Pulitzer winners named for journalism and fiction
AP reports Martin Flavin won the 1945 distinguished novel prize for Journey in the Dark. Daniel De Luce and Frank Filan earned journalism awards for international telegraphic reporting and the war front photograph Tarawa Island. The Times won public service, with other honors to Ernie Pyle and many staffers amid wartime censorship notes.
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Wsnew
York
Martin Flavin
Associated Press
Daniel de Luce
Frank Filan
de Luce
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Anzio
War Front
Filan
Tarawa Island
Japanes
Flavin
Corporal Cat
Air Littlejohn
Ernie Pyle
Scripps-Howard
eEarle L. Bunker
Theomaha
World-Herald
Byron Price
Offee
Graduate School of Journalism
Army
Navy
Columbia University
New York Times
Times
Kansas City
Henry J. Haskell
Clifford K. Berryman
Washington
D.C
Evening Star
Harper and Brothers
Merle Curti
Gas rationing review expands ride sharing to save tires
The local rationing board, led by Chief Clerk Thomas Bittle, began screening B and C supplementary gasoline applications to conserve cars, tires, and gas. Washington and other cities pursue similar aims as grade 1 tires go to essential apps, with many riders per car planned to rise. shortages of new and used cars persist and April tire issues show tightening quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bittle
Washington
D. C
Bittle
Filling Station Robbed on Frederick Street Reported
William Schindler reported his filling station on Frederick Street was entered Sunday night. Thieves took two 1 horsepower motors from inside, two tires from a rear car, and about 30 gallons of kerosene from an outside tank. He said the tank was damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Schindler
Frederick Street
Schindler
Fourth Term Facing A Test In Democratic Primaries
The Roosevelt administration faces a proxy test in Florida and Alabama Democratic senatorial primaries, with Pepper leading a five way Florida race against Ollie Edmunds and Hill challenged by James A. Simpson in Alabama. In South Dakota, Gurney's re election clash with A C Miller mirrors debates over New Deal policy. Delegate contests also run in Florida Alabama and South Dakota as anti fourth term Democrats watch for signals of a potential third party movement.
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Roosevelt
Florida
Alabama
South Dakota
Claude Pepper
New Deal
Ollie Edmunds
Jacksonville
Pepper
Hill
James A. Simpson
Birmingham
Gurney
A. C. Miller
Byrd
D-Va
OPA Tightens Liquor Price Ceilings and Loopholes
The Office of Price Administration moves to plug loopholes in liquor price ceilings and merges 14 amendments into one document. Bar operators with bottle permits face new limits as they stop pricing bottles by the drink count and curb “finders” and “payers” brokers who charge locating commissions. The amendment takes effect in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Germans In Slight Beachhead Advance
Allied Headquarters reports a German thrust toward the Anzio beachhead with a small gain three miles southwest of Carroceto. Shelling rises in the Cassino sector as patrols are driven back. An Allied raid at Cerreto Alto is in progress with results unclear, and a German air raid Sunday night is repelled.
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Naples
Fifth Army
Anzio
Carroceto
Bey
Cassino
Cerreto Alto
Invasion Blitz Continues Across European Theaters
Allied air operations press toward the invasion with Liberator crews reporting minimal German fighter opposition and virtually no flak. Night raids target Lyon Tours and Paris rail hubs while Mediterranean strikes hit La Spezia Livorno Genoa and Milan area facilities.
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John Nortridge
Freeport
RAF
Mediterranean
Italy
Atlantic Wall
Britain
RCAF
Lyon
Tours
Toulouse
Chambly
Paris
Alessandria
Milan
Popoli
Moricone
Offers Plan To Curb Gas Black Market
Washington May 2 Rep Brown of Ohio proposed a one point plan to curb the gas black market focusing OPA on prosecuting counterfeiters and big operators and working with dealers to devise a cooperative station control system while avoiding penalties on inadvertent operators. The plan urges OPA leadership over station operators and targets criminal intent profiteers. An unrelated note mentions ether’s historical use as an anesthetic centuries earlier.
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Washington
Rep
Brown
Rqhio
OPA
New Warning Issued Over Poison Hazard in Hospitals
New London Connecticut hospital authorities issue precautionary order after four infant poisonings. All bottles of hot drinks containing boric acid must bear a Poison Caution label. A closeup photo shows one bottle marked under the new rule.
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New London
New York
Siamese Twins Cling To Life In Phoenixville Nurse Reports
In Phoenixville Pennsylvania two conjoined sisters born to Mrs Mary Stierly remain alive but critically ill. Doctors warn the pair cannot be separated and that one death would likely precede the other. The larger twin's vitality remains higher while the smaller, aided by a dropper feed, faces faster decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenixville
Stierly
Phoenixville Hospital
Mary Stierly
Harold
Gotwals
Plane Contract Partially Cancelled by McDonnell in Memphis
MEMPHIS May 2 The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation recalled that its contract with the army to build twin engine trainer planes is partially terminated due to the government reducing advanced training aircraft demand. The army also curtails AT-21 production by Fairchild and Bellanca. SHORTAGE OF PREACHERS KANSAS CITY May 2 The Methodist church faces a looming preacher shortage within a decade as ministers dwindle, per a report to the general conference.
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Memphis
McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
Army
McDonnell
Fairchild Aircraft and Engine Corp
Bellanca Aircraft Corporation
Kansas City
Methodist Church
General Conference
Everready Bible Class Meets in Shiloh on Friday
Shiloh May 1 Everready Bible class held bi monthly meeting in jovial church room. Hostesses served refreshments to members including Cora Fouke Eva Price Lizzie Price Ella Price Frances Gaylor Anna Fouke Alice Keller Ruth Fouke Myrtle Holmes Cora Hastings Mary Waters Mary Stevens Katie istaiey Marjorie Cline Edith Ridenour Elsie Trowlinger Rev E R Andrews Helen Hemphill Emma Hurd June Price Joan Staley Dorothy Andrews. Next meeting set for June. Mrs Clara Aulbright improving after paralytic stroke weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh
Everready Bible Class
BE. R Andrews
Margaret Hager
John Lewis
Bessie Smeyer
Cora Fouke
Eva Price
Lizzie Price
Ella Price
Frances Gaylor
Anna Fouke
Alice Keller
Ruth Fouke
Myrtle Holmes
Cora Hastings
Mary Waters
Mary Stevens
Katie Istaiey
Marjorie Cline
Edith Ridenour
Elsie Trowlinger
E. R. Andrews
Helen Hemphill
Emma Hurd
June Price
Joan Staley
Dorothy Andrews
Clara Aulbright
Bitzer Dies Pioneer Cameraman of Early Film
Bitzer, born in Boston, dies at about 70 after a long retirement since 1929. He and Griffith advanced many techniques including closeups, telescopic panorama shots, fades, and diffused lighting. He filmed the 1899 Jeffries Sharkey bout at Coney Island and shot for Griffith on Birth of a Nation and Intolerance.
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Bitzer
Griffith
Jim Jeffries
Tom Sharkey
Coney Island
Jeffries
Boston
Labor Recruiters See Hagerstown as Strong Recruiting Area
Three recruiting officers from the Railroad Retirement Board the Civil Service Commission and the Maritime Service returned to Hagerstown Md to continue labor recruiting after reports of strong results. F W Banfield recruiting for Indian Head powder factory said last weeks activities were 80 satisfactory and prompted a return. E J Mitchell said railroad recruitment is going well and will continue indefinitely. Chief Ralph Watts plans merchant mariner recruitment following many applicants at the U S Employment Office. The recruiters are based at 45 East Washington Street and will work from that U S Employment Service office.
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Hagerstown
Railroad Retirement Board
Civil Service Commission
Maritime Service
F. W. Banfield
Indian Head
E. J. Mitchell
Ralph Watts
Martjtime Service
Merchant Marine
U. S. Employment Office
U. 5 S. Employment Service
East Washington Street
Coxey Army Here Fifty Years Ago
Fifty years past the Coxey Army arrival in Hagerstown drew mixed views from locals. Citizens praised the spectacle as a grand free circus while others warned against sympathizing with the movement. Crowds lined South Jonathan street as the march passed into town and the army settled on Logan's Hill for the weekend with bread and fish for sustenance and religious rallies conducted by Marshal Browne.
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Hagerstown
Coxey
Daily Mail
Jonathan Street
Marsh Run
M. L. Keedy
Hacrstown
Mail
Boward
Logan's Hill
Moller
J. D. Simmons
Warner and Son
Carl Browne
Yorktown
Midhurst
the Mail
Richard T. Hamilton
Coxes
George Bruner
Pittsburgh
Haserstown
New York
Marshal Browne
Browne
Perfect Sunday School Attendance For W. W. Shaffer
Waynesboro veteran boxer Dutch Shaffer celebrated a 7th decade milestone of perfect Sunday School attendance at First Christian Church in Waynesboro He also marked 24 years of perfect attendance with Christian Endeavor and serves as a Sunday School teacher in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W
Dutch) Shaffer
Waynesboro
Hagerstown
First Christian Church
Christian Endeavor
No Strike Pledge Renewed By AFL
Philadelphia May 1 The AFL executive council renewed its no strike pledge and said since the last appeal three months ago no strikes have been called by any affiliated union in war production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
American Federation of Labor Executive Council
AFL
Army marchings through Boonsboro witnessed by mourners
The article recalls a military procession reaching Boonsboro at 2 p m on Monday. A colored woman named Jennie Burke collapsed as the band struck up. Admission collected at services totaled seventy seven dollars according to the Mail report.
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Boonsboro
Jennie Burke
Logen
Fuel Oil Ration Program Changed Announcement
The local Rationing Board announced changes to fuel oil rationing effective May 2, ending supplementary rations for heating homes. Heating hot water rations remain limited to urgent needs with proof required, and overall fuel oil use must be conserved as military demand rises.
Two Seized On Theft Charges In Brunswick Case
Two men Delaney and Cave were charged with larceny of a $115 watch and $17 in cash from Raymond F. Davis of Brunswick. They were held on bond for the May grand jury by Magistrate Martin Boatetter. Davis said he slept near the Pennsylvania freight station Sunday after drinking with the pair. Police noted the watch had been sold for $11 but later recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond F. Davis
Brunswick
Chester Delaney
Salem Avenue
Earl (Farmer) Cave
Mechanic Street
May Grand Jury
Martin Boatetter
Davis
Pennsylvania
Delaney
Cave
Mercury Reaches 80 Degrees In Chewsville
Weather observer D. Peat Oswald reported Chewsville saw a record high of 80 degrees yesterday with a low of 46 and a 70 degree reading around 11:30 pm. Keedysville’s season high stood at 72 degrees, announced by J. A. Miller.
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Chewsville
D. Peat Oswald
Keedysville
J. A. Milier
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Flavin, Author
Journey In the Dark
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Turkey
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Adam Schedy
Talley Forge Pistriat Tiong
Virginia Ave
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F.D.R
Traymond Lulir
Mary Pickford
Irwin
Pickfair
Beverly Hills
Calif
Charles B
Buddy) Rogers
Roxanne Rogers
Rogers
Ronald
George Smith
Miss Pickford
Pioneer
Coxey Army
the McPhail Paint Co
Sisaltex
Sisalwaite
Waifair
Waite
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