Officer Is Missing In Action Over Germany
Second Lieut. Lawrence F. Crickenberger Jr a Frederick High School graduate and Eighth Air Force B 17 navigator is reported missing in action over Germany on October 7. Parents Mr and Mrs L H Crickenberger Mt Airy received the telegram and his letter dated October 6.
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Lawrence
Tellis
Alio Head
Lieut
Crickenberger
Army Air Corps
England
Pfc
Cutsail
Pic
LeRoy
Germany
War Department
Evelyn Staley Cutsail
Fairview Avenue
France
Pfe. Cutsail
Roy Cutsail
Magnolia Avenue
Japanese drive advances in Kwangsi and Foochow areas
Chinese communique reports a renewed Japanese offensive around Kweilin Kwangsi with attacks on outskirts and six mile westward thrust from Pingan from Foochow. Separate items note John L Lewis in hospital for memorial service and weather halting Italian front operations. Navy straggler Bowens held for return to base.
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Chungking
Kweilin
Pingham
East China
Foochow
NAVY
James Edward Bowens
Frederick
al Jen Bartgis
Ralph Potts
Camp
Detrien oMcials
Samar Falls Fully Into American Hands, Says CBS Kingpin
John B. Hughes reporting for CBS from Gen. MacArthur's Philippine HQ says Samar is now completely under American control.
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U. S. New York
John B. Hughes
CBS
Gen. MacArthur
Philippines
Samar
Germans Say Russ Opened New Attack In Latvia
German military commentator Ernst Von Hammer says the Russians launched a new offensive in southern Latvia near Liepaja and Auce with breached defenses, aided by artillery and air raids, as German tanks counterattacked to halt the move aimed at western Latvia and a Baltic port.
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Latvia
London
Ernst von Hammer
Liepaja
Libau
Auce
Latvis
Sveral
Baltic
Vsa
Raid On West China B-29 Base Yields Light Losses
A Japanese raid on a B 29 Superfortress base in west China caused light damage to planes and fields. Four cargo aircraft and two light planes were damaged on one field, and three Superfortresses plus seven light planes suffered moderate, repairable damage. Eight waves of enemy planes attacked during a three hour alert before retreating.
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West
China
U. S
Cneugel
Creagerstown District Property Sales Report
Deeds recorded for multiple Creagerstown area properties. Isaac L and wife sell five tracts totaling 240 to 259 acres to Mr and Mrs Fraley for about 4000 dollars. Johnie Ayres sells to Edna Grace a parcel on Notts Delaware avenue in Brunswick for a similar sum. East South street transfers include 84 East South street dwelling to Mr and Mrs Minick for about 270 dollars and 38 East South street dwelling and adjoining vacant lot to Mr and Mrs Arnold Rice for around 2500 dollars. Longs buy 88 East South street for roughly 1900 dollars.
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Isaac L
Ralph
Fraley
Lane and
Creagerstown
Elmer
Minick
East South Street
Gorda
Nave
Arnold L Rice
Joseph L. Long
Fire damages barracks at Camp Detrick
A blaze damaged an officers’ barracks at Camp Detrick on Friday night. Fire units from Frederick responded, extinguishing the fire after about thirty minutes. No heavy damage, no other buildings endangered, though some officers lost clothing and suffered smoke damage. An official investigation will determine the cause.
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Camp Detrick
Frederick
Guy
Forture Camp Becomes Haven For Refugees
In the Netherlands near Vught the 49 acre estate formerly used as a concentration camp was seized by Allied officials for refugees. Eyewitnesses described brutal overcrowding with inmates subjected to extreme confinement and abuse leading to deaths and hospitalizations.
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Forture
Vugal
Tie Netherlands
Netherlan
Civ Affairs
Vught
Flat Ceilings For Live Cattle Likely Work
The Office of Price Administration considers price ceilings for live cattle as the best method to curb a very bad stock situation. The move targets stabilizing livestock markets and easing shortages.
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Office of Price Administration
Charles Town Youth Killed In Accident
Two youths were injured in an accident at a Virginia West location. One boy died from injuries while another remains in Charles Town hospital in fair condition. The victims were connected to the local paper mill, identified as Abe Charles Pouin darkey Chub.
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Haries
W. Va
Hailiawn Paper Board
Abe Charles
Charles Town
U S Fleet Crossed Jap T To Win In Surigao Straits
Allied warships crushed the Japanese task force at Surigao Straits using a classic crossing maneuver. Rear Admiral Jose Oldendorf led the fleet in passing ahead of Japan’s lead ships, unleashing concentrated fire that knocked out the barrage. The tactic, likened to Jutland, was cited as a knockout blow amid the Leyte operation. Berlin raid by British Mosquitos reported next.
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Russell Brine
Associated Press
Surigao Straits
Taushima
Jose Oldendorf
Leyte
Beaehead
Philippines
Tsushima
Parcow
Treach
Surigao
Campaign Speech Draws Crowd Amid Senator Arrival
A chaotic scene unfolds as a campaign stop in Albany gathers a large crowd waiting for Senator Harry Truman and Democratic vice presidential hopeful. The speaker, described as a man, delivers a brisk address while attendees hold banners and watch the procession.
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Tromas E. Dewes
Syracuse
Union
Moing
Rannine Pie Vangsner
Yes
Harry 8
Tromen
Trueman
Albany
Massachusetts
Singapore Fleet Of Japs Wiped Out By U S
Japanese naval force based around Singapore was destroyed in Surigao Strait near Leyte by American ships under Adm. Kinkaid. The action sank multiple battleships and cruisers with several destroyers, per Seventh Fleet reports. Some ships may have escaped to Coron Bay or Palawan, but overall Japanese fleet strength is greatly reduced.
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Adm. Kinkaid
Leyte
Surigao Strait
Singapore
Cushing
Mogan
Ovt
Adin
Sprague
MacArthur
Tih Fleet Star
Surigao
San Bernardino Straits
Coron Bay
Mindoro
Palawan
Large Part Of County's War Fund Secured
Frederick county has collected 839 142 toward its 51 28 million War Fund goal, about 78 percent. NT general chairman James H Gambrill reports countywide progress as Lincoln D Engelbrecht and city chairmen push to exceed their 30 788 quota, with districts nearing or surpassing targets. Lewistown shows funds triple the wartime mark.
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Frederick County
James H. Gambrill
Lincoln D. Engelbrecht
Gamerill
Tom Tae
Wilson Runkles
Jackson
Paul Holfmaster
Lewistown
Albert Pal
Probable Sinking Of Jap Warship Reported
Chungking Oct 28 A Japanese destroyer was probably sunk and another damaged by U S 14th Air Force bombers during a night operation Oct 26 in the Luichow peninsula area A tanker and other vessel were damaged in the same action, according to a communique from General Stilwells headquarters.
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Chungking
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Luichow Peninsula
Joseph W. Stilwells
Todas
Gasoline theft case prompts coupons surrender warning
Firemen report gasoline leaked from storage near tanks in Utah on October 28. The liquid was pumped into the sewer and several cars followed, prompting authorities to warn that anyone taking gasoline must surrender coupons but none did.
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Orden
Utah
OPA Alligiais
Stilwell Relieved Of His Triple Command In World War II
General Joseph Stilwell has been recalled to Washington after being relieved as chief of the China Burma India theater. The China Burma India theater will be split into two: China theater to Maj. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer and India Burma theater to Lt Gen. Daniel Sultan.
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Heater
Stilwell
Qadise Closer
Chime
White House
China Theater
A. C. Wedemeyer
Chiang Kai Shek
Sur Ton Admirtal Mountbatten
India-Burma
Deni Ft Sultan
Dewey Pledges Strong Farm Price Support
Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey promised firm backing for farm prices and a simplified agricultural administration. He argued that guaranteeing three square meals per day requires increased food production and warned against continuing the New Deal, which he said would yield substandard prices for farmers.
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Syracuse
Ncy
Gay Thomas E. Dewey
Republican Party
Bulgaria Accepts Terms of Armistice
London reports Bulgaria has accepted the terms of an armistice. The Moscow rate announcement clarified Bulgaria’s surrender terms, signaling a shift in the war effort.
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Bulgaria
British And Canadian Columns Race To Cut Off 10000 Fleeing Troops
Allied columns press toward Maas bridges as Bergen Op Zoom falls without a fight. Canadians seize the western anchor and advance on Roosendaal while British forces reach Tilburg Breda and S Hertogenbosch as German defenses crumble south of the Maas.
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Holland
Maas
Meuse
Bergen Op Zoom
Sucess
al- Hed
Antwerp
Vilssingen
Flusning
Walcherei Island
Schelde
Tilburg
Associated Press
William P. Boni
Bersen Op Zoom
Beveland Island
North South Canal
Maen
Beverandi
Roosendaal
Getiman
Breda- Tilburg
Breda
Loon Op Zand
Oosternout
Geertruidenberg
Hertagenbusch
Vento
Meijel
Roermond-Weert
Reesendaal
von Model
Propaganda Of Japs Sinks 141 U.S. Ships Claim
The Japanese radio service claimed Allied ships were sunk or damaged in Leyte Gulf during continued attacks. It asserted 141 vessels were sunk or damaged in the Philippines area, while American sources dismissed many claims as inflated. The broadcast described enemy forces pressing the attack and American air losses near Tacloban.
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Domet Agency
North America
Leyte Gulf
Dax
Philippines
Toko
Domel
Federal Communications Commission
Leyte
Domer
Samar Island
Thirteen Local Draft Call Seeks 13 Men for Induction
Local Draft Board One announced a November call of thirteen city and county men for pre induction examinations to be held in Winchester Hall before forwarding to the Fifth Regiment Armory. The group includes 17 white men, two colored men, and one transfer from another board, with most from the sunniest area. Names include Charles Emers Cramer and Bruce Elmer Gibbons among others from Frederick and Walkersville.
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Baltimore
Winchester Hall
Fifth Regiment
Charles Emers Cramer
Tinton Bride Ketrie
Tinton Bride Ketrie Floyd LeRay Cartet
Oak Ridge Town
Stanley Russell Kidd
Frederick
Ernest William Alpaugh
Walkersville
Bruce Elmer Gibbons
Adamst
George Ross Moberly
Jesse McDonough
Hamilton Avenue
Albert Robert Stuilliens, Jr
Mincheiasen Reuter
Raymond Chester Warren
Harold Eugene Shafer
Middgtan Rt
Howell McKinley
Pre-War Ministers Back To Jap Cabinet
In Tokyo and San Francisco reports Premier Koiso names 12 advisers to Japan's cabinet, including former Foreign Minister Mashiro Artis, Admiral Nobumasa Shetsugu, Admiral Teijiro Toyoda, and Toyotaro Yuki, amid wartime urgency and imperial approval.
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San Francisco
Kuniaki Koiso
Japan
Radio Syd Today
Hirohito
Federal Communications Commission
Mashiro Artis
Nobumasa Shet+sugu
Teijiro Toyoda
Japan Iron Works
Konoye
Toyotaro Yuki
Bank of Japan
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Kwangsi Drive
John Lewis
Wheeling
John L. Lewis
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Slovakia
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Ruthenia
Umgvar
Ivan Petrovs
Carpathian Mountains
Uzok
Banska Bystrica
Petrov
Starinai
Ciroka
Ulca
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Eb‘enrode
Insterburg
Inn Andsterburg
Tilsit
Superforts’ Base
Creagerstown District
Philippine
Palau
Pte
Halmahera
Guam
New Guinea
AP News
Tokyo
U. S. Fleet
Berlin
Kondon
Air Ministry
U.S
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Dewey
Armiz
FBI
Maas River
Tacloban
Morotai
Peleliu
Robert Junior Cole
Burkifisville
William Webster Brown
West All Saints Street
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