Allied Aerial Blitz Surges Into 20th Day Over Italy and Balks
Allied air forces claim 1,250 flights over Italy with 49 RAF bombers lost in a night raid including Ludwigshafen. RAF heavy bombers faced fierce German opposition while medium and light bombers targeted bridges, rail yards, and supply dumps near Rome Ventimiglia and the Dalmatian coast. Three Allied planes were lost as the Italian campaign continued with extensive operations and counterattacks.
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Italy
RAF
Air Ministry
Ludwigshafen
Rome
Ventimiglia
Meeting in England for WAC sister and brother in arms
In England, WAC Private Louise Terzo Barrick of Staten Island NY is pictured with her brother Private Alfred T. Terzo, also stationed there. They shared a reunion not seen in two years during the war posting at Peel land.
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WAC
Louise Terzo Barrick
Staten Island
N. Y
Brna Peel Land
Alfred T. Terzo
England
Native tom toms aid in building airfield in Pacific
Topeka reports Col. D. Walsh of the Sixth Army says native labor built an airfield in the Pacific. He explained the runway was compacted by 2,000 natives stamping to tom tom rhythms beat by other natives, aiding the construction. Walsh is hospitalized at Winter General Hospital, Cal.
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Topeka
Army Engineers
Pacific
D. Walsh
Sixth Army
Winter General Hospital
Cal
Walsh
Countians Enter Navy and Marine Corps Recruit List
Local Board No 2 announced the acceptance of many Countians into the Navy and Marine Corps. Names include Oscar Bennett Truax Hancock Errol Clark Miller Hagerstown Route 2 Ersel Raymond Diverbiss Hancock Route 1 Roscoe Berdell Carr Hagerstown Route 4 Jack Barber Showe Funkstown Dale Leon Fearnow Williamsport Arthur Harold Newcomer Hagerstown Route 5 Harold Wesley Shipley Funkstown Harvie Franklin Gabriel 40 Randolph Avenue Eugene Walter Hoffman Williamsport Charles Edward Flord Hagerstown Route 5 Kenneth Henry Wolf Smithsburg Route 2 William Ervin Hahn Smithsburg Route 2 Norman Russell Rager Tus Hovis Jr 105 East Antietam Street City Eugene Ellsworth Hahn Smithsburg Route 2 Garland David Lang Hagerstown Route 5 George Riley Fishack Smithsburg Bruce LeRoy Mason Big Spring William Edgar Davis 14 Beckley Avenue Cumberland James Thomas Barnhart Cumberland were accepted in the Marine Corps.
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Navy
Oscar Bennett Truax
Hancock
Errol Clark Miller
Hagerstown
Ersel Raymond Diverbiss
Roscoe Berdell Carr
Jack Barber Showe
Funkstown
Dale Leon Fearnow
Williamsport
Arthur Harold Newcomer
Harold Wesley Shipley
Harvie Franklin
Gabriel
Randolph Avenue
City
Paul Franklin Litten
Patr
Eugene Walter Hoffman
Charles Edward Flord
Kenneth Henry Wolf
Smithsburg
William Ervin Hahn
Norman Russell Rager
Tus
Bruce LeRoy Mason
Big Spring
William Edgar Davis
Beckley Avenue
This City
James Thomas Barnhart
Cumberland
Marine Corps
Accuracy Gauge In Aerial Blitz
Aircraft observers discuss the variability of bombing results in saturation raids. USAAF officers note that in some cities a single raid with a lucky pattern can cause significant destruction, while other targets require multiple attacks.
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RAF
USAAF
Herald-Mail
Bomb tonnage myths and blast radii analyzed
A cautious analysis explains that clouds and weather moderate bomb damage, and that large tonnage figures mislead. It notes Berlin raids with 40 000 tons create less per acre damage than expected, and that a 509 pound bomb rarely causes severe damage to modern concrete buildings.
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Berlin
Bees Move En Masse To Orchard Bloom
About 500 beehives are moved at night to orchards as blossoms appear. The bees are placed in the fields to fertilize blooms and produce nectar for honey while boosting apple yields. Orchardists pay four to five dollars per hive, a service valued at two bushels of apples. Mr Abrams facilitates contacts for growers new to this practice.
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Abrams
Hitler Plays War Deception Amid Rumors Of Invasion
The report cites Churchill’s March 26 remark on feints and dress rehearsals to mislead the enemy while Allied planners bombard rail lines and stage parachute drops. It notes French civilians and German forces reacting as shipping concentrates off the English coast in a tense buildup.
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Winston Churchill
Jean Pagguis
Paris
Atlantic Wall
England
University of Maryland First in Apple Spray Schedule
The University of Maryland placed first for the second consecutive year in the William Randolph spray for apples. This spray combats the cooling moth and should be applied after bloom petals fall and before the calyx cup closes in the fruit. If the cup is coated properly, protection is ensured.
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U. OF M
College Park
University of Maryland
William Randolph
ROTC rifle competition announced for 1943-44
Dr H C Byrd college president announces Hearst national ROTC rifle competition for 1943-44 in the Third Service Command.
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Third Service Command
H. C. Byrd
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