Britain’s Cripps offer rejected by Indian groups
New Delhi April 11 Britain’s Sir Stafford Cripps announced a postwar dominion status proposal was withdrawn after major Hindu and Moslem parties rejected it as unacceptable. The Congress and Moslem League, representing 77.9 million Indians, cited the terms as inadequate amid rising Japanese threat.
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H. R. Stimson
New Delhi
India
Britain
Sir Stafford Cripps
Sir Stafford
All India Congress Party
Remains In Coma After Motorcycle Crash
Mike Charak, 25, of Duquesne Pennsylvania, remained in a coma for a seventh day at Washington County Hospital after a fractured skull from a motorcycle collision. An operation earlier this week failed to revive him. He was injured when his bike struck two autos.
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Mike Charak
Duquesne
Washington County Hospital
Charak
Newsboys Are Fine Salesmen
Herald-Mail newsboys launched the drive in January and sold 5815 in ten cent defense savings stamps. They have purchased and resold 8581.50 worth of stamps to subscribers, all without remuneration as a patriotic duty. Readers can arrange for weekly stamp deliveries to their doors by calling the Herald-Mail.
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Herald-Mai
Herald-Mail
Philippines to Stand by Allies declares war commitment
Melbourne April 11 President Manuel Quezon said the loss of Bataan did not end the war in the Philippines and that the Filipino people will stand by America and allies to the bitter end. He arrived recently in Australia and praised the Filipino forces for their role in the epic battle.
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Melbourne
Bataan
Philippines
Manuel Quezon
America
Quezon
Australia
William Stump Joins Anacostia Naval Air Service Center
William Stump son of City Engineer Charles W Stump reported to the Naval Air Service pilot training center at Anacostia D C for duty. He begins training as part of the naval aviation program during wartime.
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William Stump
Charles W. Stump
Naval Air Service
Anacostia, D
Grant Boosts Defense Water Line To North End
An extra 800 feet of 12 inch and 2200 feet of 16 inch water mains from Church to Park Lane and North Jonathan Street receive a further $8,000 grant from the Defense Public Works Administration. City Engineer Charles W. Stump announced the notification, with bids around $50,000 and work to start in a week to 10 days. The project seeks enhanced fire protection for defense plants and will extend from Charles Street through Hamilton Lane and Forrest Drive to Maple Avenue and Oak Hill Avenue, boosting North End water capacity. a WPA application is also being prepared.
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Defense Public Works Administration
Defense Water
North End
Charles W. Stump
Federal
Jonathan Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Church
Park Lane
Stump
Charles Street
Hamilton Lane
Forrest Drive
Maple Avenue
Oak Hill Avenue
Air Wardens Begin Civilian Defense Classes in Hagestown
Civilian Defense officers announce Hagestown will start 400 plus air raid warden classes on Wednesday April 15 at 8 p.m. at City Hall. First aid, gas, incendiary bomb and general instruction courses will follow, allowing wardens to make up missed sessions and become accredited. Volunteers urged. register at City Hall Defense office or call 3771.
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Hagerstown
Civilian Defense Headquarters
Defense
The
ON Defense Office
Yellow Auto Tags Reported Stolen
Ernest N. Smith reports theft of his 1948 yellow license tags from his car parked behind the Pioneer Fire Hall. The thief took only the yellow clips, leaving the 1942 tags intact.
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Ernest N. Smith
Sitters Avenue
Pioneer Fire Hall
Smith
Largest draft orders issued for May inductions in Hagerstown
Hagerstown and Washington County report their largest May draft quotas since Selective Service began inducting men. Boards 2 will call groups to depart May 15 20 and 21 while Board 1 dispatches May 11 and 12. Most called men are white with three exceptions. exact numbers withheld by new rules. The orders aim to clear the 1-A pool from the first two registrants as preparations for June inductions proceed.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Selective Service
Army
Board 2
Board 1
Selective Service Administration
Washington County License Board Attends Maryland Administrators Meeting
Members of the Washington County Board of License Commissioners and clerk W. Keifer Bower attended the semi annual meeting of Maryland Alcoholic Beverage Administrators at the Longfellow Hotel in Baltimore. Boards and clerks statewide joined as guests of the Baltimore City Board to discuss proposed legislation affecting alcoholic administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Board of License Commissioners
W. Keifer Bower
Maryland Alcoholic Beverage Administrators
Lonegfellow Hotel
Baltimore
Baltimore City Board
General Assembly
State Legislative Council
Aid for Russia discussed by Marshall Hopkins and Britain
Reliable sources report General George C. Marshall and Harry Hopkins pressing with Britain to boost aid to the Soviet Red Army, aiming to influence the decisive battle against the Axis.
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London
America
George C. Marshall
Harry Hopkins
Russia
Board Certifies 25 Here In Week
Certificates were issued this week by the local Ration Board to 25 persons or firms for new tires or tubes for trucks or passenger cars. Certificates for three new autos were also issued. New tire inspectors appointed for the county were Karney's Service Station in Sharpsburg and Powers Gulf Station at Hancock. The board announced that recapped tire eligibility would extend to obsolete tires if the owner had a wheel to fit the size.
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Ration Board
David H. Ankeney
Robert B. Frank
Alvin R. Stouffer
Walter Humphrey
William D. Paxson
John Glassbrenner
Evan B. Smith
John D. Snyder
Harry T. Morningstar
Bowmans General Store
Frank Pollack
Troy Laundry
Busey Motor Lines
D. A. Stickell
Thomas Smith
Thomas E. Krantz
Lesher D. Martin
Delbert
War Production Board halts new street building in Hagerstown
City officials report the War Production Board has ordered no new street or alley construction this year except in special cases. City Engineer Charles W. Stump says a few areas in the north end, where defense houses rise, may still receive permission to finish work. Planned projects on West Antietam Street and several alleys are postponed.
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War Production Board
Hagerstown
Charles W. Stump
Stump
Antietam Street
Potomac
Summit Avenue
W.P.B
U S Fliers Regard Job As Strictly Business
The New York Times quotes bomber pilots at a United Nations air base in the Southwest Pacific who say their work is strictly business with no fanfare. Lieut. E. W. Hansen of Chicago notes the cost of training and says each successful bomb placement helps pay the government debt.
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New York
New York Times
United Nations
Southwest Pacific
The
Times
Lieut. E. W. Hansen
Chicago
United States
Sub Perch Now Long Overdue
Washington April 11 The U S submarine Perch has been overdue for a month and is presumed lost in the western Pacific The Perch commissioned six years ago was operating in the Java sea under Lieut Comdr David Albert Hurt 38 Pounding Mill Va It is the fourth submarine reported lost since the war began joining the Sharp S 26 and Sea Lion Losses bring total naval vessels announced as lost since December 7 Next of kin notified but no total personnel given.
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Washington
U. S
Perch
Western Pacific
Navy
Java Sea
David Albert Hurt
Mill
Navy Department
Sharp
Panama
Cavite
Philippines
Courtmartial Finds Guard Careless In Civilian Shooting
Private John T. Ferguson of the Maryland State Guard was found guilty at a summary court martial of carelessness for shooting a civilian near the Susquehanna river bridge on March 11. Brig. Gen. Dwight H. Mohr ordered him returned to duty after a reprimand and a suspended $25 fine. Chamberlain, 49, of Perryville, was wounded but recovered. Ferguson acted after the civilian allegedly failed to halt.
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Baltimore
John T. Ferguson
Maryland State Guard
Susquehanna River Bridge
Dwight H. Mohr
Ferguson
William Chamberlain
Perryville
Mohr
Chamberlain
Fear letter may be last from Robert Unger in Bataan
Mr and Mrs Ira Unger of Berkeley Springs received a letter from their son Robert serving with American Filipino forces on Bataan. He wrote on February 12 that he was well, sent photos with American and Filipino buddies, noted hot weather and little rain, and the letter lacks a postmark, leading to fear it may be his last communication.
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Ira Unger
Berkeley Springs
Robert
Bataan
Robert Unger
Betty Clagett Injures Arm in Home Fall at Funkstown
Mrs. Betty Clagett of Funkstown suffered an arm injury after a fall on her home steps yesterday. She was admitted to Washington County Hospital for treatment.
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Betty Clagett
Funkstown
Washington County Hospital
Two US Merchant Ships Sunk by Torpedoes Off Atlantic
The navy announced two medium sized United States merchant vessels were sunk by torpedoes off the Atlantic coast. No further details were provided.
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Washington
United States
Atlantic
Navy
Defenders Of Cebu Take Heavy Toll While Resisting invasion
Corregidor fortress receives exhausted nurses and soldiers from Bataan fleeing Japanese bombs. Defenders reach the Manila Bay outpost by sea after perilous channel crossings, some swimming through shark-infested waters and avoiding machine gun fire. Civilians join the perilous exodus back to Corregidor as the last stand around Bataan continues.
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Cebu
Corregidor Fortress
Bataan
Manila Bay
Jap Bombers Hit Base Hospital On Bataan In Attack
In a dawn assault around 10 a.m. three Japanese bombers unleashed large bombs on a base hospital at Bataan. Direct hits damaged exposed wards wounding numerous soldiers doctors and nurses. Edwin R. Nelson of Huntington West Virginia treated wounded amid a chaotic scene as Allied forces struggled to evacuate the injured.
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Bataan
Tront-Ling
Manila
Edwin R. Nelson
Huntington
W. Va
Nelson
Can Complete Road Program County Road Engineer Reports Progress
County Road Engineer C William Hetzer told the Board of County Commissioners the War Production Board ban on non essential road building will likely not affect the 1942 program. He said materials on hand and priority orders will allow nearly complete work. He noted possible shortages of macadam and pipe but affirmed sufficient pipe supply to finish this year. He added defense road work from the new Fairchild plant to Maugansville and Hagerstown is proceeding with dispatch.
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C. William Hetzer
Board of County Commissioners
War Production Board
Hetzer
Potomac River Nearing Peak After Heavy Rains
The Potomac River stood 10.3 feet above normal at Williamsport at 10 a.m. and is expected to peak in the afternoon. The rise in the last 24 hours was 5.7 feet. Rainfall near Williamsport measured 1.05 inches since April 9, with heavier rains around Cumberland and the river headwaters swelling the stream.
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Potomac
Williamsport
Williams Port
Cumberland
Year and Half for Assault With Ax in Hancock
Albert Hann, 21, of Hancock, already jailed seven times by Magistrate J A Cahill, received 18 months in the House of Correction for assault. He pleaded guilty to pursuing Hancock citizens with an axe on an officers’ charge.
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Albert Hann
Hancock
J. A. Cahill
House of Correction
Hann
Man Told to Pay Support in Local Circuit Court
Circuit Court Judge Arthur D. Willard ordered John H. Grable of this city to support his wife and child with $20 weekly. The judge rejected any reduction, noting there is no excuse for unemployment. Grable, employed in Hagerstown, claimed illness kept him from work, detailing modest expenses. State's Attorney Schanauffer presented evidence of a relationship with another woman in Hagerstown. Grable admitted the relationship but said he spent little money on her, living on weiners and baked beans.
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Circuit Court
Arthur D. Willard
Deri i
Derday
John H. Grable
Willard
Grable
Haxterstown
Patrick MM. Schanaufffer
Hagerstown
British hint at further withdrawal in Irrawaddy front
British communique indicates more retreat on the Irrawaddy valley front in Burma. It reports three Japanese vehicles engaged Wednesday by light reconnaissance troops near Nyaungbintha.
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New Delhi
Irrawarddy River
Burma
Nyaungbintha
Marines and Bluejackets Reach Corregidor Fortress
Japanese warships and planes bombarded Corregidor in Manila Bay as Bataan fell. In Cebu Island American Filipino forces inflicted heavy casualties on 12,000 Japanese invaders supported by tanks and dive bombers. Corregidor and Fort Hughes faced intensive bombardment while 3,500 U.S. Marines and sailors held the fortress.
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Corregidor
Manila Bay
Bataan
Luzon
Pacific
Central Philippines
War Department
Cebu Island
Corregidor Fortress
Fort Hughes
Reach
U. S
Army Enlistments Heavy This Week
Heavy enlistment surge as 14 county men and seven from nearby counties are accepted for army service this week. Names include Charles E. Henry, John W. Corby, John Albert Butler, and others from Hancock, Williamsport, Boonsboro, and Williamsport Route 2, all assigned to training posts in Baltimore.
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Army
Hagerstown
Washington County
Charles E. Henry
Hancock
John W. Corby
Williamsport
John Albert Butler
Clearspring
Robert E. Hughes
Boonsboro
Robert M. Hornbarger
Washington Street
Ray Griffith
Frederick Street
Clarence L. Johnson
Salvador Macis
Cannon Avenue
Bernard J. Smit
South Locust
Robert V. Connor
Potomac
Jewell M. Redmond
Trego
Paul W. Brown
Maryland Avenue
Fran. E. Castle
John P. Discopolis
Baltimore
Hear Japs Have Four New Aircraft Carriers
London April 11 report from Paris radio says Tokyo dispatch claims Japan will add four new aircraft carriers to its navy soon. The ships are said to carry 35 40 50 and 53 aircraft respectively.
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London
Paris
Comei
Tokyo
Chinese mutiny aboard British ship in New York harbor
A Chinese seaman was shot dead as he and eleven shipmates rioted aboard a British merchantman in New York harbor seeking shore leave. Police said mutiny was quelled by officers and white seamen who subdued the eleven Chinese and locked them in the hold.
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New York
Brooklyn
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Barry M. Hartle
Daily Mail
Ireland
AEF
General Hartle
AIR Warden
C.D
City Hall
U.S
Associated Press
Fortress of
Dean Schealer
Clark Lee
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