Tax On Beer Considered As Revenue Producer
Garrett county collects two cents per beer bottle and Anne Arundel county five cents per amusement ticket. The Garrett beer tax has netted about $30,000 annually and is easy to administer. Officials discuss expanding similar local revenue sources at the Western Shore County Commissioners meeting.
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Garrett County
Anne Arundel County
Western Shore County Commissioners
Garrett
General Assembly
State Department of Welfare
Boards of County Commissioners
County Commissioners of
Association
Roger H. Willard
State Roads Commission
Tee
Annual Inspection Of Commandery Tonight
State Inspector General Charles N L mn of the Grand Commandery of Maryland Knights Templar will inspect Jacques de Molay Commandery No 4 at the Masonic Temple tonight. A 530 PM gathering precedes a 615 PM turkey dinner at Evangelical Lutheran church hosted by Women of the Church before the return to the temple for the inspection.
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Charles NL. Mn
Grand Commandery
Maryland
Knights Templar
Jacques de Molay
K. T
Masonic Temple
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Templars
Frank W. Rohenhoefer
Jacques de Molay Commandery
Local Army unit’s war diary highlights Lester Mainhart and crew
Sgt Shaff writes from Hal land foxhole praising local men in Company A 115th Infantry 29d Division. He salutes Lester Mainhart for leading patrols and credits others like Kinsey, Lemay Detts, Jack That, Frankie Burkholder and Ray Spurrier for meals and morale. He recalls a helmet shot, snipers, and a brave squad fight near Scheirwaldenrath as the unit crosses France and Belgium with the Ninth Army.
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Halland
Alston E. Shaif
Frederick
115Th Infantry
Shall Says
Lester G. Mainhart
Mainhart
Shall
Sotl
Shaff
Sheft
Lester Mainhart
Jer
al Kinsey
Lemay
Jack
Jueacy
Pennsylvania
Frankie Burkholder
Baker Park
Harry Fogle
Thurmont
Ray Spurrier
Spurrier
Eyler
Pete Ponton
Glen Eyler
Ferrell Hensley
New Market
Jesse Weddle
Shaft
Harry T
Whitey
Lewis
E.T.O
Far Deverter
LeMaple
Kevening
Jerry
Chas
Shauver
Sam Pearson
Dickerson
Robert Hiltner
Melvin Coran
Bill Cannon
Clair Lindsay
Hollidaysburg
Glover
Johns
Texas
VMI
Brest
Jie
France
Belgium
Ninth Army
Ror
Mack Hays
U.nian
Sgt. Sha
Scheirwaldenrath
Germany
Siegfried Line
Housewives Lose Points In Red Market
New York reports OPA administrator Daniel P. Woolley reveals a red market exists that robs housewives of ration points during raids. He cites local officials and describes incineration of some protestive measures while detailing how retailers misrepresent meat grades to collect points. Berlin air raids hit Osnabruck Giessen and the Leuna plant as RAF bombers target railway centers. A Swedish court fines Gunder Haegg five days for late military service.
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New York
Daniel P. Woolley
OPA
Subhay
Woolley
Berlin
London
Osnabruck
Giessen
Leuna
Leipzig
Naegg
Stockholm
Gunder Haegg
Ostersund
Chiang Kai-Shek Rejects Democratic Coalition Proposal
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek rejected the Communists' plan for a democratic coalition government and asked for counter proposals. Communist delegate Chou En-Lai returned to Yenan reporting the move while acknowledging that non Kuomintang groups could still participate in government under new settlement terms.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Ine
Chou En-Lai
Yenan
Chou
Chiang
Chung- King
Kuomintang
Chinese National Party
Violent Quake Reported Near Japan Area Across Regions
A violent earthquake centered near Japan was reported as widespread, with seismologists noting long tremors and possible origin in Japan, the Aleutians or Kuriles. Observatories in Zurich and Nurnburg confirmed an extremely violent quake toward Japan.
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West Bromwich
Eng
Japan
Pearl Harbor
J. J. Shaw
Aleutians
Kuriles
Zurich
Nurnburg
Associated Press
Shaw
Japs Driving On Kunming Near Kunming Retreat Hits
Chinese high command announces Japanese forces advancing from Tushan toward Kunming 75 miles southeast of Kweiyang. War reports indicate a major offensive could threaten Kunming and disrupt the India China supply route and US 14th Air Force operations.
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Chungking
Joss
Tushan
Burma Road
Kwei- Yang
Kunming
India-China
14Th Air Force
Selective Strength Lifts Market To Prior Peak
New York markets rose today as selective strength in rails and industrials supported the overall stock index to reach the prior July peak. Despite ample offerings, the price level held without a decisive follow-through, signaling cautious steadiness amid mixed trading.
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New York
Casualties Severe In Western Battle Area War Update
Washington reports under secretary Patterson states severe casualties on the Western Front with 552 018 total war casualties on the Pearl Harbor third anniversary. Army casualties through November 22 total 474 898 with an increase of 13 640. Navy total 77 120 up 1 228.
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Washington
Patterson
Pearl Harbor
United States
Navy
Tulion
Fieod
Wipe Out Nazis East Of River
Allied forces deepen bridgehead over the Lamone southwest of Faenza and clear all resistance east of the river. Polish troops seize Brisighella and Monte San Rinaldo while Mezzana near Ravenna falls to British and Canadian units as German detachments flee to the Lamone. 300 prisoners taken in Ravenna encirclement.
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Rome
Lamone
Faenza
Brisighella
Monte San Rinaldo
Mezzana
Rimini-Ferrara
Havenna
Corman
Lamone River
Mezzano
Eighth Army
Ravenna
Reds Call Austrian Revolt Against Nazis
A radio broadcast urged Austrians to organize resistance against German forces. It claimed the Red Army neared the Austrian border and urged listeners to form resistance groups and armed partisan units, defying evacuation orders.
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Tandon Nan Jom Thenster
Red Army
Germany
Senate Finance Committee Backs Social Security Tax Freeze
The Senate Finance Committee voted 13 to 2 to freeze social security tax rates. Chairman George of Georgia said the measure would be brought up tomorrow for Senate approval. The House had already approved 282 to 72 to keep the levy at one percent for both employers and employees.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Finance Committee
George
D.-Ga
Senate
House
Russians break German lines near Budapest as Soviet forces press
Berlin reports fresh tank forces northeast of Budapest breached the German line in a northwesterly thrust. Red Army vanguards near Lake Balaton moved within 35 miles of Austria as Tolbukhin and Malinovsky’s units pressed from three sides toward the capital. Breach deepened as Brest and Racalmas fell, with Csepel positions advancing toward Budapest’s outskirts.
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London
Berlin
Budapest
Austria
Tower Lake
Balaton
Feodor L
Racalmas
Marshal Rodion Y
Csepel
Danube
Hatvan
Mistrial Declared In Sedition Case In Washington
The sedition trial ends in mistrial as Associate Justice James M. Proctor notes 22 defendants decline to continue under a new judge after Chief Justice Edward Eicher's death. Only Prescott Bennett shows willingness to proceed. 80 defendants started, with one death and three severances. Jurors are told to refrain from discussing impressions.
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Washington
James M. Proctor
Edward ©. Eicher
Prescott Bennett
Proctor
Court House
V Two Launching Site In The Hague Attacked
The British Air Ministry said RAF planes attacked a V two storage and launching site in The Hague yesterday. The facility was located within 300 yards of the 300 year old House in the Wood, former palace of the consort of the Prince of Orange. This marked the first official acknowledgment of rocket bombs launched from the Dutch capital.
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London
British
Air Ministry
Hague
the Wood
Prince of Orange
British blackout rules lifted after air raid alerts end
The day of German bomber raids over England ended as the blackout regulations were relaxed to allow a quick shift to normal lighting. Thousands of households did not adjust previously due to the effort of drawing heavy curtains each time sirens wailed. The permanent dimout remains, promising a brighter England starting Saturday.
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Wee
England
Blatkaut
Front Report: Allied Forces Advancing in Europe
The Western Front update shows Allied units across Holland and Germany, with quiet fronts near Nijmegen and the Ruhr. U S forces push toward Colmar as French and American divisions advance through Saar and Saarlautern regions amid ongoing operations.
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Associated Press
Western Front
Holland
Germany
Curmans
Nijmegen
Hidex
Pler Iy Ceramny
Swar- Ui
U. S
Colmar
Vosxes
Clearing Athens-Piraeus area amid clashes with EAM forces
British commander Gen Scobie reports progress in eliminating EAM Elas in the Athens Piraeus area with RAF air and artillery support. Fighting spreads to Thrace as ElaX units resist, while Greek PM Papandreou warns of elections being delayed and Greece chaos continuing if the situation isn’t resolved.
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Athens
R. M. Scobie
Greece
Piraeus
EAM
Thrace
London
Scobie
Elas
Drama
Thracer
Religious Freedom Promised by Allied Germany Proclamation
The Allied Military Government declared Germany would gain religious and racial freedom. Nazi laws and agencies opposing these principles would be abolished. Churches would be reopened and property restitution recognized. the broadcast urged religious gatherings not be misused for politics and Nazi influence to be purged. Also reported 4,000 Soviets released in Bucharest jails.
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Associated Press
Germany
Eisenhower
AMG
Office of War Information
Superforts Attack Manchuria And Tokyo Industrial Targets
Washington reports daylight raids by B 29s from the 20th Bomber Command on Manchuria and Tokyo. General Arnold says a large task force continued the campaign against Japanese war production with further details to follow. Japan claims some B 29s were shot down and minor damage at Mukden and Darien with Tokyo incineration reports disputed.
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Washington
Dee
Minehuria
Bomber Command
H. Arnold
Federal Communications Commission
Manchueia
Tokyo
Mukden
Daren
Manchuria
20Th Air Force
Lemay
20Th Bomber Command
War Department
H. H. Arnold
Freedom Of Action For Grecians
Washington on December 7 1947 the State Department backed Churchill’s call for Greece to have complete freedom to choose its government. Secretary Stettinius supported political freedom but avoided endorsing use of British troops to block a Communist dictatorship in Greece.
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Washington
Stettinius
United States
Greece
Churchill
Americans Killed by Nazi V Bomb Explosion
A Nazi V bomb exploded in a busy southern England street, killing and injuring several people including Americans. The blast demolished a pub and damaged nearby buildings and vehicles, with debris spread over a wide area. Two women were killed. American soldiers and civilians were among the injured.
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London
England
Dorsey Family Charges Dismissed in LA Assault Case
Judge Arthur Crum dismissed assault charges against Tommy Dorsey his wife Pat Dane and neighbor Allen Smiley in the Don Hall attack case. The decision came in Los Angeles on December 7.
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Los Angeles
Arthur Crum
Tommy Dorsey
Pat Dane
Allen Smiley
Don Hall
U.S. Tanks Near Saarbrucken Advance in Allied Push
American forces moved within three and a half miles of Saarbrucken toward Forbach as bombardments continued.Units pressed along the Saar front and on the Roer, with the 1st and 9th Armies driving Germans from towns near Inden and Bergstein. Bradley reports 400,000+ prisoners since Normandy, including 44,500 in the current campaign.
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Paris
Dee
Saarbrucken
Forbach
Rial
Pittsburgh
Sarreguetunes
Saar
Saarlautern
Roer
Eeft
Kore
Cologne
Ninth
Rhine
Ninth Army
Linnich
First Army
Courtney H. Hodges
Inden
Pier
Roer River
Julich
Duren
Hurtgen Forest
Bergstein
Holland
Maas
Venlo
Lorraine
Alsace
George §. Patton
Third Army
Karlsruhe
France
Saarland
Palatinate
V. S. Seventh Army
Ostheim
Colmar
Breisbach
Seventh
Vosges Mountains
Omar N. Bradley
12Th
Third
Ninth Artiles
Germany
Partons
Metz
Bradley
Normandy
Auto Demolished In Doubs Crossing Collision
A 1932 Chevrolet owned by Lawrence M Milbers of Doubs was wrecked when a westbound Baltimore and Ohio Diesel struck it at the Doubs railroad crossing about 9 15 this morning. Police say the operator abandoned the car after the engine stalled on the tracks.
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Lawrence M. Mil‘bers
Doubs
Tate
Baltimore Presbytery to Meet for 447th Session
About 125 ministers and elders from 66 churches are expected to attend the 447th meeting of the Baltimore Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church. The gathering will be held at Taegan in Filtrumare.
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Baltimore
Presbytery
The
Presbyterian Church
Taegan
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