Roosevelt and Churchill Conclude Unanimous War Plan Meeting
Roosevelt and Churchill disclosed complete agreement on 1943 war plans aiming at unconditional surrender of Germany Italy and Japan. They ensured continued Allied initiative across theaters and pledged major aid to Russia and China while De Gaulle and Giraud agreed on a united French fighting force.
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Wes Gallagher
Casablanca
French Morocco
Roosevelt
Churchill
Germany
Italy
Japan
Touay
Giraud
de Gaulle
AM. Navy
George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
Alan Brooke
Imperial General Staff
Ernest J. King
U. S. Navy
Dudley Pound
White
China
Far East
United Nations
North Africa
Middle East
Erwin Rommel
Egypt
Tunisia
Eighth Army
John J. Pershing
Giraud- de Gaulle
Chiefs of Staff
General de Gaule
Africa
Girasa
Robert Murphy
Jane Minicier
Corporatie
Edouard Fendry
Morocco
Stalin
Russia
Frederick airman Shelhorse recommended for D S M
Sergt Randy Shelhorse Jr, 20, of Frederick is recommended for the Army Air Corps Distinguished Service Medal for exceptional action on July 13 1942 when his crew attacked and helped sink a submarine near Langley Field The citation notes his diligence and combat impact and credits a successful depth charge run that caused the submarine to surface roll and sink The recommendation is endorsed by multiple senior officers and mirrors a prior Langley Field mission awards for his service and valor
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Frederick Aeris
Randy Shelhorse, Jr
Army Air Corps
Sergt
Shelhorse
West Patrick Street
Frederick Coun Flan
Sergt. Shelhorse
Air Corps
United States Army
Langley Field
Tuttle
United States
Atlantic
Francis H. Matthews
Sergt. Snel
Roosevelt Confers In Africa On Axis Threats And Aid
President Roosevelt hailed soldiers ready to continue the fight and pledged U S aid to North African civilians with food and clothing. He hosted the Sultan of Morocco and son, showed a rare autograph book, and noted his first flight since 1932 en route to the conference with Churchill and Army and Navy leaders guiding Allied efforts against Rommel.
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Joseph Stalin
Russia
Churchill
Roosevelt
Stalin
North Africa
Abraham Lincoln
Casablanca
Harry Hopkins
Churchill Villa
de Gaulle
Giraud
France
Woodrow Wilson
America
Axis
Morocco
Hyde Park
Chicago
Africa
George C. Marshall
United States Army
Ernest J
John Dilt
Thught O 'Eisenhower
AEF
Carl Spaatz
Rommel
Harold Alexander
Middle East
Bernard Montgomery
Eighth Army
Arthur Tedder
Increased Efforts Against Japs Urged
Canberra reports Prime Minister John Curtin called today for immediate increased naval and air strength in the Southwest Pacific. He said the area is crucial and should not be left to caretakers, warning time is on Japan’s side and could let Japan exploit resources for a costly to outfight UN effort.
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Canberra
Southwest Pacific
John Curtin
Curtin
Japan
United Nations
Shores And Fry Bonded On Assault Charges In Maryland
Shores and Fry posted $500 bond each after agreeing with their attorney William Storm and State's Attorney Edwin Nikirk to face assault with intent to kill charges. Fry allegedly assaulted District Game Warden Kedells in Walkersville, Shores charged with assaulting Regional Game Warden Phebus in Frederick. A February 2 extradition hearing in Leesburg was canceled as the case waits for the February 15 grand jury.
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Fry
Durward W. Kedells
Walkersville
Shores
Benjamin F. Phobus
Leesburg
Frederick City
Piebus
Potomac River
Kettells
Phebus
Virginia
Werte
Alton Y. Bennett
Axis Targets Bombed By Allies In Europe
Air Ministry reports Jan 26 Allied squadrons including American British and Dominion fighters swept over Axis targets in occupied Europe. Ventura bombers attacked Bruges railway yards while raids hit Calais and Dieppe. Three enemy planes were shot down in air combat with four Allied losses. A few Luftwaffe bombs fell on two southeast and southwest coast towns causing minor damage and casualties.
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London
Air Ministry
Ventura
L 'Bruges
Belgium
France
Bruges
Calais
Dieppe
Spar
Limit Of Five Cars Per Person Announced
The Office of Price Administration set a limit of five cans per person for canned vegetables and fruits when rationing starts in about four weeks. Plans had considered eight to ten cans per person. Coupons will be torn from ration books for each can above five, and small eight ounce or smaller cats will not be counted.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Lewis Plan To Unionize All Farmers Sparks Debate
Kiwanis luncheon speaker P. E. Turner, president of the Maryland Farm Bureau, attacked John L. Lewis’s push to unionize farmers and urged focus on farm labor, food production, and wartime shortages. Turner warned that Lewis’ drive could threaten national stability, while lauding farm morale amid war and urging extended work hours to boost yields.
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John L Lewis
P. E. Turner
Maryland Farm Bureau, Inc
Kiwanis Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Mr. Turner
Turner
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Worren
Bataan
Club
Roosevelt Churchill Conference Hidden From Public
Washington moves toward a secret Roosevelt Churchill meeting in Africa. Censorship directed editors and broadcasters to withhold notice while Allied War Councils advance. News agencies learned details from Casablanca dispatches but withheld publication until official announcement tonight.
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Washington
Roosevelt
North Africa
Byron Price
Washington News
Mr. Roosevelt
Africa
Roosevelt-Churchill
Casablanca
Axis
Mr. Churchill
Farm machinery allotment praised as soybean crop dies
Mr Turner commended draft boards for prioritizing food production by restricting farm help. He spoke at a club meeting introduced by Elmer J. Thompson and Clarence C. Carty with guests A Grant Hooper Charles G. Geisbert George V. Arnold Richard S. Hargett Wilbert T. Smith T 5 Anderson Frank A. Gardner and Millard E. Crum. A collision occurred in Hanover Pa on January 26 involving a truck driven by 17-year-old Richard Swain.
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Mr. Turner
Elmer J. Thompson
Clarence C. Carty
A. Grant Hooper
Charles G. Geisbert
George V. Arnold
Richard S. Hargett
Wilbert T. Smith
T. 5. Anderson
Frank A. Gardner
Millard E. Crum
Collision on Lincoln highway injures no one
Oxford and a car driven by Henry G. Hoke of Emmitsburg collided with a truck one block east of New Oxford square on Saturday. Swain claimed the truck was stopped suddenly and Hoke's car skidded into it. Damage: truck five dollars, Hoke car ninety five. One fifth of Greece's soil is cultivable.
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Oxford
Henry G. Hoke
Emmitsburg
Lincoln Highway
New Oxford Square
Micka
Swain
Hoke
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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King Cross
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D.S.M
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Shores and Fry Post Bond
William M. Storm
Edwin F. Nikirk
Howard J. Fry
Chappie Shores
Maryland Bureau
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