To Pulverize Germany Says Churchill Continues Policy
Churchill in parliament asserts Soviet Union supports a strong independent Poland and warns Germany advancing on the French coast with pilotless planes or rockets. He notes Allied air forces strike all signs of these preparations and that U S bomber strength in Britain is surpassing Britain’s own, forming the foundation for overseas invasion. The Prime Minister outlines plans and emphasizes the offensive effort.
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Moscow
Poland
Soviet Union
Britain
Churchill
Commons
U.S
Red Cross Trains 1,500,000 First Aiders in 1943
The American Red Cross issued over 1.5 million first aid certificates in the last fiscal year to men and women trained to provide emergency aid. The rolls list 152,000 active first aid instructors, including 14,775 physicians, illustrating the breadth of Red Cross services.
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RED Cross
American Red Cross
Churchill forecasts prolonged war as Rome defends with stout resistance
First war review since Tehran and Cairo conferences states Hitler will defend Rome with stout obstinacy. Churchill says half a million Germans in Italy are not unwelcome to Allies. He notes Nazi control in Germany and warns no guarantee the war in Europe ends this year. Italian bridgehead forces are well matched, with stronger artillery and armor and pivotal air power when weather allows. He adds Allied forces in Africa can be ferried to sustain the Mediterranean push as needed.
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Cairo
Hitler
Rome
Stalingrad
Italy
Germany
Churchill
Europe
Africa
Mediterranean
U S Offensive Against Japs Rolling Along
U S forces push through Kurile targets and Marshall atolls with heavy air and surface bombardment amid Pacific campaigns. Nimitz reports Eniwetok capture casualties near 159 dead and 350 wounded as Parry Island offensive progresses to open channels in the atoll lagoon.
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Kurile Islands
North Pacific
Nimitz
Kuriles
Marshall Atolls
United States
Eniwetok
Eniwetok Atoll
Parry Island
Engebi
Marshall’s
Caroline Islands
Eniwetok Island
Atolls
Changes Voted In Rules Of Parking
The Board of Street Commissioners adopted two no parking resolutions at its regular meeting last night. Because the Western Enterprise Fire Company truck narrowly averted several accidents, the board voted to prohibit automobile parking on the east side of High street between Washington and Salem avenue. The board also banned parking on the south side of Maple avenue between Oak Hill and Potomac avenues. The street is only 25 feet wide.
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Board of Street Commissioners
Western Enterprise Fire Company
Oard
High Street
Washington
Salem Avenue
Maple Avenue
Oak Hill
Potomac Avenues
Chaplain Edgar Swann Dies in Glider Accident
Charles Town, February 12 Capt Edgar Swann 29 son of a former pastor of the Charles Town Methodist Church died in a glider crash at a North Carolina air field last Saturday. He was an Army chaplain.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Edgar Swann
Charles, Town Methodist Church
North Carolina
Swann
Two Rabies Cases Prompt Tightened Local Controls
Two rabies infected dogs in Williamsport prompted state and county officials to urge citizen cooperation to avoid a countywide quarantine. A female dog belonging to Isaac Dodd and a Boer dog owned by William Rohrer both showed rabies. both were tied, examined, and died. Pasteur treatment was started for a bite victim. A separate county quarantine was imposed in Middletown and Bolivar after another rabies case, lasting at least three months with dogs kept tied or penned.
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Williamsport
Upo
Bureau of Animal Husbandry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
A.J. Bruneckner
Isaac Dodd
Route 1
Dodd Farm
Baker
C. K. Hoffman
United States
Dr. Hoffman
Middletown
Bolivar
Frederick County
Donation Boosts Reorganized Junior Police Club
The Junior Police Club in Hagerstown, led by Chief William H. Peters, received a $25 donation from Hagerstown Laundry's H. Paul Ridenour. Mayor and Council back the reorganization aimed at reducing juvenile delinquency, with plans for clubrooms and equipment once established. The early days featured picnics, sports, and parades for about 200 youths from low income families.
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Pace William H. Peters
H. Paul Ridenour
Hagerstown
Peters
M.C.A
Boy Scouts
Relatives Sought by Philadelphian
Mrs Alyce McGregor of Philadelphia formerly Miss Alyce Merrick appeals to police to locate relatives she says once lived in Hagerstown. She names Frederick Leo and Rose Merrick as closest kin, notes her father Charles died in infancy, and that she now lives at 2119 North Seventh Street in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Alyce ‘Merrick
Police Department
Hagerstown
Frederick
Leo
Rose Merrick
Rabies Case Confirmed After Dog Head Exam
A laboratory examination of the head of a dog owned by W. D. McVey, who recently moved from a farm west of Middletown, confirmed a severe case of rabies and raised concerns about public danger from roaming dogs in the area.
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W. D. McVey
Middletown
Baruch Plan Gets White House Backing and Appointments
The Roosevelt administration endorsed Bernard Baruch’s postwar reconversion plan with key appointments. Will L. Clayton will head surplus war property disposal as Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines remains in charge of veterans affairs and will lead retraining and reemployment for leaving service members, with Mrs. Anna Rosenberg invited as an assistant. A Surplus War Property Administration order was signed, while congressional debate over executive vs legislative control continues.
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Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
Will L. Glayton
Frank T. Hines
Clayton
Houston
Tex
Hines
Armed Services
war—_industries
Ania Rosenberg
Manpower Commission For
New York State
Roosevelt
War Property Administration
War Mobilization Office
Baruch
John M. Hancock
James F. Byrnes
George
D-Ga
Senate
Postwar Planning Committee
Congress
Executive
Justice Byrnes
Byrnes
Noted Attorney Held In Slaying
Robert J. Miller a 67 year old dean of Washington municipal court attorneys was held on an open charge in the fatal shooting of Dr John E Lind a 57 year old senior medical officer at St Elizabeths Hospital. Mrs Miller described as a witness and involved in a love triangle was near collapse. Police said Lind was shot in the car at 11th and G streets NW about 1 20 pm after Miller confronted him. A second pistol was found in the car wrapped in an envelope. Detective Sergeant Murray said Miller claimed self defense. Trafic officer Dickerson detained Miller and Mrs Miller as a witness. Dr Lind planned to take the afternoon off after routine duties in a District court.
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Washington
Robert J. Miller
Capitol
Lind
Murray
Trafic
Ernest B. Dickerson
Miller
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Noted Capital Attorney Dies in Self-Defense Shooting
Dr Lind and his wife in an automobile when the car stopped. He fired twice from a coat pocket as Murray claimed, and the physician slumped dead at the wheel. Traffic Policeman Dickerson rushed up as Miller said he fired in self defense. The deceased, a longtime Capital attorney active in politics, had served at St Elizabeths since 1913 and was related to Nancy Hanks.
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Dr. Lind
Murray
E. B. Dickerson
St. Elizabeth’s
Nancy Hanks
Lincoln
James Lind
Marie Leewald
Williamsport
Arlington, Va
Red Cross Day Broadcasts Across Networks Feb Second
New York radio schedules announce Red Cross Day on Tuesday across networks to support a 1944 war fund drive targeting 200 million dollars through March. Tallulah Bankhead returns with L Served on Bataan on NBC Words at War. Also descriptions include Shangri La carrier launch and evening programs across MBS CBS NBC Blue with a mix of dramas talk shows and comedy.
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New York
Red Cross
Tallulah Bankhead
Bat
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