Draft Boards Given Wider Latitude By Regulations
Local draft boards begin operating under new selective service rules expanding occupational deferments for men aged 26 to 38. Boards will review registrant classifications, using a nationwide essential activities list and other data to grant deferments for war production and health or safety support.
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Army
Navy
War Manpower Commission
U. S
Electpeg
Gatesley
Phc
Te Id “Sans
Veterin Nursing
Institutionieee Fa Etwil
Japs Drive Toward Chungking Narrows China Front
Japanese offensives in China press toward Chungking as Loyang is besieged from three sides. Rail lines Lunghai cut, and Henan rail hub near Chungking threatened. Japanese forces also close on Sunghsie n. Allied air power aids British near Kohima as MacArthur and Nimitz conduct shuttle bombing of Truk and Palau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
Japan
China
Chungking
Loyang
Lunghai
Henan
Shanghai
Lushan
Hankow-Peiping
Sunghsien
India
Kohima
Joseph Stilwell
Burma
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Central Pacific
Truk
MacArthur
Palau
Philippines
State Jaycees Meet for Maryland Conference at Vandabana Hotel
Delegates to the Maryland Junior Chamber of Commerce spring War Conference register this afternoon at the Vandabana Hotel Braddock Heights for a two day gathering. Mayor Theodore R McKeldin of Baltimore to speak at the conference banquet at 630 PM with dancing and entertainment planned. Officers to be elected Sunday morning after breakfast and committee reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Junior Chamber of Commerce
Vindabana
Braddock Heights
Anass
Theodore R. McKeldin
Baltimore
C. Vernon Stone Jr
Hagawn
McKeldin
Board of
Directo
Training programs and services for wartime education and Fed Reserve support
A fragmented passage outlines wartime training across industrial, agricultural, vocational, elementary to university levels and professional schools. It mentions U S Maritime Service training, CAA pilot programs, and technical management support for war production, plus Federal Reserve System services, with unclear bank details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
CAA Ciaision
Federal Reserve System
Rome's Capture Becomes Major Allied Objective
Washington reports a shift in U S high command favoring a Rome capture as a pivotal achievement in the Italian campaign. General Clark recently visited the United States for secret talks with President Roosevelt and Gen Marshall, signaling readiness to commit sufficient forces to breach Nazi lines despite strong fronts along the Gustav and Adolf Hitler defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Clark
Fifth Army
Roosevelt
Rome
Gustav
Adolf Hitter
Sth
Haly
Sicily
Mediterranean
Cassina
Germany
Alexander
Italy
Clark
United States
South Carolina
Gen
George C. Marshall
County Tax Payments Pass Last Year
County Tax Payments pass last year as of May 1 with about two thirds of the 1944 levy collected. Treasurer James H. Falk reports total receipts of 554,727.96, a February peak of 525,302.41 in county taxes, and 503,167.09 in 1944 current taxes plus delinquent 1943 sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Falk
State Tax Commission
May Day Celebration at Elm Street School
Pupils from Elm Street school held a May Day event on the lawn with about 1,000 attendees. A picnic meal followed as sections earned points, and the program featured flag ceremonies, Latin American songs, a square dance, May Pole dance, and glee club performances.
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Elm Street
Western Hemisphere
Parkway
North Market
Washington Street
Angeline Sunday
Eleanor Messer Hood
Assault charge against James Fox on 223 West Patrick Street
James Fox was charged with assault and battery and arrested Friday night by City Officers Butler and Shook with an arrest warrant issued by Dorothy Rumimell. He was released on $250 bond awaiting a Police Court hearing Monday night.
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James Fox
West Patrick Street
Butler
Ber
Dorothy Rumimell
Victory Garden Ground Sought in Frederick County
Frederick residents express willingness to cooperate in a state Victory garden drive if land is provided for plots. Mrs. Bartlett F. Johnston serves as Maryland Victory Garden chair and seeks a county chairman, while Jacob R. Ramsburg is contacted to lead. Organizations show response but lack of ground remains a major obstacle to starting work promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Bartlett F. Johnston
Eccleston
Samuel 3. Johnston
Vietory Garden Committee
Maryland
Jacob R. Ramsburg
Frederick County
Tonen
Victory Garden
OPA
Oman
Frederick Tron
Evzhin Et Fast
Bread Price Hike Letters Latched With Bigger Loaf
Glade Valley Garber Bread Co announces Monday price rise of one cent per loaf to offset the cost, with the loaf enlarged to maintain value. OPA immut in effect. heavier loaf aims to improve texture and keeping quality. Other bread varieties, including rolls, also set to rise one cent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glade Valley-Garber Bz Co
Owas
Stilwell Drives Japanese Back in Burma Offensive
General Stilwell announces a major drive in northern Burma with Chinese forces attacking Kamae Magaung and Myitkyona on a two mile front. Advance columns reach Manpin east of the Mo Gaung river while another column pushes toward Tiangzuo near Myitkyina. Japanese anti tank guns fall as Chinese units press toward Mogaung and Moyikyina, with significant casualties reported.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Cersiaon
May
Joseph W
Priest Who Saw Stalin Suspended in Springfield
Rev Stanislaus Orlemanski was suspended by Bishop Thomas W. O'Leary after returning from Moscow where he met Marshal Stalin. Canonical penalties bar him from celebrating mass or performing any divine office for an indefinite period and from administering sacraments or remaining in his parish. He had traveled to Moscow to discuss an American system for Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Stanislaus Orlemanski
Thomas W. O'Leary
Joel Statin
Moscow
George J. Shea
O'Leary
Orlemanski
Shea
Fr Orlemanski
Marshal Stalin
Poland
Not One Nazi Plane Was Met
Allied air forces operated over Italy on May 13 14 during a daylong campaign. Two thousand sorties targeted Gustav Line bridges rail lines and air fields to disrupt German reinforcements. No German fighters engaged the raid as weather hindered action though bombers and fighters pressed attacks throughout the front.
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Allied Air Force
Italy
Reichmarshal Goering
Westerday
Enemas
Gustav Line
Cooksville Man Dies In Automobile Accident
A Cooksville man died in an automobile crash as reported locally. The driver, 34, identified as Gibson, suffered severe head and facial injuries. another occupant received minor wounds. Police are investigating the route and street details amid ongoing inquiries.
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Cooksville
Burr
Edwin W
Cookeville
Pat Charlies
Gibson
Bombers Hit Europe Again After Night Assault
British American air forces intensified pre invasion operations against Nazi occupied Europe with heavy night and daylight bombardments. RAF and US Ninth Air Force raids struck Luxembourg Brussels Louvain Tourcoing and German-occupied targets as Berlin warned of preparations for invasion. Casualties and losses reported on both sides amid widespread aerial activity along the invasion front.
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Londan
Berlin
London
Fortress of Europe
Belcairoagt
Lausain
Elt
France
Dover Strait
North Sea
Mitchell
Bostons
Second Tactical Air Force
Tourcoing
Folkestone
Continent
RAF
Louvain
Brus
Camp H
Hassest
Thunderbolts
Ninth Air Force
Suit Aad
Brussels
Lonvai
Weta
U.S
Strategic Air Force
Aeral
Leving
Caecho-Slovakia
Fragmented Note From A Meeting About Changes
A damaged memo discusses ongoing changes and directions from a military committee. The text mentions a May 10 date, names unclear, and references to tasks or aims for work, with strained phrasing and partial phrases about actions and disorganization.
Allied air raids prep week declared by Allies
Fragmentary text reports on Allied and British American air activity over Europe. Mentions bombers and preparation, with unclear dates and placements. Key named entities are obscured, but the focus is war action and strategic activity surrounding Western Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon
Europe
Cournuniqiae
Berlin Says Gustav Line Not Reached in Italian Front Trial
Berlin asserted no breach of the Gustav Line and German defenses remained intact as Allied operations along the Italian peninsula intensify. Reports cite Allied tank use, heavy artillery, and aerial bombardment from east of the Gulf of Gaeta to northwest of Cassino with ongoing fighting in the Liri valley.
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London
Berlin
Tralian
Gulf of Gaeta
Cassing
Alles
Italy
Fifth Army
Mmain
Anszip
Liri
Cassino
Eighth Army
Gustav Line
Hitler Line
Associated Press
Transocean
Walter Seidlitz
Rome
Two E- Boats Sunk After Channel Engagement
A German E-boat force in the English Channel was scattered by the French destroyer La Combattante after an engagement near the UK coast. One E-boat sunk and another damaged. the remainder escaped under cover. British vessels reported all sailors safe with some casualties and minor damage.
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London
English Channel
Wieht
Deviroxer la Combattante Sodas
Madrid announces ready prisoner exchange with Barcelona May 17
Spanish authorities said last night preparations are complete for a prisoner exchange between Madrid and Barcelona on May 17. About 919 Allied prisoners will be exchanged for roughly the same number of Germans.
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Madrid
Barcelona
Progress In Italy Slowed By Foe And Mountains
Allied forces pressed along the Cassino front in Italy as Fifth Army and Eighth Army units breached German positions. American troops captured Ventosa and advanced near Damiano and Cercobi while bridging the Rapido to form a bridgehead toward the Gustav Line. French and American forces seized Monte Falio crest and San Sebastiano as paratroopers faced stiff counterattacks from German paratroop units and heavy artillery fire.
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Naples
Germain
Cassite
Garihan
Veotost
Damiano Hb
Hib S18
CasteHorte
Cercebi
Damiany Hill
Garignano
Cassino
Rapido
Liri
Fifth Army
Monte Failo
San Sebastiano
Castelforte
Eighth Army
Cassing
First Parachute
Mattresses Ablaze at 328 East Patrick Street
A fire damaged two mattresses and bedding in Seay Booker’s apartment at 328 East Patrick Street. Responding firefighters removed the items through a window after a general alarm at 4 08. A bureau, chair, wall and smoke damage were noted. Cause not given.
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Tno
Seay Booker
East
Patrick Street
Booker
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Japs’ Drive
State Jaycees Meeting
Mayor McKeldin
Are Academy
John R. Beardall
Associated Presses
U.S. High Command
Washington
Falk
Stilwell
Stalin
Ravel Zimmerman
Francis Seatt Key
Mondas
F. Amick
Zimmerman
J AL Shires
Iwo Bins
Hs Realth
Louvain and
Hasselt
Military
Comenithee
Tse Bovs la Berlin
Ventosa
Cercobi
Hbl
Hlyee
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