City Reads Ahead to New Time Next Monday
Frederick residents prepare for daylight time shift next Monday advancing clocks one hour to 2 am and adjusting routines. dairymen plan milking and carriers adapt as railroads and industries align with war time terminology announced by Washington officials.
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Frederick
Board of Education
Ordini
Washington
Dai
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Brunswick
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Market Trends Show Mixed Movements on February 27
New York stocks moved in opposite directions with steels and specialties posting gains while leaders in other sectors edged in small fractions. Trading was sluggish except for some large blocks of low-priced issues, and the ticker tape often paused near the fourth hour.
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New York
President seeks 500 million loan for China
President Roosevelt has asked Congress to approve a 500 million dollar loan for China. The White House said he sent a letter to Speaker Rayburn requesting approval. Republican and Democratic leaders conferred with Morgenthau and Jones who explained the request and agreed to support it. Rayburn to introduce the resolution at noon and release the text of the President’s letter.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
China
White House
Rayburn
House
Admiral Nimitz reports severe damage to Japan forces
In Honolulu, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz states U S Navy air and sea attacks have inflicted severe damage on Japanese forces and bases. He outlines progress of the campaign and emphasizes sustained pressure against the enemy.
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Admiral Nimitz
Honolulu
Chester W
Soldier Missing After War Break In The Islands
A soldier is reported missing after a break in the war in the islands. No word has been received since the incident though a letter written in November was delivered to his family about three weeks ago.
Pontianak City Might Fall to Japanese Forces
Netherlands Indies high command reported unconfirmed reports that Pontianak on the west coast of Dutch Borneo had been occupied by Japanese forces. Tokyo radio had claimed Pontianak’s occupation, and Pemangkat landings 85 miles north were acknowledged by the Dutch last week, marking the first confirmation in Batavia.
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Batavia
N. E
Netherlands Indies
Mussolini Listening To His Masters Voice
Berlin reports Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering, head of the German air force, has been in Italy since last Tuesday and spent hours with Premier Mussolini. Goering was in Rome from Friday to today, inspecting German air force units in southern Italy.
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Berlin
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Italy
Mussolini
Goering
Rome
Prosperity Shortens Life of U S Paper Money
The House Ways and Means Committee reports that brisk business turnover reduces average life of dollar bills from nine to seven months. As a result the 1943 printing appropriation rose by 1 060 935 to supply 16 200 000 extra sheets of currency.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Singapore Defenders Sink Enemy Craft Across Johore Strait
British forces in Singapore said three small enemy boats appeared in the Johore Strait yesterday and one was sunk as defenders strengthened their hold. Artillery on Singapore Island fired on troops advancing toward Johore Bahru while air reconnaissance tracked Japanese troop movements. King George VI sent a message of support as residents showed calm amid threat. Chinese paper Sag Tang Pao expressed belief Singapore could endure a combined land and sea assault if needed.
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Johore Strait
Johore Bahru
Britain
Rissiarz
China
George VI
Sir Shelton
Malay Peninsula
Chungking
Sag Tang Pao
Malaya
Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
United States
Marshall Islands
Bangka Strait
Sumatra
Borneo
Aptbonna
Koepang
Kolbane
Timor
Red Cross Checks On Condition Of Soldier
Pfc. Richard M. Seachrist confined to Fort Ord station hospital in Monterey California is seriously ill but expected to recover His mother Mrs. Raymond Seachrist of Braddock Heights thanks the Frederick County Red Cross Home Service for help The telegram notifying her of the illness prompted rapid contact by Edward D Storm executive secretary of the county chapter with the hospital and doctors. Seachrist served three years in Panama and reenlisted in 1940 He was injured on maneuvers in the Carolinas last fall but infection after an operation worsened his condition
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Richard M. Seachrist
Fort Ord
Monterey
Cal
Raymond Seachrist
Braddock Heights
Home Service
Red Cross
Seachr
Edward D. Storm
Frederick County
Storm
Pfc
Seachrist
Panama
Carolinas
California
Axis Forces Drive British Far Beyond Bengasi
Cairo reports the British have fallen back about 100 miles from Bengasi under Axis attacks described as of considerable strength. The Middle East communiqué notes movements toward Marana about 85 miles east with further advances near Slonta and Derna areas as Axis forces press the region.
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Cairo
Bengasi
Middle East
Hyi Marana
Slonta
Jighily
Beiang
Derna
Trenaiva
Liekstenst
Ety
Singapore Guns Rumored Shift Toward Malaya
A British military commentator suggested Singapores coastal defense guns could be aimed at Japanese troop concentrations on the Malayan mainland north of the Johore Strait. He noted defenses were built to repel sea attack, not inland assault, while Burma reports said British forces remained on the Salween river's west bank after Moulmein evacuation.
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London
Singapore
Johore Strait
Burma
Salween
Moulmein
Australia Moves Secret Defense Measures During War
The Australian government enacted secret defense steps decided yesterday as bombs FTL against Japanese forces. Australian airmen attacked Japanese shipping in Rabaul harbor with undisclosed results. Japanese forces landed on Amboina Island near the Dutch base, advancing toward Amboina airport.
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Melcourne
New Britain
Bismarck Archipelago
Rabaul
Amboina
Henderson Named Federal Price Administrator Nominee
President Roosevelt submitted the nomination of Leon Henderson to the Senate on February 2. Henderson had previously served as acting administrator and would lead the Federal Price Administration if confirmed.
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Henderson
Washington
Leon Henderson
Senate
Roosevelt
Japanese Private Details War Propaganda and Capture
Suzuki, a Japanese private captured in the Philippines, recounts his unit’s landing at Mauban, the fall of Manila, and being surrounded by American lines. He says Japan could not invade the Americas and that Germans promised aid, while noting Japanese officials had allegedly lied to soldiers about the war’s scope. He expresses willingness to work and hopes for reuniting with Japan after the war if honor and conditions permit.
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Clark Lee
Batan Peninsula
Pi—Jiro Suzuki
Ling
Suzuki
Ie ‘al Am
Osaka
America
Philippines
Manila
Hermonia
Olongapo
Olongapoa
Japan
Germany
American
Pacific
Hawaii
Luzon
County Exceeds Victory Campaign Book Drive Totals
County reports strong returns with Emmitsburg Frederick and Middletown surpassing quotas. Emmitsburg sent 585 and 357 above its goal, Frederick has 2,602 received toward 1,128, and Middletown delivered 367, 220 over its 147 quota. Seven districts remain unreported as city depots are reevaluated. Books go to Baltimore for sorting before distribution to camps.
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Emmitsburg
Louise Sebild
Frederick
Middletown
Noah
Kefauver
Leslie N. Coblentz
Baltimore
C. Burr Artz Library
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Frederick County Board of Education
George Culler
Conserve Printing Supplies, Board Warns
The War Production Board says domestic and Canadian newsprint should meet ordinary needs and no ink shortage for black printing ink. It predicts a roughly one quarter cut in colored ink production and urges conservation of paper ink type metal plates wire and photographic chemicals.
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Washington
War Production Board
Still Hoping To Get Out Of Deficit For USPS
Washington reports Postmaster General Walker told the House Appropriations committee that the postal service could swing from a $17.4 million deficit in the current year to a potential $848 thousand profit next year if no hitches arise. Previous fiscal years showed deficits of $41.6 million and $4.68 million.
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Washington
Uncle Sam's Postal Service
Invie
Walker
House Appropriations Committee
Desperate Effort To Save Child's Life Fails
Takoma Park February report: H Thomas, 26, government printing office employee, tried resuscitation on his two year old son Michael Irving Thomas, ill with intestinal influenza, after the baby stopped breathing. Rescue squad summoned, child died at hospital hours later.
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Takoma Park
H. Thomas
Government Printing Office
Washington
Michael Irving Thomas
Thomas
Thurmont man burned at Dixie gas station
Quentin Seiss of Thurmont sustained third degree burns to his left leg Thursday afternoon at the Dixie filling station in Thurmont. He spilled gasoline on his trousers while pumping fuel and lighting a match caused the fire. He was badly burned and is receiving home treatment.
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Thurmont
Quentin Seiss
Dixie
Battle of Bataan Defenders Repel Japanese Attacks
General MacArthur reported that defenders on the Bataan Peninsula repulsed renewed Japanese offensives, with two divisions thrown at American Filipino lines. West coast fighting saw the invaders forced back to the shore, while an east coast assault near Pilar was halted by artillery before breaking through.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Batan
Philippines
Tyo
War Department
South China Sea
Manila Bay
Pilar
Corregidor
MacArthur
Pacific
Peatt Harbor
Batan West Coast
Tatori
6Th
63Rh
Nara
65Th
Russ Advance 55 Miles On Ukraine Front
Russian forces pushed 55 miles into Ukraine defeating Nazi units including the Elite Guards battalion. Reports say 350 German officers and men were killed near Kalin and a village captured. Heavy fighting continued on the southern German Russian front despite blizzards.
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Ukraine
Moscow
Leningrad
Crimea
Raine
Red Army
Kalin Front
U S Fiscal Affairs In Good Shape Says Morgenthau
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau testified before a House subcommittee that the 1943 appropriations bill for the Treasury and Post Office departments reflects a stronger national fiscal position than in World War I. He cited stock and commodity stability and expressed cautious optimism with safeguards in place. The testimony accompanied the bill sent to the House for the fiscal year starting July 1.
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Washington
Treasury and
Post Office Departments
Congress
Treasury
Morgenthau
House
Treasury and Post Office Department
Japanese On Kadu Island Blasted By Allied Bombers
Allied bombers attacked Japanese forces on Kadu Island in the Salween River estuary between Moulmein and Martaban on Feb 2 per an RAF communique. The notice to Washington notes offensive action and strategic targeting in Burma during World War II.
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Rangoon
Burma
Kadu
Salween River
Moulmein
Martaban
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Pontianak
U. S
Strait of Johore
Island
Australia
Manchukuo
Mauban
Lateran
Jies
mid-Pacific
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Kadu Island
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