Invasion of England May Be Attempted in Wake of German Talks
London dispatch notes bold German claims and Allied caution as Rommel and Goebbels rhetoric suggest possible invasion. Stockholm reports indicate fresh Allied landings at Anzio and a looming Italy border offensive. RAF Beaufighters hit a Dutch coastal convoy while one Beaufighter went missing.
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London
Sweden
Erwin Rommel
Hitler
Marchal
Lord Ironside
Brit Imperial Defense Staff
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rommel
Afrika Korps
Goebbels
Atlantic Wall
Warl Command
Berlin
Stockholm
Italy
Anzio
Channel
British Isles
New River Pvt Chan New River Visit
Pvt Chan New River and his wife are noted in a fragmentary item mentioning their family. The snippet references Mae Chaney as someone visited, but details are incomplete.
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Chan New River
C'se
Mae Chaney
War Prisoner Labor To Be Allocated In Maryland Cannery Labor
Maryland director Lawrence Fenneman said the Army will allocate fewer than 25 percent of the 4,000-plus prisoners of war requested by the War Manpower Commission for Free State canneries. About 1,000 German POWs will go to counties near cannery labor camps, with Baltimore area work limited to emergency needs to prevent food spoilage. The WMC expected over 20,000 cannery workers. servicemen will not assist this year. Last year about 1,600 were employed in Baltimore canneries.
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Baltimore
M40
Maryland
Lawrence B. Fenneman
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Fenneman
Army
Armed Services
Ballimore
Muster ing Out Pay and Dutch New Guinea Air Attacks
Baltimore reports Maj Gen Philip Hayes says about 8 million dollars have been paid to over 63 000 service members discharged before February 3 with 6 903 Marylanders receiving 1 302 400 in mustering out payments. Allied bombers pound Dutch New Guinea airfields near Hollandia Noemfoor Island and the Schouten Islands in renewed attacks. Tojo in London says major battles ahead and Germany ready to counter attack as Britain faces renewed tension in East Asia.
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Baltimore
Philip Hayes
Mearly
Third Service
Army Finance
Tri -State
Pennsylvania
New Gainea
Dutch New Guinea
Erems
Ougus MacArthur
Dke
Hollandia
Schouten Islands
Hollandian
Noemfoor Island
Schoutenston
Toi
London
Hideki Tojo
Axis
Tokyo
East
Germany
East Asia
Liw
Imperial Association
Tojo
Britain
Westminster Seminary Commencement Begins in May
Westminster Theological Seminary begins commencement week with a baccalaureate sermon by Rev. Lester A Welliver. Dr Ralph W Lockman of Christ Methodist Church New York City will deliver the commencement address. Degrees to be conferred include Bachelor of Sacred Theology and Master of Arts to named graduates from Maryland Delaware and Baltimore regions. Charles Morrison Martinsburg Journal publisher returns to work after March automobile injuries.
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Westminster
Vpi
Westminster Theological Seminary
Lester A. Welliver
Ralph W. Lockman
Christ Methodist Church
New York City
Weiliver
Reuben Y. Nicholson
Baltimore
Board of Governors
Leslie Ewald Werner
Laurel
Del
Lester Kenneth Welch
Savage
Maryland
Don Eason Giffin
Adam Edward Grim
Hagerslawn
Lovely Dorsey Gruber
Pikesville
Edwin Gilbert Reter
Raymond J Purnell
Herbert Lee Weaver
Martinsburg
WV. Va
Charles W. Morrison
Martinsburg Journal
Trapeze Performer Injured At Ringling Circus in New York
Patricia Cartier a 21 year old English aerialist fell thirty feet during a Madison Square Garden performance of Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey. She suffered fractures to her right wrist left ankle a head laceration and internal injuries and was listed in serious condition at Polyclinic Hospital. Officials said Cartier lost her ascension rope and miscalculated the distance to the trapeze.
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New York
Patricia Cartier
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and i Bailey
Madison Square Garden
Miss Cartier
Hos Cartier
Allied sergeant Kelly earns Army Silver Star in Italy
Charles E. Kelly of Pittsburgh, holder of the Medal of Honor, is awarded the Silver Star for gallantry on the Ranido River in January. The fighting sergeant killed 40 Germans and used 60 millimeter mortar shells and hand grenades to win the nation’s highest honors. He becomes the first enlisted man to hold both medals in the Italian campaign. In colonial days, American Indians dried and smoked oysters.
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Allied
Ples
Charles E
Kelly
Pittsburgh
Ranido River
Weather Warm Spells Mark May With Highs
May weather shows the season peak at 88 on Saturday 81 on Sunday with light thundersnow precipitation of .04 inch. Farmers report near full planting progress while Frederick merchants see brisk weekend trade and Friday sales spike. A surprise birthday party honors Ezra Blank on Wilson Avenue with gifts, music, and gatherings of local family and friends.
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Siigar
Frederick
Reuben Stockman
Wilson Ave
Ezra Blank
Shirley Blank
Claude Blank
Maurice Blank
William Thomas
Oscar Masser
William Shoemaker
Alma Jean Shoemaker
Millard Stockman
Donald Ramsburg
William Thormas
William Shoemaler
Charles Burkett
Ada Cole
Albert Ropp
Dora Wiles
Gladys Stevens
Ezra
Reuben
Rudy
Donald
Blaine Blank
Richard Jockman
Robert Ramsburg
Mary Thomas
Victor
George Masser
Leveré
Dore Jane
Clautha Wiles
Sonny Burkett
Margaret
Alberta Ropp
Sailor Reports Heavy British Losses in North Sea Convoys
Stockholm May 14 A Swedish sailor recently completed six trips with German convoys from Kiel to Rotterdam stating British aircraft and motor torpedo boats sink ship after ship. He said no British planes were shot down in his trips and convoys are repeatedly hit by torpedo boats at close range. London May 14 A Canadian-built RAF Mosquito with American Merlin engines flew 2000 miles Labrador to Britain in 6 hours 46 minutes, beating the previous Libetor record by 2 hours 10 minutes.
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Stockholm
Kiel
Rotterdam
North Sea
London
Labrador
United Kingdom
Air Ministry
Albanian Towns Taken In Wide Offensive By Partisans
New York May 14 Albanian partisans in large scale offensive operations have captured central Albanian towns Koritsa Elbasani and Berati The British radio announced heard by CBS Said Koritsa and Elbasani dominated the only cross country roads from the Albanian coast to Greece and Southern Yugoslavia roads important to the Germans.
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New York
Koritsa
Elbasani
Berati
CBS
Greece
Yugoslavia
Nazi Supply Lines In Italy Badly Battered
The Mediterranean Allied Air Forces said German supply lines in Italy could not sustain troops opposing the Allied push. An Air Forces summary noted a shift to an operation to strangle Italy’s transport, focusing on rail lines. In late March the Cassino and Anzio fronts needed about 3,000 tons daily, with the Italian system initially able to meet that demand.
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Washington
Mediterranean
Italy
War Department
Cassino
Anzio
Ira C. Baker
Rome rail shuttle strategy during Cassino and Anzio fronts
The summary notes that by late April 1944 German supply lines in central Italy were disrupted as rail lines were cut, forcing transshipment and longer routes. By May 1 shuttle trains and coastal shipping barely met daily needs for Cassino and Anzio fronts, with air operations intensified to prevent German reserves from rebuilding before a major date.
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Rome
Italy
Cassino
Anzio
Mail ration forms for next season announced
Washington May 14 The Office of Price Administration said ration application forms for fuel oil will be mailed to households within the next few weeks. Allocations for the new season beginning September 1 will be about the same as last winter.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Cars Collide Near Emmitsburg Injuring Woman
Two cars were badly damaged near Emmitsburg on Route 32 about 1:30 PM Saturday. A woman suffered a knee abrasion. the driver Earl Tranter and two children escaped unhurt. Mrs Agnes Garner was charged with reckless driving after the eastbound car struck the westbound sedan.
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Emmitsburg
Earl Tranter
South Fork
Brandon Duvall
Agnes Garner
Poultrymen Gain Preference in Coal Purchases
Poultrymen secure preference rights for buying certain types of anthracite coal to heat brooders and hatcheries, ensuring reliable fuel for incubation operations and poultry production facilities.
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Royal Air Force
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Admiralty
New River
Henry Chaney
Eighth Air Force
Chatons
Paris
Mustang Lands
LaGuardia
Clair A. Peterson
Fargo
N. D
H. H. Arnold
Inglewood
Calif
Kansas City
NEA Telephoto
Frederick County National Bank
North Market Street
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Stieff
Steinway
Chickering
Knabe—Sohmer
Esty—Weaver
Sterling
Story & Clark
Kimball
Cramer
Keystone
Nicodemus
Cour St
Doll Jewelry Store
South Market St
Frederick, Md
Desoto
Chrysler
Plymouth
Dodge
de Soto
de Sete
Sea
Chrysler Corporation
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