Routed Japs Fleeing Into Jungle Area
Allied reports from the Southwest Pacific describe Japanese forces retreating in disorganized small groups into jungle swaths surrounding Salamaua and Lae in New Guinea. Lae remains under artillery fire as Allied pincers close. air and ground blows press the enemy across the Markham Valley and Busu River defenses.
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Southwest Pacific
Roautec
Salamaua
New Guinea
MacArthur
Lae
Salamiana
Busu
Malahangardome
Lag
Markham Valley
Repor
Ueath
Markham River
Wewak
New Yanga
Whittakers
Mitchell
Salamauya
Netherlands East Indies
Solomons
New Britain
Rabaul
Dutch Celebes
Harmony Man Killed While Sawing Timber
Grayson N. Gilbert 28 died instantly when a flywheel fragment struck his back while sawing timber in front of his Highland home near Harmony. The fragment crushed ribs and pierced lung and heart, with accidental death returned by the Frederick County Medical Examiner. Survived by mother Mrs Dessie Gilbert and several siblings. funeral set for 2 PM at Church of the Bret Har, with burial in Herattery Gladhill.
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Highland
Harmony
Grayson N. Gilbert
Frederick County
Sherif Paw B. Rhoad
Frank Scinta
Lloyd B. Galbert
hiWer Iariguer
Baugher
Grayson
Dessie Gilbert
Newton Gilbert
Gilbert
Russel Smith
Middletoy
Virgie Linthicum
Reisie
Claude Dutrow
Luther
Lloyd Gilbert
Braddock
Cpl Nokes of Brunswick Stationed at Fort Legals
Cpl Nokes formerly of Brunswick and now at Fort Legals is reported to have ab iled friends in Frederick while home on furlough.
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Cpl
Nokes
Brunswick
Fort Legals
Bead
Frederick
Maryland lawyers seek meeting on new practice ruling
Washington September 14 J HarRy Wolek chairman of a Maryland bar group with Washington offices sought an appointment with Montgomery County Circuit Court judges to discuss a ruling that restricts practice before the court. The order becomes effective October and would bar nonresidents unless they meet eligibility rules. A special committee was named with Roger J. Whiteford H. Woeatley E. Art J. ind to study the issue and lead the group in negotiations.
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Washington
J. Harry Wolek
Maryland
Montgomery County
Montgomers Coun
Welsh
Roger J. Whiteford
H. Woeatley
E. Art J. Ind
Charles W. Woodward
Stedman Prescott
Mussolini To Be Stooge Once More
Berlin reports Benito Mussolini has seized control of a new puppet Fascist regime and aims to cancel Italy’s surrender to the Allies. The story places Mussolini on a 9,500 foot Abruzzi plateau after a failed rescue, with his declared rejection of the Savoy house and a return to power amid mixed Italian reactions.
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London
Berlin
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Abra EB Molise
Rome
Aciaied
Mussalini
Adolf Hitler
Income Tax Liens Filed By Comptroller In Maryland
Annapolis September reports indicate the State Comptroller will attach wages of Maryland workers who failed to file income tax returns or pay taxes for 1939 1940 and 1941. About 20 liens totaling roughly 300000 were prepared with notices sent to taxpayers before attachments are issued to employers.
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Annapolis
State Comptroller's Office
Maryland
Income Tax Division
Steel Production Climbs Steadily Through War Years
The article notes steel output rising from about 1 million tons in 1940 to 6 million by 1942, with additional increases anticipated in 1949. It highlights a Vy shaped trend in wartime production and forecasts further growth.
Roosevelt May Enter Fight On Father Draft
President Roosevelt prepared to oppose a Congress plan to draft pre Pearl Harbor fathers, with a Friday message outlining war progress. Sources say the plan to induct fathers post October 1 faced concern among returning members, while the address may cover veterans benefits, voting rights for soldiers, taxes, and possibly national service, though no firm revenue plan was announced.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Congressional
House
Senate
Capitol Hall
White House
Wey
Treasury
Morgenthau
James F. Byrnes
Fred M. Vinson
Barkley
Kentucky
Sherald Brothers Meet In North Africa
Two Frederick brothers who had not seen each other since last November met unexpectedly in North Africa. Pfc Walter Sherald saw Corp Allen F. Sherald Jr in an African base office. Their mother Mrs. Allen F. Sherald Sr has been informed. Alex Austin Sherald is stationed at a New England base.
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Frederick Brothers
North Africa
Allen F. Sherald Sr
Walter Sherald
Corp
Allen F. Sherald
Sherald
Sgt Shuffler pictured broadcasting from England
A photo shows Sgt Shuffler of 148 B. and O. avenue speaking into a British Broadcasting Corporation microphone in London. He is stationed with American forces in England, just after delivering remarks about America and the American Red Cross Rainbow Corner.
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Sgt. Shuffler
B. and
O. Avenue
British Broadcasting Corporation
America
Red’ Cross
Rainbow Corner
London
England
Sgt
Shuffler
Testimony for Defense Requested in Nikirk Case
A petition to take and preserve testimony for future court use was filed with the Sixth Judicial Circuit to hear witnesses in defense of State's Attorney Edwin F. Nikirk, now on army leave. Witnesses named include Miss F Anova Smith and Russell E Bayles, with Smith having joined the Marine Corps Women's Reserve.
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Sixth Judicial Circuit
Edwin F. Wikirk
F. Anova Smith
Pvt
Ni+kirk
Russell E. Bayles
E. Austin James
Pvt. Nikirk
Florida
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
H. Kieffer DeLauter
Bar Association
Pv. Nikirk
Dorothy Meghes
Bomb Sighting Says Bombs Drop Ahead Of Target
A bomber traveling 249 miles per hour at 20 000 feet must release its load two miles from the target to avoid direct hit. The guidance notes a plane dropping bombs at that distance and altitude.
Peace proposals from Japan press China toward race war
Washington reports Chinese Foreign Minister Soong said Japan increasingly offers peace terms but would demand China exit the United Nations and join Japan in a race war against whites. He noted the proposal surfaced after Pearl Harbor, while China continues toward democracy and a multi party system. Soong downplayed widespread Communist influence and favored a political settlement over military action.
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Washington
China
Japan
T. V. Soong
Soong
Manchuria
United Nations
Pearl Harbor
Rey A
Chungking
Kuomintang Party
Warship Building Doubles in Early 1943 Output
The first two months of 1943 saw three times as many ships completed as in all of 1941, signaling a rapid buildup in U.S. naval production amid World War II.
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U.S
Allied Air Campaign Is Resumed
Allied air operations from Britain resumed with Typhoon fighter bombers targeting shipping off Holland and coastal craft near Cherbourg and Dunkerque. A New Zealand squadron struck at sea level killing a fire tug and sinking a naval auxiliary vessel. Spitfires damaged a coastal vessel. overall four enemy ships sunk and 27 damaged or set afire. No Allied losses reported.
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London
Continent
Britain
Holland
English Channel
New Zealand
Cherbourg
Thor
Dunkerque
France
Belgium
Norway recall framed by Swiss press on German child guests
Gern Switzerland Sept 14 The Berner Tagwacht hopes the country hosting 900 German children on a bomb free vacation will offer a better experience than Norway did during the last war. The paper recalls that Norway sheltered undernourished German children who later became instruments of the 1940 Nazi invasion.
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Norway
Gern
Switzerland
Berner Tagwacht
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Mott Street
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Irving L. Shuffler, Jr
Atmresses Club
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Orient
Chip
A. V.S
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Z. Frederick
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