New Order Eases Frederick Housing Shortage
Municipal sources report government relief on remodeling or converting existing buildings to add apartments in Frederick. The move aims to ease a severe housing shortage driven by army personnel influx, with approvals now possible after prior rejections. Local officials expect a surge in permit requests. no new home construction is allowed, and rents must align with local standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Hugh V. Gittinger
W Raymond Walter
New Order
Booyeu Wy Chere 2
Crsuutay Akgional
National Housing Agency
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Fidelity Building
Baltimore
OFA
OPA
Sameé
NHA
Preliminary Armistice Conditions Reported Accepted
London reports via Paris radio that Bulgaria cites Hungary’s acceptance of Allied armistice preliminaries. No sources or cautions given. In Rome Vincenzo Azzolini, ex governor of the Bank of Italy, is sentenced to 34 years for turning 720 tons of Italian gold over to the Germans. Bombing over northern England, including London, continued at a lighter pace than earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Bulgaria
Rome
Vincenzo Azzolini
Bank of Italy
Italy
High Court of Justice
Cut in Candy Forecast For Civilians In 1943
Buffalo New York reports a further cut in candy for civilians through the rest of the year, according to Philip F P Gott president of the National Confectioners Association. The statement signals tighter rationing and impact on candy makers and consumers nationwide.
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Buffalo
Philip FP. Gott
National Confectioners Association
Jap Losses In Four Days From U S Attacks
Pearl Harbor dispatch lists Japan losses across four days of U S strikes. In the Ryukus and Luzon areas totals include sunk ships, likely sunk, and damaged vessels with dozens of craft reported. Formosa counts show multiple ships sunk and large aircraft destruction figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. & Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Japan
U. S
Ryukus Islands
Luzon
Formosa
U. S&s. Pacific Fleet
Philippines
Imperial Headquarters
Vern Haugland
Associated Press
China
Tokyo
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Haugland
Chester Nimitz
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo Radio
Nippon
Local Marine Leader Killed On Peleliu
Capt Earl Wayne Fitzwater 27 of Swanton Maryland and head of Southern States Frederick Petroleum Cooperative was killed in action on Peleliu. He trained at Quantico and served about three years in the Marines with a wife and young son surviving, four sisters and a brother, and was a University of Maryland graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Wayne Fitzwater
Frederick Petroleum Cooperative, Inc
Peleliu
Navy Department
William E. Fitzwater
Swanton
Garrett County
Fitzwater
West Third Street
Quantion Waoofena
Marines
University of Maryland
Small Gains Made On Italian Front
Allied forces in Italy report modest advances on the Po valley front with Fifth Army taking new hills south of Bologna and Eighth Army pushing Germans back along the line. A fresh Brazilian contingent arrived, boosting totals as the U. S. Fifth Army captured Coreglia northwest of Bagni di Lucca.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Bologna
Eighth Army
Adriatic
Coreglia
Bagni di Lucca
Italy
Dance Hostess And Soldier Charged In Murder Case
London Oct 14 an 18 year old dance hostess Elizabeth Marina Jones and an American soldier have been charged with the murder of George Heath a truck driver. Heath was found shot in the back near Staines the London suburb a week ago the car used in the crime was located in London. The inquiry is being conducted on a robbery theory.
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London
George Heath
Aviver
Elizabeth Marina Jones
United States Army
Heath
Staines
Purification Coffee Supplies For U S Armed Forces
The bulk of the pure soluble powdered coffee produced in the United States during the rest of this year will be purchased for the American armed forces. It is used chiefly in certain types of emergency rations.
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United States
Corfu Falls to Allied Forces as Greeks Liberate Island
Allied troops seize Corfu in the Ionian Sea after a German garrison of about 60 surrenders. Albanian forces occupy Delvino and Sarande. the move blocks Nazi escape routes from Greece. British troops reportedly enter Athens as order returns to the capital.
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Rome
Corfu
Ionian Sea
Delvino
Sarande
Porto Edda
Delving
Greece
Athens
New York
CBS
Hollywood stars defend themselves over China Burma India war theater charges
The October 14 Roundup roundup named Joe E Brown Joel McCrea Ann Sheridan Paulette Goddard and Al Jolson among performers who allegedly shirked duties in the C B I war theater. Brown and McCrea defend their actions while Sheridan Goddard and Jolson dispute the claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Joe E. Brown
C.B.I
Brown
Joel McCrea
C.B
Jackson
Ann Sheridan
Paulette Goddara J
al Jolson
New York
Miss Sheridan
CBS
Goddard
Ind
Jolson
Staraye
C.B.L
President Roosevelt declines Herald Tribune forum invitation
The White House announced that President Roosevelt will not speak at the concluding session of the New York Herald Tribune forum next Wednesday night. Governor Thomas F. Dewey, the Republican opponent, will speak on foreign policy with the topic This Must Be the Last War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
New York Herald Tribune
Thomas F. Dewey
Settlement Near in Polish Split Talks with Allies aid
Leaders of Poland’s London and Lublin regimes reopen talks in London and with Stalin, after meetings with Churchill and the Kremlin. Premier Mikolajczyk meets Churchill for two and a half hours and plans a possible second session, aiming at a united Polish government under Allied pressure.
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Moscow
London
Lublin
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Poland
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Anthony Barn Forden
Archibald Clark Kerr
Stalin
Mikhalajevy
Lublin Polish Committee of Liberation
Kremlin
48 U S Planes Lost in Refinery Attack
The 25th Air Force dispatched heavy bombers and fighters to targets near Breslau in German Silesia and Vienna area. They faced fierce anti aircraft fire. several enemy locomotives were destroyed and some air cover downed, while other operations over Hungary met lighter opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Americans Inch Forward as Aachen Braced for Bombardment
British and American reports say American forces pressed gains at Aachen with heavy bombardments and armored thrusts. The German command claimed some progress by Nazi units amid fierce Navi tank assaults, while warnings described the city as devastated and the front line tense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Aachen
Emperors
Nazi Tagh Command
Annual Campus Day At Hood College Draws Many
Hundreds of alumnae and guests filled Hood College for the annual Campus Day program led by Grace Wei of Garden City N Y. The event featured class themes with song leaders and costumes, a vitamin themed freshmen display, and a semi formal dance at Coblentz Hall under W C A and Athletic Association auspices.
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Hood College
Grace Wei
Garden City
N.Y
Henry T. Wade
Hood
Hudson Memorial Theater
Myst Sateargh
Upper Montclair
N. J
Gilbert and Sulivan
Barbara Eisner
Scarsdale
Elizabeth Farber
Upper Darby
Evelyn Stup
Harry E. Stup
Frederick
Margaret McAlpine
Harrison McAlpine
Frankie
Tommy
Jane Gilpin
Westfield
Frances Lee Toombs
Hackensack
Anne Landauer
Irving
M. Landauer
H. White
Gladys Ruby
Floral Park
Helen Rathmell
Prospect Park
Fannie Magee
Henry I. Stahr
Ines
Whitehead
Eanice
Coblentz Hall
Delevan Rawlins
Annapolis
Eleanor Gambbrill
J. HW. Gambrill
WI. Frederick
W. C A
the Athletic Association
Pfc Welty Wounded in Action in Italy Again
Pic LeRoy G Welty son of Mr and Mrs Chester Welty Route 1 has been wounded in action in Italy for a second time according to letters from a Rahn. The news notes a hit in the right arm and hospitalization with good conditions. Earlier he was wounded May 12 and returned to duty by early August. His parents have not yet received the Purple Heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy G. Welty
Chester Welty
Airy
Ialy
An Rahan
Welty
Ile
Italy
Two Big Red Armies Freed For Attack On Prussia
Soviet radio reports say two major Red Army concentrations were released to strike toward East Prussia. Meanwhile in Hungary a southern flank push continues as Russian forces push deep toward German positions and Riga faces a decisive push to pacify the Baltic coast. The fall of Riga is described as a storming of the port area with Soviet columns crossing marshes to seal the city and halt German evacuation plans.
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Moscow
Riga
East Prussia
Red Army
Hungary
Eharringy
Bernard L. Montgomery
Thutiat
Messina
Hoss
Pietro B Luylin
Coisscareios
Badoglio
statYaticurs
Ted
East Prissia
Tilsit
Andrei Yeremenko
Second Baltic Army
Ivan Maslennikov
Third Baltic Army
Stalin
Dvina
Red Star
Sid Une
St. Peter's Church
Cal
Induction Call for 17 Local Draft Board One Members
Seventeen white men from local Draft Board One have been ordered to report for October induction. They will report to the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore for assignment to a branch of service. The group is largely aged 18, with one father among them. Names and hometowns include Arthur Lloyd Webber of Knoxville and several Brunswick and Jefferson residents among others, with addresses listed for identification. Each man is slated for future service as part of the nationwide draft program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Regiment
Baltimore
Arthur Lloyd Webber
Knoxville
Leonard Franklin Leach
West Potomac Street
Brunswick
Carrol Alice Blank
Jefferson
Route
Fourthh
Clarence Walter Winpigler
East Street
Edward Amos Gladstone
Fifth Avenue
Jack William Castle
Jefferson Street
Wesley Kerr Gilmer
Brrin Strees
Robert Mervin
Scottish lake enrichment to boost fish food supply
Sodium nitrate and phosphates were added to a Scottish lake to accelerate plankton growth, aiming to feed fish. The experiment reportedly increased growth by about 3007 over the normal rate of icertaia flatfish, according to estimates.
Bombardment Report From Pacific War Referenced
A terse official communique reports that bombers attacked Okayama and Formosa with consolidation of efforts by the 20th Bomber Command. The message notes the targets in western Japan and island positions, detailing the force composition and mission timing while buffering operational specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Okayama
Isqpan’s
Formosa
Japan
Third City War Fund Subscriptions Reported
Frederick County Community War Fund Drive shows partial progress as of Friday with about a third of the requested total, county and city funds totaling 55,208 toward National War Fund goals. County reports remain incomplete, with $14,500 sought outside Frederick City and allocations broken down among the Salvation Army Federated Charities Boy Scouts and others totaling 44,280 to be shared by the Community Chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick + County
Swathho
City Chinen Lineal de Engelbrecht
Frederick City
Children's Aid Society
Frederick
Community Chest
Salvation Army
Federated Charities
Fue
Boy Scouts
Children’s Aid Society
Y.M.C.A
Girl Scouts
Social Service Exchange
National War Fund
Morgenthau outlines wartime debt, lower interest rate
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau stated that wartime debt increased but at an average interest of 1 7 percent, far below World War I. He said interest in all securities now is fully taxable, boosting annual Treasury savings by hundreds of millions. He expected continued savings and planned Sixth War Loan drive starting November 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Morgenthau
Wounded paratrooper Pvt Clifford Eyler in Holland action
Pvt Clifford Eyler son of Earl Eyler of Eyler's Valley near Emmitsburg was wounded in action in Holland on September 16. He was with the First Allied Airborne Army behind German lines. His hospitalization location and injury extent were not disclosed. Eyler, 23, was inducted December 3, 1942, and has brothers serving overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Eyler
Earl C. Eyler
Eyler
Holland
John
Francis Eyler
Patton
Third Army
France
Pvt
Austin
Italy
Pvt Boxler
Sun Oil Leases Virginia Shore for Drilling Tests
Accomac Virginia October 14 nearly 400 acres on the eastern shore have been leased by Sun Oil Company for drilling and experimentation as part of ongoing exploration efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Accomac
Virginia
Sun Oil Company
Resistance By Nazis In Aachen Is Increasing
Allied dispatches describe intensified German resistance in Aachen as U S troops deepen push into the city. American forces bombarded and blocked reinforcements while field artillery and planes hit enemy convoys. 84 German tanks were knocked out in 48 hours. In Holland, Canadians and British forces fought to seal escape routes near the Schelde estuary and advance near Overloon and Germeter as counterattacks continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamon Ort
U. S
Aachen
Todas
Prand
Helland
Holland
Zuld Beveland
Walcheren
Schelde
Agchen
Boughboya
Bardenberg
Germeter
Hurtken Town
Catlion
Bergen Op Zoom
Appellants Dismiss 2 Criminal Appeals
Two criminal appeals slated for Circuit Court trials were dismissed by the appellants attorney. The cases involve Lee D. Latisner of Washington fined 100 dollars with costs for operating under liquor influence and Grayson L. Luis Buckeystown fined 25 dollars with costs for passing when the way ahead is not clear. E Austin James represented the appellants. Dismissal of the larger case stands. Two bastardy cases heard by Associate Judge Patrick M Schnaufler followed. Charles Baublitz Baltimore formerly of New Market found not guilty. Marshall DeGrange Frederick found guilty and ordered to pay six dollars monthly toward the child. Mr James represented traversers and State's Attorney William M Storm prosecuted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee D. Latisner
Washington
Edward J. Smith
Grayson L. Luis Buckeystown
Smith
E. Austin James
Patrick M. Schnaufler
Charles Baublitz
Baltimore
New Market
Marshall DeGrange
Frederick
Mr. James
Traversers
William M. Storm
Hearings Set In Brunswick For Two Vehicle Incidents
Two defendants were to be tried before Magistrate Howard Marvin Jones in Brunswick at 2 pm per State Police notice. Reuben Hale, colored, of Frederick, charged with failing to identify after striking an unattended car around 12 15 am in New Addition. the vehicle allegedly hit another owned by C. R. Rollison, Paeonian Springs. James E. Sullivan of Monrovia was also scheduled for a hearing on operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Marvin Jones
Brunswick
Reuben Hale
Frederick
Xew Addition
Bruns
Reacee
SG. de Manes
Knoxe
C. R. Rollison
Paeonian Springs
Lee Merriman
Male
Maitland Ina
James E. Sullivan
Monrovia
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Nimitz
MacArthur
Larande
Peloponnesus
Patras
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Movie Group
U.S
Pfc. Welty
Prussia
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