Road Terminals To Manila Are Taken By Yanks
Allied forces report rapid penetration in Luzon with a large base area secured. U S airfield at Lingayen rushed into operation under Brig Gen Leif Sverdrup. Navy Wildcats spotted 70 camouflaged enemy barges. some damage to shipping acknowledged. Antiaircraft fire greets Liberators over Nielson and Nichols fields near Manila.
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Lingayen
Luzon
St. Louis
Spencer Davis
Navy
U. S
Gulf
Manila
Nielson
Nichols
Clark Field
County Fanciers Win In New York
Two county pigeon fanciers won numerous prizes at the poultry and pigeon exhibition at Madison Square Garden. Charles J. Ebersole of Maugansville took 12 firsts, six seconds, two thirds, plus best Hungarian in show and related honors after entering twenty birds. H R Mundey of Hagerstown claimed five firsts, two seconds and two special prizes. Guy Sprankle exhibited Modenas in New York.
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Madison Square Garden
New York City
Charles J. Ebersole
Maugansville
H. R. Mundey
Hagerstown
Guy Sprankle
Winter Fashion Book Pattern Sale Advertises 175 Designs
A pattern department offer from the Harvestown Daily Mail promotes 2817 shirtwaister designs in sizes 12 14 16 18 20 with a 89 inch fabric option. It invites buyers to print name address and pattern number, include size and postal zone, and order a copy for 15 cents.
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Ele
Feminini
Ail Ares
el Siyes
Haverstown
Awards Honor Japanese American Soldiers in WWII
The War Department announced seven Japanese American daughters in the 100th Infantry Battalion received the Distinguished Service Cross. The unit, from Hawaii, fought in Italy and France. Private First Class Eiichi Koda of Waipahu, killed near Castellina, Italy, led his squad against a German machine gun nest. An unrelated note mentions an X ray inspection device signaling alarms and rejections on defective materials.
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Washington
War Department
100Th Infantry
Italy
France
Hawaii
Eiichi Koda
Waipahu
Oahu
Castellina
Editor’s Mail Box Dog nuisance in north end of town
An outraged taxpayer calls for action over a dog nuisance in Hagerstown North Mulberry and Dewey avenues with packs of seven to nine dogs, attacks on women, and loud barking. A high school girl asks to aid the war effort by offering nurse assistant services after school and on weekends to relieve hospital staff.
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Mulberry
Dewey
Slaying of GOP Senator Hooper Probed in Michigan
Police pursue leads in the slaying of Republican State Senator Warren G. Hooper found shot in a burning car near Springport four miles north of there. Special Prosecutor Kim Sigler notes Hooper’s role as a principal witness in the grand jury probe of corruption linked to McKay Fitzsimmons Green and others.
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Lansing
Mich
Warrent G. Hooper
Carr Grand Jury
Michigan
Springpoint
Kim Sigler
Sigler
Hooper
Frank D. McKay
Grand Rapids
William J. Burns
Michigan State Medical Society
Grand Jury
Medical Society
McKay- Fitzsimmons-Green
Oneiman Grand Jury
Leland W. Carr
Oneiman
Sigher
Congress Talks Of Jail Sentences For Men Who Won't Work Or Fight
Congress shifts toward criminal penalties for men who refuse work or military service. Hearings resume next week with AFL, CIO leaders testifying as May weighs replacing work units with draft-law penalties. Patterson says Army does not want units but would accept them. Kilday drafts amendment.
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Congress
Washington
May
D-Ky
Earier
House Military Committee
American Federation of Labor
Philip Murray
CIO
Knudsen
Army
Patterson
Robert P. Patterson
Kilday
Home Rule Bills Threaten General Assembly Powers
In Annapolis on January 12 officials said Maryland home rule bills granting counties more local control face slim odds in their present form. AP polls show mixed Senate support, House opposition, and calls for administration backing, while Brice Proposal is floated as a compromise.
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Annapolis
Maryland
General Assembly
Associated Press
Senate
John&. White
Prince George's
J. Milton Dick
Allegany
White
John Luber
D-Balto
Luber
Baltimore City
Wiliam
Walsh
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Joseph R. Byrnes
D-Balto. Ltd
County Commissioners Granted Broad Powers Text
The speaker pledges to confer these powers onto County Commissioners and similarly empower officials of incorporated municipalities, extending authority to local governance structures.
Civic Music Assn To Meet January 23 And Elect Officers
The Hagerstown Civic Music Association votes in a new board and officers at 8 p.m. January 23 in the Chalet room of Hotel Alexander. All current officers retire. a nominating committee will present a slate and floor nominations. Any member may attend, nominate, vote, and assist in this community art project, now with 1,256 members and 11 notable concerts during wartime.
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Hotel Alexander
Hagerstown Civic Music Association
Hagerstown
Civic Music Association
America
Tractors Boosted for War Effort During World War I
During World War I production of farm tractors surged dramatically, rising more than tenfold as agricultural and military needs aligned. The spike reflected rapid mobilization and industrial capacity expanded to support food production and mechanized farming.
Russians Launch Big Offensive Through Poland
Russians claim a major push through Poland surrounding Budapest fighting, with German losses stated at 16,000 killed and about 450 tanks over ten days. Soviet assault guns reportedly breached Pest, driving toward the Danube while SS orders to shoot deserters were enforced amid Hungarian defections. Prisoners numbered about 4,000 in the last day, and German artillery and infantry were said to be running low on ammo.
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Pest
Red Storm
Danube
Red Star Front
Rev Ard Speaks To Kiwanis Club
Rev Dr Wilson P Ard chairs the education committee as Kiwanis members meet at Hotel Alexander. He notes 2246 clubs in the U S and Canada with over 137800 members. Bruce Lightner explains local club finances. New members Wison Cahall and Leonard Wakenight are welcomed. Birthday tributes go to Rev Dr F Berry Plummer and Park Beaver.
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Kiwanis Club
Hotel Alexander
Wilson P. Ard
Canada
Bruce Lightner
Wison Cahall
Washington Street
Leonard Wakenight
F. Berry Plummer
Park Beaver
Chub
Induction Drive Diverts 26 to 28 Year Olds in Draft Quotas
Draft chief Stanwood outlines plan to pull in men aged 26 to 28 for pre induction exams and to re examine all 2 A workers in that group. Local boards told to survey farm deferments and to induct if the occupation is no longer needed. He warned that standards will not be lowered except to cover cases where occupational deferments end.
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Stanwood
OPA Launches Price Campaign to Combat Surging Costs
The OPA announced a special investigator would be in Hagerstown to receive complaints on meat fruit vegetables and poultry prices with on the spot adjustments promised. The Maryland OPA Food Trade Committee urged housewives to check ceiling prices and pay no more than the ceiling, while McCormick cited a survey showing public lethargy toward inflationary violations and urged emergency action to set up dedicated OPA centers.
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OPA
Hagerstown
Maryland
OPA Food Trade Committee
McCormick
Army reclassification details for deferred field workers
Officials explained that men who quit war jobs and fall under LA classification face army service in some capacity. A supplementary February call is anticipated for such men while no drive targets 4-Fs. Reclassification from 2-BF after wartime plant work prevents drop to 1-4, and dependency deferments require hardship, not simple wages.
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Army
Stanwood
Dallas mother bears sextuplets in 1888 report
In November 1888 Mrs George Hirsch of Dallas Texas reportedly gave birth to six children four boys and two girls according to the Daily Telegraph of London The item notes the remarkable family event as carried by the British paper highlighting the birth of sextuplets in that year.
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George Hirsch
Dallas
Tex
Daily Telegraph of London
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