OPA Panel Hears Speed Cases Here
A special OPA panel heard speed violations from fifteen Frederick County residents including many from Frederick City. The session, led by former Judge Arthur D. Willard and Attorney William M. Storm, addressed violations of the 35 mph victory speed limit amid inter-state citations from New Jersey, D C, Virginia and West Virginia. Several war workers testified about rides to plants to avoid absenteeism as the panel weighed penalties for those who failed to appear.
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Frederick
New Jersey District of Columbia
Virginia
West Virginia
OPA
Charles O. Waite
Roger H. Poland
Rt. 3
Ridgeville
Maryland
Rooper
Middletown
New Jersey
Emory Eugene Shelton
Libertytown
Roscoe K Doub
Kenneth B. Shaw
West Patrick Street
Noah E Kefauver
Marvin B. Oland
South Market Street
Vernon M. Cassell
Braddock Heights
Maurice F. Burns
Mt Airy
Charles H Klipp
George L Rothenhoefer
West Church Street
Richard E Wills
John Richard Willis
Albert Raymond Hall
East Fourth Street
Rubin Hale
East
Roy Franklin Winpigler
North Bentz Street
James H. Kepler
Frederick Reginald D Bryant
South Bentz Street
Melvin M. Baker
Market Space
Baker
Ten Cars Derail At Harpers Ferry W V
Ten cars of a Baltimore and Ohio freight train derailed near the Harpers Ferry tunnel causing west and east traffic disruption. Four cars lay outside the tunnel while six left rails. No injuries reported. A broken flange is believed to have caused the wreck. Railroad officials rerouted trains via Haerstown and Cherry Run until clearance. State Police from Barracks B staffed the scene.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Harpers Ferry
W.va
Ha‘erstown
Western ‘Maryland
CherryRun
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio
Tteir
Brunswick
Washington County
Cumberland
Camperland
Baltimore
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Cumberland Division
Hagerstown
Grafton
Fairmont
Finland to accept peace if terms are acceptable
Finnish Finance Minister Vatno Tanner said today that if terms are acceptable, Finland would accept them immediately in discussing possible peace with the Soviet Union. The statement was reported by a Helsinki correspondent via a Stockholm paper and broadcast to U.S. monitors. Meanwhile, the St Louis Cardinals released outfielder Frank Demaree, 33, who played for the Cubs Giants and Braves before joining the Cardinals.
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New York
Finland
Russia
Vatno Tanner
Helsinki
Tanner
Stockhol
Tidningen
Soviet Union
U S
Gasoline line and tire rationing forwarded to state offices
Forwarded to State offices in Baltimore for action on gasoline line and tire rationing of these viol ating OPA directives.
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Baltimore
OPA
Social Security Talk At Lions Club Meeting
J Sheldon Turner formerly executive secretary of the Frederick County Welfare Board discussed Social Security, its gaps and two phases of coverage at the Lions Club meeting. He noted gaps for agricultural workers and the self employed, and argued for a unified system providing basic security to reduce fear of want while preserving work initiative. A discussion followed the address.
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J. Sheldon Turner
Frederick
Turner
Dairy farmers discuss methods to increase milk supply
Forty one Emmitsburg Thurmont area dairy farmers met at Thurmont High School for a round table on increasing milk production. Led by Scott Swarts and Robert K Remsburg the discussion centered on herd health with three diseases to eradicate tuberculosis Bangs Disease and mastitis. Meetings will continue each Thursday for ten weeks with mastitis control to be covered next week.
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Emmitsburg-Thurmont
Thurmont High School
Scott Swarts
Middleburg
Robert K. Remsburg
Thurmont
Sixth Raid On Marshalls By Pacific Fleet
Navy carrier planes conducted the sixth war raid on Japanese held Marshall Islands from Pearl Harbor on Sunday. More than 30 tons were dropped in two strikes targeting atolls with hangars radio stations and ammunition storage hit while ground installations were bombed and strafed. No fighter interception occurred though several planes sustained damage. all returned to base.
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U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Marshall Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
Kwajalein
Eniwetok
Truk
Marianas
Nimitz
Marshall
Maryland Club Sees Diamondback Terrapin Scarcity
Baltimore readers note a shortage of diamondback terrapin for Maryland gourmets with the Maryland Club unable to obtain the famed dish. State Game Warden E Lee LeCompete cites market shortage while noting plenty in salt marshes but lack of interest in harvesting.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Maryland Club
E Lee LeCompete
Welty Brothers Serve Abroad In World War II
In Pennsylvania Pvt Welty son of Mr and Mrs Chester Welty of Mt Airy was inducted December 23 1943 and is stationed at New Cumberland Pa His address is Pvt Clarence A Welty 33901005 Co A 1389th St u Bks 421 New Cumberland Pa His brother Pvt Leroy G Welty is stationed in North Africa.
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Pvt. Welty
Chester Welty
Mt. Airy
New Cumberland
Clarence A. Welty
Co .A
Stu
Leroy G Welty
North Africa
8 800 Horsepower For Motors Of New Bomber
Washington reports the B 29 long range heavy bomber will use four Wright Cyclone engines totaling 8 800 horsepower four 2 200 horsepower units with four bladed Hamilton standard propellers The army air forces released the specifications noting the ship is the worlds biggest warplane and will undertake flight tests soon The summary highlights its heavy armor armament and long range capabilities Also mentions receiving service certificates for two years of draft board work at Selective Service offices.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
Four Allied destroyers sink two ships off New Ireland
In coordinated actions, Halsey's force sank two Japanese merchant vessels and a destroyer near New Ireland. American patrols bombarded Kavieng and shelled Duke of York Island as part of an 18 hour operation, supporting MacArthur's claim of a tightening blockade.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
William F. Halsey
New Ireland
Kavieng
Duke of York Island
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E. Cline & Son Funeral
Demaree
Roomy
C.C. Carty, Inc
E. Patrick St
Carty
MME Ae
Lafayette Park
Bernardo Baruch
Social Security
Lions Club
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Walkersville
Francis E Reinberger
Luther E Horine
England
Allen
Cannon Camelot
Marshalls
U.S
Pennsylvania
Lewis B. Hershey
Herbert R. O'Conor
Henry C. Stanwood
Selective Service Boads
Halsey
Southwest
Pacific
Roxbury
Joseph D. Mish
George Dobson
Henry Barnes
Murrell Garret
Leroy Bethard
Albert M. Key
South Market
Delphey
W. Patrick St
SHEER
Bemberg
New
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