German Intelligence Rated Our Gen the Above Any Leaders
German army intelligence officers rated General Dwight D. Eisenhower as a greater military leader than German generals for his planning and political restraint. Maj. Gen. Erwin Lahousen, key Canaris aide and tribunal witness, said Patton was the most feared American commander and that the Germans underestimated the United States early in the war. He noted Germans later saw little difference among American British and Russian forces, though Russians initially exploited breakthroughs better. Continued on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Lahousen
Tlahousen
International Military Tribunal
German Inteligence Service
Walter Canaris
Associated Press
Muernberg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George S. Patton, I Jr
Lehausen
Jobless total climbs to 537
The Ha gerstown U S Employment Service reports 537 people drawing unemployment compensation. Of these 319 are men and 218 women. Veterans number 110 with 54 new claims last week. Officials urge employers to list job openings to refer claimants and reduce unemployment taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Paul Shilling
Hagerstown
U. S. Employment Service Today
D. Lee Staley
Shilling
USES
Erikson Returns to Film Work After Navy Service
Actor Leif Erikson reports back to his studio to resume movie work after 42 months in the Navy. He was discharged Saturday as a chief photographer's mate and spent 19 months overseas.
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Hollywood
Leif Erikson
Tips Prize Headlines Share Weekly News Scoop
The Daily Mail notes last week’s weekly news tip contest split its prizes. Top prize went to tips about a minister’s son aiding air transport of leaders and a near asphyxiation incident in Boonsboro. Second prize covered five brothers reuniting with their mother after three years in service and a garage operator’s near asphyxiation. Third prize included a burglary tip and a local man reporting the first deer of the season. Tips are accepted each weekday 7:30 am to 1:30 pm by phone, in person, or by letter, requiring first information to reach the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boonsboro
North End
Daily Mail
Long Missing Local Boy Listed As Dead
The Secretary of the Navy lists Robert N. Norford 19 fireman first class dead after being reported missing aboard the USS Escolar. The sub failed to return from patrol in the Yellow Sea in October 1944. Norford received the Submarine Combat Insignia in absentes with three gold stars and a citation for duty. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence F. Norford of 227 East Franklin Street and a member of St. John's Lutheran church. He is survived by his parents and one brother Ronald.
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Secretary of the Navy
Robert N. Norford
Yellow Sea
Norford
Naval Service
Clarence F. Norford
East
Franklin Street
St. John's Lutheran Church
Ronald
Fifty four drafted here this month
Hagerstown and county youths nearly all 18 will be inducted in December per local Draft Boards. The total is under 10 percent of monthly war-period drafts, with a peak of 650 in a single month. Enlistments in Army Navy and Marine Corps reduce drafts and increase paperwork for those awaiting induction orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
New York Bars to Stay Open All Night for New Year
New York city bars may operate all night for New Year’s Eve after the state liquor authority granted a special $10 permit. Regular closing is 4 a.m. Hotels and night clubs reported a flood of early reservations as plans moved forward for the gayest New Year’s Eve since before the war.
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New York
New York City
State Liquor Authority
Marine Kills Self In Pew Of Church
Pvt Harold R Dunster, 18, of Auburn New York, a Marine from the New York Navy Yard, shot himself in the head while kneeling in the first pew of St Pauls Episcopal Chapel in New York. He had been a patient at St Albans Naval Hospital and had joined the Marine Corps in July without overseas service. Police offered no motive.
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New York
Harold R. Dunster
Auburn
N. Y
St. Paul’s Episcopal Chapel
Joseph Gill
Dunster
New York Navy Yard
St. Alban’s Naval Hospital
Marine Corps
Patton Paralyzed After Auto Crash Says Army Bulletin
FRANKFURT Dec 10 An Army medical bulletin said Gen George S Patton Jr is partly paralyzed from injuries in an automobile accident yesterday but his general condition is satisfactory He rested five hours and was quite comfortable The bulletin notes neurologically unchanged X ray shows partial reduction of dislocation Mrs Patton flies to be at his bed side and Dr Hugh Carnes Oxford neuro surgeon will attend He arrived Frankfurt 8 45 am and will go to Heidelberg accordingly
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Frankfurt
George 8. Patton
Patton
Hugh Carnes
Oxford
Heidelberg
Snowing In W. M. Quickly Melts
A system moved from the east to Western Maryland turning to snow as the morning wore on in Frederick county. By noon most snow melted and travel continued despite light flurries. Officials expected sharply colder weather tonight and tomorrow, limiting any further snowfall.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Sixth District
State Roads Commission
Weather Bureau
Nine More From Here Back From Overseas
Nine Hagerstown GIs returned from overseas service over the weekend. T-5 Lester C. Fouche and First Sgt. Richard Slick arrived aboard the U S S Crockett docked at Seattle Washington. Also aboard the Argentina and docking at New York were Richard E. Barkdoll James D. Baron Sterling L. Bowers Joan N. Cook Ralph C. Sharer Glenn FE Weaver and Calvin W. Wilkinson all of Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Lester C. Fouche
Richard Slick
Glenn FE. Weaver
Calvin W. Wilkinson
County urged to press school building program
County officials weigh moving ahead with a 20 room addition and auditorium at Washington Street school despite bids exceeding expectations. Board of Education and County Commissioners plan a conference to decide whether to proceed immediately amid city schools chronically crowded with hundreds of classes over 35 pupils in four city high schools.
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Washington Street
Board of Education
Board of County Commissioners
McCrorys to Rebuild Modern Store in Hagerstown
McCrorys Stores plans to erect a modern building in Hagerstown to replace the fire‑destroyed store. J Erection will begin when materials arrive, and the new structure will combine space with the Glick shoe store. It will feature air conditioning lighting a 48 stool restaurant and expanded departments. The manager, J W Bryan, leaves for New York to secure needed materials.
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McCrory’s Stores, Inc
Variety Field
Hagerstown
J. W. Bryan
McCrory
Glick Shoe
Bryan
New York
Officers Probing Deaths in Funkstown Tour Cabin
Deputies continue inquiry into the asphyxiation deaths of two men found in a Funkstown tourist cabin last evening. The victims are Page R. Householder, 20, of North Potomac Street, and Harry Chaney Jr., 26, who listed Martinsburg West Virginia as his address. Deputy Clever Reynolds said Chaney and Householder were married and not living with their spouses, and a pay slip in Chaney’s pocket is noted.
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Funkstown
Page R. Householder
North Potomac Street
Harry Chaney, Jr
Martinsburg
W. Va
Clever Reynolds
Chaney
Householder
Horse Holiday brings gifts to Chicago’s neediest nags
Christmas morning will see 1000 needy horses in Chicago receive a six pound mix of oats bran apples carrots corn and shorts from the anti cruelty society. The oldest and coldest will get blankets. Even underprivileged animals owners will be remembered with the society’s 10 commandments on horse care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Old Dobbin
Anticruelty Society
Tavern Robbed as Marines Held at Summit Avenue
Three Marines at Bentzel's Place, 40 Summit Avenue, allegedly helped themselves to several bottles after a shattered show window. They were arrested by Military Police and turned over to their camp commanding officer. Police report indicates initial denial of breaking the window.
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Bentzel’s Place
Summit Avenue
Discharged Sailor Hunts Housing In Kansas City
Wilson R. Morrison, 39, says his systematic housing search in Kansas City covered $00 miles in 10 days and yielded four hot leads and many new real estate contacts. He has yet to secure a house, though he is optimistic that a suitable place will open as current tenants move out.
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Kansas City
Wilson R. Morrison
GI in Raytown Marries Napoli Concert Pianist Wife
Former Pfe Richard Bosse, a two year U S Army veteran who served as a coordinating agent in an air corps outfit, married Elena Calasanti of Naples after meeting at a roulette table during his station in Italy. He returned home by taxi with a $320 pin stripe suit and four bottles of 1821 wines, hoping to return to Italy or attend college.
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Raytown
Pfe
Richard Bosse
Italy
Bosse
Jefferson Barracks
Signor Nicola
Victor Emanuel
Elena Calasanti
Air Corps
Elena
Conservatory of Music
Naples
Mediterranean
45 Pickets Arrested At Baltimore Plant After General Melee
In Baltimore on December 10, 45 striking furniture workers were jailed in four wagonloads on rioting charges after a melee at the Comfort Springs factory. Police said orders to maintain a calm picket line and allow entry were disobeyed, and international representative Louis Gilbert of the CIO united furniture workers faced the dispute. Union officials claimed police ordered a halt to picketing when crowds crowded the alley, noting the line was larger than during the four weeks of the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
John Kenealy
Comfort Springs
Louis Gilbert
United Furniture Workers
CIO
Change Noted In Woman In Coma
Miss Bertha V Myers 50 Broadway has been unconscious at Washington County Hospital since August 9 after a fall at home caused a skull fracture. Recently she reacted to pain and opened her eyes. doctors say she is making medical history daily. The 71 year old case intrigues brain specialists nationwide.
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Bertha V. Myers
Broadway
Washington County Hospital
Miss Myers
Baltimore
Fall Fatal To Elderly Woman
Mrs. Fannie Bowers of 631 West Franklin Street died at Washington County Hospital from injuries after a fall last Thursday that fractured her hip. She was 83 and widow of Thomas Bowers. Survived by daughters Elizabeth Drenner Tenna Sichelberger Daisy Kennedy, sons Charles W Gardner C, brothers Seibert Tilden, sisters India and Molly Price. Funeral Tuesday at Leaf Funeral Home Williamsport, Rev. G I Rider officiating, Rose Hill cemetery interment.
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Fannie Bowers
West
Franklin Street
Washington County Hospital
Thomas Bowers
Jacob and
Elizabeth Lopp Sheppert Bowers
Sharpsburg
Elizabeth Drenner
Tenna Sichelberger
Daisy Kennedy
Charles W
Washington
Soldier Takes Hearing Device By Mistake
Miss Evelyn Hottel of 317 Bryan Place seeks Cumberland police help to recover a hearing aid stolen from her brother’s car by a Cumberland soldier who took it by mistake. The device, in a brown leather case, was carried from Flagerstown to Hancock.
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Evelyn Hottel
Bryan Place
Cumberland Police
Cumberland
Miss Hottel
Thomas S. Post
Flagerstown
Hancock
Resignation Accepted by President Truman
President Truman accepted Artemus L Gates resignation as Undersecretary of the Navy effective December 31. Gates had offered to resign last September, but was urged to remain until year end.
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Washington
Truman
Artemus L Gates
Navy
White House
Gates
Secretary Schwellenbach urges quick GM strike settlement
Detroit dispatch notes Secretary Schwellenbach said the government can seize General Motors plants but would not use that power. He urged both sides to settle the walkout quickly, stressing the strike end is vital to the national economy with 213,000 GM workers idle since November 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Schwellenbach
General Motors Corp
General Motors
Four Divorces Granted by Judge Mish
Four decrees of divorce were handed down Saturday by Judge Joseph D Mish. Pearl Edna Wilson was granted a divorce from Russell Wilson Pauline Mae Smith from Ernest Richard Smith William Henry White from June Kephart White and Ollie Bell Mason from Glenn David Mason. Attorney C K Hartle appeared in all four cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph D. Mish
Pearl Edna Wilson
Russell Wilson
Pauline Mae Smith
Ernest Richard Smith
William Henry White
June Kephart White
Ollie Bell Mason
Glenn David Mason
C. K. Hartle
Teletype System Links City Airports For Weather Data
O L Bonifay president of Columbia Airlines announced a teletype link between Hagerstown Municipal and Baltimore airports to provide weather data and passenger information. Pilots can check weather at both fields before departures. Immediate flight info for Hagerstown passengers seeking Baltimore connections will be available. A radio control tower is under discussion to elevate Hagerstown Airport to the standard of similar sized cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Bonifay
Columbia Airlines, Inc
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Columbia
Jury Hearing Damage Suit at Circuit Court
The $7500 damage suit of Harry G Masser trading as Masser Motor Express against Potomac Edison Co is being tried before a jury in circuit court. The case stems from a tractor trailer and trolley crash at a crossing three miles southeast of Thurmont on May 21. Attorneys Vo Quail and Miller represent the plaintiff and Wagaman and Wagaman represent the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry G. Masser
Masser Motor Express
Potomac Edison Company
Thurmont
Herbert Vo Quail
Leo H. Miller
Wagaman and
Wagaman
Cpl Hazel L Kline Receives Discharge
Cpl Hazel L Kline daughter of Calvin E Kline Smithsburg Rt 1 has been honorably discharged from the Women's Army Corps. She entered service October 27 1948 and was stationed at Great Falls Montana where she flew with a recruiting crew through Canada Alaska and California. She has been awarded four medals. After Christmas she will return to Great Falls.
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Cpl
Hazel L. Kline
Calvin E. Kline
Smithsburg
Rt. 1
Women's Army Corps
Cpl. Kline
Great Falls
Montana
Canada
Alaska
California
Riine
Wage Parleys With General Motors Resumed By Union
DETROIT, Dec. 10. The CIO United Automobile Workers resumed wage talks with General Motors as part of the auto industry dispute. The union seeks a 30 percent across the board raise and presented a plan to penalize wildcat strikes, while Ford negotiators discussed protections against unauthorized stoppages. Richard T. Leonard, UAW Ford director, stated the plan is strong and likely to gain acceptance. Ford had proposed a per-day walkout penalty of five dollars, details of which were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
CIO
United Automobile Workers
General Motors Corporation
Uaw-Cio
Ford
Richard T. Leonard
National Uaw Ford
John L. Lewis Opposes Truman Labor Plan
John L. Lewis condemned President Truman’s labor legislation, calling it an attack on free labor and a move toward a corporate state. He accused the bill of imposing compulsory arbitration, allowing 30 day strikes bans while fact finding boards decide disputes, and argued it would harm 50 million employed workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
President Truman
Lewis
Truman
James F. Deavers Honorably Discharged From Army
James F. Deavers has been honorably discharged after 23 months in the European Theater. He served 11 months in combat with the 295th Engineer Combat Battalion from Normandy to the Elbe, spent two months in London drafting invasion models used to brief troops, and earned the Good Conduct Medal and campaign ribbons. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Deavers of 178 South Prospect Street. another son, William E., serves overseas on Saipan with the Air Corps. Acting address for replies: Ser. W. Deavers, 33726934, F, APO 244, San Francisco, Calif.
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295Th Engineer
Normandy
Belgium
Holland
Elbe River
Germany
Devers
London
Uri Yan
Capernfave
W. A. Deavers
South Prospect Street
William E
Saipan
Air Corps
W . Deavers
Francisco
Calif
Nety
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Nemo
George Tucker
Marine
Self
W. M
McCrory’s
Glick’s
U.S
Potomac Edison
James F. Deavers
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