Bombs Hit Paris Factory Complexes In RAF Raids
London reports the RAF attacked the Goodrich Rubber Works and the Gnome-Rhone plant at Gennevilliers near Paris last night, with fires set and heavy damage claimed. Norwich and northern France were also struck, with losses to Allied and German air forces detailed.
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RAF
Goodrich
Gnome Rhone
Paris
London
Goodrich Rubber Works
Gnomerthone Sero
Gennevilliers
Air Ministry
Gnome-Rhone
EB. F. Goodrich Co
America
Ostend
Reuters
Vichy Radio
Norwich
East Anglia
Berlin
Rhineland
France
Dunkerque
Norway
Italy
Czecho-Slovakia
Driest April on Record Nears End in Frederick Weather
Frederick records the second driest April since weather keeping began with only .92 of an inch total, 0.04 inches in the last eighteen days. Temperatures neared 90 degrees with 83 by noon and no rain forecast, while Unionville 4-H members gathered April 24 at Miss Charlotte Grass’s home to discuss the Mothers and Daughters banquet planned for May 11.
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Frederick
Unionville
4-H Club
Charlotte Grass
Betty Baker
Ruth Lease
Women’s Club of
Secret Orders and a Shadowed Night at the Estate
Stephanie overhears a hospital relocation plan for wounded from the Islands and supports moving those who can travel inland. Liu arrives frightened, recounting a stalker and a mysterious call about Hajami, prompting Stephanie to shelter her for the night as danger blooms outside the old house.
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Kurt
Stephanie
Henri
Vicky
Angel
Pardner
Henri Francois de la
Silver Fox
Liu
Liv
Farris Street
Hajami
Times Square Moonlight Dim Out Sparks Public Awe
Real moonlight briefly softens Times Square as Army ordered dimouts cut coastal glare to protect ships. The blackout test runs from 9 30 to 19 50 p m with nightly restrictions warned for municipalities failing to shade lights.
Texas Leads in Oil Exports and Imports in 1940
Texas remained the top oil shipper to other states and the largest crude importer as well. In 1940 Texas exported 142,888,000 barrels and imported 76,252,000 barrels. Pressure at 230 feet underwater exceeds 99 psi.
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Texas
German Division Cut To Pieces On Russian Front
Soviet agencies report the Nazi 3th Division, called the spring division, torn apart as Red Army regiments attacked soon after front entry. Moscow said about 1,000 enemy officers and men were wiped out in two days in the Smolensk sector. Berlin reports Russian break throughs near Orel repulsed with tank losses.
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Kuibyshev
Russia
Moscow Radio
Red Army
Soviet Information Bureau
Smolensk
Berlin
Lake Ilmen
Sea of Azov
Kursk
Orel
Kharkov
High Command
Moscow
Frederick High School Alumni Banquet And Dance Set
The Alumni Association meets to plan the annual banquet at the Francis Scott Key Hotel and a dance at Braddock Heights pavilion on Friday evening May 29. Ticket sales run May 25 to 28 at the YMCA from 7 15 to 9 pm with Joe Stephens and his orchestra providing music.
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Frederick High School Alumni Association
Francis Scott Key
Braddock Heights Pavilion
Joe Stephens
Frederick Census Shows 70 Percent With Eight Years of Schooling
The 1940 federal census for Frederick city and county shows about 70 percent of males 25 and over had eight years or less of schooling, with females at just above 60 percent. Attendance was strongest for ages seven to thirteen at 96.4 percent, while higher medians for years completed varied by county.
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Frederick City
County
Frederick
Montgomery
Carroll
Baltimore Leity
San Diego Blackout Hits City for 33 Minutes
San Diego residents endured a 33 minute blackout as Army searchlights probed the night to identify planes later labeled friendly. The Fourth Interceptor Command ordered the blackout from 10 40 p m to 11 13 p m Pacific War Time and police stopped downtown traffic while two motorists were arrested for driving during the alarm. All Southern California radio stations were silent during the alert from Oceanside to the Mexican border.
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San Diego
Calif
California
Oceanside
Emu Father Guards Eggs While Mother Feeds Offspring
The male emu spends ten weeks each year incubating eggs and raising young while the female completes her duties after laying. This split in parental roles highlights the species’ unique breeding behavior.
Leaders Pushed Up In New York Stock Session
In New York on April 30 leaders gained ground as buying power lifted the market fractions to more than two points at the best levels, though the path to recovery remained uneven from the prior day.
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New York
Soldiers Abroad United States Troops Reach Australia
Sgt Robert E Martin of Frederick counts his comrades down under as US forces stream to Australia. Martin, a former A and P clerk, reports the country’s beauty cordial people and reliable mail. Also in service are Pfc Robert N Maddox of Baltimore and Corp Leonard A Thomas of Lewistown, with three other former A and P employees listed.
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United States
Australia
Frederick County
Robert E. Martin
Frederick
A. and P
Set Martin
Martin
Robert Martin
Westminster
U. S. Army Medical Corps
Pfc
Robert N. Maddox
Baltimore
May Ellen Yinger
East Third Street
Maddox
Corp
Leonard A. Thomas
Lewistown
Sgt. Martin
A. and
Local soldiers sent to service and one natural wonder
Pvt. Thomas O'Hara enlisted in March 1941 and is now in Panama. Pvt. John Coran, from Jefferson, joined the air corps in Florida about three months ago. Bur ton M. Creager recently enlisted in the Navy and is stationed at Norfolk Virginia. The only life found in Great Salt Lake is a small brine shrimp.
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Thomas O'Hara
Franklin Street
Army
Panama
John Coran
Jefferson
Air Corps
Florida
Burton M. Creager
Navy
Norfolk, Va
Great Salt Lake
Utah
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Allison
Bia
Lin
Times Square
Broadway
47Th Street
Taft
Alfred Lewis
Mgr
New York Times ‘Square
Radio City
Bing & Bing Management
Blue Ridge
HAM
Frederick County Products, Inc
Kate
Tom
Rumford
Bor ES
Rhode Island
Yale
Pillsbury’s
Margarine
G. L. Baking CO
Maryland Biscuit CO
Loose Wiles Biscuit CO
CHEEZ
Ivory Soap
Ise
Camay D Cakes
Lord Calvert Coffee
Morton's
Sunsweet Prunes
Wb. Pks
National Biscuit CO
Libby
Crisco
Chipso
Ige
Acre
McCleery’s
Frederick, MD
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