British Defeat in Dover Battle As German Ships Escape
The German battleships Gneisenau Scharnhorst and cruiser Prinz Eugen, with escort, slipped from Brest toward the Helgoland Bight after a fierce land sea and air clash off the Dover coast. The action left Britain counting 42 lost planes and light destroyer casualties, while Germany reportedly lost 18 fighters and endured heavy damage to main units.
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Associated Press
London
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Prinz Eugen
Royal Air Force
Dover
France
Helgoland
Admiralty Air Ministry
Brest
la Pallice
RAF
Dover Naval Command
Fleet Air Arm
Coastal Command Beauforts
Ofour
Coastal Command
C. T. M. Puey
M.S. Campbell
Helgoland Bight
Britain
Lasr
Answers to Cranium Crackers on Page Four
Answers cover physics facts and historical figures. Light speed and sound are cited with figures, Diogenes and Alexander tale is noted, Newman authored Lead Kindly Light, eye care suggests left shoulder lighting, and define a light year for stellar measurements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diogenes
Alexander
John Henry Newman
Three warships launched at Philadelphia and Camden
The Navy launched the destroyers Butler and Gherardi and the cruiser Montpelier from Philadelphia and Camden in a swift, ceremony free event. All three ships finished ahead of schedule, with launches within 10 minutes and keel laying for two escort vessels soon after. Christening included Mrs. Webb, Mrs. Robinson, and Mrs. Corry as sponsors, honoring Gen. Butler and Vermont namesake Montpelier.
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Philadelphia
Navy
Butler
Gherardi
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Montpelier
Delaware River
Camden
N. J
Vermont
Frank Knox
A. E. Watson
Fourth Naval District
America
George H. Rock
Webb Institute of Naval Architecture
John Webb
Lansdowne, Pa
Smedley D Butler
Marine Corps
BE. W
Christopher Robinson
Rockcliff
Ont
Bancroft Gherardi
Delaware
New York Ship Building Corporation
William F. Corry
Schoolboy Patrol Film Show At Lions Luncheon
Lions heard a film demonstrating how schoolboy patrols reduce accidents as Ralph W. Boyer of the Maryland Automobile Club presented the program at Hotel Frederick. Patrol captains spoke on their work while Mr Boyer noted the program has grown to about 250 girls and boys in Frederick City and county. City Engineer W Raymond Walter was inducted into Lions membership.
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Frederick
Ralph W. Boyer
Maryland Automobile Club
Boyer
Harry Hamilton
Elm Street
Clarence Smith
St. John’s
Richard Hankey
North Market Street
Martin Bowers
H F Kline, Jr
Richard Zimmerman
A RB. Remsberg
Helfrich Shifts Focus to Java Defenses at Soerabaja
Vice Admiral C E L Helfrich, newly named Allied naval commander in the Southwest Pacific, plans to concentrate his outnumbered forces on Java and its key base Soerabaja. With Singapore doomed, UN strategy hinges on defending Java to avert Australian danger as he succeeds Admiral Hart.
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Batavia
C. E. L. Helfrich
Southwest Pacific
Java
Soerabaja
Helfrich
Singapore
United Nations
Australia
Helmrich
United States
Thomas C. Hart
Netherlands Indies
Frederick County doubles victory book quota in large drive
Frederick County has doubled its Victory Book quota by donating 8,200 books to the men in service, ending a drive that moved nearly seven tons from county homes to Maryland headquarters in Baltimore. The final truckload went Thursday with games for Army and Navy recreation rooms. County chairman Miss Josephine P. Etchison announced no more books will be received at depots or at the C. Burr Artz Library. Mauritz Hallgren praised Frederick for the largest total and best quality books. Cash donations of 2623 dollars were also received.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Baltimore
Army
Navy
Josephine P. Etchison
Miss Etchison
C. Burr
Rising Living Costs Strain Frederick County Welfare Board
Rising living costs burden the Frederick County Welfare Board as it tries to aid hundreds on its rolls. Executive secretary Ruth B. Jones notes higher monthly costs for aid to dependent children, old age assistance, and general relief while the number of people served remains similar. January totals show 71 relief applications, 43 decisions, 33 approvals, 10 denials, and 28 pending. 36 referrals for WPA work, with 21 approved.
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Washington
Frederick County Welfare Board
Ruth B. Jones
The
Welfare Board
Welfare Office
CCC
Camp Braddock
WPA
Six Civil Suits Set For Trial In February Term
Six civil actions were docketed for trial in Circuit Court February term. On February 17 Leo Weinberg v Herman Werner and Leo Weinberg v Oscar Hirsch and v William Rovin were listed with plaintiffs represented by Benjamin B Rosenstock and William M Storm. Ward Toms and Orpha Toms v Peoples Liquidating Corp set for February 19 with Sherman P Bowers and Storm for plaintiff and W Clinton McSherry for defendant.
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Circuit Court
Leo Weinberg
Herman Werner
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
R E. Zimmerman
Parsons Newman
Oscar Hirsch
Assumpsit
Self
William M. Storm
Wiliam Rovin
Willam M. Storm
Ward Toms
Orpha Toms
Peoples Liquidating Corporation
Sherma
P. Bowers
W. Clinton McSherry
A. J. Zimmerman
Old Mine Road Landmark Noted in Warren County
The report notes the Old Mine Road in Warren County New Jersey as the oldest highway in North America built in 1650 and still visible today. It mentions two court actions James A Rogers versus Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co with Benjamin B Rosenstock for the plaintiff and Parsons Newman for the defendant.
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Clarence T. Stevens
Walter E Sinn
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
James A. Rogers
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co
Benjamin B Rosenstock
Parsons Newman
Warren County
N. J
North America
Maryland Governor Pushes Rapid Defense Road Projects
Governor O Conor ordered the State Roads Commission to rush defense road Work prioritizing time over cost. Contractors will run seven days a week with multiple shifts to accelerate projects including the Glenn L Martin Cloverleaf in Baltimore and the Eastern Avenue and North Point road works. The program covers eleven million dollar plus projects and a potential new western ferry terminal for troop movement.
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Annapolis
O'Conor
State Roads Commission
Ezra B. Whitman
Roads Commission
P. Watson Webb
W. Frank Thomas
Commission
Wilson T. Ballard
Glenn L. Martin
Baltimore
Eastern Avenue
North Point
Fairfield-Curtis Bay
Naval Proving Grounds
Indian Head
Charles County
Frostburg-Eckhart
Cumberland
Hagerstown-Frederick
Tuckahoe River
Talbot
Caroline Counties
Chesapeake ‘Bay
O’conor
Theory Of Foul Play Abandoned In York Death Probe
District Attorney W Burg Anstine said evidence supports that John Gorman King died after falling into Codorus Creek rather than foul play. An autopsy is incomplete and blood tests are pending. King spent most of $2632 in a spay envelope before leaving a taproom early Wednesday. Funeral services are planned for Saturday at his brother Ray C King’s home and the Church of the Brethren Harmony. The Gladhill Company handles arrangements. The 1939 Quebec grain value was $2 779 000.
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W. Burg Anstine
York
John Gorman King
Frederick
L. A. Zech
York County
King
Codorus Creek
L. S. Pusch
York Hospital
Burg
Ray C King
East Second Street
Church of the Brethren
Harmony
Gladhill Company
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Eugen
Channel
Greisenau
Dover Straits
English
Gilmore R Flautt
Lulu P. Young
Greenfield-Urbana
Flautt
West South Street
Ethel
Buriness
Philadelphia Yard
Schoolboy Patrol
Canais
British Isles
U. S. Navy
Iceland
NEA
Retail Merchants’ Association of the Chamber of Commerce
Simmons
C. C. Carty, Inc
E. Patrick St. Frederick, Md
Quebec
Canada
Delphet's Daily Auto Service
West Pairick ST
C. E. Cline & Son
East Patrick St
Market Sts
North Market ST
Coats
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