Roosevelt Links War Effort to Peace and Parade of Generosity
President Roosevelt spoke by radio from the White House on his 60th birthday to about 12,000 fundraising parties for infantile paralysis. He thanked donors and announced trustees authorize using part of the funds to aid children of soldiers. He urged faith in democracy and warned of tyranny’s contempt for humanity, citing MacArthur’s salute from Ba tan.
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Washington
Roosevelt
America
United States
White House
National Foundation For
Douglas MacArthur
Fox Holes
Batan
New Housing Units Urged For Hagerstown Workers
Hagerstown Maryland January 30 New housing units are seen as the sole fix for a growing transportation crunch among defense workers. City Engineer Charles Stump says most workers rely on private cars, with many commuting from neighboring towns up to 35 miles as employment at the Fairchild plant rises. He warns tires will wear out and no replacement tires will be available, making housing expansion essential.
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Hagerstown
Charles Stump
Stump
Richard H. Sweeney
Cumberland
Fairchild
Answers To Cranium Crackers And War Chronology
A newspaper card lists wartime dates and events from 1940 to 1941 including U S and Japan declarations, invasions of Belgium Germany Russia and Norway Greece Denmark and Yugoslavia, Benghazi captures, and notes the University of Maryland wartime program starting next week enabling freshmen to enroll in an accelerated two and a half year plan.
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U. S
Japan
Germany
Russia
Belgium
Greece
Yugoslavia
Norway
Denmark
Benghazi
Britain
Poland
College Park
University of Maryland
Open Way For Prisoners To Serve In Army In Kentucky
Approval sought to let up to 850 men in two Kentucky state prisons join the U S Army. A bill to parole convicts serving 160 years or less before half their terms are up was sent to the Senate. Supporters call these first offenders likely eligible after medical exams. Welfare Commissioner Frost cites 859 first offenders in state camps.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
U.S. Army
Senate
W. A Frost
The War Interpreted in Words From Luzon Stand
Amid war news, MacArthur’s birthday salute to Roosevelt from Luzon rings with valor. The report links Bataan Corregidor to Wake Island and Verdun, notes radio ties to Washington, and frames Luzon as a symbol of American resolve and a strategic touchstone in the Pacific conflict.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Luzon
Douglas MacArthur
Batan
Corregidor
United States
Wake Island
United Nations
Pacific
Verdun
Obruk
Dunkirk
Singapore
MacArthur
Batan Peninsula
Washington
Balan
Johore Strait
Coffee Prices To Remain Steady, Henderson Says
Washington dispatch reports Administrator Leon Henderson accused New York trade quarters of spreading false reports of coffee price increases. He said the government has no plan to raise price ceilings and warned of stock allocation or import licensing to ensure fair distribution.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
New [ York
Japs Propaganda Leaflets Mock MacArthur Surrender Request
General MacArthur said he ignored a Japanese demand to surrender and Filipinos ridiculed the appeals to lay down arms. The War Department reported 230 of 428 Pearl Harbor wounded had recovered and returned to duty. Messages include leaflets from January 10 and later reissues.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
War Department
MacArthur
Pearl Harbor
Philippine Theater
Philippines
United States Army
Far East
Sindere
Hawaii
Hawaiian Department
29 Survivors Land at East Coast Canadian Port
Twenty nine survivors of a Norwegian tanker torpedoed in mid Atlantic arrived at a Canadian port aboard a Greek freighter. They reported six shipmates were killed when the torpedo exploded. The survivors endured 130 hours in a lifeboat before rescue.
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Atlantic
Red Cross Chief Reports Japan to Trade Prisoner News
Norman H. Davis, head of the American Red Cross, says Japan agreed to exchange information on prisoners of war held by Japan in Wake Island, Guam, the Philippines and other Pacific points. The government also signaled readiness to share data on interned non-combatants as far as possible. The Red Cross will notify relatives once lists arrive in Washington and will trace missing personnel if needed. Plans include aid to American nationals imprisoned, with uniforms required for military prisoners though socks and underwear may be supplied.
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Red Cross
Japan
Washington
Norman H. Davis
The
American Red Cross
Wake Island
Guam
Philippine Islands
Pacific
Davis
United States
U. S. Army
International Red Cross
Maryland Governor Announces Federal Equipment Aid for State Guard
Annapolis Md Jan 30 Gov OConnor says the Federal Government supplied the Maryland State Guard with equipment valued at over 57000 including rifles bayonets ammunition uniforms cots mattresses blankets tents cooking outfits and utensils for about 3000 officers and men. Most gear arrived recently and need not be returned. Active duty guardsmen are paid from State Roads Commission funds while guarding bridges and highways.
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Annapolis
O'Conor
Maryland State Guard
O Conor
State Roads Commission
Damascus Girl Among 12 Queen Hopefuls at Maryland
College Park Md Jan 30 Mary Beall Damascus Marian Beck Washington Betty Bond Chevy Chase Peggy Bohanan Catonsville Helen Crane Edith Punford Riverdale Jean Meredith Pulaski Va Mary Powell Washington Jacqueline Richards Takoma Park Louie Teller Chevy Chase Doris Thompson Catonsville Mary Yeager Hagerstown are among the 12 finalists for the Queen of the University of Maryland. The finalists were student selected and the Queen and court will be chosen by an artist with the final judge to be announced in June.
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College Park
Maryland
University of Maryland
Marie Beall
Damascus
Marian Beck
Locust Road
Washington
Betty Bond
Chevy Chase
Peggy Bohanan
Catonsville
Helen Crane
College Heights
Edith Punford
Riverdale
Jean Meredith
Pulaski
Mary Powell
Wagerstown
Jacqueline Richards
Takoma Park
Louie Teller
Doris
Thompson
Mary Yeager
Hagerstown
Lantz Man Elected Director By Farm Group
Samuel T. Royer of Lantz named a director of the Frederick County National Farm Loan Association for a three year term at a meeting attended by about seventy five farm men and women. Ira S. Remsberg of Jefferson and Thomas Baumgardner of Taneytown serve as officers with Baumgardner as vice president.
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Samuel T. Royer
Lantz
Frederick County National Farm Loan Association
Ira S. Remsberg
Jefferson
Charles P. Henry
Frederick
Thomas Baumgardner
Taneytown
Steiner B. Wachter
Keymar
Talmage L. Watkins
North Court Street
Maryland
Iran Remsberg
Steiner B Wachter
Edward M. Meviain
Walter T. Bromley
Henry R. Shoemaker
Lawson King
The
Land Bank
Walter Quintin
Federal Land Bank
King
Stamp deadline forces motorists to buy car tax stamps
Federal use stamps for automobiles must be purchased by today or face a $25 fine or 30 days in jail. About 6,200 stamps sold so far with 300 still available. sales topped 5,000 in early days despite only 4,000 cars registered locally. If stock runs out, new supply will arrive Tuesday or Wednesday for late buyers. Treasury notes the deadline can not be extended by Congress action.
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Roy AK. Harms
Frederick
Treasur Department
Washington
Congress
Surgeon removes appendix of 12 year old girl in Louisville
In Louisville on January 30 a surgeon performed an emergency appendectomy on 12 year old Joan Greenstein. The operation was listed as necessary due to a severe cold and used local anesthesia. The patient requested to listen to her radio during the procedure.
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Louisville
Chattanooga
Tanker Didn't Sink Navy Says Pan Maine Safe in Port
The Pan Maine 7,236 tons owned by Pan-American Transportation Co. arrived safely at an Atlantic port after a reported attack proved premature. The crew included 30 men and nine officers and the voyage featured very heavy weather. The related sinking of the Francis E. Powell, with four lost including Captain T. J. Harrington, was reported nearby.
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Boston
Pan Maine
First Naval District Tonight
Atlantic
First District
Melvin Hayes
Baltimore
John Larnowice
South River
Pan-American Transportation Co
New York
Kearny
N. J
Navy
Powell
Francis E. Powell
T. J. Harrington
Seven Aberdeen-Angus Heifers Sold by Monocacy Farms
Monocacy Farms sold seven registered Aberdeen-Angus heifers and one grade heifer to Schwartz Nurseries of Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Since January 1, 1941 the farm has moved 34 registered heifers nine bulls and eight grade heifers. Most sales involved animals under twelve months enabling buyers to pay less cash and still provide the breeder a profit with low carrying costs.
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Schwartz Nurseries
Lancaster County
Penna
Frederick County Schools Not Closing Early This Year
Frederick County Board of Education will not shorten the term this year to release students for farm work. Superintendent Eugene W. Pruitt said plans for telescoping the term were submitted to Governor OConor and are under review by the State Board. County policy will address individual student needs while not changing statewide practice. Proposals to excuse pupils for planting and harvesting will be discussed next Wednesday at the monthly school board meeting.
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Frederick County Board of Education
Eugene W. Pruitt
Herbert R. O'Conor
Joseph S. McGrath
Crisfield High School
State Board of Education
Frederick County
Frederick County Farm Bureau
Pruitt
Visitor Held For Wild Auto Driving
Norman E. Thompson of Millville West Virginia faced reckless driving charges after authorities say he sped along Center Street mounted the curb at West South Street causing the rear trunk door to jar loose. A can of oil rolled onto the street as Thompson was arrested by Officer Frank Dorsey on Jefferson Pike near Butterfly Lane and jailed on $25 bond awaiting Monday night Police Court hearing.
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Norman E. Thompson
Millville
W. Va
Center Street
Frank Dorsey
Thompson
West South Street
Dorsey
Jefferson Pike
Butterfly Lane
County Tax Bills Go Out as February Discount Offered
The County Treasurer’s office in the Courthouse prepared Friday night for 1942 taxes which began this morning. All tax bills have been mailed and are being delivered this week. February offers a 2 percent discount, March 1 percent, April to October the net amount, with interest after. Enrolled in Civilian Defense services are 3,516,600 volunteers under Director F. H. LaGuardia.
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Office of Civilian Defense
F. H la Guardia
Firemen Elect Derr Foreman as Posenstock Re-elected Pres
The Independent Hose Company election Sunday night in the fire hall saw Benjamin B. Posenstock reelected president without opposition. Vernon Derr won the foreman post by a narrow margin over George Shearer and Roger Etzler, succeeding Robert Wallace. The group also changed the fiscal year to align with the calendar year. A bountiful slate of officers and a 1942 investigating committee were named, with plans for an Evangelical Lutheran church service and a Monday evening banquet at the church social rooms.
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Benjamin B. Posenstock
Vernon Derr
Robert Wallace
George Shearer
Roger Etzler
Guy W. Brust
Paul Simpson
Harry P. Seeger
Rosenstock
Lutheran Church
August T. Brust
Lewis Fleischman
John Abrecht
Thomas A. Chapline
Mr Chapline
Clarence. A. Herwig
G. Allen Kline
Russell A. Hahn
Paul B. Rhoads
Guy V. Brust
Paul 8. Rhoads, Sr
Luther Abrecht
William Boyer
Emery Carmack
Rudolph Crouse
Earl Fleischman
Ralph F. Wachter
Clyde Abrecht, Jr
Clifton Freed
Charles H. Shaw
Irving Welty
George Lantz
Benjamin Adams
LeRoy Lipps
John Dennis
Albert Baker
John Bowman
Edward Cramer
Austis Frye
William Heffner
Harry Shildt
Merril Shildt
Merril Saylor
William Varcoe
Carlos Wiles
William White
Birthday Ball Acknowledged a State Armory Hit
About five hundred people attended the President's Birthday Ball at the State Armory Friday night. Alton Y. Bennett called it absolutely a success as local talent performed a floor show at 10:15. Dave Hagan's orchestra provided the music for the annual event with string bands and Roosevelt songs.
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State Armory
Alton Y. Bennett
Roosevelt
Dave Hagan
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