Churchill outlines plan for India postwar dominion status
Prime Minister Churchill reiterated Britain's pledge of self government for India after the war and said Sir Stafford Cripps will go to India as an emissary to seek assurance that a London drafted plan can gain broad Indian support. He unveiled a detailed plan while withholding exact concessions.
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London
Churchill
Britain
India
Stafford, Cripps
British Commonwealth of Nations
House of Commons
Taxpayers Request Attendance at County Board Meetings
Washington County Taxpayers Association asks the Board of County Commissioners for permission for one or two members to attend meetings. Dr. R A Highbarger, secretary, says the visitors will not criticize or advise but observe to understand the board’s workings and explain them to association directors.
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Board of County Commissioners
Washington County Taxpayers Association
R. A. Highbarger
Taxpayers Association
Woman Power in Defense Jobs Across County
The United States Employment Service announced that at least 70 percent of the expected 3,000 defense workers in the county will be women within the next year. With manpower dwindling, the office urges all non-workers to seek employment and join the defense industries.
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United States Employment Service
Washington County
Missing RAF officer from Ottawa air operations casualty
Ottawa reports Pilot Officer William Little Calder Jones listed as missing after air operations overseas. His wife resides at Parkton Maryland in the Hill House, the Royal Canadian Air Force announced in the casualty release.
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Ottawa
William Little Calder Jones
Parkton
Hill House
Royal Canadian Air Force
Four detonations heard along New Jersey coast
Four heavy detonations echoed from the Atlantic Ocean, rattling windows along a ten mile stretch from Manasquan to Lavalette in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Local observers reported the blasts as sounding offshore and unconfirmed in origin.
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Mantoloking
N. J
Atlantic Ocean
Manasquan
Laval Jette
Grass Fire Near Virginia and Snyder Avenues
Firemen extinguished a grass fire near the intersection of Virginia and Snyder avenues shortly before noon today. No injuries or further damage reported.
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Virginia and
Snyder Avenues
Trio Seized In Slaying Case In New York
Two ex cons and a dancer were charged with homicide and acting in concert in the strangulation death of wealthy Mrs Susan Flora Reich. The suspects John D Cullen Eli Showbrun and Madeline Webb were arrested after Cullen confessed and police traced the case through a national manhunt. Detectives recovered a diamond ring stone from Showbran within a Bronx rooming house.
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New York
Susan Flora Reich
John D. Cullen
Eli Showbrun
Madeline Webb
Cullen
Showbran
Miss Webb
Daniel J. Mahoney
Bronx
Mahoney
Reich
Ambulance Men To Demonstrate In Public Drill
Ambulance crews training for weeks with 150 men will stage a public demonstration at 3 p.m. Sunday at the State Armory. The emergency medical service unit will show handling and transportation of injured persons during an emergency. The one hour program invites public attendance.
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State Armory
King Gustaf V Shows Fatigue After Operation
King Gustaf V, 83, experienced a slight temperature rise and fatigue this morning, according to physicians in a bulletin on the monarch who underwent bladder stone surgery Monday.
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Stockholm
Gustaf V
Destruction of East Indies Naval Bases Reported
Dutch sources told Aneta that Dutch forces wrecked the chief Soerabaja base and other East Indies naval stations so thoroughly that heavy Japanese battleships will need to return to Japan for repairs and refits.
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London
Soerabaja Naval Base
East Indies
Japan
Aneta Today
Farmers Resist CIO Drive in Dairy Belt
Midwestern farmers reject the CIO organizing push as self-serving and predatory. Wisconsin Farm Council criticizes CIO for building its own power at farmers’ expense while demanding high dues and salaries for relatives. Farmers favor durable, self-reliant cooperatives over parasitic union officials.
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Wisconsin Farm Council
CIO
Nazis Call Allies to Supply Army for Spring Offensive
London reports Germany urged Hungary Slovakia and Italy to provide up to 2,600,000 fresh troops for a spring push after a hard winter in Russia. Berlin says two thirds of industry produce war materiel and state spending exceeds two thirds of national income. Fresh manpower needed to replace losses as Soviet tallies claim massive casualties on the Russian front. Hungary expected to supply most.
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London
Germany
Hungary
Slovakia
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Berlin
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Bern
Europe
Board Certifies 8 Here For New Cars
Eight new passenger car certificates were granted by the local Ration Board today. Recipients include L. E. Bentz of Mayflower Cab, Joseph E. Widmyer Williamsport, Russell I. Earnshaw Williamsport, Gayle H. Wolfe of Hagerstown Route 4, Ralph Ledford Hancock Koppers Co., Pangborn Corp., David Pp. Oswald, and Osvaldo Croquevielle a Chilean army first lieutenant studying at Henson Flight School.
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L. E. Bentz
Mayflower Cab
Joseph E. Widmyer
Williamsport
Russell I. Earnshaw
Gayle H. Wolfe
Hagerstown
Ralph Ledford
Hancock (Koppers Co
Pangborn Corp
David Pp. Oswald
Osvaldo Croquevielle
Santiago
Chile
Leutenant
Henson Flight School
Blackout Lifted After 57 Minute Southern California Radio Loss
A 57 minute radio blackout affected three southern California counties and was lifted at 7 a m local time today. The Fourth Interceptor Command declined to comment on the outage or its cause.
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California
Los Angeles
Fourth Interceptor Command
Tire Theft Reported At Hancock
Burgess Coal Co. of South Potomac street reported to the Sheriff and police this morning a theft yesterday of a spare tire and rim from a coal truck parked at Hancock. He could not provide a tire description or make. Officers urge owners to record tire size and make for quicker recovery.
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Burgess
South Potomac Street
Hancock
May Completion of Hagerstown Frederick Highway in 1942
The State Roads Commission plans to complete the Hagerstown Frederick dual highway in 1942 if federal aid arrives. Engineers were near the Route 40 entrance west of Frederick last week working on channelization plans. Within Hagerstown corporate limits the section of the new highway will finish in months, and officials discuss securing funds to finish about 17 miles more.
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State Roads Commission
Hagerstown-Frederick
Frederick
Hagerstown
Roads Commission
Traffic Box Being Moved in the Square
The traffic control cabin in the Square is being relocated from the center to the southwest curb. Workmen removed wires this morning to prepare the move, as officials said the central position slows traffic by forcing a wide swing. The box, erected weeks ago, was damaged in Monday night’s high wind and will be anchored at the new site.
Navy fliers adrift 34 days survived on shark liver and coconuts
Pearl Harbor report profiles three United States Navy fliers who endured 34 days adrift in a rubber raft after a land plane ran low on fuel. Harold Dixon Gene Aldrich and Anthony Pastula describe hunger, sun exposure, and miraculous sightings as they traveled about 1000 miles to reach a safe island.
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Pearl Harbor
T. H
United States Navy
South
Harold Dixon
la Mesa
Calif
Gene Aldrich
Sikeston
Anthony J. Pastula
Brazil halts ships to the United States amid submarine attacks
Rio de Janeiro March 11. Lloyd Brasileiro announced a government order to suspend all sailings to the United States and to recall Brazilian ships en route to the U.S. Preparations were underway in Santos for vessels to return to Rio. The action follows recent Axis submarine sinkings off the U.S. east coast.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Lloyd Brasileiro
United States
Santos
Test Holes For New Jug Span Near Completion
Construction crews near completion on holes for the new Jug Bridge span to replace the collapsed section of the old structure. The proposed concrete bridge would be built several hundred feet south of the old site if Federal funds are approved, with about a half to three quarters of a mile of new road needed from Route 40 to connect.
Measles Cases Show Increase in Washington County
Washington County Health Department reports a rise in measles cases in the past week with scarlet fever levels normal for the season. Dr. W R Willard warns parents to seek medical care for children under three who contract measles, noting complications like pneumonia as the real danger and citing Maryland death rates of ten to forty annually.
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Washington County
Health Department
W. R. Willard
Maryland
Red Cross aids health department services
The Washington County Chapter of the American Red Cross has provided daily volunteer help to the Health Department last week. Withdrawing NYA workers increased the workload, making Red Cross assistance essential to handle the surge in birth certificate demands.
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Washington County
American Red Cross
Health Department
N.Y.A
Red Cross
Hiccoughing Victim Shows Improvement
GETTYSBURG PA March 11 Various treatments aided 39 year old Maybelle Scott who suffered five weeks of continuous hiccoughing since February Recent hospital transfer and report of definite improvement her physician noted five weeks is unusual yet not a record length Most cases end with relief and doctors caution about crediting a single remedy
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Gettysburg
Maybelle Scott
Miss Scott
Coliseum Robbed. Vending Machines Sacked Early Today
Robbers gained entry through a rear window at Raney Coliseum 140 West Washington street and stole an undetermined amount of nickels from vending machines. Officer Leroy Crist investigates. Also reported: bike stolen from Maryland Theater alley by Robert Vance and a $14 zipper jacket taken over the weekend from B. Kelly.
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Raney Coliseum
West Washington Street
Leroy Crist
Robert Vance
Winter Street
Maryland Theater Alley
B. Kelly
Harmon's Alley
Government fixes ceiling on used tire prices nationwide
Washington reports the government set a price ceiling on used tires and tubes based on Oct 1 to Oct 15 prices. The rule takes effect March 16 and caps four ply 6.00x16 tires at 8.10 to 5.50 dollars by wear. Dealers may not add new repair or service charges since March 7.
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Washington
Rabbits Freed by Sportsmen Near Funkstown
Members of the North American Rod and Gun Club and the Funkstown Fish and Game Association with deputy game warden Albert Crampton released 384 rabbits here yesterday. The rabbits arrived from Missouri at the call of the State Game Commission for relocation and enrichment efforts.
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North American Rod & Gun Club
Funkstown Fish and Game Association
Albert Crampton
Washington County
State Game Commission
Missouri
New Guinea Scene Of Blow At Invaders
Japanese broadcasts warn Australia of dire fate if resistance continues. Domei quotes a spokesman from the Japanese information board citing Netherlands East Indies suffering as a warning. The spokesman recalls Tojo's Diet speech promising mercy only if Australia cooperates with Japan.
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Tokyo
Australia
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
Japanese Information Board
Domei
Tojo
Diet
Tokyo claims cruiser sunk in Indian Ocean
Imperial headquarters announced that a Japanese cruiser squadron operating west of Australia sunk the U S cruiser Marblehead on March 2. It also said a destroyer sank the Dutch minesweeper Jan Van Amstel between Bali and Java on March 9 and that Christmas Island was shelled on March 7 causing heavy damage to installations.
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Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
Indian Ocean
Australia
Marblehead
Jan van Amstel
Bali
Java
Christmas Island
Restrictions on Oil Seen Curtailment of Gasoline Use
Petroleum Coordinator Ickes reportedly decided a restrictive program is necessary and will issue an order via the War Production Board. Early plans would limit gasoline to filling stations by 15 to 25 percent and impose a nationwide 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew for stations, with coupon rationing possibly following.
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Washington
Ickes
War Production Board
Vargas Grants Self Power to Declare War State
President Getulio Vargas issued a decree granting himself authority to declare a state of war or emergency nationwide in case of foreign menace internal disturbance imminent danger or a conspiracy plan.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Getulio Vargas
Australia fights back as RAF sinks Japanese ships
Australian bombing squadrons claim the heaviest blows yet against an invasion armada near New Guinea. Five ships including a warship, possibly six transports and a cruiser or destroyer, were hit with bombs and machine gun fire. RAF pilots once again attack in waves near Salamaua as dawn air operations continue.
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Canberra
Australia
New Guinea
RAAF
Stroyer
Sydney Sun
the Sun
Salamaua
Commonwealth
Vichy Maintains French Fleet Not Surrendering
A British source said there is no sign Germany will seize the French fleet. Admiral Darlan is cited as defending the fleet’s integrity. The battleship Dunkerque was severely damaged at Oran in July 1940 and awaits lengthy repairs in Toulon before any action.
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London
Jean Darlan
Oran
Toulon
Encircled Germans Short of Ammunition
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet forces captured a key junction in the Lake Ilmen area as the 16th German Army comes under heavy attack. German bombers were dispersed by Soviet fighters and some were forced to crash land on lake ice. Prisoner diaries indicate shortages of munitions, food, and clothing.
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Mocsow
Red Army
Lake Ilmen
Catherine Wells Granted Absolute Divorce by Judge Mish
Catherine A. Wells is granted an absolute divorce from Russell H. Wells by Judge Joseph D. Mish. Wells is represented by attorney Harold H. Hoffman.
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Catherine A. Wells
Joseph D. Mish
Russell H. Wells
Harold H. Hoffman
Shortened West Point graduation week schedule announced
The U S Military Academy said graduation week exercises will last three days this year ending May 29 instead of June 10, reducing the period from seven days.
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West Point
U. S. Military Academy
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