Axis naval battles north of Santa Cruz Islands disputed
Secretary Knox dismissed Axis claims of sinking four aircraft carriers and a battleship as a fishing expedition. Japanese broadcasts claimed a major naval and air battle near the Solomon Islands with heavy losses on both sides, but American sources reported minimal confirmed damage and ongoing actions northeast of Guadalcanal.
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Washington
Knox
Santa Cruz Islands
Selemons
New York
Solomon Islands
United States
Imperial Headquarters
Tokyo
Berlin
Midway
Coral Sea
Solomon Group
U. S. Navy Department
Guadalcanal
Legion Toy Collection To Be Held
The fourteenth annual collection of used and damaged toys by the American Legion Toy Committee starts Saturday at nine o'clock. Five trucks with twelve Boy Scouts each will canvass the city to gather toys mainly for children of servicemen. toys can be collected next Saturday by phoning chairman Charles S. Houck Jr. Large toys repairs will be limited due to wartime production. Donors are urged to place additional small toys for girls and gifts in local stores, with written toy requests due by December 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion Toy Committee
Charles 5. Houck, Jr
Armed Service
Houck
American Legion
Holses
Legion
Counter Attacks Halted German Push At Stalingrad
Moscow reports Red Army repelled German assaults in northern Stalingrad and launched a counter-attack in the southern outskirts to destroy 10 machine-gun posts and 26 blockhouses dugouts. A battalion of enemy infantry was wiped out and six tanks destroyed in the north. Red Army airmen claimed 80 trucks and five planes destroyed and two damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red Army
Stalingrad
Germans Fortify Continental Defenses After Stalingrad Lesson
A high informed source says Germany is strengthening cities across occupied France from Lille to Switzerland with about 100000 troops in Stalingrad style fortifications. The report ties this shift to lessons from the Soviet defense at Stalingrad. A court in Easbourne heard two illiterate witnesses, a girl of 18 and a man of 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Stalingrad
Liege
Namur
Sinide
Lille Ton Armiens
France
Switzerland
Easbourne
England
Inor
Farm Tenant Japs Admit Father Of 7 Loss Of 17 Hangs Self
John Samuel Hann a 34 year old farm tenant near Troutville and father of seven hanged himself in a barn reportedly despondent over farm labor shortages. A sheriff medical examiner ruled death a suicide. Hann lived on a share rent with Claude S. Geisbert. his body was found after breakfast as he fed horses. He leaves his wife Catherine and seven children aged four to 15, plus parents and siblings. Funeral arrangements set for Mt Tabor church Rocky Ridge with services Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Samuel Hann
Troutville
Yee Hore
Claude S. Geisbert
Horace M. Alexander
Hann
Geisbert
Wann
Cameron L
Shirley M
Gloria M
John F
Sylvester A
Dolores Y
Audrey L. Hann
Creagerstown
Creagerstown Tutheran Church
Thuemont
Mt. Tabor
Rocky Ridge
M. L. Creager
Japanese Naval Losses Outpace U S Claims in Salomon Islands
Tokyo dispatch reports Imperial HQ stating Japanese naval forces suffered 17 ships sunk or damaged and 135 planes destroyed from Aug 25 to Oct 25. It also claims 28 American ships sunk or damaged including the carrier Wasp. US losses tallied as Wasp plus multiple ships and subs sunk or damaged and 403 planes shot down.
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Tokyo
Imperial
Salomons
Wasp
United States
Marine Who Was On Wasp To Visit Here
Private Robert Geisbert of the U S Marine Corps, possibly aboard the sinking aircraft carrier Wasp on September 15, is in Baltimore and due to visit Frederick this afternoon to see relatives. He previously served aboard the Wasp in April and indicated a transfer to land duty at a UN outpost. He formerly lived with Mr and Mrs Eugene A Alexander at 3 East Third Street. his mother Mrs Samuel Staley lives in Brunswick.
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Robert Geisbert
U. S. Marine Corps
Wasp
Baltimore
Frederick
Geisbert
United Nations
Eugene A. Alexander
East Third Street
Samuel Staley
Brunswick
Admiral Kalbfus Returns to Navy Board Duty
Admiral Edward C Kalbfus retired president of the Naval War College and commandant at Newport will be ordered to duty on the Navy General Board starting November 2. Vice Admiral William Satterlee Pye will succeed him at Newport after a transfer from the Pacific Fleet.
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Boston
Navy
Edward Clifford Kalbfus
Naval War College
Naval Cursailing
Newport
General Board of the Navy
William Satterbe Pye
Pacific
Aies
First Naval District Neadquarters
American Legion WWI Cannon Being Removed for Scrapping
The World War I cannon, a gift to Frederick from Francis Scott Key Post No. 1, is loaded for transport to Bethlehem Steel near Baltimore for scrapping. Authorized by a Legion vote, the removal follows a county salvage request and a briefing to Dr David G Everhart Sr. The cannon will be wheeled onto a truck from Memorial Ground with wooden wheels kept for display.
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American Legion
Bethlenem Steel
Baltimore
Francis Scott Key Post
Germany
Legion
Legion Yotea
Frederick County Salvage Committee
David G. Everhart
Baltimoore
Christmas Card Drive Names 200 Plus For Veterans Abroad
Frederick officials report over 200 residents named to receive mayoral Christmas greetings. Requests total 142 cards for service members overseas and 73 for domestic service members. Postmasters in New York and San Francisco list many addresses. others point to New Oceans and Pacific ports. About 2000 cards are being printed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick City
Board of Aldermen
New York
San Francisco
New Oceans
Pacific
Army Of Nile Penetrates Main Axis Positions
North Africa fighting rages as Allied forces push toward Rommel. British ground troops advance through minefields while United States and Allied air power harasses Axis positions, with bombers striking supply lines and enemy ships.
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Cairo
Haiety
of of the Nile
Rommel
North Africa
United States Army
RAF
Desert
Mediterranean
Malta
United States
Cold start after rain drenches town and river crest
Overnight temperatures dropped to 26 degrees after a night of wind and showers. The city reported thin frost in places with wet ground from yesterday's heavy rain totaling 8.25 inches for the month, near October's all time low. The Monocacy river and tributaries reached crest bank height as precipitation dissipated. The Baptist Young People's Union held a recreation night with a surprise birthday party for Clinton Hughes and Miss Dorothy Trout, with many attendees and refreshments.
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Dene Fry Gy Cde
the Baptist
Young Peoples’ Union
Clinton Hughes
Dorothy Trout
Union
W. C. Royal
Audrey Eyler
Jean Fogle
Garnetta Jennings
Anna Mary Trout
Rita McKenzie
Carolyn Daniels
Jane Hershberger
Margaret Rubeck
Evelyn Dixon
Martha Pheb
Rabanu Raid Heroism Earns Silver Cross for MacAnshue
General MacAnshue receives the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism courage and leadership during three raids on Rabanu New Britain against a Japanese stronghold that left 100000 shipping fans blasted and damage noted.
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Winlam C. . Igader
Rabanu
New Britain
MacAnshue
New Bombing Raids On Japanese At Kiska Island
Navy reports two new Allied bombing raids on Kiska Island in the Aleutians, targeting a submarine base and Japanese camp area. Liberator bombers with Lightning fighters dropped 18 tons of bombs, facing anti air fire but no air resistance.
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Washington
Kiska Island
Navy
Alaska
Aleutians
Kiska
Grew Warns U S Not To Be Complacent In War With Japan
Former ambassador Joseph C. Grew urges Americans to avoid complacency and false optimism about Japan. He warns against assuming Japanese cities are flimsy and that starvation can force surrender, noting Japan’s disciplined home front and capacity to endure air raids. Navy Day honors planned nationwide displays.
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New York
Joseph C. Grew
Japan
Thi
Baoks and
Grew
Tokyo
Great Britain
Navy Fights Hard in Solomons After Wasp Loss
Navy Secretary Knox says the battle in the Solomons has started and Japan shows strong forces. He notes the Navy is fighting harder than ever in its history since the carrier Wasp was sunk. He cautions against foreshadowing results or defeat.
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Navy
Wasp
Southwest Pacific
Washington
Knox
The
Solomons
Lam
Huge Ballot To Face Voters Next Tuesday
Candidates for the coming November election entered their final campaign week as 94432 ballots were printed by order of the Elections Supervisors. Mail ballots were sent to service members, with seventy already dispatched. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm next Tuesday after a long campaign amid war concerns.
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Republican County Central Committee
Court House
Circuit Court
Montgomery County
Robert H. Routzahn
Routzahn
Masonic Hall
Fair Board Seeks Tax Rebate From Frederick County
Members of the Frederick County Agricultural Society board presented a request for a tax rebate in 1942 county chores. County commissioners, noting they want a full board present, took the matter under advisement as Commissioner A Grant Hooper was absent due to medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Frederick County Agricultural Society
A. Grant Hooper
Full-Scale Japanese Offensive Presses Guadalcanal
Reports from Navy and War Department describe a major Japanese drive in the Guadalcanal area with air and sea attacks. The loss of the destroyer Porter and damage to carriers and cruisers are reported as U.S. forces hold positions while heavy fighting continues along the island’s west and south flanks. Navy Day remarks by Knox and notes on Wasp damage after a torpedo hit are included.
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Southwest Pacific
Navy
Guadalcanal
Knox
Forrest P. Sherman
Pearl Harbor
United States
Porter
Grumman
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Santa Cruz Island
Solomons Group
Canvass City
de. University
Chile
Scored By
Russ
Kalbfus
Navy Board
Owin
Army of Nile
U.S
Fair Board
Copenhagen
Chektian X
Rothler
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