State Won't Fund Reich's Ford Road Detour
The State Roads Commission refuses to provide finance for a second detour around the Jug Bridge collapse via Reich's Ford, citing a temporary bridge within three months. County and Roads Boards lack funds to cover the full project. Linganore road and Gas House Pike detour materials are being supplied, with labor from the County.
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State Roads Commission
Jug Bridge
Ford Bridge
Roger H. Willard
Willard
County Roads Board
The
Roads Board
Commission
Sycamore
Tug Bridge
Frederick
Linganore Road
Gas House Pike
Give Em Help as Mrs Sayre Urges Solidarity with Phil soldiers
Mrs Francis B Sayre the first woman to return from Corregidor since the Japanese attack declares America must send aid to its heroes in the Philippines. She stresses the obligation of every individual and notes the men on Corregidor and Bataan look to sea and sky for help. Her party including her son William Graves arrived by transport with commission staff after a Navy secret voyage.
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San Francisco
America
Philippines
Francis B. Sayre
Corregidor
U. S
United States
Washington
Bataan
Sayre
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Emmitsburg Limits May Be Extended
A proposal to extend the borough corporate limits of Emmitsburg will be discussed at the April 14 town council meeting. If approved, the extension would add about 500 yards south along Route 15, placing several homes and businesses within the expanded area.
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Emmitsburg
Co. C. Coombs
Board of Commissioners
Next Blackout Test May Last Through Night
Maryland's next blackout test may occur after April 15 and could cover the entire state and parts of neighboring states. Lieut. Col. Henry S. Barrett, director of air raid precautions, said the test will be a real one lasting from dusk to dawn and requires better preparation. Officials urged households to equip at least one room to illuminate without visible outside light.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Henry S. Barrett
Hope For Real Spring Weather Easter Sunday Observance
Frederick residents anticipate Easter amid mild weather after Sunday's snowstorm. Monocacy River rising slowly, causing minor flooding near Buckeystown and Ceresville. Maundy Thursday services planned. Good Friday and Easter church activities highlighted. egg hunts in Baker Park open to county and city children. Easter Monday not observed locally. schools on three day break. Banks close Good Friday. post office and stores largely operate normally.
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Frederick
Monocacy
Ceresville
Buckeystown Dam
Israel's Creek
Felton and Keily
Buckeystown- Urbana
Baker Park
Christ
County Considers Purchasing Treasury Certificates Offer
The county received a telegram from Secretary Morgenthau asking if it wishes to buy part of a $1.5 billion issuance of Treasury certificates of indebtedness, to go on sale April 6. The county has no funds set aside for this security. certificates mature in about six months and bear 0.5 percent interest. Subscriptions up to $25,000 would be allotted in full if the offer is accepted on a one day basis.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Treasury
Torpedoed Norwegian Vessel Reported Off Atlantic Coast
The Navy announced a medium sized Norwegian merchant vessel was torpedoed off the Atlantic coast. No details about the attack were provided at Washington.
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Washington
Atlantic
Japs land at Akyab under cover of ships overnight
Chinese spokesman in Chungking reported Japanese troops landed at Akyab the main west Burma port, protected by cruisers and destroyers, bringing the war within 100 miles of the Indian frontier. British observers warned the flanking move could undermine Prome defenses and Burma oil field lines along the Irrawaddy.
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Chungking
West Burma
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Valentia
Akyvab
Indian Burma
Burma
Terawaddy
Prome
London
Paris
Sittang
Yedashe
Toungoo
Anggun
Mandalay Rangoon
Mancalay
Irrawaddy River
Arakan Yoma
Minbu
Irrawaddy
Yenangyaung
Calcutta
Rangoon
Chittagong
Axis Radio Carrying Charge Made By Dies
The White House cited an FCC monitoring report showing two Axis stations and one in Vichy repeated Rep Dies charge that 35 employees of the Board of Economic Warfare were linked to Communist front groups. Hassett read excerpts from the FCC summary. A German broadcast to North America and a Vichy source, plus a Debunk station in the United States, echoed the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Wallace
Dies
Dtex
Federal Communications Commission
Vichy
Board of Economic Warfare
William D. Hassett
FCC
Neurth America
Debunk
New York Market Edges Up on Moderate Confidence
Leading stocks showed renewed confidence in New York trading with mild early hesitancy followed by broader bidding. By the fourth hour, market gains extended Wednesday's late revival as fractions to a point increases spread across many issues.
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New York
German Navy Sinks 105 Enemy Ships in March
Berlin reports from German broadcasts that the navy air force sank 105 enemy merchant ships totaling 646,900 tons in March, with 91 ships totalling 584,900 tons sunk by U boats alone.
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Berlin
Nazi High Command
India and Britain May Compromise on Problem
New Delhi April 2 Cripps and the All-India Congress indicated willingness to negotiate a compromise on Indian independence. Congress rejects Britain’s postwar dominion offer but drafts counter-proposals. Cripps postpones departure, sees narrowing points of difficulty and possible defense concessions. High-level meetings, Azad and Nehru press reports, and U.S. watch for any mediation signal.
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New Delhi
India
Stafford Cripps
All-India Congress Party
Cripps
Britain
Congress Party Committee
All-India Radio
Congress Party
Washington
United States
Selective Service Registration Set For April 27
President Roosevelt announced that 13,589,799 men will register for Selective Service on April 27 based on 1940 census figures. The Bureau estimates many will be in the 45 to 64 age group as the nation gears up for wartime needs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Census Bureau
British Norse Ships Dash to Sea Sunk by Nazis
German warships blocked the Skagerrak and battered 11 British chartered Norwegian merchant ships leaving Goteborg. Skytteren and Buccaneer were sunk. one grounded. others burned or returned to Swedish ports. Reports say several ships may still be at large with significant loss of life feared.
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Stockholm
Skagerrak
England
Goteborg
Sweden
Hewapapur
Skytteren
Buc |Caneer
Charente
Linc
Gudvang
Dictor
Storsten
Lionel
Rigmor
B. P. Newton
Social Demokraten
Skirmishes Reported in Bataan After Major Japanese Assault
War Department cabled reports from Manila describe sharp skirmishes on the Bataan Peninsula following a large Japanese attack. Despite constant air raids on Manila Bay defenses, Japanese bombers bombed at great altitude and caused no damage to Fort Mills on Corregidor while Philippine and American forces returned fire.
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Washington
War Department
Philippines
Bataan
Manila Bay Harbor
Fort Mills
Corregidor Island
Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Million Soldiers To Attend Army Services
Army Chief of Chaplains William R. Arnold said over one million soldiers are expected to attend Good Friday and Easter services across Army units. Commanding officers may excuse duty from noon to 3 pm on Friday and Easter morning for attendance, with elaborate musical programs planned. Local radio stations, numbering over 1000, will broadcast services from Army posts.
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Washington
Army
William R. Arnold
Arnold
Test Of New Big Guns Called Off
The Army cancelled public tests at Aberdeen Proving Grounds for the 240mm howitzer and 155 mm self propelled gun. Invitations to press and photographers were recalled, keeping the weapons secret for now amid U S planned arms demonstrations.
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Aberdeen
Over-All Planning Criticised By Senate Panel
The Senate Defense Investigating Committee blamed poor overall planning for wartime bottlenecks in aircraft production. It urged the War Production Board to draft a trained aircraft executive to direct efforts to break bottlenecks and boost peak output, citing subcontractor shortages and red tape.
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Washington
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
War Production Board
Armed Services
OPM
Office of Production Management
WPB
Third Appeal Filed in Henry M. Gittinger Trust Case
A third appeal to the Court of Appeals is entered from Judge Arthur D. Willard’s decree in the Henry M. Gittinger trust estate case. Attorneys for Margaret S. Gittinger Ruth Gaither Helen G. Zimmerman Mildred J. Gittinger and Ann Rebecca Miller filed the appeal. The local court had divided the trust fund into three equal shares two of which went to Hugh V. Gittinger. The remaining portions were allocated to Margaret S. Gitlinger and the other named beneficiaries in specified equal portions.
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Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
Arthur D. Willard
Henry M. Gittinger
Jacob Rohrbach
Margaret S. Gittinger
Ruth Gaither
Helen G. Zimmerman
Mildred J. Gittinger
Ann Rebecca Miller
Hugh V. Gittinger
Margaret 5. Gitlinger
Industrial Centers Of Germany Are Hit From Air
British air force bombed industrial targets and rail lines in west and northwest Germany and around Paris, with 15 bombers missing. Attacks focused on Ruhr muni tions routes and the Matford truck works at Poissy near Paris. RAF claimed strikes on Matford and German docks while German reports said 10 bombers were shot down in so called nuisance raids.
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London
Germany
Paris
Air Ministry
Ruh
Ruhr
Air
France
Matford Collecern
Ford
Mathis Company
Matford Motor Truck Works
Poissy
Matford Works
RAF
Berlin
DNB
City declines to pay balance on mortgage and approves field use
The Board of Aldermen formally declines to pay the remaining 51000 on a Fishing Creek water rights mortgage tied to Neighbors property. Executors seek foreclosure, with city argued to have a moral obligation. The board also approves use of McCurdy Field by O City Pa and Hornell NC teams for training starting April 6 and boosts garbage truck drivers’ salaries from 21 to 22 per week.
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Board of Aldermen
Fishing Creek
Eutaw D. Neighbors
Lewistown
Thomas W. Pickett
Francis Perrott
Pickett
McCurdy Field
President Roosevelt Relieves Weddell as Spain Ambassador
President Roosevelt agreed to the retirement of Alexander Weddell from his post as ambassador to Spain. Weddell is currently on leave and has notified the President that he will undergo an operation and require a lengthy convalescence. He will not be able to return to Spain for several months, under the most favorable circumstances.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Alexander W. Weddell
Speedcest
Spain
Japs Amass More Planes For Attack In Pacific
The Sydney Sun reports Japan may launch a sea borne attack on Port Moresby as air combat and rains hinder German and Allied efforts in New Guinea. Darwin endures its 11th raid as US and Australian planes claim 96 Japanese planes destroyed with 12 Allied losses since March 10. Australia reorganizes its army under Lt Gen Henry Gordon Bennett as US forces bolster air bases and training facilities.
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Melbourne
Australia
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Lae
Salamaua
Sydney Sun
Sun
Darwin
Jonty
Anzac
BBC
Sydney
United States
U. S
Japan
New York
CBS
Henry Gordon Bennett
Bennett
Malaya
Singapore
Francis Forde
W. M. Anderson
Middle East
Douglas MacArthur
Arthur
Drakeford
Royal Australian Air Force
Deeds Recorded In Clerk Office For Property Sales
Deeds filed show Nellie L Mebb ing selling to Marion E Kemp the residence at 535 East Church Street for about 5000 dollars. Joseph H Price sold to Jennie A Giesler a 5.5 acre Urbana property for around 4500 dollars.
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Nellie L. Mebbing
Marion E. Kemp
East Church Street
Joseph H. Price
Jennie A. Giesler
Urbana
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Reich
Tuscarora Span
Tuscarora Creek
Harmony Grove
Axis
War Dept
Russia
Weddell
Pacific
United Nations
Java
Niewapa Pee Ralhive
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