Daylight Air Raid Test Planned in Frederick County
Civilian Defense announces the first county wide daylight air raid drill to be held Sunday afternoon. City and county residents will hear three short whistles signaling the alarm and a long blast for all clear. Officials urge staying off streets, avoiding phone use, and obeying curb stopping rules.
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Civilian Defense
Frederick
City Hall
Detrick Field
Hood College
Defense Headquarters
Lloyd C. Culler
Board of Aldermen
Court House
Civilian Defense Committee
Allen ¥. Bennett
Tony Sarg In Critical Condition After Surgery
Tony Sarg, 60, artist and creator of marionettes, remained in critical condition at Manhattan General Hospital after an operation for a ruptured appendix performed Tuesday.
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New York
Tony Sarg
Manhattan General Hospital
Ideal Garage Co Officers Elected In Baltimore
Elias B Ramsburg Jr becomes president of the Ideal Garage Company Inc with J F Frankford of Elkridge as vice president Parsons Newman as secretary and William C Overlander as treasurer Windsor Williams steps down after serving as president since 1934 following the death of E B Ramsburg Sr who led the company since its 1921 founding.
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Ideal Garage CO
Ideal Garage Company, Inc
Elias B Ramsburg, Jr
J. Frankford
Elkridge
Parsons Newman
Wm. C. Overlander
Rameburg
Windsor Williams
E B Ramsburg
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Resigns From OCD Post
Washington February bid letter via James M. Landis confirms Eleanor Roosevelt steps down as assistant director of the Office of Civilian Defense OCD officials note she gave more than half her time to community activities and volunteer workers. The resignation follows her aim to leave once the division functioned efficiently and to protect the program from political attack.
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Washington
Eleanor Roosevelt
James M. Landis
OCD
F. H. LaGuardia
Major U-Boat Drive Aimed To Help Japs
London reports Germany launched a major north Atlantic submarine offensive to cooperate with Japan by deterring US naval units and hindering Pacific reinforcement. Doenitz supposedly planned pack tactics near Europe while larger submarines targeted the North American coast. Building intensified. Aruba tanker routes attacked to cripple tanker fleets.
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London
Germany
North Atlantic
Azores
Greenland
Japan
United States
Atlantic
Bavaria
Karl Doenitz
Europe
North American
Aruba
Dutch West Indies
Caribbean
FDR To Picture A World At War
President Roosevelt plans a Monday night address to outline a world at war as seen from the White House. The speech may discuss strategy but will focus on how distant naval actions affect U S communities and production lines. The press secretary noted oceans no longer provide full protection.
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FDR
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Banks To Close For Washington's Birthday
Governor O Conor urged Maryland business leaders to work as usual on the legal Washington's Birthday holiday. Banks in Baltimore will close as State Bank Commissioner Downing confirms the law requires bank closures on the holiday.
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Annapolis
O Conor
Maryland
Washington
Baltimore
John W. Downing
Downing
Tee Ae
Reclassifying 1-B Registrants Prompts Active Review
Local draft boards are reexamining men previously listed 1-B for limited service. Physicians will audit files to identify those with minor or outdated defects who may now be eligible for active duty. A new hard rule bars dependency claims for wives of registrants marrying after the war declaration, aiming to curb evasions.
Japs Drop Fire Bombs on Bataan Installations
War Department dispatch reports continued fighting from fixed positions across Bataan. Japanese planes dropped incendiary bombs behind defenses, employing white phosphorus as the incendiary filler. Officials note phosphorus ignites easily but can be put out with water and has been used for smoke screens. no evidence of its use in European incendiaries. General MacArthur thanks 60,000 US Army Ordnance workers for greetings.
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Washington
War Department
Bataan
J. Philippine Theater
MacArthur
Ordnance Department
Army
United States
Europe
Motter Resigns Command of Company B in Maryland State Guard
Postmaster Guy K Motter resigns as captain of Company B of the Maryland State Guard amid a ruling that federal employees cannot be attached to the State Guard. Eight other post office workers also resign from local guard units for the same reason. Motter had led Company B since mobilization.
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Guy K. Motter
Marylands
State Guard
Matter
Pocket sized axis U boat sinks Brazilian freighter Olinda
The 4080 ton Brazilian freighter Olinda was sunk off the U S Atlantic coast by a small Axis submarine after it fired shells and torpedoed the ship. Two crew members were taken aboard for questioning before the sub crashed diving as U S planes approached. All 46 crew members were rescued after drifting 20 hours. The incident marks a second Brazilian vessel sunk in North American waters in three days with the Buarque torpedoed off Virginia Feb 16.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
Fifth Naval District
Navy
Francisco Nogueira
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Jaco Benemonde
Olinda
Nogueira
U. S
Rio de Janeiro
United States
Foreign Ministry
Washington
Navy Department
Buarque
Virginia
Imperial Headquarters
Darwin
Australia
Bitter Battle On Bilin River
British and Indian defense forces counter-attack to hold a pressed line on the Bilin river west bank. An army communique reports fierce fighting over the past 24 hours behind the Bilin with air action yesterday providing a heartening effect on troops.
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Rangoon
Burma
Bilin River
Bilin
Frederick native Major Kreb joins Baltimore OCD as liaison
Major L. Victor Kreb, former Freder ick resident, becomes liaison officer with the Office of Civilian Defense in Baltimore. Army officers run the OCD office there, with Kreb among six liaisons advising on civilian protection from air bombing. Kreb, who lived in Silver Spring recently, previously supplied the 115th Infantry, formerly the Maryland First Regiment, before his transfer to Baltimore.
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L. Victor Kreb
Frederick
Office of
Civilian Defense
Baltimore
Army
OCD
Major Kreb
Kreh
Silver Spring
115Th Infantry
Maryland First Regiment
Scaffolding Covers Old Central Trust Building in Razing
Scaffold framework of wooden trestles blankets much of the old Central Trust Company building at Church and Market streets as Sharp Construction workers start razing the third and fourth floors. A permit is issued for a storeroom and offices on the first and second floors costing 12000 dollars. The building will eventually rise to two stories.
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Central Trust Company
Church and
Market
Sharp Construction Company
Japs Raid Darwin and threaten Australia siege
Australian officials report Japan bombed Darwin and attacked the north coast as 93 Japanese bombers and fighters attacked twice. Casualties include 15 dead and 24 wounded with damage to ships, hangars, hospitals and posts as Canberra calls for urgent war cabinet decisions.
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Sydney
Australia
Darwin
United Nations
W. P. Ashley
Altered Organization Of 29th To Be Adopted
Baltimore February 29 A change in the Twenty Ninth Division was in prospect today with Maj. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow appointed to command the Blue and Gray division. Gen. Gerow succeeds Brig. Gen. Amos W. W. Woodcock who had been acting commander since Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord moved to command the Third Corps Area. Secretary Stimson announced that the Twenty Ninth and other National Guard square divisions would be reorganized into the regular Army triangular form with three infantry brigades and four artillery battalions. One infantry regiment will be eliminated and may be attached to corps troops or field army troops.
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Baltimore
Leonard T. Gerow
Gerow
Army
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Milton A. Reckord
Woodcock
Stimson
Twenty-Ninth
National Guard
General Headquarters Reserve
War Department
NYA Sealing Up Operations In Brunswick Sewing Project Ends
National Youth Administration work in the county winds down with Brunswick sewing project to close at month end. About 50 women lose employment while a small crew remains at Scheer Stadium recreation center. Some workers find non defense factory jobs. two WPA sewing projects continue locally. Equipment likely moved to Baltimore.
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National Youth Administration
Brunswick
NYA
Scheer Stadium
Vicinity
Frederick
Baltimore
Brunswick High School
Appointments Made In Howard County
Governor O Conor fills Howard county vacancies naming William H. Hanson of Ellicott City as Judge of the Orphans Court and R Spencer Pindell of Glenwood as Republican member of the Board of Election Supervisors succeeding the late J B Peddicord and Charles L Pindell respectively.
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Annapolis
Wiliamh. Hanson
Ellicott City
R .Spencer Pindell
Glenwood
O'Conor
Howard County
Hanson
The
Orphans Court
J. B. Peddicord
Pindell
Board of Election Superviors
Charles L. Pindell
Soviet Paper Foresees Hitler’s Defeat This Year
The Red Star in Moscow predicts Germany will lose the war in 1941 as the United States Britain and Soviet Russia outproduce Germany in oil gasoline steel and manpower. It cites Allied economic strength and growing aid while noting the winter offensive continues and German counterattacks have been repelled with heavy losses.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Star
United States
Britain
Soviet
Russia
Germany
Adolf
Red Army
Cripps Predicts Hitler Defeat in Wartime Broadcast
Sir Stafford Cripps told German workers via the BBC that Hitler faces certain defeat as the Soviet Union shifts to a 100 percent war footing. He said English workers will deter the spring offensive and that Allies will regain naval superiority in the Pacific as four-fifths of the world stands with them. CBS aired the broadcast.
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New York
Stafford Cripps
Hitler
British Broadcasting Corporation
Stafford
Russia
Soviet Union
Pacific
CBS
State OCD Not Mixed Up In Frivolities
Executive Director Isaac George stated the Maryland Council of Defense will not adopt or push the OCD participation plan. The council ignored the proposed program and will continue its own system for organizing and training volunteers.
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Baltimore
Isaac 5. George
Maryland Council of Defense
OCD
George
Eleaner Roosevelt
Office
Civilian Defense
Defense Council
McDaniel Reaches Netherlands East Indies Safe
Reuters reports from Batavia that C. Yates McDaniel Associated Press reporter and last American newspaperman to leave Singapore before its fall has arrived in the Netherlands East Indies. The final AP message from Singapore timed 4 45 a m EWT Feb 12 said he was aboard a ship in Singapore harbor under heavy attack by Japanese planes.
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London
Reuters
Batavia
C. Yates McDaniel
Associated Press
Singapore
Netherlands East Indies
McDaniel
New York
Reuters Dispatch
Market Closed Monday Washington's Birthday Holiday
Markets across the United States will be closed on Monday February 23 in observance of Washington's birthday. The Department of Agriculture will issue livestock reports as usual on that day.
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New York
United States
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Forces Of United Nations Unable To Stop Debarkation Of Enemy Troops
The Bali operation shows Japanese landings despite UN air and sea countermeasures around Bali. Allied forces report hits on Japanese cruisers and transports with several aircraft losses, as Bali lies near Java and Soerabaja base. Tokyo claimed Timor landings aiming to oust British and Dutch forces, with withdrawal planned after expelling them. Portugal and Britain discuss Timor developments as Australians and Dutch troops occupied the island in December.
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United Nations
Batavia
Baltic
Timor
Tokyo
Japan
Southwest
Pacific
Java
Australia
Bali
Soerabaja
Imperial Headquarters
Government Information Bureau
Dilli
Koepang
Portugal
Washington
Britain
Portuguese Timor
Foreign Office
East Indies
London
Reed Named General Freight Agent for B&O at Frederick
Charles C. Reed, a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad employe for nearly 35 years, becomes Frederick general freight agent succeeding the late Austin E. Rhoads. Effective February 16, Reed was cashier in the local office since 1934 and has held all Frederick office posts. He began with the railroad in 1897 as a clerk in Brunswick yards. Reed resides at 20 East Third street with his wife and daughter Helen.
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Charles C. Reed
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Frederick
Austin E. Rhoads
Reed
Brunswick Yards
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Parliament
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Ewing
John W. Fihelly
Fihelly
Firerly
Cripps
Bureau
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