Survivors Of Torpedoed Tanker Landed At Two Ports
Eleven of twenty six survivors of a tanker torpedoed off the Atlantic coast spent hours on a life raft before rescue by a Coast Guard cutter. They were landed at Southport North Carolina with others at Charleston South Carolina. several bodies were reported as recovered. One sailor described flames and oil as the ship burned and two crewmen were lost to the propeller. Ensign Robert Hutchins reported a fatal blast and that four of seven gun crew members died.
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Wilmington
N.C
United States
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Southport
Here
Charleston
S. C
Sixth Naval District
Navy
Buddy
Herbert L. Gardner, Jr
Nashville
Tenn
Hunt
Robert B. Hutchins
Roosevelt asks railroad president to obey War Labor Board order
The White House said President Roosevelt asked George P. McNear Jr. of Toledo, Peoria and Western to comply with a War Labor Board arbitration order on a 105 employee strike. The call followed violence reports and injuries to three train crew members amid wartime labor tensions.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
George P. McNear, Jr
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
War Labor Board
Stephen Early
McNear
United States
Armed Forces
Natonal War Labor Board
Service Men Can Sell Automobiles
Washington reports the Office of Price Administration eased limits on selling new passenger cars by service members. Soldiers sailors and inductees may sell without restriction for an indeterminate period. Applicants need only obtain a sale certificate from the local rationing board. existing service members may authorize agents. Only new cars are affected.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Soldier’s Body Found at Camp Lee Murder Charge Filed
Private Charles E. Haas of Maidsville West Virginia was beaten to death near Camp Lee Virginia last Thursday night. John W. Statchen who has been missing from the camp is charged by the FBI with Haas’s murder. Haas’ body was found Friday in a thicket in Peters burg National Park adjacent to the camp by a soldier during an air raid drill. FBI agent H I Bobbitt reported a blunt instrument was used and that Statchen was seen with Haas before the killing. Statchen appeared before U S Commissioner Melvin Flegenhelmer in Richmond on the charge.
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Camp Lee
Charles E. Haas
Maidsville
W. Va
John W. Statchen
FBI
H. I. Bobbitt
Richmond
Haas
Petersburg National Park
Bobbitt
Statchen
U. S
Melvin Flegenhelmer
Smoke Alarm With Illusion Marks Linden Hills Fire Call
At noon Sunday the Independent Hose Company rushed to the Linden Hills home of Amon E. Cramer after a call of fire. Firemen found no blaze as a burning can behind the house sent smoke up making the scene look like a fire. Neighbor Mrs Emory Nusz and Mr Nusz alerted the alarm.
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City Hall
Independent Hose Company
Amon E. Cramer
Linden Hills
Lewis Kline
Kline
Cramer
Amon Cramer
Emory Nusz
Mr Nuaz
Mechanical Mixer To Juggle Draft Numbers
A mechanical mixer will shuffle the 7 000 numbers for Tuesday's wartime draft lottery the first since 1918. Numbers in green capsules will be mixed at 3 p m, then dumped into the fishbowl for the drawing determining the order of liability for about 9 000 000 men aged 20 to 44 registered Feb 16.
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Washington
Selective Service
Last Call For Income Taxes Marks Deadline Day
Washington reports most Americans must file income tax returns by midnight with about 22 million individuals and thousands of corporations due to file. Total expected receipts exceed 2.75 billion for the month, surpassing any prior monthly intake. Congress postponed filings for MacArthur and other troops abroad until after the war. Some draftees on U S soil may defer payments for six months after leaving service.
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Washington
General MacArthur
Congress
MacArthur
United States
Few Collapsible Tubes Returned For Salvage
Local druggists report a small share of sold collapsible tubes being returned for salvage. One store estimates about one tube in fifty, or even less, make it back to salvage containers. The campaign aims to recover nearly pure tin from tubes to aid wartime shortages caused by overseas seizures.
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John Q
Axis
Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Treasury estimates 5 percent sales tax revenue
The Treasury Department projects a general 5 percent sales tax with no exemptions could raise 5 018 000 000 in new revenue but opposes the levy. Randoph Paul told the Ways and Means committee such a tax would not affect all taxpayers equally even at a uniform rate. The committee weighs sales tax as an alternative to higher income and corporate taxes to raise 7 billion.
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Washington
Treasury Department
National Association of Manufacturers
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Flouse Ways and Means
Randolph Paul
Morgenthau
Registration days set for Rockville and Gaithersburg elections
Registration for the May 4 town elections in Rockville and Gaithersburg will be held March 30 and April 6. Rockville registrars sit noon to 6:30 p.m. Gaithersburg registrars sit noon to 7 p.m. Rockville elects a Mayor and four councilmen. Gaithersburg a Mayor and two councilmen. Mayor of Rockville is Douglas M. Blandford. Gaithersburg head is William McBain.
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Rockville
Gaithersburg
Douglas M. Blandford
William McBain
Local Court Hears Criminal Appeal Actions
In Thurmont Magistrate William J Stoner fines Carora 25 for reckless driving after state witnesses from an entertainers troupe now in New York. Charles Reeder seeks jury trial on assault and battery against his wife. Mrs. Reeder will not testify. George E. Bowers appeals a nine month House of Correction term for carnal knowledge. the prosecuting witness has run away and may be in Pennsylvania. Several other cases continued.
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Carora
William J Stoner
Thurmont
New York State
Charles Reeder
Mind Your Manners Q&A for Girls Dating Soldiers
A guidance piece lists five etiquette questions about daughters introducing dates visiting Army camps writing to soldiers and sending gifts. It answers Yes to all five scenarios and suggests a better response option for letter writing delays.
Farmers Not Using Enough Lime in Maryland Cropping
Dr. W. B. Kemp of the University of Maryland reports Maryland soils need about 400000 tons of ground limestone annually for optimum crop production. In 1940 only 125981 tons of lime were sold, with 93415 tons produced locally, highlighting a large shortfall and the impact of wartime material diversion on fertilizer supplies. A water hole near White Sands National Monument quickly fills with fish after digging.
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College Park
Maryland
W. B. Kemp
University of Maryland
Kemp
State Inspection and Regulatory Service
Ava
Inspection and Regulatory Service
Russian Underground Quarters Reflect Reds Hospitality
War correspondent Eddy Gilmore visits a Red Army shelter buried under snow in Ruasis. Senior Lieutenant Bayarinov guides him through a warm pine room where soldiers share fish, bread, vodka, and a festive program of songs, skits, and dances before a rugged farewell as the camouflaged shelter vanishes.
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Eddy Gilmore
Red Army
Ruasis
Anatoly Pavlovich Bayarinov
Two Cars Crash Headon Injuring Two Women
Two women suffered back injuries and a lacerated lip after a headon collision on Route 26 about three miles east of Unionville Sunday morning. The accident involved Lee Thomas Jolly and Oscar Leslie Albaugh. Jolly allegedly left the center line while attempting to return to the right.
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Unionville
Leslie Albaugh
Mary Affelt
Union Bridge
Albaugh
John H. Messler
Harry Holsinger
Lee Thomas Jolly
Hagerstown
Oscar Leslie Albaugh
Jolly
Oscar Albaugh
Affelt
Holsinger
Bonsack Addresses Ministerial Meeting on World Travel
Rev. Charles D. Bonsack of Elgin spoke before the Frederick County Ministerial Association at the YMCA on lessons from world travels. He noted the world remains vast, familiar, interdependent, worthy of better knowledge, and a source of lasting friendships. The event included opening devotions, a benediction, and a luncheon for about 40 attendees.
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Frederick County
Charles D. Bonsack
D. D
Elgin
Blue Ridge College
Milton B. Crist
Thurmont
Ralph E. Hartman
Ralph E. Shober
United Brethren Church
Thinks Hitler Sees Downfall Approaching
Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles told a press conference that Hitler's latest speech betrays his awareness of an impending downfall. He cited Hitler’s reference to a future world shaped by Roosevelt and the American people as an abnormal, detestable world. Welles urged that the target world be one of international decency with freedom of worship thought and speech and freedom from fear.
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Washington
Adolf Hitler
Sumner Welles
Welles
Hitler
Roosevelt
Committee To Probe Guthrie Resignation
Chairman Truman said the Senate Defense Investigating Committee will probe the resignation of Robert Guthrie former chief of the Textiles Division of the War Production Board and two aides after a meeting with Senator Mead. He noted an inquiry and possible hearing but no decision until the full committee meets.
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Washington
Truman
D.-Mo
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Robert Guthrie
War Production Board
Mead
Four Hood College students elected to campus groups
Four Frederick girls at Hood College were elected to student organizations. Emily Myers became associate editor of the Herald and junior class ring chairman, Virginia Abrecht was re elected advertising manager of the Herald and joins the Choir and Home Economics Club, Beulah Munshower serves as Marionettes member, and Virginia Quynn was named news editor of the Blue and Grey and holds roles in the Science Club and Student Commission.
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Frederick
Hood College
Emily Myers
George W. Myers
Grove Boulevard
Virginia Abrecht
John D. Abrecht
College Avenue
Beulah Munshower
Elmer F. Munshower
West Patrick Street
Virginia Quynn
John W. Quynn
Rosemont Avenue
Myers
Herald
Blue and Grey
Marionettes
Hood
Touchstone” College
Montgomery County Funds Total Over Six Million in 1941
Montgomery County reported 1941 fiscal year totals with 6,093,583 collected for the year ending June 30. Hancock noted 2,663,779 in county tax and revenue, plus 1,796,934 from state and special taxing areas and 1,208,898 in non revenue receipts. Expenditures reached 5,151,461 with a cash balance of 942,122, while operating costs were 1,750,453 and debt service 804,055.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Alex K. Hancock
Hancock
Fistal
Life Term For Series Of Charges In Baltimore
John R. Wiley, 23, convicted on a series of holdup and attack charges, was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge W. Conwell Smith. The offenses include five criminal assault cases, three perverted practice, one attempted criminal assault, and ten robberies, all mapped to Dec 20 within a few hours. Sentence delayed due to treatment for a back injury.
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Baltimore
John R. Wiley
Jai
W. Conwell Smith
Wiley
Grange Holds Meeting At New Market On March 11
The New Market Grange met March 11 under Worthy Master L H Crickenberger. Reports came from Crickenberger, Secretary Marian Burali, and Lecturer Sarah Royston on the Baltimore Leaders conference of March 7. Visitors night postponed to April 22. Royston presented her program and Florence Williams spoke on the Nutrition Program and Practical Gardening using charts. Next meeting set for March 28 at eight o'clock.
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Lon
Budgeting Car Mileage To Help Win The War
Leonard E. Kolmer of the Automobile Club of Maryland urges budgeting mileage to stretch car use during wartime. He advises families to evaluate past trips, assign miles to essential uses, cut nonessential driving, and keep speeds under 40 mph. Keep cars in good condition and conserve tires to aid the war effort.
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Baltimore
Leonard E. Kolmer
Automobile Club of Maryland
Kolmer
Sale Of New Firearms Banned By Government
The War Production Board has halted all sales of new firearms nationwide through June 1 under Limitation Order L-60. Retailers and manufacturers may not sell lease trade lend deliver ship or dispose of any new pistol rifle or shotgun using explosive cartridges. In Frederick stores readers face an uncertain horizon as enforcement begins.
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War Production Board
Frederick
Local gun sales and potential June easing stir debate
Citizens discuss enforcement of a current injunction on firearms though shells and cartridges remain sold. A local sporting goods salesman quips about being a Minute Man if guns are not available promptly, while the ban’s fate may hinge on a June decision.
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Joods
Weather Update March Precipitation and Temps
The report shows 24 hour precipitation trace. March to date 2.14 inches versus normal 3.48 inches. Actual March 1941-2.13 inches. Deficiency in 1942 to March 1 is 2.03 inches. Yesterday high was 52, last night low 42. Sun sets at 7 18 p m. Moon rises 7 47 a m and sets 8 11 p m.
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Navy Department
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Arthur Lester Newman
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White Sands National Monument
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Rexall Drug
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