Jans Knock At Door Of Rubber Capital
Japanese troops led by monster tanks advanced 50 miles through jungle toward Kuala Lumpur, closing in within 10 miles by late yesterday and pressing a general assault as British lines fell back. Domei reported two pronged advance from northwest and north with heavy fighting marking the month old campaign.
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Tokyo
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Kuala
Lumpur
Domei
Mikado
Tanjong Malim
British Raid on Bangkok Reports Heavy Bombing
German radio from Bangkok quoted today that a heavy British aerial raid struck the Japanese-occluded Thai capital Friday night, dropping many bombs and causing numerous casualties among Indian and Chinese residents. The report gave no details of military damage and noted two earlier raids by British air forces based in Burma.
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Berlin
Bangkok
Burma
Another Cold Wave On Way In This Area Tonight
The Weather Bureau warns of another cold wave as sub zero weather ends after a three day grip. Today’s low reached 10 above zero while yesterday was 7 below. Keedysville observer J A Miller notes a 2 inch Salisbury snowfall with State Roads crews busy through the night.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Fastern
State Roads Commission
Salisbury
Homesick Tunes Used in Hong Kong Siege Propaganda
In the Hong Kong siege, loudspeakers across the harbor played songs like Home Sweet Home and Swanee River to provoke homesickness among Britons, Canadians and Indians in the garrison as Christmas fell.
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Hongkong
Swanee
Japanese Raid On Tarakan Fails To Hit Warship
Tarakan off North Borneo reports show Japanese raids on the oil center for a second day. About eight planes took part. 30 bombs were aimed at a Royal Netherlands Navy warship and a nearby merchant ship but no hits were scored. Five crewmen aboard the merchant ship were slightly wounded. The ship suffered only minor water line damage. Japanese reconnaissance over outer provinces continues amidst signs of a looming invasion thrust.
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Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Tarakan
North Borneo
Royal Netherlands Navy
Teacher Is Called For Army Service
George Myers of Hagerstown, a mathematics teacher at Allegany High School in Cumberland, received orders to report to Fort Bennings Georgia on January 12 for active duty. A Western Maryland College graduate and reserve infantry officer, he is the third Allegany High faculty member to be called for service in the past year. Myers returned home to arrange his trip south.
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George Myers
Hagerstown
Allegany High School
Cumberland
Fort Bennings
Georgia
Western Maryland College
Myers
Infantry
Allegany High
Treasury seizes 900 ounces opium from unnamed steamship
Treasury agents seized 900 ounces of opium valued near $60,000 at current prices from an unnamed American steamship docked at Hoboken New Jersey yesterday. A landshoreman and a Chinese laundryman from the vessel were taken for questioning. the ship and individuals were not named.
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Washington
Jan
The
Treasury
Hobogen
N. J
Two Sons Lost in War After Pearl Harbor News
Nevada Missouri reports wartime loss as Mrs. Alice Wells learns son Raymond is dead and son William is missing after the Pearl Harbor attack. The Navy had earlier notified that William was missing, following the initial surprise of war.
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Nevada
Pacific
Alice Wells
Navy
Pearl Harbor
William
Raymond
Inn License Revoked at Rest Haven Inn Cascade
The Rest Haven Inn beer and light wine license was revoked yesterday by the Board of License Commissioners. Eleven causes were cited including nonresidency in Washington county and a false renewal statement, plus sales to intoxicated persons and disturbances on the premises.
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Rest Haven
Cascade
Board of License Commissioners
Washington County
Leaps To Death After Slaying in Apartment Foyer
NEW YORK Jan 10 Anchal Moreau 32 fatally shot Amelia Velgogo 28 in the foyer of her apartment house then leapt to his death from the roof after the gun jammed and he ingested poison. Detectives say the two had quarreled after more than a year of keeping company.
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New York
Anchal Moreau
Amelia Velgogo
Moreau
Ice House in Stafford Hits Freezing Busts
Frank Demels home in Stafford Kansas developed a frozen pipe problem after faucets were left dripping for a California holiday trip. A clogged drain and sub zero temperatures caused indoor ice as workmen removed over a ton of ice and continued chipping the skating rink like floors.
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Stafford
Kas
Frank Demels
California
Stamp Sales Surge as Drive Nears Close in Hagerstown
The National Defense Savings Stamp drive in Hagerstown and Washington County nears its close with noon totals around 175000, surpassing all forecasts. General Chairman Robert H. McCauley admits he cannot predict final figures, noting yesterday topped 147000 and labor contributed 60000. Postmaster Thomas M. Simpson plans to keep stamps available, while a 54000 influx arrived from Baltimore. Continued results to be tabulated Monday.
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National Defense Savings
Robert H. McCauley
Hagerstown
Washington County
McCauley
Thomas M. Simpson
Special
Baltimore
How to Preserve Tires During Storage
Washington January 10. Army manual on care and maintenance of pneumatic tires advises jacking cars on blocks to relieve weight, following manufacturer pressures for unused cars, coating outdoors tires, wrapping dismounted tires in tarpaulin, storing in a cool dark place, and not storing tires more than three years or tubes more than two. For rims, reduce air pressure. do not pile casings flat. deflate and protect tubes not in casings.
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Washington
Army Quartermaster General
Dogs for watchdog service sought in California recruits
Los Angeles January 10 volunteers invited to a special recruiting period from noon to 2 pm on Thursday for southern Californians to offer their dogs for army camp watchdog duties. The effort aims to recruit dogs for national defense.
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Los Angeles
National Defense
Penny bank theft report from Concord street home
Miss Jane Avey of 1022 Concord street reported a penny bank theft to police today. Entry was gained through an unlocked front door.
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Jane Avey
Concord Street
Great Northern Elevator Destroyed in Superior Blaze
Two explosions and a blaze destroyed the Great Northern Railroad's grain storage elevator in Superior Wisconsin today. Loss estimated at 2 250 000 dollars. Seven people injured including two firemen amid subzero cold and high winds. Firefighting efforts aimed to stop spread to adjacent storage tanks docks and oil facilities. Flames rose 200 feet and were visible miles away as blasts shook distant dishes.
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Superior
Wis
Great Northern Railroad
Edward Nelson
Two Infant Sisters Die in Md. Fire
Perry Hall Maryland January 10 two infant sisters Betty Jo age three and Nancy Lee ten months old died in a frame house fire caused by an exploded oil stove. Their mother 22 suffered a cut while smashing a kitchen window to try to reach the children as flames trapped them in a bedroom. The father a garage mechanic returned from work to find the dwelling a mass of flames and firefighters from Fullerton arrived too late.
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Perry Hall
Betty Jo
Nancy Lee
Ray Edwards Ward
Fullerton
Heartbroken accountant loses home to fire amid animals
In Pittsburgh area a 60 year old public accountant Dr Henry Schoolberg after fire destroyed his four room cottage, he refuses shelter and now lives in an eight foot square shack with 13 surviving dogs. He tended 37 dogs and other pets including two dozen dogs two dozen turtles a magpie a South American anteater Tommy three kangaroo rats and two bloodhounds. He says he cannot leave his dogs and keeps caring for them despite the tragedy.
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Accountant
Pittsburgh
Henry Schoolberg
Tommy
Schoolberg
C.A
The
Royal) Statistical Society
Dr. Schoolberg
Dancing Bear Revealed as Enemy Agent in Basra
An American officer reports at Basra, an Arab displayed a dancing bear on a chain along the waterfront. The bear drew daily attention until investigators proved it wore a bearskin and served as an enemy agent, highlighting wartime deception tricks.
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Cairo
Egypt
Basra
Iraq
Fastest Cruiser To Be Commissioned
The 6,000 ton light cruiser San Diego, one of the fastest built for the U S Navy, will be commissioned today at the Boston Navy Yard. Launched July 26 at Bethlehem Steel Fore River, the ship can reach about 35 knots, resembling a destroyer in size and form compared with Omaha class cruisers from twenty years earlier.
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Boston
San Diego
United States Navy
Boston Navy Yard
Bethlehem Steel Company
Fore River
Tire Rationing Board approves twelve new tire allocations
The local Tire Rationing Board certified twelve tire and tube applications this week leaving one tire from the quarter monthly allotment. Chairman D. A. Thomas announced that six applicants were declined. Additional inspectors were approved, and the board will meet Tuesdays and Fridays to process further applications.
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D. A. Thomas
Joseph D .Baker
M. Roy Craig
County Roads Department
Edwin Blair
Katherina D. Leatherman
George W. Turner
G. Roy Taylor
E. McClellen Mummert
Roy Johnson
Hagerstown Ice Company
J. W. Myers Co
Warren W. Baker
Thomas
Corner Tire Service
West Washington Street
H. A. Hilsenger
Virginia Avenue
W. Ebersole
South Potomac
Divorce filed by Mary K. Wilson against Francis E. Wilson
Mary K. Wilson, represented by attorney Charles W. Wolf, filed a divorce suit today against Francis E. Wilson in state court seeking dissolution of marriage.
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Mary K. Wilson
Charles W. Wolf
Francis E. Wilson
Axis retreat and British bombardment east of Agedabia
Cairo reports say Axis retreat from Agedabia toward Ey Agheila is rapid with British forces unable to bring them to action. British vanguards clash with an enemy rear guard as Free French air units and British ships bombard Halfaya. Rome broadcasts Italian reply of violent assaults on Italian positions in the Halfaya Salam sector and heavy damage to British air and naval bases on Malta.
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Cairo
Cirenaica
Middle East
Libya
Agedabia
Ey Agheila
Halfaya
Rome
Halfaya-Salam
High Command
Malta
Army Enlists 32 Men Here This Week
The Army of the United States accepted 32 men through the local recruiting office this week. Ten came from Washington county. Sgt. Likar said the office is busy with 1-A applicants though about half are not draft age. Names listed include Burgan, Ridenour, White Jr, Sheffler, Kuhn, Slifer, Woodring, McElroy, Mowen, Hite, and others from nearby counties in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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Army of the United States
Frank Likar
Washington County
Likar
Sgt
Baltimore
Theodore E. Burgan
North Mulberry Street
Douglas E. Ridenour
Reynolds Avenue
Samuel G. White, Jr
Grey Gables
Percy W. Sheffler
Central Avenue
Lloyd R. Kuhn
Mulberry Avenue
Bernard M. Slifer
Boonsboro
Charles L. Woodring
Hagerstown
Hagerstown Rt. 5
Ralph E. McElroy
Williamsport
Roger W. Mowen
Keedysville
Lewis W. Hite
Winter Street
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Fractures Treated At Hospital Here
Several residents were treated for injuries at local hospitals after falls. Harry L Bayard of 132 Park Avenue suffered a fractured leg and was taken to Washington County Hospital. Henry L Springer, 59, of 28 Chestnut Street, rode to the local hospital for a fractured lower left leg. Mrs William K Hoffman of 345 North Potomac Street was admitted for a fractured left arm, and Mrs Pearl Feigley of 446 Carrollon Avenue was treated for lacerations of the left arm and then moved from her home after treatment.
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Harry L. Bayard
Park Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Henry L. Springer
Chestnut Street
William K. Hoffman
North Potomac Street
Pearl Feigley
Carrollon Avenue
Russians Advance Four Miles A Day In War Report
Reports claim Soviet forces pushing westward at four miles daily as Mosalsk falls. Berlin denies sensational revolts amid Russian front setback and heavy German casualties cited by British radio. Soviet front lines acknowledge Red Army progress and German losses near Leningrad.
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Wpreas
Adolf Hitler
Ss. OW
Wes
Germany
German War Office
Wilhelmstrasse
Foreign Office
Berlin
Bucharest
Hitler
Moscow
Volkhov
Tikhvin
Leningrad
Truck Driver Leaves Spare Tires With Police
George D. Hull drove into Western Police Station and asked officers to store two large truck tires as spares. He planned to travel to Akron and park his truck overnight, saying emergencies can arise. Police retained the tires for safekeeping.
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Baltimore
George D. Hull
Western
Akron
Hull
Careless Motorists Facing Fines In Kansas City
Kansas City dispatch reports Police Chief Harold Anderson announced a $3 traffic ticket for motorists who leave keys in the car. The policy, requested by the OPM, aims to prevent theft and vehicle damage by ensuring keys are removed when away.
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Kansas City
Harold Anderson
OPM
Dempsey Told He Is Too Old For Army Enlistment
War Department told former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey that at 46 he is too old to enlist since he has no prior military service. He applied in New York City and sought a waiver of the age requirement.
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Washington
War Department
Jack Dempsey
Army
New York City
Thieves Take Truck Then Return It Minutes Later
Two thieves stole a truck parked during a delivery run but police recovered it within minutes. The vehicle, decorated in pink and blue, belonged to a baby laundry.
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Kansas City
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Ocp
Board of Commissioners
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Ice House
Penny Bank
Superior, Wis
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America
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Mosalsk
Dempsey
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