30 Nov 1944
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1944
Page
1
Fragmentary dispatch describes Allied pressure along the Rhine front with German defenses cracking near Karlsruhe and the Alsace border. French and American forces press toward Mulhouse and Strasbourg while river bridges are contested and bombardment intensifies in the region.
Allied forces push along the Reer roads north and south of Julich and Duren, battering German guns in Cologne and along the Rhine. Patton’s troops continue deep into enemy lines as resistance tightens and counterattacks slow momentum.
About 59 privately owned automobiles were destroyed when a fire at the Glisan garage in Cumberland, Maryland, swept through the building. Four fire companies battled the blaze for two hours before it was controlled. the cause and extent of the damage were not determined.
Tokyo was hit by several waves of B29s and heavy bombers in a dawn assault. Fires burned in multiple areas before being controlled, with targets spanning the metropolitan region and surrounding districts. General Arnold warned the raids aim to cripple Japan’s war effort as bases move closer to the homeland.
The article notes an appeal in an assault case linked to unauthorized car use and reports the court docket as among its largest, with about 65 cases. State's Attorney Martin L. Imgram says all possible actions will be taken. Walter C. Keifer faces a drunken driving case dating from January 1948, listed for trial.
The Washington County Health Department released its December clinic schedule. Venereal disease clinics occur Tuesday and Friday evenings at 7 and Thursday mornings at 9. prenatal clinics on December 12 and 26. child hygiene clinics December 5 and 19 at 9 20 a m. Tuberculosis and ENT clinics by appointment on December 3 and 29 and December 1 and a. Orthopedic clinic set for March 23, 1945. Mental hygiene clinic disbanded likely for duration. All clinics at Health Department building King Street except City hygiene clinics at Western Enterprise Fire War.
The House Military Committee reported that American prisoners of Germany are largely humanely treated. It notes Japanese proper and occupied territories show better conditions. Investigators found no evidence of leniency toward prisoners and that some received better attention and privileges than U S soldiers.
A winter storm dumped snow and sleet across Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee with warnings stretching into Georgia North and South Carolina. The Weather Bureau forecast sub freez ing temperatures and northward moving system prompted officials including Highway Patrol Chief Van B Gilbert to urge driving only when necessary.
War report notes additional Japanese reinforcements landing near Ormoc after heavy losses in a convoy destroyed phase. Air supply supports frontline GIs as torrential Leyte rains flood the area with unprecedented November totals. Kittyhawks Thunderbolts and Lightnings engage enemy ships and transports between Ormoc and the Camotes Sea.
Six women riding home from a plant were killed when a Grand Trunk passenger train plowed into their car at a crossing near Pewania, fifteen miles east of here. Victims include Margaret O Con nell and Ruth Navin both 21, Mabel Cunningham 42, Mildred Bozung 23, Marjorie Bozung, and Maryin Stiles of Powania. Stiles died the next morning. The husband of Mrs Stiles, a high school teacher and first aid instructor, helped remove the injured to hospitals.
Senator Gillette tells a self mocking tale about lame duck status on a public scene. He quizzes Senator Danaher TeConini about migration, and Danaher replies that there is no migration concept. Gillette is reported to be up for appointment to the Surplus Property Board after his Senate term ends in January.
In Annatolis Michigan Mrs. Rachel Wright a former seaman and foreman received parole after serving five years of a nine year sentence for forgery and larceny. The parole was granted by Judge OConner.
Draftees resist overseas deployment with English and French speaking units involved. Of about 1,006,000 drafts since the war began, 68,000 declined to offer to serve abroad while 7,000,000 volunteered. Prime Minister notes caution and seriousness, while opposition cites mutiny concerns.
The inmate Young faced an 18 year term after admitting he struck Barber in the mouth and kicked him, while denying a knife caused the death. Eyewitness prisoners testified to the stabbing and beating as Young claimed he acted to defend a friend, not to kill. He described being placed in the hole and later lying in the hale for days, with a county official recalling a coercive jailhouse conversation.
Sir Archibald Sinclair told the House that 59 persons were killed or presumed dead in the bomb depot explosions near Burton-on-Trent Staffordshire. He said there is no reason to think the blast was due to enemy action. A German broadcast suggested a VW weapon may have paused the explosion.
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