War production chief seeks 30 day limit on overtime talks
Washington March 24 War Production Chief Donald Nelson asked Congress for a 30 day time limit to obtain voluntary suspension of double pay for overtime through agreement with labor leaders before enacting legislation. He said he would seek legislation himself if no agreement is reached and opposed a ban on closed shops in federal contract industries. He noted workers in machine tool, shipbuilding, and aircraft plants averaged 55, 48, and 49 hours weekly respectively and warned abolishing the 40 hour week could raise wage costs and disrupt wage structure.
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Washington
Donald Nelson
Congress
House Naval Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Smith
D-Va
Bombers Hit Fort Corregidor and Bataan Forts
The War Department reported a heavy bombing raid by 54 Japanese heavy bombers on Corregidor and American positions in Bataan. Only slight damage was noted, with several clashes in Bataan. Three enemy bombers were shot down by anti aircraft fire and American artillery maintained heavy fire on Japanese positions. Japanese losses were believed considerable.
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Washington
Fortress of
Corregidor
Bataan
War Department
Britain forms single Army Air Corps unit
London March 24 A royal warrant announced today a special army order for the formation of an Army Air Corps. The order unites all Britain's air borne troops into one unit and is expected to begin by placing glider troops under the new command.
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London
Army Air Corps
Britain
City to Pay Out 86 685 in Bond Retirement and Interest
Hagerstown will retire 30000 in bonds on April 1 including 10000 municipal electric light plant bonds and 20000 water department bonds. Interest to be paid totals 6757.50 on light plant, 2700 on municipal market bonds, 1687.50 on street department bonds, and 46550 on water bonds.
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Hagerstown
Water Department
Pilot's low flyover cuts power to town and farms
A pilot flew over LIKESTO Mo on March 24 and attracted attention of his parents. The plane clipped a cooperative power line causing a blackout for miles around, plunging homes into darkness as emergency crews responded.
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Co-Operative
Raise Rabbits And Reduce Meat Bill
In Washington on March 24 Interior Department officials urged households to raise rabbits to cut the family meat bill. Dr I N Gabrielson head of the Fish and Wildlife Service told a House Appropriations subcommittee that rabbits are economical meat producers suitable for suburban backyards and rural settings with small investment.
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Washington
Interior Department
I. N. Gabrielson
Fish and Wildlife Service
House
Fear Drought To Be Felt
Weather observer J A Miller warns of continuing drought effects as sparse snow and rainfall fail to replenish underground streams. He notes a long-standing local spring near Keedysville has not recovered since last fall’s drought, and months of April showers may not quickly restore water wells and spring-fed supplies for homes and livestock.
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J. A. Miller
Miller
Keedysville
Mr. Miller
Quigley Dies At Del Mar Turf Club Leader
William A. Quigley age about 48 vice president and general manager of Bing Crosty's Del Mar Turf Club died today after a yearlong illness following an operation. He previously served as a judge and later a steward at Santa Anita.
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Pasadena
Cal
William A. Quigley
Bing Crosty
del Mar
Only 52 WPA Men Eligible in Washington County
In Washington County about 440 WPA employees were surveyed and only 52 were found eligible for defense or private industry work. Birth certificates, required for defense jobs, are scarce among this group. All are on local government projects vital to defense, with a total role reduction from 1800 to 440 seen as a healthy sign.
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Washington County
W.P.A
United States Employment Service
Berlin Claims 13 Ships Torpedoed
German broadcasts report 13 Allied merchant ships totaling 80,300 tons sunk off the North American coast by U- boats. The communique says seven tankers among the losses and notes another tanker of 11,000 tons was damaged so severely it may sink.
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Berlin
High Command
North America
U. S
U. S. Atlantic
British patrols seize Axis transport in Libyan desert
Cairo dispatch reports British patrols under artillery fire captured several Axis transport vehicles in the Libyan desert. The brief communique noted some enemy movement south of Tmimi, likely ahead of the main German and Italian forces.
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Cairo
Tmimi
Snow fences being removed in Washington county
The States Roads Commission is taking down some snow fences in Washington county as spring nears. An official said only farm fences that must be plowed have been removed so far, and remaining fences will stay until after April 1. The commission acts to avoid blizzard delays on highways.
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The
States Roads Commission
Washington County
the Roads Commission
Road work to replace rail crossings near Martin's Packing House
County Road Engineer C. William Hetzer told the Board of County Commissioners that a crew will begin next week on the Middleburg Pike route from Martin's Packing House to Maugansville to eliminate two railroad crossings for school buses. He reported progress on multiple roads including Funkstown-Chewsville, Mt. Carmel Church, Sidling Hill to Woodmont, Rockdale, and Williamsport Clearspring segments. Crews are finishing WPA delays on Williamsport Clearspring. the Funkstown-Chewsville road and Sidling Hill Creek to Woodmont will be completed this year, delivering better macadam in Allegany County. Work on the new defense highway from Fairchild plant No. 2 to Hagerstown via Maugansville has begun, with an expected six to seven months to finish.
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C. William Hetzer
Board of County Commissioners
Martin
Middleburg Pike
Maugansville
Mr. Hetzer
Funkstown
Chewsville
Mt. Carmel Church
Sidling Hill
Woodmont
Rockdale
Williamsport
School Vacation Period Announced
The public school Easter vacation will start at the close of the school day April 2 and continue to the morning of April 7. Pupils will miss Decoration Day this year, which falls on Saturday, according to the superintendent's office.
Dutch airman recounts five days without food or water
In Sydney on March 24 a Dutch airman recounted five days without food or water after being shot down near the West Australian coast. He and another flyer survived by wandering, met Aborigines who fetched water and melons, then were taken to a Catholic mission on Beagle Bay.
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Sydney
Australia
Western Australia
West Australian
Broome
Beagle Bay
English Coast Areas Bombed in Heaviest Night Raid Since 1941
German dive bombers struck three areas along the southeast coast by dusk and moonlight, killing several as anti aircraft batteries and night fighters fought back. Weather kept RAF bombers inactive for the 10th night. One town faced relays of bombers hitting a shelter and a street. another town saw bombs from four raiders causing deaths and injuries before RAF fighters drove them off.
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London
English
English Channel
RAF
China Sees Japan At Peak Of Glory
Chungking reports a government spokesman stating Japan has reached the peak of military glory and that fortunes of war will turn to the Allies. He cites MacArthur's transfer to Australia, convoys to Australia, Chinese British troop liaison in Burma, and Cripps's India visit as factors boosting Chinese optimism.
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Chungking
Japan
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
United States
Burma
Stafford Cripps
India
Otho's Bible to Library Presentation in Hagerstown
Six volumes of raised letter Bible owned by the late Otho Jones will be donated to Washington County Public Library. The items, found at 311% Jonathan street, were given to Zion Baptist church and will be presented March 29 in a program at the church. Professor Hodges will present the books and Fred White will read about the late blind man, with Rev. Comer leading services.
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Otho Jones
Hagerstown
Washington County
Zion Baptist Church
Jones
Jonathan Street
Charles E. Hodges
North Street
Fred M. White
Charles P. Comer
Voyage of MacArthur Vindication Of Faith In Motor Torpedo Boats
U S Army Headquarters in Australia reports Gen Douglas MacArthur's perilous return from the Philippines. Col Legrand Diller says MacArthur did not escape Bataan but fulfilled a higher task by obeying a presidential order. Navy Capt John D Bulkeley led six PT boats through minefields toward Manila Bay on March 11, facing Japanese warships and planes as the convoy pressed toward Australia.
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C. Yates McDaniel
U.S. Army
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Supreme Commander
MacArthur
Bataan
Col
Legrand Diller
Diller
United States
Navy
John D Bulkeley
Trong
China Sea
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Bulkeley
Crack Chinese Units Hold Line Against Massive Japanese Attack
Chinese fighters defend Burma with confidence they can repel a major Japanese push. The Toungoo front near Pyu remains critical as Pyu changes hands twice in 48 hours and Chinese forces dig in along riverside jungles and burned villages ready for the next assault. A Chungking high command communique outlined aspects of the clash.
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Burma
United Nations
Toungoo
Japan
Pyu
High Command
Chungking
Ha Ger Town Truck Route Proposal Focuses On Signs
A local businessman proposes diverting heavy trailer traffic from downtown Ha gerstown by marking a route along West Antietam Street to Walnut Lane Virginia Avenue Wilson Boulevard and Route 40. He argues the route has no lights and would ease congestion at Washington and Prospect streets. Police had considered fixes but waited, hoping tire rationing would curb traffic. The plan would require about a dozen signs to guide trucks around the business district.
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Hagerstown
West Antietam Street
West Washington
Walnut Lane
Virginia Avenue
Wilson Boulevard
Washington and
Prospect Streets
Aged Woman Fractures Hip in Windy Fall
Mrs. W. O. Doub, 77, of Hagerstown Route 2, slipped on a concrete walk near her home and fractured her hip. Taken to Washington County Hospital, her condition was listed as fair. Aged 62 man John R. Curry, 907 Summit Avenue, fractured his left ankle in a similar fall nearby and was also hospitalized.
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W. O. Doub
Hagerstown
Washington County Hospital
John R. Curry
Summit Avenue
Nazi Generals Taken Prisoners In Africa
Two German generals captured in Libya have arrived in South Africa, announced today. General Schmidt commanded at Bardia and General Ravenstein led an armored division.
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Africa
Durban
South Africa
Libya
Schmidt
Bardia
Ravenstein
Stottemyer Receives 30 Day Sentence For Drunk Disorde
Chester Stottemyer, 47, recently released from the House of Correction, was given thirty days by Magistrate Harry E. Snyder in city court on a drunk and disorderly charge. He said he planned a job appointment and celebrated briefly before work.
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Chester Stottemyer
House of Correction
Harry E. Snyder
City Court
Chester
Submarine Blows Hit Japanese Waters As War Updates Stir
U S submarines deliver fresh blows on ships in Japan’s waters while German radio quotes a Tokyo spokesman urging Japan to push offensives securing the Indian Ocean and Australia. Captain Hideo Hiraide says Japan is on the defensive after the Netherlands East Indies capitulation as Washington reports more sinkings. In Australia MacArthur mobilizes defenses for an expected invasion and pledges continued public briefing on developments.
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United ‘States
Japan
Tokyo
Indian Ocean
Australia
Hideo Hiraide
Netherlands East Indies
Hirdide
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Standard Time To Catch Trout Opens April Fifteenth
State Game Warden B Lee LeCompte announced trout fishing will follow standard time rather than war time to maximize morning and evening hours. Trout fishing is permitted from 5:30 am to 9:00 pm, per state law, on all streams except the Catoctin recreation area at Thurmont governed by the Federal government. The trout season opens April 15.
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B. Lee LeCompte
Catoctin
Thurmont
Speeding by Mail Debate in Indianapolis Court
Mrs. Dorothy Moffett asked Municipal Judge John L. Niblack to dispose of a speeding charge by mail after saying she rushed home to care for her daughter vaccinated and her son’s shoes. A policeman cited her at 42 miles per hour and the judge replied he would set a trial date if she came to town.
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Indianapolis
Dorothy Moffett
Near
John L. Niblack
Nowr
House panel backs 31 percent cut to Interior funds
Washington March 24 The House Appropriations Committee recommended a 31 percent reduction in the Interior Department budget for the new fiscal year beginning July 1 compared with the current year.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Interior Department
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Hetzer
China
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