Aim To Avoid Violence In Freed Areas
London reports diplomatic strains as Britain weighs a united big three policy to curb violence in liberated lands. Talks include international trust ideas and inter Allied control, with U.S. support seen as crucial though not assured. Allies fear political rifts could affect military efforts amid ongoing war pressures.
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London
Europe
Britain
Greece
Churchill
Athens
Stalin
Roosevelt
United States
U. S State Department
Poly
Stimson
Reckless Driving Hearing Held in Lincoln Apartments Case
Henry E. Herbert colored of Lincoln apartments was found guilty of reckless driving and operating a vehicle without a license in a single hearing before Magistrate Alton Bennett Friday night. James L. Johnson of Tramsville and others forfeited collateral for various charges. reports note no police court Monday due to New Year holiday. Herbert previously completed a House of Correction sentence and had no license.
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Henry E. Herbert
Lincoln Apartments
Alton ¥. Bennett
James L. Johnson
Tramsville
Herbert
Charles Bell
Marshall Murray
South Market Street
West All Saints’ Street
House of Correction
Samsville
War analysis cautions on German bulge retreat prospects
The war analysis by Kirkel and Simpson warns that reports of a German retreat from the Belgian bulge should be treated cautiously. They note possible regrouping for a heavier attack, weather hindrances, and Allied pressure to prevent costly German withdrawals while maintaining Meuse defenses and supply routes.
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Renorie
Belgian
Bulge
Bright
Sega
Germa
Capt King Wins High Army Award for Valor in Battle
Captain John T. King of Baltimore and Lieutenant Colonel David G. McIntosh of Towson were awarded high Army honors for actions with the Bath Infantry Division during a November 2 counter attack. King earned the Silver Star for directing operations under heavy fire to defend a town, while McIntosh received the Bronze Star as battalion commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holbrook Bradley
Baltimore Sun
Bath
John T. King
Lawvate Street
Baltimore
David G. McIntosh
Drd
Towson
King
J. T. King
Frederick
Wasregart
Safei Sumranaon
Melstosh
Arid Ballation
Mus Seaico
Opera
Raumas
Excavating Starts in Charles Town West Virginia
Excavation work began in Charles Town West Virginia with general contractor involvement. The project includes adjacent structures and a hospital area under a community subscription plan. Local businessmen and residents anticipate progress on the site near St Hilda’s Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
W. Va
Popcher
St Hilda's
Roer
Hood College fundraiser notes endowment gains and gifts
Frederick County Hood Club held its annual meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel with 52 attendees. Ned S Zeiler presided as Dr. Stuhr outlined Hood College’s present state and future, praising endowment plans sparked by gifts from the Meyran estate and other donors, plus a new library and gymnasium drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stahr
Joseph. Applie
Frederick County Hood Club
J Oclock
Francis Scott Key
Wlich
Ned S Zeiler
Buckeystown
Dr. Stuhr
Meyran
Hood College
Scott Sr. Leiby
Harrisburg
Leiby
Elizabeth Wood Leby
Stahnr
Joseph Henry Apple Library
Hood
Apple
Stahr
Ifood
Mary C. Ott
Anna K. Rudy
Null
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Hopkins
Massachusetts General Hospital
Zeiler
F. F. Seminary
Bastogne Siege Returns As Fierce Allied Stand
U S forces reinforce Bastogne on the Belgian front as German panzer thrusts threaten to split Allied lines. Surrounded, Doughboys decide to fight, building roadblocks to choke supply routes and hold a decisive wartime focal point. The defense becomes a pivotal strategic hold in Von Rundstedt's westward push.
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Pollon
Stalingrad
Tobruk
Wake Island
Bastogne
von Rundstedt
Seltiers
van Rundstedt
Tie Geod
Tance Earls Et Adne
America
Jap Shipping Hit By U S In Lingayen Gulf
General MacArthur announced American bombers hit Japanese shipping in Lingayen Gulf off Luzon. They damaged a 7 000 ton freighter. Nipponese planes attacked American positions on Mindoro. eight of 29 were shot down. Mop up on Leyte Island counted 268 Japanese dead. American heavies dropped 72 tons on San Jose airdrome on Panay. Six grounded planes were knocked out.
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General MacArthur
Philippines
Lingayen Gulf
Luzon Island
Douglas MacArthur
Mindoro
Leyte
San Jose
Panay Island
Reported Wounded In Action Conflicts In Germany And France
Mrs. Ruby V. Lewis of Middletown received a War Department telegram saying her husband Pf. Glenn L Lewis was slightly wounded in action in Germany on November su. A December 10 letter from Germany said he was well with a slight cold. On Friday, Mrs Neva Ports learned of her son Kenneth being slightly wounded in France on December 22 with no further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby V. Lewis
Fear Middletown
War Department
Glenn L Lewis
Germany
East Third Street
Kenneth
France
Hood College Alumnae Luncheon Discusses Faculty Plans
Mrs Clinton Hughes and Mrs Ralph W Stauffer reported on council meetings in Lancaster and Frederick. Katharine Dutrow noted attendance and announced future faculty anniversaries to be planned through the president’s office. The Meyran estate and Hood Club contributions to the alumnae secretary’s salary were discussed.
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Tured Joan of Arc
Bradbeck Hall
Meyran
Apple
Hood
Clinton Hughes
Ralph W. Stauffer
Katharine E. Dutrow
Lancaster
Frederick
Hood Club
New Electrical Mist Recovers Gold At Symposium
A new process using an electrical mist to recover gold, platinum, and other metals was described by the Amerigan Chemical Society. The mist captures tiny particles, concentrates metal, and can leave pure gold deposits by burning resin. Presenters included Per mutit Company, Bureau of Plant Industry, Beltsville, and several universities and firms.
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New York
Amerigan Chemical Society
Permutit Company of
Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils and Agricultural Engineering
Beltsville
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Tyrone
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh
Darco Corporation
Wilmington
Del
Melon Institute
Johns Hopkins University
Standard Oil Company
Fairbanks Awarded The Legion Of Merit
Lt Comdr Douglas E Fairbanks Jr receives the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct during the invasion of Southern France. He served as special operations planning officer on a major naval task force staff and as commander of a task force unit. The award was presented in Washington with Artemus Gates presiding.
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Washington
Douglas E. Fairbanks, Jr
France
Navy
Fairbanks
Artemus L. Gates
Artemus L. Gates, Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Air
Navy Department
Boxwood Farms
Hot Springs
Prediction of 91,630 new cars in postwar year
Detroit reports Joseph E Frazer of Graham Paige Motors predicts about 91,630 new cars will be sold in the first year of unrestricted postwar production. He cites a nationwide study showing the four-year total may exceed 362,965,680 dollars with a early year market around 109,889,700.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Maryland
Joseph E Frazer
Graham-Paige Motors
Frazer
Eark
Ward Hearing Set For Jan 8 In Ward Case
Chicago December 29 Major General Jacob W Byron and staff ran operations at Montgomery Ward properties in seven cities under government authority. Judge Sullivan set January 8 for a hearing on a government petition seeking a declaratory judgment and injunction to prevent Ward officials from interference, with Army officers in command. Colonel Boland consulted CIO leaders and requested Ward records, Avery absent from the plant, union leaders said they aim to learn Army plans and want a black and white labor contract.
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Sewell Avery
Ward
Sale
Byron
Federal Court
Philip L. Sullivan
Army
Pearson
Avery
Boland
Samuel Wolchck
The
Union
Leonard Levy
Henry B. Anderson
Chicago
Wolchok
Unon
Toothache Will Soon Immobilize An Airman
An Eighth Air Force bomber station dentist Captain Aven J Reed from Hanover Pa says dental health keeps flyers combat ready. Reed, two years in service at the 100th Bombardment Group, notes American dentists enjoy high social standing and provide the best teeth world over. Also reported: George E Fisher of Brunswick recovering at home after a Cumberland accident on Christmas Eve.
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Eighth Air Force
England
Aven J. Reed
Hanover
America
100Th Bombardment Group
Eighth
Air Forces Third Bombardment Division
Reed
Baltimore Dental School
University of Maryland
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Theresa Stull
West Fourth Street
Frederick
George E. Fisher
Brunswick
B. & O. Railroad
Cumberland
Pvt Miller Missing In Action From Thurmont
Thurmont residents await updates as Pvt Richard O Miller reported missing in action in Germany since December 15. His wife Mrs Theada E Miller was notified by the army adjutant general of the War Department. In a separate notice, Pfc John J Carbaugh Jr of Thurmont Route 1 was reported to have recovered from wounds and returned to duty after serving in the Normandy invasion in July.
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Thurmont
War Department
Theada E. Miller
Army
Richard O. Miller
Germany
John J. Caribaugh
Thurmoot
Iwo Jima Bombed Again as U S Liberators Strike
U S Pacific Fleet reports heavy air attacks on Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands for the 21st straight day of bombardment this month. Explosives were planted on the airstrip despite intense anti aircraft fire. Marines also raided Bablethuap in the Palau group and Nipponese targets in the Marshall Islands with continual neutralizing operations.
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U.S Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Navy
Strategic Air Force
Saipans
Iwo
Chinese Forces Cross into China Capture Laiwing in Burma
Chinese troops under Lt Gen Daniel Sultan cross from Burma into China and seize Laiwing home to an American Chinese aircraft plant. Units pushed within 30 miles of Wantjing as Burma road town faces siege. Stilwell era movement noted with Chinese forces in first return to Chinese soil. Move follows retreat from Burma into India.
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China
Myitkyina
Burma
Daniel Sultan
Laiwing
van Mhinnen Tenne
India
Joseph Stilwell
Protest Over Murdering Of Prisoners
Washington reports the United States will lodge the strongest possible protest with Germany through Swiss authorities over the killing of captured American soldiers near Malmedy Belgium. About 1130 men from a 13 07 group were shot after being disarmed, violating the laws of war. Front reports indicate the German high command may aim to accelerate the offensive by not returning prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Germany
State Department
Department of State
Malmedy
Belgium
Child Is Born In Cleveland Snowbank
A baby girl Terri Ann Zelman was born in Cleveland as a mother slipped on a snowbank near St. Luke's Hospital. The mother Mrs Harry Zelman and brother in law assisted into the maternity ward after the fall, a motorist called attention to the newborn. The infant was placed in an incubator and is reported in good condition. Denny Burs, a Birmingham baseball pitcher, won four games in 1932 and pitched three and one half innings.
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Cleveland
St. Luke's Hospital
Terri-Ann Zelman
Harry Zelman
Terri-Ann
Denny Burs
Birmingham
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High Army
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Legion of Merit
Cal
Bernie's Arena
ASCAP
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Montgomery Ward and Company
C.e.cline& Son
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Pvt. Miller
Rockville
Beantown Road
Rockvile
Woodrow Neal
Montgomery Board of Commissioners
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