Yanks Recapture Lost Ground At Beachhead
Allied forces report repelling a renewed German attack at Anzio three miles west of Cisterna restoring original positions. Fighting continued around Cassino as U S troops advance toward Mt Cassino and the Benedictine monastery crest. Eighth Army advances into Pizzoferrato and Montenerodomo along the Adriatic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Anzio
Cisterna
Rome
Carroceto
Aprilia
France
Cassino
Fifth Army
Mt. Cassino
Adriatic
Pizzoferrato
Sant’ Angelo
Montenerodomo
Torricella
Taxpayers Rush to Local Internal Revenue Office
The Inland Revenue office reports a daily flow of about 200 to 200 taxpayers seeking help with returns. Deputy in charge Allen H. Mumma predicts a March 1 peak, with far more filings than last year. Taxpayers are urged to have figures ready and be prepared to pay, as many face large balances due March 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Office
Allen H. Mumma
Mumma
Deadlock Seen On Soldier Vote
Washington February 7. Senate debate over voting for armed services stalls as states rights advocates press to sidestep the federal war ballot bill. Supporters of a House passed plan to move military absentee voting to the states vow to renew the push after a tie vote. Senator Overton criticizes the tie as inconclusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Overton
D-La
Buffalo editor backs Roosevelt bid with leading Republican
The Buffalo Courier-Express calls for a bi party Roosevelt nomination with a top Republican running mate. It urges a 1944 holiday from party politics and Roosevelt resigning after a European armistice to head the American peace conference delegation, letting his successor handle war end and domestic peace issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Buffalo Courier-Express
Courier- Express
Roosevelt
Barbara Douglas hosts supper dance for fiancé Lt Arnold
Introductions took place in Santa Monica California as Barbara Douglas daughter of Donald W. Douglas arranged a supper dance to introduce her fiancé Lt William B. Arnold son of Gen Henry Hap Arnold Barred from attending by last minute orders Arnold telegraphed from Barstow California asking if he could attend the wedding Terribly sorry I couldn't make it Can I come to the wedding
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Monica
Calif
Barbara Douglas
Donald W. Douglas
William B. Arnold
Air Forces
Henry
Hap) Arnold
Leutenant
Barstow
Realty Market Has Good Week
The local real estate market enjoyed a good week with total sales around 75000 dollars. Transactions include Mary Julia Hershey to Santo Gallo and wife for property on South Locust Street at 3100 dollars and John W Brown to Roy W Willard for one acre with improvements along Smithsburg Ringgold Road at 2500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Julia Hershey
Santo Gallo
South Locust Street
John W. Brown
Roy W. Willard
Smithsburg-Ringgold Road
Wilbur R. Saunders
Earl R. Repp
Clearspring
Stony Cabin Road
This Week In History February 6 1904 And More Events
This week marks February 6 1904 when Japan cut diplomatic ties with Russia signaling the Russo Japanese conflict. It also recalls February 9 1814 birth dates of Samuel J. Tilden and February 10 1844 birth of Alexander Hermann the magician. February 11 1847 notes Thomas Edison born in Milan Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Russia
Samuel J. Tilden
New Lebanon
N. Y
Alexander Hermann
France
Thomas Edison
Milan
Ohio
Hen Goes All Out For War Effort In Plymouth Yard
A Plymouth Rock hen owned by Fred Griffith at 2 South Cannon Avenue is described as exceptionally productive. The two year old bird reportedly lays a double yolk egg nearly every other day for over a year, alongside a single yolk egg in between.
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Plymouth Rock
Fred Griffith
South
Cannon Avenue
Bergdoll’s Wish Fulfilled After Prison Release
Mrs. Bergdoll, the Dowager of the Philadelphia area, saw her son Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, a WWI draft dodger, freed from Fort Leavenworth. Bergdoll, 50, completed part of a seven year sentence for evading the draft and leading guards to a mythical pot of gold before fleeing to Canada and Germany. He visited his mother at her Downingtown mansion and planned to return to his country estate near the Philadelphia suburb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Erwin
Wilmington
Del
Chester County
Bergdoll
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Downingtown
Grover Cleveland
Army
Canada
Germany
Berkdoll
Philadelphia
Hole in Span Prompts Williamsport Action on Bridge
Residents of Williamsport press the Board of County Commissioners and the County Roads department after a truck damaged the Conococheague bridge near town. A six by three foot hole in the span endangers dozens of school children and workers who cross daily. A nearby sidewalk cavity and a paving gap on the south end remain unrepaired despite prior protests. The Mt. Lena Baytown road was repaired after publicity from concerned parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Lena-Baytown
Williamsport
Daily Mail
Board of County Commissioners
County Roads Department
Conococheague Bridge
Fruit Containers Scarce This Year In Washington County
William L. Frazee, War Food Administration director for Western Maryland, warns that if the 1944 crop is normal, Washington county fruit growers will face severe container shortages for marketing. Salvaged crates and baskets are common due to wood, paper, and cloth shortages and labor issues. local dealers in used containers can be found via the WFA office in Cumberland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
William L. Frazee
War Food Administration
Maryland
Frazee
WFA
Cumberland
Six Volunteers Accepted for Navy Enlistment Last Week
Six men were accepted for Navy service at the local recruiting office last week. John H. Millard, recruiter, announced. Fred L. Moore, 34, Cascade, joined the Ships Repair Unit. The other five, all 17, were accepted for the regular Naval Reserve: Glen L. Bowman Williamsport, Peter G. Callas 38 North Avenue, Stewart W. Crim Hagerstown Rt. 1, Harold J. Benchoff Greencastle, Donald R. Weddle Thurmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
John H. Millard
Fred L. Moore
Cascade
Naval Reserve
Glen L. Bowman
Williamsport
Peter G. Callas
North Avenue
Stewart W. Crim
Hagerstown Rt. 1
Harold J. Benchoff
Greencastle
Donald R. Weddle
Thurmont
Soviets Reach Narva Suburbs and Trap German Forces
A Moscow dispatch says Russian troops penetrated the eastern suburbs of Narva in Estonia, while Red Army forces encircled five German infantry divisions at Nikopol on the Dnieper bend. Reports claim about 175,000 German troops face death or capture in Ukrainian pockets as Hitler orders resistance. A captured officer notes Germans eat one meal daily as Apostolovo rail junction falls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nikopol
Dnieper
Moscow
Cherkasy
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Stalingrad
Apostolovo
Rodion V ¥. Malinovsky
Lawful To Fish At Night After Feb 15 Washington County Rule Corrected
Maryland Inland Game and Fish Commission corrects a misprint on night fishing with bush-bob or bank-pole. A February 15 change makes it lawful to fish at night for catfish and eels with this gear, reversing the earlier daytime restriction. The clarification follows a letter from secretary Frank L. Bentz to W. H. Bowers regarding the printed law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inland Game and Fish Commission of
Maryland
Washington County
Frank L. Bentz
W. H. Bowers
West Howard Street
Bentz
Russia hints at backing new Polish state in push to settle borders
Moscow signals possible official endorsement of a separate Polish state independent of London exile government as Red Army advances. The move follows a Soviet attack on Bulgaria and an air raid on Helsinki seen as warnings for Bulgaria and Finland to cut links with Germany amid wartime tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
London
Bulgaria
Helsinki
Germany
Poland
Moscow
Red Army
Plan Your 1944 Victory Garden Now
Thousands of seed catalogs are arriving as Hagerstown residents prepare for another Victory garden season. Despite a drought last year many expect renewed effort with Uncle Sam counting on robust civilian defense. The National Garden Bureau notes last year’s gardens provided only half the vegetables civilians needed and urges renewed planting in 1944.
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Hagerstown
Uncle Sam
Victory Gardens
National Garden Bureau
Cringing Japs Step Up Fighter Plane Production For Defense
Japanese aviation concentrates on fighters for defense as bombers wane in the Pacific. In 1944 twenty six sorties against twelve Allied targets show light strikes. Despite losses, more Jap fighters fly in from Truk and home factories to meet Allied air power, with some pilots driven by stimulants noted by US fliers.
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New Guinea
Japan
Southwest
South Pacific
New Zealand
Pacific
Truk
Carolines
Land of the Rising Sun
Rabaul
Wewak
Pearl Harbor
U S Forces Near Complete Occupation of Kwajalein Atoll
U S troops and Marines have captured Gugene, Bigej and Ebler islands, bringing the Kwajalein Atoll closer to full American control. Adm Nimitz said major islands are under U S flag as Seabees clear airfields on Roi and Namur. The capture expands to 21 of 32 principal atoll islands with many unnamed islets overrun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Kwajalein Atoll
United States
Marshall Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
Gugene
Bigej
Ebler Islands
Roi
Namur
Kwajalein Island
Seventh Army
Marshalls
Carolines
Truk
Willis Hale
Tth Army Air Force
Japan
Central Pacific
Kwajalein
Biger
Ebler
Seek Tire Loss Verification After Connor Garage Fire
Motorists with tires held by dealers before January 26 should verify losses with their dealer. A certification by the owner and tire dealer is required before a replacement certificate can be issued by the Ration Board. About 100 tires in dealers’ hands may be lost. exact numbers for capping are undetermined. The WPB granted priority to the Connor garage for replacing the tire recapping machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connor
Ration Board
Ration
WPB
Frigid Night Reported at Keedysville
The thermometer read 22 degrees above zero last night as J A Miller, government watcher at Keedysville, noted the cold spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Bucknell trainees adopt stray collie as mascot Queenie
In Lewisburg Pennsylvania Marine trainees at Bucknell University adopted Queenie a stray collie as their mascot. Within hours Queenie gave birth to 12 puppies strengthening the campus symbol of unit pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewisburg
Bucknell University
Queenie
County Boy Speaks From British Isles
Pvt. David Newman son of Mr and Mrs Hoy D Newman Smithsburg stationed with the Army in England was heard in the States via a short wave British broadcast at 5 30 Saturday. Local residents heard the county boy speak to folks at home during a Rainbow Corner Eagle Club program where a microphone moves through the crowd of American servicemen giving them a chance to speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Newman
Hoy D Newman
Smithsburg
England
States
Rainbow Corner
Eagle Club
WEA Maintains Egg Prices For Farmers
An expanded government egg purchase program goes into effect today and aims to keep overall price levels steady for producers without raising consumer prices. William L. Frazee, area WFA director, says the plan guarantees producers about 34 cents per dozen for the year and a minimum average price of 34 cents during the peak laying season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Frazee
Area
WFA
Frazee
Bombardment of Kurabu Point Attacks Japan Home Territory
Aboard a U S destroyer in the North Pacific on Feb 4, U S warships bombarded Kurabu Point on Paramushiro island for about 20 minutes. Rear Admiral Wilder D Baker led the task force with Vice Admiral Fletcher. Major General Davenport Johnson and Brig Gen E D Post accompanied the operation. Japanese gunners fired in return but no attacking ships were hit. reporters noted the show of force and heightened tension as Alaskan department troops maneuvered nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pacific
United States
Japan
Kurabu Point
Paramushiro Island
Tokyo
Pacific Ocean
Sea of Obhotsk
Wilder D. Baker
Frank Jack Fletcher
North Pacific Fleet
Admiral Baker
Davenport Johnson
11Lth Air Force
E. D. Post
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Alaskan Department
General Post
Paramushiro
Harry
Bond Drive Goal Reaches Near in Washington County
The Fourth War Loan drive in Washington County has risen to 1,867,432.50 dollars, announced by bond chairman John D. Hollyday this morning. The total roughly mirrors his earlier estimate as officials await confirmation of several similar tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Federal Reserve
John D. Hollyday
Hollyday
County Driver Is Fined For Dizzy Driving
Franklin David Adams, 55, of Fair Play, pleaded guilty to drunken driving at the city court arraignment before Magistrate Harry J. Snyders. He was fined 100 dollars and costs after arrest late Saturday near Funkstown by State Officer Mades Ralph G. Vincent of Baltimore. Other fines listed include Edward Christner of Boynton Virginia for speed over 59 mph, and Thomas L. Camp of Boonboro for driving without a license. Clarence KE Frazier, a taxicab driver on Summit Avenue, paid 5 dollars for speeding on Middleburg Pike. State Officer Conrad testified to catching Frazier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin David Adams
Fair Play
Funkstown
Harry J
Donald R. Willard
West Franklin Street
Clarence KE. Frazier
Summit Avenue
Middleburg Pike
Conrad
Frazier
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Beachhead
Soldier
Narav
Narva
Estonia
Reuters
Finland
By Olen Clements
U.S
Key
Marshall Group
Aplenty
British Isles
WEA
Norman Bell
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