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Court
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Chewisticas
Assiarted Press
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Neret
Ecriptics
Fredercets
German Counter-Offensive Slows Allied Advance In Europe
War Department sources note a German winter counter-offensive centered in the north has made gains against American lines while aiming to draw Allied reserves from threatened sectors. Though not matching the 1941 Moscow drive, the operation delays the Allied push to the Rhine and signals a renewed high‑stakes effort by Hitler’s forces as Eisenhower prepares a strong, timely response.
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Europe
War Department
Washington
Rhine
Moscow
Cehink
Eisenhower
New Year Doings and Reflections on Wartime Observance
The piece contemplates New Year celebrations amid wartime anxieties. It notes possible revelry from money in circulation but acknowledges wartime strain, while anticipating religious services in quiet churches where people seek forgiveness and comfort for loved ones at battle lines.
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Fez
Copper's Role in Steel Corrosion and Strength
Copper is added to some steels in final amounts to increase resistance to atmospheric corrosion, and in larger amounts to raise strength and hardness, improving durability in exposed environments.
Washington Aims at World Peace Split by Diverse Views
In Washington on December 27, Senators Hatch and Ball urged questions at the White House amid debate over Dumbarton Oaks plans and a future League of Nations. The piece reviews Roosevelt's stance, Hull’s push for a universal organization, and concerns about regional spheres of influence and potential power politics shaping postwar Europe.
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DeGaulle
Sive
Udier
Europe
League of Nations
Dumbarton Oaks
Russia
France
America
World Organization
Pan-American Union
Roosevelt
Forrest Davis
Saturday Evening Post
Universal Society of Nations
Britain
United States
China
Hull
Dewah
Assembly of the
Old League
Greece
International School of Thought
Hatch
Ball
White House
Cordell Hull
Wendell Willkie
Marten i
Fifty Years Ago Local Rema from The News December 27 1894
Frederick was visited by first snow of the season yesterday milder at two o clock and continued through the night with strong winds and hail. Sleighs were out early. John D Hendrickson received a brass and onyx cabinet at home as a Christmas gift in a speech by Elmer Waltman. Mountain View Debating Society discussed Lafayette desiring more honor than Washington for independence. Geiselman Swiger Buckey Jr. favored by judges. Spurrier Stoner Maynard opposed. Arthur Smith and Geverse Muihoun from Frederick Gun Club entered a shooting routest at Downbie Pipe Creek and hit eight of eleven. Market was fair with few buyers noted this morning.
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Frederick
John D Hendrickson
Elmer Waltman
Mountain View Debating Society
Lafayette
Washington
Atirmatye
CE. Geiselman
Elias Swiger
D. C
Arthur Smith
Geverse Muihoun
Downbie Pipe Creek
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The Columns Of The News
Local column roundup notes a record year for mailed matter at the Frederick post office with high parcel post activity and pre Christmas dispatches. It also mentions a drunkenness arrest, upcoming January police changes, and Alfred W Gaver’s appointment in a local election context. J B Atkinson Jr of Montreal, Canada is cited as a leading prize winner in the Ottawa Winter Fair poultry show.
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Frederick
St Frederick
Department of Agriculture
Alfred W Gaver
Caen
J.B. Atkinson
Justus B. Atkinson, Jr
Montreal
Canada
Ottawa
Today In History and Birthdays Chronicle
A compact history blurb lists notable anniversaries and birthdays. It notes Nicholas Roosevelt born 1787 as steamboat pioneer. John Lord born 1810. Hinton R. Helper born 1829. Arthur H. Clark born 41. Grace Ellery Stetson died 1937. Washington's 1776 bonus tale. Calhoun resigning as senator. Radio City Music Hall opening. 1843 rail strike context. 1942 U S air forces in China Burma. Birthdays include Russell Wilson Fredonia and Meade. Marlene Dietrich Louis Bromfield and John M. Thomas among others.
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Nicholas Roosevelt
New York
John Lord
Portsmouth
N. H
Hinton R. Helper
North Carolina
Arthur H. Clark
Mariner
Boston
Grace
Ellery 9
Channing- Stetson
Washington
Rheaigan
Congress
John C. Calhoun
Sewell
Radio City Music Hall
Philippines
U. S
China
Burma
James
Russell Wilson
Fredonia
N. Y
LU. S
James Ik. Mead
Mt. Morris
N.Y
Marlene Dietrich
Berlin
Louis Bromfield
Mansfield
Uni
John M. Thomas
Norwich University
War Interpreted By Kirbel Gipson AP Analyst on Meuse Bulge
Allied admission of a deeper Nazi penetration into Belgium near the Meuse and Dinant expands the peril. The German wedge advances toward the Meuse from the Belgian bulge, threatening to split Allied lines as Eisenhower contemplates heavy counter blows with Seventh and Third Army forces. The First and Third Armies adjust to the crisis while northern fronts held by British and Canadian troops face continued pressure.
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Meuse
Dinant
Storth
Arcthyl
Couth
Eisenhower
Seventh Army
Third Army
Bulge
First Army
Ninth Army
Roer
Roermond
Arnhem
Saar Basin
Strength For Today Come Bend Strength For Today Come Bend
The piece discusses a widespread religious drift with fifty one million church aged people outside churches and several million more outside faith influence. It laments insulated, nonreligious lifestyles and notes pew and pulpit blame amid modern life changes. It urges prayer for a true revival in the new year.
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Douglass
Wali Navety
Ufe
God
Bebson Newspaver Lynd
Bible Verse Passage Cited in Revelation 20 13
The verse from Revelation 20 13 describes the sea yielding the dead who are in it and death and hell delivering up the dead, with each person judged according to their deeds. The quotation emphasizes divine judgment and accountability based on works.
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Hell
Notable Births and a Cautious Horoscope
Vermont native from Ft. Covington N Y is 75. Oscar Levant of New York pianist and composer is 38. Dr Samuel M Shoemaker noted New York Episcopal clergyman is 51. George J Mead of West Hartford Conn aeronautical engineer is 33. Today’s horoscope urges sympathy for others but warns natives may be austere and rigid in life.
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Ft. Covington
N. Y
Oscar Levant
New York
Pittsburgh
Samuel M. Shoemaker
Baltimore
George J. Mead
West Hartford
Conn
Everett
Mass
OWI Campaign to Shape French View of Americans
Edward W. Barrett of OWI Overseas Division details French misconceptions about the United States and the Allied effort to correct them. Through Voice of America broadcasts, French publications, books, and targeted outreach, OWI aims to show a humane American G I and overcome the belief that Americans are barbarians, with journalists and doctors receiving special newsletters and US visits arranged for French elites.
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Peter Edson
Washington
United States
Amtiwan
Army
Office of War ‘Information
Edward W. Barrett
OWI
England
France
Luxembourg
Belgium
U. S
Paris
G. I
J Barrett
Allied
New York
London
British Broadcasting Corporation
Voice of America
U.S
Victory” Magazine
Grew
Tokyo
Dear Dorothy Dix Advice Column on Marriage and Independence
A Dorothy Dix column offers practical counsel for three readers: a 23 year old wife unhappy with a quiet husband who never goes out, a 32 year old widow with five children considering marriage to a widower with five more, and a 20 year old fiancée struggling with parental chaperones. The advice urges balancing happiness with shared effort, suggests afternoon outings, work-readiness, and assertive independence to protect one’s future.
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Miss Dix
Dorothy Dix
Demur Defined as Objecting or Taking Exceptions
A note explains correct usage and pronunciation of demur meaning to offer objections. It contrasts common errors such as pronouncing the a as in fur and provides an example sentence about hesitating to join a group. The piece includes tips on consistent word study and spelling guidance.
Bazooka Heroics and Close Calls Hold Belgian Front
Leaves From Notebook Of A Correspondent by Wal Boyle details American troops in Belgium on December 22. T/5 Claofas Hernandez and T/5 Jack Hoge fire a bazooka at German tanks, scoring a direct hit while a teammate misses. Red Wing’s Arnold Betcher shoots a commander at close range, then escapes. A jeep carrying TNT dodges a German tank, and a divisional command post manlines hold against Tiger tanks.
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Wal Boyle
Belgium
Claofas Hernandez
San Antonio
Tex
Jack Hoge
Dunlap
Tenn
Hodge
Hernandez
Srange
Hoge
Arnold A. Betcher
Red Wing
Minn
Betcher
Court News Fa culty Case Mary FE Strohe ve Marshall P. Strube
Complaint filed for absolute divorce. Property deeds show transfers: John W. Thomas to Edna Mae Thomas Young in city worth 10 dollars. Jacob R. Green to Evelyn K Menizer et al in county for 300 dollars. Marriage licenses issued to several couples. Multiple divorces and ages listed. parties from Thurmont Gettysburg Aspers Harpers Ferry Clarksburg and other towns.
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Mary FE Strohe
Marshall P. Strube
John W. Thomas
Edna Mae Thomas Young
Jacob R. Green
Evelyn K Menizer
John D. Leakins
Keymar
Oneida M. Lern
Gettysburg
Edward M. Baltxell
Ruth M. Walsh
Thurmont
Robert L. Rupp
Kathleen K. Kiner
Aspers
Franklin Thomas Hilderbrand, Jr
East South Street
Blanche Loretta Drury
Madison Street
Gilbert F. Reeser, Jr
Knoxville
Mildred Pauline Reynolds
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
William N. Dorsey
Mr. Airy
Phoebe A. Chaney
Clarksburg
Marine bands oldest origins and service milestones
The United States Marine Corps Band, organized in 1796, is the oldest American military band. The Navy Band formed in 1919 and the Army Band in 1922, marking successive milestones in U.S. military music history.
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Marine Band
United States Marine Corps Band
Navy Band
Army Band
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