Break With Finns Near Is Belief In Washington
Washington dispatch reports an all but inevitable break between the United States and Finland. Hope rests on a word that Finnish peace talks with Russia have not collapsed, with officials saying the moment of deciding to sever relations is near. Finland fears Russian domination or interference, seeking assurances while Moscow insists terms are non negotiable.
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Washington
United States
Finland
Russia
Germany
Britain
Roosevelt
Hull
Moscow
Helsinki
Rumanians To Be Kidnapped By Hitler
London reports say Hitler moves to control Balkan states as he abducts Hungary. Premier Ion Antonescu of Romania summoned to meet Hitler amid German suspicion of peace overtures to the Soviet, with Regent Nicholas Horthy already in attendance.
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London
Balkan
Hitler
Hungary
Ion Antonescu
Romania
Nicholas Horthy
Antonescu
Ruling On Industrial Deferments Announced
Washington reports that the War Production Board Army and Navy will not seek deferments for men under 26 unless their work is rated critical and essential to immediate war objectives. A draft guideline drafted by C E Wilson outlines what manufacturers should do for irreplaceable workers in critical programs.
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Washington
War Production Board
Army
Fire Truck Engine Scatters Parts in Street Blaze
In Alexandria Virginia a fire truck that had served 15 years suffered a crank case blowout while racing to a blaze. The explosion hurled engine components across the street, scattering debris for a block as onlookers watched.
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Alexandria
Man Claims Unawareness of WWI End in Rensselaer County
A 44 year old man living on Berlin Mountain in a rugged part of Rensselaer County told the FBI on March 23 that he had never heard of the Selective Service and did not know that the First World War had ended.
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Troy
Pra
FBI
Selective Service
Berlin Mountain
Rensselaer County
Arson Verdict Sentences Local Man to Two Years
Charles Ragland a 36 year old local Negro was found guilty of arson in the George Strasberger apartment fire at 322 Klinenarts alley and sentenced to two years in the Maryland penitentiary. State witnesses testified Ragland started the blaze claiming he slept through it while Ragland said he slept before the fire. A conflicting account from Curtis Powell and Annie Blackston also described attempts to start a fire and Ragland’s statements to police. The fire damaged property worth nearly $2,000 last December 12.
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Charles Ragland
George Strasberger
Klinenarts Alley
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Maryland
Ragland
Curtis Powell
Annie Blackston
Powell
Blackston
Allen Bartgis
James Marks
Joseph Goins
William M. Storm
C. Clifton Wirts
Allied Hold Cassino Front as German Attacks Are Flung Back
Allied Fifth Army reports strong actions around Cassino with New Zealand troops in close combat on the southern edge and tank destruction by artillery. German counterattacks on hill 193 are repulsed leaving 30 prisoners. RAF and US air units hit Verona Bologna Rimini Padua and other northern Italian targets to disrupt supply lines.
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Naples
Fifth Army
Cassino
Italy
New
Monte Castellone
Maly
Verona
Bologna
Brenner Pass
Rimini
Adriatic
Venice
Ancons
Padua
Church Paper Supports Bombing German Cities
Richmond editorial in the Virginia Methodist Advocate backs Allied bombings as a crucial part of defeating Germany. It echoes Bishop Oxnam calling bombings a revolting necessity and argues civilian deaths, while horrible, are war, and the aim is to maximize impact toward winning the war.
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Richmond
Virginia Methodist Advocate
United States
England
G. Bromley Oxnam
Boston
Nork
Commercial Supremacy In Air Being Bought
Washington reports that American Airlines plans to acquire a dominant stake in American Export Airlines for 3 million dollars pending Civil Aeronautics Board approval. American Export Lines, a steamship firm that formed the International Airline subsidiary in 1937, has been ordered to comply with a law prohibiting surface carriers from controlling air carriers.
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Washington
Atlantic
American Airlines, Inc
American Export Airlines, Inc
American Airlines
Export Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
American Export Lines, Inc
International Airline
CAB
513 Pints Of Blood Given In Frederick Drive
The Baltimore Blood Donor Service mobile unit secured a record 513 pints over three days in Frederick, with 582 volunteers. On Wednesday 177 pints and 202 volunteers topped daily totals. Mrs. Holmes D. Baker co chaired the Frederick County Blood Donor Service. The Brunswick stop followed at First Methodist Church from ten to four with local Red Cross Motor Corps assistance.
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Baltimore
Brunswick
Frederick
Myer Kapilon
Holmes D. Baker
Frederick County
Miss Lawrence recalls Poland Warsaw internment camp ordeal
Ruth Lawrence former Methodist missionary to Poland recounts three years of war time service. She describes life in Warsaw prison internment and Vittel camp with 3 000 Britons and Americans. She notes Red Cross food radio restrictions and her religious work with women.
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Vittel
France
Ruth Lawrence
Poland
America
Gripsholm
Gaither P. Warfield
Msx
Europe
Warsaw
Alabama
Miss Lawrence
Dr. Warfield
American Methodist
Germany
United States
Pearl Harbor
Miss [Lawrence
Vosges Mountains
Nancy
Red Cross
Lawrence
Lowndesboro
Ala
Columns Of Smoke Rising From Calais City Fire
Four great columns of black smoke rose from Calais port today as much of the city appeared ablaze. Coastal observers attributed the fires to air attacks. American Liberators attacked the area on Tuesday.
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London
Dharch
Calais
Final Lend Lease Say Is Voted To Congress
The Mouse Foreign Affairs Committee voted today to give Congress the final say in the settlement of lend lease contracts, not the President. The action, announced in Washington on March 23, shifts final approval to Congress, signaling a major change in wartime procurement oversight.
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Congress
Washington
Foreign Affairs Committee
Eruption Continues as Vesuvius Ashes Rain Down
Mount Vesuvius persisted in spewing ash and cinders over the surrounding area. In Pompei the ash fall eased slightly while reports showed crop damage possibly greater than early estimates.
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Pompei
Mount Vesuvius
New Midway Fire Company Articles Filed
Articles of Incorporation have been filed with the State Tax Commission for the New Midway Fire Company. There is no capital stock. The incorporators are Jesse Renner, George L. Etzler and Arthur A. Haugh.
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State Tax Commission
New Midway Fire Company
Jesse 3. Renner
George L. Etzler
Arthur A. Haugh
Baltimore Defendants Larceny Case Delayed to March 28
The trials of Joseph Tamburo Antonio Imbroguglia and John Cerniglia all of Baltimore charged with larceny of a truckload of cigarettes were deferred until next Tuesday March 28 in Baltimore Criminal Court. Delegate Robert L Grove of Frederick faced receiving stolen goods charges in the same case.
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Joseph Tamburo
Antonio Imbroguglia
John Cerniglia
Baltimore
Robert L. Grove
Frederick
Baltimore Criminal Court
Associated Press
Brunswick Soldier Missing Over Year
Pvt. Alex W Clark, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Clark of 111 Ninth Avenue Brunswick, has been missing in action since February 14 1943 after operations in Sidi Bou Zid Tunisia. He is one of three brothers in service Douglass in Mississippi and Warren in submarine service. The War Department reports all efforts to locate him among casualties or former prisoners have failed.
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Brunswick
Alex W Clark
Joseph Clark
Ninth Avenue
War Department
Clark
Sidi Bow Zid
Tunisia
Douglass
Mississippi
Warren
Navy
Churchill To Speak On Sunday Afternoon
London reports Prime Minister Churchill will address the nation Sunday, his first broadcast since illness. The 9 p m (4 p m EWT) speech is seen as potential clarification of Allied war aims amid talks in London with U S Undersecretary Edward R Stettinius Jr and the British Foreign Office ahead of upcoming conferences.
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London
Churchill
The
Nation
Atlantic
Britain
U. S
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
British Foreign Office
Baby weighed 20 pounds at birth but scales were wrong
A baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Amon Harris in Raleigh New York weighed 20 pounds on initial scales but a recheck showed the scales were miscalibrated. The child weighed 15 pounds at birth and died twelve hours after birth.
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Raleigh
N. Y
Amon Harris
Japanese Columns Stir Burma War Front Push to Imphal
Allied headquarters reported stiffening Japanese resistance across Burma as Allied forces close on multiple fronts. Japanese columns advancing from Tiddim threaten Imphal in Manipur, while bombers harry targets from the Arakan coast to the Mayu range. Chinese troops contest Japanese forces in Madaung and Shadurup regions, with limited news on Indian border incursions. A German Tokyo dispatch claims Japanese moves to neutralize U.S. air units in northern Burma.
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New Delhi
India
Imphal
Manipur
Tiddim
Chin Hills
Maurngdaw
Arakan
Mayu
Chindwin
Kaladan
Burma
Madaung
Hukawng
Shadurup
Somra
Chindlwin
Idap
London
Tokyo
Myit‘kyina
Red Cross Fund Passes $42,000 in Frederick County drive
County wide contributions to the 1944 Red Cross War Fund exceed 42000 as general chairman Lewis R. Dertzbaugh reports, with drives aiming for 50000. Local theater collections begin today through March 29 to keep all funds in Frederick County, with volunteers in uniform collecting at Tivoli and Opera House on a daily schedule.
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Lewis R. Dertzbaugh
Henry R. Shoemaker
Red Cross
Frederick County
Dertzbaugh
National War Fund
The
Tivoli Theater
Opera House
Motor Corps
Staff Assistance Corps
Frederick Theater
Settlement Prevents Water Shut Off for Local Resident
A last minute settlement averted a water service shut off for a local resident. Delinquent payer was given until Wednesday to settle the bill, but paid yesterday afternoon after notice by Col lector Harry C. Castle. The name of the payer was disclosed by officials.
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Harry C. Castle
Mr. Castle
Aircraft Park And Station Targets London Raid Report
Allied air forces struck western German targets on the second day of heavy operations led by over 1,500 American bombers and fighters. The raid focused on Brunswick, Werl aircraft park, Achmer air base, and Handorf bomber base as crews fought large German fighter defenses guarding a Berlin daylight attack yesterday. Fires burned in Berlin and Mosquito bombers pushed night raids, while Creil in France saw repeat attacks by medium bombers.
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London
RAF
Frankfurt
Germany
Brunswick
Werl
Essen
Achmer
Oldenburg
Handorf
U.S. Army Air Force
Berlin
U.S
Stockholm
Creil
France
Russia
George Waters
Los Angeles
Dinah
Reich
Monocacy Rising Following Rains
The Monocacy River at Ceresville was bank full and rising as heavy overnight rains and rapid snowmelt push tributaries up. Rivermen expect out of bank flow today if rain continues, with flood stage yet to be determined. Other streams like Fishing Creek and Israel’s Creek also rising amid March rainfall totals. Myron Selznick, 45, a actors’ agent and brother of David O. Selznick, died in Santa Monica hospital.
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Monocacy
Ceresville
Fishing Creek
Israel's Creek
Myron Selznick
Santa Monica
Calif
David O. Selznick
Santa Monica Hospital
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Old Poland
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