City Draws Show Cause On Fuel Oil Use At Light Plant
Frederick county Rationing Board orders City to show cause on Friday why it cannot use standby power sources during wartime to save oil by delaying operations at the electric light plant. City Engineer Walter supports keeping the plant running. panel stresses oil conservation and warns of government-wide fuel policies.
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Frederick
Peto- Mae Edison Company
Weredompe City
Potomac Edison Company
Walter
Testimonial Dinner Planned for Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker
New York hosts a testimonial dinner for Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker upon his return to the United States Archibald Watson New York county clerk spearheads the effort with War Department backing anticipated Rickenbacker survived 20 days on a raft in the South Pacific and is due in Washington this week Secretary of War Stimson has disclosed
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New York
Eddie Rickenbacker
Archibald Watson
War Department
Rickenbacker
South Pacific
Washington
Stimson
Vanderbilt Heiress Seeks Extra Funds For Holidays
New York December 14 Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt Di Cicco heiress to the Vanderbilt fortune has $904,043 30 in hand this year but needs $2,000 more to cover holiday expenses. Guardian Thomas B Gilchrist authorized to pursue the funds while she stays at an apartment near Fort Bliss Texas to be near her husband Pasquale Di Cicco former Hollywood actors agent.
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New York
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt di Cicco
A. Foley
Thomas B. Gilchrist
Vanderbilt
Fort Blss
Texas
Pasquale
Pat) di Cicco
Hollywood
Baltimore Trolley Strike Paralyzes Transit Lines
Baltimore workers strike hits main trolley and bus routes to Curtis Bay and Sparrows Point, delaying thousands and cutting service about 25 percent. AFL affiliated 200 workers walkout, while downtown routes face heavy handicaps and taxis rush in. War Labor Board ruling ties to union recognition but not bargaining agent status.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Transit Company
Curtis Bay
Sparrows Point
AFL
Clarks Street
Independent Union of Transit Employes of
War Labor Board
New WW II Draft 4-H Classification Issued for 38 to 45
Washington December 14 194?_ draft offices added a new selective service class 4-H for registrants aged 38 to 45. The Office of War Information released the list detailing 1-4 1-4-0 1-C 2-A 2-B 2-C 3-A 3-B 3-C 4-A 4-B 4-C 4D 4-E 4-F and 4-H with 4-H covering those aged 38 to 43 and still in the process of classification in the late war period.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Stilwell Arrives at New Delhi Allied HQ from Chungking
Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell commander of U S forces in China Burma and India reportedly arrived at Allied headquarters in New Delhi from Chungking. The All India radio broadcast recorded by CBS notes his arrival.
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New York
Joseph W. Stilwell
United States
China
Burma
India
All-India Radio Today
Allied
New Delhi
Chungking
CBS
Strike Halts Delivery of N Y Newspapers
New York editors faced continued newspaper delivery disruption as publishers and the Newspaper and Mail Deliveries Union failed to reach an accord after overnight talks. The meeting ran from 10.40 p m to 6 20 a m with Louis A Waldman stating no agreement was reached and a settlement unlikely in the near future.
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New York
Louis A. Waldman
Welfare Budget Set To Match 1942 For 1943
Frederick County Welfare Board after a conference with the County Commissioners reported the 1943 relief budget will not exceed 1942 costs. The 1943 county budget proposed was 40,064 versus 38,854 in 1942. Reductions target general public assistance, with current summer unemployment aid at 9,429 this year and a proposed 10,212.50 for 1943. State and federal funds unlikely to shrink old age pensions and aid to the blind. Readjustment of general aid possible though most relief goes to unemployables. No roads budget yet received. anticipates a large request.
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Frederick County Welfare Board
County Commissioner Board
Unsworn Register of Wills and Orphans Court Officials Delayed
Newly elected Orphans Court and Register of Wills members Roy L. Leatherman and deputies have not qualified after nearly two weeks. The delay stems from Governor action on appointing the chief judge and the absence of a definitive commission. Judge Clarence W. Stottlemyer remains on the bench pending successor J. Welty Fahrney's qualification.
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Orphans Court and Register of Wills
Roy L. Leatherman
Orpheus Court
Pinkney A. Richardson
Orphans Court
Leathersman
Clarence W. Stottlemyer
J. Welty Fahrney
Selective Buying Continues in New York Market
In New York on December 14 selective buying persisted though many leaders faced neglect. A subdued start gave way to mild irregularity near the fourth hour. Special offerings of 12,000 Twin Coach shares and 6,700 Dupont shares were oversubscribed and boosted turnover despite a balky ticker tape.
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New York
Twin Coach
Dupont
Japan to Merge Newspapers Into Mainichi Shimbun
Tokyo Nichi Nichi and Osaka Mainichi announce merger to form Mainichi Shimbun, to debut after January 1. The new title will carry a simple name reflecting daily publication, signaling a major consolidation in Japanese press.
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LOKYO
Japan
Tokyo
Missing Frederick Soldier Albert Walch in North Africa
Private First Class Albert R. Walch, 38, of Frederick, was reported missing in action in northwest Africa since November 8. The War Department telegram to his brother Carl Walch cited official regret and promised further information as the North African campaign opened weeks ago.
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Albert R. Walch
Frederick
Adjutant General's Office
Walch
Carl Walch
Secretary of War
Infantry
Africa
Thankmar Walch
West Patrick Street
Charles R. Anders
Armored
Fort Knox
Watch
Ireland
British Isles
North Africa
Tributes Mark December Circuit Court Term Opening
The December term of Circuit Court opened at 10 o clock with Chief Judge Edward Delaplaine and Associate Judge Patrick Schnauffer presiding. Resolutions honoring the memory of former Chief Judge Hammond Urner and attorney Leo Weinberg were read and placed in the court records as the term began with remarks by members of the bar.
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Circuit Court
Edward S. Dela Plaine
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Hammond Urner
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Leo Weinberg
Frederick
Arthur D. Willard
Urner
Jacob Rohrbach
Weinberg
Janary
Petit Jury
Delaplaine
Judie Urner
No Draft Of Football Players Held By Pros
The National Football League adjourned its December meeting without holding the annual draft of graduating college players. It marks the first time in seven seasons the draft was skipped in December.
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Washington
National Football League
Million Japanese Troop Concentration Reported in Manchuria
Chungking December 14 official Chinese review says about 1,000,000 Japanese troops are concentrated in Manchuria with a large increase over the past year. Authorities say the figure is unconfirmed and roughly double earlier estimates.
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Chungking
Manchuria
100 Now Dead In St. John's Dance Hall Fire
A Knights of Columbus hostel for servicemen on St. John’s main street burned, killing about 100 and injuring 102 as panicked crowds fled. The fire trapped hundreds. cause unknown, with eyewitnesses saying flames rose within ten minutes. Sixty-nine dead identified. many burned beyond recognition. Canadians and possibly Americans among victims. Navy and Air Force personnel unconfirmed.
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St. John’s Dance Hall
St. John’s Newfoundland
St. John's Main Street
Cocoanut Grove
Boston
Knights of Columbus
Air Force
St. John’s
Frigid December Weather Grips County On Cold Streak
Frigid December weather returned to the county bringing the month's second lowest temp and snow on the mountains. The city logged 16 degrees with lower readings in rural areas while Sabillasville roads required cinders after slick surface conditions. Persistent cold has kept temperatures below freezing all week, with no day above 46 degrees since Saturday.
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Iee
Culler Leke
Sabillasville
State Roads Commission
Alfred R. Jones resigns Brunswick magistrate post
Alfred R. Jones, noted Brunswick magistrate and Frederick organizer, has accepted a government position and resigned his magistrate post in Brunswick. he is in Washington handling the new role, with no successor named yet. In England, Major Sir Henry John Delves Broughton, who was acquitted last year in Africa of the Earl of Erroll case, committed suicide with an overdose while mentally unsettled, a coroner’s jury reported.
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U. S
Alfred R. Jones
Brunswick
Frederick
Jones
Washington
Liverpool
England
Sir Henry John Delves Broughton
Africa
Earl of Erroll
Heavy U S Planes Bombard Munda Base Across Solomon Islands
U S Navy reports continued heavy air bombardment of the Munda air base on New Georgia Island in the central Solomons. Army and Navy aircraft dropped thousands of pounds of bombs in multiple raids from December 9 to 15, with no American losses and limited Japanese interception.
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Washington
South Pacific
Navy
Munda
New Georgia Island
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Gicintty
United States
Ield al Munda
Pacific Command
New Congress to convene Jan 8. Roosevelt to address joint session
Speaker Rayburn announced that Congressional leaders agreed to convene the 78th Congress on January 8 and that President Roosevelt will deliver the State of the Union in person to a joint session on January 7. Adjournment of the 77th Congress was slated for this week.
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Washington
Rayburn
Roosevelt
Senate
House
White House
Wallace
Hill
D.-Ala
Rep. McCormack
D.-Mass
Barkley
D.ky
Soldier Wins Medal For Dickerson Rescue
Corporal William S. Kline of New Kensington Westmoreland County Pa received the Army Distinguished Service Medal for heroism in rescuing several passengers from burning wreckage of a Baltimore and Ohio train at Dickerson Maryland on September 24.
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Washington
William S. Kline
New Kensington
Westmoreland County
Dickerson
Russians and Nazis Deadlocked on Eastern Front
Moscow dispatch reports a deadlock as the Soviet offensive on the Stalingrad and central fronts slows the German counter moves. Since November 19 on Stalingrad and six days later on the central front, German gains have been limited while Red artillery shells key targets. Weather favors mobility but winter drifts loom. observers expect the Red Army to press hard before German withdrawals between the Don and Volga can be stabilized.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Central
Nef
Red Army
Don
Volga
Rzhev
British Internees Freed in French West Africa Accord Reached
Washington reports all British internees in French West Africa have been released. Dakar radio quotes Eisenhower stressing unity of Allied aims and shared victory, noting past tensions with Vichy French Africa have been resolved. The announcement underscores cooperation between Britain, the United States, and French Africa amid World War II.
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Washington
French West Africa
State Department
London
Radio
Dakar
Dwight Eisenhower
North Africa
United States
French Africa
Vichy France
Britain
Maryland deer season sets record kill in six days
In Annapolis Governor O Conor signed extradition papers ordering William Willie Unkel, 41, of Baltimore, former Whittemore gang member, back to Attica Prison as a parole violator. In Baltimore six day deer season reported a record deer kill, according to Frank L. Beniz secretary of the State Game and Inland Fish Commission.
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Annapolis
O'Conor
William
Willie) Unkelback
Baltimore
Whittemore
Attica
N. Y
Frank L. Beniz
State Game and Inland Fish Commission
Maryland
Africa Corps Driven From El Agheila In Major Push
British Eighth Army reports Rommel's Africa Corps expelled from El Agheila with the enemy retreating westward toward Tripoli. Allied air power harassed Axis forces as 300 fighter bombers swept the desert, many German armor vehicles set ablaze. American P-47s and British Spitfires aided the attack, while frontline reports indicated Rommel withdrew after a costly rear-guard action.
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Cairo
Eighth Army
Rommel
Africa Corps
el Agheila
Middle East
el Brega
Nomsasohee
Montgomery
United States
Germain
London
North Africa
el Alamein
Egypt
Tripoli
Ite Maia
Sirte
Bellalai
Mareda
Denies Discrimination In Sending War News
Brig. Gen. Robert A. McClure, chief of staff in the European theater, rejected claims of a discriminatory policy in war coverage. He did not identify the editorial source, while a British ministry statement denounced alleged articles in the New York Daily News and Chicago Tribune from December 11 and 12. Dispatches from North Africa were said to have been delayed.
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London
Robert A. McClure
United States
McClure
U. S. Army
Witn
New York Daily News
Chdango Tribune
Corned
North Africa
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Panel of Ration Board
Capt
Gen. Stilwell
Register of Wills and Orphans Court
Pfe. Walch
War Dept
Judge Urner
Tis
U.S
Munda Base
Congress
Wellington
RAF
Magwe
Free Belgian Telegraphic Agency
Addis Ababa
Germany
Italy
Artreat
Berlin
Tman
Ber UN
Libya
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