Russians Mass For Drive On Polish Warsaw
Soviet dispatches report conquest of part of our state frontier and capture of the Byeltsi rail center while forces push to within 20 miles of Iasi. The advance threatens Nazi retreat lines from Odessa and Nikolaev as Turkish reports say Hitler may rush armored reinforcements through Hungary and Romania to defend Ploesti.
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Byeltsi
Russia
Iasi Jassy
Odessa
Prut
London
Nikolaev
Hitler
Hungary
Rumania
Ploesti
Russians advance near key oil region and Tarnopol
A Soviet communique says Russian forces are within 206 miles of vital oil areas and 250 miles from Bucharest while circling Kamianets Podolsk and storming its streets. Other units reach Tarnopol after breaching defenses, with Red Army moving toward Lwów and By passed the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Marddie Dniester
Kamenetz Podolsk
Ukraine
Red Army
Proskurov
Old Poland
Germany
Russia
Tarnopol
Lwow
Junior Police Have Active Week End
The local Junior Police held a weekend of activities with a Saturday swim in the Y pool and a Sunday hike to the city line along the dual highway. Ninety five boys joined the hike, with an ambulance corps and 14 flags accompanying three troops. Officers observing the hike were Lieuts H Reesman and H Mum mert. Capt E M Kline could not attend due to illness. Over sixty boys swam earlier at the invitation of Donald Klopfer, the physical instructor, who also led conditioning exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chis
H. Reesman
Mummers
E. M. Kline
Donald Klopfer
B. M. Kline
H. Mummert
H. E. Reesman
R. Zimmerman
Z. Mumma
C. Ausherman
William H. Peters
Captain Kline
Captain Peters
Police Recover Four Thousand Five Hundred From Home Theft
Police recovered 4500 of 8146 from a Maryland avenue home after a theft. A young girl on West Franklin Street handed over the money. the rest was reportedly burned. Detectives declined to name principals. Furnace ashes will be tested by the FBI. The money, mostly in 100 and 50 dollar bills, was said to be the man’s life savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Avenue
West Franklin Street
Wayne Selman
FBI Laboratories
Joseph F. Desmond
Sellman
Warn Against A Vengeful Peace Continues From Page 1
The article urges that postwar Europe be guided by the United States Russia and Britain to implement vast relief efforts and legal restoration. It calls for protection of human liberties, full employment social security, new social policies, and shared agencies to secure security without vengeance. It also advocates treating Germany to prevent future aggression while avoiding punitive collective punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Russia
Great Britain
Europe
Germany
Local Men Report For Navy Service
Local Board No 2 lists men reporting to the Navy Recruiting Station in Baltimore on March 23 and assigned to Bainbridge. Names include Robert V. Banzhoff, John D. Finney, Sylvester F. Hous e, John E. Murray, Paul F. Lesher, Frank Wiederhold, Jesse O. Hutt, Rufus Morgan, Herman S. Rohrer, Julian M. Huffman, Clyde E. Miller, Karl W. Smyre, Clayton W. Mentzer, Robert P. Grab, and others from Williamsport, Hancock, Clearspring, Big Spring, Sharpsburg, and surrounding areas. Also, several were accepted by the Marine Corps the same date and reported to Parris Island, S. C., including George A. Mellett, John B. Mowen, Francis Rouse, and Guy F. Robinson. Additional names from Funks Town, Smithsburg, and Williamsport appear among the Marines selections.
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Navy
Baltimore
Bainbridge
Robert Victor Banzhoff
Williamsport
John David Finney
Hancock
Sylvester Franklin Hose
John Elliott Murray
Big Spring
Paul Frederick Lesher
Clearspring
Frank Weiderhold
Jesse Oliver Hutt
South Foundry Street
City
Ruesel
Rufus Morgan
Sharpsburg
Herman Samuel Rohrer
Julian Miller Huffman
Virginia Avenue
Clyde Emanuel Miller
Karl William Smyre
Security
Clayton Wesley Mentzer
Robert Paul Grab
Hagerstown
Marine Corps
Farris Island
South Carolina
George Albert Mellett
Funkstown
John Benjamin Mowen
Francis Rouse
Smithsburg
Guy Franklin Robinson
Hydrogen in steel causes brittleness at low levels
The article notes that even small hydrogen amounts in steel can lead to embrittlement, reducing ductility and increasing the risk of sudden failure under stress. It discusses the mechanisms and potential mitigation approaches.
Manuscript Exhibit and War Time Addresses Reach Readers
The Washington County Free Library hosts a thousand year old Siamese script exhibit from Charles Koehler's gift, plus two large insect scrolls by Nieh Yah Mai and Baldwin School students. China Book Week features local displays and a Virginia Anderson book talk. A Holstein field day at Loch Vale near Middletown is set for tomorrow at 1 PM with Holstein Breeders Association grading.
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Washington County Free Library
Charles Victor Koehler
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Enoch Bratt Free Library
Nieh Yah Mai
Baldwin
China
Pacific
Office of War Information
Virginia Anderson
J. Homer Remsberg
Loch Vale
Middletown
Jefferson Road
Vernon Holter
Holstein Breeders’ Association
Spring Fashion Book features Iza pattern styles
A vintage pattern notice offers No. 3706 basque dirndl with 14 yards 35 inch fabric and contrasting trim. Send 16 cents for the pattern and sewing guide, including name address and pattern number. Include size and postal zone. pattern department at Hagerstown Daily Mail, 121 W 19th St, New York 11, N.Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iza
Hagerstown Daily Mail
19Th St
New York
Japs Press Drive to Cut Vital Burma Rail Line
Allied forces push on in Burma with heavy fighting and heavy casualties as Chinese units trained by Americans advance in the Mogaung valley. Brig. Gen. Merrill’s Marauders, in an end run around Japanese lines, capture Shadurup while another thrust nears Myitkyina and Tingpai as air support targets Japanese troops along the Imphal Tiddim road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mogaung Valley
Shadurup
Frank Merrill
Myitikyina
Burma
Essen Bomb Load Shatters Krupps in Heavy Air Raids
The 1943 bombardment unloaded over 2000 long tons of explosives on Essen, crippling Germanys armament hub. Air Minister Archibald Sinclair called Essen shattered after seven raids, warning Germany would attempt repairs while the RAF might return to enforce further damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essen
Germany
Archibald Sinclair
RAF
Local wartime price list for farm produce and staples
Local quotations from Kitme Sroe list wholesale and barn prices for wheat at the mill and at the barn, plus country bacon butter onions potatoes cabbage heavy hens and various items with ceiling or approximate per unit prices. The fragmented notes include costs per pound, per bushel or per dozen and small commodity figures such as honey walnuts and kernels.
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Kitme Sroe
Reconstruction Efforts After Summer Assaults on Krupp Works
The article estimates great summer assaults damaged nearly two thirds of Krupps works and halted at least six months of production. It notes German repair efforts had restored about one fifth of around 10 000 000 square feet of floor space.
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Krupps
Bombers Hit Hannover Rail Center Repeatedly
Hannover hosts rubber plants and major rail yards with workshops and factories for locomotive parts and armaments. U S. bombers targeted the site repeatedly, underscoring its strategic role between Germany and the Low Countries.
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Hannover
Germany
Low Countries
U. S
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Zenith Radio Corporation
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Harry C. Martin
Italy
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Texas
Dnald Wolfe
O. C
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ASN, Co
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England
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U. S. Naval Training Station
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Te Niall
Josef Hoffmann
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