Third Army narrows Ardennes salient near Bastogne
American armored units pushed forward on both sides of Bastogne, narrowing the Ardennes wedge. Tanks reached four miles northeast of Bastogne along the diagonal railroad toward St Vith amid heavy traffic and reports of possible German withdrawal. Three Belgian Luxembourg towns were retaken. Third Army prisoners surpassed 7,800 since December 22.
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Bastogne
Karl von Rundagtedt
Ardennes
Paris
Third Army
St. Vith
Third
Saarprucken
Rhine
Bitche
Siegfried Line
Saarland
Palatinate
Blies River
Sarreguemines
Saar
Veterans Seek New Jobs After World War II Service
More than half of 110 World War II veterans reported to the U S Employment Service in Hagerstown in December seeking new jobs. Of 110, 61 were placed in new roles, many due to lack of postwar work or better-fit training. Additional aid data show 100 sought help, with referrals to hospital care, Selective Service, vocational training, or veterans loans agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Employment Service
Hagerstown
Frank M. Brown
Brown
War Manpower Commission
Veterans Administration
Selective Service Board
Red Cross
Eight claimants visit store in prank for $50 prize
In Salt Lake City on January 3 eight people including a 78 year old woman arrived at a department store asking for the $50 prize won in a popularity contest. An anonymous call supposedly urged them to come to claim the money, exposing a likely hoax.
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Salt Lake City
Danes Blow Up V-2 Magic Eye Making Plant
Eighty Danish patriots blew up a Copenhagen radio plant producing magic eyes and other V-2 components. They overpowered twenty guards, killing one, according to the Free Danish press service.
Bloody Battle For Budapest Continues In Street Fighting
Moscow reports fierce house to house combat in Budapest with Red Army forces advancing. Soviet brief notes say 232 blocks taken in Pest and 53 in Buda amid heavy casualties for the garrison. Source hints at large losses and ongoing operation.
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Moscow
Budapest
Stalingrad
Red Army
Pest
Danube
Buda
Janos Voros
Gillette Nominated To Board By F D R
President Roosevelt nominates former Iowa senator Guy M Gillette as third member of the Surplus Property Board. Robert Harley and Lt Col Edward Heller already confirmed. Roosevelt also sends Paul Percer nomination to the Federal Communications Commission.
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Washington, San
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
Roosevelt
Surplus Property Board
Robert Hariey
Edward Heller
Senate
Gillette
Paul Percer
Federal Communications Commission
Military Tribunal Likely for Captured German Spies
Two alleged German agents captured around New York are expected to face trial by a military tribunal. Roosevelt indicated the case may follow the 1942 precedent when eight Nazi agents intercepted by submarines were tried by a seven member court, resulting in six executions and two prison sentences.
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Washington
New York
Roosevelt
Record Winter Bombing Ramps Up Across Western Germany
London dispatch reports 1,100 B-17 Flying Fortresses and Liberators attacked rail and road hubs in western Germany for the twelfth straight day, setting a new record for sustained winter bombing as the Allied air offensive continues.
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London
Germany
Milburn Divorce Suit Filed by Milburns in Court
Frances B. Milburn via attorney J. J. Allen filed for divorce from Burril N. Milburn in court today. This marks the first suit of the new year.
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Frances B. Milburn
J. J. Allen
Burril N. Milburn
Frigid Canadian Wave Prompts Western Maryland Snow
The Little Switzerland area of Garrett county saw an inch of snow, stopping by 10 a m, as a cold front from Canada heads toward the region. Western Maryland highways from Hagerstown are travelable with no chains, though ice rests on Route 40 between Hancock and Cumberland. Temperatures dipped to 13 below zero overnight, rising to 26 at Keedysville by 10:30 a m. A new cold wave is forecast to arrive tomorrow as midwest snows and subzero temps strain New York and Pennsylvania.
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Little Switzerland
Garrett County
Sixth District
State Roads Commission
Maryland
Weather Bureau
Canada
Hagerstown
Polish
Green Ridge Mountains
Hancock
Cumberland
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Midwest
Mississippi
Ohio River
New York- Pennsylvania
New York State
Warned To Go Easy On Fuel Oil Supply
Washington notes a new OPA warning urging households to conserve fuel oil this winter. Officials say extra rations may come later, and heat saving precautions must be followed to prevent hardship by season’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Malnutrition Remains Issue in Hagerstown Clinic Report
The Infant and Child Health Center reported 39 malnutrition cases and 12 diarrhea from feeding among 83 cases in the year ending Nov 30 1944. A total of 1063 young patients were treated with 2422 nurse visits, 1042 diphtheria and whooping cough inoculations. Cash receipts totaled 3762.49 with Community Chest 1339.67 and Kiwanis 520. Lions supplied 3014 quarts of milk costing 361. Zonta contributed toward drugs and 50 to the clinic.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Community Chest
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
Zonta Club
Shaw denies death rumors on 89th birthday
George Bernard Shaw, nearing 89, dismissed chatter of his death with a sardonic breakfast remark. His housekeeper fielded many inquiries, quoting Shaw as saying the reports are exaggerated.
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Ayot ST. Lawrence
Hertfordshire
England
George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Mrs Banzhoff Receives Purple Heart for Husband Wound
Mrs. Paul Banzhoff of Williamsport received the Purple Heart on behalf of her husband who was wounded November 5 in Germany and is recuperating in a hospital in England.
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Paul Banzhoff
Williamsport
R.F.D
Germany
England
County Taxes Payable Monday In Early 1945
County tax bills will be mailed the last of this week and taxes payable Monday January 8. Treasurer Hugh K. Troxell reports a large clerical force preparing bills and envelopes to ease January rush. A five percent discount applies in January, four percent in February, and three percent in March with staff on hand to expedite payments. The 1945 tax bills are white in color.
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Hugh K. Troxell
Troxell
City to Begin Property Tax Collection January 22
The city will start collecting taxes on Monday January 22. City Treasurer Harold F. Bester reports a force is preparing the bills. A 4 percent discount will be allowed on taxes paid during January.
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Harold F. Bester
Seven Leave Here For Army And Navy
Hagerstown draft board announced the induction on December 26 of seven registrants who had passed pre induction tests. Army inductees are Charles D. Mills Kenneth L Bond Jr and James R Stover. Navy inductees are Ralph B Martin Albert L Bennett Warren R Bussard and James W Rice.
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Draft Board One
Hagerstown
Army
Charles D. Mills
North Prospect
Kenneth L. Bond, Jr
Virginia Avenue
James R. Stover
Clarkson Avenue
Navy
Ralph B. Martin
Bryan Place
Albert L. Bennett
West Antietam
Warren R. Bussard
South Cannon
James W. Rice
John
Blind husband accompanies wife to WAC training
Mrs Juliette Aucoin leaves Higgins Aircraft to begin basic training in the WAC at Fort Oglethorpe Ga. Her husband Joseph, blind since birth, will travel with her to Chattanooga Tenn where he plans to work as a machine operator taking her place in wartime industry.
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New Orleans
Juliette Aucoin
Higgins Aircraft
WAC
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga
Joseph
Lt Small Receives Bronze Star for Valor in Pacific
Lt. Howard H. Small of Hagerstown Maryland is awarded the Bronze Star for valor and duty in the Southwest Pacific. Maj Gen Jens A. Doe presents the medal after Small reorganized a beleaguered battalion flank, directing defense to repulse a Japanese attack and avert a crisis.
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Southwest Pacific
Howard H. Small
Edna B. Small
Hagerstown Rt. 2
Daily Mail
Small
Jens A. Doe
Alajcrity
Britons Gripped as Congress Opens Its Session
London報 reports Britons anxious about American isolationism as Congress begins a vital session. The American correspondent for Lord Beaverbrook's Daily Express notes a looming showdown on whether the United States will stay apart or engage, warning that the issue is not yet settled after the election.
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London
Congress
United States
Britain
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
Unions In Showdown On Western Union Organization
In the Western Union system a major AFL CIO clash begins with National Labor Relations Board elections to be held over the next week. About 60,000 employees may vote for representation in collective bargaining between the AFLs Commercial Telegraphers Union and the CIOs American Communications Association.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
National Labor Relations Boards
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
American Communications Association
79th Congress Opens Amid War Debate On Home Front
The 79th Congress convenes with a grim consensus that victory is not near. Debate centers on universal service, work or fight, and expanded government control over unfit recruits. President Roosevelt signals support for Byrnes reforms while Congress weighs enforcement of War Labor Board orders.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Superforts Hit Honshu in Massive B-29 Raid
Washington reports a raid by 90 B-29 Superfortresses hitting Honshu targets. Japanese claims Nagoya Osaka and Hamamatsu were bombed with minor damage to factories. Allies say 13 shot down, four probable, and 25 damaged, with two interceptors missing. Mission led by Brig. Gen. Hansell from bases in the Marianas.
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Washington
Japan
Honshu
War Department
Nagoya
Osaka
Hamamatsu
Kyoto
Kobe
Mariana Islands
21St Bomber Command
H. S. Hansell, Jr
Tokyo
Schools Reopen After Holidays After Christmas Break
Public schools reopen on schedule after Christmas and New Year holidays. Teachers report minimal absenteeism as students resume study, facing the long grind to Easter with the mid year exams at month end.
Church Members Return After 30 Hours Missing
A group from the Church of God, including Clarence Beltz Harvey Moyer and families, returned home yesterday after more than thirty hours stranded by high waters. They were on a church dedication trip to Manassas, Virginia, took an alternate route and encountered floods near Rock Hill, Virginia, isolating them from relatives and friends.
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Clarence Beltz
Harvey Moyer
Maude
Jenking
Sarah Jenkins
Church of God
Manassis
Rock Hill
From City At Letterkenny Depot 77
Hagerstown is among 142 towns in the Cumberland Valley supplying the Letterkenny Ordnance Depot with 4384 workers. There are 177 workers from Hagerstown plus more from rural Washington County. Col Ray M. Hare notes the depot needs more staff to handle ammunition and ordnance supplies for overseas demands as a recruiting drive begins.
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Hagerstown
Cumberland Valley
Letterkenny
Washington County
Col
Ray M. Hare
Work or Fight Edict Issued by Local Draft Boards
Local draft boards issued a work or fight edict calling all employers to report any male workers aged 26 to 37 who leave work without permission. The directive also covers those in 4-F. Boards plan pre induction exams for those who refuse to aid the war effort. January 12 calls rely on 1-A manpower, with a February quota nearly double January’s. Baltimore groupings for pre induction go to the city on January 15 and 30.
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Draft Board
Selective Service
Baltimore
Long Range Flood Control Plan Heads to Congress
War department engineers prepared a long range flood control and hydro electric program for 14 Potomac basin dams including two in Washington county. The plan would create multi purpose reservoirs expanding recreation and sports facilities in the Potomac area. The report will go to the Army board of engineers and the secretary of war for approval before Congress.
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War Department
Potomac Basin
Washington County
Army
Congress
Potomac River
Daily Mail
Army Board of Engineers
Secretary of War
Wish Quickly Granted A 7th RAF Heavy Bombardment Base
Lt Albin Novak, 29, communications officer from Hudson Pennsylvania, writes home to his parents with longing to see his brother, Sst Leo Novak, 26, of Jersey City New Jersey, as Leo is overseas. The scene unfolds in the Marianas where a Seventh RAF heavy bombardment base has been noted.
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Marianas
Albin
Novak
Hudson
Leo
Leo J. Novak
Central Avenue
Jersey City
N. J
Drafting 18 to 25 year old farm workers pressed
The White House ordered Selective Service to draft men aged 18 through 25 with agricultural deferments, citing wartime needs. Byrnes urged immediate action, noting 364,000 in this age group hold deferments and that losses of farm labor could force older men into service.
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Washington
White House
Byrnes
Hershey
James F. Byrnes
Armed Service
Stephen Early
Lewis B. Hershey
Army
Navy
Armed Services
Marvin Jones
Selective Service
Tydings
Selective Service System
Draft Order Would Hit Several Hundred Farm Workers
Local Selective Service officials estimate that several hundred farm workers aged 18 to 25 hold farm deferments here in Washington county and would be affected by an order proposed to officials by Mobilizer Byrnes.
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Washington County
Byrnes
More Farm Workers Get 1-A For Changing Jobs Without O. K.
Washington county farm workers have been reclassified 1-A by Draft Boards for changing jobs without permission. County Agent Mark Miller warned that a farm worker may shift farms only after notifying and obtaining O. K. from the Draft Board. Reclassification to 1-A reduces chances for farm deferment, and many workers acted without knowing they violated Selective Service rules.
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Washington County
Mark Miller
Miller
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Chattanooga, Tenn
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Cpl
James D. Slaton
Gulfport
Miss
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