Paris suburb air raid death toll rises in two hour raid
In unoccupied France near Paris an air raid last night killed hundreds and wounded over a thousand as rescue workers and doctors rushed to ruined suburbs. Bombing hit Boulogne sur Seine and Billancourt factory districts while RAF leaflets warned of further strikes. Official counts rose throughout the day with dozens of towns reporting casualties.
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Vichy
France
Paris
Boulogne-Sur-Seine
Billancourt
RAF
Bombing of Paris Factories Deemed Legitimate War Action
Acting Secretary of State Welles told reporters the British bombing of factories in the Paris suburbs is a legitimate measure of war. He commented that attacks on plants in occupied France producing war materials for Germany support Allied aims and do not end attempts to persuade the Vichy government to resist Nazi Germany.
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Washington
Paris
Welles
London
France
Germany
Sugar Rationing To Curtail Moonshining
Federal Agent Charles E Cushwa reported a sugar shortage pins moonshiners and will make illicit stills scarcer while easing some agent workload. He noted sugar rationing harms illicit distilling more than ordinary citizens and that agents will shift focus to other bootlegging hunts as available sugar drops.
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Charles E. Cushwa
John Q
Cushwa
Driver Released After Hancock Crash Injures Fletcher
Earl S. Jordan of Philadelphia was released on a $1,000 bond pending outcome of injuries to George Fletcher 44 of Little Orleans after a Monday night crash near Hancock. Fletcher suffered a severely injured left leg and possible fracture of the right leg. condition listed as critical.
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Earl S. Jordan
Philadelphia
George Fletcher
Little Orleans
Hancock
Fletcher
Attempt to woo Vichy ends near Paris raid
London reports RAF bombed Renault plant and other industrial targets in Paris suburbs. British sources say the raid risks angering Vichy officials and signals a shift in Allied approach, though RAF policy remains unchanged. No US consultation occurred, heightening tension with Washington.
RAF plans to strike German plants and transport
London reports Sir Archibald Sinclair, Air Minister, stating the RAF will coordinate heavy blows on German industry and transport with the expected Nazi spring offensive in Russia. He said Britain will prevent German production of tanks engines aero engines and lorries from proceeding unhindered in occupied French territory, aided by US built fighters and dive bombers.
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London
Archibald Sinclair
RAF
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Motorist Held Responsible For Auto Crash In Sleetstorm
Judge Arthur D. Willard of Frederick awarded $219.76 to Joseph L. Singer, a traveling salesman, against George A. Tritappe after finding negligence in driving under sleet obscuring the view. Singer had pulled to the roadside when the collision occurred.
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Arthur D. Willard
Frederick
Joseph Ll. Singer
George A. Tritappe
Singer
M. J Grove bids on Jones Bridge road work in Montgomery
Baltimore March 4 The M J Grove Lime Company of Lime Kiln Maryland submitted to the State Roads Commission yesterday two low bids totaling 32863 50 to grade drain and surface the relocated Jones Bridge road in Montgomery county from the Rockville pike .625 mile toward Connecticut Avenue The bids reflect the project scope and the company’s bid amount for the improvements along the corridor adjacent to Rockville pike and Connecticut Avenue.
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Baltimore
M. J Grove Lime Company
Lime Kiln
State Roads Commission
Jones Bridge Road
Montgomery County
Rockville Pike
Connecticut Avenue
Theft Cases Under Investigation In City
Police probe multiple thefts including an auto and a 38 caliber revolver. Charles R. Frizzell reports his 1936 Buick stolen from North Jonathan Street. R B Fanning reports revolver stolen from his garage on Norway Avenue. Merchants Wholesale Corp on West Franklin and the South Potomac Street Junior High principal report shattered rear windows. Lights turned off due to blackout concerns. fourteen large panes broken at the junior high in one night.
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Charles R. Frizzell
Maryland Avenue
Jonathan ‘Street
R. B. Fanning
Norway Avenue
Merchants Wholesale Corp
West Franklin Street
South Potomac Street
Labor Owes Explanation on How Unions Use Funds
Chairman Vinson said labor organizations must justify their vast economic power to members and the public. He told a House subcommittee he would seek legislation to require filings with the Commerce Secretary detailing officers assets liabilities and purpose. Penalties could reach 5000 dollars or one year imprisonment for noncompliance.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House Naval Committee
House Judiciary
Secretary of Commerce
Japanese diplomats may be moved from Hot Springs
Washington March 4 authoritative sources say Japanese diplomatic and consular officials now interned at Hot Springs Virginia may be moved to another location. State Department officials would not comment but it is understood that the Axis diplomats were told they would be on their way home before the new season.
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Washington
Hot Springs
State Department
Storm Damage Forces Rebuilding Of Phone Lines
A severe snow storm knocked down 105 poles and wires between Clearspring and Hancock. Radio equipment connected Hancock and Clearspring while crews work to string 230000 feet of coated wire. Service was restored to Hancock and Cumberland and toll circuits are to reopen by afternoon. total rebuild requested for Route 40 segment.
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Clearspring
Hancock
C. & P. Telephone Company
Cumberland
Telephone Company
Local fuel oil distributors deny acute shortage in city
Local distributors say no immediate shortage expected and expect to fulfill heating season needs. One has four to six weeks of supply, another four weeks, and a third about one week with ready access to restock. Most fuel arrives by tanker from Baltimore, and recent Nazi submarine activity may fuel Baltimore alarm. Deliveries here began restricting to 150 gallons per order about ten days ago.
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Baltimore
Atlantic
Voters Warned Deadline Near Washington County
Washington County voters are reminded they have until March 14 to change party affiliation on registration for county state and national elections. Maryland law bars changes within six months of a primary. Labor Day 1942 falls on September 1, making the likely primary September 14. The Board of Election Supervisors reported February activity including 271 certificates issued 24 declarations of intention filed nine new Democrats registered 29 transfers 4 changes to Democrat and 17 changes in names and addresses.
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Washington County
Maryland
Board of Election Supervisors
Youths Guilty Of Unauthorized Car Use
Richard Churchey aged 18 and Charles R Henry aged 21 were found guilty of unauthorized use of an automobile. Magistrate Harry E Snyder in city court fined them 25 dollars plus costs each. They allegedly took Max Schindler’s car from a local garage Sunday and drove it about 75 miles, claiming the attendant allowed use. Schindler called for his car while they were driving.
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Richard Churchey
Charles R. Henry
Harry E. Snyder
Max Schindler
Schindler
Color blind rejected from Navy enlistment in Madison
Harold E. Jacobson, 31, a paint mixer from Madison, Wisconsin, was rejected when he tried to enlist in the Navy after an examination found he is color blind. The report notes the medical finding prevented enrollment.
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Madison
Wis
Harold E. Jacobson
Navy
Jap Chased Her From Skies Over Honolulu
A Nashville born aviation instructor Miss Cornelia Fort returning from Hawaii described a Japanese military plane violating air rules. She steered her training aircraft to avoid collision then landed safely after spotting the red suns insignia and smoke from Pearl Harbor.
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San Francisco
Nashville
Honolulu
Cornelia Fort
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
County Cooperative Says Ration Board Sees Few Denials
Washington county tire dealers and citizens report strong cooperation with the ration board since January 1. The board has turned down only about two dozen applications out of more than five hundred received, after preliminary questioning. Chiropractors, not licensed physicians, will be ineligible for new or retreaded tires or tubes.
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Washington County
Car skids near Sideling Hill injures no one
Dr. L. M. Shaffer of Hancock escaped injury when his car skidded on an icy highway near Sideling Hill and left the road. The vehicle sustained damage.
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L. M. Shaffer
Hancock
Sideling Hill
Batavia Being Demolished Two Jap Warships Sunk In Subic
The War Department said MacArthur's small air force destroyed two enemy ships and several smaller vessels in Subic Bay, with fires raging on docks at Olongapo and Grande Island. A 10,000 ton ship, an 8,000 ton ship, and two 100 ton motor launches were reported sunk. Subic Bay serves as a major Japanese reinforcement point near Bataan.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Subic Bay
Bataan
War Department
Olongapo
United States Naval Station
Grande Island
MacArthur
F D R Begins 10th Year As President
President Roosevelt starts his tenth year as Chief Executive with services at St John’s Episcopal Church and prayers for divine protection. He marks the day as in 1933, though inaugurations shifted to January 20 in 1937. Attending are Vice President Wallace, Speaker Rayburn, and McCormack with about 150 in the congregation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Wallace
Rayburn
McCormack
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Secret Service
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Admiral McIntire
Births Rise at Washington County Hospital in February
Washington County Hospital reports 58 births in February including a set of twins, up from 37 in February 1941 and 9g in February 1940, indicating a continuing rise in births at the facility.
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Washington County Hospital
Puerto Rico Capital Plucked From Sleep At Dawn
San Juan Puerto Rico early morning blackout or disturbance occurred between 3 05 and 3 40 a m with no immediate explanation given according to dispatches from the capital.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Chief of Allied Navy Resigns in World War II Update
London reports Vice Admiral C E L Helfrich has resigned as commander of UN naval forces in the southwest Pacific and been assigned a special mission. Lieutenant General Hein ter Poorten is named acting naval commander in coastal waters, with Gen. A. W. Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stackhouwer to transfer command to Poorten. Dutch sources offered no speculation on Helfrich reasons after recent Dutch cruiser losses to a Japanese invasion fleet.
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London
C. E. L. Helfrich
United Nations
Southwest Pacific
Hein Ter Poorten
Dutch East Indies Army
Netherlands Government Information Bureau
The
Indies
A. W. Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stackouwer
Ter Poorten
Archibald P. Wavell
Italian Submarines Reported Off U S Coast Sink 27 204 Ton Ships
Rome announced that Italian submarines operating off the American coast sunk merchant ships totaling 27 204 tons. It marks Rome's first official claim of such activity off U S shores amid prior Allied reports attributing Western Atlantic losses to German U boats. Italian operations had not been acknowledged by Nazi communiques.
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Rome
High Command
American
U. S
Atlantic
Bombs rock Honolulu as sirens trigger false alarm
Three heavy explosions shaken Honolulu at 2 10 a m. Army officials said there was no air raid and sirens were sounded inadvertently. Police reported broken windows and overwhelmed telephone switchboards as the cause of the blasts remained undisclosed.
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Honolulu
Army
Navy Seeks 1-A Recruits As Three County Men Enlist
Three Washington county men have enlisted in the U S Navy and were sent to Baltimore for final examinations before training. They are Paul W Summers of West Washington Street, Charles W Hull of Carrolton Avenue, and Harold R Freeman of Keedysville Route 1. Copies of a circular from Secretary Knox will be mailed to all Class 1-A registrants urging voluntary service before induction, the local Navy recruiting office announced.
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Washington County
U. S. Navy
Baltimore
Navy
Paul W. Summers
West Washington Street
Charles W. Hull
Carrolton Avenue
Harold R. Freeman
Keedysville
Frank Knox
Secretary of the Navy
Selective Service
Navy Department
Navy Recruiting Office
Invasion of Java Escalates as Japanese Advance
Allied forces facing heavy Japanese pressure in Java with mechanized units reaching near Soerabaja and attacks spreading toward Bata and Bandoeng. News reports cite severe Allied manpower shortages and a crippled naval defense as the last United Nations stronghold in the Indies endures intensified combat.
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Associated Press
Japan
Java
N.E.I
Tokyo
Soerabaja
Batavia
Bandoeng
United Nations
Indies
London
U S Troops Arrive in London Today
Several hundred United States troops arrived in London today from Northern Ireland amid censorship delays. The initial bulletin was released after being transmitted without approval, then withheld before final release.
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London
United States
Northern Ireland
Zone 4 Armory to Host Future Warden Training Classes
District Warden John Dunn announced that Zone 4 training for air wardens auxiliary firemen auxiliary policemen and the ambulance corps will move to the State Armory from the senior high school. Classes currently cover gas instruction from Richard Willson and are held each Thursday evening at o'clock.
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Amnblance Corps
State Armory
John Dunn
Richard Willson
Gypsum Prince sinks after collision near Leave
The British freighter Gypsum Prince of 2015 tons sank two miles off Leave today after a collision with the 5090-ton oil tanker Voco. Five men are missing and about 20 survivors were landed at the Coast Guard station. Navy officials said the Voco, owned by Standard Transportation of London and chartered by Socony Vacuum, rammed the Gypsum Prince. The freighter sank in four minutes after the collision just after 6 a.m. EWT.
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Lewel
Del
Voco
Coast Guard
Navy
Standard Transportation Company of London
Socony Vacuum Oil Company
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Rodger & Greene
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