Nelson Cuts Army's Famous Red Tape
Washington reports orders to end layering between the War Department and the War Production Board. Personal interviews replace written notes for urgent matters, with direct contact across agencies to speed decisions. Standardization and reduced aircraft models aim to speed production.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Robert P. Patterson
WPB
Nelson
War Department
K. T Keller
Chrysler Corporation
Keller
OPA Freezes Gas Price In Coast States
The Office of Price Administration froze gasoline prices in 19 Atlantic Coast and Pacific Northwest states plus the District of Columbia at last Friday levels. The 60 day ceiling aims to curb inflation amid tanker losses. violations carry fine up to $5000 or a year in jail. The order covers 20 percent curtailment, posted price rules, and licensing considerations for retailers in the curtailment area to enforce compliance.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
District of Columbia
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Northwest
John E. Hamm
Hamm
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jer
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Apalachicola River
Oregon
OPA
Petroleum Industry
New Bridge Site Planned South of Present Jug Bridge
State Roads Commission Chairman Ezra B. Whitman said a new bridge will be built south of the current span on U S Route 40 to replace the collapsed Monocacy river crossing. The famous jug will be preserved as a historic landmark with a viewing platform. a temporary wooden bridge will be erected within three to four months to expedite traffic.
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Monocacy ‘ River
Ezra B. Whitman
State Roads Commission
Whitman
State Heads Commission
Wilson T. Ballard
Commission
Meat Theft Case Continued in Police Court
State evidence linked Franklin Whiten of Sunnyside to meat thefts from Samuel Ausherman’s farm near Burkittsville on February 23 25 and 28. Jewell Hawker testified to sales including a $11 39 pound ham and $5 lard. a 50 meat sale followed. Witness Jesse Gilsinger 14 years old implicated, case continued to Friday night while probation officers review.
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Franklin Whiten
Sunnyside
Samuel Ausherman
Burkittsville
Whiten
Ausherman
Jewell ‘Hawker
Hawker
Horace Alexander
Jesse Gilsinger
Carlisle
Gilsinger
Manuel M. Weinberg
Richard Zimmerman
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Marion Stacey Leniar
Eugene Jesse Len
Local Court Dismisses Parking Charge as Custom Cited
A defendant was found not guilty of parking on the sidewalk after it was shown he merely followed a local custom. Officer Dietz made the arrest. The hearing revealed police enforcement of rules against curbside service station parking that blocks the sidewalk. The case involved forfeited collateral of $2.50 for passing a red light. Gerald L. Baker was the defendant.
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Dietz
Gerald L. Baker
Md Water Companies Await Revised Rules After Hearing
Baltimore March 18 The Public Service Commission will study public comment on proposed Maryland water regulations and issue a revised set. PSC chief engineer Paul L Holland keynoted the hearing. Potomac Edison Co and Maryland Waterworks Co spoke on the rule changes and definitions of clear odorless water.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Public Service Commission
Paul L. Holland
PSC
Potomac Edison Co
Braddock Heights
Maryland Water
Motorists Drive At High Speeds On Washington Boulevard
State Roads Commission reports about 80 percent of cars tested in speed surveys on Washington Boulevard travel 40 mph or more. In a 50 mile per hour zone between Riverdale and College Park, 71 percent northbound and 72 percent southbound were at 40 mph or faster. Officials await Governor O’Conor’s response to a 40 mph nationwide speed limit.
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Baltimore
Trafic Division
State Roads Commission
Washington Boulevard
O'Conor
Maryland
Roosevelt
William C. Walsh
Ezra B. Whitman
Col
Beverly Ober
W. Lee Elgin
Riverdale
College Park
Baltimore & Ohio to pay over 22 million in contingent interest
Directors of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad set aside more than 22 million dollars from 1941 income to cover contingent interest on several bonds and those of its subsidiaries. The move fulfills all previously deferred interest under a 1938 plan with holders of the securities.
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New York
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Hholters
Civic Club hears Rhoderick on daily and weekly papers
The Frederick Civic Club met at Mrs. George B. Delaplaine's home for its regular session. George C. Rhoderick Jr., publisher of the Valley Register, spoke on how daily and weekly papers are run, noting changes in rural publishing and the publisher's central role. Delegates to the Maryland State convention were named.
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Frederick
George B. Delaplaine
Elmer Dixon
Thurmont
Mt. Airy
J. W. Donnan
Henry Abbott
Cyril Klein
Roy Schildknecht
Abbott
Baltimore
M. R. Stehison
Calvin Schildknecht
Answers To War Quiz Questions On Page Four
The quiz item lists three facts: a sergeant is the soldier with chevrons, the commander in chief of the U S fleet, and Mare Island California.
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U. S. Fleet
Mare Island
California
Local Minute Men Form to Scout Parachutist Threats
A World War machine gunner volunteers to organize Frederick County's first minute men to guard against enemy paratroopers and saboteurs. Plans call for multiple companies across Emmitsburg Thurmont Brunswick Middletown Libertytown Walkersville Woodsboro and Frederick City with head organizers named and joining procedures set at local hotels and Legion posts. Additionally, the Percheron Association notes rising inquiries for work horses and draft teams for Baltimore deliveries, with buyers seeking quiet steady stock and potential extensive sales across Frederick County.
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Frederick
Francis Perrott
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
Brunswick
Middletown
Walkersville
Woodsboro
Liberty Town
Frederick City
Libertytown
Woodshoro
Perrott
A. I. Ellin
Brunswick American Legion Post
Francis Scott Key Post
No. 11
Drum and Bugle Corps
Elin
Haberdashery
Francis Scott Key Hotel
American Legion Post
Clarence Fraley
Edwin Prendergast
American Legion
General Petrot
Percheron Association
Frederick County
Henry R. Shoemaker
Baltimore
Shoemaker
Daniel E. Wight
Monocacy Farms
Wight
Banks Ordered to Reimburse $100000 Over Ghost CCC Camp
Three Washington banks were ordered to repay 100000 plus interest to the Treasury for forged CCC camp payroll vouchers. The fraud ran four years under Reno E Stitely, a former Interior Department clerk from Woodsboro Maryland. Stitely, jailed four years for forgery, had created a phantom camp in Virginia with real payrolls and diverted funds for parties stocks and trips.
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Washington
CCC
Reno E. Stitely
Interior Department
Woodsboro
Stitely
Treasury
Washington Loan & Trust Company
Columbia National Bank
Riggs National Bank
D A R Picnic Cancelled Amid War Conditions
Mrs Grace Yoke White regent of the West Virginia D A R announced the annual D A R picnic in Shepherdstown will not be held this summer due to war conditions.
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Shepherdstown
W. Va
Grace Yoke White
West Virginia
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Delphey
West Patrick $T
MD. Water Companies
ALLEN
N. Market ST
Frederick 5
Bennett
G. C. Rhoderick, Jr
Carty
Red Cross
Commentator
C. C. Carty, Inc
E. Patrick St
Frederick, Md
Qreraie
London
Bennett's
U.S
Burall
C. C. Carty
Pat
D. A. R. Picnic
C.E. Cline & Son
Bennett’s Presents
Davenporis
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