Minor damage at fortress as ships sunk and air raids fail
The War Department said Corregidor gunners sank several small Japanese boats in Mariveles harbor and kept air raids high enough to limit damage. Two Army freighters, the Liberty and the Meigs, were sunk in Pacific actions, with crew rescued and no lives lost.
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Washington
War Department
Corregidor
Philippine Island
Mariveles
Bataan
Liberty
Southwest Pacific
Netherllands Indies
Bali
Soerabaja
Darwin
Australia
Assessments At All Time High In Washington County
Washington county reports record tax assessments totaling 89,499,576, about 2 percent of the state’s 2,779,097,097 grand total. The county ranks fifth in the state, with Baltimore City contributing more than half of the state total at 1,530,641,178. Baltimore and Montgomery lead.
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Washington County
Baltimore County
Montgomery
Allegany
Prince George’s
Washington
Baltimore
Annapolis Man Named Secretary of Elks Association
A. Guy Miller of Annapolis lodge was elected secretary of the Maryland Delaware and District of Columbia Elks Association to fill the unexpired term of Calvert K. Hartle who resigned. The regional meeting was held yesterday at Cumberland and Miller’s term expires in August when new officers will be elected.
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A. Guy Miller
Annapolis Lodge
Maryland, Delaware and District of Columbia
Prize tips split by Daily Mail readers
Weekly tip contest awards first prize to reports on an explosion at a bottling plant and a Hancock couple with four children. Second prize goes to tips about a goat giving birth to triplets and a local man’s holdup. Tips accepted weekdays 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. daily.
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Wancock
The
Daily Mail
Mussolini Found In State Of Complete Prostration
A Daily Mail special correspondent on the Italian frontier reports Premier Mussolini was in a state of complete prostration during a specialist examination. The dispatch states Mussolini sobbed then burst into hysterical laughter, with the specialist saying he had lost control and could no longer govern Italy as dictator amid chaotic affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Daily Mail
Mussolini
JJ Duce
Italy
Russia warns Japan to honor neutral pact on anniversary
An editorial in Pravda marks the first anniversary of the Japanese-Russian neutrality pact and urges Tokyo to live up to all terms. It condemns Japanese military and Fascist cliques lingering on war plans and calls for adherence to the agreement without belligerent tone.
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Kuibyshev
Russia
Tokyo
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Pravada
Central Committee
Communist Party
Pravda
British Carry Air War To A New Peak Of Fury, Lose 14 Warplanes
British bomber raids struck Germany and Italy early today in a major offensive aimed at crippling German divisions by destroying factory equipment. Turin attacked for the first time since September 1940, with no losses on the 1500 mile round trip. Krupp works at Essen targeted in the 45th Ruhr raid, while docks at Le Havre and French and Low Countries airfields also faced bombardment, costing the RAF ten bombers and one fighter. The channel thunder and Kent coast sightings marked a bold, far-reaching strike as the British planes returned home.
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London
Britain
Germany
Italy
Royal Arsenal
Turin
Berlin
Krupp
Hssen
Ruhr
le Havre
France
Low Countries
R.A.F
Channel
Kent
Dover Strait
Supreme Court ends in 4 to 4 ruling on anti Jew charge libel
In a 4 to 4 vote the Supreme Court upheld a circuit court decision in a libel case brought by Rep. Martin L. Sweeney against Schenectady Union Publishing. The suit claimed defamatory Washington Daily Merry Go Round items linked to anti Semitism and the appointment of Emerich Burt Freed as a Cleveland judge. The New York federal court dismissal was overturned and a new trial ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court Today
Circuit Court
Martin L. Sweeney
Sweeney
New York
Federal Court
Federal Circuit Court
Plunges to Death in Baltimore Building
A man named Thomas W. Simpson Jr., 28, leapt from the seventh floor of the Candler building in Baltimore shortly after arriving for work at the Social Security Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Thomas W. Simpson, Jr
Candler
Social Security Board
King's Cousin Directs Raids From Illustrious Command
London dispatch reveals Lord Louis Mountbatten, King George VI's cousin, is the hidden commander behind daring St Nazaire, Bruneval, Lofoten, and Vaugs seas raids. He directs combined land sea and air forces with Canadians under his orders since March 18, holding acting rank of Vice Admiral and honorary lieutenant general and air marshal. The Illustrious carrier once commanded by Mountbatten now oversees the famed commandos amid ongoing operations.
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London
St. Nazaire
Bruneval, Lofoten
Vaugsse
King George VI
Louis Mountbatten
Mountbatten
Local Boy Wounded In Pearl Harbor Home on Convalescence
Corp. Ray Byers of Hagerstown, first Pearl Harbor casualty from the Japanese attack, is on 30 days convalescence leave at 8 East Washington Street recuperating from machine gun wounds to his abdomen and right arm. He recalls learning that his embarkation boat had sunk after leaving a west coast port. He served as a mechanic with an air squadron at Wheeler Field Honolulu and describes initial shock at the attack, noting there was no panic among troops and debunks rumors of intoxication among soldiers.
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Corp
Ray Byers
Hagerstown
Pearl Harbor
East Washington Street
Byers
Wheeler Field
Honolulu
Reigned Corp
Fire destroys 93 buildings in Kewanee blaze
A four hour fire in Kewanee Illinois destroyed or damaged 93 buildings over two square blocks. Authorities estimate damage at 1.5 to 2 million dollars. No deaths reported. two firefighters injured. The blaze began at the three story Kewanee Dry Goods store and spread eastward along Tremont Street aided by a strong south wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kewanee
George Nelson
Illinois
Tremont Street
Survivors Landed At Brazilian Ports
Survivors of two torpedoed United Nations merchant vessels have landed at northern Brazilian ports. Twenty six from the United States ship Eugene Thayer were landed at Camocim Ceara State and 24 from the Norwegian Balkiss reached Fortaleza. A third ship, the British Empire, was said to have been torpedoed off Piaui.
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Rio de Janeiro
United Nations
United States
Eugene Thayler
Camocim
Ceara State
Balkiss
Fortaleza
Empire
Piaui
Hopkins and Maisky Meet at U S Embassy
Harry Hopkins advisor to President Roosevelt and lend lease expert held extended talks with Russian ambassador Ivan Maisky at the United States embassy in London on April 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Ivan Maisky
United States
Baker Trial to Allegany County Embezzlement Case
Attorney C Walter Baker will go on trial for embezzlement in Allegany county circuit court at Cumberland on Monday May 4. Chief Judge D Lindley Sloan announced removal, citing wide publicity and affidavits from twelve citizens. Disbarment proceedings will wait until after the criminal trial as the April term opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Walter Baker
Circuit Court of
Allegany County
Cumberland
D. Lindley Sloan
Sloan
Baker
Allegany County Circuit Court
Local Guard Unit Praised After War Department Inspection
Governor Herbert R. O Conor cited high discipline and excellent leadership in Company A of the Maryland State Guard at Hagerstown after a War Department inspection. The Regimental staff, Headquarters platoon, and 11 battalions with 41 infantry and engineer companies were reported satisfactory. The inspection, conducted over several weeks, mirrored prior National Guard reviews.
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Hagerstown
Maryland State Guard
Herbert R. O’conor
Third Corps Area Army
War Department
State Guard
National Guard
Grim shark tug of war on torpedoed ship recounted
Watertender Arthur Lauman, a survivor from a Panamanian carrier torpedoed in the Caribbean on March 8, recounts a two hour struggle to save a wounded shipmate. He describes gunfire, a shell piercing the smokestack, and a shark seizing the injured man as others were rescued by lifeboats and rescue crews.
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New Orleans
Caribbean
Mobile
Ala
Arthur Lanman
Alan
New York
Lauman
Four finish pilot course at Hagerstown airport
Four student pilots trained since last October under Henson Flying Service at Hagerstown Airport will finish this afternoon with final flight tests by Aeronautics Authority officials. Edward Black of Irvington New Jersey and Russell Coldren of Wormleysburg Pennsylvania head to Burlington Vermont for a flight commander course in multi engines and instruments to qualify for ocean ferry service. Carsten Brinkmann of Catonsville Maryland and William Hodgson of Utica New York will become instructors at Winchester Virginia to teach elementary flying.
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Henson Flying Service, Inc
Hagerstown
Il Aeronautics Authority
Edward M. Black
Irvington, N. J
Russell W. Coldren
Wormleysburg
Pan-American Airways
Burlington
Carsten S. Brinkmann
Catonsville
William R. Hodgson
Utica
N. Y
Winchester
Minor Mishap Cases Treated At Hospital
David F. Doyle of Sharpsburg was attacked and bitten on the leg by a dog this morning while walking along a road near Sharpsburg and treated at the hospital. Seven year old Robert Talbott was treated for bruises and head lacerations after falling against a curb. Mrs. Theodore Hamilton of Arlington Virginia was admitted after being struck and knocked down by a truck here last night.
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David F. Doyle
Sharpsburg
Robert Talbott
Theodore Hamilton
Arlington
Virginia
Streams High For Trout Season Opening
Fishermen prep for trout season opening as county streams run high along with Frederick county waters. A deputy game warden said today the streams are too full for effective fishing but expect improvement by Wednesday.
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Frederick County
Raze Remainder Of Old Jug Bridge Today
Frederick area report states the three remaining spans of the old Jug bridge east of the city will be dynamited this afternoon and allowed to fall into the stream. State Roads Commission forces are expected to carry out the razing. A temporary span will be erected on the four piers, and one span had already collapsed weeks ago.
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Old Jug Bridge
Jug Bridge
Frederick
State Roads Commission
Third Lane to Expand Sideling Hill Highway in Washington
The State Roads Commission will start a second third lane on the west slope of Sideling Hill mountain this week in Washington county with funds available to finish another on Green Ridge mountain. The Sideling Hill project will widen the highway about 19 feet for 900 feet to allow heavy trucks to pull off and let faster traffic pass, part of three such stretches completed in the past year including sites on South Mountain and Old Braddock Braddock Heights.
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Washington County
Sideling Hill Mountain
State Roads Commission
Green Ridge Mountain
South Mountain
Old Braddock
Braddock Heights
Frederick County
Mustache Path to Citizenship
Shields Manson, a Scottish native, shaved his mustache to resemble his original passport photograph and obtain American citizenship after filing as clean shaven. The Alberta story notes his transformation to meet the facial recognition requirement for final papers.
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Pittsburgh
Shields Manson
Manson
Scotland
Citzenship
Japanese threat in Bay of Bengal tests U S sea power
The Japanese Imperial fleet now operates in the Bay of Bengal with at least three battleships five aircraft carriers and multiple cruisers and destroyers. Prime Minister Churchill disclosed the strength, highlighting potential risks to communications with India. Harker’s estimates indicate a smaller cruiser and carrier force, while British ships seem stretched across the Atlantic and Mediterranean as they seek possible engagement with Japan.
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United States
Bay of Bengal
Churchill
India
Harker
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Bataan Peninsula Claimed Occupied by Japanese
Japanese headquarters announced that Bataan peninsula was completely occupied after an eight day offensive. The main enemy forces offering stubborn resistance were said to have been annihilated.
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Tokyo
Bataan Peninsula
Japs Advance Toward Burma Oil Fields
New Delhi April 13. A Burma front communique reported a Japanese column advancing up the main road from Sinbaungwe about 70 miles north of Prome. Sinbaungwe lies on the Irrawaddy east bank roughly 65 miles below the Yenangyaung oil fields in inner Burma.
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New Delhi
India
A. Burma Front
Sinbaungwe
Prome
Irrawaddy River
Yenanyaung
Burma
Fruit Blossoms Escape Frost
A light frost touched Keedysville with a 30 degree minimum. J A Miller, government weather observer, says no damage to fruit buds as peach buds were only a third open and can withstand more frost. He forecasts light to heavy frost tomorrow and notes winter wheat is in excellent condition with at least a 90 percent crop prospect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Forfeitures in City Court For Reckless Driving and Speed
R W Garner L H Lehman Jr and RR Zimmerman each forfeited 6 45 on reckless driving. Garner John RE Miller and R A Hedb forfeited 6 45 for exceeding 30 mph in restricted zones. Harry B Snyden presided as magistrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Garner
L. H. Lehman, Jr
RR. L. Zimmerman
Garner
John RE. Miller
R. A. Hedb
Harry EB. Snyden
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Elks Association
Benito Mussolini
Supreme Court
Ohio
Solon
Lord Mountbatten
West Coast
Kewanee, Ill
Brazilian
Hopkins
Jack Schwartz
Paul S. Roland
Ethel Thorig
C. A. Farnsworth
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