The Accusing Finger in Pearl Harbor Trials
Two years after Pearl Harbor Congress ordered Army and Navy leaders in Hawaii to face trial within six months. Lieut. Gen Walter Short and Admiral Husband E Kimmel were relieved of command by FDR and accused of dereliction of duty. The piece argues over who bears responsibility for trial timing and the right to a fair hearing.
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Pearl Harbor
Congress
Hawaii
Walter G. Short
Husband E Kimmel
Roosevelt
United States
Japan
Iune
Hull
Roberts
War and Navy Departments
Washington
History writing in the war effort is centralized in Washington
Dozens of historians work across 22 war agencies in Washington while monitoring war zones and gathering lessons from Tunisian and Sicilian campaigns. A formal, perspec tive history will be written years hence, not from current frontline reporting, ensuring a usable record for future conflicts.
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America
Washington
War Department
Sicily
Amplitude in Space Aims at Daily Word Mastery
A note on vocabulary building presents the daily word Amplitude defined as fullness and largeness. It advises pronunciation cues for arid, nonstandard spellings, and stresses using a word three times to claim it, urging readers to expand their lexicon through focused daily practice.
Gas Tank Overcoats Use Synthetic Rubber Exterior
A synthetic rubber overcoat is applied to the outside of bullet sealing fuel tanks in airplane wings to absorb any slight amount of leakage.
Roosevelt plans country address to settle wage price issues
Washington Dec 20 President Roosevelt signals he will bring pending domestic affairs to the country for a settlement. Congress wary over subsidies and price control faces potential votes on non operating railway wages and oil subsidies while the executive seeks a compromise method to avert strikes and maintain wartime controls. The fate of price control hinges on a veto and possible two thirds overrides as June 1944 expiry nears.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Executive
Fifty Years Ago Local Items From The Celumns Of The News
Local reminiscences from December 20 1895 note Master Ralston Golds Borough of West Patrick Street trapping muskrats near Frederick Carnival of laughs with TRUE IRISH HEARTS at the Opera House under Frank B Rhodes. Fred erick County National Bank directors pick Roy McCardell for clerkship after Hendrickson resigns. William Shankle and Adam Linton with dogs bring four possums two raccoon and two skunks. Jacob Rohrback and WM Albaugh sell 432 acre Hood's Mill farm by mortgage to E J Hammond and Wm Hammond for 15 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralston Goldsborough
BY Goldsborough
West
Patrick Street
Frederick
Opera House
Frank B. Rhodes
Frederick County National Bank
Roy McCardell
A. C. McCardell
C. B. T. Hendrickson
William Shankle
Adam Linton
Jacob Rohrback
WM VY. Albaugh
Hood's Mill
Carroll County
E. J. Hammond
Wm. Hammond
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The News Dec 20 1925
The Board of Aldermen move to turn the old Reformed graveyard on Noert1 Bentz street into a memorial park and widen a nearby street. Herb Armstrong, former IL player and Cambridge coach, will manage the Frederick Blue Ridge club in 1824 after returning his contract. By order of President Daniel Willard, Baltimore and Ohio depot Washington Junction is renamed Point of Rocks. A saxophone ensemble tours early Christmas morning with players Lewis Woodward Roger Eyler Joseph Stephens Milton Sennelle David Hagan Walter Decker John Wilson Sperry Storm.
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Noert1
Bentz Sitent
Herb Armstrong
Cambridey
Eastern Shore League
Frederick Blue Ridge
Daniel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Washington Junction
Point of Rocks
Ely
Lewis Woodward
Roger Eyler
Joseph Stephens
Milton Sennelle
David Hagan
Walter Decker
John Wilson
Sperry Storm
Braddock Woman's Club Sees Christmas Program and Plans
Braddock Woman's Club led by Mrs Roy Cline held a Christmas meeting at Mrs Niemann Brunk's home. Members sang carols, heard a book report, poems, a cushion repair demo, and a Red Cross sewings tally of 193 pieces. The club will deliver Christmas baskets to shut ins and host a December 27 party at Miss Hazel Holter's home. The next meeting is Friday January 14 at Mrs Luther Mahoney's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock Club
Roy Cline
Braddock Woman's Club
Niemann Brunk
Bethlehem
Eldred Boyer
Albert Coblintz
J A. Summers
Luther Mahoney
Lufs Stutt Explores The Complex Beauty Campaign
A curious fragment discusses a feminine campaign for beautification famed for its many attractions. It notes the misrepresentation surrounding the effort and the difficulty in discerning true effects of adornment, with a reflective question on how such a complexion arises in the morning.
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N. A. Lufburrow
Syndicates Abolished in Liberated Italy News From War Dept
Washington reports that fascist labor syndicates in liberated Italy have been abolished. General Dwight D Eisenhower sent a directive to the War Department from Naples detailing full sanction for free organization of workers into unions. The new groups wish to cooperate with American and British workers to hasten the destruction of the Axis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lally
Dwuisht D Eisenhower
War Department
Napies
Department
Aas
War Interpreted By Elton C Fay Associated Press
Elton C Fay analyzes a new Russian winter offensive near Nevel aimed at lifting the siege of Leningrad. He notes Moscow claims 500 towns liberated, 20 000 Nazis killed, 2 000 captured, while Berlin cites 250 000 in the push and discusses potential northern withdrawals that could relieve Leningrad and impact broader battle lines. He outlines strategic ripple effects across the Baltic region, Finland, and possible Allied landings, stressing intensified Soviet offensives to drain German strength and shift momentum.
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Leningrad
Seige
Nevel
Moscow
Berlin
Gulf of Finland
Russia
Ladoga
Red Army
Serge
Baltic
Finland
Europe
Germany
Dnieper
Reporters Quiz on Transportation Endurance in Frederick County
Six residents including N John Wilson Mrs Waller Myers J T Neel James Myers Jr Willie Thomas Ira Ifert and others discuss how cars trucks buses and electricity use have performed over two years. They note longer lasting vehicles improved service and better transportation despite rationing while predicting modest savings if home electricity use drops by ten percent.
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Frederick County
Willie E. Thomas
Broad Run
Happiness Tied to Attitude For Women's Joy Says Dorothy Dix
Dorothy Dix argues happiness depends on attitude toward life not misfortune. She says many lack joy despite stable homes and families, urges embracing housekeeping as a creative career, cherishing children, and focusing on husbands' good points to foster a satisfying home life.
Airlines Share War Freight Duty Amid Credit Fears
OWI notes commercial airlines carried major war freight and passengers for Army and Navy Transport Command, with tensions over credit. By 1944 airlines should handle less work. services gain self sufficiency while airlines expand global networks and training programs. Pan American and TWA cited for long- distance feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
Washington
U. S
Army Transport Command
Naval Air Transport Service
Office of War Information
ATC
OWI
Army
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Armed Services
Pan American
TWA
Europe
Northwestern
Alaska
American
South America
United
Australia
North Africa
Today in History and Birthdays Almanac
A compact almanac item lists 1813 Samuel J. Kirkwood born in Maryland and other historic figures with birth and death notes. It adds 1776 Continental Congress in Baltimore, 1847 telegraph line, 1864 Sherman in Savannah, plus later events and a long list of today’s birthdays and horoscopes.
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Samuel J. Kirkwood
Iowa
Harford Co
Mary P. T. Hemenway
Boston
Things Charitable
New York
Lydia Sayer Hasbrouck
Middletown
N. Y
Neat Form
Orange Co
Joseph J. Holland
Cyrus Townsend Brady
P. E. Clergyman
Allegany
Yonkers
Harvey S. Firestone
Great Ohio Rubber Firm
Columbiana Co. O
3Rd Continental Congress
Baltimore
John Hancock
U. S
Louisiana
France
East St. Louis
East
Sherman
Savannah
Stone & Webster
Hoover
Pastor Niemoeller
U. S. Supreme Court
Ernest J. King
U. S. Fleet
Happiness Burns From Our Own Making Says Column
A columnist argues happiness is self-made not seen through rose colored or blue lenses. The piece urges readers to take charge of their outlook and choices, framing joy as a personal decision and daily practice.
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the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Lift Up Your Eyes to Big Things for a Stronger Mind
A column cites a doctor urging the patient to seek big experiences like Niagara Falls and the Alps to counteract small anxieties. It argues that a longing for the majestic replaces trivial burdens, and notes John Bunyan and sentiment on life’s true appetites. The piece closes by stating Rhode Island’s official name as The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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Niagara Falls
Great Pyramid
Alps
John Bunyan
Babson
Lynd
Rhode Island
State of
Providence Plantations
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House
Office OF Price Administration
David Lawrence
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the News
Luf
Elton C. Fay
Associated Press
N. John Wilson
Waller T. Myers
Adamstown
J. T. Neel
Airy
James B. Myers Jr
Brunswick
Ira D. Ifert
Jefferson Read
Ti Os
Dorothy DIX
Tommy
Onur
NEA Service, Inc
T. M. Reg. US
At2e Ae
Fred W. Rankin
Lexington
Mooresville
N. C
Marion W. Talley
Nevada
Louis
Cates
Phelps Dodge Co
Maxwell M. Hamilton
State Department
Oklahoma
Max Lerner
Walter S. Adams
Mount Wilson Observatory
California
Syria
Virgil D. Reed
Census Bureau
Muncie
Ind
Earl L. Douglass
D. D
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