Fined $200 After Fatal Auto Wreck On Dec 17
Berle Burris 52 of Millington Md was fined $200 and costs for vehicular manslaughter in the death of County Commissioner Lloyd Kennedy of Kent County in a crash near Frederick. Kennedy died in Frederick City Hospital hours after the December 17 collision as his party returned from Charles Town races. Six others were injured. Burris admitted drinking some beer before the crash.
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Lloyd Kennedy
Kent County
Mt. Carmel
Frederick
Berle Burris
Millington
Edward J. Smith
Kennedy
Frederick City
Burris
Charles Town
W. Va
Baltimore
Phyllis Lambright
O'Hara
Ben Heller
Heller
Buck
Warren Davis
Monrovia
Lambright
Harry C. Lambright
William M. Storm
Richard E. Zimmerman
Destroyer Losses Outpace World War I Figures
New York on February 2 reports that during World War II destroyer losses exceed twice those of World War I. Present conflict shows 425 destroyers sunk versus 185 in 1914 to 1918. Increased global patrols and aviation likely drive the gap.
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New York
Attorney General of Montana Declares He Won’t Seek Re Election
Lt. Col. John W. Bonner, Helena attorney general and assistant staff judge advocate, told the Associated Press in London that he does not plan to run for reelection because he is serving in the Army. He asked if the AP could help spread the message. Montana papers are asked to note the statement.
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London
John W. Bonner
Helena
Mont
Associated Press
Fleet Street
Montana
FBI arrests 18 in drug aided draft evasion ring
Federal agents say 18 Washington men including an orchestra leader and a postal worker used drugs to fake high blood pressure to fail induction at Fort Myer Virginia. Hoard said 15 tested positive for the drug and one registrant fell violently ill. Charges include evasion and false statements. Stewart named among those charged.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Fort Myer
Hoover
Samuel Albert Stewart
Stewart
Everett M
Washie” Bratcher
Richmond
Justice Department
Flight School At Mount To Be Closed
The Naval Air Cadet course at Mt. St. Marys College will end not later than the May training session finish date. Rev Fr Carl Fives, CAA War Training Service coordinator for the Navy, said the two year program for Naval Air cadets is terminating at Mount. About 120 cadets in flight training and over 200 deck officer trainees at Mount affected, while the deck officer program continues.
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Naval Air Cadet
Mt. St. Mary's College
Carl Fives
Civil Aeronautics Administration
War Training Service
Navy Department
Navy
U. S. Air Forces
Gettysburg
John P. Morris
CAA Training Service
Naval Air Cadets
the Mount
Mt. St. Mary's
Jap Plane Shot Down by Lieut. Thomas
Jan 29 advanced South Pacific airbase report: six of 16 Japanese interceptors shot down over Rabaul New Britain. Wake Avengers Marine fighter squadron reached 68 kills in 27 days. Maj Julius V Ireland from Baltimore became an ace with five planes and a Zero downed. Lt Frank C Thomas of Martinsburg West Virginia shot one down. Bombers protected and unharmed. Lieut Thomas is son of Frank C Thomas and Mrs Nell Chantler Thomas.
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South Pacific
Rabaul
New Britain
Wake Avengers Marine
Julius V. Ireland
Baltimore
Frank C. Thomas
Martinsburg
W. Va
Thomas
Buckeystown
Nell Chantler Thomas
Hood
Local men to depart for Camp Lee for military service
Four colored men from the local Draft Board One area leave this afternoon for Camp Lee Virginia to begin service. They have completed three week furloughs. Names are Joan L. Jackson acting corporal Samuel R. Palm Calvin P. Brown and Clarence A. Cooper.
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Camp Lee
Joan L. Jackson
Samuel R. Palm
Calvin P. Brown
Clarence A. Cooper
Marines Hit Roi Namur Invasion Of Marshalls
Rumble of bombs and shells continues as U S forces land on Roi and Namur islands in the Kwajalein atoll. Preliminary landings yesterday pave the way for a massive assault with 5 000 tons of naval shells and air bombardment.
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Roi Island
Kwajjalein
Marshall Islands
Roi
Namur Islands
Kwajalein Atoll
Marshalls
Roi and
Namur
William F. Halsey
Japan
Richard L. Connolly
Halsey
Solicitation Of Marriages Ban Upheld
Annapolis February 2 The Court of Appeals upheld the 1943 act forbidding advertising for soliciting or performing marriage ceremonies reversing a Cecil County circuit court ruling Anna L Clay faced charges for violating the statute The court held the signs fraud on the public not aligned with the ministerial calling and not practiced by respectable ministers Chief Judge Sloan wrote the opinion
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Annapolis
Court of Appeals
Circuit Court of
Cecil County
Anna L. Clay
D. Lindley Sloan
Vatican Charge Sparks Soviet Catholic Clash
Washington reports a Russian writer accusing the Vatican of pro Fascist policy prompting a Catholic leader Msgr Fulton J Sheen to charge Russia is preparing a separate peace with Germany. Sheen says Soviet censorship blocks religion while noting Vatican condemnations across languages.
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Washington
Vatican
Russia
Germany
Msgr
Fulton Jsheen
Catholic University
Radio Catholic Hour
Izvestia
Dmitri Petrov
Msgr. Sheen
William D. Byron Liberty Ship Launch Today
The William D. Byron Liberty ship launching at Bethlehem Fairfield shipyard is rescheduled for today after wind delays. The vessel honors the late U S representative from western Maryland, killed in a 1948 plane crash near Atlanta, and will be sponsored by his widow.
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Baltimore
William D. Byron
Bethlehem Fairfield
U. S
Snow hazards warn motorists in western Maryland counties
State Roads Commission in the Sixth Road district warns drivers that travel is hazardous in Allegany and Garrett counties as a snowstorm drops about 2 to 4 inches. Locals in Hagerstown noted slick roads and urged caution for early February travel.
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Maryland
Hagerstown
State Roads Commission
Sixth Road District
Allegany
Garrett
No Gasoline For Spaniards No Gasoline For Spaniards
Spain orders all private cars and motorcycles off the streets to conserve fuel as Washington's oil shipment ban is enforced. Taxis see reduced gasoline, and police halt traffic while Berlin calls Buenos Aires rumors cloak room news amid Axis-Spain tensions.
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London
Washington
Spain
Berlin
Buenos Aires
Anthony Edén
House of Commons
Papers To Suspend On Two February Holidays
New York papers World Telegram Sun Post Journal American and Brooklyn Eagle plan to suspend publication on Lincoln's Birthday February 12 and Washington's Birthday February 22 to save newsprint. If a national emergency arises they will resume normal publication. This would mark the first time such a suspension occurred.
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New York
uPi
Lincoln
Washington
World-Telegram
Sun, Post
Journal-American
Brooklyn Eagle
Europe
Russians Believed Crossing Into Estonia Frontline Push
Allied dispatches report Gen. Leonid Govorov's Leningrad front pushing into Estonia after capturing Kingisepp and Kei kine near Narva. Soviet forces advance 30 miles across the frontier, seizing towns, inflicting German losses, while Estonian leaders announce border reach amid Moscow salutes. Berlin notes German lines shrinking across northern, western fronts.
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London
Leonid A. Govorov
Leningrad Front
Kingisepp
Keikine
Narva
Narova
Estonia
Govorov
Gulf of Finland
Lake Samro
Red Army
Valova
Russia
Stalin
Moscow
Osmino
Luga
K. A. Meretskov
M. M. Popov
Novosokolniki
Moscow War Bulletin
Ukraine
Berlin
Lake Ilmen
Vitebsk
White Russia
Kirovograd
Belaya Tserkov
Dnepropetrovsk
Nikopol
Berlin in Ruined Silence as RAF Strikes Persist
London reports RAF Mosquito bombers hit Berlin for the fourth time in six nights. One plane lost. January totals show 16 500 tons on Germany, 9 300 tons in Berlin across six raids. Other western targets unnamed. Dispatches quote Berlin as a dead city with forecasts of further raids.
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London
RAF
Berlin
Air Ministry
Germany
Reich
Stockholm
Groundhog Predicts Six Weeks Of Winter Weather
A groundhog named G. Hog warned of six weeks of winter as morning skies cleared then turned cloudy. The animal, quickly retreating from the entrance to its lair, signaled advancing unsettled weather in a lighthearted local weather note.
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Groundhog
G-Hog
Allies Break Nazi Line Near Cassino and Push Forward
Allied forces north of Cassino shattered parts of the Gustav Line and pressed deeper in a grim fight as reinforcements arrive at the Anzio beachhead. American and French troops drive toward Terelle while French and American units push from Cassino through the Malian area amid heavy German resistance.
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Algiers
Cassino
Gustav Line
Anzio
Liburia
Campeleone
Rome
Cisterna
Fifth Army
U. S
Terelle
Mt. Manna
Paul Devinck
Henri Giraud
Italy
Devinck
Tobruk Bhunk
Africa
Western Desert
Radio France
Compoleone
Berlin
Malian
Town Feasts After Sea Washes Crabs Ashore
Rehoboth Beach Del Feb 21 A sea phenomena saved hundreds of ration points as residents harvested soft shell crabs washed ashore by a heavy tide. Crab salad and fried crab headed most menus in homes and hotels today.
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Rehoboth Beach
Del
Newburg
Administration Wins Test Vote In Senate
The administration's federal ballot bill for the armed services won its first Senate test today with defeat of a states rights amendment aimed at restoring local registration and poll tax payments as voting qualifications for those in uniform.
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Washington
Armed Services
Senate
War Food Administration predicts cheese supply per capita
The War Food Administration announced that the civilian cheese allotment in 1944 is expected to be slightly more than four pounds per person, about a pound less than the 1943 level. The statement reflects ongoing rationing policies as the war effort continues.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WEA
Invasion Opens With Light Casualties At Kwajalein
Eyewitness reports from Joint Expeditionary Flagship describe rapid early success on Kwajalein Atoll and nearby Roi Namur as U S Army and Marine forces seize ten islet beachheads. Resistance is light, with over 40 Japanese killed and many captured while air and naval bombardment devastates the target area.
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Associated Press
Joint Expeditionary
Kwajalein Ato
Marine
Kwajalein
Rui
Namur Islands
Marshalls
Roi
Namur
Japan
Kwajalein Island
Correspondents Report On-Spot Radio News From Kwajalein Battle
War correspondents aboard the U S flagship near Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands for the first time in this war transmitted eye witness accounts directly from the battle. Navy officials say authorization to radio civilian reporters reflects confidence in fleet power and aims to speed home news within security limits. A 34 correspondent team plus three photographers and one news reel cameraman covered the Kwajalein operation, the largest press corps yet sent to a Pacific action.
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U. S
Kwajalein Atoll
Marshall Islands
Pacific
Associated Press
United Press
International News Service
Reuters
Chester W. Nismitz
Navy Command
Adm. Nimitz
Pacific Naval
Kwajalein
USO To Hold Open House For Third Anniversary
In observance of the USO third anniversary a local club opens its doors Friday from seven to eleven for public visits. Nationally about 3 000 USO clubs mark the day with open houses to show what contributions have built for service members. The Frederick club offers bowling, dancing, writing letters, rest, pool, and a snack bar with dances monthly and smaller events. Governor O Conor urges Marylanders to visit USO clubs February 14 in honor of the anniversary. Chinese jubilant over American troops landing in the Marshall Islands hails it as a crack in Japan s Siegfried Line and signals a likely showdown with the Japanese navy.
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USO Club
Frederick
Pythian Castle
Francis Scott Key
Urges
Annapolis
O'Conor
Chungking
Marshall Islands
Japan
Pacific
United States
B F Shriver Company Wins War Food A Award
Westminster Maryland February twenty one B F Shriver Company with plants in Westminster New Windsor and Littlestown announced it has been awarded the War Food Administration achievement A first processing industry in the state to receive the designation The company operates three canning plants employing 706 workers in season The A requires ability to use existing facilities wartime production ingenuity cooperation with government in developing and producing food effective management overcoming production obstacles satisfactory labor relations including avoidance of work stoppages training of additional labor low absenteeism accident prevention air health and sanitation Additional water connections to local homes were cut off the week according to Collector Harry C Castle because some notified to settle back accounts by Monday or face temporary water tax complied with the requirement and payments One property remains without water after shut off two weeks ago with no payments forthcoming
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Westminster
B. F. Shriver Company
New Windsor
Littlestown
War Food Administration
Harry C. Castle
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Leif Erickson
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