Roosevelt Criticizes Senate Soldier Vote Bill As Fraud
President Roosevelt denounces the Senate December bill for soldier voting as meaningless and a fraud on armed forces and the American people. He urges substitute plans by Green Lucas and Worley to create a direct absentee voting system and calls for roll call votes in Congress. The message stresses justice for service members and merchant mariners abroad without a political lobby on Capitol Hill.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
House
Green
D.ri
Lucas
D.-11
Worley
D.-Tex
Capitol Hill
Decisions Rendered In Circuit Court Cases
Decisions rendered in circuit court before Associate Judge Patrick Schnauffer yesterday include a verdict for 230.20 in favor of Robert H. Dilfer against Joseph W. Horton on an account. Leslie N. Coblentz for the plaintiff and Sherman P. Bowers for the defendant. Chief Judge Edward S. Delaplaine ruled the statute of limitations applied and sided with the defendant in the suit of Paul M. Smith administrator against G. Grayson Bowlus administrator for Annie Pfeifer. The suit claimed the deceased defendant owed sums for board and lodging totaling 2175. W. E. Sinn represented the plaintiff. Alton Bennett and Jacob Rohrback appeared for the defendant.
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Patrick M. Schnauffer
Robert H. Dilfer
Liberty Merchant
Joseph W. Horton
Leslie N. Coblentz
Sherman P. Bowers
Edward 5. Delaplaine
Paul M. Smith
H. Milton Pfeifer
G. Grayson Bowlus
Annie S. Pfeifer
W. E. Sinn
Alton, Bennett
Jacob Rohrback
No Overseas Shipping For Japs After War Urged
Washington January 26 The Axis powers should be barred from overseas trade for years after the war Admiral E S Land Maritime Commission chairman told Congress in testimony on the 1945 independent offices appropriation bill Land said control of enemy Merchant Marine operations is vital to future peace He warned against allowing Japan to operate sea going craft and urged keeping them from transoceanic shipping noting ships are valuable in both war and peace and should be kept under tight supervision
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Washington
E. S. Land
Maritime Commission
Congress
Independent Offices
Land
Poould
Germany
Bomb Disposal Display Here in Frederick Tonight
Lieut. Col. M. H. Resni Coff, bomb disposal officer for the Third Service Command, brings a British film to Frederick High School auditorium at 7:30 PM showing how the country handles air raid dangers. A display of enemy weapons including rockets, anti-aircraft projectiles, time bombs, fuses, booby traps, and aerial mines will be exhibited and handled by six squads.
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M. H. Resni Coff
Third Service Command
Frederick
England
Frederick High School
Resni Coff
Philip Hayes
Ralph Pyle
Harry Donovan
Lay That Pistol Down Hempstead
Nearly 1,500 Nassau County women hold pistol permits as of January 26, with most not previously owning firearms before the war. The figure reflects wartime shifts in training and security expectations for local women.
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Hempstead
Nassau County
WLB Accused by House Group of Violating Constitution
A special House committee charged the National War Labor Board with constitutional violations for requiring union membership maintenance in labor contracts and for presumptively dictating wages and back pay. The report warned such powers threaten private enterprise, judicial review, and the rule of law amid wartime policy.
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Washington
National War Labor Board
House
Smith
D-Va
Voorhis
California
Delaney
New York
Ups
Congress
Peterson
D-Ga
Hartley
R-N. J
Jennings
R-Tenn
Hoffman
R-Mich
Fire narrowly averted at Scheel home near New Market
Early today a kitchen fire at the home of Mr and Mrs Howard C Scheel near New Market was believed caused by a chimney spark igniting linoleum and wallpaper. Herman Smith an employee sleeping in the dining room alerted others as the Independent Hose Company responded at 3 38 am and prevented major damage with minor losses. Insurance is carried.
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Howard C. Scheel
New Market
Herman Smith
Independent Hose Company County Engine
General Losses Move Market to Fractional Losses
New York stock market today moved out of its narrow range registering general losses of fractions to around a point. The report notes broader weakness across sectors and slight declines in major industrial and railroad stocks amid mixed trading.
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New York
Britain sticks to non recognition of wartime Poland changes
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden reaffirmed Britain will not recognize wartime changes in Poland's territory, citing Churchill's condition that any shift require free consent of the parties. He stressed the policy applies to all states, with no exception for enemy territories, and noted the Atlantic Charter principles.
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London
Anthony Eden
Britain
Europe
Churchill
Russia
United States
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Eden
Commons
MacArthur Receives Distinguished Service Medal
President Roosevelt awards General Douglas MacArthur the Distinguished Service Medal on his 64th birthday for victories in New Guinea and New Britain. The ceremony occurs as MacArthur returns from inspecting troops in northern Australia, with praise from Stimson and Arnold for ongoing offensive actions toward Japan.
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New Guinea
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
New Britain
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
Richard J. Marshall
Japan
Waitress Wanted Sign Shocks in Los Angeles Window
In Los Angeles on January 26 a restaurant window advertises a waitress position with the unusual note good wages free meals and free bobby pins. The quirky sign reflects local hiring humor and labor norms of the era.
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Los Angeles
U.S. Troops Press Cassino Invasion. Rome Threat Seen
Allied reports say U S troops crossed the Rapido near Cassino in renewed fighting while Fifth Army drives deeper toward Rome. German forces pull back to defend the Cassino front as French troops endure heavy counterattacks near Mt Crece. Casualty and air reconnaissance notes mention hospitals attacked and bridges targeted south of Rome.
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Algiers
U. S
Rapido River
Fifth Army
Rome Naves
Rome
Cassino
Cassinovel
Mt. Crece
Germany
Nettuno-Anzio
Cairo
Mark W. Clark
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Castel Romano
Anzio
Don Whitehead
Associated Press
Velletri
Gensano
Albany
Gengano
14th Air Force Sinks 5 Ships off Fuchow
Mitchell bombers of the Chinese American wing of the 14th Air Force attacked a Japanese convoy off Fuchow on the east China coast and sank five vessels totaling 9,900 tons. A 2,700-ton freighter was damaged and a Japanese seaplane shot down. All aircraft returned safely.
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Chungking
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Fuchow
East China
Joseph W. Stilweells
14Th Air Force
Hongkong
Nempang Island
New WAC Director Named for Third Service Command
Brig. Gen. Philip Hayes announced the assignment of Maj. Florence Kevins Murray of Newport, Illinois, as the new WAC staff director for the Third Service Command in Baltimore on January 26.
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WAC
Baltimore
Philip Hayes
Third Service Command
Maj
Florence Kevins Murray
Newport
R, IL
Russia Rejects U S Offer To Aid In Polish Dispute
Secretary of State Hull said Russia rejected the United States offer to use its good offices to restore diplomatic relations between Poland and Russia. He cited that Moscow believes conditions are not yet ripe for such mediation and that further action by the U S, alone or with Britain, remains uncertain.
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Washington
Hull
Russia
United States
Poland
U.S
Britain
Two Main Rail Lines Reached By Russ Armies
Soviet forces under Govorov reach Krasnogvardeisk southwest of Leningrad and seize Viladimirskaya, cutting the main west and south rail corridors and isolating about 230,000 German troops. The seizure creates a northern railway hub link toward Reval and Luga, forcing German withdrawal to secondary lines.
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London
Krasnogvardeisk
Marshal Stalin
Leningrad
Leonid A. Govorov
Moscow
Krasnogradeisk
Russia
Reval
Luga
Pskov
Govorev
Pushkin
Viladimirskaya
Tosno
Japs Fear Air Raids On Their Big Cities
London reports Berlin radio quotes Tokyo advising evacuation of 15 Tokyo districts and 2 districts in Nagoya as air raid precautions. Nagoya, population about 1.09 million, lies 160 miles southwest of Tokyo on Honshu Island.
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London
Berlin
Tokyo
Nagoya
Honshu
Struck Dumb by U S Army Air Forces Hero Return
Captain John Chester Anderson Watkins, 31, veteran of 49 bombing missions in the Mediterranean, returns to Arlington at the Pentagon and reveals a psychological wound from witnessing civilian wartime sacrifices. He notes disbelief at postwar life, recalls expectations of liquor shortages and food scarcity, and criticizes perceived insufficient American sacrifice beyond war bonds. Watkins holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and an air medal with 12 oak leaf clusters.
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Washington
Treasury
Army Air Forces
Mediterranean
John Chester Anderson Watkins
Baltimore Sun
Army
Pentagon
Arlington
Watkins
The
United States
Hagerstown Garage Destroyed By Fire
A large one story concrete block building housing the Gonner Tire Company and Givens Motors Company in western Hagerstown burned today. Unofficial damage estimated at 50 000 dollars with two trucks six cars and stock of tires lost. No injuries reported. Weant apartments nearby sustained slight damage as occupants fled. The building was owned by J Luther Eckstine.
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Hagerstown
Gonner Tire Company
Givens Motors Company
J. Luther Eckstine
Weant
Argentina breaks with Axis in decisive move
Buenos Aires reports that Argentina breaks diplomatic ties with Germany and Japan, the last American republic to do so. Ramirez to address the nation. passports for German and Japanese ambassadors will be handed over. AR spies ring alleged. arrests made overnight amid a united hemispheric stance.
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Buenos Aires
Ar- Henting
Germany
Japan
Americas
Pedro Ramirez
Ramirez
Argentina
Alberto Gilbert
Foreign Ministry
Rios Gallardo
Gilbert
United States
Norman Armour
Axis
Washington
Hull
Rio de Janeiro
Chile
Sumner Welles
Boston
Anti Nazi Activity In Rome Increases
Dispatches from Bern report Rome under siege by German authorities as Allied forces broaden their Nettuno bridgehead drive. Allied sympathizers attacked German barracks depots and military offices in daylight, with several German officers killed in street clashes.
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Rome
Bern
Nettuno
Allied Bombers Rock Northern France Again
Allied bombers and fighters hammered targets in northern France for the fourth straight day today after RAF Mosquitoes broke a one night lull in the offensive by striking at unspecified objectives in western Germany.
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London
France
Swift Raf
Germany
Still shut off two Frederick water services
Collector Harry C. Castle reported two Frederick city water services remained disconnected after Saturday due to delinquent rents. No effort from the property owners to settle bills has been observed, and the services will likely stay off until payment is made.
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Frederick City
Harry C. Castle
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