UNRRA relief payments for Germany to be funded by Germany
Atlantic City meeting concludes that postwar relief in Germany will be paid by Germany itself. The UNRRA plan argues relief is essential to prevent spread of starvation and disease, with administration by the victors and funded by the defeated. It notes assets and productive capacity should help provide food and medicine for German masses.
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Germany
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRRA
Atlantic City
United Nations
Reich
Letters to the Editor Defends Hanson Facts and Clarifies His Role
A reader rebuts a News article asserting John Hanson’s birthday and death anniversary, detailing Hanson birth at Mulberry Grove in Charles County Maryland and public service from 1757 onward. The letter explains Hanson’s 1779 Continental Congress role, his signing of the Articles of Confederation in 1781, and notes there were fourteen presidents of the Continental Congress, with Payton Randolph as the first and Hanson not its first president.
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John Hanson
News
The
the Post
Hanson
Frederick County
Samuel and
Elizabeth (Stary) Hanson
Hansons
Mulberry Grove
Charles County
Maryland
Continental Congress
Frederick Town
Frederick
Ramsburg Fertilizer Company
Carrell and
West All Saints Street
United States
Payton Randolph
Virginia
Samuel Huntington
Connecticut
Samuel Johnson
North Carolina
Thomas McKean
Pacific Charter Promulgated By Roosevelt Churchill Chiang Kai-Shek
Washington reports a charter for the Pacific akin to the Atlantic plan, promising postwar peace aims. The document envisions China as a major power, possible Russian involvement later, restoration of Formosa, the Pescadores, Manchuria, and removal of Japanese mandates. Koreans to gain independence aiding invasion of Japan with Allied support. United States, Britain, and China coordinate on military actions, air power, and naval strength to press Japan to surrender.
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Washington
Pacific
Roosevelt
Churchill
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Great Britain
United States
Formosa
Russia
League of Nations
Koreg
Japan
United Nations
Cairo
John Hanson Life and Family in Maryland History
A concise obituary notes John Hanson, President of the United States in Congress Assembled under the Articles of Confederation, who died November 22, 1783, in Maryland. It details his family, including son Alexander Contee Hanson, and mentions his statue placed in 1903 in the National Capitol. It also records his Frederick residence and final years.
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United States
John Hanson
Frederick
Thomas Hawkin Hanson
Oxon Hills
Prince George's County
Maryland
Jane Contee
Alexander Contee
Alexander Contee Hanson
James Johnson
Upton Sheriden
Rebecca Howard
Annapolis
Jane Contee Hanson
Chapline
West
Patrick Street
National Capitol
Washington, D. C
Ralston Goldsborough
They’ll plow Berlin’s cities to end the war
N. A. Lufburrow argues that German leaders show no mercy and urges total destruction of German cities to force peace, insisting war requires decisive action and Berlin may be taken if Germany accepts fault and quits.
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Berlin
Germany
N. A. Lufburrow
Fifty Years Ago Local News From The Columns Of The News
Debates spark a petition to move Mechanicstown Thurmont name. Legislature to consider. Philomathean Society plans a Congress style reform tariff program. Fire engine Juliet trial at post office site draws large crowd. stream over Episcopal church steeple. Harvey A Lease sells Woodsboro and Frederick Turnpike stock at $24.75 a share to Nelson Diehl. East Patrick Street rink opens Thanksgiving Day with low turnout amid fading roller skating trend.
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Mechanicstown
Thurmont
Philomathean Literary Society
Congress
Juliet
Independent Hose Company
Episcopal Church
Harvey
City
Woodsboro
Frederick
Frederick Turnpike Company Stock. Mr. Nelson Diehl
Mt. Pleasant
First meeting of county board elects Holter president
John W. Holter was chosen president and Roscoe P. Brown vice president at the new Board of County Commissioners session. R. Bruce Murdoch named clerk and H Dorsey Etchison appointed attorney. Charles W. Smith named county constable. Dr E L Myers announced sale of the Cooperative Drug Company stores to Dine Drug Stores, Inc. Ruth Rippeon, daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Rippeon Liberis, suffered two teeth knocked out and a torn shoe after being struck by a car. driver sped away. Lewis C Hooper of 19 East South Street broke his left arm when thrown from a cart at Frederick Brick Works as the frightened horse spooked the cart.
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Colummna of the News
Board of County Commissioners
John W. Holter
Roscoe P. Brown
R. Bruce Murdoch
H Dorsey Etchison
Charles W. Smith
Co-operative Drug Company
Dine Drug Stores, Inc
Frederick Brick Works
The War Interpreted Cairo Declaration seals Japan fate
The Cairo declaration by Churchill Roosevelt and Chiang Kai-Shek vows Japan will be stripped of all mainland and island loots and quarantined as a defeated nation. It frames Japan as a criminal nation and foreshadows postwar exile, sanctions, and joint Allied military planning with Moscow to finalize Europe and Pacific strategy.
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Cairo
Japan
Messrs
Churchill
Roosevelt
Chiang Kai-Shek
Egypt
Pearl Harbor
Moscow
Germany
Chiang
Nazi Germany
China
Pacific
Stalin
United Nations
Balkan
Europe
Quebec
Russia
Mediterranean
Italy
Tokyo
Dnieper
Siberian
Tn Effeet
Bible Thought Thy righteousness of Thy testi mony is everlasting give me un ders and I shall live
Knowledge, in truth, is the great sun in the firmament. Life and power are scattered with all its beans. Daniel Webster quote.
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Daniel Webster
Production Figures May Mean Gold Stocks Good Buy He Says
Babson Park mass December 2 currency stability essential to trade revival postwar. US Britain Russia and China must anchor to a stable currency to invite capital. Gold and a World Bank or gold fund proposed. white and Keynes plans weighed. Gold stocks favored for producers with strong ore and low costs.
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Babson Park
Mass
United States
Britain
Russia
China
Geld
Germany
France
Europe
World Bank
International Bank
Federal Reserve System
Harry D. White
Treasury Department
John Maynard Keynes
British Money Authority
Keynes
United Nations
Lawrence
Mark Clark
Africa
Bombay
Cairo
Canada
South Africa
Pubd. Financial Bureau
Today In History Anniversary entries span notable births and events
A compilation of historical anniversaries notes births of figures such as Jean Breckinridge in 1760 and Mary Mortimer in 1816, plus milestones like Monroe’s 1823 message and the 1863 Omaha Union Pacific Railroad ground breaking. Mentions include deaths, civic milestones, and notable figures across politics, religion, science, and arts.
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Jean Breckinridge
Kentucky
U. S
Staunton
Mary Mortimer
mid-West
England
Francis N. Peloubet
New York
John Caroult
Philadelphia
Franklin L. Pope
Great Barrington
Mass
Horoscope Signals Rise in Reading Based Native
Birthplace notes Ezra C. Stone born in New Bedford and now 26 years old. Horoscope predicts strong executive ability and adaptable nature, with intuition aiding success and fortune. with reasonable aspects, considerable fame and wealth should follow.
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Reading
Ezra C. Stone
New Bedford
Mass
English Lesson on Word Usage and Pronunciation
A dated study note explains common word errors and pronunciation tips. It highlights using precise terms like stupid instead of dumb, corrects mispronunciations such as Almanac, and notes spelling pitfalls like beneficial. It ends with a quip about expanding vocabulary by practice.
Confusing Figures On Strikes By Edson
Washington observers weigh a Bureau of Labor Statistics report showing October strikes far smaller than June figures but note missing July to September data. The Smith Connally act’s impact and nonunion or unauthorized strikes complicate the trend, with wage disputes rising since October 1942 and conciliation records offering a fuller view.
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Peter Edson Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Congress
Office of War Information
OWI
John R. Steelman
Butchering Held At Liberty Farm In November
A large butchering event occurred at the Mr. and Mrs. Earl Biddinger farm in Brookland Liberty on November 23. Six hogs weighing 350 to 400 pounds each were slaughtered and dinner was served at noon. Attendees included Dr. and Mrs. Frank H. Hedges of Frederick and many locals from Liberty New Midway Woodsboro and York with families and friends.
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Earl Biddinger
Brookland Farm
Libertytown
Frank H. Hedges
Frederick
Grayson Biddiner
Carroll Ann
Liberty
Clint Nusbaum
New Midway
David Hildebrand
Roger
Woodsboro
John Pemroy
Robert Spurrier
York
Herman Ricketts
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Atlantic
By David Lawrence
Pescadores Islands
Manchuria
Henry L. Stimson
Kgover
Burma
Philippines
Netherlands East Indies
Far East
Wnder
Wendell Willkie
David Lawrence
Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Bible Thought
By Roger W. Babson
Touro
Newport
R. I
Monroe
Theodore T. Woodruff
Wagner and
Pullman
John Brown
Charlestown
W. Va
Omaha
Union Pacific Railroad
Thomas Crawford
Capitol
Wilson
Indo-China
Tunisia
George H. Miner
Boston
Alexander Mann
Pittsburgh
Geneva
John Barbirolli
Josephine Roche
Denver
Chicago
Wilmington, Do
Paul 3. Althouse
IA Service. Inc
T. M. Neg. US. Pats
Adolf
Aboud
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