18 Dec 1944
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1944
Page
1
The Linganore filtration plant nears virtual completion as gravel and sand are placed in three new filters. The upgrade doubles capacity. final tests after Christmas will determine operation. A new low lift pump and planned taste and odor improvements accompany the project.
London reports Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt convened top generals at Coblenz to coordinate an all-out counter-attack. Allied bombers struck a munitions dump near Coblenz Saturday night as Himmler, on Hitler’s presumed behalf, sent a birthday message.
The 1944 winter Electoral College convocation met on 48 campuses with 331 members. Roosevelt expected to win a fourth term 432 to 99 over Dewey. Two members cast ballots today to be counted at a joint Senate-House session on January 1.
London reports a Western Front dispatch quoting captured German soldiers that Adolf Hitler visited the front about ten days earlier in the Roer river area He allegedly urged troops to hold the line and promised the Americans would face a nasty surprise.
Soviet forces pound Budapest defenses as Red Army units reach the Slovak border near Miskolc and Pszio. Pravda claims heavy German involvement in the eastern front while fighting ramps up in Buda and Pest.
Court records from Baltimore county show a motion for a new trial in the suit resulting in a 36 625 verdict against M J Grove Lime Company has been overruled. An order extended the time to sign and file a bill of exception for 60 days, signaling a possible appeal to the Court of Appeals. Awards in the case went from this county to M and then to Baltimore with Horner’s death in a truck collision. The jury assigned 3123 to Great American Indemnity Company for Horner’s employer, 1500 to widow Dorothy Horner Henderson, and 10000 to each of three minor children.
Nagoya industrial complex targeted as U S Army Air Force bombers raid the Hatsudoki Mitsubishi plant in Nagoya for about two hours. Four large assembly buildings and 22 smaller structures damaged or destroyed. renewed photo analysis shows heavy damage but plant not yet ruined.
Secretary of State Stettinius announced the United States would not object to a future Polish frontier agreement if the United Nations involved sanctioned it. The move follows Churchill's note that eastern Poland would go to Russia, with U S policy to keep boundary issues pending hostilities' end. The US implied approval contingent on Poland accepting the Curzon Line as its eastern border.
An American front line clearing station report describes how a German armored column with Tiger tanks disarmed about 150 U S soldiers, then executed wounded with machine guns in a field near Belgium. Survivors recount the slaughter and the survivors’ escape as German troops searched for more captives.
Frederick post office reports its largest Christmas mail volume as the season peaks with heavy incoming and outgoing parcels. Officials note a powerful inflow from distant points and boxes jammed in city lobbies while merchants extend hours before Christmas. Weather stays cold with light snow prospects and a 32 degree nightly minimum. The city sees shops open late this week though some plan midweek hours. A separate court appeal dismisses a DUI fine against Garland Makel. President Roosevelt signs wartime disabled veterans benefits bill.
State Comptroller J. Millard Tawes estimated that Maryland's treasury surplus for the fiscal year ending June 30 would be 8,932,399.71 dollars.
Allied air forces strike deep into western Europe with hundreds of bombers and fighters. American Flying Fortresses drop thousands of tons of bombs on Cologne Duisburg and other targets while heavy RAF and American raids cause heavy German losses. Aerial battles flare as German and Allied pilots clash above the battlefronts.
British forces launched a full scale drive against Elas positions around Athens opening the highway from Athens to Piraeus and Kalamaki airport. About 200 Elas barricaded in a brewery with heavy machine guns. Kalamaki airport cleared to 300 yards as armored units moved toward the Acropolis area and Sikelas Street. Prisoners were taken in the early hours of the operation.
First Lieutenant William B. Kreh of this city is recuperating after severe shell fragment wounds suffered at Aachen on September 10. He has been moved to a rehabilitation hospital near London and can visit London while continuing rehabilitation. Kreh is married to Barbara Dorcus Krea of Waldsboro and is the son of Cervert and Mrs. Kreh of 139 West Third Street. He reports being well scarred but improving with several short trips to the city and notes his mail is resuming. He was with a First Army unit at Aachen.
Berlin reports Nazi forces overrunning American positions from southeast of Aachen to Luxembourg border as Von Rundstedt mounts a winter counteroffensive. Allied lines show several miles gained, with heavy air and armor support against Doughboys. front-wide maneuvers and blackout on exact details continue.
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