Purim Feasts Planned Amid World Hope and Rome Raid
Purim celebrations span sundown March 8 to March 9 with religious services at Beth Sholom and a Purim party for U S Army personnel. The article notes Purim's democratic symbolism and gift giving. Also reports Rome bombing toll topping 400 with a direct shelter hit and smashed aqueducts amid power outages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Haman
Hitler
Germany
Mordecai
Persia
Esther
Ahasueros
Xerxes
Artaexerxes
Beth Sholom
Israel L Halpern
Maryland
USO
Baltimore
U. S. Army
Western Maryland College
Rome
Bern
Switzerland
Dorothy Dix on Marriage as Civilizing Force and Prosperity
The essay extols marriage as a civilizing influence improving character and resilience, noting wives’ role in saving money and guiding husbands, while highlighting its health and longevity benefits. It argues marriage deflates ego, teaches diplomacy, and elevates both partners especially in higher social strata.
Marriage as a Great Life at the Peace Table
A dated aphorism praises harmonious marriage, claiming couples who live together in accord gain suavity that enables them to sit at the Peace Table. It asserts marriage is a great life when not weakened by conflict.
Enemy Bombing Raids Hit Marshall Islands Positions
U S Pacific Fleet reports 35 tons of bombs dropped on three enemy positions in the Marshall Islands on March 4. Army and Navy air units, including Hellcat fighters, conducted the raid with planes returning safely. The blasts target bases to prevent opposition to American offensives in the Central Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Marshall Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
Central Pacific
Strikes Among Miners In England Spread to Wales Valleys
London reports wage protest strikes expanding from northern England to Welsh valleys including Monmouthshire and Neath Glamorgan. About 11 000 strikers are involved with 1 000 at Aberdare valley collieries and others in Monmouthshire, Neath, and Glamorgan. Also, two autos caught fire on South Market Street with minimal damage.
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London
England
Wales
Monmouthshire
Aberdare Valley
Vale of Neath
Glamorgan
South Market Street
Medford Grocery Co
Packard
Mare Tailoring Company
Clashes Inside Cassino and Rome Beachhead Action
Allied patrols clash with Germans inside Cassino headquarters as rain and mud slow advances. American troops push back two German attacks near Cisterna on the Rome beachhead while artillery hits Nazi convoys near Ortona. Spitfires strike targets along the Adriatic and Yugoslav coasts amid heavy street fighting in Cassino.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Cassino
Cisterna
Rome
Rapido
Carroccho
Eighth Army
Orsogna
Ortona
Adriatic
Kotor Bay
Yugoslav
Dubrovnik
Was The Only WAC Private At Conference
Pvt. Elizabeth E. Benson of Frederick is noted for a rare role at a conference as she helps to return war deaf casualties to a move. The article highlights her unique position among WAC members and her contribution to rehabilitation efforts during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth E. Benson
Frederick
Deafened Soldier Lip Reading Teacher Returns from Conference
Pvt. Benson, a WAC at Borden General Hospital Chickasha Oklahoma, attended a three day Hoff General Hospital Santa Barbara California lip reading conference. Attendees included medical officers and instructors from three Army designated rehabilitation hospitals Chickasha Santa Barbara and Butler Pennsylvania. Benson was the only WAC and the only private present. Her hospital spans nine city blocks and she is daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry G Benson of 105 West Third Street. She holds degrees from Towson State Teachers College George Washington University Gallaudet National College for the Deaf and Washington College of Law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borden General Hospital
Chickasha
Okla
Hoff General Hospital
Santa Barbara
Calif
Army
Butler, Pa
Pvt
Benson
Wac
Night's Rain Boosts County Water Supplies
Heavy rains and weekend snow delivered .85 inch overnight, aiding water reserves while increasing January's total to 1.62 inches. County Agent Henry Shoe notes wells and cisterns were low for the season, and precipitation should help. A sleet crash accompanied the storm as it began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry R. Shoemaker
Penelope Loss Affects Malta Battle Naval Loss Shown
The Admiralty announced the loss of cruiser Penelope after being scarred by 2000 shell fragment holes in the Malta battle. Penelope went down with cruiser Spartan and destroyers Janus and Inglefield during operations establishing the Nettuno bridgehead in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
Penelope
Malta
Spartan
Janus
Inglefield
Nettuno
Italy
Com
Penelope Sailed Through Malta Bombardment During War
A. V. Alexander announced losses of several vessels with five major assault ships as bridgehead casualties. Jane's Fighting Ships notes the Penelope, a 5,220 ton escort ship commissioned in 1935 with a normal crew of 450, survived 14 days of bombing in Malta's grand harbor amid the Mediterranean campaign.
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Mons
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Alexander
Penelope
Malta
Grand Harbor
Mediterranean
Bastion
Jane's Fighting Ships
Triumph Explosives fraud charges withdrawn in Washington
Baltimore reports that five men tied to a $1,000,000 war contract fraud case at Triumph Explosives, Inc., had charges withdrawn without explanation. U S Attorney Bernard J Flynn said federal prosecutors in Washington ordered the step. A ship description notes six six inch guns and one catapult launched plane in an unrelated item.
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Baltimore
Triumph Explosives, Inc
U. S
Bernard J. Flynn
Flynn
Washington
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