U S Moves To Condemn 97 Acre Farm For Camp Detrick
Government files condemnation in Baltimore for 97.6 acres of the Austin K Thomas farm west of Montevue along a county road to expand Camp Detrick. Proceedings seek a term of years ending June 30 1944 with extensions. Notice to continue occupation required 30 days prior to term end. Judge Chesnut orders admissions and immediate possession of unoccupied parts. A jury will award compensation.
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United States
Austin K. Thomas
Montevue
Shookstown
Rocky Springs
Camp Detrick
U. S. District Court
Baltimore
Thomas Farm
H. Irving Thomas
Robert S. Bright
Detrick Field
Bright
W. Calvin Chesnut
Secretary of War
40 Missions Completed Gunner Coming Home
Mr and Mrs Raymond Corun of Jefferson anticipate the return of their son John Raymond Corun Jr a sergeant who has been stationed in Sardinia. In letters dated January 30 he reports forty missions completed and hints at a pleasant surprise soon. He volunteered February 1942 and trained at Fort Myers Florida graduating aerial gunnery school November 1942. Sent to North Africa April 1943 and stationed in Sardinia for months.
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Raymond Corun
Jefferson
John Raymond Corun, Jr
Sardinia
Young Corun
Gunner Coran
Fort Myers
Fla
North Africa
Grounded Lieutenant Nelson R. Bohn in Air Forces
Lieut. Nelson R. Bohn, son of Henry H. Bohn of 707 Motter Avenue, who went overseas in November as navigator with the Army Air Forces and flew several missions over Europe, has been grounded probably for the duration due to a heart condition affected by high altitudes. His wife Betsy Stultz Bohn of Braddock Heights says he will remain with his squadron as supply officer and may be reinstated after a further physical in April. Bohn received Air Corps training in Iowa, South Dakota, and Nebraska.
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Nelson R. Bohn
Henry H. Bohn
Motter Avenue
Army Air Forces
Europe
Betty Stultz Bohn
Braddock Heights
Lieut
Bohn
Air Corps
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Bernadotte Arrives in Britain to Discuss Prisoner Exchange
Count Folke Bernadotte, vice-president of the Swedish Red Cross, arrived in Britain to discuss a further possible exchange of British and German prisoners. He oversaw technical arrangements for the exchange last October.
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London
Folke Bernadotte
Swedish Red Cross
Britain
Finnish Leader Talks Peace With Russians
Stockholm February 15. Finnish Leader Juha Kusti Paasikivi met with Russian minister to Sweden Alexandra Kollontay and plans another encounter. Paasikivi, ex‑cabinet minister, leads the peace faction with Soviet Russia. Reports on armistice terms circulated without confirmation. Washington February 15. The War Department outlines a program to create many new national cemeteries, at least one per state.
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Stockholm
Juha Kusti Paasikiyi
Sweden
Mme
Alexandra Kollontay
Paasikivi
Russia
Helsinki
Washington
War Department
Rout Nazi Rats Run When Bombs Strike Old Monastery
Naples reports Allied ground forces bombed the Benedictine monastery atop Mt Cassino. About 300 Germans caught in artillery fire as raiders fled after air strikes. Ground observers noted 50 to 100 escaping after the first blast and about 200 after the second.
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Naples
Mt. Cassino
Fifth Army
Abbey Hill
Presentments By Grand Jury In Cigarette Theft Case
Baltimore authorities report Grand Jury actions freed four men, including Frederick County delegate Robert L. Grove, on bail after indictments being prepared for larceny of 506 cases of cigarettes valued at 33 thousand dollars and a trailer truck worth 5 thousand dollars. Grove, 41, previously said he bought cigarettes through a Baltimore contact. Theft occurred in Baltimore on December 20.
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Baltimore
Robert L. Grove
Frederick County
J. Bernard Wells
Wells
Frederick
Joseph Tamburo
Antonio Imbrouglia
John Cerniglia
General Assembly
American Marauders Bomb German Fortifications in France
American Marauders focus on northern France blasting secret fortifications on their 11th mission this month. RAF RCAF and Allied fighters escorted the medium bombers across the channel. The day followed a raid-free night, first since February 10, as Britain endured quiet air over its skies.
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London
France
RAF
RCAF
Britain
Soviet Amphibious Landing Reported near Narva Bay
Berlin radio quoted a Soviet amphibious force landing yesterday in Narva Bay Estonia behind German lines. The report said the landing force attacked a coastal battery but was repelled with heavy losses.
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London
Berlin
Narva Bay
Estonia
Rome Bombed At 10 30 A M In Today’s Reports
Rome radio reported the city was bombed at 10 30 a m local time today. The brief dispatch notes the attack occurred as authorities gathered details from the scene. London sources relay the Rome claim without additional confirmation.
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Rome
London
Rome Radio
Deed Transfers and Divorce Granted in Local Court
Deeds have been recorded showing Gilmore R Flautt selling the R Bruce Murdoch property at 309 Rockwell Terrace to Joseph M Rickards for about 12800. William V Rose sold a residence on the Washington road south of the city to Wallace M Austin for about 6800. A decree granted in Equity Court assigns Thelma E Mantell custody of two children and requires John R Mantell to pay 80 monthly alimony plus costs, with William M Storm as attorney.
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Charles F. Rothenhoefer
Excelsior Sanitary
East Seventh Street
Paul C. Clemson
Patrick M. Schnauffer
William M. Storm
Rothenhoefer
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Frederick County Milk Producers Association
Walter E. Sinn
Richard E. Zimmerman
Clemson
Frederick
Annie W. Rohenhoefer
Orphans Court
Gilmore R. Flautt
R. Bruce Murdoch
Rockwell Terrace
Joseph M. Rickards
William V.rose
Washington Road
Wallace M. Austin
Equity Court
Thelma E. Mantell
North Market Street
John R. Mantell
Baltimore
Artillery and Bombing Hit Benedictine Monastery at Cassino
NBC reporter Max Hill said Allied artillery began shelling the Benedictine monastery on Mt Cassino after more than 100 American planes bombed the building converted by Germans into an observation fortress. Refugees remained uncertain as leaflets warned inhabitants to flee. Smoke rose high as multiple bomber waves struck the slopes around the monastery.
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New York
Max Hill
NBC
Cassino Front
Mt. Cassino
Rome
Ice coats streets after Valentine storm effects
Slippery city roads remained slick this morning as St Valentine’s Day snow hail and rain left about an inch of snow in town and two inches in the north county. Winds up to 35 miles per hour with gusts and falling temperatures followed the precipitation. State roads crews used cinders on curves and hills to improve safety while barometric readings signaled clearing skies.
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St. Valentine's Day
Robert E. L. Putman
Frederick
Ambulance Driver Alexander Randall Jr. Killed in Italy
Parents of 19 year old Alexander Randall Jr. of Baltimore learned he was killed by enemy shellfire on February while serving as an American Field Service ambulance driver with the British Eighth Army in Italy. Randall, a Gilman School 1942 graduate, captained the track team and led the dramatic society. He studied at Johns Hopkins University before joining the field service a year ago.
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Alexander Randall, Jr
Baltimore
Young Randall
Eighth Army
Italy
Randall
Robert McLean Campbell
Towson
John W. Quynn
Gilman Country School
Jonas Hopkins University
Russians Launch Near East Drive Against Nazi East Front
London reports the Red Air Force is ready to shift to strategic bombing from forward bases as the Soviet front nears Berlin. Russia has developed four engined TB-75 raiders able to carry heavy loads across 2,500 miles, and may emulate Fortresses tactics to strike eastern German and Czechoslovak industries. The Daily Herald notes recent Finland raids as a possible prelude to eastern bombing targeting Hungary and other targets on Stalin's list.
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London
Berlin
English Channel
Red Air Force
Reich
United States
Russia
Poland
East Prussia
Rom
Red Army
Hitler
Germany
Czechoslovakia
The
Daily Herald
Pinland
Hungary
Stalin
Bombing Mt Cassino as Allies press Italy front
Allied Flying Fortresses bomb Mt Cassino and its monastery as ground forces maintain the Cassino and Anzio bridgehead pressure. Casualties and troop movements dominate reports with efforts to interdict rail and highway links in northern Italy and a German three hour truce request noted.
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Algiers
A. S
Mt. Cassino
Italy
Cassino
Anzio
Bitter House
Carroceto
Aprilia
Cisterna
Vellemaldeta
Arezzo
Florence
Verona
Germany
Brenner Pass
Mt. Castellone
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Carroccelo
Modena
Brescia
Ferrara
Mantua
Perugia
Leghorn
Japs Improve Their Planes Warns Veteran Pilot
Washington reports Lt Comdr James E Voze says Japan strengthens fortifications and planes as they suffer in air battles. Tarawa defenses slowed Allied assault but Japanese factories now produce better aircraft. He notes two new Japanese fighters with inline engines and 37 mm cannons and armor on fighters, plus bulletproof gasoline tanks, making them harder to shoot down. A forced sale item in San Francisco claims liquor dealers compel retailers to buy Bibles before spirits delivery.
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Washington
James E. Voze
Midway
Kavieng
Tarawa
Manville, R. I
Vose
San Francisco
Tne City Board of Supervisors
J. J. Sullivan
Atlantic Wall outflank claim from Von Rundstedt
Field Marshal Karl Von Rundstedt, commander in western Europe, told Berlin radio the Atlantic Wall cannot be outflanked by any Allied invasion and that Germany is prepared. He said anti invasion defenses include large scale mining, flooding to swamp terrain, anti tank obstacles, and more diversified walls than the Maginot line.
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London
Karl von Rundstedt
Europe
Atlantic Wall
von Rundstedt
Berlin
Maginot Line
Cook Up War Bond Party And Big Dinner
Chicago chefs from top hotels and clubs hosted a $1,000-a-plate dinner for 700 guests to boost war bond sales. Treasury officials later announced bonds totaling $15,383,000 sold, with an auction raising thousands more. Albert Cassell bought $72,500 in bonds for a kiss from dancer Talia Wermuth, sister of Capt. Arthur Wermuth, amid a radio program that encouraged further bonds.
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Chicago
Treasury
Albert Cassell
Talia Wermuth
Arthur Wermuth
Bataan
Robbery at Wells Tire Shop on North Market Street
Robbers entered the Wells Tire and Vulcanizing Shop at 534 North Market Street during the night by breaking a south side window. About $3 in change and over $200 in checks were taken from the cash register. no tires or equipment were stolen. The burglary was discovered when the shop opened this morning. Sergt. Daniel Swomley investigated the case.
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Wells
North Market Street
Sergt
Daniel Swomley
Bombs strike Benedictine abbey fortress at Cassino
Allied air power pummels Mt Cassino peak as Flying Fortresses hit the Benedictine monastery used by Germans as a fortress. Reported 50 direct hits leave the abbey in partial ruins while walls remain standing and the crossless blue dome is gone. Ground observers note heavy smoke and fire from bombs amid ongoing fighting for Cassino.
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Fifth
Cassino
Mt. Cassino
U. S
CBS
Berlin
Mt Cassino Abbey
Max Hill
NBC
Monastery HI
Postwar Autos Won't Bring Fast Big Changes
Detroit reports industry experts expect gradual postwar auto evolution. Improvements such as ignition, braking, steering and lighter engines are planned, with waterproof ignition likely. Dramatic features like rear engines, four wheel drive, or diesel power are not anticipated in early peace production, due to cost and buyer caution.
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Thomas
FLYER
Russ
East
Clyde Meyer
Covington
Russell L. Dedoer
Kansas City
Detroit
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