Army Nurse Pauline Hildebrand Returns From India
Lieut. Pauline Hildebrand of the U S Army Nurse Corps returns from two and a half years in India on three weeks leave at her stepmother’s home in Frederick County. She reports to a rest camp in Asheville after leave and recalls heat and monsoon conditions, malaria, dysentery, and her duty at a Chinese training center in western India. She notes few battle casualties at her hospitals, flew home via plane after visiting Kashmir, Delhi, and Calcutta, and says the United States is the prettiest country.
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India
Pauline Hildebrand
Nurses Corps
United States Army
United States
Hildebrand
Molly Hildebrand
West Fifth Street
Asheville
N. C
Frederick County
Hil
LGU
Kashmir
South Africa
New Delhi
Calcutta
East Coast Line
Jet Propelled Nazi Planes Destroyed by Allied Mustangs
American fighter bombers destroyed 10 jet propelled German fighter aircraft parked in ice airfields. The strikes at Halle Crailsheim and Sachsenheim formed part of a broader action in which 28 German planes were destroyed and 17 more were damaged by the Pioneer Mustang group on the Western front.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Western Front
Halle
Crailsheim
Sachsenheim
Maryland Voters Face Six Constitutional Amendments in Election
Annapolis voters tomorrow will decide six Maryland constitutional amendments including a Bond plan to shrink the Court of Appeals from eight to five and create new circuits. Other items empower transfer of judges in emergencies, strip gifts to churches from Article V, allow counties to raise salaries for prosecutors, establish a Baltimore redevelopment commission, and shorten publication rules for amendments while removing the German-language requirement in Baltimore.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Court of Appeals
Baltimore City
Court of Agere
O'Conor
O’conor
Carroll T. Bond
Shore
Central Counties
Baltimore
General Assembly
Saab Ea
Wounded Lt Beachley Hospitalized in Europe Action
First Lieutenant Frank A Beachley was seriously wounded in action with an infantry detachment in the European theater on October 22 and is hospitalized at an undisclosed location. He had been overseas about two months after arriving in France around September 1, comes from Middletown and Frederick, and was previously with George B Kehne in Middletown.
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Frank A. Beachley
War Department
Marianna Main Beachley
Braddock Heights
Alvey Beachley
Middletown
Beachley
France
Army
Camp Lee
Fort McClellan
Ala
Fort Benning
Camp Campbell
100 Chickens Stolen From John Zimmerman Farm
Deputies report a bloody poultry theft at John Zimmerman's Jefferson pike property near the city. About 100 chickens disappeared, 60 heads found in the hen house, victims wrung, with blood splattered across the scene. Deputy Paul Buhrman traced stains to Jefferson road before thieves fled by vehicle. Chickens were Barred Rocks and Rhode Island Reds weighing 2.5 to 4 pounds. Investigation continues.
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John Zimmerman
Jefferson Pike
Paul Buhrman
Jeffers Road
Zimmerman
Rhode Island
Split Day Plan Contract Invalid Under Wage Rules
The Supreme Court ruled a "split day plan contract" invalid under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The unanimous decision, delivered by Justice Murphy, struck down a wage payment scheme used by Helmerich and Payne, Inc. of Tulsa, which was abandoned after the wage hour administrator launched court action.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Murphy
Helmerich and Payne, Inc
Tulsa
Ice Forms on Cumberland Roads After Night Rain
Frostburg reports a 45 mile per hour wind lowered temperatures to 25 degrees above zero in the Big Savage area. Light rain overnight caused ice on highways and State Road Commission trucks moved to hazard points before noon.
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Frostburg
Big Savage
Here
State Road Commission
Injured Woman Falls From Porch Roof At Her Home
Mrs Motha A Lantz of 430 East Patrick street fractured her left heel and suffered shock when she slipped from a sloping porch roof while washing windows Saturday noon. She caught the spouting, fell to the ground, and was aided by bystanders and taken to Frederick City Hospital. Her husband Sgt Lantz previously sustained severe injuries in England last June.
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Motha A. Lantz
East Patrick Street
Frederick City
Lantz
C. Ralph Kline
Jane
F. Russell Youne
Lantz J
OCD
Rel. Ship Hakusan Maru Leaves Nakhodka for Kobe
Tokyo radio announced the Hakusan Maru departed the Russian port of Nakhodka carrying tele goods for American prisoners of war and internees held by Japan. The broadcast recorded by the FCC said the liner would reach Kobe on Honshu next Friday.
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San Francisco
Nakhodka
Tokyo Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Kobe
Honshu
Set Up Two Precincts To Vote Soldier Ballots Here
Two election precincts will be established in the Board of Election Supervisors offices on Thursday morning to vote absentee ballots from military personnel. About 1,000 ballots will be cast and counted, with 960 already received and some declared deficient. Absentee ballots will be voted under secret ballot rules, using standard precinct procedures and counted by precinct. Polls will run 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Armed Services
Secretary of State
Annapolis
Frederick
Buckeystown
Walkersville
Induction Orders sent to Local Draft Board One men
Fifteen men from Local Draft Board One were ordered to report for induction. They will assemble at Winchester Hall and be transported to the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore for assignment. The group includes four fathers. most are under 26, with none over 20. Names and addresses listed across multiple towns. Baltimore polling hours set for 6 am to 8 pm. counties 7 am to 7 pm.
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Armed Services
Winchester Hall
Fifth Regiment
Baltimore
Richard Franklin Weddle
East
Bixth Street
Raymond Luther Smith
Frederick
Marion Jasper Whitter, Jr
Middletown
Lewis Edward van Steinburg
East Potomac
Shert Branswick
Harold Marcyllus Staley
Emory Brice Fogle
Robert Clarke Thomas
East Third Street
Allen Edward Wiles
South Market Street
Vance Renner Wachter
Newth Market Street
William Arthur Stavely
Robert Cleason Wills
East Fourth Street
Douglas Eugene Wenner
Navy
Baltimore City
Nazis Thrown Across Maas River On 50 Mile Front
Allied forces push Germans back across the Maas along a 40 mile front toward the sea. British officials report heavy losses for German 13th Army and claim 24,000 prisoners taken since the Antwerp north drive began October 22. The campaign frees 470,000 Dutch residents and 1,200 square miles of Dutch territory as Walcheren and surrounding areas fall to Allied advances.
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London
Maas
West Holland
Rotterdam
Getaint
Walter von Model
Antwerp
West Schelde
Walgras Totes Nanan
Veere
Middelburg
Facts and Figures About U S Election by Associated Press
Facts and figures on tomorrow's elections with opening and closing times from 6 a m to 11 p m eastern wartime. Estimates place total voters around 50 million with state officials predicting 44 to 45 million. Total service votes about 3.462 million and women forecast at five percent. Over 130000 voting units. Presidential candidates include one ticket. six vice presidential nominees. gubernatorial races list as well as Senate and House seats. Maine reportedly elected a Republican governor and three Republican representatives in September.
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Associated Press
New York
West Coast
Maine
Information About Coal Is Required Information About Coal Is Required
Washington nov 6 44 percent coal dealers must begin nov 11 to give customers full information about coal bought An invoice sales slip or receipt must be issued to each purchaser the Office of Price Administration announced to aid enforcement of ceiling prices The same bulletin claimed German submarines sunk several ships off the Pacific coast of the United States as reported by German Transocean propaganda in Tokyo
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Pacific
United States
Transocean
Tokyo
Election Weather Forecast From Weather Bureau May Election Day
Weather Bureau forecasters tested today’s winds for a final check on forecast. They predict fair dry conditions in the East and Southeast with cold temperatures in the South, mixed rain or snow from the Mississippi Valley to the Rockies, and rain on the Pacific coast in western Oregon and western Washington.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Pacific
Oregon
Japs Claim Superfort At Sumatra Shot Down
The Associated Press reports Tokyo radio claimed one B 29 was shot down and another damaged over Sumatra while a recon mission over Honshu occurred. Tokyo also cited a separate raid on Sumatra’s Pangkalan Brandon refinery with at least one successful hit.
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Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Sumatra
Saipan
Maringas
Honshu
Japan
Federal Communications Commission
Tokyo
Pangkalan-Brandon
U.S. 20Th Air Force
Fangkalan-Brandon
Singapore
Air Force
20Th Air Force
Washington
Philippine
Manila
FCC
Clark Field
Ovar Pitta Card
Chea Wlewe
Stuttgart Is Bomb Target in Allied Siege
London reports a major Allied air offensive across western Germany with more than 1,800 American bombers and fighters striking industrial targets. Mosquito bombers hit Stuttgart twice as part of a 36 hour bombing surge, bringing to 21 the German cities hit since Saturday, with Solingen also bombed twice.
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London
Germany
Stuttgart
Reich
Stuttart
Solingen
Sheffield
Ruhr
RAF
Heavies
Furious Fighting Raves For Budapest
London reports furious fighting around Budapest as Soviet forces push into the northern and eastern suburbs while German counters threaten to slow the advance. Moscow claims Red Army encirclement growing, with Germans and Hungarians said to be surrendering at high rates near the capital.
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London
Budapest
Goldap
Reich
Wace
Anidorgbt
Red Army
Ujpest
Danube
Judapest
Csepel Island
Moscow
Bucharest
4000 Without Their A Books
About 3000 to 4000 city and county motorists may be without new A gasoline ration books when Stamp 13 becomes valid Wednesday at midnight. Officials say roughly 9000 applications have been received and processed, leaving about one third of motorists unsubmitted. Residents are urged to submit applications now as processing continues this week. Those who apply before Friday have good odds of receiving by Monday, though mailing delays after that time are possible.
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Couny
Monnday
Three Japanese Columns Converge On Liuchow Area
Japanese forces moved on Liuchow in Kwangsi with columns reported converging from multiple directions. Chinese high command confirmed entry into Masun and advances near Hsiu jen as a broader drive pressed along the Hunan Kwangsi railway. The situation remained grave with clashes near Kywerlin and surrounding suburbs.
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Liuchow
Kwangsi Province
U.S
China
Masun
Hsiujen
Hunan-Kwangsi
West River
Kwersien
Kywerlin
Kwangsi
Forest conditions warn of fire danger after dry leaves
Wintry winds swept through Gambrill Park yesterday and again this morning pushing temperatures toward freezing. Forest Warden Herman Toms reported earlier flurries last week and noted mountains remain very dry with most leaves fallen, increasing fire risk despite no recent blazes.
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Arew Furrees Gambrill Park
Hermin Toms
Stalin Says Invasion Of France Helped Free Russia
Stalin hailed the Allied invasion of France as key to forcing Germany onto two fronts. He claimed the Red Army had destroyed 120 German divisions this year and emphasized the need to keep Germany pinned between two fronts to secure victory. He spoke at Moscow on the 27th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, noting Allied advances in Russia, France, Belgium and Italy.
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London
Stalin
Germany
Aio
France
Red Aemy
Red Army
AIC
Shin
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Russia
Soviet Union
Italy
Belgium
Moscow
Russa
Prospects for China US Cooperation Said Excellent
Chiang Kai-Shek told the Associated Press via Chungking that prospects for close Chinese American military political and economic cooperation are now excellent He noted Roosevelt’s explanation of Stilwell’s recall was adequate and had nothing more to add The message was sent to Kent Cooper AP executive director and received in New York confirming the favorable outlook for cooperation
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Associated Press
Chiang Kai-Shek
Joseph W. Stilwell
Washington
Stilwell
Chiang
Roosevelt
White House
Tweil
China
Chungking
Kent Cooper
New York
A. P
Rockefeller Pasta
Amercan
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War Dept
Europe
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Evangelical and Reformed Church
Gettysburg ‘ College
H. U
J. Fred Main
States
Middletown High School
Pte
Richard A. Beachley
West Point
M. Y
Cumberland
Maas River
15Th Army
U. S
NBC
Tom Germainy
Schmidt
U.S. Election
Axis’ Report
Pangkalan
Brandon
East Prussia
Arctic
Balkans
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