First Of Six New Pumper Units Arrive For Firemen
The first three of six pumping units released to Frederick city as auxiliary fire fighting gear have arrived and are being unpacked at the United Engine Company. The units are trailer type with skid and front end models to follow. Officials plan to display all equipment before distributing to fire houses, awaiting full arrival to ensure two complete sets. The OCD owns the equipment, intended to supplement regular gear in emergencies including enemy action.
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National Office
Frederick City
United Engine Company
W. Bartgis Sierm
Storm
Wileide Leu Deuinely
Middletown
Sykesville
Frederick Cry
Alton Y. Bennett
OCD
Standley To Bring Report From Moscow
Standley returns from Moscow with firsthand impressions on the United States embassy and ongoing consular talks, as officials in Washington balance hopes for progress with a wary assessment of Soviet cooperation and the prospects for a favorable outcome.
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Standley
Moscow
Montevue Sewer Leaks Repaired Report
Officials say Montevue sewer leaks have been repaired after a reported spill. The announcement notes the system is back to normal, with no current containment issues and no further action required at this time.
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Montevue
No More Coolie Coats Decree Alters Coat Lengths
Washington reports the War Production Board ordered that women’s coats 25 to 33 inches long, size 16 and proportionate lengths in other sizes, be banned from manufacture. The rule targets fingertip or coolie coats as wasteful, only affecting these specific lengths. Longer and shorter coats remain allowed.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPRH
Mt Airy Man In Hospital After Shooting in Ellicott City
Ellicott City Maryland September reports two Mount Sykesville men wounded in the legs after a fracas with police. Patrolman Frank Miller halted their car after a brick was thrown, one man was shot in the leg when he tried to run over the officer, the other fled as the car hit a tree. Both suspects were hospitalized and guarded.
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Ellicott City
Bathmere
E. Russell Moxley
Edwin Garrell
Mount Sykesville
Moxley
Frank Miller
Miller
Wetzel
Wezel
Harry Harris
Garrell
Blake in County Hospital as Indicted Labor Figure
County Commissioners voiced concern after Sheriff Horace M. Alexander informed them that George Wilson Blake, an elusive former labor organizer indicted on four charges, is at Emergency Hospital receiving treatment. A guard is placed over Blake, with plans to move him back to jail. officials aim to arrange treatment in his cell over the weekend. The illness is described as a fast infection. physicians have examined him as he remains under hospital care.
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Horace M. Alexander
George Wilson Biske
Blake
Alexander
Reading
H. F. Geftendanser
Phan
H. L. Fahrno
Tropical hurricane disrupts Gulf coast shipping
New Origens reports a tropical hurricane as it tracked through the Gulf of Mexico. Winds approached 109 miles per hour during the afternoon, causing navigational concerns and potential damage to vessels in the area.
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New Origens
Gulf
Thefternoon
Revolt in Balkans Could Break Out Soon
Washington reports that the Balkans face a near certainty of violent uprising against Nazi rule amid President Roosevelt appeal to Romania Hungary and Bulgaria. The letter notes unrest in Romania Bulgaria Hungary and Finland and suggests a new Anglo American push to strike Hitler from the continent.
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Washington
Balkans
Roosevelt
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Rumania
Finland
Europe
Congress
Adolf
Hitler
Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Russia
Italy
Germany
Yugoslavia
Greece
Use Of P E Current Is Satisfactory In Frederick
The Potomac Edson Company power supplies Frederick city lighting, authorized months ago due to fuel oil shortages, and is deemed satisfactory by Mayor Hugh Gittnger. The city keeps a municipal engine in readiness with the plant engineer retained to resume operations during emergencies, to prevent outages and ensure street lighting remains continuous.
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Potomac Edson Company
Frederick City
Hugh ¥. Gittinger
Gectric
Ge & Tarde Tek
Snape
Enginger
Ught
Red Army Reaches Gates of White Russia as Bryansk Falls
Soviet dispatches report the Red Army reached the gates of White Russia after crossing the Desna and capturing Bryansk, a key central fortress and communications hub. Pravda says Orel province is virtually reoccupied, with White Russia centered near Minsk and Gomel, Mogilev and Vitebsk. German defenses are rebuilding as Hitler’s forces retreat toward Kiev and Smolensk.
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Red Army
White Russia
Moscow
Desna
Bryansk
Russia
Moscow- Kiev
Red
Berlin
Associated Press
Vyagma
Pravda
Orel
Brylansk
Gomel
Mogilev
Vitebsk
Minsk
Heinz Guderian
Walter von Mod
Adolf Hitler
Pope Refuses To See Nazi Army Leader
Stockholm dispatches report bloody street fighting in Turin with many Italians and Germans killed as residents resist under German armored car patrols. A note from Swiss papers cites German brutality provoking protests from fascist leaders, while Brunswick property sales note two Brunswick estates sold at auction in New Addition.
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Pope
Stockholm
Turin
Italy
Svenska Dagbladet
Ervin Fuommel
Tortaern
Shojan
Social Demokraten
Pose
Col Chittick Named Det Rick Commander At Detrick
Col Martin WB Chittick becomes the new commanding officer at Detrick, succeeding Lieut Col William Basen who is transferred in the March week. Chittick assumed command Sept 16 from the Office of the Chief Chemical Warfare Serving, War Department, with Higa as a key assistant to Brig Gen Rollyn Ditto at the Material Command.
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Martin WB Chittick
Canny Detrick
William 5. Basen
Chick
Detrick
War Department
Higa
Rollyn Ditto
Comorand
Board 1 Calls 32 Negroes For Likely Service
Draft board releases list of 32 colored men from city and county to report to Baltimore for final medical exams and probable induction into the armed forces soon. Included are volunteers and transfers from Frederick, Harrisburg, Knoxville, Adamstown, Brunswick, and Newtonville New York with addresses on East Street Benton Street All Saints Street Lincoln Apartments and more. A first October call may follow with about fifteen men from the latest list.
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Land County
Baltimore
Nwo
Collows
Robert Oden Milbery
East Street
Lindsay Columbus Naylor
Willian
Arthur Delauter
Washing Iton
Frederick
James Edward Ambush
North Bentz Street
Paul Richard Lee
All Saints Street
Cliford Oswell Morris
Knoxville
Hermes Arthur Herbert
Clamphee Hallman
Lawrence Aloysious Swann
Walkersville
Lavan Wesley Wark
All Saints
Raymond Leroy Naylor
Harrisburg
Adamstown
Clyde Augustus Weedon
Buckeystown
Aaron Kingsley Ogle
Harry Henry Cale
Bur‘killsville
Paul Lawrence Allen
Austin Conrad Weedon
Edward Thomas Williams
Lincoln Apartments
Robert Preston Gilbert
West Street
Brunswick
Floyd Calvin Dixon
Charles Arnold Brown
Lincoln
Preston Columbus Grayson
East Fifth Street
LeRoy Osborne Thompson
John Wesley Ewing
William Henry Leckins
Charles Richard J. Leckins
Samuel Thomas Barnes
Phobus Avenue
Cleo Wardell Barber
West J Street
George Emory Jenkins
South Court Street
Charles Francis Butler
Burkittsville
Richard Thomas Weedon
John Sanford Palmier
Newtonville
N. Y
Oscar Raywood Weedon
Swissvale
French Action Hurts Nazi Troop Movements
Reported clashes disrupt German troop movements in France as Allied forces strike rail targets and rail freight cars. Observers note damage to supply lines and reinforcements, with Belgian and French locations cited as affected areas amid ongoing combat.
Berlin Bombardment Forces Civilians Into Shelters Again
Berlin radios say RAF Mosquito bombers hit the city for the third straight night and a portion of the daylight raid attacked Nantes and La Pallice. Allied forces also targeted Brittany locomotives and a German destroyer was sunk amid reports of widespread damage in Nantes.
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Landen
Berlin
Dieppe
Elask
Aeril
Americ ” Noc Hn
Germany
Brittany
Air Ministry
Nantes
Modane
RAF
Sitittte
la Pallace
France
Paris
Fighting For Isle Of Rhodes
Fighting between German and Italian troops for the possession of Rhodes continued with naval and aerial activity in the eastern Mediterranean. Reports said Allied units may have occupied Kos Samos and Leros but no official confirmation was available. American and Turkish officials urged caution to prevent publication of campaign details as Allied forces reportedly pressed efforts in the Aegean.
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Ankara
Rhoades
Mediterranean
Ilands
Kos
Samos
Leros
Dodecanese
Acxacan
Turkey
A5an
Progress Ac
Lees and
Samas
Ganilet
Crete
Asia
Holders Of B And Coupons In Maryland Fuel Cut Plans
A garbled report discusses checking holders of B And coupons and a 25 percent gasoline cut planned in Maryland. It mentions distribution boards and a government officer, with unclear references to Tevlow and TGR. The text is fragmented and mix of names and phrases.
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Rahan
Chiateix
Maryland
Staica
Allies Drive Toward Naples After Inland Push
Allied forces advance 11 miles from Salerno as Ischia Procida and Ponza islands fall, sealing a Naples flank. Capri already under Allied control, Elba reported captured by German forces. Montgomery's Eighth Army links with the American Fifth Army, boosting momentum for a Naples drive.
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Salerno
Ischia
Apes
Naples
Procida
North Africa
Bay of Naples
Eighth Army
Fifth Army
Italy
Ponza
Capri
Elba
Corsica
Napoleon
Rome
Roccadaspide
Sicily
Last Night's 34 Was Coldest Of Season
The report notes frost sightings with a light breeze and freezing temperatures. Frederick had no frost, while some county sections reported two frost sightings. Weather officials warned of continued frosty conditions tonight with fog and low visibility in spots. Earlier in the week heavy frost occurred in mountain areas near Thurmont and along streams in low-lying areas.
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Frederick
Thurmont
Broad buying demand pushes stock market higher on Saturday
Broad buying demand lifted the New York stock market for a fourth straight session as trading stayed active on a Saturday. The gains came amid a general mood of optimism with broad participation and notable turnover in the market, marking another solid move forward.
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Pemand
New York
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