Night patrol on Guadalcanal ends in heavy losses
Surviving Sergeant James Murlbet Guidalcana relays the Guadalcanal night patrol battle that left four officers and 21 men in the unit with only three survivors. Sergeant Charles C. Arndt and Corporal Joseph Spalding completed dangerous fetches for help, while Sergeant Frank L. Few fought off Japanese forces, endured injuries, and witnessed the brutal retreat along the beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolomon Islands
Omi
Tomy
James Murlbet Guidalcana
Solomon Islands
Solomons
Guadalcanal
Charles C. Arndt
Okolono
Miss
Joseph Spalding
New York City
Arndt
Spalding
POG Tae Ootatan
Frank L. Few
Route 2
Oklahoma City
Okla
Sergeant Few
Few
Personal Items From Bolivar area note births and visits
Long list of Bolivar area residents and visitors with social notes. announces birth of a son in Hagerstown hospital to Rev Eugene Young and details kinfolk in Bolivar Heights, Camp Hill and nearby towns. includes travels to Washington DC New Orleans Baltimore Martinsburg and other places. notes a fire at Mrs Zombro’s Bolivar premises and various weekend visitors and health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Young
Hagerstown Hospital
Rev Young
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Milton Ailes, Jr
New Orleans
Ailes
Bolivar Heights
B. B. Ranson
Washington
Norman Rogers
G. W. Fossett
Camp Hill
Charles Cooper
Georgis Lee
Pitcairn
Mary Parker
Camp Hall
Juliet Hine
Washington, DC
Bolivar
Gerald Cummings
Fort Meade
Reba Ayres
Walter Ayres
Bedford
O L. Hope
Thurston Utterback
Branchville
Utterback
Margaret Biller
Ernest Webb
Baltimore
Harold Grandstaff
Howard N. Dillon
Ellicott City
G. Smallwood
Dillon
Glenn L. Martin
Harry Schultz
Brunswick
Robert Fields
Eugene Kern
Harpers Ferry
Carlisle
Melvin Glover
Rockville
C. H. Glover
Gaithersburg
C. E. Webb
Neil Carper
Martinsburg
Marcus
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Sturm
Frank Butts
Filmore Avenue
Virginia Butts
Friendship Fire Company
John Zombro
James Morrison
Bethesda
Elbert Beatty
Springfield
Mass
Weeks End
R. L. Loman
Morrison
Beatty
William Beatty
Kenneth Brown
Janet Lee
Charles Riley
Edna Orame
Bela Lemon
Martins‘burg
C. E. Garten
Raymon Frye
J. Egghorn
Frederick
U S Bomber Sinks U-Boat in Eastern Mediterranean
In Alexandria on September 11 a United States bomber reportedly sank a U-boat in the Eastern Mediterranean. The pilot relayed his position by radio and asked for confirmation, receiving the reply that he was "at the top of the class." A freight car typically measures about 40 feet in length with capacity between 30 and 55 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Mediterranean
West Coast based Soldier Boyer Volunteers for Army Service
Son of Mrs. Lily M. Boyer of 122 West Sixth Street he volunteered for Army service in March. He is stationed with the 5th Field Artillery Battalion Service Battery No 1 in California after a brief period at Camp Lee Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Py. Boyer
California
Lily M. Boyer
West Sixth Street
Army
Camp Lee
Wireless Airman McElfresh Reaches Africa Front
Technical Sergeant McElfresh son of Mrs Belle McElfresh of Fréd erick has arrived overseas and heads a wireless station in Africa. He enlisted as a radio operator in the Air Corps and served four years at Langley Field in Virginia before transfers through Bowman Field and Morrison Field to Africa. In a letter to his mother he reports Africa surpasses his expectations with good food sanitation and civilization and notes two leopard cubs as pets amid a heavy workload.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McElfresh
Belle McElfresh
Fréderick
Thomas S$. McElfresh
Africa
Sgc
Air Corps
Langley Field
Bowman Field
Louisville
Morrison Field
West Palm Beach
Muartha
Chicken Meat To Help Replace Other Shortage
In a response to the U S meat shortage tied to shipping problems Dr Morley A Jull head of the University of Maryland Poultry department says large quantities of chicken meat can be produced quickly and serve as a substitute for red meat He notes Britain imports meat from Argentina Australia and New Zealand and proposes using U S red meat supplies for war material He urges government support for fair feed prices to keep fryer and roaster production profitable Brig Gen Francis Perrott Maryland Adjutant General commends Minute Men units for their efficiency and safety from invasion as Maryland readies for inspections in the state
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
U. S
Morley A. Jull
University of Maryland Poultry Department
Great Britain
Argentina
Australia
New Zealand
United States
Maryland
Jull
Baltimore
Francis Petroît
Perrott
Baltmore
Furniture Plant To Be Made Into Apartments
Hagerstown September 11 The Hagerstown Furniture Company has prioritized building material to convert two floors of its building into dormitory rooms for women employed in defense industries. John Shockley owner says remodeling will begin immediately and rooms should be ready for occupancy by October 15. The dormitory will feature a fest floor lobby and be staffed by a matron at all times. Renters will be recommended by the industry personnel department. Officials note housing remains scarce but no shortage of women workers in defense plants. The project will free space for other employees coming to Hagerstown to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Hagerstown Furniture Company
Defense Industries
John Shockley
Shockey
Bacterial Wilt Damages Maryland Field Corn Epidemic
Maryland reports the most severe bacterial wilt outbreak in field corn, spread by corn flea beetles and aided by unusual weather. Yields of very early planted corn have declined in some areas, while later plantings show less impact. The University of Maryland agronomy and pathology experts are surveying hybrids and open-pollinated varieties for resistance, with results due next season. If weather stays abnormal, another epidemic is unlikely next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Maryland
John W. Magruder
University of Maryland
Magruder
First County Soldier Serves in India with U S Army Engineers
He is among the first men from the county to serve in India. Corp. Proctor, colored, son of Roger Proctor and wife, Point of Rog, serves with a company of U S Army Engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Corp. Proctor
Roger Proctor
U. S. Army Engineers
Greatest Air Victory Of War Won By U S In The Solomons
The United States reports its air forces achieved the war’s greatest victory over Japan in a Guadalcanal battle. Our pilots claimed 55 enemy planes shot down in ten minutes of furious combat, with American losses minimal. Navy pilots destroyed ships including a battleship and cruisers, while several airmen earned ace status for their confirmed kills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Solomons
Clark Lee
Japan
Guadalcanal
Navy
Matsudas
Gradalcanal
Guadalcanal-Tulagi
Batileshin
Laeut
J.G
Robert Elder
Milwaukee
Ore
Elder
Robert Gordon
McCook
Nebr
Harold
Swede) Larsen
Birmingham
Ala
Guadalewnel Exch
Carlton Starkes
Memphs
Tenn
Jensen St Paul
Minn
Donal & Bunyan
Crawfordsville
Runyan
Taw Fata
Qayhit
Starkes
Jonsen
F. BR
Register
Bismarck
N D
Local corn cutting 65 percent complete says US agency
Frederick County farmers pay up to 20 cents per shock for corn cutting while U S Employment Service officials trumpet 65 percent of work finished and indicate plans to recruit school children for fruit and vegetable gathering across counties in defense effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
U. S. Employment Service
Fred Hetzel
U. S Employment Service
Baltimore
Westminster
Hetzel
Carroll County
Chester Davis
The
Employment Service
Scuyul Chidrens
Montgomery County
Washington County
Allegany County
Hitler
Kitchen Fats For Foods And Glycerine
College Park reports that Miss Margaret McPheeters explains how kitchen fats can boost the nation's fat supply. Home economists advise saving fats for food uses first and turning in leftovers to processors. Fats from drippings, bacon, suet, and poultry aid frying, baking, gravies, sauces, and dressings, with rendered fats suitable for pastry and shortening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
Margaret McPheeters
University of Maryland Extension Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Knox to Lead Delegation to South America
Secretary Knox announced plans to head a delegation to Rio de Janeiro and other South American nations within six weeks or two months. The mission aims to inspect South Atlantic bases and key Latin American cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Knox
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
South Atlantic
Atlantic
Cleaning Shrimp By New Machine Proves Economical
A new machine for cleaning shrimp makes the task economical, moving the shrimp between two belts to a circular saw that removes the alimentary canal. The invention promises easier processing for wan ners and could transform industry practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alimentary
Commissioned Lieut Myers Assigned to Fort Monmouth
Commissioned Lieutenant Myers of 111 East Church Street has been posted to Fort Monmouth New Jersey as part of the Staff and Faculty at the Officers Candidates School. He recently attained second lieutenant in the U S Army Signal Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut. Myers
East Church Streel
U. S Army Signal Corps
Fort Monmouth
Officers’ Candidates School
John L Sullivan Wins First US Heavyweight Title in 1890
John L Sullivan captured the first recognized United States heavyweight boxing championship in 1890. The milestone marked the emergence of modern American heavyweight racing toward national sporting prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John L. Sullivan
Grain Prices Down In Face Of Huge Harvest
Government estimates of record crops in Canada and the United States, plus total domestic cereal harvest, pushed grain futures lower. Soybeans slipped about 2 cents as markets anticipated strong demand and flour trade cooled. Prices listed include Wheat No 2 at 1.26 to 1.41 and Corn No 2 yellow around 65 to 84 cents per bushel with other grains shown in nominal ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Canada
United States
Harley Malting AO
Pyrethrum from dried chrysanthemum heads used in insecticides
Pyrethrum, derived from dried flower heads of the chrysanthemum species, serves as the basis of several insecticides. The plant’s compounds provide natural pest control widely employed in agriculture and household products.
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Bolivar, W. Va
James Boyer
Eagle
James R. Mapies
Mercersburg Academy
Bernard M Davis, Jr
George B. Delaplaine, Jr
Davis
Delaplaine
Frederick High School
Maples
Tech
William T. McElfresh
Florida
Guernsey
T. B. & Bang
Montfaucon Sale
W. C. Exnsor
Brooklandwood
Helfers
Timonium
Maryland Thurs
Ind
Trewery
Sale
Walter §. Kerr
Ib Head
Hull
Montgomery Ves Ra
Neac Ambler
Louis McL. Merryman and Sons
Sparks, MD
Southern States
Pellowa Rogers Studio
Lival
Jadave
Mycan
Virginia
Earl Dash
Naval
DOSH
Frederick County National Bank
North Market Street
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
American Bankers’ Association
Ree "Ay E Poe
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