Young Named to Maryland Liquor Appeals Board
Annapolis announces James A. Young former chief clerk of the Court of Appeals will join the Liquor Appeals Board of the State License Bureau to succeed W. Clinton McSherry. The appointment by Comptroller J. Millard Tawes, approved by Governor O Conor, carries a 1800 annual salary and shifts the veteran clerk from a five term tenure since 1922.
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Annapolis
J. Millard Tawes
James A. Young
Court of Appeals
Liquor Appeals Board of Maryland
Young
W. Clinton McSherry
Frederick
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Appeals Court
Maurice Ogle
Tawes
O'Conor
Ritchie
State Law Department
Public Service Commission
Wim Ok Wnen
O’conor
William ©. Walsh
High Court
Liquor License Appeals Board
Frank P. Bratten
W. Franklin Purnell
Ocean City
Japanese Run Claims on Solomons Battle Questioned
U S Navy and Office of War Information dispute Japanese claims that eight American ships were sunk in the October 26 action east of the Solomons. Elmer Davis says loss likely one carrier and one destroyer, while Japanese headquarters revise tallies to include a battleship two carriers three cruisers and a destroyer.
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Washington
High Command
United States
Solemons
Elmer Davis
Office of War
Ieformation
Fay
Navy
Davis
Selemona
New York
Solomons
Enterprise
Hornet
U. S. Navy
Porter
U. S
Guadalcanal
Imperial Headquarters
South Pacific
Yorktown
Medway
Coral Sea
Santa Cruz Islands
U. S. Navy Department
USO Drive To Open Friday In Frederick
The local USO fund drive starts Friday evening November 20 with a dinner for USO workers at 6 30 in the Francis Scott Key hotel ballroom. W A Rule state director will be guest speaker as the drive runs through November 23 supporting USO and China Relief.
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USO
Francis Scott Key Hotel
W. A. Rule
R. B. Wolfe
China Relief
Frederick City
Clifford M. Yinger
Robert T Smith
Jeres W Falk
Fl Mer L Eshleman
James H. Gambrill, Jr
Henry I. Stahr
Ignatius Bjorlee
Elizabeth Sponseller
U S Planes Bomb Nazis in Occupied Europe
United States fighter planes attacked German soldiers and installations in occupied Europe today. All American planes returned as announced by Major General Carl Spaatz, chief of U S Air Force in Europe.
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London
United States
Europe
Carl Spaatz
U.S Air Force
OPA Charges Gas Station Operators in Baltimore Area
Authorities say more than 60 gas station operators in Baltimore and nearby areas will face charges for gas rationing violations after an intensive weekend investigation by OPA enforcement officers. Fire in Pontiac Michigan injures two firefighters and causes extensive damage to the Chase Department Store building and stock.
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Baltimor
Tajing Staten
Baltimore
OPA
Tontlac
Mich
Pontiac
Chase Department Store
Nine Navy Men Die in Plane Crash Near Banana River
A Navy patrol bomber crashed into the Atlantic near Banana River Naval Air Station on November 11, killing nine sailors, including four officers, and injuring three petty officers slightly. The crash occurred within sight of shore and is under investigation.
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Melbourne
Fla
Banana River
Navelair
De Gaulle Declines In North Africa Talks
General Charles De Gaulle and the Fighting French announced they would take no part in Allied negotiations with Vichy representatives in North Africa after a meeting with Prime Minister Churchill. They said they would not accept British American decisions that would effectively recognize the Vichy regime in the region.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
Vichy
North Africa
de Gaulle
Churchill
Final Phase Of Training Air Wardens In Frederick
Frederick to commence final phase of air raid warden training at Elm Street School with a six hour gas defense course taught by Elizabeth Bower of Hood College. About 45 enrollments expected. additional sessions led by Mrs Manuel M Weinberg. New post reorganizations under OCD progress, with drills and post identifications planned and posts visited for setup, as the eight posts prepare.
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Frederick
Elm Street
OCD
Elizabeth Bower
Hood College
Manuel M. Weinberg
Elm
Earle Shriner
Frederick County
Gerald G Remsberg
John Gittinger
Ernest H. Weddle
Henry N Lochner
William M. Brish
Nazis Beat Propaganda Drums Over North Africa Occupation
New York reports German propaganda stations claim Allied landings in French North Africa and American bombing over Paris with alleged neutral violations by Portugal. Paris dispatches say US troops in Algeria seized large gold reserves transported to North Africa in 1940.
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New York
North Africa
Berlin
DNB
Lisbon
Portugal
Paris
United States
Algeria
North
Africa
Former Vichy Staff To Be Housed At Hershey
The State Department announced that former French ambassador Gaston Henry Haye and several staff members would be transferred tomorrow to Hershey Pennsylvania to await a change for American diplomats in France. Naval military and air attaches, along with several civilian embassy staff, were listed though not identified by the department.
Sea Battle in Pacific Amid Buna Advance Action
Japanese and American warships dueled in a sea battle as Allied jungle forces closed on Buna New Guinea. Allied bombers struck targets at Rabaul and Malaguina while a convoy off New Georgia was not confirmed.
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Washington
Buna
New Guinea
Navy
Guadalcanal-Tulagi
Solomon Islands
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Tokyo
J. M. Makin
Melbourne
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
New Georgia Island
Henderson Air‘field
Rabaul
New Britain
Malaguina
Vichy Ousts Admiral Darlan in Petain Broadcast
Vichy announces through the radio that Admiral Jean Darlan is dismissed from all public functions and military commands. Darlan, in North Africa, claims his authority comes from Petain and had warned the marshal’s words should not be trusted. Yesterday Darlan named General Henri Giraud to command French forces in North Africa.
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Vichy
Marshal Petain
Jean Darlan
Darlan
North Africa
Petain
Henri Giraud
Ellenberger Exonerated by Jury in Bruceville Accident
Everett E Ellenberger, a Carroll County newspaper distributor, was fully exonerated by a grand jury in the November 5 Bruceville incident that fatally injured a two year old girl who reportedly crawled under his stopped car. No charges will be filed following the investigation by Maryland State Police Trooper DeS.
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Carrol) County
Grand
Des
Maryland State Police
Stocks Gap Narrows as War, Peace Shares Move
The New York market saw the gap between war and peace stocks narrow on November 16. War issues failed to recover, while peace stocks slipped to lower levels with uneven early trading and slow dealings. Small fractional losses appeared by late trading, with scattered favorites managing minor gains.
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New York
Deslings
Rommel’s retreat from Bengasi continues as Tunis fights on
Allied reports say Rommel’s Africa Corps staggered westward to El Agheila after 75 000 casualties and captives. British raids hit Bengasi and Martaba while long range fighters destroy six German planes near Tunis. Gebel El Achdar screens the Bengali coast as Eighth Army presses the retreat.
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Cairo
Rommel
el Agheila
Bengasi
Martaba
Ronwael
Trmnoli
Reuters
London
Munich
Hitler
Africa Corps
Libya
Malta
Eighth Army
Tunis
Gebel el Achdar
Tocra
RAF
USAAF
U.S. Army
Ninth Air Force
Cirene
Genoa Bombed Again by RAF Bombers
London reports Home-based RAF bombers struck Genoa for the fourth time this month targeting the North Italian naval base and port. The Air Ministry says good results were seen with no planes lost on the 1,900 mile round trip. Coastal Command also hit an Axis supply ship off the Norwegian coast.
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London
Genoa
Air Ministry
North Sea
Italy
Genoi
Large Allied Fleet Sails From Gibraltar Amid Med Deployment
A Vichy radio broadcast from La Linea Spain reports that two Allied battleships two aircraft carriers four cruisers and nine destroyers left Gibraltar for the Mediterranean this morning. In port at Gibraltar remain 26 merchant ships five transports two hospital ships protected by a battleship and several destroyers.
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Vichy
Dispatcd
la Linea
Span
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Bolivia Seeks U.S. Machinery for Mineral and Farm Expansion
Bolivian editor Luis V. Zavala touring the United States with a trade and goodwill delegation says Bolivia needs mining and farming machinery, irrigation gear, roads and trucks to develop mineral, sugar and rice sectors. He notes strong pro United States sentiment, cites limited fire services, and highlights Bolivia's military and schooling needs.
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United States
Luis V. Zavala
la Paz
National Press Club
Inter- American Affairs
Canada
Bolivia
Senor Zavala
Roosevelt
Lincoln
American Institute
American Clinic
Uruguay
Jas
South America
United Nations
Allied Forces Launch Assaults to Seize Tunis Airbase
London reports heavy fighting as American and British troops clash with Axis forces near Bizerte and Tunis. RAF strikes target Tunis airfield while Genoa bombing by long range bombers adds pressure on Axis supply routes in North Africa. Italian and German forces reportedly land in Tunisia with varying claims from Vichy and Rome broadcasts. General H. Giraud directs anti Axis resistance from Tunisia.
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London
Tunisia
Bizerte
Mediterranean
RAF
Rome
Vichy France
North
Africa
Vichy
Ital+ian
Sicily
Genoa
North Africa
Air Ministry
Fewer Hunters Take To Fields Opening Day
Opening day for upland game in Frederick county saw clear weather and steady crowds, but hunter licenses issued were far below the 1941 level due to wartime demands and ammunition shortages. Regional warden patrols reported compliance with no arrests, while rabbitries and birds were abundant in spots.
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Frederick County
Woodlands
J. Paul Delphey
Brunswick
Turkey
Benjamin Phebus
Submarines Patrol Black Sea Threat to German Shipping
Russian submarines patrol the Black Sea were observed as the Naci tanker Ossag, about 1000 tons, limped into Istanbul with a torpedo hole in its side. The incident underscores the close naval pressure in the region.
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Ankara
Turkey
Black Sea
Naci
Ossag
Istanbul
Delays Action On Sale Of Liquor At Camps
The Senate voted 44 to 19 against immediate consideration of a bill to prohibit sale of alcoholic drinks at and near military posts, as southern members used parliamentary tactics to delay debate on an anti poll tax measure.
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Washington
Senate
Tojo Warns Japs Against Optimism After Victories
Berlin dispatch quotes Premier Hideki Tojo warning Japanese industrialists against excessive optimism sparked by recent military gains. The Tokyo reports say Tojo urged caution despite Japan's apparent early successes.
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Berlin
Hideki Tojo
Tokyo
Hoover letter endorses strong food administration role
Former President Herbert Hoover advocates appointment of the Secretary of Agriculture as food administrator with sweeping control over a growing production program in a public letter released in Philadelphia.
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Wickard
Philadelphia
Secretary of Agriculture
Herbert Hoover
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Adam Willer
Tojo
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