U S Transport Plane Crashes 17 Men Killed
Peru Mass Aug 16 A large Army transport plane crashed on Garnett Peak Peru Mountain killing 17 aboard three severely burned men survived The crash near Pittsfield Berkshires prompted a Westover Field investigation and a rescue under difficult conditions Sergeant Robert Lee of Columbus became a local hero after dragging four companions from the wreckage The crew originated from Pope Field Fort Bragg andMitchel Field NY the crash followed a routine training flight.
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Peru
Mass
Peru Mountain
Berkshires
United States
Westover Field
Robert Lee
Columbus
James Fern
Abington
Alonzo Pearson
Winder
Mercy Hospital
Pittsfield
Lee
Roway
St. Luke's Hospital
Pittsfeld
Army
Fort Bragg
Pope Field
N.C
Mitchel Field
Arst
Pitfeeld
Akron
Westminster City Hall Dedicated In Rites
Westminster Aug 16 The new Westminster City Hall, remodeled from a Colonial mansion built in 1842 by Col Jon Longwei, was dedicated. An American flag presented by Peyton Gorsuch, editor of The Times, was accepted by Mayor Joseph L Mathias Sr. A 50 foot flagpole rose on city grounds as about 1500 attendees toured the building housing municipal offices, the County Board of Education, agricultural offices, and AAA headquarters. City Councilman J Albert Milteen chaired the dedication program.
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Westminster
New Westminster City Hall
Jon Longwei
Hight
Peyton Gorsuch
The
Times
Joseph L. Mathias
City Hall
County Board of Education
County Agricultural
County Aaa
Gorsuch
J. Albert Miltieen
O'Conor Plans Cut In State's Income Taxes
Governor O'Conor proposes a 20 to 23 percent reduction in Maryland income taxes in a fiscal plan to be submitted to the Legislature. He urges freezing a surplus for postwar projects and using funds for emergencies and salary adjustments. He notes a strong finances, including a 40 percent real estate tax cut already in place and a plan to maintain or further reduce the state rate. Tawes reports July cash on hand and surplus changes. bonded debt stands at about $37.49 million. A birthday party for Jerry Castle is documented with attendees and refreshments.
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Annapolis
O'Conor
Miles
O’conor
Pearl Harbor
Conor
Baltimore
J. Millard Tawes
U S Flyers Sweep Over France With Allied RAF
United States Army fighters in a long wing to wing sweep over France teamed with a Canadian squadron and joined convoy patrols plus interception sorties. The action, described as routine, involved no disclosed names or details, as U S officers set up a background news service. British bombers attacked Western Germany at night, with modest losses reported and no American casualties noted.
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London
United States Army
France
RAF
United States
Air Ministry
RCAF
Ihe
Germany
Berlin
High Command
State Guard High Rating From U S Annapolis Aug 16
Gov O Conor announced that regular United States Army officers ranked Maryland State Guard at the top among all state guard units. He inspected Baltimore City and county units at Camp OConor and praised Brig Gen Dwight Mohr Adjt Gen Francis Perrott Lt Col Gaylord L Clark and officers under Maj Gen Milton A Reckord for training, discipline and efficiency.
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Annapolis
O'Conor
United States Army
Maryland State Guard
Baltimore City
State Guard
Camp Oconor
Maryland
War Department
Dwight Mohr
Adjt
Francis Perrott
Gaylord L. Clark
Milton A. Reckord
Boy Scouts Help Picking Tomatoes in Carroll County
Thirty Carroll County youths from Westminster Troop No 1 Boy Scouts of America volunteered to harvest tomatoes under their patrol leaders to ease a labor shortage slowing canning. The program, described as an experiment, is coordinated by U S Employment Service head Chester M. Davis and does not involve official Boy Scout leadership. The scouts travel to farms, bring their lunches, and receive five cents per basket, earning typical daily incomes between 1.25 and 4 dollars. If successful, the project could interest the national Boy Scout movement in similar work programs.
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Carroll County
Westminster Troop No. 1
Boy Scouts of America
Chester M. Davis
U. S. Employment Service
Westminster
Davis
Baltimore
Maryland
Employment Service
Boy Scout
Scout Organization
Iboy Scout Movement
County Native And Husband Celebrate 60th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs George Washington Galloway of Perry Hall celebrate sixty years of marriage with a life shared at Friendly Inn now in Maryland. They met in 1880 and wed in 1881 after a courtship from Foxville. He worked forty nine years with B howed Baltimore and Ohio Railroad rising to foreman while she, born in Foxville, has deep family roots in Haover district. They have three living children, six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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George Washington
Galloway
Houe
Perry Hall
St. Michael's Lutheran
Mr. Galloway
Frederick County
Druid Hill Park
Fayette Street
Ballimore
Jess F
Sarah Sedley Galloway
Washington
Ballimore and Ohio Railroad
William Galloway
Mount Clare
Ellicott's Mills
Ellicott City
George Washington Galloway
Foxville
George Hirati
Elizabeth Haover Fox
Haover
Four Arrested After Fight at North Market Street
Police arrested Bertie Leona Jerrell Otis Clyde Terrell John Jerrell and Homer Goins all of Ceresville after a Sunday altercation at a North Market Street venue. They faced fighting in a public place charges and were released on collateral for a Police Court hearing. A second arrest for assault involved William Miss charged after an early Sunday incident on Franklin Street. He remained jailed on $190 collateral awaiting hearing. Other weekend detentions included Irvin Welty for indecent exposure and several drunken and disturbance cases.
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Employe
Bertie Leona Jerrell
Otis Clyde Terrell
John Jerrell
Homer Goins
Ceresville
Lieut
Strawsburg
Sergt
William Miss
West South Street
L. C. Flook
L. C. Flook, Jr
L. C. Linigar
Franklin Street
Miss
Flook, Jr
Linigar
Frederick City Hospital
Dorsey
Dietz
Irvin Welty
West 6Th Street
Marks
Cyres Cole
Charles Bell
Joshua Mahammatt
Harry D. Stup
Rean Proctor
Martin Kanode
Weather Summary for August Readings and Temperatures
Weather report notes 0.01 inch precipitation in 24 hours ending 8 am today and August total 49 inches. August normal 4.35 inches. actual 2.81 inches in 1941. Deficiency in 1942 August at 0.04 inch. Yesterday high 85, low 65. high 80 and low 67 a year ago. Sunset 8:00 pm, sunrise 6:26 am, moonrise 12:01 pm, moonset 11:01 pm. Rivers Monocacy Ceresville and Potomac at Snoxville muddy.
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Ceresville
Potomac
Snoxville
Davis career move noted in Carroll County office change
Davis a Mt. Airy native and former Frederick U S Employment Service agent rose from assistant to Miss Mayetty Mershberger to senior interviewer in charge of the Carroll County office at Westminster.
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Davis
Mt. Airy
Frederick
U. S. Employment Service
Mayetty Mershberger
Carroll County
Westminster
Baker Park Service Held at Trinity Methods Church
Rev. F Bailey Phelps preached at Trinity Methods church Titian Persian Detar Tote Sunday urging belief in a better world. He recalled 25 years of war, ongoing conflict, and disillusionment while stressing Jesus mission offers spiritual possibilities and calls for unselfish action. Captain Gien Stovall offered prayers as the choir, directed by Robert Smith, performed three hymns.
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Rev
F. Bailey Phelps
Trinity Methods+ church
Mr. Phelps
Jesus
Harold Baer
Gien Stovall
Tas Trinity Methodist Church Choir
Robert Smith
Truck Crashes Into Porch Injuring a Woman in Middletown
A skidding Hillside Coal Co truck driven by Francis Melvin Glass lost control near Prospect Street and crossed into a porch at 12 West Third Street. Mes Arabelle Freeze, 52, of Detroit, treated for chest injuries and a gash on her arm. condition satisfactory. Porch demolished and building damaged. Police later cited Harvey Chester Gastley for failure to keep right after a separate head on collision at Route 15 and Biggs Ford road injuring no one seriously.
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Middletown
Frederick City Hospital
Mes
Arabelle Freeze
Detroit
Mich
Gladhill
Sorg
Arthur Argauer
Clifton
N. J
Harvey Chester Gastley
East Fifth Street
Cora Truman Moon
Mandatory vaccination of first year pupils in Maryland
Maryland health officials urge parents to vaccinate children before entering school, with teachers fined for unvaccinated enrollments. Dr. Riley notes responsibility rests with parents before school age and with schools afterward, stressing voluntary compliance amid nearby states with smallpox presence. Durban air raid alarm lasts 1 hour 40 minutes as unidentified aircraft prompt brief alert with no further details.
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Baltimore
R. H. Riley
Maryland Health Department
Riley
Maryland
Durban
Union of South Africa
USA
Six Merchant Ships Two Destroyers Launched in Maine
In South Portland Maine two destroyers and six merchant ships were launched in a major World War II effort to boost the United Nations sea power. Officials including Admiral Emory Land Maritime Commission chairman praised productivity. The Todd Bath Iron Shipbuilding yard opened steam Bates to fit five 10,000 ton cargo carriers for Great Britain, while the destroyers slipped into the Kennebec River from Bath Iron Works.
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South Portland
United Nations
Maine
Navy
Emory
Land
Maritime Commission
Commission
Europe
Todd-Bath Iron Shipbuilding Corporation
Great Britain
Port ‘Land Harbor
Kennebec River
Bath Iron Works Corporation
Wrecked blimp lands without its crew of two
In Daly City a Navy patrol blimp descended onto a street, buckled into a V, and landed crewless with two officers missing. Parachutes were in place and a missing depth charge was found later on the Olympic Club course. Search by Army Navy Coast Guard and state patrol continues for the two officers aboard.
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San Francisco
Daly City
Olympic Club
Lakeside
Pacific Coast
Pacific
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
UAT
OLE
Letty Gily
William T. Brannan
Supply Ports For Rommel Pounded Hard
Cairo Aug 16 RAF heavy and medium bombers pounded North Africa supply ports at Matruh and Tobruk while ships were hit in the Mediterranean. Australian air crews claimed 17 enemy ships sunk with two others lost. RAF said convoy cooperation helped Malta deliveries. Rommel’s and Auchinleck’s forces remained quiet amid patrols.
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Cairo
Erwin Rommel
Africcan
RAF
Mediterranean
Malta
Matruh
Tobruk
Salum
Marrow
Sicily
Tunisia
Claude Auchinleck
Alexandria
Rommel
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Premier
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Denver
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Emmitsburg
Joseph J. Mundell
Mt. St. Mary's College
Sions
William D. Leahy
Hooper
Abel Wolman
State Planning Commission
Wolman
Grayson Castie J
Jerry Castle
Tudith Ann Tarsett
Shirley Mathews
Jo Anne Mathews
Anne Burkier
Bobbie Titlow
Lee Smith
Stanley Smith
John Gastley
Charles Gastley
Larry Shewbridge
Harry M. Castle
Earl Smith
Charles Eppley
Frances Shewbridge
Louise Woodward
Helen Johnson
Grayon Castle
U. S
Boy Scouts
Husband
Baker Park Service
F. B. Phelps
Bennett
Glen Garland
Bennett's
America
Independence Hall
Victory Bicycles
Delphey
Confidence Oren Organization
C. E. Cline & Son Funeral Directors
Cc. C. Carty, Inc
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Frederick, Md
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