MacArthur Leads Australia Under UN Command
Australia accepts American command of all defenses under General Douglas MacArthur with General George H. Brett to lead UN air forces in the Australia–New Zealand area and Vice Admiral Herbert F. Leary as deputy commander. The trio assumes control as the battle against the invader intensifies in the northwest Pacific region.
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Vern Haughland
Melbourne
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Commonwealth
Bataan
MacArthur
United Nations
Southwest
Pacific
Singapore
George H. Brett
Australia-New Zealand
John Curtain
United States
Herbert F. Leary
Anzac Zone
Buds Swelling On Fruit Trees
A cool west wind slowed sap movement in fruit tree buds observed today by J. A. Miller, government weather observer at Keedysville. He notes blossoms are usually over by late April, recalls rare May damage, and says frost remains the real threat while 70 degree days will bring out blossoms. Overnight low reached 39 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Roosevelt Calls For More Parades And Bands
President Roosevelt urged more parades and bands at his press conference, saying it is time to wave the flag and generate enthusiasm for work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Bike Stolen Reported on West Side Avenue
Richard Hayworth reports a bicycle theft on West Side Avenue. Police were notified of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hayworth
West Side Avenue
MacArthur Arrival Reported In Australia
Moscow papers publish a single paragraph noting General Douglas MacArthur has arrived in Australia with no accompanying commentary. The brief dispatch signals the wartime strategic movement and allied coordination during the campaign period.
Beaverbrook to Visit U.S. for War Resources Pooling
Lord Beaverbrook former British Minister of War Production will travel to the United States to continue work on pooling of United Nations resources. A spokesman said he will also perform other duties as may be entrusted by the war cabinet. the exact duties remain undisclosed.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
United States
Beaverbrook
United Nations
War Cabinet
Five Youths Die After St Patrick Day Party Crash
Five Brooklyn youths returning from a St Patrick Day party were killed when their heavy sedan skidded out of control and crashed into an iron post at a bridge foot in Far Rockaway Queens. The car and two others from the same celebration were crushed, emergency crews had to saw through the wreckage to recover the bodies.
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New York
Brooklyn
Far Rockaway
Queens
Patrick Appointed Director of Federal Conservation Service
Austin L. Patrick of Scranton Pa was named director of the Federal Conservation Service for the 12 northeastern states in a announcement made today at the regional headquarters in Upper Darby Pa.
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Upper Darby
Austin L. Patrick
Scranton
Federal Conservation Service
MacArthur Faces Formidable Task in Australia Battle
Washington dispatch notes military experts warn against optimism as General MacArthur directs the campaign for Australia. Despite American troop arrivals and his shift from Bataan, analysts say the Japanese likely will launch a fierce campaign, or risk attempting one and failing.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
United Nations
MacArthur
Bataan
Singapore
Dutch Indies
Applicants Increase Here as Rationing Looms
The local Ration Board reported a surplus of applications and a large inflow of tire retread requests. Rationing begins next month, and Fairchild employees will be limited to retreads, not new tires. Certificates for new tires or tubes were issued to a list of named individuals.
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Fairchild
Clarence E. Burgess
William 3IcAllister
Paul Violet
Stephen Basile
Benjamin Lancaster
Pr. Perry F. Prather
Verdene Huntsberry
Guy Vance
Eugene McCarren
Howard Snyder
John Lovell
Joseph Heffen
Edward Ingram
John C. Hornburg
Charles Long
Martin Showalter
Carl Brinsfield
Clifford Harbaugh
Warren Harbaugh
E. W. Johnson
Roy M. Hockenberry
Roger Burgan
Newton Spielman
William Brand
Charles Crouse
Clarence E. Wolfe
Herman Myers
Probe Attempt to Enter Home Near Salem and Bryan
Police and Sheriff’s officers with former County Investigator William Thurston opened an inquiry into a night time attempt to break into the home of Scott R. McKane a noted court stenographer at the corner of Salem avenue and Bryan Place. The thieves allegedly picked a side door lock but a sturdy safety chain thwarted entry. Investigator Wayne A. Sellman will take fingerprints as officers scour the area for witnesses or suspicious persons from that night.
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William Thurston
Scott R. McKane
Salem Avenue
Bryan Place
Wayne A. Sellman
Two U.S. Ships Torpedoed Off Atlantic Coast
Norfolk reports three enemy submarines sank a medium American merchant ship with two torpedoes hit in the engine room. Washington confirms two U.S. Merchant vessels torpedoed off the Atlantic coast, but offers few details beyond their classification as additional merchant ships.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
Washington
Navy
U. S
Minute Men to Organize in Washington County
Washington county sportsmen militiamen will form the nucleus of a new semi military state militia called the Minute Men. A meeting will be called in Hagerstown to organize units with three officers and 50 men per company.
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Washington County
Francis Perrott
William Preston Lane, Jr
Carl H. McCleary
Maryland National Guard
Hagerstown
Roger Q. Cook
R. M. Hill
H. M. Garrison
Charles N. Harsh
Williamsport
J. Andrew Cahill
Hancock
McCleary
Perrott
Minute Men
Maryland
State Guard
Hartford Met star Anna Kaskas weds Anthony Lokot in New York
The marriage of Anna Kaskas of Hartford Metropolitan Opera star and Anthony J Lokot attorney of Binghamton New York was disclosed here. They were childhood sweethearts and wed at St Malachys church in New York on February 14.
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Hartford
Conn
Anna Kaskas
Metropolitan Opera
Anthony J. Lokot
Binghampton
N. Y
St. Malachy’s Church
New York
Eighteen Survive 38 Days In Open Boat At Sea
Surviving crew and passengers from two ships torpedoed December 9 reached Suva Fiji narrating harrowing scenes as 58 killed by shellfire exposure and starvation. Only seven of the Donerail’s crew and passengers survived the 38 day lifeboat ordeal. 11 of 34 aboard the tanker Prusa also survived.
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Suva
Fiji Islands
Pearl Harbor
Land
Donerail
Prusa
M. Chambers
Sydney
Lloyd’s Register
Hawaii
Vancouver
Won't Hear Rail Chief
Washington March 18 The White House refused a request by George P McNear Jr president of the Toledo Peoria and Western Railroad to meet Roosevelt in person to present an arbitration reply The President urged immediate airmail reply Time is of the essence The dispute between the railroad and 104 employees began December 28 over a proposed contract with pay raises contested by the union and the company
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Washington
White House
George P. McNear, Jr
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
Roosevelt
Road
McNear
Edwin M. Watson
Williamsport man fined for concealed weapon charge
Charles Pryor, 22, of near Green Castle, was fined $25 and costs after a magistrate found him in possession of a 22 cal target pistol. Pryor was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Robert Miller and allegedly had the gun while drinking in a tavern near Williamsport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Pryor
Greencastle
Wm. Shipley
Williamsport
Pryor
Robert Miller
Postponement Of Walter Baker Trial Sought In Petition
A petition filed in circuit court asks delaying the Walter Baker embezzlement trial. It cites nine reasons, notes Baker is hospitalized in Baltimore, and argues pervasive publicity taints the chance of a fair Washington County trial. Bondsmen request time for Baker to respond.
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Walter Baker
C. Walter Baker
Circuit Court
Leo Weinberg
Frederick
Charles Bagley, Jr
Baltimore
University Hospital
Baker
Washington County
Four Army planes crash near Lima all on fire
Four U S Army planes crashed in flames six miles east of Lima near noon today. No survivors expected. Byron Heffner, a farmer, saw one plane strike his farm and ignite. Two additional planes fell about 100 yards apart a half mile east of Heffner’s farm, while the fourth landed in McClure woods a mile south of the farm.
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Lima, O
Lima
Byron Heffner
Heffner Farm
McClure Woods
Washington county to resurface 22 miles this summer
The Roads Commission announced a summer program to resurface 22 miles of highways in Washington County starting around June 1. Shoulder construction will add seven foot shoulders on Route 40 from Huyetts Crossroads to Clearspring and eight foot shoulders on the Waynesboro highway. The plan also covers resurfacing on Route 40 near Woodmont road, Sideling Hill, and a new scenic parkway on Sideling Hill mountain.
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Huyetts Crossroads
Clearspring
Washington County
Late Roads Commission
Huyetts
Wilsons
Waynesboro
Leitersburg
Downsville
Foxville
Timber Ridge
Hancock
Woodmont Road
Washington County Line
Sideling Hill Mountain
No Restrictions On Cars Of Service Men
Draftees and members of the U. S. armed forces may transfer new automobiles owned by them to anyone without restrictions as to date, the Washington County Rationing Board was advised in a telegram from Louis C. Burr.
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U. S
Washington County
Louis C. Burr
War Correspondent To Marry Actress
War correspondent Quen tin Reynolds and film actress Virginia Pine will marry in New York on March 26 with Wendell L. Willkie as best man. Pine, daughter of the late Adolphus Peine, is the divorced wife of Edward L. Lehman Jr. She changed her name spelling for the movies and has a 9 year old daughter.
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San Francisco
the Chronicle
Quentin Reynolds
Virginia Pine
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Miss Pine
Adolphus Peine
Edward L. Lehman, Jr
Chicago
Piebald Moment as Tax Official Guides Blind Man Across Street
Denver scene as Far rington R. Carpenter, Colorado collector of revenue, pauses at a traffic light. An elderly man takes his arm and helps him cross, saying the light has changed. Carpenter admits he was not blind and had tapped along with his stick.
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Denver
Farrington R. Carpenter
Colorado
Carpenter
Dozen Warships Among Victims
Washington reports that a Japanese invasion force near Salamaua and Lae, New Guinea, was smashed by American and Australian air forces. The attack damaged or sank 23 Japanese vessels including 12 warships, with a loss of one American plane.
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Washington
Navy
Salamaua
Lae
New Guinea
Salt Lake City Goes Wild Again
Salt Lake City reports a wild spree with deer roaming the business district and 25 complaints of deer browsing lawns. A bobcat was killed by a car, reflecting an unusual winter scene in Utah mountains as Dog packs are mentioned in a garbled line.
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Salt Lake City
State Fish and Game Department
Conlon to Become Cumberland Mayor in April
CUMBERLAND Md March 18 Thomas F Conlon finance commissioner will succeed Mayor Harry Irvine as chief executive on April 6. Conlon defeated Thomas H Post by a plurality of 306 votes in yesterday's biennial election. The vote stood 4418 for Conlon and 4112 for Post with final tallies from all 20 precincts. Early returns showed the lead for Conlon but last five precincts trimmed his margin sharply. After 19 precincts counted Conlon led by under 306 votes.
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Cumberland
Thomas F. Conlon
Cumberland Finance
Harry Irvine
Conlon
Thomas H. Post
Post
Suit for $3000 damages filed in city court
Local insurance agent H. J. Hollingsworth filed a $3000 damages suit against taxicab owner Sally Hester Billman alleging injuries from a December 21 1949 collision at Summit and Surrey Avenues. Cab operator George O. Grimm was driving at the time and the plaintiff says he was confined to bed for a period.
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H. J. Hollingsworth
Sally Hester Billman
Summit
Surrey Avenues
George O. Grimm
Dangerous waters warn shipping in Bay of Biscay and Atlantic
The Admiralty warned that the Bay of Biscay beyond a 20 mile Spanish coast strip and large areas of the Atlantic southeast of England are dangerous to shipping. The notice underscores risk to vessels operating in these waters as of March 18.
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London
Admiralty
Bay of Biscay
Atlantic Ocean
England
Soviet encircle German garrison at Gzhatsk west of Moscow
Soviet center armies reportedly encircled the German garrison at Gzhatsk 100 miles west of Moscow. The city lies on the Moscow Smolensk line, and German withdrawals followed defeats at Mozhaisk and Borodino. More than 4,750 Germans were killed across actions from Leningrad to the Crimea, with five towns recaptured in the Smolensk zone.
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Moscow
Gzhatsk
Mozhaisk
Borodino
Smolensk
Bzhatsk
Vyazma
Western Front
Leningrad
Crimea
Red Army
Tass
Morocco
Kharkov
Donets
Japs Reinforced For Burma Drive
London reports say the Burma land front has not altered but Japanese reinforcements arrived by air and on land after their Java victory. A British commentator warned the reinforcements could alter the balance as Tokyo claimed air superiority, a claim he called exaggerated, as the decisive battle neared.
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London
Burma
Todo
Java
Tokyo
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Brett
United Nations Air Forces
Richard K. Sutherland
General MacArthur
Harold H. George
U. S. Air Force
Philippines
U.S
Patrick
AEF
Naziga
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