RAFs Kassel raid costs 44 bombers in heavy attack
War dispatch reports a major RAF night raid on Kassel costing 44 bombers with heavy losses while Frankfurt and Cologne were hit in separate strikes. The Kassel attack targeted key aircraft works and rail yards, with high bomb tonnage and significant damage reported alongside continued London raids.
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Kassel
Frankfurt
London
Kansel
Cologne
Berlin
Germany
Nees
Henschel Locomotive Works
Argest
Europe
Bis
Messerschmitt 109
Campaign To Return Prohibition Gains Attention In Maryland
Baltimore October 23. A growing campaign to bring back prohibition was given first place in the annual report of the Association of Maryland Distillers and Allied Industries. Advocates of prohibition claim it would curb liquor trade problems and benefit small communities as well as larger areas.
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Baltimore
Association of Maryland Distillers
Urged To Remove All Her Art Treasures
The United Nations radio at Algiers urged Italians in the occupied section to remove valuable art to preserve it after the war. The report cited hopes that the treasures would remain within the civilized world. A separate item notes John HL Gillis, plane No. 4 merchant, was auctioned at the courthouse sale this morning for Wir and Mrs. Thomas D. Oden for $1.90. The property includes a frame dwelling and garage on about 53 square perches, with part usable as a store. Richard E. Zimmerman led the sale with auctioneer Eimert R. Baw.
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New York
United Nations Radio
Algiers
Office of War Information
John HL Gillis
Plane No
German U Boat Sinkings Reported In October So Far
Berlin broadcast reports German U boats have sunk 33 Allied ships so far in October. The tally reflects ongoing naval losses amid wartime operations and adds to the day's combat updates.
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Bandon
Uci
Berlin
Swedish Plane Shot Down Near Haallo Killing 13
A Swedish airliner flying from London to Stockholm was shot down off Sweden’s west coast near Haallo, killing 13 including an American. One crew member and one Swedish sailor, Ol son, were rescued. The loss prompted temporary suspension of Britain Sweden flights.
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Stockholm
London
Sweden
Haallo
Olson
England
Stockhoorm
Kase Yras
Britain
T. C. Hume
Hume
California
World Council of Churches
Rought Avenue
New York
Madame Taradina
Whlef
Madame Ummyshkoba
Skrenmnag
Move To Strip McNutt Of Draft Authority
Washington Oct 23 Congress moves to strip Manpower Commissioner Paul Vo McNutt of all authority over the Selective Service system. The House Military Committee reported a bill section directing the President to delegate to the Director of Selective Service the powers under the original law, bypassing McNutt who oversees Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey.
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Washington
Paul Vo McNutt
House Military Comiton
Senate
Selective Service
McNutt
Lewis B. Hershey
Romanian Classes of 1923 24 25 Called to Arms
Stockholm reports Romanian military conscription for the classes of 1923 1924 and 1925 has been ordered. Budapest dispatches illuminate the wartime mobilization.
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Stockholm
Budapest
Presbyterian chicken dinner invitation in Turrels
The Presbyterian church in Turrels Texas invites the public to a chicken dinner hosted by Rev. Charles B. Harris. The event, announced on October 23, promises a wing and a prayer and aims to draw community members for fellowship and sustenance.
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Turrels
Tex
The
Presbyterian Church
Charles B. Harris
Rail Chiefs Vote To Take Strike Poll
Chiefs of the train crew and operating unions vote to conduct a strike poll among 350000 members. The move follows a joint meeting where leaders voiced dissatisfaction with a four cent per hour wage offer and noted Trey demanded a thirty percent raise.
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Chicago
Hue Test and Operating
Jeaders
Trey
Emmitsburg Paratrooper Reported as Italian Prisoner
Private Sterling E. Overholtzer of Frederick County, listed by the War Department as an Italian prisoner of war before the Italian capitulation, reportedly remains in captivity. Family says he has written of good treatment and may have been captured early in Sicily, though confirmation is pending. His father farms near Harney, seven miles from Emmitsburg.
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Sterling E. Overholtzer
Melvin F. Overholtzer
Frederick County
Taneytown
War Movement
Overholtzer
Overhaltzer
B. P. Ogle
Harney
Emmitsburg
Young Overholtzer
Grace Church wedding to unite Miss Hartman and Luther Davis
A local society wedding will be held at Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church this afternoon at 4 50 o clock for Miss Mary Jane Hartman daughter of Rev Dr and Mrs Ralph Ellis Hartman of 307 Elm Street and Luther Lynwood Davis son of Ira L Davis of New Market and the late Mrs Davis The ceremony will be a single ring rite conducted by Rev Dr Hartman with floral decorations of white chrysanthemums palms and candles Miss Hartman wears ivory slipper satin with lace trimming and carries a bowduet of roses and bougardin She will wear a single strand of pearls Audrey Irene Eyster of Frederick will be maid of honor in a gown of lime green taffeta with three quarter sleeves and a sweetheart neckline Two bridesmaids Murray Faupel Elizabeth Baldwin and Madelyn Smith will wear Florentine rose gowns and carry pink pompoms chrysanthemums The ushers include Ralph Ellis Hartman and John s continued on Page Shree
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Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church
Mary Jane Hartman
Ralph Ellis Hartman
Elm Street
Luther Lynwood Davis
Ira L. Davis
New Market
Davis
Dr. Hartman
Audrey Irene Eyster
Frederick
Sir Hair Baldwin
Smith
S City
John
Air Fields At Maritza Bombed Again By RAF
Cairo reports RAF bombers hit Maritza air fields again and also struck Nakas and Lyos Islands. Bombing targeted shipping and harbor facilities as logs were cut and transports damaged in the air raid.
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Maritza
Cairo
Nakas
Lyos Islands
Local Draft Board lists 36 registrants for final examination
Thirty six area registrants are ordered to report to Baltimore for final physicals and possible induction. The list includes nine volunteers and 17 from Frederick and seven from Brunswick. Names span Frederick, Brunswick, Hagerstown, and other towns with transfers from Florida and Maryland boards.
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Baltinvoce
Pearl Harbor
Voere Aleg
Brunswick
Florida Board
M. Robert Ritchie, Jr
Frederick Insurance
James M. Etchison
William G. Nuil
Frederick City
Albert F. Anderson
Hagerstown
Elmer E. Bowers, Jr
Albert Killingsworth
North Market Street
Linwood Llewellyn Heller
West Patrick Street
John Sebastian Derr, Jr
Dearbought
Frederick
Glenn Monroe Kipp
James Milton Etthison
Court Street
Lewes
Woodrow Dixon
East D Street
Homer Page Palmer
Vernon Marshall Flock
Middletown
Sherley Franklin Heater
Point of Rorks
William Gordon Null
Wash
Sauerkraut Shortage and Ration Book Deadline Report
Residents report a nationwide sauerkraut shortage with scarce cans and local stores rationing stock while some vendors still hold limited supplies. The delay in processing gasoline ration books was noted as late applications will be prioritized and mailed before those received after the deadline.
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Deadliat
Incal Ra Yoning Board
Offdale
National War Fund Campaign Aims to Reach City Goal
The article reports a $25,000 city campaign target for the National War Fund and Community Chest with about $12,000 left to raise. James H Falk leads county efforts while Red Cross funding is kept separate. notes on committees, resignations, and public meetings within wartime fundraising activities.
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Francis Scott Key
Anx
Willian Co Roval
Vhoreman
Glen
Swisher
PGC
James H Falk
Red Cross
Ignatius Bjarlee
War Fund
Community Chest
President Roosevelt Confined By Grippe And Fever
The White House said President Roosevelt has grippe with one degree fever and remains in his room. Secretary Stephen Early reported the physician ordered the Chief Executive to cancel all appointments while he recovers.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
Ross T. McIntire
Navy
Halloween Celebration Cancelled Again This Year
Roger B. Wolfe, president of the Chamber of Commerce, announces no Halloween parade or celebration this year due to wartime conditions. In non war years Lions Club and Chamber sponsorship supported children’s prizes, with Halloween falling on Sunday this year.
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Roger B. Wolfe
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Chamber of Cammoerce
Hallowen
Giraud Expresses Work Accomplished After Algiers Visit
General Giraud, in his role at the time, announced five days of express work accomplished during a visit to Algiers. The record notes monitoring by U.S. government observers and indicates progress on key tasks.
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Neddud
Goi
Hea Giraud
Algiers
Hadenst
U.S
Mine miners strike back to work after labor board ruling
The United Mine Workers agreed to an intensive effort to return Alabama coal miners to work on Monday. Chairman William T. Basis of the War Labor Board warned that continued shutdowns could force a formal reference of the case by the board. The White House indicated awareness of the situation.
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Washington
Thelale
United Mine Workers
Alabama
William T. Basis
War Labor Board
White House
Circus Star Dies During Stunt in Front of 5500
A circus performer billed as The Man Who Hangs Himself and Lives perished during a high trapeze act as 5500 spectators watched in shock. Firemen lowered the dangling body after the rope failed to sustain the leap, ending a famed yearly rodeo and thrill show.
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St. Lewis
Gel
Peters
Ber Caning
Vlas Wied
Wincer
Lloyd George Weds His Secretary at Eighty
A terse dispatch from London reports that Lloyd George, aged eighty, wed his long-time secretary Frances Le secret ary since 1974. The ceremony appears low key with no grand public notice.
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Lloyd George
Ainelly Gytpied
Frances le
Stew Vith
Clash at Channel near German naval craft reported
The German News Agency said in a broadcast captured by the Associated Press that a clash occurred near the Channel Islands last night involving a naval craft.
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Channel Islands
DNR
Associated Press
Enticement Threatens 1.5 Million Nazis in Dnieper Bend
Soviet offensives push along the Dnieper and toward Kiev, Gomel, and Crimea as Red Army flanks threaten massive entrapment. Reports estimate up to 1.5 million Germans exposed to capture or destruction with several towns liberated and rail links severed.
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Kivinenehrgs
Dnieper
Melitopol
Russias
Kiev
Pereyatay
Moscow
London
Crimea
Gomel
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
Dnieper Bend
Melitopus
Dnepropetrovsk
Jeu Rasulus
Peroyuslav
Kerived Row
Znamenka
County Abates Half of Frederick County Agricultural Society Taxes
County Commissioners agreed to abate one half of the Frederick County Agricultural Society's county taxes for the current year after a meeting with society managers. The non profit group uses revenues for fairground improvements and agricultural activities. The action affects about 172 of the 4460 county tax bill, while state taxes remain unchanged.
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Frederick County Agricultural Society
Soutcos BF Chusina
Bern
Nemana
Irving E Stalexey D. Young
E. C. Lanner
Jose
Allied leaders meet in New Delhi to discuss SEA operations
Supreme Allied Commander in Southeast Asia travels to New Delhi to confer with General Chiang Kai Shek, General Joseph Stilwell, and other Allied officers on ongoing operations and strategy in the region.
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New Delnt
New Delhi
Gerd Louis Mounsa
Southeast Asia
Chiang Kai Shek
Joseph W. Stilwell
Firepower Of Infantry To Be Increased
The War Department orders infantry divisions to have higher firepower while reducing manpower and motor vehicles. Motorized divisions will be eliminated as separate units, with infantry divisions moved by troop transport battalions. Armored divisions gain three tanks and three armored infantry battalions plus more artillery. A new light division for amphibious airborne mountain and jungle fighting is planned.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Army and Navy Register
Hollins Market Damaged By Four Alarm Blaze
A four alarm fire damaged Hollins Market early today in Baltimore. The warehouse area burned through the roof as staff continued operations without lighting, using cane dies as substitutes for electricity.
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Hollins Market
Baltimore
Hollins
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