Prisoners of War: Japanese Captives in Pacific Actions
War report notes that some Japanese troops captured by Americans in Bataan and Corregidor may be held as prisoners, contradicting Japanese denial of captives. The piece discusses surrender trends in the Marshall Islands and urges progress toward capturing Hirohito as the war extends.
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Philippines
Bataan
Corregidor
W . Dyess
California
Pacific
Marshall Islands
Tokyo
Strength For Today By Earl L Douglass D D
Happiness is a gift of God found within the heart not in wealth status or pleasures. The inner life seeks peace contentment love and sacrifice rather than worldly trappings. True happiness comes when one stops fighting the universe and rests in the hand of the Creator who made it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl L. Douglass
D. D
Babson
Sindo Slic i
Lufs Stutt The News Blows Hot and Cold
A fragmentary letter complains the press mixes conflicting reports and fails to clearly explain events. The writer, N A Lufburrow, notes public confusion as statements from various sources clash and mislead readers, urging clearer communication.
Chiseling On Price Control By Peter Edson
Washington February analysis shows January price change orders from the Office of Price Administration with 31 increases and six decreases. Labor costs drive over half the increases, notably in coal and lumber sectors, while foods show regional price boosts and ration modifications. Ray Clapper dies in Pacific plane crash, described as the world's best columnist and reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson Washington
Office of Price Administration
Harold Ickes
John L. Lewis
Ickes
New York
OPA
Ray Clapper
Pacific
Washington
World
Suisui Maru Founders With 700 Aboard Near Kagoshima
Japanese passenger steamer Suisui Maru foundered Sunday near Kagoshima, Japan, with 700 aboard and about 500 missing. German agency DNB quoted by US FBI radio said cause unknown possibly mine or torpedo strike. Kagoshima is a major Kyushu port.
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New York
Kagoshima
DNB
U. S
Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
Kyushu
Fifty Years Ago Local Hems From the Columns Of The News
In 1894 Feb 8 a Bowery lumber yard worker Mr Harry Cramdsr was struck on the face by a tool, rendered unconscious, and carried home enduring a return to work next morning. A Harmony Grove fire destroyed the Roelkey grain elevator and cold storage, about $8,000 loss, with nearby warehouse and dwelling saved. New Market hosts a Young Men's Republican Club with officers G L Kaufman, W G Miller, J N Hemsburg, and an executive member. In Frederick county Mt Carmel church precinct, Perry seeks a bill to ban liquor sales within inves mules. A B O depot wagon mishap left a horse untethered but caused no major damage.
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the News
Harry Cramdsr
Bowers
East Patrick Street
East Church Street
O'Olccok
Joseph Roelkey
Harmony Grove
New Market District
G. L. Kaufman
W. G. Miller
J .N. Hemsburg
Kling
House OF Delegates
Perry
Mt Carmel
Frederick County
A C
Public Sale Notice and Local Events from February 1924
Items note a sale of property at 301 and Nova Market streets to Glenn H McGregor and Rocce C Murray trading as Communi Hardware Company by Clarence C Holtz. Other notices include Frederic’s early years and a Baltimore and Ohio rail issue, a fracture incident on East Church Street, and a public sale season with 50 sales listed in the county sales register for February and March.
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Novia Market Street
Glenn H McGregor
Rocce C Murray
Communi Hardware Company
Clarence C Holtz
Frederi
Raed
Parcs
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Frederck
William Crawford Johnson
Today in History and Birthdays Highlight Notable Figures
A compact feed recalls historical anniversaries from 1802 James W Woodle to 1943 U S bombers Naples. lists births including Sherman Ewell Blair and Thompson, plus a note on Boy Scouts, a 1653 William and Mary charter, and today’s horoscopic guidance. It also mentions Katherine Phebus and Allen Eaves reporting to Camp Ogiethorpe for WAC basic training.
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James W. Woodle
New York
Brazil
Richard S Ewell
Georgetown
D. C
Austin Blair
Michigan
Caroline
N. Y
William Tecumseh Sherman
Lancaster
Ohio
Launt Thompson
Ireland
Richard Watson Gilder
Jeffers
Century
Bordentown
N. J
College of William and Mary
Virginia
Congress
Treasury
Richard M. Johnson
Kentucky
Senate
Maine
New Brunswick
Aroostook
George M. Sternburg
Boy Scouts of America Incorporated
Washington
United States
Nicaragua
MacArthur
Bataan
U. S
Naples
North Africa
Maud Slye
University of Chicago
Minneapolis
William W Smith
New Jersey
Melville F Coolbaugh
Colorado School, of Mines
Coolbaugh
Virginius Dabney
Richmond
University, Va
Caariel Ruggles
Los Angeles
Frank E. Mason
Secretary of the Navy
NBOC
Milwallace
Wailis Victor
Galveston
Katherine Phebus
Allen Eaves
Harry G. Phebus
West South Street
Camp Ogiethorpe
WAC
War Interpreted by Kirke L Bimpeon AP War Analyst
The piece notes Moscow estimates 15 German divisions, about 175000 men, trapped in the Dnieper bend, potentially halting a Nazi retreat. It considers the trap, German evacuation risks from Rovno and Lutsk hubs, and Russian aims toward Lwow Tarnopol, threatening the German flank and endangering the Black Sea approach. The analysis discusses possible rear-guard formations and the broad strategic stakes for the center front.
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Moscow
Dnieper
Rovno
Lutsk
Poland
Lwow
Black Sea
Germany
Bug River
Livow
Tarnopol
Warsaw-Odessa
Rumania
Red
Upper Bug
Warsaw- Odessa
Naxi Bug
Kiev
Make housekeeping a true profession for brides
A column urges brides to treat domestic duties as a profession and art, stressing cooking, budgeting, and housekeeping as vital skills for a stable home and long term earning potential. It argues a well run home supports families, children, and marriages, and warns against neglecting domestic mastery. The piece ends with a legal notice: Emily A Crawford granted absolute divorce from John E Crawford Sr in Equity Court, custody to paternal grandmother, costs awarded.
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John E. Crawford
Mary C. Crawford
John Crawford
W. Jerome Olfutt
Richard E. Zimmerman
Atttorney
Will to Fight War Question in Germany in 1944
An analysis challenges the idea air bombing destroys German resolve. It notes Berlin destruction varies in impact, cites Nazi leadership rhetoric, and warns that morale may endure into 1944. It discusses Allied propaganda, psychology, and the risk of complacency amid a prolonged war.
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Washington
Feb
Germany
Sweden
Switzerland
Spain
Berlin
Hitler
Goldbels
French Channel
War Department
London
Tilson
Europe
France
Helland
Denmark
Norway
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Army Arctic suits give front line Italy a new look
HAL BOYLE reports on the Sth Army Front in Italy noting the new Arctic uniforms aid soldiers against cold in fixed mountain positions. the bulky gear includes knee high socks wool trousers hooded parka and mittens, making winters feel like palm beach for the front line amidst frost and shelling.
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Hal Boyle
Sth
Italy
Frank Hedley
Leonia
N. J
Palm Beach
Pvt
Vincent D. Marchiteeli
Summerville
Mass
Daily Word Lesson Note and Military Furlough News
A compact note on proper usage of words with examples and a pronunciation guide. It mentions Corp. Garland Z. Hightman of Camp Edwards spending a seven day furlough with his wife and son, noting his prior role as chief clerk of Frederick County Draft Board One before entering the Army.
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Hirohito
N. A. Lufburrow
Hrrhiyfse
Kirke L. Bimpeon
Associated Press
Vorotay Dex
George
Dot
the Bell Syndicate, Inc
Equity Court
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Emily A. Crawford
High Command
David Lawrence
Rughts
Cassino
Rome
Times Square
No Man’s Land
Serries
Graham Hovey
International News Service
Dave Strand
The
Chicago Tribune
John McTigue
Blue Network
United Nations ‘ Radio
Boy Scouts
Rabaul
Junk ‘Yard
John
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