County Tax Sale Sets Record With Forty-Four Properties Sold
Forty-four county properties were sold at the annual tax sale held at the Court House, the largest single sale in years. Auctioneer Glenn Trout oversaw bids that surged above minimums, with nine properties in Petersville and eight in Urbana leading the list. Purchasers may seek final title in Equity Court after a year and a day, and six percent interest accrues if former owners redeem. The day opened slowly in Buckeystown and Middletown, then rapid bids followed in Emmitsburg Urbana and beyond.
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Court House
Glenn Trout
Petersville
Urbana
Maryland
Equity
Buckeystown
Middletown
Frederick
Charles F. Kephart
Emmitsburg
Russell Andrew
John M. Kimmel
W. A. Webb
Sallie Gray
W.R. Morgan
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
A. B. Smith
William H. Ormes
George H. Weedon
Wesley Lee
Liberty
Howard E. Butler
Liberty District
Harvey A. Harrington
Cordelia A. Albaugh
William C. Geesey
Galilee Fisherman's Tabernacle
New Market
Frederick Properties, Inc
New Market District
Mr. Harrington
Ralph Miller
Winfield G. Horner
Grover M. McAfee
Et al
Roy O. Smith
Bessie M. Brashears
Knoxville
P. J. O'Brien
Daniel Brooks
Joan D. Brown
John H. Fleetwood
Velva S. Leopold
Mr Harrington
Annie Mirely
Harring
Frank Nichols
Countyoners
Russell Tier
Hess
Draft Boards Await Word On New Induction Rule
Local draft boards report no clear guidance from state headquarters on the new selective service rule halting inductions for men over 26 in essential war jobs. Board One anticipates leaving as ordered while Washington pauses for clarification. Rejections at April pre induction exams reached about 30 to 40 percent amid a fluctuating acceptance rate.
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Selective Service
Board One
Washington
Baltimore
Engineer’s bee picking device may trim swarm work
London reports Gilbert Tomes, former BBC engineer, has devised a device to single out the queen bee from a 50 000 bee swarm. The apparatus uses a ray from a radioactive speck on the queen bee’s back to identify her. It is unclear if a means to hold the queen during daubing exists.
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London
Gilbert Tomes
BBC
Allied Troops In Cassino Are Shelled
Allied headquarters announces renewed German shelling of Cassino and surrounding areas. New Zealand troops attacked two strong points at Sant Angelo near Cassino, inflicting casualties. German activity included leaflet drops and tank movements in the Minturno and Auentse valleys as forces reposition.
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Naples
New Zealand
Sant'Angelo
Cassino
Raspido
Sant'Elia
Garigliano
Ausente
Minturno
Draft Byrd Urges Draft Byrd for President
Greensboro April 10 Former U S Senator Edward R Burke of Nebraska urged Democratic leaders draft for the party s presidential nominee Senator Harry Flood Byrd Virginia a forceful leader in the effort to curb a President who has shown a willingness to disregard constitutional limitations on his power Burke praised Byrd as a valiant and persuasive advocate of efficiency in government but he denies that overstepping constitutional limits would bring the desired result He cited Byrd s work as chairman of the joint Congressional committee on reduction of nonessential federal expenditures noting a report that its recommendations saved more than two billion dollars annually He also cited Byrd s record as Governor of Virginia saying two years into his term he reduced taxes despite increased state activity Burke urged a President who believes in a federal government of strictly limited powers and solvency
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Greensboro
N. C
U. S
Edward R. Burke
Nebraska
Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Nebraska Democrat
Joint Congressional Committee
Burke
Nebraskan
Enemy Supply Ships Sunk In Indian Ocean
In the Indian Ocean two large enemy supply ships were scuttled by their crews after interception by British warships and naval aircraft. A British communiqué announced the action in Colombo, Ceylon, on April 10.
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Indian Ocean
Colombo
Ceylon
Roosevelt Goes South For 2 Week Rest Cure
President Roosevelt travels south for a two week rest away from Washington. White House confirms trip with no location details. Admiral Leahy, Vice Admiral McIntire, Rear Admiral Brown, and Major General Watson accompany him. Reporters will not publish updates until his return due to security. The journey aims to aid recovery from a cold and bronchitis.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
South
Wiliam D. Leahy
Ross T. McIntire
Navy
Wilson Brown
Edwin M. Watson
Associated Press
United Press Association
International News Service
Covler
Stephen Early
Early
Admiral McIntire
Soldier Held Here For M P
Pvt. Joseph T. Carey of Brunswick is held at the county jail for military police after being found driving a stolen automobile on Route 340 at Knoxville. Accused AWOL from Fort Meade, he rode with three companions from Sandy Hook to Brunswick, returning from Fort Meade despite a railroad ticket and money.
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Joseph T. Carey
Brunswick
New Mexico
Knoxville
W. W. Corbin
Fort George G. Meade
Louis Woods
Petersville
Carey
Sandy Hook
Dorothy Grove
Gerald Buffington
Earl Myers
Fort Meade
Thousands Of English Miners Return To Work
London report says thousands of South Yorkshire miners resumed work as a week long strike by nearly 100000 men nears end. About 75000 returned that morning and 20000 more were due back by Wednesday with 30000 resuming in Doncaster district. Hemsworth miners voted to return and backed Yorkshire Mineworkers Association president J A Hall, who called the wildcat action a stab in the back.
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London
South Yorkshire
Doncaster
Hemsworth
J. A. Hall
Yorkshire Mineworkers Association
Berlin Their Defender? Defends Hull Broadside
London on April 10 reports the Berlin radio criticized U S Secretary of State Cordell Hull's broadcast as an attack of extraordinary violence on neutral countries. The exchange reflects rising tensions as wartime diplomacy intensifies.
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London
Berlin
U. S
Cordell Hull
Hull
Great Force Of American Planes Hits Nazi Areas
London reports U S air task forces totaling 1000 to 1500 bombers and fighters struck Belgium and France in the third day of major raids on Nazi air power. RAF night raids hit Lille and Paris rail targets before deep strikes on aircraft plants in Poland East Prussia and northeast Germany. Luftwaffe losses mounted as Allied air power kept pressure on rail hubs and factories including Lille Fives-Lille steel works and Bourges plant near Paris.
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London
P.U. S
Belgium
France
Lille
Paris
Poland
East Prussia
Germany
Brunswick
Frankfort
U. S. Air Force
North Sea
Evere and
Vivorde
Melsbrock
Brussels
Bourges
Pas-de-Calais
RAF
Villeneuve- St. Georges
Mannheim
Air Ministry
Fives-Lille Steel and Engineering Works
Florida State Law Struck Down by Supreme Court
Washington April 10 The Supreme Court 7 2 held unconstitutional a Florida statute making it a crime to obtain money by promising labor. Justice Jackson delivered the opinion with Justices Reed and Stone dissenting stating a state cannot make failure to labor part of a crime. TRAPPED BY AVALANCHE Georgetown April 10 Several people were trapped and injured by a snow avalanche near Berthoud Pass on the Continental Divide, affecting four autos and a snowplow.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Florida
Jackson
Reed
Stone
Georgetown
Colo
Berthoud Pass
Continental Divide
Charged With Rape In Upper Marlboro Arrests
In Upper Marlboro on April 10 Clarence FE Jackson a 31 year old Washington antique dealer and George Wood a 30 year old Kenilworth Maryland resident were held in jail after being charged with raping a 24 year old government worker. Separately London reports Ambassador John G Winant and Under Secretary Edward R fettinius Jr met briefly with Prime Minister Churchill today after a lengthy session yesterday.
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Clarence FE Jackson
Washington
George Wood
Kenilworth
Jai Here
Churchill London
John G. Winant
Edward R. Fettinius, Jr
Churchill
Kentucky airman survives 19000 foot tail crash in war
Sgt. James A. Raley of Henderson Kentucky told how his B-17 disintegrated in a tail crash after a 19 000 foot fall. He emerged from the wreckage pinned by ammunition but alive with a chin cut, after climbing out through a tail section only remaining.
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U.S 15Th Air Force
Italy
Kentucky
Air Force
James A. Raley
Henderson Ky
Dames
Mir
Imphal Plain Under Japanese Siege Near Kohima
Allied command confirmed Japanese advances threaten Imphal in Manipur as Kohima comes under siege and outflanking moves are reported. Mountbatten’s diary notes intensified pressure and contact with the enemy as Tokyo claims Kohima fell while Allied reports cite only a small initial penetration. A Tokyo broadcast says Imphal’s fall is imminent.
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New Delhi
India
Imphal
Kohima
Bengal-Assam
China
Burma
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Tokyo
Southeast Asia Command
New York
Berlin Radio Today
Manipur
Local Flyer Gunner On Bomber Shooting Down 3 Nazi Planes
Staff Sergeant Nelson T. Main of Frederick Maryland served as left waist gunner on an Eighth Air Force Flying Fortress on his first combat mission over Nazi Europe. The three-engine bomber fought back from Berlin, downed three German fighters including a Me109, and narrowly escaped enemy defenses while returning to base. Main is the son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Main of 16 Franklin Street Frederick.
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AAF
England
Nelson T. Main
Frederick
Berlin
Main
Messerschmitt 109
TsSgt
Morton J. Cotton
Syracuse
Focke Wulf 190
Lawrence J. Franzone
Astoria
L. 1
Billy Murphy
Mountain Home
Ark
Germany
Franzone
The
Screw
S/Sgt. Main
Thomas Main
Franklin Street
Churches To Ring Bells As Invasion Is Begun
Martinsburg residents plan to ring church bells after word of the Allied invasion. The city Ministerial Association announced bells would summon prayers and that civilian defense volunteers will help relay the news to pastors and key congregants.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Europe
City Ministerial Association
Real Stage Of War Seen By Tokyo Radio
Tokyo domestic radio warned Japan that the war is about to enter a real stage as the American advance in the Pacific accelerates. The broadcast noted U S strength and said the offensive has shifted from island hopping to leapfrogging, reflecting growing confidence in victory.
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Tokyo Radio
New York
Pacific
Solomons
Tokyo
U. S
United States
Odessa Falls to Allied Forces as Soviet Capture Advances
London reports Stalin announces the capture of Odessa, Germany’s key Black Sea port evacuated after two and a half years under occupation. Soviet forces push southwest of the city, nearing Razdelnaya and Ovidiopol as German units retreat toward a remaining rail line and ferry terminus. Odessa, once a German prize since 1941, housed up to 200,000 Axis troops and civilians amid heavy fighting and strategic rail disruption.
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London
Odessa
Great Black Sea
Berlin
Russia
Crimea
Moscow
Marienthal
Odessa Ovidiopol
Ovidiopol
Iaken
Romania
Tasi
Rosianisna
Razdelnaya
Hitler
New Technique Repairs Skulls At Walter Reed Hospital
Army neuro-surgeons at Walter Reed Hospital unveiled a new skull fracture repair using tantalum plates. The plates are inlaid into chiseled bone edges and fastened with small wedges, offering a flush contour and reduced humps. Demonstrated during a three hour operation on a soldier from New Georgia island, with 20 Army hospital surgeons in attendance.
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Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
New Georgia Island
Walter Reed
Tantalum
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