Bombers Hit Paramushiro As U S Fires North Pacific Strike
Washington reports Liberator heavy bombers from Amchitka struck Paramushiro in the Kurile chain, starting fires and hitting shipping. The raid marks the first bomber strike toward Japan proper by the American North Pacific force, with weather aiding near perfect visibility for the attack.
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Washington
Navy
North Pacific
Paramushiro
Amchitka
Aleutians
Japan
Kurile Chain
Tokyo
New Guinea
Knox
Canton Island
South Pacific
Canton
Phoenix Group
Pearl Harbor
Samoa
Kiska Island
Gertrude Cove
Aleutian Islands
North Central Pacific
Victory Gardeners Discouraged By Dreath And Insects
County gardeners struggle amid two months of extreme dry weather and a surge in insect damage. Water restricted to one hour nightly, insufficient rainfall, and borers curtail vegetable yields from beans to potatoes while corn shows resilience. Some hope for rain, others prepare for a tough season. caretakers note continued water flow at Fishing Creek reservoir.
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Victory
Frederick
Weather Bureau
Frank Weddle
Fishing Creek Reservoir
Italian Military Police Chief Killed in Raid
London reports that the premiere commander of the Italian military police and his chief deputy were killed in yesterday’s air raid on Rome. The broadcast named General Hazon and Colonel Barenca as the victims.
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London
Thre Bertadio
Preme
Rome
Hazon
Barenca
Navy Plans War With Japan Until 1949
Vice Admiral Horne announced plans for a war with Japan lasting at least to 1949. Secretary Knox warned against optimism and said morale must be sustained as bases are built in the Pacific. Knox and Horne forecast a long fight with decisive action in Tokyo if necessary. Plane production outlook remained low, with projected combat aircraft for the month far below goals.
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Washington
Frederick J. Horne
Japan
Vict
Knox
Pacific
Europe
Horne
Germany
Jong
Tokyo
Sicily
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
Wilson
Speaks And Saylor Named Frederick County Assessors
Ernest C. Speaks of this city and Thomas R. Saylor of Walkersville were named by the Frederick County Board of Commissioners as county assessors. The appointments are under a new state law for an indefinite term, retroactive to prior term expirations, with a salary of 1800 per year. Speaks, a Republican, has served since 1937. Saylor, a Democrat, was earlier appointed to succeed a resigning official. The pair, top on the Tax Commission list, are reassessing Frederick city real estate today, including properties on North Market Street.
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Ernest C. Speaks
Thomas R. Saylor
Walkersville
Frederick County
Board of
County Commissioners
George W. Arnold
Messrs. Speaks
Saylor
State Tax Commission
Speaks
Tts
Grayseat HH. Mercer
Tax Commission
Frederick City
North Market Street
Axis Propaganda Over Rome Raid Sparks Grim Debate
Axis propagandists claim American air raids on Rome damaged church property and monuments. Neutral reports differ, noting damage focused on San Lorenzo and Tiburtino areas with spared city center. Swedish, Swiss sources offer cautious accounts, while Italian propaganda highlights broader devastation and nonmilitary targets. Pope Pius XII protests are mentioned without independent confirmation.
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Associated Presa Axis
Rome
Berlin
San Lorenz
Frotes
Associated Press
London
Pius XII
Roosevelt
Churchill
San Lorenzo
Axis
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Tiburtino
Salian
Fediy, UL Uesligueu
Lee Tidd
Wild Beast
University
Nnter
Medicial Clinic
Orthopedic Clinic
Taskiture of Public Health
Tiburtina
Prenestino
Stefani
Miss Myers to Wed Lieut Davis in Ev Reformed Church
Miss Emily Ruth Myers daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Myers will wed Thomas Crawley Davis a lieutenant junior grade USNR son of T Crawley Davis Wilmington Delaware and Mrs Grace Ethel Traylor Davis New York City this afternoon at 5 30 in the Evangelical Reformed church. The double ring ceremony will feature floral decorations and guest attendance from Washington Wilmington New York Baltimore and Hagerstown. The bride will wear a white nylon over taffeta gown with princess lines and a high neck yoke of tulle. Her father will give her away.
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Emily Ruth Myers
George W. Myers
Grove Boulevard
Thomas Crawley Davis
T. Crawley Davis
Wilmington
Del
Grace Ethel Traylor Davis
New York City
Henri L. G. Kieffer
Harold C. Baer
Evangelical Reformed Church
Washington, D. C
New York
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Black Market In Fish Charged By Maryland Dealers
Maryland seafood wholesalers accuse the Office of Price Administration of stimulating a large black market by allowing cash purchases direct from fishermen, with no records kept. They say this squeezes legitimate dealers to operate at a loss and compare it to the poultry black market.
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Baltimore
Maryland Seafood Wholesalers
Office of Price Administration
Russians Welcome Allied Assault on Rome Bombing
Moscow reports that Russian people welcomed the Allied bombing of Rome on July 20. Russians praised the airstrike efforts, noting the Allies sent about 500 planes after warning Italy in advance.
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Rome
Moscow
Too Much Poultry Not Enough Feed
Chicago July 1 There is a shortage of food for the nation's poultry a poultry executive said today and he urged the general public not to try to raise baby chicks Ben M Turnbull Kansas City assistant executive secretary of the International Baby Chicks Association said there is more poultry in the country now than we can feed.
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Chicago
Ben M. Turnbull
Kansas City
International Baby Chicks Association
Denver council overturns squirrel abatement ordinance
In Denver on July 20 the city council initially approved a measure labeling squirrels a nuisance and enabling abatement. The following night the council reversed, voting six to three against the ordinance as residents debated the issue and left piles of peanuts on desks.
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Denver
Cultural Monuments Bombed by Nazis Threaten Retaliation
Berlin radio quoted Dr. Paul Schmidt of the German Foreign Office threatening Axis retaliation for Rome bombing and warning that cultural monuments in Washington New York or London will be attacked. He said revengeful retaliation will come and that his declarations express iron determination, not appeal to world opinion.
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Associated
Paul Schmidt
Foreign Office
Berlin Radio Today
Rome
Washington
New York
London
Associated Press
Dr. Schmidt
Russians Advance On Orel From Three Sides
The Moscow radio said early tonight that Russian armies were advancing on the German base at Orel from three sides. The Germans were bringing up fresh forces and resisting stubbornly as the dispatch was recorded by the Soviet monitor.
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London
Orel
Moscow
Keller and Sons Win Montgomery County School Contracts
Lemuel J. Keller and sons, local contractors, have been awarded contracts for Montgomery county school projects totaling about $65,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemuel J. Keller and Sons
Montgomery County
The Littoria yards destroyed in Rome raid
Rome’s huge Littoria marshalling yards were completely destroyed in a raid by U S Ninth Air Force heavy bombers. The attack shattered a locomotive shed and repair shops, set a rail administration building on fire, and left a mass of twisted rails and cratered ground across a 400 by two mile area. Ammunition train exploded at Littoria, while hangars and admin buildings on Littoria airfield were hit. three planes were destroyed on the ground. RAF Beaufighters attacked Preveza seaplane base with no losses to Middle East aircraft.
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Cairo
Littoria
Rome
United States
Voord
Baer Pompe
Erator
U. S.1 Ninth Air Force
Middle East
Eterse
Preveza
Greece
Water Seepage In Montevue Sewer Raises Load Concerns
Officials from the city and county studied heavy surface water infiltration into the Montevue to city sewer line from the manhole to the 12 inch main. They planned a joint conference to map repairs and mitigate the added sewage load likely from Camp Detienkart, with efforts to isolate the line and assess costs.
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Montevue
Mansple
Mnunicicpal
Camp Doteinkard
Hugh V. Gittinger
Frank W. Rothenhoefer
Charles P. Staley
William J. Davies
A. Grant Hooper
Muniepal
British Eighth Army Breaks Counter Attacks at Catania
Allied communique reports the British Eighth Army shattered Nazi tank assaults in the Catania plain near the eastern Sicilian coast. US and Canadian forces push west from Agrigento toward Enna, with mutinies among Italian troops aiding American advances. authorities say Enna may fall as Axis retreat appears underway.
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North Africa
Sicily
Vitat Widihe
Catania
Enna
U. S
Agripento
Eighth Army
Ramacea
Goering Grenadier Regiment
Isigiag AV Lroope Aire Alunerig
Agrigento and
Porto Empedocle
Caltanissetta
Piazza Armerina
Limna
Morocco
Radio France
Algiers
Messina
Gerbini
New York Fall Fashion Openings Signal Fresh Style
New York editors gathered for a week of gala previews revealing a new streamlined body basic silhouette for fall. Designers Fox Brownie and others showcased vivid wools, bold color mixes, and Chinese influence in beaded accents and surface ornamentation. Key shows include Anthony Biotta Jo Copeland Maurice Rentner Clare Potter Samuel Kass Ben Reig Clare McCardell Nettie Rozenstein Hattie Carnegie and Traina Noreli.
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Dorothy Roe
New York
United States
Mrs. America
Anthony Biotta
Jo Copeland
Maurice Rentner
Clare Potter
Samuel Kass
Ben Reig
Clare McCardell
Nettie Rozenstein
Hattie Carnegie
Traina Noreli
Russians Land Attempts On Norway Coast Near Varanger Fjord
Berlin radio reported a Russian amphibious force attacked the Varanger Fjord coast in extreme northern Norway. The Russians allegedly made a landing south of Vardee on a peninsula jutting into the Barents Sea near Fisher Peninsula, but the assault was repelled after Soviet landing craft were shelled by shore batteries sinking or damaging several vessels. Reports also noted Russian aircraft over the peninsula near the Finnish border.
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London
Berlin
Varanger Fjord
Norway
Vardee
Bareents Sea
Fisher Peninsula
Soviet Union
Peninsule
Barents
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