Nazi Plane Production Weakened By Bombings
London reports that Allied air attacks since November may have cost Germany as many as 5000 front line and reserve planes. Observers say Germans now seldom muster more than 350 fighters at a time, while overall replacements and factory output are being drained to sustain front line strength. The drain could widen as the war progresses, with final results uncertain.
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Gladwin Hill
London
Januar
Diz
Early Freeze Damages Southern Peach Crop Estimates
Martinsburg West Virginia April 17 The early April freeze will cost southern peach growers an estimated 10 000 000 bushels of production Secretary Carroll R Miller of the National Peach Council said today He reported the cold weather of April 4 5 coupled with earlier freezes in Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas has reduced the expectable crop in 19 southern states to an estimated 9 200 000 bushels Last years yield was only 5 100 000 bushels but in 1942 it was 29 800 000 bushels and the 10 year average is 16 700 000 bushels Miller emphasized that estimates now are tentative as complete injury and recovery cannot be gauged until later in the growing season He said there had been no reported damage north of the Mason-Dixon line.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Carroll R. Miller
National Peach Council
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Miller
Mason- Dikon
Badoglio Cabinet Out in Algiers Reports
Algiers radio reports Premier Pietro Badoglio’s Italian cabinet has resigned and King Vittorio Emanuele tasks the premier with forming a broader government. British coverage notes speculation of conferences with President Roosevelt and Eden in the Caribbean area.
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London
United Nations Radio
Algiers
Pietro Badoglia
Vittorio Emanuele
Badoglio
Carlin's Open Air Theater Destroyed by Fire
Baltimore sees Carlin's Open Air Theater at Carlins Park destroyed by a blaze. Manager John B Carlin estimates damage at $5,000 as youths reportedly built a fire near the basement structure to keep warm.
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Baltimore
Carlins Park
John B Carlin
Carlin
Bmasement Park
Air Raid And Fire Alarm System At City Hall Out
Water Superintendent William J. Davis told Mayor Hugh V. Gittinger the combined air raid and general fire alarm system at City Hall is out of service for an indefinite period after a piston broke off a wrist pin. Acting city mechanic Denver J. Shook will inspect the break and advise on repairs likely costing at least $100.
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City Hall
William J. Davis
Hugh V. Gittinger
Davis
Denver J. Shook
Pearl Harbor
Wedding of Barbara A Nicodemus and Gilmore Lescalleet Jr
Barbara A Nicodemus daughter of Mr and Mrs H Fulton Nicodemus and Cpl Gilmore Lescalleet Jr son of Mr and Mrs Gilmore Lescalleet were married in Buckeystown Methodist church Saturday afternoon. The double ring ceremony at 430 pm was conducted by Rev John Bayley Jones with the bride escorted by her father.
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Methodist
Buckeystown
Barbara A. Nicodemus
H. Fulton Nicodemus
East Patrick Street
Cpl. Gilmore Lescalleet, Jr
Gilmore Lescalleet
Frederick
John Bayley Jones
Says M Arthur Is Available for Draft Says M Arthur Is Available
Washington reports Representative Miller of Nebraska says General Douglas MacArthur is available for a Republican draft. Miller notes MacArthur’s favorable statements and agrees with others that a pre-convention move could entice support. He describes MacArthur as not attacking opponents and aims to clarify the campaign atmosphere.
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Washington
Miller
R-Neb
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Gere Mas
Arthur
Gere Arthur
Braska
Entire Crew Killed in Unknown Event
A report indicates the entire crew was killed in an incident. Details are limited, with no clear location, date, or agency identified. Further information is awaited from official sources.
Russians Close on Sevastopol in Crimea Offensive
Reported April action shows Soviet Maritime Army led by Yeremenko surging through the Baldar hills toward Sevastopol as Yalta falls and 30 miles of coastal road flood toward the port. Soviets claim 3,000 prisoners and 40,000 total captured in eight days, collapsing Axis control on 150 square miles of the peninsula.
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Pravda
Tod Us
Andrei IL Yeremenko
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Crimean
Bardar
Yeremenko
Natta
Inkerman Heights
Feodor Tolbukin
London
Black Sea
Yalta
Cyoastal
Riviera
Crimea
Two Injured In Easy Crash On North College Parkway
Two people were injured when the automobile they rode in left the road on North College Parkway near Dill Avenue and crashed into a tree. W Wagner of Frederick reported sustaining mouth injuries and bruises, and the car occupants were hospitalized for treatment.
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North College Parkway
Dill Avenue
W. Wagner
Fiuow
Frederick
Selberger
Serge
Ogiver
Sherman
Pike
Judge Dennis Plans Retirement Ahead of Term
The judge from Baltinedie city announces retirement before the September term. Amid confusion over succession, discussions consider interim measures and ensure continued court operations.
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Dennis
Supreme Benen
Baltinedie
Geserves
Caner
Lake Gaeta
Important Positions Near Imphal Are Captured
Allied forces report heavy enemy casualties as key positions north of Imphal fall in Burma. Mountbatten relocates Southeast Asia HQ to Cerron to coordinate naval support while glider troops push toward Mandalay and Yeu Shwebo air bases. Stilwell’s offensive gains ground as forces clear positions along the Kohima to Dimapur road.
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Cesion
India
Lorn? Lous Mountbatten
Pers
Jemphal
al- Hed
Mandalay
Burma
Orden Wingate
Air Commando
Yeu
Shwebo
Itt Chindits
Mawlu
Imphal
Kohima
Dimapur
Bengal-Assam
Stilwell
Joseph W. Stilwell
Arakan
Butherdaung
Bishop Hughes Reported Somewhat Improved in Altoona
Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes, 77, acting head of the Eastern Methodist conference, is listed as somewhat improved this morning at Altoona hospital where he was admitted last night with pneumonia after presiding at the Central Pennsylvania conference. He had been ill with a severe cold and had recently been recalled to active service after the death of Bishop Adnan Leonard in an air crash last June.
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Altoona
Edwin Holt Hughes
Eastern Methodist Conference
Altoona Hospital
Hughes
Central Penneyvania
Methodis
Adnan Leonard
Work to Begin Soon at Water Plant Additions
F R Root construction superintendent for Engstrom and Wynn Wheeling West Virginia contractors awarded the contract for additions and improvements at the Singanore Astration plant. Arrangements are in progress and work is expected to start within the near future with site visits by City Engineer Frank Rothenaor and Tooke. contract opening anticipated this week.
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F R_ Root
Engstrom and Wynn
Wheeling
W. Va
Mr Root
Frank Rothenaor
Visit Postponed For Hamilton to Frederick Estate Talk
Attorney general Vievwared Hamilton Jr. and Regis ter of Wills Roy I Leatherman postponed their Frederick visit to discuss the Robert St Bright estate. Officials seek to place a half million dollar estate of Mr Buigat into the Fred ienick county docket.
Fortress Landing in Denmark Crew Reaches Sweden
Ten American Flying Fortress crewmen forced a landing in a Danish alfalfa field after enemy fire. They crossed occupied Denmark hiding by day and reached Malmo Sweden by boat, with one co pilot wounded. They described a damaged bomber and a perilous retreat across German patrols before safety.
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Stockhalay
Hive
Sweden
Denmark
Malmo
Chicago
Pea Crop Planting Progress Reported in County
County farmers report about 73 percent of the pea crop planted despite frequent rains this month. Growers note late season but not too late to affect harvest and cite typical planting patterns from Thomas and Comp. Sugar corn prices are referenced as stable, with local figures given for expected canning inputs.
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Plantre
Owas
Thomas
Ostier
eaMiery
Baeml
Thurmont
Call To Historic Church At Mexandria Declined
A garbled notices fragment reports a declined call to a historic church mission in Mexandria. The text mentions a pastor addressing a congregation, weeks of effort, and a public message about supporting a historic Christian ship or endeavor.
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Mexandria
Local arrest report cites eleven year old suspect in staged theft
A district police report states an eleven year old was arrested amid a decade long surge of theft and assault linked to a group led by Aben Barts and Officer Rafah Poth. The page notes a grift involving stolen items and a sale by teeth dealer, with details unclear due to damaged text.
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Barts
Rafah Poth
Steguns
City's Milk Law Outmoded Prompts Modern Grading Standards
Frederick health officials call the 1921 milk ordinance outdated and urge a shift to modern grading. The report notes 66 local dairy farms supplying pasteurized milk, with most near the city and shipments routed to pasteurization plants. Monthly lab checks accompany farm inspections, aiming for four inspections per year for farms supplying pasteurized milk.
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Frederick
Health Department
Sderick
Walkersville
Washington Concern
United States
Ehuw
Tate State
Peter
Sara Pial
Atheem Shales
Allies Bomb Belgrade Budapest and Hit Brasov
Allied heavy bombers struck Belgrade and Budapest during a Balkan daylight raid aiming to disrupt rail yards and industrial sites. Targets included Belgrade and Turnu Severin rail facilities, the Brasov oil refinery and the Rogarsk air factory, with Zerum and Pancevo airfields also hit.
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Allied
Naples
Yusushiy
Elrade
Brasov
Turnu-Severin
Budapest
Bros. Ar Industriad
Kronstadt
Hmoest
Red Army
Romania
Schiel
RAF Wellingsons
Targer
Belgrade
Zerum
Pancevo
Rogsarski
Balkans
Turnu- Severin
Lonergan Sentenced to 35 Years for Wife’s Strangulation
Lonergan, a 23 year old heiress Patricia Burton Lonergan, was found guilty of second degree murder in the Oct 24 strangling. Judge James Garrett Wallace imposed a 35 year to life term in a brief General Sessions proceeding. attorney Ed Broderick said an appeal would follow.
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York
Warne Lonergan
Patricia Burton Lonergan
RCAF
James Garrett Wallace
Lonergan
Ford promises job preference for veterans after war
Ford Motor Company officials pledged that war veterans will receive hiring preference in Ford plants after the war and urged other employers to follow suit. Brigadier Gene Frank T. Hines was informed that servicemen need only report when production resumes to begin work, defending the postwar priority.
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