Nazi Hopes Of Creative Pause Gone In 1942 War Review
London reports the Allied North Africa drive and Russia’s winter offensive ended Germany’s wish for a quiet period. The War Office's annual review calls 1942 a turning point with the Axis on the defensive, citing El Alamein, Tunisian fighting, and Rome watching a growing British army buildup near Sicily.
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London
North Africa
Russia
Germany
British War Office
Eighth Army
Libya
Tunisian
Solomons
Axis
United Nations
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Bernard L. Montgomery
el Alamein
Africa Corps
War Office
Britain
PBI
Passchendaele
Dunkerque
Tunisia
First Army
Algeria
Lonis
Bizerte
Tunis
Djedeida
Italy
Sicilian
Epidemic of Colds Reported in County Warns Public
County health officer Dr. E C Kefauver warns against unguarded coughing and sneezing as December figures show a heavy cold epidemic spreading through the county. He notes few pneumonia and influenza cases this season and cites doctor shortages due to armed services. Prefabricated wooden suitcase homes for migratory workers are erected in ten minutes.
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E. C. Kefauver
Kefauver
Armed Services
Health Department
Kefauve
Hagerstown Man Shoots Wife and Then Kills Self
In Hagerstown on December 2 a 37 year old cement plant employee, Francis F Bechtel, shot his wife Margaret Bachtell 33 as she was leaving their home after being ordered to pack and depart. He then killed himself. Mrs Bachtell was taken to Washington County Hospital with a back wound believed to have paralyzed her. she and the husband were connected to a fraternal club. Deputy investigators said Mrs Bachtell described the sequence of events.
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Hagerstown
Wayne Sellman
Francis F. Bechtel
Margaret Bachtell
James R. Ray
Bachstell
Ray
Hachtell
Bachtell
Sellman
Campaign Opened To Fix Leaky Church Roof
The colored congregation launches a community fund drive to repair a porous church roof after rainfall. Democrats and Republicans are urged to share the burden, with those unaffiliated asked to contribute small amounts to keep the pews dry until repairs are funded. The parson cites broken promises and appeals for broad aid.
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New Campaign To Wipe Out Poles
Polish Government in Exile reports a Nazi campaign in Poland with 170 Poles slain in Kitow and 107 public hangings in Central Poland towns. Deputy Prime Minister Mikolajezky cites mass village evacuations, farm seizures, deportations of children, and movements of the ill to unknown destinations, with some villages burned or repurposed. Also notes Cub Pack No 1 holiday party and new fuel ration renewals for industrial fuel oil users.
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London
Poland
Kitow
Renee
Stanislaw Mikolajezky
Zamas
Germany
Baltimore
J. William Eggleston
OPA
Annual Reunion Of Class Of 1921 Held At Hershberger's
The Frederick Girls High School Class of 1921 held its twentieth anniversary reunion at Hershberger's Tea Room at 6 p m Monday December 20 with fourteen members present. The class graduates in 1922 and merged with Frederick High School that September. Officers elected were President Katherine R Marmor Vice President Catherine A Thomas Secretary Julia Anne Hammond Treasurer A Pauline Stull. The group planned to meet again Monday December 27 1943.
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Frederick Girls’ High School
Hershberger’s
Boy's High School
Frederick High School
Madelynne V. Wayble
Mildred K. Forney
Edith
Catherine A. Thomas
Julia Anne Hammond
A. Pauline Stull
Maryland Governor delays decision on January 2 holiday
Annapolis Md December 29 Governor OConnor said he has not yet decided if Saturday January 2 1943 will be a Maryland legal holiday. Banks statewide oppose the move noting quarter end and fiscal year end. He waits for concrete merchant indications before announcing.
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Annapolis
O'Connor
Maryland
Oconor
Assailant Of Game Warden Still At Large
County officers said efforts to apprehend Howard Frye near Noland's Ferry Virginia in connection with the December 13 assault on two game wardens on a Potomac River island have been unsuccessful. Chapman Shores of Noland's Ferry was reported improving at Frederick City Hospital after a gun battle. he was in critical condition with loss of blood and shock and a leg amputation was feared.
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Noland’s Ferry
Potomac River
Frederick City Hospital
Chapman Shores
Noland's Ferry
Virginia
Shores
Lefty Grove's Son Enlists After One Day Marriage
Robert Gardner Grove 21, son of baseball great Lefty Grove, left his bride of one day to enter military training with 39 draftees. He passed his physical in Baltimore, will report to Fort Meade, and is a sophomore at Washington College Chestertown Maryland. In New Guinea, Allied forces repelled Japanese counterattacks in the Buna sector for a second day and reduced 16 bunkers in a fortified area.
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Frostburg
Robert Gardner Grove
Robert “Lefty” Grove
Lonaconing
Grove
Washington College
Chestertown
Mardea
Avliss Jem &. Mobers
Bonaconing
Allegany County
Fort George G. Meade
Baltimore
Buna
Australia
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
War Manpower Commission raises 1943 labor needs to 65 million
Washington reports the War Manpower Commission estimates 65 million workers will be needed in full time employment and the armed services by year end 1943, up 2.5 million from prior forecasts. The plan calls for 20 million in war industry and uses boosts from agriculture lend-lease and supply sectors, plus efficiency gains to meet demand.
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War Manpower Commission
Armed Services
Comission
WMC
Paul V. McNutt
Commission
Sedaa
Pan Locman
McNutt
iClass Meets The Rainbow Class Christmas Party Details
The Rainbow Class of Trinity Reformed Church School held its annual Christmas party at the home of a local family. Students shared crafts, songs, and refreshments in a festive, community gathering marking the season.
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Trinity Reformed Church School
Christmas Party for Miss Genevieve Thomas Hosts
Mrs Ruth Harrison and Miss Genevieve Thomas hosted a Christmas gathering on December 18. Rev Morgan Andreas led devotions and shared a birth and life of Jesus story. Guests included Rev and Mrs Andrews, Mrs Cordell, and several Stup and Thayer family members with carols, games, and Forget Me Not Sister exchanges.
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Genevieve Thomas
Ruth Harrison
Miss Thomas
Morgan Andreas
Jesus
Andrews
Helen Cordell
Eice Gletia
Pauline Stup
Margaret Stup
Ruth Myers
Mabel Paxe
Kathleen Miller
May ‘Thayer
Susie Phinmer
Faith Yingling
Magee
Boxers Clash as Bonn Defeats Walker for Title
Columbus reports Harry Bonn of Pittsburgh defeated Jack Walker of Columbus in a ten round decision to claim the Columbus boxing commission duration heavyweight title. The bout featured local and regional fighters listed among participants and supporters.
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Columbus
Harry Bonn
Pittshureh
Jack
Buddy” Walker
Columbus Boxing Commission
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