Ranging The Pacific Naval moves push toward Tokyo base
The American fleet excels in Pacific reach as carrier aircraft launch near Tokyo. Bombardments of Paramushiro and shelling of Bonin Islands show routes to open seas. Capturing Truk and Rabaul would widen American reach toward the Philippines and beyond Japan. The aviation strike force aims at air bases within bombing range of Tokyo and Japanese industry.
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Paramushiro
United States
Pacific
General Doolittie
Tokyo
Japan
Bonin Islands
Truk
Java
Singapore
Rabaul
Philippines
South China Sea
Sea of Japan
America
War hits Social Security plan and reserve fund
War disruptions strain the Social Security system formed in 1936. The reserve fund, now nearly 5 billion in Government bonds, grows as more workers and contributors emerge during national stress. Congress kept one percent rates, but peacetime employment may reduce demand and unsettle the program.
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Congress
Seasonal Admiration For The Furnace By N A Lufburrow
The speaker praises the furnace as a trusted winter helper and calls for honest praise and care during cold months. In summer the narrator admits paying little heed and contemplates neglect, acknowledging the furnace as a comforting but often overlooked device.
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N. A. Lufburrow
Woolsboro School Exceeds War Bond Quota for Jeep
The Woolsboro elementary school raised 160,275 dollars in War Bonds and Stamps during the Fourth Loan campaign. The principal announced the total surpassed the goal set for purchasing a jeep.
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Woolsboro
British press and the US presidential race in 1940s
Washington commentary weighs British influence on American politics amid Roosevelt continuity. It argues foreign publicity could inflame anti British sentiment and hinder policy unity, asserting Americans will decide freely based on their own debate and information.
Fifty Years Ago Local EMS From The News Columns
Fifty years ago, William Leonard, the murderer of Jesse Anderson, a railroad employee, was hanged in the jail yard shortly after 11 o'clock. A large crowd gathered, tickets were issued but viewing was not allowed. Leonard, born in England, remained defiant to the end. The Pennsylvania Railroad announced it will discontinue the Frederick to Baltimore service after Saturday night. A sleigh accident near East Church street injured no one. J E Solt injured a nail in his foot at the fence factory on B and O avenues. At a YMCA Literary Society meeting, the debate on the bachelor tax law found in favor of the affirmative, led by Wm Burger and Albert Gilson, with Reno Harp and VA Staley opposing.
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William Leonard
Jesse Anderson
Leonard
England
Pennsylvania Railroad
Frederick
Baltimore
Rush Lewis
Catholic Alley
East Church Street
Lewis
J. E. Solt
O. Avenue
YMCA
Literary Society
Wm Burger
Albert Gilson
Reno
Harp
Twenty Years Ago Local Items From The News
Immorality among youth drew heavy attention from the February grand jury which returned 74 indictments amid liquor violations and widespread crime indications in the city and county. County growers capped sugar corn prices at a loss, Lloyd Kimmel, 16, was injured crossing Elm Street, and county road mileage for the year totals five to five and a half miles with about $233,000 in state funds for improvements.
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Lloyd Kimmel
Frederick Suummer
Elm Street
State Roads Commission
Today In History and Birthdays Summary
Today highlights 1812 Henry Wilson Natick Mass born Boston editor publisher vice president died 1875 1838 Henry Adams born Boston 1840 Henry Watterson born Louisville 1845 George Kennan born Norwalk 1852 Charles T Russell Pittsburgh 1864 George Harvey Peacham born 1801 Stephen Decatur Tripoli action 1825 first issue of The Pieta Herald 1887 American Newspaper Publish association founded 1887 Grover Cleveland veto Texas Seed bill 1832 Senate rejects unemployment relief 1942 U boats shell Dutch West Indies 1943 American planes raid German bases Birthdays include Katherine Cornell Bill LeBaron Samuel Fels Wyek Brooks William B Bell Herbert Pell 60s 63s 58s Horoscope notes inquir mind good intelligence land acquisition and civic standing.
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Natick
Mass
Boston
United States
Farmington
Navy
Henry Adams
Henry Watterson
Louisvile
Eister-Statesman
Washington, DC
Ist
George Kennan
Norwalk
Ohio
Charles T. Russell
Russel
His Day
Pittsburgh
Cgeorge Harvey
Peacham
Stephen Decatur
Tripoli
Lioetia
Herald
Africa
Bostumans
Grover Cleveland
Texas
U. S. Senate
U-boats
Dutch West Indies
Iack
Katherine Cornell
Borla
William Bill Lebaron
Hollywood
Eicua. I
Samuel Fels
Philadelphia
Palanthrop
Yanveyvtile
Wyek Brooks
Newauthor
Man of Letters
William B Bell
American Dynamics
New York
Stroudsburg
Herbert C. Pell
Rhode Island
Hungary
Fourway Allied Russian air attack looms in Europe crisis
War analysis outlines possible Allied Russian air strategy against Germany. Finnish capitulation could trigger Norwegian retreat and Swedish pressure to sever war goods traffic. Tehran plans shift to strategic bombing with four engine bombers, targeting Ploesti and Romanian oil amid renewed Arctic air power.
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Europe
Germany
Finland
Ors
Norway
London
Sweden
Russia
Moscow
Baltic
Teheran
Berlin
Britain
Channel
North Sea
Rome
Poland
Ploesti
Carpathian Mountains
Strength For Today by Carl L Douglass D D
A Babson Newspaper Syndicate column discusses pride in admitting faults and the urge to deny missteps. It uses watch repairs and a rooster weather vane as images, linking human vanity to biblical Peter and the habit of preserving self image.
Bible Thought on Humility and Fear of the Lord
A short devotional noting Proverbs 15 33 on fearing the Lord as wisdom’s instruction and humility as the root of heavenly virtues. Includes a fessant reflection on humility described as a low, sweet root from which virtue grows.
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Moore
OPA Slated For Touch Boat By PETER EDSON
Washington observes renewed price control fights as OPA faces reauthorization in Congress. Potential amendments target farm pricing, meat grading, rent controls, and broad OPA jurisdiction, with critics seeking court access to challenge regulations and a possible division of authority among agencies.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Congress
OPA
Department of Agriculture
War Food Administration
Leaves From Notebook Of A Correspondent At Cassino
HAL BOYLE reports from the Fifth Army at Cassino with Lt Col. F. A. Reagan of Etowah county Alabama using artillery shells as teaching aids for soldiers. A patrol encounter near Cassino leaves Pvt. William Bowen and Corp. Peter Nounicheft drenched by bomb-hole water but safe, while Lt Sweeting improvises by swapping radios between tanks under heavy fire.
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Fifth Army
Cassino
F. A. Reagan
Gadsden
Ala
Etowah
Reagan
United States
Pye
National Guard
States
Joan K. Ball
New Hampton
Iowa
Rapido River
William Bowen
Cedar Rapids
Peter Nounicheft
New York City
Highaway
Konen
Nountcheff
Cecil Harrys Sweeting
Auburn
Noy
Gustav Line
Edwin B Olson
Fargo
Courageous Lt Cal Sweeting Noted Tank Leader
Witnesses recall the bold actions of Lt Cal Sweeting, a 32-year-old tank officer in the Fifth Army, praised as becoming one of the best known tank men, with remarks on his readiness and courage in combat situations.
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Cal. Sweeting
Fifth Army
Master One Word Daily Hostility in Daily Lesson
Today’s item presents hostility as a word meaning antagonism enmity and acts of warfare. It notes usage guidance and urges ceasing hostility between nations and promoting brotherhood.
New Attempt Made To Reconcile Russ Poles
London reports Churchill sent Stalin a letter on the Russo Polish dispute in a bid to unite Moscow London and the Polish Government in Exile. Mikolajczyk postponed his Washington visit as hopes for a rapprochement renewed.
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London
Churchill
Stalin
Moscow
Marshal
Stanislaw Mikolajczyl
Tadeusz Romer
Commons
Mikolajczyk
Washington
United Nations
India and postwar problems promise a bigger challenge
Postwar diplomacy will face a larger India as many groups struggle for a single voice. Wheeler notes India’s vast rags and riches, caste, and political factions hindering immediate independence. He critiques British rule and Gandhi, praising some rulers while condemning others.
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India
Post Wheeler
Mother India
Congress Party
New Books In Artz Library
New books in the Artz Library include DER FUEHRER by Konrad Heiden detailing Hitler's rise and Nazi patterns, a basic book collection for elementary grades, LITERARY ENGLAND by Sherman and Wilcox with visual prose excerpts, HERE IS YOUR WAR by Ernie Pyle, and a Frederick review validating soldier letters.
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der Fuehrer
Konrad Heiden
Hitler
Europe
American Library Association
National Fdudation Association
National Council of Teachers of English
Gretchen Westervelt
Ernie Pyle
Frederick
Pyle
German arrests over Bordeaux bridge sabotage plot
In Sebastien, Spain, authorities say hundreds were arrested after a hidden plot to dynamite the Bordeaux railway bridge was uncovered. Heavy explosives were found under the bridge foundations at both ends, and a house to house roundup of suspected French anti German activists followed.
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Sebastian
Spain
Bordeaux
France
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