Broken Nazi War Material Piled At Local Center
Thousands of tons of shattered war materiel, mostly German and bullet-ridden, fill a five acre field behind a former skating rink now the Third Service Command Salvage Segregation Center on South Jefferson. Captured items include a Nazi multiple rocket projector, an Italian tank, and a largely intact German troop carrier. The center, opened Oct 25, relies on civilian labor with 59 workers and continues receiving shipments via the Hagerstown and Frederick Railway.
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Third Service Command
Jefferson Street
Leonard Abrams
Moscow
Paris
France
Wehrmacht
Rommel
Afrika Korps
Abrams
Hagerstown and Frederick
Lieut. Abrams
Cleveland
Irving Heller
New York City
Joseph Shapiro
Philadelphia
Eorints
Philip W. Frieder
Washington
Harry Liverstein
Charleston
W. Va
Army
James P. Wharton
W. S. Whitehead
Youngstown
Price hike for glass packed fruits to cover labor costs
Washington reports OPA approved a ceiling price adjustment that will raise the retail cost of certain fruits berries and vegetables packed in glass by about two cents a half. The increase reflects higher labor costs and does not affect containers used before 1941.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Bomb battered Nazis vow reprisal in reliable callous rage
Nazi propaganda outlets retaliate against Kharkov trials and Goebbels calls Allied aviators Huns of the air. German reports claim future attacks on Berlin and justify brutality by linking Soviet trials to Western leadership. Letters claim bomber names prove American air crew brutality. Roosevelt and Churchill are tied to Kharkov proceedings as medieval witch trials.
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London
Germany
Kharkov
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Huns
Air
DNB
Goebbels
Berlin
Bremen
Neue Zurcher Zeitung
Nazi Foreign Office
Teheran
Roosevelt
Churchill
Scout District Officers Named
Rev Harold C Baer was elected chairman of the Francis Scott Key District Boy Scouts of America at the annual district meeting held Tuesday evening at the M C A Rev Baer is assistant pastor at the Evangelical Reformed church succeeding Rev W C Royal pastor of the First Baptist church Also elected were Rev John Bayley Jones Buckeystown Alvey V Renn Frederick vice chairmen W H B Anders treasurer and Frank H Lewis commissioner Both of Frederick The nominating committee was led by Dr Ignatius Bjorlee Retiring chairman Rev Mr Royal and treasurer A E Fisher were thanked for long service Mr Fisher served 15 years as treasurer and Rev Mr Royal seven years Reports for 1943 were presented by committee chairs Scouters present included Rev Mr Royal Rev Mr Baer and many others
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Harold C. Baer
Francis Scott Key
Boy Scouts of America
Mr. Baer
Evangelical Reformed Church
W. C. Royal
First Baptist Church
John Bayley Jones
Buckeystown
Alvey V. Renn
W. H. B. Anders
Frank H. Lewis
Frederick
Ignatius Bjorlee
Mr. Royal
A. E. Fisher
Fisher
Baer
George B. Delaplaine
Bjorlee
L. L. Wilson
Mr. Renn
Mr. Jones
Elmer I. Eshleman
Henry Powers
William Dave Morton
William S. Lambdin
J. F. Minor Simpson
Willard H. Markey
Alfred Bolt
Paul G. Johnson
F. Russell Young
Eisenhower Likely to Lead Western Invasion Command
London dispatch notes Eisenhower is the leading candidate for Allied commander in chief of the western invasion. Marshall had been a frontrunner but American considerations favor Ike. Churchill’s illness and British assets in the Mediterranean shape a possible shift toward a British-led theater with Harold Alexander as a potential interim commander.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mediterranean
North Africa
Sicily
George C. Marshall
Teheran
Eisenhower
Churchill
Harold Alexander
Italy
Britain
America
Prospects Of White Christmas Are Slim
Winter arrived officially with a cold wave driving temperatures near zero in the northern midlands. Sub zero readings were forecast for tomorrow in the second cold wave. Forecasters said a remarkable lack of snow lowers chances of a white Christmas nationwide. The Weather Bureau recorded 16 below zero at International Falls and around 15 below in most of northern Minnesota.
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Chicago
Midlands
Weather Bureau
International Falls
Minn
Christmas Tree Glut Dampens Prices In Los Angeles Market
In Los Angeles on December 22, dealers warn up to 1,000,000 Christmas trees may remain unsold after December 23 as prices plunge from 1.50 to 0.25 per tree. Licenses show growth from 50 sellers last year to 350 this year amid a rush spurred by last year’s scarcity. Other items note narrow stock moves in New York, a sharp drop in wholesale eggs in Minneapolis, and a Bulgarian order to isolate the port of Varna from the Black Sea region.
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Los Angeles
New York
Minneapolis
Twin City
Varna
Black Sea
Crimea
German military courts to try Anglo Saxon POWs
Berlin radio reported that Kharkov trials lead to German military courts handling Anglo Saxon prisoners accused of grave violations of international law. The statement underscores wartime legal actions amid ongoing investigations and reprisals.
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London
Berlin
Kharkov
U S Using Every Effort To Get Christmas Mail to Front
The War Department reports ongoing air deliveries of Christmas mail and supplies to U S troops in Europe the Pacific and remote northern posts. Hundreds of evergreens cigarettes candy radios and packages marked hold until Christmas have been flown to isolated outposts. The Army Santa Claus began four months ago and will continue until every soldier receives a package.
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Washington
Santa Claus
Army Air Forces
United States
Europe
Pacific
War Department
Army
Bering Sea
Aleutians
Islands
Southwest Pacific
Australia
Yugoslav Army On Offensive
Yugoslav Army of Liberation reports 250,000 Partisans offensive on all fronts against German and collaborationist forces amid dispersed Tito forces in Bosnia Montenegro and Albania. German attacks in Croatia are repelled by Tito’s 7th Patriot division as broader Balkan battlefront grows. Moscow says October–November casualties reach 40,000 with 16,000 killed and 11,000 taken prisoner. Enemy report claims Jajce captured and Tito headquarters seized, unconfirmed.
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London
Josip Broz
Tito
Yugoslavia
Yugoslav Army of Liberation
Croatia
Hitler
Balkan
Moscow
Cairo
Jajce
Policeman Butler Appointed To City Force During War
Charles V. Butler 35 of Pennsylvania avenue was appointed to the city police for the duration of the war or until service members return. The Mayor Hugh V. Gittinger nominated him and the Board of Aldermen unanimously confirmed. Butler succeeds Roger Mills whose resignation takes effect from December 13. Mills has returned police equipment. The meeting also discussed disbursing funds for the Baker Park carillon players and approved a government sewerage contract for Camp Detrick with a $1200 annual base charge and additional amounts for higher discharge levels.
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Charles V. Butler
Butler
Hugh V. Gittinger
Pennsylvania Avenue
Roger Mills
Gittinger
Mills
Baker Park
Carillon Committee
Camp Detrick
Cold Weather Brings Shortest Day Freeze Threat
The region faced a sharp cold spell on astronomical winter’s arrival with forecasted harsher temperatures after yesterday’s brief warm spell that saw 56 degrees. Overnight lows dropped to 31 degrees by 8:30 am signaling a continued fall and potential re freezing on Culler Lake as ice cracked under warmth yesterday.
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Culler Lake
Deferments Reviewed Across War-Work Areas
Local draft boards are sending 2-4 and 2-B deferment cases granted to registrants employed in war areas like Baltimore and Washington to State Selective Service for review. Board One reports many such cases dispatched for local-area board review, under new legislation allowing review without appeal.
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State Selective Service
Board One
Baltimore
Washington
Christmas At USO For Those In Service At Frederick
Christmas at the USO comes alive as Waes and Camp Detrick soldiers decorate the tree and set up holiday displays. After decorating, Detrick personnel plan to carol the streets, led by Cpl. Alice Russell. A USO Christmas party with music dancing and games follows with the club room open six to eleven on Christmas Eve and Day.
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USO
Camp Detrick
Frederick
Alice Russell
Alice Russell, Detrick Wac
USC
Court Street
U S To Buy Surplus Canadian Newsprint
Washington reports the United States will purchase Canadian newsprint surplus for a reserve against potential shortages in late 1944. Canadian production rose unexpectedly, with about 18 000 tons monthly available beyond the scheduled 182 000 tons, per the War Production Board.
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Washington
United States
War Production Board
White House says no word on Navy transfer reports
Presidential Secretary Stephen Early said he had heard nothing about reports that Admiral Ernest J. King might be moved from his posts and that Admiral Chester W. Nimitz would take over. The statement follows circulating rumors in Washington on December 22.
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Washington
Stephen Early
Ernest J. King
Chester W Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Air Allies Pound Germany in Broad Bomber Offensive
American heavy bombers escorted by fighters struck targets in northwest Germany and Bremen during a multi day Allied air offensive. The Eighth Air Force reported more than 500 heavy bombers participated in Bremen attacks, with widespread damage to port areas rail yards ship yards and factories.
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London
Germany
U. S. Air Force
Air Ministry
France
U.S Eighth Air Force
Bremen
Eighth Air Force
Mamburg
Eathth
Bogard Armored Vehicle Works
Report Not Seriously Taken In Australia
Sydney report states the Australian government does not take seriously reports that General MacArthur plans to visit the United States next spring. The Indianapolis Star quoted sources claiming plans to return to Washington for conferences in March. Prime Minister Curtin is said to know nothing of the reports and emphasizes Australia will be consulted due to MacArthur’s military directive and responsibility to the Commonwealth Government. MacArthur previously denied any political ambitions in his Oct 29 statement.
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Sydney
Australia
Commonwealth
MacArthur
United States
Indianapolis Star
Washington
Preme
John Curtin
President Roosevelt Prepares Christmas Eve Radio Address
Washington reports President Roosevelt is dedicating most of Christmas Eve to writing his nationwide radio address. A rough draft was prepared by Secretary Stephen Early who withheld details. The president intends the speech for the armed forces and will include updates from recent wartime conferences in the Middle East.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
M.@ile East
Conspiracy To Dodge Draft Alleged in Federal Complaint
New York December 22 four named in a federal complaint charging conspiracy to keep Gert Hans Von Gontard alias George Grant from military service. Von Gontard, 37, described as a grandson of Adolphus Busch, late St. Louis brewer, and three others are listed in the action.
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New York
Gert Hans von Gontard
George Grant
Adophus Busch
St. Louis
von Gontard
Nelson Hinton Dies in Summit Point at 77
Nelson Hinton a longtime Charles Town livery stable operator died at his Summit Point home aged 77. He is survived by brother Mann Hinton of Harpers Ferry and sisters Mrs E W Clarke and Mrs Mary Lewis of Winchester Virginia. Funeral services are set for tomorrow.
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Nelson Hinton
Charles Town
W. Va
Summit Point
Mann Hinton
Harpers Ferry
E. W. Clarke
Mary Lewis
Winchester
Detroit Willow Run plant production slips in walkout
Ford Motor Company spokesman today reported a drop in Willow Run bomber plant manufacturing output by about 4 percent due to a foremen walkout. Subassembly production fell about 15 percent this morning with roughly 500 of 1,000 foremen absent from the shops.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Willow Run
sand approxi+maely
Gas Cylinders Used by Japs Shown in China Front
A Chinese army detachment near Northern Jiangnan Province displayed canisters alleged to contain choking and mustard gas used by Japanese forces. Lt Gen Liang Hon Ming and officials from Stilwell’s staff examined marked cylinders, noting reports of past gas uses and 3,500 enemy casualties while prisoner counts remained low.
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Jlunan
Joseph Stilwell
Voroninstan
Chungking
Liang Hon-Ming
Ling
Hunan
Hsueh Yeoh
Ninth War Area
Liang
Stilwell
Yuna River
Pu Neg-Yu
Russian Drive Near Vitebsk Advances Deep
From Moscow Reuters reports the German fortress city of Vitebsk is now 13 miles away as the Prussian Baltic Army presses forward. Gen. Ivan Bagramian’s forces push from Nevel and Gribalt toward Vitebsk, capturing villages and inflicting heavy German losses. Other columns move toward Polotsk, widening the German front.
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London
Vitebsk
Reuters
Moscow
Polotsk
Thakic States
Ivan C. Bagramian
Gribalt
Nevel
Shrine for Marshall birthplace eyed by Legion
Members of the American Legion Post in Uniontown Pa seek to make General George C Marshall birthplace a national shrine. Fayette county postwar planning commission voices favorable view in a report to state commission. Marshall born December 31 1880 in Uniontown in a house long since dismantled.
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Uniontoun
American Legion
George Catlett Marshall
Army
Fayette County
Truck Driver Admits Killing Landlady in Maryland
Police report that Lester William Looker, 35, a truck driver formerly of Harrisonburg, Virginia, admitted murdering his landlady in Hagerstown after being formally charged with murder. He made the admission to authorities today.
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Hagerstown
William Peters
Lester William Looker
Harrisonburg
New Heights Won By U S 6th Army On Rome Road
Allied forces report advances along the Rome road with the U S 6th Army pushing through heavy artillery and mortar fire to seize new heights near San Vittore. British Eighth Army clashes with German forces in Ortona as American and French units reach Mt Casole and advance toward Acqualandata and Cardito in the Cassino area.
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Algiers
Dev
Fifth Army
San Vittore
Rome
Eighth Army
Ortona
Acqualandata
Filignano
Cardito
Acqualfandata
Mt. Casole
Cassino
Pierre Juin
Hullan Sell
Pass
Bernard L. Montgomery
Ortena
Termoli
Lescara
Adriatic
Naal
United Nations Radio
Alsgiers
Tito
Yugoslav
Josip Broz
Claims Allied Ships Sunk of Cape Merkus
Tokyo radio said Japanese air forces sunk nine Allied transports and two cruisers in a convoy attack off Cape Merkus New Britain yesterday. The AP record notes no Allied confirmation and cites further alleged losses of transports, warships, and landing craft loaded with troops and supplies.
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London
Toyko Radio
Imperial Headquarters
Cape Merkus
New Britain
Associated Press
Bail Set At 10000 For Dr Hens In Induction Aiding Case
Baltimore December 22 United States Commissioner James K Cullen ordered Dr James S Hens 52 held under $10000 bond for a federal grand jury action on a charge of aiding a selectee to avoid induction after a witness testified he had four partners and that other doctors were involved Dr Hens formerly staff at Spring Grove State Hospital and part time psychiatrist at the Baltimore Army induction center was named in the indictment as a suspect in the case.
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Baltimore
State Hospital
U.S
James K. Cullen
James S. Hens
Spring Grove State Hospital
Baltimore Army Induction Center
Knights Templar Toast Planned on Christmas Day
The Jacques De Molay Commandery No 4 reports its annual Christmas observance. Knights Templars will meet at the Masonic Temple at 11 45 a m and at noon will drink the Christmas toast to Most Eminent Grand Master Sir Maight Charles Noak Orr.
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Jacques de Molay
Knights Templars
Masonic Temple
Maight J Charles Noak Orr
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H C. Baer
Grippe
Maryland
State Department of Health
C. H. Halliday
Department
Bureau of Communicable Diseases
Bosnia
Montenegro
Albania
U. S
China
Marshall
U.S. 6Th Army
Rome Road
Montgomery
Dr. Hens
Knights Templar
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