Blake Sentenced Four Years In Md. Prison For 1941 Assault
In Rockville, George Wilson Blake former labor organizer was sentenced to four years in the House of Correction after pleading guilty to assault and battery on Walter Jackson an employee of a local firm during Thanksgiving Eve 1941. The case followed a long criminal history and other charges were set for continuance. State's Attorney William M. Storm led the prosecution.
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George Wilson Blake
Rockville
House of Correction
Montgomery County
Walter Jackson
Blake
Frederick
Richard E. Zimmerman
William M. Storm
Charles W. Woodward
Jackson
Montgomery
Horace M. Alexander
Paul B. Rhoads
Portland
Ore
Oregon
King Stumbling Block To Unity Of Italians
Naples December 14 The Italian Committee of National Liberation called King Vittorio Emanuele a major obstacle to Italy’s rebirth. Benito Croce urged abdication as essential for a united Italy’s reconstruction.
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Naples
Italian Committee of National Liberation
Signajor
Vittorio Emanuele
Bendetto Croce
Italy
Winter Offensive Expected by Soviet In Broadcast
London dispatch reports a Moscow Broadcast to the Red Army declaring the coming winter would bring a larger scale offensive. It notes winter is ideal for outflanking, surprise raids, envelopment, and annihilation of the enemy, citing past war winters as justification.
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London
Moscow
Red Army
Realistic And Patriotic Foreign Policy Urged
Col. Robert R. McCormick, editor of the Chicago Tribune, urged a realistic and patriotic foreign policy and a presidential term limit. He spoke at the Detroit Athletic Club, declaring that this country and its institutions belong to the people who inhabit it.
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Detroit. Mich
Robert R. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Lincoln
Detroit Athletic Club
Propaganda Claims From Captured German Soldiers
Reports from military quarters dismiss the captured German soldiers in Italy as spreading fantastic propaganda about a spring offensive. In London radio dispatches Algiers quoted Teheran saying Iran's Premier Achmed Soheily had resigned.
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Italy
London
Radio France
Algiers
Iran
Achmed Soheily
Below Zero in Maryland Sees First Winter Chill
The temperature dipped below zero across Maryland with readings down to seven below in western mountains. Big Savage and Altamont logged seven below while Frostburg hit three below. Cumberland and Frederick recorded eight or seven above, and Baltimore suburban readings reached five with two degrees in central Baltimore.
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Drouth
Fishing Creek
Culler Lake
Singanore
Unionsville
Linganore
Linga‘nore
Frank Weddle
Maryland
Orecaster
Big Savage
Altamont
Cumberland
Frostburg
Frederick
Baltimore
Strike ends in Montreal as city recognizes union
Montreal reports an agreement recognizing the Canadian Congress of Labor as bargaining agent for police, fire, and public works workers ending a 14 hour strike. Services returned to normal as the agreement circulated among officials and unions. In Rio de Janeiro, police announce the smashing of a pro-German spy ring with eight men and four women arrested on aerial photography charges.
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Montreal
Canadian Congress of Labor
Leas
Rio de Janeiro
Tose
Goebbels Says Front and Homeland Faced Harsh Trials
Berlin radio quoted Joseph Goebbels telling propaganda chiefs that both the front and homeland underwent extremely harsh trials during the year. The remark underscores the regime's framing of wartime strain and internal pressure.
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London
Berlin
Joseph Goebbels
Rommel May Lead Army In Anti Invasion Move
London reports Nazi leaders weigh making Field Marshal Erwin Rommel head of the German army to tighten defenses and deter anti Nazi coups by Junker generals. Von Rundstedt may be replaced. Junker leaders allegedly sought peace terms with Allies, while refugees note a predicted Allied invasion of Denmark and Norway.
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London
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Europe
Karl von Rundstedt
Hitler
Fuehrer
von Rundstedt
Germany
Junker Clique
Denmark
Norway
Peace Feelers From Bulgaria Reported by The Times
A Times dispatch from Cairo says Bulgaria sent peace feelers to Allied governments via Russia Britain and the United States seeking to end a war the Bulgarians and population now admit is lost Premier Dobri Bosilov offered to negotiate on Atlantic Charter terms preserving seized Yugoslavian and Greek territories Britain’s Foreign Office had no information and Sofia gave no confirmation. Allied bombing and demand for evacuation of the stolen lands were the only responses.
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New York
The
New York Times
Cairo
Bulgaria
Britain
United States
Dobri Bosilov
Cold Wave Deepens Across West Virginia
West Virginia endured a severe cold wave with temperatures dropping to near zero in Tucker County town Thomas, while Martinsburg registered 19 and Charleston 75 above. Readings varied from three to 10 degrees in surrounding areas with minimal snow flurries and no traffic disruptions reported.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Road Commission
Tucker County
Thomas
Mercury
Martinsburg
Elkins
Fairmont
Flat Top
Berkley
Clarksburg
Huntington
Bomber Crashes in Town. 16 Killed Near Council Bluffs
A bomber on routine combat training from Fort Worth crashed into rugged cliffs five miles north of Council Bluffs Iowa. Public relations officers in Lincoln Nebraska said all 16 aboard were killed with no survivors. A board of officers from Lincoln is investigating.
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Council Bluffs
Fort Worth
Texas
Here
Lincoln, Neb
Army Air Base
Lincoln
Russians Reach Dnieper Front Along Ukraine Bulge
Reuters dispatch from Moscow reports Russian armies driving from Cherkasy and Kremenchug have established contact along the Dnieper after capturing Cherkasy. Von Mannstein’s forces near Kiev with 53 miles to go, while Konev’s 32 Red Army divisions push to encircle Germans near Cherkasy, Kirovograd, and Krivoi Rog.
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London
Cherkasy
Kremenchug
Dnieper Bulge
Dnieper
Reuters
Moscow
Kiev
von Mannshin
Radomysl
Ivan S&s. Konev
Kirovograd
Kriva Roy
Konev
Ukraine
Tasmin River
Smela
Red Army
Krivoi Rog
Starmovik
Nevel
Berlin
Andrei Yeremenko
Stalingrad
Zhitomir and
Korosten
Leningrad-Odessa
Rademys
Nikolai Vatutin
Life Magazine Artist Among Dead In Crash
New Delhi December 15 65 year old Lucien Adolph Labaudt Life Magazine artist of San Francisco was among 12 killed in an American plane crash in Assam near the Burma border Sunday. He was the first war correspondent killed in the China Burma India theater. Other victims were Army personnel not named yet.
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New Delhi
Lucien Adolph Labaudt
Life Magazine
Artist
San Francisco
Calif
Assam
Burma
Labaudt
Flu Killed 2 000 In Berlin Last Week
A Stockholm broadcast relayed by CBS said influenza killed 2 000 people in Berlin last week and deaths across Germany rose as Nazi officials hid statistics in Berlin. The report claimed working time lost due to illness rose 24 percent in the past year in Germany.
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New York
Stockholm
Berlin
Germany
CBS
Senate banking committee delays vote on end to food subsidies
Washington reports the Senate banking committee, deadlocked on ending food subsidies, postponed a decisive vote in today’s session but may ballot on the measure tomorrow.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Fats Waller Dies on Train at Kansas City Station
Fats Waller Negro dance band leader died on a train at Kansas City Union Station at 39 after a preliminary exam indicated a heart attack. He weighed 278 pounds and led a 13 piece band earning 4000 weekly, preferring a five piece group. He composed Ain't Misbehavin and Feets Too Big among others.
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Fats Waller
Ears City
Dee
Bane ‘Wader
Kansas City Union Station
Waller
Walker
Thomas Wright Waller
New York
Carl Boim
Leopold Godowski
Fats
Connie
Great Britain
Scandinavia
Virginia
Adolph Waller
South
Edward Waller
Tightened car rationing rules cut eligible buyers
Washington reports stricter conditions for new car purchases as War Production Board and Price Administration tighten eligibility. New car miles requirement rises to 60,000, with permits issued only for immediate need and only after evaluating unserviceable older vehicles. CPA notes fewer than 65,900 passenger cars remain compared with 532,000 in February 1942. Annapolis and political notes follow about a candidate entering the Republican primary for the House.
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Washington
CPA
City budget for 1944 to be adopted at aldermen meeting
City officials say the 1944 municipal budget is ready for adoption at tonight’s regular Board of Aldermen meeting. The tentative tax rate of $112 per $1000 is expected to be set, with other business on the agenda.
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Bourd of Aldermen
Nationwide Grippe Flu And Head Cold Sweep Reported
The Associated Press notes widespread illness across the nation as grippe flu cat fever and head colds surge. Absenteeism climbs in schools offices and factories while deaths remain low. officials warn the illness may persist despite milder symptoms for many. The pattern mirrors but does not match the 1918 epidemic, with regional spikes and closures in several states including Vermont Utah Philadelphia and Washington D C.
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Madrid
Spain
Germany
Montpelier
Vermont
Utah State Health Department
Philadephia
Trubley R. Owen
Stebbings
Heath
Michigan Health Department
Iowa
South
A. L. Grey
Mississippi Board of Health
Kansas City
Ohio
Louisville
Candy From South America Reaches U S Market
New York reports that sweets from Cuba Mexico and Argentina reach the United States to ease sugar shortages. Peppermint lozenges from Argentina and chocolate from Santa Fe provinces appear in U S shops as imports grow despite shipping delays. Executive vice president Charles A Morela notes a large untapped market and the need to educate consumers to new tastes.
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New York
Dee 15
South America
Uncle Sanvs
United States
Cuba
Mexico
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Provincia de Santa Fe
United States Five
Tenteent States
Charles A. Morela
Masilorens Export Corp
Hood Girls To Carol Thursday At Hood College
Hood College plans its annual Christmas caroling through Frederick on Thursday morning as recess begins. Four classes will sing along mapped routes led by class leaders, with seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen visiting homes and a broadcasting station. Residents may light candles for carolers. Christmas vacation runs December 16 to January 6, with Howe’s dinner tonight at Coblentz.
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Hood College
Hood
Frederick
Henry J! Slahr
Ellen Marsteller
Uniontown
College Avenue
West Patrick Street
Jefferson Street
South Street
Benlz Street
Saints Street
Court Street
Margaret Whitehead
Upper Montclair
N. J
Market Street
Fast Church Street
Patrick Street
West Church Street
Bealz Street
Second Street
Evelyn Stup
Fifth Street
Elm Street
Park Avenue
Trail Avenue
Sixth Street
Seventh Street
Chapel Alley
Mess Ruth Wilson
Gorden
Rose’ Mont Avenue
Lindbergh Avenue
West College Terrace
Upper College ‘Terrace
Record Street
Ann Brandenburg
Howe
Coblentz
Lime Kiln Home Damaged By Fire
Fire started from a coal oil explosion around 11 this morning at a Lime Kiln, damaging walls of Paul Simpson’s frame house. Independents fought the blaze as weather eased, extinguishing it with a booster stream. Plaster was torn from walls as the smoldering fire spread to a second story room. residents were away.
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Paul Simpson
Kellogg Dies in Michigan Key Health Leader
Dr J H Kellogg famed plan health authority and head of Battle Creek Sanitarium died overnight at age 1 his failing health had lasted months and he had not been at his office for five months He died at 1130 p m at his residence He led a health movement promoting grains fruits and vegetables his brother W J Kellogg heads the W K Kellogg Company cereal maker.
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Battle Creek
Mich
John Harvey Kellogg
Plan
Kellogg
W J Kellogg
W. K Kellogg Company
Fees Imposed On Walkathon Upheld
Annapolis December 15 The Court of Appeals ruled no evidence of duress appeared from Walk-A Show Inc testimony. The amusement concern said they paid 4405 dollars in license and permit fees to Baltimore city government during June and July 1940.
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Annapolis
Court of Appeals
Walk-Ashow, Inc
Amusement Concern
Baltimore City
Hofferbert Nominated For Revenue Collector
Washington features George Hofferbert of Baltimore nominated by President Roosevelt to be Internal Revenue Collector for Maryland district succeeding M Hampton Magruder who resigned in December 1914.
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Washington
George Hofferbert
Baltimore
Roosevelt
Internal Revenue
Maryland
M. Hampton Magruder
Allied Air Blitz Hits Navy Occupied Greece Ports
Allied air units with 300 bombers and fighters struck Navi occupied Greece, hitting three airfields near Athens and Piraeus harbor. The attack coincided with Canadian and Indian troop advances on Ortona, capturing Caldari and taking German prisoners. German aircraft losses were reported as 12 shot down, with 15 enemy planes downed in 24 hours for a net Allied advantage.
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Algiers
Navi
Greece
Balkans
Athens
Piraeus Harbor
Caldari
Ortona
Adriatic
Berravi
Armored Grenadier Division
Venafro
Fifth Army
Lough Wild
Texas
15Th Air Force
Eleusis
Kalamaki
Tatai
Piraeus
Grecian
More River
More Cars And Trucks Needed For War Effort
The Truman committee urged increased production of railroad, truck, barge and airline equipment amid concerns over wear, shortages, and delays. It cited Army Navy and lend lease demands and highlighted reductions already secured in some allocations while pushing domestic truck output up to 51,218 for all of 1944.
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Washington
Senate
Truman Committee
Truman
D.-Mo
Army
Navy
Meed
D.-N.y
War Department
Lend Lease
Office of Economic Warfare
Mead
OEW
Truman Group
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George Blake
N. Y. Times
Mannstein
Des
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Teheran
J Junior Fire Company
North Mariket Street
Citizens Truck Company
I United Rescue Truck
Harlem
WLW
Cincinnati
Columbia Broadcasting System
St. Albans
Long Island
Davis Fily
Annapoli
Wil C.sroaline
Deraisburg
Thonas Elmo Jones
William C. Wa
Grippe
U.S
Carol
J. H. Kellogg
Michigan
Walkathon
Hofferbert
U. S
Greek
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