British and American Troops Advancing Amid Rhine Front Tangle
Allied forces push across the Sure river in Luxembourg and reach near the German border, while British troops capture Hongen two miles inside Germany. U S Third Army drives toward the Rhine, with gains near Strasbourg and St Vith, as German reinforcements pour in and the Maginot line tightens along the Rhine corridor.
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Hangen
Germany
U. S. Third Army
Sure River
Luxembourg
Herrlisheim
Sessenheim
Strasbourg
Hatten
Paris
Rhine
Alsace
U. S. 7Th Army
Maginot Line
Bitcne
Supreme Headquarters
George S. Patton
Our
Trver
Hongen
Dutch Panhandle
Maas
Meuse
Roer
Bulge
St. Vith
Third Army
Wiltz
Wallendorf
U. S. First Army
von Rundstedt
Belgium
Eifel
Ardennes
Karlsruhe
Haguenau
Dalhunden
Stattmatten
Dengelsheim
France
Herlisheim
Lessen
7Th Army
Toeheim
Auenheim
Rundstedt
Holland
Krakow Falls To Stalinist Drive As Budapest Liberation Eyed
Stalin’s forces capture Krakow, 47 miles from the Silesian border, signaling a major sweep in western Poland. German command reports a withdrawal across the Danube toward Budapest and a fourth winter offensive advancing 38 miles on a 50 mile front toward Slovakia.
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London
Stalin
Krakow
Germany
Silesian
Red Army
Lodz
Poland
Hitler
Budapest
Danube
Slovakia
Square Dance Tonight at Virginia Tavern With Uncle Joe
The Virginia Tavern hosts a square dance tonite with music by Uncle Joe and His Gang from WFMD Frederick Maryland. Local entertainment features the band and dancing guidance for attendees enjoying the event.
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Virginia Tavern
Uncle Joe and His
WFMD
Frederick, Md
Style Shoppe Clearance Sale Ends Saturday
The Style Shoppe at 150 North Loudoun St announces a final day semi annual clearance with dresses in four price groups 3 5 8 and 10 dollars and other items on deep cuts. Special lot coats purses suits sweaters skirts priced well below original values.
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North
Loudoun St
Flags Of Poland Float Over Scarred Warsaw
Polish provisional government officials from Lublin set up offices in Warsaw as flags flutter over the scarred city. Reporters describe desolation yet note rapid life return with labor battalions building crossings over the Vistula and traffic resuming while German mines explode, delaying street conversations.
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Poland
Warsaw
Moscow
Lublin
Soviet
Russia
Germany
Red Army
Vistula
Pvt Peery Mauck Missing In Action
Mr and Mrs Mack Mauck of Stephens City were notified by the War Department that their son Pvt Peery Lee Mauck has been missing in action in Belgium since December 23. He enlisted in August 1943, trained at Camp Fannin Texas, and arrived overseas in June last year. He has two brothers in the service, Cpl James Mauck and Staff Sgt Herbert Mauck. Wood for sale call 6414.
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Mack Mauck
Stephens City
War Department
Pvt
Peery Lee Mauck
Belgium
Camp Fannin
Texas
Pyg Mauck
Cpl
James Mauck
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Herbert Mauck
France
Roosevelt Clan Moves In For Fourth Inauguration
President Roosevelt readies a wartime oath for a historic fourth term with an abbreviated ceremony slated for noon tomorrow. Rug storage, 1500 guests, 1000 more for tea and reception, and limited seating reflect wartime constraints.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
White House
Roosevelts
Grandpa
B 29s Attack Honshu Industrial Targets Kobe Suspected
U S superforts from the Marianas struck Japan's Honshu today with daytime B 29 raids aimed at Kobe and other industrial hubs. Tokyo reported some damage but released few specifics while noting ongoing missions since last June and this year.
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Washington
Japan
Honshu
Tokyo
Kobe
H. H. Arnold
20Th Air Force
Haywood S. Hansell
21St Bomber Command
Marianas
War Department
Osaka
Kobé
Omura
Nippon
Hansell
21St
China
India
Curtis E. Lemay
Americans seizure of Urda n et a and drive toward Tarlac
American mobile guns, armor and planes smashed a hidden Japanese tank group at Urdaneta on Luzon’s Highway Three, opening the Manila-Baguio route. An American column reached Paniqui and pressed toward Tarlac while another force neared Camiling. Air support from Lingayen aided advances as Formosa warned of intensified raids.
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MacArthur
Luzon
Urdaneta
Douglas MacArthur
Manila-Baguio
Paniqui
Tarlac
Manila
Camiling
Lingayen
Formosa
China Coast
Federal Communications Commission
Lingayen Gulf
Associated Press
al Copking
Cabarran
Four Held in Whisky Hijacking Case Across Cities
FBI announced the arrest of four Baltimore men on hijacking charges for a December 27 whisky load worth $20,000. Walsh, Taylor, Bach, and Dubin were captured in Newark, Baltimore, and are to face U S Commissioners. Three Hampton men face related charges.
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Washington
FBI
Baltimore
F.B.I
J. Edgar Hoover
Newark
N. J
Francis Edward Martin Walsh
Chicago
Harry Augusta Taylor
Joseph Bach
Max Dubin
Hoover
Walsh
Taylor
Bach
Dubin
Richmond
Newport News
Hampton
Stuart Alfrey Alexander
C. Woodrow Miller
Leonard D. Smith
U. S
Portsmouth
Captain Kremer Killed in Action in Luxembourg
Relatives report Captain Fred M. Kremer, 24, son of Mrs. Jeanetta H. Kremer of Lebanon Tennessee, died December 30 in Luxembourg with the 101st Airborne Division. A West Point graduate, he attended Handley High School and Castle Heights, survived by his mother, a sister, wife Susanna Long, and several Kremer aunts and uncles.
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Fred M. Kremer
Jeanetta H. Kremer
Lebannon
Tenn
Chicago
Ill
Winchester
Kremer
Luxembourg
101St Airborne Division
Third Army
Handley High School
Lillian
Margie Kremer
Castle Heights Military Academy
West Point Military Academy
Tom Sulivan
Susanna Long
Forest Hills Garden
N. Y
Merton Kremer
Lillian Kremer
Ruth Kremer
This City
Elma Lemley
Stephens City
Huber
Chambersburg
Paul 8. Kremer
Washington, D. C
T Sgt Baecher Wounded in Holland Receives Purple Heart
Tech Sergeant James C. Baecher has informed his brother that he was wounded in action in Holland and has received the Purple Heart. He says the wounds are not serious and notes nine months overseas since his 1942 enlistment. He was formerly employed by Bickers Motor Company.
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Tech
James C. Baecher
Audrey Baecher
Holland
Beacher
The
Bickers Motor Company
Draft Of Nurses Imperative Says Surgeon General
Army surgeon general says nursing care is inadequate amid a 270 percent rise in battle casualty patients from 260,000 to 450,000 since May. Only 2,000 more nurses joined since then. 60,000 nurses needed to meet current demand, with overseas assignments over 60 percent of personnel. Selective service may be required to obtain more nurses.
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Washington
Army
Norman T. Kirk
House Military Committee
Roosevelt
State of the Union
Congress
Kirk
Sounds Alert For German Spies
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover issued a nationwide alert about three Nazi espionage agents believed to be entering the United States. The suspects trained in espionage and sabotage were linked to Erich Gimpel and William C Colepaugh, arrested in New York after allegedly landing near the Maine coast. The men are identified as Max Christian Johannes Schneemann 44 formerly Pereira Colombia. Hanz Rudolf Christin Zuehlsdorff 25 formerly Bogota Colombia. Oscar Max Wilms 37 formerly Managua Nicaragua.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Hoover
Erich Gimpel
William C. Colepaugh
New York
Maine
Max Christian Johannes Schneemann
Pereira
Columbia
South America
Hanz Rudolf Christin Zuehlsdorff
Bogota
Oscar Max Wilms
Managua
Nicaragua
Public Sale Of Automobiles And Stocks Listed
Auction of the late G. Fawcett estate items will occur Saturday January 20 at 11 a. m. in front of the Court House. The sale is conducted by Commercial & Savings Bank as executor on behalf of the estate.
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G. Fawcett
Court House
Bingo South End Prize Night At Pire Co
A bingo event at the South End Pire Company offers a door prize of 175 dollars and additional prizes. The session is set for January 19 at 8 30 p m.
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South End Pire Co
Pridav Nite
Combined Boards To Be Continued
President Roosevelt signaled continuation of the Combined Production and Resources Board, Raw Materials Board and Combined Food Board amid rain delays. He praised United Nations collaboration and announced a June 30 protocol with the Soviet government covering the next fiscal year.
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Washington
Aercorti
United States
Canada
Japan
Combined Production and Resources Board
Cor Raw Materials Board
Combined Food Board
Roosevelt
United Nations
Russia
County Schools Reopen After Weather Closures
Frederick county schools resumed work this morning after last Friday closure. Clarke county and Berkeley county West Virginia also reopened as drifted roads cleared with heavy equipment from other areas. thawing sun improves roads and temperatures rise from 20 to 35 as ice melts.
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Frederick County
Clarke County
Berkeley County
W. Va
Mercury
Thefts Reported To City Police
City police report two thefts at the Salvation Army residence. On January 13 Captain Koon said $100 of property was taken by a man who stayed overnight named Harry Gill en route to Hinton West Virginia. More recently John A. Duprea said $5 was taken from his pocketbook by a man kept overnight at the Salvation Army.
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Salvation Army
Koon
Harry Gill
Hinton
W. Va
John A. Duprea
York Inn to Host Newton D Baker Hospital Band
The rejuvenated Newton D Baker Hospital Band will play again at York's Saturday. January 20. Local event gathers community music lovers for a return performance by the band.
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Newton D. Baker Hospital
York
Stalin seals second order as Budapest falls to Soviets
Moscow announced Soviet gains in Budapest with German forces retreating to the Danube. About 68,000 prisoners were taken and Berlin hinted at a broader withdrawal as Russian cavalry swept 70 miles from Warsaw to Lodz. Berlin admitted key towns had fallen back.
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Stalin
Krakow
Dombrowa
Budapest
Danube
Moscow
Pest
Berlin
High Command
Buda
West Bank
Poland
Warsaw
Lodz
Berelin
Rain Forecast for Virginia Section Weekend into Monday
The extended forecast covers Saturday through Wednesday with rain in the southern portions Monday or Tuesday and total precipitation near normal. Temperatures are expected to run slightly above average with no clear trend.
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Virginia
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Pittsburgh
Silesia
East Prussia
Senia
Faenza
Eighth Army
W. W. Hercher
Eddy Gilmore
Pvt. Peery Mauck
Oates Lumber Yard
Pingley & Carper
Roosevelt Clan
May
Gap Home Island
U.S
Manila Highway
Yanks
C. Yates McDaniel
Baecher
Winchester Evening Star
York Inn
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