U S Freighter Exchanges Fire With Submarine Off Farallon Islands
The US Navy reported an American tanker the William H Berg engaged a hostile submarine 33 miles southeast of the Farallon Islands near San Francisco. The tanker fired back but the submarine vanished in darkness as surface ships and patrol bombers rushed to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Navy
Golden Gate
William H. Berg
Farallone Islands
San Francisco Bay Area
J. W. Greenslade
12Th Naval District
Answers to Cranium Crackers on Page Four
John B. Kelly heads US Physical Fitness Campaign. West Texas Teachers' College team claims tallest status with 6 ft 6 in players. Ernest Lombardi sold by Reds to Braves. Alsab loses 1942 debut. Torger Tokle loses crown to Ola, a Norwegian refugee in Canada using only his first name. A new ceramic material for airplane spark plugs ranks second in hardness to diamond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Kelly
United States
West Texas Teachers’ College
Cincinnati Reds
Ernest Lombardi
Boston Braves
Alsab
Torger Tokle
Ola
Canada
Talk On Lobbying To Be Given Women Voters
An address on the Maryland Pure Food and Drug Act was given by Mrs. F. W. Harewell at the Frederick County League of Women Voters February 24 in the Y M C A. The talk showed thorough study. Edward D. Storm will discuss lobbying at the March meeting. all public are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Harewell
Frederick County
Five Agencies Report At Frederick Community Chest Meeting
The Frederick Community Chest Inc held its fifth annual meeting in the Francis Scott Key Hotel ballroom. Six directors were re elected and reports from Federated Charities Scouts Salvation Army Y M C A and Children’s Aid Society outlined activity, enrollment, and community services over the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Community Chest, Inc
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Charles F. Bowers
Federated Charities, Inc
Ignatius Bjorlee
Salvation Army
G. E Stovall
Alvin G
Quinn
Christian Association
Lou Gehrig Club
Ithe Y
MCA
American Legion
Willam C Roderick
Children’s Aid Society
William B. Bennett
William T. Delaplaine
James H Gamorill
Parsons Newman
Benjamin Rosenstock
Robert L. Smith Mouon
Charles McC Mathias
John W Wolfe
William C. Royal
Community Chest ,Inc
Henry I. Stahr
Chest
Delaplaine
William D Zimmerman
Edgar H McBride
Social Service Exchange
Careless Talkers Put Under Arrest in San Francisco
Navy reports arrested civilians and enlisted men to stop careless disclosure of secret naval information in bars and public places. A strengthened shore patrol backed by the FBI Army MPs and local authorities watched taverns and seized several persons, including a contractor employee, who spoke of ship movements.
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San Francisco
Navy
FBI
Army
J. W. Greenslade
12Th Naval District
Naval
Greenslade
Surprise Blackout Test Soon In Frederick and Montgomery counties
New measures to tighten blackout readiness were issued for rural Frederick County and the Montgomery Prince Georges area. Officials urged owners of visible signs and lighted displays to extinguish or curtain them from sunset to sunrise. A county wide test is planned this week with full lighting controls and siren rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Alton Y. Bennett
F. Earle Shriner
Defense Office
Augustine S. Janeway
Landis
Dean Landis
National Office of Civilian Defense
Montgomery
Rockville
Washington
Prince Georges County
Arch McDonald
E F Zalesk
Prince Georges
Isaac George
Maryland Defense Council
Fuel Oil Shortage Warning From Baltimore Firms
Baltimore executives warn tanker sinkings have created a critical fuel oil shortage with no clear date for replenishment. Perton S Cochran says never before so severe a crisis. the industry may have to tell consumers there is no oil until ships arrive. Officials blame repeated sinkings off the Atlantic Coast and urge conservation measures nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore Oil Company
Perton S Cochran
Petroleum Industrial Committee of
Cochran
Atlantic
The
Petroleum Industrial Committee
Wavell Relieved As Supreme Commander By United Nations
The United Nations relieved British General Sir Archibald Wavell of his command in the Netherlands East Indies and handed control to the Dutch amid the Java battle. Wavell becomes India commander with Burma and China duties, while speculation swirls on a new global Pacific command and potential MacArthur leadership.
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Washington
Java
Netherlands Indies
United Nations
Archibald Wavell
Indies
Wavall
Britain
India
Burma
United States Army
Wavell
Japan
Malaya
Sumatra
Netherlands East Indies
Sydney
MacArthur
Western Pacific Indian Ocean
Singapore
Sydney Telegraph
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Philippines
Abda
Pacific
Telegraph
London
Africa
Italy
Libya
Greece
Iran
Southwest Pacific
George H. Brett
Micit Distillers Hit by Sugar Rationing Order
Federal agents Cushwa and Walker report Western Maryland illicit stills affected by sugar shortages. They note few operating plants remain, citing 171 Maryland DC plants using 1,318,239 pounds of sugar and a $527,280 revenue loss, enough sugar to feed Maryland residents about a pound weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Micit Distillers
U.S
Charles E Cushna
David Walker
Maryland
Cushwa
Walker
Carroll County
Edward C. Wilcox
Treasury Department
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Wilcox
Police Court Cases Heard in Yellow Springs and Emmitsburg
Magistrate Manuel M Weinberg presided as Harold Zimmerman and others faced charges. Cases include assault involving George Zimmerman, drunken driving by Rover Mercer and others, and various traffic offenses. Multiple defendants received suspended or short jail terms, with fines and bonds recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Zimmerman
Yellow Springs
George
Manuel M Weinberg
Nellie Zimmerman
E. Austin James
Rover R Mercer
Middle Alley
Commanders Of Revamped Army Groups
President Roosevelt ordered a sweeping War Department reorganization to create three major commands Army Ground Forces Army Air Forces and Services of Supply under the Chief of Staff A new streamlined staff will be smaller and more autonomous with Marshall as Chief of Staff Arnold heading the Air Forces and McNair leading the Ground Forces Somervell in charge of Supply The changes follow the German model and apply to U S military activity domestically with overseas commands to be set as needed for national security
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
War Department
Army Air Forces
Army Ground Forces
Services of Supply
Stimson
George C. Marshall
H. H. Arnold
Lesley J. McNair
Army General Headquarters
Brehon B. Somervell
Marshall
Arnold
Air Command
General Marshall
Army
Infantry
Cavalry
Field Artillery
Coast Artillery
Air Force Combat Command
Carl Spaatz
Air Corps
G. H. Brett
Brett
Southwest Pacific
Walter R Weaver
United States
Secretary of War
Guardsman Kills Boy Who Failed To Halt
An 18 year old Herman Elwood Stevens shot by State Guard Private George Faulkner at Kent Narrows bridge. Stevens died at Easton Emergency Hospital after refusing a halt command with Lemuel Thompson, both from Maryland towns. A military board of inquiry, led by Major Sutherland, will review the fatal shooting. report to be kept private. Police and county authorities also investigated. The article ends with a note on Louisiana town names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
O'Conor
Military Board of
Kent Narrows Bridge
Queen Anne's
Herman Elwood Stevens
Chester
George Melvin Faulkner
Easton
Lemuel A Thompson
Stevens
Dwight H Mohr
Staite Guard
Paul E Sutherland
Sutherland
Board of Inquiry
State Guard
Traffic crash injures two near Terrace and College
Two people were injured in a collision at Terrace and College avenues. Both cars sustained damage along with four White Way light poles damaged in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Well Terrace
College Avenue
White Way
St Anthony’s Man Forfeits Collateral After Failure to Appear
Harry Lee Sharrer of near Anthony’s forfeited 13435 in fines and costs after missing his trial on three motor vehicle charges before Magistrate William J. Stoner in Thurmont. The case stemmed from a February 21 incident in which Sharrer allegedly struck a truck, crashed his car into a pole on Route 15, and faced drunken driving, leaving the scene, and reckless driving charges. He had previously posted 101.45 for drunken driving, 26.45 for leaving the scene, and 6.45 for reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen L. Myers
Weinberg
Charles W.smith
Sergt
Reno
Mae Blank
Wiliam Blank
Chester West
East Street
Ben Phebus
Eddie Wood
James Nuoman
Ridgley King
Emmitsburg
James Ragan
Richard Bucher
Frank Bastible
James Dasney
Airy
James McKenzie
Rock
Harry Lee Sharre
Anthony's
William J. Stoner
Thurmont
Truman Moon
William M. Houck
State Police
Sharrer
Route 15
Russians Mass Forces On East Front For Large Scale Attack
Bern reports that Soviet forces are massing enormous numbers of troops and vast supply trains along the front for a predicted big offensive. German aviation notes fresh columns moving forward as 40 to 50 waves strike, with Siberian units showing extreme resolve. A Lisbon expert warns Germans to retreat west of major rivers before the thaw to avoid being crushed by Soviet movements. Pursuit pilots use oxygen equipment to survive high altitude combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Berlin
Red Army
Zurich
Die Tat
Lisbon
Portugal
Associated Press
Russia
Germans May Try Iceland Invasion
London reports a high level Nazi plan to seize Iceland along with Dakar Casablanca and the Canary Islands to cut Allied Atlantic supply lines. A German thrust would target Iceland with air and sea forces while warning signals at Narvik and Trondheim hint at expansion toward North Atlantic approaches.
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Middleton
London
Mar
Iceland
Dakar
Casablanca
Canary Islands
British Isles
United States
Vichy
France
Canaries
Spain
Narvik
Trondheim
North Atlantic
Europe
Britain
Germany
Atlantic
Ireland
Crete
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West Coast
Norfolk
Majore
Ore Steamship Company of
New York
Middle Atlantic
Charles E Nash
Dundalk
Howard Bock
Christopher W. Core
Richmond
Pat Ryan
Savannah Ga
Bock
Marores
H L Baublitz
York
Charles Trolson
New Orleans
Marore
Baublitz
Trolson
Henry M Jackson
Tilghman
Jackson
Spa
Sir Archibald Wavell
State of
Louisiana
Alice B Blonde
Hard Times
Pat Cash Spur
Promised Land
Waitzit
Wham
St. Anthony’s
East Front
Delphey’s
West Patrick ST
Allen
Market ST
Burall’s Cycle Shop
C. C. Carty
E. Pat. St
C.E. Cline & Son
C. C. Carty, Inc
EF. Patrick St
Frederick, Md
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