Named For Red Cross Drive Quotas Set in Frederick County
The Red Cross War Fund Drive announces county quotas with Frederick City contributing a large share. Campaign chair William M Storm and County Treasurer James H Falk outline figures, mobilization plans, and committee assignments across districts, with kickoff at Calvary Methodist Church and weekly progress reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
William M Storm
Frederick City
Frederick
Calvary Methodist Church
Storm
James H. Falk
Red Cross War Fund
George C. Rhoderick
Middletown
Petersvile
Burkittsville
Jackson
Catoctin
Hanvers
Myersville
Sabillanville
Dan Wight
Chairmeen
Buckeystown
Urbana
New Market
Jefferton
Ballenger
Braddock
W. Nelson Stauffer
Mt. Pleasant
Walkersville
Woodsboro
Johnsville
Liberty
Linganore
Woodville
R. Ames Hendrickson
A. Hart Etchison
William M. Storm
Clinton Rhoades
Charles Hudson
Charlotte Whitmore
Charles Lane
Robert Nicodemus
Justus Duve
Industrial
Charles McC. Mathias
L. L. Wilson
R. L. Smith
Glenn Swisher
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
William B. Leichert
Russell McCain
Alfred Bolz
C. R. McDougall
Rogerb. Wolfe
G. Raymond Shipley
Ned Zeiler
J. B. Crowley
John Cheatham
Elias Ramsburg
R. L. Warfield
Roland Harbaugh
William C. Royal
Henry I. Stahr
Ruth
North Africa arrival noted for Baker family members
A letter to Mrs. Lester Rippenthall of Yamsville reports that Baker, son of Lewis Baker and brother of Emory, has arrived in North Africa after about six months stationed in Scotland. The notice lists numerous names including Bryan Rice, Alden Fisher, Harry Cornpropst, Miss Katharine Lease, and many others connected to military service and local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pic. Baker
North Africa
Scotland
Lester Rippenthall
Yamsville
Pie Baker
Lewis Baker
Emory Baker
Bryan Rice
Alden Fisher
Harry Cornpropst
James Harris
Katharine Lease
Niemann Brunk
Matthew P. Staley
Clyde Koons
Louis Eichelberger
Alvey Renn
Melvin Engle
Katherine Dutrow
Thelma Culler
Lease Hassard
Joseph Stephens
Robert Nicodemus
Toa Mone Pantie Aambare
Republicans Rally Behind Ruml Tax Plan Aids Move
Republicans in Congress rally to back the Ruml proposal to abate one year's income tax to a pay as you go system. House Ways and Means discussed a modified Ruml plan with Republican support, while Democrats blocked it in a secret session. Near-term action shifted to drafting a compromise bill in a subcommittee as party lines split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Hill
House Ways and Means Committee
Beardsley Ruml
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Republican Committee
Rep. Carlson
R.kas
New Jesey
Missouri
Rep
McLean
R-N. J
House
Rumi
Treasurys
Iman
Bennett
R-Mo
Navy Seaman Second Class ersaberg stationed in New York City
In The Navy Seaman Second Class ersaberg er, grandson of Mrs. Fred Brown ing, this city, is now stationed in New York City. His wife Mrs. Mabel Hershberger, is residing in Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ersaberger
Fred Browning
New York City
Mabel Hershberger
Frederick
Nazis Develop New Type Blistering Gas
German officials announce a new blistering gas named nitrogen mustard, claiming the US Army is prepared to counter it. The formula is reportedly known to Army chemists, and detection hinges on color changes in paints and powders used by the military.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gihbeische Chemical Warfare Department
Hanes, Noted Pitcher, Stationed at North Charleston
South Carolina Corp. Hanes, famed for his baseball pitching at Point of Rocks, is now stationed in North Charleston, S.C. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Hanes of Point of Rocks.
Sharp attack leveled at Secy Perkins in war aid hearing
Washington reports a House Appropriations Committee hearing where Secretary of Labor Perkins sought 337000 to curb absenteeism through advisory services for labor and management in war industries. Critics alleged she favors social gains over winning the war while she blamed illness fatigue and poor conditions for rising absenteeism. The Fish and Wildlife Service notes banded birds can live 17 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Perkins
House Appropriations Committee
Jed Johnson
D-Okta
Congress
Oklahoma
Miss Perkins
Two Held For Grand Jury For perverted sexual practices
Walter Leon Crummitt alias Walter Roberts and Louise Glass street were held in $1,000 bond each for grand jury action on perverted sexual practices after a non public preliminary hearing in Police Court before Magistrate Alton Y Bennett. State's Attorney Nikirk questioned a woman who signed a statement describing the alleged sex show. Crummitt said he could not add to his signed arrest statement. Patrons for the shows were said to be solicited from taprooms and other public places with admission 50 cents to $1.00. Several other cases included fines and guilty pleas for disturbing the peace among a group of five, with Irene Hurd the only one to plead guilty. Other notes mention a draftee having fun and a man fined for operating on an expired license. Premiums on life insurance policies were noted at $10,000,000 daily in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Y. Bennett
Edwin F. Nikirk
Crummitt
Dea
Irene Hurd
Hurd
Ben Hurd
Keefer
Helen
Irene Thompson
John Dorsey
Melvin Gaver
West Patrick Street
Norman Dietz
Gaver
Diez
Patrick Street
John L. Renner
East Fifth Estreet
Bruce Brachey
William
May
Frances Newnam
Bertie Main
Burdette Assigned to Active Duty in Army Air Forces
Air Forces Pvt. Burdette, son of Mr and Mrs W L Burdette of Hyattstown, has been assigned to active duty with the U S Army Air Forces after graduating from the New England Aircraft School in Boston. He served five months in the Army Air Forces Technical Training Detachment there, receiving instruction in maintenance and repair of all types of aircraft with a skilled ground crew.
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Fr. Burdette
W. L Burdette
Hyattstown
U. S. Army Air Forces
New England Aircraft School
Boston
Mass
Army Air Forces Technical Training Detachment
Pvt. Burdette
Good Neighborliness Talk At Zonta Club Meeting
Mrs. Benjamin W. Meeks spoke on woman’s responsibility and good neighborliness at the Zonta Club meeting at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. She urged understanding among races and nations, studying and communicating, and building a Christian, united world as highways and airways shrink distances. The talk emphasized that what affects one race affects all, and urged North Americans to share blessings with neighbors. The club will meet again next Monday at the Key Hotel for an important business session. Also, Frederick County draft boards were told to stop accepting volunteers for officer training, as all county applicants had pursued VOC training before the February 22 revocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin W. Meeks
Zonta Club
Francis Scott Key
United States
North America
Frederick County
Krupa pleads innocence in California minor delinquency case
San Francisco police report Gene Krupa, famed dance band leader and drummer, pleaded innocent in Superior Court to a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was arrested January 20 after narcotic pages alleged his youthful valet removed marijuana from Krupa’s overcoat.
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Krupa
San Francisco
Gene Krupa
Maryland plans reclassification of childless married men in draft
Maryland draft boards began reviewing classifications for childless married men with priority to place in IA for non essential industry and likely call many by summer. Officials note that late April could see calls for married men without children while single men with dependencies face separate categories. Col. Stanwood cites exhausting supply of singles and OWI data showing high dependency-based deferments. Local boards and appeal bodies have tripled work in recent months.
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Baltimore
State Selective Service
Maryland
Henry C. Stanwood
States Selective Service
Office of War Information
OWI
Col
Stanwood
Plane Flew 2000 Miles With No One On Board
Washington reports an Army transport plane flew 2000 miles with no one aboard before crashing on a Mexican mountainside. The B-87 cargo bomber, flying from Florida toward South America, suffered tail flutter 80 miles out, crew bailed out. eight aboard, two missing, rest rescued. The craft later crashed in Mexico after an uneventful seaward course. Army cites improved aerodynamics but offers no explanation for reversing course.
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Washington
Florida
Mexico
Army
Joss
Isa
Wickard Seeks Clear Mandate for Farm Production
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard urged Congress for a best mandate program to guarantee farmers returns cover higher costs and propel maximum food output. He warned higher prices could spark inflation and proposed incentive payments on nine crops plus purchase and resale via the Commodity Credit Corp. to sustain war food goals.
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Washington
Wickard
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
Commodity Credit Corp
Charter bill for Montgomery County killed in Annapolis
Montgomery County delegates recalled a Senate charter bill and said the measure had been killed after protests by civil groups. Delegation spokesmen noted the action followed opposition from local civil organizations.
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Annapolis
House of Delegates
Montgomery County
Senate
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Stine
Chairan
War Fund
Charles F. Bowers
Harry
Lokesoter
Datizia
Lewis Sponseller
Carroll Hendrickson
Wm. M. Moore
Albert Coblentz
Ernest Berger
Chas. Mullen
Hamilton
Gale
F. B. Sappington
Emmett
Bowlus
Howard Gross
Arthur Myers
Harry Harmiston
Vernon Coblentz
Byran Winebrener
Helen Shaeffer
Melvin H. Derr
Margaret Hartman
George Smith
Harry James Carmi Saylor
Clarence C. Carty
B. Austin James
Charles Houck
E. Austin James
Clarence Carty
Merhle Wachter
Byron Winebrener
Richard Kline
Willard Mockery
Jos
Benny Schueler
Mary Bennon
Mie Ruth Trout
Florence Schroeder
Richard Knee
Marian Shipley
Ruth Jones
Robert L. Warfield
James Cramer
Arthur Marshall
Belen
EF. Johnson
James Richinon
the Keller
Manuel Websberry
Orville Amick
Ernest McMenstein
Dave Mortonairs
Hobart Pace
Englebrecht
Robert Ritchie
Herbert
Guadalcanal
U S
Lunga River
Eugene Thomas
William Bennett
Homer Miller
Ruhland Boyer
Richard Dutrow
Glenn T. Swisher
Alfred Zimmerman
Henry Falk
John Fisher
A. B Collinus
Elmfer Brown
Mirism Apple
Thomas E Williams
Paul Johnson
Charles Keller
Alvin Quinn
Edward Bentz
Frank Dertzbaugh
John VU. Markell
Ellin
Ransom Lewis
Edith Shafer
J.russell Zimmerman
Irving Weil
Merval Weaver
B. Parkinson
Ralph Fellow
Willam C. Roderick
Mary W. Hodgson
Richard Ramsburg
Ralph Boyer
Carlos A. Taylor
Austin Angleberger
C. Orru Rein
Williams Royal
Glenn McGregor
Harry Rad‘olf
C. E. Schildkneen
Gienn Stovall
J. Milton Brunk
James Hampton
Pie
Lewis W. Baker
Ruml
Democrats
The
Navy
South Carolina
Secy. Perkins
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Walter Leon Crummitt
Walter Roberts
Louise Glass
Norman G. Burdette
Mississippi
Charles W
Barney
Nusz
Pfc. Nusz
Charles Nusz
East Third Street
Camp van Dorn
Mrs. Meeks
Burall’s Cycle Shop
C. C. Carty
E. Pat
Elke
Delphey
West
Patrick St
Allen’s
Market ST
Carty’s Fun Fair
C. C. Carty, Inc
E. Patrick St
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