Big Jap convoy heads for New Guinea
Allied airmen at Australia’s command say a 14 ship Japanese convoy, one of the largest in the sector, moved toward New Guinea as bad weather delayed strikes. MacArthur's staff noted the fleet near Talasea and 175 miles from Rabaul, with target areas Salamaua and Lae ahead.
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Australia
Southwest Pacific
New Britain
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Talasea
Rabaul
Salamaua
Lae
Seek Youth in Murder of 5
Auburn California March 2 Officers seek an 18 year old Raymond Latshaw in connection with the slaying at Latshaw ranch that left five dead including Amos Latshaw and his wife and son One theory suggests Amos killed his family then fell to his death while disposing of a body Raymond quit his Sacramento Army Depot job last December and his whereabouts are unknown
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Auburn
Calif
Charles H. Silva
Raymond Latshaw
Amos Latshaw
Amos
Latshaw
Silva
Amas
Ollie
Charley Latshaw
Bertha
Charles
Sacramento
Hancock Jail Troubles Mount in Weekend Incidents
Hancock officials report repeated jail problems over weekends. Prisons have holes in walls and flooded cells after inmates tampered with plumbing. Last Saturday a stove pipe was removed, filling the jail with smoke as authorities consider a postwar plan for a new facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
O. N. Carryer
Axis tanker sunk off Spain by Allied forces
A fully loaded Axis tanker 500 miles off Cape Finisterre was sunk by a U S Liberator bomber and HMS Sussex after the plane shadowed and reported its position. The Sussex fired upon the vessel, setting it ablaze from bow to stern, according to a joint British and U S communique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cape Finisterre
Spain
Sussex
Sai
Elevator Operator Trapped in City Hall Elevator
The City Hall elevator jammed between the first floor and basement for two hours yesterday. Operator Edward Albert became trapped inside until bystanders secured a key and freed him, after which the elevator was repaired.
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City Hall
Edward Albert
Albert
Key Viaduct Damaged Cutting Burma Rail Link
In Burma, heavy and medium bombers attacked the Goktelk viaduct between Mandalay and Lashio, damaging it to disrupt Japanese rail communications to Chinese defense forces along the Burma Yunan border. The Feb 24 strike caused direct and near hits as crews reported damage. one US plane turned back while another hit railroad rolling stock at Paukkan.
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New Delhi
Tenth Air Forces
Goktelk
Mandalay
Lashio
Burma
Burma-Yunan
Far East
Burma Road
U.S
Paukkan
Man Burned While Kindling Brush Fire Near Home
Charles Rowe was severely burned on his legs yesterday afternoon when his clothing caught fire from a brush fire he kindled near his home on Williamsport Route 2. He was hospitalized at Washington County hospital in fair condition this morning.
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Charles Rowe
Williamsport
Washington County Hospital
May Get Non-Highway Gas For Six Months
Farmers may obtain gasoline for tractors engines and other non-highway equipment for six months instead of three under new rationing rules by the OPA. A county USDA War Board will assist farmers in applying. The longer period reflects variability in farming operations and variable needs.
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OPA
Usda War Board
Strike Closes Schools in East Liverpool Ohio
Public elementary schools in East Liverpool Ohio closed for a day after janitors did not report to work leaving buildings unheated. Superintendent H G Means announced 3300 pupils were sent home for an unexpected holiday.
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Liverpool
H.G. Means
Stamp No 28 extended for coffee purchases to March 15
Robert E. Barnard, manager of the focal field office, announced yesterday that No 28 ration stamps may be used through March 15 to buy coffee from wholesalers or other retailers under an extension of time authorized by the QPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
QPA
Robert E. Barnard
Focal Feid Ofice
Berlin Bombed in Night Raid. 19 Planes Lost
London reports RAF raid on Berlin and western Germany with heavy bombing. British air ministry says 19 aircraft did not return and Berlin suffered substantial damage with 89 killed and 213 injured. Berlin described as receiving its heaviest blow to date.
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Associated Prexn
Berlin
Associated Press
London
RAF
Europe
Germany
Air Ministry
Harold Balfour
Brit
Food Stamp Plan Ends in 1943 Nationwide Rollback
Niles Baldridge, state supervisor, reminded eligible participants in Washington county that the Food Stamp Plan ended at midnight February 28. Stamp users may exchange stamps until March 31 at cooperating stores, and all stamps must be turned in by May 1, 1943. Baldridge called the closure a joint government and industry effort concluding for now.
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Niles
Baldridge
Washington County
Food Distribution Administration
Street Repairs Underway in Hagerstown Mayor Says
Mayor Richard H. Sweeney said nationwide street repair delays stem from material shortages and a lack of skilled workers. He noted winter damage remains but a patching crew has been at work for weeks, with cities broadly cutting building programs to maintenance only. Local repairs will continue as fast as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Richard H. Sweeney
Date With Uncle Sam
May Lee a 27 year old Queens laundry man left a note in his window claiming he had a date with Uncle Sam when drafted. Neighbors traced callers to the shop next door and learned Lee had not explained his Chinese bookkeeping method and still holds pandies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
May Lee
Jackson Heights
Queens
Shoemaker
Sam
Tom Laconio
Lee
Laconio
Women Urge Curfew for Young Girls to Fight Venereal Disease
City and county officials heard Dr. Nels Nelson discuss the venereal disease problem as the Business and Professional Women's Club voted to petition the mayor and council for a curfew for young girls and to appoint a woman to the police force to aid enforcement. The club, with 50 members, supports any legislative action to curb the disease and will offer help to public health authorities. The issue follows reports that about 6 percent of military rejections locally were due to venereal disease, a matter later confirmed on page 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women's Club
Nels Nelson
State Department of Health
Women’s Club
Nelson
Massachusetts
Maryland
Selective Service Administration
New Auto Bike Tire Quotas Here
The Washington county Ration Board announced new March quotas for autos bikes and tires. Only two new automobiles were certified last month though the February quota was 10. Purchasers were Guy E Keadle Boonsboro and E J Dupont agency Hagerstown. Bikes rose to 15 purchases from seven prior month, indicating greater defense worker demand.
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Washington County
Guy E. Keadle
Boonsboro
E. J. Dupont Agency
Hagerstown
Labor Saving Farm Devices Highlighted by Journal
Roy J Johnson of Indian Springs and Denton Jacakes of Edgemont’s Nicodemus orchard scored Farm Journal and Farmer's Wife writeups for time and labor saving farming devices. Johnson describes a post pulling method using a chain and a 4x4 lever to lift posts with tractor or team. Jacques explains a wedge method to secure an axe handle by driving a dry hard wood piece and creating notches to swell the wedge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy J Johnson
Indian Springs
Denton Jacakes
Edgemont
Farm Journal
Farmer's Wife
Johnson
Jacques
Unusual February Snowfall Repeats Over Three Years
Keedysville observer A. Miller notes February snowfall repeated for three consecutive years at one and a half inches. Rainfall was only 1.23 inches versus a 9 inch normal, while average temperature 34.5 degrees exceeded the normal 32. The record spans recent winters with temperatures from 1 below zero to 72 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Miller
Keedysville
Miller
Pineapple Gift Reduces Monthly Points For Army Admittee
A youth in Olympia, Washington asks for two cans of pineapple as a gift for his mother. The clerk notes the purchase would exhaust his 48 monthly points. the boy replies he is joining the army, using the present as a farewell gesture.
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Olympia
Wash
Police report no pleasure driving tag numbers today
Captain William H. Peters stated that despite extensive patrols yesterday and overnight no drivers were found violating the pleasure driving ban and therefore no tag numbers are reported to OPA officials today. The Street Commissioners ordered cooperation with OPA and to hand over tags of suspected violators, with all shifts instructed to report daily the suspected violators.
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William H. Peters
OPA
Bridge guards cut down on Route 40 near Licking Creek
Governor O Connor said Maryland reduced state military police details to 57 from prior strength after Maj. Gen. Milton Reckord recommended cutbacks. The manned posts were trimmed or removed to save an estimated 220000 dollars annually, affecting the Route 40 west bridge area.
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Licking Creek Bridge
Here
O'Conor
Milton A. Reckord
Third Service Command
Mayor And Council Meeting Tomorrow
The Mayor and City Council will not hold the regular monthly meeting tomorrow evening due to a scheduled blackout. Several matters remain unresolved such as appointments to the Water and Street Boards, and no new recommendations are expected at the Wednesday night session.
Twins Inducted in Service Near Potomac Street
James F L and John Wesley Deavers of 160 South Potomac Street are among the first twins inducted into the service. They leave tomorrow for Baltimore for their final physical examinations.
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James FL
John Wesley Deavers
South Potomac Street
Baltimore
Prisoners Must Bring Ration Books To Eat
New York City jail inmates may need to bring or mail ration books within six weeks to obtain meals. Commissioner Amoroso said about six weeks of food remains for roughly 4,200 prisoners, noting inmates must surrender ration coupons for shoes when needed.
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New York
New York City
Peter F. Amoroso
Commissioner of
Corrections
Amoroso
Allied Drive Advances in North Africa Reach Sheitla
Allied forces continue to advance in central Tunisia and have captured Sheitla, 18 miles from Kasserine, as Axis pressure wanes on Beja and Medjez el Bab flank efforts falter. Mareth area actions reported with no land gains announced.
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North Africa
Tunisia
Sheitia
Kasserine
Mareth
Tunisian
Beja
Medjez-El-Bab
Sheitla
War Bulletin
Cashing Bonds To Pay Taxes
The article notes a surge in war bond redemptions as taxpayers draw on $25 bonds to cover federal income tax payments. Many say they need the funds. redemptions follow the 60 day rule, requiring Postmaster identity checks and forwarding to a Federal Reserve Bank, with about four days to receive the check.
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Federal Reserve Bank
County Boy Among Fighters Honored
Corporal Feller Hartle Jr. of near Leitersburg belonged to the Army 19th Bomber Group which earned honors for Pacific service. The unit received inch long blue bars with gold Laurel Leaves. Hartle, 23, son of Mr and Mrs Keller Hartle, is back in the United States and stationed at Pyote Texas as an aviation instructor.
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Feller Hartle, Jr
Leitersburg
Army
19Th
Pacific
Guam
Manila
Australia
Corp. Hartle
Mrn
Keller Hartle
Pyote, Tex
Hancock Adopts 25 MPH Speed Limit for Trains
The Hancock Mayor and Council passed an ordinance regulating the speed of Western Maryland Railway trains through town. It repeals the prior 15 mph limit and sets a 25 mph limit, with the increase requested by Western Maryland Railway officials.
Explosion injures many at Rohm and Haas plant in Bristol
An explosion and fire at the Rohm and Haas Chemical Co plant in Bristol near Philadelphia injures at least 13 war workers, with no confirmed deaths. Damage is estimated at over 500000 dollars and the blast disrupts about 15 buildings, fire under control by early morning.
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Bristol
Rohm and Haas Chemical Company
Philadelphia
Lynford Jones
War Recreation Group Named for Hagerstown
Mayor Richard H. Sweeney announced the formation of a War Recreation Committee to plan and supervise activities for men in the armed forces war workers and civilians. General chairman is Thomas W. Pangborn with leaders from Fairchild Corporation Western Maryland Railway USO YMCA and local civic groups.
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Richard H. Sweeney
Hagerstown
Thomas W. Pangborn
Richard Bouttelle
Fairchild Corporation
Abbott
Western Maryland Railway Company
George Bohman
USO
RB. Paul Smith
YMCA
B. C. Willis
Public
Chamber Officials Attend Chambersburg Dinner
Herman L. Mills president of the Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce and Secretary Paul Horst will attend the annual Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce dinner at Hotel Wasa. James S. Ingehrefeen directs the Department of Gay Hairs of the US.
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Herman L. Mills
Hagerstown
Timoshenko Leads Russian Drive Against Germans Recaptures Demyansk
Marshal Semeon Timoshenko spearheaded a broad offensive on the northwestern front driving into German lines. The operation reportedly killed about 8,090 and captured 3,000 Germans as several divisions were defeated. Recaptured towns include Demyansk as fighting continues west of the Valdats hills.
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Moscow
Red Army
Semeon Timoshenko
Timoshenko
Kharkov-Kursk
Stalin
Izvestia
Lake Hmen
Sth
Staraya Russa
Valdat
Demyansk
Bank Authorized To Make Payment On Certificates Of Beneficial Interest
The Citizens Bank of Keedysville was authorized by Bank Commissioner John W. Downing to make a five percent payment on certificates of beneficial interest under the 1933 reorganization plan. The payment was released to certificate holders as of March 1.
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Citizens Bank of
Keedysville
John W. Downing
Downing
Buffalo Officials To Be Entertained At Luncheon
The Hagerstown Field Athletic Association and the Chamber of Commerce will jointly entertain Buffalo Baseball Club officials at a Thursday luncheon at Hotel Alexander. The club will hold spring training at the local Municipal stadium.
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Hagerstown Field Athletic Association
Municipal Stadium
Chamber of Commerce
Alexander
Buffalo Baseball Club
International League
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KEY
Uncle Sam
Farmer’s Wife
Reckord
Annapolis
J. Millard Tawes
Tawes
TWINS
Belkware
Allied Drive
County Boy Among Fighters
Chester W. Nimitz
Midway
Japan
War Recreation Group
Federal Agency
Chamber
Buffalo
Hunt
Baltimore Army Air Base
Joseph D. Mish
Tomas M. Simpson
Mish Fy
Simpson
Wellington
N. Z
Naples
Rome
Mapiet
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