Frederick Students Back Fourth War Loan Drive
Frederick city schools push Fourth War Loan bonds and stamps with Frederick High leading at 6044.35 in two days. Freshmen, sophomores, and later grades contribute as schools aim to fund a pursuit plane, field ambulance, and other military needs through totals around 22 000 prior to today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Frederick High School
F. H. S. Victory Corps
Louise Weagly
Zelma Smith
Elm Street
Frank H. Lewis
North Market Street
Chester G. Clem
Clem
Parkway School
Mary Smith
Parkway
Washington Street
Mary Burger
Lincoln High School
Baltimore Johns Hopkins Hospital 1943 report notes strong finances
The Johns Hopkins Hospital annual report for 1943 shows a financially successful year despite severe shortages of trained personnel across all departments. The document highlights gains amid pervasive staffing difficulties and enterprise-wide manpower constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Look What He Got
Berlin January 19 Anth ony H Purnell bought a 39 acre woodland tract near Berlin for 410 at auction. He found a $20000 sewage disposal plant built by Berlin on the property. County records showed no deed for the land. The mayor and council were surprised. Purnell plans to deed the land to the town for a consideration once everyone recovers.
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Berlin
Anthony H. Purnell
Purnell
Tound
Stimson Asks Congress For National Service Act
Secretary of War Stimson urged Congress to pass a national service law citing industrial unrest and a two class society at home he said harms troop morale and could prolong the war. He warned that unequal duties undermine unity and the effort on the fighting fronts.
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Stimson
Congress For National Service
Washington
Congress
Senate Military Committee
Idleness Pressures Seattle War Ship Efforts
In Seattle on January 19 the idleness of about 10,000 Washington and Oregon foundry workers amid a strike by 6,000 AFL Moulders and Foundry Workers' Union members raised alarm among shipbuilding officials. The dispute centered on an unfair wage award by the Regional War Labor Board, with roughly 4,000 more workers staying off duty rather than cross picket lines. Seventy-nine foundries were affected by the stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Washington
Oregon
AFL ‘Moulders’ and Foundry Workers’ Union
Regional War Labor Board
Scoffs At Invasion Of Balkans From Italy
German military commentator Lt. Col. Von Osberg writing in the Danziger Verposten scoffs at an early Axis invasion of the Balkans from Italy. He says Axis forces cannot move beyond Rome and must reach the Po river before threatening the southern French coast from Toulon to Marseille.
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Stockholm
Col
von Osberg
Danziger
Balkans
Italy
Alles
Rome
Osberg
Toulon
Marseille
Triesler Wins 1943 County Auditing Contract
Robert C. Triesler of Hagerstown repeatly secured the county auditing job for 1943 with a bid of 875 dollars. The County Commissioners awarded the contract, others bids were higher and one accountant did not submit. The scope includes the County Commissioners office, Treasurer, Sheriff, Board of Education and Roads Board.
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Robert C. Triesler
Hagerstown
County Commissioners
Board of Education
Ithe Roads Board
Harriman Awaits Soviet Reply on Polish Government Exile Talks
Moscow reported ambassador W Averell Harriman awaited a reply from the Soviet government to Washingtons expression of willingness to negotiate differences with the Polish government in exile in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
A. S
W. Averell Harriman
Washington
London
County Still In Cold's Grip
The county and city endure heavy snow and frigid temperatures with limited thaw. Sleighs reappear as a transportation option amid gas rationing while farm folk rely on sleds. Ice thick on Culler Lake. skating resumes as youngsters push aside snow. Temperatures dip to 7 above, the coldest stretch since January 1942. Salt on main streets helps clear a path as state road crews melt ice and snow.
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Culler Lake
State Roads Commission
Freder ick Sewage Flow Up in 1943 Report Says
The 1943 annual report to Mayor Hugh Gittinger from Superintendent Arthur H. Culler shows Frederick disposal plant sewage flow rose to 429,139,000 gallons from 375,677,000 in 1942. Incinerator sales declined to 4 185 loads with 5 554 tons burnt, ashes totaling 983 tons. Dogs cremated rose to 594, cats 77, while skunks fell to 350 from 680 in 1942.
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Frederick City
Hugh ¥. Gittinger
Arthur H. Culler
Yugoslav Partisans Trap German Motorized Division Near Lipovac
Yugoslav Partisans trapped a German motorized division of about 400 vehicles near Lipovac in western Bosnia. Fierce hill fighting raged as the encircled Nazis fought to break the siege while a second division moved to aid them. Tito announced the contested encounter from his former headquarters south of Banja Luka on the Vrbas river.
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London
Lipovac
Bosnia
Josip Broz
Tito
Dajce
Banja Luka
Vrbas
New Pennies Out in New York
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has issued new copper and zinc one cent coins resembling prewar pennies. Shortages keep the steel plug pennies in circulation for now, with plans to recall and store them when no longer needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Reserve Bank
Wreck Cause Pinpointed By ICC Findings
The Interstate Commerce Commission reported that inadequate protection for derailed cars caused the December 16, 1943, Atlantic Coast Line wreck near Rennert North Carolina. Seventy two people died and one hundred eighty seven were injured in the crash.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic Coast Line
Rennert
Germans Regroup Tank Forces Await New Soviet Push
London says German panzer divisions appear to be regrouping in the south Ukraine bulge to brace for another attempt to hold the Bug river line and keep control of the Odessa trunk railway. Red Army offensives around Leningrad and Volkhov aim to break the siege, with advances north of Novgorod and near Oranienbaum and Kronstadt.
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Bug
Leningrad
New York
London Radio
Ukraine
Bug River
Odessa
CBS
Moscow
Volkhov
Russia
Soviet Union
Oranienbaum
Peterhof
Baltic
Kronstadt
Red Army
Novgorod
Lake Ilmen
Schiesselburg
Berlin
Novosokolniki
Ivan Bagramian
Russian Polish Border Problem Described Delicate
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons the Soviet Polish border issue is extremely difficult and delicate. He said Britain is in close touch with Moscow and the Polish government in exile in London to seek a settlement. He added a friendly settlement would greatly impact Europe's future.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Moscow
Eden
Europe
Ace Who Shot Down 25 Planes Is Killed
Allied Headquarters in Algiers reports Lance C. Wade a RAF squadron leader from Tucson Arizona and top ace of this theater was killed in a flying accident in Italy January 12 He had destroyed 25 enemy aircraft in combat and was regarded by many as the war seasons greatest fighter pilot.
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Allied
Algiers
Lance C. Wade
Tucson
Ariz
Italy
Wade
Decline in Maryland motor vehicle tax receipts 1943
State Comptroller J Milard Tawes reported a 17.95 percent drop in motor vehicle tax receipts for 1943, totaling 10,117,162 versus the 12,330,545 in 1942. August showed the largest monthly decline, with 403,252 less than in 1942.
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Onnapons
Ma. van. Juby
J. Millard Tawes
Comptroller's Office
Moratorium on Backstairs Gossip for Invasion News
The Office of Censorship urged a complete moratorium on backstairs gossip and hairline authenticity ahead of the Fortress Europe invasion. Byron Price warned editors and broadcasters that protecting time and place of attack, force strength, and equipment is vital, and inadvertent disclosures are as dangerous as deliberate ones.
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Washington
Jan
Eisenhower
Office of Censorship Today
Fortress Europe
Byron Price
Europe
Russians Print British Denial and Peace Proposals Tale
The Moscow press reports the British Foreign Office denied a peace proposal meeting, citing Pravda's Cairo correspondent. London's Sunday Times claims German peace proposals were made to Turkey, Lisbon, and Stockholm. NBC’s Stockholm note says Hitler sent semi official emissaries to Ankara for talks with Russia. A new air raid warning setup links State Police to local departments. Beardsley Ruml proposes a nine point postwar fiscal plan including tax cuts and public works. The New York market moves downward after early gains.
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Moscow
British
Foreign Office
Pravda
Cairo
London
London Sunday Times
Ankara
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Sunday Times
Times of London
Lisbon
Stockholm
England
Soviet
Russia
Hitler
New York
David Anderson
NBC
Adolf Hitler
Geneva
la Suisse
Washington
Beardsley Ruml
House Committee On Public Buildings and Grounds
Pineapple Puckett dies after aiding wounded in Bougainville clash
Marine Platoon Sergeant Clarence D Puckett, 23, of Detroit known as Pineapple, was fatally wounded during a Bougainville action while directing litter bearers to a fallen comrade. He had earned his nickname for tossing hazardous devices to halt a Japanese flank. Navy corpsman John Carter Peters recounted Puckett’s courageous run 75 yards to safety before dying a few hours later.
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Bougainville
Puckett
Penly
John Carter Peters
Caryville
Fla
Navy
Peters
Puck
Bankhead plan to end food price subsidies advances
Washington report says Senate Banking Committee approved Senator Bankhead's bill to terminate government subsidies aimed at controlling food prices by June 30. The 10 to 9 vote sends the measure to the Senate floor, aligning closely with House anti subsidy legislation. Taft and Tobey reversed earlier opposition to back the bill.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Bankhead
D-Ala
Senate
House
Taft
Ohio
Tobey
New Hampshire
1944 aircraft production to rise by 50 percent
Washington reports the 1944 aircraft production program calls for a 50 percent increase in combat planes atop the 1943 record. Charles E. Wilson says the next year will see much larger combat models, with over 100000 planes planned and airframes averaging more than 10000 pounds. Heavy bombers like Fortresses Liberators and super Fortresses lead, while training and non combat models decline.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Aircraft Production Board
Wilson
Smog Grips Western Pennsylvania Halting Traffic
Fog and smoke blanketed western Pennsylvania overnight slowing trains and grounding air traffic. In Homewood and nearby towns residents lit street candles to guide travelers while taxicabs halted service. Police across Greensburg and Beaver reported near impassable highways as workers arrived late to plants and offices.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Weather Observer
Forest Halls
Penn Township
Wilkinsburg
Greensburg
Beaver
Song writer leads in Democratic primary as returns come in
Jim H. Davis, Public Service Commissioner and songwriter, narrowed Lewis L. Morgan's lead in yesterday's Democratic primary. Morgan, backed by New Orleans old regular Long organization, surged to the top after city votes were tallied. Returns from outlying parishes were slow as commissioners counted local races first.
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New Orleans
Jimmie H. Davis
Public Service
Lewis L. Morgan
Morgan
Scalools Heat Threatened By Coal Shortage
Baltimore officials warn that the school system faces coal shortages that could force closing of some schools if heavy snowfall or other delays retard deliveries. Dr. David E. Weglein, superintendent of public instruction, cautions that unusual circumstances may disrupt coal supplies and school operation.
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Scalools
Baltimore
David E. Weglein
Old Persons to Receive Aid as Funds Actually Increase
About 15 elderly applicants in Frederick County will get old age assistance this month due to added funds in the 1844 budget, part of 37 cases awaiting December review. Twenty-five GPA cases cannot be paid this month due to lack of budgeted funds. 43 GPA cases remain pending. December expenditures totaled 18,808.91 with aid to 394 old age individuals, 500 dependent children, and 27 hospital care certifications. A Senate tax bill debate was stalled for today as of January 19 1944.
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Frederick County Welfare Board
G.P.A
Welfare Board
Allied forces cross Garigliano River near Rome
British Fifth Army troops under heavy fire crossed the lower Garigliano at three points, converging on the Appian Way toward Rome. Crossing began Monday night with three bridgeheads secured amid fierce resistance including a German tank counterattack near Argento.
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Algiers
Mark W. Clark
Fifth
Garigliano
Rome
Suia
Capua
Argento
Minturno
Fifth Army
Cassino
U. S
Rapido River
Cagsino
Naples
Possible I T U May Receive No Pay Raise
Washington notes the International Typographers Union contemplates no pay raises via the War Labor Board or other routes as President Claude M. Baker defies the WLB. Baker urged chapters to seek direct 15 percent increases or strike, while WLB Chair W L Davis warned he may block any raises unless Baker adopts a cooperative stance.
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Washington
International Typographers Union
War Labor Board
Claude M. Baker
Baker
WLB
Little Steel
W. L. Davis
Fourth Term draft movement started in California
Culbert L. Olson former governor of California launched an unofficial fourth term draft today predicting that California convention delegates will vote on the first ballot to renominate President Roosevelt. The move signals early support for a continued New Deal era.
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Culbert L. Olson
California
Roosevelt
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