Yanks Near Siegfried Line After Ardennes Push
Allied forces expanded to within about a mile of the Siegfried line near St Vith as First Army divisions advanced northeast. North of the line the Ninth Army and British Second Army pressed toward the Roer, with Third Army reaching Saarbrucken area. Eisenhower’s troops stretch 200 miles along the line from Holland to the Saar region, as Ardennes relief continues.
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Paris
First
St Vith
Germany
Siegfried Line
U. S
Roer
Ruhr
Rhineland
Third
Saarbrucken
Eisenhower
Holland
Saaland
Ardennes Bulge
Salient
West Wall
Berlin Air Raids Hit Rail Yards and Tank Factory
British and American air forces mounted daylight and night raids across western Germany and Berlin. American bombers supported by fighter escorts bombed rail yards near Stuttgart and targeted fuel plants and bridges in the Ruhr. RAF bombers struck Berlin shelters and rail facilities as refugees strained city capacity amid a German traffic buildup.
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London
Germany
Berlin
Reich
RAF
Stuttgart
Ruhr
Cologne
Duisburg
Dortmund
Weather forecaster ends groundhog hunt rivalry
Kansas City January 29. J C Huddle, a Weather Bureau forecaster, went hunting and killed a groundhog after a contest with amateurs. The incident ends a lighthearted competition as Huddle claimed victory with a precise shot.
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Kansas City
J. C. Huddle
Airways
Weather Bureau
Youngster Hancock Woman Split Tip First Prize
A Boonsboro youngster and a Hancock woman shared first prize in the weekly news tip contest, earning $1.75 each for tips about a soldier’s Sunday school teacher letter, a plane crash in India, and a Hancock theatre sale. Second prize went to a local taxi driver and a girl for tips on a truck accident, a youngster, and a fire call. Third prize covered tips on a Maugansville road accident and a fire in the Trego area. Tips are accepted by phone between 7:30 am and 6:00 pm weekdays or by mail to Tip Editor Daily Mail Hagerstown Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boonsboro
Hancock
India
Maugansville
Trego
Daily Mail
Hagerstown
Gave Sixth Pint Of Blood But Hopes To Do More
Miss Georgia Norford, a blind magazine attendant, donated her sixth pint of blood at St John's auditorium this afternoon. She says she deserves no praise and would like to donate much more to support the war effort. Born blind, she leads the court house donor stand and notes her 39th birthday. last week she adopted a four month-old wire-haired terrier to replace a previous pet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Norford
Court House
St. John’s Auditorium
Miss Norford
Hopkins Paves Way For Big Three Parley
London reports Harry L. Hopkins visited Churchill in London and De Gaulle in Paris and met Pope Pius XII in Rome on an information tour for President Roosevelt. The trip precedes the Big Three talks and sparks speculation of a possible surrender call to Germany and coordinated postwar plans.
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London
Harry L. Hopkins
Paris
Churchill
General de Gaulle
Rome
Pope Pius XII
Hopkins
Europe
Roosevelt
Stalin
Germany
Berlin
Gen
Eisenhower
West
Review Of Farm Deferments Will Be A Continuing Process
A Washington County Fair War Board draft deferment committee will keep weekly meetings in a continuous review to weed out nonessential farm workers and those not complying with the Tydings amendment. Even after a deferment recommendation, further review may lead to induction.
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Washington County Fair War Board
Tydings
Brooder House Fire Destroys 400 Young Turkeys
A stone and frame brooder house with 400 young turkeys burned at Samuel Royer's home in Lantz Maryland. The Blue Ridge Fire Department arrived. Royer, a large-scale turkey raiser, had placed the birds in five brooders after purchasing them last Monday. The building and all contents were destroyed.
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Samuel Royer
Lantz
Blue Ridge
Royer
Yanks Drive To San Fernando Manila Gateway
Sixth Army spearheads moved on San Fernando Luzon as Rosario fell in a major breakthrough on the left flank. Angeles fell Sunday to the 37th Division, with 40th Division reaching Arayat and the Mexico junction, three miles northeast of San Fernando, bringing American advances toward Manila.
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MacArthur
Luzon
Sixth Army
San Fernando
Manila
Rosario
Angeles
Clark Field
37Th
40Th Division
Arayat
Mexico
Bataan
Manila Bay
Mile Of Dimes Campaign Aims To Fight Polio
Washington acts on Roosevelt birthday with a two day Mile of Dimes drive to raise about 5 million dollars for infantile paralysis research and treatment. Stars and celebrities attend events at hospitals and hotels as the drive proceeds toward the expected higher total.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hollywood
White House
Heat reconversion halted nationwide on fuel oil
The government halted reconversion of heating equipment to burn oil. The Office of Price Administration stopped new applications, with exceptions for existing installations and advance ration holders. Re conversions will be limited unless hardship is shown as fuel oil supplies remain tight due to military demand and transport needs.
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Washington
Petroleum Administration
Office of Price Administration
East Coast
Midwest
British Closing In On Mandalay
Calcutta reports elements of the British 14th Army pushing along the Irrawaddy bank in central Burma. Only 15 square miles remain to clear the elbow of the river before a full assault on Mandalay. Sagaing north of the Irrawaddy is under air attack as the drive continues.
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Calcutta
14Th Army
Burma
Irrawaddy
Mandalay
Sagaing
Thhe Air
William C. Byron Jr Dies in Belgium in 1944
William C. Byron Jr. died in Belgium on December 21, 1944. He was the son of Edith L. Byron and the late William C. Byron, former partner of W. O. Byron & Sons of Williamsport. Born in Williamsport, Maryland, he later moved to Boston and attended Exeter and Princeton before enlisting in the Army in 1941. He served as a Chief Warrant Officer with the 1st Infantry Regiment, 26th Division, overseas from September 1944. He is survived by his mother, two sisters, and a brother.
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William C. Byron, Jr
Belgium
Edith L. Byron
William C. Byron
W. 2
Exeter
New Hampshire
Princeton University
Newton
Mass
Snow paralyzes roads as 87-inch Garrett sets record
State highway crews in the Sixth Road district reported 2 to 5 inches of new snow across Garrett Allegany Washington and Frederick counties. Eleven plows operated in Washington at 3 am while workers began clearing at noon and by 10 am it continued to snow in Garrett, adding to Garrett's winter total of 87 inches. A 25 mph wind caused drifting but main highways remained open and chains were advised for travel in all four counties.
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Garret
Allegany
Washington
Frederick
Washington County
Garrett County
Garrett
Sixth District Road
Rench Farm Sold To Jas. M. Wagaman
The 233 acre Rench farm on the Sharpsburg pike 2.4 miles south of Hagerstown was bought by James M. Wagaman and wife for 21000 dollars. The title deed from Robert B. Rench et al. was filed today. The farm, in the Rench family since 1845, was one of the county’s best large tracts. Original owner was Andrew Rench.
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Rench
Sharpsburg Pike
Hagerstown
James M. Wagaman
Robert B. Rench
Andrew Rench
Mrs. Tannenbaum Learns Son In Europe War News
Hartford resident Mrs. Meyer Tannenbaum had not listened to her radio for six weeks due to unfavorable war reports. She finally tuned in to hear that Pvt. Max I. Tannenbaum, one of her two sons serving overseas, helped form a group that installed a communications system at an Alfied port in Europe.
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Hartford
Conn
Meyer Tannenbaum
Pvt
Max I. Tannenbaum
Europe
Dead Jap Is Only Good Jap Says This Greencastle Marine
Pfc. Ray C. Stine, 19, of Greencastle, a Marine, recalled at Chonito Ridge on Guam how he used a dead Japanese soldier as cover during an attack. Wounded in battle, he spent time in a Naval Hospital, is back on duty, has 22 months overseas, fought at Bougainville, and earned the Purple Heart.
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Ray C. Stine
Greencastle
Stine
Chonito Ridge
Guam
Naval
Bougainville
Pvt F O Barkdoll Injured In Action In Belgium
Mr and Mrs Herman D Barkdoll of Hagerstown Route 3 report their son Pvt Francis O Barkdoll was injured in action in Belgium on January 7. A paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division he is believed to have been in the Bastogne area. He has been overseas since September and entered the Army in January 1944.
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Herman D. Barkdoll
Hagerstown
War Department
Pvt
Francis O. Barkdoll
Belgium
Pvt. Barkdoll
101St Airborne Division
Bastogne
Army
Missing Cpl James W Powell From Frederick In France
Cpl. James W. Powell 18 son of Mrs. Matilda Blickenstaff of 815 West Train Avenue has been missing in action in France since January 6. Powell a 42nd Rainbow Division infantryman was inducted June 3 and trained at Camp Blanding and Camp Gruber overseas since December 2. He worked at Marker's Cash Market Frederick and Fairchild Aircraft Hagerstown before enlisting. A Frederick High School class of ’43 graduate he lived with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Marshall Mountaindale and was active in the Church of the Brethren and Sunday school at Union Chapel Mountaindale.
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Cpl
James W. Powell
Matilda Blickenstaff
West Train Avenue
France
War Department
Cpl. Powell
42Nd
Rainbow Division
Camp Blanding
Fla
Camp Gruber
Okla
Marker’s Cash Market
Frederick
Fairchild Aircraft
Hagerstown
Powell
Frederick High School
Charles F. Marshall
Mountaindale
Frederick Church of the Brethren
Union Chapel
Worthless Loot Disrupts Savings Society Window Theft
A thief smashed a savings society window in New York and stole 312 dollars in bills from a know your money display. Half the notes bore counterfeit stamps while others were engraved on one side only as a Treasury Department precaution. Society President William J. Dwyer commented there is no easy road to thrift.
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New York
Savings Society
Treasury Department
William J. Dwyer
Pvt Charles Lamm Killed In Action In Belgium
Pvt Charles Lamm aged 20 son of Mr and Mrs William C Lamm Boonsboro Route 2 was killed in action in Belgium in January per telegram from the Secretary of War. He was in the airborne infantry and attended Boonsboro High School before joining Fairchilds. He trained at Camp McCall NC and had been overseas four months.
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Charles ©. Lamm
William C. Lamm
Boonsboro
Route 2
Belgium
Secretary of War
Airborne Infantry
Pvt
Lumm
Fairchild’s
Camp McCall
N. C
Firemen Deputy Bill Proposed By Washington County Association
Delegate Myron L. Bloom announced from Annapolis a bill to require the sheriff to swear in three firemen from each volunteer company as deputies for rounds to and from fires. The measure targets roadside curiosities and road congestion and faces farm-group opposition. Bloom noted support for a separate statewide bill to boost teachers' salaries, backed by the Washington County Teachers' Association.
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Washington
Ares
Bloom
Washington County
Washington County Teachers’ Association
U S Bombers Strike Izu Islands South of Tokyo
American B 29s raided Izu Islands 200 miles south of Tokyo in their first attack on the chain. Single bombers hit Tokyo targets Sunday night and today, part of continued raids after Saturday’s strike on Nippon capital industries. Eight sorties were reported Saturday night. In separate action, Singapore radio said 145 carrier planes attacked Palembang oil fields in Sumatra. Superfortresses hit Iwo Jima again in a late raid today.
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Associated Press
Hachijo Jima
Tokyo
Associated Pres
Singapore Radio
Palembang
Sumatra
Two Jima
Washington
Iwo Jima
Russians seal Schneidemuhl and menace Berlin front
Russian forces encircle Schneidemuhl on the German border as Stalin’s guns flash near Berlin. Evacuations begin in Berlin area as diplomats and correspondents prepare to depart. Zhukov’s tanks push toward Brandenburg as Konigsberg and Breslau face siege and East Prussia nears liquidation.
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London
Schneidemuhl
Marshal Stalin
Berlin
Berlin- Danzig
Moscow
Gregory Zhukov
Brandenburg
Konigsberg
Zhukov
Stettin
Baltic
Frankfurt
Oder
Eost Prussia
Breslau
Silesian
Poznan
Torun
Poland
East Prussia
Dabrowa
Silesia
Riots Break Out In Berlin Among Hungry Refugees
London reports quote Stockholm and Brussels radios noting serious riots in eastern and southern Berlin as police and SS troops are called out. Refugees arriving in Halle and Frankfurt on the Oder stage demonstrations over food shortages while SS fire on protesters in Leipzig. Dr Rudolf Semmler warns of disarray in flight German crowds.
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London
Paris
Stockholm
Berlin
Reich
Brussels
Halle
Frankfurt
Oder
Leipzig
Volkssturm
Rudolf Semmler
Home Service
Jows
Konigsberg Nazi Radio Is Silent
The Konigsberg radio station, East Prussia’s capital, which usually airs daily at 1 am EST for German listeners, remained silent this morning as reported by the Federal Communications Commission officials.
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Konigsberg
New York
East Prussia
Federal Communications Commission
Col Edwin Halsey Dies Secretary of the Senate
Col Edwin A. Halsey longtime Senate employee and secretary died at Doctors Hospital after heart ailment linked to preparations for Roosevelt's fourth inauguration. A Virginian, he served as secretary since 1933 and as sergeant at arms at Democratic conventions 1928 to 1940.
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Washington
Edwin A. Halsey
Senate
Doctors Hospital
Roosevelt
Halsey
Tye River
Fourth Grader Urges Faster Service in Berlin Distance Jest
In Spokane Washington a fourth grader challenges a teacher's 100 mile answer about Russian proximity to Berlin. He retorts that the distance was an hour ago, signaling impatience with delayed responses.
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Spokane. Wash
Berlin
Granted Divorce for Gerald and Catherine Smith
Gerald M. Smith was granted a divorce from Catherine A. Smith. Attorney Charles W. Wolf and Cal vert K. Hartle appeared for both parties.
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Gerald M. Smith
Catherine A. Smith
Charles W. Wolf
Calvert K. Hartle
Crusader Slain in Buffalo Gambling Probe
The body of Edward J. Pospichal, a 32 year old anti gambling crusader, was found on River Street near Buffalo Harbor after being shot five times and beaten. Police under Detective Chief Meegan vow to detain and interrogate known gamblers and racketeers connected to the Erie county grand jury probe.
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Buffalo
Edward J. Pospichal
Thomas V. Meegan
Meegan
Pospidhal
Hancock Soldier Killed in Action in Belgium
Pvt. Elwood Coffman of Hancock, son of Mr and Mrs George Coffman, has been killed in action in Belgium, according to a War Department report received by his parents. NAMED CHAIRMAN D Paul Shilling of Hagerstown was elected chairman of the Maryland Chapter executive committee of the International Association of Public Employment Office Employes at a Baltimore meeting.
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Pvt
Elwood Coffman
George Coffman
Hancock
Belgium
War Department
D. Paul Shilling
Hagerstown
Maryland
International Association of Public Employment Office
Baltimore
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Siegfried
United Nations
Manila Gateway
Antietam
Commi
Sharpsburg
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Wm. C. Byron, Jr
Williamsport
Jas. M. Wagaman
Greencastle Marine
F. O. Barkdoll
J. W. Powell
Fairchild
Chas. Lamm
Myron L. Bloom
Izu Islands
Col. Halsey
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