Bond Salesmen May Call On Mr. Citizen
Washington reports that Mr. Citizen has bought 904 million dollars in war savings bonds, part of a 13 billion dollar drive. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau says big investors have purchased most bonds, leaving 4 billion still needed as the two week push to boost small denomination sales continues. He urges ordinary workers and citizens to contribute more in the final stretch.
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Washington
Jobai
Treasury
Citizen
Ss Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
America
Soldier Recalls Battle On Lunga Ridge And Guzdal Canal
Sgt. Michael Gregory of Granite City Indiana recalls the August assault with the Second Marines on Guzdal canal. He describes a near miss from a bomb near Lunga Ridge, a bullet through his ankle, shrapnel injuries, and his buddy saving him. He notes the trauma of seeing comrades wounded and the memory of a man hoping for profit in war.
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Michael Gregory
Granite City
Guzdal Canal
Lunga Ridge
Settlement Reached In 1940 Taneytown Grade Crossing Suit
A $50 000 damage suit by Omer Daniel Stauffer against Pennsylvania Railroad over a Taneytown grade crossing wreck was settled before jury empanelment after a conference among lawyers and principals. Settlement amount not disclosed. Local attorney William M. Storm represented Stauffer regarding injuries from a locomotive tender collision at the Emmitsburg Baltimore crossing.
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Omer Daniel Stauffer
Taneytown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Patrick M. Schnauffer
William M. Storm
Stauffer
Emmitsburg-Balti
Change of Venue Sought in Railroad Case
Parsons Newman served as attorney for the railroad as the case moved from Carroll County on a motion for venue change. The jury was excused until Wednesday when another civil suit is scheduled for trial.
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More Pike
Parsons Newman
Carroll County
Shipments Of Food For African Civilians
Lend Lease Administrator Stev tinius Jr announced that in four months of Allied North Africa occupation the United States shipped 126,184 tons of food clothing and civilian essentials worth 26,250,000 to rehabilitate the local populace. By June 30 shipments expected to reach about 50,000,000 exclusive of British aid. Flour sugar clothing seed and canned milk lead the deliveries.
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Washington
BE. R. Stevtinius, Jr
North Africa
United States
Grand Jury Begins Work in Circuit Court
A one day special session of the February grand jury opened in Circuit Court with 35 witnesses listed. State's Attorney Edwin F. Nikirk and Associate Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer led the deliberations as jurors were recalled under a state act requiring quarterly reconvening. The round of charges includes sex perversion, burglary, larceny, forgery and non support against several individuals. Foreman A. B. Collmus led 24 jurors in the panel.
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Circuit Co
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Edwin F. Nikirk
Schnauffler
Nikirk
John Henry Gillis
Frederick City Hospital
Louise Glessner
Walter Leon Crummitt
Arthur Edward Thomas
New London
Edward Robinson
Middletown
Daniel I. Howard
Urbana
Samuel Hill
Broad Run
W. E. Harding
William Albert Crim
Brunswick
A. B.collmus
Francis H. Darner
Robert A. Kline
Joseph S. Stephens
Alonzo L. Barger
War manpower decree freezes 27 million workers in current jobs
Washington reports 27 million Americans in essential work are barred from switching employers under a War Manpower Commission order issued by Pauli McNutt with White House guidance. Senator Austin calls the edict coercive while McNutt defends it saying, We’ve got a war on.
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Wamiington
Pauli V. McNutt
Roosevelt
Austin
McNutt
Athletic Shoes Rationing Rules Clarified for Baseball
The Office of Price Administration ruled that professional baseball players may obtain work shoes without ration coupons while semi professional and amateur athletes must follow ordinary rationing rules. Clubs may own the shoes, and colleges or schools may provide shoes to teams but must retain title.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Anniversary of Tokyo raid marked by Doolittle group
In North Africa on April 17 1943 Maj. Gen. James A. Doolittle and 13 flyers who flew on the Tokyo raid celebrated the first anniversary with a dinner at a farmhouse near advanced headquarters. The event honored the raid and the servicemen now serving in the theater.
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North Africa
James A. Doolittle
Tokyo
Advanced
Major Gordon Recovering After Illness Return to Duty
Mrs. Ira J. Young of East Middleton reports her son Major Gerald L. Gordon is slowly recovering from an illness contracted after his February 28 return to duty. Gordon has served in foreign duty since May 23, 1942.
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Gordon
Ira J. Young
East Middletown
Gerald L. Gordon
Major Gordon
Frederick Presbyterian Church Holds Annual Ecclesiastical Meeting
The Frederick Presbyterian Church held its annual ecclesiastical and business meeting after a covered dish supper with just over 100 attendees. The Board of Session was expanded, new members James Sausser Hugh Dean and Russell McCain were elected, ordination set for May 2, and nominations for deacons and trustees approved. The church received a citation of honor from the General Assembly for Wartime Service Fund efforts.
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Frederick Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Men's Club
Glenn T. Swisher
W. Merval Weaver
Board of Session
Voustraaven
Roy I. Hyndman
Malcolm C. Stickney
David G. Everhart
E. Dwight McCain
William M. Storm
Mr. Weaver
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In America
Baltimore
Baltimore Presbytery
Charles S. Treich
Cooperative Concert Association Plans Revolving Board Election
The Frederick Cooperative Concert Association votes tonight at Frederick High School to elect a nine member board with three new seats while three incumbents face rotation. Ballots with candidate names were mailed earlier and will be collected with concert tickets before Felix Knight performs. Among those up for reelection are Mrs. Robert E Clapp and others, with last year’s elected members automatically serving another year.
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Frederick Cooperative Concert Association
Axsociation
Frederick High School
Felix Knight
Robert L. South
Robert E Clapp
Faal &. Beckhelm
Charles Byerly, Jr
Walker Carty
R. Ames Mendriakson
Francis B
Calvier Schildknecht
Sperry L. Storm
W. Merval Weaver
Press leaders urge militant action for world news freedom
Kent Cooper head of the Associated Press urged the American press to take decisive action to secure freedom of world news at the annual luncheon of the non profit news gathering cooperative in the Waldorf Astoria. He honored fallen press and radio workers since Pearl Harbor and saluted Frank B. Noyes for nearly five decades of service to the association.
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New York
Kent Cooper
Cooper
Frank B. Noyes
Washington
D. C
Star
The
Association
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