Annual Fair Called Off At Meeting Of Board
The Frederick County Agricultural Society board canceled the annual Frederick Fair set for October 6 to 9 after securing releases from exhibitors and concessionaires. The move follows polling of other fairs and a prior push for postponement, with plans to hold a modified event if needed and avoid government commandeering of venue space.
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Frederick County Agricultural Society
Frederick
Taneytown
Timonium
Joseph B. Eastman
Jocal Fair Board
Breeram
East Patrick Street
Geological History of Gambrill State Park
James H. Gambrill Jr spoke to Kiwanis at the Francis Scott Key hotel about Gambrill Park in Catoctin Mountain part of the Blue Ridge range. He noted the Appalachian system is the oldest in the country and discussed limestone slate coal granite and marble formations along with Fern Age plant emergence, urging inquiry into nature’s origins and colors. Clarence C. Carty and Melvin Engle introduced him. other attendees included Park W. T. Law and Linden A. Shenk.
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James H. Gambrill, Jr
Gambrill State Park
Kiwanis Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Mr. Gambrill
Paris
Gambrill
Clarence C Carty
Melvin Engle
Park W. T
Allied Bombers Attack Two Japanese Warships
Allied planes attacked a Japanese cruiser and destroyer off the Trobriand Islands, probably damaging the destroyer. Kokoda land fighting was static. Milne Bay forces defeated Japanese troops, with casualties estimated around 706, per the daily communique. Torpedo bombers and fighters located the cruiser and destroyer near Milne Bay and Normandy to Trobriand Islands north of Milne Bay.
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MacArthur
Australia
Trobriand Islands
New Guinea
Solomons
Kokoda
Milne Bay
Normandy
Mine Bay
Hagerstown Soldier Fights Yellow Nose FW190 Over England
In a Rotterdam raid, tail gunner Felix Trice of Stuttgart Ark. shot down a Focke-Wulf 190 amid tight combat as Fortresses pressed the raid. Fellow crew members describe nerve and luck under fire while German fighters attempted to halt the bombing run.
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Wes Gallagher
United States Air Forces Flying Fortress Command
England
Sept &Pim
Arkansas
Felix Trice
Stuttgart
Ark
Rotterdam
Malannl Sant
Yellow Nose
Meaulle
Armstrong
Trice
Europe
Arka
Christy Fath
Asseretown
Melvin Barnmitler
Ann Arbor
Mich
Trey
Clarence Thacher
Kissimmee
Fla
Paul Tibbetts
Southwest Sixth Street
Miami
le Trail
Tybbetts
May Ask Schoolboys To Help Harvest Apples
Ulimore Sept 8. Fred B. Gambrill of the U S Employment Service in Maryland says Washington County may call on local schoolboys to assist in harvesting the Western Maryland apple crop due to an acute labor shortage. An estimated 600 migrant workers may be needed, with earlier plans to bring in 200 from West Virginia now under review. Gambrill will meet with Washington County superintendent Benjamin Wills to arrange school cooperation if necessary. Some growers near Smithsburg have already started harvesting.
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Ulimore
Fred B. Gambrill
U. S. Employment Service
Maryland
Washington County
Gambrill
West Virginia
Olue DiCkels
Gambrith
Benjamin Wills
Smithburg
Charles County First With Complete Returns
Charles County was first to report complete returns in gubernatorial and Congressional races in Maryland. Gov Herbert R. O Conor led Democratic gubernatorial votes with 273 from 14 polling places, while Theodore McKeldin led Republicans with 80. For U S Representative in the fifth district, Lansdale Lasser led Democrats with 290 votes for renomination. Edward J. Waters had 20 and John W. Klemm 15.
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Baltimore
Charles County
Maryland
Herbert R. O'Conor
Thomas Cook
John Kennedy
Oreo
Stephen Peddicord
Theodore McKeldin
W. Pinkney West
U. S
Lansdale Lasseer
5 Per Cent Victory Levy Is Approved
Washington reports a Senate Finance Committee vote of 13 to 6 approving a 5 percent victory levy on individual incomes over $625 a year. The plan, set to start withholding next January, adds about 3.5 billion dollars in prospective tax receipts and proposes credits or postwar bonds to ease repayment, with credits for premiums, debt retirement, or war bonds.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Youte
George
D-Ga
Taft
Ohio
The
House
Senate
Franco reshuffles cabinet appoints Gomez Jordana foreign minister
In a departmental housecleaning that gave him control, Gen Francisco Franco names Gen Francisco Gomez Jordana foreign minister replacing Ramon Serrano Suner the former Spain envoy and Franco’s brother in law. Jordana had led the council of state.
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Falange Party
Francisco Franco
Francisco Gomez Jordana
Ramon Serrano Suner
Franco
Spain
Axis
Jordana
Council of State
Taft Interprets Victory Tax Plan End Of Sales Tax Debate
The committee adopted the victory tax plan and Taft said this action eliminates further consideration of a sales tax. The remark frames the move as closing the issue and shifting focus away from any additional tax proposals.
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Taft
Joint Grand Visitation of Eastern Star Held in Mt Airy and Frederick
Two New Jersey St Mary stars joined in Florida and Western Maryland for a joint Grand Visitation at the Masonic Temple on September 4. About 175 members attended as Worthy Grand Matron Dora Buchsbaum and Worthy Grand Patron Horace E Webb were honored. Speakers and guests from Baltimore and Annapolis attended, with a banquet following the meeting.
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Order of the Eastern Star
New Jersey
St. Petersburg
Fla
Maryland
Prudence
Mt. Airy
Frederick
Masonic Temple
Dora Buchsbaum
Baltimore
Horace E Webb
Temple
Joseph C. Parker
Annapolis
Elsie Wolfe
Margaret Poteet
Eleanor Jabrow
Estelle M. Bradley
Julia Winebrewer
Betty Hartman
Blanche Schwinger
Ruth T. Yinger
Margaret C. Wohlgemuth
Helen Shiviey
Howard M. Albaugh
Margaret Routzahn
Raymond Brandenburg
Casualties Reported To Sailors Relatives
Washington September Navy Department released casualty figures for August 13 to 90 inclusive totaling 437 among Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard personnel. 103 dead 17 wounded 317 missing, bringing war totals to 3 608 dead 043 wounded 8 260 missing, 12 910 overall. States except Delaware Nevada South Dakota represented. Hawaii also listed. The 11th war casualty list includes many lost in direct combat though some missing may yet be rescued or later located.
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Washington
United States
Navy Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Delaware
Nevada
South Dakota
Hawaii
Meno
Bauvees Is First In Frederick County Primary Returns
With 32 Democratic and 18 Republican votes cast, Hauvers Precinct 2 led Frederick County return reports to the News-Post. Irving A. Fox, veteran registration judge, reported both Republican and Democratic returns at 9 18 p m.
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Bauvees
Hauvers
Frederick County
News-Post
Irving A. Fox
Navy Reports Countian Missing Fireman Stambaugh
Navy Department lists Ray Jacob Stambaugh a missing fireman first class from near Thurmont. Buckingham School supervisor Bragan notes Stambaugh, 21 in March, attended Pearl Harbor and Midway events, with four sisters, a brother in Washington, and a mother Hillving still alive. He was a standout baseball player and joined the Navy three years ago.
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Navy Department
Ray Jacob Stambaugh
Thurmont
Buckingham School
Buckeystown
C. J. Bragan
Navy
Stambaugh
Bragan
Hill Ving
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Geological History of
Cyclone Division
Hagerstown
Focke Wulf
Mates
Smihen van Teifoste
Senate Group
C. E. Cline & Son Funeral Directors
Eastern Star
Delphey
W. Patrick ST
R. J. Stambaugh
Vic
Tory
Carty
E. Patrick St
Dickey
Bennett
Jefferson Street
McCurdy Field
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