Gasoline rationing eased as ban lifted for motorists
Washington reports gasoline sales resume as OPA lifts state ban. B and C ration book values remain three gallons while A coupons stay at three. Byrnes plans reviews with Henderson Ickes and Eastman to assess fuel policies and upcoming oil rationing.
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Washington
OPA
Ords
West Virginia
James F. Byrnes
Leon Henderson
Ickes
Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
Byrnes
Former League Chief Is Shot
Trammell Scott 56, ex president of the Southern Baseball Association, was found dead near Newton Georgia from two gunshot wounds while hunting alone. A coroner's jury ruled death the result of personal safety related gunshot wounds. Scott, a World War I veteran and former major, had recently had his contract as league president not renewed. He had been visiting Robert W Woodruff at his plantation and joined a turkey drive before vanishing.
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Trammell Scott
Southern Baseball Association
Sherif Claud Screws
Scott
Robert W. Woodruff
Woodruft
328Th Infantry
Southern Association
Cold Wave Drags On Across Maryland With Snowfall
December cold snap continues from Western Maryland to the Eastern Shore. At Unionville the thermometer hit 12 below, Cumberland 6 below, and Biz Savage Mountain 11 below. Salisbury reported 2 below with 5 inches of snow as roads mostly opened though some curving grades iced. City buses delayed by frozen units. water pipes frozen in several towns and rail fuel concerns grow as a prolonged freeze nears potential river freezing.
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Frederick County
Maryland
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Cumberland
Biz Savage Mountain
Salisbury
State Roads Commission
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Haserstown
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General Tells Of Escaping Death in North Africa Mission
Allied sources disclose Gen. Henri Giraud narrowly escaped death during a daring escape sequence from Germany to Allied forces in North Africa. He left a German prison for Vichy France, then rode a submarine to a rendezvous, surfaced off shore, and boarded a plane after a perilous transfer. The operation was led by Capt. Jerauld Wright with Lieut. N. L. A. Jewel commanding the submarine.
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Allied
North Africa
Henri Giraud
France
Eisenhower
Jerauld Wright
Washington, D. C
United States Navy
Wright
General Giraud
Koeningstein
Lieut
N. L. A. Jewel
Royal Navy
Scrap drives rally aid during wartime at University of Cincinnati
Students at the University of Cincinnati collected about 10,000 pounds of scrap metal as part of a wartime relief effort led by Mayor James Garfield Stewart. The drive aims to support national defense and aid in home front mobilization.
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Cincinnati
1Versity of
James Garfield Stewart
Hell
Local Prices Paid to Farmers and Producers
Prices paid to farmers and producers for corn butter lard and various farm items in Serevoia area. Includes figures for many staples such as country ham heavy meat bacon chickens potatoes cabbage pumpkins and more, reflecting market rates from local producers.
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Ktine Braos
Serevoia
Accused in Warrant Arrests Reported in Local Sheriff Notes
An incident list notes that a person was arrested on a warrant and taken into custody. Details are fragmented but reference Deputy Donahue and a deputy sheriff office, with names partially readable as Masi and Donahue. The report suggests official processing and custody by the department.
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Smirt
Res Donahue
Masi J Tetaeers Naliy Keewr Donahue
New OPA chief may bring reshuffle in price and rent policy
Washington December 21 The Office of Price Administration plans to resign to their successor Leon Henderson's top aides urge a clean field for new leadership led by Senator Prentiss Brown of Michigan. OPA insiders note policy largely follows directives from other agencies and changes may be limited even under Brown.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Wllis
Prentiss Brown
Michigan
Henderson
OPA
Brown
Paul ML
O'Leary
Cornell
J. K. Galbraith
Paul Porter
Rents
Robert Horton
John E. Hamm
David Ginsburg
Roosevelt
Congress
Axis masses huge convoy in battle for Tunis and Bizerte
The report describes major Axis movements south of Medjez El-Bab as pivotal to the Tunis and Bizerte struggle. French forces claim gains near Kairouan despite strong enemy counterattacks while German losses and prisoner captures are noted.
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Medjez El-Bab
Tunis
Bizerte
North Africa
Kairouan
Pichon
Rizerin
Essur
Sfax
Pope
Marth
Afrian
Africa
Rommel
Eurelrat
Forces Advance Along Retreat Line Reported
Report notes forces along the retreat line making progress with movement and positioning indicating momentum in their operations.
Cars Upset in Rail Accident at Thurmont
Twelve cars of a Western Maryland freight derailed and six overturned in a Thurmont incident yesterday evening. One car carried gasoline heading to the East. wreck crews from Hagerstown and Baltimore worked under Conductor Reid and Engineer Walker of Hagerstown.
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Thurmont
Asuari
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Reid
Walker
RAF BOMBERS HURT GERMAN PORTS IN NIGHT RAID
Allied air forces struck Duisburg in two raids and Romilly Sur Seine in daylight penetration over France. American bombers faced heavy Luftwaffe opposition with losses on both sides while British Mosquitoes attacked rail and industrial targets in northwest Germany.
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Duisberg
Germany
Amer
Ican
Romilly-Sur- Seine
Paris
France
Allied
le Havre
Graveline
Holland
Air Ministry
Coastal Command
API Liberators
Romilly-Sur-Seine
Dr. Charles Pate Dies in Baltimore
The Rev. Dr. Charles Louis Pate longtime Baltimore pastor and elder in the Baltimore Methodist Conference died at Maryland General Hospital. Born April 26 1862 in Baltimore he entered the Baltimore Conference in 1885 and served churches in Baltimore and Washington. Funeral services will be held this afternoon.
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Charles Louis Pate
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
City
Baltimore Methodist Conference
Maryland General Hospital
Pate
Baltimore
Washington
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