Red Cross War Fund Drive opened in Frederick County
W W Jefferson regional Red Cross director urged heavy local support for the national goal of 125 million dollars. At a crowded Calvary Methodist Church event, he stressed blood plasma demand, surgical dressings, and civilian nursing to sustain front-line troops, with a 77 800 county quota set for next week. The drive aims to mobilize 15 civilians per soldier and will begin Monday despite snow and poor road conditions.
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Europe
W. W. Jefferson
Red Cross
Frederick County
Oreant
Wwelivaseo
Jefferson
Calvary Methodist Church Parish Hall
Frederick
James H. Gambrill
Mr. Gambrill
William M. Storm
Jefferson Frieshly
Army
Navy
Joe Stephens
Uniformed Workers of the Organization
J. J. Dave
America
James H. Falk
U S Aids Spain with Oil Cotton Food for Peace
U S Ambassador Carlton J H Hayes announced U S exports to Spain to aid restoration of its economy. He said petroleum products are plentiful in Spain and have flowed since last September to support a peaceful recovery while praising Spanish efforts under government leadership.
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Barcelona
United States
Spain
U S
Carlton J. H. Hayes
Winc
Atlantic Seaboard
Bonines
U S Bombers Raid Wilhelmshaven Under Heavy Fire
Gladwin Hill reports from an England bomber base on the February raid by Flying Fortresses and Liberators against Wilhelmshaven, describing the mission, crew experiences, enemy interceptions, and the losses and dangers of high altitude bombing.
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Preston
Charles Malec
Omaha
Neb
Vante
St. Nazaire
England
Sieul
Harold O'Neill
Graceville
MINN
Ashcraft
North Sea
Curtis Lemay
Columbus
Weil
Wilhelmshaven
Peace at Home Holds Aloof From Wart Aboard
A fragment notes restraint aboard a vessel named Peace at Home with no clear action or date. The phrase implies distant involvement in wartime duties, but readable details are sparse and no concrete events or entities beyond the ship name are identifiable.
Jap Ship Bombed Off New Guinea in Allied Airstrike
Allied air forces bombed a 5,000 ton Japanese vessel off Wewak on the North New Guinea coast with a 500 pound bomb and others, causing damage. The raid included a large strike on the Wewak airfield and another heavy attack on Gasmata New Britain.
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New Guinea
Wewak
North New Guinea
New Britain
Plane Plant Work Stoppage Shocks Nation
Nationwide alarm over a flying fortress factory work stoppage and gridlock in key war plants spurs Congress to act. Senators Connally and Rep Patman push measures to empower government seizure and outlaw conspiracies to halt defense production. Labor leaders question pace but wage disputes and absenteeism loom large as wartime labor tensions flare across states.
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Washington
Congress
Flying Fortress
Senator Connally
D.-Tex
Rep
Patman
House
House Rules Committee
Lyndon Johnson
Navy Yards
Johnson
Smith D
William Green
Philip Murray
Smith
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Connally
Tn Lee
Cad
Higher Parity Group Defies White House
Washington February 26. The Congressional farm bloc backed a measure to revise parity price calculations to account for higher labor costs. The House Banking Committee approved Rep Brown's bill, signaling a potential compromise with Bankhead’s proposal to loosen Farm price ceilings. Secretary Wickard faced Senate questioning on higher ceilings without funding for incentives.
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Washington
Congressional Farm Bloc
House Banking Committee
Roosevelt
Brown
D—Ga
Rep
Pace
House Agriculture Committee
Rules Committee
Banking Committee
Senate
Senator Bankhead
D-Ala
Bankhead
Wickard
Congress
Oppose Ban On Sunday Liquor Oppose Ban On Sunday Liquor
Annapolis February 26 Officials of the CIO United Automobile Workers opposed a House bill to ban Sunday alcohol sales in Washington County. The bill would allow only one day Class C licenses for lodges to sell liquors. Joseph Craig UAW CIO president urged opposition citing recreation and worker needs at Fairchild plant.
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Annapolis
Cio-United Automobile Workers
Washington County
Joseph Craig
Uaw-Cio
Hagerstown
Allen I. Myers
Washington
CIO
Bud Craig
Fairchild Airplane
Harry W.zeigier
Craig
Fairchild
Legis
Frederick City's 1841 bank heist still a mystery after 102 years
The 1841 Frederick County Bank robbery in Maryland involved six men and a New York intermediary William Wiley who recovered 164000 dollars for the bank. Despite letters and formal negotiations, no arrests followed and questions linger about the six robbers, the lock picker known as Houdini, and why loot was partially offered back.
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Frederick County
New York
William Wiley
Conan Doyle
Jimmy Valentine
Tehaen
Philadelphia
New Yorkergtt
William Bradley Tyler
William A. Beall
Wiley
Broadway
Howard Street
Wiley's Court
Hearn
Frederick
Frederick City
War workers concerns cited at town meeting
In the session, Jature addressed more than liquor sales and urged solutions for wartime needs. Craig urged tackling late week retail hours and keeping movie parlors open to the public on Sundays, as the meeting ended.
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Craig
Victim Of Auto At Second And Bentz
Miss Ann Rain Firor of 129 West Second street was struck at Second and Bentz streets about 7 13 Friday night and sustained a head laceration and a bruised knee. She was treated at Frederick City Hospital and discharged. The driver, Robert Lee Keeney of Union Bridge, said he did not see her as he turned from West Second street toward North Bentz. No charges were filed.
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Bentz Streets
Annme
West Second Street
Frederick City Hospital
Sergi Frank Dorsey
Harry Phillips
Robert Lee Keeney
Union Bridge
Miss Firor
North Bentz Street
Transistmid Panama highway to open April 2
Panama authorities announce opening of the first ocean to ocean highway south of the Rio Grande. The 50 mile road, built under war pressure, has been used for military traffic for months and will have traffic control regulations issued by the military.
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Panama
Rio Grande
Panama Canal
Navy Pilot Killed In Plane Crash Near Cockeysville
A Navy plane crashed into a ploughed field near Cockeysville on February 26 killing the pilot and injuring another person. Ammunition from the guns was scattered along a nearby road and police closed the road for investigators to inspect the wrecked aircraft.
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NAVY
Cockeysville
Ration Book Issuance Surges in Frederick City and County
War ration book distribution completed in four days with nearly the same total as last May. Frederick City issued nearly the May 1942 sugar book total, while North Market Street School issued 7,695 books, surpassing prior marks. Parkway, Washington Street, Rim Steel, Lincoln High, New Market, Urbana, New Midway, Myersville, and Hopeland districts also reported substantial totals.
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Frederick County
Frederick City
Eugene W. Pruitt
Mr. Pruit
Parkway School
Washington Street
Rim Steel
Lincoln High School
New Market
Urbana
New Midway
Myersville
Hopeland
Child Apprehended For Fraudulent Solicitation
A ten year old Middletown girl was taken to police headquarters after a Frederick resident reported a girl matching a description from a Friday newspaper asking for a contribution in the name of St. John’s church. Police released her, citing possible economic hardship at home and said they would keep her under surveillance.
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Middletown
St. John's Church
Frederick
Polite
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