One Delivery Of Newspapers Starts May 15
Washington reports an Office of Defense Transportation order limits local deliveries to one trip per point starting May 15. Newspapers may be limited to one edition daily at newsstands. groceries and special delivery mail are similarly restricted. Pooling and route revisions may ease shortages, possibly dropping rural auto deliveries.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Justice Department
Sinking Of Their Ship Is Avenged
Five young American seamen disclosed with Navy sanction that they avenged the loss of their U. S. merchant vessel by scoring a probable hit on an Axis submarine with the deck gun of a United Nations ship. the torpedoing was announced today and survivors were landed along the Atlantic coast. The age range of gun crew members was 17 to 22, with the captain among the rescued. Also notes court cases, a divorce decree, and a timber fire in Maryland with details of locations and individuals.
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New York
U. S
United Nations
Atlantic
Surere
Frank M. Keathley
Corsicana
Tex
Third Naval District
Washington
Navy
United States
Promoted Blaine Edward Eader Joins Atlantic Fleet
Lieut. Blaine Edward Eader, promoted from ensign to lieutenant junior grade, has served with the Atlantic fleet. A Frederick High School Class of 1934 graduate and U S Naval Academy alumnus of 1940, he is to marry soon. His father, Lewis B. Eader of Mr. Pleasant, says he has had recent contact but no word on duties.
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Blaine Edward Eader
Frederick Navel Academy
Lewis B. Eader
Pleasant
Eader
Annapolis
Frederick High School
Air mail covers reveal delay from Bowery Bay crash
Morning dawn crash near Bowery Bay on April 11, 1942 disrupted air mail service. Wet post covers stamped later show only damage due to interruption, with no note on water damage. Chicago issued covers mailed by April 10 reaching New York by April 14 as stamps mark new Mexican issues for astronomy celebration.
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Bowery Bay
New York
N. Y
Chicago
New York City
New African and South African stamps arrive at Tonan zintla
The observatory notes new arrivals: three overprints from South West Africa on purple 2-d, orange 6-d, and brown 4-d stamps, with SWA overprint above South Africa text. Also new issues include an orange 4-d, blue 3-d war work, Union is Strength oblong, aviator designs, and a 14-d man marching double. Dominican Republic issues mark the eighth anniversary of the Day of Posts and Telegraph with a 3-¢ commemorative.
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South West Africa
South Africa
Astrofisico de Tonanzintla stamp set arrival and notes
New arrivals include overprints from the 1939 Paris Exhibition with missing two line overprints. The 8-ca value bears France Libre for Free French India Pondicherry in the Gulf of Bengal. Also mentioned are various colored designs and communication features. The text notes birds migrating northward after nesting in the southern hemisphere.
Local Fans Eye Keller And McQuillen In Major League Run
Frederick county unfolds a friendly derby as Charlie Keller of the Yankees and Glenn McQuillen of the Browns face off in left field at Yankee Stadium. McQuillen shows a hot streak with four straight two hit games and a .261 average while Keller trails slightly yet contributes a bases loaded homer and a decisive single. Both players rose from local high schools to college and eventually major league rosters, their county rivalry drawing local interest.
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Frederick County
Yankee Stadium
New York
Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Middletown
Charlie Keller
Browns
Glenn
Reds
Brunswick
McQuillen
Brown
Charlie
Red
Keller
St. Louis
Elden Auker
Auker
Joe Gordon
University of Maryland
MecQuillen
Western Maryland College
Toledo
Frederick Chapter D A R In April Meeting
Frederick Chapter D A R held its April meeting at Mrs. Cul ler s home on West Third street with regent Tra I Brandfield presiding The program featured a Day of Prayer D A R radio broadcast and a history read of the chapter s first meeting from The News 1892 A reminder of the June card party and the committee members were announced The meeting included a pledge to the flag patriotic solos and remarks by Mrs Goodell and Mrs Reed both of Hagerstown
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Frederick
Daughters of the American Revolution
John M. Culler
West Third Street
Tra I. Brandfield
Emma M. Brown
Charles ¥. Goodell
Mark E. Reed
State
Hagerstown
Brandfield
Community Chest Fund
Edith Miller
Frst
Jesse B. Anders
Wesley S. Tull
George Douglass
Sherman P. Bowers
Mark Reed
Kate Duncan Smith
Grant
Alabama
Tamasse
5. C
Anders
Ann Brown
Edward P. Gale
Emma Thompson
Catherine Thompson
Nan J. Houck
Harry W. LeGore
Awaiting Word From WPB On Ban Of Material For Sewer
City awaits War Production Board decision on lifting the freeze on plumbing materials for sanitary sewer connections. Plumbers proceed cautiously on preexisting contracts and inspect new permits, while W P B action remains uncertain.
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WPB
War Production Board
E. C. Kefauver
Board of Aldermen
W. Raymond Walter
Edward 8. Mibley
Showdown Vote Due By Committee Tomorrow
Washington April 29 A showdown in the House Naval committee on legislation to curb war profits and limit union activity was blocked by a technicality but members agreed to vote on the measure tomorrow. Rep Bates urged immediate action amid calls to proceed.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Bates
R-Mass
Point of Order On Committee Meetings During Session
A point of order states committees cannot meet while the House is in session without explicit permission. Under parliamentary rules, the committee cannot sit at such times unless first granted authorization to proceed.
Gunpowder First Used in 14th Century Artillery
A German monk named Bernard Schwarz reportedly devised an early device that discharged gunpowder, marking an early use of gunpowder for weapons in the 14th century. The claim notes gunpowder’s initial military deployment and the monk’s role in its application.
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Bernard Schwarz
Weather data snapshot for April 1941 period
The report details 24 hour precipitation ending 8 a.m. today at 0.04 inches, April to date 0.92 inches, and April normal 3.67 inches. It records yesterday’s high 68 and low 46, compares temperatures to last year, notes sunset 8.01 p.m., sunrise 6.14 a.m., moonrise 7.56 p.m., and moonset 6.19 a.m.
Deepest Hole Drilled in Orange County in 1926
A 1926 drilling project in Orange County California sunk a shaft to 200 feet deep making one of the era’s deepest holes. The effort reflects early 20th century mining and exploration practices in southern California.
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Orange County
Calif
Rent Control Program Expands Across 302 Areas
The Office of Price Administration expands rent control to 302 additional communities in 46 states and Puerto Rico, bringing total defense rental areas to 325. Regions include Maryland with Baltimore and several counties, the District of Columbia, and Virginia areas such as Arlington and Fairfax, with specified 1940 populations and March 1 1942 rent baselines.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Puerto Rico
Leon Henderson
Maryland
Baltimore
Anne Arundel
Carroll
Cecil
Harford
Howard Counties
Columbia
Uburns
Montgomery
Prince George's
Alexandria
Arlington
Fairfax
Hagerstown
Washington County
Indian Head
Charles County
Oil theft arrest ties to West Patrick street office
Investigation concluded when sheriff's detective Ren S Barigis nabbed George Hunter on Phobus avenue as he left the office of C Stephens at 247 West Patrick street with a can of oil. Hunter was jailed to await trial on a larceny charge tonight.
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C Stephens
West
Patrick Street
Ren S Barigis
George Hunter
Phobus Avenue
Hunter
Oil theft report and arrest tied to office exit
In police court, Stephens reported Sunday the theft of seventeen quarts of oil. Investigator Bartgis waited nearby Tuesday as Hunter left the office.
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Stephens
Bartgis
Hunter
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U.S
Jerome Hoffman
Winchester Street
Manuel M. Weinberg
Edwin Nikirk
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Margaret Morgan
Hoffman
Linden Hills
Sergt. W. K. May
Equity
Albert F. Strube
Urbana
Army Medical Corps
Hazel S. Strube
Gaithersburg
Edwin F. Nikirk
Strube
Charles F. Prettyman
Rockville
Wolfsville
Sheldon H. Burns
Kenneth Kline
Martin
Parrrarthhe
Lieut
Blaine E. Eader
Physical Observatory
Tonanzintla
Puebla
Dominican Republic
Astrofisico DE
Keller and
William R. Slemmer
Liberty Finance Corporation
N. Market St
Frederick, MD
Manhattan
Exchange Place
Jersey City
Capudline
Westinghouse
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture Farmers Bulletin
Modern Lighting CO
AA Vest Co Etnre
Canada
Sione Ros
Clare Eh
Peoples Finance Co
Home Small Loan Co
N. Court St. Frederick
Employment Bureau Capital Transit Co
36Th and
Prospect Ave
N. W
D. C
Quaker City
North Market Street
Grace L. Tracey
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
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