Navy Patrol Planes Sink Enemy Sub in South Atlantic
Navy reports two patrol planes sank an enemy submarine in the South Atlantic after a heavy combat sequence. A PBY bomber delivered the initial strike, depth bombs exploded near the sub, and four strafing passes finished the job as the craft submerged. Survivors afloat numbered about 30 of 40. No landing reports have been received.
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Washington
South Atlantic
Ile Sin Ice
Navy
Marine
PBY
State Drug Gists Don 118 Pounds Quinine for War Use
Maryland druggists contributed 118 pounds of quinine and derivatives to the American Pharmaceutical Association national pool. The collection, held at the State Health Department, will be delivered soon to aid malaria treatment for troops in tropical theaters.
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Baltimore
Robert H. Riley
Maryland
American Pharmaceutical Association
State Health Department
Sarge
Intas
Riley
Victory Tax May Be Dropped To 3 Percent
Washington reports that the 5 percent victory tax withheld from wages above 624 will drop to 3 percent on July 1 if the compromise pay-as-you-go income tax bill becomes law. The final 1943 tax returns due March 15 will require complex postwar credit calculations, and the bill would not alter the final tax accounting.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Joy Case Continued Involving West Patrick Restaurant Owner
John Joy and Miss Carmen Marrone faced postponed proceedings after a fracas with Officers Dietz and Phillips. Joy is charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct while Marrone faces disorderly conduct and interfering with an officer following their arrest early Tuesday. Both posted $150 collateral and were released. Alonzo Miller of West Patrick street pled guilty to disturbing the peace and paid a $10 fine after a drunken disturbance at his home tied to a custody dispute with his ex wife. Magistrate Bow ers advised delaying a peace warrant until after Friday to extend its operative period.
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John Joy
West Patrick Street
Carmen Marrone
Polo Court
Joy
W. Jerome Offutt
Miss Marrone
Norman Dietz
Harry Phillips
Dietz
Alonzo Miller
Sherman P. Bowers
Rotary Roll of Honor Plaque Dedicated at Luncheon
At a Wednesday noon Rotary Club luncheon in the Francis Seai Key hotel Rev. Dr. H. L. Kieffer spoke as a Roll of Honor plaque was unveiled. The plaque lists Rotary members and sons in service with 15 spaces for future names. Currently four members and eighteen sons serve. Dr. Kieffer called them a national inspiration and noted the duty to answer the country’s call. Chanes AieC Mains presided.
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Rotary Club
Francis Seai Key
H. L. Kielfer
Tiluinied Geuiuie Dak
Dr. Kieffer
Chanes Aiec
Mains
Waste Not: Reuse Damaged Crates and Reconditioned Containers
Guidance urges stockpilers to keep sufficient containers on hand and sell extras to buyers. It suggests buying reconditioned containers from dealers who repair damaged packages and recommends repairing rather than discarding old crates and boxes whenever possible.
Senate Tightens Control on War Funds Spending
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to bar President Roosevelt from using emergency war funds to finance New Deal agencies. A $200,000,000 White House appropriation was restricted, with exceptions for War and Navy needs. the panel also added a general ban to a $143,639.58 deficiency bill, aiming to stop presidential overrides of Congress in funding decisions.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
House
White House
National Sources Planning Board
Farm Security Administration
Congress
War and Navy Departments
Tyrdings
Planning Board
HOLC
Farm Security Administraon
Senate
Independent Offices
M.kellar
D.tennis
Flood Tightens East Coast Gas Supply Outlook
The Office of Defense Transportation warned the Midwestern flood impact will tighten the East Coast gas supply. Rail disruptions and tank car shortfalls cut deliveries, with an estimated 800000 fewer barrels of petroleum reaching the East. Australia pledges foodstuffs for U S troops in the Southwest and South Pacific.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Midwest
Mississippi
Southwest Pacific
South Pacific
Australia
Negro Is Guest At White House
Edwin Barclay, president of Liberia, became the first black guest to spend a night at the White House. The visit followed Roosevelt’s earlier wireent request after Casablanca talks with Churchill. A state dinner and formal reception were held with top officials attending. Barclay, escorted by Secretary Hull, was hosted by Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt, with W. V. Tubman accompanying. Tomorrow the party will stay at Blair House.
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Edwin Barclay
Liberia
West Africa
White House
Executive
Barclay
Roosevelt
Churchill
Casablanca
Hull
W. V
Tubman
Navy
United States
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Wallace
Walker
Agriculture Wickard
Commerce Jones
the Treasury
Morgenthau
Biddle
Sumner Welles
Bloom
D-Ny
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Blair Mansion
Theodore Roosevelt
Booker T. Washington
Signals On Army Flyers Use Field Panels for Morse Rescue
Army flyers learn to signal rescue planes with cloth panels in blue and yellow. They use folded designs on level ground to transmit messages quickly in rough terrain, training to communicate even when skies are uncooperative.
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Nats Aire L
Three Decrees Signed Granting Divorces
A limited divorce was granted Frank D. Sheffer Jr Middletown from Frances F. Sheffer Hagerstown by decree in Equity Court Wednesday. The parties are restrained from remarriage. plaintiff to pay costs. Also, Mrs Margaret L Wallenhorst of 438 West Patrick Street was granted absolute divorce from Bernard J Wallenhorst with costs awarded to plaintiff. Elizabeth Marie Crouse of Cleveland, Ohio was granted absolute divorce from Eliz a Crouse. costs to plaintiff.
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Frank D. Sheffer, Jr
Middletown
Frances F. Sheffer
Hagerstown
Equity Court
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Edwin F. Nikitk
Sheffer
Schnauffer
Margaret L. Wallenhorst
West Patrick Street
Bernard J. Wallenhorst
Baltimore
Sherman P. Bowers
Wallenhorst
Guy Elmer Crouse
Elizabeth Marie Crouse
Cleveland
Ohio
Plaintf
William M. Storm
Crouse
Physicians Move to Better Serve Civilians
About 600 doctors have relocated their residences and practices in recent months to improve services for civilians.
CIO Petition Set for Hearing at Glenn L. Martin Plant
Baltimore May 26 A hearing on the CIO petition seeking certification as the bargaining agent for production and maintenance workers at the Glenn L. Martin aircraft factory is set for tomorrow Two other unions the AFL International Association of Machinists and the Middle River Astronautical Employes Association intervened The CIO claims a majority support and trial examiner Will Mason of the National Labor Relations Board will oversee proceedings to decide whether an election will be ordered or if the parties consent to one Aicher regional NLRB director noted the petition was filed March 19
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Baltimore
United Aircraft Workers
CIO
Glenn L. Martin
International Association of Machinists
AFL
Middle River
Asronautical Employes Association
Will Mason
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
W. M. Aicher
Aicher
Prisoner Harry Handleman Escapes Jail After Attack on Deputy
In Westminster Maryland on May 27 1930 authorities hunted Harry Handleman from Baltimore after he slit Deputy Sheriff J Lee Cromer with a penknife during a jail escape. Handleman cut phone wires seized Cromer and escaped with jail keys amid a manhunt by county officers and state police.
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Westminster
Carroll County
Randallstown
Frederick
Harry Handleman
Balti More
J. ‘Lee Cromer
Wakefield
Handleman
Woods
Liberty
Hull
Cromer
Nandleman
Charles Conaway
Hedy Lamarr Plans Marriage Amid Studio Busy Schedule
Hollywood couple Hedy Lamarr and John Leder applied for a marriage license in Santa Monica yesterday. They announced plans to wed when schedules permit. they first met six years ago and now seek a quiet moment to formalize their union.
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Hedy
Hollywood
Hedy Lamarr
John Leder
The
Fits
Leder
Santa Monica
Calif
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