Citywide Christmas lighting ban urged by War Production Board
The War Production Board recommends a voluntary ban on all outdoor Christmas lighting in Frederick city and county to conserve fuels and materials. Electric bulbs are scarce and no exterior lighting will be sponsored by Potomac Edison or used on streets, parks, or business displays. Krug says the measure saves electricity, fuel and manpower amid shorter daylight hours and peak consumption. The WPB also bans temporary extensions for decorative lighting.
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War Production Board
J. A Krug
Office of War Utilities
Frederick City
Potomac Edison Company
Robert L. Smith
Smith
Mr. Krug
Frank W. Rothenhoefer
WPB
Can Reduce Points To Save Spoilage
Washington on November 30 The Office of Price Administration ruled that frozen and dried rationed foods may have reduced point values to prevent spoilage and cut prices by at least 0.25 percent. The emergency measure takes effect Saturday to conserve foods likely to be lost if not consumed quickly. Point values may fall 2 percent with a similar price cut, and larger reductions raise proportionally. If the price reduction reaches 50 percent the items may be sold point free.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Cumberland Flood Control Plan Approved for Deepened Channel
United States Army engineers won authorization from Cumberland authorities and the Municipal Planning and Zoning Commission to begin preliminary flood control plans for Cumberland and across the Potomac at Ridgely West Virginia. The commission and council, opposing a wide channel plan, recommended proceeding with the deepened channel proposal.
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Cumberland
United States Army Engineers
City of
Municipal Planning and Zoning Commission
Potomac River
Ridgely
W. Va
Army
25000 Evacuated From Capital Of Bulgaria
Stockholm reports 25000 people evacuated from Sofia as thousands move out to escape anticipated Allied bombing raids. RAF Mosquito bombers hit western Germany and intruders struck Nazi airfields in France and Holland, according to the Air Ministry.
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Stockholm
Budapest
Sofa
London
Germany
Air Ministry
France
Holland
Parole Granted for McClelland After B&O Crash
Annapolis November 30 Raymond R McClelland a former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad locomotive engineer sentenced to two and a half years for manslaughter was granted parole by Governor O Conor. He will work at Spring Grove State Hospital after release and had served about a year of his term. He had argued he did not see a stalled train and the crash near Dickerson Md on September 24 1942 killed about 13 and injured many.
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Annapolis
Raymond R. McClelland
Baltimore and Ohio
House of Correction
O'Conor. McClelland
Dickerson
MD. J
Montgomery County
Department of Parole
O'Conor
McClelland
Herman M. Moser
Spring Grove State Hospital
Combat Troops Grow Angry Over Rotation Debate
Naples date line reports Stars and Stripes editorials on troop rotation and home leave, spurring angry letters from combat troops. Soldiers argue for furloughs after frontline service, noting the army can rotate divisions without loss of efficiency. They express stronger animosity toward Japan than Germany, unless personal losses shape their view.
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Naples
Stars and Stripes
Berlin
Grst
Senate
Mediterranean
America
Germany
Consulate in Berlin Destroyed in Air Raids
The Portuguese Foreign Office said the Lisbon legation and Berlin consulate were destroyed by fire during heavy raids on Berlin last week. Mrs. Robert B. Crothers of Grove Boulevard is recovering from surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore after an operation last Wednesday.
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Lisbon
Berlin
Robert B. Crothers
Grove Boulevard
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Get Rich Quick Pittsburgh War Bond Mixup
Mark Nolan, president of Keystone Box Company, intended to buy five $5,000 war bonds but received five $500,000 bonds due to a clerk mixing up denominations at the Federal Reserve Bank. Nolan returned the $2.5 million error, and officials corrected the mistake.
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Pittsburgh
Mark Nolan
Keystone Box Company
Nolan
Federal Reserve Bank
Heavy U.S. Bombers Hit Nazi Targets
U S Eighth Air Force heavy bombers attacked targets in western Germany in daylight, marking a record 11 major raids in one month. The operation featured rare combined support from U S RAF Dominion and Allied fighters, following a prior RAF Mosquito raid.
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London
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Britain
RAF
Dominion
Air Field In Use In Four Days At Tarawa
Secretary of the Navy Knox disclosed at a news conference that within four days after the initial attack on Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands American air field use began. He said Seabees moved in soon after Marines landed and noted heavy fighting with expected losses.
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Washington
Tarawa
Gilbert Islands
Navy
Knox
Vandegrift To Head Marines
Washington reports that Lt Gen. Alexander A. Vandegrift was named commandant of the Marine Corps effective Jan 1, succeeding Lt Gen. Thomas Holcomb who retires at age 64. Secretary Knox announced the appointment at a Marine Corps press conference with Holcomb and Vandegrift present. Vandegrift, 56, brings 34 years of service to the top post.
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Washington
Alexander A. Vandegrift
Marine Corps
Thomas Holcomb
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Holcomb
Vandegrift
Roosevelt
Marines
Substitute Jurors For December Court Term
Substitute jurors for the December term of Circuit Court were drawn this morning before Associate Judge Patrick M. Sennauffer. Names listed: Frederick James H. Cramer for Clarkson G. Kelly. Buckeystown J. P. Stallings for James A. Bell. Emmitsburg Edgar A. Miller for J. Allen Gelwicks. New Market H. S. Davis for Lawrence H. Crickenberger. Singapore Willie W. Purdum for Carville L. Alexander. Burkittsville Russell L. House for Clarence W. Fink. London radio says the Apostolic legation in Berlin was wrecked during RAF raids. no Vatican confirmation yet.
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Circuit Court
Patrick M. Sennauffer
Frederick
James H. Cramer
Clarkson G. Kelly
Buckeystown
J. P. Stallings
James A Bell
Emmitsburg
Edgar A. Miller
J. Allen Gelwicks
New Market
H. 5. Davis
Lawrence H Crickenberger
Singapore
Willie W. Purdum
Carville
Milk Subsidy Payments in Frederick County Estimated
Milk subsidy payments to Frederick county producers under the dairy feed payment program are expected to total between 50 000 and 60 000 dollars monthly as October sales subsidies are processed. About 1 600 producers have filed October applications. total producers in the county near 2 000.
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Frederick County
AAA
Tarawa lesson seen in Pearl Harbor contrast
Maj. Gen Holland McTiere Smith told reporters the Tarawa battle shows the need for longer naval gunfire and aerial bombing before assaults. He argued air and Navy fire prevented a Japanese counter attack and praised Marines for bravery despite heavy Gilbert Islands losses.
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Pearl Harbor
Tarawa
Holland McTiere Smith
Jess Cost
Smith
Gilberts
Cloer
Bread Subsidy Program to Start Wednesday
Washington Nov 30 The Administration announces the bread subsidy program to prevent retail price hikes on a staple loaf and to support mills. The Defense Supplies Corporation sets subsidy payment rates for wheat grades effective Dec 1 to relieve price pressure and keep flour sales stable to bakers.
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Washington
Defense Supplies Corporation Today
Posthumous Award To New Windsor Air Officer
Washington reports posthumous honors for two Maryland Army Air Forces officers of the Twelfth Bomber Command in Northwest Africa. Second Lt. Walter L. Hoke of New Windsor and First Lt. Harold M. Bailey of Bel Air were cited for action, each receiving air medals with bronze oak leaf clusters for bomber sorties and enemy aircraft destruction.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
Maryland
War Department
Twelfth Bomber Command
Northwest
Africa
Walter L. Hoke
New Windsor
Harold M. Bailey
South Main St
Bel Air
Eight local draftees scheduled to leave for camps
Eight men from Draft Board One, seven white and one colored, finish three week furloughs and depart by train for service. Wilbert A. Smith. Leroy T. Dixon. Jr. F. Hoffman. Richard D. Jenkins. Lester V. Cole. Monroe E. Hassler. John E. Derflinger will go to Fort Meade. James W. King, colored, will report to Camp Lee, Virginia.
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Army
Fort George G. Meade
Wilbert A. Smith
Leroy T. Dixon
FR. Hoffman
Richard D. Jenkins
Lester V. Cole
Monroe E. Hassler
John E Derflinger
James W. King
Camp Lee
German denounces peace talks rumors as ridiculous
Stockholm reports German Foreign Office spokesman calls rumors of peace proposals with the Allies absolutely ridiculous. Berlin correspondent of Dagers Nyheter conveyed the remark dated November 30.
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Stockholm
Foreign Office
Berlin
Dagers Nyheter
Churchill 68th Birthday Observed in London
London reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill celebrated his 68th birthday today with aides at No 10 Downing Street stating he was working as usual. The note reflects his customary pace amid Britain facing ongoing wartime duties.
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Churchill
London
Winston Churchill
No. 10
Downing Street
Quality Of Enemy War Materiel Deteriorates At Aberdeen Proving Ground
Aberdeen Proving Ground Md Nov 30. Army ordnance officers report deteriorating German materiel due to Allied bombing and note Japanese equipment lags. They say American materiel generally surpasses German and Japanese gear. Officers cite German shells, Panzer tanks, and heavier plywood rifle stocks as evidence of material strain and resource shortages. Col Jarrett notes German bombings impact and that Japanese weapons remain inferior.
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Aberdeen Proving Ground
Third Reich
Army Ordnance
Nippon
George G Eddy
Col
Eddy
G. B. Jarrett
Col Jarrett
Ordnance
U. S
North Africa
Stalingrad
Jarrett
Ceaters
Germany
Miss Gambrill Becomes Bride In Florida Ceremony
Miss Virkinky Lane Gambrill of Frederick and Leland Lieutenant Edwin Mason Hendrickson of the Fiftyseventh Fighter Squadron U S Army Air Forces wed last Friday at St Pauls Episcopal Church in Bartow Florida. The ceremony was by Rev Cyril Sturrup with a reception at Buckeye Estates. The couple plans a brief wedding trip and will reside in Bartow.
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Vir- Kinky Lane Gambrill
Frederick
Leland
Edwin Mason Hendrickson
Army Air Forces
Barlow
Fla
James Henry Gambrill
Eleanor Carlwright Gambrill
William G. Hill
Bethesda
Bartow Air Base
Florida
Cyril N. Sturrup
Buckeye Estates
Henry Tilden
Hendrickson
Bartow
Hagerstown
Ceci
William Preston Lane
Hood College
Carroll Henshaw Hendrickson
Edwin Gaillard Mason
New York
Mercersburg Academy
Washington ,and Lee University
Graeme Allen
Margaret Alvey
Winter Haven
Tilden
Cairo Conference Ends as Leaders Head to Iran
Dispatch from Lisson reports President Roosevelt Prime Minister Churchill and Chiang Kai-Shek have concluded a long Cairo meeting and now travel to Iran to meet Joseph Stalin. The Reuters dispatch circulated internationally via London and reached New York by radio.
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New York
Reuters
Lisson
Roosevelt
Churchill
Chiang Kai-Shek
Cairo
Iran
Premice Stalin
Britain
London
Rumor of Ribbentrop resignation circulates in Budapest
The Lausanne paper La Suisse reported rumors from Budapest that German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop resigned at the demand of army generals. It noted the claim with reserve, saying it could not be officially confirmed.
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Bern
Switzerland
la Suisse
Budapest
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Elks Memorial Rites Set for Sunday in Frederick
Frederick Lodge No. 684 B P O Elks announces Memorial Service Sunday at 8 15 p m in the Elk s Home West Second Street speaker Major Norman J Pyle Camp Detrick who recently served in India and China Exalted Ruler Henry A Schueler leads opening with vocal solos by Richard E Zimmer man a guitar trio plus an address Our Departed Brothers by Rev Dr Charles E Wehler and benediction by Schueler and secretary Benjamin L Shuff Memorial committee includes Francis I Thompson Michael Peregoff George Wm Smith Millard F Lease Alfred Sharpe Six lodge members died during the year.
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Norman J. Pyle
Camp Detrick
Frederick Lodge
B. P.O. Elks
Second Street
Pyle
Pearl River
Far East
India
China
Henry A. Schueler
Richard E. Zimmerman
Sperry L. Storm
Joseph Stephens
H. David Hagan
Mr. Schueler
Benjamin L. Shuff
Charles E. Wehler
Francis I. Thompson
Michael Peregoff
George Wm. Smith
Millard F. Lease
Alfred Sharpe
Jank Explosion Kills One In Lower Manhattan Plant
A hydrogen tank leak caused an explosion at the Western Electric plant in Lower Manhattan killing a 28 year old guard who rescued two men and injuring 30 or more war workers including several in critical condition. The blast shattered windows within a WW block radius and was felt across the Hudson to New Jersey. Stocks steadied after new laws were recorded. William M. Storm, a local attorney, was reported improving at his home.
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New York
Lower Manhattan
Western Electric Company
Greenwich Village
New Jersey
Hudson River
Eighth Army Breaks German Winter Line On Sangro Front
Allied forces under Montgomery push four miles from the Sangro river on the Italian front as the Eighth Army captures Mezzagrogna and advances along the Sangro ridge. US Fifth Army also advances toward Casere while bridgehead growth toward Fossacesia continues. Prisoners describe German troops as bomb happy amid heavy bombardment.
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Noland Norgaard
Algiers
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Sangro River
Sir Bernard L Montgomery
Sangro Ridge
Mezsagrogna
United States
Fifth Army
Casere
Montaquila
Sangro
New Zealand
Montgomery
15Th Infantry
Mezzagrogna
Romagnoli
Fossacesia
Marcantonio
Basile
Marevecia
Casone
Cocco
Marcono
San Onofs
Coal Supplies Here Improve
A steady flow of coal has reached this section in the last few weeks and conditions have loosened up. Coal shipments are coming through with regularity for both bituminous and anthracite, though a few stoker coal shortages remain. Officials note improved overall supply since coal dealers petitioned for more for the county this winter.
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Frederick Homes
Frederick
Solid Focus Administration
Moonshine Still Operated at Tule Lake Camp
Dewey Eagan liquor enforcement officer says Tule Lake camp housed a large moonshine whisky still with sales to civilian workers outside. He learned months ago of four stills but could not enter the grounds. Kenneth Blair of the Federal Alcohol Tax Bureau said the army recently found a large still and mash in the camp.
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Redding
Calif
Tule Lake Center
Dewey Eagan
State Board of Equalization
Eagan
Kenneth Blair
Federal Alcohol Tax Bureau
Sacramento
Army
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Moser
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Paris
Apostolic Legation
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Kiev
Fritz von Mannstein
Adolf Hiller
Pripet
Constantine Rokossovaky
Gomel
Black Sea
Rokossovsky
White
Zhiobin
Bobruisk
Hitler
Red Army
Miss Gambrill
Lieut. Hendrickson
Elks
Major Pyle
William M. Storm
Focal
Rockwell Terrace
Vital Ridge
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