National Service Act Would Slow Father Draft
The National Service Act would slow father drafts by replacing non-fathers in essential jobs. Selective Service advised Congress that to reach a combined Army Navy strength of 11 13 million by July 1 1944 700 000 inductions are needed in six months plus 100 000 monthly replacements. The report says replacing non-fathers would free fathers for induction and notes deficiencies in 1943 forecasts and higher first half 1944 calls.
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Washington
Congress
Army
Navy
Hss
Francis V. Keesling
Lewis B Hershey
Selective Service
Senate
House
Keesling
Federal War Ballot Debate in Senate Continues
The Senate debates federal voting options as Lucas argues for a revived federal ballot with local discretion on legality. Tydings proposes a federal ballot certified by state governors for armed services voters. Lodge favors a naval voting plan limited to overseas personnel with in-country service members using regular absentee ballots.
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Senate
Lucas
House
Tydings
D-Md
Armed Services
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Long Range Medical Plan Recommended
The Maryland State Planning Commission urges a long range medical care program uniting the State Board of Health Department of Public Welfare and medical profession. The 1948 exhaustive study of indigent care supports postwar planning and continued review in 1944.
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Annapolis
State Board of Health
Department of Public Welfare
Maryland State Planning Commission
Conor
Soviets Launch New Offensive Near Kiev and Sarny
Soviet forces under Rokossovsky advance on the Pripet marshes as 2,000 Nazis are reported killed. Vatutin's First Ukrainian Army widens its front along the Kiev Warsaw railway, crossing the Horyn River about 10 miles west of Sarny, threatening Rovzo from the west and meeting stiff German resistance between Royno and Novo Grad Volynski.
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Rokossovsky
Nikolai Vatutin
Kiev- Warsaw
Horyn River
Sarny
Vatutin
Pripet
Rovzo
Royno
Novo Grad Volynski
Exhibit Features Antietam Relics at Local Exhibit
Antietam relics from a battlefield gathered soon after the engagement will be shown by the Historical Society. Most items were picked up on the field or in the years after and the collection grows when farmers unearth another gun button or powder horn. The exhibit will occupy one or two tables and is guarded with ropes and night watch to protect the loaned articles during display after the director election and annual meeting around 7 30 p.m.
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Hagerstown
Antietam
Scarce Apartments Plague Hagerstown as Rentals Lag
The Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce rental registry, active since July 15 1942, reports room rentals are plentiful but apartments and houses remain scarce. In its first three months it provided about 400 rooms and nearly 100 apartments and houses, with demand often for entire homes.
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Hagerstown
Chamber
Warns Philly Faces Epidemic If Rubbish Not Collected
Philadelphia health officials warn uncollected rubbish could trigger another influenza epidemic as 3,000 public works workers strike into day ten amid wage dispute. The Philadelphia Record urges Mayor Samuel to seek federal troops to end the health menace. Dr Hubley R Owen warns of disease from filth and rodents and possible flu resurgence.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Bernard Samuel
Hubley R. Owen
Board of Education
Allied attacks near Akyab signal Burma campaign plan
In the Indian Ocean area near Akyab air and land strikes aim to seize Bay of Bengal bases. Fighting continues across hills and the village of Manna fian near Alyah is reported in Allied hands. A note mentions a major king cobra as the largest venomous snake.
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Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Burma
Mannafian
Alyah
Evacuation Ordered for Sofia After Bombing Raids
Bulgarian government orders immediate total evacuation of Sofia amid heavy raids by American and British bombers. AP-recorded broadcast says most evacuees will be housed in the provinces. Report notes a line about pulpwood yield.
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London
Sofia
Associated Press
Brunswick Bombed by 2000 Long Tons in Allied Assaults
Allied air forces pounded Brunswick and Magdeburg as part of a large dawn to dusk bombing campaign. The Brunswick attack hit airplane plants and war industries near Berlin while Magdeburg, a chemical center on the Elbe, faced heavy bombers in clashes involving American airmen and RAF Mosquitos.
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Unite Nations
Black Sea
Norway
Brunswick
Berlin
RAE
Oschersieben
Halberstadt
RAF
Madgeburg
Elbe
Germany
U. S
France
Seven Known Dead In Railway Wreck
Novice Texas reports seven fatalities from two Santa Fe wrecks near Temple. Six of the seven victims were identified as the number of known dead rose to three in hospital injuries. The chair car crowd near the rear of the California bound 12 car train was struck by a four car extra train headed for Camp Barkley Abilene. A snowstorm delayed the schedule at noon yesterday.
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Novice
Tex
Santa Fe
Temple
Camp Barkley
Abilene
March of Dimes Campaign Starts in City
In pursuance of the fight against infantile paralysis hundreds of coin folders have been mailed to Hagerstown residents. Each folder holds twenty dimes or money orders to be sent to President Roosevelt at the White House. The 1943 epidemic marked the third worst in U.S. history with about 12,500 cases. The drive runs through January ends with birthday celebrations for the President on January 30 and includes nationwide and overseas fundraising efforts.
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Hagerstown
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
White House
Washington
United States
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis, Inc
Foundation
Farmers Accused Of Inciting Riot In Missouri
Fifty-five Butler county farmers were jailed in Poplar Bluff Missouri after an indictment accusing them of inciting a riot in a case tied to the alleged ejection of four Negro families from an all white rural district. A 16 year old was turned over to juvenile court. others faced bench warrants. Several defendants faced kidnapping charges as well.
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Poplar Bluff
Butler County
L. E. Tedrik
William Brent
Brent
Tedrick
Mka
M. L. Hoge
Ira Pearce
Broseley
Oliver
Everett Clark
W. W. Clark
Clark
Ash Hill Township
Charles T. Bloohworth
Hogg
Parma
New Madrid
Autoist Killed In Maryland Mounted Crash West Of Paw Paw
Cumberland Md Jan 15 One man was instantly killed and three injured one critically when a car skidded on ice and overturned on Route 51 four miles west of Paw Paw W Va last night The victim of Allegany county s first fatal traffic accident for 1944 was James Jones Wagner 40 automobile mechanic of Pekin Md
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Cumberland
Paw Paw
W. Va
Allegany County
James Jones Wagner
Pekin
Corvette HK-225 at Henry's Theatre Sunday
Howard Hawks directs the Universal production Corvette K-225 showing Sunday at Henry's Theatre. Randall Scott stars with James Brows Noah Berry Jr Barry Fitzgerald Andy Devine Fuzzy Knight and Richard Lane. Ella Raines is the leading woman in romantic sequences with Scott as the action presents U-boat threats and Allied convoy defenses.
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Howard Hawks
Henry’s
Sregard
Universal
Randolpt. Scott
James Brows
Noah Berry
Barry Fitzgerald
Andy Devine
Fuzzy Knight
Richard Lane
Ella Raines
Scott
Richard Rossop
Estimated 17 Million Women to Work in Industry by 1944
The projection notes that about 17 million American women are expected to be gainfully employed in industrial work by the summer of 1944. The estimate reflects wartime labor needs and shifts in employment patterns among women across the United States.
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United States
Poland Seeks Mediation To Resolve Polish Soviet Disputes
Poland announces after cabinet session it cannot recognize unilateral changes in its territory but seeks a Polish Soviet agreement through British and American mediation. The statement notes willingness for discussion involving Poland, the Soviet Union, Britain, and the United States to settle outstanding questions for lasting cooperation.
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Soviet Union
Anthony Eden
Tadeusz Romer
Polish Republic
Uni
Poland
Travel Hints From Official Civilians 1944
Arley O. Sica of the American Hotel Association offers five tips for travelers in 1944. Travel on less crowded trains and hotels, confirm reservations in advance, cancel promptly if plans change, share accommodations when possible, and travel light with clearly marked luggage. He notes travel and hotel costs could stay high for a year or two after victory.
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Arley O. Sica
American Hotel Association
Alexander
Sica
Pullman
Composer Johnny Noble Dies in Honolulu Hearts
Johnny Noble, age 51, renowned composer of Hawaiian songs including For You a Lei King Kamehameha and Little Brown Gal, died Thursday in Honolulu.
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Honolulu
Tf. H
Johnny Noble
King Kamehameha
First White Trappers Reach Rocky Mountains in 1811
The earliest non Indigenous explorers into the Rocky Mountain region were trapper expeditions, penetrating the area in 1811 and opening contact with the high country and its resources.
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Rocky Mountain Region
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