Marines Hold Well Established Positions In Guadalcanal Area
The Navy says Marine forces in the Guadalcanal Tulagi zone have secured well established positions after the first phase of the Solomon Islands campaign. Japanese losses include at least 36 aircraft and several ships, while U.S. ships sustained limited damage. The battle began August 7 with a surprise landing and continued through August 18, with heavy night fighting and a Japanese withdrawal.
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Washington
Tau Pacific
Guadalucanal-Tulagi
Solomon Islands
U. S
Guadalcanal
Visagi
Solomons
Unig
An Cilal
Navy
Guadalcanal-Tulagi
Ernest J
King
Coral Sea
Midway
Pacific
Australia
United States
Sulagi
Toth
New Calendaria
New Hebrides
Rabaul
New Britain
Tulasia
Proposal To Reduce State Income Tax Discussed
Anipolis Jim OConor announced that an earned income deduction may form part of a plan to cut the State income tax by 20 to 25 percent. He noted the federal earned income credit is being studied. Maryland lacks such a provision. He recalled 1941 tax cuts on earned and investment income and suggested a composite approach. Baltimore officials pressed for city share adjustments. Stephen B. Peddicord, seeking the Democratic nomination, said no state income tax would be removed or reduced by him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annipolis
Jim Dt
Oconor
Maryland
O'Conor
Baltimore
Balmore City
BaltimMureaus
Stephen B. Peddicord
Rudy Vallee Enlists in Coast Guard as Band Master
Long Beach California August 17 Rudy Vallee famed band leader and radio star joined the Coast Guard as a band master with the rank of chief petty officer Lieut Max Sturges assistant Personnel officer said Vallee had been approved physically and is now going through the details There was no prior announcement that he came from Hollywood to enlist He is 143 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy Vallee
Long Beach
Calif
Coast Guard
Max Sturges
Long Beach Coast Guard
Vallee
Hollywood
Five Brazilian Ships Sunk By Axis Subs
Rio de Janeiro reports Axis submarines sunk five more Brazilian passenger and cargo ships in three days between Bahia and Sergipe. The Baependy carried troops. other ships included Annibal Benevelo Arataquara Arara and a fifth vessel. Brazil vows retaliation and states losses total over 80,000 tons with 130 lives previously.
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Rio de Janeiro
Axis
Bahia
Sergipe
Brazil
Buenos Aires
Enrique Ruiz Guinaz
Raeperdy
Montevideo
Uruguay
BOC
Argentina
Jose de Paula Rodriguez Alves
Braziian
Many Service Men Secure Insurance
Cleveland August 17—About 3,500,000 National Service Life Insurance applications have a face value exceeding 18 billion dollars, announced Brig. Gen. Frank T. Vines. He spoke to the 44th national encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans, noting the voluntary nature of the policies and the emphasis soldiers place on family welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
United Spanish War Veterans
Frank T. Vines
Veterans’ Affairs
44Th National
Four Chips Taken From Clift Melton Elbow
Baltimore reports doctors surgically removed four chips from the left elbow of New York Giants pitcher Clift Melton. Physicians say the operation was successful but Melton will likely not rejoin his teammates next spring.
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Clift Melton
Baltimore
New York Giants
Maryland Guardsmen to receive state service ribbon
Baltimore August 17 Maryland State Guardsmen who have served a year will soon receive a state service ribbon bearing Maryland colors and the Calvert Cross. LtCol Foster B. Davis said ribbons are being manufactured and will be issued as available and as members reach their first full year. The first induction occurred July 23, 1941, at Silver Spring when Company C of the Seventh Battalion was mustered in. the Guard was fully organized by October 1. A star will be added for each additional full year of service.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Sixty seven Frederick selectees depart for army camp
Sixty seven inductees from Frederick County Draft Board No 1 left this morning for final examination at the Baltimore Selective Service center. The group includes a minority classified for limited service and has many from Frederick City. Sixteen former 1-A inductees left Saturday after two weeks furlough to settle business affairs. Fifteen are now at Fort Meade and one was sent to Camp Lee. Ages and classifications varied with several over 45, and a veteran who served in 1916 and 1917-18 is among them awaiting induction today. Board No 2 plans to include more deferred classifications as selectees are sent to Baltimore.
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Frederick County
Draft Board No. 1
Baltimore
Fort Meade
Serview Harapaivad
National Guard
Board No. 2
Rest Camp Initiative For Merchant Seamen In Maryland
Governor OConor announced steps to locate rest camp sites in Maryland for merchant seamen. James Drury of the National Maritime Union and Paul Burke of the Baltimore District Council of Defense attended the meeting. Drury cited long voyages and submarine threats. OConor praised merchant seamen for aiding the war effort and expressed support for state facilities. In a separate note, Theodore Milton Myers of Menoria was questioned by state police and a deputy on charges of radio larceny after an arrest earlier Monday.
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Annapolis
O'Conor
Department of Forests and Parks
James Drury
Baltimore
National Maritime Union of America
Paul E. Burke
Baltimore District Council of Defense
Drury
United Nations
Theodore Milton Myers
Menoria
Corp Truman Moon
State Police
Paul Rhoads
Property Sold at 111 West South Street
A deed recorded in the clerk's office transfers a residence at 111 West South Street from Milton A Rickerd to Edgar G Fagan and wife for about £3300. The text also notes a non sequitur about Genghis Khan's military history.
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West South Street
Milton A. Rickerd
Edgar G. Fagan
Man guilty of assault faces six month term in Maryland house
William Miss of West South Street, father of five, was found guilty of assault and battery on L C Flook and L C Flook Jr. in Police Court. Magistrate Manuel M Weinberg sentenced Miss to six months and three months on the two charges, to run concurrently. Miss was arrested after a street fight on Franklin Street, with witnesses testifying he resisted officers and inflicted knife injuries on the Flocks.
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William Miss
West South Street
L. C. Flook
Ll. C. Flook, Jr
Franklin Street
Maryland House of Correction
Manuel M. Weinberg
Miss
Sergt. Dorsey
Dietz
Flook
Scim
Flook, Sr
Flook, Jr
Impind
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Sherman P. Bowers
Irvin Welty
Donald Laraehand
Mith Halvedneemte
Paul Fogle
West Fifth Street
Mary Elizabeth Fogle
Weinberg
Harold Clayton Wirts
Jefferson
Homer Goins
Leona Bertie Jerrell
Otis Clyde Jerrell
John Jerrell
Ceresville
Hammie" McGill
Charles Joseph Dowds
Philadelphia
Cyres Cole
Joshua Mahammatt
Rean Proctor
Webster Lady
Hattie Naylor
Charles H. Tobery
U S Troops Molested During Indian Outbreaks
Brig Gen Francis Bradley reported American troops in India were molested during disturbances tied to Gandhi's passive resistance campaign. No injuries reported. A town was placed out of bounds and troops barred entry as the State Department urged them to avoid internal strife and use defensive measures only when safety or equipment was at risk.
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Karachi
India
U.S
U. S
Burma
China
American Bombers Bomb Rouen in First All US Strike
American Brig Gen Ira C. Eaker led Fortress crews in the first all United States bombing of German held Europe, striking Rouen on the Seine 87 miles NW of Paris with no aircraft losses. Maj. Gen Carl Spaatz hailed the attack as the start of a rising American bombing offensive.
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Rouen
U.S
J. Wes Gallagher
Britain
Ira C. Eaker
France
Normandy
Seine
Paris
Eaker
U. S. Air Force Bomber Command
Baker
Spaatz
Joan of Arc
Sergt
Kent
West Blocton
Ala
Birmingham
Armerican
Gen
William Cowart
Cowart
van Eaker
Harry Nuessel
Lansdowne
Rover
U. S
Dunkerque
Cherbourgh
Holland
Straits of Dover
Calais
Boulogne
Channel
Answers To War Quiz Testions On Page Five
Answers to War Quiz list three items, including a flag over China, a Messerschmitt 109-F as a German fighter type, and aide de camp as a junior officer assigned to a general. The trivia reflects wartime topics and military terms in a compact newspaper card from the era.
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China
Guards Posted At Jug Bridge Guards Posted At Jug Bridge
In a soaking storm the State Military Police took post on the temporary Jug Bridge over the Monocacy River on Route 40 at 4 PM Monday. Lieut. Erwin R. Rump said Rob Hose and others from the Ceresville bridge moved to Jug Bridge to guard it 23 hours a day with three eight hour shifts to deter sabotage and enforce weight and speed limits. Residents had urged protection since the temporary span opened, and officials could not confirm a Roads Commission request to shift guards from Ceresville to Jug Bridge.
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State Military Police
Route 40
Monocacy River
Erwin R. Rump
Rob Hose
Ceresville
Monocacy
Jug Bridge
Rump
Lieut
Kump
Robert E. L. Putman
State Roads Commission
SRC
Theresville Bridge
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John M. Rightover
Rio
Genghis Khan
Gen. Eaker
Carl Spaatz
U.S. Army Air
Flying Fortress
RAF
Dominion
Victory Bicycles For Sale
Delphey
C. E. Cline & Son Funeral Directors
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