Most of Singapore Island Falls to Japanese Forces
London Feb 13 The Union Jack still flies over Singapore City as Japanese shock troops advance and seize central reservoirs. The south sector line lies two miles from the metropolis while air and artillery bombardment intensifies with high and dive bombing. The Japanese are not yet in the city, but most of the island is under their control. Continued on Page 2.
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London
Singapore City
Tanglin
Singapore
Bomb Demonstration On Incendiary Bombs In Hagerstown
Public demonstration on how to deal with incendiary bombs will be held Sunday at 4 15 p m in Hagerstown High School stadium announced by Charles W Hoffman chief air raid warden Civilian Defense has secured a special film of incendiary bombs to be shown at 3 p m in the High School auditorium wardens auxiliary firemen police from the city and county towns are urged to attend Simon Clopper and Sgt John Devine will lead the demonstration and everyone is invited to the stadium event
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Hagerstown High School
Charles W. Hoffman
Civilian Defense Organization
Hagerstown
Simon Clopper
John Devine
Stadium
Accused Spy Pagel Pleads Guilty in Espionage Case
Hans Helmut Pagel, 20, one of seven on trial for conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act, admitted guilt in federal court. The case centers on Kurt Ludwig alleged as leader of a spy ring tied to German officials. Pagel faces up to 20 years. Lucy Boehmier, German-born witness, had previously pled guilty and testified as secretary to Ludwig.
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New York
Hans Helmut Pagel
Pagel
Kurt Frederick Ludwig
Ludwig
Lucy Boehmier
A Pattern for Patriotism in Chicago
A 28yearold Italian citizen named Donald Sandro, who came to the United States as a child, is praised as a pattern for patriotism by Illinois Selective Service Director Paul G. Armstrong. Despite repeated efforts to serve, Sandro could not enter the military under existing laws until volunteering through his local draft board after Pearl Harbor. He resigned from a wholesale firm position to pursue induction, acknowledging the path through the Army was blocked by citizenship rules.
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Chicago
United States
Illinois
Selective Service
Paul G. Armstrong
United States of America
Armstrong
Adjutant General
Army
Donald
Sandro
Aquila
Italy
Pearl Harbor
Navy, Marine and Coast Guard
Mayor approves WPA grant and buys street sweeper
The Mayor and City Council voted to accept a WPA grant of 43,800 for enlarging water mains on Jonathan and Pennsylvania avenues to improve fire protection near the Fairchild plant. They also approved purchasing a new, rubber-free street sweeper, smaller than the current ten-year-old model, after weeks of shopping for a bargain.
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North End
Jonathan and
Pennsylvania Avenues
Church Street
Fairchild
Pickets clash amid welders union drive at Seattle Tacoma yards
In Tacoma Washington today an independent welders union bid sparked clashes as 40 to 50 pickets faced off with AFL welders. Picket signs were torn away and pickets chased off the tideflats as workers came off duty at 7 am. The incident occurred at the large shipyards, with tensions over union representation.
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Tacoma
Wash
Seattle-Tacoma
A.F.L
Ingenious Soldier Dates Film Star in Hollywood
A clever young soldier with 90 nickels called MGM actress Laraine Day and asked for a date. He claimed a pay station in Massachusetts allowed him to finance two hamburgers five gallons of gasoline and a gardenia for their Hollywood meeting. Day told him to call after arrival but did not get his name.
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Hollywood
Laraine Day
Massachusetts
Navy reports first great wartime strike devastates Japanese bases
Pacific fleet forces strike on February 1 hit the Marshal and Gilbert Islands. Four airbases destroyed and 16 enemy ships sunk including a carrier, a destroyer, a cruiser, and two submarines. Forty-one Japanese planes were shot down. American losses numbered five. Details released by Navy in Washington confirm the long-range raid.
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Pacific Islands
Pearl Harbor
T. H
United States
mid-Pacific
Marshal and
Gilbert Islands
U. S
Australia
New Zealand
Navy Department
Washington
Local driver of bus lauded by state police
State Police praised Edwin Eakle for a remarkable act of driving near Catonsville. His Blue Ridge bus left the terminal for Baltimore and braked after a car driven by Mrs. Virginia H. Fisher turned left unexpectedly. The bus halted on a sunken lawn with no serious injuries reported.
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Edwin Eakle
Fairplay
Blue Ridge
Catonsville
Eakle
Baltimore
Virginia H. Fisher
Fire claims lives of Anna and Michael Krug
Baltimore fire on Wilshire Avenue killed Anna Krug, 73, and her brother Michael Krug, 67, who were trapped inside their residence early today. Investigators are examining the blaze and cause has yet to be determined.
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Baltimore
Anna Krug
Michael Krug
Wilshire Ave
Check Employes For Bus Service To Hagerstown
Blue Ridge Bus Company surveys defense industry workers living in Hancock and Martinsburg to gauge availability for a daily commuter bus service to Hagerstown if launched. General Manager A F MacDonald says cooperation with defense plants could optimize shift patterns for maximum use of bus equipment, with a special commuter rate possible if implemented.
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Hancock
Martinsburg
Blue Ridge Bus Company
Hagerstown
Transportation Company
A. F. MacDonald
Blue Ridge Co
Barkley Call to Repeal Congressional Pensions
Democratic Leader Barkley of Kentucky told the Senate he would seek speedy repeal of the recently approved legislation granting pensions to members of Congress. The February 13 remarks mark a push to undo the pension program amid ongoing legislative debate.
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Washington
Barkley
Senate
Congress
Japanese dive bombers mistaken attack on own troops
Washington reports two Japanese dive bombers were shot down by American anti air guns amid fighting in the Philippines. The bombers, aiding enemy patrols, bombed and machine gunned their own infantry, causing heavy casualties. The victims were elements of the 122nd Japanese regiment in General Akira Narai’s 65th Division.
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Washington
Philippines
War Department
Akira Nara
Government Cancels Fire Truck Delivery
A Roanoke based fire apparatus maker canceled the scheduled delivery of a new fire truck and engine to the Hancock Volunteer Fire Department by government order. The unit had been on order since last Spring with Hancock planning hall remodeling to house it. Firemen noted the present equipment remains usable but outmoded for their large service area.
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Hancock Volunteer Fire Department
Roanoke
Hancock
New License Plates To Drop Gaudiness
Washington reports Next year's auto license plates will be utilitarian not gaudy. War Production Board considers wartime specs permitting only black and white and earth colors such as red oxides ocher and amber. Yellow traffic markings to be removed to conserve chrome yellow pigment under emergency measures.
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Washington
War Production Board
Radio makers ordered to convert plants to arms production
Washington reports the War Production Board ordered the $200 million radio manufacturing industry to convert all facilities to arms production within four months or have unmoved plants seized and reallocated. The ultimatum stems from a 55-manufacturer meeting led by R. R. Guthrie as civilian output was slashed 40 percent to aid arms contracts totaling about $2 billion.
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Washington
War Production Board
R. R. Guthrie
Bureau of Industry
Guthrie
Signal
Corps
Col Cameron Much Pleased With Civilian Defense Progress
Lieut. Colonel W. Ross Cameron now heads emergency medical units for Civilian Defense in the Fourth Corps area. He visited Hagerstown to review casualty stations and first aid training, and inspected equipment gathering with Dr. W. R. Willard.
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W. Ross Cameron
Fourth Corps
Hagerstown
Cameron
W. R. Willard
Emergency Medical Organization
Volunteers Aid Draft Registration Efforts Swamped
Local Draft Boards report a flood of volunteers ready to help direct Selective Service registration for 20 to 4-year-olds. A board official said the registration will be run by school faculties, making it impossible to accept volunteers, though thanks were extended for the interest.
Hagerstown Curfew Law From 1905 Still In Force
City officials note a 37 year old curfew statute remains in effect with teeth intact. It restricts anyone under 15 from being on streets after 9 p m October through March and after 10 p m April to September unless on necessary errands or with a parent or guardian. Copies issued to police for study.
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Hagerstown
City Hall
William H. Peters
Igorotes Aid MacArthur in Bataan Counterattack
By Glark Lee on the Bataan Peninsula February 12 delayed report. Igorot fighters from Luzon’s mountain provinces joined American tanks to support Filipino troops in a Western flank counter-attack. Japanese forces pushed a wedge but were halted by reinforced Filipino units as tanks led infantry amid rough terrain.
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Glark Lee
MacArthur
Bataan Peninsula
Bataan
Luzon
Geeting Named C. D. Chairman
Keedysville civil defense wa s boosted by last night’s meeting with Russell Geeting named permanent general chairman. A first aid class begins at 7:30 PM next Thursday at the schoolhouse. eligibility includes 18 plus or two years of high school. About 40 expected in the initial class.
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Keedysville
Russell Geeting
Charles Taylor
Geeting
Damage Suit Being Tried Before Court
Howard Myers of Clearspring sues J D Lewis of Charles Town W Va in circuit court over a August 15 collision at Park Lane and Pennsylvania Avenue. Leland Myers, son of plaintiff, drove northbound. no injuries reported. D K McLaughlin represents plaintiff and J C Grice represents defendant.
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Howard Myers
Clearspring
J. D. Lewis
Charles Town
W. Va
Myers
Park Lane
Pennsylvania Avenue
Leland Myers
D. K. McLaughlin
J. C. Grice
German Battleships Run the English Channel in Broadside
German high seas force, including the 26 000 ton Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the 10 000 ton Prinz Eugen, reportedly sailed the English Channel into Helgoland Bight after breaking through British air and naval defenses. The feat stunned Britain as the fleet concentrates elsewhere, potentially shifting Atlantic power balance.
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London
Germany
Britain
Helgoland Bight
English Channel
Mediterranean
Pacific
Atlantic
Youth Charged In Indictment
Harold Detrich eighteen dubbed the human mole by police was seized on an indictment for breaking in and robbing a Frederick street filling station. He allegedly stashed cash in a sewer hole, crawled through a manhole to flee, and eluded officers for hours. Additional indictments announced include Mary Connor May Weaver prostitution Henry Dusing assault with intent to rape Thomas O Leary larceny Edward W Young breaking into and larceny Floyd Peoples robbery Houston Giles Charles Taylor larceny Spencer Mumma breaking into.
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Harold Detrich
Detrich
Frederick Street
Mary Connor
May Weaver
Henry Jacob Dusing
Thomas O'Leary
Edward W. Young
Floyd Peoples
Houston Giles
Charles Taylor
Spencer Mumma
Worker Fractures Knee In Accident
Earl J. Jones aged 43 of 4400 Ridge Avenue received treatment at Washington County Hospital for a fractured left knee after an accident on the Pennsylvania Railroad where he is employed. He was returned home after treatment. Mrs. Nellie B. Bowers of Williamsport was admitted for a fractured left leg from a fall.
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Earl J. Jones
Ridge Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Pennsylvania Railroad
Nellie B. Bowers
Williamsport
Hancock Chaplain Promoted to Lieutenant Commander
Lieutenant Paul G. Lineweaver, Navy chaplain and son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lineweaver of Hancock, has been promoted to lieutenant commander. The advancement was announced by the Navy Department after recommendation by the Chaplain Corps Selection Board. His brother Walter Lineweaver also serves in the Navy as a lieutenant commander.
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Paul G. Lineweaver
U. S. Navy
Charles Lineweaver
Hancock
Navy Department
Chaplain Corps Selection Board
Walter Lineweaver
U.S. Navy
German Warships Break Out From Dry Dock Escape
London reports three of Germanys strongest warships Scharnhorst Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen broke from a French dry dock, racing through the English Channel under attack, aiming for Helgoland. British officials say no surface ships were lost, the fleet likely reached safety after a high speed dash.
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Dover
Helgoland
Berlin
Brest
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Prinz Eugen
British foil Tobruk raid in bold air clash
Cairo reports a failed Axis raid on Tobruk harbor as British fighters repelled a large bomber and fighter formation. German communique claimed dive bombers hit harbor installations with direct hits on batteries. RAF bulletin says three Ju 88s and one Macchi C.200 were shot down. two British fighters lost with one pilot safe.
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Cairo
Tobruk Harbor
Royal Air Force
R.A.F. War Bulletin
Man swaps tire for waterfront house with fruit trees
Ray Williamson says he is getting nibbles for his offer of swapping a brand new tire for a 7-room waterfront house with fruit trees. He notes several people have the house but none have the fruit trees.
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Seattle
Ray Williamson
Roosevelt signs $500 million aid bill for China
President Roosevelt signed a bill allocating 500 million dollars in aid for China. The money is the amount authorized to be loaned under a prior measure enacted last week. The aim is to bolster China's internal economy and support its war effort.
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Washington
China
Roosevelt
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