Fathers Get Morning Rain Reprieve From Army Service
Officials granted an additional month postponement for fathers whose first child was born before September 14, delaying inductions to at least October 1. State HQ urged boards not to call in fathers’ class for September. Board One expects a heavy call as older categories exhaust. Twelve men from Board One head to Camp Lee today. among them Meredith A. Redmond a conscientious objector. Showers and thunderstorms brought .17 inch rain, easing a long dry spell but leaving Frederick below normal precipitation for the month.
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Board One
Army
Camp Lee
Baltimore and Ohio
Meredith A. Redmond
Allen T. Grumbine
Richard H. Best
David W. Ament
Stockton W. Rouzie
Kenneth E. French
John D. Boyer
Aaron L. Miss
Donald E. Reeder
George G. Slifer
Charles R. Gostett
Donald TH. Bitter
Maurice Eugene Haupt, Jr
Middletown
Baltimore
Frederick
Emmitsburg
Weather Bureau
Harbaughs Buy McCardell Store At Heights
Braddock Heights residents Mr and Mrs John H Harbaugh purchased the confectionery store owned by Edgar S McCardell near the Potomac Edison substation as the mountains took immediate possession. McCardell has managed the store since 1915 and wills resign from postmaster duties August 1. Ella Eyler leaves in August. Harbaughs sworn as clerks and Mrs Harbaugh to act as postmaster until formal appointment.
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John H. Harbaugh
Braddock Heights
Edgar S. McCardelli
Potomac Edison
McCardell
Lamar
Middletown
Ella Eyler
Frederick
Heights
Harbaugh
Hoke Smith Sr dies in Hanover at 49
Hoke Smith Sr 49 lifelong Braddock Heights resident died suddenly at his mother’s Hanover Pa home Sunday morning after a Florida visit. A WW I veteran who was gassed he had retired for over a decade. He is survived by his widow Elsie M Smith mother Mrs Elsie M Smith 213 Broadway Hanover and sister Mrs Chester M Frey Drexel Hill Pa Funeral Tuesday at Emmanuel Reformed Church Hanover with Rev Nevim A.
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Hoke Smith, Sr
Braddock Heights
Daytona Beach
Florida
Hanover
Smith
the Heights
Mountain Theater
Hanover Lodge of Elks
The
American Legion
Episcopal Church
AM Saints Church
Lewis
Elsie M. Smith
Broadway
Chester M. Frey
Drexel Hills
Philadelphia
Emmanuel Reformed Church
Nevim A
Ouster of Il Duce Shocks Washington in Sudden Bid for Peace
Washington reels at Mussolini’s ouster as King Victor Emmanuel III weighs Badoglio as premier. Allies ponder potential Italian surrender terms and the future of Fascism. Roosevelt and Churchill face a critical choice on Italy’s postwar path and continued war strategy.
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Washington
uPj
Benito Mussolini
Italy
White House
War Ana
Fhe
Vittorio Emanuele
Roosevelt
Churchill
Pietro Badoglio
Mussolini
Fascist Party
Churehill
Badognio
Casablanca
North
Africa
Germany
Sicily
Frederick Red Cross Nurse Sees Local Soldiers In New Guinea
Miss Margaret Dean, a Frederick Red Cross worker, reports from New Guinea about meeting soldiers from the area. She describes a ride with an MP, reconnecting with Buzz Shipley and other hometown figures, and plans to reunite in Frederick for the Fourth of July with promises of gifts and a toast.
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Frederick Red Cross
New Guinea
Frederick
Dear Ole New Guinea
Margaret Dean
Helle Toan
Wilds
Miss Dean
Red Cross
Bill Gordon
Baltimore
Ouster of Mussolini Seen as First Step in Fascism's End
Washington July 1 Secretary Hull said Mussolini’s removal marks the first major crack in Fascism, signaling potential internal upheaval in Italy. Hull confirmed no change to Roosevelt-Churchill policy of unconditional surrender as Allies press on, warning the war may progress quicker if Axis resolve weakens.
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Washington
Hull
Mussolini
Maly
State Department
United States
Roosevelt
Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Axis Pacers
Mrs. Roosevelt
Churchill To Report On Italian Situation
Prime Minister Churchill will give Commons a comprehensive report on the Italian situation at the next sitting. The report was said to be prepared for delivery soon, detailing developments and projections for the campaign.
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Churchill
Shbister Churchill
Rotary announces car chairmen in Rockville
Rockville Rotary Club president Augustus R. Selex announced committee chairmen for the new club car project. The names listed include F. Barnard, Porter Ward, Dr. William W. Welsh, Dr. R. G. Buckingham, Dr. Jacob W. Bird, Otto W. Anderson, Albert M. Boult and others, covering training youth services boys services crippled children urban relations and international relations.
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Rockville
Rotary Club
Augustus R. Selex
F. Barnard
Rot
Porter Ward
William W. Welsh
R. G. Buckingham
Jacob W. Bird
Otto W. Anderson
Albert M. Boult
Allied forces close in on Catania Etna Messina in Sicily
Allied troops tighten grip on northeastern Sicily while American forces mop up western regions near Caplacd Teint east of Palermo. More than 70 000 prisoners taken, including six Italian generals and an admiral, with 10 generals and two admirals surrendered to date. Patrols south of Catania report success as Allied trains and an interpreter aid local villagers aiding liberation.
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North Africa
Sicily
Palermo
Haldan
Catania- Etna-Messina
Termini
U.S
Seventh Army
Messina
Permini
Sen Vie Tee Stene
Ner
Stalingrad
Tunisia
Hermann Goering
11Th Armored
Catania
Eighth Army
Italy's Northern Cities Stay Calm Amid Mussolini Downfall
London reports that northern Italian towns including Venice Milan and Turin reacted calmly to Mussolini's fall. Radio broadcasts via AP say Swiss-Italy telecommunication resumed and rail traffic operates normally. A Bern dispatch notes limited cross border links while Stockholm cites a German Foreign Office source on a German retreat. In Portland Gerrie Blake faces four indictments with a final hearing before transfer to authorities planned today or tomorrow.
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London
Mussolini
Venice
Milan
Turin
Switzerland
Italy
Associated Press
Bern
Chaisso
Stockholm
Rome
Stockhovn
Berlin
Aftonbladet
Foreign Office
Trew
Germany
Ity
Portland
Tage Ina
Gerrie Wo Blake
Jodie Saig
Blake
Too Dar
Axis broadcasters indicted for treason in Washington
Indictments charging nine Americans and naturalized citizens for aiding the Axis by broadcasts from Germany and Italy were returned in DC federal court. Among those named are Ezra Pound and Constance Drexel, described as Nazi allies, with cases outlining their wartime activities and affiliations.
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Washington
Amercans
Lily
Geneeral Biddle
James W. Mortig
District of Columbia
Justice Department
Brown
United States
Germany
Italy
Ezra Pound
Marley
Ida
New York City
England
France
Robert H. Best
Sumter & FP Fawing
Mattar
Europe
Frederick
Walhrelm Raltenbach
Dubuque
Iowa
Lord Haw-Haw
Douglas Chandler
Chicago
Boston
United States Navy
Baltimore
New York
Paul Revere
Edward Leo Delany
Olney
E. D. Ward
Constance Drexel
Darmstadt
Roslindale
Mass
Detadelphia
L.8
Jane Anderson
Atlanta
London
United States’ State Department
Max Otto Koischwits
Cerman
Columbia University
Hunter College
Bombers Attacked Wake Island Reported by Tokyo Dispatch
A Tokyo dispatch via Berlin radio reported U S bombers attacked Wake Island. The broadcast claimed two B 24 Liberator aircraft were shot down by Japanese fighters with one Jap fighter reportedly crashing into a bomber. Ground damage was not addressed.
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Tokyo
Berlin
Rarha
Agaist
Telaed Opariv
Martial Law Proclaimed Italy Under Badoglio Rule
Reuters dispatches report Mussolini captured while attempting to flee to Germany and Badoglio declaring martial law across Italy. The premier bans gatherings of more than three people, orders citizens to stay at work, and empowers troops to fire on violators as Italy faces continued war with Allied advances.
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London
Haly
Benito Mussolini
Marshal Badoglio
Vittorio Mianuele
Badoglio
Mussolini
Italy
Germany
France
Rome
Switzerland
Sweden
Reuters
Stockholm
aMecre
Bern
Sicily
Bacoglio
Berlin
Baron Raffaele Guariglia
Turkey
Baron Guariglia
Ankara
Badognia
Marshall Badoglio
Pietro Badoglia
Nevada Residenct Claim by Doris Duke Cromwell
Doris Duke Cromwell announces Nevada residency citing favorable divorce and tax laws. In a statement through attorney William Woodburn she says separation from her husband and Nevada laws justify the move. She notes a tax dispute in New Jersey and praises the country and its people based on her brother Walker Inman's reports.
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Reno. Nev
Doris Duke Cromwell
Duke Tobacco Millions
Nevada
Wiliam Woodburn
Hilleborough Towneship
Walker Inman
Cromwell Divorce Talk Sparks Industry Leader’s Question
Aeiress hinted at possible plans to divorce James H. R. Cromwell, the industrialist and former U S Minister to Canada whom she wed in 1935, replying perhaps later on.
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James H. R. Cromwell
U. S
Canada
White House Withholds Comment On Mussolini Ousting
Washington July 26 The White House withheld comment on the ousting of Premier Mussolini saying no official reports had been received. Presidential secretary Stephen Bally said there was “one” word from the White House on Mussolini.
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Washington
White House
Mussolini of Naiv
Mussolini
Stephen Bally
Moslem Leader Stabbed in Bombay Interview
Mahomed Ali Jinnah, president of the All India Moslem League, was slightly wounded when a Moslem stabbed him during an interview in Bombay. Authorities reported the attack occurred today with Jinnah sustaining minor injuries.
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Bombay
Mahomed Ali Jinnah
AU India Moslem League
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