Navy reports torpedoing of Leif amid Atlantic peril
Washington reports the torpedoing of the 2850 ton motor ship Leif with about 15 confirmed dead and two other vessels presumed lost carrying roughly 50 men. Survivors landed in Key West after 53 hours at sea describe brutal winds and lifeboat ordeal.
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Washington
Leif
Atlantic
Navy
Key West
Fla
York
Baltimore
Merchant and Miners Transportation Company of Maryland
Nervana
Olympic
Internacional de Vapores, Ltd
Los Angeles
Caribbean
Philadelphia
Aruba
Dutch Island
South America
May Not Operate Canney At Mt Airy This Year
A Silver Run based firm A W Feeser and Company may not operate the Mt Airy Canning plant this year due to lack of canning machinery. Paul Sawyer said the plant likely cannot run as a cannery. Ira D Watkins and L Pearce Bowlus of the Mt Airy Chamber of Commerce offered to bid for the property to attract a manufacturer and employ locals. Sawyer later stated the company is not selling now but would consider a future proposal if conditions change.
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A. W. Feeser
Sawyer
Feeser
State Income Tax Payments Increasing Annapolis
Maryland tax collections since January 1 total $885,002, more than double the amount at this time last year. Current payments came from 26,901 taxable returns, with Comptroller J Millard Tawes predicting the April 15 levy will total about $2,440,069, about $1,009,000 more than in 1941, and an estimated 20,000 more returns. Tawes notes many taxpayers are making full payments despite quarterly installment options.
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Annapolis
Maryland
J . Millard Tawes
Thurmont Voters To Pass On Bond Issue
Thurmont to vote on a $13,000 bond issue to complete the town sewer project authorized by state action. The town has borrowed $45,000 of $60,000 and completed 90 percent of the system with disposal plans. officials seek full authorization to avoid future delays.
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Thermont
Annapolis
War Interpreted And Cripps for Churchill in Britain
The piece argues the Atlantic front remains the main Allied focus with Germany as the primary enemy. If Cripps becomes prime minister, policy would stay Europe‑centric. American aid remains essential. Washington signals no shift in strategy despite Pacific defeats, reinforcing reliance on new American war materials and intensified bombing to aid Russia.
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Pacific
Britain
Churchill
Washington
Atlantic
Germany
Japan
Red Front
Sir Stafford Cripps
United States
Twelve Sentenced For Meat Slicer Theft In Circuit Court
In circuit court Associate Judge Arthur D. Willard sentenced twelve offenders to prison terms ranging from 18 months to four years for larceny and receiving stolen goods. Clarence Kintz and Howard Schrader each received four years, James L. Schultz and Delmas K. Rice two years six months, Harry Kintz two years, and Elmer E. Gruber 18 months after entering guilty pleas or being found guilty. The cases stem from theft of junk and equipment from Earthline in Linden Hills.
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Arthur D. Willard
House of Correction
Clarence Kintz
Howard Schrader
Brunswick
Kintz
Schrader
James L. Schultz
Delmas K. Rice
Schulte
Rice
Harry Kintz
Clarence
Elmer E. Gruber
Walter E. Linn
Kintz Brothers
Earthline
Burkittsville Man Cleared of Assault Charge
Melvin Mentzer, a Burkittsville farmer, was found not guilty of assaulting his mother in law, Mrs. Mariel Best, at Police Court. Best testified Mentzer struck her twice during a 5 Hamilton Avenue visit. Mentzer denied the accusation and testified he was home after visiting to persuade his wife to move to a farm in Montgomery County.
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Burkittsville
Melvin Mentzer
Mariel Best
Alton Y. Bennett
Montgomery County
Edwin F. Nikirk
Romer R. Mercer
Nervous Fluctuation On Chicago Grain Mart
Grain prices fluctuated nervously in Chicago amid Winnipeg wheat trading suspension and plans for disposal of Government owned wheat and corn. Wheat dipped briefly then rallied as Winnipeg closed near 50 cents below Chicago quotes. May 229 1/2, July 131 3/4. Soybeans rose while Minneapolis flax futures hit limit, Canadian flax stocks frozen.
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Chicago
Winnipeg
Minneapolis
House Destroyed by Fire Near Hancock in February Incident
Mr. and Mrs. John Leatherman of Hancock reported their farm dwelling was destroyed by a late night fire on February 20. The loss included the house some furniture and paint. Mrs. Leatherman is W. P. Morse ll’s granddaughter from New Market. Mr. Leatherman is an agriculture instructor at Hancock High School and son of Orestus Leatherman of Turmont. A servant pours scented water over the eating hand before a meal in Morocco.
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Suepareties
John Leatherman
Hancock
Leatherman
W. P. Morsell
New Market
Hancock High School
Orestus Leatherman
Thurmont
Great Convoys Of Ships To Australia Move To War Front
Walter Farr of the Daily Mail reports from at sea that vast convoys of ships bearing American troops pilots planes tanks and guns are moving through the southwest Pacific. Naval and air battles unseen in history are developing as these forces head toward Australia and the potential offensive against Japan unfolds amid secrecy and strategic submarine and carrier movements.
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London
Walter Farr
Daily Mail
United States Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Australia
Farr
Pacific
United States
Ireland Enthuses Guard General Hartle Praises Emerald Isle
Major General Russell P Hartle commander of America's first troops to reach Ireland writes to Mayor Sweeney praising the land's beauty and hospitality. He notes intense blackouts yet fondly recalls his ancestry and career including WWI service and duty in the Philippines Puerto Rico and Shanghai.
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Hagerstown
Russel P. Hartle
Ireland
Richard H. Sweeney
Maryland
Hartle
Emerald Isle
iMayor
Court News: Marriage Licenses and Property Deeds Dense List
A roundup of marriage licenses naming Franklin P. D. Freet Nellie K. Brown and others, plus multiple divorces and addresses. Property deeds record transfers from Chester S. Wiles to William C. Beall and several widow transfers among Myers heirs, and various city property transactions including Patrick Court Company and Articaire Incorporated.
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Franklin P. D. Freet
Duncannon
Nellie K. Brown
Elliottsburg
Orville L. Stewart
Lucy K. Stewart
Charlotte
N. C
Joseph F. Smith
Wilson
Zettie M. Lucas
Fifth Avenue
Brunswick
Harold M. Smyre
C Street
Sallie K. Lucas
Kenneth L. Brooks
Sylvene M. Bryant
Elmira
Edward J. Bielecki
Wilkes- Barre
Antoinette Olesnevich
McKees Rocks
John H. Reiley
Frederick
Margaret O. Lawson
Vienna
Johnnie W. Hecht
Etta M. Lewis
Bethesda
Charles A. Summel
East Fifth Street
Ethel Eileen Shank
East Sixth Street
Chester S. Wiles
William C. Beall
Mary E. Myers
Russell Myers
Lew L. Myers
Edward I. Myers
Edward I. Myers, Jr
Margaret E. Myers
Charles McC. Mathias
Patrick Court Company
City
Hamilton A. Gale
Articaire Incorporated
Samuel A Schmidt
H. Frank Foland
Ira C Sheffer
Alva F. Rice
John A Holter
Elmer L Stockman
India May Be United Nations Supply Base
Washington reports plans to develop India’s industrial resources into a UN supply base for forces. An American mission will travel to India to assess assistance, with strategic location noted between Western Pacific and Mediterranean theaters. Nehru urges Indian freedom as a prerequisite for action. The Indian government will host the American mission as talks proceed.
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Washington
India
United Nations
United States
Western Pacific
Mediterranean
State Department
London
Eritrea
North Africa
Roosevelt
Britain
Mohandas Gandhi
Burma
Jawaharlal Nehru
Gandhi
German U boats Now Carry Bombing Planes
Rudolf Hasbrook of the London Auxiliary Fire Force says German submarines now carry two bombing planes each allowing air raids deep inland. He warned Americans to expect attacks from shores, with subs surfacing at night to launch bombers and return. Bombers are stored in the submarine hold.
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Chicago
Rudolf Hasbrook
London
Hasbrook
Answers to Cranium Crackers on Page Four
Answers list five facts about music. The French horn is a brass instrument while the English horn is a reed instrument. The Three B's are Beethoven, Bach, and Brahms. Benny Goodman is known as the king of swing. Anchors Aweigh is linked to the Navy and From the Halls of Montezuma to the Marines. The best selling popular piece of the last 20 years is St. Louis Blues.
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Benny Goodman
Navy
Montezuma
Marines
St. Louis
J Edgar Young Dies Of Crash Injuries
J Edgar Young 62 a noted manufacturer died at Washington County Hospital from injuries after his car collided with a United States Army Ferry Command bus at the entrance to Hagerstown Airport Route 1 The bus was turning into the airport road and carried twelve ferry command pilots The crash prompted a joint Army and state inquiry to decide possible charges
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Hagerstown
Edger Young
Washington County
United States Army Ferry Command
Young
Greencastle
Edwin O. Smith
Pikesville
Ferry Command
Charles F. Wagaman
Army
Dogs Ravage Deer and Rabbits in Frederick County
Regional Game Warden Benjamin F. Phebus Sr announced Friday that over 500 rabbits are being stocked in Frederick County and another deer was found killed by dogs. Wardens will prosecute owners of dogs at large, a ban in effect March 1 to September. Deer carcass found along Little Hunting Creek prompts investigation. Rabbit releases by local clubs and fisheries groups total 489 this week, with more crates expected.
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Frederick
Benjamin F. Phebus
Phebus
Little Hunting Creek
Brunswick Izaak Walton League
Lee Feete
Charles J. Rowe
Emmitsburg Fish and Game Club
Shortages Of Aluminum And Steel Seen
Washington reports a top WPB official says steel and aluminum shortages are delaying February shipbuilding by eight to ten vessels. Plane output lags due to aluminum limits, while steel specs shift to conserve alloys. Harrison cautions some 1942 tonnage targets may still be met, despite material bottlenecks and potential future conflicts.
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Washington
W. H. Harrison
WPB
Harrison
Roosevelt
Reach Wage Agreement At Ford Bomber Plant
Detroit March 6 An agreement between Ford Motor Company and the United Automobile Workers CIO sets wage rates from 95 cents to 1.60 dollars an hour for the new Ford bomber plant near Ypsilanti. The minimum 95 cents applies to the least skilled workers, matching River Rouge wages, according to UAW CIO officials.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
United Automobile Workers
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