Submarines Sink Five Japanese Vessels In Pacific Action
American submarines added to their Pacific toll by sinking a destroyer a tanker and three cargo ships totaling 43 300 tons and damaging two more ships. The official tally now stands at 148 enemy ships sunk or damaged since the war began with Guadalcanal operations also noted.
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Washington
America
Pacific
Japans
Navy
Anw
Japan
Western Pacific
China Sea
Omni
Guadalcanal
Solomons
Knox
United States
Honolulu
Thomas B. Klaksing
Annapolis
Klakring
Wave
Mailing White Cross Christmas Seals Here
The local health department mailed about 3,300 letters inviting purchases of White Cross Christmas Seals to fund tuberculosis fighting. A minimum $3,700 is expected from seal buyers. Some subscribers moved away for war work, increasing unclaimed returns. seals are available from health department officials in Winchester Hall Frederick. The stamp design evokes a Currier and Ives style with a rustic winter scene.
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Health Department
Winchester Hall
Frederick
Currier and Ives
Answers To War Quiz and Pearl Harbor Phrase Controversy
fragmentary OCR notes mention General Thomas F. Hol i as Marine Commandant and a Navy chaplain aboard a Pearl Harbor ship. The page references a war quiz, a six 3-inch gun, and a claimed phrase the Lord and Pass the Am, all unclear in context.
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Qeetans
Uec
Thomas F. Hol
Commandant of the Marine
LN Navy
Pearl Harbor
Phebus Sentenced to Three Months for Assault on Officer
Harry E Phebus West Church street was in Police Court charged with assault and battery on Officer Martin L Kanade. Magistrate Bennett withheld final sentence pending a medical evaluation but later sentenced Phebus to three months in the Maryland House of Correction. Phebus appealed and was remanded on $750 bond. The hearing explored alleged mental unsoundness blamed by the father on a head injury years earlier.
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Harry Edgar
Moppy" Phebus
West Church Street
Martin L. Kanadé
Maryland House of Correction
Ah Bennetts
Phobus
Bennett
Harry E. Phebus
Phebus
Kanode
Nestle Paecifeian
Offcera Kamode
Trump
Kanade
Population figures show Baltimore area growth
The U S Census reports Baltimore City and surrounding counties totaling 1 126 000 residents, up 49 percent since 1940, with the 1940 total at 1 083 300. The Washington area rises to 1 151 000 as of May 1, reflecting regional population gains. Auction at West Patrick street clears over 1500 in items from J J Cronenburg Co. sale.
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Baltimore
United States
Baltimore City
Anne Arundel
Baltimore Post Office
Postoffice
Census Bureau
Washington
District of Columbia
Montgomery
Prince George
Maryland
Alexandria
Arlington County
Virginia
Norfolk
J. J. Cronenburg and Co
West Patrick Street
Emmett R. Bowlus
Moneer
Winchester
Loudoun County
Alexandra
Annapolis
Bowlus
BR. L. Kelly
Sain
Auction of War Bonds to Be Held Thursday in Winchester Hall
Jaycee committeemen announced an auction of war bonds and stamps to raise funds, despite a rationing board rejection for a donation. Sealed bids open at 7:30 p.m. with items ranging from coffee and sugar to jewelry and farm implements. Local merchants donated goods while a radio spot package will be auctioned to sponsors.
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Winchester Hall
Emmett R. Bowlus
Audi
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Government declares war on useless questionnaires
Washington reports the joint committee on production of nonessential federal expenditures attacked mass questionnaires. Senator Vandenberg and witnesses like C. M. Van Kirk and John J. Feldman described forms as burdensome, with 24 000 word filling instructions, questioning new cosmetic products and vitamin pill manufacture. The panel aims to probe the need and fate of completed questionnaires.
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Washington
Joint Committee
Philadelpha
Crystal Garer
Vandenberg
R-Mich
C. M. van Kirk
Ambulance Gift Highlights Red Cross Drive at Winchester Hall
The Frederick County Salvage Committee presented the Red Cross Motor Corps with a new ambulance canteen wagon and staff transport at Winchester Hall. Dr. David G. Everhart Jr led the ceremony noting 876 tons scrap yielded 1270.37 dollars for the unit. The event included remarks on scrap drives and a Pearl Harbor anniversary motto.
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Motor Corps
Frederick
American Red Cross
County Salvage Committee
Winchester Hall
C. H. Conley
Red Cross Motor Corps
F. Earle Shriner
J. Gilbert Hann
St. Joseph's Church
Carrollton Manor
James H. Gambrill, Jr
Red Cross
Charles E. Wehler
Everhart
Conley
Frederick County
Pearl Harbor
Fill Er Up Is Now Phrase Of Bygone Day
A Kansas City Bee dispatch notes gas rationing spreads from the East to the West as the phrase fill er up fades. Leaders report varied traffic impacts in St Louis and Kansas City while Governor Coke Stevenson urges Congress to act. Farmers await assurances from OPA on gasoline allocations for farms and ranches despite protests.
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Kansas City
Bee
Stalingrad
West
Dallas
Tex
USC
Winfield
Kas
St. Louis
Kansas City Transportation Company
Southwest
Austin
Coke Stevenson
Congress
Potter, Tex
OPA
Leon Henderson
Gas Rationing Sparks Reading of Wartime Woes
The article notes wartime shortages as gas rationing hits the Midwest with high prices and thefts. It mentions Pvt Mitchell at Scott Field and a Wichita scene where a newlywed couple pumps fuel, while overall 1943 output is forecast to reach two thirds of U. S. industrial production per the Department of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt. Mitchell
Gorman Mitchell
Scott Field
United States
Department of Commerce
Trackers Complain Over Mileage Fuel in Albuquerque Riot Risk
In Albuquerque New Mexico tensions rise as more than 2000 trackers protest through the city over insufficient mileage fuel for essential needs. The crowd’s size signals potential unrest amid supply restrictions.
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Albuquerque
N. M
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Byrd
Vandlerberg
Salvage Committee
Purcellville
Horace Gregg
Kenworthy
Berger’s
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Young Patriot Army
Magic Slate Blackboard
Peter Rabbit
Holgate Toys
Creative
Williamsburg
Atu
U.S
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George D. Surprise
Todd
Kavese
Oklahoma
Wichita
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Pvi
Btanley
Ste. Allen
C. C. Carty, Inc
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Carty’s
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