Airport Day urged to back Frederick modern airfield
Frederick community leaders plan an Airport Day in Baker Park on August 22 to press for federal funding for a new east Frederick airport. Senator Millard Tydings and Rep. J Glenn Beall will attend to receive community thanks for securing the appropriation. Joseph Himes led appeals at the Francis Scott Key Hotel urging broad civic support and a commitment to a world skyway station.
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Frederick
Baker Park
Millard Bro Tydings
J. Glenn Beal
Joseph Himes
Himes
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Maryland
World Skyway
State Armory
Truck Lines Taken Over By Government
Roosevelt orders seizure of Midwest truck companies tied to an eight state strike. The Office of Defense Transportation will run the lines, backed by the Army, until the War effort requires it no longer. 25,000 drivers struck over a seven cent wage increase affecting 103 firms across eight states. DDT to operate Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, and Upper Wisconsin. Colonel J Monroe Johnson assigns Ellis Longermecker as federal manager.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Office of Defense Transportation
War Labor Board
DDT
Midwest Operators Association
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Wisconsin
ODT
J. Monroe Johnson
Johnson
Ellis T. Longer Mecker
DDT Highway Transport Department
Historical Society Acquires West Patrick Street Property
The Frederick County Historical Society announced it has acquired the Lipps property at West Patrick and Jefferson streets to house a permanent Belt-Tyler Memorial museum and collection. Gifts from Mrs. Cecelia Bell funded the purchase, with renovations planned and expansion possible as the project proceeds.
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The
Frederick County Historical Society
Lipps
West Patrick and
Jefferson Streets
Belt-Tyler Memorial
Belt-Tyler
Marshall L. Etchison
Belt
Cecelia Bell
Omaha
Neb
William Bradley Tyler Bell
Frederick
Tyler
Etchison
Six Japanese Freighters Hit Near Halmahera Island
Allied air and naval action reports show Japanese freighters sunk or damaged near Halmahera Island in the Halmahera region. The same day Allied raids hit airfields on strategic islands and Japanese troops faced heavy losses in New Guinea. A later report notes Liberator bombers striking Iwo and Davao airfields as part of a broader Pacific campaign. A kite contest in Washington Street playground awarded prizes to Michael Moudry and others.
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Southwest Pacific
Halmahera Island
New Guinea
Halmahera
Philippines
Hamate
Sorong
Sansapor
Aitape-Wewak
British New Guinea
Yap Island
Carolines
Davao
Mindanao
Volcano Islands
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Seventh Army Air Force
Iwo Island
Volcano
Marianas
Iwo
Tokoro
Liberators
Chester W. Nimitz
Ith Aaf
Pacific
Wake Island
Midway Island
Gilberts
Marshalls
Forfeit Collateral Paid in East Church Street Disturbance
Early Thursday morning three local men faced peace disturbance charges after a street fight on East Church street at 1 06. Magistrate Sherman P Bowers accepted $10 collateral from Joseph Albert and Frank Whitney, both Camp Detrick civilian employees, while Homer Mitchell Jr’s case was postponed as Bowers recused himself. Other brief rulings: Charles Stevens of Martinsburg fined 5 or 3 days for drunkenness, Forrest Garland of Frederick Junction fined 10 or 5 days, with jail time to be served or released for farm work. Various intoxication and traffic collateral forfeitures followed for Austin Arnold Archie Hanley John Shilling Emory Kline Charles W Taylor John C Roger Thomas A Locke Jr William H Lyerly Walter E Stull.
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East Church Street
Sherman P. Bowers
Joseph Albert
Frank Whitney
Camp Detrick
Homer Mitchell, Jr
Bowers
Mitchell
Charles Stevens
Martinsburg
W. Va
Forrest Garland
Frederick Junction
Stevens
Garland
Austin Arnold
Frederick
Archie Hanley
John Shilling
North Bentz Street
Emory Kline
East Sixth Street
Charles W. Taylor
Winchester
John C. Roger
North Market Street
First Lst
W. K. May
Thomas A. Locke, Jr
Middletown
Richard A. Myers
William H. Lyerly
Walter E. Stull
Lewistown
Sergt
Dan Swomley
Cigarette Shortage Hits Shops Across Nation
New York reports a widespread cigarette shortage as popular brands vanish from shelves. Tobacconists tell loyal customers to accept substitutes or rely on longtime patrons, while war demand and slim tobacco inventories push shortages further. Overseas shipments to troops rise, and annual exports are estimated near 70 billion cigarettes, roughly double prewar levels.
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New York
Chlorine Gas Escapes At Braddock Heights Pool
A chlorine gas leak halted the Braddock Heights pool on Friday when a youth removed a cap from a tank. State Police arrived and Sergt Elwood O'Hara and city disposal boss Arthur H. Culler wore masks to shut the valve. No one was endangered.
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Braddock Heights
Sergt
Elwood O'Hara
Arthur H. Culler
Senate Passes States Rights postwar reconversion bill
Washington August 11 Senate coalition backs a States Rights postwar reconversion bill by 55 to 19 final passage 49 to 25 on the Murray Kilgore measure amid a clash over unemployment compensation standards The George bill creates an Office of War Mobilization and Re conversion to coordinate peacetime transition with a presidentially appointed director It extends compensation coverage to 3 500 000 government workers while leaving rate setting to the states and reimbursing state payments to ex federal workers The House will consider the bill with Ways and Means likely to act early next week The plan reflects Baruch Hancock recommendations and omits AFL CIO education and regional industry advisory councils praised by opponents
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Senate
George
D-Ga
Finance Committee
War Mobilization and Adjustment
White House
House
George Bill
Ways and Means Committee
Baruch- Hancock
Roosevelt
Congress
Afl[cio
NRA
Mayor vows veto over tax abatement for late Rothenhoefer estate
Mayor Hugh V. Gittinger announced he will veto the Aldermen's vote authorizing a $6,000 tax abatement for 1943 and 1944 on the late Charles F. Rothenhoefer property. Receivers for Excelsior Dairy requested the reduction, while Alderman Charles P. Staley opposed the action. The veto would require a four to one override, which Gittinger says would be unfair to other taxpayers and would cut both county and city abatements by about $125.
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Hugh V. Gittinger
Board of Aldermen
Charles F. Rothenhoefer
Excelsior Sanitary’ Dairy
Charles P. Staley
Rothenhoefer
Richard E. Zimmerman
Gittinger
Widow Helen V Bready Sole Beneficiary In Rockville Will
In Rockville the Orphans Court admitted the will of Charles H Bready of Derwood to probate. His widow Mrs Helen V Bready is named the sole beneficiary. Estate items include 237 acres of land live stock bank stock household effects and farm equipment. Instrument dated September 37 1940. In Barcelona French Partisans report cutting rail highway and telephone links between Vichy and Paris.
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Rockville
Helen V. Bready
Charles H. Bready
Derwood
War Interpreted Shows Montgomery’s Seine Front Counteroffensive
The article outlines Allied advances in northern France with Montgomery’s assessment of German retreats toward the Seine. It notes Allied bombings, spearheads cutting behind German lines, and a plan to trap the German army with air power. It also mentions Mo ntgomery’s cross-continental maneuver aims to encircle Paris, and Ike’s focus on postwar implications from France.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Berlin
France
Seine
Montgomery
Channel
Loire
Loire Valley
Low Countries
Thury Harcourt
Paris
Eisenhower
Seine-Loire
FDR to Speak Tonight From Bremerton
President Roosevelt will broadcast from Bremerton Navy Yard in Seattle at 8 PM Eastern War Time, with White House noting no stated topic. Earlier, he visited an Aleutian base, praising armed forces and noting new bases and potential resettlement. Robots plague Britain as daylight raids continue on southern England and London.
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Roosevelt
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White House
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Churchill in Italy on first war theater visit
Rome reports Allied headquarters announce Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Italy for his first trip to the war theater. The purpose and length of stay were not disclosed. Earlier Britain’s PM had visited the Normandy beachhead in France.
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Italy
Rome
Allied
Winston Churchill
Britain
Normandy
France
Jap Prisoner Reports He Is In Good Health
Sergt Elmer E Long Jr U S M C prisoner of war since Corregidor fall advised his parents that he is in good health. Message from Philippine Military Prison Camp No 1 via Provost Marshal General in Washington says he is now in the northern Japanese mainland. He earlier appeared in a Tokyo broadcast and had been held at Camp No 11.
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Sergt
Elmer E. Long, Jr
U.S. M.C
Corregidor
Elmer E. Long
North Market Street
Washington
Philippine Military Prison Camp No. 1
Sergt. Long
Tokyo
Camp No. 11
International Red Cross
Charlotte Selheim
Stanhope
Iowa
War Department
Italians Serving in U S War Service Units Across States
Baltimore dispatch reports General Philip Hayes of the Third Service Command announcing Italians who arrived as war prisoners are being used in service units in Virginia Pennsylvania and Maryland unless found pro Fascist or pro Nazi They are still prisoners of war when identified as such Hayes stresses against coddling and notes about 35000 Italian prisoners volunteered for U S Army service after Italy surrendered with combat duty limited by Geneva rules The service units supply labor to the American Army
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Baltimore
Msj
Philip Hayes
Third Service Command
United States
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Hines
Hayes
U. S
Italy
Heyes
Prisoner Alvin Barber Fatally Stabbed at Roxbury Farm
Alvin Barber a 20 year old African American prisoner at the Maryland State Penal Farm in Roxbury was stabbed to death in a prison cell by an unknown assailant. Superintendent Elmer Maxwell said Barber died from chest wounds near the heart as about 40 inmates were present. Officials and State's Attorney Martin L. Ingram will conduct an investigation to find the killer.
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Roxbury
Alvin Barber
Maryland
Elmer
Maxwell
Samuel R. Walls
Barber
Martin L. Ingram
Mailing Of Ballots Is Started Here
Frederick County Supervisors of Elections began mailing November election ballots to service members worldwide on Friday. The first bundle held 226 ballots, 100 to registered voters and 126 to those previously unregistered, with 93 more requests bringing total requests to 319. Officials expect up to 1,000 ballots as the deadline approaches, with most requests from soldiers overseas across fighting fronts. Ballots are sent until five days before November 7 and returned ballots are counted after polls close. Maryland voters receive both Federal and State ballots with complete voting instructions.
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Frederick County
Secretary of State
Maryland
Sgt J F Eyler Killed In Action In France
John Francis Eyler of Eyler's Valley near Emmitsburg was killed in action in France on July 27. Official notice reached his sister Mrs Clarence Kemper in Baltimore and his father Earl C Eyler learned of the death Friday. Eyler served in a tank unit. two brothers serve in Italy and another brother Raymond lives in Emmitsburg with additional siblings in Towson and Lincoln Heights.
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John Francis Eyler
Earl C. Eyler
Eyler
S Valley
Emmitsburg
Clarence Kemper
Lincoln Heights
Baltimore
Set
France
Italy
Raymond
Towson
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