May Place Air Raid Horns On Call Boxes
City engineers announce feasibility of mounting small auxiliary air raid horns atop nine police call boxes to supplement City Hall signals and sirens at Hood College and Detrick Field. Pending talks with Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co, plans target under $50 per horn with priority issues sought from War Production Board.
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City Hall
Detrick Field
Hood College
Bard of Aldermen
W Raymond Waller
Walter
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
OCD
Market Street
Frederick
North Market Street
War Production Board
White Tie And Evening Gown May Be Laid Aside
New York reports the National Association of Dyers and Cleaners urged the public to limit nonessential clothing amid shortages of fuel oil gasoline tires and manpower. The call includes all evening and dress clothes and other luxury fabrics as industry firms struggle nationwide.
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New York
Belen
National Association of Dyers and Cleaners
Ric
Police Units To Be Under Military Rule
Annapolis Md Feb 26 Ways and Means committee predicts duties of state guard police units will be transferred to state police. emergency administration bill seeks military regulations for special police units. Other items mention a dairy plant fire near Hocking WJ Bridger with estimated damage over 75000. no injuries reported.
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Annapolis
Ways and Means
Seattle
Wash
Eugene Chriest
Eric
Lion
Hocking
W. J. Bridger
Kearsarge
Bridger
Count Em Kearns Utah Feb 2614 Triplets Bob and Henry Aldringer
Set Leroy Manning reports a humorous incident at a basic waiting center. A soldier directs a broom sweep, a man exits a closet, claims intent to fetch the broom, and later sits eating a sandwich. The scene ends with the lieutenant noting the troopers are triplets named Bob, Bob, and Henry Aldringer.
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Kearns
Utah
Leroy Manning
Ai Forces Basic Waiing Center
Sergreant
Bob
Henry Aldringer
Emmitsburg Yank Reported Missing In North Africa
Staff Sgt. Hobard T. Gladhill of Emmitsburg is missing in action in Africa since January 31. He enlisted in 1933, served in the Philippines, rejoined infantry, and went overseas in 1942. Last letter was January 8, 1943. he married Rose Consotti in 1939.
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Hobard T. Gladhill
Emmitsburg
Africa
Sarah Gladhill
Gladhill
Northwest
War Department
Howard Gladhill
Wilbur Roland Long
Army Air Corps
South Pacific
Sergt
Philippines
Sergi.Gladhill
Rose Consotti
New York City
St. Euphemia Parochial
Bahan
Prechtehurch
Emmitsburg High School
Quietus Put On U S Quiz Kids Questionnaires
Washington reports that government questionnaires face tighter control. Budget Director Harold D. Smith announced that for most cases the public may ignore federal requests for information unless approved by the budget bureau. The order mandates a before-issuance check on practicality necessity and public burden.
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Washington
Quietus
Budget Bureau
Harold D. Smith
Work Or Fight Bill Clears For Navy Absentee Rule
Washington feb 26 the House Rules committee cleared the way for action next week on a work or fight bill aimed at reducing absenteeism. The rider to a naval personnel bill would require navy yards to report every three months the names of employees absent without justification to local selective service boards, which would decide if further deferment from their crafts is warranted.
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Washington
The
Detacher Again In Central Tunisia Offensive Concluded
The German high command announced via Berlin radio and AP recording that its offensive operations in central Tunisia have been concluded. The communique states the offensive is finished and highlights military actions and strategic intent in the region.
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Detacher
Associated Press
High Command
Berlin
Tuosaia
Last Day To Secure War Ration Book No 2 In Frederick
Authorities report nearly 50 percent of Frederick eligibles registered as the final seven hour period for Book Two begins at 2 pm. Day three totals show North Market street registrars issuing most books with about 6,300. Parkway 3,800. Washington 2,900. Elm 2,500. Lincoln 1,300. County centers report first day registration around one fourth of population. No Saturday registration.
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Frederick City
Eugene W. Pruitt
Frederick
North Market Street
Parkway
Washington Street
Elm Street
Lincoln, Colored
Washington
February Snow Blankets City
An all morning snowstorm deposited about an inch and a half across streets and fields as temperatures hovered near freezing. Snowfall eased by noon with state police reporting clear roads and normal traffic after a rapid melt following a week of unseasonably warm weather. The Weather Bureau warned of colder conditions tonight with possible flurries.
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Weather Bureau
Russ closes trap on Nazi remnants near Novorossisk
London reports the Red Army crushed remnants of the German Caucasus army near Novorossisk and captured Afgelinskya and Staronizhe Steblievskaya after a bloody fight. The advance pushed toward Krasnodar, with columns moving northwest from Timashevkskaya and past Mingrelskaya. Hundreds were said dead in Staronizhe Steblievskaya after an all night battle.
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London
Novorossisk
Kerch Strait
Red
Af~gelinskya
Vnovorossisk
Staronizhe-Steblievskaya
Krasnodar
Timashevkskaya
Novorossisik
Mingrelskaya
Akhtirskaya
129 Jap Planes Knocked Out
New Delhi reports fresh figures on the Japanese air attack in Assam. The Tenth U S Air Force says 29 planes were destroyed or probably destroyed and nine of 46 raiders failed to reach home. Six bombers and three escorts were wrecked, with 20 more enemy craft knocked down as revised totals emphasize heavy losses.
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New Delhi
Assam
Becaus
New York stock market shows faint fatigue after early gains
The New York stock market opened with faint fatigue and small gains near two points, then pulled back as the session progressed. Initial advances were modest before prices retreated toward the latter part of the day, leaving a mixed tone.
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New York
Draft Board Letter From 1941 Sparks Urgent Paper Requests
A 1941 letter to Selective Service Board No. Lf from Charlotte, North Carolina, complains that the board has written three times for the writer’s paper and has heard nothing. The author requests a transfer to Hyattsville Maryland and urges faster processing to stand for examination, expressing a desire to face the enemy with a weapon.
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Hyattsville
Maryland
Knave
Wilkes
Clean Up Squad Formed for Red Cross Drive
A 200 woman “clean up” squad is being organized under Mrs. Henry R. Shoemaker to canvass all city blocks for the Red Cross War Fund. The group will begin Wednesday, March 10, with teams assigned by street, duplicating some work but aiming to reach those overlooked in the main drive. The dress code is to finish by March 13 and a kickoff dinner at Evangelical Lutheran church will set instructions.
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Red Cross War Fund
Henry R. Shoemaker
Red Cross
Ton IL
Gandhi cheerful as 17th day of fast continues
An official bulletin states Mohandas K. Gandhi shows no appreciable change in condition on day 17 of his fast. he is described as cheerful. In Washington, President Roosevelt remains at the White House on medical advice after an intestinal upset.
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Edwin R. Monroe
Los Angeles
Monroe
Hubby
Gandhi
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Daylight Air Raids Hit Northwest Germany and Naples
A strong United States bomber force attacked northwest Germany in daylight, with raids on Nuernberg and western targets. British RAF fighters claimed two German planes down off the southwest coast. Naples and Crotone were heavily attacked in the same Allied raid, targeting shipyards and chemical works. Nuernberg’s raid hit U boat production hubs and associated rail links feeding from the Ruhr and Berlin.
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London
Amelia Flyng Bortresses
Germany
Nuers Beys
Nuernberg
Geman Radio
United States Air Force
RAF
England
British
Air Ministry
Naples
Cairo
Crotone
Oiel
Ruhr
Berlin
Jeading
Italy
Victory Book drive gathers boxes for Army relief
A city round planned Saturday or Monday to collect books from local boxes for the Victory Book campaign. Books deposited over the past two weeks will be brought to 121 West Patrick Street for distribution to the Army, Navy, and Marines. 509 volumes already counted in Thurmont. Otha J. Keller, campaign chairman, noted progress.
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West Patrick Street
Army
Navy
Marines
Motor Corps of the Red Cross
AWVS
F. Earle Shriner
Russell St. McCain
Thurmont
Otha J. Keller
Black Market Meat Linked to Chicago Epidemic
In Chicago during February 2014 an epidemic of diarrheal illness is blamed on contaminated meat from black markets. Dr. Karl Meser warns that illicit meat is a primary contributing factor amid ongoing public health concerns.
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Chicago
Karl Meser
Ender Af
Three Men Executed For Golfer's Murder
Eddyville Kentucky February 26 The commonwealth of Kentucky early today executed three men convicted of the $130 robbery slaying of nationally known amateur golfer Marion Miley.
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Eddyville
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Marion Miley
Allied Forces Take High Ground and Kasserine Pass in Tunisia
Allied headquarters report recapture of Kasserine Pass and high ground on both sides in central Tunisia. They push 10 to 15 miles into the Sbiba area while Rommel withdraws, with raids in Bou Arada and minefields delaying pursuit. Air forces bomb Gafsa, Mareth Line, and Bizerte as fighting continues.
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North Africa
Tunisia
Kasserine Pass
Erwin Rommel
Sbiba
Kasserine
Sbeitla
Paid Pass
Bou Arada
Cay
Gafsa
Mareth Line
Biverte
Kasserine Gap
Enemy Bases Are Raided
Washington reports American aerial raids on Japanese positions in the Solomons and Aleutians. On Feb 23 bombers with fighter escort attacked at Kiske. on Feb 25 Dauntless dive bombers with P 38 and F4F escorts bombed Vila on Kolombangara, starting fires. Liberator bombers hit Kahili and Faisi in the Shortland Island area.
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Washington
Solomons
Aleutian Islands
Navy
Salomone
North Pacific
U. S
Kiske
South Pacific
Dauntless
Douglas
Wildcat
Grumman
Vila
Kolombangara Island
Targer
Decline Shown In County Population
The census bureau reports a 45 percent rise in the civilian population of the Baltimore metropolitan area, including city and counties, with a total state jump of 88,844. Baltimore area grows from 1,246,300 to 1,528,843. counties from 560,185 to 566,486. State total on April 1, 1940 to May 1, 1942 stands at 1,808,485 versus 1,895,229. Estimates exclude military establishments and rely on sugar rationing registrations. Also notes Staunton editor General Hierome Lindsay Opie dies at Zoakenwold.
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Washington
Baltimore m
Baltimore
Anne Arundel
Baltimore Area
Maryland
Census Bureau
Allegany
Carroll
Frederick
Howard
Montgomery
Prince George's
Wasan
Week Of Dedication To Begin On March 7
Chicago, Feb 26 The nations eight million Methodists launch Weeks of Dedication, with bishops and pastors urging self service and substance amid world state and church crises. Bishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf of Chicago says services will be held in all 42000 Methodist churches on March 7, with laymen occupying pulpits in Tulia areas as pastors preach spiritual rededication to defend Christian faith against barbarism paganism and materialism.
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Chicago
Sunuday
Ernest Lynn Waldorf
Mareat
Tulai
Waldorf
Fresh Congressmen Gather at White House for Session
New members who just joined Congress were invited by President Roosevelt to a get acquainted session at the White House. About 40 freshmen Democrats organized to meet, discuss Democratic House policies, and seek influence without forming a party bloc to push specific legislation.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
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Rommel
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Third Service Command
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