Leap Year Snowstorm Disrupts Maryland Roads and Transit
A Leap Year snowstorm surprised Frederick County and surrounding areas with four to five inch accumulations by mid morning. State Police and the Roads Commission reported all main roads open at 10 am, with plows clearing wet slush none icy base. Schools, buses, and trolleys faced delays but service continued as snow melted on main routes.
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State Roads Commission
Middletown Valley
Frederick
Robert E. L. Putman
Hagerstown
Gaithersburg
Maryland
South Mountains
Blue Ridge
Roger H. Willard
County Roads Board
Braddock
Sabillasville
Weather Bureau
Leap Year Births Not Reported In Frederick
No Leap Year births occurred today at Frederick City Hospital or Emergency Hospital as February 29, 1948 approached. Residents listed as Leap Year celebrants include Mrs. Lincoln Stull and Lawrence F. Holter of Frederick, Mrs. Welty Harshman of Myersville, Leroy C Barrick of Woodsboro, and Alden E Fisher of Frederick, now in military service. The will of Mrs. Carrie Darner of Jefferson was probated, naming Josephine M Darner as executrix and two sons Louis and Francis Darner as equal heirs with a vacant lot bequeathed to them. dated February 5, 1934.
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Stork
Frederick City Hospital
Lincoln Stull
Lawrence F. Holter
Frederick
Welty Harshman
Myers- Ville
Leroy C Barrick
Woodsboro
Alden E. Fisher
Carriek. Darner
Jefferson
Orphans Court
Josephine M. Darner
Louis
S. C. Darner
Francs H. Darner
Adah J. E. Stine
Louis C. Etchison
Mighty U S Blow At Truk Caught Japanese By Surprise
A wartime eye witness account from aboard a battleship off Truk on February 17 describes a surprise lightning strike by carrier aircraft and battleships that destroyed 201 Japanese planes and left more than 50 damaged. Thirty six ships were hit in the lagoon on day one, with ten remaining on day two and five on the final strike as American planes torpedoed and bombed fuel dumps and hulls.
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Truk
Caroline Islands
Slagle Named Chief Clerk To Draft Boards
George C. Slagle is named chief clerk for both local Draft Boards, taking Board One duties after Ida Rosenbaum resigns. Ruth Kinna joins as second clerk for Board One. Calls today stem from February pre-induction. exact entry dates not public. Boards warn against listing deferrable or appealed names and vow to meet calls with new manpower. Board One reviews reclassifications and farm deferment plans amid ongoing adjustments.
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George C. Slagle
Army
Navy
Slagle
Board Two
Board One
Ida Rosenbaum
Ruth Kinna
Ciy
J 'Boards
Fae
Union Bridge Soldier Killed In Action
Sergt. Elmer E. Yingling, son of Mrs. Alverta M. Yingling, Union Bridge, was killed in action in the South Pacific, the War Department announced via the Associated Press.
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Sergt
Elmer E. Yingling
Alverta M. Yingling
Union Bridge
War Department
Associated Press
South Pacific
Red Cross War Fund Drive Opens March 1
An estimated 300 volunteers across Frederick County prepare to canvass for the Red Cross War Fund campaign starting tomorrow. National goal is 200 million dollars with local quota set at about 50 thousand, as 90 percent funds support overseas service and home front aid.
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Red Cross War Fund
Lewis R. Dertzbaugh
United States
Red Cross
Frederick County
Francis Scott Key
War Fund
Dertzbaugh
Russians Observe U S Amphibious Exercises in Britain
Russian officers including two admirals and a Soviet general witnessed joint American Army and Navy exercises on the English coast. The US Navy said the drills are part of ongoing preparations to train personnel for amphibious landings on the European continent.
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London
U. S. Navy
U. S. Army
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Campaign Under Way to Enforce Rent Regulations
Baltimore February 29 A campaign to enforce 100 per cent compliance by landlords with Office of Price Administration rent regulations was under way today throughout Maryland.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Powerful Task Force Wrecked Jap Navy Bases
Aboard a battleship off Saipan, Leif Erickson recounts a 4,800 mile U S naval raid through mid Pacific defenses. The fast task force hit Truk and neutralized Saipan and Tinian, shooting down 135 Japanese planes, sinking ships, and suffering six U S losses. Admiral Mitscher praised the operation as history making for daring and tenacity.
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Associated Preas
Leif Erickson
WU. S
Japan
mid-Pacific
Truk
Caroline Islands
Saipan
Tinian
Guam
Marianas
Mariana Islands
U. S. Navy
Mariana
U. S
Guam Island
Marc A. Mitscher
Mitscher
Admiral Mitscher
Mitsubishi
Russians Reach German Defenses Near Pskov Front
Soviet forces drive toward Pskov threaten German lines in northwest Russia with Red Army units within sight of the fortress city. Roads clogged by retreating German transport slow advances as night fighting increases and cleanup squads clear routes for pursuit. Far south, Popov’s army breaks German lines near Latvia, reaching 12 miles from its border.
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Moscow
Russia
Red Army
Pskov
Red Star
U. S
Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
London
Torashing
Luga
M. M. Popov
Latvian
Break Up Small German Attacks at Anzio Beachhead
Allied and German shelling dispersed across the Anzio beachhead as British and American forces countered multiple small German assaults in the ravines and foothills near Cassino and Carroceto. Allied artillery and patrol clashes continued along the Moletla and Garigliano front as an American cruiser engaged long range guns with "excellent" results.
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Naples
Carroceto
Cassino
Moletla
Anizo
Fifth Army
Garigliano
No Chocolate Easter Bunny Items For Kiddies
Chicago reports cocoa shortages halt chocolate Easter bunny novelties this year. E O Pollock Midwest regional director of the food distribution division for the WFA states the Easter chocolate supply will not appear this April due to cocoa shortages.
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Chicago
E. O. Pollock
Midwest
WFA
Peace Proposal Before Finnish Parliament
The Finnish Parliament met in a closed session for an hour as Premier Edwin Linkomies outlined the government's stance on armistice or continuation of the war with Russia. Sweden pledged food aid to Finland if it quits the war, per a reliable informant.
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Stockholm
Marning
Edwin Linkomies
Russia
Helsinki
Sweden
Finland
London
Long Time Until Autos Are Produced
Detroit reports that automakers expect to resume car deliveries within four months after the war ends, with postwar prices rising as much as 23 percent over 1942 levels. Industry leaders warn reconversion may be as complex as wartime shift, yet production could return to 1941 levels within a year after hostilities end, with capacity around 6,000,000 vehicles annually for eight to ten years.
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Detroit
Pearl Harbor
Flying Forts Hit Brunswick in February Raid
U S heavy bombers conducted their 19th February operation targeting Brunswick described as a major aircraft component and engine producer and key communications hub. Allied fighters protected the Flying Fortresses as the daylong assault joined daytime missions against similar targets while February’s total rose to 19 operations.
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London
U. S
Brunswick
Germany
New Gas Coupons Issued in Ration Reform Drive
Washington reports the issuance of new serially numbered gasoline ration coupons for holders of B, C, E and R books to begin tomorrow. The program aims to reduce black market operations and ensure more equitable distribution.
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Washington
Cut Ration Points For Beef Pork On March 5
Washington Feb 29 Fewer ration points will be required for pork and many beef cuts beginning Sunday The Office of Price Administration said the larger civilian meat allotment for March allows lower point values for pork and beef with butter cheese lard and other fats remaining unchanged The changes aim to reduce cold storage stocks and reflect nearly 55 million extra pounds of meat for January to March Pork cuts and roasts rib steaks and stews see reduced points while canned beef and pork items also drop Rates for most variety meats and some sausages fall The average pork point value drops to 1 7 points per pound Spares ribs unchanged Bowles notes ration stamps worth ten points give housewives one red point weekly less pork supply expected to dominate March meat availability and may reach near record production in early March
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
War Food Administration
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Hearings Begin On Post War Road Plans
Nashington February 29 hearings opened before the House Roads committee on a $3 billion postwar road program. HR2426 would authorize $1 billion a year for three years, matching Senate S971. Funds distributed by population area and post-road mileage, with half for federal highway systems and half for urban and feeder roads. Federal share capped at 75 percent, states cover the rest. Total postwar investment could reach $3.75 billion with state participation.
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Nashington
America
House Roads Committee
Senate
Clear Instructions For French Patriots
A London broadcast quoted an IP A spokesman for the Supreme Allied Command urging France to ignore inferred readings from pre invasion warnings. He insisted the messages always convey exact meaning and promised clear instructions at the moment of action affecting French territory.
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London
Supreme Allied Command
France
U S Subs Account For 611 Since War Started
Secretary of the Navy Knox announced that American submarines destroyed 14 Japanese vessels and raised total Japanese ships sunk or damaged to 611 since the war began. He noted February losses totaled 189 vessels with 22 combatants and 167 non combatants and cited growing U S submarine effectiveness against Japanese shipping.
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Washington
Knox
Navy
Guam
Pacifi
Army
Kiska
Aleutian Islands
Stalin Sends Friendly Note to Roosevelt
Stalin declares Allied unity with the United States and Great Britain to defeat Hitlerite Germany. A White House released message thanks Roosevelt for congratulating the Red Army on its 16th anniversary and affirms near victory with Allied forces based on Moscow and Teheran agreements. Minor fire damage reported at a frame garage in Chapel Alley. auto moved safely. Fire crews extinguished the blaze.
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Washington
Marshal Stalin
Russia
Moscow
Teheran
Roosevelt
Soviet Union
United States
Great Britain
Germany
White House
Red Army
Tam
Crystal Laundry
Chapel Alley
Third
Fourth Streets
United
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U.S
Europe
Associated War Correspondent
Italy
Anzio
Stalin
Newspaper
Na Ghales
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