German moves hint at northern invasion campaign
A London report cites closing Norwegian ports from North Cape to Aalesund by German authorities as signaling possible operations against Allied supply lines to Russia or Iceland. It notes intensified Lapland fighting, reinforcements to Norwegian garrisons, and massed warships at Trondheim including the Tirpitz, with an estimated 160,000 soldiers in Norway.
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Newegian
North Cape
Aalesund
Russia
Iceland
Lapland
Murmansk
Trondheim
Germany
Nor
Crimes Here Below Average In Hagerstown
Hagerstown police reported 386 crimes in the last year, 1 190 offenses per 100 000 population, below the national FBI average of 1 712 per 100 000 across 387 cities. Larcenies led with 328. burglaries 0, auto thefts 40, robberies 13, assaults 5, no murders. The FBI warns against rising thefts of autos and tires.
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Hagerstown
Federal Bureau of Investigation
F.B.I
England
Licensees Reminded To File Applications
Alcoholic beverage licensees in the county are reminded to file renewal applications by March 31 to avoid being treated as new licensees and incurring extra expense and delay. The Board of License Commissioners reported that about 100 of 184 licensees in the city and county have filed to date.
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Board of License Commissioners
Britain Faces Coal Shortage Stirring Spare Capacity
London March 17 Britain is consuming far more coal than before the war and will have a very difficult task to meet next year's demands for fuel an official spokesman said today He foresaw no difficulty for the present winter despite increased consumption and said there had been no stoppage of essential industries The home market will absorb almost four and a half tons per person next year and we must produce 4 000 000 tons for every week of the year
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London
Britain
Soviets Take Key Position Near Staraya Russa
Moscow reports the German 16th Army trapped near Staraya Russa below Leningrad has lost a crucial high point known as "N." The Red Army tightens the ring around Staraya Russa as heavy fighting continues. A Donets Basin dispatch mentions violent battles across the broader area.
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Moscow
Staraya Russa
Leningrad
Red Army
Donets
Sue
Cancelled Inductee Examinations In Washington County
Telegraphic orders halted a planned April 1 physical exam for county youths awaiting induction into the armed forces. The April 4 exam for Hagerstown men remains scheduled. Notice to county youths to report for transport to Baltimore for examination should be disregarded until further notice. No reason was given for cancelling the No 2 Board order.
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Washington County
Armed Forces
Selective Service
Hagerstown
Draft Board No. 2
Baltimore
Draft Board
No. 2 Board
C. J. Wolfinger Re-Elected Burgess of Smithsburg
Charles I. Wolfinger was re elected Burgess of Smithsburg for his ninth one year term yesterday. Robert F. Towson was re elected assistant and J. William Detrow Hoy D. Newman and Joseph O. Gardenhour named town commissioners. Charles Hollingsworth was judge and T. Huber Koontz clerk of the election. A few more than 30 pallets were cast. Wolfinger a well known hardware merchant of the town.
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Charles I. Wolfinger
Smithsburg
Robert F. Towson
J. William Detrow
Hoy D. Newman
Joseph O. Gardenhour
Charles Hollingsworth
T. Huber Koontz
Wolfinger
Movement to suspend 40 hour week for war effort spurs action
Washington reports rapid momentum in Congress and at the White House to speed war production. Democrats anticipate swift passage of measures replacing the 40 hour work week and addressing wage parity amid military and naval contracts. Administration aides warn against precipitate action that could trigger broader labor unrest, while favoring a fast, decisive bill.
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House
Roosevelt
Congress
Smith
D.-Va
Gas Sale Hours Cut Thursday Under War Board Order
Beginning Thursday, by order of the War Production Board, local filling stations will operate 12 hours a day, six days a week with a 20 percent gasoline sale reduction. Operators said they learned of the change mainly through newspapers, though offices of distributors were advised by official order.
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War Production Board
Truck Driver Fined After Frederick Street Wreck
Isaiah Showe, the truck driver, was fined 100 dollars and costs on a drunken driving charge after his truck sideswiped several parked cars on Frederick street at 9 30 Saturday evening. Magistrate M V B Bostetter held decision on driving on revoked license and Showe was arrested by State Officer J J Coady.
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Isaiah
Dec) Showe
Frederick Street
M. V. B. Bostetter
Bostetter
Showe
J. J. Coady
Bread thief sought after 13 loaves stolen at Bloom's Grocery
A thief took a carton of bread containing 13 loaves from Bloom's Grocery doorway at Jonathan and Bethel streets around 5:30 PM, according to Mr. Bloom's police report.
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Bloom's Grocery
Jonathan and
Bethel Streets
Bloom
Colleen Prefers St Patrick Day In Bronx In Ireland
An American soldier in Northern Ireland on St Patrick's Day remarks he never expected to be there. A Bronx-born Colleen Muriel McGinley recalls living at 421 East 144th Street until age nine and fondly remembers celebrations in the Bronx.
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U.S
Northern Ireland
Ireland
St. Patrick’s Day
Colleen
Bronx
Muriel McGinley
E. 144Th St
Anniversary of the Potomac Flood Heights Remembered
Six years after the Johns town flood peak, Potomac River Valley residents recall the 1936 surge that topped all records by 6 feet 9 inches. Bridges from Hancock to Brunswick were damaged, Williamsport flooded trapping families on pumping station floors, and Hagerstown faced water shortages as the station and other buildings suffered losses in the disaster.
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Potomac River
Johnstown
Hancock
Brunswick
Williamsport
Hagerstown
Guy Hoffman
James Kirby
Thai Forces Slaughtered in Burma Clash Near Chengrai
Reuters dispatch from Tambay reports Chinese forces in the Burma theater killed hundreds of Thai soldiers in a Tongtong clash about 70 miles from Chengrai. The fighting described as contact with Siamese patrols near the border where Thailand China and Burma meet, with Chengrai bombed by RAF in prior attacks.
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London
Burma
Tongtong
Chengrai
Thailand
Reuters
Tambay
Burma Command
RAF
No Wonder Japs Victorious In Java Naval Battle
A House of Lords speaker said Japan’s naval force at Java included 14 cruisers five aircraft carriers 55 destroyers and 25 submarines. They faced five UN cruisers all officially reported lost along with smaller ships in the engagement.
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London
Japan
Java
House of Lords
United Nations
Congressmen Praise Move for MacArthur Command
March 17 1941 Congressmen applauded Gen Douglas MacArthur being named supreme commander of Allied forces in the Pacific stating it would boost morale and confidence. Vinson said the news is the best in the war and we must defend Australia now. Dingell noted MacArthur will help liberate the Philippines and preserve Bataan's defense. Hayden called the appointment very stimulating to troops morale and praised his leadership.
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Congress
Douglas MacArthur
Far Pacific
Vinson
D-Ga
House Naval Committee
Australia
MacArthur
Philippines
Rep
Dingell
D-Mich
Bataan Peninsula
Hayden
Fugitive Paul Wakely Captured After Farm Escape
Baltimore police announced that Paul Wakely a 21 year old inmate who escaped from the State Penal Farm at Roxbury yesterday has been captured. Wakely was serving a four year burglary sentence and was traced after he stole J W Albaughs car in Frederick and drove to Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Roxbury
Paul Wakely
Wakely
Frederick
J. W. Albaugh
4-H Boys Launch Victory Scrap Drive in County
In Washington County 200 4-H Club youths plan a "Save For Victory" scrap drive this week. About 2,500 farms are expected to yield hundreds of tons of metal rubber and paper for defense efforts. Each boy will sell his scrap through junk dealers and report pounds to the County Agent. The campaign runs through June 20 with prizes in Defense Saving Bonds for top collectors.
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Washington County
Defense
Boys’ Federation of
Manville says engagement to Romney society girl broken
New York March 17 Tommy Manville said his engagement to Jean Sutherlin a 21 year old Romney West Virginia society girl has been broken due to opposition from her mother Mrs John Corbett of Romney who objects to him having had five wives Manville noted the objection came from the prospective mother in law who resented a sixth marriage.
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New York
Tommy Manville
Jean Sutherlin
Romney
K. Va
John Corbett
Jean
Manville
Order Emergency Unit For Hospital
A catastrophe hospital unit with equipment to install an emergency hospital in any building the size of Washington County Hospital has been ordered. Superintendent C. J. Cotter said it will be stored in a protected building and is sufficient to carry on major hospital activities under great emergency. He stressed readiness and that it is better to have too much than too little, despite costs.
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Washington County Hospital
C. J. Cotter
Cotter
Morocco Interns 2000 British Subjects in Coast Towns
Reuters says Tangier reported French authorities in Morocco ordered the internment of all British subjects aged 18 to 50 living in coastal towns. About 2,000 people are affected by the action taken in the current security measure amid tensions between Morocco and Britain.
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London
Reuters
Tangier
Morocco
Tax Collections Double From Last Year in First Half
Washington reports the Treasury deposited 1.753 billion dollars in income tax payments for the first 15 days of March. The figure reflects cash and checks received at Federal Reserve Banks by bank close and excludes later payments. It is more than twice the 790.601 million deposited in the same period a year ago.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Federal Reserve
MacArthur Would Head U N Command In Southwest Pacific
General Douglas MacArthur arrives in Australia to assume the supreme United Nations command for the Southwest Pacific region. The War department notes the Philippine Islands remain under his future command while Major General Jonathan M. Wainwright takes direct command of forces there.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
United Nations
War Department. Co
War Department
Roosevelt
MacArthur
Philippines
Southwest Pacific
Philippine Islands
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Bataan
Wainwright
Walla Walla
West Point
AEF
France
Air Corps
Stimson
Luzon
Nelson to broadcast to counter Axis propaganda
War Production Chief Donald M. Nelson will deliver a national broadcast to back the drive to speed up production. The program, on NBC CBS and Mutual tonight from 9 30 to 10 p m Eastern War Time, includes a brief dramatization and aims to block Axis propaganda targeting management labor committees lifting armament output.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Berlin
Tokyo
Nelson
Speersup
Five Of Family Of Ten Dead In Fire
Traverse City Michigan dispatch reports a tragic blaze killed five members of the Nichols family, including mother Fanny Nichols aged 40 and sons George 19 William 12 John 6 and Eddie 1. Father Vern Nichols 40s sustained burns while trying to rescue them. a fifth son Robert was away at bowling. The blaze trapped the victims in their beds and the cause remains undetermined.
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Traverse City
Mich
Fanny Nichols
George
William
John
Eddie
Vern
Robert
Youth 15 Says He Is Ready To Join Army
William Orndorff, 15, of Berryville wrote to the local Army recruiting station offering to enlist. Officials replied with practical advice to stay single and avoid harm, noting they would wait a couple of years before he joins.
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William Orndorff
Berryville
Torpedo Sinks Ship Off Haiti
Montevideo a merchant ship formerly the Italian Adamellio was torpedoed off Haitian waters near Feremie. Some crew members were rescued as Uruguay becomes the third South American nation to report Axis submarine attacks in U.S. waters.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Alberto Guani
Adamellio
Geremie
Feremie
Mona Passage
Guantanamo
United States
Guanj
Guam
Brazil
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