August Draft Call From Board One For Final Examinations
Sixty four registrants from Draft Board One area are ordered to report for final physical exams and probable induction. The white list includes Edwin F. Nikirk and Lewis A. Schnebly Jr. among others. several from Frederick, Brunswick, Walkersville, Middletown, and Williamsport also named. A second August call is expected to exhaust all eligible on the rolls, primarily in category three. Colored registrants listed include Proctor, Fletcher, Bell, Johnson, Tibbs, and Smothers with multiple towns represented.
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Draft Board
Armed Services
Edwin F. Nikirk
West
Robert H. Routzahn
Middletown
Board of Election Supervisors
Lewis A. Schnebly, Jr
Williamsport
Washington County
Farm Security Administration
Baltimore
David Robert Keller
Maple Avenue
Brunswick
James Michael Copoulos
West South
Anetta Leslie Gaver
Western Maryland Trust
Grayson Edward Bell
Walkersville
Harry Franklin Finneyfrock, Jr
East Fifth Street
Robert Herman Routzahn
East Main Street
Lester Leroy Boone
East South Street
James Richard Baker
Riverdale
Frederick
William Glen Keilholtz
Motter Avenue
Carroll Curtis Moomaw
Barnesville
George Leslie Wirts
Knoxville
Fred Pershing Carpenter
Burtonsville
Edwin Frederick Nikirk
Roy Calvin Younkins
John Lester Kline
South Market Streets
Louis Edward Twentey
East Third Street
Alvin Samuel Klein
Norman Willard Gaither
West Potomac Street
Hayward
Leslie Baer
George Handy Ball
South Street
Thomas Brown Wainwright
West Fifth Street
Raymond Admore Speaks
South Market Street
George William Lowery
East D Street
Bruns Wick
Eawin Olver Macxiey
North Market Street
Vernon Carol Carey
Virginia Avenue
Clarence Milton Norris
Claude Raymond Smith
Burkittsville
James Edward Wiles
North Market
Presian David Angieberger
Patrick Sirect
The
Colored Men
Harry Columbus Proctor
Doubs
Milton’ Lewis Fletcher
Au Saints Street
James Otis Bell
Saints Street
Lindsay Taft Jones
Kenneth Mitchell Jonhnson
Phobus Avenue
Herman Edward Tibbs
Patrick Street
William Alfoster
Adamstown
James Albert Smothers
James Lee
Middle Alley
Complete Liquidation of Germans July Drive
London reports Premier Stalin congratulated generals on complete liquidation of the German July offensive. Soviet dispatches claim 70 000 German officers and men killed, 2 900 tanks destroyed or disabled, 844 guns, 1 392 planes and 5 000 trucks lost between July 5 and 23 near Orel Kursk and Belgorod. More than 4 500 Germans died at approaches to Orel as Red Army advances intensify, with eleven counterattacks repelled and German forces ordered to hold to the last man.
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London
Premmier Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Orel
Kursk
Yasterday
Belgorod
Rokossovsky
Vatutin
Popov
Red Star
Army Organ
Hitler
Sicily
Europe
Red Army
Japanese Make Claims Of Action In Pacific
Japanese press claims in Tokyo broadcast that bombers sank a large destroyer and a medium transport, damaged ten landing craft and two large transports in an air raid on Rendova harbor near New Georgia Island. They say special service destroyers and air force fought Allied planes, nine shot down, one special service ship sunk, plus raids on Hengyang Lingling and Kichow with ten American aircraft down, hindered Lingling raid by cloud cover.
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Associated Press
Comei
Tokyo
Rendova Harbor
New Georgia Island
Imperial Navy
Special Service
Perens
Ferda
Hengyang
Lingling
Hunan
China
Kicnow
Fukien
Soldier Shares Pride in Canned Goods on South Pacific Island
Pvt. Joseph Little writes home about serving troops with canned foods on a South Pacific island. He recognizes the containers as ones stamped a year earlier in a western Montana cannery, noting his pride in the work.
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Stavensville
Joseph Little
South Pacific
Montana
List of Names and Addresses from Adamstown Area
A roll of individuals with listed residences and contact points includes Leroy Charles White of Adamstown Route 1 Gilmore Morgan Philadelphia formerly Knoxville, Charles Thompson 109 Five and a Half Street, Lawrence Tonatine Thomas 313 West South Street, Lawrence Edward Ogle 114 Ice Street, Joseph Franklin Stanton 36 Lincoln Apartments, William Thomas Wilson Dickerson Route 1 Eugene Rudell Bowens Walkersville Route 1 Samuel Vernad Johnson Middletown Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Charles White
Adamstown
Gilmore Morgan
Philadelphia
Knoxville
Charles Thompson
Lawrence Tonatine Thomas
Lawrence Edward Ogle
Ice
Joseph Franklin Stanton
Lincoln
William Thomas Wilson
Dickerson
Eugene Rudell Bowens
Walkersville
Samuel Vernad Johnson
Middletown
American Seventh Army Lands North Toward Palermo Sicily
An American force commander in Sicily asked Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton Jr if they could make a touchdown on their own initiative. Thirty minutes later Patton replied You have the ball. Call touchdown. Reinforcements then moved the armed column north toward Palermo, Sicily, the island’s capital.
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Seventh Army
Sicily
George 5. Patton, Jr
Palermo
Mandalay Burma Raids Reported By U S Air Force
American Mitchell medium bombers raided Mandalay and Burma dispatching attacks on river shipping and docks near Mandalay and at Myingyan. Liberators dropped 13 tons on Kawlin airfield. RAF fighters reported over 100 Japanese river craft damaged in sweeps across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Mandalay
Burma
U. S
Myingyan
Kawlin
Ywataung
Sagaing
Meiktila
RAF
Expect 500 At Dance Tonight With AWVS
Approximately 500 people are expected at the first AWVS dance for service men tonight at Frederick High School. Donald Koons' orchestra will play from eight to midnight and refreshments will be served by the AWVS Dance committee. Soldiers from Camp Ritchie and Camp Detrick join 100 Naval Cadets from Mt. St. Mary's College, with five door prizes for both girls and men. The event, originally slated for the State Armory, will proceed at the high school venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick High School
State Armory
Donald Koons
American Women’s Voluntary Services
Camp Ritchie
Camp Detrick
Mt. St. Mary’s College
Paul Jones
E. W. Pruitt
Heavy Air Assault On Kiska After Ships' Attack
Navy war bulletin details heavy American air raids before and after the bombardment of Kiska Island. Canadian and U S air crews targeted coastal batteries and anti aircraft positions, with fires and a large explosion. One US plane was shot down but crew rescued. invasion preparations implied.
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Washington
Navy
Kiska Island
Hiska
RCAF
Kiska
North Pacific
Navy Department
Royal Canadian Air Force
United States
Rent Control Eviction Officers Move in at Beaches Area
In Diego California on July 24 the Office of Price Administration dispatched rent control eviction officers as two OPA rent control executives prepared for moving day.
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An Diego
Calif
Office of Price Administration
Totel
OPA
Allied Headquarters South of Sicily Coverage Pace
United Nations correspondents in the Mediterranean region report daily Sicily campaign coverage averaging over 100000 words. The rapid reporting pace equates to a full-length book every 24 hours, with communications statistics slowing today.
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Allied
North Africa
United National
Mediterranean
Gunman Kills Five Persons in Ogden Utah
Five people die in two Ogden homes and at the police station. District Judge Lewis V. Trueman is among the dead. The gunman, Austin Cox Jr of Ogden, had a recent divorce case in Trueman's court involving his wife. Neighbors Sam Nelson Bert Stauffer Betty Brooks and Mrs Burton are among the victims. Stauffer’s wife is critically injured and a police officer is grazed. Trueman was shot at his home later in the day.
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Oden
Utah
Ogden
Lewis V. Trueman
Jane Stauffer
Burton
Rigby
Idaho
Stauffer
Betty A. Brooks
John R. Watson
Austin Cox, Jr
Cox
Nelson
Judge Trueman
Train Wreck Kills One on ACL Line near Fayetteville
A Pullman coach of the Tamiami Champion on the Atlantic Coast Line from New York to Miami plowed into the observation car of the forward section near a pass-track one mile north of Fayetteville North Carolina early today. One man, Sgt. James H. Ledford, was killed and at least five others were injured. The rear engine and forward observation car were badly damaged but no cars derailed. The forward unit was day coaches and observers believe the crash occurred at a pass-track switch.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Tamiami Champion
Atlantic Coast
New York
Miami
Fla
Here
James H. Ledford
Route 1
Eastern
No Opposition To Three Incumbent Brunswick Councilmen
Brunswick faces an uncontested election as three incumbents David River J Luther Malone and Jonn H Moore are renominated for two year terms in wards one two and three respectively. petitions were accepted at a mayor and council meeting with no opposing candidates filed. former councilman Ernest L OlL may challenge Risers bid but did not submit at the meeting.
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Brunswick
David River
J. Luther Malone
Jonn H. Moore
Ernest L. O1l
Wak Main
Riser
RAF and Greek Planes Raid Axis on Crete
Allied and Greek air forces launched a large daylight raid on Crete targeting ammunition dumps camps gun positions and power stations. The Middle East Command reported over a million planes involved with significant damage and several Allied aircraft missing. German reports claimed minor damage and said the raid aimed to probe defenses.
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RAF
Crete
Catto
Duby
RAC
Creek Air Force
Middle East
Lgland
CBS
Firc
THA Ay
Allied Planes Hit Bologna Salerno and Ventotene
Allied air raiders struck Bologna in north central Italy causing casualties and damage. Bombers also attacked Salerno southeast of Naples and the island of Ventotene off Naples this morning, per Allied daily communique recorded by the AP.
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London
Py-Runie
Bologna
Italy
Associated Press
Salerno
Naples
Ventolene
French General Jacomy Arrives in San Juan for Caribbean Talks
Brig. Gen. Henri Paul Jacomy, newly named head of the French Antilles and French Guiana, arrives in San Juan to confer with American and British military and naval officers before assuming control at Martinique. He is to meet Admiral John H. Hoover, commander of the Caribbean Sea Front, who, with Admiral Georges Robert, arranged surrender terms earlier this month.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Henri Paul Jacomy
French Antilles
French Guiana
Martinique
Jacomy
John H. Hoover
Caribbean Sea
Trontier
Georges Robert
Lightning Strikes Near Liberty Town Home. Man Recovers
Sterling Black, living between Libertytown and Unionville, was knocked by a lightning bolt during a severe storm Tuesday night. He stood at his doorway when the strike hit and suffered its effects briefly before recovering. About half an inch of rain fell in Unionville with some hail.
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Sterling Black
Libertytown
Unionville
Natthess
Black
Beall Visits Frederick Talks Ration Stamp Rules
Congressman J. Glenn Beall of the Sixth District visited Frederick today, meeting many friends. He stressed that ration stamps are not currency and cannot be transferred legally, noting stamps are valid only when detached from books at purchase. Loose stamps could cause someone to receive more than their share of rationed foods.
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J. Glenn Beall
Frederick
Allies capture western Sicily port as 40,000 enemy troops fall
Allied headquarters report Sicilian advance with Jiaraala captured and large numbers of prisoners and equipment seized. Seventh Army has accounted for 40,000 of the enemy now in Allied hands, with total prisoners reaching about 60,000. German resistance around Catania persists as British forces push northeast. all Sicilian airfields captured or neutralized and vascular shipping attacked.
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U.S. Seventh Army
North Africa
Jiaraala
Georges. Patton
Seventh Army
Sicily
Catania
Cheelung
Palermo
Messina
Guy Simonds
Severano
Messina Strait
Tyrrhenian Sea
London
Palermo Surrenders Without Fight to Allied Columns
Italian troops surrender Palermo as American and armored units reach the city from three directions after a 60 mile advance from Castelvetrano. Patton’s deputy accepts the capitulation. locals greet the invaders with cheers, flowers, and free wine, while harbor and city damage arise from previous Allied bombardment. News also notes RAF attacks on over 100 Japanese river craft in Burma.
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Palermo
Sicily
Kat Gul -Kirts
Castelvetrano
George S. Patton, Jr
Italign
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State’s Attorney
Stalin
Pacific
U.S
Scatterer Rail
Onectalting
Cleveland
John
McCarrens
Cleveland Plain Dealer
W. Lee Elgin
State Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
David Edward Rickenbacker
Eddie Rickenbacker
Marine Corps
Frank McKinless
Rick
Marine Air Corps
Tamiami
Berlin
NBC
Axi
Ierapotra
Heraklion
United Nations
Petroleum Administration For
Stewart Po Cplesee
Standard One Company of
New
Jerex
Anew Paw Seon
Thad
Florida
Texas Bartles
Carabelle
Miantie Coast
al Dacksunville
BEALL
Marsala
India
Ratighters
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