City to cut tax rate 13 cents after windfall find
City Aldermen voted to reduce the 1943 tax rate from $1.08 to 95 cents per $100 due to a cash balance of $54,146 as of January 1, 1943, well above the $13,415 estimate. Refunds will be mailed to those who already paid. new bills will reflect the lower rate with standard discounts. The action, taken at a January 28 special meeting, leaves an estimated budget balance of $19,443 after the cut.
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Board of Aldermen
Culler
Captain of Sunken Ship Is Acquitted
Captain Henry Nelson, skipper of the liner President Coolidge crippled by mines in the South Pacific, says a Navy court martial acquitted him and his officers. He recounts beaching saved lives, with only two crewmen reported lost after final checks. The ship carried 4000 troops when it sank near the Solomons.
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San Francisco
Henry Nelson
President Coolidge
South Pacific
Navy
Oai
Nelson
Solomons
Knox
United French Movement Outlined by Giraud in North Africa
General Henri Honore Giraud stated there will be no single united French movement now. He and General Charles De Gaulle will maintain only a liaison on military, economic, and financial matters. Giraud met De Gaulle during the Casablanca Roosevelt Churchill conference and did not discuss politics.
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North Africa
Henri Honore Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
Giraud
North and West Africa
Toneether
Casablanca
Germans to mark Hitler proclamation broadcast on tenth anniversary
London January 28 Adolf Hitler will issue a proclamation to be broadcast by Propaganda Minister Goebbels at 4 pm tomorrow. The Berlin radio announced the plan as Germany observes the tenth anniversary of the rise to power.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Goebbels
Germany
Berlin
Red Cross Annual Meet Reviews Chapter Work
Frederick county chapter of the American Red Cross held its annual meeting with directors and officers elected for the coming year. James H. Gambrill Jr was reelected as chairman. reports praised wartime activities and a $27,000 war fund drive.
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Frederick County
American Red Cross
James H. Gambrill, Jr
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Edgar H McBride
A. LeRoy McCardell
R. Ames Hendrickson
Edward D. Storm
Lewis R. Derizbaugh
Andrew A. Annan
Holmes D. Baker
Harry W. Barrick
Alton Y. Bennett
G. Elmer Brengle
Albert W. Condon
Robert B. Crothers
Charles F. Deck
William T. Delaplaine
Lewis Dertzbaugh
James H. Falk
G. Page
Gardner
Florence E. Garner
Wer
Ahrem Heih Amex Hendrickson
Paul Johnson
Samuel 5S. Johnston
Otho J. Keller
C. Walter Kleist
Charles 5. Lane
Harry J. Leichert
Ransom R. Lewis
Calvin
Charles McC. Mathias
Edgar H. McBride
Russell B. McCain
James Messersmith
Elmer E. Michael
Margaret Motter
Richard F. Nailin
Kent l Nicodemus
Vernon Nicodemus
Francis Perrott
Osborne I. Price
Alvin G. Quinn
Benjaminb. Rosenstock
Jacob Rosenstock
Henry RB. Shoemaker
F. Earle Shriner
Charles F. Smith
Robert L. Smith
A. C. Stine
Charles K. Taylor
A. V Y. Tidmore
William S. Lee
Richard Walker
Ernest C. Webb
Louis L. Wilson
Mr. Storms
Red Cross
Torm
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Italy
France
Denmark
Netherlands
Netherlands East Indies
Philippine Islands
Greece
Destructive Air Raid On Sfax By Allied Force
The 12th U S Air Force mounted its heaviest attack of the war in a four wave raid on Sfax, aided by Bell Flying Fortresses, B 25 Mitchells and H 26 Marauders. P 38 fighters escorted. six Axis planes were shot down. Italian communique reports heavy damage and unknown casualties. Other raids targeted Ousselita valley, Pont Du Fahs area, and Algiers region. Two Allied aircraft missing.
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North Africa
12Th U.S. Air Force
Sfax
Bell Flying Fortresses
12Th Air Force
Air Force
High Command
Rommel
Jurgen von Arnim
Ousselita
Pont du Fahs
Algiers
New Substance Might Cause Cancer Found in Mammal Tissues
The Science journal reports a mysterious invisible substance produced by mammalian cancers that, when injected into another animal, induces cancer. Work done at University of Texas mice under Alfred Taylor shows the extract resembles a virus and causes cancer faster than prior methods.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
Science
Journal of American Scientists
University of Texas
Alfred Taylor
Biochemical Institute
Clayson Foundation
Duacila Thacker
Dorothy Pennington
Marguerite McAfee
Roger
County Snow Closes In on Deep Drifts Across County
Heavy snowfall left six to fourteen inches blanket across the county with drifts up to six feet. Roads opened but many dirt lanes remained blocked as crews worked overnight to clear main highways. Schools closed, sledding zones roped off, and city streets being plowed while mail service faced delays.
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Robert E. L. Putman
State Roads Commission
Mel Michaid
Yellow Springs
Putman
Commission
County Roads Board
Bloomfield Road
Frederick
Frederick City
County Roads Organization
W. Raymond Walter
Carroll Creek
Benlz Street
West Second
Carroll Parkway
Board of Education
Baltimore
Thurmont
Maryland
Tusdl Cattinis
Hagerstown and Frederick
Arthur C. Paul‘sen
Sinking Of British Merchant Vessel in South Atlantic
The Navy reports a medium sized British merchant ship was sunk in mid October off Africa after absorbing two torpedoes. Thirty five aboard were uncertain of fate as survivors reached land. Two crewmen and an apprentice were killed. The German commander questioned the ship and then withdrew as Survivors escaped.
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Washington
South Atlantic
Africa
Impregnable Base Made Of British Isles
Edward R. Stettinius told Congress that American lend lease aid has made the British Isles an impregnable base for offensive operations. He asked for continuation of lend lease until July 1944 and cited North Africa, the Middle East, Italian Africa, Syria and Madagascar offensives as linked to Britain. He said the program also supports Allied nations with food, munitions, services and transport while enabling American weapons to reach Britain, China, Russia, and others.
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Washington
British Isles
Edward B. Stettinius
Congress
Stettinius
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Middle East
Italian Africa
Syria
Madagascar
Britain
China
Russia
United Nations
Four Convicts Flee One Dead in Wisconsin Breakout
Four convicts attempted a dawn escape from Waupun Prison, Wisconsin. An armed guard volley fatally wounded Frank Koplar of Milwaukee and wounded three others, while a fourth inmate escaped over a 22 foot wall but was later recaptured near a private garage. Other identified escapees include Charles Bennett of Marinette and Wendell Fowler of Los Angeles, with Raymond Ramazini of Milwaukee among the wounded and recaptured. Deputy Warden Hinkamp noted the escape began at the prison shop after breakfast as an inmate cut power, plunging the buildings into darkness.
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Wauptin
Wis
Waupun
Frank
Bigfoot
Charles Bennett
Marinette
Wendell Fowler
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Fowler
Nebraska
Kastornoye Falls to Russian Forces in Major Front Push
Soviet reports say Kastornoye, a key railway city, is in Red Army hands with operations closing on Kropotkin and Tikhoretsk. News notes gains around Kursk Kharkov, the Maikop oil field, and new captures in the Caucasus as German pockets collapse. Ball Line Intersection near Voronezh and Kursk rail hubs highlighted strategic importance.
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Moscow
Kastornoye
Kropotkin
Tikhoretsk
Caucasus
Maikop
Kursk
Kharkov
Voronezh
London
Monitor
Voronezh Front
Caucasian
Stalin- Rrad
Voronezh-Kursk
Valuiki-Yelets
Maryland Court reverses golf segregation ruling
The Maryland Court of Appeals denied a rehearing but reversed a Baltimore City case, ordering a new trial after a writ opened all four municipal golf courses to Negroes. The 1942 ruling had limited access to Carroll Park, sparking the landmark desegregation dispute.
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Annapolis
Maryland Court of Appeals
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Baltimore City Board of Park Commissioners
Eugene O'Dunne
Carroll Park
D. Arnett Murphy
Mt. Pleasant
Navy Reports On Two Days Of Furious Battling
Washington reports two days of intense naval air and sea fighting in the Solomons. American forces damaged two Japanese cargo ships two destroyers and a tanker while destroying ten enemy planes and killing 36 troops. Command post captured and three Japanese prisoners taken.
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Washington
Solo+mon
Navy
Pour Aviciun
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
U. S
Kolombangara Island
New Georgia
Sae Hft
Post Office Reverts to Old Saturday Hours
The Frederick post office will return to its former Saturday schedule starting tomorrow. All lobby windows will close at 1 p.m. on Saturdays with no Saturday afternoon city carrier service. Box collections remain unchanged.
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Frederick
Australian Boundaries Bill Sparks Early Debate
Canberra reports Prime Minister John Curtin introduced a bill to widen Australia’s militia and conscript service zones, drawing swift criticism for not extending reach. In New York, steel markets showed early quiet before a late push, with mixed gains and an overall recovery trend amid a busy session.
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Canberra
Australia
House of Representatives
John Curtin
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