Nazis Facing Disaster on Russ Front
Moscow reports Soviet dispatches say German reinforcements are arriving to bolster the southern front, but Red Army weapons outpace them. The BBC, cited by NBC, notes Hitler may dispatch 20 fresh divisions amid fear of a Russian breakthrough. Red air units claim 17 Nazi planes destroyed in a week. three supply trains at a key railroad junction were ruined. Russians press toward Smolensk, despite deep German resistance, in 40 below zero temps.
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Moscow
Marshall Semeon Timoshenko
Hitler
BBC
NBC
New York
Napoleon
Smolensk
18 County Youths Take Final Exam in Baltimore
Eighteen Washington county youths traveled to Baltimore for their final physical examinations before induction into military service. The group includes Guy Quentin Hall Robert Leo Davis Alfred Preston Fehl Frank Zello Victor George Manzhoff Charles Bruce Deeds Charles William Straley Michael Joseph Thomas Charles Eli Schwinger Nevin Honodle Fiery Harvey Lester Jamison Virgil Lee Eversole Maynard Thomas Duffy Vess Clinton Mau k George William Snow Carroll Shiffler Hose Frank J. Starliper and Samuel Noland Greenspoon.
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Washington County
Baltimore
Guy Quentin Hall
Robert Leo Davis
Alfred Preston Fehl
Frank Zello
Victor George Manzhoff
Charles Bruce Deeds
Charles William Straley
Michael Joseph Thomas
Charles Eli Schwinger
Nevin Honodle Fiery
Harvey Lester Jamison
Virgil Lee Eversole
Maynard Thomas Duffy
Vess Clinton Mauk
George William Snow
Carroll Shiffler Hose
Frank J. Starliper
Samuel Noland Greenspoon
Large Sum Is Invested Here in Defense Bonds and Stamps
Residents of Hagerstown invested $192,187.50 in U S defense savings bonds and $226,057.10 in savings stamps during January. Postmaster Thomas Simpson announced the city totals, noting the month included a stamp demonstration. City and county totals are estimated near $750,000, while Post Office receipts rose to $20,690.33 from $18,226.80 a year earlier.
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Hagerstown
U. S. Defense Savings
U.S. Defense
Thomas Mr. Simpson
Jailed for Theft of Lack of Coal
Robert Jackson alias Stocksdale aged about 70 was jailed for 30 days by Magistrate Harry E. Snyder after admitting to stealing 75 pounds of coal valued at 35 cents from J. W. Rohrer yards. Police found about a quarter ton at his home and he said he wanted some of that good coal.
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Robert Jackson
Stocksdale
Harry E. Snyder
Jackson
J. W. Rohrer
Locust Swarms Threaten Egypt Reported Near Red Sea
Cairo reports swarms of locusts near the Red Sea prompting authorities to seek cooperation from British and Egyptian air forces to monitor and report any insects over Egyptian territory.
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Cairo
Egypt
Red Sea
Child dies in Benevola fire in Boonsboro area
A three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul E Deeds perished when an oil stove exploded in the kitchen started a fire that razed the five room frame house of Grayson Kline near Benevola. The two older siblings escaped and alerted the Boonsboro Fire Company after the blaze began shortly after 10 am. The child's father works at the local aircraft factory. contents and value of the home were destroyed.
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Paul E. Deeds
Grayson Kline
Benevola
Boonsboro Fire Company
No Change in School Year Amid War Conditions
Washington county schools will keep the same term despite wartime factors. Superintendent B C Willis said there will be no early closing, though June dismissal will come slightly earlier due to an earlier September start. He noted a State Board plan to telescope the term with Saturday sessions to release by May 1.
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Washington County
B. C. Willis
Willis
State Board of Education
Joseph
McGrath
Crisfield High School
Board of Education
Keep Cars Rolling Through Three More Years
Akron February meeting of General Tire and Rubber Co. president William O Neil stated the firm can keep all American cars rolling for three years without a new tire casing. He warned against recapping hysteria driving motorists to tire dealers and emphasized saving processed rubber as crucial as conserving crude rubber.
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Akron
William O’neil
General Tire and Rubber Co
High Birth Rate At Local Washington County Hospital
Superintendent C J Cotter reported fifty six births at Washington County Hospital in January including two sets of twins. The figure matches December births and shows 30 females and 26 males. Last year for January, the hospital recorded 44 births.
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Washington County Hospital
C. J. Cotter
Plans for Third Selective Service Registration in Hagerstown
Draft Boards in Hagerstown and Washington county complete plans for the third selective service registration approved by Maryland State Headquarters. Registration runs Feb 14 15 16 at seven city and seventeen county school buildings with 9 am to 5 pm hours on Sat and Sun and 7 am to 9 pm on Mon. All male citizens who have turned 20 by the day registered must participate.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Maryland
Soft Water Returns to Hagerstown Mains Tonight
Albert Heard announces that about 1,000,000 gallons daily will be fed from the Edgemont reservoir into the Hagerstown mains with potential to rise to 3,000,000 gallons if February rains materialize. Cavetown pike area briefly lacked water while a 16 inch main was flushed. January consumption reached a record 177,250,000 gallons from the Potomac, well above last year.
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Hagerstown
Edgemont
Albert Heard
Water Department
Cavetown Pike
Heard
100 Women Graduating Weekly From Defense Centers
Approximately 100 women are being graduated weekly from defense training centers here. Superintendent B. G. Willis said facilities can only handle 300 now, with more added as enrollment demands. Women meet physical requirements and are urged to register with the State Employment office. They are praised as skilled workers, often more thorough and painstaking than men in delicate tasks.
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B. GC. Willis
Willis
Greek famine described by Axis magazine writer
From Athens, Greeks roam the streets living on weeds and grass as famine spreads. The Budapest based South east Economist reports a first extensive Axis survey detailing how people pull weeds from cobblestones to ease hunger.
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Bern
Switzerland
Athens
Budapest
Southeast Economist
Axis
Schools To Close For Registration
Public schools of the city and county will be closed Monday February 16 due to draft registration. Twenty four buildings will host registration and teachers will assist the Draft Boards. The campuses will be used across the three days February 14 15 and 16 before December 31 1941 and those who have not registered.
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B. C. Willis
Placements Decline Reflects Qualification Shortage
In January three hundred sixty people were placed in local defense industries, a slight decline from prior months due to a shortage of qualified applicants. The United States Employment Office reported 565.75 percent? women placed at the Fairchild plant, while crowds of out of area applicants continued to fill the office, many unaware of required qualifications or not registering for training.
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United States
Fairchild
Tax receipts up in Hagerstown and Washington County
Taxpayers in Hagerstown and Washington County paid over $800000 in the last half of January. City collector Harold F. Bester reported January receipts of $233239.61 versus $221489.50 a year earlier. State and county collector Harry E. Keedy posted $597911.81, down from $620260.00, with the rate cut saving about $34000. Office records show nearly 8000 accounts handled, about 2200 more than last year.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Harold F. Bester
Harry E. Keedy
Keedy
Big Increase in Bank Clearings in Hagerstown
Hagerstown posted bank clearings of 34 460 305 last year, the highest since 1930, as the Hagerstown Clearing House Association reports a gain of 5 046 264 over 1940s 29 414 141. Clearings nationwide dropped to a low in 1933.
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Hagerstown
Hagerstown Clearing House Association
Lowering Army Entrance Standards Predicted as War Demands Rise
Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, selective service director, testified that army entrance standards would be lowered as manpower needs grow. He predicted many with minor defects would be drafted for limited service in the hundreds of thousands. He spoke before a House committee on defense worker migration.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
House
Huge convoy heads south from Formosa Strait
Chungking reports a massive Japanese convoy of 69 ships including 41 warships and transports to carry a division, steaming south in Formosa Strait off Amoy. Spokesman says additional divisions moved south along the Tientsin Pukow line and trains bring thousands of troops into Shanghai. He notes the annihilation of the 16th division at Johore Bahru and preparations for a Burma drive with pontoon bridges across the Salween.
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Chungking
Formosa Strait
Amoy
Tokyo High Command
Southwest Pacific
Tientsin- Pukow
Tsinan
Shina
Tsingtao
Shanghai
Pacific
Johore Bahru
Johore Strait
Singapore
Haigon
Indo-China
Burma
Thailand
Salween River
Blueprint Course Opens Here Tonight at Hagerstown
Earl D. Huyett announced a ten week blueprint reading course starting at 7 p.m. tonight at Hagerstown High School. The trade extension program welcomes women workers from the Pangborn plant to learn orthographic drawing sections symbols and blueprint reading, sponsored by the Washington County Board of Education.
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Hagerstown High School
Earl D. Huyett
Washington County Supervisor of
Huyett
Pangborn
Washington County Board of Education
Brother's letter from Hawaii confirms Army member safe
Miss Martha V. Thomas of this city received word from her brother, Robert W. Thomas, stationed with the U S Army in the Hawaiian Islands, that he is safe and well. It is the first word since the December sneak attack on the islands. Thomas formerly resided in Keedysville before joining the Army.
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Martha V. Thomas
Robert W. Thomas
U. S. Army
Hawaiian Islands
Thomas
Keedysville
Attempt to storm Fortress Isle repulsed on coast
Two Japanese landing attempts on the Batan peninsula night of February 2 were repulsed with heavy losses. American and Filipino forces countered on the right flank, overrunning three trench lines. A night raid by Tatari shock troops was followed by a larger assault stopped by artillery and air attacks as barges neared shore.
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Washington
Batan Peninsula
War Department
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Chinese Move Into Burma in World War II Context
A Chungking spokesman says Chinese troops in Burma will soon contact Japanese forces and welcomes Roosevelt Churchill and Knox on Pacific front importance. He asserts China can endure a year of war with existing American arms, while the United States and Britain rush reinforcements to the South seas.
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Chungking
Burma
Roosevelt
Churchill
Knox
United Nations
China
United States
Britain
South Seas
Picnic Ground Along Potomac River Closed
The picnic ground beside the Potomac adjacent to the Hagerstown pumping station will be closed to the public for the first time since development. The municipal water department issued the order today as the plant is guarded 24 hours daily with guard houses at strategic points. The West End receiving reservoir is also being guarded similarly.
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Potomac River
Hagerstown
Municipal Water Department
West End
Mayor Jackson to Speak Here at Club Dinner
Baltimore City Mayor Howard W. Jackson will address the Little Heiskell Club at a dinner on February 24. The event marks the club’s first meeting with its new officers and will include remarks by Mayor Richard H. Sweeney on municipal affairs.
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Howard W. Jackson
Baltimore City
Little Heiskell Club
Richard H. Sweeney
Japanese attack Java base targets Soerabaja airfields
Japanese air forces struck the Soerabaja naval base and nearby air fields in the Indies in an apparent bid to cripple United Nations striking power after Allied air attacks sank two or three invasion transports in Macassar Strait. Allied claims say two Japanese transports were destroyed and a probable third sunk in Balikpapan Strait, amid broader battles that damaged a large invasion armada and many ships.
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D. Witt Hancock
Batavia
B. I
Soerabaja
Indies Great Naval Base
United ‘Nations
Macassar ‘Strait
Java
Indies
Macassar Strait
Aneta
United Nations
Pacific
Singapore
Malang
Madden
Magetan
United Nation
Balik Papan
East Borneo
United States
House approves $500 million war loan to China
The House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously authorized a $500,000,000 war loan to China in a swift, closed session after cabinet officers stated the loan was needed for China’s war effort. The action was taken with no opposition, following brief testimony from four cabinet members.
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Washington
China
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate to create $1B war damage insurer unit
Senate leaders expect swift passage of a bill to form within the Reconstruction Finance Corporation a war damage corporation empowered to insure property from air raids or enemy action. The plan allows free insurance up to 15000 dollars with later charges based on a reasonable premium.
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Washington
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Japanese planes kill 13 in Timor attack near Koepang
Japanese fighter planes sank an Australian civilian flying boat near Timor Island port Koepang, killing 13 people in the assault described today.
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Melbourne
Timor Island
Koepang
Petain Holds Brief Talk With U S Envoy in Vichy
Marshal Petain met with U S Ambassador Admiral William D. Leahy for a short, undisclosed conversation at Vichy as unoccupied France reported the delayed briefing.
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Vichy
France
Marshal Petain
U. S
William JD. Leady
For Attack on Singapore Parachute Troops Prepare
Wave after wave of Japan bombers rained explosives on Singapore as Malaya forces pressed toward the island. British defenses along the Johore strait faced a 70 mile perimeter while fire crews and ARP squads battled fires from aerial bombardment. Governor Sir Shenton Thomas and Lieut. Gen. A P Percival directed efforts to save key warehouses and clear debris as Singapore reels from the attack.
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C. Yates McDaniel
Japan
Malaya
Johore Strait
United Nations
Kluang
Singapore
Shenton’ Thomas
Straits Settlements
A. P. Percival
Allies to Send Large Aid Move Warns Army Minister
Canberra broadcast quotes Army Minister Francis M. Forde telling Australian forces overseas that a big Allied movement is underway. He told Australian Imperial Force troops in Singapore that delaying Japanese advances allows more reinforcements and weapons to be concentrated and deployed. He urged them to hold on.
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Canberra
Australia
Francis M. Forde
Singapore
Forde
Harsh cold grips Keedysville and Chewsville
The thermometer fell to seven above zero in Keedysville and Chewsville with 6 30 a m readings and only rising one degree by an hour later. J A Miller Keedysville reports the same low and warns of colder weather tomorrow as wind intensifies the chill. The cold spell damages winter wheat roots due to freezes and thaws.
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Keedysville
Chewsville
D. Paul Oswald
J. A. Miller
Gas Tax Revenues Hit One Million Plus in January
Annapolis reports January gasoline tax receipts totaling 1,239,654.31 dollars despite rationing and the ban on new car sales. The figure reflects state tax collection efforts and underscores ongoing fuel price controls in effect during February.
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Annapolis
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Joseph L. Lockard
Williamsport
Pearl Harbor
Fortress Isle
Mayor Jackson
Petain
U.S
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