Frederick welfare board seeks revised budget for 1944
The Frederick County Welfare Board submitted a revised 1944 budget of 55,760.44 with a trimmed increase of 1,426.96 and urged county commissioners to approve levels that would align with state clothing standards and food allowances. The board asks for 21,662.38 for general public assistance, 20,887.46 for old age, 6,922.36 for dependent children, 871.36 for needy blind, plus administration with a total of 95,760.44. The panel warned reductions could cover only 48 of 72 general aid cases and eliminate all dependent children supplements.
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Frederick County Welfare Board
Welfare Board
Welfare Group
State Department
Board
State Department of Public Welfare
J. Milton Patterson
Board of County Commissioners
County Welfare Board
Fire Alarm System Disarranged Causes False Signals
Fire alarm signals on the zongs spiked Tuesday afternoon and evening prompting a switch so city and county engines respond only to real fires. Officials say OCD headquarters move to Police Department jurisdiction created disturbances on the Independent Hose Company gang alarm. Normalcy returned as wiring issues and system transfer were resolved, though the OCD transition was not fully complete.
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Independent Hose Company
OCD
Independent
Joel Willard
Fresh Ham Up One Point In January Meat Ration Change
Washington reports fresh hams raised to five points a pound for January while most meat values stay unchanged. OPA notes enlarged cold storage and future I January adjustments amid Congressional moves to remove pork from rationing briefly. Grape juice and preserves prices rise modestly as storage shifts continue.
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Washington
Price Administration
OPA
Senator Reed
R-Kas
Reed
Kansan
Woman Is Returned To Family After Wandering Trip
A mentally distraught Mrs Grace Knack wife of an aeronautical engineer from Hagers town was found en route to Pittsburgh and returned to her family by Sheriff Horace Alexander after missing for nearly two days. She had left Cumberland with her husband to seek treatment and later bought tickets to Baltimore and Frederick wandering through Brunswick before asking police for lodging. She was restored to her family at noon. GROVE PROMOTED Maryland Governor O Conor announced eleven State Guard promotions including Colonel Herbert M Foster Baltimore Major William J Grove Frederick and First Lieutenant Martin H Thurmond Hagerstown.
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Pittsburgh
Grace Knack
Hagerstown
Frederick
Horace Alexander
Cumberland
Pennsylvania
Knack
Baltimore
Brunswick
Alexander
Marshall Murray
Grove
Annapolis
O'Conor
Maryland State Guard
State Military Department
Herbert M. Foster
William J. Grove
Marlin H. Thurmond
Kiwanis Installs Francis B Sappington as President
Francis B Sappington was installed as Kiwanis Club president for the coming year at a luncheon in the Francis Scott Key hotel succeeding Clarence C Carty. New officers include Charles K Taylor vice president J Milton Brunk secretary treasurer and directors Rev Harold C Baer Kenneth L Metcalf and Ransom R Lewis Jr Leslie N Coblentz led the ceremony. Sympathy was voiced on the death of member Charles R Dougall Jr. Kiwanis will staff the U S canteen this week. Visitor Linden A Shenk of Arlington VA attended. Sappington is active as secretary treasurer of the Domestic Building Association and prominent in Masonic circles. He is a vestryman of All Saints Episcopal church and a Junior Fire Company officer. Albert M Coblentz completed 19 years of perfect Kiwanis attendance.
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Kiwanis Club
Francis B Sappington
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Clarence C Carty
Charles K. Taylor
J. Milton Brunk
Harold C Baer
Kenneth L Metcalf
Ransom R. Lewis
Leslie N. Coblentz
Charles R. Dougall, Jr
U. S
Linden A Shenk
Arlington
Sappington
Domestic Building Association
All Saints Episcopal Church
Albert M. Coblentz
Proportion Of Troops Not To Be Announced
Washington December 28 Joint Chiefs of Staff say the ratio of American to British troops in the forthcoming invasion of Northwestern Europe remains a military secret. The Office of War Information notes American forces will not reveal split while Britain will contribute substantial forces. Senators Wheeler Austin and Johnson commented amid debate over troop proportions and invasion planning. In other news a Christmas greeting card arrived late from Haddonfield, 29 years after being mailed, via Mrs. Gauntt in Mt Holly.
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Star
Europe
Mediterranean
Office of War Information
Johnson Jd-Cole
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Wheeler Id-Mont
Wheelers
Mt. Holly
John Gauntt
Iearby Hainesport
Gauntt
Haddonfield
Roosevelt dodges fourth term question at press talk
President Roosevelt avoided answering a reporter's query about seeking a fourth term during a yearend press discussion. He framed his remarks with allegorical notes on the New Deal and joked about the line of questioning as picayune, noting no formal term discussion.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Picayune
Mills Still Is At Large
The three county hunt for Raymond Lee Mills 22 year old Army deserter and jail breaker moved toward Hyattsville as two more cars were reported stolen Mills escaped from Frederick jail last Friday afternoon and is said to have taken a 1941 Plymouth in Hyattsville Tuesday morning and a 1941 Chrysler later that day State Police from Waterloo barracks aid Montgomery and Prince George authorities in the pursuit after Mills dodged a cordon at Burtonsville on Monday night His trail then led to Colesville and Laurel with about 40 officers and citizens involved Monday night and Tuesday
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Raymond Lee Mills
Montgomery County
Hyattsville
Mills
Frederick
Charles V. Main
Waterloo Barracks
Prince George County
Burtonsville
Colesville
Laurel
Returned For Action Of Martinsburg Police
Two out of state juveniles attracted Martinsburg police attention on Tuesday. A 17 year old Martinsburg youth tied to a stolen bicycle was shipped back to his hometown for larceny prosecution, while a 16 year old New York girl, found wandering in Frederick, is in Monlevue detention awaiting probation action for running away from a Pennsylvania school.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
New York
Monlevue
Oscar Brown
George Hoffman
Doolittle to Lead Eighth Air Force in Britain
President Roosevelt announces Maj. Gen. James A. Doolittle will head the 8th Air Force in Britain as cross channel invasion looms. Other changes shift Lieut Gen Jacob L Devers to the Mediterranean area and Lt Gen Ira Eaker to become Allied air commander in the region.
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Washington
James A. Doolittle
Strategic Air Force
Tunisia
Britain
Roosevelt
High Command
Jacob L Devers
Mediterranean
Henry Maitland Wilson
Fask
Arc Command
Doolittle
8Th Air Force
Germany
Carl Spaatz
Air Command
Arthur Tedder
Lewis H. Brereton
Sth
North
Africa
Brereton
Devers
Eaker
Tedder
Ira Eaker
Eighth Air Force
Allied Air
General Invasion Air Command
Dwight D Eisenhower
Nathan Twining
15Th Air Force
George S Patton
Patton
Bad Habit Old Bean London gum chewing echoes
The Daily Mirror questioned the spread of American gum chewing among Britons. The Royal Anthropological Institute replied that Britons could chew indefinitely without changing the law. Police awaited further guidance from Rochester to Mrs. William C. Roderick, county probation officer.
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London
The
Daily Mirror
Royal Anthropological Institute
Rochester
William C . Roderick
Allied Invasion at Salerno Aerial Assault Opens Italian Campaign
Allied planners faced a high risk landing at Salerno using one American and two British divisions as the core for the Fifth Army and Eighth Army in a desperate gamble after Sicily. The initial bridgehead grew to 35 miles by Nov. 11 while German forces countered with armored attacks and air strikes before Allied reserves reinforced the front. The operation demonstrated the need for top physical conditioning and full land sea air coordination, with training deemed sound and American armor outperforming German models.
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Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Salerno
Sicily
Vincent Ruwlt
Torrington
Cann
Dwight D Eisenhower
Staf ‘ Fo Army
Italy
Regio
Bernard L. Montgomery
Air Farre, Anerating Fran Falde Tm
Mark W Clark
Battapaglia
Monte Cocino
Tga
Sele
Battapagnia
Fio
Clark
Carl Spaatz
Montgomery
Fifth
Volturno
Rome
U S Subs Sink Twelve Jap Ships
Washington reports American submarine patrols in the South Pacific have sunk or damaged a large convoy. Eleven ships plus a destroyer were sunk or damaged, bringing total enemy losses to 536. Navy claims 386 ships sunk with 36 probable and 114 damaged. Mention of Secretary Knox praising sub activity.
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Washington
South Pacific
Knox
Far Pacific
Pacific
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Frank B. Sappington
C. E. Cline & Son
Baker
C. C. Carty, Inc
E. Patrick St
Peter Ere Ee
Leonardo da Vinci
Renger
U.S
Pacific Area
Hank Borowy
New York Yankee
Kodiak
Aleutian Islands
Ed Barrow
Yanks
Borowy
Frankie Frisch
Danny Lithwiler
Dixie Walker
Stan Musial
Anchorage
Market St
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
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