Red Army Shells Kiev Suburbs From Eastern Bank
Moscow reports Red Army guns shelled German positions on Kiev high cliffs from suburbs along the eastern bank of the Dnieper. Soviets hold all eastern Kiev suburbs near bridges, close to the river, while Germans man gun nests in cliff fortifications.
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Moscow
Red Army
Kiev
Dnieper
Poshisyaky
Predmost
Haya Sloboda
Trukanhoy Isne
Berlin
Zaporozhe
Dnepropetrovsk
Kuban
Gomel
Red Star
White Russia
Mogilev
Ruhr Targets Bombed Again by British Air Raid
London reports a British bomber raid on the Ruhr concentration of war industry with Bochum as the focal point. Eight bombers were missing and other Ruhr targets were hit in the RAF’s third attack in eight nights. Bochum, a center of coke and steel, lies near Dortmund and Dortmund rail lines.
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London
Germany
Ruhr
Bochum
RAF
Krupp
Dortmund
Duisburg
Krefeld
Marchen-Gladbach
Dortmund: Ems
Eisenhower and Badoglio Confer on Warship Visit
Allied Headquarters in North Africa announced that General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio conferred on military cooperation aboard a warship at Malta yesterday. The meeting, under Allied command in the Mediterranean, highlighted ongoing coordination between the two nations during September 2014.
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North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mediterranean
Pietro Badoglio
Malta
Senators Say British Are Outwitting U.S. Abroad
A five member wartime inspection committee returned from a 40000 mile tour to world battlefronts and reports that British postwar policies are already functioning while American diplomacy lags. They criticized U S news coverage and urged study of oil supplies from Persian Gulf regions to reduce reliance on dwindling U S stocks. They warned that the Truman War Investigating Committee may examine policy for American airports abroad after the war.
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Ington
Senate
Russell
Atteunts
Egypt
United States
Sicay
Royal Air Force
Bre R-Me
Persian Gulf
Tam
Brit
Abad
Iran
Brewster
Gil
U. S
Middle East
India
Senator Mead
DNX
Truman War Investigating Committee
Camp Pickett Bids Farewell To Retiring Commander
Camp Pickett Va holds a farewell retreat for Col D John Markey retiring after 39 years of service. The Frederick native, first commanding officer of Camp Pickett, sees troops march before him in a farewell review as he ends a career that helped build the 46000 acre training center across four southside Virginia counties.
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Camp Pickett
D. John Markey
Frederick
Pickett
Col. Markey
Virginia
Italians Seized Madrid Arrests Signal German Labor Push
Madrid September 30 Italian observers report widespread arrests of Italian factory workers by Nazi authorities. The arrests indicate the Reich has adopted another method of obtaining workers for German industry.
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Madrid
Reicha
English May Be Better Off On Beef And Butter Than We Are
Discussion of a new ration point schedule affecting butter and meat in England and the United States. It outlines weekly meat and fat allowances, butter and margarine quotas, rising margarine demand, and the impact of butter shortages on households. Officials cite butter supply constraints due to milk demand, drought, and feed shortages.
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England
Pete
Office of Price Administration
Fst
OPA
War Food Administration
Breuth
Unnecessary electricity use urged in wartime conservation drive
A wartime conservation plan urges households and businesses to cut wasteful electricity use to save coal and transportation capacity. Families are asked to turn off unnecessary lights and lower stoves while preserving essential services like health, aviation, policing, and production. Stores and theaters should reduce lighting, except when needed for safety, with guidelines from utility officials and the War Production Board.
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Sam
Office of War Utiiits
War Production Board
Thozn
Frederick
Lawrip
OWU
Night Game Spectator Killed By Wild Throw
Washington report details a fatal injury at Griffith Stadium when a wild throw aimed at the Washington first baseman struck spectator Clarence Stageman, 32, of Alexandria, Virginia, behind first base. He died shortly after admission to the hospital from head injuries.
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Washington
UPA
Griffith Stadium
Clarence Stageman
Alexanrvia
Stageman
War casualties total 415000 with Salerno tolls cited
Washington reports war casualties in the armed forces reach about 415000. Secretary Stimson provides breakdowns by branch and operation, noting 85800 Army casualties to date and 30262 Navy figures, with Salerno killing totals and Sicily theater losses. He cites 10973 wounded returned to duty or discharged and calls Salerno casualties less than feared.
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Washington
Stimson
Navy Department
Navy
Hlal
Salerno
Italy
Stimedt
Sicily
Mediterranean
Noite
One U S Submarine Sunk 19 Jap Ships
The U S submarine Gudgeon sank 19 Japanese ships during a war patrol in the Pacific and damaged three others. The Navy announced today awarding a Presidential Unit Citation to the submarine for services above and beyond the high standard expected of our forces.
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Washington
U. S
Gudgeon
Pacific
Navy
Pilgrimage to Home Here Sunday Draws Statewide Attendance
Large crowds from across the state expected for the seventeenth Pilgrimage to the 60 Home north of Frederics Sunday afternoon. Mayor Theodore Ro McReldin of East mers to deliver principal address after the ban on please driving lifting. Grand Master Bedward C. of Baltimore and Militant officials will participate. A concert and Lutheran quartet precede greetings from military leaders. Luncheon to follow. veterans from the home listed along with Navy and Marine personnel. I. O. O. F. granted use of city benches for the home-coming event.
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Abe Aving
Navy
Bedward C
Baltimore
Order
Col
J. Fuhrman
Oilmals
Me. Keldin
Vaney Lodge
Taneytown
Gelical Lutheran Church
Charles 0. Schone
Taney Band
America
Charles MM. Lewis
Grand Lodge of
Maryland
Lutheran Church Quartet
Col. Fuhreman
Charle V. Tracey
Nefie C. Collins
McKeldin
Ryall
Laltheran
James McCombe
William McCombe
Joh S. Insley
Edward Keller
Fueward Snively
Paul McGill
Marines
Artie Welsh
Board of Aldermen
New Blockbuster Bombs Are Being Developed
Aberdeen reports Army ordnance is developing blockbuster bombs able to penetrate concrete slabs without rupture and heavy caliber aircraft cannons of a new design. Maj. Gen. Charles T. Harris announced rapid tests and experiments at the Aberdeen Proving Ground as part of efforts against German and Japanese forces.
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Aberdeen
Army Ordnance
Charles T. Harris
Gui
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Ordnance Department
Wight
Harris
Army Air Forces
HW. MW. Agnard
Army
Loud Fort
AWYS To Give Third Dance Friday Night
AWYS to host its third Saturday night dance from 9 to midnight in the Armory moving from Freder Hinry Schonl Donald Keons and orchestra will provide music. The refreshment committee will serve punch. Attendees include service men from nearby camps and travelers from Mt. St. Mary College.
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Midni
Freder Hinry Schonl
Donald Keons
Navy School of Mt. St. Mz College
Japs Building Berlin Dispatch Tells Of Aid New And Better Given
A front line dispatch from Berlin reports Japanese strength rising south of a major city. Allied flyers are praised for improved support as U S forces vow to push beyond Naples. Brewster and Mead forecast expanded air bases and stronger bombers, with bases allowed on foreign soil under postwar planning. The report cites German evacuations at Naples amid sabotage and rebel activity, while Allied troops advance toward Pompeii and Vesuvius.
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Berlin
Big City
Brewster
Nadia
Wwe
U. S
Russell DeGat
Mead
Dan. Y
Tvers
United States
Leimbde Groumer
Great Britain
Stockholm
Naples
Aftonbladet
Clark
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth
Adriatic
Foggia
Rome
Manfredonia
Zapponeto
Shere
Fifth Army
Pompei
Torre Annunaiala
Colums
Salerno
War Department
Torre Annunziata
Fifth
Gulf
Vesuvius
Approaches Are Finished On Jug Bridge Project
Approaches to the Jug bridge east and west of the Mann River near Frederick were completed by M de Ove Lime Co. The bridge itself is not fully completed and may open next year. Arches for the first of three spans are to be poured next week with remaining works in progress on the east side abutment and river approaches.
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Jug Bridge
Mist of Frederick
M. de Ove Lime Company
Con- Bene Tors
Tce
Mann
Gale Cay Selien
Von
Tip
Three British Newsmen Killed Near Naples
Sept 20 reports say three British war correspondents with the Royal Air Force or similar units were killed near Naples. Names associated include Luk Stewart and William in connection with the Sydney Morning Herald and London News Chronicle.
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Landen
Naples
Luk Stewart
Sale of Service
Wiliam
London News Chronicle
Third War Loan Total Met Morgenthau Says
Evansville Indiana September 30 Morgenthau announced today that the nation’s third war loan drive goal of 15 billion dollars had been met. The statement was issued during a Treasury search and reflects strong public support and continued war bond purchases across the country.
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Morgenthau
Evansville
Ind
Perilous Work By Big Linner
A fragmentary report recounts wartime sea actions involving the Queen Mary and a German plot foiled by a transmitter found in Sao Paulo Brazil. It notes the ship’s perilous voyage around Cape Good Hope and El Alamein era actions, with dramatic near-sinking details and praise for the liner’s decisive role in sustaining Britain’s position.
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IsiLoi
Gray Ther
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Britain
el Alamein
Daily Mail
England
Port Suez
Ata
Tt Sa
Pork
Alert Flurry as First Fighter Command Issues Yellow Alert
New York dispatch reports a yellow alert issued early this morning across southern New Jersey eastern Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland the District of Columbia and parts of Virginia. The alert covered centers including Washington Trenton Camden Hammonton Atlantic City and caused widespread excitement before being deemed a false alarm after friendly planes were identified.
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New York
First Fighter Command
Aneauseed
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
First
Fighter Command
Washington
Trenton
Camden
Hammonton
Bridgeton
Atlantic City
Cox resigns from FCC probe chairmanship
Rep. Cox, leader of a special committee investigating the Federal Communications Commission, resigns his chairmanship amid a bitter feud with FCC members. The move comes as the panel faced pressure over its probe scope and methods.
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Cox
Galactica
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Roosevelt remark stirs editorials in big city papers
In San Francisco Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt drew fire last Friday for saying Australian men are aloof toward women and that American boys win their girls. The clash over her comments has prompted editorials defending and opposing her view amid the wartime era's gender debates.
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Methow Valia
Australis
Aid
Big City
Eleanor
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