Italy Fleet Surrenders and Fleet Movements Across The Med
Seventeen Italian warships arrived in port unconditionally surrendering under armistice terms, including two giant battleships from Taranto and Spezia flotillas. Most of Italy’s navy escaped German control and reached Allied ports at Malta and Gibraltar. One battlship sunk near Corsica after a half hour battle as RAF pilot Wing Commander H Law-Wright reported.
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James Wellard
Chicago Times
Associated Press
Mafta
Taranto
Valletta
Spezia
Andrea Doria
Giulio Cesare
Cadorna
Magno
Eugenio di Savoia
North Africa
Italy
Corsica
H. Law- Wright
South Ashdown
Cheshire
London
Vallettta
Malta
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Roma
Palma de Mallorca
Balearics
War Bulletins From Sicily and Italy Shake Reports
London reports German radio quotes Foreign Office claiming King Emmanuel and Premier Badoglio fled to Sicily with Crown Prince Umberto. Bern dispatch claims Badoglio killed Sept 9, with Rome fighting between Italian and German troops. Pola and Rhodes reportedly surrendered as German forces advance in Italy.
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Sicily
London
Foreign Office
Ren
King Emanuele
Pietro Badoglio
Ce Umberto
Badoglio
Bern
P—A Chiasso
Switzerland
Lugano
Libra Stampa
Pietro Badogno
Rome
Pola
Berlin
Adriatic
Rhodes
Dadecancee
Transot
T Padula
Allied Landings On Sardinia Reported By Italian Sources
Italian reports from Madrid state additional Allied landings occurred on the island of Sardinia. Italian forces in Corsica expect Allied planes to stage token landings on airfields now controlled by Italians near Salerno. A German counter attack allegedly regained some ground.
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Island of
Sardinia
Madrid
Corsica
Salerno
Naples
Italy
Number Of Fathers Are Classified In 1 A Group
County Draft Board Two has conducted local physical examinations for pre Pearl Harbor fathers since August and has re classified some into 1 A for the first draft in October. Board One, covering the city and larger towns, has not started screenings yet but will soon. August registrants include James Lincoln Schultz William Whipp Charles Wirts Wesley Schaeffer Lilburn Schaeffer Waters Robert Carroll George Stull Robert Warfield James Crawford William Jains ton Irvin Culler Charles McKeldin James McQuillen Charles Angteberger Glenn Klipp Robert Moses Charles Baker Carroll Strickler William Null Robert Kilgo.
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Pearl Harbor
Board Two
Board One
James Lincoln Schultz
West South Street
William Harry Whipp
Frederick
Charles Richard Wirts
Brunswick
Wesley Francis Schaeffer
Buckeystown
Lilburn Schaeffer Waters
Robert Monroe Carroll
West All Saints
George Norman Stull
North Market Street
Robert LeRoy Warfield
James Francis Crawford
Weat Firth Street
William Jainston
Pt Avenues
Bruck
Irvin William Culler
North Market
Charles Henry McKeldin
East Sixth Street
James Robert McQuillen
Petersville Road
Charles Howard Angteberger
Glenn Monroe Klipp
Robert Lamar Moses
East Potomac Street
Charies Edward Baker
East South Street
Carroll Alfred Strickler
West Potomac Street
William Gordon Null
Washington Street
Robert Reginald Kilgo
East Seventh Street
Fractures Hip And Arm In Fall From Hay Mow
Walter Jewell aged 52 of near Lime Kiln fell from a hay mow while sleeping early this morning and sustained a fractured hip and forearm. He was moved to Frederick City Hospital by Trooper Houck. His condition was reported satisfactory. He had helped Roy Page at Lime Kiln, where the accident happened on Page’s lawn during chores.
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Walter Jewell
Lime Kiln
Frederick City
Houck
Jewell
Roy Page
Mr. Page
Jewel l
Christmas Travel May Be Rationed
Jackson reports a potential exception to Christmas travel but the director of the Office of Defense Transportation, Sdaigh Bastngn, states there is no present intention to ration civilian travel.
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Jackson
Sdaigh
Bastngn
Dirkster
Officer of Defense Transportation
Russians Try Large Scale Landing In Novorossisk Area
London reports the German high command claims a large scale Red Army landing attempt near Novorossisk with ongoing fighting as Germans tried to eliminate the landing parties. The announcement also notes the fall of Mariupol and suggests new Soviet pressure east of Leningrad amid scare of a northern offensive.
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London
Red Army
Novorossisk
Caucasus
Mariupol
Sea of Azov
Leningrad
Seventeen Inductees Depart for Camp Lee Today
Seventeen registrants from Draft Board One, recently inducted after final physicals, leave for Camp Lee this afternoon to begin service. Six are in limited service, with Navy plans also being explored for another prospective inductee. The group includes Harris acting corporal, Roger E. McCarren, Vernon F. Racderick, John W. Har, Albert N. Beachmann, and Earl Grove Jr.
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Total Draft Board One
Army
Irs
Camp Lee
Orlow
Ara
Frederick
Navy
Noridy
Ohio Rail- Lee
Harris
Will
3Vevar
Roger E. McCarren
Vernon F. Racderick
John W.H. Har
Albert N. Beach- Mann
Ear
de Brid N Grove, Jr
New Allied Offensives Expected in World War II
Stockholm dispatches quoted German military experts predicting new Allied offensives soon. Western France is seen as the likely target for aerial bombardment and ground action, with preparations noted elsewhere in the Balkans. German commentators said Italian resistance persists in parts of northern and central Italy.
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Stockholm
Berlin
France
Balkans
Naz
Italy
Punishing Blows Are Dealt Japs In Burma
American fighters and medium bombers struck Japanese installations in northern Burma in a two day operation. The U S Air Force communique reported the raids Wednesday and Thursday, noting extensive damage to targets and continued air activity in the theater.
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Burma
New Delhi
U.S. Air Force
Earthquake reported in southwestern Japan shocks major cities
The Office of War Information cited a Tokyo broadcast describing a severe earthquake that struck southwestern Japan, causing loss of life near Tottori city and rattling Kobe Osaka and Hiroshima. Official word said little damage in the three cities as people fled their homes.
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New York
Office of War Information
Tokyo
Japan
Tottori
Inaba
Kobe
Osaka
Hiroshima
Ohen
Banquo's Back Echoes in German Radio During Broadcast
A garbled broadcast from New York on September 14 reports a shanty voice interrupting a leasing news feed from the Federal Communications Commission monitors. The voice shouted claims that the Eastern Front is routed and Russians drive Hitler's army, as names of decorated Navy officers were read.
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New York
Rosden Aga Federal
Fire destroys large barn at J Hooker Lewis Orchard Thurmont
A Friday afternoon fire completely destroyed the large bank barn at the J Hooker Lewis Orchard near Thurmont. The blaze, originating unknown, scorched hay, grain, and much of the orchard’s machinery while hot spots threatened a hog pen. Firefighters kept the home safe, saved livestock, and prevented broader damage. The barn contained about 200 bushels of oats and barley and the hay crop. horses were freed as the flames spread. Mr. Lewis plans to rebuild, timing undecided.
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Hrge Bank
J Hooker Lewis
Thurmont
Guardian Huse Company
Barry
Lewis
Attu Assaults Raise Jump-Off Base Plans
Attu Island in the Aleutians is being developed as a jump off base for U S forces. A delayed Sept 3 report notes Far Pacific Lyon operations and raids on nearby islands. The first amphibious landings are credited to Neb, the initial member to exit a crash site at Masacre Bay amid harsh sea conditions.
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Attu Island
Aleutians
Pacific
Lyon
Japan
Kuriie Islands
Et UN Jdurmin
Neb
Taanene Crak
Masacre Bay
Car Damaged Three Held In County Jail
Three men were jailed today after a car crash near Witham Bank. They were arrested and charged with unathormed v an auto. The injured occupants were treated for minor lacera tions. State police are investigating the incident.
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van Autor
Frode
Pat
Tn Tne
Winlur
Frosig
Vernon Tie
de Miner Lacerais
Ben Tiantene
Tne
Office of Price Administration Mulls Hog Price Order
The Office of Price Administration is prepared to issue an order early next week to limit price increases on live hogs as the September price ceiling period approaches its one month delayed end. The move targets stabilizing hog market costs amid ongoing price controls and anticipated supply adjustments.
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Sept
Office of Price Administration
Americans land south of Naples during Salerno operations
Allied forces report a new landing on the Sorrento peninsula south of Naples as the Fifth Army seizes Salerno and repels German counterattacks. British and American units push inland while aerial assaults disrupt reinforcements and cover a widening bridgehead. Malta-based reports confirm heavy fighting and continued naval gun support.
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Naples
London
CNE
Berlin
Sorrento
Salerno
I Ialy
Malta
Mark W. Clark
Italy
Fifth Army
New Ration Books Begin Use This Sunday
Washington September 11 meat buyers will choose well-done or rare for ration coupons tomorrow as brown A stamps in ration book No 3 become valid while red and coupons in book No 2 remain usable. The A coupons have the same value as red coupons in book No 2 and are valid through October 2. Some stamps in books 1 and 3 remain good for sugar and shoes and blue stamps in book 2 stay usable for other foods.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Modest Rise in New York Stocks Sparks Mixed Trading
In New York several peace stock shares showed a modest gain while a number of leading industrials slipped fractionally. The market closed with a cautious tone as early gains faded amid thin volume and renewed concern over demand.
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New York
Italian Frontier prisoners released near Milan
Italian frontier report states that on September 11 British and American prisoners were released from Canoerba near Milan after captivity. The item notes the release was reported by overseas dispatches and mentions the ongoing wartime exchanges between Italy and Allied forces.
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Canoerba
Milan
Yoadas
Sacked By Huns Washington
The article recounts Rome facing potential Germanic invasions with parallels to past sackings. It notes Alaric the Visigoth sacking in 410 A.D. and Attila the Hun in 452 A.D., including Pope Leo I’s intervention that delayed ravaging Rome before his death led to further pillaging.
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Washington
Rome
Alaric
Edplured Roche
Holy City
Leo I
Attila
May Sell Cattle Found At Linganore Plant
Linganore plant grounds hold a herd of about eight to ten cattle with a newborn calf, owner unclear after exhaustive search. Mayor Hugh V. Gittinger stated sales of the cattle will fund Linganore plant improvements if no owner comes forward.
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Linganore Plant
Hugh V. Gittinger
Linganere
Temperature Dips to 40 Degrees in Four Months
The city endured an Autumn like chill as the low dropped to 40 degrees, the coldest in over four months and not a record breaker. Frost was not reported but heavy dew appeared. no He was noticed in or about the city early morning.
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Mercury
Col Grymes Named Director in Third Service Command
Baltimore reports Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord announced Col Herbert L. Grymes of Gibson Island, Ireland, will serve as a director of the command's administrative division for the Third Service Command.
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Col Grimes
Baltimore
Milton A. Reckord
Third Service Command
Herbert L. Grymes
Gibson Ireland
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