Eden cites Hongkong atrocities by Japanese army
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told Parliament that Japanese forces in Hongkong committed wholesale atrocities after the capture, including bayoneting 50 British prisoners, rapes and murders of women, and turning a Chinese district into a brothel. He linked these acts to the Nanking massacre and said eyewitnesses corroborated the accounts. Continued on Page 10.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Hongkong
Crown Colony
Eden
Nanking
Win
Java
Bandoeng
Soerabaja
Aneta
N.E.I
Seized Here He Gets Two Years
James Marshall was sentenced to two years in a Federal penitentiary in Baltimore after being arrested last August by FBI Agent Olaf Hague and Captain of Police William Peters for impersonating an officer and passing numerous worthless checks. Marshall posed as Lieut. H. R. Blevan and was seized at a local hotel after passing checks to stores. detainers were reportedly placed against him at sentencing.
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Olaf Hague
William Peters
James Marshall
Baltimore
Peters
Marshall
H. R. Blevan
British torpedo planes hit three Italian ships in central Med
An official announcement said British torpedo bombers set fire to an Italian cruiser a merchant vessel and a destroyer in the central Mediterranean yesterday. An RAF communique said the attack targeted an enemy convoy escorted by units of the Italian fleet.
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Cairo
Mediterranean
Unconfirmed Tass Report On French Warships Denied
In Vichy France authorities and circles denied a Tass dispatch from Cairo claiming 40 French warships were handed to Germany. The denial follows the Soviet agency report circulated yesterday.
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Vichy
France
Mar
Tass
Cairo
Allies may seize Madagascar in new war move
London reports unofficial sources discuss possible Allied occupation of the Vichy island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean to block Japanese expansion. Since Singapore fell, Madagascar gains strategic value for supply lines, with a Japanese mission reportedly seeking bases there. An informant cites Axis control of Kerguelen Island and refueling of German raiders in 1941 as reason for action.
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London
Madagascar
Indian Ocean
Africa
Singapore
Axis
South Indian Ocean
Kerguelen Island
Desolation Land
Capetown
Kerguelen
First Tens Named in Draft Serial Assignments
The first ten in each Draft Board were announced today after shuffling 4,499 registration cards. In Hagerstown the listed names include Roy Kretzer, Ralph Ohler, Charles Decker, Joseph Travinger, Robert Bare, Charles Scott, Charles Buck, Leroy Friese, Thomas Poffenberger, and John Beckley with their assigned numbers and addresses. Board 2's first ten feature Archie Hopkins Sr, Earl Kershner, William Minnick, Earl Eckstine, Joseph Flanigan, Homer Bohn, Edward Staley, Daniel Benedict, James Martz, and David Easterday with respective locations.
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Hagerstown
Roy Leon Kretzer
West Franklin
Ralph Calvin Ohler
Y. M.C.A
Charles Russell Decker
Maryland Avenue
Joseph Earl Travinger
South Potomac
Robert
Scouts Collect Tons Of Waste Paper Here
Local Boy Scout troops continue collecting scrap paper and old newspapers to aid the war effort. By February 1 they had gathered 23 tons, with ongoing collection after school hours and on Saturdays to bolster troop funds and conserve raw materials for the military effort.
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Boy Scouts
OPM
U Boats Claim Sink 4 More Allied Ships Off America
German high command said U boats off the U S coast sank four more enemy merchant ships totaling 27 000 tons including two tankers.
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Berlin
America
Thaws Slow German Eastern Front Offensive Plan
London reports spring thaw across Russia's snowbound front. Swed ish sources say German offensive likely not before late April or May and may be delayed by mud. Isolated advances possible where ground dries while Red Army reinforces near Lake Ilmen and besieged Leningrad lines.
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London
Russia
Hitler
Berlin
Kerch
Donets
Red Army
Lake Ilmen
Kholm
Leningrad
Voshkov
Lake Ladoga
Arcade Building Up for Foreclosure Public Sale Today
The Arcade Building on West Washington street the Locust and Baltimore corner property and the Try-Me Bottling plant on Frederick Road are offered today at public sale in front of the courthouse under mortgage foreclosures. Auctioneer Fred M. White presides over all three sales with Joseph C. Snyder handling the Baltimore Locust street property.
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Arcade
Washington Street
Locust and
Baltimore Streets
Try-Me Bottling Company
Frederick Road
Academy Theater
Fred M. White
Try-Me
Joseph C. Snyder
Baltimore and Locust Street
Farmers see greed behind CIO program
Chicago March 10. Farm organizations in the rich Middle Western dairylands oppose the CIO drive to unionize 3,500,000 dairy farmers. Arthur Lauterbach of the Pure Milk Association says there is no common ground for labor and farmers in the same group. The Wisconsin Council of Agriculture calls the drive selfish, aiming for predatory power while labor and farmers differ on wages and prices. The United Dairy Farmers claims over 27,000 members in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Michigan.
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Chicago
Middle Western
CIO
Arthur H. Lauterbach
Pure Milk Association
Ilinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Council of Agriculture
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
United Dairy Farmers
Middle West
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Michigan
Lauterbach
Minnesota
North Dakota
Wisconsin Council
Station Groups To Stage Parade In Hagerstown
Hagerstown schedules first Mobilization Parade for Civilian Defense with an EMS and ambulance units march led by chief marshal Roy Leiter. Seven divisions assemble at Prospect and Washington, featuring American Legion Color Guard, YMCA junior bands, and drum corps. Additional units include Red Cross messenger corps and local casualty ambulances. A casualty station wardens meeting is set for tomorrow at the Hotel Alexander Chalet room.
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Hagerstown
Roy Leiter
Prospect
Washington Streets
American Legion
Municipal
Red Cross Motor Messenger Corps
Maugansville Casualty Ambulance Corps
Franklin Court
South Potomac
Woodland Way
Washington Street
Hagerstown High School
Hotel Alexander
Board of Education Schedules Monthly Meeting
The Board of Education meets this afternoon for a routine monthly session to address agenda items. The meeting focuses on standard administrative matters and does not anticipate major policy changes.
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Board of Education
Fourth Volunteer Ambulance Corps Meeting Time Changed
The Fourth Volunteer Ambulance Corps will meet at the Senior High School at 7 30 this evening instead of the Armory as first announced.
Pork Price Freeze Aids Cost Of Living Efforts
Washington March 10 The government froze wholesale prices of pork products at the highest levels since March 3 to 7. Ceiling takes effect March 23 on dressed hogs and wholesale cuts, said Price Administrator Leon Henderson. He noted the move will indirectly affect farmers and retailers and help hold down living costs. Consumers spent over 2 billion dollars on pork and hog products last year.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Nelson to Broadcast Data On Production
Washington reports the second Production Drive speech by War Production Director Donald M. Nelson tonight from 10:15 to 10:30 p m. He will present progress on start of the drive and a plan for management labor councils in every war plant to speed conversion and retooling. A spokesman warned that idle tools and machines remain a disappointing figure.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Mutual
Nelson
Prize chickens perish in fire near Smithsburg highway
About 300 prize chickens were destroyed when the Smithsburg Waynesboro highway house of Joseph Fiery burned early today. Firemen kept the flames from spreading to nearby buildings as high winds pushed the fire. The blaze was discovered around 2 a.m. and spread quickly.
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Joseph Fiery
Smithsburg
Waynesboro
Judge Mish Excuses Petit Jury for Friday Return
Judge Joseph D. Mish announced this morning that the petit jury has been excused and will report at 9:30 o clock Friday morning.
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Joseph D. Mish
Petit Jury
Battle Of Java Closed Chapter MacArthur Faces Supreme Test
London dispatches report Prime Minister Churchill to speak on Britain's India policy in Parliament. Dominion status for India is viewed as virtually certain to be offered soon to secure war support, with Cabinet debates focusing on timing and scope of independence amid pressures from Japan and Indian aspirations.
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Java
MacArthur
India
London
Britain
Post Office Accidents Thinning Staff More Illnesses
Short staffed by sickness the local post office reports an epidemic of accidents with no serious injuries. Roy R. Helfrich cut his hand in a door. Lauren H. Benchoff sprained an ankle load ing mail. Edgar M. Huntzberry sprained a hand saving from a fall. Clifton M. Bachtel injured an eye by windblown dirt.
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Roy R. Helfrich
Lauren H. Benchoff
Edgar M. Huntzberry
Clifton M. Bachtel
Orders Halt On Junk Collectors
Police halted the raid on baskets and cartons of tin cans and other junk lining city side walks for the monthly collector. Scores of men and boys looted piles at night or early morning stealing metal and bottles for junk dealers. Captain William H. Peters cited a spike in broken glass and a nuisance and hazard during rationing, saying there is work enough so no one should rely on junk as a living.
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William H. Peters
Notary and Special Policeman Commissions Issued
The commissions of Robert H. Tenney as a notary public and Lewiston P. Boward as a special policeman for the Fairchild Corporation were received today from Annapolis.
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Robert H. Tenney
Lewiston P. Boward
Fairchild Corporation
Annapolis
Moslems In India Threaten Revolt Over Partition Plan
New Delhi March 10 The All-India Moslem League leader Moham ed Ali Jimmah warned Churchill that Moslem India would revolt if the British plan to divide India into autonomous Moslem and Hindu states harmed Moslem interests. The threat, seen as earnest, reflects a broad Moslem minority stance amid India’s political crisis with about 77 million Moslems and 246 million Hindus in the country.
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New Delhi
India
Churchill
House of Commons
Mohammed Ali Jimmah
All-India
Moslem League
Jimmah
Cripps Leads Immediate Grant Fight in Parliament
Report notes Sir Stafford Cripps spearheading a push for an immediate grant as the debate continues. The item hints at a deferred date for action and references continuation on Page 10.
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Cripps
Stafford Cripps
Salisbury farmer makes synthetic rubber at home
Homer Pilkinton of Wicomico County used an Eastern Shore plant and common kitchen stove to create a rubber like material. He sent samples to the National Inventors Council in Washington to test potential wartime value. Pilkinton claims production costs under 15 cents per pound and notes his chemistry studies in Heidelberg.
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Salisbury
Homer Pilkinton
Wicomico County
Pilkinton
National Inventors Council
Washington
Britain's War Costs Mount as Creditvoted for War Needs
London March 10 Sir Kingsley Wood the Exchequer told the House of Commons a supplementary vote of credit for 250 million pounds was introduced. He said Britain’s expenditures for war needs run about 14.5 million pounds daily and total government spending is about 88.5 million pounds weekly, with fighting services taking the largest share.
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London
Kingsley Wood
House of Commons
Britain
Local Boy Promoted Corporal Payne to Staff Sergeant
Corporal Lawrence Payne son of J C Payne 604 Brighton Place the city has been promoted to staff sergeant on recommendation of his company commander Military authorities at Indiantown Gap Pa where he is stationed stated that Ser Payne's promotion was based on his attention to duty and soldierly qualities.
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Lawrence Payne
J. C. Payne
Brighton Place
Indiantown Gap
Set. Payne
Oil Fields Next By RODGER & GREENE Associated Press War
War report describes Japanese advances toward oil rich regions in India and Rangoon amid a Far Pacific theater push. Java action appears to close with Soerabaja naval base in Japanese hands and reinforcements in place as Dutch HQs report limited communications.
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Rodger & Greene
Associated Press
War
India
Pacific
Rangoon
Trawaddy
Oil Situation Acute as Ickes Weighs Curbs on East
Petroleum Coordinator Ickes called the eastern oil situation very acute and suggested immediate curbs. An informed source said a program of limited supplies for filling stations and night closings might be used, similar to last summer and fall. Speculation put eastern gasoline deliveries down about 25 percent with per-purchaser quotas.
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Washington
Ickes
Ex Secretary claims half of millionaire Williamson estate
Kingston woman Jane Roberts 57 testifies she and John Williamson were secretly married for 35 years under common law after exchanging vows in 1906 in a New York hotel. Williamson died February 7, 1941, leaving an estate over 1 million dollars. Roberts seeks one half as legal widow while six nieces and nephews also claim.
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Wilkes-Barre
Kingston
New York
John Williamson
Jane Roberts
Williamson
Italian High Command Reports British Bombing of Athens
Rome broadcasts said British planes attacked Athens the Greek capital under Axis occupation as Italian authorities released the report on March 10.
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Rome
Athens
Greece
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O.P.A
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Commons
Drew Middleton
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