Bombing of Balkan Capitals by Allied Bombers Reported
Long range US B 24 four motored bombers have struck the capitals of Balkan nations allied against the United States, with raids described as ongoing over Budapest Zagreb Bucharest Sofia and other targets. Reports say crews may be American or Allied airmen, while European troop movements and fuel shortages intensify war pressures as Romania sends divisions toward Russia and Hungary faces Nazi threats to replace its regime. The piece notes rail lines carrying German troops through Belgrade and expanding Axis material movements toward Africa and Russia, amid a harsh Balkan winter looming.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Balkan
United States
Croata
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Balkans
Middle East
Russia
Black Sea
Budapest
Zagreb
Croatia
Bucharest
Ploesti
Sofia
Hitler
United Nations
Africa
Avis
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Togalia
Axis
Transylvania
Berlin
Stephen Horthy
Nicholas Horthy
Wavell Foresees Second Front in War Effort
General Sir Archibald Wavell, in New Delhi, predicts a second front and holds that the United States Britain Russia and China will fight it out. He says the Russians will hold, the Atlantic war is crucial, and Allied air and naval campaigns will pressure Germany while Rommel is checked in Africa.
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New Deli
Sira Archiald d. Wavell
United States
Britain
Russia
China
India
Wavell
New Delhi
Cecil Hotel
Teather
Stalingrad
Atlantic
Ande
Germany
England
Japan
Australia
Solomons
Marlone Cline Promoted to Captain in Army Air Forces
Marlone M Cline of Middletown son of Mr and Mrs Harry F Cline has been promoted to captain while on active duty with the Army Air Forces at Bythe California He has served since August 1941 advancing from second lieutenant to captain during that period.
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Marlone M. Cline
Harry ‘F. Cline
Middletown
Army Air Forces
Bythe
Cali
Cline
Caplemn
Wavell Plans Burma Reoccupation and China Ties
Field marshal Wavell assessed Allied and Japanese capabilities, noting Japan faces two major tasks and that Russian and Chinese considerations influence strategy. He said Indian front plans center on reoccupying Burma to reestablish communications with China, while India’s political turmoil persists as 70,000 recruits join monthly.
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Sibena
Wavell
Burma
China
Gen. Rukiel Becomes Polish Prime Minister
London reports Gen Wladyslaw Sikorski resigns as War Minister amid heavy duties. He is replaced by Lieut Gen Marian Kukiel, a Polish Army Corps commander in Scotland and historian aged 58. Kukiel had opposed the Posadowski regime, retired in 1927, and rejoined when the war began.
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London
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Polish Information Office
War Ministry
Marian Kukiel
Scotland
Dr Kukiel
Sikorski
Posadski
Poland
France
Sikorski Y
Is Kis i
Mercer Charged With Non-Support in Circuit Court
Indicted by the September grand jury, Jesse Mercer near New Midway was arrested by Deputy Sheriff R Paul Buhrman on a Saturday. He faces a non-support charge and will be tried during this term of the circuit court.
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Jesse Mercer
New Midway
R Paul Buhrman
Mercer
Circuit
Answers To War Quiz On Page Five
Quiz page presents three items: a flag over Australia, a reference to Capt Oliver Lyllieton as Minister of Production, and a cryptic note about bubble dancing in Army slang for dulywashing.
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Australia
Oliver Lyllieton
Allied bombers hit Japanese ship at Rabaul in bold raid
American Flying Fortress bombers, with fighters, set fire to a 45,000 ton Japanese merchant ship at Rabaul and bombed nearby supply bases on the New Guinea front. Two Japanese bombers raided Darwin. one direct hit reported as heavy smoke rose from the freighter.
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MacArthur
Rabaul
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Darwin
Australia
Buna-Gona
Owen Stanley
New Britain
LeGore Re-elected Chairman of Republican Committee
Former State Senator Harry W. LeGore was re-elected chairman of the Republican State Central Committee at a Saturday Reno reorganization meeting. Harp won the positions of secretary and treasurer.
Consumers Not To Pay Tax Policy Moves By FTC Order
Washington Sept 27 The Federal Power Commission ordered utility companies to stop passing war taxes to consumers and required rate cuts for Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line and Illinois Natural Gas. The action aims to curb inflation under wartime price controls, noting tax burdens on monopolies and the public, while Congress debates anti inflation measures and farm price parity plans.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Commission
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line
Norris
Brown
D.mich
Banking
Power Commission
Big
Midwestern Gas Pipeline Company
Mlinois Natural Gas Company
Congress
Walters Brothers in Country's Service
Brothers in country service Pvt John Walters left for camp March 10 1942 and is now serving overseas. Pvt Harry Walters was called to service July 20 1942 and is stationed with the Army Air Corps at Clearwater Florida.
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Walters
George FE. Walters
West Fourth Street
Pvt
John Walters
Harry Walters
Army Air Corps
Clearwater
Fla
Tydings Reform Proposal Aims to Shield Farmers in Labor Costs
A speech outlines the Tydings-Reed formula to protect farmers. If higher farm labor wages threaten production costs and the farm price relationship, the price administrator would adjust agricultural prices to ensure a square deal for farmers.
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Senate
Tyding D
Tydings
Tydings-Reed
Cardinal Mecrory Denounces Prods In Ireland War
Dublin reports Cardinal Mecrory of Armagh says he is hard pressed to be patient as he laments British and United States soldiers occupying his region against the will of the people. He calls the Ireland partition unjust under Belfast rule and cites ongoing military presence as suppression of Catholics.
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Dublin
Eire
Cardinal Mecrory
Armagh
Cavan Eire
United States
Ireland
Belfast
Kidnapping Charge Made By Officers
Springfield Ill Sept 27 CIO director Fullerton Fulton and another CIO official charged they were kidnapped by about nine United Mine Workers thugs in an elevator of the UMWA building taken to the basement and slugged and beaten. Fulton and Albert E Glenn of Chicago national CIO representative swore out warrants charging assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping against Charles Bum gerdner and Clark Bohannon both of Springfield Detective James Millstead said the accused men were UMWA members. Fulton said the attack occurred when he and Glenn went to the UMWA building to address a meeting of the R H Armbruster Manufacturing Company employees called to ballot an affiliation with District 50 of the UMWA. Mrs Martha Dusenberg of Springfield president of the CIO local at the Armbruster plant said the workers voted five to one to remain with that local.
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Springfield
Ill
Fullerton Fulton
CIO
United Mine Workers
UNMWA
Fulton
Albert E. Glenn
Chicago
Charles Bumgerdner
Clark Bohannon
James Millstead
WUMWA
Glenn
UMWA
R. H. Armbruster Manufacturing Company
Martha Dusenberg
Armbruster
Boosters Night Held by New Market Grange
On September 23 the New Market Grange held Boosters Night with ninety one members and guests attending. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harris of Baltimore City Grange. The program opened with a march and flag salute. Worthy Master G H Crickenberger welcomed all, followed by remarks from the Worthy Lecturer.
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New Market Grange
Ninty-One
J. Burgess Jones
Paul Jones
Charles E. Walker
C. Vincent Biser
Howard A. Quinn
Former Coast Guard Cutter Sinks Sub
The United States Coast Guard cutter Chelan, renamed Lulworth in British service, rammed and sank the Italian submarine Pietro Calvi after blasting it with depth charges and gunfire, with a second Italian sub reported seen but not confirmed sunk. Thirty six Pietro Calvi crew survived. the Lulworth later searched for the second sub. Canada trims sugar rations in half pound per person per week.
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London
United States Coast Guard
Chelan
North Atlantic
Atlantic
Lulworth
Admiralty
Pietro Calvi
C. Wainser
Pietra Calvi
Mussolini
Sulworf
U.S
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Frederick County Red Cross
Frederick County
Red Cross
Adamstown
Red Cross Motor Corps
Sam Maples
Motor Corps
Sara Rau
John Ed Schell
F. Earle Shriner
Tenn‘ment
Red Army
Capt
Marlowe M. Cline
Rukiel
Lea
Felix Hardison
Hardison
Frederick
Allen
N. Market ST
C. E. Cline & Son Funeral Directors Phone 365
U. S. Commission
House
Reed
R.kans
Itoday
John W. Walters
Evt
Harry L. Walters
Ulster
Northern Ireland
All Ireland
William W. Freeman
Frederick City Hospital
William Houck
Houck
Bandit
Panty
Kaysec
Coast Guard
Canada
Delphey
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C. C. Carty, Inc
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