Battle Looms as Rhine Span Forces Press Advance
Allied columns push toward Coblenz as 8th Army and 1st and 3rd Army units seize Ruebenach and tighten a trap around 26,000 Nazis in the Eifel north of Coblenz. Wesel pocket tightens with British Canadian and American troops reducing the Rhine pocket to five miles by three.
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Éra
Tst
Rhine
Eifel Mountains
Coblenz
Bonn
Cologne
1St Army
Wesel
Veen
Rhine Bank
Holland
Jludendorf
Sthe Armored
Remagen
Brohl
Andertach
3Rd
10Th Armored
Moselle
Trier
Saar
Canadian troops clear major Rhine area strongholds
Allied forces report clearing Veen a main stronghold and Juttingen and Benning wine U.S. Sigh Army units captured Drupt. Allied aircraft destroyed 34 German barges clustered on the Rhine and damaged 65 more most in the Wesel region.
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Veen
Juttingen
Benning Wine
U.S. Sih
Drupt
Rhine
Wesel
Local Boy Helps Make Robot Tanks
A 45th Ordnance Co unit under Lt Gen Devers’ 6th Army Group repaired and improvised robot tanks and mine detonation aids. Lt Gordon L Smith praises his crew of specialists who set up on-demand repair in England Africa Tunisia Italy and now France after activation in 1941.
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Germany
45Th Ordnance Co
Jacob L. Devers
6Th Army Group
45Th
45Th Ordinance Co
Gordon L. Smith
Lometa
Tex
41Th Ordnance Co
England
Africa
Italy
France
Attempt To Halt Miner Strike Vote Intensifies Situation
Washington march 10 an effort by some operators to stop a government strike vote among John L Lewis coal miners worsened tensions in wage talks. Lewis and Southern Coal Producers Association clashed as NLRB planned March 28 vote under War Labor Disputes Act while operators argued no dispute exists to trigger an election for a potential April 1 strike amid stalled wage negotiations.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Police Curfew Violations Reported by Peters
Chief of Police William H. Peters ordered officers to write to him about every curfew breach effective February 24. Violators may have their names sent to the War Manpower Commission for action. AU restaurants open 24 hours for food are not affected.
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William LH. Peters
Peters
War Manpower Commission
Realty Market Busy Week With $125000 Sales
Real estate transactions dominate a busy week with numerous transfers across towns and districts. Notable deeds include McCormick’s West Potomac property for 10000, Bowman to Strock at Funkstown for 2200, and Row to Chaney near Conococheague Creek for 3500. Other listings include Vermont street parcels in Williamsport for 1806, Woodland Way for 9300, and Cedar Lawn holdings at 5700. Transfers cover Avalon east, Baptist Church road north of Hancock, Will Williamsport district parcels, and several tracts in Maugansville and Funkstown areas.
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Margaret L. McCormick
Potomac Avenue
Charles E. Bowman
Joseph Strock
Popular Street
Funkstown
Harry €. Sampson
Howard L. Renner
Sharpsburg Pike
Evelyn P. Row
William M. Chaney
Conococheague Creek
Wilson District
Edward
Malott Et
George J., Poffenberger
Vermont Street
Williamsport
Anna W. Hart
Joseph L. Springer
Avalon Avenue
Cohen Bros., Inc
Arthur C. Foard
Woodland Way
J. Edgar Rowland
Harry G. Snyder
Cedar Lawn
Mary S. Downs
Norman B. Sterling
East Lee Street
Chas. F. Banta
Shannon O. Hinckle
Baptist Church Road
Hancock
Alexander Armstrong, Jr
Russell A. Edridge
Will Wamsport
Orville D. Fox
John G. Rupprecht
J. Eber Burkholder
Howard W. Jones
Maugansville
Chas. M. Wilson
Julius A. Mann
West Washington
Park Avenue
Greeks To Donate 400 To Red Cross Campaign
Greek descent business owners in Hagerstown will donate about 400 dollars to the county Red Cross drive next Monday by giving one third of Thursdays gross receipts. This marks the third year of the method, praised for aiding ravaged Greek towns, with thanks to the public for full participation. Bunnies Liberated By Potomac Club In Williamsport Five crates of rabbits were released on several Williamsport farms by the Potomac Fish and Game Club, which sourced them from Maryland authorities. The club also plans postwar improvements to its clubhouse and a larger building.
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Hagerstown
Red Cross
Williamsport
Potomac Fish and Game Club
Maryland State Game and Fish Commission
Tokyo Firestorm After Raid Devastates Central Tokyo
Large scale air raid on Tokyo by B-29s incinerated about 14 square miles of central city. Fires engulfed the Imperial Palace area and Emperor’s stables were reported. Major Gen. Curtis LeMay and Brig. Gen. Lauris Norstad described planes delivering 1300 tons of incendiaries. Power, the raid leader, remained on site and later rejoined the officers at 10:01.
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Imperial Palace
Tokyo
Power
Curtis Lemay
21St Bomber Command
Pacific
Lauris Norstad
20Th Airforce
Washington
Lemay
Norstad
Men Accepted For Military Service In Frederick County
The army accepted John William Stuller Jr Smiths burg Clarence Floyd Davis Wil Hamsport Route 1 Atlee Richard Churchey Sharpsburg Wilbur Chauncey Stuller Smithsburg Robert Edward Hensley Hancock Route 1 Kenneth William Smith Chewsville Joseph Allen Horst Hagerstown Route 1 George Junior Topper Williamsport John William Obitts Jr Williamsport Earl Collins Socks Williamsport Charles Elwood Mills Clearspring Route 2 Donald Eugene Troxell Funkstown Elmer Ralph Geist Jr Balti more Navy acceptance. A bill to extend Frederick mayor and council terms from 3 to 4 years was introduced in the House of Delegates.
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Local Board No. 2
John William Stuller, Jr
Smithsburg
Clarence Floyd Davis
Wil Hamsport
Atlee Richard Churchey
Sharpsburg
Wilbur Chauncey Stuller
Robert Edward Hensley
Hancock
Kenneth William Smith
Chewsville
Joseph Allen Horst
Hagerstown
George Junior Topper
Williamsport
John William Obitts
Earl Collins Socks
Charles Elwood Mills
Clearspring
Donald Eugene Troxell
Funkstown
Elmer Ralph Geist, Jr
Baltimore
Navy
Jap Resistance on Iwo
Third Marine Division advances on Iwo Jima reaching northeast beaches as U S forces widen the attack while Fourth and Fifth Divisions hold and repel hostile efforts. Admiral Nimitz reports heavy artillery, air and naval support aiding the push with substantial Japanese casualties and minimal enemy air activity.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Third Marine Division
Iwo Island
Chester W. Nimitz
Fourth Division
Kitano Point
Two
Kitano
Tokyo
Board Opposed to Large County Bond Issue
A spokesman for the Board of County Commissioners said a majority opposed the bond unless a referendum is attached. The board plans to attend a Sunday courthouse hearing on a proposed measure to raise up to 500000 for county school improvements, with no control over spending details.
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Board of County Commissioners
Two Divorce Suits Docketed Today
Two suits of divorce were filed this morning bringing to ten the number docketed this month. Margaret Reed, by C. W. Wolf, sues Huon E. Reed, and Margaret Elizabeth Stottlemyer, by C. K. Hartle, sues Chas. Edgar Stottlemyer. Margaret Imogene Souders was yesterday granted a divorce from Daniel Lester Sounders with Calvert K. Hartle appearing for Mrs. Souders.
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Margaret Reed
C. W. Wolf
Huon E. Reed
Margaret Elizabeth Stottlemyer
C. K. Hartle
Chas
Edgar Stottlemyer
Margaret Imogene Souders
Daniel Lester Sounders
Calvert K. Hartle
Mrs. Souders
Three Sought In Crucifixion In Chicago
Chicago police and State's Attorney officers hunted three unidentified men linked to the first crucifixion case here. Fred Walcher, Austrian born lens grinder, was found yesterday nailed to a cross under an elevated track as part of a publicity stunt for a utopian plan.
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Chicago
Fred Walcher
Wilbert F. Crowley
Walcher
Porter
Crowley
Emil Brouner
Bronner
Warehouse Break-ins Reported at West Church Street
Baer Brothers reported to police this morning that a warehouse they occupy on West Church street has been broken into several times lately. They asked that officers keep a close lockout.
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Baer Brothers
West Church Street
Seek Convict In Three Murders
A report notes a suspect named Medley alias J H Gardner fled Jackson prison November 37. He is linked to three murder cases in New Orleans Chicago and Washington D C with victims Mrs Blanche Zimmerman and Mrs Boyer, gun use, and a possible motive under police scrutiny.
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de Soto
New Orleans
Blanche Zimmerman
Atlantic
Chicago
Boyer
Washington House
Barrett
Medley
J. H. Gardner
Jackson, Mick
Quilt pieces bargain offer with patterns and thread
Mary Caldwell of Craft Remnant Co offers a bargain packet including 1000 yards of thread and 18 quilt patterns plus colorful goods to make over 1200 patches. The ad promises a $1.49 C O D plus postage and a 100 percent money back guarantee. Postal response requested.
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Sig
Mary Caldwell
Craft Remnant Co
Dept
Bloomington
Slaying Tied to Army Major's Houseguest Mystery
The article describes a February sequence where Medley met a Washington woman, took her home to meet her mother and friends, and later encountered Mrs. Boyer at a card party. Barrett says Medley returned after the party ended and killed Mrs. Boyer, who had not lived with her husband, an Army major in over 20 years.
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Medley
Washington
Boyer
Barrett
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8Td
Ruebenach
Tottering Coblenz
Jimmy Roberts
Fleisher’s
Harry S. Myers
HL. Mills Mek
H. E. Bester Block Co
Academy
Frederick
House of Delegates
Iwo
Xent
Andrews
George Barbier
Maurice Cass
Marie Harmon Olin Howlin
Rogers Jewelry Co
the House of
West Washington &T
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LYS
Mary Astor
Vera Hruba Ralston
Warner
York
AIR Force
William Princes
James Brown
Dick Erdman
Tobias Teutstews
Henry
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