Allied Push Near Lae in New Guinea Advances Reported
Allied forces break through weak Japanese patrols along the coast within five miles northeast of Lae as MacArthur reports continued progress toward Salamaua and Busu River. Japanese air activity includes attacks on the New Guinea front with several planes downed. Australian and American air operations support the ground push with raids on Kolombangara and Bougainville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
Lae
New Guinea
MacArthur
Salanaue
Bobdubi
Darwin
Australia
Soloamens
Bengsinville
Kahili
Salarmaua
Huon Gulf
Markham
Nadzip
Air
Auk
Sue AY Unu
Mons
Plamens
Kolombangara
Bougainville Islands
Hershey says fewer troops needed for remainder of war
Major General Lewis B. Hershey, head of the Selective Service, claimed that after Italy's surrender the U S may not need to mobilize as many men as in earlier years. He credited high enlistment and continued home front production maintaining current manpower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Italy
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershev
Civilian Service Bars Transition Note
Fragmentary notice outlines a change labeled civilian service bars, mentioning a shift from 390 to an unspecified new figure and a process yet to be defined. No names, dates, or organizations clearly readable.
Divorce Plea Is Dismissed In Equity Court
Chief Judge Edward Delaplaine dismissed the absolute divorce bill filed by Mrs. Mary V. Carlisle against Harry F. Carlisle of Buckeystown after finding the testimony insufficient to prove adultery. The ruling notes the evidence was contradictory and not unequivocal, allowing either party to pursue new equity proceedings on custody, maintenance, and property. Attorney Reno S. Harp defended Mrs. Carlisle. Princeton Buckey and Holden S. Felton represented the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Delaplaine
Equity Court
Mary V. Carlisle
Harry F. Carlisle
Buckeystown
Court of Appeals
Emmitsburg Soldier Receives Oak Leaf Cluster
Maryland servicemen honored in War Department awards include Master Sgt Joseph Ott of Emmitsburg and Staff Sgt Thomas H Shadyick of Faulkner receiving bronze oak leaf clusters with the Distinguished Flying Cross. The ceremony covered over 300 Army and Air Force personnel for air flight hours and combat exposure. A separate item notes Cumberland Maryland airport plans under a Tennessee Central route proposal with bids soon expected for field expansion.
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Washington
War Department
Department
United States Army
Air Force
Nathan F. Taint
Joseph Ott
Emmitsburg
Thomas H. Shadvick
Faulkner
Cumberland
Sept
Ake Berk
Buffalo
N. Y
Miami
Fla
Pennsylvania Central
Civil Aeronautics Board
Wash
Tenn-Central
CAA
New Market Autoists In Accident
Eight residents of New Market and vicinity escaped serious injury when the Hight sedan they rode in from Ellicott City rolled over on Route 40 near Lisbon and fell into a roadside herd. Driver Samuel Hood and passengers William Hood and others sustained a sprained shoulder cuts and injuries. all were treated locally.
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New Market
Ellicott City
Lisbon
Miv
Samuel W. Hood
William R. Hood
Mi Airy
de. Stanley Bill
Young Hood
Bethlehen-Fairfeld
Baltimore
Emptl
Miveekt Cis
Scene details from late report on wreck described
Trooper Badger stated no other ears were present at the scene when the blowout occurred. The entire left side of the sedan was smashed, and occupants were able to extricate themselves from the wreckage.
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Badger
Phat
Court News Equity and Property Deeds in Local Case Ledger
Equity case involves Edward Benjamin Jones Jr and Adamine Pearl Jones seeking adoption of infant Rachel Edwina Keffner with temporary alimony and counsel fees. Dorothy Cockrell petitions for absolute divorce from Nelson C Cockrell. Numerous property deeds show transfers between Maurice E Reid and others and George L Wilhide, Earl S Kugler, Millard F Shull, and others with nominal sums in county and city records.
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Edward Benjamin Jones, Jr
Adamine Pearl Jones
Pelilien
Rachel Edwina Keffner
Dorothy
Cockrell
Nelson C. Cockrell
Maurice E. Reid
Ber- A
Hgrp
Curry
Pho A. Harp
Maurice
Reid
Estelie Watkins
TAKING NEW MEMBERS Uatochi Pose ye es and Tate oe t
New members sought for a local group as a table setting and event roles are being defined. The notice invites participation from women and men in the community to join the organization and contribute to upcoming activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uatochi
Nazis Hit From All Sides to End Range of War
President Roosevelt declared on radio the Allied aim to drive Germans from Italy France and all captive countries. He launched a third war loan drive for 13.4 billion and urged Americans to contribute beyond taxes, saying victory requires constant effort and broader mobilization despite the Italy armistice. He warned against complacency and likened wartime duties to a Western city defending against a flood with sandbags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingto Dent Rov
Italy
United Nations
France
Dae Cielmantulive
Berlin
Eisenhower
Chacay
Churchill
Britain
Tre Prnt
Maxis
Mediterranean
Haly
Tunisia
Sicily
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
America
All Synthetic Rubber Plants To Be Completed
Pittsburgh reports new acting rubber director Bradley Lewey pledges completion of the government 850 600 ton synthetic rubber program within the year. He notes monthly production surpassing 30 000 tons, nearly matching U S crude rubber use a year earlier, and praises the reclaim rubber industry for a superb job while praising tire quality improvements from synthetic rubber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Bradley | Lewey
Dewey
American Chemical Society
United States
William M. Jeffers
Tire production goals for civilian drivers announced
Davey stated an effort to recap up to 2,500,000 tires monthly and a goal of 30,000,000 new tires next year for essential civilian drivers. He warned of lire card shortages but said heroic efforts are underway to overcome them.
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Davey
Major League Baseball Attendance in New York Tops National Share
New York City draws about 3 million attendees annually, accounting for roughly 31 percent of the national total for major league baseball. The figure highlights the city's dominant role in the sport's fan base and season-long draws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Minute Men To Be Reduced In Maryland Militia
Governor O Conor, after a conference with Brig. Gen. Dwight H. Mohr and Adj. Gen. Francis Perrott, said Maryland Minute Men will be reduced in personnel. He ordered no new enlistments and directed strength based on installations and high-risk areas. Immediate ammunition purchases were authorized from the war emergency fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Maryland Minute Men
O'Conor
Dwight H. Mohr
Maryland State Guard
Adj
Francis Perrott
Minute Men
Board of Public Works
War Emergency Fund
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NEA Radiophato
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Mere
Santo Salamone
New York
Elmers Summers
reMerg
Mr, Hood
W. Kelly
Thomas Wi
Tory Dowd
Court News
Royal
London
Piccadilly Theater
King Peter
Yugoslavia
Princess Alexandra
Greece
Prince Bernhardt
The
Netherlands
River Spree
Zoo Railroad Station
Auguste Viktoria Platz
Groose Stern
Tiergarten
Nollendorf Platz
C. E. Cline & Son Funeral Directors
Frederick 5
South Market
C. C. Carty, Inc
E. Patrick St
This
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
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