Housewives urged to destroy invalid ration stamps nationwide
Washington reports OPA asked housewives to destroy all invalid red and blue ration stamps to prevent misuse. Blue stamps are banned. canned fruit values delayed. Celler seeks ceilings on live cattle amid price protests. O’Mahoney urges sea board checks on meat availability and pricing.
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Washington
OPA
Capitol
Celler
New York City
Congress
New York
World Conference of American Republics Meeting Planned
Foreign Ministers of the American republics except Argentina will meet prior to a United Nations conference on world security. Time and place to be announced. Argentina’s participation remains uncertain and likely rejected. Latin American nations prefer an inter American conference on security issues.
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Washington
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Aady
Tires And Electric Heaters Destroyed At Taubman Store
A Baltimore fire destroyed or damaged nearly 100000 worth of tires electric heaters and auto accessories at the Taubman Auto Supply Co store and warehouse on South Broadway. Proprietor Marty Taubman estimated the loss and said much of the equipment could not be replaced. Firemen arrived to flames 30 feet high with winds aiding the draft as the blaze spread from the rear salesroom upstairs through storage areas. Fire Chief Howard Travers noted alarms were late and multiple units were deployed.
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Baltimore
Des
Taubman Auto Supply Company
Marty G Taubman
Howard Travers
Christmas Dinner Keeps Hope Alive Amid La Gleize Escape
Maj. Hal D. McCowan of Ruston Louisiana recounts days in La Gleize Belgium where Germans abandoned 152 armored vehicles and 800 troops as Americans closed in. He describes long siege, captured Americans, and German brutalities while a Christmas table scene contrasts with brutal front-line realities.
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Stavelot
Belgium
Dee
Armar
Maj
Hal D. Mel Cowan
Ruston
la Gleize
Royal Tigers
McCowan
Stoumont
MacCownan
Taronga
Hiller
Wirmler
Ambleve
McCawan
Filing Applications For Aid Under Law
Baltimore December 26 William L Limburg director of the State division of the Veterans Administration said many Maryland widows and orphans of honorably discharged World War I veterans were filing applications for benefits under the new law extending pension privileges. A number of veterans organizations were assisting claimants in submitting applications. Prior to the new law only wives and children of veterans with service connected disabilities were entitled to pensions. The Veterans Administration estimated dependents of 163000 veterans would eventually be eligible.
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Baltimore
William L. Limburg
The
Veterans Administration
Maryland
Limburg
Congress
Westinghouse Develops Rapid X Ray Imaging Device
Baltimore December 26 officials of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company announced a new x ray machine that photographs in a fraction of a second. The device was built to image artillery passed through a muzzle and responds to ordnance engineers requests. A second achievement is an electric eye that times exposure by measuring ray light to instantly end exposure when the required dose is reached.
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N-Ray Developments
Baltimore
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Multars Ordnance Engineers
Muz Chon Plek
Regrt Armor
Westinghouse
Working On New Lend Lease Protocol With Russia
Secretary of State Stettinius announced the United States is crafting a new lend lease protocol with Russia while war supplies continue to move. The third protocol expired June 30 1944 and signing delays stem from changes in supply requests and stock designations. National Association of Manufacturers reports officials expect Russia may not renew lend lease after the current fiscal year, with Amtorg possibly resuming prewar buying and selling in the United States.
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Washington
Stettinius
United States
Russia
National Association of Manufacturers
The
Nam News
Amtorg
Jamboree Draws Crowds At City Opera House
Packed houses attended four showings of WFMD Raggie Jamboree TM at the City Opera House Tuesday. Manager Cy Mee noted good reception for the variety program with matinee and evening performances slated, featuring Uncle Joe as master of ceremonies, The Lacy River Boys, Thxie Rogers, Millie and Mollie, Radio's Sweethearts in cowgirl songs, and Crazy Elmer the comedian.
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WFMD
Crazy Elmer
Nazis Want Antwerp Back
Washington reports military experts assess a German counteroffensive aimed at channel ports, with Antwerp as a likely target. Analysts say crossing the Meuse near Namur to Rochefort possible, potentially shaping the Western Front’s decisive battle. Despite progress, Allied fronts show narrowed German lines, improved weather aiding bombardment of supply routes, and a slower enemy advance.
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Washington
Antwerp
Paris
Meuse
Namur
Rochefort
Washingtton
Chaplin Case Still On Trial In Court
In Los Angeles the Charlie Chaplin paternity trial moved forward with Chaplin vehemently denying Joan Berry's claims that his child Carol Ann was conceived in December 1942. Jurors examined the principals briefly as Berry and Chaplin faced the courtroom gaze, while Chaplin’s denials appeared emphatic and uncrossed by Berry’s counsel.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
Joan Berry
Miss Bercy
Carol Ann
Joan
Miss Berry
Berry
Chapin
Tulsa
Okla
Mayo
Henry M. Willis
Miss
Cami Ann
Six Escaped Prisoners Captured Near Papago Park Camp
Six Nazi prisoners escaped from the Papago Park camp after a months long tunnel of 200 feet. Colonel William A. Holden said six of the escapees, all submarine personnel, have been apprehended since Sunday night, as FBI and officers guard the Mexican border 191 miles south of Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Papago Park
William A. Holden
Navy
Jurgen Wattenberg
Holden
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Poolesville F F A Meeting Highlights 1943
December meeting of Poolesville Chapter F F A opened by President Charles Tipton. Raymond Poole reported purchasing a purebred Duroc sow to be kept in the school barn. pigs raised will be distributed among members as home projects. George Fry, national secretary, discussed leadership and urged entrants in 1943 public speaking contest. Also noted were D Day reminiscences by Lanron Davies and Sgt Shannon on Omaha Beachhead.
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Poolesville
Charles Tipton
Raymond Poole
University of Maryland
Ogl. Davies. Lanron
Poolesvile F. F. A
D-Day
Utah
Omaha
Shannon
George Fry
Kansas City
Fry
America
State Labor Act Opposed By Maryland CIO Leaders
Baltimore December 28 State CIO leaders oppose the State Labor Relations Act calling it a vicious unprincipled bid to disrupt national unity. The proposal would require unions to file reports, license bargaining agents, and set arbitration before strikes, with limits on picketing and boycotts. The CIO also unveiled a broader legislative program urging extended unemployment benefits, broader occupational disease coverage, labor representation on the Industrial Accident Commission, repeal of the Declaration of Intentions Act, and lowering the voting age to 18.
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Baltimore
Harry F. Kinnefelter
American Citizens Association
General Assembly
Maeryland
Legislate Council
Horace E. Flack
Bureau of Legislative Reference
Council
Klinefelter Sald
CIO
Ulisse de Dominicos
Maryland General Assembly
Klinefelter
Congress
Maryland
Général Assembly
Industrial Accident Commission
Three Baltimoreans Hurt In Accident Here
Police said three Baltimoreans were slightly injured when their eastbound car on All Saints Street struck the concrete abutment near the B and O railroad station property Christmas evening. Driver Henry J Wise and two women passengers, Mrs Bonnie McCorige and Mrs Evelyn Wise, received cuts and bruises and were taken to the hospital. an infant with them was uninjured. The accident occurred about 7 30 pm. the car was towed to a local garage. Clarence Speaks witnessed and aided in transport. John Sergi Dorsey treated the driver for a nose injury.
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All Saints Street
Sherman Boons
Bonnie McCorige
Evelyn Wise
Clarence Speaks
Henry J.wise
Sergi
Frank Dorsey
Blood donors from Frederick aid European front
Frederick residents stepped up blood donations for Type O to bolster Western Europe field hospitals. Thirty four volunteers were sent to Baltimore, bringing in five gallons, with nineteen donors already contributing last Friday. The Red Cross reports ongoing demand and more enrollments, while donors are being typed at Frederick City Hospital to meet urgent needs.
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Western Europe
Frederick
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Hed Cross
Frederick City
Red Cross
Europe
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