Local Pilot Of Liberator Missing In Italy
Lieut. Leo Francis Waterman, son of Mr and Mrs Leo T Waterman of Roanoke Virginia, pilot of a B 24 Liberator, is reported missing in action in the Italian theater since August 22. He married in March and had letters from overseas. the War Department gave no further details. Waterman was a Jefferson High School and University of Virginia graduate who entered the Air Corps in 1943. He had been in Italy about a month before his disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Francis Waterman
Leo T Waterman
West College Terrace
Roanoke
Waterman
Peoples Service Drug Stores, Inc
War Department
Rome
Odertal
German Silesia
Vienna
Lieut
Italy
Jefferson High School
Roanoke College
Salem
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Air Corps
Fort Myers
Louise Florentine Lescure
Holy Name Catholic Church
Washington
Mitchel Field
N. Y
Mrs. Waterman
Reduction In Fire Insurance Rates Here
A Maryland and Delaware rate cut takes effect on new and renewal policies written on and after September 1 in Frederick and six county towns. The six towns Brunswick Emmittsburg Middletown Myersville Thurmont Walkersville have fire protection. The minimum premium for new policies has been increased under the new regulations.
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Frederick
Frederick County
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Brunswick
Emmitsburg
Mriddietown
Myersville
Thurmont
Walkersville
Brussels radio denies German capitulation report
The Brussels radio briefly caused alarm by broadcasting an unconfirmed report that Germany had capitulated, then quickly corrected itself saying Germany has not capitulated and the war continues. The denial came after Germany had been in German hands only a day.
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London
Brussels
Germany
Quake Shocks Felt Across Wide Area Last Night
A powerful quake extended from the northeastern United States into parts of Canada and as far west as Wisconsin. It caused minor damage in Cornwall Ontario and frightened thousands, with reports of trembling buildings, rattling dishes, and people fleeing into the streets.
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Associated Press
United States
Canadian
Wisconsin
Cornwall
Ont
Joseph Lynch
Fordham University
New York City
Japan
Fordham
Clarence Blais
Weston College
Weston
Mass
Ontario
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
New York State
Brooklyn
Queens
Nassau County
Long Island
Manhattan
Bronx
Wheeling
Portland
Manchester
N. H
Rutland
New Haven
Newark
Paterson
Jersey City
Baltimore
Ohio
A. R. Schmitt
Loyola University At Chicago
Chicago
Flying Bomb Attacks On London Resumed
Britain’s four day respite from flying bomb raids ended when German V-1 attacks resumed over London and southern England just before daybreak. The brief official note reported casualties and damage from the renewed bombardment.
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London
Britain
England
German flee into Switzerland surrender to Swiss authorities
About 700 German soldiers fleeing Allied forces in France crossed into Switzerland in recent days and surrendered to Swiss authorities for internment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
France
Switzerland
Gochnauer Killed in France, Red Cross Reports
The German government via the International Red Cross says Technical Sgt. Carl P. Gochnauer of Adamstown was killed May 23 when his B-24 vanished over France. His parents question the report, noting a newspaper photo they believe shows him as a German prisoner. Army letters referenced parachutes seeming to indicate survivors. Gochnauer, an aerial gunner, had been overseas since 1943 after transfer from Italy to England, and served after enlisting in August 1942. He leaves two sisters, Fay and Fay’s brother-in-law, and Vernal Moore in the local area.
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International Red Cross
Carl P. Gochnauer
Adamstown
U. S
France
C. O. Gochnauer
Gochnauer
North Sea
T/Sgt
Associated Press
Army
War Department
Orleans
England
Italy
Kingman
Ariz
Salt Lake City
Utah
Air Corps
Vernal C. Moore
This City
T. Leslie Moore
Fay Gochnauer
Allied planes hit Tirpitz and 16 other Nazi ships
British naval planes scored hits on the 35,000 ton battleship Tirpitz and damaged at least 16 other enemy vessels in recent attacks on northern water shipping, the Admiralty announced tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
Five youths escapee recaptured. new breakout reported
Seventeen year old Raymond Wilson of Harford county, one of five Youthful prisoners who escaped State Penal Farm on Sunday, was captured near Boonsboro and returned to Roxbury. Police said the other four were not yet found and this morning Louis Grimmsley of Baltimore escaped.
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Raymond Wilson
Harford County
State
Boonsboro
Roxbury Institution
Louis Grimmsley
Baltimore
No More Sugar For Home Canning In Maryland
Baltimore reports that sugar allotments for home canning will not be increased. The Offices of Price Administration and War Food Administration announced in a joint statement that existing quotas are deemed adequate to process fruit and fresh vegetable crops despite public complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Office of Price Administration
War Food Administration
Martincourt Firestorm Killed Dogs Cattle and Villagers
War correspondent Earl Maze and Lt. Philip Wagner describe Martincourt after a German panzer division burned the village. Civilians and livestock lay dead amid rubble and burning houses as German troops looted and executed men in reprisal after a nearby ambush.
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Martincourt
Earl Maze
Greenville
S. C
Stars and Stripes
Philip Wagner
Cincinnati
FFI
Panzer Erenadier
Robert Walker
Indianapolis
Robert Espange
Beury
Vitry
St. Mihiel
Heavy Air Attacks On Germany Target Karlsruhe And Ludwigshafen
American heavy bombers struck across the Rhineland hitting rail yards and repair shops at Karlsruhe and major plants at Stuttgart and Ludwigshafen. Allied forces from Britain and Italy supported operations with hundreds of fighters escorting the raids as air battles raged.
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London
Rhineland
Stuttgart
Karlsruhe
Ludwigshafen
Berlin
Italy
Hungary
Transylvanian Alps
Britain
Hitler
Germany
Third Army
Daimler-Benz
French reach Ma con and Villefranche in rapid push
Rome Sept 5 French troops sweeping the Sasone valley reach Ma con a wine center 68 road miles north of captured Lyon as 2 400 prisoners boost total since the Mediterranean landings to more than 65 000. American forces also move through Mont revel while Allied losses occur amid a tank aided Nazi counter attack toward Chalon and Dijon.
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Rome
Sasone
Macon
Lyon
France
Lyons
Villefranche
Mediterranean
Saint Bonnet de Bruyeres
Montrevel
Highway Six
Chalon
Dijon
German Front Describes Stubborn Defense and Belgian Push
The German communique reports troops defending against strong enemy groups in France and Belgium. It notes yesterday's salient gains and extended fighting toward Brussels and Antwerp, with violence increasing across the front.
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London
France
Belgium
Brussels
Antwerp
Staff Sgt Gaither Home Returns After 25 Months Overseas
Staff Sgt. Francis S. Gaither Sr., son of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Gaither, Sr., arrived home on Elm Street on a 21 day furlough after twenty five months overseas. He served in African, Sicilian, and Italian campaigns and was wounded twice, including a November injury that sent him to hospital for months. He was among the first troops to enter Rome and later fought from Anzio to Rome with the Fifth Army.
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Francis S. Gaither
Gaither
Elm Street
Italy
Rome
Anzio
Fifth Army
Canadians Near Boulogne Advance Report Broadcast
A CBS London broadcast quoted by a New York press desk says Canadian troops are about three miles from Boulogne. The report claims Canadians are overrunning more flying bomb sites and that the total number of sites in Allied hands may be in the three figures.
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New York
Boulogne
London
CBS
London Ambassadors Meet U S Congressmen Arrive in London
Five Congressmen are now in London after Representatives Hays and Judd arrived in the capital and spoke with Ambassador John G. Winant about postwar policy. The delegation includes Hays of Arkansas and Judd of Minnesota.
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London
U.P
Hays
D-Ark
Judd
R.minn
John G. Winant
Invasion Route To Hungary Follows Baltic Offensive
Russian and Romanian troops push toward Transylvania and the Mures river valley in a coordinated attack across Poland and along the Hungarian frontier. Soviet forces report captures near Lomza and Brasov as operations converge toward Hungary and the Alps pass at Predeal.
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Moscow
Red Army
Poland
Warsaw-East Prussia
Translyvania
Hungary
Lomza
Warsaw
East Prussia
Mures
Sibiu
Turiu
Transylvania
Brasov
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Canadians Near Rimini Press On In Fierce Italian Front
Eighth Army supported by British ships drives within six miles of Rimini as heavy fighting continues along the Conca river and Misano ridge. Canadian forces retake Misano after a bloody clash, destroy Nazi armor and inflict heavy losses while British warships shell defense positions.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Rimini
al- Hed
Po Valley
Conca River
Abissinia
Misano
Battlefeld
Hitler Meets Oshima at Berlin Talk On War
A Berlin radio reported Adolf Hitler hosted Japanese ambassador Hiroshi Oshima for a long conference at his headquarters on topics tied to the two nations and their war efforts. German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop attended. broadcast cited by the FCC. The report notes a cautionary influence on European markets with continued victory sweep and commodity weakness.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hiroshi Oshima
Federal
Commuications Commission
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Secrecy Follows Allied Push Toward Rhine Front
Allied forces push into the Rhine valley amid secrecy reports from the front. American tanks reportedly reach Strasbourg outskirts while British units move through Breda toward Rotterdam. In Belgium a large German pocket near Mons yields 9,000 prisoners and heavy material losses.
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London
Rhine
Siegfried Line
Supreme Headquarters
Strasbourg
Nancy
Saarbrucken
Holland
Brussels
Antwerp
Belgium
Breda
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Mons
U. S. First Army
Induction Report For Eighteen Men From Board One
Eighteen white and colored men under 26 including two transfers are ordered to report for induction into the armed services. They must appear at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore for assignment to branches. This is the first of two calls this month. Names include Paul Shafer Frederick James Ewing Frank Garrett Wilbur Warner Ernest Cramer Robert Jones Milford Powers Ray Wright Raymond Frye Roger Minnick Thomas Michael Bernard King Donald Kefauver Raymond Beall Edward Higdon Thomas Anhalt LeRoy Cromwell and LeRoy Wesley Cromwell along with transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Services
Fifth Regiment
Baltimore
Board One
Paul Daniel Shafer
Frederick
Arthur Lloyd Webber
Knoxville
James Irvin Ewing
Dill Avenue
Marion Frank Garrett
Ninth Avenue
Brunswick
Wilbur Delmar Warner
College Avenue
Ernest Eugene Cramer
Robert Roscog Jones
West Potomac Street
Milford
Ellsworth Powers
East Potomac Street
Ray
Edgar Wright
Raymond Nelson Frye
West South
Roger Daniel Minnick
Middletown
Thomas Cramer Michael
North Bentz
Bernard Edwin King
West Sixth
Donald Daniel Kefauver
Raymond Atlee Beall
Water Street
Edward William Higdon
Baltmore City
Thomas Raymond Anhalt
Montgomery County
LeRoy Wesley Cromwell
Lincoln Apartments
Sale Held At Trustees Sale Near Edgewood
A trustees sale at Court House sold the 69 acre farm of the late James E. McKenzie near Edgewood to Floyd M. and Floyd M Hanshew for 5675. The property includes a six room log house bank barn and outbuildings. An adjacent 11 acre woodlot near Gambrill Park sold to W Cash Smith for 135. Auctioneers were Ignatius Lease with trustees W Clinton McSherry and Amos A Holter.
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Court House
James E. McKenzie
Edgewood
High Knob
Rocky Springs Road
Floyd M. Hanshew
Gambrill Park
W. Cash Smith
W. Clinton McSherry
Amos A. Holter
Ignatius Lease
Three Border Crossings Across the Siegfried Line Reported
Reports of three American crossings into German-held territory surfaced with claims of advances near Aachen Pascal Beaumont and Charleroi while Luxembourg and Dutch frontiers were cited. Luxembourg’s leader welcomed Allied troops as Germans retreated. Antwerp was reportedly being cleared, and Dutch broadcasts claimed Allied entry near Breda. Strategic gains were described amid unconfirmed reports and delayed communiqués.
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Siegfried Line
Aachen
Brussels
Perl
Luxembourg
London
Pierre Dupong
Duchy
Reich
Belgium
Charleroi
Beaumont
Florennes
Namur Free
Namur
Liege
Supreme Headquarters
Antwerp
Netherlands
Pieter Gerbrandy
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War Dept
Lieut. Leo. F. Waterman
Dar
Orarhaf
W. Va
Seaboard
Red Cross
T. Sgt. Gochnauer
Tirpitz
Wes Gallagher Martincourt
Narew River
Big
Rhine River
Pontarlier
Belfort Gap
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