Snow Recedes as Frederick Counts Snow Overnight
Nearly all of the 17 inch county snowfall melted by Monday with temperatures not dropping below freezing. Light rain aided melt as 30 inch drifts faded, roads opened, and schools returned to session while crews clear streets and drain water in Frederick city and county.
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Frederick
Frederick County
Eugene W. Pruitt
Sabillasville
County Roads Board
State Roads Commission
Roads Commission
Robert E. L. Putman
Clark Lee Joins Army Coverage in Australia
Melbourne March 31 Clark Lee Associated Press correspondent famed for dispatches from Bataan has reached Australia to cover General Douglas MacArthur. Lee left the Philippines days before MacArthur and awaits details of his travel method while awaiting assignments in the southwest Pacific region.
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Melbourne
Australia
Clarik Lee
Associated Press
Bataan
Douglas MacArthur
Lee
Philippines
MacArthur
Southwest
Pacific
Locomotive Boiler Blows Up in Indiana
A westbound Nickel Plate freight train in Redkey Indiana exploded its locomotive boiler killing three crewmen the engineer E L Benner of Lima Ohio the fireman W M Herschberger of Lima Ohio and brakeman J E Schletter of Frankfort Indiana Coroner Donald Spahr says the water level was reported low at the time of the blast.
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Redkey
Ind
Here
Donald Spahr
E. L. Benner
W. M. Herschberger
Lima. O
J. E. Schletter
Frankfort
Easter Furlough Expansion For 29th Division
Fort Meade announces an Easter furlough expansion for the 29th Infantry Division and Sixth Army Corps units. The share allowed on furlough rises from 5 to 13 percent for the four days from Good Friday to Easter Monday.
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Fort George G. Meade
Sixth Army Corps
29Th Infantry Division
Sixth Corps
Army Day Open House At Detrick Field
The 312th Air Base Squadron will host an Army Day open house at Detrick Field next Monday. The public may visit the field Monday afternoon from two to four o clock.
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Detrick Field
312Th Air Base
Junior C Of C Appeals To Mayor To End Sewer Job
The Frederick Junior Chamber of Commerce calls on the Mayor and Aldermen to immediately disperse the sanitary sewer connection issue. The statement accuses health agencies of inaction, cites bond authorization as the mayor and aldermen’s responsibility, and urges completion of 100 percent connections with available materials and fixtures.
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Junior C. of C
Frederick
Board of Aldermen
Janen Chamber
Japs Bomb Base Hospital In Bataan
The War Department says a base hospital in Bataan was bombed at noon March 30, causing casualties. The hospital had been marked and avoided by enemy bombers until yesterday. Manila Bay defenses faced heavy bombardment with little damage reported. Fort Hughes battery destroyed an enemy launch. No other areas reported.
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Washington
War Department
Bataan
Manila Bay Harbor
Fort Hughes
Manila Bay
Cavite
No Shortage Of Razor Blades
Washington reports no razor blade shortage after all and urges shoppers not to stock up. Dan A. West of the OPA says the curtailment will still yield a completely adequate supply with at least 2.4 billion blades produced this year, despite WPB moves affecting electrical shavers and lawn mowers.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Dan A. West
OPA
War Production Board
Shavers
West
Consumer Division
WPB
Verdict Favoring Plaintiff in Excavation Dispute
Judge Arthur D. Willard returns a verdict for Augustus C. Tyergar the plaintiff an excavator, awarding 115 dollars against Charles M. Dodd the Frederick builder for excavation of a Hamilton property dwelling. The court found the oral agreement paid 1.25 per cubic yard, not 0.30 per yard plus 125 per yard for rock as claimed by Dodd.
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Arthur D. Willard
Augustus C. Tyergar
Charles M. Dodd
Frederick
Dodd
Hamilton
North Pelerson Street
Tyeryar
Tyergar
Sherman P. Bowers
Alton ¥. Bennett
Every Soldier Leaving U S Gets FDR Letter
President Roosevelt said all soldiers and Marines sailing for abroad will receive the same White House letter promising support by the nation. The Army and Marine Expeditionary Forces in Ireland are among those to get the messages as they depart. Navy personnel at sea receive no letter due to lack of permanent bases.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Army Expeditionary Force
Ireland
Stephen Early
United Nations
Marine Corps Expeditionary Forces
Early
White House
Standard Oil denies delaying synthetic rubber development
Washington March 31 Standard Oil of New Jersey president Farish testified before the Senate Defense Investigating Committee that claims the company blocked synthetic rubber were unfounded and false He argued contracts with I G Farben aided American industry and war efforts and rejected charges of disloyalty or aiding German interests in wartime operations
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Washington
W. S Farish
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
United States
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Farish
Thurman Arnold
United
I. G. Farben
Germany
Standard Oil Company
U. S
I. G
Arnold
Standard
Japan
France
Brazil
State Department
Sewer List Revised In City Sewer Question
City employees prepared a corrected sewer connections list under Mayor Lloyd C. Caleb to be presented to the Board of Aldermen. The list aims to ensure only verified connections appear, with unapproved starts excluded. Two warrants already served were dropped after named individuals agreed to connect to the sewer.
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Lloyd C. Caleb
Board of Aldermen
Distribution of 5992 Retreaded Tires Began in Maryland
Baltimore March 314 Distri bution of 5992 retreaded and recapped tires will begin in Maryland tomorrow. Rationing officials urge eligible motorists to apply early as April quota is comparatively small. Louis C Burr Maryland Mobiling Administrator said eligible motorists include defense workers executives and technicians related to war work taxicab operators and farmers using passenger cars to haul produce. About 2150 tires are allocated to Baltimore city.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Tomorow
Louis C. Burr
Baltimore City
Bond Posted for Harry Schultz on Assault Charge
A recognizance bond of $2,000 is posted before Magistrate Sherman P. Bowers for the release of Harry Schultz of Brunswick. He awaits action by the next grand jury on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill Lucy Grove. The alleged assault occurred March 6.
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Bond
Sherman P. Bowers
Harry 4. Schultz
Brunswick
Lucy Grove
British and Russian forces beat off German convoy attack
British and Russian naval forces sank a German destroyer and damaged three U boats while escorting a convoy to Russia. HMS Trinidad and HMS Eclipse sustained damage but returned to port. Casualties occurred. next of kin will be informed.
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London
Russia
Admiralty
H M.S. Trinidad
L. S. Saunders
R. N
H. M. S. Eclipse
E. Mack
D. 5
H. M.S. Trinidad
Frederick to launch fifth Community Chest drive May 4
Frederick's fifth annual Community Chest campaign runs May 4 to 11 to raise funds for six member agencies. Campaign manager A C Stine and advisory committee plan the appeal after the budget study. publicity chiefs are Delaplaine, Mathias, and Tidmore. The drive emphasizes continuing essential charity and character building despite wartime demands.
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Frederick
A. C. Stine
Charles McC. Mathias
Ignatius Bjorlee
Elmer I. Eshleman
Rev
Wm. C. Royal
Holmes D
Freighter Rams Sunken Oil Barge In The Bay
A 212 ton freighter laden with pulpwood rammed a sunken oil barge near Turkey Point lighthouse in Chesapeake Bay. The crew of seven abandoned the vessel before it sank stern first. Captain W. W. Jarrett, 52, of Baltimore, commanded the freighter E Madison Hall with six crew members who reached a cove in Elk River in a lifeboat and reported the crash to Mrs Fannie Salter, the Turkey Point lighthouse keeper.
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Baltimore
Turkey Point
Chesapeake Bay
W. W. Jarrett
Madison Hall
Elk River
Fannie Salter
Selling Defense Stamps In Frederick Office News
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company offices in Frederick report $455.50 in defense stamps sold since January 18. Alfred R. Bolz, district manager, said the local office sold $398.85 in that period, mainly to the public.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Frederick
Alfred R. Bolz
Bombing Record in Pacific Warns Japanese Aviation
United States Army reports Col. Eugene L. Eubank's bomber command in the Philippines and the Netherlands East Indies shot down 50 enemy pursuit planes and sank or damaged 46 transports and 16 warships through March 1. The record notes low losses and cites notable missions near Luzon, Lingayen Gulf, Legaspi Bay, and Clark Field with crews praised for bravery and endurance.
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United States Army
Australia
Eugene L. Eubank
U. S. Bomber Command
Philippines
Netherlands East Indies
Pacific
Java
George. H. Brett
Col. Eubank
Port Arthur
Tex
Albuquerque
N. M
Bomber Command
Opelousas
Luther Heidiger
Richport
Conn
Anthony Holub
Coronado
Calif
Roy Cox
Riverside
Fred Crimmins
Fort Worth
Texas
Lingayen Gulf
Wigan
Colin Kelly
Legaspi Bay
Luzon
Elliott Vandevanter
Washington, D. C
Hewitt Wireless
Fresno
Jack Adams
Anadarko
Okla
Col
Eubank
Vandevanter
Adams
Kubsnk
Sgt
Louis Silva
Colton
Silva
Stanley Robinson
Morfantown
W. Va
Elbert Helton
Henry Galusha
Julius Summers
Robert Northcutt
Baltimore
Russians Batter Nazis On Long Front In March Push
Soviet armies reported strong spring offensives along the entire front including near Leningrad and in Ukraine. German high command claimed aerial successes and tank losses, with Murmansk air raids and U boat attacks on the Far North convoy as stormy weather limits North Africa actions.
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Associated Press
Russia
Nazi
High Command
Ukraine
Moscow
Lake Imen
Lake Iimen
Staraya Russa
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Arctic
Murmansk
United Nations
Kola Bay
May Reject British Plan In India All-India Congress
Gandhi and Azad presented views on the Cripps proposals to the Congress Working Committee amid signs the party may reject the plan. A resolution in reply was expected, making acceptance unlikely and reducing need for a formal resolution at this stage.
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New Delhi
Mohandas Gandhi
Maulana
Abdul Karan Azad
India
All-India Congress
Congress
Stafford Cripps
Actress to wed Gene Markey in Washington
Carole Landis, film actress, flies to Washington to marry Gene Markey, screen writer and Navy lieutenant commander. She left surprised studio officials unaware of her plans.
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Los Angeles
Im— Bionde
Carole Landis
Washington, D. C
Gene Markey
U. S. Navy
Bullish Fuel in New York Market Wanes in Trading
In New York on March 31 the stock market showed balanced prices with small fractions of movement. Leaders saw a near equal split of losses and gains around the fourth hour as dealings picked up at intervals, yet activity remained far from a full recovery.
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New York
Allied Air Force Shows Superiority Over Japs
Allied airmen press the advantage over Tokyo forces with United States Flying Fortresses repelling Japanese fighters five miles high over New Guinea. Direct hits at Lae airdrome were reported from 26,000 feet, while RAAF bombs hit Timor airfield, likely destroying six planes. Curtin praised Australian returnees and allied forces as Blamey urged readiness for 1942. tail gunners repeatedly downed attacking fighters.
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Melbourne
Lae
New Guineea
United States
New Guinea
Townsville
Queensland
Thomas Blamey
Australia
Minnster
John Curtin
Middle East
Ife
RAAF
Koepang
Dutch Timor
Curtin
Darwin
United Nations
Blamey
Churchill
Mediterranean
Pacific War Council
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Springdale Farm Acquired by D P Buckey in 170 Acre Purchase
The M J Grove Lime Company deeds Springdale Farm to D Prince ton Buckey for 170 acres along Route 15 near Buckey town. The $21 dollars paid is noted by stamps. The rolling cultivated property features a large mansion with water, bath, bank barn, grain shed, dairy barn for 30 cows, silo, dairy house and equipment. Buckey plans full food production with tenant Rodney R Kelly shipping 100 gallons plus of high grade milk daily to Washington DC and growing 10 acres of peas for canning. 20 acres of sugar corn to be planted for the factory.
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M. J. Grove Lime Company
D. Princeton Buckey
Springdale
Buckeystown
Springdale Farm
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clark Lee
Army
Edward Mobley
Aways
Jaycees
Community Chest
Vern Haugland
Leningrad
Allied Air Force
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