Housing Shortage Expected to Worsen in Frederick Area
A local survey warns the housing shortage will grow as both skilled and unskilled labor and their families move to nearby military camp construction sites. Officials say most relief is unlikely soon, urging private housing and modest WPB loan relief, with 50 to 250 homes needed and remodeling of mansions into apartments deemed uneconomical.
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Hugh
Gittinger
Frederick City
War Production Board
WPB
Bricker Attacks Hull In Foreign Policy Speech
Spokane April 10 Gov John W Bricker of Ohio charged Secretary Hull with leaving many questions unanswered in his foreign policy talk last night He said the public is fed up with the New Deal's back room diplomacy Bricker spoke at the county Republican meeting as he urged a Republican national victory and defended open discussion of war aims contrasting Hull's approach He warned that people have been kept in the dark about war aims and foreign policy.
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Spokane
Wash
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Hull
Ohioan
Bricker
Mobile Fire Units For State's Service
Maryland Forester Joseph F. Kaylor told the Beaver Run Fish and Game Club that the Department of State Forests and Parks has built up a fleet of mobile fire units from 37 units with tank capacities from 59 to 1,000 gallons, 20 front end pumpers and 10 portable pumps. He noted plans for about 1,300 water holes statewide and described the fleet as a rural fire department beyond the reach of organized companies. In Washington the Navy reported continued bombing in the Eastern Marshalls with bomb hits on airfields and fires, and additional strikes on Ponape and Oroluk Island, with all planes returning.
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Cedarhurst
Maryland
Joseph F. Kaylor
Beaver Run
Kaylor
Forest Conservancy Program
Marshalls
Washington
Navy
Ponape
Oroluk Island
Carolines
Anid
Muriel Morris Drops Planned Marriage To Red Skelton
Hollywood April 10 Muriel Morris the actress said she had decided not to marry radio and film comedian Red Skelton though they had obtained a marriage license last week She cited changing her mind and hinted another man in her life Skelton, tight lipped, confirmed the engagement was off while Morris denied objections to Skelton’s former wife Edna remaining his manager and gag writer.
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Hollywood
Muriel Morris
Richard
Red) Skelton
Skelton
Miss Morris
Muriel Chase
Edna Skelton
Red
Home Front Legislation Signals War Era Policy Push
Washington reports three war related measures on a must pass list for Congress before summer conventions. Prolong price control and stabilization acts, extend lend lease for one year, and create a GI bill of rights for veterans. Future bills include tax simplification unlikely before autumn with continued home front economics debates.
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Washington
Capitol Hi
Congress
OPA
Chicago
Rayburn
D-Tex
Martin
Massachusetts
House
Ways and Means
Buller T
Neb
Wolcott -R-Michi
Ten Invited To Be Committee Members
Washington April 10 uPi The War Production Board forms an Advisory Committee on Civilian Policy with eight to ten prominent civilians invited to guide postwar civilian production. Rob M Gaylord’s late acceptance delays a management seat. others named include Eric Johnston William Green Philip Murray Eugene Meyer.
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Washington
uPi
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Cvilan
Nelson
Baruch-Hancock
WPB
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
William Green
Philip Murray
AFL
CIO
Eugene Meyer
TheWashington Post
Mexico City President Avila Camacho Escapes Gunfire
An assassination attempt on President Manuel Avila Camacho in the National Palace ended with the attacker wounded by soldiers after firing a .45 caliber shot that pierced the president's coat. The assailant, Lt. Jose Antonio Lama Rojas, was captured and imprisoned, with Nazi documents found on him.
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Mexico City
Manuel Avila Camacho
Jose Antonio Lama Rojas
Avila Camacho
Francisco Urquizo
National Defense
Ortiz Ruble
Fidel Velasquez
Mexican Workers Confederation
National Palace
Axis
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Ruling On Use Of Temporary Car Tags
Hagerstown April 10 State Motor Vehicles Commissioner W Lee Elgin announced Maryland motorists may use a cardboard temporary tag if the year’s metal plate is stolen or lost. Drivers must carry registration cards and receipts proving a new license is applied for. Elgin said he would seek recognition of Maryland’s substitute tag by other states.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
W Lee Elgin
Elgin
Navy Inducts Dorsey From Liberty Town in World War Context
In Seattle, Robert Lee Dorsey, son of Genevieve Dorsey of Libertytown, was inducted into the Navy. He trained at Bainbridge, then served at Balboa Park and San Diego, now stationed in Seattle. He has two brothers overseas, Pvt Henry E Dorsey and Cpl William F Dorsey, the latter wounded last May in the African campaign but back on duty since September.
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Robert Lee Dorsey
Sim
Genevieve Dorsey
Libertytown
Navy
Bainbridge
Balboa Park
San Diego
Calif
Seattle
Wash
Pvt
Henry E. Dorsey
Cpl
William F Dorsey
Ectigi
Bright Estate Administration Planned In Maryland Courts
Hayward Hamilton Jr assistant Attorney General told the Orphans Court and Register of Wills that a 10 o'clock Monday meeting will discuss Bright estate procedure. Officials seek Frederick County administration for the half million estate of the late resident near Frederick. The will was admitted to probate in Richmond. Maryland argues the deceased was a Frederick County resident and most of the estate falls under Maryland law. The ninety day notification period expired March 19, but further AG information delayed action. Heirs may now be summoned at any time. Separate actions named Calvin S Lohr to administer Katherine Roddy estate, and Susan Crone to administrate Lavinia Sherley estate.
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Hayward Hamilton, Jr
Orphans Court and Register of Wills
Robert S. Bright
Maryland
Frederick County
Frederick
Court and Register of Wills
Hamilton
Mr. Brights
Richmond
Mary
Law
Register of Wills
Bright
Calvin S. Lohr
Thurmont
Katherine Roddy
Archie M White
Lohr
Susan Crone
Lavinia Sherley
Food Aid Keeps Thousands Alive in Greece Says House
Charles L. House, recently back in the United States aboard the S S Gripshelm, stated that food sent by America and allies keeps thousands in Greece alive amid a severe shortage. He warned conditions would be unbearable without Allied relief and cited German arrogance as prolonging the war. House led the American Farm School in Athens for 27 years before being interned by the Germans and later held in France.
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Baltimore
Charles L. House
United States
House
American Farm School
Athens
John Henry House
Greece
Salonika
Germany
France
Seven airmen killed in Hattselle crash near Alabama
Savannah Ga April 10 the Hunter Field Ga public relations office announced that Colonel Lucius B Manning commanding officer at Hunter Field and six other airmen were killed Sunday when their medium bomber crashed nine miles northwest of Hattselle Ala Col Manning former vice president of American Airlines and a director of Consolidated Aircraft recently was appointed commanding officer of the Third Air Force Staging Wing
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Savannah
Lucius B. Manning
Case
Hunter Field
Hatsselle
Ala
Col. Manning
American Airlines
Consolidated Aircraft
Third Air Force
Japs Abandon Supply Base in New Britain Campaign
Allied reports confirm Japanese abandonment of Gasmata on New Britain south coast. MacArthur says the area, seized Feb 10, 1942, is in full retreat toward Gazelle peninsula with Rabaul as a citadel. Japanese losses cited include 232 prisoners and 4,679 dead since December 15, with additional casualties from wounds and disease.
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Southwest Pacific
New Britain
Douglas MacArthur
Gasmata
Admiralty Islands
New Guinea
Cape Haskins
Rabaul
Hansa Bay
Wewak
Cape Hoskins
Arawe
Cape Gloucester
May Commute Sentence To Try Man Elsewhere
Annapolis April 10 Charles Bird 32 year old desperado once Public Enemy No 2 but now blind and not expected to live through a 4512 year sentence was recommended today for conditional commutation of sentence to permit his trial in three other States. Bird against whom detainers have been filed by Ohio Missouri and Massachusetts was captured in Baltimore August 7 1938 after a nationwide search. He was sentenced to a total of 4542 years after he pleaded guilty to seven charges for armed robbery and one of assault with intent to rob with a deadly weapon. He is not eligible for parole until 1953. State Parole Director Herman M Moser who recommended the conditional commutation to Governor Herbert R O Conor said that in the event Bird were not convicted and sentenced in any of the other jurisdictions he would be returned to Maryland on parole. Bird was classified as Public Enemy No 2 by J Edgar Hoover director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on the basis of his long record of bank robberies and other crimes committed throughout the Middle West.
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Annapolis
Charles Bird
Desperado
Bird
Ohio
Missouri
Massachusetts
Baltimore
Herman M. Moser
Herbert R. O'Conor
Maryland
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Middle West
Prohibition party slates barred from Pennsylvania ballot
Harrisburg on April 10 the Prohibition party slate for president vice president and 35 electors was excluded from the Pennsylvania general election ballot. The State Elections Bureau rejected the nominating petitions for missing candidate affidavits. Named candidates were Claude A. Watson from Los Angeles and Andrew Johnson from Wilmore Kentucky.
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Harrisburg
Prohibition Party
Pennsylvania
State Elections Bureau
Claude A. Watson
Los Angeles
Andrew Johnson
Wilmore
Dodgers Name Gallery VP GM For Brooklyn NFL Club
Capt Dan Topping of the U S Marine Corps today named Tom Gallery Los Angeles sports promoter vice president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National Football League Pete Cawthon last year s coach has been retained for the 1944 season and has 46 players already under contract.
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Brooklyn
Dan Topping
U.S. Marine Corps
Tom Gallery
Los Angeles
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pete Cawthon
Primaries In Illinois Today
Two Republican hopefuls in Illinois and Nebraska seek delegates in non binding primaries as MacArthur and Stassen court late momentum. Willkie remains on ballots but irrelevant after Wisconsin. Illinois expects about half of four million voters with 14 Republican and 12 Democratic delegates at stake. Alaska favors Dewey. New York Democrats clash over Farley as delegates named.
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Howard Flieger
Associated Press
the Nation
Douglas MacArthur
Harold E. Stassen
MacArthur
Riley Bender
Chicago
Stassen
Nebraska
Wendell L. Willkie
Wisconsin
Mid-West
Illinois
Sen
Butler
R-Neb
Washington
Dwight Griswold
Ilinois
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Dwight H. Green
Henry J. Kaiser
Col
Robert R. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
McCormick
Bricker
White House
Alaska
Dewey
Archdiocesan Holy Name Society Meets April 16 in Frederick
The Central Maryland district resumes quarterly meetings on Sunday April 16 at St John’s Hall Frederick at 3 o’clock. Rt Rev Msgr Harry A Quinn to preside with spiritual directors from St Joseph’s Emmitsburg Mt St Mary’s College Emmitsburg St Anthony’s Shrine Emmitsburg Our Lady of Mt Carmel Thurmont St Joseph’s Buckeystown St Peter’s Libertytown St Mary’s Barnesville St Peter’s Hancock St Francis of Assisi Brunswick. The meeting aims to plan activities for the district’s Holy Name Society program.
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Maryland
Archdiocesan
Holy Name Society
St. John’s Hall
Frederick
Harry A. Quinn
Francis J. Rogers C. M
St. Joseph's
Emmitsburg
Hugh J. Phillips
Mt. St. Mary's College
Thomas D. Rinehart
St Anthony's Shrine
Charles Dousch
St. Mary's Hagerstown
Roger K. Wooden
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Thurmont
Arthur W. Murphy
Taneytown
Michael W. Hyle
St. Peter's
Libertytown
John A. Czy
Armorer Kefauver Returns From Fifteen Day Furlough
Recently Home Cpl. Kefauver son of Mrs Ruth W Kefauver 210 Dill Avenue an armorer in the U S Army Air Forces returned to his base at Tonopah Nevada after spending a fifteen day furlough at his home.
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Cpl. Kefauver
Mrz
Ruth W. Kefauver
Dill Avenue
U. S. Army Air Forces
Tonopah
Nev
Errol Flynn Floored Again at Sonja Henie Party
Hollywood notes an apparent one punch altercation between Errol Flynn and Captain Dan Topping at Sonja Henie’s birthday gathering. Flynn says he took a brief count and declined retaliation, calling Topping a close friend. Henie and her mother present. Topping back at El Toro Marine base.
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Hollywood
Errol Flynn
Dan Topping
Sonja Henie
Captain Topping
Flynn
Miss Henie
Dan
Staley Named Ass't Area Director for War Manpower Commission
Daniel R. Staley of Cumberland is named assistant area director for the War Manpower Commission with headquarters in Hagerstown. He will supervise USES offices in Garrett Allegany Washington Frederick and Carroll counties and has led local offices since 1936. Patrick Carroll becomes acting manager. Staley is a Frederick County native and former high school coach.
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Cumberland
Daniel FR. Staley
War Manpower Commission
Hagerstown
Lawrence B. Fenneman
Balltimore
WMC
Staley
U. S
USES
Area War Manpower Committee
Patrick J. Carroll
Frederick County
Muncy
War Plant Workers Boost Population
The Census Bureau reported Maryland’s 1942 population at 1,996,691, up nine percent from 1940. Gains stem from immigration to war plants and new military bases, with notable growth in the Baltimore area. 1940 figure was 1,826,515. A separate item: 27 month old John Howard Rocca fractured his right leg in a Barnyard near Lovettsville while visiting relatives and was treated at Schnauffer Hospital.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Maryland
United States
Free State
Baltimore
John Howard Rocca
Lovettsville
Schnauffer Hospital
Countian Dies Of Injuries In Army Camp
Pvt. Raymond L. Pryor 24 son of Mr and Mrs Samuel P Pryor of Thurmont died in Fort Blanding Florida hospital from injuries sustained in an explosion on maneuvers a week earlier His parents talked with him before death He remained conscious despite losing an arm and a leg He received thirteen blood transfusions Inducted December 8 he served with Company F 260th Battalion 64th Infantry Regiment His body will arrive in Thurmont tonight funeral at Thurmont Methodist church at 5 pm Interment in Blue Ridge Cemetery Arrangements by M L Creager and Son He is survived by his wife a son and several siblings and grandparents
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Raymond L. Pryor
Samuel P. Pryor
Thurmont
Fort Blanding
Fla
Pvt
Pryor
64Th Infantry Regiment
Thurmont Methodist Church
Donald E. Pryor
Youngstown
Lillian E. Pryor
Helen E. Kuhn
Edgemont
Samuel L. Pryor
Fort Myer
Gordonl. Pryor
Pacific
Margaret VV. Long
Rockville
Lester L
Betty Jean
Kenneth R. Pryor
Johnston to Visit Russia For Postwar Trade Talk
Eric A. Johnston, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, said he would travel to Russia next month to discuss postwar trade prospects and how Soviet production and exports may affect American jobs. He criticized Americans for neglecting world affairs and noted foreign policy links to employment.
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Spokane
Wash
Eric A. Johnston
United States Chamber of Commerce
Russia
Joe Doakes
Soviet Union
Chronicle
England
Manchester
Britain
Airman Missing Fighter Ace Gerald Johnson
London reports Major Gerald Johnson of Owenton Kentucky an American fighter ace is missing in action after increasing his kill tally to 18 enemy planes. The announcement came today.
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London
Gerald Johnson
Owenton
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