Meeting Of Fair Association Held Today
Frederick County Agricultural Society members reconfirmed the 1942 Board of Managers at a Court House meeting. The treasurer reported 6355.01 in receipts and a $7000 first mortgage, with an amendment moving the annual meeting to avoid New Year’s Day. Noted cooperation with government for war use of fairgrounds and the canceled fair due to space and fuel restrictions.
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Frederick County Agricultural Society
Court House
John T. Best
Charles H. Conley
Lloyd C. Culler
Abram Hemp
Albert N. McCardell
Lee Ranneberger
John L. Shaw
Irving E. Staley
Emmons C. Sanner
Frank Stauffer
Motter
Association
Charles 5. Houck, Jr
Board of Managers
D. Princeton Buckey
Best
McSherry
Buckey
Frank M. Dertzbaugh
Jacob Rohrback
Frederick County Agricultural Association
Maryland State Fair Board
Frederick City
California Cannery Is Swept By Fire
Fire swept the cannery of the French Sardine Co on Terminal Island in San Pedro. Fireboats and land equipment fought the blaze for about two and a half hours. The Grein restricted military district reported no spread to nearby installations. The fire broke out around 2:35 a.m. and was reported under control early today. No damage estimates were given.
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San Pedro
Calif
Sardine Co
Terminal Island
Nazi Claims May Cover Naval Fiasco
Berlin reports German warships and U boats attacked a convoy in the Arctic region near Bear Island. Claims include sinking one destroyer and torpedoing four merchantmen while other German ships were damaged or withdrawn. No independent confirmation yet and British reports pending.
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Berlin
Arctic Ocean
Bear Island
Spitzbergen
Norway
Russia
Draft Group Notified for Army Induction in Local Call
A local draft board released the second January call listing 33 registrants set for final physical exams and probable induction. The group includes 11 whites and 22 colored registrants with nine in the 18 19 year old bracket, many delayed by marital status or reclassified 1 Albert replacements.
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Itts
Charles Raymond Brown
East Potomac Street
Brunswick
James NX
Gowans
Barstow
Ernest Morton Miss. Doube
William Charles Daugherty
Frederick
Akron
Ohio
Charles Robert Routzahi
Middletown
Paul Raymond Banker
E.potomac Street
Lavier
Thomas Shankle
Russell H. L. Yinger
Patrick Street
Arthur William Moore
Albert Ross Baker
Fifth Street
Abraham Selar
North Market
Guy Floyd Stockman
Remsen
N. C
Howard Adolphus Delauder
Lander
Philadelphia
James Herbert Gibson
Charles Edward Cosley
Mt Airy
Sylvester Ambrose
Gwrno
Knoxville
Walter Brown
Middle Riley
James E. Wedon
All Saints Street
Charles D.pasey
East Fifth Street
William J. Onley
West T Street
John William Thomas
Charles J . Smothers
Robert Willard Haskey
Klineharts al ‘Jey
James Walter Brown
East Street
Charlee Franklin Johnson
James Richard Harris
Acamstown
James HW. Ker
Walkersville
Robert L. King
Charles Edward Bowie
Dickerson
Ralph Charles Thomas, Jr
Navy Opens New Year With Heavy Attacks
The Navy reports American air forces in the Pacific began the year with major assaults on Kiska Island in the Aleutians and on Japanese positions in the Solomon Islands. Liberator bombers escorted by P-38 fighters attacked cargo ships at Kiska harbor, with one Zero shot down and no U S losses. Dauntless dive bombers bombed near Kokumo no where Tokyo's Guadalcanal HQ is believed located, while Marauder bombs struck Munda on New Georgia.
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
Kiske Island
Aleutian Islands
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal
North Pacific
Kiska Harbor
U. S
Kokum Ono
Munda
New Georgia Island
Japs Isolated In Pocket Along Buna Front
Allied forces tightened the Buna front by noon isolating Japanese troops into two sectors and a small pocket in a coconut grove near East Giroba Point. A parachute and tank attack advanced from the beach while artillery targeted bunkered Jap positions with precise fire. A separate effort against a Japanese submarine was reported in MacArthur’s latest communiqué, with a Liberator confirming the attack near Rabaul.
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New Guinea
Buna Front
East Giropa Point
Seni ‘Mi Creek
Giyapa Point
Buna Government
Qrirg
General MacArthur
Rabaul
Condemn Land for Oil Pipeline Near Philadelphia
U S District Judge Harry E Kalond said he would sign a petition condemning land in Chester County for a 24 inch oil pipeline from Texas to Philadelphia and New York The petition would clear the last legal obstacle for the line to within 20 miles of Philadelphia The line already runs from Longview Texas to North City Illinois and is expected to move about 300 000 gallons per day
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Philadelphia
U. S
Harry E. Kalondnet
Chester
Texas
New York
Longview
Tex
Nortis City
Two Towns Retaken By Chinese Troops
Chinese dispatches report that forces recaptured Tsienshin and Taihu in southwestern Anhwei. Japanese forces retreat southward toward Susung, about 22 miles below Taihu on the Yangtze, as front lines shift.
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Chungking
Tsienshin
Taihu
Anhwei
Su- |Sung
Yangtze
Two Americans Buried In China With U S Army Air Force
First Lieut. Robert Mooney of Kansas City Missouri and First Lieutenant Roland Hill of Margar etville New York were buried with military honors at an American air base cemetery in western Yunnan China. Mooney shot down two Japanese planes and helped break up a bomber formation. Hill was fatally wounded attacking an enemy troop and supply concentration at Mengmao.
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U. S, Army Air Force
China
Robert Mooney
Kansas City
Roland Hill
Margaretville
N.Y
Mooney
Hill
Yunan
Hil
Mengmao
Yunnan
Merger Of Western Union And Postal Telegraph Debated
Washington reports the 78th Congress faces a wartime merger plan for Western Union and Postal Telegraph. The bill, approved by the House committee after passing the Senate, would allow domestic and international carriers to consolidate, with worker protections and postwar job guarantees for veterans. Western Union cites potential 100000 miles of copper wire and 4000 teleprinters freed for military use.
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Washington
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
78Th Congress
Senate
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Bulwinkle
D.N. C
Fo Anmactin Talone Amh Hiuetives
Treasury borrows record 12.9 billion in December funds
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau said no more drives for funds until April as the Treasury borrowed a historic 12.908 billion in December through its victory fund, beating the 9 billion goal by 43.3 percent. The month’s total includes 5.156 billion in money and 2.7 billion from lands and other collections.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Rommel retreats as British push west of Wadi Bel El Chebir
Axis Desert Army declines to stand as Eighth Army vanguards drive motorized units back west of the Wadi Bel El Chebir in Libya. Rommel’s retreat hints at a strategic withdrawal while Allied air power harasses bases and supply lines. French forces under Leclerc advance north as Tunisia tensions rise and Allied broadcasts report reinforcements reaching Tripoli area.
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London
Libya
Rommel
Mtanta
Cownetern Thy
Tunisia
North Africa
Tripoli
Morocco Radio Today
Cairo
Don Whitehead
Associated Press
Wadi Bel el Chebir
Jacques Leclerc
Ainning
Year Book Ready Next Saturday
The 1943 News-Post Year Book and Almanac will have 112 pages and be distributed next Saturday. It highlights Frederick city and county wartime participation and features a cover showing the Francis Scott Key monument in Mt. Olivet cemetery with the American flag.
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News- Post
Frederick City
Francis Scott Key
Mt. Olivet
Germany recalls envoys amid sweeping diplomatic changes
New York January 2 German radio announced Adolf Hitler is reshaping Germany diplomatic missions abroad and has ordered the recall of ambassadors to Spain Japan and Sweden.
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New York
Adolf Hitler
Germany
WS amWessdduss
Wiwatch
Spain
Japan
Sweden
Gas production ahead of Germany, U. S. Army says
At Edgewood Arsenal Maryland on January 2 Maj Gen Porter states the Chemical Warfare Service is prepared for gas use if war broadens. He notes Germany’s large stores of war gas and defense the U. S. would retaliate if gas is used against Allied troops. The center also works on smoke bombs shells and protective devices and showcases a new large scale artificial smoke generator aimed at concealing big areas from bombers.
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Edgewood Arsenal
Chemical Warfare Service
Army
William N. Porter
CWS
Tunisia
Iiheis
United States
Porter
Germany
Army Chemical Warfare Center
R. L Avery
Irving Languir
General Electric
William C Kabrichm
Panama Canal
Portsmouth Flood Threat Grows as River Rises
Ohio River flood hits Portsmouth amid mass evacuations as 30,000 flee homes and Army engineers rush 20,000 sandbags to form a 62-foot levee. Crest expected near 1 foot 11 inches above flood stage. damages projected up to 2.5 million. Trains wreck near New Philadelphia. casualties reported.
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Portsmuth
Ohio River
Army Engineers
East Liverpool
Evansville
Ind
US Air Force strikes hit Burma rail lines near Myitkina
Two days after launch, Tenth Air Force fighter planes bombed trains and rail installations in north Burma near Myitkina close to the China frontier. Medium bombers hit the Sancho air base, destroying hangars and installations and sparking a large oil fire.
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United States
Tenth Air Force
Burma
Air Force
Myitkina
China
Lopyet
Mandalay
Sancho
Enemy Merchant Ship Scuttled After Blockade Interception
The Admiralty announced that an enemy merchant vessel of about 10,000 tons, attempting to run the blockade, was intercepted in the Atlantic by Navy patrols. The crew scuttled the ship and were taken as prisoners of war.
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London
Admiralty
Atlantic
Oy Navy
Curtin seeks stronger Allied Pacific forces stance
Prime Minister John Curtin urged representations to proper quarters to strengthen Allied Pacific forces and drive back Japanese gains in the Pacific. War Minister Dedman said Curtin warned two days earlier that Japan is consolidating gains and that Australia must contribute fully to secure needed assistance, with the cabinet prepared to take unprecedented measures.
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Melbourne
Australia
John Curtin
Dedman
War Organization
Curtie
Jagan
Hitler
New Year Death Toll Falls in Auto Crashes Across Nation
The Associated Press reports a New Year holiday toll of five violent deaths, most from automobile accidents. Of 265 violent deaths through January 2, 1942, 171 were auto crashes, with gasoline rationing and slower speeds blamed for the decline. No violent deaths were recorded in 18 states, while California led with 18.
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Preas
Associated Press
California
IL Trame
No Prospect Of Relief From Oil Shortages
Washington reports a Congressional committee warns relief from wartime oil strain is unlikely before victory. Based on two years of investigations, it cites heavy wartime demand, stagnant discovery and development, and a 69 million barrel drop in stored crude. It urges boosted production, higher prices, exploration, rationing, and public conservation.
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Washington
Hove Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee
Decorated For Pacific Gallantry In 1943 Attacks
Washington reports two daring low level attacks by Flying Fortresses against Japanese warships in the Southwest Pacific. Eight planes took part in a Milne Bay convoy raid on August 26, with one crewmen aboard a plane destroyed by a direct hit earning decorations for 38 officers and men. New York stock market opens 1948 with cautious confidence and reduced buying demand.
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Washington
Jan
War Department
Southwest Pacific
Milne Bay
New Guinea
Capture Of Velikie Luki Threatens Smolensk Front
Moscow reports a major Soviet victory on the central front as Velikie Luki fell after a bitter siege. The Red Army tightened a salient toward Leningrad and Smolensk while Axis forces claimed stubborn defense. Soviet gains included Elista and other Kalmyck steppe towns, with advance toward the Caucasus and Don regions. German reports denied Velikie Luki capture while acknowledging Klista’s destruction as Axis forces withdrew.
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Moscow
Velikie Buki
Velikie Luki
Leningrad
Smolensk
Red Army
Velikie Lukistil
Elsta
Hilsta
Kelmyck
Stalingrad
Red
Caucasus
Don
Zhukovskoye
Kotelnikovaki
Elista
Kalmyck
Kotelnikovski
Chikola
Cenes
Nalchik
Kaznedo
Saldun
Elso
Russian Caucasus Army
Terek
Grozny
Mildiay
London
Amen Poeterdar Offer
Berlin
Priday
Velikhe Luki
Klista
Kal“myck Steppes
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Zurich
Switzerland
Jiri Sedmik
Eduard Benes
Prague
Kiska
Guadalcanal Island
Buna
A. N. Williams
Axis Desert Army
Roamel
U. 8
Portsmouth
Oregon
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O.i
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Point Pleasant
W.va
Wellsville
Steubenville
Martins Ferry
Bridgeport
Bellaire
Marietta
Weirton
Wellsburg
Wheeling
Moundsville
New Martinsville
Parkersburg
W. Va
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Portland
Ore
Willamette Rivers
Eugene
Corvalis
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Willamette
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