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CHRISTMAS IS
AGAIN PASSED
IN EUROPE
LONDON, Dec. 25.—(AP)—For
the sixth straight year the
Christmas spirit will by-pass
Europe.
Its belligerents are now locked
in what is perhaps the final
struggle of the war.
ff Most hearts are desolate, as
the German counted offensive
pulled up the allied armies
taughtly, making them deter
• mined to set their reverses on
the western front, in mud and
blood, the fiercely contested
ground where Marshal von Run
stedt cast his challenge.
There can be nothing approx
imating Christmas, not even or
dinary Christmas at the flront,
when special food and gifts are
y passed* forward. Consequently
London, Paris, Brussels and j
Rome naturally feel far less dis-!
posed to celebrate, yet the peo '
pie do not want to be, nor arei
they encouraged to be morbidly
gloomy as the news of peace, the-'
‘‘finest Christmas story” will be
delayed, at tragic cost, but its!
coming is inevitame.
ATROCITIES
ARE CHARGED j
TO GERMANS |
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By Eddie Gilmore
MOSCOW, Dec. 25.—fAP'»—
^The Soviet Extraordinary State!
Commission investigating war
crimes today reported 700,000 {
persons, including an undeter- >
mined number of Ameiucan and
British citizens * were klled by
the Germans in three camps in
Lwow Province, Poland.
The lists did not contain the
names of the Americans or Brit-|
ish, nor give further details con-:
cerning them, but did say that,
the civilian prisoners of war:
f included writers, artists, musici
-ians and others who were made
to wash stairways of a seven
story building with their tongues,
and then compelled to pick up
garbage with their lips, the re
port said.
11 PERSONS
INJURED IN
TRAIN WRECK
FAIRBANKS, Dec. 25.—CAP)—
4 Eleven persons were hospitaliz
ed and more than a dozen others
were treated for bruises here to-,
night after two passenger coach
es were derailed and overturned
about 45 miles from Fairbanks,
it has been reported.
This was the first serious ac
cident in the history of the Alas
ka Railroad.
The most seriously injured
was Miss Bessie Blacknall. elder
ly Alaska nurse, who suffered a
dislocation and possible fracture
* of the neck vertebrae.
Son^s of the others were X
rayed for possible rib or limb
fractures. All are doing well.
More than 1,000 feet of track
was torn up, but traffic is ex
pected to resume Saturday.
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ARRIVES FROM
TELLER
Mrs. Bert McCarthy, teachefr
of Teller, arrived today to spend
the Christmas holidays with her
family in Nome.
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TO YOU—-AND YOU—AND
YOU . . .
. . . OUR READERS
May the staff of THE NOME
NUGGET, at this time of the
year, voice our appreciation for
your kindnesses in the past . . .
may we always hold that esteem?
so that in the end our measure
of endeavor will be on a high
standard . . . and, while we're
thinking about it, may we also
wish for you a very
MERRY CHRISTMAS
i
. . . and, of course, the most pros
• perous and the best . . .
NEW YEAR.
DAYLIGHT RAID
REPORTED ON
CLARK FIELD
Ey JAMES HUGHESON
GEN. Mac ARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS bN LEYTE IS-,
LAND; Dec. -(AP; —Today,
headquarters reported a smash
ing daylight raid on Clark Field,
near Manila, in which the more
than 100 grounded Japanese
planes were destroyed.
The report also said that the
U. S. troops had completed de
struction of the Japanese trap
ped in the Ormoc corridor on
Leyte Island.
“Liberator bombers operating
from Leyte airfields, made the
raid on Clark Field, the main
Japanese air center in the Phil
ippines,” an army spokesman
said. ‘‘This was a first-class sur-1
prise to the Nipponese, who got;
only nine of their fighters in the
air.”
Eight of the fighters were
downed by our Thunderbolts.
In cleaning up the Ormoc cor
ridor pocketed Japs, counted an-i
other 3,788 enemy dead, in one
day, thus bringing the weekly
total tip to 16.681.
The U. S. 77th Division com
munique said they were com ■
uing to work their way firest
ward from the> corridor “to Pal-1
ompon, the last ba&e remaining:
in Japanese hands in that area.!
The participation of the 11th
Airborne Division wag disclosed j
from Bratislav, Moscow disclos
in West Leyte.
AWAITING
TRANSPORTATION
Mrs. Edgar Tweet and family!
are awaiting transportation to j
Teller to spend the holidays. |
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RED ARMY
FIGHTING HARD
NEAR CAPITAL j
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LONDON, Dec. 25—<AP>—To
days report from the Russian
froth. In Hungary, say that the
Russians are fighting hard' in S
thrust to the westward, north of
the Danube river, and have
gained as much as 16 miles, plac
ing the Red Army within 100
miles qf Vienna, and 72 miles
from Bratislava, oseow disclosed, i
ed, action flamed in many sec
tors of the Russian front.
The communiqqes ignored the
German radio announcement
that Soviet troops had entered
the suburbs of Budapest in a
new frontal assault, but reported
heavy fighting around the capi
tal.
I JUt&Tjj (Eljn&tma* to ttje ^ogs!
•r »
Can we offer our boys any
thing for Christmas?
Can we tell them “Merry
Christmas”, and mean it to the
letter of the word?
We believe it is in the power
of every full-blooded American
to make this statement.
Our boys will come home to
rest and re-habilitation, and then
will want to know vyhat to ex
pect.
They are now planning and
thinking what they want in the
future. Will they get it?
If we are to be sincere in our
wishing them a “Merry Christ
mas”, then it is a certainty.
As true Americans, we, on the
home front, will not desert our
post.
We pray that everything you
hope to return to, will be con
tained in our sincere wish for
f
Sr J
your Merry Christmas.
Following are the boys we wish
this for:
In the Army
Henry Adam, Seward.
Lowell Anagick, Unalakleet.
Allen Ahnangnatogak, Teller.
Victor Ahnangnatogak, Teller.
William Ahsurak, White Mt.
Sam Ahwinona, White Moun j
tain. }
Wassilie Agibiiuk, Unalakleet.
Stephen Agloigna, White
Mountain.
Ed Alton, Nome.
Stanley Amarok. White Moun
tain.
Anthony Andrews, St. Ml
Michael.
John Cabi Boy Analook, Nome.
Nathan Anauruk. Unalakleet. i
Jack Anauruk, Nome.
Paul Anowlic, King Island. I
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RACING TO BE
STOPPED SAYS
AUTHORITIES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec.
25.—iAP)—In its most drastic
manpower removes of the war, the
government banned horse and
dog racing, serving notices that
fuel, materials and transportation
would be denied businesses
which defy manpower regula
tions, it was announced today
from the capitol.
Selective Service was also di
rected today to review the
I qualifications for military ser
' vice of professonal athletes.
These actions capped a week
of intensified endavor to speed0
the whole of the American war
effort to a greater pace, which
the German counter-offensive
has shown to be necessary for
victory.
Today’s actions were ordered
directly by War Mobilization Di
rector James F. Byrnes, wno an
nounced however, that his re
quest that all track racing be
closed by January 3rd, was is
sued with the President’s ap
proval.
Byrnes asked Lewis B. Hersh
ey, Selective Service director, to
I review the qualifications for rnil
: itary service in the case of. pro
fessional athletes, explaining to
. him, anci to the publ±c, now me
j individual may be unfit for mil
itary .sei yide, and.jdt capable of
engaging in games “demanding
physical fitness.”
RATIONING
■ TERMS- TO
INCREASED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec.
25.—Virtually all point-free
meats and canned fruits and
vegetables will be back on the
ration list by the start of the
; rietv year, it was learned to
night from the OPA.
Reliable sources said the of
fice w’as prepared to announce
the drastic move Wednesday.
The decision is said to effect
practically all cuts of beef, veal,
lamb and pork, as well as the
major canned vegetables.
COMMUNITY TREE
OMITTED
The Community Christmas
Tree committee, because of the
quarantine, had to omit many of
the usual acivities, such as the
program and the arrival of San
ta and real reindeer. However,
good cheer baskets for the needy
and all children received a sock
of fruit, nuts and candy. These
(were distributed through the
schools.
NOME'S WINDOWS
DECORATED
Nome’s windows are alight
with Christmas trees and
wreaths. Outstanding are the
windows of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Galloway, which can be seen for
several blocks. Also the beautiful
tree of the U. S. Mercantile
Store, which shines from the
greenhouse on the roof.
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ARCTIC CIRCLE
MANAGER IN TOWN
Gene Jack, general manager
for hte Arctic Circle Exploration
Company, of Candle, is in Nome
•this week on business, and is
now awaiting transportation to
Candle.