Germans Abandon Kuban Bridgehead as Red Army Advances
Russian forces push toward the Dnieper from Novomoskovsk and Poltava, reaching the river’s banks at multiple points. German units evacuate the Kuban bridgehead and heavy equipment as Soviet spearheads threaten Kiev and Cherkassy, with Kiev within days of possible capture.
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Novemceskovsk
Ukraine
Poltava
Novomoskovsk
Dnieper
Red Star
Great River
woUst
Kremenchug
Dneprozetz
Kuban
London
Caucasus
Berlin
Lower
Artiliery
Smolensk
Reuters
Nazi Transocean
Ces
Kiev
Appeals From Accident Commission Rulings
Appeals from rulings of the State Industrial Accident Commission have not been taken and were placed on the September trial calendar for possible action at the present term of Circuit Court. Cases include H. Freed, employed by Standard Overall Company, and James M. Murphy, employee. Winst Couzanut Corporation of Amperite, employer. Benjamin B. Rosensteck, claimant.
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State Industrial Accident Commission
H. Freed
Standard Overall Company
James M. Murphy
Winst Couzanut Corporation
Amperite
Benjamin B. Rosensteck
Naval activity at Gibraltar draws ships and planes
Madrid reports unusual naval activity at Gibraltar with 50 merchant ships anchored in the bay joined by two airplane escorts and five large transports. Dispatches said today’s movements affected the nearby town of La Linea.
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Madrid
Gibraltar
la Linea
Gasoline to Support War Bonds Fooled by Ration Rule
A New York report claims Samuel Hazelcorn distributed premium gasoline to motorists buying war bonds weekly. The article alleges a generous giveaway with a similar amount remaining, as Hazelcorn’s taxi operations funnel fuel into wartime buyers. The piece notes taxes and ration coupons govern the fuel.
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New York
Samuel Hazelcorn
Hazelcorn
Taxi 9
Army-Navy E Award To Be Given To Everedy October 12
The Everedy Company of Frederick will receive the Army-Navy E Production Award for high achievement in war material production. A ceremony is planned for Columbus Day, October 12 at 3 p.m. in front of the plant on East Street, with a flag and lapel pins to be presented.
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Everedy Company
Frederick
Robert P. Patterson
Army and Navy
Army-Navy
Philadelphia Ordnance District
War Department
Harry J. Lebberg
William B. Lebhert
Everedy Company. Incorporated
Cuhorsting
Duke Gude
Army
Navy
Patterson
Jetter
Harry J. Leichert
Strike paralyzes Pacific Electric system in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on September 24, 2600 Pacific Electric Railway employees began a walkout at 2 AM amid President Roosevelt’s mediation efforts. Pickets blocked two downtown terminals as armed guards and police cordons restrained violence, leaving the 1100 mile network to languish with buses and limited service.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Electric Railwa
Roosevelt
Effett
Tokyo radio reports ship Telia Meru exchange for Goan voyage
Tokyo radio said the Japanese ship Telia Meru en route to Goa with 600 Americans and 50 Chileans aboard exchanged for 3 Canadiansed and 50 Chileans, leaving Hongkong today for Manila.
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London
Tokyo Radio
Telia Meru
Yugoslav Guerrillas Battle Germans Around Trieste and Fiume
Yugoslav Partisans clash with German troops in Trieste and threaten Fiume in a coordinated Adriatic drive. Slovene irregulars push into Malj and Trieste while Idria is occupied and fighting rages along a 50 mile front near Ljubljana. Tito leads Partisans with Minaitovich forming separate interior actions amid Allied talks.
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London
Trieste
Fiume
Adriatic
Maly
Idria
Ualian
Triesta
Yugoslavia
Bistrica Feistritz
Ljubljana
British Broadcasting Corporation
Associated Press
Budanest
Zagreb
Susas
Tito
Josip Broz
Draja Minatlovic
Cairo
Minaitovic
Permanent Acquisition of Naval Bases Urged
Washington reports a special House Naval subcommittee chair says permanent acquisition of sea and air islands is essential to postwar Navy. Magnuson argues the navy must stay mobile as a police presence in the Pacific and retain bases to avoid crowding ships in continental harbors.
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Washington
Magnuson D.wash
Eomao
TT Navy
Pacific
Magnuson
Capture of island claimed by Germans
German news agency DNB broadcast that German troops captured the island of Cephalonia in the Ionian Sea off Greece’s west coast. Report cites stiff fighting against numerically superior Badaglio troops.
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London
DNB
Cephalonia
Ionian Seca
Greece
Badagilio
Mrs Roosevelt Returns From South Pacific War Theater
Eleanor Roosevelt lands at a New York airport from a trans continental flight and is greeted by her son Lieut. Col. James Roosevelt. She appears rested and hale as she steps from the Army plane into his arms.
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New York
Eleanor Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Seven Nazi Transport Planes Shot Down Over Corsica
Allied headquarters report seven Nazi transport planes shot down as German forces evacuate Corsica. Multiple attacks disrupted the airlift, with transports destroyed and convoys halted near Bastia, Porto Vecchio, and nearby ports. French air force units assist in the operation while Allied observers monitor the evacuation.
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Corsica
North Africa
Alfie
Nog Affien
Krenrl
Banifaein
Porta Verenio
Aliodphines
Bastia
Ance
Boarifavre
Porto Vecchio
Hood Opening Observed As Freshmen Begin Orientation
Tonight at 7 30 the Hood College opening ceremony will begin with an academic procession led by Prof Henry T Wade. Mrs Chu wife of the Chinese embassy military attache will speak on Wartime China. Miss Anna Marie Budde soprano will sing America Befriend. Tomorrow Wartime China talk continues and classes start Monday.
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Eully
Audrview
Ceaser
Anna Marie Budde
Department
America
Henry J. Stihe
Chu
Ace
Chiang Re Chu
China
Nations to apportion relief burden among allies
The State Department proposed sharing the costs of foreign relief among 43 Allied nations and the National Liberation Committee. Congress would retain full control over US spending for feeding and care as the plan aims to establish Relief and Rehabilitation. Britain Russia and other nations already approved. The plan anticipates a formal agreement with nations and outlines responsibilities for relief operations worldwide.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
State Department
Gommith
Teme Nize House
Grisup
Ihe
Congress
Britain
Russia
Swiss Telegraph Agency Retracts Carlier Story
Swiss press error prompts retract of a Geneva arrival claim for Queen Elena of Itdy and Crown Prince Amaburly. The agency later said they were probably in Sicily. Berlin radio noted conflicting reports about Vittorio Emanuel and royal movements amid wartime uncertainty.
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Swiss Telegraph Agency
Carlier
Burn
Switzerland
Elena of
Itdy
Geneva
Willy Crown Prince Amaburly
Sicily
Berlin
Elena
Albert
Princ Maria Pia
Yor
Calvini Ber
Guece
Viltoria Emaucle
Cheurchill
Commoans
Corriere del Vicino
Lugune
Ards
Umberto
Vittorio Enianuele
Claim Victory In Raid On Russian Sub Base
In a wartime dispatch two radio reports claim a raid on a Russian submarine base achieved victory. The reports allege destruction of enemy planes and submarines with assertions of German and Allied radio sources confirming gains.
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Associated Press & Wescalk
Plece Orders For Shotgun Sheils In Regulated Quotas
Fragmentary notice outlines orders for shotgun shells and special quantity limits. It references September filings and regular quarter quotas, urging applicants to submit orders promptly and comply with regulated trading terms. The text is garbled but points to enforced purchase quotas and compliance timing.
Nazi News Industrial Centers Raided Again
Allied air forces conducted a large raid on German industrial centers and rail hubs, targeting coal and supply routes through key ports. The operation involved heavy bombers and aimed to disrupt Hitler’s war material flow, with additional raids over northern France and occupied Europe.
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Lari
Germany
Ualy
Aaghen
Vox
Witler
Wes Wall
Allied
Rlag
Narrows Atlantic
Pdsdol
France
Cormuany
French
Goradio
Count Sforza Touted for Badoglio Cabinet Role
A Bern Turin report says Count Carlo Sforza, ex-kingdom envoy, may join Pietro Badoglio’s cabinet as a representative of an anti-Fascist group active abroad for 20 years. The tale places Sforza en route to Palermo, with rumors of his daughter’s New York wedding and family confirmation.
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Bern
Ssvilgerland
Ser Carriere del Ticine
Carlo Sforza
Ttal- Mon Pereign Imioaster
Pietro Badoglia
Palermo
Sicily
Vittorio Emante
Sforza
Vaughver Vertusi
Count Sforza
New York
Badaglia
York
Report Former Premier Herriot Died in France
An obituary note from Dagbladet reports former French premier Herriot died in France. The notice cites illness and notes he passed away after a period of illness while under care in a sanatorium.
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Herriot
France
Showers Bring Light Rain After Dry Spell
Mild summer like weather broke with a shower yesterday afternoon. A 0.75 inch rainfall revived lawns and gardens that had seen no measurable precipitation since September 4. Cooler conditions and light winds followed, with September totals at 1.29 inches versus a 3.05 inch normal.
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Bey
Fen Daches
Weather Bureau
Opposed Curfew Law Dominates Frederick Meeting
Frederick residents debated a curfew proposal at Winchester Hall with nine speakers favorable and seven against while three minors sided against the measure. Most speakers urged expanded youth recreation facilities as the main need to replace curfew. The board of aldermen faces a week or more before action. In Ohio, The Toledo Blade announced a four cent price rise, a 16 percent newsprint cost increase, affecting distribution.
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Winchester Hall
Frederick
Hugh Vo. Gillinger
Board of Aldermen
Tolsds
Toledo Blade
Qurced
German workman executed for defeatist speeches in park
A Berlin broadcast quoted by London radio said a 40 year old German workman was executed for making defeatist speeches in a public park. The CBS report noted the action as announced from Berlin.
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Workman
New York
London
Berlin
CBS
Ires
Allied Offensives Press German Lines Near Naples
Fifth Army and Eighth Army report steady advances from Salerno toward Naples with overrun inland towns and heavy fighting in street battles. Allied air and sea forces hit transport hubs and shores while motor torpedo boats raid Albanian shores. The push includes Matera and Oliveto Cites advances, with Corsican barrage and Italian defense efforts continuing amid heavy German opposition.
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Nort Mingt
Fifth Army
Geronia
Naples
Walona Harbor
Andete
Mark W. Clark
Oliveto
Cites
Salerno
Acerita
Matera
Taranto
Italy
Pisa
Aire
Air Command
Europe
Eighth Army
Uesn
Demalass
Sabeno
Lae Eighth Army
Straits of Messing
Salerng
Cancello
Capua
Mark W. Claris
Corsica
Heivy
Palermo
Otion
Lalians
Gorthe
Clark
and Morais
Te ‘Ger
Sain
Washington Birthrate Hits Low Death Rate Record
The report from Washington dated Sept 24 notes World War II era birthrates and death rates, highlighting the nation’s birth rate as the lowest in eight years while the death rate stands at a record low.
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Washington
Toste
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