Two U S Destroyers Lost Near Java Sea Navy reports
The Navy Department announced the loss of two four stack destroyers, Pillsbury and Edsall, in the Java region, raising total American vessels lost since last fall to 21. Both ships were built in 1920, with Pillsbury linked to Lt. Pillsbury’s namesake and Edsall to Rear Admiral Edsall.
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Washington
Java
Navy Department
Pillsbury
Edsall
Navy
Bali Strait
Java Sea
U. S
Houston
Pope
Australia
Far East
Southwest Pacific
Macassar Strait
Lombok Strait
Pillsbury and
Snark
Sealion
Stewart
Asheville
Philadelphia
Helen Langdon Richardson
Rbr
John E. Pillsbury
Bessie Edsall Bracey
NE. Edsall
Lowell
Mass
Vesuvius
Cuba
Columbus
Samoa
Maryland stake in democracy shown by war effort
Governor O Conor declares Maryland leads in wartime defense of democracy at the Maryland Day banquet. He cites 125,000 civilian defense volunteers, major shipyards, bomber and fighter aircraft plants, and state industries as a fighting front unmatched by many states, urging continued patriotic service to preserve liberty for future generations.
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Westminster
Maryland
O'Conor
Kiwanis
Rotary Club
Carroll
Baltimore
Frederick
Howard
Kiwanis Capital District
Waitman Zinn
William Henry Forsythe
Ridgely P. Melvin
James E. Boylan
Fifth Judicial District
A. Earl Shipley
R-Carrolls
Glenn L. Martin
Middle River
U. S. Army
Navy
United Nations
Sparrows Point
Fairfield
Bethlehem Steel
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Elkton
Indian Head
Aberdeen
Edgewood
Maryland Civilian Defense Organization
Maryland Minute Men
Oconor
Carrol, Chase
Martin F
Barney, Nicholson and Wickes
Smallwood
J Gist
Stephen Decatur
Mediterranean
Key
Randall
America
Answers To War Quiz On Page Five
Answers to a war quiz show a recent Annapolis graduate now an ensign and identify Quissing 13 as the Norwegian traitor installed by the Nazis. The A V G has operated in South China, fending off Japanese flyers targeting the Burma Road.
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Lad
Annapolis
Quissing
South
China
Burma Road
War Profits Capped by Firm as Executives Take Pay Cut
Cleveland March 24 A large war plant announces voluntary profit limit of six percent and drastic salary reductions for top executives after a Congressional push for criminal probes into war profiteering. President William S Jack says the aircraft parts firm will turn back excess profits to the Army and Navy and cap chief officers salaries at 15000 yearly, with no bonuses for them while other workers may receive bonuses. The report recalls a prior disclosure of 650000 paid to workers and large bonuses to top officials amid scrutiny of war profits.
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Cleveland
Jack
Hemis Lic
Williams
Washington
Hoge
Rep
Andresen
R-Minn
House Naval
Army
Navy
Wiliam Russell Jack
Ralph M. Steint
Nazi Bombers Again Attack English Towns
London reports Nazi bombers struck the southeastern coast last night and early today with slight damage and no casualties. British bombers counterattacked toward Lille, losing seven fighters while two Nazis were downed, as invasion fears rise and civil defense plans are outlined to frustrate any German spring attack.
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London
Comines
Lille
France
Air Ministry
Dover
John Anderson
Council
Hitler
Sir John
Empire
Russia
British Isles
Britain
British Glider Regiment Formed Under Unified Air Troop Control
A new regiment within Britain's military aviation expands air power with glider troops. An official notice states that all air-borne units will be consolidated under a single command to streamline operations and command structure.
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Army Air Corps
Women Narrowly Outshoot Men in Rifle Club Match
At the State Armory on Monday evening the Frederick Rifle and Pistol Club women lost by one point to the men in a prompted contest. The men totaled 483 to the women's 482 with Rohbland Boyer 98 Landon Ward 97 Charles Simpson 97 David Garber 96 and Dorsey Shipley 95 leading the men. the women Frances Gittinger 97 Lucille Harbaugh 17 Elizabeth Crum 96 Helen Young 98 and Corinne Wastler 96 starred. Shots were fired from prone position at 5 1/2 feet.
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Frederick
Catoctin
State Armory
Rohbland Boyer
Landon Ward
Charles Simpson
David Garber
Dorsey Shipley
Frances Gittinger
Lucille Harbaugh
Elizabeth Crum
Helen Young
Corinne Wastler
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OH U.S. Destroyers
John M. Hightoweer
Delphey
West Patrick ST
Monty
Allen
Market ST
East Patrick Street
C.E. Cline & Son
Indian Ocean
Sladstone
Torres Strat
Cape Tork
Norther Tereitory
Adelail
POL
Moresby
Rensls
New South Wales
Anberr
Slydney
Actoria
Pmelbourne
Timor
New Guinea
Western Australia
Solomo
Nrisbane
Bedford
Adelaide Bowman
United States
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
North Court Street
C. C. Carty, Inc
E. Patrick St
Frederick, Md
Lein
English
Burall’s Cycle Shop
C. C. Carty
BE. Pat
Nas
Frederick’s Fabric Center
Dorothy Wyatt
le Gant
Wyatt
Frederick Territory
Warner's
LeGant
Hendrickson
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