County urges state to pay full teacher bonus cost
Frederick county officials urge the state to cover two thirds of the teacher bonus payments under a plan to extend the $20 monthly bonuses through April 1 1945, arguing the county should not spend funds if the state will pay. They warn the county could forfeit a $7 400 state payment by dropping one month, and seek a special legislative session to extend the bonus through the war or longer.
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Frederick County
O’conor
Commissioners of
Maryland
A. Grant Hooper
Whch
Frederick
Eugene W. Pruitt
Baltimore City
Individual Sugar Rations Unchanged
Washington reports six percent fewer civilian sugar allotments for the year 1944 versus 1943, but individual rations likely remain untouched. The War Food Administration cites a general reduction while sources in the Office of Price Administration note expiration dates on sugar coupons may be removed to avoid household cuts, with industrial use bearing the 70 percent allowance.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Office of Price Administration
WFA
Rail disruptions shadow New York weather brief
In New York on February 26 a light to moderate scattering of rails disrupted service. the forecast noted mild winds, with several lines experiencing drift and minor delays as crews worked to restore normal traffic conditions. Weather conditions caused slight adjustments to schedules throughout the day.
League of Nations Walking Reminder at Temple Camp Hood
Camp Hood's newspaper profiles Pfc. Warfeige A. Charles of Morristown Pa as a walking reminder of the League of Nations. His given name hints at Wilson and Raymond, Emanuel, George, with the middle name Allies, reflecting allied nations.
Nazi Artillery Battle Near Rome Keeps Up Pressure
German shelling and bomb runs harassed Allied forces along the beachhead below Rome but failed to break through. In the Pontine marsh area four miles from the coast south of Cisterna and west of Littoria the attack was repelled. Cassino front stayed mostly stationary due to high winds and snow. Eighth Army Indian troops repelled three night assaults near Orsogna and Allied artillery foiled an enemy raid in the area.
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Naples
Rome
Pontine
Cisterna
Littoria
Carroceto
Cassino
Eighth Army
Orsogna
Aricili
Adriatic
Allied air campaign claims 793 Jap planes destroyed at Rabaul
From a South Pacific base on Feb 26 Gen. Douglas MacArthur said 793 Japanese planes have been destroyed since the December start of the Rabaul air campaign. The latest raid dropped 33 tons on three airdromes, with February totaling 1,829 tons. Luftwaffe-like opposition is fading as pilots call Rabaul a milk run.
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South Pacific
Rabaul
Douglas MacArthur
Wawak
Hansa Bay
New Guinea
Duke of York Island
New Britain
New Ireland
Cape St. George
Japan
Russian People Told Of Tokyo's Anxiety
Moscow reports the Soviet press informs Russians of Tokyo's growing anxiety over the Allied Marshall Islands campaign. Tass quotes Tokyo Shimbun warning that "anything can happen in Tokyo" amid evacuation chaos and calls for government guidance. Asahi notes mass evacuations create many difficulties and poor progress. Red Star reviews the campaign, noting Japan loses long fortified islands.
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Moscow
Tokyo
Marshall Islands
Tass
Tokyo Shimbun
Asahi
Japan
Red Star
Opposition to Funkhouser by Hallanan in West Virginia
Walter L. Hallanan formally declares opposition to Raymond Funkhouser for the Republican nomination for governor. In a strong address Hallanan accuses Funkhouser of false statements about party leadership and Hallanan’s ties with Democrats, including Governor Neely.
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Charleston
W. Va
Walter &. Hallanan
Raymond J. Funkhouser
Charles Town
Hellanan
M. M. Neely
Red Cross 1914 canvass announces city leaders and teams
Charles McC. Mathies today announced the leaders and members for the men’s general canvass in the 1914 Red Cross War Fund Drive. Alvin G. Quinn leads with ten captains and a long list of team members including Charles F. Bowers J. Verdon Coblentz Mary Benson and many others. The city seeks $35 000 and the county $12 000 with a campaign dinner at the Francis Scott Key hotel to discuss materials and prep.
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Charles McC. Mathies
Francis Scott Key
Alvin G. Quinn
Charles F. Bowers
W. Bartgis Storm
Lewis M. Sponseller
Carroll H. Hendrickson
Use Of Tokens Begins Sunday
Washington reports the introduction of ten point ration stamps and color tokens starting Sunday to ease purchases of meats dairy and processed foods nationwide. Blue stamps cover processed foods red stamps cover meats with set expirations through May 20 and tokens provide limited change.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
First American Red Cross girl dies in war theater
Naples February 26. The death of the first American Red Cross girl killed in this theater of war was announced today. Esther Richards, a San Francisco hospital social worker, was a victim of a German bombing at the Anzio beachhead on February 7.
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Alicea
Naples
Red Cross
Esther Richards
San Francisco Hospital
Anzio
Review of All Occupational Deferments Ordered by FDR
Washington February 26 President Roosevelt ordered a review of all occupational deferments to speedily free personnel for the war effort. He told Paul V. McNutt and Maj. Gen. Hershey that Selective Service has not delivered the expected numbers, noting a 200000 trained man shortage as of December 31 and that Army strength will not reach planned January levels until April or later if quotas remain unmet.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Apri
Soldiers See War As Blind Alley With Death At End
New York Feb 26 American soldiers in Italy feel unequal sacrifices in the war Hal Boyle AP war columnist returned after 16 months with Mediterranean troops. Infantrymen desire rest at home and a real rotation system of leaves, noting a need to balance duties with limits on sacrifice. He contrasted life overseas with home front morale and warned of citizens viewing the war casually. The reporter described mud, fleas, Germans, and C-rations as everyday hazards while praising Gaelic humor amid hardship.
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New York
Hal Boyle
Associated Press
Mediterranean
Boyle
America
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Miami
Europe
Anzio
Rome
Early Peace For Finland Now Likely
London reports indicate a rapid Finnish settlement with the Soviet Union may come next week. Russian six point terms, timing of a ground push on Leningrad, and 100000 German troops interned in northern Finland feature in cautious diplomatic notes. Finnish authorities prepare Parliament for a full peace report.
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London
Helsinki
Red Army
Karelian
Leningrad
Moscow
Finland
Stockholm Aftonbladet
Navy Attacking Guam Report From Japanese Broadcast
Japanese broadcast quoted by British radio claimed American naval formations attacked Guam. NBC noted Allied reports of an aerial strike but said nothing is known about the latest Japanese claim.
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New York
British
Radio Today
Guam
BBC
NBC
Making Plans To Avoid Domestic Coal Shortage
Interior Secretary Ickes announces an extensive plan to prevent next winter’s coal shortages. The Solid Fuels Administration will organize regional and local volunteer committees to stockpile coal and fuel oil in spring and summer and mobilize distribution if shortages threaten. Committees will arrange emergency shipments, identify needs for preferential deliveries, and run emergency relief HQs until permanent plans are set.
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Washington
Ickes
Solid Fuels Administration
SFA
Strike Threatens Plant Making Armor Plate for Barges
Detroit February 26 A labor dispute threatened idleness today for Great Lakes Steel Corp plant in Ecorse described as the sole supplier of armor plate for Navy landing barges. Fires kept, but fears the 6000 workers may cease production as a walkout over disciplining spreads. CIO United Steel Workers confirmed the dispute and promised a later statement. The plant called the downriver facility the sole supplier and noted the material is in urgent need, flown by air to assembly points.
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Detroit
Great Lakes Steel Corp
Ecorse
Navy
CIO
United Steel Workers Union
Great-Grandson of Thomas Johnson Buried in Berkeley Springs
Funeral services were held today for Ferdinand J. Johnson age 95 great-grandson of the first Governor of Maryland and Morgan County's oldest resident. He died after a brief illness native to this area. Survived by eight children including A Johnson of Cumberland Md Margaret Benaven Winchester Va W R Cook of Baltimore Joseph W Johnson and Mrs Viola Havermale Sleepy Creek W Va.
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Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Ferdinand J. Johnson
Maryland
Morgan County
Johnson
Thomas Samuel Johnson
Continental Congress
George Washington
Cumberland
Margaret Benaven
Winchester
W. Rk. Cook
Baltimore
Joseph W. Johnson
Mre
Viola Havermale
Sleepy Creek
Russians Exploit Break Near Rogachev In Snowbound Push
Soviet units press through heavy snows to exploit a large breakthrough near Rogachev as Red Army forces close in on Pskov from northeast and southeast. A southeastern drive nears Porkhov within five miles, with Ostrov 50 miles to the northeast holding a German line.
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Moscow
Germany
Rogachev
Red
Pskov
Leningrad
Porkhov
Ostrov
CBS
Minimum Nazi Casualties Plunge to 5 Million
Dispatch from Baden Baden by Taylor Henry notes a conservative estimate of 4.5 to 5 million Germans killed wounded or captured since the war began. It cites a rising average age of front line casualties and a broadened draft to age 60 as evidence of intensified attrition.
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Taylor Henry
Baden-Baden
Germany
Volkischer Beobachter
Deutch National Zeitung
Berlin
der Fuehrer
Karlsruhe
Deadlocked Plan for Armed Service Voting
Washington February 26 Senate and House conferees remain split over how military voters should cast ballots. Administration demands a uniform federal ballot for service members clash with state ballot rights. House proposed limited federal ballot falls flat with Senate leaders who plan to review over the weekend.
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Washington
Senate
House
Farm wage ceilings eyed for up to 30 states
Chicago February 26 Farm wage stabilization programs including pay ceilings may be established in as many as 30 states this year. W T Ham of the War Food Administration's office of labor said today.
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Chicago
W. T. Ham
The
War Food Administration
Office of Labor
Take Your Choice Kansas City Bus Dilemma
A city bus in Kansas City faced a flat tire and fuel exhaustion on February 26. The driver announced passengers could wait for the next bus or ride. Several opted to stay or find rides, then the vehicle halted after a few blocks.
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Kansas City
McNary Link Between White House Senate Ends With Death
Charles L. McNary former Senate Republican leader dies in Fort Lauderdale at 69 after a brain tumor operation. He shaped administration bills for bipartisanship, advised Roosevelt, and maintained a personal bond with the president. His death leaves GOP leadership in flux as candidates for his post are discussed.
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Washington
Barkley
Roosevelt
Charles L. TreNary
Ore
McNacy
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
McNary
Senate
Salem
White House
Congress
Waite House
Charlie McNary
Agriculture Department
Wallace
MecNary
Senate Republicans
Hin
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Senator White
Maine
Wherry
Nebraska
Senator Burton
Ohio
White
Vandenberg
Bridges
New Hampshire
Taft
Augsburg Hit Twice In One Day By U S RAF Planes
Berlin dispatch reports Augsburg bombed twice by Lancasters and Halifaxes in a six day air offensive on Germany's aircraft industry. British and American heavy bombers, escorted by Eighth and Fifteenth Air Forces, faced fierce Luftwaffe opposition with substantial losses on both sides.
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Augsburg
U.S
London
Germany
U.S. Army Air Force
Reich
Frankfurt
Switzerland
Haly
RAF
Air Ministry
Low Country
Britain
Regensburg
Messerschmitt
Italy
Luftwaffe
Army
1Th Aaf
Furth
Stuttgart
Berlin
Schweinfurt
Eighth
15Th
U. S
England
Wounding Of DeGaulle Reported By Berlin
Berlin radio quoted Geneva reports saying General Charles De Gaulle was wounded in an attempted assassination. No Allied confirmation available. In Algiers, Francois Quilici editor of La Marseillaise was seized and beaten, injuries severe, police suspect political motives.
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DeGaulle
Berlin
London
Geneva
Charles de Gaulle
Algiers
Francois Quilici
la Marseillaise
Criticism of Churchill on Rome policy sparks debate
London February 26 Prime Minister Churchill faces sharp dissent over his pledge to back the present Italian government of King Victor Emmanuel III and Badoglio until Rome falls. The New Statesman and Nation calls this stance neither honest politics nor sound strategy.
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Churchill
London
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