US Planes Better Than Those Of Foe
The House Military Sub committee on aviation reports that United States Army planes are a match for German and Japanese aircraft. It cites a 30 day August 14 to September 14 ratio of 7.5 to 1 in enemy planes destroyed to US losses, with P-39 and P-40 records supporting performance amid wartime sacrifices.
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Washington
United States Army
House Military Subcommittee On Aviation
United States
Uncle Sam
Army Air Forces
Army Air
Enoomon Rense
Germany
Japan
Army Air Force
Rep Harter
D.-Ohio
Rep
Edmiston
D.-W. Va
Swiss Reports On Stalin Were Confused
Reports in Switzerland and Axis broadcasts claimed Stalin resigned as Defense Commissar, but Moscow had no comment and the reports likely stemmed from garbled Russian broadcasts. The same chatter linked congratulatory telegrams to Marshal Shaposhnikov on his 60th birthday. A separate note cites 40 year Atlantic cod catch averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Switzerland
Stalin
Russia
Moscow
Boris M Shaposhnikov
Stalin Calls Allied Aid To Russia Largely Ineffective
Stalin states in a written reply to Henry Cassidy that Allied assistance to the Soviet Union has been only minimally effective. He calls for Allies to fulfill obligations on time to amplify aid and notes Russia’s strong capacity to resist German aggression.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Associated Press
Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Germany
Stalin
Cassidy
Soviet Union
Defense Council
Communist Party
Kremlin
Nikolai Palgunov
Commissariat of Foreign Affairs
Soviet Communist Party
Europe
How to Escape Quicksand Says Scientists
Scientists advise remaining still and stretching arms outward when caught in quicksand. Stand calm with upper body supported as you slowly free yourself.
Poolesville Students Lead One Day Scrap Drive
Sixth grade students organized a one day scrap metal drive at Poolesville Elementary School on October 4 gathering nearly five tons. Seniors collected items from homes barns and businesses. A truck donated by senior Guy Lewis hauled the metal and a joint ceremony featured servicemen addressing about 400 students who pledged allegiance and thanked by George Menke of the Montgomery County Scrap Iron Collection campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poolesville
Guy Lewis
Harry C. Rhodes
U.S. Navy
Byron Thompson
U.S Army
James Shannon
U. S. Signal Corps
George Menke
Montgomery County Scrap Iron Collection
Births and Deaths Rates in U S Census Notes
U S Census Bureau records show a baby is born every 14 seconds while an undertaker calls every 23 seconds. The text adds that telescopes with magnification over 1000 are rarely used due to atmospheric tremor.
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United States
U. S
Rents Stabilized At March 1 Levels Nationwide
Washington announced that rents in areas not yet under control would be stabilized at the March 1, 1942 level. The order to extend rent controls nationwide will be issued tomorrow and amended to prevent tenants being squeezed out through forced sales. The Office of Price Administration will set up enforcement machinery and curb evictions while ensuring security of tenure for bona fide sales with exceptions for hardship.
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Washington
Leon Andersom
Mareh 1
Henderson
Legitilal Gory
Renis Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Paul A. Porter
OPA
Congress
Tegy Cothuns Puhedege
Large Enemy Supply Ships Blown Up at Navarino Bay
Cairo reports two large enemy supply ships destroyed by direct hits from American B 24 bombers during daylight raids on Navarino Bay in southwestern Greece. The American formation faced five Axis fighters and defended by naval guns. Edward Kennedy of Brooklyn, AP Cairo bureau chief, was aboard one bomber.
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Cairo
Navarino Bay
Greece
Pylos
Edward Kennedy
Brooklyn
Associated Press
Traffic Fines and Licenses Reported Across Maryland
Week ending 4 September Maryland totals show $9,629 in traffic fines and eleven fatal accidents with fourteen fatalities. The list records operator license revocations in multiple towns for liquor or age violations, suspensions for reckless driving and stopping offenses, refusals for license issues, and numerous fines for unregistered or untagged vehicles plus excessive speeds. Notable names include Edwa Boone Frederick John Va Bonne PredERIC Albert M. Barnhart Taneytown Douglas F. Cutsail Sykesville Harvey B. Cutsail Jr Sykesville William K. Wil New Market Kathryn E. Hartsock Taneytown Benjamin H. Larman Boyds Charles L. Knill Woodbine Raymond B. Porter Brunswick Earl Thomas Straube Urbana.
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Maryland
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Edwa Boone
Frederick
John Va Bonne
Albert M. Barnhart
Taneytown
Douglas F. Cutsail
Sykesville
Harvey B. Cutsail, Jr
William K. Wil
New Market
Kathryn E. Hartsock
Tanneytown
Benjamin H. Larman
Boyds
Charles L. Knill
Woodbine
Raymond B. Porter
Brunswick
Earl Thomas ‘Straube
Urbana
Waller S. Bidle, Jr
Middletown
Charles BR. Keeney
Boulevard
James A. Page
Ernest Lee Shoemaker
Wiliam M. Conner
James Proctor
Charles F. Hough
Lloyd John Keith
Clarence Dshafer
Guy Antonio Vinet
Mt. Airy
Melvin L Barton
Carvil A. Haines
Charles R. Horton
Vernon Edward Hare
Fred C. Mar
Montgomery Criminal Trials Begin Tuesday Rockville
Oct 4 trial of persons indicted by the Montgomery County grand jury starts Tuesday in Rockville. Local court schedules set to hear cases stemming from the recent grand jury proceedings.
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Montgomery
Rockville
Montgomery County
Circuit Court to Hear Multiple Tuesday Trials in Montgomery Case
Tuesday in Circuit Court will include the murder case of Roy McDonough charged in the August 13 shooting at his Hyattsville area home. McDonough claims self defense and is represented by Donald Bowie Jr. Also set are jail breaking, assault, larceny, and house breaking cases involving Andrew Foster, Clifford Yakley, James Anderson, Richard Genius, Thomas Henry, Woodrow King, Lester Hawthorne, John Strader, James Butler, Albert Heuer, Charles Porter, Frederick Hailstork, and Charles Disney, among others.
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Roy McDonough
Near Hyatterews
Ace Cepple Cox
McDoen
Cox
McDonough
Donald Bowie, Jr
Andrew Foster
Clifford Yakley
James A. Anderson
Glen Echo
Trig
Rockville
Montgomery County
M. D. Dayhoff
Richard Genius
Thomas Henry
Woodrow King
Lester W Hawthorne
John H. Strader
James L Butler
Albert Leonard Heuer
Charles 8. Porter
Frederick Hailstork
Charles C. Disney
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William L. Linder
Cumberland Fire Department
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Long
Henry C Cassidy
Boston
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New Haven
Kuibyshev
Lnes
Britain
United States of America
Molotov
Supreme Soviet
Hitler
Anthony Eden
Churchill
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
House of Commons
Willkie
Nicodemus Paint Store
North Court St
Fredence, Md
Poolesville Salvage Drive
St. Joseph
Markell & Ford
Carroll St
Coal — Fuel Oil
Woop
Charlottesville
C. K. KR
Extension Division
Virginia
Scott
Frank Anglesbee
Baltimore
Detfeyson
Clifard Angiesbee
Bessie Powell
Owings Mills
May Grimes
Owings Mulls
Miss Novella Grimes
Raymond Lee Wiley
Albert B. Houck
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
Frederick, MD
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Home Smarl Loan Co
North Court
The
Liberty Finance Corporation
Market Street
Doll Jewelry Store
South Market St
Sears Farm Store
South MA
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