New Year Finds His Legions In Retreat
Adolf Hitler faces a grim New Year as Nazi forces pull back across all fronts. Soviet counterattacks push 60 to 70 miles from Leningrad and up to 100 miles from Moscow. Rome's Il Tevere warns guerrilla warfare and strategic overreach may doom the Axis, while Montgomery-Marschall predicts heavy manpower losses in retreat.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Leningrad
Russia
Crimea
Hitler
Great
Caucasus
Strait of Keren
Mussolini
Rome
Il Tevere
Napoleon
Waterloo
Sir Archibald Montgomery- Maxzsinghred
Imperial General Staff
London
New Year Celebrations Promise Wider Revelry in Hagerstown
Festive New Year activities are expected to be larger in Hagerstown this year with more church attendance and nightlife. Police anticipate crowded streets but no police taxi service, liquor glasses allowed until 12:30 with off sale at midnight, and holiday closures affecting banks stores and the post office.
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Hagerstown
William H. Peters
Peters
Washington County Liquor License Commissioners
Thomas M. Simpson
Simpson
British Take to Offensive in Malaya and Perak Front
British headquarters reported offensive actions against Japanese invaders in Malaya with good results and light pressure on the Perak front. Enemy aircraft conducted dive bombing on communications with little damage. one plane was shot down. In Kuantan area contact was made with raiding parties from Trengganu. Japanese raiders hit Singapore but caused very slight damage and no casualties. RAF aircraft bombed Sungei Patani airdrome, with bombs starting fires.
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Singapore
Malaya
Perak
Kuantan
Trengganu
Naval
R.A.F
Sungei Patant
Weather Outlook Cloudy With Possible Rain Tomorrow
The forecast shows overcast skies for New Year's Day with light rain and possible freezing conditions tonight. J A Miller observer in Needysville notes a low of 27 at sunrise, 19 previous day, and 15 a week ago, with December rainfall 4.35 inches versus 2.86 inches on average.
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J. A. Miller
Needysville
Tomor
Robbed Father Given 18 Months in Maryland Case
James Howard of Ijamsville Frederick County, colored youth, was sentenced to eighteen months in the Maryland House of Correction by Magistrate Alton Bennett of Frederick after being arrested for stealing thirteen fat hens from his father's chicken coop within twelve hours of leaving jail.
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James Howard
Ijamsville
Frederick County
Maryland House of Correction
Alton ¥. Bennett
Frederick
Last Time For Rubber Balloons
Ravenna dispatch notes that this New Year’s Eve may be the last for rubber balloons as shortages and wartime restrictions hit. Vice President Paul Collette of Oak Rubber Co. says no substitutes fit the picture, guarding the firm’s output amid wartime limits.
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Ravenna
Paul Collette
Oak Rubber Co
Stalin Urges Fighters to Push Onward in Crimea
Stalin calls Soviet forces to clear Crimea of Axis, Rumanian, and Italian forces after a 48 hour battle that recaptured Kerch and Feodosiya. Red Army and navy co operate to strike Kerch from the east and Feodosiya from the south, continuing pursuit of retreating German units.
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Moscow
Crimean
Joseph Stalin
Sebastopol
Black Sea
Kerch
Caucasus
Azov
Black Seas
Feodosiya
Buureau
Red Army
Stalin
Shamin
Military Council
Communist Party
Pravda
Must Pay or Serve Term for Auto Theft
Clinton Karn, 24, married, must pay a 150 dollar fine by March 1 to avoid a four month suspended sentence for unauthorized use of an automobile. Tried before Magistrate Harry E. Snyder, Karn allegedly took Harold Mullendore’s car December 15, drove to Hancock, and sideswiped another vehicle. Karn claimed prior Juvenile Court appearance and said the car was stored at Mullendore’s premises.
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Clinton Karn
Cournouth
House of Correction
Karn
Harry E. Snyder
Harold Mulendore
Hancock
Mr. Mullendore
Snyder
Resolutions that fit your size say the key
Amherst, Mass. December 31. Dr. Harry W. Gluck, Massachusetts State College psychologist, warns that resolutions beyond one’s ability are harmful and weaken resolve. He advises making firm, manageable goals to add value to personality and avoid setbacks.
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Amherst
Mass
Harry W. Glick
Massachusetts State College
Teady
Gluck
Enemy aliens given orders across U S territories
Attorney General Biddle orders all German Italian and Japanese nationals in the United States Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands to surrender radio transmitters shortwave receivers and cameras to local police by 11 p m January 5 The order covers about 1 100 000 people and extends prior bans in several western states The penalty for noncompliance is forfeiture and possible internment The note adds Washington county has 53 un naturalized Germans and 78 Italians but no Japanese.
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Washington
Biddle
United States
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
California
Oregon
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
Board Chairman Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Board of County Commissioners Chairman William C. Maugans was moved from Washington County Hospital to his home in Maugansville after a two week stay for bronchial pneumonia. He is reported much improved. Four lynchings reported in 1941 at Tuskegee Institute. negra victims, officers prevented several potential lynchings.
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William C. Maugans
Board of County Commissioners
Maugansville
Washington County Hospital
Maugans
Tuskegee
Ala
Tuskegee Institute
F D. Patterson
Jovith
Local tire retread dealers swamped by autoists
Ha gerstown recapping and retreading shops report a surge in demand after a wartime order restricting tire sales. Rubber stocks run low though delivery promises after year’s start and a priority list governs tire pickups. Dealers expect a leveling off once panic subsides, barring new restrictions.
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Hagerstown
Hitler vows 1942 Soviet power will be broken
World War II war bulletins report Hitler's New Year pledge that Soviet strength will be shattered in 1942. Allied plans cite defense of Singapore as a base for Pacific offensives. Reports from Batavia and Cairo note Japanese raids, Rommel’s damaged armor, Dutch submarine actions, Kerch landings, and predictions of a ruinous Hitler retreat by Montgomery-Massingberd.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
London
Singapore
Pacific
Fish Story Wins First Honors In Annual Liars Club Contest
Burlington Wis December 31 1940 Roger Cross of Wausau Wisconsin won the 1941 national championship of the Burlington Liars Club with a tale about fishing in the Unadilla involving a hair tonic turning fish into bearded catchers. He will receive a diamond studded gold medal as world champion jar. The contest drew 6 259 entrants and honored several other yarns including a tale about crows frozen to the ground and a war angle entry.
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Burlington
Wis
Police Gazette
Wisconsin
Cross
Wausau
Howard Amberson
Three Forks
Mont
Hulett
George E. Stricker
South Pittsburg
Tenn
Stricker
Francis Pesek
East Jordan
Doris
Tax Rate To Be Fixed Saturday
The Board of County Commissioners will fix the 1942 county tax levy Saturday morning in an executive session. Officials disclosed that budget increases make tax reductions unlikely though a cut of several cents is hoped for. Under 1941 law, the Treasurer must be ready to receive 1942 taxes on January 15, with tight preparation causing possible confusion.
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Board of County Commissioners
Baltimore Newsman commissioned to state guard officer
Aldine R. Bird of the Baltimore News Post, president of the Baltimore Press Club, is commissioned a first lieutenant in the Maryland State Guard and assigned to Brig. Gen. Dwight F. Mohr's staff as public relations officer.
Righty-wo years of age knit for Red Cross effort
A local note highlights Mrs. M. Rheney of Augusta Georgia who, over two years, knit 173 garments for the Red Cross and Bundles for Britain since 1938 when wool was first made available. The effort reflects ongoing home front support.
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Augusta
M. ©. Rheney
Red Cross
Britain
War Department communique cites great enemy losses
War Department reports heavy Japanese losses as American forces incite new advances. The clash near the capital area is described with claims of 300 Americans seriously wounded and Japanese positions within 20 miles of the city.
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War Department
Dive bombers still mounted strong resistance near Manila
American and Filipino troops held stubborn lines on Luzon as Manila neared fall. A War department communique said heavy enemy pressure continued with dive bombers and armored units, while MacArthur's forces, outnumbered, fell back around Manila. Navy noted city contact remained active as reports from Shanghai described Japanese advances toward Manila.
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Associated Press
Manila
Luzon Island
War Department
Comei
Shanghai
Tokyo
Japan
Lamon Bay
Japanese War Progress Reported In Pacific Broadcast
Tokyo reports Japanese warships attacked US outposts around Hawaii since December 17 destroying wireless stations and other military facilities on Maui Lihua and Palmyra Islands. The same note says British bases in the Far East suffered heavy damage in a raid on Singapore Monday night and Malaya forts endured fires at dawn Tuesday.
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Tokyo
Navy
Imperial Headquarters
United States Islands
Bangare
Maui
Sohuston
Sand
Palmyra Islands
Britain
Singapore
Tin
Malaya
Carser
Blackout Law Debate Heads to City Council
Mayor Richard H. W. Sweeney says a blackout ordinance may not be needed here. He notes Cumberland’s push for curfews and hopes Hagerstown residents remain cooperative without penalties. Cumberland faces public pressure from clergy and business owners to enforce lights dimming during hiackamts.
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Richard HW. Sweeney
Cumberland
Injured Spine Report From Ice Accident at Home
Mrs. Trov HH of 111 North Cleveland Avenue suffered an injured spine and possible vertebral fracture after slipping on ice at her home. She was taken to Washington County Hospital for treatment.
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Trov
Hasterday
Cleveland Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Dies Victim of Own Gun in Hunting Incident
Charles Clayton Recker, 48, longtime Beaver Oak Church member and Montana rancher, died from a shotgun mishap on a Thursday afternoon while hunting on a father's farm near Thurmont. His brother Paul found the body on a barbed wire fence as the gun discharged during an attempt to pull it free. He was a World War veteran, recently hired on a local defense project, with surviving wife, three young daughters, his parents, and siblings. Funeral services set for Friday.
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Charles Clayton Recker
Robert Dr. Boonsboro
Beaver Oak
Montana
John L. Rocker
Wolfsville
Fridar
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