RAF Returns To Blast Frankfurt and Ludwigshafen
RAF heavy bombers struck Frankfurt less than 12 hours after American daylight attack, delivering a major midwar blow to the war production center. A smaller fleet hit Ludwigshafen as Berlin claimed extensive damage and hospitals burned with civilians buried.
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London
Frankfurt
RAF
Ludwigshafen
Berlin
United States
Offenbach
Saar
Rhineland
Lud
Farmers Violate Prices Probe In Washington County
An investigation by the Washington County Ration Board investigates farmers selling corn to out of state dealers above the ceiling of 1.16 per bushel. One farmer’s case has been sent to Baltimore Enforcement. Dealers from Pennsylvania and West Virginia pay above ceiling with delivery. Violations will be referred to the OPA Legal Enforcement Division in Baltimore.
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Washington County
OPA
Baltimore
Urge Parents To Register Births In Washington County
A birth registration survey suggests 85 to 90 county babies this year were not registered due to parental or physician negligence. Maryland overall shows 97.1 percent births registered, while Washington County lists 91.6 and Hagerstown 96.8. Health Officer Dr. W R Willard urges preselecting a Baby name and prompts checking for birth certificates within two months after birth.
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Washington County Health Department
Maryland
Hagerstown
W. R. Willard
Diary Of Captured Soldier Reveals Beheading Of US Airman
Allied fighters recount a captured diary stating Japanese officers Komai and Tsukioka ordered the beheading of a 23 year old American airman from Port Moresby during a transport command mission. The account, translated by MacArthur’s HQ, notes the prisoner walked to the execution calmly before his death in Salamaua.
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Jay
U. S
C. Yates McDaniel
Southwest Pacific
Komai
Tsukioka
MacArthur
Japan
Transport Command
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Salamaua
U S Warships Blast Japs Solomons Evacuation Fleet
U S warships in the Solomons blast the Japanese evacuation craft as they withdraw from Kolombangara island. American patrol planes and torpedo boats hunt down barges carrying troops, with more than 100 vessels sunk or wrecked during September and October. Halsey’s destroyers push the command action in Vella Gulf, sinking barges and threatening remaining escape flotillas.
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Southwest Pacific
Solomons
Kolombangara Island
Tion
Adm
William F. Halsey
South Pacific Naval Command
Halsey
Vella Gulf
Kolombengara
Hasn't Lost Touch By 76-Year-Old King In Corn Field
E J King of Waggoner Illinois, aged 76 and weighing 104 pounds, shows he hasn’t lost his touch in farming chores. He cut and shocked 104 shocks of corn by hand and performed 56 576 swings to complete the task after 544 strokes per shock. He felt fine at the finish and even stood on his head to prove it.
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Waggoner
Ill
E. J. King
King
Canning Centers Busy With Fruit and Vegetable Pints
The Board of Education announced that over 25 000 pints of fruits and vegetables were canned at six public school centers during July and August with an estimated 10 000 more pints since September 1. About 325 family groups participated. city centers were busiest as several centers close this week and all by next week. the board is pleased with results.
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Board of Education
Chamber Head Won't Enter President Race
Eric A. Johnston president of the United States Chamber of Commerce rejected a request to enter the presidential race. The Idaho initiator made the ask after a hotel lobby discussion. Johnston telegrammed from Washington that he is not interested in running for president or any office and prefers life at Main Street in any good American town.
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Portland
Ore
Eric A. Johnston
United States Chamber of Commerce
Frank B. Robinson
Moscow
Idaho
Johnston
Washington, D. C
Pennsylvania Avenue
Main Street
Slash County Tire Quota Cuts October Supplies
Washington county’s tire quota for October was cut 50 percent with only about 360 tires available versus 700 last month. The ration office said eligibility matters little when tires are scarce, noting about 60 percent of the 10,000 motorists with B and C books will receive recaps or used tires, while A book holders get none.
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Washington County
Milk drivers strike cripples Sheffield and Borden deliveries
In New York the Sheffield Farms Milk Company strike by 3,500 drivers halted deliveries, affecting an estimated 350,000 families. Borden plant workers also reported illness, with processing and production staff out, deepening the dairy disruption across New York, Nassau County, and New Jersey.
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New York
Sheffield Farms Milk Company
Bronx
Borden Company
Borden
Sheffield Company
Teamsters’ Union
AFL
Nassau County
New Jersey
Frost Covers Keedysville With 29 Degree Chill
Government weatherman J. A. Miller at Keedysville reports a heavy frost today with a low near 29 degrees. He notes yesterday’s high did not exceed 67 as colder air settled in across the region.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Mr. Miller
Prefers Peace Quiet Of Cell To His Home
Martin Murphy walked into a New York telegraph office and handed a clerk a note threatening to shoot unless jailed for about 10 years. He said he could not endure family arguments at home and sought peace and quiet in a cell. Police charged him with disorderly conduct.
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New York
Martin Murphy
Murphy
Many Marylanders Hold Deferments
Lieutenant Colonel Paul K Klaesius, advisor on occupational deferments for the State Selective Service, reports that as of August 1 a total of 50,874 Marylanders held occupational deferments. The breakdown shows 9,049 in Class 2-A, 26,996 in Class 2-B, 9,181 in Class 2-C, and 5,648 in Class 3-C.
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Baltimore
Paul K. Klaesius
State Selective Service
Christmas Mail Under Estimates
Postmaster Thomas M. Simpson says Christmas mail to armed forces overseas is under half expectations. Since Sep 15 the office ships about 4 bags daily, about 60 parcels, with 100 to 150 expected early on. Only eight days remain before the Oct 15 deadline. gifts may miss Christmas delivery as space goes to arms and ammunition.
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Thomas M. Simpson
Army
Simpson
Veronica Lake Plans Divorce From Husband Detlie
Hollywood dispatch reports Veronica Lake will sue for divorce from Maj. John Detlie her husband since they do not think alike. Married September 26 1940 the pair are parents of a two year old daughter and parted amicably according to Miss Lake.
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Hollywood
John Detlie
Veronica Lake
County Soldier Dies Of Wounds
Pfc. Eugene Anderson, 29, of Williamsport, died August 28 of wounds likely from Sicily invasion. Drafted 18 months ago, he landed early in North Africa and died in a base hospital there. Survived by sisters and brothers in Williamsport and Hagerstown. parents dead. A follow up letter with more details is expected.
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Sicily
Eugene Anderson
Williamsport
War Department
Helen Helementeller
Anderson
U. S
North Africa
Elwood H
Richard S
John T
Ed. Allen
Wm. McK. Anderson
Lucy L. Hanna
Helementeller
Edna Viola Tracey
Martha F. Crist
Mary Catherine Leonard
Hagerstown
Sharp Increases Planned for Dependents of Servicemen
House military committee members backed steep raises in allowances for dependents of enlisted men. An unofficial poll showed support for a monthly $70 to $75 for a wife with one child and $20 per additional child. Senate figures of $68 and $11 per extra child were deemed too low to cover rising living costs.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Senate
House
May
Beef shortage warned by industry leader in Chicago
CHICAGO Oct 5 A live stock industry leader warned of a critical beef shortage forming, potentially more acute than last spring. He cited a 21 percent drop in feeder cattle shipped into the corn belt from western ranges in the past three months, and said a very decided increase is needed in the next three months or the outlook for finished beef early next year will be slim.
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Chicago
A_ livestock industry
George A. Schmidt
The
American Meat Institute
Turkey to Join Allies When Time Is Right War Emphasis
Washington reports that Turkey, ally to Germany, may switch sides when conditions favor the Allies. Diplomats say weather and strategic timing affect entry, with Turkey open to the Balkans and guarded by assurances of protection. Nazis reportedly abandoned hopes of drawing Turkey to their orbit while Moscow relations appear steadier.
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Washington
Turkey
Germany
United Nations
Hitler
European
Balkans
Russia
Hitlers Tirade At Last Meeting With Duce Upset Plans
Premier Marshal Pietro Badoglio describes Mussolini's last meeting with Adolf Hitler on July 19. He portrays Mussolini as silent while Hitler ranted for two hours, after which Mussolini could not speak. Badoglio confirms Mussolini favored ending Italy's war but was overwhelmed.
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Hitler
Duce
Italy
Pietro Badoglio
Vittorio Emanuele
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Morning Blaze Damages Fourth Floor Apartment Room
A morning fire gutted a bedroom on the fourth floor of James Lucas's East Washington Street apartment. Firefighters found the home empty and credit the blaze to wiring. Lucas, in city court for assaulting Cosgrove, watched the smoke from city hall and was later fined $10 plus costs after a magistrate found him guilty.
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James Lucas
East Washington Street
Lucas
Mr. Cosgrove
Cosgrove
Lucas and
M. W. B. Bostetter
Sentence Suspended On Larceny Charge
Buren Miller 21 of Elizabeth Street pled guilty in city court to stealing roller skates. Magistrate M W Bostetter suspended three months in jail on Miller’s promise to behave. He admitted selling the skates to a local pawnbroker.
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Buren Miller
Elizabeth Street
M. W. B. Bostetter
War Production Board Chief Nelson arrives in Cairo
U S War Production Board Chairman Donald M. Nelson arrived in Cairo from England for a brief visit. James M Landis, newly named U S Director of Economic Operations in the Middle East, also reached Cairo.
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Cairo
Donald M. Nelson
U. S. War Production Board
England
Nelson
James M. Landis
U. S
Middle East
Rains Slow Soviet Advance Across White Russia Front
British and American dispatches report autumnal rains hindering the Soviet push along a 750 mile front with gains of over 200 miles since July 12. Ground action drops to local engagements, tank battles, and river crossings near Gomel as Red Army pins down more German resistance in White Russia and along the Dnieper. Russian air forces yesterday bombed retreating German forces from the western Caucasus.
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London
Adolf Hitler
White Russia
Red Army
Gomel
Dnieper
Ukraine
Moscow
Caucasus
NLB Upheld By Court In Company Petition
In Richmond Virginia a Fourth U S Circuit Court of Appeals denied Baltimore Transit Company's petition to dismiss NLRB proceedings alleging domination and discrimination. The court announced dismissal of the petition at the session opening, without issuing an opinion.
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NLB
Richmond
Fourth United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Baltimore Transit Company
National Labor Relations Board
Abe Attell Injured in Auto Crash on Broadway
Former featherweight champion Abe Attell, 60, was hit by a car near his Broadway bar and grill. He suffered a compound fracture of the right leg, head lacerations, shock, and possible concussion and was taken to Roosevelt hospital.
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New York
Abe Attell
Broadway
Attell
Roosevelt Hospital
Danish-born actor Hersholt quits films for war effort
Hollywood reports Jean Hersholt, who began acting in 1906, will leave films to devote full time to aiding Denmark in its war effort against Nazi invasion. He will still host his radio programs and maintain his public duties.
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Hollywood
Jean Hersholt
Denmark
Shank Repeats Bass Catch on Potomac River
Paul M. Shank of Clearspring repeated his fishing success catching two big bass weighing 3 and 3½ pounds and ten other fish on the Potomac yesterday. He was accompanied by his brother, who also landed a good string.
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Paul M. Shank
Clearspring
Shank
Potomac
Allied Air Attacks Shrink German Reinforcement Routes
Allied Northwest African air forces swung a two pronged strike from Italian bases hitting Greece and cutting German lines into Italy. Liberators and Mitchells bombed Menidi and Argos airfields while Flying Fortresses wrecked Bolzano Brenner Pass yards and bridges. American troops advanced toward Montearchio as reinforcements moved into Templi.
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HDQS
Algiers
Greece
Italy
Brenner Pass
Bolzano
Calore
Benevento
Montesarchio
Naples
Templi
Adriatic
Corsica
Berlin
France
Germany
Isarco River
Coo
Middle East
Athens
Coe
Argos
Peloponnesus
Many Sought Job Changes In September
Ninety four war workers mainly women were granted releases to change jobs by the U S Employment Service in September out of 324 applicants. Most women aimed to follow husbands transferred out of the area. Sixty six workers appealed and nine were granted releases by the War Margoer Commission committee. D Paul Shilling the U S E S manager noted rising awareness of War Labor Commission rules among war industry workers.
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U. S. Employment Service
Office
War Margower Commission Committee
D. Paul Shilling
W. OM. C
Red Staff Officers Organize Guerrillas in Balkans
London reports Radio Vichy said Russian staff officers have arrived in the Balkans to organize guerrillas and other partisan groups against the Germans. The Vichy broadcast, recorded by Reuters, claimed the Allies will invade the Kal kans soon.
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London
Radio
Vichy
Balkans
Farnne
Reuters
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U.S
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Alles
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OWI
Christmas Mail
Public Square
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