Moving Idle Md Maryland Scrap Dealers Conference Sunday
Maryland scrap metal dealers attend a Sunday conference in Baltimore to discuss moving idle metal to steel plants for war production. W Thomas Hoyt, new regional head of the Bureau of Industrial Conservation, outlines offers to wreckers and possible seizure of metal stocks if refused.
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Baltimore
Maryland
W. Thomas Hoyt
Bureau of Industrial Conservation of the
War Production Board
Virginia
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Lord Baltimore
Seaboard
Scrap Iron and Steel Institute of America
Hyman H. Block
Norfolk
Hoyt
George Lang
Phoenix Iron Company
Phoenixville
Lang
Seriously Hurt In Crash With U S Bus
J Edgar Young a Greencastle Pa hosiery plant owner was badly hurt in a collision with a United States Army Ferry Command bus at Route 11 near Hagerstown. The bus carried eleven ferry command pilots and was turning into the airport road. all bus occupants were uninjured. Young was rushed to Washington County Hospital with serious injuries and was reported in critical condition. Amateur aviators at the airport later had their cameras seized by Fairchild Airport Corporation guards after taking pictures.
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Hagerstown
J. Edgar Young
United States Army Ferry Command
Hagerstown Airport
Here
Young
Greencastle
Ferry Command
Edwin O. Smith
Pikesville
Washington County
Fairchild Airport Corporation
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Japanese Bomber Engagement Tops 16 Down by U S Forces
Lieut Edward H O'Hare in action above the western Pacific reared up in his plane and shot down six Japanese bombers. U S naval units credited with 16 enemy planes shot down during the engagement and the pilot is noted for his achievement.
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U. S
Western Pacific
Edward H. O'Hare
Louis Mo
War Machines Use Tire Chains To Cut Stopping Distances
The article describes tire chains fitted to all four wheels of war machines to improve braking. It claims stopping distances drop by 40 to 50 percent and 25 to 30 percent in some conditions, noting the chains add traction on the battlefield.
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Walkersville
T. R
Chester
Allis Chalmers
Dellinger
H.P. McCormick-Deering
McCormick-Deering
Schuttler
NEW Idea
John Deerecorm
John Deere van Brunt
John Deere
Osborne
McCormick
Syracuse Barshear
Saxton
Charles J. Smith
Army bus crash investigation halted awaiting action
Investigating officers reported no charges had been preferred as the Army bus wreck case awaits further inquiry. The vehicle was covered with canvas for the official investigation.
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Tures
Recruit Children To Work On Farms He Says
Baltimore mayor Howard W. Jackson urged the Maryland League of Municipalities to recruit older children for lighter farm work this summer to ease labor shortages and to serve as a blueprint for civilian defense in air raids. The meeting in Colmar Manor included mayors from multiple towns and officials, with Mayor Culler elected first vice president.
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Baltimore
Howard W. Jackson
Maryland League of Municipalities
Jackson
John N. Torvestad
Colmar Manor
Prince Georges County
Danube Floods Hit Vidin as Hungary Bulgaria Floodwaters Rise
Dispatches report the Danube bursting banks across Hungary and Bulgaria with Vidin port largely submerged. About 10,000 residents stranded on rooftops as ice damaged quays, and casualties feared amid the rising waters.
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London
Danube
Hungary
Bulgaria
Vidin
Thestetant
Italy
Vichy
Evacuations Amid Danube Ice Breaks and Extreme Cold
Reports from Budapest indicate 2,000 people evacuated from the Szabadka region as many homes collapsed. Airplanes bombed ice barriers on the Danube without success while Sweden faces a new cold spell. A Rome dispatch says Stockholm reached 40 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.
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Budapest
Szabadka
Hungary
Danube
Sweden
Malian Stefani
Rome
Stockholm
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Renault Motor Works
Seine River
England
Nevilly
Lincoln Loan Service, Inc
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Potomac Edison Co
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Industrial Finance CO
Robert G. Mumma
Frederick
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Raymond L. Kelly
Sioner
Edward O. Bixler
New Windsor
George A. Patterson
Fairmount Heights
Mayor Culler
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