Allied Air-Ground Strategy Drives Pacific War Outlook
Allied air power and land-based aviation are key to protecting Australia as Gen. MacArthur says Japan controls Western Pacific sea lanes. A Hansa Bay raid sinks or damages several ships, while Allied bombers strike Lae, Salamaua, Mubo, Finschhafen, and New Britain, highlighting the air-ground team’s pivotal role in the campaign.
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Aussafle
al- Meg
North New Guinea
Hansa Bay
Douglas MacArthur
Western Pacific
Australia
MacArthur
Thomas A. Blamty
Les Lanes
Southwest Pacific
No Man's Sea
Mubo
Salamaua
Lae
Finschhafen
Huon Peninsula
New Britain
Wide Bay
Kai Islands
Kolseer
Five Cent Increase In Corns Ceiling Price
The Office of Price Administration announced a five cent per bushel hike in corn price ceilings effective tomorrow. The change reverts to the September 15 1942 ceiling and ends the escalator pricing. No further increases are expected during the 1943 season.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
James F. Byrnes
Chester C. Davis
GPA
OPA
County Man Is Released At Charles Town
Prosecutor John Skinner announced the release of Stewart Sexton of Williamsville Md due to lack of evidence in an attack on a 15 year old Jefferson County girl near Charles Town. The girl could not positively identify her assailant after initial remarks. Sexton had been arrested in Frederick County Md and was turned over to Charles Town police.
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Charles Town
W. Va
John Skinner
Stewart Sexton
Wilton
Sexton
Extradition Question Tangles Frederick Attack Case
A man linked to an alleged assault in Frederick faced extradition questions. He contended he was in Frederick when the attack occurred, while authorities argued for his capture and transfer. The case highlights interstate legal maneuvering and the suspect’s asserted alibi.
Picket Line Accuses Lewis in War Plant Dispute
John L Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, walked through a picket line at Roosevelt Hotel in New York amid a UMW CIO dispute sparked by a walkout at Celanese Corp plastics plant in Newark. Celanese managers reported half the day shift absent after a UMW strike. the firm's contract with the Textile Workers Union runs to November. Robert Simmons said UMW sought recognition March 17 as sole bargaining agent for all plant employees.
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New York
John L Lewis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt Hotel
Lewis
Irving Abramson
New Jersey
CIO
Umw-Cio
Plastics Division
Celanese Corp. of America
Newark
No J
Biltmore
Celanese
UMW
Textile Workers Union of America
Robert Simmons
Frederick High School to Raise Schools at War Flag Monday
The Frederick High School Victory Corps will assemble on campus at two o'clock next Monday for the initial raising of its Schools at War flag earned by meeting purchase goals. Minute Man Day is designated nationally. The flag, released by the U.S. Treasury, may fly for a month if 99 percent of students buy war stamps or bonds. A ceremony will include corps reviews, commissioning of officers, and a presentation of colors.
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Frederick High School Victory Corps
United States Treasury
Frederick High
Victory Corps
Korps
Coljars
United States
Airplane propeller output exceeds World War I US production
Over the last four months builders delivered more airplane propellers than the total United States produced during the entire World War I era. The statement highlights a surge in propeller manufacture reflecting wartime industrial scale.
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United States
Retain Military Supremacy for Postwar Unity
Lieut. Commander John F. R. Fitzpatrick urged Kiwanis Club members to preserve unity of purpose and close international ties after war. He warned against armistices as mere pauses for rearmament and stressed police work over crime detection, highlighting past failures of the League of Nations and the need for lasting power and cooperation.
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John FR. Fitzpatrick
Naval School
Kiwanis Club
Francia Stott Key
Fitzpatrick
Paris
Tthey
League
Washington
Manchukuo
Japan
China
Hitler
Germany
Ethiopia
Poland
Britain
Low Lands
Norway
Denmark
France
Pearl Harbor
Edward D. Grove
Clarence C. Carty
A. B. Collymus
John Hampton
Eighteen Countians Sent to Meade for Active Duty
Eighteen Frederick County men were entrained to the Army reception center at Fort George G. Meade Tuesday afternoon under Acting Corporal Donald L. Derry Woodsboro. Names include Luther E. Robinson Thurmont Adam David Rice Route 1 Thurmont George William Smith Woodsboro Arthur Raymond Stine Frederick William C. Grimm Mt. Airy LeRoy Warfield Dorsey Woodsboro Robert Kraemer Louis Raymond Powell Thurmont George Isaac Renner New Midway William James Speak LeGore James Henry Lingg Emmitsburg William Franklin Hamerick Thurmont Milton Sylvester Young Frederick Richard Luther Beard Woodsboro John Richard Fawley Jamestown Roland Otto Beall Thurmont Harry Edward Stockman Brunswick. Robinson and Smith were Army volunteers. Harry Otis Miller Dorsey Summel and Earl Gifft volunteered for Navy duty and reported to Navy HQ for active duty. Draft authorities could not disclose the Navy reception center location.
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Army
Ft. George G. Meade
Frederick County
Donald L. Derry
Woodsboro
Luther £. Robinson
Thurmont
Adam David Rice
George William Smith
Arthur Raymond Stine
Motter Avenue
Frederick
William C. Grimm
Mt. Airy
LeRoy Warfield Dorsey
Robert Kraemer
Louis Raymond Powell
George Isaac Renner
New Midway
William James Speak
LeGore
James Henry Lingg
Emmitsburg
William Franklin Hamerick
Milton Sylvester Young
Pine Avenue
Richard Luther Beard
John Richard Fawley
Sjamsville
Roland Otto Beall
Harry Edward Stockman
Brunswick
Hobinson and Smith
Harry Otis Miller
Dorsey Summel
Earl Gifft
Navy
Sailor McQuillen Joins Navy After Exam at Jefferson Barracks
St Louis Browns outfielder Glenn McQuillen was sworn into the Navy after passing his physical at Jefferson Barracks. He hopes to join former teammates Johnny Luca dello and Joe Grace at Great Lakes. The article also notes curved triangular glass parts for airplane noses or gun turrets.
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Sailor McQuillen
St. Louis
Glenn McQuillen
St Louis Browns
Navy
Jefferson Barracks
Johnny Lucadello
Joe Grace
Great Lakes
OPA Cuts Luncheon and Variety Meats Point Values
Baltimore April 13 The State Office of Price Administration announced reductions in point values for luncheon and variety meats under the rationing program. Ceiling prices for rayon hosiery will now take effect May 15 to align with War Production Board standards. Scrapple and pork cuts see notable drops, while pork variety meats and other groupings are also reduced. Julius Dragatus, a Roman baker, made sugar plums and sold them on Rome streets 137 years before Christ.
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Baltimore
State Office
Ems
OPA
War Production Board
Julius Dragatus
Rome
Christ
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Berlin
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USAAF
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Tunisia
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AAC
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