German Beachhead Drive Collapses After Fierce Assault
Allied reports describe a two day German offensive against the beachhead where 1,600 aircraft dropped about 40,000 fragmentation bombs. American bombers and fighter bombers targeted the Carroceto to Cisterna corridor while Allied lines held. German losses included nine tanks and a large ambush near Molella river headwaters. Spitfires and Thunderbolts supported Tito’s Yugoslav forces, destroying trucks, locomotives, and transport vehicles along the Adriatic coast near Corfu and northwest of Rome.
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Carroceto-Velletri-Cisterna Line
Molella River
Carroceto
Marshal Tito
Corfu
Rome
Montalto di
Allied forces hold beachhead as Clark praises control
Gen. Clark, after a day-long front tour, said Allied control of the beachhead is firmly established and expressed confidence in repelling German efforts. German shelling continued with a shell landing on a road moments after Clark’s party passed. P-39s attacked a radio station near Leghorn. Castro and Talamone see shipping and harbor activity at San Stefano in northwest Italy.
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Castro
Talamone
San Stefano
Italy
Leghorn
Clark
Mercersburg Academy adds William Roney to Karux staff
William Roney of this city is named a staff member for Mercersburg Academy's Karux yearbook. A Townsend Club of Hagerstown meeting is scheduled for this evening at 8 in W. Q O. W. Hall on North Potomac Street, with invitation to other clubs. Arctic navigation warned by fog and drifting ice. birds may signal nearby land.
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William Roney
Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg
Townsend Club
Hagerstown
North Potomac Street
Townsend
Quads Mother Seeks U S Doughboy Inheritance Saga
In Heanor Derbyshire Nora Carpenter, mother of infant quadruplets, hopes to wed an American doughboy claimed as the father. She refused divorce plans due to Catholic faith. a Pittsburgh couple debate paternity. U.S. War Dept says the quads may qualify for $80 monthly depedency payments if the father acknowledges them.
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Thompson
MacDonald
Nora
Pittsburgh
Sergt
William Thompson
Mary Jenemann
Sergt. Thompson
Heanor
Eleanor
Washington
U. S. War Department
Post War Views of Aviation Refresh Lions Club
James A. Wales, assistant to Fairchild Corp general manager, spoke to the Waynesboro Lions Club on postwar aviation. He stated Fairchild expects no staff cuts in its operations, despite rumors after government announced smaller training models would not be produced on a large scale.
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Waynesboro Lions Club
James A. Wales
Fairchild Corporation
Hagerstown
Fairchild
Water pressure survey leads to tanks for two Hagerstown plants
A survey for fire fighting water needs in Hagerstown urged installing water tanks to supply Central Chemical Company and New York Central Iron Works on Metciell avenue. Elevation there drops 60 feet from the reservoir flow line and pressure is about 20 psi, vs 40 psi citywide. A new pipeline would cost about 4500 dollars, but larger pipes won’t raise pressure. postwar mains were discussed.
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Hagerstown
Board of Water Commissioners
Central Chemical Company
New York Central Iron Works
Méttciell Avenue
West End
Mitchell Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue
Park Lane
Claude F Potterfield
Cannon Avenue
Earl Wolfe
East Franklin
East Washington Street
W. R. Willard
James A. McCallum
McCallum
Police Department
Jane
Fall Guy Targeted by Circus Saints and Sinners Club
Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, chairman of the War Shipping Administration, was the latest target in a Circus Saints and Sinners Club induction in New York City. In a comic opera admiral’s uniform he endured good-natured lampooning, prompting jokes about using the pitchfork to rout the Japanese navy.
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Circus Saints and Sinners Club
Emory S. Land
War Shipping Administration
My.c
Wildlife on Kwajalein Atoll Limited to Dogs Pigs Rats Bats
A brief ecological note states that Kwa jalein atoll hosts few animal species, restricted to dogs pigs rats and bats, indicating a sparse mammal and bat presence on the atoll.
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Kwajalein Atoll
Canned Vegetables and Fruits See Point Value Revisions
The OPA raised point values for canned vegetables and fruits to spur consumption. Vegetables like tomatoes and asparagus were cut to mid levels, while lima beans and tomato catsup saw boosts. Fruit items in number 2 cans gained 6 to 13 points, including peaches, pears, pineapple, and cherries, with grape juice moved back to point-free to prompt distribution. Orange and blended citrus juices returned to market with two points.
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OPA
Hearings On Labor Dispute At M P Moller Company
A circuit court hearing before a National Labor Relations Board examiner weighs whether the AFL or CIO should represent workers at M P Moller Company. President Moller testifies on wartime layoffs and contract suspensions with Fairchild Aircraft, noting shifts cut as orders fall. Back pay dated March 6, 1943 is issued to N P Moller employees following a January AFL agreement.
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Circuit Court
National Labor Relations Board
American Federation of Labor
CIO
M. P. Moller Company
M. P. Moller, Jr
Pearl Harbor
Moller Company
Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
Mr. Moller
N. P. Moller Co
AFL
New Tax Chief Installed at Treasury Department
Joseph Daly Nunen, former New York state assemblyman and Brooklyn internal revenue collector, has been sworn in as commissioner of internal revenue at the Treasury Department in Washington. He succeeds the previous appointee and assumes leadership of the IRS.
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New York State
Joseph Daly Nunen
Internal Revenue
Treasury ‘Department
Washington
Brooklyn
Red Cross trains 100000 nurse aides in relief effort
Since starting enrollment the American Red Cross has recruited and trained 100000 women as volunteer nurses' aides in Koapitala to relieve the shortage of graduate nurses. This is one of the many services of the American Red Cross.
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American Red Cross
Koapitala
Ayres Granted Absolute Divorce by Judge Mish
Norman H. Ayres receives an absolute divorce from Elizabeth C. Ayres in a ruling by Judge Joseph D. Mish. The action ends the marriage and formalizes the breakup between the parties.
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Norman H. Ayres
Elizabeth C. Ayres
Joseph D. Mish
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Betty Buchalter
Harold
Sing Sing Prison
Louis Lepke Buchalter
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