William M Storm Named Acting States Attorney in Frederick
Circuit Court judges appoint William M Storm acting State's Attorney during Edwin F Nikirk's military service. Storm, a Frederick attorney and WWI veteran, has long held community roles including president of the Frederick City Hospital trustees and director at several local firms and bars associations. He began law after UVA.
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Circuit Court
William M. Storm
Edwin F. Nikirk
Storm
Nikirk
Fate
Red Cross
Frederick City Hospital
Mutual Insurance Company
Frederick County
Farmers and Mecianics National Bank
Domestic Building Association
United Fire Company
Kiwanis Club
Francis Scott Key Fest
American Legion
The
Presbyterian Church
Maryland
Masons, Elks, and
Knights of Pythiagy
University of Virginia
IBZ
Frederck County
Beall Sees Father Draft Halt Possible Soon
Cumberland Aug 26 Rep J Glenn Beall of Maryland predicted early inaction to draft fathers. He argued drafting fathers is unnecessary and that even if drafted they would not be effective soldiers. He urged military leaders to show need for larger forces and said air attacks on Germany reduce manpower strain. He accused the New Deal of seeking a large Army and Navy to enable greater government regimentation.
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Cumberland
J. Glenn Beall
Maryland
Beall
Tne
Germany
Chinese forces breach Fuyang in Chekiang province
The Chinese high command said troops broke into Fuyang about 14 miles west of Hangchow in northern Chekiang, killed or wounded several hundred Japanese, destroyed the enemy defenses, and evacuated the town.
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Changking
Fuyang
Chekiang Province
Hangchow
Watering Of Shrubbery Twice Week Begins Soon
Mayor and Aldermen ease water ban after factory closings. Open hose watering allowed two nights a week for shrubbery from seven to nine, Sunday and Wednesday, with Victory gardens allowed every evening from eight to nine. Fire hose plans were abandoned as uprooting shrubbery.
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City Hall
Victory Gardens
Fishing Creek
Baker Park
Hugh V. Gittinger
Gittinger
Allied Troops Near Jap Airdrome in New Guinea Reach Mile Mark
Allied forces led by American and Australian units are within a mile of Salamaua airstrip at Kennedy's Crossing in southwest New Guinea, with Japanese resistance limited to Dot Inlet and Nuk Nuk. The advance follows earlier river-line fighting along the Francisco and Bayern Bay fronts, despite ongoing counterattacks. Weather again curbed air operations, and no major shifts were reported on New Guinea or New Georgia.
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Southwest Pacific
Salamaua
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Kennedy
Francisco
Bayern Bay
Dot Inlet
Nuk Nuk
Tadar
New Britain
New Georgia
Ship Losses Light in Sicilian Operation Coventry
England reports Allied sea losses during invasion of Sicily from July 10 to Aug 17 totaled under 85 000 tons. First Lord of the Admiralty Alexander said within 48 hours of landing 80 000 men 7 000 vehicles 300 ships and 700 guns had been put ashore. British fleet units fired over 29 000 shells in the operation.
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Coventry
England
Sicily
Alexander
Un ceremony DFC awarded to Col MacNicholl after Foggia raid
Allied Headquarters in North Africa reports Gen Spaatz awarded Colonel George MacNicholl the Distinguished Flying Cross on the field after the Foggia raid. The informal presentation shocked many, as Doolittle and others watched. MacNicholl wore a flying suit and a red and green stocking atop his head amid the moment.
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North Africa
Foggia
Airfeld
Carl A. Spaatz
Northwest Africa
Inter
An Nici
George MacNicholl
Memphis
Tenn
Spaatz
Tim
James H. Doolittle
Strategic Air Force
Ehnne Glannting
MacNicholl
Russian Gains On Widening Front Reported
Moscow dispatches say Red Army drives toward Kiev with gains past Kharkov and Zenkov fallen, 60 nearby villages captured, Donets breach widening, Lozovaya key rail line targeted, German counterattacks failing to halt Soviet advance.
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Moscow
Red Army
Ukraine
Kharkov
Kiev
Zenkov
Red Star
Poltava
Dnieper
London
Fenda RA
Lozovaya
Donets
Voroshilovgrad
Berlin
Associated Press
Mus
Rostov
More Efficient Use Of United Nations Oil
Washington reports a steady push for efficient use of UN oil resources led by the Petroleum Administration for War and the Petroleum Reserve Corporation as the finance backers. The movement began less than two months ago after U.S. industry warned that the Allies faced depleted reserves if consumption remained unchecked.
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United Nations
Washington
The
Petroleum Administration For War
Petroleum Reserve Corporation
United States
Nazi destroyers sink two Swedish boats off Denmark
Three German destroyers sank two Swedish boats in the North Sea near the Morokwet tip of Denmark last night, the Swedish News Agency reported from Gothenburg. The incident was reported in a Gothenburg dispatch today.
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Stockholm
North Sea
Denmark
Gothenburg
Loot Found In Wheat Field Ties Juvenile Burglaries
Four Allentown apartments were burglarized by two underage youths Clarence Romig and Fred Bucy both under 16. Jewelry and watches were found cached Wednesday in a wheat field near Frederick, corroborating their confessions after police intercepted them while attempting to break into a service station on East Patrick Street Tuesday night. The juveniles, captured near Frederick, had a long delinquency record and were returned to the State Hospital School.
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Allentown
Frederick
East Patrick Street
Clarence Romig
Fred Bucy
State Hospital
Arthur V. Yohe
Pennsylvania
Sergt
Frank Dorsey
Romig
Ducy
Quizeng
Sergi
Dorsey
Otis King Farm
Jefferson Pike
Par Af
Fred Shaley
Mosquito Planes Add To Jitters In Berlin
RAF Mosquito raids on Berlin last night continued for a third straight night with one aircraft missing. Simultaneous mine drops in enemy waters and a Berlin fire attack were reported. The bombardment caused blackout of enemy broadcasts as fires glowed in the capital and rescue efforts surged amid mass mobilization.
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Berlin
London
Air Ministry
Storkholm
Bevin
Stockholm
Tidningen
Europe
BBC
France
Bern
Paris
Tribune de Geneve
le Bourget
Step Up Output Of Cargo Flying Boats
Washington reports Grover C. Loening urged the War Production Board to scale up production of the Martin Mars flying boat for fast long range cargo hauling. He recommended a larger contract than 15 being discussed and praised Army and Navy progress in speeding aircraft production.
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Washington
War Production Board
Grover C. Loening
Navy
Glenn Lo Martin Company
Baltimore
Loening
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Army
Italian Armistice Mission Reported By Die Tat
A Zurich Die Tat report cited an Italian frontier repatriate stating an armistice mission led by Count Dina Gr mer Italian ambassador to Britain arrived in Lisbon. London and Reuters dismissed the claim as unconfirmed with no knowledge of such a mission.
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Bern
Switzerland
Zurich
Die Tat Aid
Dina Gr
Britain
Lisbon
London
Reuters
Die Tat
Berlin Under Air Raids Sparks Panic Says Die Nation
An NBC London broadcast cites Die Nation reporting Berlin panicked by Allied raids. The article says Goebbels propaganda, evacuated children, crowded freight trains, and residents fleeing toward Tiergarten areas as fear and displacement rise. It notes new weapons and damaged flak towers affecting defense.
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Sern
Switzerland
Berlin
Die Nation
NBC
Jel Mag
Sail Dia
London
Germany
MarVane
Tiergarten
Open Fire In Copenhagen Stir Grips Denmark
Aug 26 reports from Stockholm say 44 German soldiers moved into Denmark to quell unrest in Copenhagen. Despite troops and Gestapo, strikes spread to Helsinfors and Vejle crippling shipping. No official figures yet but reports claim casualties and extensive sabotage since Aug 16 amid food shortages.
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Stockholm
Denmark
Copenhagen
Aftonpladet
Gestapo
Helsinfors
Vejle
Eimerdency
Roski
Fredericia
Thit
Himmler Seizes Control of Interior Ministry in Purge
London reports that Adolf Hitler issued a decree placing Heinrich Himmler in charge of the Ministry of Justice and all judicial bodies. Tass notes a purge sweeping the Interior Ministry, with more than 40 officials removed, many elderly, and none deemed active Nazis.
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London
Tass
Russtan
Zieh Today
Adolf Hitsler
Reena Adiministrator
Heininich Himmler
Ministry of Justice
Himmler
Ministry of Interi
Lightning Fighters Strike Foggia in 100-Foot Raid
Allied airmen stunned Axis defenses with a low altitude attack on Foggia and surrounding targets in Italy, using three waves of Flying Fortresses and Liberators. The raid hit the airdrome and 10 satellite fields, downing 26 enemy planes and scattering ground crews while inflicting heavy material damage across Taranto and Crotone rail yards.
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North Africa
Thay
Foggia
Fongia
Naples
Adriatic
Italy
Tapia
RAF
Taranto
Middle East
Crotone
Gulf of Taranto
Slelly
Raiway
Recent Developments Pot Lewis On Defensive
Washington reports indicate John L. Lewis, leader of the United Mine Workers, is defensive as the government rejects his union terms and denies portal-to-portal pay for miners. A phase of cautious acceptance spreads among associates while policy committees and WEB decisions loom, shaping his next move. In New York markets, steel, rubber, and copper shares show idle passes as recovery stalls and overall trading remains tepid.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
War Labor Board
WLB
Exchange Of Nations To Occur In October
London reports a second exchange of American and Japanese nationals planned for the second week of October at Marmugan Portuguese India. A Japanese ship will depart a Japanese harbor between Sept 10 and Sept 20 with persons interned in Japan, China, Manchukuo, Thailand, French Indochina and the Philippines. An exchange of Japanese and British nationals is being considered.
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London
Tokyo
Associated Press
Marmugan
Portuguese India
Japan
China
Manchukuo
Thailand
Indo-China
Philippines
Atsy
Judge Cannot Enforce 85000 Fine On General
A federal judge in Honolulu was blocked by Army restrictions from enforcing a 5000 dollar contempt fine he levied on Lt Gen Robert Richardson Jr commander of the Army Hawaiian department. The military warned the judge could face further penalties if he continues to challenge martial law amid Hawaii’s test of civil versus military authority.
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Honolulu
Robert & Richardson, Jr
Hawaii
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Hirsh
People's Revolt
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Kalian
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