Surrender Of Bataan Four Years Ago
On April 9 1942 the doomed Bataan Peninsula fell to Japanese forces after a stand led by MacArthur. Capt Salvador Lopez recalls the epic Philippine American defense as a beacon to liberated peoples and notes Filipinos await U S congressional action for potential veteran benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bataan
MacArthur
Voice of Freedom
Salvador P. Lopez
Jonathan Wesinwright
Lopez
Manila Post
Masaharu Homma
Corregidor
Homma
Philippines
Congress
U. S
Wedding of Miss Mildred Main and Stephen Knott
Miss Mildred Main daughter of Mr and Mrs Luther M Main near Frederick and Stephen V Knott son of Mr and Mrs Roger Knott near Frederick were married at St John s Catholic church in the city at ten this morning Rev Herbert R Jordan officiated The bride wore a blue street length dress with navy accessories and a pink and white corsage The groom's best man was his brother Thomas Knott The couple will live in the newly furnished apartment above the groom s parents home near Frederick The groom is a World War II veteran now farming with his father
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Staley Joins Oakland Landscape Firm
John H. Staley Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Staley of Pearl joins Ormundson Staley and Gibson landscape architects in Oakland California. All three firm members are Iowa State College Class of 1943 landscape graduates. The group will design residential properties subdivisions parks and institutional industrial sites. Staley a World War II veteran was seriously wounded in action. C E Cline and Mr and Mrs Hammond Clary return to West Patrick street after visits to Florida. Charles D Blumenauer Jr promoted to private first class stationed in Tientsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Staley, Jr
J. H. Staley
Pearl
Ormundson, Staley and Gibson
Landscape Architects
Oakland
Calif
Staley
Iowa State College
C. E. Cline
Hammond Clary
West Patrick Street
Winter Haven
St. Petersburg
Fla
Leslie Stull
Dill Avenue
Charles D. Blumenauer, Jr
Tientsin
Preliminary Work Under Way At City's New Airport
Preliminary work begins at the citys new airport amid routine notices and local births and charges. The report lists residents and service personnel including Pfc Charles Blumenauer Jr of the IL Amphibious Corps and Pvt James J Thompson stationed in Germany, along with local birth announcements and police charges at May belle Bowie Elmer L Bryan Charles Lenhart BuzzDevilhiss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
China
Blumenauer
Charles D. Blumenauer, Jr
Headquarters Co
Signal Battalion
Amphibious Corps
P.O
San Francisco
Calif
Robert Carey
East South Street
Frederick City Hospital
Herbert Eiker
Presserick City Hospital
Eiker
Dill Avenue
Thaddeus M. Eiser
East Third Street
City Hospital
Ruth Worthington
Claude Hahn
Marie Hahn
North Market Street
University of Maryland Hospital
Betty
Florence Garner
Federated Charities
Miss Garner
James J. Thompson
Como
U. S&s. Army
Furstenfelsbruck
Germany
Lacie Luuke
Engagement of Lorraine Schultz to Vincent Beale announced
Gaithersburg notices: Lorraine Schultz of Columbus engaged to Vincent M. Beale, son of Ernest Beale and Mrs. N. B. Guyol. Also local social notes record discharge travels, anniversaries, parties, and B Y P D meeting plans with Easter program and Mother’s Day plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaithersburg
George Schultz
Columbus
Lorraine Schultz
Vincent M. Beale
Ernest Beale
N. B. Guyol
L. K. Evans
Chicago
Marion Brown
Philadelphia
Violet Brown
John Hershey
Paul Farmer
Houston
Tex
Joliet
Ontonagon
Mich
Wilson Tschiffely
Florida
Edith Boland
Harry $. Bayle
Emmitsburg
Germantown
C. T. Johnson
R. C. Browning
C. G. Johnson
Pittsburgh
M. D. Spottswood
House cuts target State Commerce and Justice funds
The House appropriations committee endorsed a 353.8 million dollar bill to fund State, Commerce, and Justice plus the judiciary for the next fiscal year, a 13 percent cut from estimates but 40.5 million higher than current funds. State and Commerce suffer large reductions, with no funds for the State intelligence unit and adjusted cultural relations and Census and Civil Aeronautics Administration requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Apal
House Appropriations Committee
State
Commerce
Justice
Judiciary
Commerce and State Departments
State Department
Commerce Department
Census Bureau
Civil Aeronautics Administration
James Byrnes
Budget Bureau
Committee urges budget reform to coordinate government
The committee admonished the Bureau of the Budget in a formal report to the House. It urged the bureau to focus on overall coordination of departments and agencies and reduce issuing directives on administrative details. It claimed duplication of effort exists and designated the bureau as the logical body to drive reform.
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Bureau of the Budget
Meeting of W. C. T. U. at the YMC Aids Plans
An executive meeting of the W. C. T. U. was held at the YMC with President Raymond I. Ford presiding. E. R. Pearl led devotion and routine business was discussed. The count convention is set for May 16 in Buckeystown at 10.30 a.m. State president Bertha Tyson will attend.
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Beaver Dam
David Stoner
Charles Lackey
David Dotterer
Gerald Stitely
Genevieve Weller
Robert Dotterer
Nellie Nusbaum
T. U
Y. MC
Raymond I. Ford
E.R. Pearl
Buckeystown
Bertha Tyson
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Maybelle Bowie
Thebug Avening
Charles Bell
Elmer L. Bryan
Ben Phebus
Charles Lenhart
Five and Half Street
Phebus
Charles
Buzz" Devilhiss
Daniel Swomley
Charles Earnest
Murry Shenberger
York
Clarence
Preston
Margaret Wales
Murry
Jo. Donald
Richard
Preston Earnest
Clarence Earnest
Billy
Wrightsville
Baltimore
LeRoy Lininger
Billy Lininger
Stella Freed
Alice Holster
Clarence, Preston
Murry Chenberger
Furstenfeldbruck
David W. Putman
Robert E. Putman
Braddock Heights
Maryland
Wie AubUpen Aueckcarning
Frank Keefer
Grandview Company
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Wayside
Patrick St
F. Russell Young
A. F. Pridemore
Phil Tittle
E. H. Davis
William Davis
Ellicott City
Dorothy Brosius
Robert M. Williams
Boyd
Lucille Allnut
Rachel Rush
Bond
Russell
Bethesda
Robert Williams
Carolyn
Willamson Doug Store
No. Market St
West Patrick St
Goodman
RCA
Penney’s
Exch
J. C. Penney, CO
Kemp
R7y
Twa
Zxy
Phnil Harris Gee
King Cole
Fria
Willya Huh
Gene Krupa
Benny Carter
Small Hatch O Nod
Freddie Slack
Tes Anthony
Mereman
Frank Sinatra
Stafford
Spike Jones
Holiday
Duke Ellington
Louis Prima
Jack Smith
the Parrot
Ethel Smith
Teddy Walters
Dinning Sisters
Bosco & His
Dar House
Bill Stegmeyer
Sions City
Sue
Bing Crosby
Whiffenpool
Monica Lewis
the Gipsy
Guy Lombardo
Missouri Waitz
Bine
Crosby
Warrage
Concertea
Carmen Cagelero
Cowboy
Jerry Abbot
Tex Grande
Jack Guthrie
Elton Britt
Kentucky
Tilina
Red River
Dave
Billy Willams
Texas
Harmoneers
Heaven
Fred Kirby
Mamma
Tin Sick
Whitey & Hagan
Claude Casey
Enon
Smiley Burnettz
Bilk Munroe
and Love—Caro
Frederick Appliance CO
E. Patrick ST
Frederick, Md
Oland’s Florist
N. Market ST
Frederick and
Libertytown
Eldersburg
Blue Ridge
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