Wake Bombed To Prevent Jap Aid Reaching Beleaguered Marshalls
Navy reports two squadrons of seaplanes bombed Wake Island to block Japanese aid as U S forces continued pressure on the Marshalls. Coronados dropped bombs near targets at Wake while land based planes pounded the Marshalls for a 25th straight day. Military officials described the Wake raid as a strong attack with no losses.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan
Wake Island
mid-Pacific
Thea Navy
Marshalls
Navy
Coronados
Wake
Quadruplets Born in Liberty See Tragedy with Two Infant Deaths
In Liberty North Carolina, Mrs. Gaston Arrington gave birth to quadruplets a day ago. The two girls were reported healthy while the two boys died shortly after birth. The girls are the fifth and sixth daughters in the family, with three older siblings originally triplets born about four years earlier.
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Liberty
N. C
Gaston Arrington
Route 1
Divorce Suits Rise to Twenty One in City Court
The year’s filings reached 21 as Hazel K. Heflin filed against Harold R. Heflin and Ann Marie Smith filed against Jessie R. Smith, both represented by Attorney C. K. Bartle.
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Hazel K. Heflin
Harold R. Heflin
Ann Marie Smith
Jessie R. Smith
C.K. Bartle
Williamsport Sets A Dandy Record
Williamsport Mayor Richard G. Hawken announced that the city has collected exactly 95 percent of its 1944 levy and aims to secure the remaining five percent soon. In New York, veteran actor Robert Vivian, a 55 year performer on stage in the U.S. and England, died yesterday. his last Broadway appearance was in 1941 in The Distant City with Gladys George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard G. Hawken
Williamsport
New York
Robert Vivian
England
Gladys George
Tokyo Admits Isles Are Under Siege
New York report dated February 1 states Tokyo radio told Japanese listeners a superior enemy force has raided the Marshall Islands since Sunday morning. Details are not known. Tokyo claims its army and navy on the islands are now engaged in fierce fighting. The Vichy radio quoted Tokyo as saying the American operation was the most significant ever, with fighting of extreme violence continuing.
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New York
Tokyo Radio
Marshall Islands
U. S
Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
Vichy Radio
Tokyo
Marshalls
Brooklyn man fined for smoking aboard steamer at dock
A Brooklyn resident paid a $50 fine in New York for smoking on a steamer tied to a dock, violating the war emergency act. His listed occupation was armour watcher ensuring no smoking aboard ships. Former Georgia governor Thomas W. Hardwick, 71, died of a heart attack in Sandersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Arma
Sandersville
Thomas W. Hardwick
Georgia
Quake Destroys Turkish Town Gerede
A powerful earthquake wrecked Gerede, a northern Turkish town of about 25,000 residents, 180 miles east of Istanbul. The tremors, lasting about 50 seconds, were felt across Turkey, killing and injuring many residents in the dawn disaster near the Black Sea coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Gerede
Instanbul
Black Sea
Young Ideas Burned Out Upper Denture Incident
New Brunswick New Jersey February 1 A local woman with five years of education and several youthful notions burned a hole in her upper denture when she placed it on a window sill while smoking a cigarette and mistook the plate for an ashtray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brunswick
N. J
Snow Worsens Roads in Allegany and Garrett Counties
The State Roads Commission warned drivers as snowfall of 2 to 4 inches hit Allegany and Garrett counties. Washington Frederick counties stayed clear while Route 40 and west of Hancock saw ice. Allegany reported up to 2 inches, Garrett 4 inches with drifting, eight trucks and one plow in Allegany and twelve trucks in Garrett assisting. Chains recommended. continued on page 2.
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State Roads Commission
Sixth Road District
Allegany
Garrett
Washington
Frederick Counties
Hancock
Allegany County
Garrett County
The
Roads Commission
Metor
Order Against Moller Company Is Rescinded
Judge Mish confirmed the January orders dismissing and annulling the show cause against M. P. Moller, Inc. The action, tied to a labor dispute involving John Forrest, the AF of L, and CIO organizing claims, ends with Forrest’s petition rejected and the company cleared.
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Moller Company
John Forrest
Federal
M. P. Moller, Inc
A. F. of L
C. L O
M. P. Moller,Inc
Joseph D. Mish
Mish
Forrest
Abe Klein
Klein
Moller
Wagaman
Plane Will Boost Local Bond Drive
The captured German Messer schmitt bomber will be displayed in Hagerstown to support the Fourth War Loan drive. A noon public square display and afternoon visits to Fairchild Aircraft Division Plant 2 and Victor Products Corporation include inside viewing and short addresses. Washington County leads Maryland counties in the drive by 0.3 percent, per state results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Pond Drive
John D. Hollyday
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Victor Products Corporation
Washington County
Lis
Maryland
Groundhog forecast fans await Punxsutawney prediction
Punxsutawney PA groundhog watchers prepare for Candlemass Day reveal after a sunless past season. Club president Dr F A Lorenzo, 63, hopes the prognosticator offers a wartime forecast and a sign of when soldiers may return, while skeptics fear a late winter.
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Mr. Monax
Punxsutawney
Gobbler’s Knob
Groundhog Club
F. A. Lorenzo
Groundhog
Receipts and Bond Sales Rise at Local Post Office
Receipts at the local Post Office for January jumped to 27,535.43, a January high, exceeding 1943 by 6,212.40. Bond sales reached 101,787.50 and stamp sales 26,990.80, up from December 1943 figures of 71,475 and 9,635 respectively.
Four Autos Granted To County This Month
The February quota of new automobiles for Washington county is four, the local Ration Board announced, two fewer than last month when six autos were certified for purchase. The quota of new bikes to be certified for purchase is two during February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Depew Elected President of Early Birds Club
Richard H. Depew of Dewey Avenue, longtime aviator and Fairchild Aircraft project manager, was elected president at the Early Birds annual meeting in New York City. A solo flyer since 1911 in France, he later served as Air Corps captain in World War I and joined Curtiss before joining Fairchild in 1923, where he helped fly the FC-1 and led aerial map work. The Early Birds boast 350 members, though only a few remain active today.
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Richard H. Depew
Dewey Avenue
Fairchild Aircraft Division
New York City
Depew
France
Cornell University
Air Corps
Curtiss Organization
Buffalo
Fairchild Aircraft
Fairchild
Prisoner Billy Miller Dashes 19 Germans Back to Allied Lines
Captor Pvt. Billy Miller of Peoria Illinois is depicted in a photo on the Italian front. He persuaded nineteen Germans who had him as a prisoner that they were surrounded and then marched them back to Allied lines.
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Pvt
Billy Miller
Peoria
Ill
Deferments Of Farmers Lower In Washington County
Local selective service data show farm deferments in Washington county at about 71 percent of registrations, well above the national farm deferment rate of 7.5 percent. The area reports 18.4 percent 4-F disqualifications for physical or mental unfitness and industrial deferments at 16.1 percent, with 37.6 percent of total registrations inducted or enlisted, and extreme hardship cases at 5.6 percent compared with national averages.
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Selective Service
Washington County
Hagerstown
U. S
Demand For War Books Up 22 Percent In County Library
The Washington County Free Library reports a five year rise in war book circulation by 22 percent from 1938 to 1943 and a 20 percent overall borrowing increase. Annual book additions grew to 3,500, up from 1,500 five years earlier, while interest in language, economics, and social science remains high. Technical books still lead non fiction though use dipped slightly.
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Washington County
Seven Paroles Granted to Enter Armed Forces
Governor O Conor announced seven paroles for Maryland penal institution inmates admitted under selective service. Each man took pre induction tests and if they pass remaining physical and mental exams and are inducted, parole becomes effective simultaneously.
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Annapolis
Maryland
O'Conor
Russian Army Knocking At Estonia Gates
Soviet forces pressed toward Estonia as Gen. Gorovov’s Leningrad army fought German troops in Kingisepp near Narva. Front reports say Russian gains along the northern front with Luga river crossings, Lipa capture, and water barriers breached north and south of Kingisepp.
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London
Red Army
Leonid A. Kgorvorov
Leningrad
Kingisepp
Baltic
Narva
Moscow
Luga
Lipa
Lake Imen
Gulf of Finland
No Single Quarter Of Berlin Spared
Stockholm report says Allied bombs hit every quarter of Berlin with fires that light the sky. The Swedish correspondent notes thousands lose homes and many are buried in cellars as fires burn for days after raids.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Dagens Nyheter
Doubt Franco Will Break With Axis
London reports both pro Franco and anti Franco Spaniards doubt Generalissimo Francisco Franco will sever diplomatic ties with the axis despite pressure from the United States and Britain. Franco's supporters cite Germany’s proximity and sea blockade as the greater immediate threat over distant powers.
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London
Francisco Franco
Spain
Franco
France
United States
Britain
New Drive to Eliminate 10 Cent Oleomargarine Tax
Washington reports a fresh push in Congress to remove the ten cents a pound tax on colored oleomargarine. The National Association of Margarine Manufacturers states the plan will begin soon after defeats in both the House Agriculture Committee and the Senate.
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Washington
Congress
National Association of Margarine Manufacturers
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
Gustav Line Shattered By Yank Doughboys At Cassino
American doughboys pierced the Gustav line and pursued retreating German forces north of Cassino as defenses in the Rome corridor began to crumble. Tanks and infantry released prisoners, including non German captives from Austria, Czechia and Poland, some forced to dig their own foxholes. Major Kermit R. Hansen described the fierce confrontation and the discovery of German fortifications, bunkers, and provisions within the stronghold.
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Hal Boyle
Cassino
Rome
Maj
Kermit R. Hansen
Omaha
Nebr
Soldier-Driver Nabbed After High-Speed Chase in Hagerstown
Norman W. Walls, in army uniform, of the 1800 block of Gayseset Baltimore, drove a Ford convertible with ten youths during a chase through downtown Hagerstown. Sheriff J. B. Huyett said Walls will be turned over to military authorities for charges of driving drunk and related offenses after a dramatic pursuit from West Washington to Antietam and North Potomac streets.
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Norman W. Walls
Eet
Baltimore
Hagerstown
J. B. Huyett
Walls
West Washington Street
Washington
Mulberry
Antietam
North Potomac Street
Allied forces drive big offensive from invasion beachhead
Allied troops furiously push from the Anzio beachhead toward Campoleone and Cisterna near Rome as British and American units seize gains and 250 German prisoners. U S units northeast of Anzio near Cisterna press the approach while bombardments target Klagenfurt.
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Wes Gallagher
HDQS
Algiers
Campoleone
Rome
Cisterna
Appian Way
Anzio
Cassing
Cassino
U. S
Navy
Austria
Klagenfurt
High Winds Disrupt Baltimore Area Overnight
A gale forced power outages in Halethorpe and Arbutus, plunging parts of Baltimore into darkness for four hours. The wind also triggered numerous false burglar alarms and caused damage to street lights, windows, trees, and small buildings as downed lines cut electrical service.
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Baltimore
Halethorne
Arbutus
Yank Pilot Dies As He Said He Would Sink Jap Vessel
New Guinea base report tells of a Mitchell bomber in Hansa Bay driven to launch a suicide attack on a Japanese freighter. The pilot, famed for avoiding capture, steered into the target and perished with his crew as aircraft and freighter exploded. Crew names withheld pending notification.
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New Guinea
Hansa Bay
Strenth
Southwest Pacific
Soldier Tip On Dodger Probed Letter Sparks Draft Board Probe
A local civilian tip about a so called draft dodger was reviewed by Selective Service. The named individual is past the draft age and was discharged after reaching 88, preventing reinduction despite claims he avoids service.
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Selecive Service
Four Of 22 Interviewed For Pearl Harbor Jobs
Twenty two men were interviewed at the U S Employment Service office by a Civil Service Commission representative for positions at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard Hawaii. Four applicants, all laborers, were accepted and given immediate appointments and will receive transportation to Hawaii.
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U. S. Employment Service Office
Civil Service Commission
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Navy Yard
Rescue success in South Pacific air campaign aid
Advanced over the South Pacific airbase commander says it is almost unbelievable how many downed airmen have been rescued after patrolling Japanese positions over New Britain. He reports more than 90 percent of personnel forced to land at sea have been picked up, totaling around 1599 men.
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Seventh Army Air Force
Tokyo Admits
Isles
State
Garrett Counties
Marmota Monax
Mr. Groundhog
Woodchuck
Tomorron
County Library
Estonia
Dnieper
Canital
Gustav
Yank
Dodger
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