Drunken driving case heard by local court
The appellant Fred Allen Spring 44 truck driver testified he drank a daily hot pot with whiskey hot water sugar and butter and that it did not intoxicate him. A circuits court jury found him guilty of drunken driving and he was fined 100 plus costs. The case featured testimony from police officers and witnesses about his condition after a December 21 arrest on West All Saints Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur D. Willard
Fred Allen Spring
Spring
West AU Saints
George Crum
Lieut
Herbert Strawsburg
Crum
Ralph Potts
All Saints
Market Streets
Edwin F. Nikirk
Patrick M .Schnauffer
Alton Y. Bennett
Maurice V. Biser
Roy C. Dinterman
Harman Culler
Notley H. Davis
Joseph E. Brown
Melvin G. Hahn
William B. Willis
Russell Leatherwood
William A. Masser
Chester B. Ohler
F. Sidney Hammond
Betson
L. Edgar Betson
House of Correction
George Blake
Merdith Mercer
Mercer
James McC Stine
Frank Gastley
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Robert Harrington
Gastley
Bill
Smith
South Street
Willard
Arthur D. Simons
Brunswick
Simons
Thurman Tyler
Germans May Seek Turkey Route to Middle East
British action near Rhodes signals possible Axis push toward Turkey as a spring move against Russia looms. Berlin admits a temporary breach on the central front amid renewed Soviet attacks near Smolensk and Kharkov, with Korea reports hinting at a Caucasus threat via Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde A
Farnsworth Associated Press
Turkey
Mediterranean
Russia
Middle East
Rhodes
New Order
Europe
Berlin
Germany
Smolensk
Red Army
Moscow
Stockholm
Vyazma
RAF
Cairo
Maritza
Calato
Candia
Crete
Admiralty
Hitler
Kerch
Crimea
Kharkov
Caucasus
Save It Boys Urges Stations to Save Antifreeze
Washington March 76 The Office of Price Administration appealed to filling station operators to remind motorists of the need to drain and save antifreeze from radiators for use next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Waiting For Official Word On Gasoline Cut
Local filling station operators awaited official word on the War Production Board order reducing gasoline sales by 20 percent and limiting operations to 12 hours a day and 72 hours a week. Uncertainty persisted over the base period for the cut and whether January or February figures would be used. The measure, effective Thursday, is described as a stopgap until rationing cards are printed for the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Production Board
Frederick
Atlantic
Pacific
Boy Struck by Auto Injures Right Ankle
Fifteen year old William Wiles of North Bentz street was hit by a car backing into Bentz Street from an alley near Memorial Ground Saturday afternoon. He suffered a fracture of both bones in his right ankle. The car’s two women occupants stopped, took him home, and no charges or police investigation were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wiles
North Bentz Street
Thurmont
North Market Street
Germany to Import More Italian Workers Under New Pact
The March 16 report states Italy will considerably increase the 200000 workers sent to Germany under a new trade agreement. Signed by Italian Foreign Minister Count Ciano and German Trade Commission head Dr. Karl Clodius the accord fixes a trade volume of one billion reichsmarks annually nominally 400900000.
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Bern
Switzerland
Italy
Germany
Italan
Count Ciano
Karl Clodius
German Trade Commission
Darwin Bombarded by Fourteen Japanese Planes
A Sydney radio report says fourteen Japanese bombing planes raided Darwin on the north Australian coast. The broadcast noted some casualties and slight damage were caused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Australia
Darwin
Sydney Radio
Two Hagerstown Flyers Die In Martinsburg Trainer Crash
Hagerstown Md. officials report instructor O K Stalker from Carthage N Y and student Henry Richardson from Harrington Del were killed when a Henson flying service trainer crashed seven miles west of Martinsburg W Va in fog. The plane carried only a three hour fuel supply and vanished until warning arrived. Stalker had four months in the schools training program Richardson would have finished a six month course. Police and peace officers searched the area to recover the bodies and determine details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Henson Flying Service
O. K Stalker
Henry Richardson
Martinsburg
W. Va
Richard Henson
Stalker
Carthage
Richardson
Harrington
Del
Richardsor
Here
James Orr
Arden
Mills Gap
Induct First Examine Later Changes in Selective Service
Washington reports a new induction system for Selective Service registrants taking effect today. Registrants will receive immediate induction orders before a physical examination, which will occur after entering the Army. The War Department approved immediate 10 day furloughs to allow men to wind up civilian affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
War Department
Decree Granted Absolute Divorce in Frederick County
A Circuit Court decree records G. Donald Hawkins of Brunswick as granted an absolute divorce from Helen Jane Hawkins. The plaintiff was represented by E. A. James and the defendant by Edwin F Nikirk, with the order recorded in the Clerk's office Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
G. Donald Hawkins
Brunswick
Helen Jane Hawkins
E. A. James
Edwin F Nikirk
Prisoners of Japs Casts Four Hundred Troops Captured
A Domei dispatch reports 400 American troops taken by the Japanese at Bandoeng in central Java and 100 captured in eastern Java, as of March 16.
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Tokyo
Bandoeng
Central
Java
Domei
Shipping paper suspends publication in NY press
The American Bureau of Shipping announced on March 16 that it suspended publication of its monthly magazine The Bulletin due to censorship requirements.
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New York
American Bureau of Shipping
Bulletin
British Recapture Shwegyin Across Sittang in Counteroffensive
British Imperial forces reportedly recrossed the Sittang River and recaptured Shwegyin 80 miles north of Rangoon after a long retreat that opened Rangoon to Japanese occupation. Indian troops used bayonets in house to house fighting against about 500 Japanese plus Burmese allies. An attempted river crossing north of Shwegyin failed due to Thai land and Burman patrols.
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Mandalay
Burma
Sittang
Shwegyin
Rangoon
Thailand
U.S. Bombers Strike New Britain Airstrip Verse
The War Department reports a U S four motor bomber attacked the Vunkanau airfield at Rabaul on March 13 during a reconnaissance mission. Several bombs hit runways and a direct hit destroyed at least two Japanese planes. No other actions reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
New Britain
Department
Vunkanau
Rabaul
Philippine
Philippines
Dutch Forces In Java Mountains Amid War Smoke
Dutch forces in Java are reported hiding in the mountains as Allied troops resist Japanese advances. Dr. Hubertus J. Van Mook confirms ongoing battle in Java while a Ban doeng dispatch notes the mobility of Dutch East Indies troops in jungle terrain. In other news, bankruptcy petitions were filed in U. S. District Court by Frank S. Bennett and Mary D. Bennett of Carroll County seeking adjudication as bankrupts.
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Tokyo
Domei News Agency
Bandoeng
Netherlands East Indies
Java
Hubertus J. van Mook
Dutch East Indies
Melbourne
U. S. District Court
Frank S. Bennett
Mary D. Bennett
Carroll County
Holden
Felton
Bennett
Duke of Atholl Dies at 70 in Perthshire Home
John George Stewart-Murray the Duke of Atholl aged 70 and a veteran of campaigns in Egypt South Africa and Gallipoli died today at East Wood his Perthshire home in London reports.
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Duke OF Atholl
London
John George Stewart-Murray
Egypt
South Africa
Gallipoli
East Wood
Perthshire
Machinery and Tools Left At CCC Camp Cumberland
The Cumberland News reports that a CCC camp near Flintstone abandoned last November holds idle machinery and tools valued at about 100000 dollars. Four tractors, four pressure systems, nine one and a half ton trucks, two travel ro crusher and other gear remain stored, with some items rusting or exposed to weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
CCC
Cumberland News
Flintstone
Streamlined National Anthem Proposed for Broad Singers
Army Morale Division music chief Captain Howard Bronson and Dr. George Sallade Howard of Penn State propose a streamlined arrangement of The Star Spangled Banner in A flat to be easier for the public to sing. Free copies will be sent to Army camp bands nationwide and the arrangement debuts at a Milwaukee conference of 6,000 public school music directors on March 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
Howard Bronson
Army
George Sallade Howard
Pennsylvania State College
Milwaukee
One Insertion Of Small Adv Recovers His $90
William H Stanton loses a wallet containing $90 on a Friday. A Saturday News and Post ad leads to finder Charles Grable returning the wallet by 2 pm. Stanton praises the honesty of the finder and the ad's effectiveness in locating the owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Stanton
East Third Street
News and Post
Charles Grable
North Market Street
Mr . Stanton
News- Post
Audit Begins on City Books by George G. Scott Firm
The annual audit of the municipal books is begun today by George G. Scott and Company of Charlotte. George Terry, a longtime firm member, conducts the audit which typically lasts about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George G. Scott and Company
Charlotte
N. C
George Terry
Allies plan air offensive toward Japan from India
New Delhi reports United States air headquarters set up in India as Air Marshal Sir Richard Peirse outlines plans to strike into Japanese territory. British forces in the Indian Ocean region to bolster defenses of Ceylon while Flying Tigers and RAF claim air superiority. Aircraft reinforcements increase. Japanese river and road convoys disrupted in central Burma as Allied forces push north of Rangoon.
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New Delhi
India
United States
Burma
Ina
Japan
Richard Peirse
RAF Bomber Command
Britain
United Nations
Omee
London
Ceylon
Sir Geoffrey Layton
Indian Ocean
Reuters
Colombo
Geoffrey
Peirse
Sieies
Flying Tigers
Pierse
RAF
Rangoon
Senate panel approves 134 billion debt limit hike
The Senate Finance Committee unanimously backed legislation to raise the federal debt limit from 65 to 134 billion dollars, with indirect obligations covered. The House approved 125 billion, and Senator Byrd proposed a 3 billion increase to include government guaranteed bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate France Committee
House
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Daniel Bell
Treasury
Heavy Air Strikes Hit Japanese Bases in Timor and New Britain
Australian and American air forces reported broad offensive sweeps against Japanese targets in Timor and the New Britain area. Attacks on Dili airfield and bases at Rabaul and Gasmata damaged runways hangars and aircraft while a UN submarine claimed a 60,000 ton shipping victory in Indonesian Philippine and Malayan waters.
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Canberra
Australia
Royal Australian Air Force
Air Ministry
Dili
Portuguese Timor
Rabaul
Gasmata
New Britain
United Nations
Perth
Port Darwin
Pocpang
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Thursday Island
Lyons Radio
Salamaua
Lae
Name Clerks To Board One Name Clerks To Board One
The appointment of Garland Z Hightman city as chief clerk of Draft Board One was announced today. Frank L Spitzer Brunswick has been named assistant clerk succeeding Hightman. New duties take effect today.
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Garland Z.hightman
Frank L. Spitzer
Brunswick
Hightman
Claude §. Hahn
Draft Board
Montgomery County
Spitzer
WPA
Mr. Hightman
Parsons Newman
Board One
Newman
Tem
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Axis
Stafford Cripps
Privy Seal
House of Commons
U. S
Imperial Headquarters
San Francisco
Mendocino
Calif
Singapore
Ameerica
Boy
Sittang River
U.S
Foe’s
Lonaconing
West Patrick Street
East Patrick Street
Gustaf V
Rin
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