Burmese front tightens as Japanese advance nears Lashio
Chinese reports say Japan closes in on Burma from the north and east, with strong reinforcements from Malaya pushing toward the Mandalay Lashio line. American volunteer fliers claim eleven Japanese planes shot down at 10 am during a raid on an AVG base as Lashio faces fires and bombardment, and movements threaten the 130 mile railway to Mandalay. Supplies have been moved and inhabitants fled as Japanese tank columns push toward Hsipaw and Mong Kung, widening the threat to Burma and India's supply route.
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Kunming
A.V.G
Lashio
Mandalay
China
India
Burma
Sailem
Hsipaw
Mandalay-Lashio
Mong Kung
Mong Sung
Reds Capture Key Rail Town Borok in Northwestern Front
The Russian advance neared Novgorod and Staraya Russa as Borok fell, cutting German lines and threatening rear communications along the Novgorod to Staraya Russa railway. Operations near Smolensk reported Nazi casualties while both sides sparred elsewhere along the Leningrad to Crimea front amid mud and tank actions.
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London
Lake Ilmen
Novgorod
Staraya
Russa
Borok
Moscow
Stockholm
Hig Lake
Leningrad
Staraya Russa
Lake Ulmen
Smolensk
Crimea
Family blaze kills two boys in Buchanan County
In Grundy Virginia on Keen Mountain near Big Branch, Thomas four and Walter six, sons of Albert and Mrs. Rowe, died in an early morning house fire at their family home about 15 miles south of Grundy in Buchanan County.
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Grundy
Thomas
Walter Rowe
Albert Rowe
Keen Mountain
Big Branch
Buchanan County
Canada votes conscription in plebiscite
In Ottawa on April 28, Canadian citizens approved conscripts for service anywhere in the world by a vote approaching two to one. Returns from 23,481 polls showed 2,233,115 yes and 1,306,782 no to the question about releasing the government from past commitments on raising men for military service.
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Ottawa
Dominion
W. L. McKenzie King
April drought threatens 38 year record in Keedysville
J A Miller, government weather observer, reports only .78 inches of rain in the first 28 days of April. If no rain by Thursday, April will be the driest since 38 years, surpassing 1915's record low of about one tenth of an inch. Vegetation suffers as pastures slow and wheat shows stress.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Miller
Mr. Miller
Gas Rationing To Be Handled By Schools
United States Commissioner of Education John W. Studebaker announced that gasoline rationing registrations for May 12 13 and 14 would be conducted at schools in 17 states the District of Columbia and Bristol Tennessee to centralize the process.
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Washington
John W. Studebaker
United States
Commissioner of Education
District of Columbia
Bristol
Six Freight Cars Jumped Track on Western Maryland
Western Maryland railroad workers succeeded early today in returning six loaded freight cars to the rails after they derailed yesterday morning in Cumberland. The cars, carrying steel, left the track as the train moved slowly into the Cumberland terminal.
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Western Maryland Railroad
Cumperland
Cumberland Terminal
German Tanker Torpedoed Off American Coast
Berlin reports a 7,500 ton Mexican tanker was torpedoed off the American coast as stated by German broadcasts. The event is described as a naval attack with no further details on casualties or exact location provided.
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Berlin
Roosevelt War Share Plan Faces Mixed Congressional Backlash
In Washington on April 28 Congress debated President Roosevelt's seven point war share plan. Lawmakers urged suspending the 40 hour week and curbing union privileges while largely supporting the goal of equality in war burdens. The President prepared a radio address to present the program that evening amid open opposition and support in Congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
FDR To Broadcast Plan To Fight Cost Of Living
President Roosevelt will speak at 10 p m Eastern War Time to outline his plan to curb living costs. The White House says the address will last about thirty minutes and be carried by major networks. The report notes his stance against labor legislation while endorsing overtime pay in war industries and proposing price ceiling cuts for farm products. Opposition formed to a proposal to cap personal incomes at 25000 dollars annually.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Vuelt
Tornado Hits Pryor Okla Kills 100 and Injures 250
A violent tornado ripped Pryor Oklahoma’s Main Street, killing about 100 and injuring more than 250. The town was placed under martial law with Walter B. Johnson in charge of relief. Ordnance workers and machinery rushed to the scene as hospitals and shelters set up emergency care.
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Pryor
Oklahoma
Okla
State Highway Patrol
Oklahoma Ordnance Works
Leon ©. Phillips
Walter B. Johnson
Ordnance Works
Trict
R. H. Cameron
Whitaker State
Vinita
Claremore
Tulsa
The
Red Cross
St. Louis
Registers Will Sit At Hancock
The Board of Election Supervisors announced that the county two permanent registers will sit in Hancock Saturday May 2 from 1 to 9 p m to register eligible voters and issue transfers. A schedule of other sittings will follow. Voters may register or receive transfers on Tuesdays or Fridays at the Board office. An appeal urged voters who moved since the last election to call or write for transfers.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Hancock
West Virginia trout season postponed by forest fire danger
Conservation Director T. D. Gray, with Governor Neely’s approval, postponed the trout season opening in Charleston by one week due to the critical forest fire situation across West Virginia.
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Charleston
W. Va
T. D. Gray
Neely
West Virginia
Girl 3 suffers head wounds from fall from car
Rosalie Wolf aged 3 daughter of Mr and Mrs Dana Wolf of 5 Avalon avenue sustained head lacerations and bruises after falling from an automobile yesterday. She was admitted to Washington County Hospital for treatment.
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Rosalie Wolf
Dana Wolf
Avalon Avenue
Washington County Hospital
London blackout killer sentenced to death
Gordon Frederick Cummins, 28, an RAF cadet, was convicted in London of the blackout murders. He received the death sentence for killing four women and attempting to murder two others. The case centers on Evelyn Oatley, found murdered and mutilated in a beds roon with a can opener and razor blade.
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London
Gordon Frederick Cummins
Evelyn Oatley
Hitler speech prompts Rome politics shake up talk
A New York Times dispatch from Bern says Hitler's Sunday speech stirred talk of a government shake up in Rome. King Vittorio Emanuele reportedly consulted with Mussonlini and Ciano excluded, while Marshal Badoglio, viewed as Musso loni's official opponent, met with others.
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New York
The
New York Times
Bern
Switzerland
Adolf Hitler
Rome
Vittorio Emanuele
Mussolini
Count Ciano
Pietro Badoglio
Fire Cleans Out Second Hand Car At Central Garage
A second hand automobile owned by Central Garage on South Potomac Street caught fire in the garage possibly from a short circuit and was moved into the street before the blaze was extinguished. Earlier the fire was put out but rekindled hours later with the car damaged or destroyed.
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South Potomac Street
Vagrant Offender Bennett Jailed in City Court
Roy Bennett, labeled a frequent offender by police, faced a jury trial on a vagrancy charge in city court this morning and was committed to jail in default of a $250 bond for May court action.
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Roy Bennett
Japs End Siesta to Speed Up Java Work Day
Tokyo dispatches report the Japanese administration in Java orders abolition of the three hour midday siesta and extends work hours from 1 am to 5 pm. The change aims to accelerate the East Asia Co Prosperity Sphere and increases hours over the former Dutch regime. The order takes effect with Emperor Hirohito's 41st birthday observed across occupied territories.
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Tokyo
Java
Greater East Asia
Bandoeng
Hirohito
Last Minute Rush At Ration Board
The local Ration Board faced bedlam as sugar applicants sought guidance on registration. Officials believed county commercial users had forms ready for county high school registration today or tomorrow. Consumers should register in person at schools on May 4 5 6 and 7.
Making Progress On Sandy Hook Bridge
Work on the Sandy Hook bridge over the Potomac River advances with favorable weather allowing sub structure completion. The super structure contract yet to be let and the project may pause after sub structure completion until the war ends.
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Sandy Hook Bridge
Sandy Hook
Potomac River
Pearre Bridge Opens Connecting Sideling Hill Route
The Pearre bridge over Sidling Hill creek now open to traffic aiding travelers avoiding the Sideling Hill grade on Route 40. Edgar F. Havermill says WPA completed seven miles of road on the Allegany side and laid the bridge floor with Washington County WPA workers. The approach will be modernized, leaving only a small macadamless stretch on the county side.
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Pearre
Sideling Hill Creek
Edgar F. Havermill
W.P.A
Parkhead
Western Maryland Railroad
Sideling Hill Mountain
Allegany
Washington County
Havermill
Little Orleans
Potomac River
Latin Americans Begin Acrobatics Training at Hagerstown Airfield
Latin American students trained by Henson Flying Service at Hagerstown airport prepare for acrobatic lessons. Six of ten students start today with the remaining four to begin in about a week. The youths show enthusiasm and aptitude for flying.
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Henson Flying Service, Inc
Hagerstown
Democratic Organization Club Meeting Postponed
The regular May meeting of the Democratic Organization Club is postponed due to the enforced absence of officers. The session, planned to cover registration and pre-primary activities, will be held later in the month because several officers will be away on urgent business.
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Democratic Organization Club
Rev Thorning Honored as Pan Americanism Figure
The Rev Joseph F Thorning of Mount St Marys College Emmitsburg Md chairman of the Social Science Department was chosen last night as an outstanding Pan Americanism figure by Pi Alpha Sigma a good neighbor fraternity at St John s Brooklyn College.
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New York
Joseph F. Thorning
Emmitsburg
Mount St. Mary's College
Pi Alpha Sigma
St. John’s
Brooklyn
Good Neighbor
Sugar seller refuses registration at ration board
A county storekeeper told the local Ration Board office he would not bother with registration. He cited tiredness from registering and said he had already registered under Selective Service yesterday and would register as an individual consumer next week, calling the process time consuming.
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Selective Service
Allies Down 7 Jap Planes Over Darwin and Kavieng
Allied bombers and fighters shot down seven Japanese aircraft over Darwin as the North Australian port faced a two raid toll of 18 enemy planes. An enemy transport was destroyed at Kavieng and Allied planes attacked port installations at Fassi in the Solomon Islands.
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Allied
Australia
United Nations
Darwin
MacArthur
Kavieng
New Ireland
Bismarck Archipelago
Cape York
Fassi
Solomon Group
Bougainville
Two Petitions for Adoption Filed in Court This Morning
Two adoption petitions were filed this morning, bringing the yearly total to eleven. George W. and Hilda May Shelleman, via Dr. Angie Wolfinger, seek to adopt Sandra Joyce Stull and to rename her Sandra Joyce Shelleman. Raymond and Lillian A. Skinner, through C. K. Hartle, seek to adopt Jean Patricia Landis and give her the name Colleen Landis Skinner.
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George W
Hilda May Shelleman
Angie Wolfinger
Sandra Joyce Stull
Sandra Joyce Shelleman
Raymond
Lillian A. Skinner
C. K. Hartle
Jean Patricia Landis
Colleen Landis Skinner
Police target fast drivers in city crackdown
City police yesterday continued their drive on fast driving and collected six offenders who forfeited $6.45 each. The group includes BE Leister, Robert N. Hagerman, Walter H. Minnich, John A. Woessner, Harry L. Fuller for exceeding 30 mph in restricted zones and Carl E. Sword for reckless driving.
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BE. J. Leister
Robert N. Hagerman
Walter H. Minnich
John A. Woessner
Harry L. Fuller
Carl E. Sword
British bombers raid Trondheim naval base and Cologne
London reports heavy British bomber squads struck Trondheim where Germany is building an Atlantic fleet base and attacked Rhineland targets including Cologne. A new mass attack force swept toward Calais while smaller raids hit Dunkerque docks and gun airfields. Eighteen planes reportedly lost.
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London
Trondheim
Air Ministry
France
Calais
Rhineland
Cologne
Dunkerque
Belgium
Sideling Hill Third Lane Nears Completion
The third lane on the east slope of Sideling Hill in Washington county will be completed in about a week per the State Roads Commission. The lane allows slow trucks to pull off for faster traffic and mirrors a similar lane on South Mountain. Surface treatment for Frederick county highways starts May 18 with work around June 1 on about 25 miles of roads.
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Sideling Hill Mountain
Washington County
State Roads Commission
South Mountain
Frederick County
Unemployment Here Down 35 Percent In Year
Unemployment in Hagerstown and Washington County has fallen by at least 35 percent from the level a year ago, based on new claims reported by the Maryland Unemployment Compensation Board. The county shows a stronger drop than the state overall, while incomplete statewide returns indicate about a 20 percent decrease from last April.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Maryland Unemployment Compensation Board
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Alice Porter
Pueblo
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Donald H. Fearn
C.P
Canada
W. M
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Roose
FDR
Boom Town
Blackout
Italy
PRAYS
Louis A. Vierbuchen
Manhattan
Jersey City
N. J
Vierbuchen
Harry W. Walsh
Rev. Thorning
Tirpitz
Prinz Eugen
Brest
Hipper
Admiral Scheer
Sideling Hill
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