Ousting Japs From Kiska To Cost U S Many Lives
A Pacific correspondent argues the Aleutian campaign will demand costly blood. He cites tougher beach landings at Kiska and Attu, weather, coastal defenses, and limited Allied experience with opposed landings as reasons force will face fierce Japanese resistance.
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Kiska
U.S
Nee
The
Andre
Alassan
Aleutians
Kisks
Attu
Guadalcanal
Marins
Pacific
Juvenile Court to Hear Four Local Petitioned Cases
Petitions filed by Mrs. William C. Roderick seek hearings in Juvenile Court at 10 a m Wednesday for four minors and their parents. Cited youths include Chester Franklin Virtz and Garland Virtz with Howard and Dorothy Virtz, Robert Lee Hawes with Charles G. and Irene Hawes, and Ronald Phillips with Allen Leroy and Gertrude Phillips. Hawes and Phillips admitted breaking and entering the Conner Parsons pool parlor in Brunswick on April 4 with theft reported. State Trooper William Houck referred the cases to the Probation Officer for disposition amid claimed bad home conditions and concerns over guardianship. Hawes is 14 and Phillips 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Roderick Crete Des Bation
Patrick M. Sehnauffer
Chester Franklin
Garland Eugene Virtz
Howard
Dorothy J. Virtz
Waterstreet
Robert Lee Hawes
Charles G
Irene D. Hawes
West B Street
Brunswick
Ronald Nelson Phillips
Allen Leroy
Gertrude G. Phillips
Steiner's Row
Roderick
Hawes
Frederick City
The Ancient Greeks and Romans Painted Signs on Walls
Public walls carried messages in ancient times as a means of spreading information. The signs served as early communication tools in Greek and Roman communities, connecting people with notices and public notices.
Planes Aid Ground Forces In Papua New Guinea Campaign
Allied air units supported ground forces around Mubo and nearby hills on the Huon Peninsula. Boston bombers and fighters attacked Japanese positions while weather limited further air operations to reconnaissance. Separate reports note attacks on Finschhafen area and New Britain posts Ubili and Arawe, amid ongoing patrols of General MacArthur's command.
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Posada
Ansetreba
Faipinese
Mubo
New Gutbrea
Lae
Salarmaua
Salamaua
Australia
Marthwest
Southorn
New Britain
Ubili
Arawe
Finschhafen
New Guinea
Huon Peninsula
Tropics
Douglas MacArthur
Mubu
Ales
Wan
Comimittee Forms To Study Postwar Issues
Washington April 26 The 33 member House Republican committee to study postwar problems includes 19 states with Rep Charles A Walverton as chairman Dirksen and Rep Martin say it will form subcommittees to examine many postwar phases The drive aims to prepare for domestic challenges and ensure national solvency private enterprise security and employment. Auto of Dr J Bernard McClellan recovered in Baltimore after being stolen April 17 and returned undamaged with equipment.
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Washington
House
Capitol Hill
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Martin
Walverton
Dirksen
Illinois
Congress
J. Bernard McClellan
Baltimore
Borrowed Planes On Western Front In World War I
American squadrons did not fly American built aircraft in combat on the western front. they operated British and French planes instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Front
Stimson Opposes Wheeler Bill Limiting War Deferments
Secretary Stimson voiced opposition to a Wheeler bill that would blanket deferment for fathers married before Pearl Harbor for 1943. He warned it would shrink the pool of men available for military training and threaten victory, urging individual deferments to balance family hardship with war needs.
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Washington
Stimson
Pearl Harbor
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Wheeler
D-Mont
Pris
Senate
War Department
U S Ships Surpass All Other Nations In Output
Rear Admiral Emory Land speaking in Brooklyn praises U S shipyards for producing five vessels per day and plans to build nearly 19 million deadweight tons this year, with capacity for 20 million. He dismisses Hitler’s claims and notes shipbuilding importance amid wartime threats.
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New York
Emory §. Land
USN
Het
U. S. Maritime Commission
Land
Maritime Commission
Todd Erie Basin Dry Docks, Inc
Brooklyn
Todd Shipyards Corporation
Hitler
United Nations
Schools in Maryland Join Victory Farm Volunteer Program
Baltimore officials report nearly all Maryland schools participate in the Victory Farm volunteer program led by Dr H F Cotterman of the University of Maryland. The aim is to train youths for emergency harvesting to prevent crop loss this summer, with student labor allocated via the Department of Education placement bureau.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Victory Farm
H. F. Cotterman
University of Maryland At College Park
Cotterman
J. Carey Taylor
Taylor
Department of Education
Armed
MacDonogh
Forfeit Collateral and Suspended Sentences Set by Police Court
Magistrate Manuel M. Weinberg handed three suspended sentences and ordered 20 collateral forfeitures after a Police Court session. Several individuals including Charles D. Riggles and John T. Blaskston received suspensions for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. multiple properties were declared collateral with varied fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel M. Weinberg
Charles D. Riggles
de Grange Street
Baker Park
Riggles
East Patrick Street
John T. Blaskston
Kileinhart’s
Carl Clayton Bell
North Market Street
Fend Gett
Tee
Oty Street
Rarity in Humans and Wood Heat Output Compared
A quirky biology note claims six percent of people have two pairs of ribs while the rest have twelve. It adds that green wood emits less heat than seasoned wood, suggesting moisture and drying affect warmth.
Three Countians In North Africa Casualty List
Washington listing Marylanders among 483 American soldiers wounded in action in North Africa. From Frederick County Tech Fifth Grade Ralph A. Dinterman son of Roy C. Dinterman Rocky Ridge Pvt Linwaed Hratt Jr son of Mrs Catherine Hyatt Adamstown Pvt J Mattie Shest Reim son Louis E Harry G Sheets of Frederick.
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Washington
War Department
North Afric
Absenteeism Halts Work at Baker Army Hospital Site
In Martinsburg West Virginia on April 26 officials said the Newton D. Baker Army hospital project near Martinsburg may miss its October 15 completion target due to absenteeism. Major D D Rait reported about 20 percent of the payroll did not report one day last week because of bad weather and some workers chose not to work.
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Albany
Robert
Negy
Marta Virginia James
L. G. Lewelli
Fon Vielion
Martinsburg
W. Va
Newton D. Baker Army Hospital
D. D. Rait
Bail
Draft lists for farmers and disabled workers in wartime
Officials review draft lists to identify men with farm backgrounds and physical handicaps for essential agricultural and war industry roles. Government agencies cooperate with draft boards to place farm workers in farms producing crops and other essential positions while assessing the impact of 4-F status and farm background on employment for war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Ust Krucw
Anvest
Tstodas Hore
Western Md Finals Set After War View confusion
Fragmented notice lists Western Maryland finals and a scheduling reference. It mentions a Sunday event and shifted dates with unclear details about teams and location. The readable portions indicate preparation and announcements but lack complete names or precise times.
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Solomons
Eugene Burrs
United States
South Pacific
Ai Front
Eugene Burns
Tulagi
Guruto
Jeps
Joey
Anthony Dimond
Alaska
Navy
Cindt
NEA
U.S. Army
Japan
China
Jon A. Milger
Jamaica
Nagoya
Aramarr
cHarnharre Aecanal
NBA
Tokyo
Fiers
U. S
Western Plains
Liberators
Ati
Ernest L. Perkins
East Sixth Street
Lewis E. Baxel
Franklin Street
Charles F. Hoff
New Market
Henry F. Haines
Eugene &. Wright
Waters‘rest
Carle
FE. Lenhart
Harry M. Wentzell
Fifth Street
William L
Maggie M. Jordan
East Street
Sears Cole
Frederick
Ralph Smith
Middletown
Clark Heffner
East Second Street
Lewis Hale
North Bentz
Derry
Charles William Tyler
South Beniz Street
Marshall L. Ropp
Donald Lee Young
West Seventh Street
Walter Anderson
Monrovia
Willard M. Gue
Mt. Airy
Warren E. Mostel
Lev
Somerset
John W. Keller
Security
Vince
Elmer Davis
Cven
Western Md
Wade
Meade
Acre
Abmalot
Boao CT
Ae Bueu Ikea
Delphey’s
West Patrick St
C.C. Carty, Inc
Patrick ST
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