Yanks Recapture Lost Ground At Beachhead
Allied announces new German assault at Anzio repelled and positions restored. Fierce house to house fighting persists at Cassino while Mt Cassino movement nears Benedictine monastery. Eighth Army advances into Pizzoferrato and Montenerodomo near Sant Angelo and Torricella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beachhead
Algiers
Anzio
Cisterna
Rome
Carroceto
Aprilia
715Th
France
Carrocéto
Cassino
Fifth Army
Mt. Cassino
Adriatic
Pizzoferrato
Sant’ Angelo
Montenerodomo
Torricella
Early Rush At Local Internal Revenue Office
The Internal Revenue Office reports a heavy daily flow of 200 to 200 taxpayers seeking help with returns. Deputy in charge Allen H. Mumma expects a peak around March 1 as more filers than last year are anticipated. Taxpayers are urged to bring figures ready and be prepared to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Office
Allen H. Mumma
Mumma
Deadlock Seen On Soldier Vote Debate in Senate
Washington February 7 A renewed push by states rights advocates to derail the administrations federal war ballot bill shapes the Senate debate on votes for the armed services. Despite a tie defeat, supporters of the House bill to let military absentee voting stay with states vow to renew the effort as the session continues. Senator Overton and allied Democrats race the measure against federal voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Overton
D-La
Buffalo Courier-Express urges Roosevelt running mate pick
The Buffalo Courier Express calls for a bipartisan 1944 Roosevelt bid with a leading Republican as vice president. It argues Roosevelt should resign after a European armistice to head the American peace conference delegation and push through victory in the Asiatic war phase and postwar domestic tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Buffalo Courier-Express
Courier Express
Roosevelt
Douglas daughter hosts supper dance for Navy fiancé
Barbara Douglas daughter of Donald W. Douglas arranged a supper dance to introduce her fiancé Lt. William B. Arnold son of Gen. Henry Arnold. Barred from attending by last minute orders, Arnold telegraphed from his Barstow base asking if he could attend the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Montiga
Calif
Barbara Douglas
Donald W. Douglas
William B. Arnold
Air Forces
Henry
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 on South Locust street for 3100 dollars and John W Brown to Roy Willard on Smithsburg Ring Sold road for 2500 dollars. Wilbur R Saunders to Earl R Repp for 141 acres in Clearspring along Stony Cabin road at 1700 dollars. Robert Lee Paerrott to Elvin H Follin on Howard street for 3500 dollars. A Elizabeth Harshman et al to J Edgar Bussard for property at North Continued on Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Julia Hershey
Santo Gallo
South Locust Street
John W. Brown
Roy W. Willard
Smithsburg-Ring- Sold
Wilbur R. Saunders
Earl R. Repp
Clearspring
Stony Cabin Road
Robert Lee Paerrott
Elvin H. Follin
Howard Street
A. Elizabeth Harshman
J. Edgar Bussard
This Week In History February 6 1904 and February 9 1814
A compact history blurb noting 1904 Japan Russia diplomatic strains and Russo Jap war limits, 1814 Samuel J. Tilden born at New Lebanon New York, 1844 Alexander Hermanin born in France, and 1847 Thomas Edison born in Milan Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Russia
Samuel J. Tilden
New Lebanon
Alexander Hermanin
France
Thomas Edison
Milan
Ohio
Hen Aces War Effort With Double Yolk Eggs
A Plymouth Rock hen owned by Fred Griffith at 2 South Cannon Avenue is touted for its war effort. The two year old bird has laid a double yolk egg nearly every other day for over a year, alternating with a single yolk egg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rock
Fred Griffith
South
Cannon Avenue
Mrs Bergdoll's Wish Fulfilled By Son Freed From Fort Leavenworth
Downingtown Pa February 7 The aged mother of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll World War I draft dodger saw her son a free man again three days after he wiped his slate clean He was released Thursday from Fort Leavenworth Kansas after serving part of a seven year term for evading the draft and leading guards to a mythical pot of gold The reunion at the mansion home left the mother misty eyed as Bergdoll prepared to return to his country estate near 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
Dangerous hole in span prompts Williamsport action
Williamsport residents urge the Board of County Commissioners and the Roads department to repair a six by three foot hole in the Conococheague bridge near town. After a truck struck the stone span ten days ago, children and workers cross daily with no lantern or warning. A second cavity in the north sidewalk and a south paving hole remain unrepaired as protests from parents finally gain attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Lena-Baytown
Williamsport
Daily Mail
Board of County Commissioners
County Roads Department
Conococheague Bridge
Mt. Lena-Bagtown
Fruit Containers Scarce If 1944 Washington County Crop Fails
War Food Administration director William L. Frazee warns that a normal crop in 1944 could leave growers in Washington County facing severe container shortages for marketing produce. Salvaged crates bags and baskets are more common due to wood fabric and labor shortages. buyers can contact the WFA office in Cumberland for dealer information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
William L. Frazee
War Food Administration
Maryland
Frazee
WFA
Cumberland
Six Volunteers Accepted for Navy Last Week
Six men were accepted for naval service through the local recruiting office last week. John H. Millard, recruiter, announced. Fred J. Moore, 34, Cascade, was accepted for the Ships Repair Unit. The remaining five, all 17, were drafted 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 BR. Weddie Thurmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
John H. Millard
Fred J. Moore
Cascade
Naval Reserve
Glen L. Bowman
Williamsport
Peter G. Callas
North Avenue
Stewart W. Crim
Hagerstown Rt. 1
Harold J. Benchoff
Greencastle
Donald BR. Weddie
Thurmont
Russians Storm Narva Suburbs in Baltic Front Clash
Soviet forces penetrated the eastern Narva suburbs in Estonia as Moscow reports eight miles inside Narva. Meanwhile Red Army units encircled five German divisions near Nikopol and Che rkasy, threatening to annihilate up to 175000 troops in two Ukrainian pockets. a German officer says Hitler orders last-ditch defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Narva
Estonia
Reuters
Moscow
Ait Nikopo
Dnieper
Cherkasy
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Stalingrad
Anastolovo
Nikopol
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Lawful Night Fishing Permitted After Feb 15
Maryland Inland Game and Fish Commission corrects a misprint in Washington county. A letter from secretary Frank L. Bentz to WW H. Bowers says night fishing with bush-bed or bank-pole is legal starting February 15 for species including catfish and eels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inland Game and Fish Commission of
Maryland
Washington County
Frank L. Bentz
WW. H. Bowers
West Howard Street
Bentz
Russia backs new Polish state amid Baltic attacks
Moscow signaled support for a sovereign Polish state outside the London exile government as Red Army advances drive out Germans. The flare of diplomacy coincided with a Soviet verbal broadside at Bulgaria and an air raid on Helsinki, seen as warnings to cut ties with Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
London
Bulgaria
Helsinki
Germany
Poland
Moscow
Red Army
Plan Your 1944 Victory Garden Now
The article urges planing victory gardens for 1944 amid abundant seed catalogs. It notes last year’s poor drought season discouraged new gardeners, but emphasizes the vital role of gardens in civilian defense and national food supply, with expectations for renewed effort this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Oime
Uncle Sam
Victory Gardens
National Garden Bureau
Cringing Japs Step Up Fighter Plane Production For Defense
Japanese air strategy shifts to defense as bombers thin out in the Southwest and South Pacific. In 1944 Japan mounted 26 sorties against 12 Allied targets, mostly light raids. Fighters surge from Truk to Rabaul and Wewak, with heavy losses yet rising enemy air activity over enemy-held airfields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olen Clements
New Guinea
Japan
Southwest
South Pacific
New Zealand
Pacific
Truk
Carolines
Rabaul l
Wewak
Pearl Harbor
Occupation of Kwajalein Atoll Nears Completion
U S forces, after capturing Gugene, Biger and Ebler islands with moderate resistance, seize most Kwajalein Atoll. Marines and engineers push preparations for airfields on Roi and Namur as Nimitz notes the Marshall Islands and eastern Carolines are within bomber range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Kwajalein Atoll
United States
Marshall Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
Gupewe
Bigej
Ebier
Roi
Namur
Kwajalein Island
Seventh Army
Marshalls
Carolines
Truk
Willis Hale
7Th Army Air Force
Japan
Central Pacific
Kwajalein
Gugene
Biger
Ebler
Tire Loss Verification After Connor Garage Fire
Motorists with tires in dealers hands before January 25 should verify losses with the dealer to secure certification by owner and dealer before the National Ration Board can issue replacement certificates. About 100 tires in repair and vulcanizing hands were lost. total for recapping undetermined. WPA grants priority to Connor garage for replacement tire recapping machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connor
Ration Board
Ration Mbard
WPA
Pretty Chilly Night Low Reaches 22 Forecast by Keedysville Official
The thermometer fell to 22 above zero last night, reported by J A Miller, government weather observer at Keedysville. The brief notice notes the unusually cold conditions and identifies the local meteorological observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Bucknell Marine Trainees Adopt Queenie Mascot Pup Clutch
In Lewisburg Pennsylvania marine trainees at Bucknell University adopted a stray collie named Queenie as mascot. Queenie gave birth to 12 puppies within hours of the adoption, expanding the unit’s new mascot family.
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 five thirty Saturday Local people heard the county boy say a few words to the folks at home The Rainbow Corner of the Eagle Club carried a weekly program with a microphone passed through the crowd giving several servicemen a chance to speak
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Newman
Hoy D Newman
Smithsburg
England
States
Eagle Club
WEA Maintains Egg Prices For Farmers
An expanded government egg purchase program takes effect today. It aims to keep overall produce prices steady without raising consumer costs, says William L. Frazee, area WFA director. The plan guarantees producers an average 34 cents per dozen for the year with a similar minimum during the peak laying season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Frazee
Area
WFA
Frazee
Bombardment of Paramushiro by U S Forces First Japan home attack
On February 4 United States warships bombarded Kurabu Point at Paramushiro Island in the northern Kuril group. The 20 minute strike targeted harbor installations while no American ships were hit. Rear Admiral Wilder D. Baker led the task force under Vice Admiral Fletcher as Major General Davenport Johnson and Brigadier General E. D. Post accompanied the operation.
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U. S
North Pacific
United States
Japan
Kurabu Point
Paramushiro Island
Aleutians
Tokyo
Pacific Ocean
Sea of Obhotsk
Wilder D. Baker
Frank Jack Fletcher
Admiral Baker
Davenport Johnson
Air Force
E. D. Post
Simon Bolivar Buckner
General Post
Alaskan Department
Paramushiro
Harry
Bond Drive Inches Toward Goal in Washington County
Bond chairman John D. Hollyday announced this morning that the Fourth War Loan drive in Washington County has reached 1,167,132.50 dollars, nearing the official goal and awaiting confirmation of several similar totals from Federal Reserve reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Federal Reserve
John D. Hollyday
Hollyday
County Driver Fined for Dizzy Driving in City Court
Franklin David Adams, 55, of Pate Play, pleaded guilty to drunken driving in city court before Magistrate Harry E. Snyder and was fined $102 and costs. State Officer Mades arrested him late Saturday night near Funkstown. Ralph G. Vincent of Baltimore forfeited $11.45 for speeding west of Hagerstown. Edward Christner of Boynton Pa forfeited $14 for exceeding 5 percent on Route 11. Thomas L. Camp of Macrabeoro forfeited $36.45 for driving without a license. Donald R. Willard of West Franklin Street paid $1 and costs for driving without lights. Marence K. Frazier of Summit Avenue was fined $5 and costs for driving a taxicab. Officer Conrad arrested a suspect on the Middleburg Pike and noted the case requiring pursuit to Frasie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin David Adams
Pate
Funkstown
Bfore
Harry E. Snyder
Mades
Ralph G. Vincent
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Ideward Christner
Boynton
Thomas L. Camp
Macraeboro
Donald R. Willard
West Franklin Street
Target
Miem
Marence K. Frazier
Summit Avenue
Renno
Middleburg Pike
Conrad
Also Mentioned on This Page
Soldier
Hea
Narav
Finland
U.S
Key
Marshall Group
Aplenty
British Isles
WEA
Norman Bell
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