Germans Thrown On Defensive In Stalingrad Battle
Russian forces counter attacked along Stalingrad's northwestern flank recapturing hills and streets as German infiltrations against the city were repulsed. Red Star called Stalingrad the greatest battlefield of the war and Tass noted German losses of over 25 000 in the past week amid fierce street fighting and countermeasures by Soviet forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Stalingrad
Red Army
Paersan
AAHE
Wea Ang Cyne
Wen
Red Star
Tass
Volga
C J Bragan Dies After Illness At Buckingham School
Clinton James Bragan longtime Buckingham School superintendent near Buckeystown died at 63 after a yearlong decline. He served six years as cottage master at Maryland Training School Loch Raven before leading Buckingham School. Survived by wife Leora and four cousins. Funeral Monday at 2:45 at 8 East Patrick Street, with interment in Portland Maine. C E Cime and Son funeral directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton James Bragan
Buckingham
Buckeystown
Frederick City
Leora F. Bragan
Abraham and
Esther Bragan
Canada
Friends’ Church
Maryland
Loch Raven
Buckingham School
J. E. Ainsworth
East Patrick Street
Portland
Maine
C. E. Cime and Son
Traders Cash In New York Rally Gains Relief
Stock followers cashed in profits on a three hour rally in New York trading. Opening advances were widespread but the pace slowed. the list became irregularly higher near the fourth hour.
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New York
Unlimited Facilities Set Up for Train Wreck Injuries
Frederick City Hospital officials announced almost unlimited facilities were ready to care for train crash victims. Dr Henry I Stahr Hood College offered infirmary space and nurses, while Francis Scott Key hotel facilities were available. Injured were sent to Baltimore and Washington. Civilian Defense, Red Cross, and telephone line support were mobilized. most victims were from Pittsburgh and the west. Relatives arrived. Hood College reported no students en route from Pittsburgh. Washington County emergency medical services were fully activated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davena Somerville
Frederick City Hospital
Somerville
Henry I. Stahr
Hood College
James H. Gambrill
Frederick Hotel Company
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Baltimore
Washington
Hal Lee
T., Ott
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Red Cross
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Pittsburgh
West
Vinteal K. Smith
Gate Mill
Cleveland
Hagerstown
Washington County Hospital
Roxbury
Washington County
Earth Tremors Felt in Los Angeles Area
Two minor tremors rattled the Los Angeles region with a 1:07 a.m. shock reported by sheriff deputies at a south sub station and by harbor district police. No damage or other quakes were reported in southern California.
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Los Angeles
Sherritt
Harbor District
Cali
Fornit
Japanese Naval Units Reported In Atlantic
Tokyo says Japanese naval forces are operating in the Atlantic in close cooperation with the Axis navies. One submarine reportedly called at a German base and sailed to strategic waters, with Berlin noting cooperation in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean. London observers question the claim but acknowledge a long voyage would be feasible for propaganda.
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Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
Atlantic
Berlin
Europe
Bordeaux
Indian Ocean
German ‘High Command
London
Admiralty
Pacific
South Atlantic
Benew
Singapore
India
African Cape
Word of Wife Who Boarded Wrecked Train Sought
Corrigan of Millville West Virginia sought news of his wife who boarded Ambassador No 20 at Martinsburg on her way to Washington. Reports clarified that only the engine and baggage car were damaged and Corrigan believed his wife escaped injury.
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Dickerson
Corrigan
Millville
W. Va
Martinsburg
Washington, D. C
Washington
Mr. Corrigan
8000 To 10000 Killed In Karlsruhe Attack
A Reuters Zurich dispatch cites survivors estimating 8 000 to 10 000 residents killed in the last heavy RAF raid on Karlsruhe. Eyewitnesses say at least two thirds of the city were damaged or razed, with industrial areas heavily battered. The raid occurred on Sept. 25 in London reporting.
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London
Reuters
Zurich
Switzerland
Karlsruhe
Engineer Says Smoke Hid Red Light In Dickerson Wreck
Rockville Sept 28 The locomotive engineer Raymond McClelland testified he did not see the red signal due to fog and smoke from a freight train operator manslaughter charge stems from the collision with a passenger train. He recalled passing a green signal two miles before the wreck and seeing a yellow signal before the red fusees and torpedoes of the first train. He stated he was about 40 miles per hour and had 41 years in railroading and 32 years as an engineer. The other wreck he recalled was Taft inauguration night when an engine left the tracks at Relay Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Dickerson
Montgomery County
Raymond Rufus McClelland
Ben G. Wilkins
McClelland
Taft
Relay
Baltimore
Raymond R. McClelland
Ben G. Wilkinson
Willam D. Clark
Associated Press
Rogers
Frederick City
Thomas L. Rogers
Plwurgn
Wiluce Proliier
Philip M. Currat
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
Richard Marriott
Warrenton
Horace M. Alexander
Frederick
Alexander
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Cleveland
Clay P. Ameral
Brazil
Humphrey Morris
Railroad
T. F. Hill
Cattonsville
J. M. Gil
Jury Urges Full Employment For Able Bodied Men County Grand Jury Report
The September grand jury after five days urged authorities to see that every able bodied man not in the armed services is gainfully employed. The report, presented to Circuit Court by Foreman Henry R. Shoemaker, notes 76 witnesses, 27 cases, 17 indictments and 17 presentments. Trial of criminal cases begins October 8. The jury commends jail and hospital staff and recommends renovations at Montevue, plus an elevator and sun porches. It reiterates the call to action during the nation’s critical period and thanks officials and staff who aided it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Edward 5. Delaplaine
Henry R. Shoemaker
Delaplaine
H. L. Fahrney
Montevue
G. Cleveland Trout
Holden. Felton
Melvin M. Engie
Carl E. Holtz
D. Charles Flook, Jr
Joseph E. Gouker
Madagascar Placed Under Military Rule
London dispatch reports Madagascar placed under military rule to insure law and order and administration pending a friendly regime. Sovereignty of France remains unaffected and the French flag will fly over the island, the foreign office news department declared today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Madagascar
Foreign Office
France
Department
Two Warships Enroute Home Admitted Lost
London dispatch reports the Admiralty disclosed the Arctic sea struggle details as two warships were en route home after convoy operations from Russia. The minesweeper Loda was among ships lost in the action while merchants reached northern Soviet ports.
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London
Shah
Loda
Russia
Admiralty
Arctic Ocean
Western Maryland Discontinues Early Mail Train in October
A local source says the Western Maryland Railway will end the No 1 early morning mail and express train from Baltimore to Hagerstown in early October. Four Railway Express Agency trucks will carry mail and freight on the same schedule, meeting at Thurmont and delivering to Frederick via trolley. the change keeps mail timing, with no passenger service.
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Western Maryland Railway
Baltimore
Wagerstown
Railway Express Agency, Inc
Hagerstown and
Frederick Tralley
Thurmont
Pradaninte
Hagerstown and Frederick
Western Maryland
Hagerstown
Thirmont
Maryland
Willkie Visits East Front After 14-Hour Jeep Trip
Wendell L. Willkie returned to Moscow after a 14 hour jeep journey to the German Russian front. He rode with Lieut Gen Lilyushenko and a party of Americans through mud and examined Russian troops at work. He noted Moscow workers and soldiers asked when the United States and Britain would open a second front.
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Moscow
Wendell L. Willkie
Lilyushenko
Red Army
Willkie
United States
Britain
Denmead Kolb Among Trainwreck Victims in Dickerson
Denmead Kolb son of Mrs. David Denmead Kolb Braddock Heights was on a train in the Dickerson wreck on Thursday yet he continued toward his Salisbury home. Other details indicate he survived and proceeded home after the incident following a trip from Chicago via UL.
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Chicago
Denmead Kolb
David Denmead Kolb
Braddock Heights
Dickerson
Tragic Blame Suspicions Rise In Cleveland Express Crash
Debris strewn wreck near Dickerson, Maryland, killed at least 20 beside many injured. Bodies recovered from the sleeper as crews repaired tracks and investigated the crash caused by a collision with the Ambassador. Authorities identified two men tentatively and described extensive loss of life with many remains unidentifiable.
Scrap Drive Is Continued In Frederick County
Frederick area scrap collection continued despite a train wreck at Dickerson. Eight more tons were added, reaching 63 tons in seven days. Five trucks operated today in Thurmont Brad dock Brunswick and Gas House Pike while workers aided at the wreck site and helped the Red Cross canteen. The drive will skip Saturday and resume Monday. American Legion Post trustees have not yet decided on donating their World War I cannon to the drive.
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Frederick
Dickerson
Thurmont
Braddock
Brunswick
Gas House Pike
Motor Corps
Montgomery County Red Cross
American Legion
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C. J. Bragan
German
Frederick County
Mumford
Trout
Gregory
East Battlefront
Cleveland Night Express
Smith’s Cut
Hart
O'Conor
Wee
Safety Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Baltimore and Ohio
Donald Nelson Rogers
John Grajeclaw
Ross Atwell
Ralph H. Maxson
Tyson Roller Bearing Company
Massillon
Ohio
Incal Hospital
Frederick Persons
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