Battle Fleet Disappears on Burma Front Battle
Reports indicate Japanese warships and troop transports concentrate in the Marshall Islands near Jaluit signaling a possible major thrust against the American supply line to Australia. The position, 1,500 miles north of New Caledonia and near American Samoa and Hawaii, allows potential strikes in three directions or feints to test strength before a decisive blow.
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Washington
Marshall Islands
South Central Pacific
Australia
Jaluit
New Caledonia
American Samoa
Hawaii
Fall of Lashio Not Stop Reinforcements to Burma
British troops fall back 80 miles toward Mandalay as Japanese press toward Lashio 130 miles northeast of the city. The Chinese declare Lashio’s fall will not halt Chinese reinforcements to defend North Burma and say alternate routes from India to China are in use. Military officials hope rough terrain and seasonal rains slow the invaders, though the fate of all Burma remains unclear.
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Lashio
Burma
Mandalay
India
Ching
China
Turtle Derby Planned Here At Armory In May
A turtle derby organized by the Lions Club will be held at the Armory on North Potomac Street in Hagerstown on Friday May 22. The event supports the Babies Milk Fund and invites local merchants and industries to sponsor entries. Each turtle wears a wooden saddle with its sponsor’s name and number. The race starts from a box in the center of a 30 foot circle.
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Lions Club
North Potomac Street
Hagerstown
Referendum Draws Heavy Interest in Washington County
A heavy vote is anticipated in Washington county on the wheat marketing quota referendum. County Agent Milt D. Moore notes more inquiries than ever before. About 2,000 county farmers who raise over 15 acres of wheat are eligible. Polls open 9 am to 5 pm, with Hagerstown voters using the county agent’s office from 7:30 am to 9 pm. Polling sites include Hancock, Smithsburg, Clearspring High schools, Lappans parish house, and the Rohrersville band hall.
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Washington
Milt D. Moore
Hagerstown
Hancock, Smithsburg
Clearspring
Lappans
Band
Rohrersville
Hancock ministers thank tavernkeepers for Sunday closing
Hancock protestant church ministers thanked tavernkeepers who agreed to close bars on Sundays. The ministers said the rest day would aid their work and benefit the community. The note, signed by ministers, said the idea came from church members, not clergy.
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Hancock
Allied air raid blasts Lae airfield in New Guinea
Allied bombers hit Lae on the northeast New Guinea coast, plastering thirty Japanese warplanes on the airfield and shooting down three interceptors from Salamaua. Ground installations were also targeted, leaving large fires. In the Philippines Corregidor faced thirteen bombardments with three Japanese planes downed.
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Allied
Australia
Lae
New Guinea
Salamaua
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Corregidor
Schenck Given Reduced Sentence In Tax Evasion Case
In New York the prior three year sentence for Joseph M. Schenck former chairman of 20th Century Fox Film was suspended and he received a one year and one day term on a perjury plea. He was placed on probation for three years.
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New York
Joseph M. Schenck
20Th Century Fox Film Corporation
Schenck
Soldier Harold Hill Hanged for Murder of 8-Year-Old Doreen Hearne
In Oxford on May 1 Harold Hill a 26 year old soldier was hanged for the murder of 8 year old Doreen Joyce Hearne whose strangled body was found with a playmate The case drew swift justice and wide attention in the city.
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Oxford
England
Harold Hill
Doreen Joyce Hearne
13 year old hit by auto in Sharpsburg
John Boyer age 13 of Sharpsburg was struck by a car and knocked down last night injuring his right leg. He was admitted to Washington County Hospital for treatment.
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John Boyer
Sharpsburg
Washington County Hospital
Marylanders Drive More But Drink Less
Marylanders drove more in April than a year earlier and drank less. State Comptroller J Millard Tawes reported April gasoline tax revenue at 1 064 556 dollars, up 48 054 from last year, while alcoholic beverage revenue fell 16 431 to 416 930. Beer receipts rose to 103 119 from 92 895.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Water Line Project Delayed Six Weeks
City Engineer Charles W. Stump announced a six week delay before starting work on the new waterline in the North End. The contract is let and pipe delivery is pending. once shipped, excavation will begin on North Jonathan Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.
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North End
Charles W. Stump
North Jonathan Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Youths to Register in County High Schools for Farm Work
The U S Employment Service will survey county high school students in the next two weeks to gauge interest in summer farm or orchard work. D Paul Shilling, in charge of farm labor placements, says the plan asks only for willingness and will not obligate registrants. Officials urge full cooperation to address a growing labor shortage, noting farmers may resort to group farming to harvest crops when help is scarce.
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U. S. Employment Service
D. Paul Shilling
Employment Service
Shilling
Gallo ws leader misses death at San Quentin
At San Quentin May 1, the Bible class for condemned men met at noon without Robert H. James, the 48 year old Los Angeles barber known as Rattlesnake, who faced execution for the drowning of his pregnant wife Mary Bush James after a failed reptile-plot to kill her for life insurance. The body was found August 5, 1935, three months after their marriage.
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San Quentin
Calif
San Quentin Prison
Robert
James
Los Angeles
Mary Bush James
Manhurst
Wolfinger to School Board in Smithsburg
Charles I. Wolfinger, mayor of Smithsburg, to replace Benjamin F. Snyder on the Board of Education for a six year term starting first Monday in May. Wolfinger, a former schoolteacher and hardware dealer, is a Republican active in party affairs. Snyder is also a Smithsburg resident.
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Charles I. Wolfinger
Smithsburg
Benjamin F. Snyder
Board of Education
Wolfinger
Annapolis
Snyder
Registration of Women Dropped
President Roosevelt announced that voluntary registration of women for wartime activities had been dropped after Paul V McNutt consulted women on the Social Security Board advisory council. He said there are more women seeking jobs than openings, though the measure might be reconsidered in the future.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
Social Security Board
Federal Advisory Council
English City Scene of Heavy Nazi Raid
Sunderland, a sea port and government center near the River Wear, was heavily raided by German bombers last night. The city, a coal region center with about 200000 residents, lies roughly 261 miles north of London and hosts the historic Church of St. Peter from the seventh century.
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Berlin
Sunderland
DNB
Sunderland J
London
Bakery Drivers Strike in Cumberland Seeks Higher Wages
Twenty Cumberland area drivers for Harris-Boyers bakery distributors struck this morning demanding higher wages. The bakery’s main office and plant are located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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Cumberland
Cumberland Area
Harris-Boyers
Johnstown
Stalin Urges 1942 Victory in War Aid Shift
Stalin in a May Day order praised U S British aid and urged final defeat of Hitler's forces in 1942. He called the war a liberation, just war, and warned of surrender-or-death resistance as Germany faltered while Soviet strength grew since the 1941 invasion.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Russia
Britain
United States
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Stalin
Hitler
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Heinrich Himmler
Germany
Wanted Deferment Until Buttons Sold
WATERBURY Conn May 1 A local draft board cited the ultimate reason for a deferment request by a registrant identified only as Pete He said he had bought 5 000 metal buttons with General MacArthur s picture and asked a deferment until he could sell them The deferment was denied.
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Waterbury
Conn
Pete
General MacArthur
Asphalt Ban Hits Hagerstown Street Program
A federal ban on asphalt use halts most resurfacing and patching in Hagerstown and likely affects the State Roads Commission plan to resurface 25 miles of Washington County highways. City Engineer Charles W. Stump said after current asphalt stock is gone, no more work can proceed without War Priorities Board approval, with county programs also in abeyance. Air port runways are the only exception to the ban.
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Hagerstown
State
Washington County
Charles W. Stump
War Priorities Board
State Roads Commission
Frederick County
Stump
Realty Market Rebounds With Notable Deeds Recorded
The weekly real estate activity shows a busy market with total transactions around $60,000. Notable transfers include Home Builders Savings and Loan Association to John Amsbaugh for $3,000 on Park Place, Ralph Shank to John L. Henneberger for two parcels near Marsh Pike for $1,450, Orville D. Fox to Mary Wagaman for $7,000 on Hamilton Boulevard, and Louis Wagner to Richard Happel for property near Benna Vista station in Ringgold district for $2,200. Continued on Page 12.
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Home Builders Savings and Loan Association
John A. Amsbaugh
Park Place
Ralph Shank
John L. Henneberger
Marsh Pike
Orville D. Fox
Mary E. Wagaman
Hamilton Boulevard
Louis P. Wagner
Richard A. Happel
Benna Vista Station
Ringgold
Brewer L. Stouffer
Family Men Draft Seen in Washington for Induction
A military committee sent to the House a bill to raise pay for lower paid service members, aiming to double back privates and apprentice seamen, lift service nurses, and boost base pay for corporals to second lieutenants and ensigns. A private would gain $42 monthly under the plan.
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Washington
Armed Services
Occupational Data Sought for Draft Registrants
Local draft boards prepare occupational questionnaires for 4519 registrants in the third draft. The form lists occupations and professional roles and asks how a non defense worker could serve the war effort. One copy goes to the U S Employment service, making workers subject to defense plant calls. Registrants have five days to respond, with help from advisory board members.
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U. S
Selective Service Headquarters
Selective Service Advisory Boards
Forest Fire Still Controlling East Town Hill
A forest blaze on the east side of Town Hill burned 200 acres overnight and remained out of control this morning. A large crew fought the flames all day. Two fires, believed incendiary, destroyed 60 acres on Sidling Hill yesterday, with several smaller fires in Little Orleans also reported set.
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Town Hill
Sidling Hill
Little Orleans
Germany Would Call Off Raids
London dispatch from Geneva reports Berlin claims Germany would halt bombing English towns if RAF changes its bombing methods on German cities. The German aim is said to be popular with the German people, though no official note of any ceasefire was planned.
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London
Daily Mail
Geneva
Berlin
Journal de Geneva
Germany
RAF
Last Son Goes to Uncle Sam From Somerset Family
A grieving but hopeful Somerset family sends their fifth and last unmarried son to join the Army. Five brothers answer the call, with Joseph, 30, choosing duty over helping with the family budget as his parents face illness and hardship. Benjamin, visiting during Pearl Harbor, returns to training, while Mrs Pyle vows to tend the garden alone.
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Somerset
Sam
Martin Pyle
Germany
Italy
Japan
Benjamin
Frederick
Hamilton
Glenn
Joseph
Pearl Arbor
Mrs. Pyle
Three County Men Enlisted In Navy
Three Washington county men were enlisted in the U S Navy yesterday through the local recruiting office and sent to Baltimore for final examinations and assignment to a naval training base. Enlistees were Paul L Harp Chewsville on his 17th birthday William M Eichelberger 134 Bay Street and Richard F Jordan 333 Elizabeth Street. The officer said Class V-5 remains open for men age 18 to 27 with a high school education seeking naval aviation training leading to a commission.
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Washington County
U.S. Navy
Baltimore
Paul L. Harp
Chewsville
William M. Eichelberger
Bay Street
Richard F. Jordan
Elizabeth Street
Fire damages Chevy Chase Country Club ballroom
Fire caused by defective wiring damaged the Chevy Chase Country Club for about 1000 dollars early today. The blaze started in the ballroom and spread to the club office and kitchen before being controlled.
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Washington, Mar 1
Chevy Chase Country Club
Blast near anti Nazi zone in Belgium factory blast
A chemical plant at Tessen derloo in northern Belgium, linked to the anti German White Brigade, was destroyed by an explosion. Berlin says 250 died and about 1,000 injured. Belgian sources dispute details, noting production shifted under German occupation and facilities included chemicals for explosives and gas. The event follows prior blasts and emphasizes wartime disruption in occupied Belgium.
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WM. J. Humphreys
London
Tessenderloo
Belgium
Berlin
la Societe Anonyme’ És Products Chimiques
Ask Interest Of All in Clean Up Campaign
The Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsored Clean Up and Salvage for Victory will be promoted to students in Hagerstown area schools next week to deepen public awareness. Housewives should separate salvage from waste for easier collection. city truck schedule appears in today’s Daily Mail. Proceeds from salvaged materials go to a local National Service organization, name to be announced next week.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hagerstown
Daily Mail
National Service Organization
Lumber Theft Ring Traced to City Contractors Offer Reward
Contractors report a string of lumber thefts from northern city building sites. A $25 reward is offered for information leading to arrests and convictions. Police say a truck is used to haul away lumber as it disappears from sites.
Three Caught In Police Speed Net
Police are still on the alert for speeders. This morning Austin L. McCar ney forfeited $6.45 for reckless driving and L. W. Hull and George E. Miler, $6.45 each for exceeding 30 in restricted toens.
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Austin L. McCarney
L. W. Hull
George E. Miler
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Associated Press
Lions Club For Babies’ Milk Fund
Plaster Jap Lae Airfield
Gallows
Benj. F. Snyder
Army
Navy
Sideling Hill
Uncle Sam
Jaycees
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