Wheels Restored to World War I Cannon at Memories Ground
After months of delay the old German field piece at Memories Ground received its wheels again. City officials face a salvage decision as Francis Scott Key post American Legion urged selling the cannon for scrap, while maintenance work and War Department salvage plans loom.
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Francis Scott Key Post American Legion
Reid
Lioyd C Culler
Lezra
Jesse W Kolb
Raymond Walsae
Aldermoen
War Department
Legion
Kappe Heads Fifth Column Plot Revealed
Washington reports reveal the FBI seeks Walter Kappe linked to a Nazi sabotage ring. A confidential German letter, signed by Kappe and dated 1941 Stuttgart, urges US sympathizers to aid a fifth column as six saboteurs were executed after a military trial. The letter was sent to Roosevelt via the Die committee.
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Washington
Die Committee
Roosevelt
Germany
United States
Walter Kappe
FBI
Kappe
Enargenthe
Heil Hitler
USA xxx A
Scenira
TSK Wwete
Kappe Hae
Tasco
Beetle Season Nears End as Traps Remain Up
County Agent Henry R Shoemaker said the Japanese beetle season in the county is nearly over but traps have not yet been removed. He noted Frederick city beetles were worse than last year while Germantown was less severe, crediting dust that destroys grubs for limiting spread.
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Henry R Shoemaker
Sabillerville
Taney Town
Carroll County
Taneytown
Emmitsburg
Thurmont
Petersville
Pomona Grange Farm Bureau
Federation of Rural Women’s Clubs
Petersville Farmers Club
The
Grange
Tax bill endangers Boeing Aircraft Corp cites profits tax risk
H E Bowman of Seattle tells Senate Finance Committee the pending revenue bill would force Boeing to pay about 75 percent of net profits in taxes, threatening its existence. He argues losses 1936-39 and low capital credit leave Boeing vulnerable despite Navy production awards.
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Washington
H E Bowman
Seattle
Wash
Senate
Boeing Aircraft Corp
Boeing Company
Bowman
Tts
Snake Defense
Boeing
Asm
India riot unrest eases in New Delhi and Bombay
Rioting wanes as New Delhi and Bombay return to normal after four days of clashes. Four killed in Tenali. Nagpur sees severe riots with one voter killed and 12 injured as police fire into crowds. Bees suffer unique fleas unseen by the naked eye.
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Bombay
New Delhi
Mohandas K
Madras
Tenali
Nagpur
Central Cooperative Bank
Aire
Shifts Over Narrow Area In Stock Market Trade
New York markets moved within a narrow band as traders awaited clearer international developments. Early uneven activity gave way to mixed gains and losses around mid session, with volume aided by low priced issues.
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New York
Yochow Bombed by U S Bombers in Hunan Province
United States bombers attacked the Japanese-occupied town of Yochow in northeastern Hunan Tuesday. Bombs were dropped within the town and all American planes returned to base, according to the U S headquarters communique.
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Chungking
Yoyang
Yochow
Hunan Province
Axis Surface Raider Hunted In South Atlantic
In Rio Janeiro Brazil on August 13 reports stated several vessels possibly including cruisers hunted a surface Axis raider in the South Atlantic. No contact with the enemy ship was confirmed as of now. A softball game at Baker Park between the Tasty Shoppe and the DeMolay Juniors was canceled due to rain.
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Axis
South Atlantic
T.o
Janeiro
Brazil
Baker Park
Rainfall totals mark record wet 1941 1942
The Frederick area saw its wettest summer in years with August rainfall pushing the season total near five inches and the year to 2.977 inches by eight this morning. Earlier months showed a shift from dry to wet, with cool, cloudy skies and frequent showers. Firemen’s carnivals were rained out in several towns, crops mostly spared, and local court actions included an adoption order and a divorce decree.
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Frederick City
W. 0
Setsumone
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Francis Scott Rey Hotel
Wpmade
Gills Hoey
TA Hotel
Frederick County Products, Inc
U. S
Emmittsburg
Edward S Delaplaine
Robert Leroy Miss
J. Gilbert White
Adamstown
Robert Leroy White
Edwin F Nikirk
Equity
Alberta H. Matthews
William Matthews
Frederick
Matthews
Robert E Clapp, Jr
Ramuly
Nabisco
Coca Ta Ciel
National Biscuit Company
G. L. Baking CO
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Vienna
Maryland Biscuit
Windsor Castle
Betty Crocker
Blue Ridge
Frankturis
National Biscuit CO. Premium
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