 5. Ahasuerus. 6. Four ? Martin Van Burea, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Rooae v?t. 7. A stringed instrument having a pear-shaped body. 8. Abraham (Gen. 22:17). 9. A pipe in which the smoke passes through water. 10. Because ambergris has so lit tle fragrance, it is the only natural substance that will "fix" the scent of straight perfumes without al tering their odor. Musk and other fixing agents' have such strong scents of their own that they can only be used in blended perfumes in which they do not conflict with the desired effect. CLASSIFIED DE P A R T M E N T GIFTS FOB GIFTS?Six Crocheted Cross Bfeb Markers $1.00. Two Bib Aprons tUk Twelve-inch doll $1.00. Dozen Pot Hold ers $1.00. BALL SHOP. RAVEN. fA SOAPS?CLEANSERS FREE SOAP! 13 bars 0c laundry soap Included FREE wMfc 24 pkgs. 25c washing powder lor $0 postpaid. General Preiacts Ce. (U-l), Albany. Ga. Seas Named Daring War The list of the world's 50-odd seas has been increased by three new names, born of war necessi ty: The Solomon sea, the Philip pine sea and the Bismarck sea. rilTFUL CHILDREN Many mother, raly <m IM] .. taka Uollur Gray"I S?wt f..d.ll <k?* wb? a UaUn lruaM k. tha W, T now o>. tomttfSSa*, to fro w. ap.?ban 45 m W .a tty-wld. appro.ti. At >11 dnrf ton. Ua Caottol on only a. dlraeMd. motwii mn swht rowan AT FIRST ^ KGNOrA^^M 11 C&666 0old PnparntkiBM at iVmgtmt WNU?4 n?? 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The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
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Dec. 28, 1944, edition 1
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