U S Forces Have Bested Japs Before
Washington reports the Solomon Islands campaign marks the fourth major clash between American and Japanese forces in full scale naval action. The Coral Sea and Midway battles, plus earlier raids on Lae Salamaua and Tulagi, yielded heavy Japanese losses including carriers Ryukaku and Shokaku burning, with US actions costing Lexington Simms and Neosho. Prior engagements around the China Sea and Java Sea followed in a broader Allied effort.
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Washington
Solomon Islands
Lae
Salamaua New Guinea
Coral Sea
New Guinea
Tulagi
Lexington
United States
Simms
Pacific
Midway Island
Midway
Akagi
Soryu
Hiryu
Yorktown
Hammann
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
China Sea
Java Sea
Annual Crab Feast By Juniors Fire Company No 2
The Junior Fire Company No 2 held its annual crab feast Friday evening August 21 at their North Market Street headquarters. Mayor Lloyd C. Culler and city officials attended as three large barrels of crabs, heaps of shrimp and sandwiches, and gallons of assorted soft drinks were consumed. The feast committee included Robert Thomas T Markoe Melvin Fox Lewis Esterly Charles Bell James Fletcher Newton Eyler John Davis Marcus Simmons Botts Stine Charles Troxell Harry Curry Roy Fogle Roger Fogle Sam Gardner Sr and Bud Esterly.
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Fire Company No. 2
North Market Street
Lloyd C. Culler
Robert Thomas
T. Markoe
Melvin Fox Lewis Esterly
Charles Bell
James Fletcher
Newton Eyler
John Davis
Marcus Simmons
Botts Stine
Charles Troxell
Harry Curry
Roy Fogle
Roger Fogle
Sam Gardner, Sr
Bud Esterly
Mrs. Kathryn Knock Appointed Office Deputy
Mrs. Kathryn FP Knock, widow of C Fred Knock, was appointed office deputy in the Sheriffs office by Sheriff Guy Anders Tuesday. She will complete her late husband’s term expiring in December and assumes duties today after the sheriff announced the appointment in a telegram.
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Kathryn FP. Knock
C. Fred Knock
Sheriffs Office
Guy Anders
Knock
Sheriff Anders
Horace Alexander
Answers To War Quiz On Page Five
On page five the war quiz identifies the Mustang as the P-51 fighter bomber. Navy slang uses field day for a general sip or station clearing. Tunney is listed as a Navy commander and Dempeay as a Coast Guard lieutenant.
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Tiem
Tunney
Dempeay
Favorable Visibility Last Night For Eclipse Of Moon
Frederick County residents observed a total lunar eclipse from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning as the moon passed into Earth's shadow and reddened. Wartime cautions delayed newspaper notices and some viewers misread start times. observers noted a red tint and discussed its possible war meaning while astronomers offered no immediate explanation.
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Frederick County
Harford Fair Slims to Two Days Amid War Constraints
Harford Fair in Bel Air Maryland scales back to a two day run because of gasoline and tire rationing and emphasis on war industry. Poultry and cattle exhibits expected. features include a beauty contest and a pulling contest for horses. The beauty event prize is a $23 war bond, with second and third prizes in war stamps.
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Bel Aur
Mareford Fair
Sears
Eace
Hets
Labor Unions Press for Board Representation
Washington August 25 labor unions intensified their push for a direct role in guiding the War Production Board. Board Chairman Donald M Nelson met 20 officials amid watertail shortages and rejected a formal labor seat but offered fair hearings and asked for a subcommittee to present a concrete program soon.
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Washington
representataAe di Fue
Losses In Convoys To Russia Reach 50 Percent
Des Moines Aug 25 A Captain of the WW Navy disclosed to 800 at a luncheon that losses in convoys to Russian Arctic ports have reached 50 percent in some cases. He said the Russian front is vital, that guns ammunition and food are hard to ship, and that six ships have been lost in the zone. He added no troop ships have been lost to date.
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Des Moines
Leland P. Lovette
Murmansk
Archangel
Russia
Tire and Gas Rations for Ministers Clarified
The Office of Price Administration issued amendments to tire and fuel rationing rules for ministers and religious practitioners. Eligible persons may purchase tires or cars when no other adequate transport exists. Use is limited to the locale where they serve. conducting services is recognized as a need, while evangelistic activity is not.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
New York Caught In Surprise Raid Warning
New York faced a citywide blackout after air raid sirens sounded at 9:25 p m Eastern War Time. Officials claimed it was a test but residents feared an attack and crowded streets scanned the skies. An all clear came at 10:11 p m Manhattan time, with the 46 minute blackout the longest yet.
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New York
NNO
aMcialg
Manhattan
Jersey City
Financial District
Scarcity Of Milk Felt In Frederick
Milk shortage concerns rise in Frederick County as local producers curtail bulk sales amid loss of shippers to Baltimore and Washington. Emmitsburg receiving plant adds competition for Frederick milk bound for New Jersey. Despite evident scarcity, County Agent Shoemaker says a real shortage is not imminent though farm labor may drop.
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Frederick
Henry R. Shoemaker
Baltimore
Washington
Emmitsburg
Frederick County
New Jersey
Shoemaker
Examine Gas Rations For Possible Violations
Washington announces a re examination of all supplemental gasoline rations to pursue prosecutions for deliberate violations. Local boards will study eligibility and extra mileage claimed by holders of C wallet and 3S service rations for cars, trucks, and buses under the new coupon system effective July.
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Washington
Paul McDo'leary
O'Leary
Large Navy Plane Missing With 14 Aboard
The Navy reported a large plane with 14 officers and enlisted men aboard is missing on a flight from Alaska to Seattle. Next of kin have been notified. The aircraft disappeared near Kodiak and Whitehorse after three planes took off and weather forced instrument flight. Commander Joyce A. Ralph, 42, of Baltimore, is listed among the missing.
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Washington
Navy
Alaska
Seattle
Kodiak and
Whitehorse
Joyce A. Ralph
Baltimore
OPA Inspectors Check Prices Across Maryland Counties
State OPA Director Leo H. McCormick said inspectors are reviewing 1500 Baltimore City stores and nearby counties to ensure price ceiling compliance. Early returns show most retailers comply, with rare deliberate violations referred to the state’s attorney.
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Baltimore
OPA
Leo H. McCormick
Baltimore City
Garrett
Allegany
Washington
Talbot
Frederick Counties
McCormick
Dorchester County
Archwinich
Court House Safe Cracked for Scrap Metal Salvage
The large iron safe in the Court House was cracked open Tuesday night by janitor Tommy Geisbert using a crow bar and sledge. Contents had not been touched since 1914 or 1915 and most items were worthless, planned for salvage to meet the county scrap quota. Among the finds was a $300,000 bond from April 18, 1873 guaranteeing duties of a county collector, with 26 sureties listed and sworn witnesses.
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Tommy” Geisbert
Court House
Geisbert
James H. Falk
George W. Miller
L. Zhamerman
John ©. Derr
Jacob Fox
Daniel Gaugh
Edward Barrick
Jacob H. Hinea
Jacob P. Weller
Joseph D. Green
Jonathan Biser
T. BE. R. Miller
Ephraim Delaplane
Jacob L. Miller
Andrew N. Cramer
George H. Clem
John Wilhide
Samuel Eichholtz
Henry Ramsburg
Benjamin Baker
Frederick A. Stull
Eve C. Hill
Michael Wachter
John O. Holtz
Solomon D. Devilbiss
Daniel Snook
Daniel J. Snool
George W. Grove
Henry M. Alain
R. Stokes
Lewis Crawford
Board
County Cam- Assis Ang
Charles Mantz
Stalingrad Will Fall This Week He Says
Eugene C. Van Wyk of the Royal Geographic Society told the Baltimore Rotary Club that Stalingrad would fall this week, placing pressure on Egypt as the last Allied stronghold. He warned of a prolonged war if Africa is not cleared and cited lack of unified command and Rommel's tactics as obstacles. He predicted Rommel would soon resume his offensive.
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Baltimore
Eugene C. van Wyk
Royal Geographic Society
Stalingrad
Egypt
van Wyk
Caucasus
Suez Canal
Persian Gulf
Middle East
Mediterranean
Africa
Rommel
Anti Inflation Plan To Be Known Soon
President Roosevelt indicated a new anti inflation program after a long study of the cost of living. The plan, likely to limit wage increases and farm prices, may be announced soon via a national speech and a message to Congress. He suggested sacrifices for Americans and tied wage and farm price actions as interdependent. He said wages should stay near current levels unless broad food costs rise, noting a 30 percent price rise figure cited by the Price Administrator. Labor Day was noted as a possible time for the announcement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Leon Henderson
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Victory Bicycles For Sale
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