Hitler recalls ousted army leaders in new German drive
The Basel National Zeitung reports Hitler has summoned nearly all officers ousted after the Moscow failure and will lead a spring offensive. Fach Brauchitsch joins the planning as conferences convene. The German high command acknowledges heavy fighting as Soviet forces press in with a winter campaign ongoing.
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Hitler
Moscow
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Naz
Berl
Basel
Switzerland
National Zeitung
Walther von Brauchitsch
Russia
Compiunique Ackney
Fitter
Erie blustine eschy in two tests before sagan
Incomplete OCR fragment notes two tests before a sagan event, with tangled names. The readable items include four unclear phrases and reference to two tests, but crucial details are missing to identify people, places, or exact event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Ald Blewstine Eschy
Ted Oo
Will
Sagan
A Con Square Ud Says Iter Ob the Dry Id When Year
A fragmentary note references a con square ud saying iter ob with unclear connection to a dry period and a year. The readable text provides no definite names places or events to confirm details.
Stilwell Takes Command In Burma Front War News
Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell is named to lead the fifth and sixth Chinese armies allied with British forces defending Burma against Japan. Chiang Kai-shek announced the transfer after Stilwell traveled to China weeks ago, with initial duties as Chiang’s chief of staff. In Burma, Japanese forces mass along the Irrawaddy Valley and threaten Yenangyang oil fields as they move toward Mandalay, testing new British positions and the Monsoon season.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Joseph W. Stilwell
United States Army
Burma
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Stilwell
Chiang
Mandalay
Prome
Yenangyang
Irrawaddy
Reuters
Burmn
Tharrawaddy
Rangoon
Frome
Burmade
Rents Arbitrated Amicable Settlements Tied to Four Cases
The Fair Rent Committee met at the Municipal Building to hear Ave protests against excessive increases. Four of five cases reached amicable settlements, mainly with one landlord. rents were reduced to compensate with promised repairs. The committee lacks authority to set rates but aims to arbitrate disputes. If cooperation fails, cases may be referred to Washington for federal action. Spring lease activity is expected to boost committee workload. Members present included Rev Francis J Graves F E York Arthur Kimmy and Donn Willems.
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Fair Rent Committee
Ave
Mth
Third Ward
Aulin
Washington
Don D. Williams
Bair Rent Committee
Francis J. Graves
F. E. York
Arthur Kimmy
Donn
Willems
Crash Victim Ludwig Carlson Regains Consciousness
Ludwig Carlson, the most seriously injured of three crash victims on Route 97, regained consciousness at Union City Hospital and was reported to be in considerably improved condition with recovery expected. Mrs Lena Andrus and Tracy F Montagne of Union City remain patients with continued improvement noted.
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Ludwig Carlson
Union City Hospital
Lena Andrus
Tracy FP
Montagne
Union City
Hyer Dies In Plane Crash Near Prince Albert
Capt. Glen E. Hyer 34 a Royal Canadian Air Force navigator instructor from Clarendon was killed in a plane crash near Prince Albert Saskatchewan yesterday afternoon. Two others reportedly died. Surviving are his parents his widow and two young sons in Prince Albert. He had driven a gasoline truck for Warren County distributor and was known in Coney.
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Glen E. Hyer
Royal Canadian Air Force
Td. Hyer
Clarendon
Prince Albert
Sask
A. L. Cottrell
Leon Lindley
Corry
Hyer
Warren County
Coney
MacArthur Breaks Japanese Blockade In Motorboat Return From Bataan
AP reports from Melbourne via New York Herald Tribune that General MacArthur his wife and child and a small aide party escaped Bataan by night in small fast motor torpedo boats traveling along the Philippine coast for two nights hiding in bayous by day. The party waited three days for planes to Australia amid heavy seas and wounding spots. They reached Australia March 17 with planes landing the group near a Darwin avoiding the northern port under air attack.
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Associated Press
New York
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan Peninsula
Australia
Melbourne
New York Herald Tribune
Allen Raymond
Bataan
Philippine Islands
Rendevous
Raymond
MacArthurs
Darwin
Gasoline price frozen amid 20 percent cutback order
The Office of Price Administration ordered a 20 percent cut in gasoline consumption across the East and Pacific Northwest, restricting operations of about 100,000 filling stations to a 2 12-hour-day, six-day week. Prices are frozen at last Friday's levels for at least 60 days, with penalties up to 5000 dollars or one year in prison for violations. The order covers the District of Columbia and 19 states including Maine, New York, and California east of the Apalachicola River.
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Associated Press
Washington
East
Pacific Northwest
District of Columbia
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Apalachicola River
Oregon
Navy reports torpedoed freighter and unidentified vessel
Bulletin from Washington states that the Yooslavian freighter Trepea was torpedoed off the Atlantic coast. It also notes a large Norwegian merchant vessel, unnamed, torpedoed off the southeast United States coast.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Trepea
Atlanta
United States
Erie replaces tower with MS interlocking plant at Maple crossing
Corry's Erie Railroad installs a modern MS interlocking plant replacing the Maple avenue tower at the Mine and Pennsylvania crossings. The one story brick structure, west of the Maple crossing, runs largely on electric control with a single manual switch and new Buda gates. A remote system warns of approaching Erie trains from a mile east of Union City.
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Corry
Maple Avenue
Mine
Pennsylvania
Erie
P. R. FR
Iite
Erie Railroad
Union City
Ciy
Battle Opens 10 End Sunday Wage Bonus
Rep Smith urges limit on profits and abolition of overtime in war contracts. He testifies before the House Naval Committee, proposing profits capped at 8 percent of cost, suspension of federal wage laws, and elimination of overtime and double time pay. He warns Congress must support the war effort or face upheaval.
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Washington
Smith
D-Va
Congress
Monam—Ment
House Naval
Tabor
American pilots destroy 26 enemy planes in Birla attack
In New Delhi March 19 American pilots reported destroying 26 enemy planes in attacks over southern Birla yesterday. The actions indicate ongoing air operations in the region with allied air forces achieving notable nodes of success.
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New Delel
Indi
Birla Yenterday
Red Guerrillas Regain Estonia Area In Soviet Report
Soviet guerrilla forces told Pravda they controlled about 6 600 square miles west of the Leningrad front behind German lines. The area, as large as Rhode Island, remains strongly held with Germans not entering. The Moscow News urged a broader Allied offensive to capitalize on Red Army gains. The Barents Sea ferrying of enemy transports was reported sunk, while no major front changes were seen overnight.
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Moscow
Pravda
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Leningrad
Communist Party
Id Mob
Biltie
Eshmia
Zhilgin
United States
Germany
Tony
Kuibychev
Simultanium l Ucks
Hitler
Isikyn
Europe
Norway
Finland
Arctic
Dam Radio
Holland
Channel
Hiller
Soviet Information Bureau
Barents Sea
Ice breaking efforts under way on St Marys River
Bulletin details efforts by Sainte Marie and tugs to break a channel in the St Marys River to start interlake navigation. UK dispatch notes 54 Electra crew rescued by US submarines after Java battle. Selective service officials say registration for 18 to 19 year olds and those 45 to 4 is tentatively set for late spring or early summer, with no immediate compulsory service.
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Associated Press
Washington
Gas rationing by card ordered in six weeks
In a Washington dispatch on March 19 petroleum coordinator Tekes announced a gasoline rationing plan to take effect in about six weeks. He said the system would replace the wartime curb program and would apply to all regions except the two coastal areas where supply disruptions have worsened due to enemy activity and war diversion.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tekes Anmonacel
Fay
Pacific
Sax
Procran
Tekes
Arens
Raids Reveal Jap Plotting In South America
Brazilian authorities report raids exposing a Japanese colony in Brazil in readiness for Tokyo orders. Ten men gathered nightly to receive directives from Tokyo as police seized a Japanese fish column in Sao Paulo state and Rio de Janeiro. The government also took over a large building used by Italians for social purposes amid fears of pro fascist rallies and dangerous anti Brazilian elements. Arrests included Olta Brasteck, German officer and chief of the Nazi Society of Portuguese Guerilla, with Germans charged in Parahyba state. seized papers showed espionage plans, a German state map, and prohibited photographs.
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Paulo
Bravil
Jueubey
Wiley
Polite Sald U
Tokyo
Lisuen
Bid de Janeiro
Ttalianis
Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
Mareh
Olta Brasteck
Poreiga
Browtsek
Parshyba
Australian In British Cabinet
London March 19 Britain surprised by naming Richard G Casey Australian minister to Washington as minister of state to represent the Dominions in the Middle East This historic move marks the first time a Dominion statesman joins the home government Churchill announced the decision in Parliament and received a cautious if welcoming reception from cabinet members Some sections of the press voiced concern that Australia favours Washington over London
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Ay Pammaanani
London
Britain
Richard G. Casey
Washington
Middle East
Dominion
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Gromle
Churchill
Hurley Meets Gen. MacArthur in Melbourne
In Melbourne Australis March 19 General Douglas MacArthur outlined his plan to rapidly build an offensive force to smash Japan while relieving beleaguered Philippines troops. He spoke with Brigadier General Patrick J. Hillenbrand and expressed confidence in returning to the Philippines, with his headquarters transferred to Australia. A dramatic breakthrough against the Japanese blockade is cited as among his notable campaigns. Also reported, Lieutenant Commander Frank W. Fenn Jr. of Williamsport Pa and 18 crew members were decorated for a hazardous mission in enemy waters of the Far East.
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Associated Press
Melbourne
Australis
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Japan
Philippines
Markethat
War Department
Briguelier Gneral Patrick Jay Hilely
Quinislo
New Zealand
Gener Macarthur
Hurley
Philippine
Fiurley
United States
MacArtiine
Australi
MacArthur
Tom
Tam
Philippine Islands
Pearl Harbor, T. H
Frank W. Fenn, Jr
Williamsport
Navy
U S Bombing Planes Patrol From Bases In Guatemala
U S bombing planes now patrol from a Guatemalan air base prepared for crises in Central America and the Panama Canal. General Andrews and American officials visited the base as Guatemalan workers improve facilities, while planes fly daily on reconnaissance and mock engagements to sharpen tactics against Axis threats.
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U.S
Guatemala
Associateo Eres
Guatemala City
United States
Central America
Panima Canal
Pacific
Carisbean
Republis
Harbor
Fretile M. Andrews
Hneading
Caribbean Defense Command
United States All Force
Andrews
Centrals
Samuil [Gurney
Ridgewood, N. J
Enemys action shows new blow developing
Allied air attacks struck at Japanese forces across island positions as Japanese raids hit northern Australia and New Guinea. German-led overland efforts reportedly target New Guinea. Allied bombers damaged a heavy cruiser while renewed enemy thrusts warned of a possible assault on Australia or New Zealand. Port Darwin Port Moresby and Cape Fork area were bombed. New Zealand mobilized reinforcements with US and British support.
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Caleet
Melbourne
Marely
Australia
Saleiman Islands
New Gainea
Japan
Port Darwin
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Harbor Siying
Fort Moresby
Cape Fork
Australis
Tangi
Florida Island
Solomon Archipelago
New Caledonia
New Zealand
F. Jones
Dominion
John Curtin
Rabat
Father of Six Fights Against Extradition
Philadelphia March 18 Clarence Arters 53 year old father of six fought extradition to Iowa where police say he escaped from a prison in 1921. Sergeant Clay said Arters, once known as Jack Mitchell, served a short sentence for stealing automobiles in California and later worked as a chef in Washington and Philadelphia while supporting his family.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Mar
Clarence Arters
Agein
Iowa
Joh Clay
Arter
Ufe
Wss
Suilterene Key
Arters
Jack Mitchell
Califoria
Jimovice
Clay
Tebe Soling
Monte Tie
Arters Wes
Wii
Gus
Ariere
Wants
Washington
Cane
Delphia Winexehe
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Estonia
Electra
Java
Perth
South America
Gen. M’arthur
Australian
Phila. Man
Jowa
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