Set For Thomas Charged With Sabotage At Navy Plant
Harvey Lee Thomas a 71 year old civilian plane inspector for the Navy faced charges of sabotaging electrical equipment on Navy patrol bombers at Glenn L Martin Company. He allegedly damaged safety devices wiring gun controls and instrument boards to “get even” and sought draft deferment to study medicine. An FBI agent said Thomas admitted damaging equipment and slowed production at the Middle River plant, causing losses in the millions. He was ordered held under 25000 bond pending further hearing.
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Mantimore
Navy
Glenn L. Martin Company
Harvey Lee Thomas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S
James K Cullen
Martin Company
Martin
Adamstown
E. A. Schurman
Middle River
Thomas
Fifey Ometa
Matent
FBI
Cullen
Schurman
Culen
T. Barten Harrington
E. A. Soucy
Baltimore
Naval Aircraft Inspection
Frederick High School
Franklin and Marshall College
Bie Riage College
Baltic More
East Thirty-ninth Street
Inspector dispute over Navy staffing in wartime probe
Thomas testified that defects were blamed on Martin inspectors and Cullen pressed why a 871-year-old medical student served as an electrical inspector for planes. Thomas faced a $25 000 bail and a Friday hearing as FBI and Navy reviews unfold along with statements about his education and employment at the Martin plant.
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Thomas
Martin
Cullen
Navy
Sayinn
Emmitsburg Red Cross Workshop Opens to Meet Urgent Need
Frederick County announces a new Emmitsburg workroom to boost the 1943 Red Cross drive quota of 125000000, joining existing units in Adamstown Brunswick Thurmont Middletown Walkersville and Frederick City. Volunteers exceed last year with over 1900 women, and the drive seeks 27800 dollars locally to support surgical dressings and related Red Cross productions for the armed forces.
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Red Cross
Frederick County
Welk
Mwe
Heedof
Stolmes D . Baker
Ernest C Webb
Emmitsburg
Webb
North Africa
John Ed Scheil
James H. Gambrillli
Eds - Thewes
Emmittsburg
Harry Bavle
Louise Sebold
L. Leary
Sarah Raonds
E.R. Shriver
Charlies McNair
Leidan
Psiapidaig Cail
Walkersville Uni
Mrs Himes outlines AWVS efforts at Frederick Kiwanis meeting
Mrs Joseph H Himes presented the local American Women's Voluntary Service activities at the Kiwanis Club noon meeting in Frederick. She described the nursery plans, nurses aid work, canteen services for servicemen, a thrift shop, and planned Victory campaigns while noting county recognition for salvage and two Frederick City workrooms aiding Red Cross efforts.
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Kiwanians
Francis Scott Key
American Women's Voluntary Services
Joseph H. Himes
AWVS
England
West Patrick Street
Frederick
East Patrick
Himes
W. Merval Weaver
Francis B. Sappington
David G. Everhart
Frederick County
Ransom R. Lewis, Jr
Kiwanis Club
Armed Services
Francis J. Thompson
Tras
B. Rasenaux, Jr
A. Leland Clark
St Nazaire Bombed Again by Allied Air Attacks
American Fortresses and Liberators bombed St Nazaire in daylight, claiming credit for dropping bombs on the German U boat base near the Loire estuary. Pursuing fighters and heavy anti aircraft fire accompanied a second European assault in two days with pilots reporting light casualties. Captains Carter and Pyle described fierce resistance from about 30 to 50 German fighters as the battle raged over the channel and toward Boulogne and Calais.
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England
St. Nazaire
U. S S
Lorient
Loire River
Bay of Biscay
English Channel
Boulogne
Calais
Air Ministry
France
St Nazaire
J. W. Carter
Lawton
Oklo
Carter
Clifton Pyle
Marshall
Tex
Continent
Woman ejected for protest at Luce hearing in House
Agnes Waters a long time militant non interventionist and frequent Congressional visitor was removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee room after protesting Rep Clare Luce's appearance. The note about earth rotation and a stone is unrelated and non factual in this context.
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Washington
Agnes Waters
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Clare Luce
R-Conn
Tax Return Advice For Frederick County Farmers
An audience of Frederick County farmers crowded the YMCA auditorium to learn about filing income tax returns by March 15. Extension experts and Farm Bureau leaders outlined forms, legal obligations for those earning $1,200 or more, and the need to file even if no tax is due, with discussion on farm bookkeeping and Victory Tax rules for farm workers.
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Frederick County
Farm Bureaus
Grange
University of Maryland Extension Service
Paul E. Nystrom
T. S. Anderson
Tobias E. Zimmerman
Pomona Grange
Frederick
Home Demonstration Department
Nystrom
Cabinet Resigns After Ryti Victory in Finland
Premier John W. Rangell announces the resignation of his entire cabinet following Risto Ryti's reelection as president yesterday. The move marks a formal shift in government leadership after the electoral outcome.
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Helsinki
Finland
John W. Rangell
Risto Ryti
Doughton Proposes Half 1943 Tax Cancellation to Aid Pay as You Go
Washington reports Chairman Doughton D NC submitted to the House Ways and Means Committee a plan to cancel about half of the 1943 individual income taxes to place 44 million taxpayers on a pay as you go basis. The move could erase roughly 6.5 billion in government assets and would require doubling up payments by those with multiple tax burdens.
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Washington
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Beardsley Ruml
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Rep
Robertson
Dva
Randolph Paul
Paul
Work Regularly Or Fight Edict Aims At Absenteeism
Maryland war workers are urged to "work regularly or fight" as officials crack down on chronic absenteeism in war plants. Col. Henry C. Stanwood says such cases will affect draft classifications for women seeking occupational deferments. Lieut. Col. Paul Klaesius notes employers should report workers who fail to report regularly so deferment for such men can be considered.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Henry C. Stanwood
State Selective Service
Paul Klaesius
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