First Snow Of Season Falls But Soon Melts
The season’s first snow covered Gambrill State Park and western Maryland, with up to an inch in places as morning rain and squalls moved through. Frederick saw flakes melt in 34 degree air, while Frostburg and Garrett County logged about four inches at Big Savage, soon melting in a warming trend.
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Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Altcr Alt
Frederick
Gambrill Park
Frostburg
Allegany County
Garrett County
Thurmont
Fishing Creek
Frank Weddle
Singanore Creek
Thcreby
W. O
CAA
Mid-West
Pennsylvania
Big Savage
Big Savage Mountain
Here
State Roads Commission
T *He Avert
Cumberland
New No 2 Nazi Is Produced By Himmler
London reports filtered from Germany indicate Heinrich Himmler is elevating power by creating a new No 2 Nazi. Dr Ernst Kaltenbrunner, who followed Heydrich as chief of the super Gestapo, has just received a selected battalion of bodyguards, a privilege once reserved for Hitler and Himmler.
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London
Germany
Heinrich Himmler
Hitler
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Hangman
Reinhard Heydrich
Chiet
Super
Gestapo
Kaltenbrunner
Himmler
Chinese cabinet reshuffle ousts Kung and Ho in Chungking
In Chungking on November 20 Gen Chen Cheng replaced Pi Gen Ho Ying-Chin as Minister of War, with eight cabinet posts in a shakeup. Kung H. H. remains in the United States as vice president of the Executive Yuan. New appointments include Chow Chung Yao, Chang Li-Sheng, Chu Chia-Hua, Chien Le-Fu, Wang Shih- Chieh, and Liang Han-Chao, while observers say the move is not far reaching.
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Chungking
Ho Ying-Chin
Chen Cheng
H. H! Kung
United States
Chen
Salween
China
Chow Chung Yao
Interior
Examination Yuan
Chang Li-Sheng
Executive Yuan
Chu Chia-Hua
Education
Chien Le-Fu
Koomingtang Organization
Wang Shih- Chieh
Peoples Political Council
Information
Liang Han
Yui
Ter
Says Another War Possible Says Another War Possible
Dr Ralph Harlow of Smith College warned a third world war looms if racial and religious misunderstandings persist. At Hood College he urged schools nationwide to foster intergroup dialogue, literature, student exchanges, and interracial activities to build understanding among students.
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Ralph Harlow
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Regional Association of Years of Women and Advisers of
Hood College
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
District of Columbia
Markos
Persogut
America
Harlow
Elizabeth Eckhardt May
Thurmont Man Serves On Italian Station Hospital
Private Elmer C. Face of Thurmont Maryland serves at a base station hospital in Italy, part of a unit with a long overseas record. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis S. Rice of Thurmont and has three brothers in service, Melvin, Austin, and Donald Rice, all in the European theater. He previously worked as a machine operator for Frederick Tron and Steel Company before enlisting February 12, 1943.
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Peninsular
Italy
Elmer C. Face
AL A
Thurmont
Rice
Louis S. Rice
Rt i
Melvin O. Rice
Austin L. H. Rice
Donald W. Rice
USA
Chinese Hold Bhamo Stronghold in Burma
The Chinese high command said the Chinese forces have a stronghold in Bhamo Burma, held after surrounding the area several days earlier. Bhamo remains the strongest Japanese base in north Burma, about 60 miles from the Burma road and 175 miles northeast of Mandalay.
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Chungking
Burma
Bhamo
Binie
Burma Road
Mandalay
26 Soldiers Die In Troop Carrier Crash Near Brighton
Twenty six American soldiers were killed and four injured when a C-47 skytrain troop carrier crashed near an 800 foot peak north of Brighton in southern England while en route from England to France. Air Force said no wounded aboard and no cause fixed yet. Six victims were taken to a hospital with two dead on arrival. mud hindered investigators from reaching the crash site.
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England
France
Air Force Headquarters
Brighton
Red Army Opens New Front As Budapest Siege Deepens
Soviet and American tanks push toward Lucenec, a key Slovak-Hungarian frontier hub, advancing along a hard surfaced highway from captured Gyangyos after a street battle. The assault expands along the Budapest Miskolc line, with villages near Hatvan and Haivan falling to resistance as Moscow reports intensified activity.
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London
Budapest
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Lucenec
Gyangyos
Miskolc
Hatvan
Galgacheviz
Moscow
Haivan
Slovakia
Local Man Jailed After Boonsboro Trial
Donald Creager of Washington County was sentenced to 60 days in jail and fined 60 plus costs by Magistrate E G Miller for unauthorized use of a station wagon wrecked near Bene vola. Creager, an employee of a tree surgeon, allegedly took the vehicle from a parking place near the Fair Grounds a week earlier, ran over an embankment, and told state police he slept at the wheel. He was arrested at his home on a warrant by Trooper McGuire with Troopers Basore and Main investigating.
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Benevola
Washington County
Donald Creager
B. and
O. Avenue
E. G. Miller
Boonsboro
Creager
Fair Grounds
R. P. McGuire
Charles V. Main
H. B. Basore
Thanksgiving Menu At Bainbridge Naval Center
Bainbridge naval training center personnel face Thanksgiving with a roast land turkey totaling 38,000 pounds and eight tons of potatoes. The full menu includes chicken noodle soup, olives, pickles, cranberry sauce, giblet gravy, sage dressing, mashed potatoes, peas, asparagus tips, fruit cake, ice cream, butter, hot rolls and coffee.
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Bainbridge
Bainbridge Naval Training Center
Seaman Wallace Pendley Writes From Leyte Gulf Battle
The 18 year old Seaman Second Class Wallace E. Pendley of Lovettsville Va describes his role in the Leyte Gulf battle and Pacific invasions. He praises Navy life aboard an aircraft carrier, notes shooting down enemy planes, and hopes his younger brothers join the service.
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Philippines
U.S
Wallace E. Pendley
A. A. Pendley
Lovettsville
Leyte Gulf
Bainbridge Naval Training Station
Pacific
Lavaslands
New Zealand
Guadalcanal
New Hebrides
Philippine
Uncle Sam
Navy
Seaman Pendley
Ruhr Valley Is Founded Ruhr Valley Is Founded London
Ruins and action fill WWII battlefield reports as more than 850 American planes bomb and strafe the Ruhr valley and nearby targets. US Air Force and fighters raid Germany while Italian based forces attack the south. police report two arrests for assault and intoxication in the city.
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London
Ruhr
Germany
Berlin
Gelsenkirchen
Munster
U.S
Eighth
Few Veterans Seek Old Jobs In Frederick Area
Veterans returning from World War II in Frederick city and county show a surprising preference for new careers over prewar jobs. Draft Board officials report many discharged servicemen seek different lines of work, influenced by disabilities or new skills learned in service. Local reemployment groups assist in placing veterans in chosen civilian roles as boards note increasing numbers reporting for work in new fields.
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Frederick
Draft Board
Bane
Armed Services
Japs Report Manila Raid Involving Carrier Planes
Japanese news agency broadcast that about 100 American carrier based planes raided Manila and several dozen B 24 Liberators bombed Clark Field on Sunday, signaling intensified air operations in the Philippines theater.
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London
Manila
Clark Field
Comei
Monte Fortino Seizure By German Forces Reported
German troops recaptured Monte Fortino five miles southeast of Faenza near the Bologna Rimini highway after bitter fighting with Polish units of the Eighth Army. Allied headquarters announced the action on the Rome desk today.
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Rome
Monte Fortino
Bologna- Rimini
Faenea
Eighth Army
Wartime Letter From Overseas Soldier Describes Anzio to Rome
Pvt. Walter Crawford, sibling of Mia Walter Crawford, recalls U S Army experiences from Anzio beachhead to entering Rome. He notes censoring, Italian ruins, grateful Romans, and learning Italian while serving with the First Armor Division. He mentions prior work at Genbine's store and Bethlehem-Vorrfield Shipyards.
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Tye Tetter
Tye Sen
Dhuaies
Crawfond
Walter Crawford
West Tati Street
Liv
Po Valley
Florence
Walter Craw
Jordiots
Imartly
Dinithy
Hospityt
Crawford
Frontline Soldier Describes Germany Invasion Journey
Pfc Samuel E Crone writes from the Nasi battle sphere describing front line life in France Belgium and into the Reich. He notes deer aplenty yet no time for hunting and details hospital stay in England for a foot infection. He explains that locals are years behind and recounts daily rough routines and prayers amid shelling.
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Pfc
Samuel E. Crone
Samui G. Crone
Middletown
France
Belgium
Reich
Paris
Ard
Pfc. Crone
Fren
England
Germany
Allied Armies Press Deep Into Germany Breaks Through Rhine
Berlin dispatch reports 200,000 American troops with 1000 links penetrating the Siegfried Line east of Aachen while Patton's Third Army advances toward Germany from Metz. French forces reach the Rhine after Belfort Gap break through, as Allied drives push toward Dusseldorf and Cologne amid signs of German retreats.
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Rhine
Metz
3D Army
Loniom
Burgundy
Belfort
Germany
Ainge
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Vosces
Strasbourg
Colmar
Mulhouse
Third Army
Lnnd
Saar
Luxembourg
Saar Valley
Moselle
Trier
Coblengz
U. S
Cologne
Dusseldorf
Ruhr Valley
Ninth Army
William Simpson
Paing
Ruhr
Reich
Paris
Supreme Headquarters
Aachen
Gollenkitchen
Niits
Geilenkirchen
Geri
U. S First Army
Raihern
Esvieverter
Mannich
Hastenrath
Hamlin
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Gen. Ho
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Dr. Harlow
Johnnie Jones
West Fifth Street
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Kanade
Tere
Anzio
St. Peter's Cathedral
Tam
Willeayer
Washington
P—Theasury
Prairie County
Luan Adyriye
Europe
Alost
Crese
American Oss Hhe Able Do Mt Over Tsere, Me On Cee Didi Nik At Heave, Pte Crone
Nenly
Becamse Aly
Vosves
Hisenhower
Duren
Julich
Holland
Kessel
Venia
Seutors
Germitts
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