Sunday Bills Pass House on Movies Sports and Roads
The House approved three controversial measures legalizing Sunday movies and sports in Frederick city, shifting county roads control back to the Commissioners, and potentially seeking a 1944 referendum. A City Ministerial Association rep said a meeting was set in Annapolis, but with House passage, they may not attend. Bills target Sunday activities and road governance in the city only.
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House
Roads Board
Senate
House of Delegates
General Assembly
Associated Press
Frederick City
City Ministerial Association
Annapolis
Funk
John B. Fugk
Robert L. Grova
Sugar Corn Prices Set to Rise for Frederick Canners
Frederick canneries announce sugar corn price increases for this summer with Stowell's Evergreen at 18. per ton, Golden at 20 per ton, and Shoepeg at 20 per ton, higher than last year and above government minimums. Planting starts in May, and local canneries may follow suit with similar rates.
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Frederick Sugar Corn
Stowell
Frederick
New Rationing Rules For Obtaining Tires Baltimore
April date new rationing regulations set eligibility for grades 1 2 and 3 tires. Office of Price Administration and rationing boards will judge motorists by adjusted mileage. OPA says recapping should be done if possible before replacement right is established.
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Baltimore
Office of Price Administration
Warfrte
Rationing Boards
OPA
Child Beaten in Brunswick Neglect Case Report
A Brunswick juvenile court petition alleges a baby girl under two is cruelly treated by her mother. The child, weighing about twelve pounds, lives with her mother and maternal grandmother at 3 Second Avenue while the father does not reside in the county. The petition seeks adjudication as a dependent child and placement with the Children's Aid Society.
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Brunswick
Alfonzo Madero
William C. Roderick
Second Avenue
Children’s Aid Society
Two Enemy Subs Are Sunk Off Colombia
Travellers arriving from Turbo report that a North American aerial squadron sank two enemy submarines within sight of the Colombian coast near Medellin Colombia. No further details were provided. Republicans angled for Democratic support to back a constitutional amendment proposing a two four year term limit for the president.
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Colombia
Medellin
Turbo
Washington
Senate
Standardized Meat Prices Set Across 11 Zones
Washington reports new standardized retail prices for beef veal lamb and mutton to help stabilize distribution alongside rationing. The Office of Price Administration plans two price levels for each product across 11 geographic zones and expects rules to take effect around April 15, following today’s pork price rollout.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Frederick Red Cross blood drive sets new records
Frederick's Red Cross Blood Donor Service topped prior records during the Baltimore Blood Donor mobile unit stay. On Wednesday 149 volunteers contributed 123 pints, bringing this visit to 271 volunteers and 235 donations, with 55 more donors than any local visit before. Dr Huff Morrison led nurses back to Baltimore with the day’s supply. Local Lions Club members joined in, and Calvary Methodist parish hall hosted the drive with church and committee support from Rev. Dr. Benjamin W. Meeks and A. C. Stine.
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Frederick
Red Cross Blood Donor Service
Baltimore
Huff Morrison
Morrison
Calvary Methodist Parish Hall
Benjamin W. Meeks
Holmes D. Baker
A. C. Stine
Frederick Lions Club
Mail Carrier Retires After 30 Years Service
Francis P. Little a longtime Frederick mail carrier retires after thirty years with the post office He and Mrs Little plan to move May 1 to the Tull Property at 921 North Market Street a three acre farm He previously worked twenty years at Quynn's Hardware Store and served as a substitute carrier during eight of those years He has lived in Frederick all his life and covered the northwest and eastern sections in recent years.
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Francis P. Little
Frederick
Little
East Church
East Second
East Third Streets
Mr. Little
Fifth District Sets 350 Million War Loan Quota
Richmond Va April 1 Hugh Leach president of the Fifth Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond said the district’s quota for the second war loan campaign to open April 12 would be 350000000 exclusive of investments to be made by commercial banks.
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Richmond
Hugh Leach
Fifth Federal Reserve Bank
Soldiers to Attend School in Officers' Training
Seventeen American soldiers who returned to the United States to attend officers' training school include Sergt. George A. Hunichen of this city. Hunichen arrived home early today. Mrs. Hunichen lives at 227 West South Street.
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Sergt
George A. Hunichen
Hunichen
Mrs. Hunichen
West South Street
U S Planes Raid Japs On Kiska And Attu Twice
U S bombers and fighters raided Japanese positions on Kiska Island in the Aleutians twice and attacked Attu Island once. Navy communique reports Liberator bombers and Lightning fighters engaged at Holiz Bay and the main Japanese camp on Kiska with one U S bomber shot down. Additional action in the South Pacific targeted Munda on New Georgia Island with Dauntless dive bombers and Wildcat escorts, fires started and planes returned.
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Washington
Kiska Island
Attu Island
Navy
North Pacific
Cay
Kiska
Holiz Bay
United States
South Pacific
Munda
New Georgia Island
America
Guadalcanal
Russ Struggle To Increase Drive's Tempo
Moscow reports the Red Army pushing for faster offensives despite bad weather. Soviet forces advance from Anastasevskaya in the Kuban valley and claim a capture of a German base near the Kerch Strait. German notices claim local counterattacks without major changes on the eastern front.
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Moscow
Red Army
Kuban
Caucasus
Anastasevskaya
Kerch Strait
Smolensk
Many Cars Minus Tags Are Now in Dead Storage
Baltimore April 1 many motor vehicles sat in dead storage for lack of new license tags. A time record for final tag sales at the office of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles was broken before the deadline. Window sales totaled 13 064, high mark 11 701 set in 194? Elgin said total tags issued by deadline about 225 000, 13 000 fewer than last year. Elgin noted all mail applications received cleared before the deadline.
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Baltimore
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
W. Lee Eigim
Elgin
Rommel Still Commands Tunisian Bulk Says Stimson
Secretary of War Stimson stated Rommel still holds most of his Tunisian force and a strong chance exists for renewed German and Italian resistance in North Africa. He cited Montgomery’s leadership as key to Mareth Line losses, while noting heavy enemy casualties and substantial Axis equipment losses. London reports of invasion jitters linked to Balkan to Scandinavian fronts prompted speculative parachute raids and German alarm.
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Washington
Stimson
Erwin Rommel
Junian
Andes
von Arnim
Tunisia
Rommel
Mareth Line
Bernard L. Montgomery
London
Balkan
Hardanger Vidda Mountain
Alessandro Favolini
Mediterranean
Italy
Gennvays
Daily Mail
France
Genoa
Spezia
Sardinia
Sicily
Romainel
Ankara
Balkans
Europe
Frederick To Get Sunday Mail Dispatch At 8 20 PM
Frederick will begin a Sunday night mail dispatch on April 11, matching weekday service. Mail collected on Sabbath will be sent out at 8:20 PM to Brunswick for east and west trains, expediting Sunday mail delivery. The change results from a Baltimore district Railway Mail Service survey led by H.R Miller and postmaster Guy K. Moller, confirming Frederick’s entitlement to Sunday night dispatch.
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Frederick
Brunswick
Baltimore
H.R Miller
Railway Mail Service
Miller
Guy K. Moller
United States to reach 1943 plane production goal
Chicago April 1. Lieut. Gen. William S. Knudsen, director of production for the Army, states the United States will reach the 1943 production target of 90 000 planes. He outlines plans and expectations for industrial output this year.
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Chicago
United States
William $. Knudsen
Army
Stabilization Report From Hupeh Front Improves
A Chinese army spokesman said the front in southern Hupeh province has been very much stabilized and improved over the past week. The statement notes calmer conditions and reduced combat activity in the area.
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Chungking
Hupeh
Encephalitis scare prompts youth castor oil purge
Staten Island youths aged 12 to 18 ate flesh from six Plymouth Rock hens after a radio broadcast claimed they had eaten meat inoculated with encephalitis. Veterinarian Dr John A Ware said he tried to immunize birds against poultry diseases and warned the flesh and eggs were deadly poison. police noted an improvised picnic feast.
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New York
Staten Island
Plymouth Rock
John A Ware
West New Brighton
St. Vincents Hospital
Fredendall Likely To Be Successor To Lear
Memphis April 1 Maj Gen Lloyd R Fredendall veteran of the Tunisian campaign appeared today a choice to succeed Lt Gen Ben Lear who retires May 31 as commander of the 2nd Army and later five three star general announced retirement under statutory law Seven killed in a Navy transport crash at Copper Hill Raritan Township near Flemington New Jersey April 1 states police said seven persons were killed
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Memphis
Lloyd R. Fredendall
Ben Lear
Fredendall
Lear
Flemington
N. J
Copper Hill
Raritan Township
Allied Forces Tighten Grip in Tunisia and Sardinia Raid
Allied headquarters report a tightened vice on Axis divisions in Tunisia as U S Fortresses massed for a bold strike against southern Sardinia destroying ships and airfields. Rommel’s rear guards pull back near Gabes while Patton and Montgomery push east through minefields toward Kairouan and Bizerte.
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North Africa
Tunisia
U.S
Sardinia
Erwin Rommel
Aii
Stax
Gabes
Montgomery
Jett
United States Armored
George S. Patton, Jr
el Guetar Pass
Eighth Army
Gafsa
United States
Patton
Morocco
London
el Guetar Areca
Gatsa
First Army
Sedjenane
Bizerteure
Would Retain City Officials In June Municipal Election Plan
A local resident proposes a nonpartisan city election by retaining current officials and avoiding nominations. He urges Democratic and Republican chairs to prevent new candidates, citing wartime public burden. Also reported: sale of Hull Crest Orchard listing 198 acres for 32 800 to E D McCain and Grover C Miley, and Mrs. Robert E Zimmerman recovering after a gas exposure with stable condition.
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Hull Crest
Citizens National Bank
E. D. McCain
Grover C. Miley
Seven Forest Fires Cause Damage in Maryland Counties
State Forester Joseph F. Kaylor reports seven large fires in Anne Arundel and Howard counties destroyed a cannery at Jessup and a house and barn at Hanover. Eleven smaller fires burned north of Baltimore. The Hanover blaze spread over 390 acres, with other fires at Jessup, Dorsey, Bayside Beach, Brookville, Eagle Hill, Clarksville, and Hewlard. Fort Meade units aided local crews.
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Baltimore
Joseph F. Kaylor
Anne Arundel
Howard Counties
Jessup
Hanover
Baltimore County
Anne Arundel County
Toops
Fort George G. Meade
State Forest Service
St. Mary's College
Kayle
Dorsey
Bayside Beach
Brookville
Eagle Hill
Clarksville
Hewlard County
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Attu
Munda Island
Norway
P. O. Dept
Oudres
Desert Air Force
Sfax
Robert E. Zimmerman
Frederick City Hospital
Lowekamp Bros
Bre
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