Churchill Says Eighth Army to Serve Under Eisenhower in Tunisia
London reports Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons the British Eighth Army moving into the American sphere in Tunisia would come under General Eisenhower with Sir Harold Alexander as deputy. The command group includes Tedder, Spaatz, Parry, Douglas, Maitland Wilson and others. Eisenhower and Alexander are described as energetic, impatient with red tape, and expected to form an effective team.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Eighth Army
Tunisia
Eisenhower
Harold Alexander
Alexander
Middle East
Arthur ‘Fedder
Caret
Mediterranean
Andrew Browne Cunningham
U. S
Arthur Coningham
Tedder
Carl Spaatz
R. K. Pari
Malta
Sholto Douglas
Wwe Adidle East
Henry Maitland Wilson
Iraq
WMC Expands On 48 Hour War Week Policy
The War Manpower Commission stated the 48 hour minimum work week aims to free more workers for war production and may not be achieved by extending hours. Overtime pay may not apply to many workers outside wage hour laws or contracts, including farmers and domestic servants. Exceptions will be investigated to minimize labor disruption while supporting wartime needs.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Eisenhower Named Full General Amid North Africa Command
President Roosevelt nominates Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower for full general rank. The move aligns Allied North Africa command under Eisenhower with Churchill’s plan. If approved, Eisenhower becomes the fourth American four star general alongside Pershing, Marshall, and MacArthur.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Churchill
North Africa
Eisenhower
Senate
John J. Pershing
AEF
Europe
George C. Marshall
Army
Douglas MacArthur
Concerted UN Drive Against Japan Looms
The Associated Press reports a coordinated Allied offensive against Japan is planned. Leaders named include Churchill, Roosevelt, Chiang Kai-Shek, Wavell, MacArthur, and Arnold, with conferences in London Chungking and India outlining joint strategy and enhanced aid for China.
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Associated Press
United Nations
Japan
London
John Dill
Churchill
Henry H. Arnold
Roosevelt
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chungking
Archibald P. Wavell
India
Marshal Wavell
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest
Pacific
Chiang
Eisenhower's New Command Gains British Star Endorsement
General Eisenhower outlined his Allied command in North Africa with Britain's top officers set as deputies and chiefs. Churchill praised him as one of the finest men he ever met as leadership roles shift across the Mediterranean and Levant commands.
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North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
de Cate
Hunter
Britain
Harold Alexander
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Arthur Tedder
Mediterranean
Churchill
Eisenhower
Henry H. Harwood
Levant
Red Sea
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Tran
Wilson
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Alexander
Additional Jurors For February Term Circuit Court Open
Substitute jurors for the February term were drawn before Associate Judge Patrick M. Schnaufler. The preliminary trials queue was reviewed in the judges chamber. Jurors include John H. Hankey Buckeystown William E. Bas ford Emmitsburg Luther H. Keil holtz Florence Zatoctin Sherman A. Kime Liberty N. Dorsey Norris New Market H. Stanley Davis Hanvers Levin W. Collins Brunswick Alonzo L. Barger Walkersville Harvey A. Houck with replacements for several named absent jurors.
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Circuit Court
Patrick M. Schnaufler
Frederick
John H. Hankey
Homer D. Kepler
Buckeystown
William E. Basford
Linwood Hyatt
Emmitsburg
Luther H. Keilholtz
Romanus B
Florence Zatoctin
Sherman A. Kime
Otho
Wolfe
Liberty
N. Dorsey Norris
Grover B. Hamilton
New Market
H. Stanley Davis
Ernest T. Schwartz
Hanvers
Levin W. Collins
Earl Eby
Brunswick
Alonzo L. Barger
Harry Y. George
Walkersville
Harvey A. Houck
George W. Rice
Ulmead Bond Set for Material Witness in Murder Case
Ulmead Randle of Annapolis posted a $2,500 bond as a material witness in a murder and assault case involving his wife Helen Aileen Rankie. The charges include murder and assault with intent to kill, currently pending against Mrs Rankie.
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Annapolis
Ulmead
Randle
Washington
Virginia
Helen Aileen Rankie
U S Attacking Other Pacific Enemy Bases
U S forces claim Japanese resistance on Guadalcanal ended with only patrol skirmishes remaining. Navy dispatch details raids on Kiska, Munda and Choiseul while pilots schedule further strikes in the South Pacific. Secretary Stimson notes amphibious maneuvers aided by naval forces that isolated and flanked enemy positions, with allied casualties and reported enemy losses.
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Washington
Guadalcanal
United States
South Pacific
Navy
Alexander M. Patch
Ihis
Kiska
North Pacific
Aleutians
Munda
Munda Iis
Guzedalcanal
Choise
Stimson
Millard F. Harmop
Fighth Army Storms Its Way Deeper Into Tunisia
The Eighth Army advances over 30 miles from Pisida toward Ben Gardane, storming into southern Tunisia along the coastal highway. Rommel's rear guards reportedly resist as Montgomery aims to link with the First Army and threaten the Mareth Line. Weather limits activity. Allied bombers strike Sicily and Palmery harbor shipping.
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Cairo
Eighth Army
Tunisia
Marshal Rommel
Ben Gardane
Bernard L. Montgomery
Pisida
Rommel
Montgomery
First Army
Mareth Line
AU Asdale
Sicily
Palmery Harbor
First Day At Home In 3 Mrs
Sergeant Woodrow Carnes son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Carnes of Point of Rocks spent his first day at home in more than three years thanks to the Air Corps service at Hickam Field Hawaii. He described seeing action during Pearl Harbor but escaped injury before returning to duties in California Arizona and Buffalo Wyoming after officers training in California. He is a Frederick High School graduate and had to hitchhike home after a long trip. Attending a meeting in Baltimore were Alton Y Bennett and F Earle Shriner discussing new blackout and air raid rules effective February 17. Washington dispatch reports Sumner Wells condemning Germanys detention of American diplomats as blackmail and Guadalcanal casualty figures for January.
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Woodrow Carnes
Arthur Carnes
Point of Rocks
Sergt. Carnes
Air Corps
Hickam Field
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
California
Arizona
Washington
Senear
Buffalo
Frederick High School
Alton Y. Bennett
County Office of Civilian Defense
F. Earle Shriner
Baltimore
Third Service Command
Army
Roosevelt to Speak Friday Night on Radio
The White House announced that President Roosevelt will deliver a 20 minute radio address at 9 30 p m Eastern War Time tomorrow night. He will discuss topics touching both foreign affairs and home fronts.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Heavy American Casualties Seen in Tunisia War Plans
Secretary of War Stimson warned of heavy American casualties as Allied forces prepare to drive Axis from Africa. He noted advancing British Eighth Army units crossing into Tunisia and Allied troops consolidating positions in western Tunisia amid ongoing offensive plans.
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Washington
Stimson
Africa
Tunisia
United Nations
Eighth Army
Tunisian
German
Africa Corps
French Army In Afmies To Get New Arms
Some French troops are withdrawn from action in Tunisia for reequipment and training with American arms. United States forces have taken over large sections of the French lines in central and southern Tunisia while the British First Army in the north extends positions to relieve the French.
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North Africa
Tunisian
United States
Tunisia
First
Orphans Court Bill Passed by House in Maryland
A bill introduced by Delegate Richard E. Zimmerman of Frederick County was passed by the House of Delegates and sent to the Senate. It would authorize Orphans Courts to sell real estate up to 32 500 in value where wills exist but no express sale power, aligning with current intestate procedures.
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House of Delegates
Richard E. Zimmerman
Frederick County
Orphans Courts of
Maryland
Senate
Volunteers For Ground Observers Meet Tonight
Volunteers for ground observers lines will be accepted at a mass meeting in Winchester Hall at eight o clock tonight. Lieut Morgan Wheelock of the First Fighter Command will speak. The meeting is open to the public.
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Winchester Hall
Lieut
Morgan Wheelock
First Fighter Command
Kharkov Under Fire As Red Army Advances In World War II
Soviet dispatches report Red Army gains near Kharkov with captures of Chuguyev and Volchansk. Heavy fighting described as tanks and infantry split German defenses while Russians advance west of Belgorod. Akhtari recaptured in Caucasus as coast of Azov clears of enemy forces.
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Moscow
Belgorod
Chuguyevo
Red Army
Kharkov
Chuguyev
Volchansk
Red Star
Pravda
Communist Party
London Daily Express
Stockholm
Bik
Caucasus
Akhtari
Rostov
Krasnodar
Taman
Sea of Azor
Don
Tug Capsizes with Ten Missing in Columbia River
The tug May capsized in the Columbia River near Portland while carrying sixteen Kaiser shipyard workers from Vancouver Washington to Portland. Eight Kaiser employees and two crew members were missing, nine others including Pilot Clarence Harvey were rescued. Coast Guard boats and private craft joined a four hour search under powerful searchlights from riverbanks and vessels. Captain Earl Stanley of Multnomah County sheriff’s office notes the tug ferried workers due to small crew size.
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Portland
Ore
Kaiser Yards
Vancouver
Wash
Columbia River
Kaiser
Clarence Harvey
Coast Guard
Earl Stanley
Multnomah County
Nazi Propagandist And Wife Shot in Amsterdam
A Scandinavian dispatch from Amsterdam reports Dr. and Mrs. H. Reyndon, tied to Anton Mussert’s Nazi government in the Netherlands, were shot by unknown terrorists. It notes uncertainty on injuries and follows the death of Lieut. Gen. Hendrik Seyffardt, 70, commander of the Dutch Nazi Legion, who was shot outside his home.
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London
Fen
H. Reyndon
Anton Mussert
Netherlands
Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau
Amsterdam
Hendrik Alexander Seyffardt
Aneta
Dr. Reyndon
National Socialist Movement of the Netherlands
Churchill Sets Nine Month Offensive Plan For War
Churchill told the House of Commons the Allies field nearly half a million troops in Africa and will launch an offensive within nine months. He outlined unified North African command under Eisenhower, a strong U boat collapse, and a Casablanca pledge to invade Europe as soon as possible. He noted continued U boat losses are at multi-month lows and stressed justice and unconditional surrender.
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London
Churchill
Africa
Persibie
Casablanca
North
Europe
United Nations
Eighth Army
Tunisia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold Alexander
Mediterranean
Arthur Tedder
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Roosevelt
Khartoum
Egypt
Stalin
Riseia
Erea
White Sea
Black Sea
Britain
United States
French North Africa
Arnold Named As Judge
Washington February 11 Roosevelt nominated W Arnold Assistant Attorney General in charge of anti trust prosecutions to be Associate Justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia If confirmed he would replace Wiley B Rutledge approved for the Supreme Court The lineup includes Hugh Cox and Tom C Com as potential successors at the Justice Department and other possible choices Ritpreset Vassistax and VTom C Com
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Washington
Thurman W. Arnold
Roosevelt
United States Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Athol
Senate
Wiley B. Rutledge
Supreme Court
Arnold
Justice Department
Hugh Cox
Tan
Board of Economic Welfare
Ritpreset
Vassistax
Tom C. Com
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