Three Tankers Torpedoed and Port Shelled at Aruba
The Aneta news agency said an enemy submarine attacked Aruba Tocases three tankers and shelled the Standard Oil refinery at Willemstad. American troops arrived to protect oil facilities near Aruba and Curacao, with no land casualties reported. A fourth tanker was damaged near Willemstad harbor.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Dutch West Indies
Aneta
Aruba
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Venezuela
Willemstad Harbor
Panama Canal
Netherlands
U. S. Seaboard
United States
Germany
West Indies
East Indies
Dutch Guinea
Butler for Hamilton Held
Philadelphia February 16 The butler in the home of John D M Hamilton former Republican national chairman has been arrested as an enemy alien The man named Arthur Kalb was seized after Hamilton reported a German employed in the household The wife a citizen and cook was not detained The Hamiltons live on a farm near Paoli and have hosted guests including former President Herbert Hoover
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John D. M. Hamilton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hamilton
Arthur Kalb
Paoli
Herbert Hoover
Justice Department To Support Dies Subversive Inquiry Reform
Washington February 16 The head of the Justice Department told Congress that past investigations of government employees accused by the Dies committee of subversive affiliation were poor but that reforms now allow the department to probe such complaints without consulting department heads. Attorney General Biddle testified during discussion of a Justice Department appropriations bill noting the Dies committee has named thousands of federal workers as members of un American organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Congress
Dies Committee
Biddle
Depe+stment
Japs Enter In Triumph At Singapore Fall
Tokyo reports Japanese forces entered fallen Singapore city at 8 a m behind a vanguard of tanks. A British commentator said no large evacuation occurred, with only women children and wounded evacuated before surrender. Lieutenant General Percival announced the surrender.
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Tokyo
Singapore
Dorei
London
A E. Percival
Admiralscritique of past governments crippling navy air service
London February 16 Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes denounced recent indignities to the British navy calling it cruel humiliation. He blamed successive governments for depriving the navy of a large and efficient air service 24 years ago and argued the folly and blindness of those responsible.
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London
Roger Keyes
Lindbergh Registers For Selective Service
Washington February 16 The famous aviator Charles Lindbergh registered for selective service. He previously held a commission in the Air Corps Reserves and resigned last summer while criticizing the President’s foreign policy. He is now engaged in a civilian War Department research assignment.
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Washington
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Air Corps
War Department
Wartime Tire And Auto Thieves Held
Grand jury opens February term as Judge Delaplaine warns wartime conditions tempt crime. He urges vigilance to curb auto and tire theft amid motor vehicle rationing and Axis war. Court, juries, and officials listed. continued on page two.
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Edward
Delaplaine
Grand Jury
Circuit Court
Arthur D. Willard
Herbert S. Schroeder
Frederick Alderman
Merchant
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Mr. Schroeder
Harry M. Gross
Leo H. Michael
Harry C. Routzahn
Reuben H. Bair
Park A
William B. Willis
Edward Rosensteel
M. Robert Ritchie
Russell Leatherwood
Thomas E. Wagaman
William A. Masser
Chester B. Ohler
Ralph E. Lewis
Cletus Fogle
Richard L. Anderson
Paul F. Fout
F.sidney Hammord
Upton R. Stoner
Maurice V. Biser
Roy C. Dinterman
Carl F. Thompson
Weldon B. Ray
Harman F. Culler
Notley H. Davis
Joseph E. Brown
Gurney Gosnell
Russell H. Grossnickle
Charles E. Ridge
Melvin G. Hahn
John L. Shaw
Joseph E. Gouker
Eugene A. Alexander
William G. Oden
Carl E. Holtz
United States
Maryland
Ac Gono
Judicial Department
Sen
Patrols Engage In Libyan Desert Fighting Front Update
British patrols reported contact with enemy armored units across a wide Libyan front from Ain El Gazala westward to about 40 miles south. The communique noted shelling on both sides with no close encounters and praised RAF support for Imperial ground forces.
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Cairo
Ain el Gazala
RAF
Supreme Court Gov Overrules Depts Ship Profits Ruling
The Supreme Court in a 5 to 1 decision held the Justice Department could not force Bethlehem Shipbuilding to disgorge profits from World War I ship contracts. Justice Black stated the Fleet Corporation’s policy toward profits was not subject to judicial review and Congress did not restrict such pricing. Justice Frankfurter dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Department
United States
Justice Black
Justice Frankfurter
Black
Congress
Fleet Corporation
Axis Forces Attack Convoy From Italian Broadcasts
Italian high command reports a major Axis assault on a convoy from Alexandria to Malta. They claim a British destroyer a patrol boat and seven merchant ships sunk, eight cargo vessels five cruisers and two destroyers damaged, two planes destroyed, and one Italian submarine missing. Heavy Axis air activity on the Libyan front followed with reported U S made Curtiss fighters shot down.
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Rome
Alexandria
Malta
Mediterranean
Spring Atmosphere Succeeded By Rain
The Sunday springlike weather gave way to a damp Monday in Frederick with light rain and chilly temperatures. Morning readings showed 32 degrees, expected to rise later with a 0.3 inch rainfall by 8:30, nudging the monthly total near two inches and below normal. Sunday reached a high of 57 degrees under clear skies.
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Frederick
Mercury
Situation Not Good In Paan Sector Burma Front
London reports a military commentator described the Burma Salween River front near Paan as obscure and uncertain. It remained unclear whether defenses still held Thaton, a town 12 miles west of the river on the main Gulf of Martaban route from Moulmein to Rangoon, about 80 miles west by air.
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London
Paan
Burma
Salween River
Thaton
Gulf of Martaban
Moulmein Ita Rangoon
Palembang Captured by Japanese Army and OPA Car Inventory Rules
Palembang remains a focal point as the Japanese advance. Dealers must file a detailed automobile inventory with the OPA Automotive Inventory Unit in New York City by February 19, or risk delays before any vehicles can be released under wartime rationing.
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Office of Frice Administration
New York City
OPA
Rationing Board
Patrick Court
OPA Automobile Inventory Unit
New York
Cliv
Nine Japanese Surrender to MacArthur on Bataan Peninsula
By Clark Lee Gen MacArthur's forces accept the first group of nine Japanese surrenderers on the Bataan Peninsula. The prisoners walk to a Filipino scout position, surrendering without their weapons, while officers reportedly chose death over capture. American-Filipino troops note Japanese morale mixed but see the surrender as a sign some would prefer life as prisoners to certain death. The piece describes jungle warfare tricks and captured equipment, including Belgian rifles, used by Japanese units.
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Clark Lee
MacArthur
Bataan
Douglas MacArthur
Yasukuni
China Sea
North China
Manchukuo
Heavy artillery and fighting on Bataan Peninsula
Washington reports heavy enemy artillery fire and intermittent infantry fighting on several front sections in Bataan Peninsula Philippines. A War Department communique notes Japanese aircraft active on the front today up to 9.30 a.m. eastern war time with no other significant reports from other areas.
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Washington
Bataan
Philippines
War Department
Philippine
Arrest of Edward Lester on bench warrant in larceny case
Edward Lester a 60 year old Montgomery county resident was arrested near Frederick on a Montgomery County Circuit Court bench warrant after a nine month search. Officials said he borrowed 500 dollars from an ill man, gave a livestock bill of sale, and sold the livestock. Lester was traced to a property east of Frederick near Jug Bridge and jailed at Rockville.
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Edward Lester
Montgomery County
Frederick
Lester
Paul Rhoads
Jug Bridge
Rockville
Bearing Repaired Brightens Frederick Lights
City lights flashed on at mid day today across Frederick for the second time in two days after repairs to a bearing in the Diesel engine at the municipal light plant. Officials said tests were being made on the equipment.
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Frederick
Municipal
Another U S Battleship Is Launched in Virginia
Portsmouth Va Feb 16 Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox lauded the 35 000 ton battleship Alabama launched nine months ahead of schedule as the defense era begins. The Alabama, sixth under the program, showcases welding tech reducing weight to boost gun and armor capacity. Knox noted plans for the Kentucky keel and recalled the Indiana’s Newport News launch, stressing national defense and control of seas amid growing global conflict.
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Portsmouth
Frank Knox
Alabama
Ips
Defense
Massachusetts
Indiana
South Dakota
Knox
Ake
Kentucky
James River
Newport News
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Panama Canal
Caribbean
Great Britain
Australia Mobilizes for Possible Japan Attack
Prime Minister John Curtin declares that everything must be mobilized as Singapore falls. The government warns of a potential large scale Japanese air and sea attack on the Commonwealth and acts to save Australia and key Indies bases. Army Minister Forde says focus shifts from assigning blame to immediate action. Secret troop and air Movements begun as time becomes critical.
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Sydney
Australia
John Curtin
Singapore
Commonwealth
Francis Forde
Pacific
Netherlands Indies
Troops Push On In Spite Of Great Devastation Wrought By Allied Planes
Japanese forces capture Palembang in southern Sumatra as Allied air power inflicts heavy damage on invading ships and facilities. Dutch, American, and British planes bomb transports in the Bangka Straits while oil fields are set ablaze to deny resources to the invaders. Substantial fighting continues around Celebes and on the Musi river as air and sea operations support Dutch ground forces in a widening campaign.
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Batavia
EL 1
Palembang
Sumatra
Bangka Straits
United Nations
Musi
East Indies
Borneo
Singapore
New Guinea
Equatorial Islands
Celebes
Barnes
Macassar
Java
United Nations Command
Strait of Sunda
Lubocklingan
Telok Betong
Sul
United Nations Supreme Command
Seaman Killed In Blast Aboard Tanker Point Breeze
One sailor died and another was missing after an explosion aboard the Atlantic Refining Company tanker Point Breeze off City Island in Long Island Sound. A cargo leak of 3,000 gallons of gasoline caused the blast. no fire occurred.
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New York
Atlantic Refining Company
Point Breeze
Long Island Sound
City Island
Third Naval District
Series pays out in Fidelity Building and Loan association
Shareholders in Series No 21 received checks or releases of mortgages after the 350 week series matured. A total of 56800 dollars was accumulated in dues and interest. The association's office is at the Fredericktown Savings Institution.
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Fidelity Building and Loan Association
Fredericktown
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Standard Oil
U. S
Butler
Justice Dept
U.S
U.S. S
RACHA
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