U S Expanding Offensive In Pacific Area
U S carrier task force adds air power to Army bombers in a six day offensive against Nippon bases in the Gilbert and Marshall islands. 90 tons of bombs fall on Nauru and Tarawa's Betio as Nimitz's Pacific drive intensifies. 7th Air Force reports minimal losses amid heavy anti aircraft fire.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Japan
mid-Pacific
Nauru
Gilberts
Betio
Tarawa
Gilbert and
Marshall Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
Central Pacific
Pacific Fleet
Nauri
Willis H. Hall
7Th Army Air Force
Maloelap
Marshalls
Mili
Marabans
Nimitz
Ellice Group
County Brothers Meet In England
A Cambridge University soccer match in Cambridge England brought a long awaited reunion for Mr and Mrs Charles R Brennan Clearspring as two of their three soldier sons T Sgt Charles R Brennan and Cpl Steward C Brennan met by chance after three years apart. Both had been sent overseas and were surprised to discover they had received Christmas boxes and cards already. Pvt George Robert Brennan was recently transferred overseas as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge University
Cambridge
England
Charles R. Brennan
Clearspring
Cpl
Steward C. Brennan
Farlogha
Brennan
Pvt
George Robert
Clubhouse Looted in Williamsport burglary report
The clubhouse of Lesher Kreps along the Conococheague near Kemp's was ransacked this week, with valuable tools, cots, bedding, lanterns and other haulables stolen. Investigators found adjoining clubhouse also looted with several valuable items missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesher Kreps
Williamsport
Conococheague
Sheriff’s
Kreps
Jap Admiral Warns Of Blows To Come
Tokyo radio quotes Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura warning that America will hasten counter operations against Japan aided by Anglo American sea power. Nomura, then Japan’s U S ambassador, said Washington and London planned counter blows to halt Japan’s resource gains.
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New York
Tokyo Radio
Kichisaburo Nomura
América
Japan
Nomura
United States
Pearl Harbor
U- 8
Yomiuri
Britain
Weather Helps Enemy To Slow Allied Advance
Allied forces push on in Italy with the Fifth and Eighth Armies gaining ground despite mud floods and stiff German opposition. Montgomery’s Eighth Army takes Perano near Archi while Venafro area gains persist on the Fifth Army front as heavy artillery fire rages along the lines.
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Edward Kennedy
Algiers
Fifth
Eighth
Perano
Sangro River
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Archi
Bomba
Fifth Army
Venafro
Restaurants Gain Food Points Amid Rising Hagerstown Trade
Inventories filed with the Ration Board show a general six month rise in restaurant business in Hagers town. Factors include influx of servicemen from a nearby Army camp, more people dining out to save ration points, and city population growth. Allotments for November December are issued. next allotment due January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Ration Board
Chest Drive Exceeds Goal in Hagerstown and County
The War Fund and Community Chest campaign for Hagerstown and Washington county surpassed the $123,560 quota by over $43,000. Final figures await next week as cash continues to come in. Over $55,606 was reported yesterday, boosting the total well past the goal and prompting reserve use decisions by the Community Chest Board. Dozens of firms and towns met or exceeded their targets, with many employing 100 percent participation. More than 18,000 individuals contributed.
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War Fund
Community Chest
Hagerstown
Washington County
Soviets Launch Sudden Dnieper Drive After Zhitomir Loss
Soviet communique reports Red Army retreat from Zhitomir yet offsets with a surprise cross into the Dnieper region near Cherkasi. Ovruch, 25 miles north of Korosten, falls as Rokossovsky pushes toward the Dnieper Berezina confluence. Capture of Ovruch boosts airborne forces and widens gaps in German lines.
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Moscow
Red Army
Zhitomir
Dnieper
Cherkasi
Ovruch
Korosten
Leningrad-Odessa
Kiev
Dnepro-Petrovsk
Ukraine
White Russia
Rechitsa
Constantin Rokossovsky
Berezina
Zblobin
Gomel
Fourth Guard Airborne
Stalin
Horos‘ten
Kalinkovichi
Zhlobin
Youths Held For Unauthorized Use Car
Herbert Harrell 18 was arrested after driving away in a Downey farm automobile. He admitted touring the county overnight, returned to the farm for a key and fuel, and was jailed on charges of driving without a license and unauthorized use. A hearing was set for Williamsport before Magistrate John Hetzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Garfield Harrell
Washington County
Fred
Isanogle
Williamsport
John Hetzer
Downey Farm
What A Soldier He Will Make
Albany California November 20 a hardware store clerk obliged as an 8 year old boy asked to see pliers the boy pulled a tooth with the tool thanked the clerk and left the store in a tiny anecdote of resourceful youth and plucky humor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Calif
Villager Captured by Hafer After Bailout On Italian Front
Hafer, a 27 year old Han ers town coal dealer and USAAF captain, bailed from a flak damaged plane on his 53rd mission over Italy. He hid in a grass shelter for six days before capturing a village with a note claiming victory and a joke for Allied troops. The note era reached reporters via Associated Press and radio networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Hangerstown
Robert W
Bucky) Hafer
Fred Hafer
West Side Avenue
Hafer
Bedford
Hagerstown
Robert W. Hafer
USAAF
Ing
Associated Press
Page
Sir Oswald Mosley Free After Internment
Sir Oswald Mosley former British Fascist leader was released from internment after three and a half years. He left Holloway prison in a closed car with his wife who had been interned alongside him despite protests from British labor groups.
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London
Oswald Mosley
Holloway
Three Divorce Suits Docketed This Morning
Three suits for divorce were docketed in court this morning through Attorney C. K. Hartle, bringing the year's total to 277. Plaintiffs are Richard George Sherer versus Ruth Lor raine Sherer, Edw Charles Ardinger against Frances E. Ardinger, and George Ralph Butterbaugh against Yerba Almeta Butterbaugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. K. Hartle
Richard George Sherer
Ruth Lorraine Sherer
Charles Ardinger
Frances E. Ardinger
George Ralph Butterbaugh
Yerba Almeta Butterbaugh
Auto Repair And Parts Boom Amid War Time Shortage
In Hagerstown the auto repair and parts trade surges as new cars vanish. Dealers report weeks to months for functional parts, with some items completely unavailable. Gas rationing helps curb driving, while spared inspections ease pressure. Parts are prioritized and sourced nationwide, keeping many vehicles operational until new car production resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
See County Census Figure At 72 000
An additional 1000 Ration Books have been issued by the ration office since registration at public schools. Officials expect total books issued by November 30 for county census figures. Books issued after November 30 will not be used for census. Ration Books No 1 and 2 will no longer be issued. coupons expire except No 18 shoe stamp.
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U. & Census Bureau
Washington County
Bounty Payments On Increase Here
County records show bounty paid on 42 foxes since October 1 with over 20 killed this month and eight weasels also counted. Total year payouts may exceed last year's 529.50 as hunters receive 2 dollars per fox and 50 cents per weasel with additional payments for other birds.
Want Big Four To Broadcast New Year Speech Program
The Daily Herald reports the British Broadcasting Corporation is arranging a New Year Eve radio program featuring speeches by Prime Minister Churchill President Roosevelt Marshal Stalin and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.
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London
The
Daily Herald
British Broadcasting Corporation
Churchill
Roosevelt
Marshal Stalin
Chiang KaiSack
RAF Bombers Blast Away Third Night
Eight year-old Sylvia Thornton will sing White Christmas tonight for her brother Norris, 17, in Ellis Island Hospital as doctors hope the performance aids memory recovery. The broadcast from London Merchant Navy Club airs at 5 36 p.m. local time, 12 30 p.m. Eastern War Time.
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New York
Sylvia Thornton
Radio Tonight
Norris
Sylvia
London Merchant Navy Club
Ellis Island Hospital
Government urged to cut U S war spending by 25 billion
Washington November 21 The suggestion arose that wartime outlays could be trimmed by 25 billion dollars this fiscal year, enough to have paid World War I costs. Army officials say they returned over 13 billion dollars not needed, while Senator Russell urged broader scrutiny that might save 25 billion. Treasury said tax need remains 16.5 billion.
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Washington
Army
Tebes
Navy
Senator Russell
Dga
Appropriations Committee
Russell
Ma Jones
D-Conn
Senate
Treasury
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
House
Ways and Means
Realty Market Not So Active This Week
The local realty market showed muted activity with aggregate property values under 30,000 changing hands. Transactions included Sallie B Poffenberger to Myron Bloom and wife for 10 acres at 3,000 along Boonsboro to Williamsport road, and several other parcels sold to various buyers with values from 1,960 to 4,700.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie B. Poffenberger
Myrone
Bloom and
Boonsboro
Williamsport
Susan D. Grove
Leonard V. Shank
Tilgmanton
Bernice E. Shook
Paul J. Shook
Merle Feiser
Downsville Pike
William A. Hawbaker
Mildred M. Ward
James F. Doyle
Williamsport-Clearspring Road
George E. Slaybaugh
James F. Simmons
Mountain Head Heights
Archie W. Michael
Georgia Avenue
Arthur G. Sampsel
Mildred L. Beeler
Howard Street
Joseph Witmer
Edward A. Witmer
Donald W. Paulserove
Beaver Creek
Allied air sweep renews heavy raid on German targets
London dispatches report Formations of light Allied planes sweeped across the channel as a follow up to a heavy night raid on Leverkusen where poison gas components are made. The RAF strikes, part of a four day spree, included vast incendiaries and nearly 2,500 long tons of high explosives upon Berlin and Ludwigshafen. American Fortresses with Thunderbolts targeted western Germany by daylight with no losses.
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London
RAF
Leverkusen
Britain
Germany
Berlin
Ludwigshafen
Sweden
Switzerland
Germans Start Samos Invasion
London dispatch reports the Anka ra radio saying Germany began attempts to seize Samos after capturing Leros. The blitz followed a combined sea and air borne assault, with Ikaria Patmos Lipsos and Furni reportedly taken and Castelrosso still held by Britain.
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London
Ankara
Samos
Dodecanese
Leros
Castelrosso
Ikaria
Patmos
Lipsos
Furni
Richelieu Ready To Battle Axis
The 35,000-ton French battleship Richelieu, polished and rearmed in the United States, is prepared to rejoin the war against the Axis. General Henri Giraud and Allied officers inspected her after her arrival from the U S. in a show of French naval strength.
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Algiers
Richelieu
Henri Giraud
United States
Nonagenarian Gets Hunting License
Charles E. Howard, a 90 year old Funkstown resident, obtained a hunting license at the Clerk of Court’s office this morning. He appeared erect and alert and said he planned to hunt a seven day season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Howard
Funkstown
Mr. Howard
Edward Schindel
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Clark
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Mark Clark
5Th Army
Corp
Morris Sigler
Gordon Smith
Hilton's
Pfc
Herman Muchleisen
Elmira
N. Y
Sir Oswald Mosley
U. S
Realty
Axis
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