O'Conor Declares U S Has Ended Waiting Policy in War
Governor O'Conor told an American Legion banquet that U S fighting forces have shifted to the offensive in World War II. He linked Solomon Islands Dieppe actions to a broader push toward Tokyo and the Philippines, urging readiness for renewed Allied offensives and stronger American production. He warned Germany may face severe punishment and Japan could be bombed again as the war progresses.
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Solomon Islands
Dieppe
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O Conor
Valian' Ane
Wake Island
Tulane
Nippon
Philippines
Java
Singapore
Hongkong
Tok
Cnre
Hitler
English Channel
Solomons
New Orleans
Gettysburg
San Juan Hill
Chateau Thierry
Belleau Wood
South Pacific
Americas
Conor
Germany
Four WAACs Fail to Meet Graduation Tests
Fort Des Moines reports that 4 of 449 women in the first WAAC officer candidate class did not meet final academic standards for graduation. The 336 successful candidates will be commissioned as second lieutenants. Officials say graduation ceremonies will be held on Saturday morning with federal and state officials attending.
Timonium State Fair Opens Amid War Effort Adjustments
Timonium State Fair will open Sunday with record cattle and agricultural exhibits as war efforts influence scale. The event prioritizes livestock inspection, cash prizes for horse drawn vehicles, and daily awards at the grandstand while curtailing nonessential features. The board emphasizes agricultural focus and farmer education in support of wartime needs.
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Baltimore
Timonium
Maryland
Tris
Eaca
Granastand
Sunoa Argos
Farmers Keep Watchful Eve On John L. Lewis
Uthcea New York August 27 Farmers rally as New York dairy producers group joins District 50 of the United Mine Workers. The New York based Farmers Union formed in 1996 and once claimed about 23000 members in NY PA and VT, voted out of existence by 150 delegates at its fall convention. Herbert W Voorhees of Free Farmers Inc says Lewis will launch a large farm labor drive within weeks across Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin Washington and New York to oppose Lewis’s bid in the dairy industry. District 50 unit absorbs workers group as union activity continues in dairy circles.
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New York City
UMW
Dany Farmers Union
New York
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Deus General Organization Committee
United Dairy Farmers
Herbert W Voorhees
Hopewell
Free Farmers Inc
Lewis
Second Front Favored By Gen. McNaughton
Lieutenant General Andrew G. L. McNaughton, commander in chief of Canadian forces in Britain, said a Western European front is likely and Allied armies will cross the English Channel. He cited Canadian and British strength and noted preparations for raids and advancing operations as part of the drive toward a larger offensive.
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Britain
Andrew G L McNaughton
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Deppe
Wen
Europe
United Kingdom
America
English Channel
Five Army fliers and two civilians die in Mulberry crash
A midair bombing wreck near Mulberry Florida killed five Army airmen and two African American women when a bomber from Crane Field Lakeland crashed into a house about a mile from town. The blaze destroyed two homes and injured others, with three men thrown from the aircraft and two women crushed in the flames.
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Lakeland
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National Park College to be taken over by Army
Washington reports National Park College at Forest Glen will be seized by the Army Medical Corps though deal not yet closed. War Department says negotiations nearly complete and campus to become a convalescent home for Walter Reed Hospital. About 32,000 people died in home accidents in 1940.
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National Park College
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Arms Medical Corps
War Department
School Au AC USA
Walter Reed Hospital
Important Notice Conservation Order L-41 Wir Permits Repainting
Notice from the Wir Production Board granting a conservation order L-41 to permit customary repainting and redecorating. Buy now while available from Nicodemus Paint Store located on WS Court Street. phone 423.
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Court News Deals and Marriages in Local Notices
Property deeds record transfers from Elsie V Snyder to Luther F Shank and from Charlee E Vetter et al to Dorothy E Keyes and Dorothy BE Keyes. Several marriage licenses list Murray Faupel and Dorothy Jean Haugh, Fred Stone Kefauver and Evelyn Louie Thomas, James Slater Sr and Olga A Hall, James Edward Nealon and Edith Gertrude Gall, Herbert W Young and Hilda E Morns. Names include Charles R Tioxell and Howard M Welty in county transfers.
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Elsie V. Snyder
Luther F. Shank
Charlee E Vetter
Dorothy E Keyes
Dorothy BE Keyes
Manone Vele- Hora
Charles R. Tioxell
Howard M Welty
Licenees Murray Faupel
Mr Olivet, Bird
Dorothy Jean Haugh
Fairview Avenue
Fred Stone Kefauver
Middietown
Evelyn Louie Thomas
3 000 Stolen Gasoline Ration Books Recovered
Maryland OPA officials report arrest of several suspects in Washington and recovery of about 3000 gasoline ration books. State OPA attorney Reuben Oppenheimer says two men were also linked to selling the books. Investigation continues as authorities warn against sale or purchase of any coupons.
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Maryland Office of Price Administration
Washington
Reuben Oppenheimer
OPA
Maryland
Montgomery County
Silver Spring
Oppenheimer
May Pool Single Men To Skip Those Married
Selective Service officials report a temporary pooling plan among local boards to ensure single men are drafted before married men. State directors will adjust induction quotas based on the number of single men classified, effectively creating statewide pools of unmarried men.
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Washington
Selective Service
Draft calls target married men as boards exhaust singles
Officials said boards had limited lists of single men and urged calling married men to fill quotas. Most boards were believed to have enough 1-A registrants for immediate needs, with pooling seen as temporary pending a national directive on order of call from headquarters.
Nazis Admit U-Boat Campaign Has Slipped
The German radio acknowledged U boats faced vicissitudes in their campaign against shipping off the American coast but contended their troops remain committed to the effort.
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New York
German Broadcast Claims U S War Aims and Shipping Shifts
The German radio argues the reduction in shipping is due to changes in strategy not better anti submarine defenses and disputes U S propaganda. It says much American coastal trade moves by Fall while offshore ships decline and August sinkings prove continued U boat blockade across Atlantic Gulf of Mexico Caribbean and off Brazil. Whaling is noted as Antarctica's sole industry.
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