White House clash over compulsory labor draft policy
Washington reports McNutt and Stimson in sharp dispute over a mandatory labor draft for factory and farm workers. McNutt pushes voluntary indirect penalties, while Stimson backs legislation citing growing inadequacy of current controls.
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Navy Yards
Vinson
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D.-Va
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D.-Tex
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Miaiaidic
Conieman Reynolds
D-N. C
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Paul V. McSault
Byrnes
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Lam
February In Tunisia We Win We Lose We Win
American forces in Tunisia see mixed results as allied troops retake Oussiette with French assistance, while others report setbacks. South American volunteers arrive to aid operations.
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Tunisia
Oussettie
Brunswick water system hinges on two key workers
Brunswick Mayor E. E. Bowers reveals that Supt. Eugene Rosen and foreman Wynkoop may resign or be drafted, risking loss of essential knowledge of water mains and shutoffs. Officials consider training replacements, but staffing remains precarious as 15-year veterans face impending drafts and potential removals.
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E. E. Bowers
Eugene Rosen
Glenn BR. Wynkoop
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Bowers
Wynkoop
Brunswick
Rosenhist
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Gat
Parsons Newman
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Washington
Subat
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Newman
Hoffman transfer moves Pvt to Fort Ord Army battalion
Transferred Pvt. Hoffman son of Mr and Mrs Lewis H Hoffman from Raritan Arsenal Metuchen New Jersey to the 614th Ordnance Army Battalion Fort Ord California. The move places him within the ordnance unit at the California post.
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Pvt. Hoffman
Lewis H. Hoffman
Frederick
Raritan Arsenal
Metuchen
N. J
Ord. Am. Co
Ord. Ai
Fort Ord
Calfornia
Army Air Cadets To Be Trained At Western Md
Westminster March 11 President Fred G Holloway Western Maryland College announced an Army Air Cadet training program to begin in June with five month courses. Cadets will study core academics and receive military and physical training under college supervision with ROTC officers as commandants.
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Fred G. Holloway
Western Macyland College
Afl
Western Maryland
Uaev
Ccollege
Howewas
Holloway
Maryland
Reserve Officers Corps
Betris
Frederick Chains Weigh 30 Minute Shopping Cut Plan
Frederick chain stores consider shrink to eight and a half hours daily by starting 30 minutes later or closing 30 minutes earlier. Managers cite an unprofitable half hour in schedules and aim to aid energy conservation during wartime. A noon meeting was called for Gaui SeuteS to Wieuiss Ltt plan. SITE TRANSFER The county child health conference moves to Winchester Hall and will be held Thursday at 1 15 p m.
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Frederick
Gaui Seutes
Wieuiss
Ltt
Child Health Conference of
County Board of Health
Federated Charities
Winchester Hall
Released on Bond in Non Support Case in Circuit Court
Austin AL Young released on $300 bond after being jailed to face a non support charge in Circuit Court. The note mentions dehydrated fonds passing triple tests of laboratory science, soldier acceptance, and military experience.
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Austin AL Young
Private Warfield stationed at Camp Becker Alabama
Private Warfield is now stationed at Camp Becker Alabama after induction. He served with the Military Police of Maryland. His wife Miss Ruth Kidd and their son live at 217 West Fifth Street, Pvt. Warfield's mother Mrs Annie Warfield resides in Mt Airy.
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Camp Becker
Ala
Mtilitary Police of
Maryland
Ruth Kidd
West Fifth Street
Pv. Warfield
Annie Warfieid
Mt. Airye
Plan for 20 Percent Pay Withholding Approved
Washington tentatively approves a 20 percent withholding on wages starting July 1 1943 to cover 1942 taxes in a simplified annualized scheme. The plan adds 3 percent on high wages plus 17 percent on regular income over exemptions with dependents, replacing complex deductions and cancelling part of the Victory Tax.
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House Ways and Means
Beardsley Rumi
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Cooper
Cooper JD
Tenn
Colin F. Stam
Congressional
Victory
Treasury
Run On War Ration Book Two Offices Sparks Shortages
Local rationing officials faced a run on War Ration Book Two offices as registrations last week delayed issuance for late registrants. Clerks said books would not be issued before March 18, though some expect earlier issuance. A commutation of time may be announced this week, with doubts about strict adherence to March 15.
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Hubby
Baltimore
Red Cross Drive Seeks Double 1941-42 Donations
Frederick City workers launch a blitz to double Red Cross contributions for 1941-42. Chairman Lewis R. Dertzbaugh urges $27,800 county quota with over-subscription aim, presenting wartime need and examples from Guatilcanal and Pearl Harbor.
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Red Cross
Lewis R. Dertzhaugh
Frederick City
James H. Falk
Weber
Guatilcanal
Pearl Harbor
Dertzbaugh
Charles McC. Mathias
Frederick Tailoring Co
Ox Fibre Brush Co
Potomac Edison
Blue Ridge Lines
Everedy
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Frederick Iron and Steel Co
James H. Gambrill, Jr
Roger Brad Wolfe
A. C. Stine
William C. Royal
C. Ralph Kline
R. Ames Hendrckson
James Messersmith
Motor Corps
Edgar HH. McBride
Alton ¥. Bennett
Charles Taylor
J. Walker Carty
Holmes D. Baker
Ernest Webb
Husband Joins Marines and His Wife Enlists WAVES
Baltimore dispatch reports Pi James E Hague becomes Private Hague in the U S Marine Corps and his wife Dorothie Hague volunteers for WAVES with 3 A draft classification. Hague to report March 8 at Parris Island for basic training and aims to be a combat correspondent. Dorothy Hague to report March 22 for WAVE training.
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Baltimore
James E. Wague
Associated Press
Hague
United States Marine Corps Today
Dorothie
Marine Corps
Marine Corps’ Fahtser-Writers
Dorothy ‘Hague
Thes
Connecticut
Five thousand air raid cards issued in Frederick County
Five thousand Know Your Air Raid Warning Signals cards were distributed to homes and businesses in Wredociek Monday by city police air raid wardens and messengers. Posters with the same message were also distributed. Frederick County OCD director Alton Bennett announced the high February rating for the county warning service at 98 percent. A full mobilization of protective services is planned for Thursday night blackout tests under Mrs. Henry I. Staler.
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Wredociek
Ciy
Frederick County
Bennett
OCD
Frederick
tri-State
Prison Labor Bill Passes House in Annapolis Session
The Maryland House approved a prison labor measure amid a busy session, with 40 bills passed. The emergency Senate bill would permit prison labor in state hospitals if no other workers are available, taking effect after gubernatorial signal. The session also debated minors’ work limits for canneries and delays on a revised fish and game code, with several amendments and reconfirmations.
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Annapolis
House of Delegates
Senate
Joseph R. Byrnes
D.-Balto
J. Wilmer Cronin
D.harford
James J Lindsay
Baltimore
Assembly
J John B. Funk
D.-Frederick
Origi
Colorado's Great Sand Dunes Named National Monument
The Great Sand Dunes in Colorado drew 8419 visitors in 1940 as the site received designation as a national monument and became a protected landmark for public recreation and natural history.
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Colorado
Great Sand Dunes
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