Tedder Named As Deputy To Eisenhower
London reports Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder will be deputy to General Dwight D. Eisenhower as supreme commander. The move highlights heavy Allied air command in the upcoming European invasion plan, with Paget named Middle East commander and Montgomery heading British land forces.
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London
Europe
Arthur Tedder
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Eisenhower
Sir Bernard (Tolly) Paget
Britain
Middle East
Cairo
No. 10 Downing Street
Churchill
Roosevelt
Algiers
Mediterranean
Tedder
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Carl A. Spaatz
Germany
Wilson
Henry Maitland Wilson
Harold Alexander
Isenhower
Paget
New Delhi
Wilfred Gordon Lindsell
Montgomery
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
India
Allied Command
Gen. Paget
Norway
Andalsnes
Gallipoli
Balkans
Hay Distribution To Be Continued In Drouth Areas
Government hay distribution in Maryland Virginia West Virginia Delaware and North Carolina will continue until February 17. Dr T K Wolfe in charge of the Southern States Cooperative says orders have been heavy with about 90 000 tons expected to be shipped by January 1. Dairymen are urged to place timely orders as the continuation beyond February 17 is uncertain. Shipments arrive at about 2008 tons daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Delaware
North Carolina
T K. Wolfe
Southern States Cooperative
Drouth
Waite
Southern States
Wolfe
Youths Given Prison Terms for Gasoline Theft
Five Brunswick youths aged 16 to 20 pleaded guilty to larceny of two dollars worth of gasoline from a truck on December 19. They received prison terms ranging from 15 to 18 months in the House of Correction. Several had prior jail-break records and long criminal histories. Magistrate Bennett ordered maximum penalties for three, while two received slightly lesser terms due to nonparticipation in the jail break. Prosecution by William M. Storm and A Norman Diets provided five signed confessions.
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Frederick Land Brunswick Wang
House of Correction
Alton
Bennett
Jesse Tobery
Frederick
Tobery
Sherman Boone
William Cromwell
Charles Crummitt
Joseph Russell Repp
LeRoy Adames Dinterman
Harold Wiliam Minnick
Brunswick
Harry Thomas Phelps
Harry Thomas Burriss
Burris
Minnick
William M. Storm
A. Norman Diets
Diets
Virginia
Frederick Lore
Richard F. Kline
Repp
Dietz
Storm
Repp Dinterman
Phelps
Horace
Aleaxander
Dinterman
Taylor
Frite Barger
Lovellsville
House of Coriection
Woodrow Bradley
Claude Hagler
Lewis Rymer
Charles Booth
Sidney Scott
Thomas Kefauver
Marcellus Alt
Willis Winpister
Roland McPherson
Dickerson
Ecard
Diets Milton
N T Trump
Theodore W Cobb
Staunton
Trochey H L Basore
William Sacks
Allington
Robert Gee Balmore
John T Williams
Bethesda
Harry Holsinger
Aviation Student Avn S Devilbiss Transferred to Kutztown
Aviation student Avn S Devilbiss son of Mr and Mrs Devilbiss of 117 East Sixth Street Greensboro NC has been transferred to Kutztown Pa His ad sis Avn S George W Devilbiss Je Army Air Forces 338 CTD Air Crew Sec 12 State Teachers College Kutztown Pa
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S Devilbiss
Taken to H Hospital After Paralysis Diagnosis
Theodore Lowe of Fifth Street was taken by Police Department ambulance to Emergency Hospital Monday evening after a paralysis diagnosis. A county relief client and Christmas basket recipient, he was identified through the basket distribution on December 24, triggering the hospital admission procedure.
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H Hospital
Theodore Lowe
Fifth Street
Police Department
Lowe
Scharnhorst Sinks After Battle Off Norway
London reports the British Home Fleet sank the 26,000 ton Scharnhorst in a late December battle off Norway. Luetzow reportedly damaged. German High Command cites heavy enemy damage. Admiral Bey of the Scharnhorst’s staff believed dead. Schniewind’s fate unclear.
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London
Admiralty
Scharnhorst
Hitler
France
Algiers
Luetvow
Norway
DNB
Radio France
Bey
Otto Schniewind
Daily Express
Stockholm
Schniewind
Tarpita
Berlin
Admiral Scheer
Luetzow
Nachtausgabe
Jean Paquis
P. Radia
Brich
FEPC records demanded as Congress probes racial bias
Washington reports Congress demands FEPC records after probing agency powers. FEPC Chairman Malcolm Ross cites 14 Southeastern U S railroads and seven rail unions named to President as violators of order against racial and religious discrimination. President Roosevelt may act as railroads defy FEPC orders, with war powers context and seizure of rail lines noted.
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Washington
Fair Employment Practice Committee
Roosevelt
FEPC
Malcolm Ross
House
U. S
Ross
House Committee
Rep. Smith
D-Va
Smith
Mason-Dixon Line
Smith Committee
Boilermakers’ Union
West Coast
Battle near Arctic ice claims Scharnhorst sinking
Stockholm dispatches report a German squadron led by the Scharnhorst attacked an Allied convoy near the Arctic ice edge. Severe weather hindered air operations while British capital ships dominated the North Sea. Officials say up to 1,400 may have perished. German losses appear limited to the Scharnhorst.
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Barents Sea
Arctic
Stockholm
Scharnhorst
Arctic Ocean
Baltic
London
Brutant
OPA Moves To Cut Back Whiskey Prices
The Office of Price Administration sets flat maximum prices on domestic distilled spirits to roll back retail whiskey costs. Effective January 6, 1944, new brands since March 1942 fall under these caps, with wholesalers and retailers already fixed. Tables list per case prices for bottled in bond, straight, and blended whiskeys at various proofs and ages.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Bond
Gasoline Rationing Rules Tightened in Baltimore
Maryland Office of Price Administration enforces stricter gasoline rationing and launches a campaign against illegal sales. Daniel Leonard and J William Eggleston outlined measures at a Baltimore meeting of over 500 dealers. Drivers must ink license plate and state on coupons. update to new numbers in April by crossing out old numbers. Dealers warned of prompt prosecution for noncompliance.
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Baltimore
Maryland Office of Price Administration Enforcement Division
Daniel Leonard
J. William Eggleston
OPA
Eggleston
Whiskey Rationing Planned in Harford County Maryland
Harford County will ration whiskey and brandy starting about January 13 due to shortages. H L Munikuysen, board chairman, said a system like Montgomery County’s will be used, requiring No 4 Federal ration books for stamping. Officials note current supply is about half of last year and demand is higher.
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Bel Air
Harford County
County Liquor Control Board
H. L. Munikuysen
Montgomery County
Montgomery
Munikuysen
Pre Registration Survey Is Planned In Maryland
Maryland State Selective Service director Col Henry C Stanwood announced a pre registration survey of all 17 year old boys in schools. The program aims to gather mental emotional and social data and to list potential registrants for the draft. It will later include 15 and 16 year olds.
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Baltimore
Henry C. Stanwood
State Selective Service
Maryland
Stanwood
Selective Service
Oil transport lag feared as Big Inch pipelines fail
Washington reports tank truck breakdowns and resident complacency worsening oil movement. ODT urges faster unloading and return of petroleum tank cars, warning pipelines alone cannot meet demand and civilian economy will suffer unless other transport runs at peak efficiency. Wood vinegar is described as a dark brown liquid from dry wood distillation containing water acetic acid creosote alcohol and acetone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Transport Agency
Navy's New Plane Best in Pacific Skirmishes
The SB2C Helldiver, redesigned from the original, is hailed as the Navy's most powerful dive bomber. Reported actions at Rabaul on November 11 show squadron commander Lt. Cmdr. James E. Voze Jr. sinking a light cruiser and destroyer, damaging others, while U.S. fighters aided the attack and enemy losses included several ships and many planes.
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Washington
Navy
Rabaul
Army
Marine Corps
Dewit Clinton Ramsey
Bureau of Aeronautics
James E. Voze
Manville
U. S
Tax rate unchanged in Mt Airy levy for 1944
Property tax bills in Mt Airy will reflect the current 70 cent rate for 1944 covering bond redemption street lighting fire company interest and general fund. Baltimore news reports Walter B Calloway retiring after 26 years as head of passenger traffic at Baltimore and Ohio Railroad effective December 31 Howard E Simpson promoted to general passenger traffic manager from assistant.
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Mt. Airy
General Fund
Overlooks seven states from Lookout Mountain Tennessee
From the top of Lookout Mountain Tenn one can see seven states Alabama Georgia Kentucky North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee and Virginia. Approximately 16000 American families adopt children annually.
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Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
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U.S. Coast Guard
NEA
Southwest Pacific
Coast Guard
Aviation
George W. Devilbiss, Jr
William James
British Naval Information
Scheer
Arctic Sea
North Sea
Gilbert
Western Electric Company
War Labor Board
Point Breeze
WLB
Market St
C. E. Cline & Son
Uncle Sam
C.C. Carty, Inc
E. Patrick ST
Carte
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