December Army call for 40 men from Board One list
Forty white and colored men from Frederick area’s Draft Board One were summoned for final physicals and possible induction in December. The group includes ten white volunteers and a mix of transfers, with half from Frederick city and the rest rural. Several named registrants and volunteers are listed with addresses, including two fathers who volunteered. The Second December call is expected soon.
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Armed Services
Army
Navy
Frederick City
Board One
Henry Ford Haines
Water Street
Frank Ramsburg Lawson
Frederick
Kenneth Aubrey Arnold
East Patrick Street
Robert Nusz Perry
West Third Street
Elmer Ellsworth Hendrickson
Jefferson Street
Carlos Conley Myers
East Fourth Street
Clarence Joseph Klipp
West Fourth Street
Ray Judd Clift
P. Obox
Henry Harrison Mack
Adamstown
Richard Lee Aitle
Walkersville
Otis Richard Tinsman
Anacostia
D. C
James Gardener Moore
Knoxville
John Lester Long
East Seventh Street
Arthur Lewis Hargett
Motter Avenue
Mahlon Edward Rhoderick
Charles Willis Zimmerman
Silver Spring
George Edward Crouse
Jefferson
John Francis Gearinger
Main
Richard Theodore Delaughter
Gene Gavin Gardner
East Third Street
Douglas Ray Piper
East A
Brunswick
Thomas Crouse Kefauver
Talmadge Noble Cecil, Jr
Harvey Leslie Blank
Thomas Marshall Davis
Magnolia Avenue
Willie Luther Ensor, Jr
Earl George Sigler
Middletown
John Francis Howard
John Roland Ebberts
North Market Street
Herbert Franklin Price, Jr
Robert Thomas Kurtz
Telford Joseph Weaver
West Sixth Street
Berlin
N. J
State Of Belligerency Between Colombia and Nazi Germany
The Senate approved a government statement recognizing a state of belligerency with Germany after a German submarine sank the Colombian schooner Ruby Novi7 in the Caribbean. Foreign Minister Lozano Lozano said Colombia seeks no troops or naval forces but aims to align with the United Nations.
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Bogota
Colombia
Senate
Germany
Caribbean
Carlos Lozano Y Lozano
Lozano
Bridgehead Extension and Italian Front Actions Report
Allied forces push the Sangro river bridgehead forward as the river swells to over two feet and stretches up to a thousand feet wide. American troops under Lt General Mark W. Clark smash two German thrusts west of Venafro as weather improves. U.S. heavy bombers hit rail facilities near Genoa and Rimini. A German bombing raid on an Allied convoy is repelled with light damage. German infantry preparing near Mignano is halted by American artillery.
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Eighth Army
Sangro
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Amy
Venafro
Recco
Genoa
Rimini
Adriatic
Mediterranean
Sale of Army-Owned Tools Investigated
War Department says investigation into the sale of Army owned tools in Detroit to private sources led to an officer's resignation and indicates others will face reclassification proceedings or severe administration admonitions.
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Washington
War Department
Detroit
New York Stock Market Edges Up on War Victory Hopes
Nov 27 trading saw Fix Stock owners adjust accounts as optimism about an early European victory grew. Market leaders added fractional gains to a prior decline, reflecting a tentative rebound amid cautious tone.
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New York
Europe
Tire quota set for December in OPA move
Washington reports the December quota for new tires on passenger cars and motorcycles will be 27,685 units more than the civilian stock available in November. The Office of Price Administration announced the adjustment today.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Fortress Crash Near Columbus Leaves Five Dead
A Flying Fortress crashed on a farm south of Columbus today. At least five crew members died in the blaze while two local boys watched, unable to aid them. Rescue and investigation efforts were underway as authorities confirmed the incident.
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Columbus
Here
Watered liquor found in Seattle bottle and state store
Becket, chairman of the State liquor board, reports a Seattle resident opened a bottle of Scotch for Thanksgiving and found water. A full case of the same was later found in a state owned liquor store. He says the tampering suggests a professional scheme and likely more watered cases elsewhere.
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Seattle
Becket
State Liquor Board
Baltimore Doctor Charged In Plot To Dodge Draft
Dr James S Hens a 52 year old Baltimore psychiatrist and Spring Grove Md State Hospital senior assistant physician was arrested by the FBI on charges he accepted 2500 to instruct an inductee Ferdinand Nauheim in feigning psycho neurosis to avoid military service. Hens held on 15000 bail for Dec 3 hearing.
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Baltimore
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James S. Hens
Catonsville
Hens
Baltimore Army Induction Center
Switzerland
Spring Grove Md State Hospital
FBI
Ferdinand Nauheim
Washington, D. C
Nauheim
Pennsylvania Railroad Station
Dr. Hens
U. S
James K. Cullen
Army restricts London troop travel to 20 miles
London authorities ban all United States forces in the British Isles from traveling outside a 20 mile radius except for duties. The order, issued to conserve transportation, mirrors a regulation already imposed on British troops.
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London
United States
British Isles
Allied ships anchor at Gibraltar amid repairs and harbor traffic
Four American destroyers and two British cruisers plus 14 gunboats dropped anchor in the bay of Gibraltar this morning. The Warspite and three British destroyers were reported undergoing repairs at Gibraltar, while 45 merchantmen lay at anchor in the harbor.
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la Linea
Spain
Bay of Gibraltar
Warspite
Gibraltar
Parachute flares blamed for Maryland forest fires
Salisbury Maryland reports that accidental drops of Japanese made parachute flares from U S military planes started several fires on the Eastern Shore. Investigations say the chutes were bought before the war from Japan and caused the blazes. In Washington prices of dried beans were lowered by about two cents per pound following Office of Price Administration mark ups.
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Salisbury
Maryland
United States
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Berlin bomber brick ties paper to raid memory
An RCAF bomber named Ruhr Express returning crewmen recalled dropping a brick wrapped with a London newspaper bearing the headline Berlin groggy and staggering before last night's raid on Berlin. The stunt was intended as a grim memento of the bombardment.
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London
RCAF
Ruhr Express
Nazis Deal Blow Where Napoleon Lost War
The Red Army claims a major advance along the Berezina as Rokossovsky’s White Russian forces drive west of the Dnieper, isolate Gomel, and threaten Pinsk and Brest Litovsk. Soviet spearheads seize Shatsilki and Kostyukovka while Germans resist along fortified Berezina bases.
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Moscow
Red Star
Berezina
Napoleon
Gomel
Constantin Rokossovsky
White Russia
Dnieper
Zhiobin
Zhlebin
Kalinkovichi
Shatsilki
Rokossovsky
Nizhnia
Olba
Zhlobin-Kalinkovichi
Pinsk
Brest-Litovsk
Polesie
Sozh
Red Army
Propoisk
Upper
Kostyukovka
Zhlovin
Brobruisk
Minsk
Japs lose 105 planes near Empress Augusta beachhead
Marine air intelligence reports at least 105 Japanese planes shot down or lost to prevent U S landings on Bougainville as American troops hold the beachhead. Night bombardments continue with 25 casualties reported. Captain J T Tipton of Chattanooga Tennessee notes losses tally through November 21.
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U. S
Bougainville
Empress Augusta
Japan
J. T. Tipton
Chattanooga
Tenn
Marine
Service Flag To Be Raised At Buckeystown
The people of Buckeystown plan a service flag ceremony in the town center at 3 30 p m Sunday to honor local men who have joined the armed forces. A large turnout of friends and relatives is hoped for at the event.
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Buckeystown
Hitler urges Berlin people to write wills in wake of raids
Bern Switzerland November 27 The Voelkischer Beobachter urges Berlin residents to prepare for death after intense Allied air raids. The directive comes as the city endures continued destruction and fires, advising residents to make their last wills and testaments.
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Bern
Switzerland
Adolph Hitler
Berlin
Army Landing Forces Landed at Gilberts Described by Roosevelt
Lt Col James Roosevelt of the U S Marine Corps praised the Army landing on Butaritari Island in the Gilberts as tanks first then infantry, noting aerial support and engineers bridging tank traps. He recalled natives recognizing him and described Tarawa as more brutal, with Col Gardiner Conroy killed while directing the assault.
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Pearl Harbor
James Roosevelt
U. S Marine Corps
U. S. Army
Butaritari Island
Makin Atolls
Gilberts
Jimmy
Evans
Carlson
Makin
Col. Roosevelt
Tarawa
Roosevelt
163Th
Col
Gardiner Conroy
Conroy
Frederick On Route of Proposed Airline
Elkins West Virginia November 17 Rep Jennings Randolph says American Aviation will file with the Civil Aeronautics Board next week for an air mail pickup route linking Washington to Elkins The plan would serve 22 communities with about 1 035 million residents across West Virginia Maryland and the national capital including Elkins Parons Thomas Eavis Keyser Roma Petersburg Moorefield Franklin Charles Town Martinsburg Winchester Hagerstown Frostburg Frederick Annapolis and Baltimore
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Elkins
W. Va
American Aviation, Inc
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Jennings Randolph
National Capital
Parons
Thomas
Eavis
Keyser
Roma
Petersburg
Moorefield
County approves lease with unemployment board at Winchester Hall
The County Commissioners approved a three year lease with the Maryland Unemployment Compensation Board for 900 dollars annually. The lease covers board quarters on the second floor of Winchester Hall.
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Maryland Unemployment Compensation Board
Winchester Hall
Post Office Flags War Stamp Postage Error in Nebraska
Not Postage Stamps Falls City Nebraska November 27. E R Miller mailed a letter in a hurry. The post office returned the missive and noted Miller had used two one dollar war stamps as postage.
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Falls City
Neb
E. R. Miller
Post Offier
Miller
Reckord to Go Overseas During Farewell Address
Baltimore November 27 Major General Milton A Reckord longtime Third Service Command commander announced an overseas assignment at a farewell luncheon for 300 officers He said the new duty would be broader and more interesting while expressing regret at leaving his post Marshall Army Chief of Staff notified him by personal note Hayes of Portage Wisconsin will likely replace him Reckord may soon be eligible for retirement under the age in grade rule He compared the moment to a parolee awaiting a reprieve from the governor after a note from Marshall</s>
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Baltimore
Milton A. Reckord
Third Service Command
Reckord
George C. Marshall
Army
Philip Hayes
Portage
Wis
Marshall
Death by own action charge in Japanese counterattack at Makin
Nov 27 report from Lt. Col. James Roosevelt describes a Japanese counterattack on Makin led by four officers in parade dress. About 100 men engaged in personal crisis assault, breaking through to the American command post. One American soldier disabled a Japanese saber wielder then killed him. others were repelled by rifle and machine gun fire.
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Pearl Harbor
Makin
James Roosevelt
Aio
Ife
Ration Point Loan Program Broadened
The Office of Price Administration expanded the ration point loan program to cover all beef grades. Meat wholesalers can store extra stock during peak production as the OPA provides additional ration points to obtain beef. Previously the loan program covered veal lamb mutton and canner and cutter beef grades.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Japs Trapped At Changteh
Chinese high command says an encircling movement trapped a Japanese spearhead at Changteh guarding the approaches to Changsha. It reports more than 5,700 Japanese killed in the Changleh area and says air and artillery bombardment continue as Chinese and American planes strike the rear. Poison gas allegations by a Chinese spokesman are to be reported to Allies.
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Chungking
Changteh
Hunan
Changsha
Tungting Lake
Changleh
Yangtze River
Shasi
Meat From Berlin Zoo Served After Bombings
Stockholm reports zebra and elephant meat served to bombed Berlin residents. Christer Jacderlund, Stockholm correspondent, notes meat from escaped zoo animals was obtained by soldiers during the bombing. Buildings including the Kroll Opera House were badly damaged.
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Stockholm
Christer Jacderlund
Berlin
Stockholms-Tidningen
Tne
Dagens Nyheter
Kroll Opera House
Adolf Hitler
Istanbul Earthquake Kills Dozens in Central Turkey
An earthquake centered on Istanbul's region struck the Amasya Tokat area in north central Turkey today. Early reports say at least 30 people were killed and hundreds of buildings destroyed with fears of greater damage elsewhere.
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Istanbul
Amsya-Tokat
Turkey
Timor Seizure Prompted Portuguese War Readiness
Lisbon reports Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar told the National Assembly that Japan's seizure of Timor must be resolved. He said military preparations for defense must continue and that Portugal must be ready to win a war if needed.
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Lisbon
National Assembly
Antonio de Oliveira Salavar
Timor
Defenses Split as RAF Hits Stuttgart and Berlin
London reports that heavy RAF armadas struck Berlin for the fifth time and simultaneously hit Stuttgart, splitting German defenses. The raid set a 24 hour record in bomb tonnage, with 32 bombers missing on the mission and about 1,000 American and RAF aircraft targeting Bremen and other centers. Berlin sustained extensive fire damage, with Berlin experts estimating 25 to 30 percent destruction amid continuing air raids.
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London
RAF
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Stuttgart
Air Ministry
U. 8
Armada
Bremen
Frankfurt-Am-Main
North Sea
United States Air Force
Wilhelmshaven
France
Duesseldorf
Hamburg
Jist
Sweden
Henry M Warrenfeltz Dies After Illness at 79
Henry Milo Warrenfeltz died at his home 12 East Third street at 2 a.m. after a two week illness. He was 79, a son of Daniel and Susan Warrenfeltz, member of Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church, Columba Lodge No. 58, A F and A M, and Chippewa Tribe No. 19 LOA M. Surviving are his wife Dairy Ramsburg Warrenfeltz and several nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements are pending with M. R. Etchison and Son, with services Monday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Henry Milo Warrenfeltz
East Third Street
Daniel and
Susan Lady Warrenfeltz
Grace Evvangelical and Reformed Church
Columbia Lodge
Warrenfella
Wolfsville
Texas
Fred Warrenfeltz
Emmitsburg
Central Trust Co
Maryland
Classis
the Reformed Church
Dairy Ramsburg Warrenfeltz
Bedy
East Church Street
Mt. Olivet
M. R. Etchison and Son
Hitler Tactics Stated As Berlin Raids Hit Trophy
Aftonbladet cites Swedish eyewitnesses claiming Berlin raids destroyed the Compiegne railway coach where 1918 and 1940 armistices were signed and leveled the Zeughaus on Unter Den Linden. Eyewitnesses blame Hitler for the theater gesture that supposedly forced a 1980 French sign at the famed coach.
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Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Berlin
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