Frederick County Budget Likely Holds Tax Rate Steady
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors expects to finish its tentative budget at the next February meeting. Chairman C. M. Rosenberger said General County Fund items are nearly complete with no expected tax rate change from 40 cents per hundred. School and welfare budgets are not yet presented but planned for a February vote and March public hearing.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
C. M. Rosenberger
General County Fund
General Fund
Rosenberger
Wheat stock sale to curb price rise in parity plan
Washington reports the government put 235 million bushels of wheat on the market to hold prices at parity. Sales priced at parity plus 23 cents per bushel, based on storage point and 1942 loan rates, with Chicago futures around 1.39. The move aims to prevent price squeezes and keep bread grain from climbing above parity while stocks remain available.
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Washington
Chicago
Russians Capture Rail Hub Salsk and Air Base
Soviet troops smashed German defenses along the Manych river and captured the railroad center and air base of Salsk, 100 miles southeast of Rostov, dispersing fresh German forces. Advances pressed toward Voroshilovgrad, and Konstantinovskaya on the Don, with more towns falling as campaigns push along the Sal River valley and northern Donets region.
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Moscow
Manych Waterway
Salsk
Rostov
Caucasus
Red Army
Ukraiian
Voroshilovgrad
Kharkov
Konstantinovskaya
Don River
Donets
Don
Sal River
Kamensky
London
Novy Yegorlik
Voroshilovsk- Nevinnomysskaya
Armavir
West Caucasus
Voronezh
Winchester Explains Ship Advantages and Nautical Terms
The article discusses welded ships saving about 13 percent weight versus riveted hulls enabling more cargo. It also defines nautical terms such as Pelican hook Cameldecked vessel Pudding pads Bonnet Rabbet and notes a nautical mile equals 6 080 feet. Sailor jargon illustrates vessel equipment and operations.
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Aunat
American infantry in Africa meets Germans in Tunisia
Lieut Col William B Kern, son of local residents, reports the American armored infantry unit first to engage German forces in the war near Tunisia. He notes high spirits among the troops despite harsh weather and sends Christmas greetings from Myunisia.
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Africa
William B. Kern
John A. Kern
Winchester
Tunisia
Kern
Myunisia
Wishing Wells Set For March Of Dimes Drive
Winchester completes its Wishing Wells campaign for the March of Dimes drive. Wells placed in banks, post offices, drug stores and restaurants through January 30. Donations support infantile paralysis relief and funding for the National Foundation’s research and cure efforts.
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Winchester
National Foundation For
National Foundation
Coast Guard Cutter Natsek Presumed Lost With 30 Aboard
The navy announced the Coast Guard Cutter Natsek is presumed lost in the North Atlantic after being overdue for weeks. The 225-ton vessel had an estimated crew of 30 and went into service last June under Lt. (JG) Thomas Sergeant La Farge.
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Washington
Coast Guard
North Atlantic
Navy
U. S. Coast Guard
South Pacific
U. S
Guadalcanal
Thomas Sergeant la Farge
Coast Guard Reserve
John la Farge
Bance
New York Hospital
New London
Conn
St. Matthew's Cathedral
Trinity College
Marie I. la Farge
Cornwall
Beemer Will Bequests To Kernstown Church And Relatives
The late Minnie L Beemer leaves 200 dollars to Kernstown Methodist Church and 100 dollars to the Children's Home Society of Virginia A further 200 dollars goes to cousin Margaret M Newlin The Commercial and Savings Bank is named trustee of the estate for Edwin B Mort and Margaret Mort Newlin and after their deaths the trust goes to their children James P Reardon is executor with a bond of 8000 dollars Appraisers named Harold R Edwards John Gano O L Jamison Lorena A Wisecarver and B M Sullivan
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Minnie L. Beemer
Corporation Court
Kernstown Methodist Church
Children’s Home Society of Virginia
Margaret M. Newlin
Commercial and Savings Bank
Edwin B. Mort
Margaret Mort Newlin
James P. Reardon
Harold R. Edwards
John Gano
O. L. Jamison
Lorena A. Wisecarver
B. M. Sullivan
Runaway Uniontown Boys Intercepted in Winchester
Fourteen year old boys from Uniontown Pennsylvania who ran away were intercepted in Winchester and began the trip home by bus. They told Chief Hollis they aimed for Denver to work in the mint and asked when they would eat after being taken to his office.
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Uniontown
Winchester
Coal Miners May Agree To Work Six Days' Week
Pennsylvania's anthracite industry may adopt a six day work week following a three week wildcat strike. Owners and UMW officials expect a six day wage dispute to be settled by next Saturday. A meeting of a policy committee will be held in Hazleton to discuss the plan.
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Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
UMW
Hazleton
Panther Creek Valley
Pottsville
Dorrance
Prospect
Henry
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Exeter
Payne Coal Company
Pittston
Roosevelt
Dr Price Guest of Presbyterians in City
Dr Price, a Presbyterian preacher and former Nanking theology professor who served in China from 1890 to 1941, will preach at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the local church and address a combined adult Bible class at 10:45 a.m. The flag dedication will be postponed to Sunday January 31. Mrs Smith will give a 7:15 p.m. organ recital before the night service.
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Frank Tog
China
Kembeterian
Price
America
Nanking
John D. Smith
Forest City
N. C
Highland Avenue Chapel
Smith
University of San Antonio
Assembly’s
Richmond
Virginia
Richee
Montreal
Rev S J Goode Confined To Home
The Rev S J Goode pastor of Disciples Christ rural charge has been confined to his home for the past week due to neuritis. He shows some improvement but will be unable to keep his appointments.
Plane Sought In Hills Of Penn
Lima dispatch reports Pan-American Grace Airways transport missing en route from Santiago to Lima with 15 aboard including two British diplomats two U S Navy yeomen an American civilian and three American crewmen Search parties with rugged Peru mountains scoured area after last contact at 3 p m over Ocona southeast of Lima.
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Lima
Peru
Pan-American Grace Airways
Santiago
United States Navy
Airway
Ocona
William Mackie
Alfred Howard
Charles Petrie
Allen Slattery
U. S. Navy
Alexandre Crowshain
Leon Winters
Claudio Planet
Golden Gardner
Robert Turbyne
James Ewying
Thirty Four Men to Leave January Twenty Seventh
Frederick county selectees will depart January 27 for Charlottesville Virginia to take physical examinations and be inducted if they pass. Also going that day is Volunteer Jack Vance Brown of Gainesboro. A second group of 33 men will go to Charlottesville on February 17 for physicals.
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Frederick County
Charlottesville
Army
Jack Vance Brown
Gainesboro
Jap Resistance Is Wiped Out In Papua Region
In Papua New Guinea the last Japanese pockets were eliminated by American and Australian forces ending a resistance once totaling 15 000. The coast near Sanananda fell after an afternoon assault with heavy artillery. Casualties in the Sanananda and Gona areas reached about 2 100 dead with 1 200 dead counted in Sanananda and 898 in Gona. Australians captured a large wireless set near Senananda and numerous weapons and ammunition dumps. Captains Vanduvn Hamilton Reams and Lieut Boyd led mop up efforts.
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New Guinea
Papua
Sanananda
Soputa Track
Amerne
Gona
Senananda
Tokyo
Jack Vanduvn
Eugene
Ore
Robert Hamilton
Bozeman
Mont
Ed Reams
Billings
John G. Boyd
Reams
Tripoli Falls to British Eighth Army in North Africa
British Eighth Army captured Tripoli as Axis forces withdrew toward Tunisia. Rommel’s rear guards were overwhelmed and Tripoli burned as Cairo officials announced the city’s seizure at 5 am, fulfilling Churchill’s pledge to tear Mussolini’s empire to shreds.
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Tripoli
Britain
N Duce
London
Eighth Army
Mussolini
Churchill
Erwin Rommel
Tunisia
Cairo
Another Italians Empire Dream Gets Shattering
The fall of Tripoli signals the end of Mussolini’s dream of a vast Italian empire. Haile Selassie’s Ethiopian throne remains, while British and American bases in Somaliland and Eritrea support the Allied drive across Libya and toward Rommel’s forces.
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Associated Press
Tripoli
Carthage
United States Navy
Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Somaliland
Eritrea
Eighth Army
Mussolini
Rommel
Libya
National Ter
Rommel Retreats as Allies Close on Tripoli Front
Rommel abandons Tripoli amid rearguard actions to delay Allied advance toward Gabes. Eighth Army nears the port while Col. Gen. Jurgen von Arnim presses to keep a channel open behind Mareth line as fighting intensifies in central Tunisia.
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Rommel
Jurgen von Arnim
Tunisia
Tripolitania
Eighth Army
Gabes
Mediterranean
Tunis
Sicily
Tripoli i
Castel
Italy
Tripoli
Mareth
Jurgen ‘von Arnim
Africa
von Arnim
Italians Admit Great Losses in North Africa
Rome radio quoted by the Associated Press says the 23 month North African campaign is ending and acknowledges enormous Italian losses. The broadcast notes the British Eighth Army’s superior manpower and equipment and highlights the Axis retreat in the desert war.
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London
High Command
Tripoli
Rome
Italy
North
Africa
Associated Press
Bri
Eighth Army
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