British Drive Toward Rome Gains Ground in Italy
Allied forces push along the Sangro front near Minturno as British cruisers pound German positions. American forces seize high ground west of Venafro amid tougher German counterthrusts. In northern Italy two American Liberators bomb Dogna railway viaduct 60 miles north of the Adriatic. The 5th Army concentrates on patrols and heavy artillery duels as Germans counterattack with tanks and flame throwers, while many prisoners are taken in the Archi sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minturno
6Th Army
Mark W. Clark
Venafro
5Th Army
Alps
Italy
Fannel
Dogna
Yrieste
Adolf Hitler
Sangro
Archi
Allied raid reports expand reach across European theater
The Northwest African Air Force had impressed into service the German army and conducted raids on Dubrovnik and Zara in Yugoslavia, along the Adriatic coast, while also targeting sites north of Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest African Air Almy
Dubrovnik
Zara
Adriatic
Rome
Army draft calls surge beyond expectations for January
Washington reports about 300000 men may be tapped for military service in January. The War Department certifies a January call twice as large as earlier expectations, keeping combined Army Navy monthly quota around 300000. WAC enlistments lag, draft boards miss October targets, and uncertainty over prewar fathers draft legislation delays calls. A seismic tremor near Seattle at 5:43 p m local time is also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Manpower Commission
Uncle Sam
WMC
War Department
Army Navy
WAC
Selective Service
Pearl Harbor
Congress
White House
Navy
Army
Capitol Hill
Three Years For Manslaughter In Franklin County
Richard Eizer, 28, of near Waynesboro, a former local aircraft worker, received three years in the penitentiary for the death of his five year old stepson Charles Eugene Myers. A $50 fine and costs were also imposed after a jury convicted him of voluntary manslaughter. The judge said there were no extenuating circumstances and medical testimony linked the death to a brain injury from a blow. Izer admitted striking the boy as punishment for deceit about his plans after supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard HE. Izer
Waynesboro
Watson R. Davison
Franklin
Astern
Izer
Charles Eugene Myers
Davison
Charles
No Verdict In Gambling Case Involving Paul Diffenderfer
Circuit Court judge took the Diffenderfer gambling case under advisement after a defense motion to suppress evidence from a raid on a Foundry street barbershop. Six officers testified about seized radios racing forms sheets and devices while a witness said he made two bets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Diffenderfer
Joseph D. Mish
D. Angle Wolfinger
Diffender
Foundry Street
Martin L. Ingram
D.H. Benedict
Johnnie Brown
Benedict
Antietam
Leo H. Miller
W. ©. Shadrach
Stage Set for Possible German Peace Bid Report
The article discusses potential German moves toward peace with Russia or the US and Britain. It notes Goebbels threatening reprisals for Berlin bombings, Hungarian deputies urging peace, and reports of Papen meeting in Turkey and Vatican mediation claims linking Pope Pius XII to backing a diplomatic mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Russia
United States
Britain
Daily Sketch
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Berlin
Goebbels
Hungary
Bern
Stockholm
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Vatican
Basler Nachrechten
Chiasso
Pius XII
Two Penal Farm Fugitives Seized in Maryland
Two convicts who escaped from the Maryland State Penal Farm at Roxbury on November 3 were recaptured by Baltimore police. Ralph Fine, 22, and Howard Hentz, 21, were nabbed in a South Broadway restaurant. Fine allegedly carried two revolvers and aimed at officers during the arrest, while facing 18 additional robbery-related charges. Hentz faced only the escape charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Roxbury
Baltimore
Ralph Fine
Howard Hentz
South Broadway
Sergis
Harry Walsh
William Stein
Fine
Sergt
George Eber
John Veelker
Hentz
Babyn Yar massacre recounted by Kiev survivors
A Kiev interview details mass killings at Babyn Yar as Germans executed Jews. Former Red Army prisoners describe digging graves, loading bodies onto fires, and burning them with gasoline while prisoners were forced to assist. They claim hundreds of bodies, thousands burned, and new pyres built as the atrocity continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Army
Aleshin
Central Committee
Kiev
Hfimer Vilkis
Leonid Ostrovsky
Vladimir Davidov
Silkis
Ostrovsky
Davidov
Babli Yar
Vilkis
Wilkis
RAF Hurls New Blow At Germany
Nazi Propaganda Minister Goebbels warned of German retaliation for Berlin devastations and claimed Britain used new phosphorus canisters in Berlin. The speech suggested British raiders employed deadly weapons, while British air force claimed sustained operations could be carried out where weather permits and that Germany is unable to resist in certain places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Britain
Goebbels
RAF November Operations Highlight British Bomber Success
A London summary notes a type of incendiary bomb and shows RAF November operations as very successful with ten major raids including a four motor bomber over Germany. Losses were the lowest since March at 155 planes, August remains the costliest month with 293 bombers lost in 14 attacks. Soft shell crabs are described as a digestible protein source useful to the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
RAF
Germany
Berlin
WPB Office May Be Located Here
A meeting tomorrow at 10 in Franklin Court Auditorium may decide on opening a local War Production Board office in Hagerstown to handle controlled materials applications. George W. Creighton will lead, with Burkhard J. Reus and analysts from Baltimore and Washington. Attendees will include over 100 Hagerstown firms under the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Washington
Baltimore
Franklin Court Auditorium
George W. Creighton
War Production Board
Burkhard J. Reus
IN THE SERVICE continued from Page 12
War notices list Gunners and air base calls from Leesburg Florida to Italy. Pvt Everett Eugene Burgan reported safe and happy in Italy, a Hagerstown native formerly with Western Maryland Railway. S 2c Herbert W Nichols finished basic training at Great Lakes and visited his mother near Downsville. Pvt Claude A Smith returned after eight days with his wife. Other postings include APO 15043 San Francisco and William R Lynn Jr in amphibious forces now stationed in Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Burgan
Washington Avenue
Pvt
Everett Eugene Burgan
Italy
Hagerstown
Western Maryland Railway
Herbert W. Nichols
Great Lakes, Ill
Frances Rice
Downsville
William and
John Nichols
U. S. Army Air Forces
Claude A. Smith
Pangborn Corporation
APO
Care Postmester
San Francisco
Cal
William R. Lynn, Jr
Amphibious
Massachusetts
Army unit addresses and service notes from wartime classifieds
The notice lists the correct addresses for Pvt Harold M Reed S3387514 at Co B 389 Int APO 85 Fort Dix NJ and Cpl Tech Gibson E Fuss Jr on furlough with new address 33725202 A US Co A 164th Engrs C BN Camp Van Dorn MS. It adds a lost items pitch and mentions a classified ad line to contact 104 for help.
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Pvt
Harold M. Reed
Co. B
APO
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Hagerstown
Army Engineers
164Th Engrs. C
Camp van Dorn
Miss
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University of Washington
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Tzer
Mish
Diffenderfer
Lingerie Gift Headquarters
Leiter Brothers
WPB
Getridge
Ord. Co. Ava
Army Air Base
Leesburg
Fla
Pers
Everly
Gineer Amphibious Command
Hagtys, Detch. F. Camp Gordon
Johnston, Fla
O Cpl. Tech
Gibson E. Fuss, Jr
Ck Ruta
NEW Southern
Farmdale Milk Sae
Asco
Killarney
Aardieas
Asco Condensed
Campbell’s Tomato Juice
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Cheez-It
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Margaritar
Aseo
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