Detours Turn Mud Roads Into Hazard After Overnight Rains
Residents east of Jug Bridge faced sticky, nearly impassable detours into Frederick as rain drained into the Singapore detour and Gas House Pike. County crews laid stones on a slippery hill but officials warned gains would be short lived. The Roads Board urged adequate detours during Jug Bridge collapse. motorists pressed for faster bridge bids and a safer main route.
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Jug Bridge
Frederick
Taois
Singanore Road
Gas House Pike
County Roads
County Roads Board
Bartonsville
He Reich
Ford Road
New Market
Monrovia
New London
Gas House
Singapore
State Roads Commission
Queen Mary Torpedoed Claim Reported by Italian Broadcast
Italian radio quoted Argentine naval circles saying the British liner Queen Mary, after leaving Rio de Janeiro with 10,000 North American soldiers aboard, was torpedoed and badly damaged while attempting to reach the Falkland Islands. The U.S. Navy had no information on the claim.
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Rome
Rio de Janeiro
Falkland Islands
Navy Department
Washington
New York
Challenges Byrd To Debate In Senate
Philadelphia March 14 John B. Kelly director of the national physical fitness program challenges Senator Harry F Byrd Jr to debate the merits of the Help America program on the floor of the Senate. Free French headquarters reported serious mutinies by German troops in Chalon Sur Saone Dejon Cosne and Manche department in France.
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Philadelphia
John B. Kelly
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D-Ve
Senate
London
Chalon-Sur- Saone
Dejon
Cosne
Department of
Manche
France
Public Monday Fire Bomb Extinguishment Demo at Frederick High
Frederick High School hosts a Monday night public demonstration on extinguishing incendiary bombs. Air Raid Warden F Earle Shriner announced a viewing site on campus and 1000 tickets for the lecture by Simon Clopper of the University of Maryland Fire Extension Service.
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Frederick High School
F. Earle Shriner
Shriner
Tde
Simon Clopper
University of Maryland School of Engineering
Cologne Bombed By RAF In Major Night Attack
British RAF bombers hit Cologne with a heavy assault last night as part of a wider pre spring aerial offensive. The raid targeted the Rhine city’s transport corridors. fires raged in the center. Four bombers were missing. Allied strikes also hit Kiel and the French coast while German reports cited civilian casualties and losses from combat over northern France.
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London
Royal Air Force
Rhineland
Cologne
Air Ministry
Germany
Kiel
Paris
France
Hazebrouck
Berlin
High Command
English Channel
Warrants In Sewer Cases Again Delayed
Warrants for two delinquent property owners over sewer connections have been prepared but won't be issued until Monday at the earliest. Officials withheld names and said another two warrants were contemplated. One case is held open pending ownership inquiry and another owner was seen as likely to connect without a warrant.
Hitler Scores Victory By Executing Seven French
Paris reports seven more Frenchmen executed by German firing squads for violence against the Nazi occupation force. Announcement came from the German commander of greater Paris stating the men were condemned for acts against members of the occupation army.
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Vichy
Paris
Greater
Chemical Plant Is Destroyed At Gettysburg
Fire destroyed the Central Chemical Corporation plant near Gettysburg along the Lincoln highway damaging hundreds of tons of fertilizer feed seed and chemicals. Damage was estimated at 75000 to 100000 with survey to determine official figures. Firefighters from Biglerville New Oxford and Gettysburg helped prevent spread to adjacent structures. A Western Maryland box car carrying chemicals was destroyed and another damaged. Cause was not immediately determined.
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Gettysburg
Central Chemical Corporation of Pennsylvania
S. C. Spangler
J. Price Oyler
Western Maryland
Biglerville
New Oxford
Maryland
Parading U S Troops Impress Londoners
London March 14 United States troops paraded in London for the first time since the war began. A small detachment reviewed by an American colonel drew proof of contrasts with British forces as traffic paused on a busy street. Observers noted neat creases and clean shoes but less polish than expected with a sleepily alert trio during inspection.
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London
United States
Dutch Still Carrying On Battle With Japanese
Melbourne reports Lieutenant Governor Hubertus Van Mook says Dutch forces in Java Sumatra and the Celebes fight a guerrilla campaign against Japanese advances. He cites delaying tactics at Bandoeng and warns Japan may siege New Guinea and threaten India while Australians should prepare for the worst.
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Melbourne
Australia
Java
Sumatra
Celebes
Hubertus J. van Mook
NEL
Sumitra
van Mook
Bandoeng
Canberra
New Guinea
Deitch
India
Rationing Plan Delay Marks Sugar Controls
The sugar rationing program likely will not start next month as details are finalized by the Office of Price Administration. Industrial allotments, consumer weekly limits, and registration dates remain undecided, with individual rations expected to be eight or twelve ounces depending on available supply from the War Production Board.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
War Production Board
Plans To Evacuate Children Are Made
The U S Children’s Bureau disclosed general plans to evacuate children from coastal areas if needed. The plans will be discussed at the first meeting of the Commission on Children in War Time convening here Monday.
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Washington
U. S. Children’s Bureau
Commission On Children In
Australian bombers damage Raubul Japanese airfield planes
The Air Ministry said Australian bombers raided a Japanese airdrome at Raubul New Britain and heavily damaged grounded enemy planes.
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Melbourne
Australia
Air Ministry
Rabaul
New Britain
Roosevelt Urges States to Cut Auto Speed Limits
President Roosevelt asks all 48 state governors to limit motor vehicle speed to 40 miles per hour and to require frequent tire checks to conserve rubber for the war effort. He cites the national stockpile, tire life, and enhanced civilian transportation as reasons for cooperation.
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Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Far East
Office of Price Administration
United States
Public Views On War Plans Sought
Washington reports a government backyard survey to sample public opinion on wartime policy. The poll aims to gauge views on strikes wage controls price fixing longer plant hours and military conduct. Early results show dissatisfaction with production progress tied to strikes and material shortages.
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Washington
Congress
Specialized Recoveries Rule in Today’s New York Stock Market
Specialized recoveries again were the rule in today's stock market. While issues and motors never moved much, fractional advances came to most other departments at the open. Closing trends were narrowly mixed.
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New York
Ecls
Motors
Bread ration cuts and regional increases in Italy
Daily bread rations are reduced to 150 grams for Italians while macaroni allowances rise in southern provinces and meat allotments increase nationwide. The board of supplies and prices announced the changes.
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Rome
Board of Supplies and Prices
Installation Of Oil Burners To Be Stopped
Washington March 1945 Acting to conserve fuel stocks the War Production Board forbids delivery of fuel for new oil burning equipment in 17 eastern states plus the District of Columbia and on the Pacific coast. Restriction applies unless installation is completed within 30 days or conversion within 10 days. New construction allowed if foundations are finished within 30 days and burner specs are in the construction contract. Affected states include Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont Virginia West Virginia Oregon and Washington.
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Washington
War Production Board
District of Columbia
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Guardsmen Named as Policemen for Maryland Roads
Annapolis March 14 Governor O Connor announced that state guardsmen patrolling Maryland bridges and roads will be commissioned as special policemen and paid by the State Roads Commission. The attorney general has ruled this proper and a restoration of road funds from the state surplus may follow. The plan was urged by the AG Walsh and other state officials and officers.
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Annapolis
O'Connor
Maryland
State Roads Commission
O'Conor
William C. Walsh
Harry C. Jones
Hooper S. Miles
J. Millard Tawes
Ezra B. Whitman
Dwight H. Mohr
Walter N. Kirkman
Two Aliens And Arms Seized On East Shore
Salisbury reports two enemy aliens arrested and rifles shotguns ammunition and Swastika flags and armbands seized in two day raids across 23 communities on the eastern shore of Maryland and Delaware. FBI special agent E A Soucy said arrests were made with state county and municipal police and names of the two aliens were not disclosed.
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Salisbury
Maryland
Delaware
E. A. Soucy
FBI
Baltimore
Soucy
Penalties Invalid on 49 Cent A Bashel Wheat Quota
Dayton Ohio March reports a federal court ruling invalidating 49 cent penalties on wheat grown beyond AAA quotas. Donald L Spurrier of Brunswick reenlists in the U S Navy for two years. his four year stint ended December 12 but Pearl Harbor bombing kept him away. He now serves with the Pacific fleet.
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Dayton, O
Upa
Donald L. Spurrier
J B. Spurrier
Brunswick
U.S. Navy
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Fleet
Guerillas Active in Axis-Occupied Yugoslavia Reports Rise
Bern reports from March 14 indicate despite official claims of cleared areas in Yugoslavia, Belgrade and Zagreb newspapers note increased guerrilla activity as spring nears.
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Bern
Switzerland
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Zagreb
U S Cruiser Houston And Destroyer Pope Sunk In Big Battle
The Navy said Allied losses in the Java action February 27 include the U S cruiser Houston and destroyer Pope among twelve warships sunk or presumed lost. Dutch British Australian and American vessels faced a stronger Japanese force, with several ships badly damaged or beached. The report notes heavy smoke, torpedo and gun actions, and ongoing efforts to rescue survivors as the convoy battle near Java continued into the night.
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Washington
United Nations
Java
Bawean Island
Soerabaja
Admiralty
U.S. Navy Department
Houston
United States
Exeter
Perth
Deruyter
Pope
Kortenaer
Filectra
Jupiter
Encounter
Stronghold
Yarda
Evertsen
Netherlands
Devorman
Electra
H. M.S. Jupiter
Hm.s. Jupiter
Australia
U. S
Navy
Rembang
H. M. A. S. Perth
Tanjong Priok
Sourabaya
Sourabaja
Sunda Strait
St. Nicholas Point
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Byrd
Iccal
Edgewood Arsenal
Hitler
Roads Board
U.S
Rich Island
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