Mighty Allied Invasion Tide Rolling On Thru Reich
A fourth Russian offensive against Germany opens along the southern front. Soviet forces push toward Vienna after overrunning much of Hungary, with bridgeheads near Leva and Komarom as Malinovsky and Tolbukhin force a 90 mile thrust. German resistance concentrates near Gyor as Bratislava looms.
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Reich
Frankfurt On the Main
London
Germany
Berlin
Moscow
Italy
Vienna
Hungary
Danube
Austrian
Slovakia
Ivan Konev
Moravian
Hron
Leva
Budapest
Komarom
Danube River
Bratislava
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Third Ukrainian
Second Ukraine
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Gyor
Learn City Bill Delayed in Annapolis by Election Test
An Annapolis report says a civil service bill sponsored by Mayor Sweeney and city council, already passed by the State Senate, is delayed in the House of Delegates. Republicans seek to stall until the city election concludes. Democrats could push it forward to shield current city hall employees. The measure aligns with mayoral aims and would bar discharge of city workers without cause, despite Republican denials.
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Annapolis
Sweeney
State Senate
House of Delegates
City Hall
General Assembly
Major Sweeney
Mayor Sweeney to Close Campaign with Radio Address and Rally
Mayor Richard H. Sweeney will close his re election bid with a 6 25 pm radio address urging citizens to vote tomorrow. The 15 minute talk runs 6 25 to 6 40 pm followed by a Democratic rally at Harmon's Hall on North Jonathan Street. Spearheading the event is Josiah F Hen ry, a Baltimore lawyer, with the Colored Democratic Club sponsoring the gathering open to the public aimed at colored voters.
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Richard H. Sweeney
Harmon's Hall
North Jonathan Street
Josiah F. I Henry
Serong
Baltimore
Colored Democratic Club
Double Casualty in Chicago Jujutsu Practice
Joseph Dwyer and Marty Stevens tested new jujutsu holds in Chicago. Each injured the other's right leg during the session, resulting in simultaneous leg breaks.
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Chicago
Joseph Dwyer
Marty Stevens
Child Recognizes Daddy In Movie
Ten year old Patsy Baker daughter of Mrs Helen Baker at 426 East Franklin spotted her father in a Pacific war film at a local theater The scene showed Marines and navy personnel with a sailor aiding a wounded Marine on an LST It was later confirmed the sailor was the father Sea man First Class Robert L Baker Patsy and her mother returned for further viewing to see if the man on screen was the local family member
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Patsy Baker
Helen Baker
East
Franklin Street
Iwo Jima
Robert L. Baker
LST
Slaybaugh Issues Facts On City Finances
Geo E Slaybaugh city auditor replies to Republican campaign claims with figures. He notes the taxable base rose 5.7 million in the three years ending 1944, not 10 million, and the annual levy fell about 63 600.06 dollars. He explains why Municipal Electric Light Plant net revenue did not rise with gross earnings.
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George E. Slaybaugh
Richard H. Sweeney
Wertz
Leo H. Miller
Miller
Williamsport Gunner Fires For Oak Leaf Cluster Honor
Williamsport native Staff Sgt. Ivan J. Holland, 22, of the 447th Bomb Group, 3rd Air Division, is shown beside his B 17 Blithe Spirit tail gun position after receiving the fourth Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in bombing missions over Germany. The award, presented by Col. Wm. J. Wrigglesworth, notes Holland’s courage and skill. Holland, a Hagerstown High School graduate, earned his gunner wings in February 1944 at Kingman Arizona.
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8Th Air Force
England
Ivan J. Holland
Williamsport
Holland
United States
Wm. J. Wrigglesworth
447Th
3Rd Air Division
England-Africa
Messerschmitt
Regensburg
Germany
Army Air Forces
Hagerstown
Kingman, Ariz
Private Edward Bentz Awarded Purple Heart After Wounding
Pvt Edward E Bentz husband of Madeline Bentz 316 West Washington street Hagerstown son of Lewis and Mrs Bentz was wounded in New Guinea while with his rifle unit. He lost a leg and was evacuated to Lawson General Hospital Atlanta where he received the Purple Heart at a special ceremony after 18 months overseas service.
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Edward E. Bentz
Madeline Bentz
West Washington Street
Lewis E. Bentz
Hagerstown
New Guinea
Lawson General Hospital
Atlanta
Bentz
Sarmi
Ex-Pastor Kills Boy and Self in Highland County
In Staunton Virginia district, 63 year old retired minister T Newton Ryder killed 14 year old Wallace Duncan on a public road near Mill Gap in Highland County. He then returned home to set it ablaze and died by his own hand in the woods. Coroner filed verdict of murder and death by own action. The incident, recounted by 10 year old James Duncan, shows Ryder approached the boys on the road and fired three times, the first bullet striking Wallace in the right side.
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Staunton
T. Newton Ryder
Wallace Duncan
Mill Gap
Highland County
Glenn Hammer
C. B. Fox
Hammer
James Duncan
Ryder
Wallace
Airmen hunt hidden underground targets in Germany
Allied air forces pressed a two way bombing campaign against German underground factories and storage sites between Hamburg and Brunswick and at Ehman Buchen and Hitzacker. Night raids on Berlin continued with Mosquitos and American night fighters, while heavy bombers struck freight yards at Hannover Osnabrueck and Muenster as German losses mounted.
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London
Reich
Western Front
Austria
Italy
Berlin
Montgomery
Ruhr
Hamburg
Brunswick
Ehman
Buchen
Hitzacker
Hannover
Osnabrueck
Muenster
Charles Humelsine Returns to Work at Daily Mail
Charles E. Humelsine veteran member of the Daily Mail typographical department returns to his duties today after months of illness. Known as Charley to colleagues, he has endured a long siege but now appears hale and hearty and ready for many more years of service. He has devoted 51 years to the Daily Mail.
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Charles E. Humelsine
Daily Mail
Charley
The
Knife Found Under Accuseds Mattress
Henry H. Corens a 44 year old mobile painter charged with murdering his wife will be isolated after a knife was found under his mattress Sheriff Robert W Farmer arranged a single cell on the theory a cellmate hid the weapon Corens denied ownership He was indicted on murder after his wife's head was found near a road in Fairfax County Virginia She had vanished from Bethesda Maryland The torso has not been found.
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Rockville
Henry H. Corens
Robert W. Farmer
Corens
Fairfax County
Bethesda
Improved weather boosts soft coal output in week ending March 17
Washington reports improved weather and stronger railroad car supply raise soft coal production by 940000 tons to about 11825000 tons for the week ending March 17, as stated by the solid fuel administration.
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Washington
Solid Fuel Administration
Guarding England Air Bases Keeps Pfc Keefer Busy
Pfc Edward M Keefer husband of Mrs E M Keefer 72 West Church St Hagerstown is shown at a Fifth Air Force fighter station in England guarding aircraft and vital installations from possible enemy air attack. From a sandbagged emplacement he mans a quadruple AA gun and notes two Nazi planes destroyed and one probable to his credit during his service.
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Edward M. Keefer
E. M. Keefer
West Church Street
Hagerstown
Sth Air Force
England
Price Panel Refunds 467 In Maryland February actions
The Washington County Price Panel settled 467.80 for price regulation violations in February, with six consumers receiving cash refunds after conferences. Four violations involved used cars, one durable goods, and one food price violation. Maryland total settlements reached 3821.17 statewide. Leo McCormick cited widespread neglect of price ceilings and reporting overcharges.
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Washington County Ration Board
OPA
Washington County
Leo ST. McCormick
Maryland
Smithsburg Boy Is Given Purple Heart
Mrs. Bertha Lang of Smithsburg received the Purple Heart from her foster son Jack Welty a paratrooper wounded in Germany in January He was employed at Rand Store on West Washington street and has been overseas since last November.
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Bertha Lang
Smithsburg
Jack Welty
Germany
Rand
West Washington Street
Wins Third Tip Prize In Row From Local News Hound
A South Cannon avenue resident wins third in a weekly news tip contest, with first prize previous week for tips about poisoning conscientious objectors and a large fish caught near the city center. Second prize goes to a Chewsville resident for locating a lost wallet found by a farmer and his wife. Third prize split for tips on a city detective robbery and an apartment house theft.
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South Cannon Avenue
Chewsville
Daily Mail
Defeatism Wave Sweeps Germany
Dispatches from neutral capitals report a wave of defeatism and despair in Germany after the Rhine offensive. Yet sources say fear of the Gestapo may prevent immediate uprisings and a quick peace, with hints that changes could begin in Austria.
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London
Fisenhower
Rhine
Bern
Germany
Gestapo
Repair Damage To Dual Road Parkway
State road forces began repairing damage to the dual highway parkway in the city limits. Winter damage from motorists cutting across the grassy median left deep ruts, now being filled and reseeded. Some vehicles were stuck and pulled out. Sixth District Roads Commission urges drivers not to cut across the parkway to preserve appearance.
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The
Roads Commission
Big Jap Power Plant Wrecked in Formosa Strike
Manila reports that pine based American bombers wrecked the Jitsugetus hydroelectric plant on Formosa, part of a broader attack by Maj. Gen. Ennis C. Whitehead’s Fifth Air Force. Tokyo says Ryukyus invasion underway as Gen. MacArthur updates boastful communiques. Guam notes U S forces press landings on Okinawa amid carrier battleship bombardment.
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Manila
Formosa
Ryukyu Islands
Japan
Ennis C. Whitehead
Fifth Air Force
Tokyo
Ryukyus
Douglas MacArthur
Guam
Okinawa
Boys Accused of Breaking Windows at West Washington School
City police gather names of boys alleged to have shattered several window panes at West Washington street school. Detective Wayne Seliman works the case and hopes to round up the suspects soon as complaints rise about public property damage.
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West Washington Street
Wayne Seliman
Miblie
Wlans
Germans Surrender By Thousands In Western Drive
Paris dispatches report Allied forces breaking out across the Rhine and pushing toward key German targets. The 2nd Army seized Aschaffenburg and Frankfurt was reportedly outflanked, with Patton’s 4th Armored Division advancing beyond the Rhine and the 1st Army pushing east of the river as fighting broadens. The Ruhr front shows major advances as German defenses collapse under Eisenhower’s floodtide.
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Paris
2Rd
Frankfurt-on-the-Main
Main
Aschaffenburg
Germany
Frankfurt
George S. Patton
4Th Armored
Rhine
Remagen
U. S
9Th Army
Ruhr
Berlin
Patton
Sth
Duisburg
Essen
Baden
Karlsruhe
7Th Army
Palatinate
Switzerland
Holland
Eisenhower
1St
St. Lo
Alarmed Puppets Plan To Vamoose
A Bern dispatch reported by the French puppet government led by Marshal Petain is alarmed by Allied victories and plans to relocate from Signmaringen in southwest Germany toward Garmisch. The move would place the regime about 95 miles east of Signmaringen and 55 miles south southwest of Munich.
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Bern
Marshal Petain
Signmaringen
Germany
Rhine
FCC
Garmisch
Munich
Conserve Your Motor Vehicles Pleads FOR
President Roosevelt urged the nation to conserve motor vehicles to avert a collapse of public transportation facilities. In a letter to the National Highway Users Conference he called the conservation campaign a truly patriotic service, noting about 1000 organizations join the effort.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Highway Users Conference
Fifteen wild turkeys to be freed in county
Fifteen wild turkey hens will be released this week in the Hancock section, said regional game warden Joseph A. Minke. The aim is for these hens to mate with native toms to boost the fall hunting season. A shipment of 200 to 300 Bob White quail is expected in April for Western Maryland counties.
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Hancock
Joseph A. Minke
Minke
Maryland
OPA Adds Extra Shoe Stamp For Veterans
The OPA recognizes veterans may have larger feet after service. From Wednesday, discharged servicemen will receive two shoe stamps in their ration books instead of one, reflecting the possibility they cannot wear their pre service shoes.
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OPA
Lloyd George's Condition Grave in Wales
A wartime bulletin from Lloyd George's bedside reports his condition is becoming critical. The former British prime minister has been ill at his north Wales home for several weeks, with his physical weakness increasing sharply in the last 24 hours.
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London
David Lloyd George
North Wales
Earl Lievyd George of
Dwyfor
Foot Fracture Sinks Berkeley Springs Worker
Harry C. Beard of Berkeley Springs suffered a fractured right foot last week after a piece of machinery fell on the Vietar Products plane where he works in Ve. He received treatment locally and is expected to recover.
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Harry C. Beard
Berkeley Springs
Vietar Products
Harpers Ferry Faces Oblivion Threat From Dams
Mayor J D Nichols warns Army Engineers plan to build fourteen Potomac basin dams would flood Harpers Ferry cutting off the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad relocation, erasing its historic core and landmarks including Route 70, a marble shaft marking John Brown’s surrender, and the armory foundation. The dammed lake would extend up the river, threatening the town’s existence.
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Army Engineers
Potomac River
Harpers Ferry
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
J. D. Nichols
Potomac
John Brown
Robert E. Lee
Armory and Arsenal
Quan
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Charles Humelsine
East Rhine Bank
Associated Press
Lloyd George
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