Two U S Passenger Ships Sunk. Over 850 Lost At Sea
The Navy reports more than 850 lives lost in North Atlantic torpedo attacks this month. Two privately operated passenger cargo ships carrying military personnel and civilian workers sank within four days after night torpedo strikes. Most victims were Army Navy Marine Corps or Coast Guard. Weather and seas hindered lifeboats. ships names not released.
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Washington
North Atlantic
Navy
United States
Army
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Thane Wee Aekita Umdar Tha
United Nations
Atlantic
Bliss
Scott
Rutledge
Hewes
Leedstown
Africa
Elliott
Little
Gregory
Calhoun
Coolidge
Solomon Islands
Pacific
Newfoundland
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Rawalpindi
City of
Benares
England
Athenia
Caribou
Cabot Strait
Nazis Think England Preparing Invasion
Bern dispatch reports Nazi aerial reconnaissance over England suggests an English invasion attempt may be imminent. The note cites interest in fortifications at ports and coastal shipping, with unusual road traffic and industrial-area activity as possible indicators.
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Bern
Switzerland
le Havre
Tribune de Geneve
England
English Channel
North Sea
Naz
Enrollment Formation Books Begins in Frederick County
Thousands of school children in Frederick County start half sessions this week as ration book issuance ramps up. Supervised by Eugene W. Pruitt the program runs through February 23 26 with early dismissals at 130 pm at designated schools. Volunteers and veterans assist clerks in registering the public for the second war ration books amid security measures and extended hours.
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Frederick County
Arei Ben
Eugene W. Pruitt
Rocky Ridge
Harrisville
Frederick High School
Brunswick High School
Ration Board
County Board of Education
Pruitt
Reg- Ual
Board of Education
Clipper Flying Boat Crashes In Landing
The Yankee Clipper crash landed on the Tagus River in Lisbon on February 22 causing four deaths and 20 missing of 40 aboard. Four women passengers survived, including Jane Froman who suffered injuries and sought to find her husband. Captain Sullivan led the flight from the United States via the Azores with 27 passengers and 12 crew members aboard.
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Lisbon
United States
Tagus
Jane Froman
Sullivan
Azores
General Enrico Pezzi Killed in Action Over Enemy Territory
Rome radio reported Brig. Gen Enrico Pezzi commander in chief of the Malian Air Force in Russia was killed during a flight over enemy territory. He was 46 and had held the post for about a year.
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London
Enrico Pezzi
Russia
Rome Radio
Associated Press
Pezzi
Acquittals Mark Night of Courtroom Drama
Two men Paul Yinger of 110 West Fifth Street and Robert Carey of 423 North Bentz Street were acquitted of assault and battery against Speciel Deputy Sheriff Francis Wagner at Frederick Junction. Magistrate Alton Y. Bennett presided. Wagner testified he tried to arrest a soldier and a scuffle ensued with Yinger and Carey pinning his arms. Both defendants claimed Wagner struck first. they did not know he was a deputy sheriff until after the punch. Several others faced charges and fines, while the Mt. Airy Red Cross plans a school dance to raise campaign funds.
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Paul Yinger
West Fifth Street
Robert Carey
North Bentz Street
Speciel
Francis
Mut" Wagner
Frederick Junction
Alton Y. Bennett
Wagner
West Patrick Street
Yinger
Carey
T. J
Walter E. Sinn
James Day Baker
South Mar Wet Street
Mary Elizabeth Crist
Baker
Reno
Crist
East Fourth Street
Sherman P. Bowers
Samuel Thompson
Bennett
Samuel Hill
Broat
Grand
Lonie Hut
Hill
Roosevelt warns against miracles in wartime finances
President Roosevelt told a Democratic National Committee dinner radio audience that this is no age of miracles and Americans will face reverses and misfortunes. He recalled Saratoga and warned against counting on sudden victories, urging faith and practical effort over hollow hopes.
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Washington
Presient
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Burgoyne
Saratoga
Recapped Tires Rule Reversed by Local Board
The Frederick County War Price and Ration Board announced that no certificate is needed for recapping tires since Saturday. Owners may have tires re treaded while purchases of recapped tires still require a certificate. A tire abuse penalty may be imposed for improper recapping to save the carcass. Women buy most food and clothing in the United States.
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rationIrg Board
Levenne Munimd Yane Mapdree
Ration Board
Frederick County War Price and Ration Board
OPA
Cumberland Man Named In Stolen Bond Probe
Justice Department disclosed the arrest of John Jay O'Brien in Cumberland Maryland to answer a complaint accusing him of handling several thousand dollars worth of stolen bonds. FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said O'Brien is the last of nine arrested in a conspiracy to traffic in stolen securities and that $40000 in stocks and bonds including South American issues were stolen from the Barkman vehicle in Florida in 1943. The probe links a New York brokerage firm to the scheme via Matthew Reinhardt, with others named by the FBI as involved. The complaint was filed in New York February 16.
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Washington
Victor E. P. Barkman
Degreus Deuch
Fla
Utica
N. Y
Robert A. Middleton
FBI
Hoover
New York
Matthew Reinhardt
Reinhardt
al Joseph Contento
al Howard
Frank A. Miller
Daniel Spencer Moran
George A. Turley
Sigmund Saxe
Russell Saferson
Joseph W. Grober
O'Brien
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Alonzo Miller
Walter Hallman
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Pelphey’s
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Hendrickson
Miss
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B.C. Fabrics
U. S. Farm Tires
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