Norse Crown Princess Launches Liberty Ship St Olaf
Baltimore witnesses the launching of the 10,500-ton Liberty ship St Olaf named for the patron saint of Norse seamen. Crown Princess Martha smashes a champagne bottle as workers cheer and acetylene torches free the vessel from its cradle. The ceremony marks U S wartime unity with Norwegians and Americans amid the Atlantic war effort.
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Baltimore
Martha of
Norwy
Patapsco
Norway
Democratic
St. Olaf
Martha
United Nations
Maritime Commission
Bethlehem-Fairfield
Commission
William H Smith Wins Blue Ridge Oratorical Contest
William Harrington Smith of St. John's High School Westminster won the Blue Ridge Conference oratorical finals held at Mount St. Mary's College gymnasium. His speech titled What Can America Give Back To Europe influenced advancement to the Maryland State finals in Baltimore next week. Other finalists included Mary Krepp of St. Mary's H S Hagerstown and Jane Sprankle of St. John's Frederick. A 300-person crowd attended. Evening symposiums from Mount St. Mary's College and Seminary and St Joseph's College discussed mission work amid the world crisis.
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Emmitsburg
William Harrington Smith
St. John’s High School
Westminster
Blue Ridge
Catholic Students Mission Crusade
Hugh J. Phillips
Mission Unit
Baltimore
America
Europe
Mary Krepp
St. Mary's High School
Hagerstown
Jane Sprankle
St. John’s High
Frederick
Mount St. Mary's College
Mount St. Mary's College and Seminary
St. Joseph's College
St. Joseph's Auditorium
Held For U S Officers For Stealing Automobile
George Lester Donald of Washington is jailed for Federal prosecution under the Dyer Act after a Route 15 collision near Thurmont and Emmitsburg. The car belonged to Jack Shiropo of Chester PA and was reported stolen. No injuries. both cars damaged.
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George Lester Donald
Washington
W W. Corbin
Donald
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Henry T. Zurgable
Route 1
Corbin
Jack Shiropo
Chester
Pennsylvania
Zurgable
World War Fronts Report From Global Battlefields
A roundup from across World War II fronts notes the first anniversary of Norway’s conquest met with church persecution resentment. British bombers strike German war material plants in France while Soviet forces repel Nazi offensives on the Russian front. Malta is bombed as a German warship sinks near the island. Rommel’s Libyan drive faces setbacks, Cripps and Indian leaders inch toward agreement, Hermes sinks in the Bay of Bengal, Flying Tigers claim ten kills over Burma, Wainwright holds Corregidor, and UN bombers attack Japanese troops near New Britain.
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Norway
France
Russian
Red Army
Mediterranean
Malta
Asis
Libyan Desert
Ernest Rommel
Egypt
Suez Canal
India
Stafford Cripps
Bay of Bengal
Hm.s. Hermes
Burma
Flying Tigers
American Volunteer Group
Manila Bay
Jonathan Wainwright
Carrregidor
Australia
New Britain Island
United Nations
Mobilization Week Programs Close in Frederick County
About 150 youths and parents gathered in the Blue and Grey Room of the Francis Scott Key Hotel to close the Mobilization Week program with a reception and the Tivoli Theatre showing of Young America. E G Jenkins assisted local leaders and information booths in the theater lobby collected several membership applications for county boys and girls clubs. 1,006 cows were tested in Montgomery County dairy herds last month as part of the newly formed Dairy Herd Improvement Association.
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Frederick County
Francis Scott Key
Young America
Tivoli Theatre
E. G. Jenkins
Rockville
Montgomery County
Montgomery County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Rufus B King
Holstein herd records noted in regional dairy report
The dairy roundup cites William E. Thompson of near Boyds owning 31 Holsteins averaging 944 pounds milk and 341 pounds butterfat. The top cow from Willson C Poole Sellman It produced 1 981 pounds milk and 89 pounds butterfat. Say you saw it in The News.
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William E. Thompson
Near
Boyds
Willson C. Poole
Sellman
Gold Medal to Dr Thorning for Pan-American work
Dr Joseph F Thorning of Mt St Marys College will receive the 1942 Pi Alpha Sigma Pan-American Frat ernity gold medal for advancing cultural relations with Latin America. The award is to be presented in New York April 27 by Prof Joseph Cardinale. Thorning will speak on spiritual value in Inter-American friendships and soon begin a four state plus Canada lecture tour.
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Emmitsburg
Mt. St Mary's College
Joseph F Thorning
New York
Joseph §. Cardinale
St. John's University
Dr. Thorning
St. John's
Canada
Thorning
University of San Marcos
Lima
Peru
Ibero-America
Beaverbrook Returns From Nassau Visit
Lord Beaverbrook, British lend lease coordinator in the United States, returned to Miami after a brief Nassau trip. He visited the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and dined at Government House. He plans a few days rest at Miami Beach before resuming duties in Washington.
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Miami
Fla
Lord Beaverbrook
United States
Nassau
Bahamas
Florida
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Government House
Beaverbrook
Miami Beach
Washington
Restrictions Sought on Foreign Language Press in U S
Government weighs limits on foreign language publications amid wartime needs. Justice and War Departments discuss licensing or suspension while translating and monitoring up to 400 enemy papers. Figures show 220 German 13 daily, 180 Italian 8 daily, 25 Japanese 9 daily.
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Washington
United States
Justice and War Departments
Miliary
Justice Department
Key stone Indemnity Exchange Wins Levy Collection Case
Baltimore April 12 The Key stone Indemnity Exchange again won its court battle to collect levies totaling about 611000 from roughly 4000 Maryland policy holders of the defunct reciprocal automobile insurance company Priday was upheld as having authority to act as attorney in fact for policy holders and need not require Maryland signed resident agents for affected policies.
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Baltimore
Keystone Indemnity Exchange
Priday
Maryland
Reciprocal Automobile
Surance Company
Pom!s
Maryland Court of Appeals
Indemnity Exchange
Yeterday
Samuel K. Dennis
Exchange
F. Lee Rapson
Judge Denna Overrules Demurrer in Insurance Plea
Judge Denna overruled the demurrer and directed Rapsen to file pleas to the suit brought by the indemnity exchange. Judge Dennis ruled that policy signers empowered the insurer to act by power of attorney, and noted an exemption for reciprocal insurers from the Maryland resident agent signing requirement.
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Denna
Rapsen
Indemnity Exchange
Dennis
Maryland
Nicodemus Paint Store Ad Promotes Sunflex Line
Keystone paints and varnishes along with Sunflex Casein Paint Rubber Glass Wax and Floor Sanding refinishing products promoted by Nicodemus Paint Store located at 30 N Court St with contact phone 425.
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Keystone
Nicodemus
Court St
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Eng
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Ernest Bevin
Bevin
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Solar System
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Ceylon
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Solomon
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Quaker City
North Market Street
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
Frederick, MD
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sunoco
B. Bos
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