Reds 55 Miles From Berlin Still Advance
Russian forces push toward Berlin amid heavy fighting with German units including Tiger tanks and Stalin tanks. Zhukov’s 1st Army seizes Stelzenberg as freezing conditions hamper the front. Berlin reports refugees strain and bitter cold, while East Prussia sees encirclement near Konigsberg with Marienwerder captured on the Vistula. Loss estimates put 1.5 million Germans affected by the advances.
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Oder
Moscow
Berlin
Konigsbers
Gregory K. Zhukov
Stelzenberg
Branderburg
Netze
Driesen
Stalin
Hitler
Germany
Ber-lin
Kustrin
Zhukov
Zaukar
Pomerania
Stettin
East Prussia
Konigsberg
Neétgeben
Heide-Waldburg
Elbing
German Forces Advance With Soviet Units In Silesia
Reports say German efforts to evacuate Elbing and Konigsberg were disturbed by security silence in Silesia near Breslau. Marshal Ivan S. Koner reportedly moved west from the upper Oder bridgehead. Indications suggest his 1st Ukrainian Army crossing the river to threaten Berlin from the southeast, supplementing Zhukov's eastern drive.
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Elbing
Konigshers
Silesia
Breslau
Ivan S. Koner
Upper Oder River
Berlin
Zhukov
16 Babes Burn In Farmhouse Fire Tragedy
A converted farmhouse housing 26 occupants caught fire, killing several babies and leaving eight escapees. Fire officials noted babies burned, some suffocated, with flames hindering rescues. Eva Lacoste, operator, wept recounting losing two cribs and babies while escaping through the front door.
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Hardin
Eva Lacoste
Kiwanis To Hear Advertising Talk By L. I. Everling
Kiwanis Club luncheon Thursday at the Alexander Hotel at 12 15 p m will feature L I Everling an advertising executive and head of the Lawrence I Everling agency The talk titled The Science of Creating Advertising in the Past War Er will be fully illustrated and show practical techniques for making advertising work best
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Everling
Kiwanis Club
Alexander Hotel
Lawrence I. Everling
Appraisers Enter Long Closed Williamsport Jewelry Store
Two appraisers entered the former Williamsport jewelry store of the late Harry Fuss, who died in December and had refused entry for 25 years. They found jewelry lamps and merchandise on the shelves as left, now dusty, in the estate inspection this month. The Wayne sboro Local of the Inter-State Milk Producers Association schedules its annual meeting for February 7 in Smithsboro Community Hall, with business sessions and a noon dinner as dairy farmers gather.
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Williamsport
Harry Fuss
Waynesboro
Inter-State Milk Producerssociation 5
Smithsboro
Second Luzon invasion advances toward Bataan
The advance pushes toward Bataan as American forces gain control of a 60 mile road and both river ends. Sixth Army and Eighth Army divisions tighten grip north and east of San Fernando and Pampanga while Japanese holdouts in mountains threaten Clark Field and Manila area. Corregidor and Cavite shelled. Manila Bay waters separate forces as Yamashita plans a possible northeastern stand.
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Santo Tomas
Hutcheson
Leyte
Lingayen Gulf
Sixth Army
Arthur Struble
MacArthur
Bataan
Eighth
Sixth
40Th
San Fernando
Pampanga Province
Manila
Clark Field
Fort Stotsenburg
Luzon
Manila Bay
Battan
Corregidor
Cavite Naval Base
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Japs Claim Full Control Of Canton Hankow Rail Line
Japanese forces report clearing Chinese from the 683 mile Canton Hankow railway and sealing a gap near Lokchong Shiuchow in northern Kwangtung. The Chinese High Command says Chinese hold on the line has fallen to 20 miles inside Hunan with parallel airfield capture at Suichwan in western Kwangsi.
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Canton-Hankow
FCC
Hunan
Suichwan
Kwangsi Province
Lokchong
Shiuchow
Kwangtung
China
Five Million Germans Flee as Rail Traffic Collapses
British reports claim Gestapo chief Henrich Himmler authorized arrests and seizures without warrants while classes of 1928 and 1929 were called to arms in Upper Silesia. Nazi radio warned quitters and ordered river craft skippers to the Oder Warthe and Netze to support a Russian offensive, with gathering points at Furstenberg, Berlin, Magdeburg, and Dresden.
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Gestapo
Henrich Himmier
Upper Silesia
Hitler
Berlin
Oder
Warthe
Netze
Broadfaust
Furstenberg
Frank Thet
Magdeburg
Dresidon
Dog Stolen in Har perstown Nighttime Break In
Mrs. David Milburn reports her terrier Max stolen during a break in at her North Locust Street home. Police say entry gained through a back door and several items including 47 electric clocks and razor blades are also missing.
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Harperstown
David Milburn
North Locust Street
Max. Milburn
Neutrals Delay Trips To Berlin
Madrid reports neutral nationals postponed official and business trips to Berlin this week amid talk of imminent developments. The wait until the weekend theme appears in conversations as stock market reports signal reluctance to bet on ongoing warfare or Germany’s near future. Bilbao stock exchange iron issues fell 20 points in today’s session.
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Madrid
Berlin
Europe
Germany
Bilboa Stock Exchange
Snow and cold grip wide regions with record chills
A broad cold wave and storms swept the Midwest and Northeast. Temperatures plunged to near freezing or below in Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, and Texas. Acton Maine was isolated by a blizzard, while Western Massachusetts and southern Vermont logged drifts up to 14 feet. Buffalo saw a fatal collision in near blizzard conditions.
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Lakes
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Nevada
New England
Massachusetts
Vermont
Acton
Buffalo
Midwest
South
St. Louis
Mercury
Columbus
Ohio
Nebraska
Gulf States
Pama
Tex
Jap Tries To Boost Morale Of Germans
London dispatch reports Dr Hideji Yago, head of the Japanese board of technology, telling Germans there is no cause for pessimism despite the Russian drive. A Tokyo broadcast quoted him saying Russians could stand against onslaughts and retake the situation as Moscow nears. Also, Alvin Knight, 21, of Johnstown, Pa., was arrested in Waynesboro for larceny of 62 dollars and a separate 97 dollar robbery in Johnstown.
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London
Hideji Yago
Japanese Board of Technology
Tokyo
Moscow
Alvin Knight
Johnstown
Bethel Street
Waynesboro
Knight
Rumors Of Getaway Planes Pop Up Again
London reports repeat rumors that long range aircraft stand by in Germany to carry Nazi leaders into exile. Zurich says two planes loaded with fuel and food prepared near Augsburg. Stockholm cites eight planes able to fly to Japan for Hitler, Goering, Himmler, and Ribbentrop with Goebbels staying to command defenses.
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London
Germany
Sweden
Switzerland
Zurich
Lockfeld
Augsburg
Bavaria
Stockholm
London Daily Mail
Japan
Hitlen Goering
Himmler
Ribbentrop
Goebbels
Berlin
Could Henry VII Have Had Stomach Ulcer Pains
History suggests Henry VII may have suffered stomach pains after meals as a possible sign. An advertisement promotes Cdsa and Udga tablets for indigestion and heartburn with a money back guarantee, urging readers to try the remedy at Carfiman City Drugstores and similar outlets.
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Henry VII
Carfiman
Maryland AAA Program For 1945 Readies Aid Payments
The Maryland Washington county AAA office announces the 1945 agricultural conservation program. Farmers signing with county committeemen may receive payments for approved practices from Jan 1 to Dec 31 1945. Reimbursement for lime and fertilizer is 80 cents per dollar, not 100, with a practice allowance of 30 cents per acre. Example farm 150 acres yields 120 dollars. Full details available from county committeemen, office personnel, and the county agent.
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Maryland
Washington County
AAA
First Lady Busy Night At Many Balls In D C
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt boosted appearances at the President s birth day balls for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Representing her husband she spoke at many venues, cut a large birthday cake, and participated in a broadcast within two and a half hours in Washington. She waited behind the curtain for comedian Danny Kaye to finish addressing service members.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Foundation For
Dover
New England Coal Shipments Slump
Washington reports a sharp drop in coal shipments to New England for the week ending January 26 due to winter storms. Anthracite forwardings fell by 3,000 tons to 5,192 for the week ending January 20 from 90,929 the prior week, while bituminous shipments declined by 18,395 tons to 369,630.
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Washington
New England
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Suit For Damages Is Filed In Court
Frances M. Shank filed a suit in court seeking 1000 dollars in damages from Raymond Hennesy over a March automobile accident on Sharpsburg pike. Shank alleges her car was struck while she removed snow from the windshield during a storm, throwing her into the defendant’s car and causing injuries to her arms legs and body. Negligence by the defendant is charged.
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Frances M. Shank
Raymond Hennesy
John M. Colton
Sharpsburg Pike
Siegfried Line Being Stormed
Allied forces attacked the Siegfried Line along a 35 mile section from Linnich to east of Monschau as pre dawn assaults fractured German defenses. Initial gains reached four miles with more than a dozen towns, mostly German, falling while counterattacks failed to check the American surge amid a broad 80 mile frontier pressure zone.
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West Wall
Jed
Linnich
Roer
Monschau
Volksstrum
Monschau Forest
Kesternich
Linz
Germany
Luxembourg City
Marshal von Rundstedt
Bulge
Roosevelt Is Promoted to Brigadier General
Colonel Elliott Roosevelt, President Roosevelt's son, was approved by the Senate Military Affairs Committee for promotion to brigadier general. His name, along with 77 other field officers, will go to the Senate for confirmation with unanimous committee support and no roll call.
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Washington
Col Elliott Roosevelt
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Senate
Thomas D-Utah
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers to Meet
D Raymond Snively an official delegate and County Agent Mark Miller will travel to Washington next Monday February 5 to attend the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association annual meeting and banquet at the Statler Hotel. A morning business session at 10 will feature speaker Earle L. Moffitt of Pennsylvania.
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D. Raymond Snively
Mark Miller
Washington
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers’ Association
Statler
Earle L. Moffitt
Pennsylvania
Prison trucks collide injuring five German prisoners of war
A traffic collision in Gettysburg involving a truck driven by Leonard Edward Shoemaker and a second truck carrying German prisoners of war injured five prisoners. Both drivers were uninjured. The POWs were en route to employment near Bislerville, Pennsylvania from a camp near Gettysburg. The Army also conducted tests in northern Canada to prepare for a winter campaign in Germany.
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Leonard Edward Shoemaker
Gettysburg
Bislerville
Germany
Canada
State Income Tax Cut Bill Offered
Maryland Senate considers extending through 1946 a mandatory one third reduction of state income tax for individuals while Governor O’Conor weighs the 35 bills sent to his desk. The measure extends the earned income two percent and unearned five percent reductions for 1942 to 1944, with a continued one third cut through 1946.
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Annapolis
Maryland
General Assembly
O’conor
Senate Finance Committee
John B. Funk
Senate
House
State Standard Salaries’ Board
J. Frank Parran
Dcalvert
Galvert County
John S. White
Prince George’s
L. B. Reed
Allegany
Charles M. Lee
R-Allegany
State Department of Education
Maryland Governor to sign more bills on medical services plan
The Governor announced plans to sign a second batch of 1945 Assembly bills, after signing ten last week. A House bill creating a Bureau of Medical Services would oversee medical care for indigent Marylanders, contracting with hospitals, physicians, dentists, and nurses for treatment. Delegates Milton Tolle, N. B. Steward, John Liber, and Speaker John S. White sponsored the measure, which moves to the Senate.
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Assembly
Bureau of Medical Services
House of Delegates
Milton Tolle
Balto County
N. B. Steward
Prince George’s
John ©. Liber
Balto
John S. White
Prince George's
Medical Services Bureau
Forfeits Collateral for Animal Cruelty Charge
Charles Reynolds of near Dargan failed to appear before Magistrate John Hetzer on cruelty to animals charges and forfeited $25 and costs. He was arrested two weeks earlier by Deputy Bruce Spickler for allowing horses to stay in a field during severe cold weather.
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Charles Reynolds
Dargan
John Hetzer
Reynolds
Bruce Spickler
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