Allied Pacific and Aleutian War Updates Reported
The Navy communique details actions in the Aleutians and South Pacific. It notes sinkings and damages of Japanese ships and shore facilities at Kiska, bombardment by a Pacific Fleet task force, and downed enemy aircraft. It also mentions a July 22 to August 9 sequence and ongoing Tulagi actions. A separate local item reports Edward Burke, 14, injured when his bicycle was struck by a truck near Park Avenue. no charges made. The Liberty Bell cracked tolling for Chief Justice John Marshall's death.
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Wavy
Aleutians
U.S
North Pacific
South Pacife
Tulagi
Solomon Islands
Kiskie Harbor
Navy Department
Aleutians Islands
Kiska Harbor
Navy
U. S
Kane
Atka Island
Kiska
South Pacific
Kiska Island
Edward Burke
Park Avenue
Bentz Steets
Burke
J. R. Hahn
New Market
Answers To War Quiz Page Five Medal Of Honor Mention
Answers to a war quiz notes the Navy Medal of Honor awarded for conspicuous gallantry above and beyond the call of duty. The text mentions Istanbul as a major Turkish city and references Ankara and Ace as locations tied to World War I contexts.
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Istanbul
Constantinopic
Ankara
Ace
Aban
Bet
Army
Ieee
Roosevelt comments sought before addressing war strikes
President Roosevelt urged reporters to provide clearer facts before commenting on wildcat strikes in war industries and lagging war production. He noted confusion over a West Coast wage stabilization conference and asked for names and details on incidents in Flint, Muskeege, and Pittsburgh.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Flint
Muskeege
Mich
Kouw
Roosevelt remarks on war plant shutdowns and copy request
The president said he must consult the Army Navy and War Production Chairman Donald M Nelson before confirming a report about potential shutdowns of 1090 war plants due to material shortages. A reporter had promised to provide a copy.
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Mee Loli Geblbiye Abe
Tractor Trailer Slips Down Mountain on Route 40
An 11 ton tractor trailer from Allied Vans, Inc. drifted westward down the mountain along Route 40 at Braddock Heights while the driver ate in a roadside restaurant. After traversing under 100 yards it struck a left shoulder ditch and toppled. Benjamin L Shull, a local banker, alerted the driver. two vehicles approaching failed to stop. State Police said the truck must be reloaded before it can be righted and the driver's identity was not learned.
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Route 40
Braddock
Benjamin L Shull
Allied Vans, Inc
M. A Puncker
War Spending Reaches Record $1 790 Per Minute In July
The Office of War Information reports July disbursements by the Treasury and expenditures of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and subsidiaries for war use totaled 4 794 000 000 or 154 645 161 a day 36 443 548 an hour and 107 392 a minute. Since 1940 wartime spending rose monthly from 200 000 000 to exceed 4 000 000 000 by mid 1942 with total outlays from June 1940 through July 1942 near 39 559 000 000. commitments and appropriations far exceed actual spending.
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Washington
United States
Office of War Information
The
Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
CAU
Cadududg Jdat
Nicholson Named Register of Wills
Jesse W. Nicholson of Chevy Chase was named by the Montgomery County Orphans Court to succeed the late Hanson G. Cashell as county Register of Wills. The appointment follows Cashell and Saturday at his Redland home. Nicholson's wife recently withdrew as a candidate for the Democratic nomination.
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Rockville
Aug
Jesse W. Nicholson
Chevy Chase
Montgomery County Orphans Court
Hanson G. Cashell
Cashell
Redland
Nicholson
Democratie
TIPPY 18 WELL Private Weddle Reports From Hawaii
Private John Weddle of the US 8th Army in the Hawaiian Islands sends word that he has enlisted in January 1941 and serves as a first cook in the Signal Corps. His brother Vernon E. Weddle and several Frederick boys are stationed with him. they are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon E. Weddle of Mountaindale. U S aircraft production has doubled versus the prior quarter of 1940.
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John
Tippy) Weddle
US 8
Hawaiian Islands
Tipps
Frederick Hustlers
Signal Corps
Corp
Vernon E. Weddle
Frederick
Mountaindale
Marines Fully Trained For Battle In Solomons Invasion Drills
Washington reports the Navy stating Marines have opened the door to an Allied offense in the South Pacific. Invasion rehearsals at the Solomons tested jungle warfare and amphibious tactics with live ammunition, barbed wire, and rapid firing as officers led troops through head high drills aboard ships in preparation for jungle combat against Japan.
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Washington
Navy
Solomon Islands
South Pacific
Tulagi
Solomons
Marine Corps
Prisoner Recaptured After Jail Escape near Hanover
Edward Wagaman, 20, of near Hanover, and James Taylor, 19, of Huntington, Va, were caught five days after escaping Adams County jail. Wagaman, faint with hunger, hid near Brush Run for most of his time on the run. A 30 man posse led by Sheriff Dan J. Wolff nabbed him. a truck driver helped detain Taylor. In Maryland, official Democratic book majority in Washington County stands at 5,002 with 20,027 Democrats and 15,025 Republicans among 35,527 registered voters.
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Gettysburg
Edward Wagaman
Hanover
Brush Run
Adams County
Dan J. Wolff
Wagaman
James Taylor
Huntington
W. Va
Hagerstown
Board of Election Supervisors
Washington County
Prager Sang Ave
Fuel Oil Rationing Plan Ties Allocations To Temperatures
A proposed Eastern States fuel oil rationing plan would cut consumption by 25 percent and allocate oil based on degree day temperature data. The system rewards colder communities with higher shares, ignores burner efficiency, and starts by September 1 if adopted. A public conservation push will reach 1.35 million oil burner users via letters from suppliers and officials.
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New York
Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Ickes
Seaboard
John A. Brown
Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
General District 1
Chambers of Commerce
Brown
Mr. Brown
Ilkes
Midwest
Caahoard
Modernizing engines by renaming Mikados to Mac Arthurs
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Mount Clare shops is conditioning ten old type locomotives for war-time use. The unreliability of the old Mikado or Mike names leads to a new designation Mac Arthurs as part of the modernization effort.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mount Clare
Food Prices To Be Adjusted Upwards Soon
Washington August 11 wide spread adjustments in food prices may boost the nation's bill about one and a half percent. Price Administrator Leon Henderson said adjustments will be authorized for retailers and wholesalers by mid September while prices stay at March levels until a new formula relieves a price squeeze. Distributors can contract with processors for next year’s merchandise now, even as March ceilings kept costs down.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
OPA
Henderson
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