Attu Island Falls to American Troops After Bitter Battle
Washington reports the American flag over Attu Island as Japanese bases are conquered in 70 days of brutal fighting. Dupuy calls Attu victory, while Tokyo and Berlin radio broadcasts offer conflicting claims. Navy notes high enemy casualties in the Chichagof Valley and flags snipers still at large while mopping up continues. The campaign shifts focus to Kiska as airfields on Attu come under American observation. A separate New Market Grange meeting notes juveniles’ program and plans for a pew degree team practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Attu Island
Navy
Little
Aleutians
Chichagot Valley
Attu
Dupuy
Chichagof
Tokyo
Imperial Palace
Fish Hook Ridge
Ainove &Valladie Btusy Iomnr
Kiska
NEW Market Grange
Bruce E. Crum
Florann Welty
Jean and
Jane Crickenberger
Jean Wilcom
Virginia Mainhart
Pew
Edward Sigerfoos
U.S
Frank M. Andrews
Iceland
C. H. Barth
Army Air Forces
Herbert Amargue
Harold H. George
Clarence J. Tinker
Midway
Asa N. Duncan
Kenneth A. Walker
Howard K. Romey
Southwest Pacific
Alfred J. Kyan
Hroach, Kidd
Pearl Harbor
Normal Score
Daniel J. Callaghan
The
Solomons
Pacific
Robert H. English
John W Wilcox
Baccalaureate Sermon Promotes Faith at Frederick High
Reverend Samuel S Johnston delivered the baccalaureate sermon to Frederick High School’s 212 graduates, urging faith in self, America, and God as the foundation of victorious living. He cited Glenn Cunningham’s comeback from injury and warned against overreliance on material wealth while stressing democratic faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Samuel S. Johnston
All Saints’ Episcopa
Church
Frederick High School
Mr. Johnston
America
God
Glenn Cunningham
Cunningham
Minster
France
Churchill Reported To Be Now In Africa
Madrid reports say Prime Minister Churchill, after a secret 24 hour visit to Gibraltar, arrived there at sunset Thursday in a bomber escorted by fighters and departed at sunset Friday for an unannounced destination. Later dispatches claim he inspected Tunisian battlefields Saturday and remained in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Churchill
Africa
Gibraltar
la Linea
Sooty Terns Return After 1000 Mile Ship Transport
Sooty terns carried in the helds of ships to a point 1000 miles away returned to their nests within five days, demonstrating rapid recovery and strong homing behavior despite long-distance transport.
Wuppertal Scene of Major RAF Air Attack in War
London reports the RAF dropped over 1,300 tons on Wuppertal, a Ruhr city of 411,000 between Essen and Duesseldorf. Observers describe a massive raid with heavy fire, fires in chemical plants, and mushrooming explosions as German defenses faded. Typhoon escorts attacked Caen steel works and a coastal vessel elsewhere in the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
RAF
Wuppertal
Hitler
Ruhr
Essen
Drasseldorf
Air Ministry
Germany
Dortmund
Duesseldorf
Ruhr Valley
Flushing
Ruhr-Rhineland
Rhine
Cologne
Elberfeld
Barmen
T. G. Farben Industrial Chemical Works
Frederick Sears manager commissioned as naval reserve lieutenant
A. C. Stine longtime Sears Roebuck store manager in Frederick has been commissioned a lieutenant in the U S Naval Reserve and will depart Tuesday. After training at Boston Navy Yard he will attend Harvard graduate school before joining the supply corps. He will reside with his family while his successor at Sears is named. Stine has been active in Community Chest campaigns Red Cross blood drives and Lions Club leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.C. Stine
Sears Roebuck
U. S. Naval Reserve
Atte Au
Boston Navy Yard
Harvard University
Stine
Frederick
Sears
Red Cross Blood
Ponor
Lions Club
German War Report Claims Heavy Losses in Belgium and France
Berlin and Associated Press reports say German broadcasts claim major damage in raids on Wuppertal and Rennes. They boast 57 Allied planes downed in two hours and note limited German losses, while British releases confirm several enemy fighters destroyed off the southwest English coast and over Northern France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaeger
Belgium
Berlin
Associated Press
Wuppertal
Rennes
St. Nazaire
la Pallice
France
Atlantic
England
Drunken driving arrest leads to collateral release in D C
State Troopers Coady and Scinta arrested William Edgar Goodridge of 1729 Twenty-first Street N W Washington Saturday night for drunken driving. He was released in collateral of 103.45 for a hearing in Police Court here this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coady
Scinta
William Edgar Goodridge
Twenty-first Street
N. W
Washington
Signals Required For Ships In Fog At Sea
In normal conditions ships underway in fog must emit a siren signal every two minutes to warn other vessels and maintain safe navigation at sea.
Emmitsburg Seniors Hear Annual Sermon on Life
Rev. Charles Owen of Emmitsburg Presbyterian told Emmitsburg High School graduates that life is what they make it and to view today as an opportunity. He urged them to seek and choose wisely as their future rests in their hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
St. Paul
Jans
Mr. Johnsted
Mr. Johnston
Michael J. Finnerty
Pot
Charles Owen
Presbyterian Church
Emmitsburg
Mr. Owen
Charles H. Corbett
Lutheran Church
Thurmont
Thurmont High School
Middletown
Phillip E. Sayior
Middletown Evangelical and Reformed Church
Middletown High School
Francis Reinberger
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Walkersville
Walkersville High School
Mr. Reinberger
Bodies recovered after bomb raid hits English coast church
In a southwestern English coastal district a church and hotel were destroyed as 15 German Focke Wulf planes bombed the area. Parents dug through wreckage to recover 21 of 21 children believed buried, while 15 other children and three teachers remained missing. Streets were machinegunned and other casualties were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Focke Wulf
Substitute Homes Chimney Swifts Move From Chimneys
Chimneys are not natural homes for chimney swifts. Swifts resort to them only in areas where caves and yellow trees are scarce.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aleutian Island
Ernest Dupuy
War Department
News Division
Amazon
Fellows Rich
Mt. Airy High School
Eugene T. Schrider
Fannie Mabel Young
James FP. Keefer
Maxine R. Clary
Betty Lou Gartrell
Helen E. Harrison
William H. Gosnell
Audrey M. Harrison
Quentin L. Day
Marjorie A. Robinson
Fred T. Hooper
Violet V. Smith
Doris D. Spurrier
E. Jean Murray
Rebecca van Sant
Edward R. van Sant
Helen A. Dodson
Thudrow
Kenneth E. Williar
Audrey 5. Reed
Nathan D. Webb
Gene Koop
Betty L. Abell
Irese L. Yohn
Delbert Beall
Nannie L Gosnell
Joan W. Gosnell
Mildred L. Bloom
Ray A. Grimes
Etta Jane Murray
Calvin R. Leatherwood
Catherine T. Poole
John E. Pickett, Jr
Etnel Kline
Mount Airy High School
H. S
Brunswick and
Liberty High Schools
M. Louise Hansins
Cesar Franck
Warren
Malotte
de Koven
Ruth C Swank
Dorothy W. Lambert
Father Fynnerty
Father Finnerty
Herbert H. Schmidt
Woodsboro Lutheran Church
Liberty
Toclosk
Mr. Schmidt
George Washington Carver
Eddie” Rickenbacker
United States Army
Analke
Scomt
Callaghan
C. C. Carty, Inc
E. Patrick St
A. C. Stine
Gardenia
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!