O Conor vetoes Frederick County Roads Board bill on final day
Governor Herbert R O Conor announced the veto of the Frederick County Roads Board bill, citing state wide motor vehicle regulations and potential local confusion. The veto blocks a measure limiting vehicle weights and speeds and returning board appointments to county commissioners, with December hearings and public notice clauses debated.
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Herbert R. O'Conor
General Assembly
Frederick County Roads Board
Associated Press
Roads Board
Attorney-General
Frederick County Road Board
Frederick
Toads
Camups
No Strike Likely As Coal Miners Face Government Action
President Roosevelt indicated at a press conference that he expects no strike by coal miners against the government. War Labor Board hearings on the coal wage dispute heard northern operators claim UMW demands would raise costs by 2.88 a ton and push Appalachian and soft coal costs into the hundreds of millions, a figure disputed by UMW President Lewis who said consumer prices would not rise substantially.
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Washington
Dent Roosevelt
Buveleo
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
Appalachian Belt
UMW
Joan K. Lewis
Lewis
WLB
Poles Accused of Espionage by Soviet Russia
Andrei Vishinsky, vice commissar for foreign affairs, told American and British reporters that Polish representatives in London engaged in espionage in Russia and that some involved had admitted guilt and been sentenced. Sikorski met with Anthony Eden in London after new charges against the Polish embassy in Moscow.
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Moscow
Andrei J. Vishinski
London
Russia
Sikorski
Eden
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Anthony Eden
Soviet
Indictment Over Aluminum Foundry Sabotage Case
Washington reports the attorney general announced the National Bronze or Aluminum Foundry Company and seven top officials were indicted in Cleveland on charges of sabatoge and defrauding the government. The case centers on alleged conspiracy with 21 employees to supply defectively fast aluminum superchargers for Packard Ro Royal airplane engines built for government use.
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Washington
Biddle
National Bronze Or Aluminum Foundry Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Biddie
Packard Motor Car Company
Drive Allies Into Sea as Last North Africa Campaign Opens
London reports Gen Harold Alexander in an order of the day to the 18th Army group saying the campaign has entered its last phase and vowing to drive the enemy into the sea. He praised Allied soldiers for their endurance and confidence, urging forward to victory in North Africa.
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London
Harold Alexander
18Th
Algiers
Associated Press
North Africa
Uncle Sam Urges Citizens to Aid War Bond Drives
Washington reports Treasury officials press citizens to boost war bond sales after April drive, noting only 7 percent of 18 billion in bonds came from average earners. Morgenthau pledges year long campaigns through August and December, urging steady purchases of savings bonds as war costs rise.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
Sam
Treasury
War Finance Committee
Morgenthau
Finals Friday For 9 Student Nurses at Frederick City Hospital
Graduation ceremonies for nine student nurses of Frederick City Hospital School of Nursing will be held next Friday afternoon May 14 at the Georgianna Hollis Simmons Nurses Home. An Alumnae lawn party begins the events tomorrow afternoon followed by an 3:15 pm graduation with Rev William C Royal giving the address and prayers by Rev Nusman Le Trot and Rev Philip E Saylor. Diplomas will be presented by Dr William Meredith Smith. Frances Andrews will present nursing pins and a reception follows in the orchard for graduates and families. Names include Lucille Adlesberger Virginia Butter Regina Elizabeth Hanky June Lucille Hill Grace M Kepler Ruthellen Lennard Carolyn Rice Elinor V Roumann and Jane L Snyder. Other commencement events include an honor reception Tuesday night at the Nurses Home and a dance Thursday at the Francis Scott Key hotel.
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Frederick City Hospital
Brunswick
Aca
Philip E. Saylor
Middletown
Gertrude Flagg
Hoot College
Willi
Meredith Smith
School of Nursing
Frances Andrews
Frederick City Hospital School of Nursing
Orchard
Lucille Adlesberger
Emmitsburg
Virginia Butter
Comers
Regina Elizabeth Hanky
Orrtane
June Lucille Hill
Brutewick
Grace M. Kepler
Ruthellen Lennard
Frederick S Carolyn Rice
Thurmoni
Elinor V. Roumann
Frederick
Jane L Snyder
Wagnerboro
Maj Gen Idwai Edwards Named Chief of Staff in European Theater
Gen Edward chief of staff announces the appointment of Maj Gen Idwai Hubert Edward aged 48 as Chief of Staff in the European theater of operations. He succeeds Brig Gen Charles H Barth 39 killed last Monday in a plane accident in Iceland with Gen Frank M Andrews and 12 others. Edward a native of Freedom New York entered the Army in 1919 served in the Philippines and in Washington later commanded Randolph Field and became a brigadier general in early 1942 in the European theater.
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London
Idwai Hubert Edward
US Army
Charles H. Barth
Iceland
Frank M. Andrews
Freedom
N Y
Edwards
Army
En Forse
Philippines
Air Tal
Washington
Hawaii
Randolph Field
Steak and potatoes supply stalls provoke bold act
In He Cot It Media, Philip Wagner complains of a potato shortage at a restaurant. He retrieves two potatoes from his coat pocket and declares he will not go hungry as staff apologize for the lack of potatoes. The incident ends with an awkward moment.
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Media
Philip Wagner
Wagner
Red Army Drives Wedge Into German Lines in Caucasus
Front line dispatches report the Soviet advance in the Kuban valley pushing toward Novorossisk as German and Romanian forces retreat under heavy air support. Axis reserves and heavy losses are noted, with entrenched positions and a strict order against retreat.
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Moscow
Red Army
Kuban
Caucasus
Nouvorogsisk
Red Star
Army
Novorossisk Ure
Thei
U S Air Attack Pulverizes Jap Seaplane Base
U S Army Navy and Marine Corps planes targeted Rekata Bay on Santa Isabel Island in a May 3 raid. Bombers fighters and dive bombers attacked for about 20 minutes spraying 2000 pound bombs and clearing a five acre area while silencing several anti aircraft emplacements. All planes returned safely and the operation was praised as a huge success.
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Guadalcanal
Rekata Bay
Santa Isabel Island
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Tne
Solas Mons
Washington
Suavanau Point
Dauntless
Air Force Headquarters
Davies To See Stalin At Once For Roosevelt
President Roosevelt announced that Joseph E. Davies would depart for Moscow to carry a personal letter from the President to Joseph Stalin. Davies, a former ambassador to Asia, would not reveal the letter’s contents and hinted a possible meeting with Stalin might be considered, though no details or replies were disclosed.
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Stalin
Roosevelt
Washington
Doday Giai
Joseph E. Davies
Mourson
Joseph Statin
Gluet Beecalve
Iteszid Davies
Anesia
Winston Churchill
Moscow
Chick
Sean Wlune
Pension Bill Approved Threatens Maryland Judges Retirement
Annapolis May 7 Governor O Conor approved two retirement and pension bills for Maryland judges as part of 124 measures. Chief Judge Benjamin A. Johnson of Salisbury and Associate Judge James M. Crockett of Pocomoke City retire at full pay for the remainder of their terms expiring 1919 and later enter the new pension plan. Associate Judge W Laird Henry of Cambridge sits in Worcester Somerset Dorchester and Wicomico counties awaiting the new provisions. The pension plan caps annual pay at 6000 for 20 years service, and Chief Judges receive up to 760 per year for 20 years. The bill also allows deductions from 1943 incomes for taxes and medical expenses.
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Maryland
O'Conor
Eastern Shore
Benjamin A. Johnson
Salisbury
James M. Crockett
Pocomoke City
Johnson
Dew
Myden Crackett
W. Laird Henry
Cambridge
Worcester
Somerset
Dorchester
Wicomico
Neexing
To Rectify Error Spartansburg May 7
A local gas station clerk discovered a customer’s Traon book contained two full sets of ABC coupons. The customer questioned the source while the ration board in Spartanburg is expected to rectify the error and settle the matter.
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Spartansburg
Jocal Ration Board
Allied push closes on Tunis and Bizerte front
Allied forces report deep penetrations near Bizerte and Tunis as US Second Corps and British First Army break through in northern Tunisia. Prisoners taken. 25 enemy ships sunk in Tunisian Straits, German troops show signs of broken spirit amid heavy air and ground assaults near Hedjerda Valley and St Cyprien.
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Tunisian
Second Corps
First Army
Tached
Hedjerda Valley
Edible wild weeds urged by OWI to aid war effort
The Office of War Information with the Agriculture Department advises picking wild greens for diet and defense. It lists chandelier greens dock poke and purslane as edible raw or parboiled and notes they taste like kale or spinach, while roots are poisonous.
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Washington
Middle West
Agriculture Department
Captain Winebrewer Promoted to Major in Army
Captain Philip R. Winebrewer, longtime city resident and former price executive of the State OPA, has been promoted to major. He now serves as public relations officer at Camp Pickett, Virginia, after reentering the Army as a captain on November 1. He served overseas in World War I and later commanded Headquarters Company of the old First Regiment, Maryland National Guard.
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Philip R. Winebrewer
Winebrewer
Camp Pickett
Price
States Opa
Winchroner
Old First Regiment
Maryland National Guard
Henderson Named Adviser To Business Interests
Washington May 7 Leon Henderson said he will become adviser to business and interpret federal controls for businessmen. He stressed the merit of translating government regulations into practical guidance for firms and buyers amid rationing and price ceilings.
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Henderson
Washington
Federa
Leon Henderson
Italian Harbor Heavily Raided by Liberator Bombers
Cairo May 7 United States Army bombers raided Reggio di Calabria harbor in daylight. More than 250000 pounds of high explosives were dropped on two merchant vessels. Colonel Keith E. Compton reported most bombs hit targets with flames leaping high. One Liberator did not return and at least one enemy plane was shot down during the attack.
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Cairo
Reggio di Calabria
U.S. Army
Keith EK ‘Compton
St. Joseph
U. & Army Communique Sak
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Uncle Sam
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