Allied Forces Recapture Kokoda and Halt Buna Reinforcements
Allied ground forces retook Kokoda in New Guinea and thwarted a Japanese attempt to land about 7,000 reinforcements at Buna, 60 miles east of Kokoda. Allied bombers damaged two transports, plus a cruiser and destroyer escort, and continued pursuit of retreating Japanese forces beyond Kokoda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokoda
Buna
MacArthur
Australia
New Guinea
Owen Stanley Mountains
Port Moresby
New Britain
Athe
Dilti Ts
Bomb Tokyo War Stamp Stunt Promises Saturday Sale Goal
Frederick Jaycees plan a Saturday night event to raise funds with War Savings Stamps aiming for 150 dollars. A Pacific map will show air lanes to Tokyo as planes advance for each twenty five cent stamp sold. Committee members promise entertainment as four lines move across a display while submarines and ships are shown along the routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Jaycees
Hitler
Tokyo
Pacific
U.S
Japan
U. S
Chamber of Commerce
Carroll County Votes On Sunday Movie Issue
On the eve of the general election Carroll County voters face a referendum on Sunday movies. Across Mt Airy and neighboring districts the issue has drawn little campaigning or public agitation, with apathy noted countywide as residents decide whether cinema on Sundays should be legalized in their subdivisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll County
Mt Airy
Sid
Answers To War Quix On Page Five
Vice Admiral Robert L Ghormley U S Navy leads a wartime Q and A item. A heading about Lille highlights a locomotive and steel works center and an important railway junction. A second note mentions a ship’s keel being cleaned and preserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L Ghormley
U. S
Lille
Navy Better With Defeat Claims From Japanese Propaganda
Washington reports that Japanese broadcasters boast of American naval decline while the Office of War Information counters with evidence that the US fleet strengthens after each engagement. The FCC notes Domei claims Japan’s navy surpasses the United States, labeling it a second-rate power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Navy
Office of War Information
Coral Sea
Federal Communications Commission
Pacific
America
Solomons
Tokyo Radio
FCC
Domei
Typhoid Immunization In Brunswick Postponed
Brunswick postpones typhoid immunization for flood victims to Wednesday as election day interference delays clinic completion in Point of Rocks district. Health officials note a drop in attendance over three weeks, recent inoculations among Potomac River flood residents, and that Sanitary conditions are being restored though Point of Rocks remains in poor shape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Point of Rocks
Potomac River
Health Department
Texas Pvt Baker Serves in Texas Since June 20
In Texas Pvt Baker son of Mr and Mrs Harry Baker 14 East B street PBrosewith and grandson of Mrs Muns'a Earls of Prederick is stationed in Texas he has been in service since June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt. Baker
Harry Baker
East B Street
Pbrosewith
Muns'a Earls
Prederick
Texas
Night naval battle near Savo Islands sinks Japanese ships
Capt Ernest Gregor Small of New Haven recounts a 40 minute night action near Savo Island on Oct 11-12 in which Japanese warships were sunk. He describes heavy cruiser losses, a destroyer destroyed, and multiple ships crippled. Aide Lieut Tate and Radioman Morgan survived after plane crash. Senator Carter Glass reported better in Lynchburg after months of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Ernest Gregor Small
New Haven
Conn
Small
Guadalcanal
William J. Tate
Baltimore
C W Morgan
Tate
Morgan
Savo Islands
Savo Island
Hee
Sfo
Asione
Annapolis
Sergeant Keeney Arrives Safely at Destination
Destination Word reports Sgt. Keeney son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Keeney of 117 East Fourth Street arrived safely at his overseas destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt. Keeney
Calvin Keeney
East Fourth Street
State plans to curtail highway work amid revenue drop
Baltimore reports the State Roads Commission will reduce highway construction as gasoline tax revenue for the coming year is projected at 58 percent of the prior year. Ezra Whitman and engineer Wilson Ballard push dedicating the entire 1.5 cent tax to maintenance to keep roads in good condition amid wartime material shortages. The plan faces assembly review as officials cite war related funding limits and the Public Roads Administration stance on new construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
State Roads Commission
William A. Codd
Commission
American Highways Association
Codd
Roads Commission
Ezra B. Whitman
Legislative Council
General Assembly
Wilson T. Ballard
Ballard
Public Roads Administration
New Overseas Pvt Arrives Safely Overseas
New Overseas Pvt, son of Mrs Edna R Dixon of 327 East Second Street, has arrived safely overseas according to the family announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Donain
Ednar Dixon
East Second Street
Curious Women Jam Court At Flynn Trial
Betty Hansen 17 testifies at Errol Flynn preliminary hearing about an alleged seduction at a Bel-Air party. She describes locked bedroom, undressing, and an intimate act, while Flynn sits grim faced. defense grills her on details and age claims as others in the party testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Middlewest
Errol Flynn
Kynn
Betty Hansen
Tom Curran
Peggy Satterlee
Flynn
Misa Hansen
Bel-Air
Fred McEvoy
Miss Hansen
Lynne Boyer
Sue
Juvenile Hall
Jerry Giesser
Lincoln
Neb
Giesler
Patricia Marsden
Ronnie Hansen
Marsden
Betty
Mortie Black
Joseph Geraldi
Armand Knapp
Gresler
Overseas Pvt Gross Arrives Safely in England
Overseas Pvt. Gross son of Mr and Mrs William Gross Feagaville has arrived safely somewhere in England. He has been in the service since May 7 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt. Gross
William Gross
Feagaville
England
Domestic Help Scarcer as War Shifts Jobs in Frederick County
Miss Mayetta Hershberger of the U S Employment Service states no domestic workers are registered while inquiries pour in from Washington and Baltimore. Women shift to defense roles, from housekeepers to nurses and dietitians, with training in mechanical work and welding rising to meet war needs. Negroes increasingly enter war industry training, and farming remains pressured by weather. overall employment grows steady with occupational changes easing some shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayetta Hershberger
U. S. Employment Service
Miss Hershberger
Washington
Baltimore
Frederick County
Pearl Harbor
Hershberger
Sake Uuueles
Employment Service
Employment Bureau
Dog Shooting Case To Be Tried Friday
A dog shooting case involving Gurney G. Gosnell of 429 East Patrick street is set for hearing Friday after he pleaded not guilty to unlawfully discharging a firearm within city limits. Witnesses and exhibits, including Treve the post office mascot, were mentioned as the case proceeds in front of Magistrate Alton Y. Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurney G. Gosnell
Patrick Street
Alton Y. Bennett
Gosnell
John C. Engle
Wind Coirick
Bennett
Treve
Engle
Allen S. Bartgis
Sherif Paul B. Rhoades
Bartgis
Alonzo C. Gaylor
Wilson Avenue
Gaylor
Dutrow
Second Street
Chapel Alley
Court Street
Peter Chichester
William L. Droneburg
East Third Street
Droneburg
Mt. Pleasant
Mary Koontz
William Nusbaum
Unionville
Frederick City Hospital
Sherman P. Bowers
Croneburg
Charles E. Streams
Lincoln Apts
Sover
Streamsold
Bowers Chat
Poasserien
Edward King
William Jordan
Charles Devilbise
Alden Drfines
Emory Weedon
Sunnyside
Abe S. Chinn
Connellsville
Fidel P. Schlatter
Washington
Milton Pletcher
York
M. R. Biser
Clarence Bowens
Charles Pickett
Frank Williams
Edward Hargett
William Carty
John Crone
Margie Jordan
Melvin Shank
Ralph Randolph
Curtis Brown
John A. Watts
Guss
Luther Staley
Leroy Weedon
Walter Hallman
Reuben Hale
Vernon Derr
Joseph Brengle
British Ambassador's Son Peter Wood Killed in Egypt
The British Embassy announced Lord Halifax received word that his second son, Peter Wood, had been killed in action in Egypt. He was believed to be a captain in the Yorkshire Dragoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Halifax
Washington
Lord Halifax
Peter Wood
Egypt
Yorkshire Dragoons
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Dilli
Portuguese Timor
Lestes
Bononaro
Eatiny
Melvin AL Baker
Savo
Glass
Lynchburg
Carter Glass
Sgt
Walter Keeney
Robert Fittase
France
Clermont
Hudson
Rgt
James W. Johnsen
Delphey
W. Patrick ST
Best
Frederick
Allen
Market ST
C. E. Cline & Sea Funeral Directors
Simmon
White Haven
C. C. Carty, Inc
E. Patrick St
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