German troop ferry Deutschland attacked off Sweden coast
Stockholm reports the Deutschland ferry with 1,888 German troops on furlough was hit ten miles off the Swedish coast. Four soldiers were killed and 29 wounded as the submarine, Russian-flagged or unknown nationality, fired. A Swedish ferry escaped torpedoing as service on the route was suspended. The attack marks renewed Baltic submarine activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Trelleborg
Baltic Sea
Norway
Sassnitz
Prussia
New York
Sweden
Germany
Baltic
Tn Mrcrns Vadina
Answers To War Quiz On Page Five
Fragmentary crossword style item notes insignis worn by a ship ster and a voyage from Dan non Creek BC to Pebrpeaks Alaska, linking 0. 5. Important northern outputs and an Admiral's mate in Navy slang milen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dannon Creek
Pebrpeaks
Alaska
O Conor To Seek Higher Pay For Maryland Teachers
Governor Herbert O Conor announced plans to urge the Legislature to provide additional compensation for school teachers. In a Bel Air speech, he outlined salary adjustments to attract and retain teachers, defended school administration, and cited progress in Negro education and public transportation improvements reducing one room schools by 254 since 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bel Air
Herbert O'Conor
Bel Air Armory
Maryland
O Conor
Tatkar G Lowndes
State Board of Education
Roads Board Hints Plan To Speed Road Building
After a Monday meeting County Roads Board plans to draft a program to maximize miles of improved roads within a reduced budget for the current fiscal year which began October 7. Engineer Roger H Willard said revenue losses from gasoline taxes and asphalt bans hurt the two year program and members favor lowering project specifications temporarily during the emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Roads Board
Roger H. Willard
Only Three Train Wreck Patients Remain Here
List of patients injured in the Dickerton train wreck on September 24 was reduced to three at Frederick City Hospital. James M Siraub, president of the Fort Pitt Bridge Company, Pittsburgh, discharged after head and chest injuries. Vincent F. Smith, Gates Mills Ohio, also injured, discharged earlier. Remaining patients are Philip M Curran and Thomas L Rogers of Pittsburgh and Richard Marriott of Warrenton Virginia, with Marriott recently improving from critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickerton
Frederick City Hospital
James M Siraub
Fort Pitt Bridge Company
Fittsburgh
Vincent F. Smith
Gates Mills
Ohio
Martinsburg
M. R. Etchison and Son
Philip M. Curran
Thomas L Rogers
Pittsburgh
Richard Marriott
Warrenton
Curran
Rogers
Tin Cans Now Wanted By U.S.
The War Production Board ordered mandatory collection of tin cans in more than 400 municipalities. The program targets cities over 25,000 in 15 states and select Minnesota and Missouri areas, urging households to prepare cans by washing, removing labels, cutting tops and bottoms, and flattening for shredding or copper-precipitation plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
Connecticut
Delaware
Ilinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Virginia
West Virginia
St. Louis
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth
WPB
Vichy Guards Dakar With Old U S Planes and Modern Fleet
Fighting French sources report Dakar, a key Vichy base, is defended with old American planes, modern French materiel, coastal batteries and mobilized troops. The port houses battleship Richelieu, cruisers Gloire Montcalm Georges Leygues, destroyers Le Fantasque Le Malin Le Terrible, plus submarines. A Berlin broadcast first disclosed the ships’ presence. Also cited, Secretary Knox predicts the 1943 US Navy will be the largest ever, rivaling Britain in ships and balance. Annapolis announces Dr E Paul Knotts named to Maryland Board of Regents. George Washington not a signer of the Declaration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vichy
Dakar
France
Sunday Express
French
Morocco
Germany
Petain
Richeleu
Gloire
Montcalm
Georges Largues
le Fantasque
le Malin
le Ter
Tible
Berlin
Aadio
Manchester
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
United States vows to shun Japan in future trade
Former Ambassador Joseph J. Grew told a Waldorf Astoria audience that the United Nations will never do business with military Japan again. He warned Japan’s economy serves a predatory military oligarchy and condemned its lack of honest exchange and good faith.
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New York
The
United Nations
Japan
Joseph J. Grew
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Tam
iGrew
Grew
Lb. S
Uo S
China
Voting machines set in Montgomery County race
Montgomery County supervisors of elections have chosen voting machine arrangements for November. The plan includes a five-row keyboard layout with a top row featuring the proposed amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Setcy Rockvne
Montgomery County Supervisors of Elections
TAS
Iseven
Campaign Candidate List With Rows for Parties and Offices
The document outlines rows for Democratic candidates second row, Republican candidates third row, independent candidates fourth row, and candidates for chief and associate judges in the sixth Judicial cinema. It notes that party affiliations will not be indicated and that candidate names will appear on the extreme right, not directly under other candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Judiccial Cinema
Proat Paste
Enarier
Judijcrat and Charter Board
Rooney and Gardner Say They Still Love Each Other
Ava Gardner declares she and Mickey Rooney still love each other and may reconcile. They married January 10 and separated September 7. divorce action filed September 12. The Hollywood pair have had quarrels but see a path to reunion as of October 19 in Hollywood California.
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Rooneys
Hollywood
Calif
Mickey Rooney
Ava Gardner
Mickey
Rooney
Nazis Bomb East Anglia and London Railrods Kill 20
German daylight raids across East Anglia and the Thames Estuary killed about 20 people as 16 towns and villages were bombed and machine-gunned. One town suffered three attacks. rescue workers dug for bodies as London issued three alerts within two hours. Observers say such operations may continue with low cloud cover aiding German reconnaissance for a possible second front.
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London
East Anglia
Thames
Reily
Wife seeks custody after husband takes children for draft
Mrs. Ethel G. Long of this city filed in Equity Court for care and custody of two minor sons, James E., 12, and Richard, 8, alleging their father Theodore R. Long took them from school to improve his Selective Service status and that he has not contributed to their support. The divorce from Long was granted July 21, 1841, and Long currently holds custody. Long is a Taylorsville resident. Mrs. Long seeks amendment to the decree to assign custody to her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel G. Long
Equity Court
Theodore R. Long
Taylorsville
Equity
Long
E. Austin James
James E
Richard
Sound Price Structure Requested By Council
Baltimore October 19 Directors of the Interstate Farmers Council urged the Board of Economic Stabilization to establish a sound price structure to cover production costs and services. The council, representing 375000 farmers across Maryland Virginia West Virginia Delaware and Pennsylvania, opposed farm price subsidies as wasteful. The resolution notes Congress directs consideration of rising farm labor in setting prices and argues for fair price policies or subsidies. It cites war industry labor drain as pressuring farmers to feed more people while competing salaries lure labor away. Three new associations joined, bringing total to 30: Pennsylvania Dairymen's Association Lancaster Pennsylvania State Poultry Association Altoona and Chester Delaware Poultry Association Coatesville.
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Baltimore
Interstate Farmers Council
Board of Economic Stabilization
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Congress
Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association of
Lancaster
Pennsylvania State Poultry Association of
Altoona
Chester-Delaware Poultry Association of
Coatesville
Allied Burma thrust seen likely in war update
London reports increasing speculation that a swift Allied thrust into Burma may be assigned to General Auchinleck with Wavell and Stilwell and could reopen the Burma Road into China. Quarters warn of difficult terrain and hostile populace, while observers note strategic value for supply and possible diversion of Japanese forces.
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London
Burma
Claude Auchinleck
New Delhi
Archibald PF. Wavell
U.S
Joseph W. Stilwell
Auchinleck
Middle East
Arnold Alexander
China
India
United Nations
Japan
Siberia
South Pacific
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O’conor
U. S
Annapolis
E. Paul Knotts
Denton
Caroline County Medical Society
University of Maryland Board of Regents
W. W. Skinner
O'Conor
Knotts
George Washington
Furnace Ford
Monocacy River
Potamac
Buckeystown-Dickerson Road
Heater
Pt. of Rocks
Potomac
Howard Smamood
Woo
Ralph G. Kline
Harry Holsinger
Ambassador Grew
Rockville
Cedar Grove
Clarksburg
Edythe M. Turner
Montgomery County
Margaret RK. Thomas
Gaithersburg
E. H Dietz
Clarence Day
William Beall
Mary Beall
Milton Tabler
Lee King
Julian King
Ward Ferrow
Gerald Arnold
John King
Edward Lewis
Tayside
Perkins
War Labor Board
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
Hagerstown
Whea
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Allen
Frederick
Mary Elizabeth Osborn
Berger’s
Market St
Delphey
Essence
C. E. Cline & Son Funeral Directors
Duncan Phyfe
Carty
E. Patrick St
Frederick, Md
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