Motors Called To Hear On Endorsed Gasoline Coupons
Motorists found with improperly endorsed gasoline ration coupons in the city and county last week must appear at the local War Price and Rationing Board within ten days with proper endorsements or face a March 28 hearing before the gasoline panel. About 25 percent of checked motorists were noncompliant. Hearings determine whether their gasoline rations are revoked and all coupons must be presented at the hearings.
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OPA
War Price and Rationing Board
Ration Board
Frederick
Red Cross Blood Donor Service
Red Cross
Francis Scott Key
Wood
Holmes D. Baker
Charles K. Taylor
Donna Price
Doris Humrichhouse
Barbara King
Zonta Club
Elks Club
Calvary Methodist Church
Armies Tied Down By Mud In Italy Front
Allied and German forces remain mudbound across central Italy as ground fails to harden, with patrol clashes near Minturno and Cassino and raids around Cisterna and Littoria. Allies press near Rome, while the Eighth Army withstands German attacks. Air sorties total about 1000 with rail targets hit and several planes lost.
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Allied
Naples
Italy
Minturng
Cassino
Fifth Army
Cisterna
Littoria
Rome
Moletta River
Eighth Army
Sarzana
Viareggio
Spoleto
Perugia
Fabriano
Maneuvers in Middle East Herald Major War Training
British forces in the Middle East are executing the largest maneuvers since the war began. Mountain warfare training is emphasized as troops move through the Jordan valley near the Palestine Transjordan frontier in March.
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Jerusalem
Middle East
Jordan Valley
Palestine-Transjordan
Churchill Plans Isolation of Southern Ireland as War Looms
Prime Minister Churchill told the Commons Britain and the United States aim to isolate Southern Ireland from the outer world during the critical period ahead. He said travel restrictions toward Eire are the first step, with possible border measures to follow, and noted unity with the United States on pressing Germany and Japan consulates closures.
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London
Churchill
Commons Today
Britain
United States
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Eiré
Eire
de Valera
Washington
U. S
William Henry Davison
Ulster-Eire
IRA
Irish Republican Army
Ulster
British Commonwealth
Dublin
Irish Sea
Associated Press
Belfast
British Isles
Hull
Finland
Germany
Deep snow swallows Northern Utah in historic storm
Salt Lake City reports a March 14 record snowstorm with 12.8 inches dumping across northern Utah, the heaviest since 1834. The extreme weather closes roads and disrupts travel as residents cope with deep snow depths and ongoing cold conditions.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
Patrol Marine Sergeant Words End in Burst Fire
A combat report describes a Marine patrol near Cape Gloucester New Britain where a Japanese fighter cried I am shot in English and a Marine sergeant from Brooklyn Philip C Mattola shouted you are dead a burst ripped from a tommy gun according to Technical Sergeant Hans R Johansen the Marine correspondent who witnessed the event
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Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Philip C. Mattola
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hans R. Johansen
Marine Corps
Local Soldier Missing in Action From Frederick
Staff Sergeant Stone of Frederick has been missing in action since February 24 after failing to return from a bombing mission over Germany. Telegram to his mother confirms the case as the U S Air Corps veteran, 21, enlisted October 1942, was last with Price Brothers prior to overseas duty.
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Stone
Frederick
Germany
Katherine Roberts Stone
War Department
Gotha
Hallbearing
Schweinfurt
U. S. Air Corps
John M. Stone
Price Brothers, Inc
Witnesses In Army Case Is Continued In Court
Criminal court resumed with two continuances as five defense witnesses in bastardy cases are in the armed services and a wrong Philip Fisher was summoned as a defense witness. The case of John Floyd Harne received an indefinite delay while other non-support matters went to trial.
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Armed Services
Criminal Court
Patrick M. Schnauffer
William M. Storm
David Roberts, Jr
Frederick Man
House of Correction
Edward J. Smith
Reno S. Harp
John Floyd Harne
Wolfsville
Harne
R. Paul Buhrman
John F. Hausler
Harmony Section
Philip Fisher
Jerome Offutt
Hausler
Ruhrman
Romanian Peace Envoy En Route To Cairo Talks
Prince Barbu Stirbey former Romanian prime minister travels on a British pass from Ankara to Cairo to press a Romanian peace bid with Allied authorities. Diplomatic circles note entry permission and question whether he speaks for all Romania as Red armies near the border heighten the urgency for peace to avoid full bombardment.
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London
Prince Barbu Stirbey
Rumania
Ankara
Cairo
Turkey
Stirbey
Rumanian
New British Drive Clears Chindwin in North Burma
British troops crossed the upper Chindwin river in northern Burma and pushed into Japanese lines, forcing the river north of Tamanthi. The operation, led by Lt Gen Stilwell's forces in coordination with American and Chinese troops, threatens to oust the invaders from north Burma and open a land route to China. Japanese forces must counter with diversionary actions.
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New Delhi
Chindwin
Burma
Tamanthi
Southeast Asia
Mogaung
Myitkyina
Irrawaddy
Joseph W. Stilwell
Charles Orde Wingate
China
Normal Car Supply To Take 2 Post War Years Detroit
Detroit reports that postwar car demand will be massive and lasting. The industry expects a backlog that will delay new car purchases by about two years as factories convert from wartime to peacetime production. Prewar output averaged four million annually with replacement sales dominating. Estimates place postwar unsatisfied demand between twelve and fifteen million passenger cars, plus rapid replacement needs for cars five years old in 1941.
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Detroit
Dozen Ships Daily Added Now To Navy
Washington March 14 Nearly a dozen new ships join the Navy daily boosting manpower needs to about 3,006,000 officers and men by year end with total naval services near 3,700,000. Secretary Knox and Vice Admiral Jacobs outline ship rates, training programs, and a possible national service law to meet manpower demands as carrier battles in the Pacific push Japanese losses well behind American claims.
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Washington
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Randall Jaccobs
Bureau of Navy Personnel
Jacobs
Coast Guard
Navy
Army
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Naval Reserve
Naval Reserve Corps
Japan
Central Pacific
Stolen Car Recovered In Virginia Abandonment
A Virginia automobile left on South Market street yesterday morning was stolen in Culpeper. Frederick city police, with help from State Police, traced the case. The man who abandoned the car has not been located and the owner will travel to Frederick to reclaim the vehicle.
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South Market Street
Culpeper
Frederick
Gripsholm to Arrive in New York With 663 Repatriates
New York on March 14 663 repatriates from Germany and France to be brought home by the diplomatic exchange ship Grips Holm. The vessel was expected to reach about 8 am but will dock at noon or later per the Navy.
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Gripsholm
New York
Germany
France
Navy
Prisoners of War Strike in Southern England Camp
Italian prisoners of war in a Southern England camp began a work stoppage on March 14 demanding the restoration of their beer ration. They refused fieldwork, wood cutting, and other chores until the half pint daily allowance was resumed.
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London
England
Local Postage Hikes Start March 26 3 Cent Letters
Postage changes take effect March 26 raising local letters to three cents while two cent stamps fade. Mailers must use three cent stamps after March 25 midnight or letters will be returned or charged at destination. Domestic air rate rises to eight cents, parcel post up nine cents, money order and registry fees increase.
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Frederick
Aly Mmail
United States
Parcel Post
Pleas For Track Routes Dismissed
Baltimore March 1947 The Public Service Commission dismissed four applications to operate freight track schedules northwest of Baltimore after a brief hearing. The four firms Tidewater Express Lines Inc Maryland Transportation Company Beall's Express and Marshall W Bell sought routes to Baltimore Frederick and toward the Maryland Pennsylvania line. Chairman Steuart Purcell said no evidence showed Snyder's Express Inc service was inadequate. London March 14 The House of Commons invited the U S Congress to send a delegation to visit Parliament the action hailed as unprecedented in the history of parliaments.
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Baltimore
Public Service Commission
Steuart Purcell
Commission
Snyder's Express, Inc
Tidewater Express Lines, Inc
Maryland Transportation Company
Beall’s Express
Marshall W. Bell
Frederick
Maryland-Pennsylvania State Line
Congress
London
House of Commons
U. S. Congress
Accountant Offers Mail In Tax Returns In Five Minutes
In Philadelphia on March 14 an accountant promotes a five minute telephone questionnaire to complete 1040 forms. He collects all needed information, prepares the returns, and mails them to the taxpayer for signature.
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Philadelphia
Sees Danger in Smaller State Court of Appeals
Baltimore March 14 Chief Judge Samuel K Dennis of the Baltimore Supreme Bench warns a proposed constitutional amendment to reduce the Court of Appeals to five judges would impair efficiency He says five judges cannot handle tasks safely especially if the chief judge bears administrative duties The amendment appears on the November ballot If five judges serve with potential absences the court loses safety and reserve for sickness or leave STAYS IN STUDY Washington March 14 President Roosevelt worked in the White House study Secretary Stephen Early notes the White House elevator is broken
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Baltimore
Samuel K. Dennis
Baltimore Supreme Bench
Court of Appeals
Daily Record
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen Early
Civilians Withdrawn From Anzio Beachhead Evacuation
Italy March 14 Maj Ridgeway B Knight reports a total of 10 200 Italian civilians have been withdrawn from the Anzio beachhead ending the evacuation problem prior to new Allied moves.
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Fifth Army
Italy
Anizo
Ridgeway B. Knight
Collapse Of Nazis Near Kherson Signals Wider German Retreat
London dispatch reports Soviet forces intensified offensives around Kherson and Nikolaev driving Germans toward the Black Sea. Axis losses mounted as 76,000 Nazis were killed or captured in 10 days, with Kherson captured by Malinovsky’s Third Ukraine Army. Russians claimed panic retreats and evacuations from Odessa as fronts narrowed, escalating a potential southern collapse.
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London
Odessa
High Command
Moscow
Russia
Kherson
Rodlon K. Malinovsky
Third
Red Army
Black Sea
Malinovsky
Galganovkae
Ingulels
Nucleaev
Nikolaev
Hitler
Gorts
Bombers Hit Le Mans In Heavy Night Raid
London reports RAF Halifaxes conducted a major night strike on Le Mans, a key railway hub 115 miles southwest of Paris, aiming at western France’s transport links. Mosquito aircraft hit Frankfurt and other western German targets. Two bombers were lost in the raid, marking the second nighttime assault on Le Mans in six nights.
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London
le Mans
France
Frankfurt
Germany
Paris
Roundup in New York Reports Draft Evasion Case
The FBI reported a man in New York cited for draft evasion after registering under a false name, skipping a questionnaire, missing the physical exam, failing to report for induction, and lacking a registrar card. He claimed his attempts to dodge the law caused him to age and suffer stomach and nervous issues.
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New York
FBI
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Bruce M. Stone
Prince Stirbey
Knox States
State Court of Appeals
Dennis
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