Fuel Oil Ration Panel Sets Weekly Meetings
Dealers report 12 month fuel oil sales ending May 31 to a special War Price and Rationing Board panel led by Louis L. Wilson. The panel will meet weekdays at 10 am except Tuesdays at 8:30 pm. Buyers may obtain rationing forms from dealers. forms will be checked against dealer-submitted sales data as processing begins.
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East Church Street
Louis L. Wilson
D. T. Dutrow
William Thelaplaine
OPA
Frederick High School Instructor First to Enter Army Officer School
Joe Corby Newcomer, a Frederick High School instructor in problems of democracy, becomes the first 3-A registrant from local Draft Board One accepted for volunteer officer candidate training in the Army. He leaves for basic training with Board One registrants after passing examinations and induction steps. The program allows deferred men with dependents to attempt officer training. if not selected, they may return to deferred status.
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Frederick High School
Joe Corby Newcomer
First Avenue
Brunswick
Board One
Maryland
Banks Close for Columbus Day Legal Holiday
City and county banks were closed today in observance of Columbus Day, a legal holiday, with no other business conducted.
Minister To Become Trailer Town Pastor
Altoona Pa October 12 Rev Dr Francis R Casselman announced he will resign November 1 as pastor at Christ Evangelical and Reformed church to become chaplain to 5000 workers of all creeds at Trailer Town near the Glenn L Martin plant in Baltimore Maryland. He responded to a call from the Christian Commission for Camps and Defense Communities which supplies ministers for trailer camps near defense works nationwide.
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Altoona
Francis R. Casselman
Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church
Trailer Town
Glenn L. Martin
Baltimore
Casselman
Christian Commission For
S. H. Burns To Leave County Forestry Work
Sheldon H. Burns will transfer to Baltimore as district forester after 32 months in Frederick County. Herman D. Toms succeeds him and will move with his family to the caretaker’s house at Gambrill State Park High Knob. Burns praised local support as fires were few and towers will open soon for the fall season.
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Sheldon H. Burns
Baltimore
Herman D. Toms
Middletown
Burns
State Forestry Department
Mr. Toms
Forest Fighting Department
Toms
Gambrill State Park
High Knob
Fishing Creek
Prophet Wilbur Voliva dies at 72 in Zion cult
Chicago reports the death of Wilbur Glenn Voliva, famed Zion cult leader who predicted he would live to 1976 and survive the world end. Dying after a brief illness in Billings Hospital, he spent life promoting a flat earth doctrine from Shiloh Temple and leading a 6000-member community north of Chicago with widespread end of the world prophecies.
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Chicago
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Zion
Shiloh
Billings
Church Colony
Plunging Army Plane Crashes Into Estate House
An Army plane plunged into a spacious New Canaan estate home killing at least one on board and starting a blaze that consumed the aircraft and house. Nine year old witness John Stanton saw the pilot try three times to pull out of a spin. Mrs Webb Weekes, her maid Anna Nelson, and three workmen escaped as plaster showered down. The estate sits in the Silver Mine area where many New York notables keep homes.
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New Canaan
Conn
John Stanton
New York
No Sugar For Home Meat Curing In Frederick County
Washington announced no special sugar allotments for home meat curing to Frederick county farmers and housewives. Individuals may obtain sugar via home rationing, buy commercial curing compounds, or use curing services from local plants. The policy argues sugar use is a local, discretionary preference and not essential to meat preservation.
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Frederick County
Washington
OPA
Axis Supply Ships Hit By U S Bombers
Axis supply ships off Crete were hit by U S heavy bombers. Two freighters of about 8 000 tons each were attacked escorted by three destroyers. Three German planes were shot down. A second incident reported two Army fighters collided over Queens killing one pilot.
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Cairo
Mediterranean
United States
Crete
Flyer
Avaiher
Churchill Warns of Remorseless Doom as War Advances
In Edinburgh on Oct 12 Prime Minister Churchill described Allied powers United States Russia China and Britain advancing from strength to strength while Hitler’s prospects darken. He warned war aims and prisoner disputes show no weakness to Germany and called for courage and wisdom as a second front looms. Churchill cited Allied air superiority and troop arrivals in Britain and lambasted Ribbentrop Goering and Hitler for fear and boasts.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Churchill
United States
Russia
China
Britain
Hitler
Germany
Isles
U.S
John G. Winnant
United Nations
House of Commons
Europe
Kievne
Winant
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Goering
Farmers May Be Paid To Get Larger Crops
Washington reports a new 1943 food for freedom plan to use farm subsidy payments to maximize crop output for war needs. Payments may exceed 600 million dollars, with soil conservation and parity included. Farmers would meet production goals tied to farm plans covering crops and livestock, with deductions for shortfalls but allowances for weather or uncontrollable factors.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Skippers Asked To Use Water Where Possible
Washington reports director of defense transportation B Eastman urged all shippers and government agencies to maximize water transport such as barge use to free railroad facilities for vital war shipments. Appeals in criminal cases scheduled for Circuit Court Thursday were pared to four as three were dismissed. Strube and Willard appeals were dismissed. No criminal trials set for May. a large docket is planned for Tuesday.
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Washington
Ag —Ducepl
B. Eastman
Defense Transportation
Circuit Court
Earl Strube
Alton Y. Bennett
Ailey Willard
Manuel A. Weinberg
Markets Close Across U S on Columbus Day
New York reports most livestock markets and principal financial and commodity exchanges were closed today to observe Columbus Day. Canadian securities and grain markets also remained shut for their holidays and the Argentine grain exchange did not operate for The Day of the Race. The London Stock Exchange ran as usual.
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New York
United States
London Stock Exchange
G O P Campaign Tour Heads Through County
Theodore R. McKeldin leads Republican candidates on a countywide tour ending with a mass meeting at Eagles Hall Brunswick. McKeldin and J Glenn Beall joined the group in York area this morning as the convoy planned eastern and western legs and a Brunswick stop at 7 30 p m. Democrats announce no tour this year to save resources while GOP leaders defend the trip as patriotic and efficient in conserving rubber and fuel.
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Theodore R. McKeldin
Eagles Hall
Brunswick
Emmitsburg
McKeldin
J. Glenn Beall
Frostburg
Russell H. McCain
Republican County Central Committee
Docket For Recording Military Discharges
A new docket lists military discharges for recording by Clerks of the Court. So far only one discharge has been transcribed, that of a Frederick man who received an honorable discharge from the Engineer Corps in 1919. The 1941 legislature authorized recording at county clerks offices, with some inquiries and a small fee cited for recording.
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Frederick
Engineer Corps
Second Front Issue To Be Taken Up By FDR Tonight
Washington reports the White House plans to address a second front and the drafting of young men for the armed forces in a fireside chat. President Roosevelt will speak 40 minutes at 10 am Eastern War Time, touching on manpower, Selective Service, and domestic and international issues with McNutt and Hershey.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
Lewis B. Hershey
Stephen Bearly
Early
New York
Pauw Vc McNutt
Mr. Roosevelt
Open Forum Tonight On Clothing Price Ceilings
A large attendance is expected at a special OPA meeting in the Blue and Grey room of the Francis Scott Key hotel to discuss clothing price ceilings. G Norton Peace heads the outreach with Miller Eiseman hosting and nearby officials speaking on men and boys wear, women’s fur garments, wholesome work clothing, and sales regulation fundamentals.
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Office of Price Administration
Francis Scott Key
G. Norton Peace
OPA
Miller Eiseman
State Office
Robert Barnard
Cumberland
Western
Maryland
George L. Spoerl
Mr. Mullaney
U S Troops Seen In Union Of South Africa
Reuters report from Johannesburg says United States troops arrived in the Union of South Africa and visited Johannesburg. The outing was official and the troops were shown sights and entertained by the mayor.
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U.S
Union OF South Africa
London
Reuters
Johannesburg
United States
Willkie Arrives in Fairbanks After China Flight
Pia Wendell Willkie and his party arrived in Fairbanks at 4 p m yesterday by plane from China via Siberia. He said he would reach the United States in a few days and that all on board were in good health. The report notes the stop and confirms health of the travelers. In Toronto the American Federation of Labor declared its opposition to government decree controlled employment without proper safeguards, while endorsing equal pay for equal work by women at the AFL convention.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Pia Wendell Willkie
China
Siberia
United States
Toronto
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Petrillo Immune From Court Action
Federal Judge John P. Barnes declined to restrain James C. Petrillo and the American Federation of Musicians from enforcing its ban on making recordings. Thurman Arnold argued the case in Washington, but the ruling was issued without a Petrillo defense.
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Chicago
Get
Utj
John P. Barnes
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Thurman Arnold
Washington
Arnold
Barnes
Petrillo
Joseph A. Padway
Cosdinsel
American Federation of Laebor
Big Bombers Vindicate U S Designing London Get
The London Daily Express called American four engine bombers Fortresses Liberators vindication of U S aircraft design after a Lille raid that destroyed or damaged at least 105 German fighters. It notes prior doubts about bomb load versus gun power and armor. A daytime German raid on a southeast coast town killed four and wounded several. Night attacks hit the northeast coast with some casualties and damage. The German claim targeted Sunderland.
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London
Lille
London Daily Express
the Express
United States
Reklerk
Britain
Sunderland
Pennsy Wreck Blocks Tracks at Monmouth Junction
Three rear cars of a Washington bound passenger train derailed on the Pennsylvanian main line at Monmouth Junction. Three injured were taken to a Princeton hospital as thirty seven trains were delayed. Over 100 detectives worked New York Penn Station queries for about 5,000 travelers, many soldiers on furlough. Officials blamed a broken axle. the derailment occurred 36 minutes after a 3:30 p m departure.
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Monmouth Junction
Nod
VPI
Pennsylvania Railroad
Princeton
Pennsylvania
New York
Newark
Baltimore
Philadelphia
No 117
Married Women Advised To Get War Plant Jobs
Baltimore reports Col. Herrey C. Stanwood and Lieut. Comd. H. Bryant urge Maryland wives to seek work in defense industries to relieve draft pressure. They reiterate that replacing single men with married workers does not change a man’s draft class, and that such work prolongs the time to call married men into service.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Col. Herrey C. Stanwood
H. Bryant
Red Army Gains Northwest of Stalingrad and Caucasus
The Red Army struck at German forces northwest of Stalingrad and in the Caucasus, gaining ground as the city siege shifted to artillery and air pressure. Soviet communiques report counterattacks near Mozdok and Novorossisk area, with German losses and disrupted offensives while large air raids continued.
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Maneow
Red Army
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Sorviet
Gera
Red
Volga
Don
Naix
Mozdok
Grozny
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Hitlerites
Nuuse
Lie GoNunique
Fravda
Mordock
Clothing to be sent to Baltimore under WPA project
Approximately 1,700 articles of clothing manufactured locally under the closed WPA sewing project will likely be shipped to Baltimore by relief authorities there. A member of the Frederick County Board of Commissioners said the Welfare Board had explicit orders to send the clothing. The storeroom where the items were stored remained locked and the goods had not yet been removed.
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WPA
Baltimore
Board of County Commissioners
Frederick County Welfare Board
Welfare Board
Gambled Too Long With Rubber Says Jeffers Urges Rayon Use
Washington October 12 Rubber Administrator William M. Jeffers told farm state senators the nation has gambled too long on the rubber issue and urged support for substituting rayon for cotton in heavy tire manufacture. He said if rayon performs better than cotton he favors rayon and insisted he is not influenced by outside pressure. In other news, the Orphans Court probated the will of former Judge Hammond Urner, naming widow Mary L. Urner executrix with no estate value given. the will is dated March 16, 10%.
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Washington
William M. Jeffers
Farm State
WPB
Agricultural Committee
Jeffers
Hammond Urner
Orphans Court
Mary L. Urner
Benjamin L. Saal
L. Rayhu Specht
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Army Officer School
S. H. Burns
Department of Agriculture
Messerschmitts
Junkers
Queens County
LaGuardia Airpork
G.O.P
McKeldin and
Beall
FDR
Willkie
London Express
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