Sunday Sports and Movie Referenda Come to Ballot
Frederick city proposals would let Sundays host sports from 2 to 6 PM and 8 to midnight and allow movies from 1:30 to 6 PM and 8 to midnight with separate referenda on the June ballot. Bills were referred to the Frederick county delegation for a report as local support appears strong among workers.
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Roberts County
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Senate
Army Service For LaGuardia
Washington March 27. White House press secretary F. E. Ste phen Early said all indications point to service in the Army for Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of New York City. He could not confirm the branch but noted the possibility of an administrative role in North Africa or Italy had not been decided.
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Washington
Stephen Early
White House
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York City
Early
LaGuardia
North Africa
Italy
Secretary of War
How They Voted Washington March 27 41-Mary land congressmen
Washington voting records show week ending Thursday with Senate Finance Committee amendment to debt limitation bill nullifying adherence to limit salaries at 25090 after Janes, Yee, Radcliffe, Tydings. Amendment agreed to. House adoption of conference report on debt limitation bill with votes Beall Ellison Lassiter Ward D Alessandro Baldwin not voting. Conference report adopted 297-?
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Maryland
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Senate Finance Committee
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D'Alessandro
Baldwin
Demand for meat surges as supply runs thin before rationing
Local stores report heavy demand and scarce supply on the eve of meat rationing starting Monday. Pork remains most available though many shops lack variety. some offer only a few beef cuts while lamb veal and bacon are scarce. A large chain store had ample stock, but most shops faced minimal deliveries. Residents stock up while others fear new restrictions and plan to budget stamps for April. Households prepare with lists and pencils to manage weekly allowances.
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Frederick
Great U S Troops Reported Arriving at Aden
A German broadcast cited by the Associated Press claimed a large number of United States troops had arrived in Aden, the British outpost near the Red Sea. No Allied confirmation was available.
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London
Associated Press
United States
Aden
Red Sea
Africa
Russ to Rebuild Vast Plant at Stalingrad
Moscow March 27 Russ ians decide to rebuild the once great tractor plant at Stalingrad destroyed during the siege by Germans. American engineers helped to build the original plant.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Liberators Attack Nauru Base In South Pacific Raid
Washington reports Liberator bombers from Guadalcanal struck Japanese positions on Nauru Island in the South Pacific. March 25 and 26 raids targeted runway hangar and camps, with fires started and several planes damaged. American destroyers and fighters supported the operations as part of a broader offensive from Guadalcanal.
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Navy
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Nauru Island
South Pacific
Gilbert Group
Kiyka
United States
Abraham Harbor
Altu Island
Mauru
Truk
the &E
Nauru
Nationwide meat rationing to start next week
Most stores will halt regular meat and cheese sales tonight to prepare for rationing with red stamps from Book No 2. The government aims to curb black markets by capping supplies and prices as households study the new list covering beef veal pork lamb mutton cheese canned fish butter margarine and lard.
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Washington
John H Kolal
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
New York City
F. H. LaGuardia
Regional
Office of Price Administration
Prentiss M Brown
Brown
OPA
American Meat Institute
National Independent Meat Packers Association
Allied Parachutists Ready For Action
A Swedish dispatch cited by the Office of War Information says 300 British agents and 509 Norwegians have been dropped into Norway this winter. The agents are described as an army of ghosts awaiting action, living in secret places. Occupation officials report many arms missing and 17,000 Norwegians unaccounted for, believed to have fled into Sweden.
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New York
Office of War Information
Norway
Sweden
Seven Boston Police Officials Indicted on Gaming Charges
Seven Boston police officials including Commissioner Joseph F Timilio and Superintendent Edward W Fallon were indicted by a Suffolk grand jury on charges of conspiracy to permit gambling houses and the registration of bets.
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Boston
Combate Joner
Joseph F Timilio
Edward W Fallon
Suffolk Grand
Compromise Seen On Frederick County Roads Board Bills
Reports from Annapolis indicate a compromise may affect bills on Frederick County Roads Board. The Funk bill would shift appointments to County Commissioners and boost minority representation, while a separate measure seeks to abolish the board and hand supervision to the County Commissioners with a referendum at the 1944 presidential election.
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Frederick County Roads Board
General Assembly
Annapolis
Fink
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House of Delegates
John B. Funk
Senate
Saentne Treat Aha Engndd Wat Ha
Brunswick
Itl
German Forces Mass Near Chuguev Amid Donets River Battle
Moscow reports fresh German troops artillery and air power massed north of Chuguev to break stubborn Soviet defenses on the Donets river. Soviet heavy counterattacks north of Chuguev repulsed as the front shifts, with aerial bombardment and ground units concentrating for a possible Don river crossing. In the same issue a local sale near Wolfeville lists property sold for 4100 dollars. Market activity in New York shows continued sprint to peak levels.
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Donets
Chuhev
Russia
Centtral
Srv
Vensk
Chuguev
Chucuev
Belgord
Pravda
Red Army
Red Star
Chuguey
Satisfactory Results From Mareth Line Drive Reported
Allied headquarters say the Eighth Army gained satisfactory results at the Mareth Line with a local attack successful amid strong German resistance. American forces in central Tunisia launched a midday thrust toward Fondouk as Patton's armored corps pressed along the Maknassy and El Guetar sectors.
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Eighth Army
Mareth Line
Tuna
Fondouk
Kairouan
Faid Pass
Maknassy
el Guetar
George S. Patton, Jr
Jatsler
Maresth
Sir Bernard
Montgomery
Zarat
Mareth
Wadi Zigzagu
Reepee
Africa
el Hamma
Gabes
Erwin Rommel
Bomb raid hits Duisburg as four bombers missing
The Air Ministry said strong bombers attacked Duisburg and other Ruhr targets last night. Four bombers are missing and two failed to return. Berlin claimed high explosives and incendiaries caused casualties in western Germany. Duisburg, a major railway hub and inland port, hosts power stations and manufacturing facilities. The raid marks the Toth operation against the Duisburg area.
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Ruhr
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Great Britain
Toth
Europe
Rhine
England
Gertase Ge
Middletown Real Estate and Stocks Sold at Public Sale
The two story double frame house on Main Street Middletown, belonging to the late Mary G Bolleau, sold at public sale to Charles F Main for 3010 dollars. Shares in Potomac Edison Company and Western Maryland Trust Company changed hands, with Main acquiring high priced Edison stock and Rudy buying Western Maryland shares and a large Peoples Liquidating beneficiary interest. Total personal property sold near 660 dollars. Auction conducted by William Edward Rudy and Vera C Rudy, with Emmett B. Bowius as auctioneer.
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Mary G. Bolleau Frontin
Main Street
Middletown
Charles F Main
Potomac Edison Company
Mr. Mais
Western Maryland Trust Company
George Rudy
William Edward Rudy
Vera C. Rudy
Boileau
Emmett BR. Bowius
J Vernua
Truman Proposes Battlefront Tour Plan
Truman outlines a War Department proposal to authorize his war investigating subcommittee to visit American battlefronts worldwide to inspect supply, procurement, and transportation issues. Four committee members would join four House members under the plan, with no reply received yet amid reports General Marshall may have given trailing approval.
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Washington
Chaiiman Truman
War Department
War Investigating
House
Truman
George C. Marshall
Provident Roosevelt
Diplomats Meet Roosevelt in White House Talks
Washington hosts a high level British American conference with top diplomats. A luncheon preceded by President Roosevelt meeting with Anthony Eden, Britain's Foreign Secretary, sets the stage for discussions at the White House.
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White House
Roosevelt
Anthony Eden
London
Invasion Is Coming Soon Invasion Is Coming Soon Cincinnati
Major General Levin Campbell, chief of ordnance, predicts invasion of Europe as Allies control Africa and Germany and Japan will fall within two years. He cites potential Mediterranean landings described by Churchill as the salt underbelly of Europe. Campbell notes 1,500,000 U.S. troops abroad in 75 expeditionary forces and foresees the war ending for Germany in about two years, followed by Japan.
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Cincinnati
Levin Campbell
Ordnance
Germany
Japan
Campbell
Mediterranean
Churchill
England
Europe
Stimson
United States
Rue Publishing suspends operations in Denton Maryland
The Rue Publishing Company of Denton Maryland announces it is suspending operations for the duration. The firm owned by Gilbert H Rue had bought the weekly The American Union in 1921 and later suspended publication due to wartime conditions.
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Rue Publishing Company
Marylands
Gilbert H. Rue
American Union
Rue
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