Land Seizure Sought for Camp Detrick Site
A U S District Court order grants the government immediate possession of unoccupied parts of 52.97 acres of the Bright farm west of Camp Detrick for use in the camp's expansion and other public uses. Occupied portions must be surrendered by January 15, with taxes potential. owners may show cause within ten days after January 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert 5. Bright
Camp Detrick
U.S. District Court
Baltimore
Bright
Secretary of War
William C. Coleman
Red Cross Surgical Dressings Workroom Delayed
The re opening of the Red Cross surgical dressing workroom at the Francis Scott Key hotel is postponed indefinitely. Chairwoman Mrs Holmes D Baker says gauze has not arrived and volunteers must stay ready to begin as soon as materials arrive. Work will be more intensive to catch up on lost weeks.
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Red Cross
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Holmes D. Baker
Frederick merchants to resume Wednesday afternoon closing
A large number of Frederick stores will again close on Wednesday afternoons starting next week. After months of Wednesday closures during the pre Christmas rush, most shops kept open this week for the New Year holiday. organizers expect current cooperators plus new participants to join the schedule, with business ceasing at 1 p.m.
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Frederick
County Tax Rate May Be Set Today
County Commissioners planned to fix the 1044 tax rate and adopt a budget this afternoon but were delayed by the county auditor's late arrival. The rate is expected to rise two or three cents over the $1.12 per $100 present levy.
Traffic deaths drop to about twenty three thousand
Chicago December 30 the nations traffic death toll is estimated at 23,000 by the National Safety Council today a drop of 20 percent from 1942 and about 40 percent from 1941.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Not Worth It Prompts Judge’s Harsh Advice
Chicago report on John Jankaskas's disorderly conduct case. The 27 year old admitted attempting suicide by gas after his wife left him. Municipal Judge Francis Borrelli freed him and advised him to move on if the marriage could not be repaired.
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Chicago
Francis Berrell
John Jankaskas
Jankaskas
Borrelli
Two-Day Lull In Activity At The New Year
Frederick residents prepare for two consecutive holidays with a Friday evening shut down and Monday morning reopening. Watch night services, private parties, and limited post office access mark the New Year while most businesses, banks, and offices close. Weather outlook notes moderating temps but little snow.
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Frederick
Weather Bureau
Draft Boards
Frederick County
Europe
W. O
Frederick City
Singapore
Igal
Culler Lake
Admiral relieved after mass for Admiral Darlan
In Algiers on December 30, Admiral Goria e La Font, commandant of the Algiers naval station, is relieved and placed on the retired list by the French National Committee for allowing a mass for Admiral Darlan's soul at the Admiralty chapel. Darlan's body remains unburied, held at the Admiralty while burial in France is considered.
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Algiers
Admir van Darlan
Goria E la Font
National Committee
Admiralty
Darian
France
Roosevelt Absents White House Offices On Cold Day
President Roosevelt again stayed away from his offices in Washington as a head cold lingered. Officials said he had no fever and made no appointments, though aides noted he did a good deal of work yesterday and would likely work again today.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Hard Coal Shortage In East Severe, Ickes Says
Secretary Ickes announced the eastern hard coal shortage is so severe that no hard coal will be shipped west of the Ohio Pennsylvania boundary until April 1. The embargo aims to add about 300000 tons for the east. He blamed a manpower shortage and faulted the War Manpower Commission for poor help and a failed recruiting campaign. He also criticized eastern coal distributors for avoiding soft coal, joking that Santa may bring them anthracite.
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Washington
Ickes
Ohio-Pennsylvania
War Manpower Commission
Manpower Commission
Postwar Navy to remain unsparing in defense needs
Rep. Sheppard of California, chairing the House Appropriations subcommittee on naval expenditures, said the United States must maintain a postwar Navy unsurpassed by any nation. He pledged not to scrap equipment or ships and predicted ship construction will peak late next year with full program not completing until late 1945, as Pacific operations intensify demand for amphibious craft and landing vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sheppard
D-Calif
House
Appropriations
United States
Congress
Meter Collections Hit 1943 Total of 18146.89
City meter collections for 1943 reached 18146.89 dollars, about 3000 dollars over budget, Mayor Hugh V. Gittinger reported. December receipts led the rise with 2123.96, the largest month of 1942 or 1943, while fall and winter increases narrowed the gap from earlier in 1943. The 1944 budget projects 18000 in collections, contingent on gas restrictions.
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Hugh V. Gittinger
Elgin Hemp
Sale approved for 239 41 North Market Street property
The Orphans Court approved the sale of the estate property at 239 41 North Market Street owned by the late Mrs. Cecelia K. Miller to G Bernard Stull for 11700. The will granted Mr Stull the right to buy at the assessed value equal to the purchase price.
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Orphans Court
North Market Street
Cecelia K. Miller
G. Bernard Stull
Disney oil bill faces Senate opposition in 2012
Washington reports the Disney bill proposing a minimum 33 cent per barrel oil price increase is likely to meet Senate resistance led by millionaire Senator E. H. Moore of Oklahoma, a longtime oil industry financier.
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Washington
Senate
E. H. Moore
Oklahoma
German High Command Loses Control Of Russ Front Army
Moscow dispatch reports the German high command losing control on the Russian front during a period of intense conflict. Hitler’s counter-offensive west of Kiev failed to break through, drawing troops from multiple sectors as Von Mannstein’s Ukrainian front collapses with tank units bogged in snow and surrounded garrisons. The effort yielded limited gains at Zhitomir and Korosten but cost thousands of German soldiers.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Willer
Red Army
Marshal von Mannstein
Hitler
Kiev
France
Italy
Poland
Netherlands
Nikolai Vatutin
Middle Dnieper
Zhitomir
Korosten
United Nations to Shift Full Strength Against Japan in 1944
Washington reports Admiral Ernest J. King said plans are ready to shift full UN strength from Europe to the Pacific in 1944. He expects Germany’s defeat in 1944 and notes the fleet has doubled in size, enabling quicker advances and sustained pressure on Japan.
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United Nations
Japan
Washington
Ernest J. King
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
King
Japar
European
Pacific
United States
Service Men's Vote Up Again
Washington December 30 The November election votes of men and women in uniform surged ahead as a 1944 political issue. Worley plans to convene the House Elections committee January 10 to address whether the federal government should assist in delivering ballots to service members and return them to states. He labels federal involvement a smoke screen amid a heated debate over federal versus state control of voting machinery. Ramspeck supports federal legislation, arguing states cannot alone provide ballots for soldiers. He proposes using draft board records as registration lists while states decide ballot validity.
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Washington
Worley
D-Tex
House Elections Committee
Congress
Senate
Rep
Ramspeck
D-Ga
House
30000 Christmas Trees Burned In Washington
Washington December 30 1936 not 50 much of a merry Christmas for dealers who asked as high as 1 a foot for Christmas trees. William A Manten head of city refuse division said 30000 unsold trees were burned yesterday at the city dump and dealers were called to find disposal methods. He said 30000 more trees would be burned Saturday in a New Year bonfire.
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Washington
William A.manten
City Refuse Division
Admiral Robert Sails to Call on Petain in Vichy Visit
Admiral Georges Robert, once head of Vichy outposts in the Western Hemisphere, left Barcelona by plane for Vichy after arriving from the Antilles. State radio says he conferred with Chief of State Petain upon reaching Paris.
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Robert
Petain
Barcelona
Georges Robert
Vichy
Martinique
Guadeloupe
Spain
Antilles
Petai
State Beekeepers To Meet Here In January
The Maryland State Beekeepers Association will hold its annual meeting January 22 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. About 109 beekeepers from across the state are expected. The program includes James I. Hambleton of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Harold J. Clay of the Food Administration, and Dr. Ernest N. Cory, the State Entomologist. The group usually meets with the Maryland Farm Bureau in Baltimore but chose an outside Baltimore venue this year.
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Maryland State Beekeepers Association
Francis Scott Key
James I. Hambleton
Agricultural Research Center
Beltsville
Harold J. Clay
Food Administration
Ernest N. Cory
Baltimore
Payrolls Rise in November in Maryland Report
Baltimore December 20 John M Pohlhaus state labor and statistics commissioner said factory payrolls rose three percent from October to November and noted the increase is noteworthy since payrolls typically decline at year end.
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Baltimore
John M. Pohlhaus
Labor and Statistics
Postponed Again: Dewey Delays Buchalter Execution
Governor Thomas E Dewey again delays the planned execution of Louis Lepke Buchalter and two associates in Murder Inc. He blames President Roosevelt for failing to surrender Buchalter to New York State authorities, delaying the case for the fourth time.
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Albans
Thomas E Dewey
Loui
Lepke
Buchalter
Murder, Inc
Roosevelt
New York State
Sneak Submarine Attack Sinks Merchant Ship
Survivors report a medium sized merchant ship was sunk in the Canboean Sea in mid December after another submarine attack. Three lives were lost. Survivors arrived in Miami Florida to provide the details.
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SMP
Miami
Fla
Canboean Sea
Saboteurs Wreck Atlantic Rail Line Near Pans
Reports from Barcelona say Pi-French saboteurs wrecked the main German Atlantic coast railway line near the town of Pans, north of Bordeaux, on December 30. The incident disrupted transport and drew official concern from wartime authorities.
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Barcelona
Pans
Bordeaux
Retreating Nazi Army Disorganized in Soviet Offense
News from Moscow reports Gen. Vatutin's First Ukrainian Army driving a broad winter offensive across Poland and Ukraine. Soviet forces breached the Leningrad Odessa railway corridor and closed on Zhitomir, Livkov, and Gorodnitza while advancing toward Nikopol to seize manganese. In the Dnieper bend, Malinovsky's Third Ukraine Army struck from Zaporoshe, retaking Khortitsa Island and Dnieper dam, aiming to push toward Nikopol as German resistance remained scattered and unable to stem the Soviet thrust.
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Moscow
Nikolai Vatuti
Ukraine
Russia
Bug
Poland
Vatutin
Gorodnitza
Vhorosten
Vatutny
Leningrad-Odessa
Western Ukraine
Frit. von Mannstein
Bug River
Dnieper River
Rodion Malinovsky
Third Ukraine
Vatilin
Zaporoshe
Dnieper
Zaporozhe
Dnepropetrovsk
Khortitsa
Nikopol
Germany
Kirovograd
Allied and Axis clash as Eighth Army advances near Ortona
Allied headquarters report Eighth Army pushes one mile beyond Ortona toward Pescara along a mined Adriatic road while American bombers hit German supply lines in Italy. Fifth Army overruns 3000-foot San Sernola east of Biagio. heavy German attacks at Ponta Fiume abate with Allied control. Ortona booby traps impede troops. Canadian patrols reportedly push toward Aviellt river. In the U.S. note, a court in Uniontown, Pa rules money in a spectator’s pocket at a gambling hall is not subject to confiscation.
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Almsers
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Ortona
Pescara
Italy
Peninsula
Rimini
Ferrara
Villa Grande
Fifth Army
Cersanola
Biagio
Colle-Atina
Ponta Fiume
Garigliano
Aviellt
Mora Liver
Goebbels Warns Enemies Will Continue War Difficulties
The year 193? year-end review quotes Paul Joseph Goebbels saying civilization faces a dangerous year and that the enemy has caused hardship and will do so again. He notes war riddles persist as Berlin radio reports his remarks.
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Associated Press
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Berlin
Goebbels
Change Made In Tax Sale Law Soon In Effect
Maryland adopts a uniform tax sale law effective January 1 allowing purchasers at county tax sales to seek final title after one year and one day. The old law gave two years to redeem with taxes interest costs and a 40 percent charge. the new law lowers the charge to six percent and adds county sale of properties with unpaid municipal taxes. The measure shifts sales timing to the second Monday in April with notices 60 days prior and owner notification 30 days before sale.
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Maryland
Frederick
Brunswick
Legion Doubles Its Monthly Cigarette Quota
The Francis Scott Key Post No. H American Legion doubled its monthly cigarette quota to 40,000 for soldiers on the fighting fronts, funded by 50 coin banks across Frederick City and County. Since the program began four months ago, 120,000 cigarettes have been sent abroad through New York and San Francisco. Each pack carries the inscription We hope you will enjoy these smokes from the people of Frederick city and county. Lawrence C. Willard led the effort, with Harmon L. Staley and Hobart E. Albaugh assisting. Willard also serves as treasurer.
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Francis Scott Key Post
No.h
American Legion
Frederick City
New York
San Francisco
Legion
Harmon L. Staley
Hobart E
Pittsburgh Court Rules Token Payout Machines Still Gambling
An Allegheny county court ruled that coin machines with cash for token payout devices that have been discontinued remain gambling machines and are subject to seizure.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Rocket Gun Coasts Hammered In Air Assault
American Eighth Air Force heavy bombers led daylight strikes into southwest Germany after the Berlin raid, while RAF Lancasters and Halifaxes pounded Berlin with 2,000 tons of explosives. British and Canadian air forces conducted a large raid described as very heavy, with substantial damage reported and 20 bombers lost. Northern France and western Germany faced additional bombardment as Allied air power pressed its campaign. Stocks and broader war news followed with fresh headlines on market movements.
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London
Eighth Air Force
Europe
RAF
Berlin
Germany
U. S
France
Royal Canadian Air Force
Air Ministry
Iity
Reich
Stockholm
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French
Darlan
von Mannstein
Admiral King
U.S
Fifth
Own
D. Russell Carr
BBC
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