City County Guaranteed $400 Each In Lieu Of Taxes
Frederick city and Frederick county gain minimum annual payments of $400 from the Frederick Housing Authority to offset tax exemptions on white and colored low rent housing. Payments start this year with pro rata shares and are expected to rise to $500-$600 after the first year.
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Frederick City
Frederick County
Frederick Housing Authority
Federal Public Housing Authority
John L. Shaw
Allies Lost Nearly Half Of Troops In Dieppe Raid
Churchill told the House of Commons that Allied losses at Dieppe were nearly half the total troops involved. He cited unexpected defenses at Dieppe ends and praised RAF support as faultless. He discussed Canadian casualty figures and noted no inconsistency with prior statements. He also addressed Northern Ireland unrest and boundary proposals.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Dieppe
RAF
James Henderson Stewart
Royal Navy
National Defense
Northern Ireland
Ronald Ross
Ulster
Eire
Scrap Drive Targets War Cannon at Memorial Ground
Frederick scrappers in a day to day salvage drive circulated through the city and nearby towns. Despite widespread ridding of scrap, the World War II cannon owned by Francis Scott Key Post No 11 American Legion remained on its base at Memorial Ground. Red Cross notes no notification to remove the cannon. county salvage chief Dr. David G Everhart Sr. was home recovering. Residents see the drive as an outlet to remove local eyesores, with slow returns so far. Weekly calls will start Monday as improvements to surrounding buildings and neighborhood property values rise.
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Supervisor of Assessments
David G. Everhart
County Salvage Committee
Red Cross Motor Cais
Petersville
Burkitville
Urbana
German Gun Taken By Force For Scrap Drive
A two ton German cannon, presented to Lunenburg by an American donor, was toppled from its concrete base by vandals and railsplitters and moved to the town salvage heap. Police described the removal as an engineering feat and took no immediate action to recover the piece.
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Lunenburg
Mass
Germany
Leein
Senate Votes Compromise On Parity Issue
The Senate approved a compromise amending anti inflation legislation to lift farm price ceilings where costs rose since January 3 1941. Proposed by Democratic leader Barkley Kentucky the measure sets that farm labor wages be considered in cost increases for parity. The vote was 86 to 4 ending eight days of Senate farm bloc contention over directives to President Roosevelt on price wage stabilization at Sept 15 levels.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate Farm Bloc
Roosevelt
Susquehanna Bridge Ordered Scrapped in Havre De Grace
Maryland's Public Works Board ordered the Susquehanna River highway bridge at Havre De Grace demolished for national defense. Governor O'Conor said the War Production Board would be advised to proceed immediately. The bridge holds about 3,120 long tons of iron and steel, worth roughly $38,000 in scrap, with demolition costs around $140,000.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Public Works Board
Havre de Grace
O'Conor
War Production Board
WPS
Twenty Boys and Two Teachers Die in Nazi Bombing
London reports a school in southern England wrecked by a heavy German bomb killing twenty boys and two teachers including headmistress Miss Charlotte Marshall. Rescue workers search ruins as eighteen boys remain missing and twenty four are injured among about seventy pupils in arithmetic and composition when the attack struck.
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London
Charlotte Marshall
England
August Traffic Deaths Set New Low For Month
The National Safety Council reported fewer traffic fatalities in August than any August on record. US deaths fell 40 percent from a year earlier, totaling 2310, the lowest monthly August figure since records began.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Market Watch As Congress Debates Anti-Inflation Bill
New York reports market activity mixed as Congress nears final action on the administration anti inflation measure. Early sessions showed cautious leadership with some minor wavering, while demand for a few specialties rose and prices edged higher amid the legislative delay.
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New York
Congress
Cooper Faces Ruffing In First Game Of World Series
Mort Cooper the 22 game winner for the St Louis Cardinals opposed Rufus the Red Ruffing seven year old right hander of the New York Yankees in the opening game of the 1942 World Series at Sportsmans Park. A crowd near 35000 attended the 330 pm start as tickets sold out and premium prices rose for seals. The matchup sparked predictions of a hard fought series likely to go seven games with the Yankees favored by many experts but not unanimously. Ruffing was named by Joe McCarthy to pitch the first game for the Yankees, a decision announced by telegraph after the Yankees arrived late in St Louis.
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St. Louis
Mort Cooper
St. Louis Cardinals
Rufus
Red
New York Yankees
Sportsman's Park
Old Stagers
Yankees
Cardinals
Billy Southworth
Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe McCarthy
Yanks
Tan Tate
McCarthy
Laughton Breaks In On Programs Sells Bonds
English actor Charles Laughton conducted a solo radio push from WEAF to sell defense bonds. He spoke for 16 hours with jokes warnings and appeals, raising 250000 dollars by day end and handling calls from bond buyers between on air segments.
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Laughton
New York
America
Charles Laughton
WEAF
OEM Denies City Plea for New Garbage Truck
The Office For Emergency Management again denies city permission to buy a new garbage truck. City Engineer W Raymond Walter reports the old trucks are in constant repair and a used vehicle effort failed. Alder men were informed at last night’s meeting.
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Office For Emergency Management
OEM
Board of Aldermen
W. Raymond Walter
Seaplane speed record holder G H Stainforth killed in action
G H Stainforth, 43, Schneider Cup winner in 1931 and former seaplane speed record holder, was killed in action in the Middle East where he commanded a night raid. He set the record flying a Supermarine seaplane at Southampton, achieving 415.2 mph on the first run and an average of 408.8 mph.
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Cara
G. H. Stainforth
Die East
Middle East
Stainforth
Southampton
Probable Lineups For Today's World Series Opener
The probable lineups for the first game of the World Series at Sportsman's Park list St Louis players including Rizzuto Brown Rolfe Moore Cullenbine Slaughter DiMaggio Musial Keller W Cooper Gordon Kurowski Hassett Marion Ruling and M Cooper with umpires Magerkurth Barr Summers Stubbard and alternates Dunn and Basil as noted in the source.
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St. Louis
Sportsman's Park
New York
St Louis
Sathana
Rizzuto
Brown
Ui Rolfe
Moore
Cullenbine
Slaughter
Chuy DiMaggio
LOD Musial
CAL
Keller
W. Cooper
Gordon
Hope
Than Dickey
Ron) Kurowski
Hassett
I Marion
M. Cooper
Magerkurth
Barr
Summers
Stubbard
Dunn
Basil
Hart faults air forces for Luzon first day missteps
Admiral Thomas C. Hart, former Pacific commander, says Army Air fighters failed on Luzon’s first day and missed a chance to cripple Japan’s Java drive. He faults Pearl Harbor defense as well, noting Oahu fighters missed their big chance. Hart commends submarine losses but critiques overall U S air and sea actions.
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Luzon
Hart
Java
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Philadelphia
Thomas C. Hart
Western
Pacific
Lhus
Japan
Saturday Evening Post
Oahu
Pearl Marehor
Ubra
Philippines
A.V. G
Rommel and Hitler Address Berlin Crowd In Sportspalast
In Berlin 30 Sept Rommel arrived in North Africa uniform to hear Hitler speak to 10 000 wounded and party supporters at the Sportspalast. Goebbels and Keitel attended as Hitler resumed his winter relief campaign address after five months.
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Berlin
Erwin Rommel
Adolf Hitler
Wilhelm Keitel
High Command
Berin
Hitler
Frenaganda
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Rommel
North Africa
Childless Married Men Reclassified to 1-A Draft Status
Baltimore September 30 Fy Staite Selective Service headquarters announced local draft boards reclassifying childless married men from A-A to 1-A. Those married before the draft act, bond fide family relationships, and dual nationality were cited. Some married men have already been drafted, but previous reclassifications occurred when they knew they would be drafted or due to separation from their wives.
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Baltimore
Selective Service
Sd Aug
Yel Ne
Letter From Son Says He's Prisoner Of Japs
Mrs Hagerty of Asbury Park N J learned her son Sergeant Oliver P Hagerty a Marine from Wake Island is a Japanese prisoner. The 15 year Marine had served at Midway and Wake before Pearl Harbor and is held at the Shanghai War Prisoners Camp. He sends a brief note saying he is well and hopes to see his mother soon, and he has a U S citation from President Roosevelt.
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Oliver P. Hagerty
O. P. Hagerty
Asbury Park
N.d
Sergeant Hagerty
Marine Corps
United States
Japan
Midway Island
Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Hagerty
Shanghai War Prisoners
Serge Hagerty
Rans¢velt
Hume McGaha Announce Daughter Thelma Ann Birth
Mr and Mrs B Hume McGaha of Buckeystown announce the birth of an eight pound daughter Thelma Ann on Sunday morning at Frederick City Hospital.
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B. Hume McGaha
Buckeystown
Thelma Ann
Frederick City
No Warning Fusees Seen Reported in Train Crash
Two Ambassador crewmen testified they saw no warning fusees before or after the collision with the Cleveland express near Dickerson Maryland on September 24. Passenger eight were killed and 13 identified. foggy conditions and a non functioning windshield wiper were noted. Conductor Campbell said no speed reduction near a yellow signal. investigation by Baltimore district supervisor Ko Partee continues. report continued on Page Three.
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Baltimore
Ambassador
Baltimore and Ohio Express
Detroit
Washington
Dickerson
John P. McCurdy
McCurdy
Ovreck
Ko Partee
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
William F. Campbett
sMeinis
Campbell
Magman
Baltimore Seizes Tires For 45 Over 35 MPH
Baltimore police stopped 34 men and one woman for exceeding the 35 mile per hour limit. Ten more violators were reported by county specials. The Office of Price Administration will deny tires to those in the list until matters with rationing are resolved.
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Baltimore
Focal War Price and
Oday
Lea H. McCormick
State Office of Price Administrator
Russian bombers raided Berlin twelve times in year
Moscow reported that Russian bombers conducted twelve raids on Berlin over the past year and dropped thousands of bombs on twenty other German cities as well as fifteen cities across Hungary Romania and Poland according to Moscow radio today.
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Moscow
Berlin
Hungary
Romania
Poland
Moscow Radia
Old EV Train Yard Is Going For Scrap
New York reports the elevated train yard behind the Palo Grumis, home of the Giants, will be demolished to salvage 7,000 tons of scrap steel.
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Old
New York
Palo Groumis
New York Giants
Germany to relax armistice clause for French forces
Tass report from Geneva says Germany agreed to loosen the French armistice terms allowing three infantry divisions two artillery regiments a tank regiment and an air unit to be stationed in Tunisia and Algeria.
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Moscow
Tass
Geneva
Germany
Tunisia
Algeria
Stalingrad Defies New German Assaults in Siege
Moscow dispatch reports Stalingrad’s weary garrison repulsing fresh German armor and infantry on day 37 of the siege. Red Army counterattacks claimed two German divisions routed along the Don-Volga corridor, with further pressure on the Leningrad to Caucasus fronts and renewed bombardment of German air bases.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Stalingrad
Gorey
Adolf Hitler
Leningrad
Montak
Comsomol Pravda
Young Pravda
N Itive
Don-Volna
Army
Stattyeena
London
Heavy Frost Sweeps City and County with Subfreezing 29 Degrees
A cold snap grips the region with a high of 29 degrees and frost in low areas for a second night, harming late vegetables and flowers. City bird baths froze, while the day’s high may creep to around 60 after a cool morning. September ends cool and wet from weekend rainfall totaling 2.97 inches, modestly above normal.
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Mercury
Hecht
Japs Rally After Willkie Rumors Widen Chinese Fears
A Japanese scout plane neared the seaport drawing Chinese speculation that Japan seeks to influence U S politics around Willkie. Willkie travels from MosDow with undisclosed movements as authorities guard against possible incursions.
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Jlapaiese
Wenaci! Willkie
Wilkie
Mostow
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