Two Nazi Spies Captured After Submarine Landing
Federal agents arrested William Curtis Colepaugh and Erich Gimpel in the New York area after a German U-boat landed them at Hancock Point Maine. They carried $60,000 in American money, weapons, a camera, ink, and a shortwave radio to aid espionage. The men traveled via Bangor and Boston before reaching New York, with roles to listen for transmissions and help organize sabotage.
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Maine
Pear
Hancick Point
Bitscler Hoover
Hoover
Dana Hodgkins
Hancock Point
Harvat
B. I
William Curtis Colepaugh
United States
Citi
Zen of
Hoover Salt Atwormey
Francis Biddle
Colepraugh
Chiapel
Yne FB. 1
Alley Landing
Bangor
Boston
Germany
Colopaugh
Massachusetts
Cech
Mao
UW. 8
Nasy Witll
Lisbon
Nuzti
Bite Guard
Berlin
Hagug Ist
Regen
Texas
Ginpel
Lima
Peru
Fim
Unuil
Goleyaugt
Kiel
Colepaugh
Gimpel
Twoover
Canucks Halt Po Valley Raid
RAME Jan 4 Allied patrols probe enemy positions in the Serchia valley sector of the Trntloy front as a brief Nani Unrust ends. Westward in the Tyrrhenian coast area Allied pressure continues while Germans mass men and equipment. The main action centers on the Do valley near the Sento river south of Fsignane where a German rising party supported by mortar fire clashes with Canadian troops.
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Rame
Norlth
Serchia Valley
Trntloy
Urther
Tyrrhenian
Jasb
Stury Righ
Garmen
Mathar
Sento
Fsignane
Baby Killed As Plane Crashes Into Long Beach House
In North Long Beach a plane crash destroyed five homes. A seven month old, Mary Warner, burned to death when the craft struck the Warner residence. Douglas Aircraft test pilot Ronald Bollinger, 34, was killed. The Warners’ other child Gary, 3, was seriously burned. parents and another resident were injured.
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Long Beach
Calif
Douglas Aircraft Company
Bamber
North
Mary Warner
Harald Warner
Ronald F. Bollinger
Douglas’ Land
Warners
Gary
Warner
Herbert Lee Propes
Susan Peters Shot on Hunt in California
Susan Peters, 23, Hollywood actress, underwent emergency surgery at Mercy Hospital after a bullet lodged in her spine from a .22 rifle during a hunting accident near San Diego. She had been duck hunting at the Cunn Mesa Gun club with her husband Richard Quine and family members present. The studio confirmed she was shot in the stomach and her condition was being treated to relieve pressure from the bullet. The report also notes the U.S. as Canada’s main export market for seed potatoes.
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Diego
Cale
Susan Peters
Hollywood
Mercy Hospital
Miss Peters
Cunn Mesa
San Diego
Richard Quine
Coast Guardsman
Ator
Quine
Tom Quine
Tom
Mass Hefore Corpse Denied Eupe Velez Mass Hefore
Relatives of Lupe Velez, Mexican film star, did not request a funeral mass for her body in Mexico City. Father Reinel Avily said Chicago rites over the grave occurred without the full Catholic funeral ceremony, which would have been denied.
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Mexico City
Gah
Lupe Velez
Beverly Hills
Galif
Reinel Avily
Aurelig Hams
Mexico
Perons
Los Angeles
Notable New Japanese Diplomats Brawl in Stockholm Hotel Foyer
London based report describes a drunken brawl at the Gear hotel foyer in Stockholm involving eight Japanese merchants. Diplomatic figures were dragged through the crowd as the incident drew international attention and prompted a recommendation for action.
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London
Unhappy New Year Seaman Found in Times Square
New York police report Navy Seaman Martin Flaherty from Staten Island was found wandering in Times Square in only an undershirt, wrapped in a tablecloth from a Broadway restaurant. He was taken to West Point court where authorities said he claimed someone must have taken his uniform.
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New York
U. S. Navy
Martin Flaherty
Staten Island
Vic
Times Square
Werk Fault Court
Shirley Temple makes comeback as box office draw
IT SAYS HERE reports Bob Hope in Hollywood about Shirley Temple meeting. Temple, now back in the Eleanor Carey film You Went Away, is praised as a growing pin-up and box office force from her childhood stardom.
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Bob Hope
Shirley Temple
Eleanor
America
Ahe
Shirley
Noted Child Star Tales and Family Anecdotes from 1944
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a child star era with Shirley Temple dolls and autocratic stage moments. It mentions a risky fall from a balcony, a father saving the speaker by suspenders, and a reference to a 1944 King Feature syndication.
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Shirley
Keith Vhrewit
King
Syn
Understanding Your Income Tax During World War II
This article explains how federal income tax is calculated from total income including wages and business profits, outlines the normal tax rate of 3 percent, the progressive surtax brackets, and notes the 1943 victory tax has been repealed. It covers withholding under pay as you go, estimated payments, and the March 15 1945 filing deadline. It also explains who files, how to file, and how refunds or credits are handled, with guidance to file with the local collector of internal revenue or at the post office if unsure.
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Treasury
Internal Revenue
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Loahy Hoover
Armagatcett
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DRA
Mark W. Clark
Itay
FiGth Army
Slater
VaroRus
Man Qhalred Ag
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SAM Antonio Transit Company
Canucks
Eupe Velez
Private Breger
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Dave Breger
Bregert
Price
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Leontine Toudauze
St Mary's
O. K. Mayo
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Alatow Bara Phong
Pele
Dixie Mike
Joe
Louisiana
Gulf South
Gulf South Natural Gas Servier
United Gas Pipeline Company and Associated Company
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