Japs Launch A Major Drive Toward India
Japanese forces push toward India as air raids damage Torphel area temples with light casualties reported. Mountbatten’s commandos hold a beachhead 150 miles behind lines in northern Burma and drive enemy from a stronghold after hand to hand fighting. Stillwell’s forces clear Hukawng valley and press toward Mogaung, with about 4000 Japanese killed and 1600 square miles of territory seized in four and a half months.
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Torphel
Mountbatten
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
Hukawng
Mogaung
Stillwell
Youth Seized In Gas Coupon Case
Robert C. Norris age 17 of 609 block Pennsylvania avenue was arrested by Detective Wayne Seliman on illegal possession of gasoline coupons issued to other motorists. Norris had A coupons belonging to Landon Kerney of Harrisburg and C coupons issued to Richard Dale of Towson. The motorists reported their coupons were taken from cars parked in garages here about two weeks ago. Norris said he bought the coupons from another person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Norris
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wayne Seliman
Seliman
Norris
Landon Kerney
Harrisburg
Richard Dale
Towson
Sehman
Smithsburg Youth Heard on Radio from London Club
David Newman of Smithsburg spoke from the American Eagle Club in London on a Saturday afternoon broadcast. A radio technician in England for about a year, he described his experiences in enemy territory while his parents Hoy M and Mrs. Newman listened at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Newman
Smithsburg
American Eagle Club
London
England
Newman
Hoy M Newman
Top U. S. Ace Craves Action in Thunderbolt Battles
The U. S. ace known as Lucky has flown 197 percent hours on raids and he recounts a near bailout over Munster when his plane was badly shot up. He describes tense moments before combat and a crash landing in England after repeated German attacks. His confirmed kills are verified by synchronized movie cameras, and he notes the Luftwaffe remains dangerous despite setbacks. Johnson, a 165 pound former amateur boxer, says he stays nervous until a German plane appears, then focuses completely.
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Page 1
Muenster
Germany
Johnson
England
Luftwaffe
Roads Slippery In Western Maryland Region
Snow and sleet blanket Maryland causing hazardous travel in Garrett Montgomery and Carroll counties. Weather data show March precipitation at 3.51 inches with impacts on reservoirs. One death reported in Laurel from a Washington Boulevard collision. Baltimore area plant absenteeism up to 35 percent and school attendance near record lows. The note adds New York City history of the Reformed Dutch Church as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett County
Roads Commission
Montgomery
Carroll
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Maryland
Rose Kroop
Laurel
Washington Boulevard
Baltimore
Pucheu Executed by Firing Squad in France
Traitor Pucheu was executed today by firing squad after a trial for conspiracy to overthrow the Third Republic. In a final protest he called the court a political coup and requested to give the order to fire. He faced the sentence with courage as witnesses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pucheu
Third Republic
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Motorist Held After Crash Near County Home
Charles B Renner 32 of Williamsport was arrested after a mid afternoon crash on the Middleburg pike near the County Home. Deputy Leister Isanogle said Renner driven car struck Herbert W Keister of York Pa, injuring a dog and causing heavy damage to Keister’s northbound auto. Renner was taken into custody on North Prospect street on charges of driving drunk and failing to stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Renner
Willamsport
Middleburg Pike
Leister Isanogle
Renner
Herbert W. Keister
York
North Prospect Street
Windstorm damages Perry County Alabama homesteads
A March windstorm struck Perry County Alabama demolishing multiple buildings and injuring at least one person. In Uniontown a cotton warehouse and two Black homes were damaged and a residence near Marion also suffered damage. A dairy plant and five dwellings five miles south of Marion were harmed. A 30 year old Black woman Ethel Lewis suffered a broken arm when her farm dwelling collapsed. Moving Records Finnish ministers packing records for movement to a temporary northern capital near Helsinki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Ala
Perry County
Uniontown
Ethel Lewis
Ex Soldier Convicted of Murder in Hatchet Slaying
Spokane, March 20 Woodrow Wilson Clark, 27, ex soldier, found guilty of first degree murder in the hatchet killings of Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Dillon, sign shop operators formerly of St. Paul. Prosecution linked him to raping Mrs. Jane Staples. only survivor Frank Winnett testified, unable to recall the night. Jury urged the death penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Woodrow Wilson Clark
Clark
T. P. Dillon
St. Paul
Dillon
Son Born to Cleatus Murray of Ken Murray Family
Hollywood reports Cleatus Murray and his wife musician Ken Murray welcomed a 14 pound son named Cort Riley on Saturday. The couple previously has a son, Ken, who is 18 months old.
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Hollywood
Cleatus Murray
Ken Murray
Cort Riley
Murrays
Ken
Mt Vesuvius Erupts with Three Lava Flows Razing Rail Line
Naples reports Mt Vesuvius erupting in a major event since 1906. Three lava streams rolled miles down the slopes, wiping out 100 feet of the scenic railroad. Evacuation fears grow for villagers on the mountain's southern flank as lava advances toward Boseo Trecase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Mt. Vesuvuus
Boseo Trecase
Local Soldier Receives Oak Leaf Cluster Award
Staff Sgt. William C. Trout, missing in action, was awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster by Lt. Gen. Millard F. Harmon for his Air Medal actions in the South Pacific. Trout, a 13th Army Air Force serial gunner, served Nov 17–26, 1943. Evacuation ordered for Bulgaria’s Sofia, with women and children leaving the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Trout
Elsie Trout
Millard F. Harmon
U.S. Army
South Pacific
13Th Army Air Force
Trout
Rushing To Buy Luxuries Here After Tax Change
Retailers report rising demand for luggage after April 1 but item shortages hold sales. A 20 percent luggage tax applies to suitcases handbags and wallets and retailers must add the tax to the price rather than absorb it. Merchants plan to show tax separately so customers know the total tax charged.
Prisoners Escape From Penal Farm
Two inmates fled the Maryland State Penal Farm at Roxbury early Sunday. Identified as Wilfred D. Combs, 26, of Dundalk, and Earnest Clark, 22, of Washington, D. C. Combs is 5 feet 7 inches and 162 pounds. Clark stands 6 feet 7 inches and weighs 164 pounds.
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Maryland
Roxbury
Wilfred D. Combs
Dundalk
Earnest Clark
Washington, D. C
Combs
Clark
Many Countians Enter Service Across Counties and States
Local Board No. 2 lists Soldiers reported for Army service at Camp Meade on March 8 including Walter Butts Sharpsburg Emmett Deavers Williamsport Frank Moore Cascade Donald Corbett Hancock Route 1 Wilbur Adams Hagerstown Route 2 George Monninger Hagerstown Route 1 Frederick Martin Clearspring Route 2 John Long Jr Keedysville Route 1 Raymond Smith Rouzerville Route 2 Lloyd Keller Funkstown Donald Kendle Hagerstown Route 1 William Grimm Trego Robert Startzman Big Pool Route 1 Robert Rowe Sharpsburg Route 1 Richard Whisner Sharpsburg Eugene Smith Hagerstown Route 5 Eywood Hutzell Hagerstown Route 2 Charles Barnhart Hancock Route 2 Robert Pike Hagerstown Route 3 Jacob Shank Hagerstown Route 2 Robert Thomas Keedysville Route 1. Killed in accident Mt Me., March 20 William F. Welsh 16 Sykesville Route 2 died when his car struck a stone wall on Main Street.
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Camp Meade
Walter Harold Butts
Sharpsburg
Emmett Franklin Deavers
Williamsport
Frank Owen Moore
Cascade
Donald Raymond Corbett
Hancock
Wilbur Wade Adams
Hagerstown
George Nathan Monninger
Frederick Harold Martin
Clearspring
John Wellington Long, Jr
Keedysville
Raymond Ellsworth Smith
Rouzerville
Lloyd William Keller
Funkstown
Donald Edward Kendle
William Richard Grimm
Trego
Robert Eddie Startzman
Big Pool
Robert Benton Rowe
Richard Theodora Whisner
Eugene Garnet
Smith
Eywood Gerald Hutzell
Charles Barnhart
Robert Shelton Pike
Jacob Franklin Shank
Robert John Thomas
Death by Fractured Skull Reported in Carroll County
Police report says Dr. James Marsh of New Wind sor in Carroll County medical examiner concluded death from a fractured skull. Welsh's companion George A. Conaway Jr of Winfield sustained minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marsh
New Windsor
Carroll County
Welsh
George A. Conaway, Jr
Winfield
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Teadache
Triangle Food Stores
James Melton
Bell Symphonic Orchestra
WBAL
U. S
W. M
New York City
TRE
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Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Senor
Senora Franco Diligenti
Argentina
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Maria Esther
Maria Fernanda
Maria Christina
Franco
Buenos Aires
Senor Diligenti
Berlin
Stockholm
Helsinki
R. M. Hays & Bros., Inc
ARROW
Musey & Evans
West
Washington Street
Silex
Alsa Drip and Percolators
Harry S. Myers
North Potomac Street
Concord
Aent Lee
MT. Vesuvius
Bern
Switzerland
Sofia
Budapest
Desolvo
R. D. McKee
Cauffman
Washington
McPhail Paint Co
Rogers Jewelry Co
The
House of Blue White
Weat
Endocre
Expocreme Laboratories
Rudy
Rexall
Hamilton
Board No. 2
Mt, Airy
William F. Welsh
Route 2
Sykesville
Main Street
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham’s
Crane’s Clothes Oo. P.O
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
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