All Ceiling Prices Must Be Posted On Monday
Frederick city and county merchants and storekeepers rush price inventories to post maximum prices under Office of Price Administration rules. By Monday, ceilings must be visibly posted on most retail goods with reference to ceiling price, and by June 1 filed with the local War Price and Rationing Board. The base period is March 1942, and the effort aims to curb inflation. merchants warn the task is burdensome and unclear in outlying districts.
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Frederick
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Airdrome at Akwab II Attacked by British Bombers
British bombers attacked the Javanese occupied airdrome at Akwab II on the Burma coast near the Indian frontier. Destruction was caused in a high and low level attack. The action was officially announced today.
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New Delhi
India
Akwab
Burma
Congress weighs Army pay before Roosevelt decision
Washington May 16 lawmakers seek the president's view on paying Army privates and Navy apprentice seamen the Senate approved 42 a month or the House approved 50 a month. The issue centers on whether to grant the higher or lower monthly pay.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Senate
House
Arnold Reports Progress at Frederick City Hospital
Mr. George V. Arnold of Burkinsville, president of the Board of County Commissioners, was reported to be getting along very nicely at Frederick City Hospital this morning.
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George V. Arnold
Burkinsville
Board of County Commissioners
Frederick City Hospital
Vichy Rejects U S Demands On Martinique Status
Vichy France led by Laval announces to Washington that it cannot accept American conditions on Martinique. He says France will not relinquish rights to its West Indies and that immobilization of ships will not transfer control to the United States. Laval accuses Washington of pressuring Paris while noting adherence to armistice terms and French independence.
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Vichy
France
Pierre Laval
Washington
United States
Martinique
Laval
West Indies
Fort de France
Georges Robert
Robert
Bearn
Emile Bertin
Jeanne D'Arc
Admiral Robert
Paris
Japs Caught Napping At Lae Air Base Raid
Allied bombers struck the Lae air base in northeastern New Guinea as General MacArthur reports the attack caught the Japanese by surprise. Bombs hit runways and buildings, setting fires, following Allied assaults on Rabaul and amid ongoing attacks on Port Moresby.
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Allied
Australia
Lae
New Guinea
General MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Port Moresby
St. Croix Soldier Killed by Stab Wounds
Pvt. George Franklin Ferrell of Jefferson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ferrell, stationed at St. Croix, Virgin Islands, died Sunday night from stab wounds. War Department telegram to his parents offered no further details.
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George Franklin Ferrell
Charles Ferrell
Jefferson
St. Croix
Virgin Islands
War Department
Alleged War Fraud Cases To Grand Juries
Attorney General Biddle announced that evidence of alleged fraud in war production contracts will be presented to federal grand juries nationwide. Preliminary investigations by the justice department War Frauds unit have intensified, with indictments already obtained in ration violations and cases valued at millions of dollars. The cases include faulty materials and workmanship for government deliveries, conspiracies to raise plant and factory costs, and practices inflating Army and Navy food and supply costs.
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Washington
Biddle
Justice Department
Office of Price Administration
Biddie
Army
Tourists Get Gasoline at Rationing Board Office
Tourists struggling with the gasoline rationing program crowd the local Rationing Board seeking fuel to exit the restricted area. Most requests are approved. one father, whose Navy son’s car lacked a registration card after a coast trip, is aided to travel beyond the rationing border with enough gasoline for about 50 miles.
McNary Wins GOP Renomination Big Margin in Oregon
Oregon Senator Charles L McNary, Wendell Wilkie's 1940 running mate, overwhelmed Arthur L Geary to secure the Republican renomination with 64 854 votes to 15 112 across 1 085 of 1 770 precincts. Walter W Whitbeck led the Democratic race over Dr Milne by 22 378 to 13 723 in 3 011 precincts, signaling a Whitbeck vs McNary November contest.
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Portland
Ore
uPi
Senate
Charles L McNary
Washington
McNary
Oregon
Wendell Wilkie
Arthur L. Geary
Walter W. Whitbeck
MacBeth A. Milne
Induction List Grows With Seventeen Recruits Named
Draft Board One announces seventeen registrants for probable induction, boosting total called to about fifty. The list includes Middletown postmaster Charles Earl Nikirk Jr, recently married, and features men from Frederick, Brunswick, Middletown, Jefferson, and Walkersville. Induction dates remain undisclosed under wartime policy.
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Middletown
Charles Earl Nikirk, Jr
Frederick City
Bernard Charles Baer
East Patrick Street
Roy Heuben Grove
Frederick
Charles William Leopold
Knoxville
Melbourne
Douglas Stewart
East B Street
Brunswick
Joseph Kenneth Kefauver
Charles Leonard Cramer
Bernard Eugene Eyler
Jefferson Street
Liloyd Gilmore Hahn
Liloyd Gilmore Hahn, 114 MacMurray Street
Charles Ernest Lamar
Tuscarora
Marcus Edwin Himes
Jefferson
Elwood Luther Winters
Walkersville
Franklin Fremont Marsh
Bellevue Terrace
N. W
Washington
Richard Roy Stottlemyer
Paul Oscar Merriman
South Maple Avenue
Harry Eugene Dillon
East F Street
William Charles Hargett
Liberty Street
Pacific Fleet Grows Stronger Say Magnuson
May 16. Congressman Warren G. Magnuson on leave from Congress as a naval lieutenant commander reports the Pacific fleet is getting stronger. He notes if 50 percent more aircraft carriers were present the war would end quickly, details rival ship for ship and man for man with Japan, asserts American morale high, and says invasion of the United States would not get far though hit-and-run raids are possible. He adds Australia and Hawaii defenses are improving.
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Pacific
Warren G. Magnuson
Seattle
Congress
California
Magnuson
United States
Hawai
Ford Plane Plant Reaches Actual Production At Willow Run
Washington reports War Department officials said Henry Ford's Willow Run bomber factory has begun actual production. Major General Alexander D. Surles confirmed the plant, begun about 13 months ago, is now in operation producing aircraft.
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Washington
War Department
Henry Ford
New Willow Run
Alexander D. Surles
Morris Gest Dead in New York After Illness
Morris Gest noted theatrical producer dies in New York after a ten day illness announced by Midtown Hospital where he was patient.
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Morris Gest
New York
Morris , Gest
Midtown
United Nations Prospects Are Improving
Leeds May 16 Prime Minister Churchill declared that the port now shows the ridge ahead and the United Nations will reach the top then have a broader prospect beyond battle. He said the enemy hesitates to attack the island as UK plans grow stronger and much of the German air force is tied to the Russian front. He urged unity with the vast Atlantic allies preparing to defend freedom.
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Leeds
England
Churchill
United Nations
Weather Not To Halt Program For Citizenship Day
Rain or shine the American Day events in Frederick proceed Sunday as planned. Alton Y Bennett announces a 2 pm parade by local State Guard units down Market Street, 2:30 pm theater doors open for the concert, and a 3 pm address by Congressman Joseph R Bryson. The program features organ selections by Al Moberly, a State Guard Band performance, and a range of wartime tunes and marches. Children must be accompanied by parents. city celebration supervision is noted.
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Alton Y. Bennett
Frederick
State Guard
Market Street
Tivol Theater
Joseph R. Bryson
Andy
al. Moberly
Coast Guard Forever
MacArthur
Dover
Lucas Stars and Stripes
God Bless America
State Guard Band
Sperry L Storm
America
Army Ordnance
Berjin
Haydn Wood
Lewis Fagan
W L.O Fisher
Army Air Corps
United States Army Air Cor
Star and Stripes Forever
Bennett Ao
Bruce Heat
Yrperican Tergien
RAF Bombers Burn Three Nazi Supply Ships in North Sea Raid
London May 186 The Air Ministry says RAF Hudson bombers set fire to three German supply ships and damaged several others in attacks on two German convoys off the Frisian Islands in the North Sea last night.
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London
Frisian Islands
North Sea
Air Ministry
Todas
Muse Tailoring to Begin U S Army Uniforms Work
The Muse Tailoring Company will start producing U S Army uniforms in about ten days. John Strange, production manager, announced the plan after completing several test models. The firm will dedicate both of its shops to making officers’ coats and short overcoats.
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Muse Tailoring Company
U.S Army
John Strange
Browder Commuted by President in Passport Fraud Case
President Roosevelt commutes the four year sentence of Earl Browder, Communist party leader, who has served about 14 months. Browder will be released from Atlanta Penitentiary once arrangements are made, after paying $2,000 in fines. The White House notes the sentence was longer than typical for passport fraud and that obedience to law has been vindicated by punishment already served.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Earl Browder
Communist Party
Paport
United States
Alanta
Browder
White House
Japanese Foiled In Yunnan Battle By Chinese Governor
Calcutta May 16 The Japanese failed to capture Yunnan last week in their first attempt. Chinese Governor Lung Yun rallied his troops and Allied air power from the AVG and Flying Tigers reversed the thrust. Despite allied action the invaders reached the Salween river and Tengyuen, but Lung Yun organized a swift defense and drove back the Japanese within 48 hours.
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Calcutta
India
Burma
Salween River
China
Tengyuen
Salween
Paoshan
Flying Tigers
Lung Yun
Chiang Kai-Shek
Shan
Pagshan
Ayers
State Offices For OPA Are Established In Several States
The Office of Price Administration announces the establishment of state offices in New York New Jersey Delaware Maryland and the District of Columbia. Sylvan L Joseph OPA administrator Region 2 says state directors are James L Luke Jr Delaware Withrington Lee S&S McCormick Marsland Baltimore and Whitney Levy District of Columbia at 1740 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest Washington.
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New York
Office of Price Administration
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Sylvan L. Joseph
OPA
James L Luke Jr
Withrington Lee S&s McCormick
Marsland
Baltimore Trust Building
Baltimore
Whitney Levy
D of Columbia
Massachus
Washington
Helsinki Bombing Report Echoes Early Russian Raid
Helsinki officials reported a Russian air strike early today dropping several bombs on the city. Four people were killed and others wounded as three houses sustained damage while a fire was contained by a nearby engine and firefighting efforts.
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Helsinki
Finland
P— Aolore
Xn Enhans
Officcals
Leaders Move Higher In Early Market Advance
New York shares rose again with limited buying strength as the recovery trend resumed at the open. Most stocks posted fractional gains by the close, signaling a continued but subdued advance.
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New York
Russians strike deep in Kharkov front and press south
Reports from Basel and Reuters cite Russian flanking actions around Kharkov, with advances toward Lozovaya and a 70 mile front south of the city. News notes Ko Kharkov suburb fighting, Donets crossings, and attempts to cut German rail links feeding the Kerch and Taganrog sectors.
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Lozovaya
London
Stockholm
Reuters
Red Army
Kharkov
Donets
Belgorod
Zmiev
Kharko
Dnieperoptrovsk
Dnieperopetrovsk
Taganrog and
Kerch
Zmiey
Volchansk-Chuguev
Yesterda
Heavy Rain Drenches City Breaking Dry Spell
The city and county received the heaviest rainfall in over two months, easing acute dry conditions. At 8 am the official station logged 1.17 inches as rain continued, with May total reaching 1.99 inches and a forecast for more. The last similar downpour occurred March 3 with 1.50 inches, and the prior heavy snow at end of March totaled 17 inches.
One Hurt One Arrested After Auto Hits Pole
A man injured when his coupe crashed into a city light pole at West Second Street and Upper College Terrace. Ralph Beer, 142 Baltimore and Ohio Avenue, suffered a severe head laceration and was taken to Frederick City Hospital. Edgar S Weller Jr. was arrested for suspected driving under the influence. Weller to face charge. pole damage caused temporary street lighting outage.
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West Second Street
Upper College Terrace
Frederick City Hospital
Ralph Beer
Baltimore and
Ohio Avenue
Allen Bartgis
Aquar
Weller
Second Street
Harmon Sealey
Tree Fire Near Magnolia Avenue Extends Night
Junior Fire Company responded around 11 30 p m to a blaze in a tree near the southern end of Magnolia avenue extension. Chemicals were used to extinguish the fire, origin unknown, no damage reported.
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Magnolia Avenue
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