Mt Airy Man Injured In Ice Plant Pulley Accident
An elderly Mt. Airy resident, David Kantwell, 73, was severely injured at the Superior Ice Company plant when his trousers were caught by a motor pulley. He was pulled onto belts feeding a generator, an air blower, and a water cooler, fracturing his skull and arm. He was taken to Frederick City Hospital as officials investigated the incident.
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Superior Ice Company
Carroll County
David Kantwell
Fredrick City
Puiley
Kantwell
Herman M. Snyder
Ridgeville
Elwood O'Hara
Mt. Airy and Corp
Martin Puncke
Citywide blackout to run 9 pm to 5 am with 25 mph limit
The Office of Civilian Defense plans an all night blackout across Maryland starting at 9 o clock with a half hour air raid test. Signs will be out for the test, then a strict no light policy from 9 pm to 5 am. Police will enforce the rules and traffic will be limited to 25 mph with downbeam headlights. Pedestrians may move but should avoid lighted streets. Relief was noted that weather would aid compliance tonight.
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Office of Civilian Defense
Maryland
OCD
Frederick
Civil Air Patrol
Cadi
Question Of Subsidies Breaks Again In Senate
Washington July 15 by a Senate report Senator Russell of Georgia cited assurances from Secretary Jones that the Defense Supplies Corporation would cover higher transport costs to the eastern rationed area. He said he would withdraw his amendment to the OPA appropriation bill seeking to remove the 2 percent gasoline price ceiling increase in eastern states served by pipelines.
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Senate
Russell
D-Ga
Commerce Jones
Defense Supplies Corporation
OPA
Italian Battleship Roma Likely Completed Amid Doubts About Impero
British circles claimed Italy finished the 35000 ton battleship Roma, begun June 13, 1940, while a sister ship Impero remained doubtful. A Stockholm dispatch said both vessels joined the Mediterranean fleet, though the report could be a German ploy.
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London
Roma
Stockholm
German Radio Reports Medal for Japanese Emperor
Berlin broadcasts say President Risto Roti conferred on Emperor Jirohito the Grand Cross of the White Rose with Chains. The emperor telegraphed thanks.
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Berlin
Kemaxi
Risto Roti
Jirohito
Japan
Navy reports torpedo hits a merchant vessel in Caribbean
The Navy announced a medium sized United States merchant vessel was torpedoed in the Caribbean and that survivors landed at an east coast port.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Caribbean
Chinese Seek Greater Air Support After Wenchow Loss
Chungking July 15. Chinese acknowledge loss of Wenchow seaport in Chekiang but vow intensified counter attacks with more air support to immobilize Japanese troops in China. Spokesman says Japan cannot transfer soldiers elsewhere and that Wenchoow’s fall does not trap Chinese on the eastern arc from Hangchow to Wenchow.
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Chungking
Wenchow
Chekiang
Ling
China
Japan
Wenchoow
Chekiang Province
Hangchow
Confessions Read At Trial Of Saboteurs
A military commission tries eight accused Nazi saboteurs and reads statements alleged by the FBI as confessions. The noon communique from a seven general panel says the morning session attempted to read these statements and cross examine witnesses who identified them. The prosecution is to continue its government case for several days.
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Washington
FBI
Eng Channel Action Sinks Axis Tanker Near Cherbourg
The Admiralty said British light forces sunk an Axis tanker and damaged two escorting destroyers in the English Channel near Cherbourg this morning. Also a curious note recalls Alexandria in the 7th century with thousands of palaces baths shops theatres.
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London
Admiralty
Straciers
English Channel
Cherbourge
Alexandria
House Agrees To Wheat Sales Below Parity
Washington July 15 The House ended a two month impasse on the Agriculture Department appropriation by approving a Senate proposal to permit government wheat sales at prices under parity.
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E House
Washington
Jas
House Today
Agriculture Department
Senate
Axis Attack In Egypt Largely Beat Back At Tel El Eisa
Cairo July 15 Axis attacked Tel El Eisa with tanks and infantry, the third in a row against the British held height in Egypt's corridor battle zone. British headquarters said the attack lasted from dusk until night. A British commentator in London called the assault a small state and signaled possible larger offensives. RAF destroyed Axis flanks and sent medium bombers back against Tobruk, while ground actions continued inland between the Mediterranean and Qattara low mood about 70 miles west of Alexandria.
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Tel el Eisa
Egypt
London
RAF
Tobruk
Mediterranean
Qattara
Alexandria
Anti U-Boat War Outlined
London reports improved American anti-submarine methods and RAF attacks on submarine bases and factories. US Army Air Force officers join conferences on targets for the RAF offensive, with heavy raids continuing on German war industry. Bullitt arrives to confer with Admiralty on best submarine countermeasures.
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London
RAF
United States Army Air Frce
William C. Bullitt
Frank Knox
U. S. Navy
Admiralty
Two Charges Against eSc Brunswick Motorist
Raymond Butler Porter of 308 Brunswick Street Brunswick was charged with failure to keep to center and failure to stop after an accident by Trooper Houck State Police following an accident near Jefferson. A 1940 Chevrolet sedan driven by Richard H Nail of Washington northbound collided with Porter s southbound 140 Pontiac coupe. Porter failed to stop and reportedly turned around pursued him about one half mile. Neither man was hurt and only minor damage occurred. Porter is scheduled trial on July 22 in Police Court.
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Raymond Butler Porter
Brunswick Street
Brunswick
I Houck
Tefferson
Dort
Msill
Neher
Saane
Porter
Jap Fleet Reported Now In Home Waters
Official circles in London and Annapolis report the main Japanese fleet concentrating in Japanese home waters in the north Pacific after Coral Sea and Air raid battles in May and June. They expect Japan to hold ships there to consolidate positions following aircraft carrier losses. Dudley G. Ree of Sadlersville filed July 15 to seek the Democratic nomination for U S representative from Maryland’s First District, challenging incumbent David J. Ward.
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London
North Pacific
Anapolis
Dudley G. Ree
Sadlersville
U. S
Maryland
David J. Ward
May Move Warships Of Vichy Now At Alexandria
May move Vichy French warships in Alexandria harbor to avert Axis capture. British options hinge on Washington’s rejection of Roosevelt’s removal proposals for demilitarized ships. French admiral Godfroy seeks safe return to a French port, with Laval backing return.
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Alexandria
Larry Allen
Egypt
Vichy France
France
Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Rene Emily Godfrey
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Mediterranean
Oran
Godfray
McKeldin Possible GOP Governor Candidate Hinted
Theodore McKeldin, a Baltimore attorney, is rumored by reliable Republican sources to consider entering the gubernatorial race despite stating he would not run. A state GOP committee backed his candidacy and may reconvene in Baltimore to decide, as no firm candidate had emerged days before the filing deadline.
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Theodore McKeldin
Baltimore
McKeldin
State Committee
Hammond Urner
W. H. B. Anders
Congress
Henry C. Treisler
Hagerstown
Montgomery
Glenn Beall
Frostburg
Beall
Street Car Crash Injures Eleven In Washington
Eleven people were injured when two street cars collided head on at a busy Washington intersection. Patrolman H. C. Lee reported an automatic switch swung one car into the other at 14th and F streets in the business district.
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Washington
Washington Business District
H. C. Lee
14Th
F Streets
Germans Stop Russians at Voronezh in Desperate Stand
A German counteroffensive failed as Soviet forces repelled the assault near Voronezh during a tense night battle. In a separate incident, a single engine cabin plane forced to land in a wheat field near Middletown amid heavy rain. The pilot, Herbert M. Peters of Nicaca, accompanied by a woman, identified himself later at a Frederick County state police barracks. The aircraft, NC 17149, landed safely in the Herman Coblenta field at Airview east of Middletown after winging toward High Knob. Police guarded the plane overnight. Peters claimed he intended to fly home along the east coast but entered military airspace by mistake during the storm. Special military permission was required for civilian flights in this area.
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Middletown
Athaos
N.Y
Army
Third Corps
Herbert M. Peters
Nicaca
South
Carolaluta
Luey
Hagerstown
Peters
State Police
Frederick
Espionage Case: German-Born Ex-Coast Guardsman Held on Charges
New York July 15 a German born former American coast guardsman with a fancy name Wash ington Glendale Spiegelberg 35 was held in 24000 bail on espionage charges Assistant FBI director P E Foxworth said Spiegelberg known in Detroit as Alex Spiegelberg had access to drawings and blueprints of Ford s four engine bomber during four months at Donnelly Engineering Corp before his arrest in a Hempstead N Y bar A corporal overheard him discussing the drawings Foxworth noted the prisoner spent time at the bomber plant machinery work and drew diagrams of essential bomber parts police say
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New York
FBI
P. E. Foxworth
Washington
Glendale Spiegelberg
Alan
Long Island
Detroit
Alex Spiegelberg
Donelly Engineering Corporation
Ford
Danelily
Alex Sabodoski
Spiegelbere
Berlin
U.S
Hempstead
Foxworth
Low Bid Windowed on Maryland Highway Contract
The M. J. Grave Lime Company was the low bidder when bids opened yesterday by the Stace Roads Commission on a large road contract in Charles and St. Marys counties. Local firms submitted about 23 508.00 for drainage and resurfacing of a highway section from 1.6 miles south of Hughesville to 15 miles north of Mechanicsville. The next lowest bid was 322.95. A contract will be awarded shortly.
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M. J. Grave Lime Company
Stace
Charles
St. Mary's
Hughesville
Mechanicsville
Reckord Threatens Baltimore Saloon Keepers Over Vice
General Reckord warned Baltimore taverns and nearby county venues that sales of liquor and prostitution would be halted if they fail to close or reform. He stated he could mobilize military police to shut down establishments promoting vice, asserting Army authority to enforce morals and keep soldiers fit. Joseph Valentini endorsed the stance, threatening revocation of licenses for out of bounds venues.
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Hallimmore
Suly
Baltimore
Whirdcorps
Cuneral Mitton
Reckord
Joseph L. Valentini
Burea
Carrie
Rekard
Roberto Ortiz Dies Aged 55 in Argentina
Roberto Ortiz, aged 55, president of Argentina, died today after a battle with diabetes, pneumonia, and a kidney ailment. He had been incapacitated for nearly two years, favored closer ties with the United States, and left office after declaring his health doomed, receiving condolences from Monsignor Miguel De Andrea.
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Buenos Aires
Roburto Y M
Miguel de Andrea
Temuios
Ortiz
United States
Europe
Roosevelt
New Zero Fighter Put Out By Japs
Canberra Australia July 15 Air Minister Arthur Drakeford announced that Japan operates a new Zero fighter model north of Australia. The craft reportedly features greater structural strength and around 1,000 bores compared with earlier models. Drakeford doubted the planes could be launched from aircraft carriers.
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Canberra
Australia
Arthur Drakeford T
E . Drakeford Cart
Talian Schools Face Fuel Shortage
Dispatch from Milan reports German authorities plan to interrupt fuel deliveries from December 1 to February 1, risking heat for classrooms in Italian schools. The move stems from wartime disruptions affecting energy supplies and school operations in the region.
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Talian
Hebets
POA
Milan
Bone Sents
Tealee
Wedeowion Gelt
Feh
Nothing to report from Chungking on July fifteenth
Chungking headquarters for the fourth straight day reported nothing to report in a brief communique issued today. The terse statement follows a pattern used in military dispatches amid ongoing tensions. No further details were provided.
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Chungking
Joseph W. Sitwell
New Synthetic Rubber Process Reported by Standard Oil Leader
Washington July 35 Farish president of Standard Oil Company New Jersey said two new methods of producing synthetic rubber may yield 34 000 000 more automobile tires by year end and 200 000 tons additional supply under the program He noted the flexon and quick butadiene processes offer hope but urged rubber conservation and cautioned against optimism while warning about broader road to reliability for civilian transportation.
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Washington
S. Farish
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Thomas D.okia
Donald M. Nelson
Farish
House Mines
German Advance Threatens Russian Food Region
Washington reports the German move into the Don river area north of the Caucasus mountains endangers a key Soviet bread basket. The Agriculture Department notes the North Caucasus as a rich agricultural zone supplying grain, meat, and livestock to Russian southern armies, with potential impact on Allied supply lines vulnerable to U boats and Axis sea lanes.
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Washington
Don River
Caucasus
Russia
North Caucasus
Agriculture Department
Ukraine
Soviet Union
Treaty silent on Japan relations says Soviet pact silent
Tokyo July 15 foreign minister Shigenori Toga said in Osaka that the Soviet government assured Japan there are no provisions in the new Soviet British alliance treaty or the Soviet United States agreement affecting Japan. He stated Japan Soviet relations remain governed by the 1941 neutrality pact.
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Tokyo
Shigenori Toga
Osaka
Japan
Russia
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Attempt To Encircle City Also Repulsed
Moscow dispatch reports German forces were repulsed outside Voronezh after a costly attack. Soviet lines held with heavy fighting near Voronezh and Rostov as German mechanized units breached lines but were driven back with significant losses. The war bureau noted renewed Western Front pressure as Germany presses along its Russian front.
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Berlin
Red Army
Rostov
Voronezh
Mrs Nicholson withdraws to back Lee in Maryland race
Rockville July 15 Mrs Jesse W Nicholson of Chevy Chase withdraws from the Democratic nomination race for Congress in Maryland's Sixth District. She announces support for Lee Granke, a House of Delegates member, leaving only Lee and incumbent Katharine Byron in the contest.
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Rockville
Jesse W. Nicholson
Chevy Chase
Congress
Maryland
Congress of United Democratic Organizations
Nicholson
Granke Lee
House
Fof
Lee
Katharine B. Byron
Seventy-One Frederick County Selectees Depart By Bus
Seventy seven selectees leave Frederick County by two chartered busses for an Army rendezvous as Draft Board Two completes its July call for white men. Registrants come from all sections. those who pass final examinations will receive a 14 day furlough before enlistment, others return home for now.
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Frederick County
Draft Board Two
Frederick
Draft Board
Detroit Lions Sign Biasi From Western Maryland
The Detroit Lions signed Linin Biasi, former Western Maryland halfback, on July 1. The move adds a skillful back from West Maryland to the NPFL roster as the team pursues its upcoming season.
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Detroit Lions
Biasi
West, Md
Detroit
National Professional Football League
Livin Biasi
Western Maryland
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