Soviet Victory Opens First Stage of Drive
Soviet forces claim to have crushed Germanys 16th field army in Staraya Russa sector 140 miles from Leningrad. Reports say the town may be recaptured, with Germans in retreat and equipment abandoned. Weather and snow hinder advances as Red Army presses the offensive amid strong German resistance.
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Moscow
Germany
Staraya Russa
Leningrad
Kurochkin
Second Army Corps
10Th Army Corps
S. S
Youth Admits Slaying Girl in Palace Theater
Chicago police said the 17 year old Clarence McDonald confessed to fatally shooting Dorothy Brozz also 17 in the balcony of the downtown Palace theater. Coroner Brodie reported the pistol was hidden in a Berwyn garage.
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Chicago
A. L. Brodie
Dorothy Brozz
Palace Theater
Brodie
Clarence
McDonald
Berwyn
Dorothy
Leslie Curtis
Curtis
Frederick Lineman Narrow Escape From High Voltage
Frederick Rinehart a 31 year old lineman for Potomac Edison survived after receiving 2300 volts while working between Ridgeville and Damascus. Two fellow workers rescued him atop a high pole and revived him with artificial respiration before Dr. F Stanley Grabill of Mt Airy arrived and praised the rescue and treatment that saved his life.
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Wilbur Rinehart
Frederick Lineman
Potomac Edison Company
Rinehart
Ridgeville
Damascus
F. Stanley Grabill
Mt. Airy
Grabill
Missionaries In The Philippines Safe
New York dispatch reports Maryknoll Missioners and the Foreign Missions of North America announce the safety and welfare of American missionaries in the Far East. A Cebu cablegram from Rev. Robert E. Sheridan says Manila’s fall has not harmed the Maryknollers, with the message: Everything quiet here, All Maryknollers free.
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New York
Far East
Maryknoll
North America
Manila
Philippines
Robert E. Sheridan
Marynoll Fathers
Cebu
Maryknollers
Bomb blast near German ambassador wounds none in Ankara
A bomb explosion in Ankara killed an unidentified man whose clothing bore German embassy stamps near German Ambassador Franz von Papen and his wife. Papen and his wife were unhurt as authorities said the blast likely targeted them. Berlin pundits speculated British or Russian agency involvement.
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London
Reuters
Ankara
Franz von Papen
von Papen
Boulevard Attaturk
Rome
Berlin
Il Popolo di Roma
Defense Courses Being Expanded At Local Schools
Starting next week classes of 150 will begin each week at national defense training schools here instead of 100. Superintendent B C Willis says facilities are expanding to meet rising industry demand for workers and aims to enroll more women in woodworking courses. The 150 hour program requires applicants to visit the State Employment office on East Washington street for assignment.
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National Defense Training Schools
B. C. Willis
Willis
East Washington Street
Japanese Planes Destroyed In Burma Action Near Rangoon
Rangoon Burma February 25 official report says Thirty Japanese fighter planes were destroyed today and British forces holding the west bank of the Sittang river about seventy miles from Rangoon gained a breathing spell to reorganize defenses after heavy Japanese pressure.
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Rangoon
Burma
Sittang River
Cumberland raises newspaper price to four cents
Cumberland's two newspapers will cost 4 cents per copy starting March 2 as a result of rising operating and publishing costs.
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Cumberland
Plan to finish road push near Frederick discussed
Reports from Frederick claimed road building equipment moved to the east end of the Hagerstown Frederick dual highway but officials doubt the move. State Roads Commission survey crews near completion. a conference with federal officials is planned to work a feasible plan to finish the road with WPA completing a single lane.
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Frederick
Hagerstown- Frederick
State Roads Commission
Commission
Washington County
Myersville
O’conor
Ezra Whitman
Washington
Farm War Board Meets Here Today
J. D. Blanford, chairman of the Maryland U. S. Department of Agriculture War Board, will confer with the county board this afternoon at the county agent's office to plan coordinating the farm program during the war. The county committee includes Jacob Ankeney, chairman, W. H. Stevenson for the Soil Conservation Service, Lewis Schnebly for the Farm Security Administration, Simon L. Downey for the Farm Credit Administration, and G. William Gardenhour for the Bureau of Agriculture Economics.
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J. D. Blanford
Maryland
U. S. Department of Agriculture War Board
Jacob Ankeney
W. H. Stevenson
Soil Conservation Service
Lewis Schnebly
Farm Security Administration
Simon L. Downey
Farm Credit Administration
G. William Gardenhour
Bureau of Agriculture Economics
Wills Money For Church Elevator
The Lutheran Church of Chambersburg will receive funds for a second floor elevator to aid those unable to climb stairs. Under Miss Louise Spangler’s will of Chambersburg, $500 is provided for the church elevator erection.
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The
Lutheran Church of
Chambersburg
Louise Spangler
Draft strikes into Armed Force would draft strikers
President Roosevelt backs work or fight to end arms production stoppages. War Labor Board would gain power to draft striking workers if they are in essential war jobs, while nonexempt w orkers who strike could be blacklisted. The plan aims to preserve uninterrupted arms output amid wartime pressures.
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Jack Bell
Washington
War Labor Board
Congress
Roosevelt
Selective Service
Draft boards reclassify toothless registrants to 1-A
All 1-B registrants lacking necessary teeth will be placed in 1-A for immediate call to service. If medical exams show the registrant is well nourished, musculature good, no gross dental infection, and has enough teeth to subsist on Army ration whether natural or artificial, then the selectee will be moved to 1-A under the new order.
Clinic Schedule For March Is Announced
The Health Department released March clinic times including venereal disease sessions for adults Tuesday and Friday at 7 p.m. and for children Thursday at 9 a.m. Prenatal clinic on March 3 at 10 30 a.m. Tuberculosis by appointment on March 4 and March 18. Mental hygiene by appointment for adults on March 11 and children via department contact.
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Health Department
Four Men Enlist in Navy This Week
L. M. Dunaway, local Navy recruiter, announced four men enlisted through the local office this week. From Washington county they are Max A. Dagenhart of Rohrersville John J. Shaffer of Security Arthur A. Snowberger of Waynesboro and Andrew C. Fogel of Thurmont. They were sent to Baltimore for a final exam before proceeding to a Naval Training Base. Letters will be sent to younger registrants about Navy opportunities, which remain voluntary.
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Washington County
U. S. Navy
Baltimore
L. M. Dunaway
Navy
Max A. Dagenhart
Rohrersville
John J. Shaffer
Security
Arthur A. Snowberger
Waynesboro
Andrew C. Fogel
Thurmont
Dunaway
Roundup of Japanese Aliens Grips California Terminals Island
In a swift action the government carried out a broad roundup of Japanese aliens in California. Authorities seized Fish Harbor and adjacent Terminal Island territory under a condemnation writ. Deputy William Adolph is shown searching M Hirota, one of the seized aliens.
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California
Fish Harbor
Terminal Island
Los Angeles
William Adolph
M. Hirota
C.P
FBI Orders Evacuation of Enemy Aliens in California
federal agents moved into 46 forbidden zones in California to arrest or investigate remaining enemy aliens. 8,006 people were required to leave homes and businesses by midnight. others must stay within curfews 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Mass Japanese farm labor migration planned inland. panic over labor shortage cited. San Francisco markets saw celery rise to 3 dollars a crate with shipments down nearly 40 percent.
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San Francisco
California
Richard M. Neustadt
Defense, Health and Welfare
San Francisco Bay Area
Criminal Court Nearing Close as Feb Terms End
The February criminal court nears its close with only the Baker trial set for March 5. David Knode was found guilty of vagrancy on appeal and sentenced to thirty days in jail. Guy Rotz was acquitted but ordered to leave the city. The embezzlement case of Thomas A. Saia is slated for trial today.
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C. Walter Baker
David Knode
Guy Rotz
Thomas A. Saia
Soviet unlikely to permit US bases on Eastern Siberian coast
Tomakazu Hori, spokesman for the government information board, said today that the Soviet government was exceedingly unlikely to permit the United States the use of military bases on the Eastern Siberian coast amid Tokyo broadcasts dated February 25.
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Tokyo
Tomakazu Hori
Government Information Board
United States
Siberian
Warplanes Sink Three Big Troopships In Java Battle
War developments report American air forces sinking three large troopships in the Java area as Allied operations unfold. A strange object sighting near Santa Monica sparked anti aircraft fire and speculation of a possible enemy blimp over California. Locals heard air alerts and observed light blackout across Southern California while police detained three Japanese men in Venice for signaling from the pier.
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Java
Los Angeles
Santa Monica
Signal Hill
U. S
H. G. Landis
Venice
San Pedro
Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor
California
San Joaquin Valley
San Diego
Schedule For Road Oiling Is Prepared
The State Roads Commission head quarters announces preparation of the 1942 oiling program for the Sixth Road district. It will submit the plan soon, aiming for about 25 to 30 miles of chipping and oiling in Washington county during the summer on roads not oiled in the last two to three years.
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State
Roads Commission
Sixth Road District
Commission
Washington County
Realty Market Is Still Brisk
Real estate activity remains strong with total weekly sales around 35000. Transactions include John P Schildknecht and wife to Foster B Kephart and wife for 207 1/2 acres in District and John T Starr and wife to John F Kuhn and wife on the west side of Virginia avenue in Halfway both for 7200 dollars.
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John P. Schildknecht
Foster B. Kephart
John T. Starr
John F. Kuhn
Virginia Avenue
Halfway
William ©. Grim
William R. Marshall
Sprecher Avenue
Garland E. Groh
Ralph W. Lear
McDowell Avenue
Cora M
Harry L. Garver
Clarence T. Seward
Cavetown
Wolfsville
Ernest W. Shives
Berman Teco Hixon
Blue Hill
Hancock
Paul R. Valentine
Samuel F. Lloyd
Carrolton Avenue
Charles C. Dennis
Fred W. Kraiss
Clearspring
Big Springs
Anna A. Slifer
Herdic M. Matchett
Dewey Avenue
Storm Hamstrings Libyan Front Patrols
British reports say a severe sandstorm on the Libyan front has hampered land and air operations, with visibility so poor that patrols cannot contact Axis forces.
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Cairo
Two Dead in Hotel Fire in Aberdeen North Carolina
A three story Sandhill Hotel fire in Aberdeen North Carolina destroyed the building in under four hours. The manager Jack Meadors died fighting the blaze and a guest, Mrs Ben Eddy of Harrisburg Pennsylvania, is identified as a second victim. Eddy’s husband, injured in a third floor jump, is critical. Police say hotel records were destroyed but about thirty guests were registered the prior night.
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Aberdeen
N. C
Sandhill
Jack Meadors
Ben’ Eddy
Harrisburg
Eddy
F D R Protests Farm Measure
President Roosevelt directly confronted a Senate farm price dispute by sending a letter denouncing a bill to restrict sales of government held farm commodities. He warned the proposal would cause irreparable damage to the war effort and to American farmers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Mayor to Deliver Annual City Report for 1941
Mayor Richard H. Sweeney will broadcast his annual city report covering operation and condition of the city for 1941. The broadcast runs from 6 03 to 6 18 o clock, a duty provided by the city charter and typically made in February before the City Council meeting.
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Richard H. Sweeney
Burma Crisis in Far Pacific War Update
Allied warplanes sunk three large Japanese transports in the battle for the Dutch East Indies while Tokyo acknowledged heavy losses, 26 transports sunk or damaged to date. A U S P-40 shielded Java raids with one bomber and one fighter down and several damages reported. Dutch and Tokyo reports noted raids on Batavia Soerabaja and Bandoeng with varying damage to ships and airfields. MacArthur HQ said American and Filipino troops were aggressively advancing along multiple fronts.
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Associated Press War
Japan
Dutch’ East Indies
Tokyo
Far Pacific
Itaru Tashiro
Naval Press Section
United Nations
U. S. War Department
Java
Batavia
Soerabaja
Bandoeng
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Six Survive Torpedoing of Norwegian Freighter Blink
Six men, sole survivors of the torpedoed Blink, recount a 66 hour struggle in a swamped lifeboat amid rough seas and sharks off the Atlantic coast. The 2700 ton ship likely lost 24 lives. crew included a chief engineer, donkeyman, and fireman killed.
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Baltimore
Blink
Navy Department
Atlantic
Donkeyman
U. S. Marine Hospital
Sarg Improves After Appendectomy At Manhattan General
Tony Sarg, 59, noted as an artist and puppeteer, was reported slightly improved at Manhattan General Hospital after undergoing an appendectomy last week. The update came from hospital officials and confirms his condition.
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New York
Tony Sarg
Manhattan General Hospital
Navy announces death of Rear Admiral Shibuya in action
The Navy Ministry reports Rear Admiral Shusaku Shibuya was killed February 14 in action off Borneo during operations near Borneo. The loss marks a deadly engagement with Japanese forces noted by officials.
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Tokyo
Navy Ministry
Shusaku Shibuya
Borneo
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