Prohibition Move Begins in House and Senate Hearings
Washington March 5 A move to impose national prohibition for the war duration by act of Congress was launched by Rep. Bryson of South Carolina who says it could curb absenteeism. In the Senate a compulsory manpower bill was studied with Grenville Clark asserting liquor contributes to worker absenteeism and suggesting rationing as done in Canada and Britain.
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Washington
Congress
Rep
Bryson
Shaw
England
Canada
Judiciary Committee
United States
Edward B. Dunford
Anti-Saloon League
Clark
Rees
House
Funk Bill Cuts Income Tax in Maryland Senate
Senator John B. Funk of Frederick announces emergency legislation to cut state income tax by about one third for this year with a possible fifty percent cut in 1944. The measure uses excess revenue over general fund needs to fund tax relief and awaits forms for payment this year.
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State Senate
John B. Funk
Frederick County
Funk
Senate
Fund
Bower
Baltimore County
Bowling
St. Mark
Weather data snippet with past temperatures and moon times
The brief shows 24 hour snow totaling three inches ending 8 a m today and March precipitation figures including 3 18 inches actual for March 1942 5 00 inches. It lists high yesterday 50 low last night 20 and year ago values plus sunrise sunset and moon times for tomorrow.
House Republicans tell Lambertson to lay off Roosevelt sons
Washington reports that House GOP leaders urged Rep. Lambertson to drop criticism of the Roosevelt sons service records amid a debate sparked by a letter from Lieut. Col. Elliott Roosevelt and a response from President Roosevelt's son. The exchange drew applause on the House floor as
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Washington
House
Rep
Lamberston
R-Kan
Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Lanham
D. Tex
Lambertson
Roosevelts
Franklin Roosevelt
Dupont
New York
Elliott
United States
North Africa
Red Army presses toward Vyazma after Osuga victory
Soviet forces push from Rzhev toward Vyazma capturing Osuga 17 miles south of Rzhev. In 24 hours they seized 80 settlements in forested sectors and, with drives south of the front, swept more than 144 communities under the Red Flag. Russian troops near Sychevka may have taken the rail hub.
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Moscow
Red Army
Rzhev
Vyazma
Osuga
Gzhatsky
Red
Plas
Sychevka
Rehavy
U-Boat Killer Fleet Inches Toward War Seas
Washington March 6 naval authorities voiced optimism that Allied sea forces will crush Germany’s reinforced U-boat fleet this summer as Secretary Knox disclosed a new mass produced fleet of submarine killer ships is finally coming down the wave.
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Washington
Germany
Knox
Freskhmas Hop and College News at Hood
Joe Stephern and his orchestra provide music for Hood College freshman-sophomore hop in Coblenz Hall from 8 to 9 o clock. The evening features a receiving line with notable officials, faculty, and student leaders, plus chaperones and attending students from Frederick area. A tea dance precedes the hop, with refreshments in Meyran social room. Several military personnel and local residents are noted with updates on birthdays family visits and new assignments.
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Freskhmas
Heod College
Joe Stephern
Hood
Gat
Coblentz Hall
Henry I. Stahr
Betty Eckhardt May
Collect
George Hardy
Lillian Brown
Miriam Apple
Irene Tilley
Ruth Scarr
James B. Ranck
Paul B. Beckhelm
Frederick and
Vicinity
Mary Jane Hartman
Esther Holter
Betty Winebrewer
Helvise Glessner
Margaret, McAlpine
Charlotte Sheffer
Betty Stine
Messrs
Richard Smith
Mark Goubart
Kay Gosnell
Fieya Custer
Thomas Leichert
Claggett Ramsburg
Mehr Render
Frederick
John W. Bussard
Myersville
Ted Fahrney
Hagerstown
Meyran
Coblentz
Meyraen
W. G. Parker
Anna K. Rudy
Navy destroyer escorts accelerate war effort in Atlantic defense
Secretary Knox outlined a rapid build program for destroyer escorts with crews trained to match construction pace. Dozens already launched and hundreds more planned, with teams of ships to form carrier and hunter units. Analysts expect these escorts to counter U boat wolf packs as Germany expands its Atlantic submarine force. February production set new records for ships and aircraft.
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Knox
Isin
Atlantic
Karl Doenitz
Germany
Baltimore Stores Overcharge For Butter
Baltimore reports show nine of every ten independent stores in the city overcharged for butter. The notice highlights price discrepancies and calls for investigation by local authorities.
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Baltimore
Severy
Baltimore OPA finds butter prices exceed ceiling in city survey
Maryland OPA official Stewart Waring reports some Baltimore stores charged up to 72 cents per pound for butter, above the 57 cent ceiling. A survey of 100 independent stores across 22 Baltimore areas found widespread overcharging on butter and pork. Grocers were warned to revert to ceiling prices and enforcement cases were noted for possible prosecution. The Parana River, listed as the fourteenth longest, measures about 2 450 miles.
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Baltimore
Office of Price Administration
Stewart Waring
Maryland
OPA
Waring
Towson
Ellicott City
Catonsville
Pikesville
Huge Government Food Purchases Raise Ration Point Concerns
The American Institute of Food Distribution reports that federal purchases of processed foods were excessive in 1942 and that private consumption plus hoarding raised ration values. The digest notes the government bought large portions of canned vegetables and fruits, far beyond wartime needs.
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New York
American Institute of Food Distribution, Inc
Gorcon Corbaley
Any
Navy
Funkhouser Buys Large Shepherdstown Estate
Charles Town March 5 Raymond J Funkhouser of Shepherdstown has purchased Claymont Court, a historic estate three miles west of Charles Town, from the Murphy heirs for 45000. The house, built in 1812 by Judge Bushford Washington, later hosted Frank R Stockton. Funkhouser, industrialist linked to Victor Products and Baltimore Trust, now resides at Bellevue near Shepherdstown.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Claymont Court
Murphy Heirs
Raymond J. Funkhouser
Shepherdstown
5. J. Murphy
Bushford Washington
George Washington
Frank R. Stockton
Bellevue
RK. C. Ringgold
Funkhouser
Victor Products Company
Hagerstown
Baltimore Trust Company
Baltimore
Maryland Metro- Polis
O'Sullivan Rubber Company
Mrs McKelvey Resting After Operation in Frederick
Mrs Margaret McKelvey of Baltimore formerly of Frederick was resting comfortably Friday night after an operation at Frederick City Hospital.
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Margaret McKelvey
Balltimore
Frederick
Frederick City Hospital
Girl Scout Training Series Begins This Week
Mrs Collins an itinerant Girl Scout worker started a three month series of meetings for adult Girl Event leaders this week. She travels weekly to Frederick to conduct the training school held at the MLC A.
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Collins
Hale Wasthopton
Go.am Wall
Frederick
P C A Merting Held By Mountain City Temple
The Past Chief's Association of Mountain City Temple No 14 held its monthly meeting at the Pythian Castle with fifteen members present. Hostesses were Mrs Neltie Cameron and Mrs Mildred Everhart. Prizes were won by several members and refreshments served. Mrs A H Deve will host April meeting.
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P.C.A. Merting
Mountain City Temple
Pythian Sisters
Pythian Castle
Neltie Cameron
Mildred Everhart
Ruth Grove
May Keyser
Mate Zumerman
Sue Ramsburg
Ella Fisher
Frank King
A. HE Deve
State tax forms mailed for 1942 levy deadline
Annapolis reports the state controller mailed come tax forms to residents in preparation for the 1942 levy payments due by April 15.
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Annapolis
State Conptroller’s Office
Notice of Publication in Frederick County Equity Case
Mercantile Trust Company of Baltimore pursues a decree in equity to determine distribution of George F Webster estate holdings under his will. The petition names Ellen Trail Legg and nonresident heirs Chauncey Morgan Legg and Julianna Trail Webster among others, with guardianship and trust issues to be resolved. The court orders publication to notify absent defendants to appear and show cause by March 29, 1943.
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Frederick County
Elion Trail Exy. Et al
Chauntey Morgan Logy
Eh al
Mercantie Trust Company of Baltimore
Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company
George F. Webster
Fredery W. Legg
Edgar Kent Legg
Blien ‘Trail Buck
Florence G. Robinson
Chancey N. Legg
Juliana Traul Wooster
Edwin W. Levering
Frederic W. Legg
Mercentiile Trust Company of Baltiamore
Torrerler Tha Sima
George
Webster
Frederick
Maryland
Orphans’ Court
Wall
Allen Trail
Ellen Trail
Mercantile Trust Coun Dy
Ellen Trail Legg
Baltimore
Yiz
Edgar Kent Leek
Ellen Trail Buck
Chauncey Morgan Legg
Ellen Trai
Juliiana Traiil Webster
Charlea Trail Legs
Richard Morgan Webster
New York
Ellen Trail Learton
Sai Geoarce
Saiences
Edgar Kent Leese
Finrence Gobinson
Julians Trasl Webster
State of
Edgar Kent Legerr
Twenty-third Street
N. W
Washington, DC
West Chester Apartiments
Washington, D
Penton
Cahidar
Ellis C. Wachter
Robert E.ciapo, Jr
Y Venable
Bacwer & Howard
Hunger risk warned if Congress delays farm policy shift
James G. Patton, president of the National Farmers Union, warned that acute hunger looms unless Congress acts to adopt a policy to maximize productive capacity. He urged immediate government investment of one billion dollars in farming facilities and the creation of neighborhood machinery and labor pools, plus expanded price supports and crop insurance.
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Washington
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Congress
Patton
James F. Byrnes
Farm policy criticizes agencies and funding roles
Patton argued that consolidation of Federal farm agencies at county and state levels and better feed use could lower prices for livestock and dairy feeders. He disputed full responsibility for the food program’s inadequacies to Secretary Wickard and urged needed funds and authority, criticizing War Production Board farm machinery policies.
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Patton
Wickard
The
War Production Board
Property Sold At Public Sale Near Frederick
An eight room house on six acres located about two and a half miles west of Frederick on Buttery Lane sold at public sale at the Court House this morning to Mr Schildt of near Frederick for 1890 dollars. Mrs Philip B L Cline was the owner of the property and EB Siliyiooper was the auctioneer.
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Froferty
Frederick
Buttery Lane
Merning
Schildt
Prederick
Philip BL Cline
Siliy Iooper
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G. QO. P
Hugh Keller
C. Ernest Keller
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Elmer F. Munshower
A. P. Hill Military Reservation
Louis Fine
Judith
Sandra
Silver Spring
William Burger
Nathan Jacobson
Corp Jacobson
Greenville
Julius Jacobson
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al Sperling
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Henry Brown
Jack
Fred
Crick
Casa Des
Lynch
Elizabeth Zimmerman
Thomas L. Zimmerman
Rosemont Avenue
Frank Fleageal
Harrisburg
Carolyn Virginia
Jonanna Urner
St. Mary's Junior College
St Mary's City
Joseph W. Urner
U S. Navy
East Second Street
Gulfport
Miss
Camp Peary
Williamsburg
Fred Frommiagen
Rreaderick County Miniserial Association
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Col. Frommhagen
Harvard University
Fort Jackson
Columbia, S. C
106Th Infantry Division
Raymond Lamm
W. C. A. Volesing
Young Women’s Christian Association of
Hood College
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Ziemer Memorial Girls’ School
Yangsui
China
Hoy
Lewis A. Moberly
Fleming J Avenue
Robert Klein
C. Cyril Klein
Camp Swift
Tex
Band Engineers Reg., Co
Klein
John Douglas Wetnight
John S. Wetnight
Petersville
Army ‘Air Center
Nashville
Tenn
Maxwell Field
Ala
Garden Club
Red Cross Surgical Dressings
Charles McC. Mathias
Council Street
A Coleman Barrett
Bethesda
Harry Nixdorff
Rockwell Terrace
Associated Press
Rebecca B. Seaman
Germantown
Montgomery County
Parana
U.S
Signature Auto Furniture Loans
Arraiga
Fredfrick
American Red Cross
Frederick County National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Cotline
Farmer
Pocshortas
Lyken's
Hillside Coal Co
Water ST
Just
Storm & Shipley
N. Market
Doll Jewelry Store
South Market St
Frederick, Md
M. Daily
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Rose
Cambridge
Hamsberg ‘ Jewel Store
KEY Hotel
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