Three Day World War II Draft Registration Planned in Frederick
Preparations are complete for Frederick's third draft registration for World War II to occur Saturday Sunday and Monday at white and colored public schools. Registration runs 9 am to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday and 7 am to 9 pm Monday. Only men born on or before December 31 1921 who will not yet be 15 on February 16 are required.
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Frederick
Selective Service Boards
Brunswick
North Market Street
Washington Street
Lincoln
Board of Education
East Church Street
Parsons Newman
One
Eugene W. Pruitt
Draft
Draft Board
Newman
Workman Hurt At Brunswick Yard
Joseph Alexander, 60, a Baltimore and Ohio Railway employee, was badly injured Thursday afternoon in Brunswick yards when caught under brake rigging of a tender he was repairing. He sustained a fractured pelvis and dislocated hip and was taken to Schnauffer Hospital. he is expected to recover.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Brunswick Yards
Joseph Alexander
Urkinsville
Schnauffer Hospital
Brunswick
Baltimore and Ohio
Alexander
Fire Kills Miss An ug and Brother Mi Cor Krug
A fire swept a residence on the avenue trapping occupants who perished early today. Firefighters found the bodies in a first floor hallway and a second floor bed area after efforts to crawl out. The victims were Miss An ug Krug, 73, and her brother Mi Cor Krug, 67.
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Anug
Mi- Cor Krug
Cmen
Phrug
Testaments To Be Given To U S Troops
The Army will distribute over one million pocket Testaments to service members with a Roosevelt foreword praising Bible reading. An initial order of 1,230,000 copies covers three religious types, uniformly bound with Army of the United States in gold on the cover.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Department
Army of the
Evacuees Assail British Carelessness in Malaya Defense
Twenty eight Americans who fled Singapore after the siege blame British negligence in Penang defense. They report evacuation orders not given to Americans and recall landing 7000 tons of rubber and 3000 tons of tin left behind. Witnesses describe weak garrisons and lack of air defenses. Mrs. Hanna, with daughter Carol Ann, adds accounts of troops fleeing and no planes to defend.
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Jersey City
N. J
Singapore
Malaya
Elliott H. Simpson
Penang
Washington
State Department
Simpson
U.S
Robert Streeper
J. G. Hanna
Seattle
First Friday the 13th Arrives in 1942 Calendar
The article notes the first of three Friday the 13ths in 1942 with occurrences in March and November. It describes common superstitions and the anxious reactions of believers while noting that for others the day is simply the eve of Valentine’s Day prompting a last minute rush for candy and flowers.
Blue Ridge Bus Driver Averts Serious Accident
Pi State police praised a Blue Ridge bus driver for a near miss at a Catonsville intersection. A Baltimore bound bus avoided collision when a coupe making a sudden left turn forced an evasive stop on a sunken lawn. No serious injuries reported.
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Catonsville
Blue Ridge
Frederick
Balitimore
Soviet Drive Into White Russia Reported by Moscow
Soviet dispatches claim a winter offensive has reached White Russia with ski troops penetrating German lines aided by guerrillas and paratroopers. The advance may approach Smolensk as Red Army spearheads threaten German positions along the Dnieper while reporting highlights include a fortified hill at Sevastopol and Borok recapture near Leningrad.
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Moscow
White Russia
Old Poland
Smolensk
Dnieper
Red Army
Kirov
Ukraine
Sevastopol
Izvestia
Red Fleet
Crimea
Black Sea
Kerch
Soviet Information Bureau
Borok
Lake Ilmen
Leningrad
Zeniner
Stockholm
Heavy fighting in Burma near Paan raises threat to Rangoon
Feb 13 Rangoon reports fresh heavy fighting around Paan 30 miles from the Salween mouth as Japanese push a subsidiary crossing. Army communique says the front is obscure with the area around Paan contested while the area further south remains quiet. Martaban lies west of the Salween with Paan on the east as Rangoon looms as the port of entry for Burma Road shipments to Lashio and China.
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Rangoon
Burma
Paan
Salween River
Salween
Martaban
Gulf of Martaban
Lashie
China
New York Stock Market Dims Amid Limited War News
In New York on February 13 the stock market showed a modest upward trend despite the general absence of stimulating war news. Traders noted cautious optimism as prices edged higher on light volume and steady demand for industrials and rails.
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New York
U S Guns Bring Down Two Japanese Bombers In Philippines
Washington reports two Japanese dive bombers shot down by American anti air guns amid fighting in the Philippines. The communique says the bombers misfired on their own infantry, killing members of the 122nd Japanese regiment of General Akira Naras 65th division. Pravda predicts growing Allied resistance will prolong the Pacific war.
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Washington
Philippines
War Department
Akira Nara
Philippine
Bataan
Akira Naras
Memorials To Late Mrs Baker Honored At Home For The Aged
A picture and a tablet were presented in memory of Virginia Markell Baker by the Home For The Aged Board of Managers. Mrs. Baker served on the original board since 1892 and led as president for 35 years.
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Joseph D. Baker
Board of Managers of the Home
Baker
Board of Managers
Robert E. Delaplaine
Board of Trustees
William C. Johnson
Igorotes Fight Japs With MacArthur On Bataan Front
Tough Igorotes from Luzon mountain provinces fight alongside General MacArthur's Filipino troops on the Bataan front. They ride atop American tanks with bolos, delaying a Japanese push despite overwhelming enemy numbers and battlefield losses.
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MacArthur
Bataan Peninsula
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Luzon
Mrs Marsh Evacuated from Sumatra En Route Home
Mrs. Clarence J. Marsh formerly of Frederick and her daughter Nancy Lee, evacuated from Dolok Merangir Sumatra, are believed aboard a ship leaving Java for the United States. Mrs. Marsh's sister Mrs. Alice King reports Goodyear officials say they will depart Java likely in late January.
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Clarence J. Marsh
Frederick
Nancy Lee
United States
Java
Dolok Merangir
Sumatra
Marsh
Goodyear Rubber Company
Alice King
Goodyear Company
Akron
Ohio
Batavia
Goodyear
Singapore
Medan
Los Angeles
Congressmen May Lose Self Voted Pensions
Democratic Leader Barkley said he would seek speedy repeal of the congressional pensions provision. He called it unwise and untimely and noted its inclusion in a broad government pension bill drew nationwide criticism.
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Washington
Barkley Ky
Senate
Congress
Barkley
Escape Of Three Nazi Warships Past British Isles Is A Shock
London reports three German warships Scharnhorst Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen slipped past Britain through the Dover Strait at dusk and reached Helgoland Bight after daylight. Analysts warn the feat could shift naval power in the Atlantic and threaten Iceland and North Atlantic convoy routes.
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British Isles
London
Dover Strait
Brest
France
Germany
Britain
Helgoland Bight
English Channel
RAF
Fleet Air Arm
Govan
French
Channel
Evening Standard
Straits of the Channel
Navy
Japan
Evening News
Orient
Libya
Prince of Wales
Malaya
North Atlantic
Orkneys
Long Island
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Tirpitz
Scheer
Luetzow
Iceland
German vessels sighted steaming at twenty knots in Channel action
London dispatch reports Scharnhorst Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen seen at about 20 knots en route to Helogland base after action in the Dover Strait. German bulletins claim British destroyer sunk and planes downed, with German losses limited to one patrol boat and a torpedo boat. Vice Admiral Otto Ciliax led the German battleship force.
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London
Admiralty
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Prinz Eugen
Dover Strait
Greenwich
Berlin
Engish Channel
T Oday
Dover
Channel
Otto Ciliax
Man Power Ordered Into Defense Work
President Roosevelt announced that heads of all federal agencies were told to channel manpower released by extended work weeks into defense work to strengthen the wartime effort. The move aims to convert the government more fully to a wartime basis and boost production.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Radio Industry Ordered To Convert To Arms Production
Washington February 13 The War Production Board ordered the $200 million radio manufacturing industry to convert all facilities to arms production within four months. If not completed the government will seize unconverted plants and reallocate labor and equipment. The ultimatum followed a WPB meeting with 55 radio set manufacturers led by R R Guthrie. Civilian output was reduced 40 percent to support roughly $2 billion in arms contracts. Officials expect most conversion in about three months.
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Washington
War Production Board
R. R. Guthrie
WPB Bureau of Industry
President Signs China Aid Bill
President Roosevelt signed a bill providing 300 million dollars in aid to China. The money was authorized to be loaned under a prior act and supports China's internal economy and war effort.
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Washington
China
Roosevelt
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Mrs. Marsh
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Tokyo
Domei
Tanglin
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MacRitchie Reservoir
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Ang Ma Kio
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Pasir Panjang
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