Neglected boys sent to foster care after damage spree
Three Souers boys aged six to nine were found neglected and dependent by Associate Judge Patrick M Schnauffer and ordered transferred to Frederick County Maryland Children's Aid Society to live in foster homes. Sheriff Alexander testified the trio smashed vases, mirrors, furniture and set a small fire. health and sanitation concerns were cited. The father, a Damascus carpenter, must contribute to care costs, while the mother faced health issues and past damage incidents. The transfer date hinges on the youngest recovering from chickenpox.
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Sumner
Dudley
Charles G. Blake
Page
Gertrude Smith
3. C. Kefauver
Souers
Hust
Schnauffer
Damascus
Braddock
Children's Aid Society
Senate Panel Backs Labor Costs Parity in Farm Bill
Washington reports the Senate Agriculture committee voted unanimously to require labor costs be included in the farm price parity formula. Chairman Smith said the report will be filed in the Senate tomorrow and considered on the next legislative day, likely Friday.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Smith
D-Sc
Senate
Deferment policy under scrutiny by House panel
Washington March 22. A House Military Affairs subcommittee pressed Maj. Gen. Lewis Hershey for clear explanations of draft deferment practices. The probe seeks records from federal agencies on employees deferred for government work to guide potential policy changes. The investigation has already yielded results, with reports of some draft-age workers moving from deferred to ready for immediate military service.
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Washington
House
Lewis B. Hershey
Costello
D-Calif
David Ginburg
OPA
Winter Snow Keeps Maryland in Spring Surprise
Winter lingered across central Maryland and the Eastern Shore with up to five inches of snow. Baltimore City and Salisbury reported notable accumulations while Annapolis had four inches. Roads largely remained passable as temperatures hovered near freezing and plows were unnecessary. Spring officially arrived Sunday at 8 03 am, though a late snowfall persisted in parts of the state.
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Associated Press
Free State
Maryland
Baltimore City
Salisbury
Annapolis
State Roads Commission
Victory
Assessment Supervisors Salary Bill Before House
Maryland counties would base supervisor salaries on total property assessed, as a uniform bill advances. Frederick county’s A Lamar Sarvick could gain about 800 to 900 annually, with base salaries tied to assessment totals and district pay. The bill sets flat salaries for four counties and outlines adjustments per excess valuation up to 100 million dollars.
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Maryland
Senate
House of Delegates
Frederick County
A. Lamar Sarvick
Baltimore City
Washington County
Baltimore County
St. Mary's
Maryland Teachers Bill Aims At Salary Increases
Rockville March 22 a bill to require including teacher salary raises in the 1945 state budget likely to be introduced this week. Mrs Richard A Saunders chair of the Montgomery County League of Women Voters said the measure was prepared by the Maryland Teachers Association. A House of Delegates bill approved provides wartime bonuses of 340 dollars to teachers in 17 monthly installments of 20 dollars each with each county contributing a third. If counties do not supplement state payments, state funding would end in ten months.
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Rockville
Richard A. Saunders
Saunders
Department of Education
Montgomery County League of Women, Voters
Maryland Teachers Association
House of Delegates
Identity Stubs Save Heating Ration ID Numbers
Washington, March 22. The Office of Price Administration warns oil rationed households to keep the identity stub of their heating ration sheet. The stub carries the ration code, issue and expiration dates, and the amount. Future winter rations are planned to be issued early in the summer to permit tank filling before cold weather.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Non-Support Charge Leads to Bond in County
W. E. Harding of South Carroll Street was arrested Saturday night by Deputy Sheriff Paul I. B. Rhoads on a non support charge. He posted a 400 bond and was released pending action by the September grand jury.
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W. E. Harding
South Carroll Jstreet
Paul IB. Rhoads
No Favorable Report On Alfred Nomination
The Senate Judiciary Committee failed to report favorably on James V. Alfred's nomination to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. The nominee, noted as former Texas Governor, faced opposition during the process in Washington.
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Alfred
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Roos¢ve
James V. Alfred
Texas
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Allied Bombers Attack Naples Multiple City Targets Hit
Allied bombers raid Naples harbor on Saturday night scoring direct hits on a railway yard docks and city targets including the Vittorio Emanuele mole a ship was left burning. The RAF and US Air Force communiques say no losses were suffered and that a heavy bomber force dropped a substantial payload.
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Cairo
Marcel
Naples
RAF
Middle East
Two Bills Dominate Maryland Assembly Clash
Two weeks remain for Maryland legislators as they push a Court of Appeals reorganization plan and a Chesapeake Bay fish net bill. Governor O Connor signaled support for reform, while Senate amendments preserved judge selection by geographic districts, and the House prepared action on lifting fishing restrictions to bolster food supplies amid shortages.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Eectorate
Court of Appeals
Senate
House
Oconor
Qconor
Band Commission
Senor Taka P Punk
Baltimore City
Chesapeake Bay
Pidewater Fisheries Commission
Russians Narrow Gap to German Base Near Smolensk
The Red Army reports capturing Barovo 57 miles east of Smolensk and advancing toward the Smolensk Vyazma line. German counterattacks cost heavy losses as Soviets seize crossings near Bely, Chuguev, and Vadino while pressuring the Donets river line and driving toward Kharkov.
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Moscow
Red
Barovo
Smolensk
Bely
Belzorod
Kharkov
Chuguev
Donets
Red Army
Vadino
Vyazma-Smolensk
Miners Wage Demands Before Senate Panel
Washington March 22 The Senate War Investigating Committee will examine a wage dispute threatening a miners coal strike. President John Lie of the United Mine Workers is to testify on war production and the failure of miners and operators to reach a new contract. The inquiry will probe the mining wage disagreement with broad questioning planned after April 1.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Irman Truman Q Mo
John Lie
United Mine Workers
S Oy
Truman
Market balance steadies amid cautious trading
York March 22 The market kept its balance today with aid of scarce and specialty issues. Volume lingered in moderates as offerings were not urgent. In the fourth hour small fractions plus signs appeared, though dealings were among the slowest in several weeks.
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York
Pope Pius Reported Indisposed With Cold
Berlin radio reported Pope Pius XII to be in bed with a high fever while a British transmission quoted by CHS said he is only slightly indisposed and his doctors see no cause for anxiety.
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Pius XR
Berlin
Pormig Aposte
Sev Tee
CHS
Allied Air Attacks Hit Nazi Targets Across Europe
British bombers damaged a railway viaduct at Morlaix in Brittany and attacked French communications while four dozen Allied planes returned safely after Saturday night raids. Berlin radio claimed 60 percent of Saint Nazaire port facilities were destroyed and Goering’s ministry faced a major strike. Maj. Gen. Ira Eaker said crews are being trained for night missions despite daylight raids continuing.
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London
Whithelnd
Morlaix
Britann
RAF
Berlin Radio
Associated Press
Saint Nazaire
Goering
Air Ministry
Stockholm
Berlin
Field Marshal Goering
Germany
Ira C. Eaker
U. S
Tax Payment Plan Sparks Senate Tax Debate On Pay As You Go
A partisan clash erupts as House Ways and Means opens debate on a pay-as-you-go plan. A Republican minority report attacks the Democratic bill as a burden on small taxpayers while supporting a Rums plan and a compromise to abate most 1942 tax obligations. The majority dismisses the rival proposal as a weak effort to implement pay as you go.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Peter
Paul
Rep
Forand
D-Rlv
Ways and Means
Robertson
D-Va
Heavy Losses To Jap Shipping Reported
Allied submarines inflicted great losses on Japanese shipping along sea lanes between Shanghai and Nagasaki. Reported sunken vessels include Nagasaki Maru of 5,268 tons, Yokohama Maru of 6,143 tons, and Kobe Maru, though Kobe Maru is not listed in Lloyds.
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Chungking
Shanghai
Nagasaki
Yokohama
American Armor Drives Toward Maknassy in Tunisia Fight
Allied reports say American columns near Maknassy within sight of the German stronghold on the Gafsa-Mahares railway as Montgomery presses a Mareth Line assault. Patton’s forces push east from Guetar capturing 1,000 Italian prisoners. Rommel’s southern defense erodes under heavy U.S. and British pressure amid dust storms and rain.
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North Africa
Erwine Rommel
Gabes
Bernard Montgomery
Mareth Line
Maknnssy
Gatsa-Mahares
Mahares
Tunisia
Churchill
Tommmel
Montwomiery
U. S
George $. Patton, Jr
Jurgen von Arnim
First Army
Nessa Station
Bizerte
Djebel Abiad
Rommel
CBS
Eighth Army
Mareth
el Alamein
Patton
Fl Guetar
Bou Hamran
Jap Supply Area Bombed
Washington reports a March 21 1944 communique from the Navy detailing air strikes against Japanese positions on Munda and Vila in the Solomons. Dive bombers Douglass aircraft with Grumman F4F Wildcats hit a supply area and an enemy gun position on Munda, with B 17s and B 24s targeting forces at Rabi in the Shortland Island area.
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Donbaik
New Delhi
Danaik
Laungchaung
Burma
Mayu Peninsula
Washington
Munca
New Georgia Island
Navy
Vila
Kahili
South Pacific
Douglass
Wildcat
Grumman Fif
Munda
Solomons
Rabi
Shortland Iland
Three Pronged Thrust Drives in Tunisia Front
Reuters reports American Fifth Army advances driving southeast from Fafsa along Gabes road and Gum Tree Road toward Maknassy. About 1,300 Italian prisoners captured with more arriving. Rommel’s line of escape targeted. Units include infantry and armor. El Guetar area also involved.
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London
Reuters
Fafsa
Gabes
Gum Tree
Fifth Army
Rommel
Tunisia
Maknassy
Sened
el Guetar
War Production Board Recommends 40 Hour Steel Week
Washington reports the steel labor advisory committee formed last week recommends a 40 hour work week across the steel industry. The board aims to standardize hours and improve wartime production efficiency nationwide. The recommendation reflects ongoing efforts to balance labor needs with steel output during the war.
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War Production Board
Steel Labor Advisory Commiticc
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