Blitz Knocks New Holes In Reich Armor
Allied air veterans report heavy bombing over Europe with over 1 000 planes from Britain and the Mediterranean Air Force targeting Turin and Ferrara rail yards while Berlin calls for intensified antiaircraft defense. Col Harry P. Leber Jr and Lt Arthur Devine describe mission breadth, losses exceed 71 300 airmen and 383 planes, and the drive flags a possible war-shortening impact.
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Brunswick
Harry P. Leber, Jr
New York City
Arthur C. Devine
St. Paul, Minn
Lebers Group
CBS
Howard EK. Smith
Bern
Budapest
Hungary
Sofia
Bulgaria
Balkans
Britain
Mediterranean Air Force
Turin
Ferrara
Gulf of Venice
Italy
Germany
Luftwaffe Raids Hit British Coast Towns
German raids pounded two British south coast towns in a night of double blows. Emplacements and war facilities suffered, but officials said damage was limited and only a few casualties reported as anti aircraft guns claimed at least four enemy planes.
Fourth Term Is Given A Boost
The piece reports continued support for a fourth term for the President with endorsements in Pennsylvania and Connecticut caucuses. Dewey leads GOP write-ins while the President remains a favored option in penciled choices. Kentucky delegates are instructed to back Gov. Simeon S. Willis as a favorite son until withdrawal before shifting to Dewey.
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Page
Smith
Roosevelt
Ely
Pennsylvania
Dewey
Itaer
Connecticut
Kentucky
Simeon S. Willis
Willis
CAP Will Show Special War Movies
CAP will present war films through Army liaison with the nearby camp. With access to Signal Corps releases, the CAP staff will screen both secret and unrestricted films for members, starting this Thursday with three sound films on infantry drill and weaponless dismount training. Names for the radio-telephone exam must be submitted by Thursday evening, April 27. Rail transportation volume rose 132 percent from 1939 to 1943.
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Army
Civil Air Patrol
War Department
Signal Corps
U. S. Army
CAP
Bowles says black market gas down but not vanished
CHICAGO April 26 Chester Bowles Price Administrator said black market gasoline operations have fallen materially and are not yet eliminated. He cited 2 percent counterfeit or illegal use of gas coupons, down from 3 percent, with over 1,000 arrests nationwide. He urged coupon endorsements as a key weapon and outlined postwar aims for living standards and policy shifts toward private enterprise.
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Chicago
Chester Bowles
Secret Service
OPA
Motors
FBI
Bowles
War Production Board
Office of Price Administration
National
Better Business Bureaus
None Injured In Landing Of Plane
Test pilot Richard Henson and three passengers escaped injury yesterday evening after a trainer plane made four belly landings due to retractable gear failure. Circling the municipal airport, emergency crews arrived as the craft finally skidded 200 yards before stopping. no injuries or major damage were reported.
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Richard Henson
Henson
Youth Held For Theft Of Auto Near Fredericksburg
Three youths arrested by Virginia State Police near Fredericksburg for stealing Dr William J Sullivan’s automobile from the Hotel Alexander parking area were turned over to the FBI for prosecution under the National Automobile Theft Act. Vaughn Elvin Long 16 Clarence A Cosens 18 and Albert L Emmett 18 were taken into custody after the car ran out of gas and lay in a ditch. One of nine Hagerstown autos stolen in the past ten days remains unrecovered.
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Fredericksviurg
Virginia
William J. Sullivan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Vaughn Elvin Long
South Locust Street
Clarence A. Cosens
Chestnut Street
Albert L. Emmett
Antietam Street
Sullivan
Hotel Alexander
Hagerstown
Russia Vows Continued Drive Against Fascist Forces
World article by Dmitri Manuilsky quotes the Communist Party official calling for the Red Army to expel enemy forces from the Soviet Union and push toward German defeat. Farmers urged to raise crop acreage from 361 million acres in 1943 to 380 million in 1944.
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Dmitri Manuilsky
Central Committee
Communist Party
Red Army
Soviet Union
Germany
Sugar forms at Hagertown and Washington county stores
Local Rationing Board announces distribution of OPA form 8323 through all retail grocery stores to simplify applications for extra sugar for home canning. Forms filled and mailed to 18 N Locust Street trigger mailed coupons if approved. up to 20 extra pounds per person allowed in multiples of five with names and signatures and War Ration Book No. 4 stamps 3 1/2 and 40 required. One and a half million tons of fighting ships were delivered to the U S fleet in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Washington County
N. Locust Street
Grange opposes Eastern War Time return and Murray-Wagner bill
Leitersburg Grange unanimously opposes Eastern War Time continuation and urges Maryland senators and congressmen to revert to Standard Time. The group also opposes the Murray Wagner medicine socialization bill. Roy C F Weagly and Mrs Weagly welcomed into membership. seven applications for membership received. nine candidates awaiting initiation. a victory garden contest for youths continues. evening program theme was "Steaning."
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Leitersburg Grange
Maryland
Ohio
Grange
Roy C. F. Weagly
Maryland State Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Federation
Victory Garden
The
The Most Important Annual Clean-Up Around the Place
A discussion centered on the annual clean-up event described as the most important. Participants offered amusing and worthwhile thoughts, reflecting on its significance and community value.
Youths Arraigned In Robbery Cases
Two boys aged 12 and 14 confessed to breaking into school buildings in recent weeks and were arraigned in Juvenile Court before Justice Harvey M. Miller. They were remanded to police detention awaiting sentence. Police recovered a 35 caliber revolver used to fire blanks at track meets.
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Harvey M. Miller
Southern England Coast Is Attacked
Bombs blasted two coastal areas in Southern England during a raid by Carman planes just after midnight. The London area issued a brief alert, then an all clear with no special incidents reported.
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London
England
Carman
Hat sparks quarrel over cost and morale lift
Silas Clay complains his wife’s new hat costs more than a bull calf. Biron Earp questions value as Si argues, and Doc notes the hat’s lift boosts a woman’s spirits and morale.
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Silas Clay
Biron Earp
Doc
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