Board 1 Calls 78 Men For Preinduction Examination
Seventy eight white registrants aged 18 to 26 with occupational deferments receive notices to report to Baltimore within ten days for preinduction physicals. Thirteen already cleared will begin Navy service. Notable names include Assistant County Agent Francis M. Rogers of Walkersville and many Brunswick Middletown and Baltimore residents listed with addresses.
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Draft Board
Baltimore
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Francis M. Rogers
Walkersville
Baltimore landlady wins bedbug rent increase claim
Superior Court Judge Edwin T. Dickerson ruled that Hazel Johns was justified in charging a roomer $1 extra per week to cover bedbug damage to bedding rugs and furniture she said were brought into the apartment by the tenant. Johns faced a $2,600 suit under OPA rent regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Superior Court
Edwin T. Dickerson
Hazel Johns
Many Violators Found In State By OPA Probe
A Maryland OPA survey shows 3,820 stores violated price regulations and only 1,769 of 5,589 were fully compliant. Top infractions include improper posting of price ceilings, with 8,975 violations. Overcharging for top round steak led with 513 instances. butter 483. other violations span ground beef, pork chops, tomatoes, corn, peas, evaporated milk, margarine, soap flakes, corn flakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Baltimore City
Allies Lose Hangmans Hill Position Near Cassino
Allied Headquarters in Naples report Gurkha troops withdrawn from Hangman’s Hill below Monastery Hill as artillery duels rage in Cassino. New Zealanders retreat from Hill 202 while rail lines to the German front are cut by bomber activity. Heavy guns bombard German positions near Continental hotels as French forces strike Hill 915.
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Naples
Hangman’s Hill
Monastery Hill
Cassino
Italy
Hangman's Hill
Hill
County Hearings On New City Assessments
County Commissioners held hearings on newly assessed real estate and personal property in the western city section. Several residents appeared before the board of commissioners to voice concerns and present questions about the changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Assessors
Navy Draft Registrants Listed With Addresses
A list of registrants reported to report for service in the Navy includes Charles Edgar Hart man 6 East Ninth street Austin Buhrman Grossnickle Frederick Route 5 John Francis Kennedy 244 East Third street Harry Arthur Ketterman 468 West Patrick street Henry Thomas Lee Frederick Route 5 Joseph Frank Main 102 West College Terrace Chester Elwood Boone 27 East Seventh street Carmi Webster Sayler 717 Motter avenue Mathias Bartgis Miller Jr 127 West Fourth street Maurice Lee Moore Harpers Ferry W Va Route 3 Edgar Cornelius Wirts Jr 409 Walnut street Brunswick Francis Marion Rogers Walkersville transferred from Snow Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Emmitt Hopwood
East Church Street
John William Hardman
New Market
Charles Edward Schell
East Fifth Street
Elmer Franklin Bussard
Middletown
William Hamilton Sherman Miller
East Seventh Street
Paul Edward Moore
Knoxville
Reno Lark Tucker
College Avenue
Alfred Rene Howard
East Potomac Street
Brunswick
Horace Zacharias Opel
East Third Street
Paul Edward Ernest
West Fifth Street
Paul Douglas Stockman
West South Street
Arden Dennis Webber
Edward Robert Bowlus
Main Street
William Arthur Seidling
South Market Street
Franklin Elsworth Beachley
James Nelson Simmons
State Police
Pikesville
Lee Milton Jacobs
East Second Street
Oscar Leslie Shafer
Blessing Baer Kaetzel
Washington Street
Maurice Theodore Guyton
Burkittsville
Clarence Joan Shull, Jr
Frederick
Earl Henry Roelke, Jr
Walkersville
Philip Michael Mastrino
Clifford Henry Walmsley
Austin Curtis Devilbiss
East Sixth Street
James William Shankle
North Market Street
Walter Stanley Leigh
Baltimore
Charles Hargid Long
Charles Anthony Phelps
Millard Franklin Hahn
H Street
Orman Hobson Crum
Jarence Amos Esworthy
Wesleyan
Charles Riley Barger
West Potomac Street
Edward Lee Looker
Jessups
Lewis Edward van Steinberg
Charles Wilbur Hargett
Monroe Russell Moss
North Bentz Street
Charles William Banks
Paul James Weddle
East Patrick Street
Willard Eugene Hahn
Ninth Avenue
Edward Hood Spurrier
Potomac Street
Harold Eugene O'Brien
Middle River
William Riddell Eyler
William Luther Crouse
Roger Brooke Taney
Joshua Edward Zimmerman
Walter Harrison Magaha
Charles Edward Danner
B Street
Charles Saylor Bohn
Charles Edwin Staley
South
John Franklin Englebrecht
Franklin A. Danner
William Michael Lininger
Franklin Street
Roy Ervin Lucas
James Russell Wisner
George Robert Whitmore
West Patrick Street
George E. Bowers
West B Street
Joseph Elwood Hummer
North Jefferson Street
John Oscar Howard
Herman Albert Snoots
Maple Avenue
Austin Ulysses Young
Floyd Lee Grove
John Marion Miller
Wilson Avenue
George Edward van Fossen
Lindbergh Avenue
Clifton Sylvester Fry
Petersville Road
George W. Heffner, Jr
Milford Elsworth Powers
Charles David McLane
Cumberland
Edward Charles Lerch
Uriel
David Kline
Clyde Baker
Charles Edgar Hartman
East Ninth Street
Austin Buhrman Grossnickle
John Francis Kennedy
Harry Arthur Ketterman
Patrick Sireet
Henry Thomas Lee
Joseph Frank Main
West College Terrace
Chester Elwood Boone
Carmi
Frozen Fruit and Veggies to Leave Ration List
Washington reports frozen fruits and many vegetables will be removed from rationing soon while meat points stay the same through April. The War Food Administration cites crowded storage and record January February slaughterings as reasons for freeing fruits and some vegetables. butter 16 points to continue.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Nomination Of Roosevelt Sure
Roosevelt appears positioned to secure the Democratic nomination on the first ballot at the national convention. Backers claim a core of 126 votes from New York and 17 states, totaling around 604 of the 1,178 votes, with another 478 from 17 more states likely to tilt solidly toward him. Some opponents acknowledge the momentum, though some doubt persists about Colorado and other states.
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Wahington
Roosevelt
Maine
Arizona
New Hampshire
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Illinois
Ohio
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Connecticut
West Virginia
Nebraska
Vermont
Tennessee
Alabama
Iowa
Washington
Colorado
Wyoming
Johnson
D-Colo
Gille’ 2
Guilty Of Treason Sentenced To Death
Algiers reports a French military tribunal convicted Lt. Col. Pierre Cristofini of treason and sentenced him to death for activities in Tunisia late 1942 and early 1943. He was charged with recruiting Frenchmen to serve with German armies on the eastern front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Pierre Cristofini
Tunisia
Cristofini
Churchill Delivers Confidence Vote Challenge in Commons
Prime Minister Churchill demanded unwavering support in the House of Commons and called for a vote of confidence after a one vote defeat. He vowed to delete the equal pay amendment for teachers from the education bill, insisting the action signals confidence in the current government amid wartime tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Churchill
Commons
House
Harold Butler
Pvt Windsor Injured in South Pacific Skulls Fracture
Private Norman Windsor son of William Windsor of Ariaana is seriously ill from a fractured skull in the South Pacific area. He is stationed in New Guinea and his letter dated March 3 arrived yesterday. Windsor has served over two and a half years and his unit was shipped to the South Pacific around February 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Windsor
William Windsor
Ariaana
Pacific
War Department
Windsor
New Guinea
South Pacific
Resignation of Allegany WPRB Chairman McMullen
Daniel F. McMullen resigned as chairman of the Allegany county War Price and Rationing Board, effective March 15, to enter the Democratic primary for Congress from the Sixth Maryland district. Harry Porch was named to succeed him, announced by Leo H. McCormick. McMullen is unopposed in the primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Daniel F. McMullen
Harry Porch
Allegany County War Price and Rationing Board
Leo H. McCormick
State Office of
Price Administration
McMullen
Congress
Maryland
Billy Meers Dies After Plasma Transfusions
Dallas reports the death of 4 year old Billy Meers, once the nationwide focus of a nephritis case in January, who died today despite ongoing plasma transfusions equivalent to two pints of blood daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Meers
Dallas
Argentine Minister In Tirade Against U S Left Unnamed Target
New York March 29 dispatches quote Argentina Interior Minister Luis Porlinger railing at United States and Great Britain war aims during off the record talk with Argentine reporters. He implied criticisms of U S policy and predicted belligerents would unite against Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Times
The
Herald Tribune
Mons Levideo
Luis C. Porlinger
Argentina
United States
Norman Armour
Perlinger
Armour
Great Britain
Russia
Cigarette Theft Trial Resumes in Baltimore Court
In Baltimore, two of three men charged with stealing a van full of cigarettes claim there is insufficient evidence to connect them to the Dec 20 theft. Antonio Imbragaglia and John Cerniglia face trial, while Joseph Tamburo chose a nonjury trial and severance. Robert L. Grove, a Frederick merchant and delegate, was convicted of receiving stolen goods last week and may testify. He says he did not know the cigarettes were stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltimore Criminal Court
Antonio Imbragaglia
John Cerniglia
Joseph Tamburo
Robert L. Grove
Frederick Merchant
House of Delegates
Grove
Imbragaglia
Cerniglias
Resist Nazis Rumania and Bulgaria urged to resist
Moscow reports that the Red Army stands on the Rumanian border as Tzveslia urges Rumania and Bulgaria to join democratic nations and defend their sovereignty or risk German occupation and devastation. It cites foreign press estimates of 15 Romanian and 20 Bulgarian divisions capable of resisting the Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red Army
Tzveslia
Rumania
Bulgaria
Hopkins Undergoes Operation At Mayo Clinic
Hopkins Undergoes Operation At Mayo Clinic. Hopkins Farry, a Presidential adviser, underwent an operation at St Marys hospital in Rochester. The nature of the operation was not disclosed and a bulletin is expected later. He has been under Mayo Clinic care for weeks with a nutritional disturbance. In Independence Idaho, a 33 year old farmer killed his four young children, his wife, and himself while brooding over draft reclassification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
Farry Hopkins
St. Mary's Hospital
Mayo Clinic
Hopkins
Independence
Wash
Jap Planes Shot Down In Battle Over North Burn
New Delhi reports Allied fighter planes destroyed 24 Japanese bombers and fighters in a major clash over northern Burma and Imphal area while ground forces pressure Ukhrul and surrounding sectors. Stilwell notes 3,423 Japanese killed in Burma since Oct. 26 with Allied losses at sea and air reduced.
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North Burn
New Delhi
India
Imphal
Southeast Asia Command
Ukhrul
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Burma
Chabau
Ledo
Upper
Assam
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mountbatten
Chin Ifills
Tiddim-Timphal
Gardenia Murder Leads To Arrest
Roger Lewis Gardner a 26 year old Kentucky man with many aliases was arrested in a midtown Manhattan apartment in connection with Los Angeles gardenia murder last summer. He faces impersonating federal officers charges after posing as an FBI man OPA investigator War Department agent and Federal attorney. Gardner has prior convictions and has married more than nine women without divorces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roger Lewis Gardner
FBI
Los Angeles
Gardenia
Gardner
Lexington
OPA
War Department
Snowfall Anniversary Marked By Bad Weather
A light morning snow turned to rain and sleet in the city with an inch in Gambrill Park and about half an inch at Braddock Heights before melting. The snow fell on the second anniversary of the great Palm Sunday 1942 storm that dumped over 17 inches. Western Maryland reports snow and rain with mountain tops blanketed and the official low at 31 degrees rising slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gambrill Park
Braddock Heights
Maryland
Mercury
May Put 4-Fs Into Army Labor Battalions
Under Secretary of War Robert Patterton told the House Military Committee March 29 that 3.5 million 4-Fs aged 18 to 37 should be assigned to essential industry or inducted into the Army in labor battalions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert P. Patterton
House Military Committee
Coach Resigns at Franklin and Marshall College
Richard W. Barker resigns as head football coach of Franklin and Marshall College effective August 1. Announcement made by Dr. Tezedore Distler, the college president, in Lancaster Pennsylvania last night.
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Lancaster
Richard W. Barker
Franklin and Marshall College
Tezedore Distler
Satan Meets His Twin
The Tokyo radio reported that Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu conferred yesterday with German ambassador Heinrich Georg Stammer on the "International Situation." The broadcast was recorded by U.S. government monitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tokyo Radio
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Heinrich Georg Stahlmer
U.S
U S Bombers Deep Into Nazi Homeland
London reports that American Flying Fortresses and Liberators struck Pas de Calais and central Germany in a major raid described as targeting Luftwaffe on the ground and in the air. The campaign marked a new monthly record with over 2,100 German planes destroyed in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Liberator
Pas de-Calais
France
James H. Doolittle
Britain
U. S
Dies Report Assails CIO in 200-Page Committee Document
The Dies committee extracts a 200 page report assailing the CIO Political Action committee as a subversive arm aimed at subverting Congress. It names Sidney Hillman and top CIO leaders as targets, asserting communists will back the CIO PAC in elections and seeking political leadership over voters. The report cites Lee Pressman, Harry Bridges, Joseph Curran and others, while stopping short of labeling Hillman a communist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIO Political Action Committee
House
Congress of the
United States
CIO
Rep. Dies
Dtex
Sidney Hillman
Earl Browder
Dies Committee
Political Action Committee
Hillman
Sun Beau, World’s Greatest Money-Winning Horse, Dies
Sun Beau, the renowned thoroughbred race horse famed for earnings from 1931 to 1940, died suddenly today at a stud farm in Doswell, Virginia. The 19-year-old bay horse earned $376,744 in his career for owner Willis Sharpe Kilmer, of Binghamton, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
Sun Beau
Doswell
Jale Willis Sharpe Kurmer
Flooding Lowlands in Holland to Counter Allied Invasion
London reports that German forces began flooding lowland areas in the Netherlands as a countermeasure in anticipation of a Western European Allied invasion. The Information Bureau announced the measure as part of strategic defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Holland
Netherlands Information Bureau
Europe
Defense rests in Wayne Lonergan murder case
The defense for Wayne Lonergan, charged with first degree murder in the slaying of heiress Patricia Lonergan, abruptly rested its case at 11:14 a.m. after calling only three witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wayne Lonergan
Patricia
23,000 Tanks Shipped to Allies Since Lend Lease Act
Washington reports about 23,000 tanks and nearly 750,000 other military vehicles have been sent from the United States to allies since the lend lease act was enacted three years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Russians Push Toward Odessa From Nikolaev Front
Russian forces drive along a 175 mile front toward the port of Odessa with Malinovsky’s Third Ukrainian Army advancing from Nikolaev and Army units near Tiraspollasi railroad. The Second Ukrainian Army moves toward Tsyra and Koshen while Zhukov’s forces reach Gvozdels near Kolomea as heavy fighting continues in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa-Tiraspollasi
Malinovsky
Nikolaev
Bug
Odessa
Domanevka
Domanev
Tsyra
Koshen
Romania
Moscow
Linkovtsy
Kamenets-Podolak
Proskurov
Czernowitz
Bucovina
Red Army
Gregory K. Zhukov
Gvozdels
Kolomea
Czernowitz-Lwow
Carpathian
Czechoslovakia
Farm Draft Deferments Shifted to Local Boards
Washington march 29 farm deferments are moved to local draft boards. Major General Lewis B Hershey and War Food Administrator Marvin Jones held a closed conference with Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Mussell to scrap the unit system and give boards responsibility for farm workers deferments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Focal
Hershey
Marvin Jones
Mussell
D-Ga
Senate Agriculture Committee
Firebug Strikes San Francisco Apartment House Again
A fire tug believed to be linked to yesterday's Blaming New Amsterdam hotel incident damaged an apartment house in San Francisco. A quick response by a female tenant returning from work prevented greater destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
New Amsterdam
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OPA Probe
Chicago
Mayo
NEA
J. T. Blackburn
Chevy Chase
Blackburn
Southwest Pacific
Satan
Great Black Sea Port
Berlin
Prut River
Old
Firebug
Himmler
Andor Jaros
Hungary
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