Star Route Sought To Improve Frederick Mail Service
Frederick Chamber of Commerce president Roger B. Wolfe said efforts led by Congressman J Glenn Beall aim to establish a star route direct from Baltimore or Washington to Frederick to speed early morning mail. He noted existing Baltimore truck schedules pocket mail arriving too late, causing delays, and urged Sunday dispatches and potential extension to Camp Ritchie, with support from Senator Ratcliffe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Glenn Beall
Baltimore
Washington
Frederick
Roger B. Wolfe
Chamber of Commerce
Wolfe
Baltimore-Thurmont
Bailimoe
Thurmont
Hagerstown and Frederick
Philadelphia
Camp Ritchie
Congressman Beall
George L. Ratcliff
Beall
Post Office Department
Massive fire wipes out Morris Poultry Farms complex
A blaze at Morris Poultry Farms in Bishopville destroyed one of the world’s largest hatcheries. The loss is estimated at 750000 to 900000 dollars, burning 2.25 million eggs, 40000 chicks, and 30 hatcheries. Fire crews from five towns fought the flames while Harold Norris, head of the firm, was under medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishopville
Morris Poultry Farms
Delmarva
Delaware-Maryland-Virginia
Harold Norris
Maryland
Harry Watson
Bishopvill
Berlin
Selbyville
Frankford
Millsboro
Dinner For Members Of Armed Forces
The executive staff of the U S Navy basic training school now in session at the Francis Scott Key hotel will be entertained at a reception and dinner starting at 4 o’clock in the Bleant Grey room by the Mayor, Board of Aldermen, Board of County Commissioners, and Chamber of Commerce directors. Five officers at Camp Ritchie will also be entertained.
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U. S. Navy Basic Training School
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Grey
Board of County Commissioners
Chamber of Commerce
Camp Ritchie
Large Group Leaves Today For Induction
A large White and colored group from Draft Board One gathered at Winchester Hall to depart by train for Fort Meade. Forty two white and six colored inductees, survivors of a February call, leave around 4 p.m. The board’s Appeals action affirmed most local classifications while deferring some. Names of departing inductees and those kept in 1-A or changed to other classifications follow from the local boards.
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Armed Services
Winchester Hall
Fort Meme
Army
Board Two
Selective Service Board of Appeals
Hagerstown
Board One
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Fort Meade
John W. Leichert
Paul E. Huffer
Harvey R. McCutchen
Earl E. Shilling
Bernard R. Grove, Jr
Charles F. Sisk
William F. Thompson
Roland Moss
Clarence G. Delphey, Jr
John R. Nelson
Russell L. Fauble
Ernest W. Elsroad, Jr
Joe B. Kelley
Mervin J. Griffith
Robert M. Stauffer
William M. Ford
Franklin E. Royer
Ellsworth L. Wiles
Lewis H. Goad
Robert J. Castle
George W. Thomas
Irving A. Brightwell
Carl L. Grabill
Edward L. Fulmer
Jesse L. Ford
Charles W. Staley
Paige R. Fritz
Ralph C. Fry
James B. Brashears
Charles J. Anderson
Joseph A. Baer
James W. Hill
Donald E Younkins
Glenwood F. Robinson
Daniel M. Haines
Richard L. Carroll
Nyle G. H. Ramsburg
Bernard W. Bell
Robert S. Rotherhoefer
Roger N Nicodemus
Paul E. Long
Robert M. Stone
The
Colored Men
Richard P Henitrson
James E. Giles
Charles K. Wars
Franklin W
Buunswick
Norman Edwood Ray
West Patrick Street
Clayton Allen Haines
Mt Airy
George William Smith
Buckeystown
Samuel Marrone
Brooklyn
Frederick
John Francis Gearinger
Feverish Cold Grounds Churchill To Bed In London
London Feb 18 Prime Minister Churchill is confined to his bed with a feverish cold announced at No 10 Downing Street New Delhi Feb 18 British bombers continue attacks on Japanese held Burma starting two large fires in Yegyanbyin village on Akyab Island bombed troop positions at Donbaik and parked aircraft in Heho airfield per British communiqué
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London
Churchill
No. 10
Downing Street
New Delhi
Burma
Yegyanbyin
Akyab Island
Donbaik
Heho
Stop Japan Now Urges Mme Chiang Before House
Mme Chiang Kai-Shek told the House of Representatives the United Nations should not allow Japan to continue as a threat or as a holding danger. She warned Japan has greater resources in occupied areas and that delaying action costs lives, urging a universal, humanitarian peace and alerting that world opinion shifted on Japan’s might.
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Washington
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
House of Representatives
United Nations
Japan
Damocles
Germany
China
Sun-Tse
Mme. Chiang
Pearl Harbor
Malaya
China Sea
Hitler
United States Navy
Midway
Coral Sea
Guadalcanal
Bill Provides For Civilian Needs First
A bloc of more than 30 senators seeks legislation to compel furloughs of war workers and deferment of experienced agricultural labor to ease farm manpower shortages. Senator Bankhead of Alabama says the bills will be introduced soon with broad support from a majority of the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bankhead
D-Ala
Japs To Open New Campaign In China
Tokyo broadcast via Reuters cites a Japanese army spokesman saying Japan will use all measures to crush Chungking resistance. He indicates a new central China offensive marks the start of an all out effort to this aim. A projectile explosion at Triumph Explosive plant in Elkton Maryland injures five women workers.
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China
London
PKA
Tokyo
Reuters
Japan
Chungking
Safely Land Security
Chief
Lot Ordnance
Triumph
Iplani
Elkton
Marsh Hare Aims To Solve Meat Shortage In Louisiana Trapping
New York reports the marsh hare a muskrat, trapped annually in Louisiana, is being marketed as a socially acceptable dinner companion. The double barreled plan seeks a market for about six million marsh hares to ease meat shortages by pairing with influential social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louisiana
Red Army penetrates toward Donets basin as Kharkov falls
Soviet fronts drive west into Kharkov region and beyond, claiming deep thrusts into the Donets basin and relief of German positions near Rostov. Kharkov city evacuted after destruction as German panzers counterattacked south of the city.
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Moscow
Red Army
Kharkov
Kursk
Donets Basin
Rostov
High Command
Lake Ladoga
Bogodukhov
Sumy
Unnecessary Delays Hampering U S Shipbuilding
A House Naval sub committee says American shipyards could build up to 20 million tons of shipping this year if delays are fixed. It labels the postwar program as neglected and urges an overall Pacific coast supervisor and stronger field authority to resolve allocation and priority snarls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Naval
Pacific Coast
Feld
No Cognizance of Wave Time Super Tax Discussed
Chairman Doughton said the House Ways and Means committee had taken no cognizance of a presidential request for a war time income tax. The panel appeared ready to back a bill taxing salaries above 25,000 at pre Pearl Harbor levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means
Rallying Efforts Stall In Stock Market After Profit Taking
In New York on February 18 investors paused rallying moves as profit taking increased. Buyers remained cautious or kept commitments light amid expectations of a significant technical correction. Tunisian cattle reverses unsettled trading, brokers paid, while Russian victories offered a mild offset to market mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
D Alesandro Withdraws From Baltimore Mayoral Bid
Rep Thomas D Alesandro withdraws from Democratic mayoral race after administration leaders appealed him not to desert the slim House Democratic majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Thomas D’alesandro
Krueger to Lead 6th American Army in Australia
Secretary Stimson announced the arrival of Lieutenant General Walter Krueger in Australia to command a new 6th Army in the Southwest Pacific. The move follows MacArthur's request as American forces in the region expand. Krueger succeeds to head a field army while MacArthur remains commander in chief. Robert L. Eichelberger remains a corps commander. Courtney Hodges succeeds Krueger as commander of the Third Army after Hodges is promoted to lieutenant general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter Krueger
Australia
Statthy
Southwest Pacific
War Stimson
Krueger
Third Army
San Antonio
Texas
Douglas Macarthur
Stimson
MacArthur
Robert L. Eichelberger
Eichelberger
New Guinea
Courtney H. Hodges
Bombers Hit Japanese Bases in Solomons Campaign
Washington reports Navy communique No. 286 detailing two more assaults on Japanese positions in the Solomons. Dauntless dive bombers with P-39 and F-4F escorts struck Munda on New Georgia Island, starting large fires. Night raids from February 11 to 18 targeted Kolombangara Island.
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Washington
Kear
Munda
Navy
South Pacific
Dauntless
Douglass
New Georgia Island
United States
Kolombangara Island
County Commissioners Before Grand Jury
The Board of County Commissioners appeared before the February grand jury amid speculation in Court House circles about county policy matters. No official reason was given for summoning the full board. The grand jury’s report to the Circuit Court expected tomorrow may hint at the actions discussed. The session’s end was deferred to Friday due to additional witnesses, with a visit to the jail and Montevue planned before adjournment.
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Board of County Commissioners
Court House
Circuit Court
Dl Gumissudu
Montevue
Frequent Changes Hold Up Plane Production
Washington reports that War Department changes in bomber specifications delayed Willow Run production. Hugh Fulton, counsel for the Senate War Investigating committee, cited design improvements and logical delays in mass production at the Ford plant near Detroit.
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Washington
War Department
Hugh Fulton
Senate War Investigating Committee
Willow Run
Fulton
Detroit
Notre Dame Coach George E Keegan Dies at 52
Youthful Indiana obituary reports the death of Notre Dame basketball coach George E Doc Keegan at age 52 in his home after a brief illness. Keegan, longtime Irish mentor, was discovered in a modest role by Knute Rockne and rose to prominence guiding the team. His sudden passing marks the end of a notable era in Fighting Irish basketball.
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Youth Bend
Ind
George E
Doc) Keegan
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
AP Writer Sees Germany Beaten This Year
AP columnist Dewitt MacKenzie returns from a world tour with a strong conviction that Germany will be defeated by year end. He notes Allied striking power rising, praises American forces, and says the decisive task is to annihilate the German army on the battlefield. He plans a series of columns next week detailing his observations.
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Germany
Miami
Fla
Japan
New York
North Atlantic
Ireland
England
Lisbon
Afoca
Africa
Cairo
Egypt
Eighth Army
Chungking
Palestine
India
Iran
Iraq
Bussia
Mackenzie
United States
Great Britain
British Isles
China
Persian Gulf
Russia
United Nations
Hitler
Kilday Bill Approved By House Military Committee
Washington reports the House Military Affairs committee approved the Kilday bill today by 25 to 2 to give deferment priority to men with children and to base draft quotas on state groups rather than local boards. The panel added an Elston amendment to bar induction by occupational groups. The measure, opposed by Selective Service and War Department spokesmen, would create four groups for induction with single men first and married men with children last.
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Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
Andrews
R-Ny
Sheridan
D-Pa
Elston
Ohio
War Manpower Commission
May
D-Ky
Military Committee
Rules Committee
Selective Service
War Department
National League Takes Over Debt-Ridden Phils
The National League assumed ownership of the debt-ridden Philadelphia Phillies and named a seven-member board to run the club until a new owner is found. Also details of a tractor fire at Bernard Winkel’s West Patrick Street establishment and a London Commons vote on Beveridge social security plan are noted with brief summaries and gatekeeping.
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National League
Phils
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phils
Ave
Nnees
Bernard Winkel
West Patrick Street
London
House of Commons
Labor Party
Stimson Says U S Losses Heavy in Tunisia Fight
Secretary of War Stimson described American forces in central Tunisia as suffering a serious local setback with rather heavy casualties and several tanks destroyed by German dive bombers. He noted the attack aimed to widen the coastal corridor while British forces were reorganizing and not signaling a large Axis offensive.
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Washington
Stimson
Tunisia
Eighth Army
Tripolitania
First Army
Birthday holiday at post office page observed Monday
George Wannington's Birthday will be observed as a partial holiday at the local post office under regulations. One delivery will be made in the morn ing, with no rural carrier service. Lobby windows open 7 to 11 a.m. Local banks may observe the holiday as usual, though confirmation was not received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wannington
Death warrant signed for James Ford in Maryland
Annapolis February 18 A death warrant for James Ford a Black man was signed by Governor O Coser setting the execution for Friday March 32 Ford convicted in Baltimore City Criminal Court of rape a death sentence imposed by Judges W Conwell Smith and Edwin T Dickerson verdict returned May 1 1942 sentence suspended pending motion for new trial
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Annapolis
James Ford
O'Coser
Ford
Criminal Court of
Baltimore City
W. Conwell Smith
Edwin T. Dickerson
Americans Halt Rommel Advance Near Algeria Front
Allied and American forces fought to slow German armored thrusts into central Tunisia and near Tebessa Algeria as Rommel’s tanks captured Sheijila Kasserine and Feriana towns. British Montgomery pressed a southern push toward Medenine and Tatahouine while air power supported, evacuating fields near Feriana and Shela.
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North Africa
Ammerican
Tebessa
Algeria
Erwie Ronmmel
Sheitlas Kasserine
Ferlana
Fale Pasa
Renteal Tontsis
Axia
U. S
Eld
Ain el Gaxala
Tobruk
Rommel
Egypt
New Attica
Sheijila
Basserine
Feriana
Taniga
Faid Pars
Tus Nisia
Fersana
Kasserine
Bernard L. Montgomery
Mareth Line
Medenine
Foum Tatahouine
Eighth Army
London
Caire
Montgomery
Fout
Tatahouine
Montegomery
High Command
Sidi Bouzid
Faid Pass
Sheltla
Chambersburg Paper Raises Subscription Rates
The Chambersburg Public Opinion increases newsstand price to four cents per copy and annual rate to 7.50 dollars. The move is blamed on higher production costs and declining advertising revenue.
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Chambersburg Paper
Chambersburg, Pa
The
Chambersburg Public Opinion
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C. O. C. Head
Nomé
Solomon Islands
Hawaii
Pacific
Gen. Krueger
6Th Army
Solomons
Aky
DeWitt MacKenzie
Central Front
General Winter
U.S
Eighth
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