Halsey to Relieve Ghormley in Solomons
Washington reports Vice Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. to command naval forces in the South Pacific, relieving Vice Admiral Ghormley who led naval actions in the Solomons. Halsey, age 60, has guided carrier operations and led a Jan raid on Marshall and Gilbert Island targets, earning a Distinguished Service Medal.
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William F. Halsey, Jr
South Pacific
Robt. L. Ghormley
Navy
Ghormley
the Solomons
Halsey
Chester W. Nimitz
Ghormley Ghormley
Moscow
Idaho
Elizabeth
N. J
William
Pye
Newport
R. I
Naval War College
Herbert F. Leary
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Arthur
Carpender
Leary
Yorktown
Enterprise
Marshall and
Gilbert Island
Four Decorations For Heroic Soldier In Australia
General MacArthur’s headquarters in Australia announces Sergt. Billy Sutton of Sebastopol Texas earned four decorations for bravery in the Southwest Pacific. Sutton and 13 others received the Distinguished Flying Cross for aiding the Philippines relief flight that brought MacArthur and President Quezon to Australia. He also received the Silver Star the Purple Heart and the Salt Lake Cluster for further acts of valor and service.
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Australia
Bille B. Sutton
Sebastopol
Talis
Trayery
Southwest Pacific
Secorge C Kenney
U. S. Air Forces
Philippines
Quezon
Sergt
Sutton
Two U S Ships Sunk In Russian Convoy Attack
Two U S merchant vessels were sunk by enemy aerial torpedo in the North Atlantic while in a convoy bound for a Russian port. Survivors from the attack, which occurred mid September, have landed at an East Coast post.
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Washington
United States
North Atlantic
Navy
Nazi Transport Sunk by Soviet Baltic Fleet Warships
Moscow reports that Soviet Navy warships of the Baltic Fleet sank a 10,000-ton German transport, delivering a sharp blow to German wartime logistics amid ongoing Baltic operations.
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Moscow
Denies Nazi Report Of Death Of Mrs Gandhi
Official quarters in Bombay rejected German radio reports of Mrs Gandhi's death as unfounded. The broadcast heard in London gave no details and did not indicate how the rumor was received.
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Bombay
Seventy Seven Induction Preparations Reported By Draft Board One
A list of 37 registrants slated for probable Army induction was released by local Draft Board One. The group includes 21 from Frederick and features reclassifications from 3-A to 1-A and a single volunteer, with four transfers from other boards. Transfers include Duane Clare Clark and Bernard Simmons among others. final physicals expected at an induction station soon.
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Pearl Harbor
Gideon
Harne
California
South Dakota
Frederick
Edward Melvin Smith
West Seventh Street
Vernon B. Thomas
Hagerstown
Brunswick
Leo Charles Strippy
Washington
Grayson Palmer Snook
East Patrick Street
Jasper Lewis Baker
Jefferson
Robert Niles Abrecht, Jr
East Sixth Street
Clark Otis Palmer
Middletown
Ira Luther Heffner
William Nathan Wright
Baltimore and Ohio Avenue
Milton Adam Frank, Jr
North Market Street
Ray Frank Smith
Pocono Pines
Samuel Hays Kline, Jr
West Patrick Street
Clinton Spencer Hamilton
Dill Avenue
Roy Welty Mitchell
Kenneth Thomas Morgan
Benjamin Alexander Bell
Madison Street
Howard Thomas Dixon
East Potomac Street
Nathan Owen Hollenbaugh, Jr
East Third Street
Gideon Overton Horne
Lewis Edward Crutch- Tey
George Randolph Crummitt
Ray Clifford Smith
Walkersville
Carroll Saxton Younkins
Baltimore
Burkittsville
Roland Kurtz Culler
Donald Francis Sharrer
East South Street
Lewis Daniel Baumgardner
West South Street
Joseph Rice Geisinger
Frederick Street
Donald Clifford Bair
South Market Street
Harry Lavier Zimmerman
East Fourth Street
Richard Theodore Carter
East B Street
Melvin Sylvester Fout
East Church Street
Earl Thomas Tobery
New Market
Byron Theodore Harley
Duane Clare Clark
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Canton
S. C
Bernard Mathias Simmons
North Marrel Street
San Diens
Calif
Maxwell Clay Baxter
New York City
William Sylvester Keriger
West Fourth Street
York
Market steadier amid mixed turns in October trading
Steadier tendencies prevailed in New York stocks with scattered buyers and cautious optimism. War news, notably the Allied offensive in Egypt, supported the bulls while technicians eyed the triple top in the AP stock average and leaders failing to sustain a swing.
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New York
Egypt
Associated Press
Front Line Breaks Northwest Of Stalingrad
Soviet forces claim a breach in the German left flank northwest of Stalingrad after a day of intense fighting. Red Star reports a Russian thrust opened a gap, repelled a Nazi counterattack, and pushed to improve positions amid heavy losses on both sides.
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Stalingrad
Rarrison
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Caucasus
Novorossisk
Tuapse
Black Sea
Plain dyed rabbit fur renamed under government edict
Trade names such as Siberian seal and Belgian beaver will be replaced by plain dyed rabbit in a new government directive issued today. White Hudgon seal becomes dyed muskrat and Alaska sable, with labels and invoices forced to show both trade and fur names.
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Jawa
Zkunik
Michael Morris
Adrrefot
Final payment made by bank to certificate holders
Bank Commissioner John W. Downing announced Farmers Banking and Trust Company of Montgomery County Rockville made the seventh and final payment of 16360.10 to holders of certificates of beneficial interest. Total certificates amounting to 127851.64 were issued in 1993 under a reorganization plan.
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Baltimore
John W. Downing
Farmers Banking and Trust Company
Montgomery County
Rockville
Black Thursday remembered as 1929 stock crash begins
Thirteen years ago today the opening of the New York Stock Exchange saw heavy trading as big blocks of Kennecott Copper General Motors and Sinclair Oil hit the market. By 7.08 p.m. 12 894 000 shares had changed hands. The day began at 10 a m with a tense floor as prices fell.
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The
Stock Exchange
Kennecott Copper
General Motors
Sinclair Oil
Five Flyers May Be Held By Japanese
Miss Coral Houston, returning from China aboard the Gripsholm, said four or possibly five U.S. bomber crewmen who landed in occupied China after the Tokyo raid were captured by Japanese forces. Villagers aided briefly before the Japanese seized the men. rescue attempts failed. Japanese officers praised the prisoners and urged secrecy. Secretary Stimson said four aviators in the Tokyo bombing may be in Japanese hands.
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Calif
Coral Houston
China
Gripsholm
United States
Tokyo
Miss Houston
Shanghai
Stimson
Washington
U.S
Postponement Granted in Harshman DWI Case
A postponement was granted Wednesday in the case of Harley Harshman of Frederick Route 4 charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor and reckless driving. Trooper Wik of the State Police filed the charges earlier this week. Harshman remains out on bond with trial set for this morning before Magistrate Alton Bennett.
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Frederick
Wik
Harshman
Alton’ . Bennett
Paris Nazi Broadcast Reports French Africa Council Meeting
New York observers note a BBC relay of a Nazi Paris broadcast claiming a council of all French Africa governors would meet at Dakar. The CBS late relay did not specify a date.
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Paris
French Africa
Dekar
BBC
CBS
Violinist Menuhin Trip Cancelled Due to Transport
London dispatch reports that Yehudi Menuhin's scheduled visit was cancelled because he could not secure transport in time to fulfill concerts planned for U S and British troops.
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London
U. S. Office of War Information
Yehudi Menuhin
United States
Japanese Column Thrown Back Near Paotow
Chinese high command reports a Japanese motorized column trying to advance from Paotow in Suiyuan province was repelled a week ago, as the Japanese effort to push northward was thwarted.
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Chungking
Paotow
Suiyuan
Italy Hit by RAF Night Bombing from Strong Air Arm
London reports a heavy RAF raid over northern Italy with four motor bombers including Stirlings Halifaxes and Lancasters. Turin Genoa and Savona were targeted with explosive and incendiary bombs. Casualties cited from shelter crowding near Genoa and from Turin. Savona saw notable damage and multiple fatalities in allied lines.
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RAF
Italy
Turin
Genoa
Savengino Opprano
Savona
Ligurian
Vado Ligure
Five Dairy House Fire Near Frederick Destroys Outbuilding
A fire swept the dairy house on the C. Lease Bussard farm south of Frederick near Buckeystown road. Neighbors and Independent Hose Company kept the blaze from reaching the barn. Loss estimated at 1200 to 1500 dollars with equipment melted and damaged. insurance carried.
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Marvin
Nelson
Bus‘“sard
Bruce Oland
Skoda Arms Plant Workers Reported Shot by Nazis
A Reuters dispatch from the German frontier says all workers in one Skoda arms plant department in Czechoslovakia and their families were shot for alleged anti German sabotage.
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London
Reuters
Czechoslovakia
Police Won't Turn Parking Meter Handles
Chief Arthur C. Poulsen stated meters are the motorist’s responsibility and police will not turn handles to extend time. Drivers may post $1 for hearings if disputing, but only the user can add time beyond stated limits.
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Arthur C. Poulsen
Patrick Weel Chirely
North Court Street
Stull Remains Uncertain Over Local Blackout Tests
Frederick residents and officials remain unsure about blackout or air alert tests. No recent word from the Office of Civilian Defense or city officials on tests, though readiness is urged. Potentially an unannounced test could occur after mid October, with speculation about November 3 before the general election.
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Office of
Civilian Defense
Fiedge
O Conor backs sitting judges in Baltimore
Governor O Conor said he might have chosen Theodore McKeldin for a defense post if McKeldin's work on the Baltimore Chissed commission had not been 'so lacking in value.' He pledged impartial appointments and unqualified support to the three sitting judges in Ballymore.
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O'Conor
Theodore McKeldin
MccKeldin
Fleet Attacks Near Matruh and El Alamein Line Clash
British fleet attacked Axis positions near Matruh on the Egyptian coast as Allied air and ground forces launched a desert offensive toward Rommel’s El Alamein line. The operation caused only superficial damage to one boat amid heavy fighting, with eight enemy fighters destroyed in air action. Greek army units were reported to hold a key sector of the front as British and American airpower supported the assault. Lewis G. Compton, former Assistant Secretary of the Navy, died in New York hospital at age 79.
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Cairo
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Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
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Mediterranean
Harold Alexander
Dunkerque
Claude Auchinleck
Middle East
No-Man’s-Land
RAF
Rommel
Berlin
Libya
Eichity Dems
Malta
New York
el Alamein Front
Egypt
Panayotis Kamelopoulous
Vce
L. A. Compton
Lewis 3
Compton
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
New Jersey
Post Graduate Hospital
Bem
Baer Lundgren Nuptials Set Amid White Flowers and Family
Mary Jane Lundgren daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Lundgren will marry Lt in the Army of the United States in an intimate ceremony at Linganore Hilly Farm near Frederick this afternoon. Bridegroom Ridgely Waters Baer son of Dr and Mrs Ridgely Baer will wed with Rev William F Sauer officiating. Guests mostly family attend a 4 30 reception before a short wedding trip and plans to reside in Durham North Carolina.
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Mary Jane Lundgren
Edwin Lundgren
Miss Lundgren
Regina Elizabeth Bushwalter
Washington, D. C
Margaret Baer
Mr. Baer
John Leichert
West Second Street
Charles Byerly, Jr
Shogg Rathge
York City
Baltimore
Lundgren
Bage
Durham
Baer
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