FDR Takes Oath For Fourth Term Amid Call For Peace
President Franklin D Roosevelt began his fourth term in a simple ceremony on the White House portico. He prayed for vision to seek a just durable peace and vowed to strive for perfection while facing a supreme test with Allies awaiting victory in war. Barry Truman stood beside him as Vice President.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
White House
Barry Truman
Missouri
Bank Deposits Soaring Here In Hagerstown 1944
Time deposits of individuals partnerships and corporations across four Hagerstown banks rose from 7 467 258 87 to 39 573 657 54 by year end 1944 an increase of 2 106 398 87 Demand deposits grew from 17 256 783 72 to 19 195 032 65 up 1 938 248 96 Nicodemus National led gains while most banks posted higher demand deposits Overall deposits and shifts reflect a strong rise in savings and liquidity in local banks.
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Hagerstown
Nicodemus National
Nicodemus
Mother Held After Child Found Dead in Baltimore
In Baltimore on January 20 Em ma Lou Hulin age 11 was found strangled and killed. Her mother Frances B. Hulin age 550 was charged with the child\u2019s death by Police Lt. Ralph Ammen. The body was discovered by the child\u2019s father William W. Hulin who works for an oil company. The mother had been under medical care recently.
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Baltimore
Emma Lou Hulin
Frances B. Hulin
Ralph Ammen
William W. Hulin
Ammen
Hulin
County Woman Reaches 96th Birthday in Williamsport
"Grandma" Hessler celebrated her 96th birthday at 119 South Artizan Street Williamsport yesterday. Hale and hearty she remains active and able to tend to household duties. Native to Cherry Run she has lived in Williamport for the past year or ten.
Third Inauguration During War Time Census
Franklin D Roosevelt becomes the third president inaugurated in wartime. The record recalls James Madison’s second term oath during the 1812 war and Abraham Lincoln’s second term oath as the Civil War neared its end in 1865.
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Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
James Madison
Abraham Lincoln
36 Inaugurations Held In Washington
Washington marks the 39th presidential inauguration in the nation’s history and the 36th in the capital. The event notes four vice presidents becoming president without a prior oath, and that Franklin D. Roosevelt is counted as 31st or 32nd president. It mentions presidents who have served multiple inaugurations and that today’s ceremony is the third held on January 20.
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Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
Jackson
Lincoln
Grant
McKinley
Wilson
Youths Held For Theft Questioning
Four youths were taken into custody yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Bruce Spickler for questioning regarding alleged stolen gasoline coupons found in their possession and in relation to a recent robbery where coupons were among the stolen articles. The boys are jailed and likely to be grilled this afternoon.
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Bruce Spickler
Family covers car with blanket to fight cold in Emporia
In Emporia Kansas on January 20 a family reported insufficient antifreeze in the car radiator. The wife covered the coupe with a heavy blanket before dawn, leaving the hood and radiator exposed in the cold.
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Emporia, Kas
Emporia
Truman Takes Oath In Simple Inauguration Of Fourth Term
President Franklin D Roosevelt is sworn in for a fourth term in a wartime, simple ceremony marked by winter weather in Washington. The public has limited access as departments operate normally and prayers for victory and UN service are said in the White House East Room.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Capitol
White House
Republic
Congress
Jefferson Memorial
Potomac
United Nations
Can Now Travel West Maryland Highways Without Chains
Snow squalls were noted in the mountains with potential more snow this afternoon, but main maintained highways in Western Maryland are clear of snow and ice after chemical treatment. Some snow and ice remain on straightaways requiring reasonable speed. motorists should heed the victory speed limit.
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State Roads Commission
Garrett County
South Mountain
Braddock Mountain
Maryland
No Sale Of Liquor Beer Primary Day In Hagerstown
The Board of Liquor License Commissioners orders all licensed alcohol outlets in Hagerstown to close Tuesday Jan 23 for the municipal primary election. Establishments may reopen one hour after polls close.
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Board of Liquor Licensed Commissioners
Hagerstown
Seeing-eye Dog Pedro Helps Man Despite Blindness
Joe Yates relied on his seeing-eye dog Pedro to guide him to and from work at a cigar stand near the courthouse for years. Recently Pedro suffered a heart attack and was found to have cataracts in both eyes, leaving him nearly blind for three months.
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Miame Fla
Joe Yates
Pedro
Court House
Sen
Realty Market Sees Dull Week With Few Sales
The real estate market posted a dull week with sparse transactions and a total value around 335,000. Notable deeds include Isaac Newton Spielman and wife selling 14 acres in Indian Springs to Newton B. Spielman for 5000 and other transfers such as Walter Stuller taking five acres in Smithsburg district for 3100 and Western Maryland Railroad purchasing property on Elizabeth Street for 7800.
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Isaac Newton Spielman
Newton B. Spielman
Indian Springs
Guy L. Doub
Ida M. Piper
Mary C. Piper
Nettie A. Smith
Pope Avenue
Peter McNeal
John S. Strong
West Washington
Washington Square
Harvey Seville
Walter Stuller
Smithsburg
Harry C. Dorsey
Western Maryland Railroad
Elizabeth Street
Eutaw Place
Richard H. Sweeney
Clarence W. Mongan
Elm Street
J. Hajek
James L. Keeney
Downsville
J. Winger Shank
Ruth M. Wolfe
Belview Avenue
Harold H. Hutson
Wm. C. Maugans
Maugansville
Sharpsburg Soldier Wounded In Germany
Mrs. Mary DeLauney of Sharpsburg shares that her son Private First Class E Ronald DeLauney was wounded in Germany on December 14 by an artillery burst and is recuperating in an English hospital. He hopes to be discharged soon and formerly worked for Pangborn Corp.
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Mary DeLauney
Sharpsburg
Pfc
E. Ronald DeLauney
Germany
England
Pangborn Corp
William G. Seville
Hancock
Pic
Pfe
Seville
W. N. Seville
Tighten Tire Restrictions Forecast Six Month Shortage
The Washington County Ration Board announced stricter tire inspections by the OPA with tighter controls for passenger cars and trucks. Operators who recap tires or exhibit abuse such as overloading or burn marks will be denied new tires. A new conservation program targets truck tires due to reduced supply from military demand, with a meeting set for January 24 at the Hotel Stafford in Baltimore. quotas have shrunk and certificates of purchase backlog persists, prompting unprecedented conservation measures by motorists and truck owners.
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Washington County Ration Board Today
OPA
Washington County
District Opa
Hotel Stafford
Baltimore
Germans Retreat To Roer
Paris dispatches report three German attacks in the cross Rhine corridor shattering the Seventh Army line back toward Weyersheim near Strasbourg. British forces jump the Maas below Roermond, expanding the Dutch panhandle thrust while U S troops press toward St Vith and Stevensweert as they inch toward the Roer front.
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Paris
cross-Rhine
Seventh
Weyersheim
Strasbourg
Maas
Meuse
Roermond
Dutch Panhandle
Roper River
Dusseldorf
Rhine
U. S
First
Third Army
St. Vith
Diekirch
Luxembourg
Stevensweert
Roer River
Byron Heads Red Cross Campaign For 1945 Drive
David W. Byron of Hagerstown has been named chairman of the 1945 Red Cross War Fund Drive for Hagerstown and Washington County. The campaign aims for 363,300 with a total local goal of 200,000,000 nationwide, starting March 1 and running through March. Last year the county exceeded its quota by about 12,000, with 12,000 of this year’s 63,200 to stay locally to support Red Cross work.
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David W. Byron
Hagerstown
Washington County
Two Held On Assault Charge In City Court
Adrian Brnde and Harry Barton were arraigned before Magistrate Harry E. Snyder on assault with intent to rob charges. Each is held on $1,000 bond for February court after victim Charles F. Blickenstaff, of North Prospect street, reported they beat him while he was leaning over his car and placing chains, leaving him hospitalized from the injuries.
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Adrian Brnde
Harry Barton
Harry E. Snyder
Charles F. Blickenstaff
North Prospect Street
Brnde
Barton
Blickenstaff
Democratic Women To Gather Monday
The Democratic Women's Club will meet Monday January 22 to hear a report from Mrs Sara Macias Stouffer on the inauguration of President Roosevelt and to transact the usual club business. All members are urged to be present.
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Democratic Women's Club
Sara Macias Stouffer
Roosevelt
Red Cross Seeks Ella Sasse Information in City
Red Cross requests any information leading to Miss Ella Sasse believed located in this city. Mail from her former New York City address was returned. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Red Cross.
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Red Cross
Ella Sasse
The
New York City
Young Farmers Taking Exams For Induction Balancing Farm Deferments
Three busloads totaling 112 young farmers left for Baltimore for preinduction physicals. Those who pass will have their Draft Board review their 1-A status. Deferment cases face review by the farmers committee and possible Appeal Board submission under the Tydings amendment, requiring four criteria to qualify as essential farmers.
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Baltimore
Tydings
Welfare Audit Reveals County Welfare Disbursements
Washington county welfare distributions for January to September 1944 total 246,416.66 with 126,807.62 for old age pensions and 64,554.74 for aid to dependent children. State and federal funds make up 199,749.22 of the total. administrative expenses run 27,297.20, about ten percent of distributed funds.
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Washington County
J. Elvin Unger
Smoked Pork Loins Price Cut Ordered by CPA
Washington January 20 The CPA announces a reduction of one to two cents per pound on smoked pork loins and loin cuts at retail starting January 26. The move follows processors smoking unusually large numbers of loins for a price advantage. The agency also sets retail price ceilings for kosher and nonkosher corned beef briskets.
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Washington
CPA
Threaten To Cut Off East Prussia
London reports inform ed military circles say the winter Soviet offensive may crush Germany and end the war in weeks. There is no comparable eastern fortification to the Siegfried Line, but a Swedish engineer from Germany notes a deep Berlin defense ring. Bern dispatches say Nazi propaganda highlights the Russian drive to mask further defenses.
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London
Germany
Sigfried
Stockholm
Berlin
Bern
Switzerland
Jury Drawn For February Court Opens Monday
Judge Joseph D. Mish drew a panel for the February term of Circuit Court to convene Monday February 12. The list includes Hagerstown Harve y Travinger Lyman Bostetter Chas Itmeyer Geo Benchoff B Louis Cohen Edward Bailey and many others from Sharpsburg Williamsport Clearspring Boonsboro Leitersburg Funkstown Sandy Hook Cearfoss Indian Spring Keedysville and Halfway with jurors such as John Snyder George Ausherman James Schuster and George S Jamison among the names.
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Joseph D. Mish
Circuit Court
Hagerstown
Harvey Travinger
Lyman Bostetter
Chas. E. Itmeyer
Geo. W. Benchoff
B. Louis Cohen
Edward Bailey
Robert Stanley
James Schuster
G. Brewer Middiekauff
William C. Wolfinger
Geo. W. Ausherman
John L. Snyder
D. Lehman Sneckenberger
Charles Ma Trits
Wiliamsport
Charles A. Reichter
Warren M. Seymour
Percy M. Murray
Clearspring
Keiffer Seibert
Boonsboro
Indian Spring
John H. Helser
Keedysville
John F. Lewis
Halfway
Robert, L. Cook
William D. Hicks
Plan Use Here Of Nazis Again For 1945 Harvest
Fruit growers in Hancock estimate a need for about 75 German prisoners of war from February through July to prune and spray the 1945 crop. Harvest labor demand would exceed last year. Use depends on Maryland releasing POWs, with a certification of need to be filed. Last year about 200 Nazis were used during apple harvest.
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Hancock
Hancock Fruit Growers Co-] Operative Association, Inc
Russians Drive Westward Toward Berlin Across Poland Front
German commentators report Russian forces penetrating East Prussia and advancing on a broad front from the Vistula to the Warta. They claim an armored column reached Upper Silesia while Zhukov’s forces push toward Berlin, with Lodz and Krakow fell and millions of Red Army troops engaged.
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London
Germany
Danzig
East Prussia
Ernst von Hammer
Berlin
Upper Silesia
Praszka
Konstantin Rokossevsky
Gilgenburg
Gulf of Danzig
Dzialdowo
Tollmingen Am Gumbinnen
East
Prusia
Ledz
Grego Zhukov
Arol
Vistula
Warta
Warsaw
Moscow
Ivan S. Konev
Pra Zka
Silesia
Lodz
Poland
Krakow
Baltic
Budapest
Stalin
Prussi
Carpathian
DNB
Police Profit in Cambridge Police Budget Figures
Cambridge Maryland January 20 1945 Chief Grason Price reports the past year cost the community 17500 to fund the police force. Fines collected in 1944 and the value of recovered stolen property total 18298 15 leaving a net “profit” of 798 15 on the black side of the ledger.
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Cambridge
Grason Price
Stabbed By Pencil In Shoes Over Foot Injury
Mrs Pearlie Davis was talking to a grocery clerk when a pencil behind his ear fell and pierced her shoe leather embedding itself in her foot. Bombed in error US war planes accidentally bombed the Portuguese province of Macao east of Hong Kong January 16. The US government expressed regret and offered an inquiry. Oscar W Fulton of Hancock promoted to major at Casper Army Airfield Wyoming where he serves as general supply officer.
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Paris
Pearlie Davis
Lisbon
Americal Plones
Mccao Wes
Hongkong
United States
Oscar W. Fulton
Hancock
Casper Army Airfield
Casper
Wyoming
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Canterbury
William Temple
Roer
Byron
Kenneth HE. Miller
Luther M. Miller
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Belgium
Jos. D. Mish
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