Truk Island Fortress: Key Japanese Navy Hub Near Tokyo
AP Features notes Truk in the Carolines as a major Allied objective in the Pacific. The 245-island archipelago sits behind a circular coral reef and hosts airfields and gun batteries. Its strategic position north of Rabaul and lines to the Philippines would open routes to Bataan and cut Japan’s southward supply arteries.
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Japan
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Carolines
Tokyo
Truk
League of Nations
Rabaul
Marshalls
Manila
Governor Urges Vote Commission In Absentee Ballot Plan
Governor O Conor proposes a State Ballot Commission to handle absentee voting issues for service members. The seven member body would include the Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Senate president, House speaker, Chief Judge D Lindley Sloan, and W Frank Roberts. Sloan and Roberts are Republicans and Sloan retires April 3.
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Annapolis
O’conor
William C. Walsh
O'Conor
Senate
House
D. Lindley Sloan
Court of Appeals
W. Frank Roberts
Maryland Council of Defense
Sloan
Roberts
Leon A. Rubenstein
D-Balte
No Need To Return Tooth Paste Tubes
Hagerstonians yesterday faced a wartime rule change allowing the sale of toothpaste and shaving cream tubes without requiring a return of an old tube. Government authorization makes return optional, but local merchants urged customers to continue returning empty tubes for salvaging to aid metal shortages.
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Hagerstonians
One Divorce Rate Matches Janury Marriage Licenses
A January tally shows one divorce action for every seven marriage licenses issued, with 24 divorce suits filed in equity court and 172 licenses granted. The figures reflect the period’s marriage returns and are part of a broader monthly record compilation.
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Equity
Marriage License Trends and Divorce Actions in County
The record notes that many couples obtaining licenses are non residents of the county while divorces are filed by county residents. Divorce suits, however, are not keeping pace with last year when 302 actions were entered on the equity docket.
Halifax Says Germans Are Ready For Peace
Halifax, the British ambassador to the United States, told the St. David's Society in Scranton that if a free vote of the German people were possible a majority would choose peace at almost any price. He said such a vote is not possible, noting Germans have surrendered their bodies and souls and are powerless to shape their fate.
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Scranton
Lord Halifax
United States
St.David’s Society
Baltimore lawmaker aims to push ballot reform bill
A Baltimore legislator said he plans to introduce a measure during the upcoming special session starting Monday night. The proposed bill by Rubenstein would require the ballot commission to be formed by the Governor and the presiding officers of the General Assembly.
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Rubenstein
Chimney Blaze Tackled on West Franklin Street
Firemen used chemicals to subdue an overheated chimney in the 700 block of West Franklin Street last evening. Assembly and minority leaders of both houses were nearby during the incident.
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Western Enterprise
West Franklin Street
First lamp use by Assyrians and Babylonians not believed
Historical belief points to the Assyrians and Babylonians as among the first to use lamps, marking early advances in lighting technology. The notion emphasizes ancient innovations in daily life and urban development.
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Netherlands East Indies
New Guinea
New Britain
Philippines
Bataan
Pacific Ocean
Lelom
Lamoil
Ollan
North Pass
Falaluz
Ulalo
Falas
Coral Ree
Truk Islands
Ram
KUOP
LON
TEAST
STATU
Valley Forge Distributing Co
Virginia Ave
Shockey’s
Rudy
Matel Hamilton
Halifax
Costa
Lehn & Fink
Sth Ave
New York
N.Y
Vight Lean To
Washington Street
Sembly
Weller
St. Joseph
Aspen
John D. Myers & Co
Hagerstown
Earle
W. Washington Street
Coats
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