Seven Tons of Allied Money Is Introduced
Washington reports the Allies unveil distinctive military currency for Sicily to standardize occupations in Europe. A seven ton first shipment flew from Washington to Sicily aboard two transport planes amid total secrecy for planning and design. The issue aims to image a lira language for Sicilian traders and may be followed by franc and reichsmark moneys for future campaigns.
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Washington
Sicily
Europe
Treasury War Department
Great Britain
United States
Hitler
European
Acastria
Asbury Church Seeks Funds to Pay Final Mortgage Note
Asbury Church at South Court and All Saints streets has launched a fundraising effort to cover its last mortgage note of 1225 dollars due August 29. Dr A G Bourne and W W Roberts spearhead appeals to white friends aiding debt reduction, with many favorable responses daily.
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Asbury Church
South Court
All Saints Streets
A. G. Bourne
W. W. Roberts
Martha Ambush
Mis
A. G. Bourne, Sr
Ida Brown
E. E. Williams
Wars
Mary Wilson
AL G Bourne, Jr
Gilbert Johnson
John Sewell
Hungry Man Tells Police He Has No Draft Card
Franklin A Rutledge, 25, of Atlanta, entered Frederick police HQ seeking jail for not having a draft card. He claimed desperation due to hunger and a leg injury, said he hitchhiked from Atlanta, and confessed past Georgia robbery time. Case referred to Federal authorities.
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Hungry Man
Franklin A Rutledge
Atlanta
Frederick
Sergt
Austin L Heffner
Harry L. Phillips
Butledge
Georgia
Straley
Turkish ambassador recalled by Budapest after radio broadcast
London dispatch says Turkish ambassador to Budapest has been recalled following a radio broadcast. The AP recorded report provides few details and no further information.
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London
Budapest
Associated Press
Cele
Army inducts Pvt Robinson in Columbia defense post
Pvt Robinson stationed at Columbia Army Air Base in Columbia South Carolina was inducted into the Army this year. He is a grandson of Mrs. Sarah Lininger of 802 East Patrick Street.
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Pvt. Robinson
Columbia Army Air Base
Columbia
S. C
Army
Sarah Lininger
East Patrick Street
Penicillin Is a Magic Drug in Army Ration
Baltimore reports Dr. Murray Fisher of Johns Hopkins Medicine growing penicillin notatum from mold with plans to supply the Army at five billion units weekly. The drug fights osteomyelitis and other infections, but is not for civilian use. production costs run high, with an ounce priced around 1000 dollars and treatment needing about a million units.
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Baltimore
Murray Fisher
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Fisher
London
Alexander Fleming
98 Degree Heat Tops Frederick on Monday
On Monday the thermometer hit 98 degrees in Frederick, the hottest day of the season, surpassing the prior 96 degree mark recorded earlier in the week. City officials reported water levels falling at the Fishing Creek reservoir, while a pig husbandry note noted three week old piglets fed by skim milk and tankage reach market readiness sooner.
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Frederick
Stature Vear
Fishing Creek
Dickerson Robbery Suspects Nabbed After Store Station Theft
Elmer Jackson Smith aged 27 plus two others are held after robberies at the Samuel C. Jones store and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad station in Dickerson last Wednesday night. Smith confessed to participation and was described as the ringleader. Montgomery County, state, and railroad police cooperated. arraignment expected within days.
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Elmer Jackson Smith
Route 1
Frederick
Samuel C. Jones
Baltimore & Ohio
Dickerson
Montgomery County
State
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Smith
Bruce Brachey
Rockville
Miler and Hurley
M. E. McGaha
Edward F. Foster
Charles D. Hodges
Foster
Hodges
Jones
Allies Launch Invasion Drive On Europe And Sicily
Allied forces accelerate attacks on Italy and Sicily as Eisenhower warns of a new European invasion. Algiers radio states Mussolini betrayed Italy, while Badoglio continues war efforts amid renewed air and naval bombardments and land advances toward Naples and the Italian mainland.
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London
Europe
England
Allied
Sicily
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Algiers
Elmer Davis
U. S Office of War Information
Badoglio
Italy
Pietro Badoglio
Naples
San Stefano
Mussolini
Badoglio government accused as Axis ally in wartime broadcast
A London broadcast assaulted the Badoglio government, blaming Mussolini and Badoglio for betrayals and warning of bombardment of Italian ports and industry. It pledged a forthcoming land offensive in Italy and warned of wartime horrors. The piece also notes political talk of a Rome peace march by Italian leftists and mentions Augusto Rosso’s reported Berlin-to-Madrid broadcast appointment as secretary general of the foreign office, linking to OWI Director Elmer Davis.
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Badoglio
London
Italy
Italan
Mussolini
Allied Re
Romie
Madrid
Augusto Rosso
Washington
Germany
DNB
Berlin
Hahan Foreign Office
Rosso
F. Wilkinson Bunker
OWI
Elmer Davis
Invoices Broadcast From Algiers Foresee Great Invasion
Broadcasting from Algiers, the United States declared the war would continue until the last enemy was beaten and forecast a grand invasion launched from England to sweep Europe as Sicily has already been swept.
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Algiers
United States
England
Europe
Sicily
New Windsor Notes of Local Residents and Visitors
Local social notes report visits and illness in New Windsor and nearby areas. Mrs Wilbur Fleming and others entertain relatives. several residents travel to Baltimore Washington and Tyrone. hospital cases include pneumoni and broken leg. Norman Naille Jr returns from Camp Peniel. war news notes mention Ferro Enamel Corp explosion with casualties. U.S. airmen captured after raid on Plocsti installations. Australian harbor city settlement counts.
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New Windsor
Wilbur Fleming
Ann Emuvene
Charles Bachman
Clarence Barres
West Suette
Tineday
Bina Barnes
Albert Merryman
Baltimore
Daisy Newcome
Carroll Bively
Tyrone
Robert Pulson
Frederick Hospital
Pneumoni
Rodeer Barnes West
Paul Buckey
Donald Bull
James T. Marsh
Driver Hurt and Chickens Die in Road Crash
A truck carrying poultry overturned on Fingerboard road near Morrovia about 4 PM Monday, seriously injuring Oscar Ryan of New Franklin, Va. He suffered brain concussion and a fractured leg, while many chickens died or were freed from crates. Ryan was hospitalized in Frederick, with state troopers Holsinger and McEl dish assisting. an unidentified companion escaped.
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Morrovia
Frederick City
Holsinger
McEldish
Oscar Ryan
New Franklin
Ryan
Mary
Contrel
5 Mile Dive by American Pilot Sets Aviation Mark
London August 3 An American test pilot Lieut. Col. Casa Hough of Plymouth Michigan has made a vertical dive of almost five miles at speeds exceeding sound. He is credited with the longest dive in aviation history and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by Brig. Gen. Frank C. D. Hunter for independent flight research.
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London
England
Filer
Casa
Hough
Plymouth
Mich
Eighth Fighter Command
Frank C. D. Hunter
Mght
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