Soldiers Die As Launch Capsizes Near New Orleans
About 23 soldiers died when a naval motor launch capsized in Lake Pontchartrain ten miles offshore during maneuvers from Camp Harahan. Rescue boats and ambulances ferried victims and survivors to Lagarde General Hospital as authorities opened a board of investigation.
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New Orleans
Z. F. Reece
Lagarde General Hospital
Lake Pontchartrain
West End
Coast Guard
Southern Yacht Club
State Charity Hospital
Slidell
Army
Camp Harahan
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Influenza Epidemic In Maryland Is Possible
Maryland health officials warn the grippe outbreak could become an influenza epidemic mirroring 1918. Prince Georges 2000 cases, Howard 1500, Montgomery 2500, Charles 600, with Baltimore City reporting 65 cases in the week. Wave began in the Great Lakes area in November and spread nationwide.
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Baltimore
R. H. Riley
Maryland
Prince Georges County
Howard County
Montgomery County
Charles County
District of Columbia
A. W. Kedrick
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Department of Health
Great Lakes
Chicago
Kedrick
Baltimore City
No Increase in Steel Signals No Large Consumer Boom
Chairman Donald M. Nelson of the War Production Board said shifts in the military program alter the steel supply picture but do not guarantee a substantial rise in consumer goods production soon. The WPB is reviewing all steel limitation orders to ease civilian restrictions when possible, noting steel availability is only one of several limiting factors for civilian output.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
WPB
Evening shoes released by OPA for holidays
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration allows removal of women and misses evening slippers from the ration list starting Saturday. Patent leather men’s dress shoes become available without a ration stamp to aid holiday sales and help clear inventory.
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Washington
OPA
Marshall To Stay As Chief Of Army Staff
The Army and Navy Register reports General George C. Marshall will remain in Washington as Chief of Staff, reversing plans to send him to London to command Allied invasion forces. Dwight D. Eisenhower would head the invasion from London, with Sir Harold Alexander as his mid‑Mediterranean successor, though no official confirmation exists.
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Washington
Army and Navy Register
George C. Marshall
London
Europe
British Isles
Register
The
Dwight D Exsenhower
Harold Alexander
Mid
Mediterranean
Alexander
Eisenhower
Marshall Wil
Churchill
Roosevelt
Marshall
Cumberland Gas Ring Guilty
Twelve men from the Cumberland Maryland area pleaded guilty to illegal possession and transfer of gasoline coupons after an Office of Price Administration investigation. Sentences ranged from four months to one year, with four defendants at four months, six at six months, one at 30 months, and one at one year.
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Baltimore
Cumberland
Office of Price Administration
William C. Coleman
United States District
Thomas J. Kenney
Coleman
Arthur Perlman
OPA
Perlman
Plan to Force Stored Liquor On Market Reemerges
Washington December 17 The Senate liquor shortage inquiry chairman revived a plan to tax stored liquor to press it into the market. Senator Van Nuys of Indiana announced a floor campaign to add the proposal to the revenue bill next month. The eight to five storage exemption reduction, rejected 17 to 2 by the Finance Committee, would tax 117 million gallons of whiskey at nine cents per gallon. Chairman George of Georgia said he would back the measure if Van Nuys brings it up, arguing it would raise needed revenue amid grain shortages as War Food Administration officials warned the nation faces tight supplies. A separate item reported a general alarm for an oil stove fire on Ice Street, with smoke damage and a minor city response, involving a stalled heavy truck during the firefighting effort.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
van Nuys
D-Ind
George
D-Ga
Mark Upson
War Food Administration
Independent
United Fire Companies
Fifth
Market Streets
Civic groups tour Frederick County roads to study needs
A 110 mile tour led by Roads Engineer Roger H Willard exposed the county s road problems to a representative civic group. The journey covered about 20 miles of recent macadam and gravel work and 20 miles slated for the proposed five year program. Group members planned to report findings after a Monday night conference.
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Frederick County
Roger H. Willard
Roads Board Organization
Monocacy Valley
Roads Board
Emmitsburg
Court House
East Church Street
Mr. Willard
William Hobbs
Roy M. Fisher
Tobias E. Zimmerman
L. H. Crickenberger
Waller E. Burall
Charles R. Holt
Baker Valley
Urbana
iFingerboard Road
Buffington
The
Roads Board Jo
Union Bridge
Ladiesburg
Carroll County
Six'g
Four Points Road
Frederick Road
Creagerstown
Utica
Devilbiss' Bridge
Glade Valley
Liberty-Daysville
Chapel Church
Chestnut Grove
Annapolis Road
McKaig Road
Gashouse Pike
Reading Farm
Unions Sove At Democrats Unions Sove At Democrats
Washington December 17 The administration’s refusal to sanction an 8 cent an hour raise for about 1 100 000 railroad workers angers unions and may affect votes in the next election George M Harrison head of the Brotherhood of Railroad and Steamship Clerks testified to the House Interstate Commerce Committee that President Roosevelt was surprised by Vinson’s nullification of the wage increase for non operating rail workers Harrison warned of potential losses of workers and the danger of hiring green help if higher pay is not granted The committee gave the White House until Monday to resolve the issue before voting on a Senate approved bill allowing direct congressional approval of the wage hike Vinson defended the current method as essential to controlling inflation and minimizing economic damage
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Washington
George M. Harrison
Brotherhood of Railroad and Steamship Clerks
Rail Workers
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Roosevelt
Fred M Vinson
Vinson
White House
Congress
Here's That Income Tax Man Coming Again
The Treasury Department announced the new Federal income tax forms will go into the mails shortly after January 1. Most of the 60,000 taxpayers affected must wait until furnished with a statement by their employer, not later than January 31, showing their 1943 earnings and the amount of tax already withheld from their paychecks before they can compute their tax position. Taxpayers with gross incomes under $3,000 will use a simplified short form, though this will require determining the victory tax with four decimal digits.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Mustering Out Pay Approved In Senate Action
Washington reports the Senate rapidly approved a Christmas gift measure for mustering out pay ranging from 200 to 500 dollars for armed forces personnel. Payments vary by service length and rank, with distributions over time and eligibility limited to those honorably discharged since December 7, 1941. Estimated cost ranges from 3 to 4 billion dollars. payments exclude certain self-initiated or retired personnel.
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Washington
Senate
House
Barkley
Alaska
Congress
Roosevelt
Senator Johnson
D-Cole
Johnson
Taxpayers Must File 1943 Returns Next March Says IRS
The Bureau of Internal Revenue explains that many taxpayers will face a simpler path, though brackets above 3000 require the long route. Filing is due next March for single individuals with 1943 income of 500 or more, married individuals with 624 or more, or couples with combined income of 1200 or more, and anyone who paid or owed 1942 tax. Overseas servicemen may delay filing until return home.
Miners Sign No-Strike Pact in Coal Industry Deal
President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers signed a two year no strike agreement with more than two thirds of the soft coal industry and submitted it to the War Labor Board. The pact sets a March 31 opening for wage talks if needed and includes a $40 retroactive payout for underground travel time. Burke of the Southern Coal Producers Association criticized the contract over travel time assumptions.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
War Labor Board
Lewis
Ickes
UMW
WLB
Office of Price Administration
Northern
Western
Alabama
Southern Coal Producers Association
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Southern Association
Burke
Thomas Kennedy
U. S. District Court
OPA
Three Months and Jail Terms From Police Court
Daniel Herbert Hoffman was sentenced to three months in the House of Correction for alleged window breaking and breaking into a city building, with doctors deeming him unfit for release. Eugene J. Dobbs, Route 2, New Windsor, got 60 days in jail after a revoked license incident, with prior lengthy penalties cited. Hiram Jacobs of Baltimore faced continued hearing over marital property destruction, ending with a warning to stay away, while several state traffic forfeitures were imposed on named individuals.
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Daniel Herbert Hoffman
Frederick
House of Correction
Eugene J. Dobbs
New Windsor
Alton Y. Bennett
Hiram Jacobs
Baltimore
Hoffman
House of Corrections
Bennett
Dabbs
William McElfish
Motor Vehicle Commission
Dobbs
Jacobs
Cleveland
Beverly
Bruce Bruchey
Thomas’ Jackson
Pittsburgh
H. L. Basore
William F Kline
Alexandria
Corp. Elwood
Ohara
Carl Edwards
Court Deeds and Guilty Plea In Maryland Court News
Property transfers include Margaret Elizabeth Bailey to Harry S Partner and wife for 3 dollars and William M Delawter to Bertha E Delawter for 10 dollars and Brooklin W Pryor to William T Jays and wife for 40 dollars. Hagerstown report says Wilbur E Summers pleaded guilty to drunken driving, fined 100 dollars plus costs in city court.
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Margaret Elizabeth Bailey
Harry S
William M. Delawter
Bertha E Delawter
Brooklin W. Pryor
William T. Jays
Hagerstown
Wilbur E. Summers
Myersville
Senate Passes Bill Freezing Social Tax
Washington December 17 members of the Senate and House swiftly passed a measure to freeze the scheduled 100 percent rise in the Social Security payroll tax. The clause, added to a revenue bill, limits the increase to March 1 1944, with the House approving and sending the legislation to the White House. Senator Vandenberg argued the higher rate is unnecessary for reserve funds for old age and survivors benefits.
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Washington
Senate
House
Vandenberg
R-Mich
White House
Local Jewelry Store Robbed After Rear Entry
Thieves forced entry through a rear window of the Landis Jewelry Store at 27 South Market Street and took about six watches set for Christmas delivery. The robbery was discovered early Friday morning by staff. Police say the break was professionally planned and only watches were taken. Shutters installed after a 1942 robbery were pried open, suggesting more than one perpetrator. Investigators refused to confirm local suspects. Earlier, the same store was robbed. several local youths confessed to that prior crime.
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Landis Jewelry
South Market Street
Employes
Allen Bartgis
Barigis
Landis
House of Correction
Bartgis
Two-Car Crash Kills Man, Six Hurt In Maryland
Lloyd Kennedy, 52, of Chestertown, Md., died at Frederick City Hospital after a head on collision on Route 40 near Mt. Carmel church. Six others, including Lambright family members, suffered head and facial injuries with varying leg and arm wounds. Police say Burris driver failed to stay right. investigation ongoing.
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Lloyd Kennedy
Chestertown
Mt. Carmel Church
Independent Hose Company
Kennedy
Frederick City
Harry F. Lambright
Route 1
Sjamsville
Payllis Lambright
Harry C. Lambright
Harry Carl Lambright
Berle
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Army and Navy Journal
Cumberland Gas Ring
Democrats
Bill
Ure
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Court News
Cline & Son
Market St
Charles T. Myers
East Second Street
Jacob F. Drury
Pleasant
Equity
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Myers
Madeline N. Myers
E. Austin James
Richard E. Zimmerman
Edward S. Delaplaine
Drury
Margaret L. Drury
East Sixth Street
Reno
Harp
Sherman P. Bowers
Smitty
Cal
Bernie’s Arena
Bainbridge
Quartermaster’s
Tompkins Company
War Department
Andrew F. Cronin, Jr
Andrew F Cronin
Taneytown
C. C. Carty, Inc
FE. Patrick St
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