Georgia firm offers standpipe plan for city water
A Georgia firm bids to deliver and erect a one million gallon standpipe ten hundred feet above foundations for 100000. The project linked to Linganore filtration and debated by the Board of Aldermen with no final decision yet.
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Frank W. Rothenhoefer
Board of Aldermen
Rothenhoefer
Singapore
Camp Detrick
Singanore
Linganore
Linganors
Hugh V. Gittinger
WAC Day Proclaimed to Boost Women’s Enlistment
Acting Mayor J. Albin Anderson Jr. issued a proclamation recognizing WAC Day. It urged women to enlist to relieve young soldiers for active duties. The note cites a typographical error in the report and stresses national service.
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Ringfield
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Wong
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J. Albin Anderson, Jr
Allies Advance Three to Six Miles Across Italy Front
Allied reports say forces advanced three to six miles beyond the Trigno river in Italy taking Civita Campomanara and Acqua viva Collecoree while German rearguards pulled back to a new mountain line guarding Rome. Canadian troops aided the push as Americans held high ground near Massico ridge and Mad Dog Jill. Bomber groups attacked Greek airfields and targets in Crete and Greece.
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Long Way To Go Grew Warns On Japanese Aggression
Joseph C. Grew, former U.S. ambassador to Tokyo, warned that Japan’s navy remains ready to fight in force and warned against complacency despite recent Allied successes. He spoke at a Navy Day gathering, stressing morale and strategic withdrawals do not indicate a break in resolve. Christmas toy stocks are only about 50 percent of normal, with 2,000,000 more children now due to wartime births.
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Santa Claus
U.S. A
A Dirty Trick in Boise IdahoElection Cola Caper
12-Second Lt James L. Greenberg of Camp Swift Texas wrote Gov Bots toffsen for a bottle of Idaho earn to complete his collegion from 48 states. He said homesick campmates exclaimed I would give ten dollars to see some of that country. Then Greenburg produces the proper bottle and collects.
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James L. Greenberg
Camp Swift
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Nazis Alter East Front Propaganda Amid War Reports
Berlin based dispatches claim German propaganda softens on the eastern front while stressing Soviet manpower and material gains. German correspondents cite strategic reserves and rising production as the Red Army strengthens, with Berlin hinting the US and Britain may accelerate action against Russia.
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Nicotine largely burned away in cigarette smoke study
Roanoke researchers report that most nicotine in a cigarette is destroyed at the burning tip or dissipates in the side stream. The small portion reaching the smoker is about three milligrams, with filtration capturing the remainder in the butt. Doctors Haag and Larson of Virginia’s Medical College describe the process.
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Medical Society of Virginia
Harve B. Haag
Paul
Larson
Medical College of Virg Department of Pharmacology
Navy Day address highlights Japan threat and Allied gains
Admiral Ernest J. King describes Japan as a tough foe with long term strategy and vows to push them back to their homeland. He cites submarine and air successes, shipping protection to Russia, and heavy wartime transports as proof of Allied progress.
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Ernest J. King
King
United States Fleet
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Europe
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Wnder
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Pearl Harbor
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Atlantic
Huge Quantities Of Food Lost By CCC
CCC reports to Congress losses totaling hundreds of thousands of pounds of food including canned meat and fish vegetables and milk. The figures were given to CCC chief J B Hutson at Rep Crawford Mich request as part of a bill to extend CCC credit. Losses were blamed on damaged cans flood damage weevils and contamination.
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Congress
Commodity Credit Corporation
Mayon Baadertearemitten Syst
J. B. Hutson
CCC
Crawford
Freighter Aground Off Belmar Coast
Six crew members of a 50 strong ship were rescued from the United Nations freighter aground near Belmar New Jersey as heavy seas battered the coast. Rescue attempts were halted when the ship settled in rough surf and a Coast Guard team remained aboard to assist.
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Crsw
Coast Guard
Ferry Returns After Storm Halts Service
Annapolis reports the ferry John M. Dennis held aground for hours by high winds and rough seas before safely returning to the canal with 44 passengers and two buses aboard. At the stock market, Steels rails and other specialties moved ahead amid cautious speculative activity following Tuesday's declines.
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Annapolis
John M. Dennis
Cal
Diennel
Navy Day Honors Mighty Battle Fleet in War Effort
The nation marks Navy Day as U S warships submarines and planes move worldwide under the guidance of Secretary Knox and Admiral King. Leaders address gatherings nationwide pledging to protect human life and support the war effort while celebrating the Navy’s 150th anniversary.
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Tursughen
Mediterranean
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Tary
Navy Knox
Usted States Navy
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Knox
Ernest
King
U. S. Fleet
Countie
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Submarine Runner Is Held Overdue in Pacific Action
The United States Navy reports the submarine Runner is overdue and presumed lost after operating in the Pacific against Japanese shipping. Commander Lieut. Comdr. Joseph H. Bourland, age 33, is listed missing in action. Next of kin have been notified. the 1 525 ton vessel was built at Portsmouth Navy Yard and carries about 64 crew members led by Bourland.
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Pacific
Tosk
United States
Joseph H. Bourland
Gertrude P. Bourland
West End Avenue
New Viele
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. Wy
Suit For Services Set For Trial On Nov 17
A jury trial is scheduled in Circuit Court for November in the suit of Miss Jane Zimmerman of this city against F Ross Myers and Benjamin L Stuff as executors of the late Mass Anne Winebrenner. The plaintiff claims services from 1933 to 1940 including companionship and transportation with charges totaling 1367.41 dollars. The defendants deny the debt.
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F. Ross Myers
Benjamin L. Stuff
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Miss Winebrenner
Miss Zimmerman
Wihant M Storm
Bombers Hit Japanese Tanker Off Hainan Island
American bombers from the 11th U.S. Air Force reported sinking a 35 foot Japanese tanker off Hainan Island on Monday and damaging a 240 foot freighter, which listing badly at the stern.
Japs Fear Air Raids Quietly Rethink Civil Defense
London reports Japanese authorities announce a complete reorganization of air alert precautions. Plans push ruralizing industry and require demolishing some houses to reduce crowding near potential raid targets. Berlin radio attributes the plan to Kisaburo Ando during the Diet debate.
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Berlin
Tey
Kisaburo Ando
Airfields Made Useless by Allied Bombings in Pacific
Allied headquarters in the Southwest Pacific report that three Japanese airfields Kahili Kara and Ballalo in Bougainville and Shortlands were knocked out by raids. In late October American bombers and fighters damaged runways and aircraft, with hundreds of Japanese planes destroyed and Japanese defense largely inactive since. The plan to hold Rabaul looms as a strategic issue for Japan. A separate note from Frederick shows a student injured in a machine shop incident. Also reports famine starvation in Bengal and a call by Australia’s prime minister to boost coal production for wartime needs.
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Bomb tonnage figures from RAF and German raids
Air Minister Archibald Sinclair told the House of Commons that the Royal Air Force dropped over 17 600 tons of bombs on Germany in the four weeks ending October 20. In the same period Germany dumped 160 tons of explosives on Britain.
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Royal’ Air Force
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Far Archibald Lancclair
House of Commons
Britain
Soviet Pincers Press German Hold in Dnieper Bend Fight
From London the report says Soviet forces widen the Krivoi Rog threat as pincers close on the German position in the Dnieper bend. Soviet units claim Kiev area momentum with Karno vlka rail hub taken and Veseloye captured while heavy fighting continues near Melitopol and Dnepropetrovsk.
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Smolensk
Kremenchug
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Dnieper
Karnovalka
Krivai Rog
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Dnepropetrovsk
900 More West Virginia Miners Leave Work
West Virginia miners continue to walk out as 60 more northern miners join the strike over wage proposals from the War Labor Board. Across twelve operations 4,1999 workers did not report, leaving only three Monongalia county mines active. In Pittsburgh, 1400 Jones & Laughlin Steel miners returned after union talks resolved grievances with management.
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Charleston
W. Va
John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
Monongalia County
Pittsburgh
PIA
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Here
United Mine Workers
Lynch Lodge to Mark Its 70th Anniversary
Lynch Lodge No. 163 A F and A M will observe its 70th anniversary with a regular meeting and Worshipful Master to address Masons. A speaker will discuss lodge history and future plans as the event engages members and passersby. A nearby truck incident was reported this morning involving a group found at the scene.
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