Berwick arrest linked to local garage robberies
Authorities connect a Berwick suspect, John Lieby, to several January garage robberies in this area. Police report a matching serial number on gear found with Lieby and plan further inquiry with state and city police and local garagemen to identify recovered items and potential co‑conspirators.
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Berwick
Pennsylvania
John Lieby
Frederick
Lieby
Russell Warfield
Warfield
Neal
East Street
Specialized Training Program May Be Ended
Washington reports the House Military committee may seek abolition of large parts of the Army specialized training program to save about 200,000 prewar fathers from military induction. The panel privately signaled strong sentiment against continuing current student training rates and favored stopping most of the program, dental and medical training possibly exempt. They may urge the House Appropriations Committee to halt further funding within weeks.
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Washington
House Military Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Masonic Temple Association elects officers and trustees
The trustees held an organization meeting on Friday afternoon and elected officers. President Horace C. Zacharias, treasurer J. W. L. Carty, and secretary C. Cyril Klein. Additional trustees named were A. LeRoy McCardell, Jacob Rohrback, and G. Hunter Bowers.
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The
Masonic Temple Association
Horace C. Zacharias
J. W. L. Carty
C. Cyril Klein
A. LeRoy McCardell
Jacob Rohrback
G. Hunter Bowers
Wreck injures five sailors near Jordan New York
A derailment of a ten car New York to Chicago Level Limited near Jordan New York injures five sailors. The official says an eastbound freight car was swung into the path of the passenger train, causing the crash last night.
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Jordan
N. Y
New York
Chicago
Here
New York Central
Panda Sightings Spark Frigid Walk Mishap
Real tor Max Skeer and wife visited a Chicago zoo and asked an attendant where to see the panda. They were directed on a four block walk in zero weather, only to find the panda cage empty. The attendant reminded them they asked where it was at, not to see the animal.
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Kansas City
Max Skeer
Chicago
Skeer
Russian Front Reports Bold Leningrad Offensive and Kerch Fighting
The German high command said Russians pierced lines northwest of Kirovograd and renewed pressure between the Pripet and Berezina rivers while fighting raged in Kerch. A Berlin broadcast claimed Red Army assaults on Leningrad front were repelled in parts, with fierce charges reported. Russian forces cut the main German escape rail from Leningrad, trapping a Nazi force of at least 250,000 south of Russia’s second city as Govorov and Meretskov converge to seal the net.
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London
German High Command
Kirovograd
Pripet
Berezina
Kerch
Berlin
Red Army
Leningrad
Russia
Leonid A. Govorov
A. K. A. Meretskov
Volkhov
Novgorod
Fifth Army
Cassing
Anzio
Nettuno
United Nations
Algiers
Rome
British 14th Army advances 12 miles in Arakan frontline shift
British Indian troops in Arakan press 12 mile gain over two months and reach a line between Maungdaw and Rathedaung. They sit about 40 miles north of Donbaik on the Mayu peninsula and 30 miles north of Rathedaung on the river’s east bank, continuing a slow push after last year’s retreat.
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Burma Frontier
Arakan
Burma
Maungdaw
Rathedaung
Donbaik
Mayu Peninsula
Mayu River
Stimson Set to Advocate National Service Law on NBC
Secretary of War Stimson will address the nation with a 15 minute presentation justifying urgent support for a national service bill. The speech is slated for 6 to 6 15 p.m. Eastern War Time on NBC stations.
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Washington
Stimson
NBC
Sales Start Earlier for Farm Property This Season
A county resident in close touch with the sales calendar asserts there is no decline in personal property farm sales this season. He denies reports that sales volume will lag 1943, saying as many or more sales are scheduled. Sales are starting earlier, with some booked this month and several in February, before March in other years, and prices remain high with no decline in prospect.
Reverend Talbert resigns from Martinsburg church
Rev Carl E Talbert pastor of Second Baptist Church Martinsburg for four years resigns to lead the Baptist Church in Buchanan Virginia. Resignation effective March 1.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Carl E. Talbert
Second Baptist Church
The
Baptist Church
Buchanan, Va
Suitcase Missing After O'Riley Spouse Carrying Row
In Salt Lake City on January 25 N P O Riley left a suitcase of clothing on the sidewalk for his wife to fetch. Mrs. O'Riley stayed inside. A third party took the burden and, when the couple returned, the suitcase was gone.
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Salt Lake City
N. P. O'Riley
Britain Declines to Recognize Bolivian Junta
Britain and the United States jointly refuse to recognize the Bolivian revolutionary Junta led by Major Gualberto Villarroel. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden said the coup was aided by German agents and that Britain will not recognize the junta as the legal government. The British minister designated to La Paz will not take up his post.
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London
Britain
United States
Bolivia
Anthony Eden
Commons
Eden
la Paz
Gualberto Villarroel
Enrique Penaranda
Germany
United Nations
War casualty totals reach 142,289 with 32,662 dead
Washington reports latest Office of War Information figures for American casualties. Navy losses through January 22 total 35,572 with 15,520 dead, 7,206 wounded, 8,562 missing, 4,284 captured, including Marines and Coast Guard. Army casualties to December 31 total 106,717 with 17,142 killed, 39,917 wounded, 24,137 missing, 23,521 captured.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
No Plane Losses In Raid On Hongkong
Chinese American Mitchell bombers raided Kaitak air field at Hongkong Sunday with no losses. The mission, supported by fighters, returned safely after claiming one Zero down. A separate Chinese-American wing effort attacked a South China coast convoy, likely sinking a 5,600 ton freighter.
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Chungking
Kaitak
Hongkong
Joseph W. Stilwell
China
Mitchells
South China
Ennoch Chapter Installs Officers in Royal Arch Masons
At the regular convocation of Enoch Chapter No 23 Royal Arch Masons in the Masonic Temple, officers were installed including M E High Priest Cyril Klein and Excellent King Frank W Rothenhoefer. The ceremony was led by Grover L Michael Fast Grand High Priest with marshal Harry O Schroeder P H P. A future special convocation is set for Monday February 14. In Wingertown Maryland January 25, H Hancock fruit growers pledge protest against a war prisoners camp at Green Ridge forest unless prisoners help harvest crops. Governor O Conor noted the camp possibility.
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Enoch Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
M. E
C. Cyril Klein
Frank W. Rothenhoefer
Charles B. Cox
Harry ©. Schroeder
Lawrence E. Lentz
PH. P
G. Nevin Robert
P.H. P
Clifford M. Yinger
Lester W. Boyer
Albert M. Col- Jentz
Royal Arch
E. Eugene Thomas, Jr
John H. Lentz
Alvin §. Klein
C. Leslie Blentlinger
C. Ralph Kline
Guy C. Roser
Sentinel
James’ N. Dubel
Grover L. Michael
Harry O. Schroeder
Marion Stull Miller
Albert M. Coblentz
P. HP
Wingerstown
Hancock Fruit Growers
Green Ridge State Forest
O'Conor
Walters Orders 30 Day Wait For Duplicate Ration Books
Des Moines district OPA director R E Walters fears rising loss of ration books by housewives and motorists. He mandates duplicates only after a 30 day waiting period. Then who loses her ration book Mrs R E Walters.
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Des Moines
R. E. Walters
Price Administration
R, E, Walters
Seaman Joy Returns Home After World Cruise In Africa
Seaman First Class Edward Joy, seventeen and son of Mrs. Catherine Joy of Libertytown, recently completed his first voyage to sea with a Navy gun crew. The convoy crossed the Atlantic visiting Oran Arzew Algiers Malta Augusta Naples and returned to the States. Joy described alerts and bombings near Naples and an explosion aboard a ship off Oran. He brought home Italian souvenirs and noted civilians trading with servicemen in port. Joy will turn eighteen next May.
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States
Edward Joy
Catherine Joy
Libertytown
Seaman Joy
Navy
Atlantic
Oran
Arzew
Africa
Pvt
Hammond Smith
John Smith
Algiers
Bizerte
Malta
Augusta
Sicily
Naples
Joy
United States
Army
Jovy
Libertytown High School
Bank of England GovernorMontagu Norman ill with blood poisoning
London bulletin from the Bank of England reports Montagu Norman aged 72, governor since 1920, is suffering from pneumococcal septicemia a blood infection following pneumonia.
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London
Bank of England
Montagu Norman
Mayor Calls Meeting Of Heads Of Fire Companies
City officials plan a 7 30 p m gathering with Mayor Hugh V. Gittinger and the Fire committee of the Board of Aldermen to discuss matters of general interest to all four volunteer fire companies. Firemen praised the return of the City Hall air horn for general alarms, and officials plan to keep it dual purpose for now, despite past confusion with air raids.
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Hugh V. Gittinger
Board of Aldermen
City Hall
Emmett R. Bowlus
Edward P. Oden
Russell H. McCain
Maryland Considers Continuing Teacher Bonus Payments
The State Board of Public Works, Governor O Conor, and Maryland Board of Education discuss extending $20 monthly teacher bonuses statewide. Montgomery and Baltimore counties already receive funds. others await approval. Frederick plans a September start with a possible state continuation if confirmed.
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Annapolis
State Board of Public Works
O'Conor
Maryland Board of Education
State House
Comptroller's
Maryland
Montgomery
Baltimore
Montgomery County
Baltimore County
Anne Arundel
Cecil
Charles
Prince George's
Board of Public Works
Glate
Frederick County
Board of Education
Eugene W. Pruitt
State Department of Education
Marshalls Hit Often in US Air Raids in January
Pearl Harbor January 25 The United States Army and Navy raid Japan invasion targets in the Marshalls concentrating on Jaluit Mili Kwajalein Maloelap and nearby atolls A total of 48 air missions were flown in the first 23 days of January with 37 enemy planes destroyed or probably destroyed nine Japanese ships sunk or probably sunk and at least 18 damaged Six atolls were attacked in two days with Lipa and other bases targeted in a continuation of bombardment and airfield damage ongoing through January
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Pearl Harbor
United States Army
Navy
Japan
Marshall Islands
mid-Pacific
Marshalls
Jaluit
Mili
Gilberts
Kwajalein
Maloelap
Wolfe
Lapalap
Kwajasecin
Maloclap
Hear Argentina May Break With The Axis
Diplomats say a sensational announcement expected today in Buenos Aires may formalize Argentina breaking relations with the Axis. The reports from Montevideo originate from diplomatic circles as the government weighs the move and scrutinizes regional reactions.
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Argentina
Montevideo
Uruguay
Buenos Aires
Pardue Installed as Fourth Bishop of Pittsburgh Diocese
Pittsburgh in Trinity Cathedral witnessed the installation of Austin Pardue, long time dean of St Pauls Cathedral Buffalo, as the fourth bishop of the Pittsburgh Episcopal Diocese in a solemn service before about 1,500 people. SELECTIVE ADVANCES weighted by specialty stocks offset broader reader shifts in today’s market.
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Pittsburgh
Austin Pardue
St Paul's Cathedral
Buffalo
Pittsburgh Episcopal Diocese
Trinity Cathedral
New York
French Coast Again Hammered By Allies
Allied bombers and fighters struck the French coast from Dunkerque to Boulogne for a third day in a row as clear morning weather followed a windy night. Observers on the English coast reported large groups of raiders crossing the Channel after dawn and engaging in continuous air combat.
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London
English Channel
Dunkerque
Boulogne
English
Channel
Large Quantities of Meat Spoiled Prompt Inquiry
Washington January 25 Senator Thomas R Idaho charged in a Senate probe that large quantities of meat spoiled or were destroyed as government officials refused to suspend meat rationing temporarily. The investigation aims to determine the validity of the claim and the timing of any policy actions.
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Washington
Senate
Thomas R.idaho
Navy awards Purple Heart to Rembert F. James
The Navy announced the Purple Heart award to Rembert F. James AP correspondent for the South Pacific forces for wounds suffered on Bougainville. The decoration was recommended by Admiral William F. Halsey. James' home is in Waxahachie Texas.
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Washington
Janu
Navy
Rembert F. James
Associated Press
South Pacific
Wiliam F. Halsey
Bougainville
James
Waxahachie
Tex
Murray says living costs up 50 percent since 1942
In Washington on January 25 Philip Murray, president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, told a Senate subcommittee that living costs for white collar workers have risen by about 50 percent since January 1942.
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Washington
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Senate
Indiana Senator Van Nuys Dies at 69 in Virginia
Washington news reports Frederick Van Nuys Democrat longtime Indiana senator and Judiciary Committee chair died at his Vienna Virginia home after a brief illness. He served in the Senate since 1933 and was found by an employee at 5 am. His son William a Naval Air Corps lieutenant serves overseas.
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Washington
Frederick van Nuys
Indiana
Vienna
van Nuys
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Wv. H. Parks
Senators
Message From Son Via Radio Broadcast From Tokyo
A Tokyo radio broadcast claimed to relay a message from Sergt Elmer Eugene Long Jr USMC a prisoner since the Philippines fell The Longs say they heard of it via Lieut John A Giles Public Relations Officer Navy San Francisco The message dated November 3 says he is well and asks for Red Cross letters He and his parents plan to work through Red Cross to reach him at the Manila camp
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Tokyo
Sergt
Elmer Eugene Long, Jr
U. S. Marine Corps
Philippines
Sergt. Long
Elmer Long
North Market
Sirest
John A. Giles
USN
Navy
San Francisco
Calif
Sergi. Long
Manila
International Red Cross
Preston
Elmer Eugene Lang, Jr
Mr. Long
Red Cross
Illicit Fuel Oil and Gas Coupons Circulated
The Office of Price Administration disclosed that a salvage company's shredding machine failed to shred ration coupons worth 15,000,000 gallons of fuel oil and 3,000,000 gallons of gasoline, circulating illicitly on the eastern seaboard. Four people are in custody with more sought as the investigation extends across several seaboard states.
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Washington, Janus
Seaboard
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Burglars Use Egg Case to Haul 44 Quarts of Whiskey
In Belleville on January 25, burglars who broke into the Elks Club emptied an egg case in the kitchen and used it to transport 44 quarts of whiskey, suggesting different plans for the loot than simple theft.
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Belleville
Elks’ Club
Allies Drive 12 Miles Deep From Their Beachhead
London and Algiers dispatches report Allied forces pushing 12 miles inland from the Nettuno Anzio beachhead toward the Appian Way and Rome area. Debris and ruins mark Velletri's destruction. Rome region rail lines and coastal approaches remain focal points. German counterattacks persist but show signs of easing as reinforcements pour in.
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London
Berlin
Velletri
Appian Way
Rome
Algiers
Neltune-Anzig
Geneva
la Suisse
Netluno
Tiberg
Ostia
OWL
Motorists Urged to Stop at Blinking Traffic Lights
Chief Fred M. Straley warned motorists to obey blinking traffic signals indicating an emergency response. He cited complaints after a Sunday morning incident at Second and Market streets where drivers ignored the signal, risking accidents. Drivers should pull aside and stop when lights blink.
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Fred M. Straley
Prominent Bulgar Killed In Air Raid Injury
Mihail Majorov a Bulgarian politician and publicist who served as interior minister war minister and envoy to London and Moscow died from injuries after an air raid on Sofia. The U S Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service confirmed the report citing a DNB dispatch.
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New York
Gereman
DNB
Mihail Majorov
London
Moscow
Sofia
United States Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
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U.S
Seaman
Italy
Board of Public
Pacific
Senator
Wlliam
Naval Air Corps
Son
E. E. Long
Erench
Mt. Croce
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