Germans Fight To Hold Rhine Bridges In Face Of Allied Assault
Allied forces pressed toward the Rhine as German troops fought to hold two Duesseldorf bridges. U S 9th Army and Canadian units crossed toward the Rhine at Neuss and Gartenstadt, capturing hundreds of prisoners. Masterly German retreat limited their losses amid heavy Allied air and artillery pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weére
Kerrenheim
Mads River
Rhine
Dusseldorf
Hal Boyle
Neuss
Boyle
Aachen
von Rundstedt
Krefeld
Verdingen
Gartenstadt
Lank Lann
Neuse
Duesseldorf
2UN Armored
Lo Rd
Falaise Gap
Sunday services planned at Brethren church St James
St James March 2 Sunday school will be held at the Brethren church on March 4 at 10 o clock with Christian Endeavor afterward. Evening preaching at 7 30 will continue for two weeks led by Rev. D C White. Several residents are noted visiting and hosting, including Mr and Mrs Walter Green and family in social gatherings and a birthday dinner for Victor Metz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence South, Jr
Hagerstown
Pearl Sperow
Mollie Hammond
Williamsport
Walter Green
Victor Metz
Paul Metz
Jeffrey
Walter
Metz
Ralph Metz
Eugene
Carson
Isaac Litton
Terry
Emma Green
Mildred Green
Gaza Cross
Frances Metz
Dorothy Rietz
John Sensenbaugh
Charles Green
Clinics Announced By Dep t Of Health
The Washington County Health Department released its March clinic schedule. Sessions run at King Street, Health Department building, with venereal disease clinics on Tuesday and Friday evenings at 7, Thursday mornings at 9, prenatal clinics Tuesday mornings March 13 and 27 at 9. Tuberculosis clinics by appointment Wednesdays March 7 and 21, ear nose throat by appointment Saturdays March 3 and 24, orthopedic by appointment Friday March 23. Child hygiene clinics at Western Enterprise Fire Hall Tuesdays March 6 and 20 at 9:30. Recital hygiene clinic discontinued likely for duration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Health Department
Health Department
King Street
Western Enterprise Fire Hell
Russians Reach Baltic Coast. Drive Near Koenigsberg
Soviet dispatches claim Red Army spearheads moved to within four miles of the Baltic Pomeranian coast. Moscow says Germans mounted 60 counterattacks on a 16 mile front southwest of Koenigsberg, with about three thousand German casualties and Russian gains up to a mile. Nearby towns captured include Dubbertech five miles northwest of Bublitz and 18 miles southeast of Koenigsberg, with Juchnow seized nine miles southwest of Neustetz. Grudziadz, the western Polish citadel, was reported cleared of enemy forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltic Pomeranian
Koenigsberg
Moscow
Koeslin
Dubbertech
Bublitz
Juchnow
Neusteuz
Pomerania
Grudziat
Plan for Modern Barn and Farm Developments
Plan submitted for a modern concrete block and frame barn to replace the burned structure at the city farm last October. City Engineer Charles Stump prepared the plans with construction to start once materials arrive. Estimated cost is 12000 dollars. Officials also consider building a new residence on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stump
Princess Jumper pattern offered by Paulann
Advertises PAULANN pattern No. 3601 for a princess jumper and blouse designs. Lists sizes 19 12 14 18 28 26 3 40 42 and fabric needs 6 yards of 1 inch for jumper 20 yards of 25 inch for blouse. Includes full sewing guide and pattern department address in New York. Easter timing noted and price tenths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulann
Eontain
Haecstown Daily Mal
W. 1Th St
York
City Democrats Open Campaign And Will Stand On Their Record
City Democrats outline postwar projects and tax relief, boasting a million dollar surplus and federal floodlight funding. Mayor Sweeney highlights street and utility improvements, a dam at Antietam, expanded water revenue, and a large airport runway, urging voters to support continued progressive government with city workers receiving higher wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Democrats
Williams Port
Antietam
Sweeney
Hagerstown
O'Conor
State Postwar Planning Commission
Harmon missing with 9 others in Pacific search
Lt General Harmon and nine others are missing after a combat zone flight likely attacked by Japanese forces or crashed due to operational issues. Air and surface units comb the vast ocean as the hunt continues, likened to historic Earhart and Rickenbacker rescues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Amelia Earhart
Eddie Rickenbacker
U. S. Naval
Miss Earhart
Frederick J. Noonan
Rickenbacker
America
Hawaii
Harmon
San Francisco
France
Solomon Islands
20Th Air Force
Japan
Iwo Jima
James R. Anderson
Washington, D. C
William Ball
Army Air Forces
Pacific Quean Area
Local Youths Get 3 Years For Theft
Thomas McClellan Cline and Lester Earl Poffenberger both of Hagerstown were sentenced to three years in a penal institution by Judge William C. Coleman after pleading guilty to automobile theft. They transported a stolen auto across the state line from Hagerstown to Mercersburg and were detained there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McClellan Cline
Lester Earl Poffenberger
Shorty” Eshelman
Hagerstown
William C. Coleman
Baltimore
Bailey
Wayne J. Kershner
Poffenberger
Merchant Marine
Kline
Kershner
Jonathan Street
Mercersburg
Educational Bills Sent To Assembly
Maryland education measures costing over 400000 dollars annually seek higher teacher pay smaller classes a 12 year system and adult and job retaining programs. Governor says the bills offer statewide advantages rivaling progressive states. Education committees hold the bills as lawmakers weigh the plan. Senate approves a home rule bill on local power while further action remains delayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Maryland
Senate
House
Marines Press To Eliminate Japs At Ime Jap Island Hill
Marines near final annihilation of the enemy on Ime Jap Island advance against a large counterattack. Third Division captures the 862 foot hill, leaving one similar height nearby, with Yanks within 1.41 yards of the northern tip. Fleet communique notes no artillery activity, implying Japanese guns knocked out. Enemy dead tally reaches 7127 as of noon March 2, up 2243 in four days.
County Deaths In World War II Mount Ten
Mount County reports ten more World War II fatalities in February pushing totals to 152. The latest figures show 127 killed in action, 24 in training accidents, and one died in a prison camp, more than double the World War I toll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Training Units At Plants Disclosed
Mobile training units for Army Air Force mechanics and ground crews for the C-82 Packet will be built at a Fairchild Aircraft plant in undisclosed numbers. Each unit is a transportable display with fully functioning systems and will travel to airfields to teach operation of the cargo plane. Overseas deployment of units is anticipated, with Western Training Command personnel assisting in construction and later a Technical Training Command team producing film strips for pilot and crew training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air Force
Fairchild Aircraft
Western Training Command
Technical Training Command
Citation Received By Kenneth Keller
Seaman First Class Kenneth D Keller has returned to his base after a 30 day furlough at home on Concord street A gun crew member on a light cruiser he recently received a citation from Rear Admiral W L Ainsworth for zeal fortitude and duty during campaigns from Guadalcanal through the Philippines He attended St Marys elementary and high school before enlisting in August 1942 and has served in the Southwest Pacific since November 1942
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth D. Keller
Concord Street
W. L. Ainsworth
Guadalcanal
Kula Gulf
Bougainville
Bismarcks
Saipan
Guam
Palau
Philippines
Keller
St. Mary's
Navy
Southwest Pacific
State Jail Plan To Be Discussed By Western Shore Assn
Western Shore County Commissioners Association members will meet in Westminster on Monday to discuss a General Assembly bill for state control of county jails. They plan to oppose the measure and urge Senators and Delegates to vote against it. President J Keller Shank notes a letter from James E Andrews urging counties to resist surrendering local jail powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Shore County Commissioners’ Association
Westminster
General Assembly
J. Keller Shank
Western Shore Association
James E. Andrews
Eastern Shore Association
Andrews
Western Shore
Two Related Here Freed In Philippines
Joseph Glenn McQuay and his wife, brother and sister in law of Mrs Clarence Hasterday of Sharpsburg, were among American civilians released from Santo Tomas internment camp in the Philippines. McQuay weighed 98 pounds at release after food aid from natives stopped. He is the son of John William McQuay of Reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Glenn McQuay
Clarence Hasterday
Sharpsburg
Santo Tomas
Philippines
Easterday
McQuay
Formosa and a Larceny Charge in Fair Ground
Mary Louise Baker and Riley Laughlin were arrested on West Franklin Street for larceny of two heads of cabbage from the Crouse store. Patrolman Donald Smith made the arrest. Formosa, once sighted by Portuguese mariners, was known as Ilha Formosa, meaning Beautiful island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Baker
Fairground Avenue
Riley Laughlin
Greencastle
Donald Smith
Crouse
West
Franklin Streeet
Formosa
Ilha Formosa
Roosevelt In Gay Mood Meets Press
President Roosevelt greeted Washington reporters in a light mood at his study for his first news conference since January 19. The session started late, yielding questions about Jesse Jones, reparations, treaties, and the Yalta conference. He said treaties and legislation would go to Congress like clockwork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
Senate
Yalta
Congress
Koedel Sentenced to Fifteen Years for Espionage
Koedel aged 62 was sentenced by Federal Judge Robert A. Inch in Brooklyn to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to espionage. His foster-daughter Marie Hedwig Koedel, 26, received 734 years in Alderson Women’s Prison for the same charge. FBI said they gathered and sent military shipping data from New York Harbor to the German consulate before Pearl Harbor. Koedel had lived in Harper’s Ferry about a year prior to arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simon. Koedel
FBI
Harper's Perry
Robert A. Inch
Brooklyn
Kauffman Plant Destroyed by Midnight Fire
A fire gutted the Kauffman Manufacturing and Supply Company foundry at Pennsylvania and Bellevue avenues shortly after midnight. Patrolmen Palmer and Lowry discovered the blaze. watchman Barnhart was unaware of the fire. The frame and metal building, in operation for about 1 years, also damaged metal castings. No damage estimate available. Police on scene into today to determine cause. Hot water on a glass refrigerator drip tray may crack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kauffman Manufacturing. and Supply Company
Pennsylvania
Bellevue
Avenues
A. C. Palmer
Albert Lowry
John Barnhart
Edward K. Kauffman
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St. James
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Rogers Jewelry Co
The
House of Blue White Diamonds
Go West
H.L. Mills
Mek
Dep’t of Health
Danzig
Stettin
H. E. Bester Block Co
Academy Hill
Earl Wolfe
Claude Potterfield
Ward 5
Aubrey Kemp
Harvey M. Miller
J. Vincent Jamison, Jr
Leo Spalding
Brotherhsed
Harry M. Friedman
Harry’s Loan Office
North
Kenneth Keller
Vane Ee
Ce Uoa
Cet K As
Obudl
Guton
RINE
Aw Dean Harens
Stanley C. Ridges Henry Daniell
Rosalind Ivan
Columbia
Sy Rogemary Lane
WA Mcintyre
Brchestson
Poosier
Helo
Koedel
Fairchild
Marvin J. Parks
Parks
Haison
Kauffman
Jack Haley
Jean Parker
Tle
International Pictures, Inc
Prasunis
Edward & Robinson
Waqan Bennett Yee Aw
Raymond. Massey
Edmond Breen
Dan Duryea
Fritz Lang
Anunnally Johnson
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