Attacks on Kiska Island Signal Allied Bombing Campaign
War planes of the Aleutians Command bombed Japanese positions on Kiska Island in 15 raids, hitting the main camp area runways and defenses and starting fires. Other actions included heavy bombers striking Bougainville and Tonolei harbor shipping, with freighters hit or damaged.
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Washington
Aleutans Command
Kiska Island
Navy
South Pacific
Kieta
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Tonolei Harbor
Bougainville
Oue
Avengers
Douglas
Munda
North Pacific
Kiska
Liberator
Mitchel
Lightning
April Thunderstorm Sets Flood Fears in Local Area
A mid evening thunderstorm boosted rainfall beyond 2.75 inches over two days raising flood fears. Strong southerly winds drove rain against windows while lightning flashed. April total reached 3.78 inches as creeks neared flood stage earlier in the week. Monocacy overflowed in spots before clearing weather reduced river levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ney
German crews for Italian warships arrive in Naples Brindisi
Moscow radio via the Office of War Information reports about 8,000 German naval personnel, mostly officers, arrived in Italian ports Naples and Brindisi for assignments aboard Italian warships.
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New York
Moscow Radio
Office of War Information
Naples
Brindisi
Stabilization Fund Extension Approved by House Committee
The House Coinage Committee approved a two year extension of the $2 trillion currency stabilization fund. The action maintains that control stays with the President and the Secretary of the Treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stabilization Fund
Washington
House
Secretary of the Treasury
British and Canadian PoW Still in Fetters in Germany
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that British and Canadian war prisoners remain in fetters from last October. He said information indicates that the method of application is less rigorous than before, with ongoing concerns about their treatment and conditions.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Kennedy Killed in Action on Tunisian Front
Pro Kennedy, son of Mr and Mrs Francis L Kennedy of 219 East Church Street, was killed in action March 31 on the Tunisian front in North Africa. A telegram to his parents from the War Department reported the loss. He graduated from St John's High and had worked for his father at the Kennedy Stove House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pro. Kennedy
Francis L. Kennedy
East Church Street
North Africa
War Department
St Jonn’s High
Kennedy Stove House
Fighting in Kuban Delta Marks Day of Heavy Combat
Russian and German forces clash in the Kuban Delta above Novorossiysk with intensified artillery and air raids from the Black Sea to the Azov. Adirpateh ta Red Star reports Germans failing to regain ground as they commit more tanks and troops in a series of coordinated attacks.
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Moscow
Kuban
Novorosiisk
Adirpateh Ta Red Star
Black Sea
Sea of
Aznv Pravda, Communist Party
Neiwspaper
Fire Wrecks Auto Near Mt. Pleasant Greencastle
A Packard sedan traveling east on Liberty road east of Mt. Pleasant caught fire around nine this morning. Three tires survived intact while the engine compartment burned. the driver, from near Greencastle, escaped unharmed and went to a nearby farm house to alert authorities. The Independent County engine extinguished the flames with a booster stream. The cause appeared to be a dashboard fire starting from the engine. the motorist was not identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Road
Mt. Pleasant
Independent County
Greencastle
Easter Communion Service At Hood College
An Easter communion service under Hood College auspices will be held Thursday at 10 p.m. in Brodbeck Hall on the campus. Dr Henry J. Stahr, college president, will offer the service with Dr William R. Dankhart assisting. The Hood College choir directed by Paul Beckhelm will participate.
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Hood College
W C. A
Brodbeck Hall
Henry J. Stahr
Wiliam R. Datnhart
Paul Beckhelm
Gas Plant Destroyed Halts Service in Crisfield
A large fire yesterday destroyed the Crisfield Gas Plant and damaged equipment at Crisfield Light and Power Company, cutting gas service to Crisfield today. The blaze prompted the halt of work at the plant and disrupted utilities in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crisfield
Crisfield Lightland Power Company
U S Sub Wahoo Sinks Eight Jap Ships On Second Patrol
Pear Harbor April 21 The submarine Wahoo returned from its second enemy waters patrol with eight more ships sunk totaling 12 in two patrols. Commander Morton described the exploits with blunt humor as the crew sank a tanker and a freighter by gunfire and torpedo, while a damaged ship and five sampans were also reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pear Harbor
U Pieans
Wahoo
Dudley W
Mush) Morton
Miami, Fla
Merton
Morton
Tokyo
Fourteen Inductees From Local Draft Board Head To Fort Meade
Fourteen men from Draft Board One leave Isleng this afternoon for Fort Meade by Baltimore and Ohio train. They were accepted for military service last week after previously being deferred for collateral dependents. Names include Millard Carr Jarces Keyser James Cromwell Stanley Manahan Maria Stockman Benjamin Baublitz George Dorsey William Stull George Himes Dorsey Burdette Velvet Hooper Richard Miss Calvin Boone George Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isleng
Baltimore and Ohio
Fort Meade
Uner
Tae
Millard G. Carr
Jarces B. Keyser
James C Cromwell
Stanley R. Manahan
Mariaa Ho Stockman
Benjamin F Baublitz
George A. Dorsey
Wiliam E. Stull
George R. Himes
Dorsey Mo Burdette
Velver A Hooper
Richard E
Miss. Calvin F Boone
George J. Cooper
Museum Guns Recalled to Repel Historic Invasion
In London in April 21010 Britain, with fewer than 50 tanks and only a couple hundred field guns, some from the museum, faced an invasion that never came in 1940. Premier Chamberlain told a private audience of coal miners and mine workers in December 31, WM, a speech made public today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Prene Mir‘aster Cnarennl
Counterfeit Gas Ration Coupons Confiscated
Secret Service agents in New York confiscated 500000 counterfeit gasoline ration coupons and arrested 30 men led by James J. Maloney the supervising agent in the New York area. The operation dismantled a wide counterfeit ring disrupting wartime fuel controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James J. Maloney
Secret Service
New York Area
RAF Bombs Baltic Ports Berlin In Wide Night Raids
British heavy bombers hit Rostock and Stettin in the Baltic with Heinkel and Neptune works targeted as Mosquitos attacked Berlin. The night raid involved mine laying and fighter-bomber actions on railways and coastal shipping with favorable weather and no German planes seen.
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London
Baltic
Stettinn Rostock
Berlin
Woul
Air Ministry
Stettin
Rostock
RAF
Ar Ministry
Heinkel and Neptune
Heinkel Works
Narbo
Red Army Air Force
French Channel
Folkestone
Koenigsberg
Danzig
Stockhalm
Kingshamn
Sweden
France
Belsiar Holland
Germany
Fighter Command
Cinderella Girl Cleared of Cruelty Charges in Maryland Farm Case
Edna Jane Davy Muir known as the Cinderella girl was found not guilty of cruelty to animals on her eastern shore estate. Judge W Laird Henry ruled she did not allow domestic animals to suffer, after a trial without a jury. The case stemmed from her inheritance from Dr Edward E Tull and subsequent family ties and marriage to Frank Muir.
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Princess Anne
Edna Jane Davy Muir
W. Laird Henry
Henre
Munr
Edward E Tull
Tull
Ruth
Dr Tull
Edna Jane
Frank Muir
Edna
Induction Plans For Dads 18 to 38 In Mid Summer
Maryland selective service head Col Stanwood said that married men with children aged 18 to 38 may be called for induction around mid summer if draft quotas require it. He noted no policy on fathers yet and expected a Washington statement soon. Local boards have begun calling this group as part of a routine statewide review.
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Erry C Stanwood
Maryland
Selective Service
Frederick County
Stanwood
Poley
Washington
Col. Llanwadd
Paul K Kla
William Ho Pree
Pnsechal
Blaick
Easy To Buy Car At 2500 1 You Need It
Washington notes a shift in car policy allowing purchase of $2500 or more models. From April 27 dealers must remove the list price obstruction to prevent stock deterioration. Buyers must sign a statement claiming wartime occupation or public welfare link to justify the purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
APA
Armed Services
Connectioin
Bishop Leonard Visits Wounded In Hospitals
Bishop Leonard visits wounded in hospitals amid ongoing conflicts. The report details his routes through multiple medical facilities and notes the somber mood among patients and staff.
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Leonard
Stocks Firmer as Markets Edge Higher
Stocks firmed in New York trading with industrials and rail shares leading gains as rebate expectations and coalitions influenced market moves. Traders eyed the day’s activity for further direction and potential shifts in speculator sentiment.
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Dew York
API
School Pupils Backing 2nd War Loan Drive
Frederick High and Elm Street school pupils lead April drive for the 13 billion dollar Second War Loan. Students buy bonds and stamps aiming for 90 percent participation, with thermometers and jeep drawings fueling the campaign and teachers coordinating efforts across classrooms.
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United States
the Frederick High School
Elm Street School
Elm Street
Pearl Harbor
Helen Dane Woodley
Kitty B Day
E Lewise Lippy
Bani
Tiedkaukgh Scheel
Treasury
Angeline Sunday
Ralph Burgee
Wiltam
Brush
Tucatdlay
Thurmoent
George W Wirsin
Icbbe
Thurmont
Jean Gareid Ace
British Drive Knocks Back Counter Attacks Near Enfidaville
Allied forces under Montgomery push from the south toward Enfidaville and Takrouna in Tunisia. Four enemy counter-attacks repulsed as 131 Axis planes are claimed destroyed in three days of fighting. Marched moonlit infantry followed heavy artillery as the Eighth Army advances jackknife through Enfidaville’s surrounding heights.
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North Africa
Enfidaville
Tunis
Egypt
Bernard
L Montgomery
British First Army
Medyes-El- Bab
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Callapsng
Erwin Rommel
Jurgen von Arnim
Northwest African Air Force
Palermo
Sicily
Eighth Army
Rommel
Enidaville
Jaelf
Takrouna
Cifidaville
Montgomery
ATL
Tun
Enfidavilly
Walle
Eisht
Tae Alta
Siethan Channel
Communiique
Berlin
Mail Next Ration Books To Be Mailed In May
Washington April 21 bluntly outlines ration book No 3 to replace books 1 and 2. Blue coupons will buy more frozen fruits vegetables soups while dry black eyed peas become free. Distribution by mail announced by Price Administrator Prentiss M Brown and applications to be left in mail boxes May 20 to June 3.
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Washington
Olive of Price Administration
Mai
Prentiss M. Brown
Brown
OPA
Accident Case Near City Before July Trial
A damage suit from a September 19 collision near Route 40 west of Frederick is heard by a Circuit Court jury. Plaintiff Glenn Castle 19 claims the crash occurred about 5 30 a m in darkness and fog, while defendant Walter S Reeder says it happened about 6 15 a m in daylight with no fog. Attorneys and judge are listed.
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Frederick
Glenn Castle
Washington S. Castle
Middletown
Walters. Reeder
Braddock
Edwin F Nikirk
Reeder
Sherman P. Bowers
Holden
Felton
Castle
Patrick M. Schnauffer
O Conor to Sign Local Sunday Bills in Baltimore Today
Annapolis April 21. Governor O Conor expected to sign several local measures passed by the 1943 general assembly. Bills include SB401 on alcohol sales in Howard and Garrett counties and HB348 HB351 increasing waivers in Riverdale and Fairmont Heights. Other bills HB795 HB76 address Sunday laws in Frederick city permitting certain sports and motion pictures.
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Annapolis
General Assembly
O'Conor
Baltimore
Howard
Garrett
Riverdale
Fairmont Heights
Prince George's
Frederick City
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Francis Leo Kennedy, Jr
Kuban Delta
Fire Wrecks Auto of
Hood
U.S
Sanl
Meade
Berlin, Stettin and
Turnabout In
Tunisia
Alles
America
Roth Panzer
Tuesea
Itv US
Col. Stanwood
AL Stwnard
Watmason
North
Afrea
Vihtory
DR. Davis
Moervirios
Axis
Deyot
O’conor
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