Our Forces Abroad To Be Doubled This Year
War Secretary Stimson announced plans to shift two thirds of the U S Army to overseas stations by year end, closing domestic camps and transferring many soldiers from administrative to combat roles. The expansion follows a move from defense to offense and growing air power with facilities being stood down or closed.
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Washington
America
Stimson
National Guard and Reserve Corps
Camry Atterbury
Ind
Pine Camp
N. Y
Allied Avenger raid sinks seven ships at Rabaul harbor
Adv Allied Headquarters reports 18 Avenger torpedo bombers sank seven ships in Rabaul harbor using low level bombs. Four cargo ships and a tanker were observed to sink, with three more cargo ships severely damaged and a tanker damaged. Fighters claimed 24 to 28 Japan planes shot down as 60 interceptors faced the attack.
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New Guinea
Rabaul
Auth Pacific
Avengers
New Britain
South Pacific Naval
Vern Haugland
Associated Press
County teachers improved but substitute shortage remains
The Board of Education reports all classrooms now staffed but warns substitute coverage is vulnerable. With no reserves and ongoing risk of resignations or draft losses, officials urge former teachers to step forward as qualified substitutes or active duty personnel.
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the Board of Education
Atmosphere Changes Color Illusion Not Sun
A Daily Mail observer and an authority said changes in the morning sky were caused by atmospheric conditions. A housewife reported a yellow ball over South Mountain appearing red as it rose, with purple balls seemingly shooting from the sun while the sun’s rays passed through the atmosphere.
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Daily Mail
View Street
South Mountain
Sur
Their Hockeying Excused This Time
In Los Angeles on January 27 Robert Mulnick Jr and Norman Burns both nine told Harold Hall Lake of the Airco Corp plant about a switched railroad track they had halted a freight train to prevent a crash likely to hit the war plant They will be awarded $50 war bonds at a student assembly. they were play ing hockey at the time.
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Los Angeles
Bango
Robert Mulnick, Jr
Norman Burns
Harold Hall Lake
Airco Corp
P. S
Booster Pump To Get Approval
Hagerstown moves closer to approval of its reapplication for a water booster pumping station at Halfway. Major W H Booker of the U S Public Health Service led yesterday’s inspection and Mayor Booker signaled city approval and high priority for the project. The plan would raise Potomac river pumping capacity from 7.2 million to 16 million gallons daily, addressing a narrowing safety margin between consumption and supply.
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Hagerstown
W. H. Bookjer
U. S. Public Health Service
Booker
Federal Works Agency
Solon's Condition Is Critical After Street Car Crash
Rep. Charles L. Gifford, 73, Massachusetts Republican, was in critical condition with a possible skull fracture after a street car struck him as he crossed a Washington street near Madison Place and 15th Street N W. He is serving his 12th term in the House.
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Washington
Charles L. Gifford
Massachusetts
Madison Place
15Th Street
N. W
Frantic Calls Warned of False War Alarm
Memphis readers flooded the Commercial Appeal and police switchboard with questions about a war rumor last night. The cause was a railroad engine whistle sticking, triggering false alarms about whether the war was over, if Japanese bombs fell, or if Hiller had been shot.
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Memphis
San
Hiller
Ration point boosts for beef lamb veal and cheese
The Office of Price Administration announces February ration increases across beef, lamb, veal cuts with two-point boosts on steak and other cuts. cheddar cheese up two points, cream cheese up two, Swiss and others up four to 12. Canned fish mostly down four points from 16 to 12, with dried beef and sausages up. Butter remains 16 points with more availability. Lard up to three points.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Argentina freezes movement of merchant fleet amid Axis split
Argentina's military government orders the state merchant fleet to stay in port as a first step after cutting diplomatic ties with the Axis. No reasons given, but aim is to protect ships from submarines until convoys can be arranged. The move comes as others respond to the diplomatic break.
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Argentina
Axis
Buenos Aires
Ment
South Atlantic
Costly Help In Streetcar Wallet Missing
Ralph A. Henderson slipped on an orange peel in a street car and fell. Two men helped him to his feet and at a receiving hospital he told police they also helped themselves. His wallet containing 189 dollars was missing.
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Los Angeles
Ralph A. Henderson
Death by Starvation Prompts Tobacco Road Probe
Nine month old boy dies of starvation near Buffalo, N C. Autopsy finds no fat. Cottage housed the mother Alice Cook, 21, her sister Catherine Magyar and Magyar's three children. No beds, only three cans of milk and a sack of flour. Magyar says she works at Republic steel. mother allegedly refused to stay home. Husband is in the Marines.
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Buffalo
N. C
Paul J. Rutecki
Tobacco Road
Rutecki
Alice Cook
Catherine Magyar
Zoo Food Costs Rise at Bronx Zoo
NEW YORK, Jan. 27 — Food costs are a problem for the Bronx zoo as it serves only non rationed items to its tenants. Zoo officials estimate this year’s feeding bill will reach $53,000, $13,000 more than last year.
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New York
Bronx Zoo
Ham and quail fall during church service in Abbeville
Abbeville Ga January 24 editor J R Ham of the Abbeville Chronicle bagged five quail without firing a gun. Birds struck a church window during services, broke the brass, and fell inside. Ham gathered the birds after they flew into the building.
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Abbeville, Ga
J. R. Ham
Abbeville
Orphans Court Handles Busy 1943 Year
The Orphans Court probate 123 wills and opened 265 estates in 1943, with 261 administration accounts and 272 appraisements, up from 1942 figures. Six months ending December 31 1943 saw $19068.01 in collateral and $4929.22 in direct inheritance taxes, funds to the state. John Wegaman admitted to practice before the US District Court for Maryland. Russell Isabell Artz seeks divorce from Hugh M. Artz in court today.
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Orphans Court
Japs Bomb Own Troops In Error At Bougainville
On Bougainville near Empress Augusta Bay Japanese forces dropped 12 bombs on their own positions one night this week. A U S naval spokesman reported one of the anti aircraft batteries shot down a Japanese plane in the bay.
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Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
Bougainville
Empress Augusta Bay
Naval
Old Age Insurance Payments Surge Nationwide
The Social Security Board reports 1943 old age and survivors payments totalled 155 million dollars nationwide, with 46,600 paid to Hagerstown residents and 53,400 to 411 in Washington County. Beneficiaries increased from 587,000 to about 60,000 by year end, plus 18 million dollars in lump sum death benefits to 165,000 people.
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Hagerstown
Social Security Board
Washington County
City anti loitering law unused after three months
Frederick officials report the anti loitering measure passed three months ago to keep youths under 16 off streets after 10 pm has not needed enforcement. Police Chief F M Straley says parents and children have cooperated fully and no arrests have occurred.
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Frederick
F. M. Straley
Jimmy Stewart Refuses Promotion to Major at English Base
Former actor Jimmy Stewart, now a Liberator bomber squadron leader at a U S base in England, declined a promotion to Major saying he would not advance until his junior officers are promoted. Known for Mr Smith Goes to Washington he remains largely out of the limelight while piloting raids and handling executive work at the base.
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England
Jimmy Stewart
Hollywood
Mr. Smith
Washington
Uice
Clark Gable
Stewart
Jimmy
Banks Receive Ration Tokens In Hagerstown
Banks in Hagerstown have received OPA ration tokens to replace red and blue stamps starting February 27. Banks were told to order tokens by customer needs and to keep them unopened until further instruction. Tokens will be worth ten points each, with red used for brown stamp commodities and blue for processed foods currently green stamped.
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Hagerstown
OPA
OPA Reduces Fruit Prices in Washington County Week
The OPA cuts maximum retail prices for fresh fruit and vegetables in Washington county for the week starting January 26. Florida oranges No 220 drop from 38 to 26 cents per dozen, No 288 from 23 to 19 cents per dozen, and Texas spinach from 18 to 16 cents. Other prices stay unchanged.
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OPA
Washington County
Florida
Western Maryland 1943 net income hits peak at Baltimore
The Western Maryland Railway reports 1943 net income at 4,509,449 after taxes and charges, up from 4,162,10 in 1942. Gross revenues reached 24,708,316, with taxes totaling 5,1523.18 in 1943. Per share, first preferred rose to 25.41 from 23.46 in 1942.
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Baltimore
Western Maryland Railroad
Stimson Predicts Big Rome Battle
Secretary of War Stimson forecast a heavy battle south of Rome as German forces try to drive Allied amphibious troops at Nettuno back into the sea. He said Allied positions are favorable but warned of strong German moves to sever Rome’s supply lines, noting the initial landing appeared to have achieved tactical surprise with minimal opposition and only mine-caused casualties.
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Washington
Rome
Nettuno
Stimson
Italy
Red Squeeze On Foe Tightening
Pravda reports Russian forces press the Leningrad front from Govorov and Meretskov, reaching the Luga river bank west of Novgorod and closing on the Paltic salient. Mud and floods hinder movement, yet anew northern offensive aims to reopen the Leningrad Moscow rail line still held by Germany.
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Moscow
Luga
Novgorod
Pravda
Leningrad
Leonid A. Govorov
Volkhov
K. A. Meretskov
Lega
Vitebek
Red
Leonid A. Govorev
Russia
Warmest 1944 day hits 61 at Keedysville station
Yesterday marked the warmest day of 1944 with 61 degrees at J. A. Miller’s Keedysville weather station. The warm spell was expected to continue for about 24 hours with a chance of showers tomorrow, while Chicago reached 51 the midwest city. Baltimore registered a 70 degree January 26 record, surpassing the previous 64 set in 1910.
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Mercury
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Chicago
St. Miller
Baltimore
Local WMC Activities Recapped by Hagerstown Panel
The Hagerstown Area War Manpower Commission committee will summarize last year’s activities at a full panel meeting tonight. A discussion on how the manpower program will affect the Hagerstown area in the coming year is planned, according to chairman Brewer J. Stouffer.
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Hagerstown
War Manpower Commission Committee
WMC
Brewer J. Stouffer
Hermann Goering Armored Division Hurled Back Near Rome
Allied HQ reports the Hermann Goering Armored Division repulsed in a fierce local engagement southwest of Littoria. German casualties numbered 120, with continued Allied reinforcement of the wedge toward Rome. The front includes 5th Army sectors as minefields and flooded defenses are cleared.
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Algiers
Rome
Harold Alexander
Mediterranean
Herrmann Goering
Littoria
Pontine Marsh
Hermann Goering
5Th Army
Jerry Bomber To Appear Here In Hagerstown Next Week
A Messerschmitt bomber, used to fund the war effort, is slated to arrive in Hagerstown next week. Bond drive Chairman John D. Hollyday said a definite arrival date would be received later this week. The aircraft will be paraded on a special truck, likely with armed forces personnel. The campaign total holds at 11,079,000, as small series E war bonds appear at local banks in a reduced but same paper format.
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Messerschmidt
Roosevelt Names Local Woman To Commission
Mrs Brewer L Stouffer of North avenue was named by President Roosevelt to membership on the annual assay commission meeting in Philadelphia for two days starting February 9. Nellie Tayloe Ross, director of the Mint, notified her of the appointment. The commission tests new coins for compliance with the law.
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Brewer L. Stouffer
North Avenue
United Democratic Women's Clubs
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Mint
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Olives Shrinking? Baltimore Bars Report Debunked
A Baltimore Evening Sun reporter toured downtown bars to test a rumor that martinis had smaller olives. He found no size reduction in the olives, noting the claim is unfounded and the olives appeared typical in the Klassee establishments.
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Baltimore
Ayoa
Baltimore Evening Sun
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Walter W. Law
New Haven
Conn
Rose Brancato
C.P.A
John Wegaman
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CG. K. Hartle
Hugh M. Artz
Officer’s Club
Bronx
Helen Bryan
W. M
Blake
Frederick County
George W. Blake
Oregon
London
British Foreign Office
Liberia
Luga River
Escape
Jerry Bomber
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