Two Killed as Load of Pipe Shifts in Brunswick Yard
Early today two train riders died when a load of cast iron pipe shifted in a gondola on the Baltimore and Ohio yard hump at Brunswick. Injured were George W. Davis 37 and Charles Lyons 31. both transported to Schnauffer Hospital and expected to recover.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Brunswick
Horace M. Alexander
Morris L. Berst
Union Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Nelson Jones
Second Street
Shelby
Ohio
George W. Davis
Seymour Street
Cumberland
Charles Lyons
Douglas Avenue
Lonaconing
Schnauffer
Berst
Jones
John B Bartlett
Bartlett
C. H. Feete and Son
Schnauffer Hospital
Feete Funeral Home
Alexander
Baltimore
Maryland
Davis
Lyons
Coffee Is Black Gold in War-Torn Italy
A Rome report notes coffee scarce and priced high as Italy endures war strain. Birth rate reportedly rose since joining the Axis, but infant mortality tripled. A traveler says Italians still listen to foreign radio despite orders and jamming.
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Bern
Switzerland
Italy
Rome
Sugar Ration Book Registration Mapped for City County
The county grounds to register for sugar ration books runs four days next week in elementary schools 2 to 9 pm. 84,000 books prepared with blanks and instructions. Registration focuses on each family member with full details and sugar ownership. Exceptions apply for armed services and institutional residents. rural travel cases eligible for four-week certificates via the rationing board.
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Eugene W. Pruitt
Frederick
Brunswick
Armed Services
OPA
Focal Board
Board of Education
Allied HQ reports 20 Japanese planes destroyed on ground at Lae
Allied headquarters announced that 20 Japanese planes were destroyed or damaged on the ground at Lae New Guinea after an attack on the enemy air base. Japanese raids on Port Moresby and Koepang were described as minor, with renewed Allied air activity in the Philippines at Parang and Cotabato. Corregidor and surrounding fortifications faced heavy bombing and shelling, with forts returning fire and a truck column destroyed. No change was noted on Panay Island where resistance continues.
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Lae
Allied
Australia
New Guinea
Aled
Port Moresby
Koepang
Dutch Timor
Philippines
Parang
Mindanao
Corregidor
Luzon
Panay Island
Man Who Was Beaten Dies In Hospital
Frederick county authorities awaited word from Montgomery officials on autopsy for Tudor Uriah Heater a 74 year old Gaithersburg man who died at Emergency Hospital. Montgomery men Charles B Howard and Upton C Howard were found guilty of assault and battery in April but nol prosse entered after agreeing to help with medical expenses. Autopsy would determine if head injuries caused death amid alleged March assault. Heater had relatives in Frederick seeking the autopsy and an autopsy stance may affect whether the body is released.
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Frederick County
Montgomery County
Tudor Uriah Heater
Gaithersburg
Heater
Montgomery
Charles B. Howard
Quince Orchard
Upton C. Howard
Donald Delashmutt
Circuit Court
Nol Prosse
Frederick
Patrick M Schnauffer
Ben Wilkenson
Horace M. Alexander
How ard E. Crook Named to Maryland Board of Correction
Governor OConor appointed H E Crook of Baltimore to the Maryland Board of Correction and named three others to county boards of education. Crook fills the remainder of Talbot Speer s six year term begun May 1 1941. Mrs E Felisa Nicodemus of Walkersville was named to Frederick County Board of Education for a six year term succeeding George C Rhoderick Jr. whose term expired. The appointments give the board a Democratic 4 to 2 majority and the annual meeting to choose a president is next Tuesday.
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Annapolis
O’conor
Howard E. Crook
Baltimore
Board of Correction
Crook
H. E. Crook Company, Inc
Talbot Speer
Speers
E. Felisa Nicodemus
Walkersville
Frederick County
Nicodemus
Kent C. Nicodemus
Rhoderick
Middletown
Board of Education
Move To After 40-Hour Week Is Tabled
Washington April 30 By a narrow 13 to 12 vote the House Naval Committee tabled and likely killed for now a bill to raise the work week from 40 to 48 hours and freeze shop status during the war The vote followed Chairman Vinson warning that the public will have a say in war plant and labor union profiteering in November elections The move aligns with President Roosevelts stance that no labor legislation is needed at this time
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Vinson
Dga
Roosevelt
Congress
Gigantic Air Battle Over Northern French Coast
Air battle between RAF and Nazi forces fought 25 000 feet above the northern French coast. Observers on Folkestone cliffs watched vapor trails over Cap Gris Nez and Boulogne as heavy explosions echoed across the Dover Strait. Counts of planes were impossible, with vapor streaks spanning miles.
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Folkestone
England
RAF
Cap Gris Nez
Boulogne
Dover Strait
Tornado Kills 14 In Kansas
A midnight tornado ripped through southern Decatur county killing 14 and injuring 13 severely. Two families were wiped out south of Oberlin. a four year old boy was blown away and not found hours later. The city of Oberlin escaped damage.
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Oberlin
Kas
Decatur County
Enlarged East Wing Added To White House
The White House announced an enlarged east wing is being added to the historic structure for office use. Stephen Early said the wing will balance the west wing which currently houses all executive offices and employs over 200 staff excluding security. Police and Secret Service will occupy part of the east wing.
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Washington
White House
Stephen Early
Secret Service
Police
Open Bids May 12 For New Concrete Jug Bridge
The Maryland Roads Commission will open bids on Tuesday May 12 for a new concrete arch bridge over the Monocacy river to replace the collapsed Jug Bridge. The $500000 project aims to straighten the National highway approach and support future dual lanes toward Frederick. Construction will take about a year with federal aid and local labor through the Maryland Employment Service.
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State Roads Commission
Monocacy River
Frederick
J. A. Long
Samuel H. Rosenstock
Maryland State Employment Service Office
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Turkey Next Or Are They To Grab Sweden
London reports a forthcoming meeting among Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini and General Oshima the Japanese ambassador to Germany as per Hochi via Tokyo broadcast. Berlin radio cites Munich dispatch on Oshimas arrival for a week of interstate cultural work with flags and Nazi officials present. Oshima had just returned from Bulgaria where he met the Japanese ambassador to Turkey to discuss Axis prospects in the Middle East.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Hiroshi Oshinma
Germany
Tokyo
Hochi
Reuters
Berlin
Munich
Oshima
Nazi Party
Bulgaria
Turkey
Middle East
Death in Air Crash Claims Gen Harold H. George
Brig. Gen Harold H. George United States Army Air Force dies in a southwest Pacific air crash allied headquarters announces Melville Jacoby Time and Life magazine correspondent also killed. George led air forces in the Philippine campaign and was cited for bravery, while Jacoby reported the Luzon defense and later married in Manila.
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Allied Headquarters
Australis
Harold H. George
United States Army Air Force
Allied
Mel 4Ville Jacoby
Time and Life Magazine
Australia
Bataan
U. S
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
George
MacArthur
Bataan Peninsula
Lockport
N. Y
Drst
Selfridge Field
Michigan
New York National Guard
General MacArthur
Air Corps
Time and Life
Melville Jacoby
Philippine
Luzon
al Lockheed
North
Melbourne
Orient
Washington
Harold H . George
Southwest Pacific
War Department
Far Eastern Air Force
Melvilie Jacobs
Corregidor
Comunique
Sweden Vessel Torpedoed Near Atlantic Coast
The Navy announced that a small Swedish merchant vessel and a medium United States merchant ship were torpedoed and shelled off the Atlantic coast. Survivors have been landed at an east coast port.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Atlantic
Lashio Falls to Japanese Forces in Burma Campaign
Allied defense of Burma crumbles as Lashio and New Lashio fall to Japanese forces. The loss threatens Mandalay lines and Burma Road supply routes while Chinese commander Stilwell vows to contest every foot. AVG Flying Tigers claim 22 of 24 Japanese planes shot down near Leiwing.
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Chungking
China
Lashio
Chinese High Command
Burma
Mandalay
London
Irrawaddy River
India
Lashio-to-China
Joseph W. Stilwell
AVG
Flying Tigers
Leiwing
Yunnan-Burma
Loiwing
William D. Pawley
New York
Pawleyville
Rangoon
Chauk
Chest Workers Dine On Friday
A. C. Stine announces the Community Chest drive opening dinner at the Francis Scott Key Hotel Friday amid hopes to raise 16520 dollars. He cites Unity, efficiency and shared responsibility, noting 1942 chests generally exceed 1941 gains despite war-time strain and urges continued generosity to support health and youth services in Frederick.
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A. C. Stine
Francis Scott Key
Community Chest
Stine
Frederick
Deliveries To Russia Up To April Commitments
Ambassador William Standbey declared that U S war supplies to Russia were up to commitments as of the end of April and that Premier Joseph Stalin expressed satisfaction with the deliveries.
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Kuibyshev
William H. Standbey
United States
Russia
Joseph Stalin
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Hump
Tudor Uriah
County School
Kansas
Dale Paddock
Roads Commission
Pearl Bargain House
John H. Staley
Pearl
Court House
Sweden
Gen. George
U.S
Jacoby
Stanford University
New Lashio
Newspape
Ebachives
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