Food Stamp Plan For This County Approved
The Agriculture Department announced the extension of the Food Stamp Plan to Allegany Frederick Garrett and Washington counties in Maryland. The plan provides stamps via relief groups to buy surplus farm products with a fifty cent value for each dollar purchased, aiding recipients of old age assistance aid to dependent children aid to the blind and general public assistance. Local merchants supported the proposal, and past funding concerns are not cited as an obstacle this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Allegany
Frederick
Garrett
Washington Counties
Maryland
Department of Agriculture
Katharine Byron
Oahu Island Prep For Invasion Defense Moves
Honolulu reports that Army observers toured fortified Oahu defenses, noting expanded flying fields, more artillery nests, heavier barbed wire, and numerous guns on seaward bluffs. Dugouts, hidden shelters, and night work mark the effort to deter invasion with air superiority and heavy bombers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Oahu
Hawaii
Anotther
Chiang and Gandhi Meet in Calcutta Conference
Mohandas Gandhi and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek met in Calcutta on February 18 during Chiang’s tour of India. Madame Chiang Kai-Shek accompanied him as Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru greeted them at Birla Park and escorted them to Gandhi in the drawing room.
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Calcutta
Mohandas Gandhi
Generaliisimo
Chiang Kai-Shek
India
Birla Park
Gandhi
Jawaharla Nehru
Windstorm Wrecks Catoctin Mountain Crusher Bin
About twenty five Roads Board and WPA workers evacuated as a sudden whirl wind toppled a nearly finished stone crushing bin on Catoctin mountain near Edgewood. Grover Korrell was briefly injured by a timber. he was treated and discharged. The crew returned to clear debris and begin reconstruction. Edgewood is near Rocky Springs and Indian Springs on the mountain’s east side. Denver J. Shook led the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Roads Board
WPA
Catoctin Mountain
Edgewood
Grover Korrell
Frederick City
Korrell
Roads Board
Rocky Springs
Indian Springs
Denver J. Shook
Chinese Army Advances in Burma and Thailand Fronts
New York reports heavy fighting along the Bilin river near the Burma frontier as Chinese troops allegedly cross into Thailand toward Chiangmai. The All-India radio dispatch says Japanese forces crossed the Bilin with night boats and gurkha counterattacks restored the line while Thai frontier incursions unfold.
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New York
Thailand
Bilin River
Burma
All-India Radio
Rangoon
CBS
Chiengmai
Bangkok
Bilin
Japs Push to Remove English From Philippine Schools
Japanese broadcasts report a complete revision of Philippine schooling began and Luzon commander recommended gradual elimination of English from schools. The Manila dispatch notes this aim amid wartime changes in language policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Pi A Domei
Manila
Luzon
Dancer Quits OCD Post Amid Defense Fitness Scrutiny
Maynus Chaney, a blonde dancer-protege of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, offered to resign her $4600 OCD position overseeing children's activities in the fitness division. James M. Landis accepted the offer with no comment as Congress pressed to remove frills from OCD programs. The move affects the physical fitness division under the family of Mrs. Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Civilian Defense
Maynus Chaney
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chaney
OCD
Congress
James M. Landis
Landis
Mrs. Roosevelt
Old Jug Bridge realigns school bus routes near Frederick
Public school pupils walk across the closed Monocacy river bridge as the State Roads Commission redirects routes from New Market to Frederick via Jug Bridge. Buses now travel Monro via Fingerboard Urbana and Washington road with heavier loads and longer distances. Truckers and county vehicles face detours while the bridge remains posted for heavy traffic.
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Jug Bridge
Frederick
New Market
Monocacy River
Hamsville
Bartonsville
Monrovia
Urbana
Washington Road
State Roads Commission
Roads Commission
New Market-Monrovia
County Roads Board
New London
Liberty
Ridgeville
Albert Payson Terhune Dies At Pompton Lakes
Albert Payson Terhune, renowned for his dog stories, died today at Sunnybank in Pompton Lakes New Jersey at age 69 after two years of ill health. The author, six feet two inches tall and 230 pounds, had continued to work hard until his retirement at 64 while living with his famous collies.
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Pompton Lakes
N. J
Albert Payson Terhune
Terhune
Sunnybank
Collies
Fighter Angott Freed After Detention In Theater Robbery Case
Pittsburgh February 18 1 2 boxing champion Sammy Angott was released after hours of questioning about his links to two men charged in the 7537 robbery of the Stanley theater. Officials said Angott had no connection and was a victim of circumstance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Sammy Angott
Stanley Theater
Walter Monaghan
Angott
Frank T. McQuaide
Washington, Pa
Japanese Drive and Allied Air Attacks Reported in War Dept Communique
War Department communique No. 112 cites intensified Japanese air activity and artillery fire on Bataan lines with enemy reinforcements landing at Olongapo. It notes American B 17s hitting transports near Bangka island with two ships sunk and two barges destroyed, while refugee camp at Cabcaben is bombed again, killing 18 women and 5 children and wounding 13 women and 9 children.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
War Department
Olongapo
Subic Bay
Bataan Peninsula
Department
Bangka Island
Sumatra
Borneo
Communiqus
Philippine
Cabcaben
Cavite
Netherlands Indies
Six Polish Divisions Driving Toward White Russia
Soviet Information Bureau reports offensive actions on the Russian front with troops advancing and taking several populated points. A Stockholm dispatch claims a Soviet army corps including six Polish divisions nears the frontiers of old Poland, aided by British equipment and Russian air support. Minor gains are noted in Leningrad, central, and southwestern sectors. German high command claims repeated encirclements of Russian troops on the central eastern front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Information Bureau
Stockholm
London Daily Herald
Old
Poland
White
Russia
Leningrad
Information Bureau
Berlin
Senate approves Normandie fire probe plan
The Senate Naval committee unanimously backs a Vandenberg proposal to investigate the Normandie fire to determine if negligence or sabotage caused the blaze. Immediate approval is expected for a $5,000 expenditure, with the inquiry not to interfere with Navy or FBI investigations.
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Washington
Senate Naval Committee
Vandenberg
R -Mich
Normandie
Walsh
D.-Mass
Senate Audit Committee
Senate
Navy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Van Mook Urges UN to Carry War to Japan
Sydney dispatch reports Lieutenant Governor Hubertus van Mook of the Netherlands East Indies urging the United Nations to take the offensive against Japan. He warned against retreat to prepared positions, warned of possible Japan moves toward the Middle East and Russia, and noted American drive toward pacific war production.
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Sydney
Australia
United Nations
Hubertus van Mook
Netherlands East Indies
van Mook
United States
Pacific
Washington
Russia
Middle East
America
Europe
Japan
Bowman Potts Nuptials In All Saints Church
The wedding of Miss Helen Caldwell Potts and Mr. Edmund DeLong Bowman was held Tuesday at All Saints Episcopal Church in Washington. Attended by prominent local figures, the ceremony featured period ivory gowns, lily and candle decor, and a reception with elaborate flower motifs.
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Washington
Helen Caldwell Potts
Richard Potts
Frederick
Edmund DeLong Bowman
A. Smith Bowman
Fairfax County
All Saints Episcopal Church
Samuel Johnston
Pascal Foulkes
Episcopal Church
McLean
Hans R. Faber
U. S
Katharine E. Byron
Oliver Mallory Walker
Westmoreland Hills
James Richard Weiskell
James Coale Sappington
Catherine C. Haller
Baltimore
Faber
Total Draft Registration Surpasses 10 000 in City and County
Local boards report over 10 000 men registered in Frederick city and county during the latest three day period. Of the new registrants 2 088 are in Board One and 1 179 in Board Two. The process will assign serial numbers for a national lottery planned after March 9.
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Loce
Washington
Frederick County
Board One
Jn Board One
Board Two
Board
Frederick
North County
Selective Service
Annapolis
O'Conor
Louis Hershey
National Selective Service
Maryland
Nelson Urges All Plants to Work February 23
Washington February 18 War Production Director Donald M Nelson urged every plant to cancel a Washingtons Birthday holiday and keep the production line moving. He warned the nation that the war effort depends on full production and offered to help settle labor terms after the date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Donald M Nelson
Nation
Nelson
United States
War Prostietion Board
George Washington
Senior U S Officer Dies In Plane Crash
London reports a senior American officer believed dead after a British aircraft crashed into the sea off the southeast coast of England. The crash near the U K en route location left all passengers and crew missing, including American and British personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Kingdom
Coat
England
Pensions Repealer Up At Night Session
The Senate Civil Service committee voted to hold a night session on the pensions repealer after Senator Byrd urged rapid action warning the Senate may take the matter from them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Civil Service Committee
Congress
Byrd
D.-Va
Senate
British Convoys In Safe Passage
The Admiralty disclosed convoys passed through the Mediterranean without loss between February 13 and 16. An official communique said the operations were extensive and successful despite enemy efforts. An Italian claim of a British destroyer and several ships sunk from a convoy from Alexandria to Malta could not be independently confirmed.
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London
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Malta
Ave Cruiserz
Navy reports tanker E. H. Blum damaged off Atlantic coast
The Navy Department announced that the tanker E. H. Blum was damaged off the Atlantic coast on Monday February 16. The incident occurred during routine operations and no injuries were reported.
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Atlantic
Washington
Navy Department
E. H. Blum
Market Disturbed Amid Southwest Pacific Tension
New York on February 18 reported a disturbed market sentiment due to southwest Pacific events. Prices moved downward but losses were narrow and dealings remained sluggish, indicating sellers were not pushing to unload holdings.
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New York
Southwest Pacific
American Fighters Down Four Japanese Planes In Action
Allied air and ground forces report heavy air combat over the Dutch East Indies. U S fighters claimed four enemy aircraft shot down with no losses, while Dutch bombers protected by American planes struck Japanese targets near Palembang. Koepang and Timor raids caused minor injuries and shipping attacks. Japanese pressure continues in Borneo and Celebes.
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Batavia
Dutch East Indies
Sumatra
Southwest Pacutic Command
Indies
United Nations
Soerabaja
Agen Aneta
Koepang
Jave
Timor
Darwin
Timor Sea
the Indies High Command
Aneta
Borneo
Minahassa
Celebes
Brakeman Dies After Fall At Millville Plant
William Wheeler Kepler 30, a Baltimore and Ohio brakeman, died after being crushed between parts of a freight car at a stone and lime plant near Millville West Virginia. He fell while clamping brakes and suffered severe injuries, with a prior shoulder injury noted. coroner ruled accidental death. Kepler resided between Boonsboro and Keedysville and died at Schnauffer Hospital Brunswick. Funeral plans not yet set.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Millville
W. Va
Harpers Ferry
Charles Town
Schnauffer Hospital
Brunswick
William Wheeler Kepler
Boonsboro
Keedysville
Kepler
Manadt
Sigat
C. H. Feete and Son
Frederick County
Feete Funeral Home
Brunawick
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Allegany, Washington Counties
Oahu Island
Chiang
Dancer
Old Jug Bridge
West End
Arthur
Old Frontier
Bowman-Potts
All Saints
U.S
W. W. Kepler
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