Winter Storm Grips Much Of Nation With Record Tides
Extreme cold spread from the Rocky Mountains to the eastern seaboard with New England hit by wind and rain and millions in damage. Upstate New York reported five deaths as Syracuse logged nineteen inches of snow. The Weather Bureau warned of no quick relief as temperatures plunged in the Dakotas, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota. New York City saw a 51 mile hour wind and tides disrupted transit on Long Island and New Jersey. Coastal towns faced flooding and ships suffered damage while utilities and communications failed in several upstate areas.
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Elks Memorial Service at Frederick lodge No. 684
The Frederick lodge No. 684 Elks will hold its annual Memorial service Sunday evening at 8 30 in the Elks Home West Second street. Speeches by C Clifton Wirts and Rev Mer val Weaver. Music by Sperry L Storm Joseph Stephens Sr H David Hagan and Cyril Mee. Memorial remarks on departed brothers and Elkdom.
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Frederick Lodge
B.P.O. Elks
Elks
West Second Street
C. Clifton Wirts
Merval Weaver
Presbyterian Church
Sperry L. Storm
Joseph Stephens
H. David Hagan
Mendelssohn
Henry A. Schuoler
Cyril Mee
Benjamin L. Shuff
Goa
Mr. Weaver
Mee
Charles R. Dougall, Jr
A. L. Ben Sidney
J. Randal S. Creighton Jones
Richard P. Ross
Francis J. Thompson
J. Russell Zimmerman
Josephs. Stephens
Alfred R. Sharpe
Traveling salesman notices crowded hotel lobby in Glendive
A traveling salesman in Glendive Montana observes a packed hotel lobby. He privately phones a friend to report a trivial bit about cigarettes at a nearby grocery, returning to select a chair with ease.
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Glendive
Mont
Penal Farm May Be Home For Juveniles
Annapolis December report outlines a plan to convert the Rowbury penal farm into a facility for inmates aged 16 to 26. Governor O Conor and Board of Correction chair Rogan say the move addresses safety concerns from mixing younger and older prisoners and would use Loch Raven’s Maryland Training School as a pilot unit. State totals show 742 inmates aged 16 to 25 with sentences under five years and 217 over five years. the 16 to 20 group is spread across three male institutions including the penal farm. The farm’s classrooms, recreation, religious, and shop facilities suit disciplinary needs for youthful offenders.
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Rowbury
O'Conor
Joseph H. A. Rogan
Board of Correction
Legislative Council
General Assembly
Maryland Training School
Loch Raven
O’conor
Frederick County Teachers Association backs federal aid bill
The Frederick County Teachers Association met at Frederick High School and approved Maryland State Teachers Association support for federal education aid. Miss Sarah Leiter presided. The group also backed delaying military training until after the war and peace is established, noting Selective Service meets current needs. County Supt. Eugene W. Pruitt outlined a fivepoint state program urging a 12year system, smaller elementary classes, higher teacher pay, more teachers in training, and improved facilities. Milson C. Raver announced the state will publicize the plan soon.
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Frederick High School
Maryland State Teachers’ Association
Sarah Leiter
Middletown
State Association
Congress
Eugene W. Pruitt
Pruitt
Milson C. Raver
State Teachers’ Association
Ford to distribute cash to 1944 vacation-eligible workers
Detroit reports Ford Motor Co announced a cash distribution of 3,882,722 to employees entitled to 1944 vacations but who did not take them due to the war emergency. Moscow reports a Russian press note relieving 1 K Seden as People's Commissar of the oil industry and naming Nikola Banbanov as successor.
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Ford Motor Co
Seden
Moscow
1. K. Seden
Nikola Konstantinovich Banbanov
$14,000 Check Dispute Sparks Equity Suit in Court
An equity suit opened in Circuit Court over a $14,000 check said to be given by Conrad J. Maught to his nephew Conrad J. Maught. Albert M. Boult, Rockville attorney and executor, alleges undue influence and seeks to prove the gift was invalid. Defense contends the nephew acted as heir and the uncle freely gifted the money for services rendered. The elder Maught died in 1943 after a 1942 office meeting. Orphans Court previously found the gift valid.
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Middletown
Patrick M.schnauffer
Albert M. Boult
Rockville
Conrad F. Maught
Montgomery County
Conrad J. Maught
H. Kiefler DeLauter
Maught
Boulc
Bovic
Orphans Court of
W. A. Carlisle
Bethesda
Conrad F
Leslie N. Coblentz
Japs Again Hit Saipan
Saipan in the Marianas Islands reports air raids by Japanese bombers striking the island for the third time in 24 hours. Aformation over Tinian triggered anti-aircraft fire. at least one plane exploded over Tinian and another was possibly shot down. Survivors pressed through Saipan's defenses as small bombs landed only in unoccupied areas and minor injuries were reported.
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Saipan
Marianas Islands
Tokyo
Tinian
Here
Ara Oman
620 Pints Of Blood Secured In This City
The Mobile Blood Donor Unit No. from Baltimore moved into Brunswick today after collecting 620 pints of blood from donors in Frederick city and county from Monday through Thursday. Although not as high as July, the total was good for winter weather and co chairmen praised the wonderful response from Frederick residents. Thursday had no cancelled appointments. Totals: Monday 145, Tuesday 353, Wednesday 158, Thursday 162.
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Mobile Blood Donor Unit No
Baltimore
Brunswick
Frederick City
Conscription Crisis In Canada Cools Off
Ottawa reports a cooling conscription crisis as West Coast draftees show discipline and anti conscription leaders urge calm in Quebec. Quebec government endorses an order-in-council urging Ottawa to honor pledges against overseas conscription.
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Canada
Quebec
Signal Corps Equipment To Boost War Bond Sales
An Army caravan displaying Signal Corps gear including SCR100 radio equipment and a mobile station will visit Frederick Wednesday. Public viewing runs 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with a spot sale office for war bonds. The display aims to spur Frederick County’s Sixth War Loan reach of 1.75 million dollars, with emphasis on local business and student participation.
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County War Finance Committee
West Patrick Street
Court Street
The
War Finance Committee of Maryland
Statrad Ta c
Two Local Soldiers Meet At Base Near Famed Ledo Road
Pvt. James H. Gregory of 220 North College Parkway and First Lieut. William Main of North Market Street reunite at a base near the Ledo road in Burma India. Main, who read Gregory's Burma stories in The News, locates him among fellow Frederick soldiers in the rugged theater. The pair plan to meet more, sharing tales of Chinese troops, a visit from Dr Gordon Seagrave, and the Burmese nurses described as attractive as heat by day and cold by night.
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James H. Gregory
North College Parkway
United States
Burma
William Main
A. L. Main
North Market Street
Pvt
Gregory
Ledo Road
Lieut. Main
Frederick
India
Lieut
Main
Order of DeMolay
C. W. Gregory
America
Pvt. Gregory
Tokyo
Gordon S. Seagrave
Dr. Seagrave
Major Anders Retires Moves to Inactive Duty in Frederick
Major Guy Anders, longtime commander of Company A in Frederick and 28 years in the Maryland National Guard, has been transferred to inactive duty after returning from Fort Story Virginia. He served overseas in World War I, led Company A from 1927, and commanded at Fort Meade and during federal service in 1941. He resumes residence on Wilson Avenue and returns to the family drayage business.
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Frederick
Fort Story
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Maryland National Guard
France
Robert F. Barrick
Camp Ritchie
Company A
304Th Military Police
Fort Meade
Louisiana
Fort Stary
Wilson Avenue
Pinwe Falls to Royal Scots in Burma Advance
In Myitkyina Burma on December 1 the Royal Scots of the 6th Division entered Pinwe seven miles north of Naba without resistance. More than 100 Japanese dead found in the streets and evidence of bridges being burned or wrecked. Japanese equipment captured as occupation completed.
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Myitkyina
Burma
Royal Scots
Pinwe
Naba
Mandalay
3 Fold Aim In Jap Drive In China
Kunming November 29 delayed observers question the Japanese drive aims in China. They note possible intent to choke American effort in Chungking and cripple Free China before new American aid arrives. Experts cite coastal attack fears and Japan’s recent southeast success as factors shaping objectives.
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Chungking
China
Gove
Manchuria
Indo-China
Taxi Service Resumes in Moscow After War Halt
Moscow taxis are ordered to resume service after wartime suspension. Pleasure rides are forbidden, with strict restrictions likely in force to limit nonessential travel and maintain public order. Government aims to restore transport while curbing nonessential use during the crisis.
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Moscow
Round Clock Bombing Of Tokyo Held Possible
Reports from Saipan and Tokyo describe a long night air raid on Tokyo by Superfortresses lasting about three hours with pilots noting successful hits on war industries. Japanese radio and officials claim strong resolve while Allied pilots report moderate anti aircraft fire and one enemy fighter seen from the raid.
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Saipan
Japan
Yokyos Radio
Myers
Jack Selterich
Chattahoochee
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Haug
Red Army drives west toward Budapest and Slovakia
Moscow reports a nine mile advance along the Danube as Russian forces envelop 30 more communities. Northeast of Budapest Red troops seize Eger and Sziksze while cutting the Miskolc to Kosice railway. Petrov forces advance on a 30 mile front capturing 30 villages and pushing toward Presov and Zemplin.
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Red Army
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Zemplin
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Malinovsky
Kacs
Germans Tighten Front In Italy As Allied Push Continues
On the Florence Faenza front the Fifth Army Indian division advanced along the Florence Faenza road facing stiff resistance. Reconnaissance indicated German forces withdrawing from mountains toward the Po valley to straighten a bulge between Bologna and Faenza. East of Faenza the Eighth Army saw heavy fighting around Albeto and patrols reported Germans still dug in on high ground behind the Lamone river.
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Lamone
Rising Leadership Grips New York Markets Amid Sweeping Swings
In New York on December 1, rising leadership groups gained influence as stock markets shifted. Traders noted sugars and tech equities drawing attention while several market leaders faced pressure from ongoing profit-taking after the recent swing.
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New York
U S Armies Form Solid Attack Line
Allied forces pressed a major offensive on the Roer and Saar with Ninth Army drifting toward Munchen Gladbach while First Army closed on Linnich and Julich. Third Army pushed along the Saar and toward the Siegfried Line as weather and mud hampered operations and tanks advanced toward Merzig.
Where They Are The Western Front today
Canadian First Army holds the line with sporadic activity while the British Second Army presses near Vento in Ulland. The U S Ninth Army combats along the Roer river with barriers to the Rhineland. First Army tightens a net around Duren near Cologne in bitter fighting. Third Army units reach the Saar near Merzig. Seventh Army advances along the Alsatian plain toward the German border as divisions push to the Saar river.
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Rhineland
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Duren
Calogne
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Merzig
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10Th Armored Id
Saar River
Germany
Id Army
Saarlautern
Seven Die In Transport Plane Crash Near Los Angeles
A Transcontinental and Western Airlines passenger plane with 23 aboard crashed in heavy fog near the San Fernando Valley while approaching Burbank from San Francisco. Police said at least seven were killed, with the Army taking control at the scene. Civilian passenger count not yet determined. Mayor Marley Knox of San Diego and City Manager Walter Cooper were aboard. Cooper unaccounted for. Crew deaths included Captain Joe Snowden and First Officer T L Bamberger. Hostess Donna Marr was injured with a leg fracture.
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Western Airlines
San Fernando Valley
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Murbank
San Francisco
TWA
Army
Marley Knox
San Diego
Knox
Walter Cooper
Cooper
Joe Snowden
Burbank Calif
T. L. Bamberger
Alameda
Calif
Claim 5 U.S. Ships Are Sunk In Philippine Waters
A Japanese communiqué claims five Allied transports were sunk or damaged in Leyte Gulf over the past week. It alleges three transports sunk and one damaged on Sunday and Wednesday, with a fifth damaged at Palau, as Kamikaze attacks target battleships cruisers and transports. A German dispatch cautions against assuming U.S. fleet destruction based on Japanese claims.
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Philippines
Federal Commis Lions Commission
Japan
Casam
Palau
Nan
Formosa
Philihppines
United States
Poles in exile face criticism over new government
London dispatch reports British press deem the Polish exiled government a tragic failure and note some newspapers urge Britain to shift support to the Soviet backed Poliza committee at Lublin.
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London
Britain
Poliza Committee
Lublin
Smith To Command Pacific Department
Maj. Gen. Julian C. Smith is named commanding general of the Department of the Pacific with headquarters in San Francisco. He relieves Maj. Gen. J. C. Fagan at Mare Island Naval Hospital and previously led the Second Marine Division during the Central Pacific invasion, earning the Distinguished Service Medal. He has commanded expeditionary forces in the Palau islands.
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Julian C. Smith
Department of the Pacific
San Francisco
Piay
J. C. Fagan
Mare Island
Calif. Naval Hospital
Smith
Second Marine Division
Central Pacific
Gubert Isla
Palau Islands
Tavass
Report ridiculed rumor of Chiang Kai-shek split
A source close to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek ridiculed a London report that Chiang and his wife had separated. The source called the report morbid and mendacious and said it should be thoroughly discredited.
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Chiang Kai- Shek
London
Casing
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