Freeze wins GOP delegate battle over Bell in Maryland primary
W ilbur K. Freeze of Thurmont gains a thirty vote edge over rival Staley L. Flock and W A R Bell narrows the lead with eight mail ballots to be counted. Official canvass confirms results across governor, state’s attorney, sheriff and delegates, with Bell, Freeze, and Flock among top House of Delegates contenders.
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Staley L. Flock
House of Delegates
Wilbur K. Freeze
Thurmont
W. A. R. Bell
Freeze
Frook
Bell
Board of Election Supervisors
Cook
Kennedy
O'Conor
Peddicord
Bowers
Clapp
Coblentz
Lautér
Weinberg
Campbell
Jones
Nikirk
Storm
Register of Wills
Mercer
Schroeder
Trout
Lipps
Null
Shock
Arnold Nea
Congress
Beall
Triesler
Leatherman
Rhoads
Derr
Eldridge
Hooper
Young
Orphans’ Court
Fairney
Moberly
Richardson
Boutson
Alexander
Lowell
Loy
Flock
Frushour
Haugh
Payne
Ramsburg
State Central Committee
Birely
Bowlus
Bourne
Prammhar OR
Teete
Dennis
Reno S. Harp
LeGore
Toll Taken Of U Boats Off Coast Of Canada
New York dispatch from September reports U boats destroyed off Canada’s east coast by bombers exceed Allied surface ships sunk there by submarines during the summer. An East Coast base intelligence map shows ships and submarines marked, noting bombers from the base area achieved the majority of the summer’s victories.
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New York
Frank Lowe
Cannadian
Canadas Tast
Lowe
Canada
Answers To War Quiz
Readable text lists quiz items with references to enrollees and military units suggesting a wartime quiz feature. The lines mention first class enrollees the Army engineers amphibian command and a note about regulations. The fragmentary phrasing implies a school or training context within a wartime setting.
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Army
Engineers Amphibian Command
Ward Returned Winner In First Maryland Dist
The official count in Maryland's First Congressional District shows Rep. David J. Ward winning by 75 votes over Roe as Cecil County finally reported 1,504 for Ward and 1,316 for Roe. Ward gained his largest margin in his home county of Wicomico, while Kent and Queen Annes counties favored Roe.
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Baltimore
David J. Ward
Dudley G
Ward
Cecil County
Roe
Wicomica
Nedris
Kent
Queen Anne's
Leon Andrus
Carohoe
Cecil
Dorchester
Kent We
Queen Annes
Somerset
Maryland
O'Conor
Tee Tripate
William Walsh
Republicans Forecast Substantial Gains in Congress
Washington reports House Minority Leader Joseph Martin of Massachusetts, head of the Republican National Committee, predicts very substantial gains for the party in both houses in the November elections. He cites strong GOP delegations in Massachusetts California New York Pennsylvania Illinois and Ohio and argues the trend will broaden beyond current projections.
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Washington
House
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
Republican National Committees
Senate
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Maran
Bremerton aviator earns three Navy Crosses in war efforts
Noel Arthur Meredith Gayler, 28, from Bremerton Washington, becomes the first war hero to receive three Navy Cross awards. His first cross honored downing one bomber and aiding in the destruction of two more during a February 20 attack on a Western Pacific carrier. A second cross was awarded March 10 for shooting down a sea plane and bombing two destroyers in enemy territory. A third Navy Cross, presented by Secretary Knox, cites extraordinary heroism in the Coral Sea on May 7 and 8, 1942, where he helped destroy enemy aircraft and damaged two others placing defense of Allied forces at the forefront.
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Washington
Seni
Noel Arthur Meredyth Gayler
Bremerton
Wash
Gayler
Western Pacific
Edward O'Hare
Gaylor
Knox
Coral Sea
Hitler Presses for French Fleet Control After Dieppe Raid
London reports that Adolf Hitler renewed demands for control of the French Fleet following the Dieppe raid. The British Press Association cites possible personal messaging to Marshal Petain and notes the Fuhrer may press Petain directly. The Nazis also urge Vichy to supply Rommel in North Africa with colonial food stores.
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London
British Press Association
Adolf Hitler
Dieppe
Press Association
Hitler
Marshal Petain
Petar
Vichy
Erwin Rommel
North
Africa
Exoneration for Obstruction on B and O Tracks Cleared
After an investigation by B and O Police Chief McGaha, Lester Morral Roscety were exonerated of placing an obstruction on a Calico Cut track near Point of Rocks and were sentenced to one day on a train riding charge in Baltimore. Douglas Carey Edward Carey Jr and a third boy were implicated for placing iron and a boll on tracks. Autumn begins September 23 at 12 17 pm Eastern War Time per Naval Observatory.
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Point of Rocks
Lester Morral
Roscoe
Baltimore
Lient
M E. McGaha
McGaha
Douglas Eugene Carey
Edward Carlton Carey
David & Michael
Doubs
William C. Roderick
Washington
Naval Observatory
Two Held For Theft Of Tires Near Knoxville
State Police say two men, Paul Butts and Charles Mullendore of Gapland, are jailed in Washington County on larceny and receiving stolen goods charges in a tire theft from J Harwood near Knoxville Route 1. The Esso station on North Market Street was burgled with oil and gasoline rationing coupons missing. fingerprints were found and FBI checks pending.
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Knoxville
Sheriff's Office
Esso
North Market Street
Walter Wilt
Joseph J. Coady
Paul Butts
Charles Mullendore
Gapland
Washington County
J. ©. Harwood
Route 1
Butts
Mullendore
Harwood
Horace M. Alexander
R. Paul Buhrman
Arcade Bowl
FBI
Washington
Frederick County Prepares for Unannounced Air Raid Alarms
Frederick County residents should be ready for unannounced air raid alarms at any time. Alton Y. Bennett, OCD director, said alarms may sound day or night and urged review of daylight alarm rules. He also canceled 11 am siren tests and advised motorists to pull over and stay off until the all clear.
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Frederick County
Alton Y. Bennett
OCD
Bennett
Frederick gas station owner faces OPA hearing over rationing rules
Frederick operator Clem B Mohler denied willful violations at a regional OPA hearing. Investigators cited three instances June 29 30 involving customers Rombo and Houck and Routzahn, with Mohler himself selling gas to Rombo. The case awaits Washington decision on possible suspension of his ration rights.
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Baltimore
Frederick
Regional Office of Price Administration
Clem B. Mohler
Arthur Perlman
OPA
Mohler
John D. Ryan
New York
Washington
Final Returns From Last Missing Precinct
Democratic primary canvass reports from Precinct No 2 Frederick reveal tallies for many candidates led by Robert L Grove 65 Lee 58 Offutt 69 Rosenstock 56 Shankle 58 Utterback 68 Zimmerman 70 Bennet 62 Browning 57 James H Grove Jr 68 Houck 32 McCollister 37 Mentzer 33 Saylor 61 Sigafoose 44 and others. additional unre ported totals in Brunswick No 3 show Schroeder 14 Trout 70.
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Frederick
Officisl
Cook
Kennedy
O'Conor
Peddicord
Bowers
Clapp
Coblentz
DeLauter
Weinberg
Campbell
Jones
Nikirk
Storm
Mercer
Schroeder
Trout
Lipps
Null
Shook
Arnould
Bales
Beachley
Burgee
Geisbert
John W. Grove
Smith
Thomas
Robert L. Grove
Lee
Offutt
Rosenstock
Shankle
Utterback
Zimmerman
Bennétt
Browning
Chew
James H Grove, Jr
Houck
McCollister
Mentzer
Saylor
Sigafoose
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Willkie
Field Marshal
Rommel
Wendell Willkie
Desert
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Alamein
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Lieut. Gayler
Middle East
Trimefit Huggersox
Gulient
Kayser
Cannon
Leaksville
War Production Board
Henry’s Store
Frederick Cloak
Rosenour
Jacobson
SOLAR
Hamburger’s
Superior Meat Market
Frederick 5
Last
Liasric
CC. Carty
Patrick Street
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