Mail Service Problems Delay Frederick Mail Delivery
Public complaints rise over Baltimore to Thurmont truck mail service after Western Maryland Railway train removal. Delays at Thurmont cause late deliveries to Frederick Woodsboro Westminster Union Bridge and war industries. Officials consider reinstating morning mail train for quicker delivery and reliable connections at Thurmont.
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Baltimore
Thurmont
Guy K. Motier
Western Maryland Railway
Hagerstown
Frederick
Shurmont
Camp Ritchie
Westminster
Union Bridge
Woodsboro
Thurmon
Post Office
Jost
Nome
Allies lose Djebel Mansour as Tunisian fight continues
Allied reports say German and Italian forces captured a dominating height in Tunisia near Djebel Mansour after German counterattacks retook the hill six miles southeast of Bou Arada. Air action in the Tunisian arena was limited by bad weather, with Axis losses rising to 26 planes destroyed for only four American ships lost.
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North Africa
Tunisia
Djebel Mansour
Pont du Fahs
Bou Arada
Tunisian
Gabes
Gafsa
Raf Spit
Unitter Pour Tow Oh
Commitments Seen Outpacing U S Capacity
Washington lawmakers warned that lend lease, military, and foreign relief promises may outstrip shipping and manpower. They cited Agriculture Secretary Wickard's testimony on lagging agriculture commitments and feared a large foreign relief request exceeding feasible supply, with over 200 million dollars sought by the Lehman committee for relief and rehabilitation.
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Washington
Wickard J
Herbert H. Lehman
Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation Committee
Brunswick Sues Over Water Bill Dispute
The Brunswick Mayor and Council file suit in Circuit Court against Charles Altiand and L. Jacobs trading as Crystal Ice Company, seeking $1,021.02 for water charges. The complaint cites excess bills of $456 for the quarter ending Aug 31 and $343.60 for the quarter ending Nov 30, with adjustments that reduce the August 31 bill by $325.14.
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Brunswick
Charles Altiand
Jacobs
Crystal Ice Company
William M. Storm
IMI
Ine
Eisenhower Chosen Commander In Chief For Allies
Allied Headquarters in North Africa announced Dwight D. Eisenhower as commander in chief of all Allied forces establishing a North African theater of operations. Feb. 64. The announcement names Eisenhower to lead coordinated Allied efforts in the region.
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Allied
North Africa
Allied Force Headquarters
Uen
Dwight Lb. Lisenihower
Legal Panel To Hear Pleasure Driving Cases
The new OPA legal panel heard charges of exceeding the Victory speed limit of 35 miles per hour and will likely handle "pleasure driving" cases and other rationing infractions. State enforcement official Thomas E. Pilsch said the panel can review all OPA rule violations and report to state headquarters for action while the local gasoline panel also deals with such charges.
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OPA
Thomas E. Pilsch
Baltimore
Informeo
Pilsch
Jewelry theft at Smith home mystery lodger
Police probe an alleged jewel heist at 431 East Patrick street from the home of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Smith. A man posing as an army lodger registered as D. R. Sullivan of Riverside California, paid in advance, then vanished after a brief search of a bedroom. Items missing include an Elgin wrist watch a bracelet a gold cigarette ring and a shirt stud valued around 100 the thief hinted at other valuables but did not take them. Mrs. Smith found the loss Thursday and reported the incident to police who have few clues.
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William C. Smith
East Patrick Street
D. R. Sullivan
Riverside
Calif
Grippe
Flef
Brereton Heads U S Forces In Middle East
Maj. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton, commander of U S Air Forces in the Middle East, succeeds Lieut. Gen. Frank M. Andrews as commander of all American forces in the area. Andrews becomes commander of U S forces in the European theater. Eisenhower, now in French North Africa, had held the top European post.
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Cairo
Lewis H. Brereton
U. S
Middle East
Frank M. Andrews
General Andrews
Dwight D. Eisenhower
French North Africa
London
Trucking Firm Office Gutted in Morning Fire
Fire gutted the Charlton Bros Transportation office in Mid dle Alley between Fourth and Fifth streets, spreading to the roof of a nearby garage. A kerosene stove explosion started the blaze at about 7:30 am, drawing a general alarm. Firemen quickly controlled the flames. loss included furniture and office equipment, with no estimate yet of total damage. The owner was away in Hagerstown and insurance was reported.
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Charlton Bros. Transportation Company
Middle Alley
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Hagerstown
Seamen Cleared by Naval Subcommittee Probe
Washington February investigation into reports that union sailors refused to unload ships at Guadalcanal concluded with a clean bill of health for seamen. Chairman Magnuson and Representatives Bonner and Herbert said the stories were untrue after hearing testimony from Navy officials and Beacon Journal sources.
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Washington
House Naval Subcommittee
Guadalcanal
Charles C. Miller
Aktor
Beacon Journal
Navy
Knox
Helen Waterhouse
Mondas
Magnuson
Three More Axis Supply Ships Sunk
London reports three Axis supply ships and a tanker sunk and another supply ship set ablaze in the central Mediterranean by British submarines. Associate Judge Patrick M. Schnauffer, injured in a YMCA gym incident, remains home but plans to return to duties next week using crutches for several weeks.
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Schnauffer
Patrick M
Mt. Pleasant
Court House
Hitler at his military headquarters report from Zurich
Reuters dispatch from Zurich says reports indicate Adolf Hitler is at his military headquarters and has recently been photographed The notice references a theory circulated after Hitler did not speak at the 10th Nazi anniversary and suggests Germany may mourn Russia setbacks due to his death.
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London
Reuters
Zurich
Switzerland
Adolf Hitler
Mitley
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Hitler
Russians Push Deeper Into Ukraine and Threaten Kursk
Soviet communiques reported Red Army advances across Ukraine around Kursk and Kharkov, capturing key railway points including Izyum Stary Oskol Skorodyne Olbkovatka Veliki Burluk and Yama. Forces closed on Slavyansk as the Donets basin and Voroshilovgrad remained under threat while Rostov remained exposed to multiple axes.
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London
Ukraine
Kursk
Caucasus
Rostov
Red Army
Izyum
Kharkov
Stary Oskol
Skorodyne
Belgorod
Olbkovatka
Veliki-Burluk
Yama
Krasny Liman
Donets
Voroshilovgrad
Seventeen Axis Spies Executed in Algeria Broadcast
London reported that seventeen Axis parachutists captured in French North Africa were executed after a Constantine tribunal. The group, wearing civilian clothes, included Germans Arabs and Fascist Frenchmen. Two additional agents were executed in Algiers and others sentenced in absentia or to hard labor.
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London
French North Africa
Algiers
Constantine
France
Morocco
Morocco Radio
Just A Prelude To What Lies Ahead
Striking miners at the Maxwell mine of the H C Frick Coke Company chose to stay idle after two U M W organizers urged a return to work. The walkout began Monday in protest of three layoffs. A further meeting is planned at La Belle. UMA President John L. Lewis and District 4 leader William J. Hynes had wired the men to end the strike, calling it a contract violation.
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Brownsville
Maxwell
H. C. Frick Coke Company
United Mine Workers
John Komolo
John Krannich
District 4
la Belle
UMA
John L. Lewis
William J. Hynes
Eighth Air Force says 25 German planes destroyed in raids
London report states U S Eighth Air Force claims destruction of at least 25 German planes during large scale raids on north west Germany on Wednesday.
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London
Germany
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Two Medium Bombers Crash Killing Fourteen Near Newberry
Public relations officials at Greenville Army Air Base announced fourteen airmen were killed when two medium bombers collided in mid air during a routine training flight south of Newberry South Carolina. The wreckage spread across a farm and pine woods as witnesses reported bodies and wreckage over a wide area.
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Greenville
D. C
Greenville Army Air Base
Newberry
S. C
Cray
Tampa
Fla
Miete Wats
H. T. Long
al Pine Woods
Hubert Carlisle
Finland May Soon Drop Out Of War
Washington reports skeptical on European peace talks with Germany while British and Russian negotiations with Finland are seen as possible. Casablanca pledge of unconditional surrender is viewed as derailing Axis settlement. Observers cite Britain open to Finland armistice with the Soviet Union, while the U.S. remains wary. Schoenfeld conveyed Finn details to Roosevelt amid food worries.
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Washington
Germany
Finland
Casablanca
Roosevelt
Churchill
Italy
Japan
Soviet Union
Great Britain
United States
H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld
Schoenfeld
Palermo Bombed Again as Allied Air Raid Hits Sicily
Allied aircraft raid Palermo in northern Sicily with explosive and fire bombs causing slight damage and unknown casualties. Rome says three raiders were shot down by anti aircraft fire and a Maltese submarine failed to return to base amid renewed North African air battles.
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Cairo
iPi
Taiyuitenia-Tunisia Spontern
Palermo
Sicily
Rome
Communque
All Aboard Army Plane Are Killed In Crash
A military plane crashed on a farm seven miles southwest of Clinton late last night killing seven men aboard. Coroner John Harrington of De Witt County confirmed the deaths after inspecting wreckage. Soldiers from Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois, handled the scene as investigators began. Names of victims were not released immediately.
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Clinton. Ti
Clinton
John Harrington
de Witt County
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Action in Solomons Still in Preliminary Stage Knox Says
Secretary Knox reported that both Japanese and American air and surface forces have suffered moderate losses in the developing Solomon Islands battle. He said there was nothing yet to indicate the Japanese objective or the enemy’s potential force. The action remains preliminary with no major ships sunk, and American troops continued advancing along Guadalcanal’s northwest coast with patrols reaching Tassafaronga area.
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Washington
Solomon Islands
Knox
Navy
Solomons
North
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Tassafaronga
Umasani River
Quota Reached in USO Drive Countywide Effort
Announcement by Roger B Wolfe general chair man states the $15000 quota for the county has been reached with reports suggesting it may be exceeded. He cites gasoline rationing as limiting fund solicitation and credits Frederick High School Victory Corps and committee members for cooperation. Funds assist USO China Relief and Prisoners Relief.
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Roger B. Wolfe
Wolfe
Frederick High School Victory Corps
Lewis R. Derribaugh
A. C. Stine
Charles McC. Mathias
William T. Dela Plaine
James H. Falk
C. M. Young
Ignatius Bjorlee
Henry J. Stahr
James H. Gampbrill, Jr
Robert L. Smith
United Service Organizations
China Relief
Prisoners Relief Committee
Two Farms Sold At Public Sales Here Today
A large crowd attended public sales at the Court House this morning. An 60 acre tract along the Creagerstown Lewistown road sold to Talmage L. Watkins for 64700. A five and three quarter acre timber lot near the Lewistown fish hatchery sold to Masten Long for 29. A 106 acre Benton Stull farm on the Lewistown Creagerstown road sold to Gilmore R. Flautt for 7120. Executors were Harvey W. Whitmore C Elroy Whitmore and Steiner Whitmore with Leslie N. Coblentz as attorney and Emmett R. Bowlus as auctioneer.
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Court House
Tucdona Ai
Waritime Iapu
Creagerstown
Lewistown
Talmage L. Watkins
Masten Long
Harvey WY. Whitmore
C. Elroy Whitmore
Steiner Whitmore
Leslie N. Coblentz
Emmett R. Bowlus
Benton Stull
Lewistown-Creagerstown
Gilmore R. Flautt
William M. Storm
Holden
Felton
Bowlus
To Be Slow To Drop 38 Year Old Men
Washington states that men aged thirty eight seeking discharge from the Army on grounds of age must prove plans to enter an essential industry and be dispensable so their departure will not seriously affect unit efficiency, according to the War Department.
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Washington
Feb
War Department
Japan claims American fleet sunk in Solomons war broadcast
The Berlin radio quoted Japanese sources saying American naval losses include six battleships four aircraft carriers 34 cruisers 31 destroyers and several submarines and minesweepers. No Allied source confirmed these claims and U S Navy officials deny any major fleet engagements in the Solomons area.
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Associated Preg
United States Navy
Berlin
Solomons
Associated Press
Japananes
Death sentence upheld for aiding German flyer in Detroit
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Detroit district court verdict against Max Stephan restaurant owner for harboring and aiding Oberleutnant Hans Peter Krug of the German Air Force. Judge Tuttle had ordered Stephan hanged November 13, 1942, after treason conviction. the sentence was stayed pending appeal.
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Cincinnati
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Detroit
Max Stephan
U. S
Tuttle
Stephan
Hans Peter Krug
Ben Hicks
Krug
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Axis
U.S
Eisenhower
Ledger
Brereton
Gen. Andrews
Trucking Firm
Florida
South Carolina
Secretary
San Ate Tonis, Tex
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