27 Dec 1943
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1943
Page
1
German advances pushed through hundreds of villages as British broadcasts quoted German leaders acknowledging losses south of Zhitomir. The battle raged in near zero temperatures with blizzards and icy rain, reported by CBS via a BBC transmission.
Moscow communique reports Vatutin’s troops routing about 150000 German soldiers in the Biyev bulge area, capturing Radomyshl and Brusilov while advancing near Zhitomir, Korosten, and other spots east of Kiev. German broadcasts claim 150000 Soviet troops in the Zhitomir drive and heavy fighting near Vitebsk and Dnieper bridgeheads.
British and French commando troops raided German defenses along the English Channel on Christmas Eve but were reportedly spotted and wiped out by German forces. No confirmation came from Allied headquarters. The raid coincided with a massive air assault on northern France and Roosevelt naming Eisenhower to lead the western invasion.
General Eisenhower offered a cautious forecast of Allied progress in 1944 while stressing that victory requires patience. He cited gains since 1942, including the Italian surrender, disposal of the Italian fleet, and the capture of Taranto and Bari naval bases. He urged unity among Allies and indicated French forces would be rearmed and included in future operations. He praised American and British troops for adapting to harsh conditions on the Italian front as the campaign develops slowly.
Henry Frank McCumbee of Berkeley Springs was released on a $1,000 bond after a January 12 hearing before Magistrate Rosas Fite in Hancock on a manslaughter charge stemming from the December 19 automobile death of Batty Frederick, 18, also of Berkeley Springs. McCumbee, a former patient at Washington County Hospital, was released over the weekend. Two other persons were injured when his car struck a pole and overturned near Indian Springs.
An elderly remedy claim compares grandma’s mutton suet method to Penetro now with modern medicines. Advertises 25 cents for a single, 35 cents for a double supply, urging mothers to rub on Penetro for cold symptoms coughing and muscle aches.
Navy Lieut Jimmy Walker 28 captain of the 1935 Alabama football team has been killed in action in the southwest Pacific. Frank Thomas the university coach was informed by family members. Walker was a substitute end on the 1934 Crimson Tide Rose Bowl squad and a wingman in 1935, then served as an assistant coach at Virginia Military Institute before enlisting. He trained at Georgia Pre-Flight in Athens and went overseas early this year.
British forces finally sunk the German battleship Scharnhorst after a months long cat and mouse pursuit. The action avenged Admiral Fraser who once captained Glorious sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau near Norway in 1940. Reports say heavy British ships including a King George V class battleship took part as the fleet chased Scharnhorst toward Alten Fjord.
Christmas week end police report lists 15 arrests for drunkenness and several minor thefts. Hall S. Davison, 45, Berryburg PA, posted 135.80 collateral for operating while intoxicated and failure to stop after an accident. Patrolmen Doornberger and Kuhlman made the arrest. C C Popper Greencastle reported a suitcase of wearing apparel stolen from a local store. Mrs Fern Wilson of 400 block Liberty street reported 3 in pennies stolen from a dresser drawer. Supplee Wills Jones Company at 500 block McDowell avenue reported 65 stolen from a desk drawer.
Dr. R. P. Dinsmore of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. warns that 1944 faces an acute rubber shortage despite more synthetic supplies. He stresses the need to convert every possible rubber article to the synthetic process, now under adverse conditions, in Akron report dated December 27.
Allied forces led by Major General William Rup erius press inland at Cape Gloucester in a heavy assault following a week of unprecedented aerial bombardment. Air and naval operations, including raids on Kavieng and Rabaul, indicate growing air power and strategic reach in the Pacific theater.
Steve E Lipscomb, 60, colored, of Martinsburg, posted 167.35 collateral on charges of driving while intoxicated, failing to keep right, and assault after a collision in Williamsport Saturday night. He will have a hearing before Magistrate John Hetzer. Two injured in a separate overturn at Northern Avenue and Middleburg Pike. Isabell and Geraldine Cramer, passengers in Charles F Cramer’s car, were slightly hurt. Sheriff’s officers investigated. High essentials of international power cited: food, coal, oil, iron ore, steel, machinery, chemicals, power.
The Associated Press notes ration details for meats and fats, processed foods, sugar, shoes, gasoline, and fuel oil. Stamp validity varies by book, type, and region with expiration through January 1, January 20, February 20, January 15, and March dates, reflecting 10 gallons per coupon unit and regional allowances.
President Roosevelt, in a labor dispute over wages and contracts, urged settlement by collective bargaining and War Labor Board action. He proposed production continue under old terms with retroactive wage adjustments, conditioned by the Economic Stabilization Act. Talks among carriers and non-operating groups continued, with timelines unclear, as the engineer and trainman unions withdrew their strike, signaling a possible ruling within days.
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