Weightman Freed On Bond After Perjury Charge
Francis Edward Weightman a Prince George's county bondsman and insurance broker was released on a $3500 cash bond by Magistrate Alton Y. Bennett after his arrest for allegedly lying about encumbrances on property used to secure a $2500 Blake bond. The case hinges on a sworn statement denying encumbrances and value of property, with grand jury action expected in September.
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Prince George's County
Alton Y. Bennett
George Blake
Francis Edward Weightman
Cheverly
Hyattsville
Circuit Court
Bennett
Blake
Upper Marlboro
Jack T. Brown
Friends
Weightman
House of Delegates
Frederck
Four Infantry Divisions Ordered Formed This Year
Secretary of War Stimson announced four new infantry divisions will be formed and large scale field maneuvers staged this summer to stress offensives. The 94th at Fort Custer Michigan, 98th at Camp Breckenridge Kentucky, 302nd at Camp Maxey Paris Texas, and 104th at Camp Adair Corvallis Oregon will be reserve units organized June 15 and trained under parent divisions until August 1 when they become independent.
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Washington
Stimson
Fort Custer
Michigan
Camp Breckenridge
Morganfield
Kentucky
Camp Maxey
Paris
Texas
Camp Adair
Corvallis
Oregon
Market slide persists as stocks dip further
General trend downward in New York trading as scattered support failed to halt losses. Steels fell to new yearly lows while several leading issues also declined. small gains appeared briefly near the fourth hour amid widespread fractional declines.
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New York
French Warships Immobilized in Martinique
Washington reports French warships at Martinique are being immobilized through a joint French American effort. Admiral Georges Robert, the French High Commissioner, leads negotiations while the United States distances itself from the Vichy regime. Ships likely affected include the carrier Bearn and the cruisers Emile Bertin and Jeanne D Arc.
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Washington
Martinque
Caribbean
Georges Robert
Martinique
United States
Vichy
Bearn
Emile Bertin
Jeanne D’arc
Becomes Grand Commander of Knights Templar of Maryland
Harry Schroeder of this city was elected and installed Right Eminent Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Maryland at the seventy second annual conclave. The event occurred at the Asylum in the Masonic Temple in Baltimore on Wednesday afternoon at two o clock. Installation of Grand officers was led by A LeRoy McCardell of Frederick Past Grand Commander. Jacques DeMolay Commandery No 4 Frederick received the highest rating after inspections. Frederick attendees included C Cyril Klein Eminent Commander, Russell L Michael Generalissmo, and Frank W Rothenhoefer Senior Warden. Past Commanders listed included MecCardell Schroeder Motter Kemsberg Cobientz Remsberg Michael Winebrewer Roser Bowers Boileau Miller Lentz Yinger Waskey Boyer Ford.
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Masonic Temple
Baltimore
A. LeRoy McCardell
Frederick
Maryland
Charles W. Guynn
Jacques DeMolay
Man in 1937 Manslaughter Case Seeks Release via Habeas Corpus
A Baltimore man, Edward Ruff, sentenced in December 1937 to five years for manslaughter in Frederick County, petitions the court for release from the state penitentiary via habeas corpus. Associate Judge Willard ordered the writ. hearing set for next Monday.
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Baltimore
House of Correction
Frederick County
Patrick J. Brady
Ruff
Car
Evelyn Virginia Schroeder
James T. Gossage
Balis
Timore
Pennsylvania Line
Emmittsburg
Gossage
Annie Warner
Gettysburg
Sherman P. Bowers
Ruf
As Ut
Treasury proposes minimum tax on all income tax filers
Secretary Morgenthau advocates a minimum tax of several dollars for everyone who files a return. He cites many non taxpayers under current rules and says experts are studying constitutionality. Treasury officials suggest labeling it an excise to avoid legality issues and estimate potential revenue near 100 million dollars yearly.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
Randolph Paul
Treasury
Capitol Hill
Ways and Means
Fire Rates Hotel Two Men Die In Hotel Fire
A Texan hotel blaze in Wichita Falls Texas killed two men who leaped from the top floor as flames gutted the seven story hotel. Ten other guests were injured but not seriously. Victims were W W Collier 52 Fort Worth and Chester F Windell 47 Dallas. The fire spread to the adjoining studio hotel but was thought controlled by mid morning.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
W. W. Collier
Fort Worth
Chester F. Windell
Dallas
Studio Hotel
Enroll In Two Days For Gasoline Rationing
The Office of Price Administration broadened rules to allow extra gasoline for motorists who drive children to school when walking is not feasible. Two days of registration drew 8 264 entries in the city and county, with many receiving B-3 and X cards. Final totals and open hearings were set for later as demand and card types varied across districts.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Lloyd C Culler
W. Raymond Walter
Edward S. Mobley
William J. Davis
Baltimore
North Market Street
Parkway School
Elm Street
Washington Street
Middletown
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
Walkersville
New Market
Brunswick
Jefferson
Parkway
Jefferson School
New News Rates Take Effect Monday
Effective Monday the price of The News changes with new rates for single copies and subscriptions. Single copy costs 3 cents. advance payments: one month 50 cents, three months 1.25 dollars, six months 2.50 dollars, one year 5.00 dollars. The change reflects higher production costs and is the Frederick papers first rate update in about 25 years.
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Frederick
Allied Air Raids on Ambon and Rabaul Hit Japanese Shipping
Allied forces attacked Ambon, Rabaul, and surrounding areas from northwestern Australia. A 2000 ton Japanese ship was sunk at Ambon harbor, with scores of Japanese vessels damaged and three bombers destroyed at Rabaul. No Allied losses were reported.
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Australia
Ambaina
MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Coral Sea
Amboina
New Guinea
Celebes
Darwin
Davao
Philippine
Mindanao
Amboia
Ambaina Harbor
Port Moresby
Submarine Sinkings Reported By German Broadcasts
A German broadcast claims submarines sank ships from an England-bound convoy in the Atlantic in an extended attack. Additional German submarine actions in American waters allegedly resulted in 12 ships totaling 82 000 tons and a patrol boat sunk.
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Berlin
Atlantic
7000 Now Enrolled In State Minute Men
Baltimore May 14 7 000 Marylanders now serve as Minute Men with units trained for combat practice General Petratt commander of the state reserve militia said enrollments have averaged about 1 000 weekly for the past month A supply ship was set afire by a British air strike off the Norwegian coast near Aalesund last night per the Air Ministry
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Baltimore
Francis F Petratt
Petratt
London
aAalesund
Air Ministry
Earthquake wrecks buildings killing and injuring in Guayaquil
An earthquake last night in Guayaquil caused multiple deaths and injuries as buildings collapsed or were wrecked. Emergency crews reported extensive damage across the city and ongoing rescue operations.
Six Inch Guns Fail to Stop New Soviet Tanks
Soviet dispatches from the Leningrad front report six new six inch anti tank guns deployed by the Germans but unable to halt the advancing Russian Voroshilov tanks. The incendiary impact of the shells allegedly reaches 3000 degrees Celsius, while the tanks prove to be superior fighting machines and have destroyed many of the new German guns.
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London
Leningrad Front
Leningrad
OPA Plans Checks on B-3 and X Gas Cards in Maryland
Acting OPA regional director Leon McCormick announced an audit of B-3 and X gasoline ration cards in Maryland. B-3 limits 19 units through July while X is unlimited. no current plan to require X holders to prove eligibility unless abuses occur. He noted large applications and pledged action against misstatements before July 1 when permanent rationing begins.
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Associated Press
Leon McCormick
OPA
Maryland
McCormick
Frederick High School Alumni Banquet and Dance Plans
Final plans for the Frederick High School Alumni Association banquet and dance are set for May 28 at the Francis Scott Key hotel and Braddock Heights pavilion with Joe Stephens and his orchestra. Tickets go on sale at the YMCA May 25 to May 37 evenings, and the event honors the Class of 1932 with door prizes including two war savings bonds. Association officers include Alfred Sharpe president C Ralph Kline VP W Meredith S Young treasurer Rebecca Cronenburg secretary and directors James McLaren Robert Gardiner Helen Crampton and Martin L Bowers.
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Frederick High School
Joe Stephens
Alfred Sharpe
C. Ralph Kline
W. Meredith S. Young
Rebecca Cronenburg
Austin Fogle
Dairy Mae Baumgardner
James Mclaren
Robert Gardiner
Helen Crampton
Martin L. Bowers
Russians drive at Kharkov as Kerch action continues
Soviet agencies report massed Red Army offensives breaking first Kharkov defenses and widening a spring drive across Ukraine while fierce fighting persists in the Kerch Peninsula. Allied air and sea support and American and British tanks aid the offensives amid German resistance and Luftwaffe bombing.
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Moscow
Red Army
Kharkov
Ukraine
Kerch
Leningrad
United States
Britain
Russia
Kerch Peninsula
Tananvoly
Red Star
Donets
Pittsburgh
Berlin
Soviet Information Bureau
Caucasus
Fritz Erich von Mannstein
Takil
Kerch Strait
Kalinin
Northwestern
Kharkova
Barkley Vows to Refuse Gas Ration Card Access
In Washington on May 14 Senator Barkley of Kentucky declared in the Senate he will not be cowed by a newspaper campaign over gasoline rationing cards for Congress. He pledged to sign an X card refusing gas for nonofficial use, opposing Downey's measure to waive preferential treatment.
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Washington
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Feacer
Senate
Downey
Dcahf
Congress
Barkley
Don- Brass
Smith
D-50
Large Japanese Merchant Vessel Sunk By Submarine
An official announcement reports a large Japanese merchant vessel torpedoed and sunk in the eastern South China Sea by an enemy submarine. The submarine is believed sunk. The ship was under naval escort when attacked on May 8.
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Tokyo
South China Sea
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Grand Commandery
Harry C. Schroeder
U. S
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Egypt
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
F.H.S
Staraya Russa
Novgorod
Lake Ilmen
UviliuuUsiy
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