Army streaming to Europe in 1941 invasion talk
London reports a mighty American Army crossing the Atlantic with Gen Marshall's command uncertain while Eisenhower or Alexander appear as possible invasion chiefs. Rommel’s defenses and Kesselring in Italy are noted as Allied forces weigh leadership for the long awaited assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Atlantic
Washington
George C. Marshall
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold Alexander
Denmark
Norway
Albert Kesselring
Italy
Rommel
Kesselring
von Rundstedt
Hitler
Eisenhower
Marshall
Alexander
el Alamein
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Henry Maitland Wilson
Middle East
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Fourth War Loan Drive Set to Begin January 18
Baltimore announces the Maryland Executive Committee will lead the fourth war loan campaign starting January 18. Chairman Howard W. Jackson aims to boost individual bond purchases beyond the September record, with Walter N. Ruth as executive manager and a slate of financial leaders including W. Bladen Lowndes and Holmes D. Baker as officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Howard W. Jackson
W. Bladen Lowndes
Fidelity Trust Company of Baltimore
Walter N. Ruth
War Savings Staff
Holmes D. Baker
Frederick Citizens National Bank
Sydney M. Cone
War Finance Committee
Four Executed For Atrocities
Moscow radio announced three Germans and a Russian traitor were hanged in Kharkov's public square at 11 am after a military tribunal of the Fourth Ukrainian Front convicted them of war atrocities. The four named are Wilhelm Langheld Hans Ritz Richard Ratzlaw and Mikhail Bulanov. About 40 000 people reportedly witnessed the executions with applause from workers and nearby farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow
Kharkov
Drals
Fourth Ukrainian Front
Wilhelm Langheld
Gestapo
Hans Ritz
Storm
Richard Ratzlaw
Mikhail Bulanov
Moscow Radio
Byrd Urges U S Finances Tighten to Cut War Expenditures
The Byrd Economy Committee vows to shift unspent balances totaling 186.8 billion across Army Navy Maritime and War Shipping Administration back to Treasury. It outlines 10 steps to cut nonessential war and peace time spending, highlighting unobligated funds and the vast wartime budget resulting from ongoing conflict. The report names Byrd as chair and details large pockets in each department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Byrd Economy Committee
Treasury
Army Navy
Maritime Commission
War Shipping Administration
Byrd
D-Va
War Department
Navy Department
Part Of County Home Is Razed
Sixty four inmates were forced to flee a fire that gutted back wings of the Washington County Home for the Aged in Hagerstown. Emergency housing was arranged as the blaze caused about 50 000 dollars in damage and destroyed furnishings and inmates possessions. Firemen rescued residents from the third floor and the cause was undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Washington County Home For
Washington County Hospital
Salvalion Army Home
Fred Long
Haselstonn
Fairchild Engine
Ancraft Corporation
Soldiers Die En Route Home For Christmas
Four engined bomber from Hamilton Field crashed in fog off the California coast near San Francisco. All crewmen believed dead. identities withheld. Debris and flight gear scattered along the shoreline. a woman’s purse and ration kits found among wreckage. Wilton NC reportedly hosts the world’s largest curb market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Calil Dee
Bone Tashid
Hamilton Field
Mans Aus
San Francisco
Difficult Campaign In Italy Worth Cost To Get Air Bases
Allied correspondent Wes Gallagher argues the Italian campaign, though slow, is worth the price for the Air Bases on the mainland. He cites Foggia Plain as a strategic prize and notes terrain, weather, and supply priorities shape the grind from Naples to Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Wes Gallagher
Algiers
Maly
Rome
Mediterranean
Allan Capitula
Ken II
Eighth Army
Fifth Army
Salerno
Churchill
Roosevelt
Haly
Naples
Volturno
Pontine
Core
Foggia
Germany
Balkans
Great Plain
England
Bulgaria
Rumania
Hungary
Shelling of Island Was Target Practice Off Vancouver Island
A Canadian merchant ship off Vancouver Island used its gun crew for target practice near Tolino Port Hardy. No shells hit land and no injuries were reported. Planes scoured waters for hostile craft while defenses were stepped up. authorities did not identify the ship or crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Vancouver
Iland
Pacific
Tolino
Port Hardy
Vancouver Island
Pacific Command Headquarters
Eslevan Point
Manslaughter Charge Looms In Route 40 Crash
A warrant will charge Berle Burris with manslaughter once he is released from Frederick City Hospital where he is treated for head injuries from Friday night’s crash at Mt. Carmel Route 40 that killed John Lloyd Kennedy of Kennedyville Kent County. Kennedy’s body was moved to his home with funeral services set for Tuesday. Other injured include Burris, Ben Heller of Chestertown, Henry F Lambright of Ijamsville and families. Burris’ hearing date will be set after recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berle Burris
Millington
Frederick City
Mt. Carmel
Route 40
John Lloyd Kennedy
Kennedysville
Kent County
Corp
Elwood O'Hara
Burris
Ben Heller
Chestertown
Heller
Henry F. Lambright
Ijamsville
Phyllis Lambright
Harry C. Lambright
Harry Carl Lambright
Corp. O'Hara
Kennedy
M. R. Etchison and Son, Funeral
Golden Apples For Sheridan And Hope
Hollywood's Hollywood Women’s Press Club awards golden apples to the most cooperative actor and actress for interviews. Ann Sheridan is named the most cooperative actress while Bob Hope is the preferred male interview partner. Runners up include Lucille Ball Carole Landis Humphrey Bogart and George Murphy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Hollywood Women’s Press Club
Ann Sheridan
Bob Hope
Miss Sheridan
Lucille Ball
Carole Landis
Hope
Humphrey Bogart
Nasty
Nice
George Murphy
Joan Fontaine
Greer Garson
Ginger Rogers
Errol Flynn
Charles Boyer
Bing Crosby
Injuries Fatal After Fall At Frederick Shoe Repair
Carmelo Marrone, 73, died at Frederick City Hospital after a fall at his home 83 South Market Street. He sustained a fractured skull and was described as critical. Marrone, a long time shoe repairman, immigrated from Sicily in 1900 and lived in Frederick for thirty years. He leaves a wife and several children. funeral arrangements are noted by M. Ritchison and Son. In a separate note, Frederick High School defeated Bethesda Chevy Chase 60 to 55 in a history quiz on WMAL with team members earning $5 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Market Street
Frederick City Hospital
Carmelo Marrone
Marrone
Palazzo Adriano
Sicily
United States
New Orleans
Washington
Baltimore
Frederick
Samuel Marino
Joseph
Josephine Marrone
St. John’s Catholic Church
Irene Pacino Marrone
Maj
James Marrone
USA
Trinidad
Samuel Marrone
USN
California
Anthony Marrone
Josephine
Carmen
Rose Marrone
William Smith
Govans
Wilton Smith
Damascus
East Church Street
St. John’s Church
St. John’s Cemetery
M.ritchison and Son
Frederick High School
Bethesdachery Chase High School
WMAL
Edward Boykin
Blue Network
Mary Sue Neal
Elizabeth Derr
Peggy Quinn
Wilbur Hammaker
Robert Baldwin
Bur Hammaker
Mary D. Cornpropst
Fire alarms echo weekend blaze at city hall district
Over the weekend city fire crews answered two general alarms. A 629 North Bentz Street partly burned after an overheated chimney set attic and roof afire. Damage to shingle roof, attic, and partition work was reported. A second blaze at a Nazarene Apostolic Church on Phebus Avenue damaged the building after a three-quarter hour effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All City Fire
North Bentz Street
Jesse N. Smith
OCD
Smith
Allen Bartgis
Gremen
Independent Hose Company
United Rescue Truck
East Second Street
Phebus Avenue
Colored, Nazarene Apostolic Church
Germ killing power of a disinfectant compared to phenol
The germ-killing powers of a disinfectant are commonly expressed by comparing them with the germ-killing power of carbolic acid or phenol.
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S. Army
Europe
Tarawa
New Guinea
Iceland
China
India
Elmer Wolfe
Union Bridge
Christ
Jane Gray
Grace Stitely
Helen Stone
Shirley Roop
George Gernand
Clinton Kelly
Calvin Hoy
Jay Gernand
Gene Froutz
Claude Bohn
Charles Saylor
June Young
Evelyn Pitt
Betty Buffington
Betty Wetzel
Annabelle Winters
Betty Wilson
Margaret Gluck
County Home
Wilton NC
C. E. Cline & Son
Associated Press
North
Africa
Gallagher
London Zoo
Carty’s
Carty’s Fun Fair
C. C. Carty, Inc
E. Patrick St
Cpl
Earl Starner
Merle Starner
Effie Starner
Frank Starner
Sabillasville
Australia
Merle, Starner
Mitchell Field
Sheridan and
Midwest
Market St
Negro Church
Bennett
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!