Large Barn at Licksville Destroyed and Livestock Lost
Fire at a farm owned by Francis Wells and tenanted by Daniel Woodward at Licksville destroyed a large barn and much of its contents. About 64 head of livestock were saved including 50 cows and 14 horses. Officials estimate losses at 8,000 to 10,000 dollars with no insurance on Woodward’s property. The blaze began before 3 a.m. as water was scarce and booster streams fought the flames. Daughter of Woodward, Mrs. G Meade Eyler of Thurmont, was to be buried that day.
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Licksville
Independent Hose Company
Daniel Woodward
Francis Wells
Washington
Woodward
Cecil
G. Meade Eyler
Thurmont
Wooodward
More Beer For British Troops Now In India
British troops in India will receive 1,920,000 quarts of American beer. Lord Munster announced the order, noting production in India has risen over three hundred percent. Churchill told the House of Commons steps are being taken to raise cigarette rations in the Asiatic theaters.
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London
India
Lord Munster
Burma
Churchill
House of Commons
Six More Days With the U S Army in Germany
A wartime desk sign in a 45th Division battalion posts a countdown to Christmas with the message Six more days shooting until Christines, signaling the approaching holiday season amid duty in Germany.
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Germany
Two Killed In Blast At Belle Chemical Plant
An explosion at the Belle plant of Givaudan Virginia Inc in Belle Charleston killed two men and injured a third. The blast could be felt for three to four miles as residents described a great flash. company officials offered no information.
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Charleston
W. Va
Belle
Givaudan Virginia, Inc
Belle and Chel
G. A. Fulks
Winter Here Tomorrow Forecasts Coldest Days Yet
Astronomical winter begins tomorrow at 6 15 pm amid record cold. Frederick reports 7 above zero at 4 30 am, 29 max yesterday, coldest since March, with ice on roads and 10 state roads crews sanding intersections as city crews apply cinders.
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Frederick
Culler Lake
State Roads Commission
Large Jap Tanker Sunk In Hongkong Raid
A large Japanese tanker was sunk in a bombing attack by P-51 Mustangs near Hongkong. An enemy destroyer and two large freighters were probably sunk. Mustangs destroyed multiple enemy aircraft over Maitaka airfield and Hankow, with additional bombers and fighters downed.
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Chungking
Hongkong
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Hankow
Hangar Burns at College Park Airport
A hangar at College Park airport burned today causing an estimated $30,000 in damage. Fire crews battled the blaze, with damage confined to the hangar structure and contents reported by the operator.
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Burns College Park
College Park
Three Allies In Agreement On Greece He Declares
London December 20 Prime Minister Churchill told Commons in a special Greece debate that there is entire agreement about general aims binding Britain Russia and the United States. He cautioned that complete agreement on every detail remains doubtful and avoided a sphere of influence question. He defended Britain's motives in Greece and urged finishing the task. he forecast continued cooperation with the United States and Russia in liberated lands.
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London
Churchill
Commons
Greece
Britain
Russia
United States
Europe
Anthony Eden
Arthur Greenwood
Labor Party
American troops tour Paris on an afternoon visit
A group of U S soldiers on a Paris outing arranged by the Tod Cross toured the city and found it pretty as they imagined. Lt Col Red Overton of Nashville noted views reminded him of Washington D C. Sgt Murray Faupel of Frederick said he wished his wife could see the trip and tried to photograph but was hampered by mist. Marcel Yacki, Montmarte’s mayor, greeted the group with a Chamber of Commerce welcome in French.
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The
Tod Cross T
Red Overton
Nashville
Tenn
Washington, D.C
Murray Faupel
Faireview Avenue
Frederick
Faupel
Frederick High School
Marcel Yacki
Montmarte
Chamber of Commerce
Frenca
Mayor Holds Parley With Taxi Drivers On Complaints
City taxicab operators met with Mayor Hugh Wo olin and office official Fred ex after residents complained about horn blasting for fares and offensive language at the West Patrick street taxi stand. The Mayor said operators promised remedies and that the city attorney will consult the Public Service Commission of Maryland on steps to regulate taxi operations.
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Hugh Woolin
Ofce Fredex
West Patrick Street
Public Service Commission of Maryland
Commission
Poli
Wounded Sailor Describes Battle of the Philippines Blast
Seaman Marshall C. Baker suffered burns and wounds when a Japanese dive bomber detonated on the flight deck of a carrier during the Battle of the Philippines. Hospitalized for burns, he later returned home to his mother in Baltimore after seven months of service that included action at Saipan Guam Tinian and the Marshall Islands. He earned the Purple Heart and previously worked as a deliveryman for George D. Kehne before enlisting in 1943.
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Philippines
Marshall C. Baker
Jeanie I H. Baker
OS Avenue
Phillippines
Seaman
Marshall
Saipan
Guam
Tinian
Marshall Island
SRB
Chow
Gettie
Minshall
Ural
Mey
Guan
Pearl Marbor
Marshall Sosiugs
Feg
Frederick High School
George DB. Kehne
Navy
Bainbridge
Christmas program at Camp Detrick draws 1000 crowd
About 1000 Frederick residents braved icy streets for Camp Detrick’s Christmas program honoring community helpers. Sgt. Martin Finkelstein directed rehearsals by Army and Navy personnel who faced illness and other difficulties. Ruth Feist’s illness led Evelyn Wagner to substitute in Silent Night as the Glee Club and Barracks Revue cast showcased versatile turns under Robert L. Carl and Lieut. G R Hartman.
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Ruth Feist
Rama
Evelyn Wagner
Miss Feist
Feist
Camp Detrick
Glee Club
Robert L. Carl
Derrick Band
Lieut
G. R. Hartman
Ex Minister Charged With Breaking Law
Justice Department indicts former minister Carl Emil Ludwig Krepper of Newark for violating sabotage censorship and foreign agents statutes. Indictments dated December 15 and unsealed now follow two years of FBI investigation into a German saboteur network. Krepper allegedly conspired with Walter Kappe and Bertha Krepper to injure national defense and evade censorship using coded devices.
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Washington
Des
Justice Department
Department
Newark
N.J
Carl Emil Ludwig Krepper
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ciztet
Atlantic
Krepper
Walter Kappe
PRI
Berlin
Bertha Krepper
United States
Students May Take Case To Governor
Baton Rouge reports say Louisiana State University students organized a petition and leaflet action over a reinstatement demand. Jeanne Heller was among the students urging higher authority. The plan was to appeal to Governor James H. Davis, with protests at the Governor’s mansion until a late hour when the governor was not expected to be in.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Ho Ote
Jamesh. Davis
Jeanne Heller
Angi
Three Saipan B 29s Hit Tokyo In Dawn Raid
Saipan based B 29 bombers from the 21st Bomber Command struck Tokyo before dawn. The raid followed earlier strikes on Nagoya, part of a sequence involving Superfortress aircraft operating nightly weather reconnaissance and bombing runs over central Japan.
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21St Bomber Command
Saipan
Ree
Ein Cy Radio
Japan
Nagoya Carleet
Cpl Sier Recovers in U S Army Hospital England
Corporal Bernard F Sier 22 of Ijamsville Maryland is recovering at a U S Army general hospital in England after being wounded by shrapnel while assaulting a town south of the Moselle in France He has been awarded the Purple Heart His unit fought along the Moselle river and faced heavy shelling before he was evacuated to a field hospital and flown to England as the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Sier
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7Th General Hospital
England
Moselle River
France
Bernard F. Sier
Ijamsville
United States Army General
Joseph PL Lynch
Brookline
Mass
Cpl. Sier
Moselle
Sies
Walter Sier
Nje Tie Ude
Col. Sier
Army
Sarr
Wolfe Returns to Duty After Wounding
In Moorsville the War Department informed Mrs. Waller Wolfe that her husband, S Sz. Willie Wolfe, is set to return to combat duty on October 27 after being wounded and treated at five medical facilities. Wolfe participated in five missions before injury and is to rejoin active service. Frederick, Wolfe’s sister, and Mrs. Waller Wolfe burg were noted in the communication.
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Fear Moorsville
War Department
Willie Wolfe
Canab
Wolfe
Waller Wolfe Burg
Frederick
Securities commission approves electric power project
A partially readable note indicates the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a power project proposal. The fragment suggests a sale or Wepi and power comparison, with reference to electrical construction and a department or commission overseeing the process.
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Finn Pei
The
Securities and Exchance Commission
Abel Diseribu
Scobie vows all arms in Greek war as Elas attack
Athens reports Lt. Gen. Scobie pledged to unleash air, sea, and ground forces against Elas units and civilians amid a siege and fall of British RAP HQ. Pro Nazi ex-premier Jean Rallis remains at large after prison break, while Gen. George Bacos and George Pirounakis were captured and executed.
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Athens
Ger
M. Scobie
Threeee
Te Elas
Scobie
Elas
Jean Rallis
Averoff
Bixzojpastis
Allies to reveal German drive details at earliest safe moment
Supreme Headquarters said the public would learn the full account of reverses on the Western Front as soon as security permits. It disclosed German counter offenses had penetrated into Belgium and Luxembourg up to noon Monday, while blackout would be eased gradually. General Hodges noted disclosures would not expose current German dispositions. Correspondents urged a day one summary of initial gains, while warnings remained that Germany might lack precise information.
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Der
Belgium
Luxembourg
Ree
Chien Sas
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S. First Army
Berlin
London
Adolf Hitler
Volkischer Beobachter
Taris
U.S First Army
Germany
Courtney UW. Hodges
Meir Foxholes
Tata Meaidaenaan
Contract Awarded for Mount Saint Mary Repairs and Alterations
A contract of unspecified amount was awarded to Henry J. Knott, Inc. of Baltimore for repairs and improvements at Mount Saint Mary’s College. Work has begun with renovations slated to wrap by year end. The project includes alterations to multiple buildings and temporary facilities.
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Wrk
Mt. St. Mary's Colese
Emmitshure
Sion
Henry J. Knott, Inc. Company
Baltic
McCattre
Maryland educators attend first state conference
Dee and Po speeches discussed by educators and teachers college faculty from across Maryland. Attendees included Maryl and Baltimore city elementary superintendents and Maryland county educators at the unique statewide conference.
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Dee
Toveson
Waon State College
Ge Teachers Colleges
Maryland
Iim Elementary Super
Baltimore City
Berlin Claims 200 American Tanks Destroyed In Counteroffensive
Paris and London reports detail the German drive into Belgium and Luxembourg with tanks and infantry. U S First Army faced pincer thrusts near St Vith while American forces held and recaptured Monselia. Prisoners and battlefield movements are cited as the Nazi attack progresses across the region.
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U.S
Paris
Ap . A
Belgium
Stave
Liege
Aachen
Ate
Hit
Burden- Maenegg
Malmedy
Stavelo
Malemedy
Spa
St. Vith
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