Mustering Out Pay Forms Available Here Tomorrow
World War II veterans may apply for mustering out pay from $100 to $300 under the new law signed by President Roosevelt. Applications become available tomorrow at the Francis Scott Key post American Legion office, 238 A North Market Street, and at the American Legion Home on East Church Street from 7 to 9 p.m. Bring discharge certificate and inscribe current address on the form. Eligibility includes musters after December 6, 1941 with medical or overseas service. certain exclusions apply. Applications to be processed within 30 days with first checks issued after approval. In Baltimore 2,500 applied yesterday at the War Memorial Building. about 75 percent were Negro and most lacked overseas service.
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Armed Services
Roosevelt
William R. Stemmet
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Maryland Veterans Commission
North Market Street
Slemmer
East Church Street
United
Alaska
South America
War and Navy Departments
Balltimore
United States
Pearl Harbor
Baltimore
War Memorial Building
Roosevelt to enter Illinois presidential primary April 11
Springfeld Ill Feb 8 Roosevelt will be entered in the Illinois presidential preferential primary on April 11 chairman Edward P Allen of the Democratic State Central committee said. Annapolis Feb 8 Susan B Anthony Day proclaimed for Feb 15 in honor of the 124th birthday anniversary.
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Springfeld
Ill
Roosevelt
Illinois
Edward P. Allen
Democratic State Central Committee
Annapolis
O'Conor
Susan B. Anthony
Morses And Wounded Die From German Plane Attack
German dive bomber hits an American evacuation hospital on the Anzio beachhead killing 26 and wounding 43 or more, including many nurses and doctors. The attack damages multiple tents and ambulances. authorities note it marks the first American nurses killed by direct enemy action in this war.
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Reynolds Packard
Associated Press
Anzio
John Lardner
Lardner
War Department
Washington
Hancock Has Serious Fire In Hancock Business District
Fire destroyed two buildings and damaged a third in Hancock's business district as wind fanned the flames. Two firemen were slightly injured by an explosion at a grocery store, while residents Harry McKinley and Charles Hahne reported the blaze likely started in a basement. Fire officials credited a brick fire wall and wind direction for limiting damage. no damage estimate was available.
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Hancock
Harry McKinley
Stanley Fulton Radio
the Grill
Charles Hahne
Walter Jackson
Joseph Wolf
Hancock Volunteer Fire Department
Potomac River
McKinley Store
Agitation Against Vatican Continues in Soviet Press
Moscow reports Soviet agitation against the Vatican grows as Tass publishes a New York story about German refugee Leopold Mannaberg’s pamphlet Vatican Policy in Europe. Tass claims the pamphlet highlights the Vatican’s role with Fascists and Nazis and its support of reactionary forces.
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Moscow
Vatican
New York
Tass
Leopold Mannaberg
Europe
Germany
Russia
Allied troops consolidate gains near Tiddim in Burma
A Southeast Asia Command communique reports Allied forces in the Chin Hille sector near Tiddim have consolidated positions and twice ambushed Japanese troops, inflicting considerable casualties.
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New Delhi
Tiddim
Chin Hille
Burma
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Party Line Sparks Fire At Washington Court House Exchange
Too much talking overloaded eight switches and burned out service for 243 farm subscribers, Superintendent Fred Rost said. The incident occurred at the local telephone exchange in Too Washington Court House, Ohio, on February 8.
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Washington Court House
Fred Rost
Rost
Acute Phase Of War Here Says Tokyo Radio
Tokyo radio told Japanese listeners that swift American blows had driven the Central Pacific war into an acute phase moving toward a world balancing battle. It claimed American tactics aim to destroy Japan's strategic structure and warned of intensified fighting across the Pacific theaters including the Marshall Islands and the Gilberts as U.S. production grows.
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New York
Tokyo Radio
Central Pacific
America
Pacific
U. S
Marshalls
Gilbert Islands
Bismarck Island
New Guinea
Marshall Islands
North Pacific
South Pacific
Indian Ocean
India
Burma
China
United States
Most Perfect Action He Says Kwajalein Victory Praised
Admiral Anthony Kimmins of the British Royal Navy praised the U S capture of Kwajalein atoll as the most perfectly executed action he had seen. He called the air and sea bombardment exceptionally coordinated and said ground troops had little left to do but mop up. He argued the operation gave control of millions of square miles of water, not mere ground gains.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Anthony Kimmins
Royal Navy
United States
Kwajalein Atoll
Marshalls
Kwajalein
Kimmins
Marshall Atolls
Holsey's Execution Date Set for February 25
Annapolis Feb 8 The execution date for William Charles Holsey a Negro convicted of murdering Charles L Meister of Carroll county last Aug 30 was set for February 25 by Governor O Conor who declined to commute the death sentence. Holsey was convicted in the Circuit Court of Carroll county on November 16.
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Annapolis
William Charles Holsey
Charles L. Meister
Carroll County
O'Conor
Halsey
Loss of Two U S Subs Reported by Navy Dept
Washington February 8 loss of two American submarines the Cisco and the S 44 was announced by the Navy Both presumed lost in Pacific waters where American subs have been taking a heavy toll of Japanese shipping The Cisco carried 65 men and is newly built while the S 44 carried about 45 men Commander James W Coe is listed as missing in action and Lieutenant Commander Francis E Brown also missing in action with Reno Nevada as his address Mrs Juanita L Brown wife of Brown now living in Long Beach California
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
Cisco
James W. Coe
Richmond
Ind
Francis E. Brown
Brown
Reno, Nev
Juanita L. Brown
Long Beach
Calif
Beachhead May Weather Storm in Italy
Washington reports the Nettuno beachhead in Italy likely to face a strong German counterattack but should weather the storm. Observers stress supply constraints as the key reason for slow inland thrusts, noting lack of port facilities at Anzio and Nettuno forces reliance on beach and barge deliveries amid bad weather.
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Washington
Nettuno
Italy
Anzig
Appian Way
Casilini Way
Peace Guarantee From News Exchange Fired At Saminver Launch
Kent Cooper, AP executive, urged peace treaties to ensure unimpeded and equal world press access. He spoke at the Liberty ship Saminver launch christened by Mrs. Cooper, highlighting free interchange of news as a global peace guarantee.
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Baltimore
Kent Cooper
Associated Press
Saminver
Cooper
World Wide News Organization
Mild recovery lifts GM dividends slide urged by oversold market
New York February 8 brokers reported mild market recovery amid a declared General Motors dividend and belief the stock market had recently been oversold. Leaders in virtually all departments showed cautious optimism as prices steadied and trading volume picked up.
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New York
General Motors
Police launch speed crackdown in city limits
Mayor Hugh V. Gittinger ordered the Police Department to use all available facilities to curb speeding in the city. Chief Fred Straley said the campaign begins immediately, citing drivers who narrowly miss pedestrians. The downtown limit is 26 mph and 10 mph downtown and suburbs. The mayor urged garages be kept closed at night to deter loitering and theft.
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Hugh V. Gittinger
Fred Straley
Second Street
Market
Opera House
Heavy Bombers Hit Frankfurt Again In Major Allied Raid
American Flying Fortresses joined Liberators Marauders Typhoons and Hurricanes in a large daylight attack on Frankfurt intended to devastate rail yards aircraft component factories and chemical plants. The raid followed prior strikes on the city amid concurrent Mosquitoes raids in western Germany and underscores Allied push to cripple German industry.
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London
Frankfurt
Germany
France
Main
Rhine
RAF
Probe ordered into control of railroads by Alleghany group
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a formal probe to determine if Alleghany Corporation Robert R. Young and Allan P. Kirby gained control of the Chesapeake and Ohio and two affiliated railroads in violation of the Interstate Commerce Act.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alleghany Corporation
Robert R. Young
Allan P. Kirby
Chesapeake and Ohio
German Bridgehead At Nikopol Wiped Out By Russian Army
Moscow announced the Red Army liquidated the German bridgehead at Nikopol a manganese center in the Dnieper bend. The Nikopol position was the last German hold on the river's east bank. In four days the Russians inflicted heavy defeats on seven infantry divisions per Stalin's order broadcast from Moscow.
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London
Red Army
Nikopol
Dnieper
Moscow
Stalin
New Red And Blue One-Point Ration Tokens Arrive
The initial supply of red and blue one-point ration tokens for meat fat and processed foods is received by local banks. Merchants may obtain tokens after February 17, with plans to simplify stamping values and cut handling. Tokens will be worth ten points after February 27, and can be used with existing stamps, aiming to reduce total food stamps handled by banks and retailers by about 60 percent.
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OPA
OPA Sud
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Chicago
Finland Warned To Quit War Or Face Consequences
Secretary Hull said the United States renewed its warning to Finland to quit the war or accept the consequences of continued alliance with Germany. He indicated Finland may face Allied diplomatic and military pressure to end its participation, stressing Finnish responsibility for its actions.
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Washington
Hull
United States
Finland
Germany
Stockholm
U. S
Soviet Union
Bankhead proposes extension of subsidies to June 30
Senator Bankhead announced he would amend his repeal bill to keep government subsidies in full force until June 30. The plan would delay the end of payments to farmers and processors while agencies adjust to a subsidy free system and implement price controls.
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Washington
Bankhead
D-Ala
Senate
Banking Committee
Congress
Commodity Credit Corporation
Ten Day Notice For Delinquent Water Rent
Property owner receives a ten day notice informing that water service will be disconnected if delinquent rent is not settled by February 17. Water Rent Collector Harry C. Castle notes collection efforts have failed and a suit will soon be filed to enforce another lien after weeks of water loss due to non payment.
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Harry C. Castle
Castle
Six Ships Released From Spanish Ports Amid War-Era Moves
London reports six of seven Hattan merchant ships in metropolitan Spanish ports have been released and three have sailed. Official announcement notes continued wartime easing and tracking of remaining vessels.
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London
Nazis Attack Beachhead as Cassino Fights Intensify
Allied headquarters in Algiers reported heavy air strikes by Germany over the invasion beachhead below Rome with nineteen German planes shot down. American and British troops consolidated positions near Cassino while fierce fighting continued in the town and surrounding mountains. German flame throwers tanks and strong rearguard actions were cited in last major assault west of Cisterna.
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Algiers
Rome
Cassino
Doughney
Mt. Cassino
U. S
Cassing
London Editors Question Italy Push After Anzio Beachhead
London editorials express disappointment over the Anzio operation in Italy. They suggest prudence may have curbed bold advances and compare Allied pace to rapid Soviet gains, noting opportunities possibly missed while Rome’s fight proceeds with cautious tactics and heavy German casualties emphasized.
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London
Anzio
Maly
Daily Herald
Italy
Times of London
Daily Express
Rome
Italian Alps
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U.S
Tokyo
Britisher
U.S. Marshalls
Holsey
Navy Dept
Beachhead
Nettuno Beachhead
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