Gasoline Rationing Plans Stir East Coast Debate
Washington officials announced May 15 start of card rationing in 17 Eastern States and DC with potential 21 to 5 gallons per week per car. Ickes questioned figures, Henderson said no severe cut yet, and Pacific Coast also eyed limits. Demand for oil tops 1.3 million barrels daily. fears of supply cuts linger as unions warn of service station closures.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Leon Henderson
District of Columbia
Henderson
Ickes Tola
Petroleum Coordination Office
Ickes
American Automobile Association
Pacific Coast
Sckes
Pacific Northwest
East
Oregon
Donald M. Nelson
WPB
Emory S. Land
New England
National Fire Protection Association
Installation Of New Phones Restricted
Washington reports that due to wartime demands the government restricted new telephone installations. The War Production Board said only those in direct war work or fields essential to public welfare can be sure of future service. Other groups may be denied unless exchange lines can handle needs without disrupting essential service.
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Washington
War Production Board
Answers To Wear Quit Answers To Wear Quit estiens On Page Five
The text lists items including a medium tank of the American Army in a war context. It states Leopold as King of Belgium held as a virtual prisoner by the Germans. Hu Shih is identified as ambassador to the United States.
Registrants Required to Answer 45-65 Draft Questions
Draft board urges 45-65 registrants to prepare detailed answers for the registration card. The form lists fields for full name with middle name or initial, residence and mailing addresses, telephone, date and place of birth, contact person, employer details, and employment address, all to be filled in accurately.
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RF. D
Mexico Delightful Place For A Visit
Miss Marion Louise MacPhail of Hood College spoke at the Lions luncheon in the Francis Scott Key Hotel about a two month stay in Mexico City attending the National University. She described weekend trips to various spots and praised Oaxaca for its scenery and culture as a notable highlight of the trip.
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Marion Louise MacPhail
Hood College
The
Lions
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Mexico
Mexico City
National University
Oaxaca
History in the making in Mexico program noted
Miss MacPhail highlighted highways plant growth and antiquities as lenses for sociology and Mexican life in sound posters and wax images. C Thomas Summers, chair, introduced her. guests included C B Fleet, Norman A Adams, and Dr. A R Remsberg who presided over the meeting.
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Mexico
Man Electrocuted at Municipal Stadium Floodlight Work
Albert Robinson 52 an electrician from Rockville was electrocuted at Municipal Stadium during a floodlight repair when he touched a live 2300 volt wire. Police Sgt John Divine said he had worked ten days for contractor Bester and Long and planned to bring his family to Hagerstown today.
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Hagerstown
Albert Robinson
Municipal Stadium
John Divine
Divine
Robinson
Rockville
Bester and
Long
Flax Files For Burgess In Emmitsburg Election
J Norman Flax filed for Burgess and Lloyd C Ohler is expected to seek re election for Emmitsburg mayoral race. No candidate filed for the two commissioner seats due May 5. Zacharias declines to run and residents lament lack of interest. Ballots allow write in choices and April 29 filing deadline looms.
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Office of Burgess of
Emmitsburg
Lloyd C. Ohler
Burgess Post
J. Norman Flax
Zacharias
Burgess Richard N. Zacharias
Damage Suit Against Williamsport Trucking Opens
Dr Patrick F Martin of Emmitsburg sues Williamsport Trucking Company for 50000 in Rockville Circuit Court claiming serious injuries from a May 16 1941 collision near Mt St Marys College. The case was moved from Frederick County Court at defendant’s request. Plaintiff represented by W Clinton McSherry. defendant by E Austin James.
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Patrick F Martin
Emmitsburg
Williamsport Trucking Company
Williamsport
Rockville
Frederick County
Martin
Mt St. Marys College
W. Clinton McSherry
Plaintff
E Austin James
Hostages Freed by Germans in Vichy France
In Vichy on April 23 German authorities freed 20 of the 123 hostages executed or to be executed as reprisal for Allied actions. The move follows French protests and affects notable figures such as labor leader Jean Blanchard. Laval denied Moscow radio rumors of sailings to Toulon and gun-boat transfers.
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Vichy
France
St. Nazaire
Paris
Normandy
Brittany
Rouen
Jean Blanchard
Pierre Laval
Moscow
Toulon
Mediterranean
Us&s
William D. Leahy
Washington
Takenobu Mitani
Laval
Marshal Petain
Satomatsu Kato
Civilian Defense Parade To Honor Service Members At Hagerstown
In Hagerstown on Sunday civilians and service members will parade with parents and spouses of armed forces personnel in a section of honor. About 700 State Guardsmen from Prince Georges Montgomery Frederick Allegany and Washington Counties will wear new uniforms. Mayor Sweeney has sworn in over 150 auxiliary policemen for war emergency powers. A flight of Army planes from Detrick Field will pass over the parade route and Governor O Connor will speak at city park exercises after the march.
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Hagerstown
Charles W. Hoffman
Hoffman
Prince Georges
Montgomery
Frederick
Allegany
Washington
Richard H. Sweeney
Detrick Field
Herbert R. O’conor
War Production Board halts fishing tackle manufacture
The War Production Board announced a prohibition on the manufacture of fishing tackle after May 31. Sales of tackle already on hand may continue until then, with production restricted to use existing stocks or orders. Officials say large inventories may cover about a year, while fish hooks may be produced at half last year’s rate.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Milk Price Rule Could Be Rolled Back In Washington Area
The Washington marketing area faces possible suspension of the Federal milk order if two thirds of area producers fail to ratify by April 27. The amendment would merge class prices, setting 3.57 dollars for fluid milk and 2.10 for cream, with a basic price of 3.57 and 3.56? for combined classes and premium payments tied to cattle scores.
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Washington
Claude Wickard
Capital
Wickard
Frederick
Roy F. Hendrickson
Agriculture Department
Sharp Increase In Farm Wage Rates
The Maryland Crop Reporting Service says farm wage rates rose sharply from April 1, 1941 to April 1, 1942 with board up 21 percent and without board up 25 percent Monthly rates on April 1 1942 match the high level of 1927 Daily rates rose similarly. 71 000 people on about 40 000 Maryland farms employed on April 1 with 60 percent of normal labor supply and 98 percent demand.
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College Park
Maryland Crop Reporting Service
Maryland
Crop Service
Typhus Ravaging German Troops On Russian Front
Pravda reports a typhus outbreak raging among German forces on the Russian front. The disease is described as especially severe among the Yartsevo garrison, with advice from within enemy lines.
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Ruibyshev
Pravda
Yartsevo
Local Angler Reels 23-Inch Eel At Bennett's Creek
Clyde Wachter Jr of 305 Sherman Avenue caught a 23 inch eel at Bennett's Creek on Wednesday. It weighed 112 pounds. He was accompanied by Dorsey Riddlemoser Jr, Robert Biggs and Richard Biggs.
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Clyde Wachter, Jr
Sherman Avenue
Bennett's Creek
Dorsey Riddlemoser, Jr
Robert Biggs
Richard Biggs
Fire destroys Sharrett Motor Co garage in Hagerstown
A blaze swept the Sharrett Motor Company garage in Hagerstown on April 23 destroying one auto and damaging 16 others. Officials estimated damage near 50 000 dollars, with the fire likely sparked by a welding torch. Three fire companies fought the flames that started in a paint shop and spread to the adjacent garage.
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Hagerstown
Sharrett Motor Company
Navy Plane Warned Ship s Of U-Boat
Navy plane spotted the approaching torpedo as the cargo ship, attacked off the Atlantic coast on April 18, limped into an East Coast port. Captain John D. Baldwin led the crew in an alarm call before the torpedo struck the starboard, causing damage and minor injuries. Depth charges were dropped in the area as the Fifth Naval District reported the attack.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
John D. Baldwin
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fifth Naval District Public Relations Office
Matthew T. Hannan
Paterson
N. J
Andrew H. McGarigle
Cliffwood
McGarigle
Lars Dien
Two Boys Held After Alleged Theft at Al ien Cut Rate Store
Investigators Allen Bartgis and Bruce Brachey detained two colored youths, Charles Whiten 15 and Garland Makel 14, after a petty theft at the Al ien Cut Rate Store Wednesday afternoon. They were to be turned over to the probation officer. Makel had prior juvenile custody and was linked to two recent shopliftings.
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Allen Bartgis
Bruce Brachey
Charles Whiten
Garland Makel
Makel
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Army Signal Corps
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