Five Aerial Task Forces Bomb German Factories
Five night American aerial task forces attacked key Nazi aircraft factories in Poland East Prussia and Northwest Germany on Easter Day. Between 1500 and 1730 warplanes took part costing 31 heavy bombers and eight fighters while fighters destroyed many German interceptors. The strikes hit Poznan Marienburg and Tutow target complexes that supplied single engine fighters and the plan's depth reached 1600 miles round trip.
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Nhon
Reich
Poland
East Prussia
Germany
Frankfurt
Stockholm
Sweden
Poznan
Poses
Gydnia
Marienburg
Warnemunde
Tutow
Europe
Eighth
Ninth Air Force
Luxembourg
Northwest
West Germany
Hungary
Budapest
Eger
Miksolez
Gyver
Mediterranean
Berlin
Hitler
Brunswick
Messerschmitt
Kowel
Berlin- Warsaw
Malmoe
Rinkeby
Kalmar
Ystad
RAF
Essen
Australian Army to lose 9000 troops in 12 months
Army minister Francis E Forde announced in Canberra that the Australian Army would be reduced by 9,000 men over the next 12 months. He said 20,000 men would be released for industry and indicated the reduction pace would continue.
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Canberra
Australia
Francis E Forde
Rome Bombed Three Times, Radio Reports
Rome radio said tonight Rome had been bombed three times today. The broadcast, recorded by the Ministry of Information, gave no details and there was no confirmation from allied sources.
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Rome
London
Iad
Congress May Revise Price Control Setup
Congress returns after Easter to debate extending OPA controls for a year while considering major revisions. The White House seeks to preserve price and stabilization laws, with talks of banning subsidies, direct court appeals, and tighter administrator oversight. Substantial opposition argues subsidies fuel inflation.
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Washington
Capitol
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
OPA
Special
House Committee
Rep. Smith
D-Vay
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Butler
R-Neb
Wolcott
R-Mich
Goliath Tanks Used By Nazis At Beachhead
Allied Headquarters in Naples reports German use of remote controlled Goliath tanks against the Anzio beachhead failed to halt the line. Citations note heavy artillery duels near Anzio harbor, with an ammunition dump torched west of Cisterna, plus shelling of Bar on the Dalmatian coast and a captured enemy schooner.
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Naples
Anzio
Cisterna
Bar
How To Estimate 1944 Income For April 15 ee G62 to AD
The item outlines a method to approximate 1944 income figures for the April 15 deadline covering forms G62 through AD. It presents practical steps for adjusting wartime earnings, applying standard deductions, and forecasting tax liabilities based on historical rates and exemptions.
Taxpayers face April 15 deadline for 1944 estimated incomes
Estimates of 1944 incomes must be filed before April 15 by single taxpayers over 2700 and married ones over 3500, or those with taxable incomes not covered by withholding. At least one quarter must be paid, with credits possible if withholding exceeds tax due, and payments may be quarterly on specified dates.
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William J. Petrick
Second District
Imost
Internal Revenue Offices
Farmlir
Aiicome
County Girl Wins War Bond And First Place
Mrs Richard Bidle of Middletown won first place and a $25 War Bond in a 4-H Club farm accounting contest at the Maryland State Fair Board event. The $2,000 in total prizes encouraged farm accounting among 4-H members statewide.
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College Park
Richard Bidle
Middletown
Maryland State Fair Board
Myle S. Downey
Vagent
M. B. Warfield
Gaithersburg
John A. Holter
Frederick
Mary Catherine Poole
Jef
Thomas Scrapes Parked Machine Near All Saints Benlz
Thomas allegedly scraped a parked machine near the intersection of All Saints and Benlz streets. He posted 112.90 collateral on Sunday to await a hearing in Police Court Friday night. London reports a flooded area in Flanders with canal banks destroyed by German action. major dikes remain intact as Allied landings unfold.
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Thomas
All Saints
Benlz Streets
London
Flanders
Inbel
Belgium
Weekend Arrests Hit Frederick City Police
Thirteen weekend arrests were recorded by Frederick City Police on charges including assault and battery, disturbing the peace, and intoxication. Notable cases saw Jack Lukey and Samuel Bustle detained on DWI and peace disruption charges, with several others held on varying collateral. Officers Dorsey, Shook, Phebus, Bell, Dietz, Kanade, Trump and others led the arrests.
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Frederick
Jack Lukey
Virginia
Samuel L. Bustle
John Joy
West Patrick Street
Bustle
Lukey
Sergt
Frank Dorsey
Denver Shook
Joy
Grayson Drummitt
West Sout Street
Dorsey
Fox
James L. Fox
House of Correction
Sherman P. Bowers
Dorothy Kimmel
Ben Phebus
Alton Toms
West South Street
Charles Bell
John Crone
Middletown
Norman Dietz
Mary Doe
Brunswick
Dietz
Donald Sare
South Market Street
Offcer Martin Kanade
Leroy Weedon
Jeffferson
John Blackston
Seanna Blackston
Klinehart’s Alley
Norman Trump
Leanna
John
James Boyd
Shook
John Moore
Lewistown
Trump
Stunt flyer killed in Atlantic City crash
In Atlantic City on Easter Sunday, a Navy fighter plane crashed into the ocean during a formation stunt, exploded, and sank while tens of thousands watched from the boardwalk. The pilot's name was not released. Crash boats searched the area, with no trace found. The aircraft were from the Atlantic City Naval Air Station.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Fourth Naval District
Philadelphia
Atlantic City Naval Air Station
Seven War Workers Uninjured After Baltimore Car Crash
Seven Frederick war workers escaped unharmed when a runaway horse charged the car they rode in near St. Mary's Industrial School. The vehicle owned by William A. Miller was badly damaged and towed for repairs. Edward Morgan drove, another passenger leaned from a window, and the horse later destroyed by necessity after tossing a rider in a nearby field. The incident occurred about 4 o clock Saturday afternoon as the horse headed for the stables.
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Frederick
Baltimore
Wiliam A. Miller
Edward Morgan
St. Mary’s Industrial School
Nazis Expect New Landings
London reports German commander in Italy General Albert Kesselring is hourly awaiting Allied landings on both North Italian coasts, the Gulf of Genoa and the Adriatic head, with the front calm but seen as the calm before the storm. Gunther Weber quotes a staff officer predicting renewed fighting as Allies use smoke generators to mark targets and smokescreens to shield beachhead movements. Guerrilla bands in central and northern Italy are said to have been harassed, with 841 killed and 259 captured in March.
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London
Albert Kesselring
Italy
Gulf of Genoa
Adriatic
Gunther Weber
Weber
Kesselring
Cassino
Japan's Air Force Declines To Give Battle
Allied reports from Southwest Pacific say Japan offered no air opposition as American bombers struck five key bases. Hollandia received the heaviest blows with 152 tons, while Wewak Hansa Bay Rabaul and Kavieng also endured extensive raids. In three raids this week Hollandia remains a central air and supply hub along the Solomons to the Philippines corridor.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Japan
Bismarck Sea
Hollandia
Wewak
Hansa Bay
New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
Kavieng
New Ireland
Solomons
Philippines
Easter Sunday Tops Seasonal Weather and Festivities
Easter brought ideal conditions with a high of 80 degrees and bright services from sunrise to night. Crowds filled highways and Baker Park hosted the Kiwanis egg hunt with top prizes for 22 eggs won by Albert Mullican and 21 by Joseph Bradshaw. Sunday dawn service drew about 150 at Baker Park, while traffic was heavy but incidents were few as showers earlier in the weekend touched off modest rainfall totaling three quarters of an inch for the month.
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Eye Hunt
Baker Park
Kiwanis Club
Albert Mullican
Jefferson Street
Joseph R. Bradshaw
West Fourth Street
Charles E. Hahn
East Fourth Street
Donald B. May
Francis B. Sappington
Boy Scouts
John Bayley Jones
Buckeystown Methodist Church
Frederick County Council of Religious Education
Frederick County Christian Endeavor Union
Frederick Junior Civic Club
H. David Hagan
C. William Sprenkel
Robert James, Jr
C.O. Sullivan
Richard E. Zimmerman
Harold C. Baer
Jacob Kintz
Robert L. Smith
Joseph H. Stephens
Frederick
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