High Winds Snow Drift Across County Roads
Strong winds whipped snow into drifts across the county, closing main and minor highways. Snowplows fought to keep routes open near Lewistown, Middletown, and Myersville as drifts reached four feet in places, with icy stretches and scattered clearings. Officials reported spotty drifting, several plows dispatched, and conditions easing in parts while remaining hazardous in others. Red Cross workers from Brunswick failed to reach a rally due to heavy snow and spent the evening making surgical dressings instead.
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State Roads Commission
Lewistown
Lewistown-Thurmont- Emmitsburg
Dewistown
Middletown-Jefferson
Commission
Myersville
Robert E. L. Putman
County Roads Board
Thurmont
Shookstown
Rocky Springs
Utica- Lewistown
Mountaindale
Edgewood
Yellow Springs
North County
Red Cross
Brunswick
Red Cross War Fund
Calvary Methodist Church
Unionville
Mt. Pleasant
New Windsor-Westminster
Guard Killed In Bank Altercation In Washington
Washington February 27 A bank guard was killed and another wounded in an altercation at Riggs National Bank. Police held a third guard for questioning. The slain guard, Hough aged 56, was identified as involved in a dispute over working arrangements. John Loveters 50 of Arlington Virginia was injured. Joseph Luxon 38 of Ballston Virginia was questioned. Detective reports indicate the shooting followed an argument over assignments.
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Washington
Riggs National
Guard Hough
John Loveters
Arlington
E. E. Scott
Joseph Luxon
Ballsten
Walter C. Perry
Loveless
Arthur
Predict Probe Petrott Status
Legislative leaders in Annapolis expect an early inquiry into Acting Adjutant General Francis Petrott status as no acting appointment provision exists in state militia law. Governor O Conor has not named a permanent adjutant general, while Perrott remains the ranking militia officer with a $6,000 salary. General Reckord’s federal service left the post vacant by design.
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Annapolis
Francis Petrott
Senate
Perrott
Milton J. Reckord
Third Service Command
O Conor
Reckord
American Dive Bombers Hit Munda Base in Solomons Raid
U S dive bombers with fighter escort attacked the Japanese air base at Munda in the central Solomons. Fire was started and at least one plane destroyed on the ground. The heavy raid may prove one of the most successful of the 77 strikes on Munda, with Japanese losses rising to 875 aircraft in the Solomons.
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Washington
Munda
Solomons
Navy
North Pacific
U.S
Riska
South Pacific
Dauntless
Douglas
Wildcat
Grumman
Cologne Bombers Pound City in Major Allied Raid
London reports a massive RAF raid on Cologne in the Rhineland the largest since last May with US heavy bombers hitting Wilhelmshaven by daylight. Ten bombers were lost as Axis targets endured a brutal air assault amid clear weather and bombs falling on railways during intruder patrols over northern France.
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London
Haumndreds
Cologne
Rhineland
Assant
United States Air Force
Wilhelmshaven
Air Ministry
Germany
Fighter Command
France
Kiddies Pet Dog Found in This City
The Sandy dog from Wolfe family of Hagerstown now living in Mendenhall was spotted at Police Headquarters after a resident on East Patrick Street identified it from a The News notice. Lieut. R C Six said the friendly canine answered to Sandy and had wandered from a mowing van en route toward Baltimore Frederick road.
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Sandy
Mrr
Ernest Wolfe
Hagerstown
Mendenhall
Lieut. R. QC
Wolfe
Earl Cline
East Patrick Street
Cline
Alien Bartgis
Ram
Baltimore
Frederick
Hitler’s End Nearer Than Believed Says Stolper
Chicago February 27 Dr Gustav Stolper former Reichstag member said Nazi power might fall within the year and that Hitler’s plans to avert doom are doomed. He warned the Axis will face a radical postwar political landscape and stressed the need for a new international organization to manage peace and balance of power.
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Chicago
Gustav Stolper
Reichstag
Hitler
New York Economist
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
United
Geneva
Newsman Robert P. Post Missing After Plane Loss
London Feb 27 Robert P. Post New York Times war correspondent is missing after a bomber he rode as observer caught fire in the America Air Force raid on Wal helmshaven Army headquarters says two men leaped from the craft Post 32 is one of six American reporters aboard General Andrews expressed cautious hope he may have landed safely The British War Office notes war correspondents take risks and perform as troops did Post is survived by his wife Margaret Lapsiey of Brooklyn Conn who is in London.
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London
Robert P. Post
New York Times
America Air Force Rai
Walhelmshaven
Army
Post
Frank M. Andrews
E. F. Lawson
War Office Department of Public Relations
Posts
Margaret Lapsiey
Brooklyn
Conn
United States
Parrott Acquitted by Jury in Florida Federal Case
Miami on February 27 193? a federal court jury acquitted novelist Ursula Parrott of charges accusing her of impairing loyalty and discipline of the armed forces by aiding a deserter. The verdict centered on her driving a good looking private out of an Army stockade concealed in the rear of her car.
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Miami
Fla
Ursula Parrott
Red
Gandhi shows little change after 18 days of fast
Bombay reports a government communique indicating Mohandas K. Gandhi remains in only slight condition change on the 18th day of a 21 day fast aimed at securing his unconditional release from internment at Poona.
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Bombay
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Poona
60 Cent Price Hike For Soft Wheat Flour
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration authorized a 60 cent per barrel rise in soft wheat flour prices and announced an upcoming ceiling on soft wheat prices. The move affects flour milled east of the Rocky Mountains and may lift prices for crackers and pastries. The ceiling will be set later, with the rule reflecting market levels prior to farmer benefit payments.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
James F. Byrnes
Eganomie
OPA
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
South Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Rocky Mountains
Two Roads Board Bills Before House
Two Maryland Frederick County bills shown in the House today involve Roads Board changes. Senator Funk described a Senate-passed plan to appoint county commissioners to the board and guarantee two minority seats, while a Frushour proposal to abolish the board faced doubt. Other measures on alcohol licensing and orphan court real estate sales also circulated, with uncertainty about passage and governor action.
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Frederick
John B. Funk
Roads Board
House
Senate
Funk
Rutle
Paul M. Little
McClaston
Punk
O’conor
Richard Zimmerman
President Roosevelt In Improving Health This Week
Washington February 27 President Roosevelt has been recovering from an intestinal disorder and, according to officials at the White House, is progressing satisfactorily. He showed no fever this morning and is reported to be improving steadily.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Victory Speeding Car Slams Into Skid Event in Ithtavia
In Ithtavia New York on February 27 a car leaped a curb crashing into a telephone pole tearing base, triggering a fire alarm and blackout. The Meal bus was knocked out street lights failed district and a front porch was demolished. Fire crews and power company workers arrived as the driver crawled from the wreck with a cut lip.
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Ihttavia
N.Y
Ix Base
Power Company
Nazis Launch Major Attacks On Russians Front Wide
Moscow reports indicate Red Army driving westward as heavy German counterattacks press along the front from Kursk to the Black Sea coast. Snow and mud complicate maneuvers as ski troops tanks and artillery face fresh German reserves near Kramatorsk and in the Donets basin with several village exchanges of control and ongoing heavy fighting.
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Moscow
Red Army
Costalligettheides
Kursk
Black Sea
Snn
Kramatorsk
Red Star
Donets
Red Stag
Restaurants To Share Food In Nationwide Policy
Chicago Feb 27 The National Restaurant Association official said restaurants will share food with customers amid rationing with no first come first served system. Late arrivals receive as much as early diners. menu variety limited by rationing, fresh vegetables replacing canned foods, more fish and poultry. Association restaurants in metropolitan areas report 72 percent of business and 40 straight months of rising sales, with 1942 sales up 19 percent from 1941.
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Chicago
National Restaurant Association
Frank J. Wiffler
Peanut Prices Revised Downward by OPA
The Office of Price Administration cut price ceilings on peanuts and peanut products on February 27, lowering charges to growers and shellers by three quarters to one and a quarter cent per pound. OPA noted it is difficult to gauge the impact on retail peanut butter and related products.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Tank Attack Costs Enemy Heavy Losses In Tunisia
Allied forces report gains in Tunisia with tank assaults near Kasserine and Thelpte, capturing more than 400 Axis soldiers. British artillery and tanks repelled multiple Axis thrusts along the Goutellat Bou Arada axis as Rommel’s forces faced heavy losses and desertions.
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Tunisia
Atmia
Kasserine
Jurgeo von Araim
Goutellat
Bou Arada
Pont du Fahs
Djebel Manshour
Jedjez
El-Bab
Mateur-Beja
Beja
Canned Food Sales Monday Under New Rationing
Grocers plan for the start of rationed canned foods on Monday as housewives budget to preserve points. Storeowners set prices and point values amid expected shortages for the coming week. Ration Book Two begins this week with four day registration. eligibles missing out can apply after March 15 at the Artion Board office in the old East Church Street School.
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Frederick
Henry R. Shoemaker
C. Burr Artz
P.T. A
Frederick County Federation of Rural Women's Clubs
Jesse Hammerly
Frederich
Mraz. Shoemaker
Calge
Artion Board
Old East Church Street
Charles M Root 81 Dies at Thurmont
Charles M Root a longtime Thurmont businessman died at 2 30 am at the home of Mr and Mrs Martin Weddle where he had lived for 29 years He served as Thurmont Bark director and was active in Republican politics A member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows he once partnered in a cannery business with his brothers He was the last of his immediate family Survived by a nephew and four nieces Funeral plans were to be announced by Wuhide and Creager funeral directors
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Charles M. Root
Thurmont
Martin Weddle
Mr. Root
Thurmont Bark
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Root
John and
Minerva Miller Root
Wuhide and Creager
U S and Japan May Exchange Nationals
London February 27 The Vichy radio broadcast quoted Tokyo saying Japan has begun negotiations with the United States through the Red Cross for a broad exchange of nationals. The report cites no official confirmation.
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U. S
Japan
London
Vichy
Tokyo
United States
Red Cros
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Teday
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Despie
Ben Bernie
Beverly Hills
Gatif
Ben
Bernie
Herman
U. S. Navy
NEA
Kiska
Minbya
New Delhi
Akyab
Burma
Ft Anda
Peaice
A. M. Vasilevsky
M. I. Kalinin
Kremlin
NEA Radiophoto
Ursula Parrotts
Two Roads Board
Yon
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