Washington county war toll grows through Pearl Harbor
A Daily Mail survey shows at least eleven Washington county men killed in action since Pearl Harbor and eleven missing in action with four prisoners of war and eight wounded. The list, drawn from Daily Mail files, names many local servicemen across theaters from Hawaii to Europe and the Pacific, urging corrections to build a fuller permanent record.
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Washington County
Pearl Harbor
Daily Mail
United States
Viled
Joseph Herbert
Clearspring
Keith Harness
U. S./ Navy
Hawaii
Vernon N. Startzman
Hagerstown
Italy
Paul EK. Keefer
Sia
Leonard N. Gish
Smithsburg
Austria
Walter N. Mason, Jr
Halgerstown
Cecil A. Carder
North Africa
William Albert Glessner
Maugausyville
Honolulu
James EK. Walker
Merchant Marine
Samuel Crowe, Sr
Smithsbury
Christie Faith
Hancock
George H. Miles
Hencock
Pacific
Ralph Tage, Jr
Philippines
Ernest N. Bowser
Williamsport
Charles F. Elliott
Paul W. Keefer
Chewsville
Garland G. Gardner
George P. Stine
Keedysville
Robert McL. Smith
A. 5
Pic
Gilbert L. Nick
Boonsboro
Lawrance E. Wolf
William H. Cochran
Donald Selby
Virginia
James W. Schindel
Idaho
Ensign Gerald N. Miller
Florida
Marvin L. McAdams, Jr
Tig
Russians Lay Siege To Big Rail Centers
Russian forces pushed toward major railway hubs along the Dnieper and near Mozyr and Kalinkovich, outflanking centers as Vatutin and Konev’s wings advanced. More than 1,500 Germans were killed with many captured. over 40 towns fell, including Zimovishche Moseyevka and Mitva.
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Kovel
Poland
Russia
Red Star
Vatutin
Vinnitsa
Odessa-Warsaw
Dnieper
Berdichev
Ivan S. Konev
Kirovograd
Rokossovsky
Mozyr and
Kalinkovichi
Moscow Pinsk
Zimovishche Moseyevka
Mozyr
Mitva
East Central Fruit Growers marks 10th anniversary at Beck's Tavern
The East Central Fruit Growers Production Credit Association held its tenth anniversary luncheon and stockholders meeting in Beck's Tavern. About 60 members from Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia and Delaware attended. M O Wilson of Baltimore PCC spoke on production credit duties during wartime and conflict. J H Karns of Baltimore PCC Pennsylvania member presented certificates to long-time members. F W Richardson of Dover opened with remarks as loans to fruit growers totaled about 1 100 000 for 1943.
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Beck's Tavern
East Central Fruit Growers Production Credit Association
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Delaware
M. O. Wilson
Production Credit Corporation of
Baltimore
J. H. Karna
Baltimore Production Credit Corporation
Abv
East Central Association
Karns
Association
J. Hannon Morris
Waynesboro
F. W. Richardson
Dover
Del
Rail traffic in Bulgaria halted by Sofia raid
Istanbul reports 24 hours of halted train service as Allied air strikes disrupt Bulgarian rail links to Turkey. Only two Bulgarian passengers reached the Turkish border train today while police entry rules and a warning against looting heighten tense border conditions.
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Istanbul
Bulgaria
Sofia
Office of War Information
U. S
Former French Senator Joseph Serlin Assassinated
Paris dispatches reported that Joseph Serlin former French Senate member was slain by an unknown assassin in Lyon several days earlier. The reports said six others were killed and two wounded in the Cote d Or region in attacks described by the German controlled press as terrorists.
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Barcelona
Paris
Joseph Serlin
Lyon
Cote Dior
Big TNT Plant Is Being Closed Down
WILLIAMSPORT Pa Jan 14 Operation of the Army s 45 660 000 Pennsylvania Ordnance Works at White Deer Valley where TNT has been made since February 1948 will end Sunday Major H S Borman commanding officer announced last night He estimated 1 300 workers will be affected and said the order to close came from Maj Gen L H Campbell Sr chief of ordnance with a letter noting the decision due to the great efficiency of our ordnance high explosive manufacturing plants Only guards and firemen will be retained The announcement followed a similar one at Weldon Springs Ordnance Works nearby which would close Sunday discharging 2 500 employees
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Williamsport
Army
Pennsylvania Ordnance
White Deer Valley
H. 5. Borman
Borman
L. H. Campbell
Ordnance
St. Louis
Weldon Springs
Suggests Public Aid Law For Maryland
Maryland should adopt a general public assistance law as urged in the annual report of the State Department of Public Welfare to Governor O'Conor. Local tax pressures push rates down and deny assistance to deserving people, with needy cases down in 1943 though rising costs lift grants while total expenditures fell slightly from 1942.
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Annapolis
Maryland
O’conor
State Department of Publc Welfare
Welfare Department
Volunteer Crooner at Wilkinsburg Junior High
In Pittsburgh on January 14 a stranger identifying as the brother of a famous band leader volunteered to croon for Wilkinsburg Junior High School students. The crowd groaned and laughed as two men in white escorted the singer away to an institution after the performance.
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Pittsburgh
Wilkinsburg Junior High School
Bond Drive To Open Tuesday Stage Is Set
The fourth war loan drive opens Tuesday and runs to February 15. County quota is 2,300,000 with an extensive committee and banking, manufacturing, civic, and service club representation. County chairman John D. Hollyway, vice-chair Robert H. McCauley, and many officials and business leaders form the backbone of the organizing group.
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John D. Hollyway
Robert H. McCauley
William P. Lane, Jr
John Wangaman
Richardh. Sweeney
Junior Chamber
Benjamin C. Willis
Rotary Club
Orama Fisher
Liong Club
John C. O'Connell
Kiwanis Club
John E. France
Hagerstown Lodge of Elks
Ross D. Copley
Business and Professional Women's Club
Mildred Perham
Meridian Club
J. Alvey Long
Zonta Club
Retailers’ Bureau
C. Neill Baylor
James A. Wales, Jr
Charles D. Lyon
George N. Payette
Warner Brothers Theaters
Joseph Cumiskey
John L. Miller
Paul D. Kretzer
Farm Group
11. A. Seville
WJEJ
Total World War II American casualties top 139800
Washington reports American casualties since the war began top 139,800. Army losses total 105,229. Navy Marine and Coast Guard 34,523. Killed 16,832. wounded 28,? no. missing 24,067. prisoners 25,415. Fifth Army Italy losses reach 18,119 with 2,708 killed, 11,762 wounded, 3,559 missing. Navy Marine Coast Guard totals: 15,186 killed. 6,616 wounded. 8,429 missing. 4,292 prisoners of war.
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Washington
Navy
Marine and Coast Guard
Stimson
Italy
Marine
Coast Guard
Probing Arrest Of Joan Berry Reports Details At Hollywood
The article covers Hedda Hopper and Florabel Muir testifying as U S Attorney Carr notes Char lie Chaplin not subpoenaed but free to testify. Berry, once living in a Hollywood apartment with Chaplin, faced vagrancy charges in 1943, a suspended sentence, a jail probation violation, and a baby born last Oct 4 amid Chaplin paternity tests. William Collier Sr die s at 77. funeral planned at Forest Lawn Glendale.
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Hollywood
Miss Berry
Hedda Hopper
Florabel Muir
New York
U. S
Charles H. Carr
Chaplin
Oona O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Beverly Hills
Calif
William Collier, Sr
Church of the Recessional
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale
Rome Cassino Gate Fights Seen as Harder Battle Ahead
The article details fierce German resistance along the Gustav Line near Cassino, with strong fortifications on Mt Trocchio and around Cerraro. Allied planners warn the Cassino battle will be tougher, while HQ notes over 8,000 German prisoners captured since Italy landings began September 3.
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Mt. Trocchio
Rome
Cassino
Cerraro
Fifth
Eighth Army
Italy
Arawe Fanfare Betrays Japs
The radio claimed a serious reverse at Arawe with invaders pushed back from the captured airfield, while Allied communiques offered scanty details on positions. Cape Merkus hosted the main landing, raising questions if Arawe remained under Japanese control or was quietly recaptured.
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Arawe
Cape Merkus
Gasmata
Cape Gloucester
Cape Gloucester eclipses Arawe in Pacific operation gains
War reports note Arawe’s capture cut Japanese barge traffic and shaped eastern access between New Britain and New Guinea. Cape Gloucester now leads both roles as Marines advance inland and airstrip work proceeds, while Arawe activity remains separate from main fighting.
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Cape Gloucester
New Gainea
New Britain
New Guinea
Japan
Arawe
Tokyo Radio
Pacific
District Meeting To Be Held Here
Western district of the Department of Maryland will meet here on Thursday January 20 announced at Morris Frock Post American Legion session. Commander John Valentine presided as officers present. Refreshments will be served by Ladies Auxiliary. Local Legion membership totals 480 paid with 11 WW2 obligated. Sons of the Legion number 97.
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Department of Maryland
Morris Frock
American Legion
Ladies’ Auxiliary
John Valentine
Legion
Sons of the Legion
C E Rally Set For February 4 In Washington County
The annual Christian Endeavor week rally is planned for Friday evening February 4 at 7 45 at Emmanuel U B Church Summit avenue. Arch McQuilkin vice president of the international C E union will speak. Committee members include Frank McKee chair Elmer Alridge Jane Nye Lois Bowers Ella Corrine McGlaughlin Richard Beecher Nellie Lytton and Ann Butterbaugh.
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Christian Endeavor Week
Washington County Christian Endeavor Union
Emmanuel U. B
Summit Avenue
Arch McQuilkin
C. E
International Union of the Middle Atlantic Region
McQuilkin
Washington County
Frank McKee
Elmer Alridge
Jane Nye
Lois Bowers
Ella Corrine McGlaughlin
Richard Beecher
Nellie Lytton
Ann Butterbaugh
Giant Gorilla Negagi Dies at San Diego Zoo
Negagi the 639 pound gorilla, believed to be the largest in captivity, died in his San Diego zoo cage from influenza. Belle Benchley, secretary of the Zoological Society, announced the death. The animal was captured in the Belgian Congo by Mr and Mrs Martin Johnson and given to the zoo years ago.
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San Diego
Calif
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Prc
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Charles L. Taylor
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