Serving Prison Term Soldier To Get Ballot
A soldier serving a ten year military prison term for AWOL and related charges is entitled to a ballot in the November election per Leslie N. Coblentz counsel to the Board of Election Supervisors. Most offenses cited are military, with the check charge tied to Army regulations. Over 200 ballot requests have been filed by service members, and printing will begin soon though amendments delay full details.
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Leslie N. Coblentz
Board of Election Supervisors
Coblentz
Secretary of State
Local Personal News From Thurmont And Surrounding Areas
Local residents report visits and family updates from Pittsburgh to Middletown and Thurmont. Notables include Mr. and Mrs. Bartholow and their daughter Jean returning from Pittsburgh, Mrs. Gladhill visiting Middletown while her husband serves overseas, and Cpl. John W. Obenderfer Jr. spending the weekend with his parents at 40 East Patrick Street. Also noted are deployments, births, Navy enlistment, and relatives traveling to Philadelphia and Chicago for events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bartholow
Theron Bartholow
Jean
Pittsburgh
Bartholow
Roy Creager
Trail Avenue
Austin E. Gladhill
Boonsboro
Glenn Kinna
Middletown
Gladhill
Pfe
John W. Obenderfer, Jr
Fort Dix
N. J
John W. Obenderfer
East Patrick Street
Jess Grice
Columbus
Arnold J. Grice
Jefferson Street
Howard Sylvester Col
Batry
Fort Bragg
N. C
Alton Myers
Evelyn Myers
Thurmont
New Guinea
West Coast
Lawrence C. Myers
England
Normandy
E. Louis Roseboro
Denver
Lancaster
Pa. General Hospital
Roseboro
Patterson Heffelfinger
West College Terrace
Southampton
Toogue
Long Island
Robert F. Hyssong
W. L. Hyssong
Rockwell Terrace
Navy
Bainbridge
Harry S. Lawrence
Eugene D. Glenney
Philadelphia
New York City
Ross V. Smith
Chicago
Turkey Federation
Lions Club
Ada B. Crouse
Elmira
N.Y
H.C. York
Margaret Birely
Baltimore
Willam Morrison
Parker Fleagie
Margaret Fleagie
West Carrolton
Ohio
Navigation
Pacific
Laurin B. Askew
Rocky Ridge
John FR. Gall
Fort Jackson
D. C
John J. Gall
William J. Kefauver
A. Hagerty
Cleveland
David G. Everhart
Spartansburg
S. C
Paul O. Bankard, Jr
Cpl. Bankard
Army Air Force
Bryan Field
Texas
Elizabeth Bankard
Taneytown
Byron G. Coblentz
Reisterstown
Coblentz
George Cobentz
Garlie Sheffer
Sheffer
William M. Sheffer
East Middletown
Charles FE. Moberly
Detroit
Mich
Alonzo C. Shafer
Chas. K. Rhoderick
W. P. Roberts
Roberts
Chestertown
Norman E. Etzler
Airy
Muss
Peggy Etzler
Ernest Grisson
Barbara Jean
Mt. Airy
Arthur Ejling
Thurmont notes and travels amid wartime busy schedules
A long list of Thurmont area residents and relatives details movements and visits during wartime. Includes Ada Crouse in El mira New York with relatives, Margaret Birely visiting her mother in Thurmont, and several Thurmont natives across Ohio Baltimore and Chicago. News also notes military assignments and family arrivals in Maryland communities.
Germans Flee From Istanbul as Turkey Eyes Break With Germany
Overnight express from Istanbul brings Germans and families to Ankara ahead of National Assembly meeting on Wednesday. A special plane carried another group inland as fear grows Turkey may sever relations with Germany. Istanbul blackout news signals looming wartime measures along Black Sea and Mediterranean coasts.
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Ankara
Istanbul
National Assembly
Turkey
Germany
Marmara Sea
Bulgaria
Balkans
Black Sea
Mediterranean
Glover Davenport family and visit near Poplar Springs
Mr and Mrs Edwin Glover Davenport and their son Ned have returned to Woodhaven New York after two weeks with Mr and Mrs Harry R Webb near Poplar Springs. Miss Florence R Stoneman of Bronxville New York is spending the summer with the Webbs near Poplar Springs. Mr and Mrs Frank Gilbert of Mt Airy have word their son Pvt Lewis E Gilbert has arrived in France after 17 weeks basic training at Fort McClellan Alabama and deployment from England to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Glover Davenport
Ned
Woodhaven
L. I
Harry R. Webb
Poplar Springs
Florence R Stoneman
Bronxville
Harry R Webb
Frank Gilbert
Mt. Airy
Pvt
Lewis E. Gilbert
France
Fort McClellan
Ala
England
Robot Bombs Coming Over Without Warning
London reports Nazi flying bombs continue to arrive with variable noise levels. Herbert Morrison, Home Security Minister, told Commons he knows about many horrible things and suggested some robots may be silent during flight or glide in without audible engine noise. The exact weapon type remained unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Herbert Stanley Morrison
Home Security
Commons
Morrison
Tropical storm threatens Southeast coast from Florida to the Carolinas
A tropical storm of gale force winds swirled off the Atlantic coast. The Weather Bureau placed the center about 200 miles southeast of Charleston at 1 p.m. The storm threatens parts of North and South Carolina with warnings from Cape Hatteras to Brunswick, Ga. A possible change in course suggested by a slackening forward motion.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
North
South Carolina
Weather Bureau
Charleston
S. C
Cape Hatteras
North Carolina
Brunswick
313th Infantry Commands McCardell
Baltimore reports the 313th Infantry establishing command under McCardell with activities noted in early August records. Military unit movements and leadership are the focus of a concise dispatch from the era.
German Marshal Ernst Busch Dies by Own Action
Aftonbladet reports that Marshal Ernst Busch, commander of German armies in retreat from White Russia, killed himself after third degree treatment at Hitler's headquarters. He had been missing from the Russian front where his army group suffered a severe mauling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Ernst Busch
White Russia
Adolf Hitler
Basle
Switzerland
Dateline
Hitler
Lee McCardell Commended by Infantry Regiment for Cherbourg Coverage
The Baltimore Sun reports infantry regimental officials commended war correspondent Lee McCardell for frontline reporting during the Cherbourg campaign. Capt Raymond P Goodwin sent the commendation letter, noting McCardell landed in France with the invasion and followed the 313th into Cherbourg, reporting first hand despite danger. Mr McCardell is son of Edgar McCardell of Braddock Heights.
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Lee McCardell
Baltimore Sunpapers
Cherbourg
Baltimore Sun
Raymond P. Goodwin
McCardell
France
313Th
Edgar
Braddock Heights
Spotted fever patient improving at local hospital
Harry W. Murphy, 52, of Sjams ville, improving slowly at Frederick County Emergency Hospital since July 12 after a tick bite led to spotted fever. He was ill for weeks before admission and recalled the bite only after staying in the hospital. The local woods and fields tick is identified as responsible for the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Murphy
Sjamsville
Frederick County Emergency Hospital
Crush Plot To Murder Hitler
Washington reports from inside Germany say the Nazis have crushed the factions behind the bomb plot against Hitler. Hitler holds firm control with no public rioting or rejoicing after the attempted assassination. Himmler used the air of danger to purge suspects, though they may not have been part of the plot.
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Washington
Germany
Hitler
Berlin
Heinrich Himmler
Himmler
Byham Goes Overseas to Serve Red Cross
Le roy Byham Western Maryland College athletics head and coach has joined the Red Cross as a recreational director and will serve overseas. He is training at Fort Meade before assuming new duties, having succeeded Charles Havens in mid 1942 and formerly starred in football, baseball and the Blue Ridge League.
Slow Methodical Progress By Eighth On Florence
Rome Aug 1 The Eighth Army pushes slowly toward Florence facing five German divisions in a stiff last stand battle before theTuscan capital Allied headquarters reported today. German counterattacks along a wide semi circular front seek to hold the defense line, but the Eighth Army steadily presses from successive strong points.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Florence
Rocket Propelled Fighter Now Used
London reports Germans unveiled a rocket propelled fighter noted by Allied pilots as extremely fast though few encounters occurred. The craft’s effectiveness remains unclear, but its speed suggests significant potential if mass produced. The piece also mentions Mrs M Molesworth of Mt Airy and her niece Mrs Howard Damuth of Baltimore visiting Mt Airy residents Mr and Mrs George Main.
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London
M. Molesworth
Mt Airy
Howard Damuth
Baltimore
George
Main, Mt. Airy
Barrett Elected Grand Exalted Ruler of Elks
Dr. Robert S. Barrett of Alexandria Virginia has been elected grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks at the eightieth annual Grand Lodge session. He leads the 650000 member fraternal group succeeding Frank J. Lonergan. Barrett is president of the National Florence Crittenton Mission and has held prominent roles in journalism diplomacy and church affairs. A birthday dinner for Cornelius H. Roberts and Pvt Henry V. Roberts followed by refreshments was held at Braddock Lawn with numerous family and friends attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert S. Barrett
Alexandria
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Grand Lodge
Frank J. Lonergan
Portland
Ore
Cornelius H. Roberts
Braddock
Roberts
Henry V. Roberts
Cornelius Roberts
Henry Roberts
John Boyer
Charles Roberts
Russell Boyer
Leroy Blank
Charles Willard
William Shaff
Willie
Ruth Shaff
Hilda Blank
Viola
Margaret Boyer
Shirley Roberts
Carolyn Roberts
David Roberts
Elmer Etzler
John
Robert
James Boyer
Gene Roberts
Eugene Blank
Edward Roberts
Vernon Flook, Jr
Cal Coblentz Assigned as Payroll Auditor in Philadelphia
Mr Calvin H Coblentz of Middle Town has trained with U S Fidelity and Guaranty Co Baltimore for weeks and is reassigned to the Philadelphia office to serve as payroll auditor and safety engineer entering on his new duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin H. Coblentz
Middle Town
U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Co
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Adamstown elects board members at annual Southern States meeting
About a hundred Southern States Cooperative members in Adamstown elected R Monroe Thomas and R C Ranneberger to three year terms on the Southern States advisory board. Thomas will be next year’s board chairman. Max Borden reviewed the year’s earnings including 2,018,000 in patronage refunds and 258,000 to government from the drought hay program. Ladies chose Mrs R Monroe Thomas and Mrs R Conrad Ranneberger for Farm Home Advisory terms with Mrs Blair Titus named chairwoman. Patrons favored stock refunds and continuing par value calls at 10 years. Refreshments followed. sponsors were Charles D. Oland and Southern States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Monroe Thomas
R. C. Ranneberger
Adamstown
Southern States Advisory Board
Friends of
Southern States Cooperative
Thomas
Blair Titus
Max F. Borden
Baltimore
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
R. Conrad Ranneberger
Farm Home Advisory Committee
Lloyd Allis
Doubs
George Stup
Allis
John 5. Page
George W. Hoffman
Frederick
Charles D. Oland
Army Disbandment Post Revolutionary War
Congress ordered the disbandment of the army at the close of the Revolutionary War. Only 25 privates were kept to guard the stores at Fort Pitt and 54 to guard the stores at West Point.
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Congress
Ft. Pitt
West Point
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