French Drive Back In Sharp Engagement Near Tunis
Allied reports say Gen. Henri Giraud's French forces drove the axis from a position near Pont Du Fahs south of Tunis taking prisoners and equipment. British and American patrols were active across Tunisia while Rommel fled westward across Libya.
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Sirte
Tripoli
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Sardinia
8Th Army
Con
Mediterranean Axis shipping threatened by air kind of torpedo attack
Weather weakened convoy protection as torpedo bombers operating from Malta disrupted Axis shipping. In the past six weeks the loss rate exceeded any similar period of the war, with success credited to aerial attacks despite battered, now accessible Malta bases.
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Mediterranean
Malta
Sunday Movies Bill Advances in Frederick County
Proposals for a Sunday movies bill in the coming Legislature session aim to authorize Sunday cinema in Frederick County. Supporters favor a county wide referendum or local option per election district, while opponents from Frederick theater interests resist. State Senator John B. Funk and six Frederick County delegates plan a Monday meeting to organize and review suggested bills.
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Frederick
General Assembly
Frederick City
Basix
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Frederick County
House of Delegates
Grove
Robert L. Grove
Fredericks County
County Assessments Seen Slight Rise Despite Auto Decline
Officials say the county's assessable base will likely show a small increase after hearings on new rural buildings and railroads, with final tax rates to be determined next week. An act last Legislature changed utility property assessments, affecting the basis for valuations.
Arrives in Africa First Lieutenant Gordonier Harper Report
The parents of First Lieut. Gordonier Harper received a letter confirming his safe arrival at an unnamed port on Africa's northern coast. Harper, an engineering officer in the Army, was commissioned in March 1941 and had been stationed in North Africa, with his Canadian family living in South Carolina previously.
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Africa
North Africa
Florida
J. N. Harper
N. Gordinier Harper
Frederick
Harper
South Carolina
Christmas Cookies Take Cake
Cookie making is a holiday tradition for home makers and camp boys alike. The article gives multiple sweet recipes including Kris Kringles and Honeyettes with instructions on dough preparation chilling shaping baking and storage. It also suggests giving cookies to camp boys and using decorative cutouts for tree ornaments.
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Alexander George
Baked Cookies and Potatoes in Classic Home Dishes
A recipe snippet covers Brea Drop Cookies with flour, sugar, milk, vanilla and nuts, plus French fried potatoes and stuffed baked potatoes with butter, cheese and milk. It notes potato puffs made from potatoes, flour and eggs, frying at high heat. A late 1990s solar fact mentions a sunspot in 1992 spanning 22,000 miles.
Delicious Salads For Family Dinners
A home cooking note highlights simple salad recipes for family dinners. It shares a beet based dish with beets simmered until tender, sliced, marinated in French dressing, chilled, and served on lettuce with horse radish dressing and celery curl garnish.
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Messa
Bert Gaiad
Radish and Scallion Salad with Rose Garnish
A simple salad recipe using radishes and scallions prepared with a light dressing. Slice radishes thinly and shape into roses, soak scallions in ice water, combine vegetables, and serve on crisp lettuce leaves with French dressing and relish garnish.
Christmas Service at Rocky Ridge Church of the Brethren
The annual Sunday School Christmas service at the Church of the Brethren Rocky Ridge will be held Sunday evening December 27 at 7 30. The program theme is The Great Light. Antique automobiles have been rescued from the junk pile under WPH ruling allowing nonpreserved vehicles to be junk if out of service or not operable within 60 days.
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