Christmas Business Breaks P. O. Records in Frederick
Frederick post office and local merchants report a record Yuletide trade spreading through December. Cancellations topped last year by about 90,000 as stamp sales exceed 300,000 one-and-a-half cent stamps. Parcel delays loom due to transport issues, while shops note 25 percent higher cash receipts. Some parcels arriving late. a light Christmas is possible with a slight chance of snow.
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Frederick
Guy K. Motter
Motter
Yale
Mid-Western
Varus
P.m
Santa Claus
Marylanders Observe Christmas Amid War Scarcity and Sacrifice
Marylanders prepare for a wartime Christmas with many industries shutting down for a three day holiday. Troops in the state receive furloughs and large holiday meals while rationing and power-saving measures shape celebrations.
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Preas
Child Located After Bus Disappearance Report
A 14-year-old girl who did not return home on the Middletown school bus yesterday was found in Hagerstown with a school teacher. Deputy Buhrman said the mother reported the disappearance and no further investigation would be pursued.
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Middletown
Sheu R. Paul Buhrman
Hagerstown
Buhrman
Eisenhower Praises Negro Troops Valor in Africa
General Eisenhower praised the courage of American Negro troops in North Africa in a War Department cable. He cited a Negro ordnance company for handling and delivering high explosive bombs at Arzew and delivering bombs ashore under heavy fire near Oran.
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Washington
North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
War Department
Eisenhower
Arzew
Oran
O'Conor to dispense with parade for inauguration
Governor O'Conor announced there will be no parade or public reception at the government house in connection with the January 1 inauguration, signaling a simpler ceremony.
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Baltimore
O'Conor
Government House
Bethlehem Nativity Reflections Amid War's Shadow
Bethlehem essay recalls Jesus life from Jerusalem to Bethlehem noting soldiers in the Christmas scene and the strain of conflict on peace. The writer observes sacred sites, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and the Nativity vigil as European and Near Eastern crowds mingle with modern military boots.
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Jerusalem
Jesus
Old Methodist Parsonage
Vermont
King David's Palace
Old City of
David's
Mount of Olives
Gethsemane
Jordan
John
Moses
Promised Land
Via Dolorosa
Calvary
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Heaven
Bethlehem
Christ
Red Army advances near Millerovo as Germans retreat
Soviet forces push 12 to 18 miles daily across the Don steppe capturing Cossack towns. They close on Millerovo Rostov Railway hubs and reach within 14 miles east of Millerovo. The Russian communique reports 10,000 German officers and men captured with a division routed.
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Moscow
Don Steppes
Red Army
Millerovo
Rostov
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Pravda
Messerschmitt
Don
Sea of Azof
Voroshilovgrad
Tice Donets
Manensk
Millerovo-Rostov
Donets
Kamensk
Alvistam Na Arme
Rahs
Middle Don
Santa Stands In Line For Candy For Christmas
Washington and across the county see long lines at candy stores as sugar shortages, wartime manpower limits, and high demand push sales limits. Store hours are shortened and doors sometimes stay locked to manage crowds. A mother in a 100-person line says she would endure hours for the sake of children’s Christmas stockings.
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Washington
Santa Claus
James
New York Stocks Open Mixed Amid Holiday Chill
In New York today holiday influences acted as a sedative on the market with mild irregularity throughout. Early strength gave way to fractional variations near midday while sizable blocks of penny stocks supported volume that otherwise remained light.
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New York
Christmas in Army and Navy Fronts Across World War II
London reports American and Allied troops mark a Christmas far from home with concerts, gifts, and homey traditions in Ireland, England, Africa, Australia, and beyond. Messages from leaders hail hope for victory as Dakar arrivals solidify supply lines and troops push toward Tunis and Bizerte.
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Army
Navy
FDR
Dakar
London
Tomorow
Ireland
England
Africa
Northern Ireland
Great Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Stalingrad
Toulon
Canterbury
Europe
Russell P. Hartle
United Kingdom
India
Joseph Stilwell
Britain
Arthur Harris
Haakon
Norway
U. S S. Air Forces
Cairo
Jack P. Morrison
Air Forces
Louisville
Egypt
Christmas Day Observed Amid War Fronts And Homefront Sacrifices
Washington voters note a wartime Christmas with Roosevelt’s radio address at 4 p.m. ET. Troops in the Solomons and North Africa mark the day with dinners and Red Cross aid while homefront workers prepare for a shorter switch to conserve electricity. The nation reflects on families apart and Christmas at allied posts abroad.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
White Home
White House
Sanda
North Africa
Donald M. Nelton
Solomon
Solomons
Henderson
Navy
Santa
Red Cross
England
Union Mfg Co. Holds Its Christmas Party
The Union Manufacturing Company held its annual Christmas party for employees and families at the plant. Rev Samuel S Johnston of All Saints Church delivered a message, Miss Evelyn Stup sang, and Santa Claus distributed candy and gifts. Each employee received a $50 gift from the company, including $25 in cash and $23 in tax savings notes.
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The
Union Manufacturing Company
Samuel S. Johnston
All Saints’ Church
Evelyn Stup
Santa Claus
Allied Planes Smash At Many Objectives
Allied fighters and bombers struck trains and railway targets across northern France Belgium and western Germany in offensive patrols last night according to the Air Ministry No losses were reported and the ministry did not disclose the size of the force involved The raid damaged several rail targets as described by the ministry
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London
France
Belgium
Germany
Air Ministry
The News-Post Editorial Office Christmas Friday Hours
The News-Post editorial office will be open after four oclock Friday afternoon and the business office will be open in the evening from five to six oclock on Christmas Day.
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News-Post
Munda Base Bombed Again by U S Dive Bombers
U S Navy reports continued air attacks on the Munda airfield on New Georgia Island in the Solomon Islands. Guadalcanal based dive bombers struck the airfield for the 13th day, with no results reported.
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Munda
Washington
Deco
Maids
United States
Navy
Solomons
Venderson Field
Guadalcans
Piaaix
New Georgia Island
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
RAF Attacks Japs In Burma and Bengal
RAF fighters attacked Japanese installations at Rathedaung on the Mayu river and the Magwe airfield in Burma and Yenang Yaung oil refinery. Wellington bombers conducted a night raid on enemy airfields. Britain reported no losses. Japanese raids on eastern Bengal were met with air defense. one enemy plane was shot down.
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New Delhi
Burma
Rathedaung
Mayu
Magwe
Yenangyaung
Rathdjung
Akyab
Alethang- Yow
Bay of Bengal
Yenang-Yaung
Bengal
Basemi
Chittagong
AP War Correspondents Greeted By Kent Cooper
AP general manager Kent Cooper sent Christmas greetings to AP war correspondents around the world. He praised their danger laden reports as giving “iron into the veins” of fighting people and stated they carried the toughest, most cherished jobs. The broadcast went to Allied theaters via NBC shortwave stations and included a Spanish message to La Presa Asociada editors in Latin America.
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New York
Associated Press
Kent Cooper
NBC
WRCA
WNBI
WCW
WGEO
WBOS
WGEA
WRUW
Cooper
la Presa Asociada
Latin America
More Than 100 Doctors To Be Called In 1943
Baltimore report shows 105 to 318 Maryland physicians to be summoned in 1943 by Dr Charles W Maxson head of the Maryland Procurement and Assignment Service. He said the number would likely suffice to care for civilians, with possibly no further calls after this batch.
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Baltimore
Cmdr
Co. H. Bryant
Selective Service
Maryland
Charles W Maxson
Maxson
Scrap Vehicle Yields Metals Breakdown
The dismantled average automobile yields 1,500 pounds of iron and steel, 30 pounds of copper, 6 pounds of sluginum, and 3 pounds of rubber in material recovery.
Christmas Party With Santa Claus Delights 125 Children
Lions Club volunteers hosted over 125 children at the First Baptist Church social rooms for a Christmas party with Santa Claus. A luncheon of hot dogs and cookies followed carols led by Salvation Army Captain Glenn Stovall and Lions member Maurice Cramer. Rev Stephen Galley performed tricks with an American flag finale as Santa handed out toys and candy.
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Santa Claus
The
Lions Club
First Baptist Church
Glenn Stovall
Salvation Army
Maurice Cramer
Billie
Stephen Galley
Mr. Galley
Fills Flower Orders For Men In Pacific
Two Frederick County women will have brighter Christmas as Red Cross aids. Executive Secretary Edward D. Storm of the Home Service department reports two service men requested flowers be sent home for the holiday. One asks for his mother and the other for the girl back home. Rommel Runs Rapidly. London dispatch notes Rommel maintains rapid retreat.
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Frederick County
Red Cross
Edward D. Storm
Home Service Department
Allied outlook in Tunisia and Pacific fronts outlined by Stimson
Secretary of War Stimson reviewed war progress noting Tunisia reinforcement and a planned offensive on Tunis and Bizerte while German strength remains uncertain. He cited Russia’s triple attack making gains and Allied advances in New Guinea Buna and Solomons highlighting naval strikes boosting morale and material results.
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Dwight Eisenhower
North Africa
Tunisia
Tunis
Bizerte
Stimson
Russia
New Guinea
Buna
Siimson
Solomons
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Dewity MacKenzie
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Philippines
Union Mfg. Co
U.S
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Eunice Winstead Jobna
Charlie Johns
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