Special Panel Named To Aid Rationing Board In War Fuel Plan
Frederick County War Price and Rationing Board appoints a special three member panel Louis L Wilson William T Delalandine and D T Dutrow to handle gasoline fuel oil and kerosene matters. They will operate from the old Church street headquarters without pay as workload grows. In Toronto President Roosevelt lauds U S workers record in war effort to AFL convention. William Green and L Metcalfe Walling also speak on production and wage hour issues noting tool shortages and strike impacts during wartime.
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Frederick County
Holmes D. Baker
Louis L. Wilson
William T. Dela' Alaine
D. T. Dutrow
Old Church Street
Toronto
Roosevelt
United States
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Federation
AFL
Army
Green
Kaiser Builds Tank Landing Vessel In Impossible Time
In Oakland on October 6 Henry J. Kaiser and team completed a tank landing ship in 61 days amid no lumber, no cranes, and no ready docks. They dug a concrete lined pit, sledded the hull, fabricated three 130 ton cranes from scrap steel, and assembled the craft piecemeal across state yards.
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Oakland
Calif
Henry J. Kaiser
Kaiser
Richmond
Promotions Made In U. S. Naval Air Arm
Rear Admiral John H Towers, 57, named Vice Admiral to lead the Pacific fleet, after serving as Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics. John S McCain, 58, of Carrollton Miss, nominated to Rear Admiral from a Pacific air command. Seven Naval Air captains, including Elliott Buckmaster of Columbus Ohio, nominated to Rear Admirals.
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Washington
John H. Towers
Air Force
Pacific Fleet
Roosevelt
Towers
Rome
Bureau of Aeronautics
Senate
John 5. McCain
Carrollton
Miss
McCain
Pacific
Navy
Naval Air Service
Elliott Buckmaster
Yorktown
Midway
Bucamaster
Columbus
Ohio
Naval Air Station
Norfolk
Demand By Hitler Rejected By Denmark
London October 6 Danish officials report that Adolf Hitler’s demand for Denmark to accept voluntary incorporation into a Nazi bloc was rejected by the Free Danish Council. The proposal reportedly carried threats of Gestapo action if refused. The report notes Denmark’s government response and the political pressure from Berlin.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Denmark
New Order
Tittle Monarchy
Tadax
Gestapo
First Japanese Prisoners Landed in U S Pacific Northwest
Five Japanese prisoners of war captured in the Aleutians arrived at a Pacific Northwest port and were guarded to a prearranged detention site. Official sources confirm Army and Navy custody after their capture. They were among the first Japanese POWs to reach the U S mainland, with reports noting a dramatic, unreleased battle tale and a possible Seattle link to one officer.
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Pacific Northwest
Aleutians
Army
Navy
Continental
United States
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle
Weata & Provost Etal
Afmerican Army
Coffee Promo Tactics Banned By Baltimore Grocers
Harry W. Walker of the Baltimore Ydependent Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association warned grocers today that forcing customers to buy extra foods to obtain coffee is illegal. He said he had heard of stores attempting this practice in the Baltimore area on October 6.
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Baltimore
Harry W. Walker
Walker
Baltimore Ydependent Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association
Bomb damages German agency. no fatalities reported
Bern dispatch from M A Swiss Telegraph Agency disputes a Lyon report of a bomb blast last night at a German employment office. In Lewis town Idaho the largest white pine lumber mill claims capacity over 200 million feet of timber annually. reference to regional industry.
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Bern
Lyon
Lewistown
Idaho
No Trace Of Japs Found In Mountains
Australian troops reached the Owen Stanley mountains in southern New Guinea reporting no sign of Japanese forces retreating toward Buna. A Japanese convoy heading north from Buna was bombed by American planes, and it remained unclear if it carried reinforcements or drawn forces. Earlier Milne Bay withdrawals were noted when Allied forces pressed the southeast coast.
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Sydney
Australia
Owen Stanley
New Guinea
Buna
Milne Bay
Sabotage In Trondheim Alarms Nazis
A civil emergency was proclaimed in Trondheim Norway after sabotage attempts aimed at Norway's supply system. German officials called the acts criminal by Norwegian radicals and said anti German outbreaks would be crushed by force. Traffic in Trondheim would stop from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. with permits required for street presence.
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Berlin
Trondheim
Norway
DNB
Oslo
Josef 'Erboven
London
Japan’s early war gains seen winding down in China report
A Chinese government spokesman in Chungking summarized Axis fortunes noting that Japan’s easy victories are ending, Germany has passed the peak of military glory and is in decline. He credited General MacArthur’s forces in the Southwest Pacific for the favorable turn, citing pushes in lower New Guinea as proof the enemy is facing a headache.
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Chungking
Japan
Nazi Germany
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Lower New Guinea
Market Mixed As Tax Plan Deters Dealers
York markets opened with stocks broadly subdued as profit taking increased and investors hesitated amid reports the Treasury would seek an extra 6 billion in taxes beyond the Senate plan. War news offered little impetus for momentum.
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Oct
Treasury
Senate
Civilian Deaths in England and Wales Total 49,752
The Health Ministry reports 49,752 civilian deaths from war causes in England and Wales for the year ending March 31. Victims died from bombings fires building collapses and related war damage across the region.
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London
Oct
England and
Wales
Health Ministry
Income taxes, ration books tied to wartime rules
Washington lawmakers weigh a huge tax bill totaling about 36.537 billion as part of a wartime revenue plan with a 110 billion national income estimate. The plan includes a 90 percent excess profits rate with a postwar refund and a shift toward a victory tax rather than broad sales tax. Maryland notices warn 607 violators face possible gasoline ration book withdrawal for speeding, with cases reviewed by state OPA boards and police data shared with rationing officials.
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Washington
George D-Ga
Finance Committee
Senate
George
Nelson
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Baltimore
State Office of Price Administration
Lean McCormick
McCornick
McCormick
Office of Price Administration
Ofice of Price Administration
OPA
Maryland
Edward McK. Johnson
OPA i
Tax Commissioner Will Enter Army Resigns to Join Service
Baltimore Oct 194? Carter Democratic member of the State Tax Commission from the Eastern Shore resigned today to enter the Army. Carter, appointed 1949 to finish an unexpired term and reappointed for a six year term in 1941, has been commissioned captain in the ordnance branch and assigned to Washington to review war contracts. Present members are Chairman William L Henderson of Baltimore and Owen W Hitchins of Cumberland, the Republican member.
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Baltimore
J. DeWeese Carter
State Tax Commission
Eastern Shore
Army
Carter
The
Tax Commission
Ordnance
Washington
William Lb. Henderson
Owen W. Hitchins
Cumberland
Hitchins
Former Trenton Tax Collector Arrested
Baltimore detectives arrested Arthur Ballard 46 a former Trenton New Jersey tax collector on embezzlement charges. He was found at a Baltimore shipyard where he worked as a welder after reportedly disappearing five weeks ago. Ballard’s tax books showed a deficit of 23000 dollars.
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Baltimore
Trenton
N. J
Frank Coleman
John Fox
Arthur Ballard
Thomas J. Canney
Ballard
New Jersey City
Gas Truck Fire Kills Two Near Duisburg
A gasoline truck ran off a road near Duisburg and hit a barn, burning fiercely and overturning. The explosion set the barn ablaze, destroying a calf a mule and a colt. Coroner Zech identified one victim as driver Helph Danriet, 26, of Pikesville Maryland, employed by a Philadelphia transportation company. The other victim, presumed a hitchhiker, was not immediately identified. The truck carried 5 150 gallons of gasoline.
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York
Duisburg
L. A. Zech
Helph Danriet
Pikesville
The
Transportation Company of
Philadelphia
Cooler Weather Follows Night Thunderstorm
An unexpected thunderstorm moved over the city Monday evening ending a showery day. October precipitation nearly three quarters of an inch with about a quarter inch from the storm and another third of an inch from a heavy afternoon shower. No damage reported and cooler, breezy conditions followed with temperatures dipping.
Black Market Gas Deals Sweep Philadelphia OPA Charges
The state Office of Price Administration charged that thousands of gallons of gasoline are sold daily through a Philadelphia black market. Unscrupulous dealers use stolen rationing books to buy gasoline and resell it above the ceiling price to motorists without books.
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Philadelphia
State Office of Price Admi
OPA
Japanese force defeated by Chinese near Kinwha in Chungking
Report from the Chinese high command states a Japanese force of over 1,000 moved from Kinwha toward Chinese positions southwest of Chungking but was defeated, with about 200 Japanese killed and wounded. The October 6 dispatch underscores Chinese resistance.
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TAP
Chungking
Kinwha
Chi Nese
Toi Daw
Japs Fear New Air Raid Drills Show Tokyo Defense Plans
Tokyo dispatches broadcast by Bedin radio described a 24 hour anti-air raid drill in which Tokyo residents participated. The report said leaders were pleased with the defense improvements and planned further water supply facility enhancements to strengthen defenses.
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New York
Japan
United States
Tokyo
Bedin Radio
Acta
Berti Radio
Churchill cites no new statement on Stalin letter to Allies
London reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill told Parliament no further official statement is needed on Joseph Stalin's letter to Henry Cassidy. He declined to discuss closer staff integration with the Soviet Union, warning MPs not to press such matters unduly at a significant war moment.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Wid
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Henry C. Cassidy
Associated Press
Moscow
Stalin
Britain
Aneurin Bevan
Labor
Soviet Union
Frederick Bellenger
Quantico Base To Be Enlarged For Marines
Washington reports a 30000 acre expansion of Quantico Marine Corps base in Virginia. The addition will extend into Prince William Fauquier and Stafford counties making Quantico a permanent facility. The Navy Department will acquire the properties needed and some residents are to be evacuated.
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Washington
Marine Corp
Quantico
Prince William
Fauquier
Stafford
Marine Corps
Navy Department
Rome Claims Italian Sub Sank A U S Battleship
A British or Italian propagandistic broadcast claimed an Italian submarine sank a U S battleship near the Atlantic, but no independent confirmation exists. The U S Navy issued no comment and Has the report remained unverified for months.
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Rome
U.S
Bonded Debt Cut $32,000 in Frederick County
Frederick county reduced bonded indebtedness by 32000 this month following a 1942 amortization of 65000 bonds. Total outstanding debt stands at 1,396,000 with school bonds leading the balance. Officials fear further cuts depend on avoiding new bond issues. Interest paid this year totals 565,567.50, the lowest in years.
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Frederick
Russians Repel Major Nazi Assault at Stalingrad
Moscow reports say defenders hold the garrison against three German divisions in a fierce flame lit battle for a workers settlement. Red Army troops gains relief lines, while Berlin claims a selective German breakthrough in the Caucasus. Fierce street fighting persists as colder nights settle on the front.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Army
Garrizon
Pravda
New Niles
Ther
Communist Party
Red Star
Volga
Izveatia
Stalin
Str
Semeon Timoshenko
Stalin-grad
Noom
Authority On Racing But Not On Publishing
Col. Robert R McCormick publisher of the Chicago Tribune denounces Marshall Field for speaking on press freedom at a meeting in Petersborough Ontario. He says Field is an expert in racing and hunting but ignorant of newspapers and constitutional freedom of the press and that a lawyer wrote the speech to aid a government anti trust suit against the Associated Press.
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New York
Robert R McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Marshall Field
Chicago Sun
Ontaria-Quaker Cireation Managers
Pettersborough
Ont
Associated Press
Two Exemptions Made By House In Hatch Act
The House voted to exempt teachers and country editors on federal payrolls from the Hatch Act ban on political activity. The Senate had already exempted educational institution employees, and the House added the country editors exemption. It goes back to the Senate for consideration of the editors amendment. The debate framed teachers and editors as benefiting from the unpolluted voice of the people.
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Washington
House
Senate
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