Biggest U.S. Bomber Unit Attacks North France
More than 100 U.S. Army Air Forces bombers attacked the Lille region in the largest daylight raid of the war with RAF and Allied fighters supporting. Flying Fortresses led the force, with American pilots flying Spitfires and Hurricanes, while weather limited RAF operations elsewhere.
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London
United States
Lille
France
United States Army Air Forces Headquarters
RAF
United States Army
BBC
UY Lee
Germany
Dover Strait
Boulogne
Calais
U. S. Army Air Forces
Appeals Court Clerk Replaced in Surprise Annapolis Move
In Annapolis Maryland the Court of Appeals appoints Maurice Ogle to succeed Chief Clerk James A Young whose term ends Nov 3. Young called the move a distinct shock and surprise after five terms and eligibility for retirement within 14 months. Ogle has served in multiple clerk roles in Annapolis since 1903.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Court of Appeals
Maurice Ogle
James A. Young
Young
Ogie
Prince George's County
European Refugees Seek Admission to the United States
Customs and immigration authorities studied the papers and effects of more than 20 European refugees aboard the Portuguese freighter Thome, arriving in Baltimore yesterday, to determine their eligibility for entry into the United States.
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U. S
Baltimore
Customs and Immigration
Thome
Brunswick begins scrap drive for World War I guns and relics
The mayor and council urge scrap of the large German cannon from World War I and several smaller souvenirs held by Steadman-Keenan Post. Dr. David G. Everhart Sr. says expect action at the next meeting. A Friday one-truck Brunswick drive, with Red Cross Motor Corps help, collects historic metal for war effort.
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Ine
Brunswick
Steadman
Keenan Post
American Legion
Steadman-Keenan Post
David G. Everhart
Frederick County Salvage Committee
Legion
America
Everhart
Frederick County
Frederick
Reid
H. C. Leftwick
Brunswick B
E. E. Bowers
Red Cross Motor Corps
Half of Air Wardens Enrolled in New OCD Course
About 65 men from Frederick enrolled in three new OCD air raid warden classes at the Frederick School of Protection taught by William M. Brish and others. With ~450 wardens registered, Brish notes half remain unenrolled and will be urged to join as completion is required by national regulation. inactive status remains until training ends.
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OCD
Frederick School of Protection
William M. Brish
Katharine E. Dutrow
Catherine Wedde
Brish
Willkie Doing As He Was Asked Says FDR
President Roosevelt praised Wendell Willkie for following his instructions during the Middle East Russia and China tour. He declined to assess personal representation, saying such judgments would be political and noting the trip had been used politically. He said he had no more information than the press and called Russia second front reports speculative.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Middle East
Russia
China
Willkie Visits Chinese Front Under Fire
Willkie tours the North China front at Loyang and along the Yellow River. Four Japanese shells exploded near the railway hand car, while a heavy air raid earlier killed six and damaged a blue coach. He pressed on, noting the attack as a sign of continued enemy attention.
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China
Wendeill Willkie
Yellow River
Willkie
Loyang
Yelinw
President proposes single rehabilitation service for nation
Roosevelt urged Congress to create under the Federal Security Administration a unified rehabilitation service for veterans and civilians. He stated the war will be won but success requires everyone's best efforts. A British port reports 11 repatriated Britons including Sir Robert Craigie arriving from Japan and China. Agriculture research notes the apple peel holds more vitamin C than the flesh and the rosy side more than the shady side.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Federal Security Administration
Senate
Sir Robert Leslie Craigie
Trom
Tokyo
Japan
Britain
United States
China
Department of Agriculture
Two U S Soldiers Convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter
In County Down a general court martial at Castle Wellan sentenced two U S Army privates Herbert G. Jacobs of Waynesburg Kentucky and Embr a H. Farley of Dierks Arkansas to ten years hard labor and dishonorable discharge for voluntary manslaughter linked to a tavern brawl that killed Edward Clenaghan, 30, near Belfast on Sept 21.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
vPi
U.S. Army
Herbert G. Jacobs
Waynesburg
Embra H. Farley
Dierks, Ark
Castle Wellan
County Down
Edward Clenaghan
Embezzlement Case Is Tried Before Jury
A Frederick man Charles W Nusbaum told the circuit court that an embezzlement of 89.09 from Charlton Brothers Transportation Co never occurred. He claimed the money was sent to the Hagerstown office on May 7, with delays in repayment noted by his attorney. Charlton Bros officials testified the funds were not returned and the case proceeded with testimony from Nusbaum and others.
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Frederick
Citutidn
Nusbaum
Stedman Prescott
W. Jerome Offutt
Charlton Bros
Sam Miller
Milles
Double Social Security Tax Proposed By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt told Congress the Social Security tax would double next January 1 as needed for social security finance and to help noninflationary war spending. He opposed a committee amendment to freeze payroll taxes at 1 percent for both employers and employees in 1943. He plans a broader reform program after Congress acts on the tax bill.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate
Jan. L
5 Per Cent Victory Tax Voted By Senate
Washington news reports the Senate voted to add a 5 percent victory tax to the regular income tax on individuals earning over 624 dollars yearly. The levy targets top earners as a wartime measure.
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Senate
Washington
Roosevelt to Deliver Radio Speech Monday Evening
President Roosevelt announced that his previously stated radio address will be broadcast next Monday at 10 p m Eastern War Time and run about thirty minutes. A whale shark weighing 26 504 pounds, captured off the Florida coast in 1912, is claimed to be the largest fish ever taken.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Florida
Germans Press New Flank Moves Near Stalingrad
Soviet and German dispatches report German forces widening a flank invasion toward the Kalmyck lands west of the Volga while the Stalingrad battle continues with efforts to reach the river. Kalmyk leaders vow resistance and pledge allegiance to Stalin as reports of Elitsa and Astrakhan unfold.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Kalmyek
Volga
Caspian Sea
Tzvestia
Astrakhan
Russia
Gera Kalmyck
Tower Volga
Don
Lower Volga
Javestia
Kanukava
Joseph Stalin
Kalmyck
Elista
Astrakthan
Izvestia
New York
Nazi War Bulletin
Caucasus
Central
Ward Wins In High Court Ward
Maryland's Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of Dudley G. Roe's petition seeking to invalidate 134 ballots in the First District Democratic primary. The decision affirms Rep. David J. Ward as the nominee by a 54 vote majority from the Sept 8 returns, with Roe's challenge failing by 19 votes if granted.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Court of Appeals
Tate
Dudley G. Roe
David J. Ward
High Court
Wicomico County
Roe
Dennis
Rees
Ward
Carroll T. Bond
Ror
Rome Lie Broadcast Threats of Reprisals Reported
London dispatch reports a Rome radio threat alleging reprisals after alleged Allied killings of Malian prisoners. The claim centers on incidents cited by the Rome outlet as prompting retaliatory action.
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Rome
London
Rome Ratio
Notre Dame Coach Sent to Mayo Clinic for Observation
Notre Dame football coach Frank Leahy was ordered by his physician to visit the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota for observation. He plans to depart South Bend this afternoon as the team prepares to host Stanford with an interim leadership.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
Stanford
Frank Leahy
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Mina
Leahy
City and County Oil Use Estimates From OPA Report
The OPA report estimates about 871 private dwellings in Frederick County use fuel oil for heating, with 10 700 oil heated homes in the county overall. It notes many industrial, commercial and governmental users and outlines fuel oil application details for the local rationing board including heating space, room measurements, and supplier quantities.
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Office of Price Administration
UPA
OPA
Frederick County
Ballimara Oite Amd Pontee
Fuji
Louis L. Wilson
Bombers Hit Kiska. Coast Guard Cutter Muskeget Lost
Navy communique reports Army Liberator bombers dropping seven tons near the Kiska seaplane hangar and eight more tons on the camp area starting fires. Two cargo ships in the harbor were attacked. one left burning and sinking while the Muskeget, formerly the Cornish, is presumed lost in the Atlantic with about 100 crew.
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Washington
Navy
Aleutian Islands
Kiska
Atlantic
U.S. Coast Guard
Muskeget
Cornish
Eastern Steamship Lines
North Pacific
Attu
Agattu
Castner's Cutthroats Pioneered U S Troop Landings in Aleutians
Ort rough tough Alaskan scouts of the Alaska Defense Command carved a path for American forces on Andreanos Island in the Aleutians. They endured storms in rubber boats and exposed camps while mapping landing sites and gun positions. Their success helped early troop movements, and Col Lawrence Castner lauds the unit as formidable, with volunteers from the back country driving rapid advance.
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Alaska Defense Command
PKA
Andreanos Islands
Aleutians
Navy
Castner
Lawrence Castner
Joseph
Bull) Castner
Schosm Bering Sea
Kiska
Himegelf
Col
Cartner
You Don't Work You Aid Enemy Marks Hunt
At Baker Manufacturing Company workers who missed a day last week found old German 1,000 marks notes in their pay envelopes with a note from W. C. Staley warning that extra pay came from a country glad to pay them not to make war materials. The message urged full time employment for production.
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Springheld
Sevveral
Baker Manufacturing Company
War Plant
W. C. Staley
Staley
Bulls on Offensive Rally in City Market
Bullish traders pushed the market higher in New York trading as rallies tested the 100000-share milestone. Profit taking appeared as the session opened with notable demand and renewed selling pressure later in the day.
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New York
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