Marshall and MacArthur Confer In South West Pacific
General Marshall, U S Army Chief of Staff, met General Douglas MacArthur in New Guinea as American forces pushed the Arawe landing at New Britain on December 15. The visit, kept secret until arrival in San Francisco, underscored a higher war tempo in the Pacific and followed talks with Nimitz, Harmon, and Halsey staff.
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New Guinea
George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
Douglas MacArthur
South
Southwest Pacific
U. S. Sixth Ammy
MacArthur
New Britain
Arawe
General Marshall
Huon Peninsula
Solomons
Bougainville
Cairo
Teheran
Chester W. Nimitz
The
Pacific
Adm
Ernest J King
Naval
Nimitz
Halsey
Marshall
San Francisco
Washington
William S Knudson
Robert Patterson
74000 Quarts of Whiskey Hoarded in Baltimore Stores
Baltimore December 21 1941 inspectors for the Baltimore Board of Liquor License Commissioners found more than 74000 quarts of whiskey stored in back rooms across 129 package goods stores. The three day survey covered over a third of the city’s dealers, revealing hoarding while most owners claimed liquor was for regular customers or already sold or ordered. 6205 cases of rye and bourbon were found. in nine stores owners’ denials were confirmed by inspectors in at least three instances. The Board will refer names to the Office of Price Administration for possible prosecution.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Board of Liquor License Commissioners
Liquor Board
Office of Price Administration
Cigarettes Stolen From Truck Terminal in Baltimore
Baltimore police report the theft of a truckload of cigarettes valued at $93,000 from a truck terminal. The truck, found later on a southwest Baltimore street, was stripped of its contents.
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Baltimore
Jail Five For Gas Thefts
Frederick and Brunswick youths, parolees from state institutions, confessed to a gas theft ring operating in two states. Warrants were issued charging larceny of gasoline and tires. Five held in Brunswick and Frederick face hearings, with police finding siphoning gear and linking the youths to multiple raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Brunswick
Norman Dietz
Alton Y. Bennett
Joseph Russell Repp
Sandy
Lovettsville
Burriss
Phelps
Richard F. Kline
Harris-Filler Co
M. Selar Junk Yard
Dietz
House of Correction
Maryland Industrial School
Maryland Training School For
Burris
William M. Storm
New Soldier Vote Bill Soon to Be Offered
Senator Lucas and Senator Green plan a compromise bill to enable military voters to cast ballots via a Federal commission that distributes and collects ballots for states. President Roosevelt backs broad voting access for armed services in next year’s elections, with federal action to curb fraud and maintain a states’ rights balance.
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Washington
Lucas
D-111
Roosevelt
Armed Services
Rooevelt
Green
Congress
Senate
Lucas- Green
House
Howe
Federal Commission
Spare Ration Stamp Is Good For Pork Purchase
Washington December 21 The Office of Price Administrations pork chop dividend designates spare ration stamp No 1 in Ration Book 4 as worth an extra five points for pork. Effective midnight tonight the order lasts until Sunday January 2 to curb hog market pressure and meat storage. OPA says the stamp helps move civilian pork to housewives. Chester Bowles says the spare stamp is the simplest method. Surveys show 11-12 of 16 weekly ration points go to meats.
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Washington
Des
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Chester Bowles
Farm Groups To Make Protest On Subsidies
Four national farm organizations plan meetings of farmers to draft a protest against the Government food subsidy program as Congress returns from year end holidays. The groups are National Grange American Farm Bureau Federation National Council of Farmer Cooperatives and National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation. The House has passed a bill to outlaw subsidies and the Senate Banking Committee is reviewing it. The Administration says subsidies are needed to curb food prices and inflation. A spokesman said the meetings aim to counter labor and consumer group pressure for subsidies.
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Washington
Congress
National Grange
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation
House
Senate Banking Committee
Weather recap and temp figures from December closes
The report shows 24 hour precipitation ending 8 am today none. December to date precipitation is 0.08 inches, normal for December. December 1942 actual 3.25 inches, 1944 3.86 inches. Deficiency to December 1-8 is 0. - High yesterday 36, high last year 29. Low last night 31, low last year 4 below. Sun sets 5:51 pm, sun rises 28 am, moon rises 4:24 am, moon acts 3:30 am.
20 More Jap George Replies Planes Downed To Morgenthau
General MacArthur reports heavy air actions in New Guinea with Japanese losses of 20 planes and six probable, Allied counterblows sink and damage ships near Kavieng New Ireland and Rabaul. Liberators and Catalinas hit targets, while Australian advances on Huon peninsula push past Masawang River amid heavy artillery and tank support. Senator George defends renegotiation provisions against Morgenthau’s criticisms of the war revenue bill.
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George
Morgenthau
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Huon Peninsula
Kavieng
New Ireland
Rabaul
New Britain
Lhe
Liberator
U. S. Navy
Rabaul Harbor
Gloucester
Eleanora Bay
Cape Gloucester
Western New Guinea
Masawang River
Finschhafen
Has Close Call for AP War Correspondent Heinzerling
London reports Lynn Heinzerling AP war correspondent with the British Eighth Army suffered a thinning wound under his left arm when a bullet pierced his jacket during fighting in the Ottawa sector. A Guardian dispatch notes the Birmingham Ohio native joined AP in 1933 and served in Berlin New York and the Middle East before his posting with the Eighth Army.
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London
Lynn Heinzerling
Associated Press
Eighth Army
Ottawa
Manchester Guardian
Cyril Ray
The
Guardian
Heinzerling
Birmingham
Ohio
Cleveland
Berlin
Danzig
Pearl Harbor
New York
Middle East
Farewell service for Rev Charles Hoover noted
In Chambersburg Pa on December 21 farewell services were held for Rev S Charles Hoover after forty years in the Evangelical and Reformed Church He served twenty years as pastor in Harrisburg departing December 1923 from Frederick Md where he led Grace Reformed Church His earlier pastorates included Grace Reformed Lisbon Silver Run Shippensburg and St Marys Reformed in Baltimore counts listed.
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Chambersburg
S. Charles Hoover
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Second Evangelical and Reformed Church
Harrisburg
Mr. Hoover
Frederick
Grace Reformed Church
Lisbon
Grace Church
Balimore
St. Mary's Reformed Church
Silver, Run
Shippensburg
Civil Air Lines Doing Wartime Job
The Office of War Information reports U S civil airlines kept heavy wartime service with half their planes and a third of staff in the armed forces. They carried twice peacetime cargo and air mail and flew more passenger miles, aiding the Aleutians recapture and serving as Army Navy modification centers. Profit surged to nearly 32 million dollars despite fewer planes, while accidents fell to 20 by late November.
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Washington
United States
Office of War Information
Aleutians Islands
OWI
OWL
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Doolittle
Tokyo
Ploesti
Army and Navy
More Illicit Stills Come With More Sugar
Baltimore December article notes slight sugar relaxations may raise illicit still charges. U S Attorney Flynn says sugar supply likely higher than last year but rationing remains tight. few illicit cases reported recently, mostly on the Eastern Shore. He cites a black defendant's claim about liquor access and production on the Shore.
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Baltimore
Bernard J. Flynn
U. S
Maryland
State Office of Price Administration
Flynn
Florida Soldier Furlough Home After Fifteen Days
In Florida Pvt. John Elmer Young son of Mrs Fearl Young Dutrow 322 East Third street recently spent a fifteen day furlough at his home He is with Company C 584th S A W Bn at Drew Field Tampa Fla while on duty with the unit.
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John Elmer Young
Fearl Young Dutrow
East Third Street
Company C
584Th
Drew Field
Tampa
Fla
Nazis Face New Revolt in Occupied Italy
From Napirs to Rome, reports say Germans evacuated large parts of Rome to destroy or guard areas and perhaps abandon the city as Allied forces closed to about 90 miles. Northern Italy burns with revolt against German command and puppet Italian government. Axis radio notes funerals for Fascist officials. Rome orders curfew with death penalty for traffic violations.
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Wnapirs
Italy
Rome
Naples
Axis Radio
Aldo Resega
Pierre de Angeli
Premiere Lamberti
Squadrists
Birthday party supper honors J Melvin Cutsail
A turkey supper was hosted at 108 McMurray Street for J Melvin Cutsail on his 18th birthday. Refreshments and a large birthday cake with candles were part of the celebration. Attendees were mainly younger friends with a few immediate relatives, and many gifts were received.
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J. Melvin Cutsail
McMurray Street
Elks Lodge Burglary Stole Whiskey and Gin
Between midnight Monday and 8 am Tuesday 11 to 20 cases of whiskey and gin were stolen from the Elk’s Lodge on West Second Street. Corp Elwood O’Hara said no arrests or clues yet. loss valued at 600 to 1000 dollars plus a broken coin box with about 7.50 taken. Six cases left near the door as lights stayed on. Previous October 18 thefts involved 300 to 400 dollars in cash. Baltimore investigators joined the case but no progress reported.
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Elk’s Lodge
West Second Street
Corp
Elwood O'Hara
State Police
Horace M. Alexander
Paul B. Rhoads
Corp. O'Hara
Lodge
Rhoads
Baltimore
Sergt
Charles W. Magaha
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S. W. Pacific
Sixth Army
Honolulu
Army Headquarters
Pacifc
mid-Pacific
Gilberts
Japan
Marshalls
Burma
Southeast Asia
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Homer W. Palmer
Palmer
West 13Th Street
Camp Wheeler
Camp Barkley
Tex
Co. A
62Nd
Fort George G. Meade
Joseph F. Kaylor
Raymond V. Haines, Jr
Daniel M. Haines
Camp McCall
N. C
Camp McCain, Miss
Raymond Haines
West
Patrick Street
D-Ga
Morgenthaus
Senate Committee
Finance Committee
Revenue Law
Civil Air Lines
Uncle Sam
Carty
Carty’s Fun Fair
C. C. Carty, Inc
E. Patrick St
Florida
Elks
S. Market
C. E. Cline & Son
Bennett
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