Tydings And Randall Win Drab Primary Election
Unofficial returns from Maryland Democratic primary show Millard E. Tydings leading with 1,254 votes to Willis R. Jones 150 in Frederick County. Blanchard Randall won the Republican nomination for Senator with 492 to Paul Robertson 278, as locals note low turnout and pending official counts.
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United States
Millard E. Tydings
Frederick County
Tydings
Willis R. Jones
Baltimore
Jones
Charles Baden
Vincent F. Long
Stephen B. Peddicord
Blanchard Randall
Randall
Paul Robertson
Rives Matthews
Shore
Nazis Lose 1500 In Local Actions Monday
A Soviet communique reports about 1500 Axis troops killed in local fighting in Romania and old Poland on Monday, with 600 Germans killed north of Iasi and a battalion of 600 to 1,000 attacking troops wiped out southeast of Stanislawow. A broader eastern front update notes no major changes as Red Army massed for a new offensive. Indictment returned as Michigan graft probe charges four persons, following up an indictment of 26 individuals.
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London
Romania
Old Poland
Red
Iasi
Stanislawow
Indictme
PHA
Michigan
Intense Air War Enters Its 18th Day In The West
Allied air forces extend a non stop pre invasion offensive into the 18th day. American Liberators Thunderbolt and Mustang fighters join up with British Canadian and Italian crews bombing rail yards factories and auto works across northern France and varying targets in Italy Belgium and Germany. Night raids pummel rail links and strategic plants while Mediterranean operations hit La Spezia Livorno Genoa and Alessandria as daylight strikes hit Florence and Rome rail lines and motor transport northwest of Metkovic.
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London
France
Belgium
Italy
Germany
England
British Air Ministry
RAF
Mediterranean
Britain
Hitler
Atlantic Wall
RCAF
Lyon
Tours
Toulouse
Chambly
Paris
Mechelen
Brussels
St. Ghislain
Mons
Ludwigshafen
Rhineland
la Spezia
Livorno
Leghorn
Genoa
Alessandria
Milan
Popoli
Moricone
Florence
Rome
Metkovic
Yugoslavia
Shortage Of Preachers Faces Methodist Church
May 2 report to the General Conference warns of an imminent preacher shortage for the Methodist Church. Murray H. Leiffer of Garrett Biblical Institute notes growth in population outpaced by ordained ministers since 1900, 1915, and proposes planned measures as the church faces a shrinking clergy pool in the coming decade.
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Method Church
General Conference
dLred
Murray H. Leiffer
Garrett Biblcal Institute
Evanston
Kansas City
London says Germany uses Rome residents for military purposes
The Foreign Office informed the Commons that Germany still uses the citizens of Rome for military aims and that the British government has made no commitments on requests to reward the Italian capital as an open city, in reply to Edgar Granville.
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London
Germany
Rome
Foreien
Commons
Edgar Granville
Maryland Primary Results At A Glance From AP
Unofficial returns show party tallies across districts in Maryland. Highlighted figures include Roe 9,308. Baldwin 25,863. D’Alesandro 10,028. Lasseer 11,484. Fall on 8,636. Robertson 7,048. McQuaid 2,313. No Republican contest in several districts.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Primarie Erday
Willkie
Senate
Robertson
Matthews
Roe
Ward
Merriken
Andrus
Baldwin
Risteau
Zeller
McQuaid
Steiner
D'Alesandro
Owens
Cooney Twico
Benson
Young
Fallon
Miller
Lasseer
Glenn
Weidemeyer
Torvestad
Hammett
Sixth
Spain to cut wolfram for Nazis in compromise with allies
The State Department announced a wartime deal with Spain to limit wolfram exports to Nazi Germany, with caps of 20 tons monthly in May and June and 40 tons monthly for rest of 1944. Other terms call for expelling Axis agents, closing Tangier’s Axis offices, releasing some Italian ships, and resuming oil quotas.
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Washington
State Department
Spain
France
United States
Germany
Spanish
Morocco
Tangier
Caribbean
Antha Eden
House of Commo
Portugal
Massive Works Program Proposed as War Ends
Washington and local government announce a giant public works push to wind down wartime projects and maintain pump priming through private channels rather than federal programs. Denver reports heavy snowfall, with more than seven inches blanketing the metro area as Winter resumes activity over Colorado and southern Wyoming.
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Washington
Federal Works System
Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Destroyer Four Other Jap Ships Are Sunk
British submarines have sunk a Japanese destroyer and four other vessels in Asiatic waters while damaging two supply ships and an escort vessel. A submarine bombarded military installations at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands and escaped after a brisk duel with shore batteries.
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London
Asiatic
Admiralty
Port Blair
Andaman Islands
Indian Ocean
Malacca Strait
Malaya
Sumatra
Roosevelt era primaries test in Florida and Alabama
The Roosevelt administration faced a proxy test in Florida and Alabama Democratic senatorial primaries with Pepper leading a five way Florida field against Edmunds. In Alabama Hill faced Birmingham attorney Simpson while GOP lines echoed New Deal issues in South Dakota. Delegate contests in Florida and South Dakota also under way, plus a jury trial wrap in a Separate Ohio case.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Florida
Alabama
South Dakota
Claude Pepper
New Deal
Ollie Edmunds
Jacksonville
Pepper
Hill
Gurney
Byrd 'D-Vai
Bed on Fire At Chapel Alley House Alarmed City Fire Units
A bed on fire in a colored house on Chapel alley between Third and Fourth streets triggered a general fire alarm at 316 a.m. Officers reported the blaze confined to an upstairs room. James Nelon notified responders. Frank Gastley and Sons, owners, could not estimate total damage yet. All city apparatus responded and the blaze was extinguished with a booster stream.
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Chapel Alley
Third
Fourth
James Nelon
Frank Gastley and Sons
Bard recalls Frederick's early days at 100th anniversary dinner
Folger McKinsey, the Bentztown Bard, told Frederick’s 50 year ago history at a Francis Scott Key hotel dinner honoring the Mutual Insurance Company of Frederick County. He recalled early residents, German heritage, and city life from 60s past. An Al Bohn magic act entertained as guests received illustrated booklets and souvenir wallets.
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Frederick
Folger McKinsey
Bentztown
Baltimore Sun
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Mutual Insurance Company
Frederick County
McKinsey
News
Maryland
William M. Storm
The
Mutual
Hubert P. Burdette
Mt. Airy
al Bohn
Philadelphia
Dunninger
Collection Of Garbage Slow In City
Mayor Hugo V. Gittinger said the city faces a severe garbage collection slowdown as the street department is five workers short. Efforts to recruit more labor through the Employment Service have failed, and street crews are aiding on routes. Superintendent Roger Cook and his team are assisting with trucks as residents are urged to be patient and cooperative.
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City Street Department
Hugo V. Gittinger
Regs
Roger Cook
Eet
Maxee
Team Garbane Cotler
Japs Claim Carrier Task Force Made Truk Attack
Tokyo announced that an American carrier task force attacked Truk in the Caroline Islands, causing damage to ships and installations while Japanese forces said they heavily damaged an American carrier and shot down over 30 planes. A separate lone Liberator raid damaged a vessel at Truk and airstrips on Moen and Eten.
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Truk
London
Tokyo
Caroline Islands
Sianday
Mortlock Islands
Carolines
Hollandia
New Guinea
al- Hed
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S S. Pacific
Pearl Harbour
Moen
Eten
Attac
Walkersville Keeps Annual Town Election Rears Two Officials
Burgess C. C. Keeney was re elected without opposition to a two year term receiving all 37 votes. Elray Grimes won town commissioner unopposed with 36 votes succeeding Harry O. Smith. Both take office June 1. Hold over commissioners are Walter H. Dudraw and Frank B. Cramer.
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Burgess C. C. Keeney
Walkersville
Moundiy
Elray FL Grimes
Harry O. Smith
Yeu Keeney
LeGore Lime Company
Grimes
Walter H. Dudraw
Prank
Cramer
Sick And Wounded Americans Returning
Washington May 2 The Swedish exchange liner Gripsholm sails today to try out its second exchange of seriously sick and wounded war prisoners with Germany and to make exchange of other Germans and Americans entitled to repatriation under the Geneva convention. The exchange is to take place at Barcelona about May 17 The American mates are expected to land in New York early next month.
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Washington
Gripsholm
Germany
Barcelona
York
Slot Machines Reported At Army Posts Spark Pay Inquiry
Washington. A Senate inquiry probes claims that slot machines at military posts divert soldiers pay. Senator Braid asserts at the War Department that information indicates manipulation of pay by casino devices, raising questions about control and oversight.
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Washington
War Department
Miliary Post
Informat.en
Saynerei
Thease
Angry Bluejays Attack Infant in Yonkers Carriage
Fragmentary report describes bluejays feeding on an infant and a nearby dog, with resident Elizabeth Feyie blamed for not ceasing food. A bite to the child’s nose and cheeks is noted as the carriage lay nearby.
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Elizabeth Feyie
Ie Ibeca
Navy draft board receives army call for personnel
Local draft board one received the Navy call and board two received a second Army call. Officials indicated many calls can be filled from available men on hand.
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NAVY
CALE
Nava Industign
Board Two
Army
Anta
Baty
Ion Hand
Seven Japanese Vessels Sunk By U S Submarines At Ocean Waters
The Navy announced American submarines sank seven Japanese cargo ships one large tanker and a large auxiliary in enemy waters during patrols. The report lists 12 vessels sunk or damaged including one light cruiser five warships and two destroyers, bringing total Japanese losses to 695 vessels.
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
Far East
U.S
Navy Department
Synthetic Tires Nears Prewar Quality and Ahead in Production
New York May 2 ay Synthetic rubber passenger car tires are 96 percent as good as natural rubber tires they replaced says Robert Wilson VP of Good year Tire and Rubber Co He notes 10 000 000 passenger tires made this year and production near 880 000 tons while research continues with almost boundless opportunities. In Burma Allied air borne troops decisively defeated a Japanese attempt to break a roadblock 63 miles southwest of Mogaung after a three day battle with 2 000 attackers. Col Philip Cochran and air commandos aided in bombing and strafing efforts. Allied estimates show at least 1 000 Japanese killed. Stilwell forces advance toward Mogaung with spearheads within 30 miles. In Imphal area activity rises with no change in Kohima sector.
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New York
Robert Wilson
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Wilson
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Mogaung
Burma
Mogaung Valley
Joseph W. Stilwell
Myitkyina
Philip Cochrane
Stilwell
Mogaung River
Wararup
India
Papel
Imphal
Kohima
Slight Beachhead Gain Is Made By Germans
Allied Headquarters in Naples reports German forces pushed to within three miles southwest of Carrocete on the Anzio beachhead while shelling redoubled in the Cassino area. A raiding party near Cerreto Alto inflicted unreported results, and anti aircraft fire deterred a German aerial attack, with 199 destroyed and 130 probable bombers.
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Allied
Naples
Fifth Army
Anzio
Carrocete
Cerreto Alto
Furnished apartment ad draws 75 replies in one night
Mrs Cora Grove of 131 East Third Ad reports 75 responses to her advertisement for a furnished apartment at 330 Park Avenue. She says it attracted 73 applicants the first evening and the ad was canceled.
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Cora Grove
East Third
Park Avenue
Pepper Loses First Precinct in Florida Primary
Jacksonville May 2. Tiny Brown's farm precinct reports Pepper trailing in the Democratic primary for senator. Pepper, seeking renomination, gets one vote against nine for Judge Ole Edmunds and one for Millard Conklin. Byrd pledged delegates favored over those pledged to Roosevelt. Pepper won nomination in another contest but received only two of the votes cast at Brown's farm.
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Wendell L. Willkie
Maryland
Thomas Dewey
New York
Dewey
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Tuscarora
Emmitsburg
Creagerstown
Robertson
Woodsboro
Randal-Robertson
Randall
Matthews
Woodsboere
Jacksonville
Fla
Brown
Florida
Claude Pepper
Judge Ole Edmunds
Millard Conklin
Peppers
Harry F Byrd
Virginia
Roosevelt
Pepper
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Walter E. Sinn
W. C. McSherry
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Mutual Insurance Co
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Goodyear Executive
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