Yanks Close In On Superhighway Leading To Ruhr
Allied forces push toward the Ruhr with Lt Gen. Courtney Hodges joining the eastward advance. German resistance tightens along the Rhine as Patton’s men close on Coblenz and the Ludendorff bridge at Remagen. Reports say bridges and pontoons across the Rhine remain in use while German reinforcements arrive and overhead air activity continues.
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Yanks
Xeloping
Walther von Model
Rundstedt
Model
Honnef
1St
Rez
Courtney H. Hodges
Hoenningen
Germany
Rhine
Remin Anzio
George
Patton
Thriver
Eifels
Cobleng Anparentir
Middle Rhine
Ludendorf
Remagen
Mississippi
Westerwald
Ginsterbahn
Hargarten
Two Held Here In Check Case
Avis F Graham and Norman R Thompson both colored of Frederick were held on 1000 bond each by U S Commissioner C Welles Little for hearings Wednesday at 1 P M on charges stemming from alleged raising of an allowance check from 42 to 82 The check came from Graham's husband who is in the armed forces Thompson is held as an accessory in the case The thread used in one tow rope for a glider would make 10000 pairs of starkings.
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Avis F. Graham
Norman R. Thompson
Frederick
U. S
C. Welles Little
Graham
Thompson
This Curfew Case Poses A Problem
The War Manpower Commission may face difficulties after a local curfew complaint is filed. Deputies report a tavern near Hagerstown staying open past midnight with the excuse that candies were used for lighting and wood burned for heating.
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War Manpower Commission
Hagerstown
Deeds Outweigh Promises Says Mayor Sweeney
Mayor Sweeney touted fiscal gains and service expansions at a public meeting in Hagerstown. He claimed reduced bonded debt, improved bond ratings, lower taxes, and cheaper light rates while criticizing opponents for costly promises. He noted workers’ wage increases and expanded sewer, water, and park projects. Mrs. Sara Macias Stouffer introduced him and praised the local slate. Ward committees were named for campaigning.
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Eliy
Sara Macias Stouffer
New Hampshire Votes On World Federation Referendum
Concord March 13. New Hampshire towns held meetings voting on a referendum to establish a world federation of nations with international police and peace obligations. The measure followed discussions since Yalta and sought a popular expression on global unity.
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New Hampshire
Concord
Yalta
Red Armies Massed Across Oder Front in Soviet Drive
Soviet forces under Zhukov push along the Oder front with three red armies massed and 16 battalions per section. German remnants defend key bridges at Kuestrin and Stettin as Konev Rokossovsky advance near Danzig and Gydnia. Berlin radio notes crossings south of Kuestrin as Moscow readies new blows across the river.
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Moscow
Warthe River
Oder
Gregory K. Zhukov
Zhukov
Kuestrin
Berlin
Oll
Stettin
Altdamm
Finkengalde
Podjuch
Ivan S. Konev
Konstantin K. Kokos
Konev
Rokossovsky
Danzig
Gydnia
Manure Hauling Helped Maugansville Farmer Fall Ill
When Roscoe Beckley and more than a dozen neighbors with five tractors assisted a sick Maugansville farmer, they hauled roughly a hundred roads of manure onto his field to keep the crop going and ease the burden during illness.
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Roscoe Beckley
Maugansville
Do a Little Each Day Spading a Victory Garden
The Victory Gardening campaign urges self reliance by growing food locally to ease burdens on food systems. Spading a garden 30 by 50 feet in eight hours, one hour a day for eight days, is practical. Begin with a defined strip, remove debris, and use a trench-spading method with careful depth and rotation to mix soil and manure as you proceed. Do not work overly wet soil. test by forming a mud pie.
Inquest Planned On Woman Death in Greencastle area
Pvt. LeRoy West and Fletcher Folden face coroners inquest into the death of Mrs. Lucy Ellen Campbell Campbell wife of Homer Campbell of the U S Army. West released on his own recognizance for the inquest to be held later Folden jailed in Franklin County awaiting the inquest which may be held Friday or Monday.
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Pvt
LeRoy West
Fayetteville
Route 1
Fletcher Jackson Folden
Lucy Ellen Donivan Campbell
Homer Campbell
U. S. Army
Shangri- la
Franklin County
Folden
West
Chambersburg
Wrest
Campbell
Letterkenny
Mrs. J. Folden
Military unit praises in European operations during World War II
Meritorious Services Unit Plaque awarded to the 10th Field Hospital for outstanding devotion in tending troops of the American Seventh Army in France. The unit, activated at Camp Bowie Texas in 1942, supported amphibious landings in Southern France and subsequent land operations, moving hub to hub with combat troops while providing immediate care.
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10Th Field Hospital
Robert W. Feigley
Ross Street
Seventh Army
France
Camp _ Bowie
Texas
10Th Field
19Th Field Hospital
Rome
Delinquency Jump Revealed by FBI Report
FBI wartime report shows a sharp rise in juvenile delinquency in 1944, especially among girls. Arrests of girls under 21 surged 34 percent from 1941, while boys under 18 who violated the law were up 18 percent compared with 1941.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New Addition To Store Planned
Workmen began demolishing walls and clearing the site at Meyers and Berkson furniture warehouse rear of the store on Wiet Franklin street after a January 25 fire. A brick and steel extension 55 by 46 feet will be built over a concrete first floor with balconies for display and storage, adjoin the main store, and allow future multi story growth after the war. Lewis Harrison of the city is general contractor. The fire origin remains unknown. flames were contained to protect the main store and apartments. Meanwhile the firm continues business as usual.
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Meyers & Berkson Furniture
Wiet Franklin Street
Lewis Harrison
Firmen
Relic Finds From Siegfried Line Push Site
German helmet in good condition, a bayonet and belt buckle were found on a battlefield after the Allies pierced the Siegfried Line between Achen and Eschweiler last November. Other curios include invasion money of Holland and France prepared by the U.S. Government for distribution to American soldiers overseas. Corporal Walker went overseas in September 1544.
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Siegfried Line
Achen
Eschweiler
Holland
France
U. S
Corporal Walker
Red Cross Drive Big Success In County Campaign
The Red Cross drive exceeded its goal by nearly $10,000 with a grand total of $72,080.40. County division led by D Stuart Bushong and Mrs Robert McCauley highlighted industrial firms, commercial firms, and area towns over quotas, with all county teachers contributing over $900. Chairman David W Byron thanked workers and contributors for the campaign’s success and cooperation from the Gas Company office, newspapers, and the radio station.
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Page $ Smith
D. Stuart Bushong
Robert McCauley
Red Cross
Reisner Manufacturing Co
Pennsylvania Railroad
Potomac, Edison Co
Southern Ribbon Co
Station Furniture Co
Hagerstown
Washington County Hospital
Central Welding Co
Prior Publishing & Co
Pangborn Corp
Williamsport
Hagerstown Manufacturing Co
D. A. Stickell and Sons
C. and P. Telephone Co
Globe Independent
W. D. Byron and Sons
Central Iron Works
Bester-Long
Hagerstown Equipment Co
Holland Label
Federal Silk Mill
Hotel Alexander
Anderson Dry Cleaners
Antietan Paper Co
Hub Dry Cleaners
Tri-State Electric Co
Montgomery Ward
J. J. Newberry Co
Sharrett Motors
Peoples Drug Stores
J. W. Myers and Co
Earle's Department Store
Grant's
McC
Robrersville
St. James-Lydia
Bridgeport
Sharpsburg
David W. Byron
Japanese invasion money passed at local tavern
City detectives seek the person who passed two pieces of Japanese invasion money for six dollars in U S currency. One note was five peso and the other one peso. They were tendered at a Manila tavern for drinks during the Japanese occupation period.
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U. S
Manila
Youths Arrested in Money Theft Case
Two minor boys were arrested by Deputy Spigler after admitting breaking into the Price filling station on the Cave Town Pike the night of February 28. They entered through a cellar window but took no merchandise, though two dollars in change were missing.
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Spigler
Price
Cavetown Pike
Providor
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U. S. Tax Court
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Pyote, Texas
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Wonaki BE. Walker
U.S
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Franklin Street
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