Rome's artillery range narrows Allied push toward Cassino
Allied forces pressed from Nettuno toward Rome after a successful landing at Anzio, with heavy air support and sustained bombardment of rail and road targets. British, American, and French units secured beachhead gains while German divisions pulled back to defend Cassino and the capital.
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Algiers
Rome
Tiber
Rapido
Cassino
Tig
Garigliano
Apennines
THE
Daily Mail
Hagerstown
Italy
Hiba
Porto Civita‘nova
Adriatic
Ancona
Siena
Ceprano
Fondi
Ceccano
Sezze
Nettuno
Anzio
Allied High Command
Fifth Army
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Eight Killed Ten Injured In Bus Train Crash
At a suburban railroad station near St Louis a collision between a Wa bash passenger train and a city bus killed eight and injured ten. The bus caught fire. some victims died from burns while three bodies were found along the right of way. Train passengers were unharmed. Emergency aid and blood plasma were dispatched to St Louis County Hospital. A watchman had left his post 46 minutes before the crash. Later, a sale of public notices and a retailer meeting are noted in the same dispatch.
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ST. Louis
Detroit
St Louis County Hospital
F. BR. Bradley
Barnes ‘Hospital
F. L. Dotson
Decatur
Guybert Barnes
Barnes
Martin Linehan
Bulgarians Urged to Desert Hitler by Pan Slavic Group
A Pravda message urges Bulgarians to desert Hitler and join the United Nations as war clouds loom. It says freedom-loving people will view Bulgaria with shame for allying with the Nazis.
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Moscow
Hitler
United Nations
Pravda
Communist Party
Bulgaria
Projectionist in Navy Soldier Irvin Linebaugh Joins Service
Irvin W. Linebaugh, veteran projectionist from this city, was inducted into the United States Navy last week and will report for active duty. Former chief projectionist at the Maryland Theatre, he has 16 years with Warner Brothers' Theatres and may operate motion picture equipment in the Navy. He resides on Guilford Avenue.
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Navy
Sam
Irvin W. Linebaugh
United States Navy
Linebaugh
Maryland
Warner Brothers’ Theatres
Linepaugh
Guilford Avenue
Needlework pattern guides jumpers gain popularity
Alice Brooks presents a transfer embroidery pattern and necessary pieces for a jumper. Pattern 7724 offers one size with options. readers are invited to send eleven cents to the Household Arts Dept of the Hagerstown Daily Mail, specify size, and include name and address with the pattern number.
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Alice Brooks
Hagerstown Daily Mail
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th St
New York
N.Y
Fourth War Loan drive details and bond sales update
The Fourth War Loan opened January 18 and closes February 15 with three bond types on sale within opening dates. Interest accrues after February 1 on all subscriptions except individual $500 and $1,000 certificates. War bonds BE F G and tax savings bonds C are sold anytime. Purchases in January and February credited to the drive if cleared through the Fed by February 29. A German Messerschmitt plane will tour Washington county around February 2 to 5. Warner Brothers Theatre reports $8,500 in bond purchases to date for the February 2 band premiere, with more updates expected.
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Treasury
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve By February 29. This Would Make the Time Umit
Hagerstown
Messerschmidt
Washington County
Hollyday
Third Service Command
Baltimore
George Payette
Warner Brothers Theatres
Maryland
Service notes of armed forces members in the press
Updates on local residents serving in the armed forces include aviation radioman corporal promotion for a Jacksonville trained Marine, Doris Ford enlisting in the Army Nurse Corps, and family members with Navy sailors. Messages seek letters and updates from several service members with addresses provided.
Local market prices and farm produce list
Furnished by Trieme Bros Senevola price sheet lists wheat at mill and barn, bacon, butter, lard, eggs, honey, apples, walnuts, turnips and other items with ceiling prices and unit costs in local dollars per bushel or pound, reflecting farm commodity values and shop rates.
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Trime Bros. Senevola
Vacu-Matic Gas Layer Offers Free Test to Motorists
Motorists are urged to test the Vacu-Matic Gas Layer, an automatic device claimed to cut gasoline use by up to 30 percent and improve pickup. The Vacu-Matice Carburetor Co of Wauwatosa Wisconsin offers a free unit to those who will test it in their own cars or trucks and promote it locally.
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Maryland
Vacu-matice Carburetor Co
State St
Wauwatosa
Wisconsin
Adv
Service Members stationed abroad and new recruits named
Mrs Blanche Jones of Smithsburg Route 2 can obtain a mailing address. Sgt Martin H Wempe is now in New Guinea after transfer from Australia. Pvt Frank M Dampier receives new address at Buckley Field Colorado. Dennis Scott Bequeath, 28, newly assigned to U S Naval Training Station Great Lakes, is husband of Helen Bequeath. Pvt R V Beckett writes from Italy front praising unit under fire and thanking the home front for support.
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John
Bud) Fridinger
Navy
U.S. Navy Training Station
Great Lakes
Ill
John Fridinger
Hageratown
E. W. Wempe
Hast Avenue
Sgt
Martin HE. Wempe
TA. 8
Army Air Force
New Guinea
Australia
Pvt
Frank M. Dampier
TSS
Bks
Buckley Field
Colo
U. S. Naval Training Station
Dennis Scott Bequeath
Helen Bequeath
East
Baltimore Street
Robert G. Foltz
Potomac Avenue
R. V. Beckett
Italy
Wheat Arrives in Casablanca First North Africa Food Reserve
A Moroc co broadcast reported 70 000 tons of wheat reached Casablanca from the United States as the first in a series to bolster North Africa food stocks. Dr Enrique de Lozada resigns as confidential agent to the United States for Bolivia, with no official recognition yet from the U S government except Argentina.
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London
Morocco
Casablanca
United States
North Africa
Washington
Enrique de Lozada
Bolivia
Argentina
Moose Lodge Aims for War Bond Total in Hagerstown
Chairman Hollyday unveils a badge labeled bondometer to chart the drive in the Public Square. The Hagerstown Lodge, Loyal Order of Moose, approved seven more $1,000 bonds, boosting its total to $20,000 and advancing toward a $1,000 bond for every member serving. Forty four lodge members have joined the armed services, nearing half the service flag goal.
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Hollyday
Uncle Sam
Hagerstown Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Hagerstown
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Baby
Montgomery Ward
Washington St
Howard’s
Baltimore St
He Is
Gruber
Alexander Bidg
Kay
Aisume
Milly
N. Potomac
FBI
Velvalee Dickinson
New York City
South America
Gude
Tome
Elizabeth Street
Aviation Radio School
Jacksonville
Fla
U. S. Marine Corps
Parris Island
S. C
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Smith
Marine Aviation
Doris Ford
Ray A. Ford
Army Nurse Corps
Fort George Meade
Henry C. Ford Sr c
Naval Armed Guard
Ray A. Ford, Jr
Pacific
Miss Ford
Mary D. Ford
ANC
Station Hospital
Pfe
William Crumbbacker
Army
South Pacific
Irma Crumbacker
West Wilson Boulevard
Cpl
Paul Dumire
Sears, Roebuck & Co
North Potomac
Crane
O. P.O
Weat
Washington Street
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
John D. Myers & Co
Cushwa
Pepsi - Cola Company
Long Island City
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Newville, Pa
Blanche Jones
Smithsburg
Fleisher’s
Satin
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