Chinese Troops Reinforce Burmese Front Amid Salween Clash
In Burma, fresh Chinese veterans pour into bases near Rangoon as Imperial forces defend the Salween line against a renewed Japanese push toward Paan and Martaban. Allied fighter aircraft strike Japanese communications while reports say the second major Salween crossing drive has slackened after two days of heavy fighting.
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Rangoon
Burma
Salween
Paan
Chiang Kaishek
Kwangsi
Chiang
King George
Roosevelt
Lower
Martaban
Royal Airforce
Moulmein
East Burma
Salween River
Australia weighs recalling airmen from England
Canberra reports the government may recall Australian airmen now serving in England as transport constraints ease. Air Minister A. S. Drakeford announced the consideration, recalling Churchill remarks about returning Australian troops who volunteered for Imperial service to defend their homeland or Pacific areas.
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Canberra
Australia
England
Drakeford
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Pacific
Four Star Emblem Honor For Local Mother
Mrs Russell J Shank of Clearspring Route 1 was honored in Clearspring Mayors office after being awarded a Four Star Emblem of Honor for giving four sons to Uncle Sam. She called it her duty and sought no publicity, in a simple ceremony with Mayor Richard H Sweeney present.
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Washington County
Sam
Russell J. Shank
Clear Spring
Route 1
Richard H. Sweeney
The
Daily Mail
Emblem of Honor Association
Our Army” Magazine
Hagerstown
Australians Reinforcements Arrive in Dutch Indies Defense
Reports from Batavia say Australian forces are pouring into the Netherlands Indies to help defend alongside Dutch troops. The number of reinforcements is not disclosed, but other Allied and Empire forces are also arriving.
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Sydney
Australia
Batavia
Netherlands Indies
Princess Inc Adjudicated Bankrupt in Baltimore Court
The Princess Inc of this city was adjudicated bankrupt in a Federal Court order signed yesterday. Referee Omer T. Kaylor received the petition showing assets of 11157.28 and liabilities of 14338.75.
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The
Princess, Inc
Baltimore
Omer T. Kaylor
Axis Propaganda Heralds Start of Germany's Spring Offensive
DeWitt Mackenzie writes that the first German spring offensive has begun and proceeds as planned. Nazi broadcasts fuel morale attacks in Britain and America, spreading rumors and falsehoods to sow Anglo-American distrust and depict England as decadent while portraying America as greedily claiming empire.
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Germany
Britain
Maginot
Meuse
Rapist Given 3 Life Terms
David Reese Steffey III a Chicago area 18 year old junior college student described by prosecutors as a one man sex crime wave was sentenced to three life prison terms one for each rape charge and 1 to 14 years for assault Judge Julius Mineral presided as Steffey pleaded guilty to four charges He told the court stealing these women's money would be worse than stealing their virtue
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Chicago
David Reese Steffey
Julius H. Miner
Benjamin Ehrlich
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Delver
Nietzsche
Schopenhauer
Couldn't Register, He'll Try To Join
Pete Askew, aged 20, arrived at his local board but officials refused registration because his birthday February 2 falls after the December 31 1941 deadline. He plans to report to the army recruiting station to seek entry into the aviation cadet course.
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Baltimore
Pete Askew
Pete
Army
Rush Equipment For Casualty Stations
Equipment for Hagerstown emergency casualty stations organized by the Emergency Medical Board is rapidly nearing completion. Dr. W. R. Willard announces that 75 metal stretchers have been completed by the National Defense training school and metal splints are already in progress.
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Hagerstown
Emergency Medical Board
W. R. Willard
National Defense Training School
Four County Men Enlisted In Army
Four county men have enlisted in the Army through the local recruiting office since Tuesday and were sent to Baltimore for assignments, Sgt. John J. Chop announced. The enlistees are Victor G. Banzhoff of Williamsport, Charles W. Straley Williamsport Rt. 2, Carroll Edward Williams 64 West Side Avenue, and James B. Stocksinger of Sharpsburg. Three men were from Franklin County and one from Frederick County.
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Army of the United States
Baltimore
John J. Chop
Victor G. Banzhoff
Williamsport
Charles W. Straley
Williamsport Rt
Carroll Edward Williams
West Side Avenue
James
Stocksinger
Sharpsburg
Franklin County
Frederick County
War plants poorly guarded in Cleveland report
Cleveland reporters Robert Herrick and John Blair roamed through seven large war plants working on war contracts and were turned back by guards at four others. They entered without disguises and observed equipment and sabotage warnings, highlighting lax security at industrial sites critical to the war effort.
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Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Robert Herrick
John Blair
Blair
Cleveland Police Department
Herrick
City WPA Civilian Defense event at Hagerstown High
About 1200 people including 1200 air raid wardens auxiliary police and firemen are to attend a film on incendiary bombs and gases tomorrow at 3 pm at Hagerstown High School. A public demonstration at 4 15 pm in the high school stadium will show handling incendiaries and gases.
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Hagerstown High School
Charles W. Hoffman
Richard H. Sweeney
Simon Clopper
John Devine
Soldiers Frozen in Iceland Blizzard During Training
The British War Office announced that the commander and seven men of a British company froze to death after being caught by a late January blizzard while marching in Iceland. The remaining soldiers found shelter with an Icelandic farm family whose prompt aid is praised for saving many lives.
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London
Iceland
British War Office
Letters Hit at Deferment
A local draft office reports unsigned letters critical of deferments have circulated. A Selective Service official says boards will ignore unsigned notes, noting most deferred registrants are physically handicapped and unsuitable for 1-A. Officials may issue a pin for those deferred due to handicap.
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Selective Service
Selective Service Administration
Correspondent Charles Brooks Smith Dies at 65
Charles Brooks Smith, 65, longtime Wheeling Intelligencer correspondent and veteran member of the congressional press galleries, died last night at his home from heart disease in Washington.
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Washington
Charles Brooks Smith
Congressional Press Galleries
Wheeling
W. Va
Intelligencer
Plan To Arraign Prisoners Monday
Jail prisoners under indictment awaiting trial will be formally arraigned before Judge Joseph D. Mish in circuit court Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. February criminal court opens next Thursday morning and is expected to last about a week.
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Joseph D. Mish
Huber Divorce Suit Filed By Helen H Huber
Helen Huber through attorney Charles W Wolf filed a divorce action against George E Huber in court today The couple wed April 4 1941 and separated October 23 1941.
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Helen HH. Huber
Charles W. Wolf
George E. Huber
Flying Godiva Heroine Aims to Fight Japs Again
Bernadine Lewis King nicknamed Flying Godiva is back in the air at Beverly Hills after a crash in Utah in 1940. She endured months of surgery and rehabilitation, plans to return to front service as instructor, ferry pilot, radio expert, or mechanic once her leg fully heals. King holds 1500 hours in the air and has cleared Civil Aeronautics tests for light and heavy planes, targeting multi engine aircraft.
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Salt Lake City
Bernadine Lewis King
Beverly Hills
Cal
Godiva
Miss King
Brigham City
Utah
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Former school teacher leads during American fliers in Burma defense
Brigadier General Claire L. Chennault, once a Texas high school principal, is credited with sparking the Flying Tigers who defend Burma Road. By end of January they claimed 135 Japanese planes down and 50 destroyed on the ground while losing 11 of their own, with 48 enemy planes down on Christmas.
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Burma
Washington
Air Corps
Claire L. Chennault
Texas
Army Air Force
Burma Road
Flying Tigers
Chennault
Army
Singapore Held Despite Jap Nut Cracker Attack
British defense lines hold against a Japanese nut cracker push toward Singapore Town. Reservoirs on the island remain in British hands as counter-attacks restore a new line. Paya Lebar and Tanglin areas face intensified Japanese pressure near the city core.
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Singapore
Batavia
Singapore Radio
Singapore Island
London
Paya Lebar
Serangoon
Tanglin
Lion City
Many Licensed On Thirteenth
Friday the thirteenth brought 11 couples issued marriage licenses and 12 couples applying in this county per Edward Oswald Clerk of Court. Deputies noted some superstitious smiles as the old saying 23 skidoo was mentioned. One licensee hailed from Hagerstown.
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Edward Oswald
Oswald
Hagerstown
Planning Two Sugar Ration Registrations
The Office of Price Administration announced two sugar rationing registrations set to run for households and for commercial users such as bakers and confectioners. The commercial and household signups may occur on the same day at neighborhood school houses for ration stamp folders granting each family a weekly sugar allotment, likely 12 ounces, with no date yet set.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Dive bomber recounts at sea near Taroa Island
AP photographer Jack Rice details a U S naval counterattack off Taroa during the February 1 strike. He recalls 19 dive-bombing attempts, 13th to connect, minor damage, and frequent near misses as cruiser guns pounded ashore.
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Taroa
Island
Axis Driven Back West of Ain El Gazala
British forces reported driving back German mobile columns west of Ain El Gazala in Libya. The fight occurred 40 to 50 miles west of Tobruk with patrols and columns supported by air forces engaging the enemy on a wide front.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ain el Gazala
Libya
Tobruk
Middle-East Command
Japs Press Closer To Java In Parachute Attack
Japanese air landings near Palembang on Sumatra mark the first confirmed use of parachutists in five weeks of operations. Dutch defenders report holding steady as reports says Bandjermasin in South Borneo may be occupied. Australian and British troops reportedly take positions for Batavia defense.
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Batavia
Ne.l
the Indies
Japan
Sumatra
Palembang
Java
Bandjermasin
South Borneo
Java Sea
Soerabaja
Artillery Duel in Philippines Reported by War Dept
Washington Feb 14 heavy artillery dueling on the Bataan Peninsula and the resumption of Japanese siege firing on the Corregidor fortifications were reported today by the War department. The siege guns again fired after a two day lull and inflicted no material damage.
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Washington
Bataan
Philippines
Corregidor
War Department
Board Certifies Tires For Week
The local Ration Board announced that 46 certificates for tires or tubes were granted in the past week. Many went to trucks and buses with Blue Ridge Transportation Company receiving six certificates. List of issuances includes William 8. Busard Carbaugh Van Service Wm. B. Newcomer C. EK. McEwen Sr. Wallace P. Mullindore Guy Angie Cavetown Planning Company Isaac Shank Paul L. Baker Samuel Hatfield Walter J. Good Nibert M. Moore Dr. C. P. Neibert Charles G. Tedrich Benjamin R. Dorsey William P. Young Blue Ridge Transportation Company Hagerstown Board of Water Commissioners G. H. Willard Inc. Bessie Chinto Robert Holbrunner Daniel Stottiemyer John C. Pound F. E. Martin G. A. Luther Mannbeck Bread Company Roy Shipp John Baer Calvin Poppie Edison Groh Terman Turner Henry MM. Steitz Alvey Myers Chester Holzapfel Floyd Rohr Bruce White c and P. Telephone National Biscuit Silas Paysgrove Dr. Myron S. Baker H. R. Dorsey Warren G. Ruiner.
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Blue Ridge Transportation Company
William
Busard
Carbaugh van Service
Wm. B. Newcomer
C. EK. McEwen, Sr
Wallace P. Muliindore
Guy Angie
Cavetown Planing Company
Isaac Shank
Paul L. Baker
Samuel Hatfield
Walter J. Good
Nibert M. Moore
Dr. C. P. Neibert
Charles G. Tedrich
Benjamin R. Dorsey
William P. Young
Hagerstown Board of Water Commissioners
G. H. Willard, Inc
Bessie Chinto
Robert Holbrunner
Daniel Stottiemyer
John C. Pound
F. E. Martin
G. A. Luther
Senator Parker Dies Suddenly in Richmond at 60
State Senator Robert R. Parker of Appalachia died suddenly in Richmond on February 14. He was 60 years old.
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Richmond
Robert R. Parker
Appalachia
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Malaya
Paris
Canada
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Dutch Indies
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Fred Vanderschmidt
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David F. Steffey
Hechar
U. S. Navy Department
William F. Halsey, Jr
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Johore
Pearl Harbor
T. H
Jack Rice
Associated Press
U. S
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