142 German Fighters Downed Over Bremen
Allied air action over Europe centers on raids into Pomerania Eastern Germany Poland and East Prussia. RAF hit Hannover Bremen again Berlin and Ruhr targets while 142 Nazi fighters were shot down by American bombers and Thunderbolts in a Bremen Vegesack assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremen
London
Europe
Pomerania
Germany
Poland
East Prussia
Hannover
Vegesack
Stuka
Two named to WLB panel for Hagerstown area
Robert B. Snyder Sr. and E. W. Butler of this city were named to the War Labor Board Dispute Panel for the Hagerstown area to arbitrate labor management disputes. They will report to Baltimore on October 14 to discuss hearing of cases and report preparation and may observe hearings in Baltimore as the Third Regional WLB sits. Luncheon discussions follow at the Hotel Emerson with labor and management members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Snyder, Sr
E. W. Butler
War Labor Board
Hagerstown
Philadelphia
WLB
Snyder
Butler
Baltimore
Superior Court Room
Third Regional War Labor Board
Hotel
Emerson
Eli Rock
Rock
Walter RB. McKinley
Lappans
Ration Book Distribution Date Set for Washington County
Ration Books No 4 will be distributed to the Washington county public on October 28 29 and 30 through Hagerstown area schools and the county. B C Willis superintendent of schools and local Ration Board member announced the two year registration will occur at uniform state dates to reduce confusion and school scheduling disruption. Principals will conduct registration under Willis direction with hours to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Hagerstown
B. C. Willis
Willis
Ration Board
Signs of Rain Shown in Keedysville Weather Report
A few drops of rain were reported in Keedysville with hope of showers later. Government weather observer J A Miller noted cloudy skies. This month has seen only half an inch of rainfall so far. Yesterday's high reached 2 dollars while this morning's low was 42.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Undulant Fever Case Reported In Hagerstown
The health officer Dr W R Willard reports a second Washington County case of undulant fever in 1943 linked to raw milk. Pasteurized milk is urged to prevent infection as the disease often arises in cattle herds before tests detect it. The first 1943 case came from a rural area and both cases are tied to raw milk consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Washington
W. R. Willard
Washington County
Willard
Warrants Issued For Two Suspects In Whiskey Theft
Police issued warrants this morning for two suspects connected to a $1000 liquor robbery at the Harlem Cafe on North Jonathan Street. Lieut. Joseph Desmond and City Detective Sellman pursue the case after recovering the liquor and sufficient facts. Tavern owner Cap Whitaker tipped investigators. one suspect was questioned and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem Cafe
North Jonathan Street
Joseph Desmond
Sellman
Cap Whitaker
Japanese Forces Evacuate Kolombangara Island
German news agency reports from Tokyo that Japanese forces evacuated Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands, with confirmation from Tokyo dispatches dated Oct 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
DNB
Tokyo
Kolombangara
Solomons
Mayor In New Role
New York October 9. Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia recounted stopping a fist fight between two sailors on the East River waterfront on his way to city hall. He said he ran between them after they ignored his orders and received a shoulder blow, but he restored peace and order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. H. LaGuardia
City Hall
East River
Farm Hand And Girl Seized In Triple Slaying
In Geauga county jail awaiting return to Mercer Pennsylvania, a 20 year old farm hand William Morell and his female companion Janice Graham are held on charges connected to a triple slaying at Everett Wilson dairy farm near Mercer. Morell allegedly strangled Helen Wilson and shot Catherine Wilson and Robert McKay. Miss Graham said Morell forced her to accompany him in McKay s automobile during the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chardon
Geauga County
Mercer
Everett Wilson
Pennsylvania
Edwin ©. Moon
Mercer County
Stuart M. Harland
William Morell
Helen Wilson
Catherine Wilson
Robert McKay
Janice Graham
Morell
McKay
W. U. Soon Will Employ Girls
Merger of the Postal and Western Union telegraph companies takes effect yesterday, with both Summit avenue and West Washington street offices continuing for now. Western Union ads for telegraph girls ages 15 to 19 as the Postal office closes its messenger service. Western Union handles most activity, yet five boys remain, down from prewar levels. postal blanks switch to yellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal
Western Union Telegraph Companies
Summit Avenue
John E. Carey
Western Union
West Washington Street
Hay Fever Relief and Bird Migration Signal Winter’s Approach
Washington county reports frosts have wiped ragweed, easing hay fever for locals though dry weather keeps pollen from outlying farms. Starlings and other birds move south as robins and chewink decline, while bluebirds vanish and snowbirds await a late winter arrival. Mild seasonal changes hint at coming cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Hagerstown
Germany poised to take over French government
Tension rose across France as Allied and Axis reports said Germany planned to seize control of the French government. Arrests spread nationwide amid resistance to occupiers, with Nazi radio and Free French sources indicating a takeover could occur any day. Laval’s position drew concern as reports linked him to Gestapo protection and an increasingly powerless Vichy regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
Paris
Robert de Beauplan
Radio France
Algiers
Gazette de Lausanne
Office of War Information
Laval
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Germany
Sweden
Voelkischen Reobachter
Paul Schmidt
Berlin
Schmidt
Springs Dry in Park Pool Area Mystery Solved
The city has identified the cause of two springs near the municipal swimming pool failing weeks ago. An industrial plant pumped from the larger spring for factory use, drilling wells when supply was insufficient. After testing while the plant halted pumping, springs resumed flow on the tenth day, indicating the underground stream feeds both springs and wells. The large spring drying up required trout removal.
Seize Pair Alleged To Have Left After Sharpsburg Mishap
Roland Snyder of 318 South Cannon Avenue and Raymond Bartlett of Hagerstown were arrested by Deputies Leister Isanogle and Frank Winters in connection with the sideswiping of Argyle Grove’s car in Sharpsburg early Wednesday. The damaged Snyder car was found in a local garage and a third occupant is being sought. Hearings are set for Tuesday at 7 p.m. before Magistrate John H. Hetzer in Sharpsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Snyder
Cannon Avenue
Raymond Bartlett
Hagerstown
Leister Isanogle
Frank Winters
Argyle Grove
Grove
Sharpsburg
Snyder
Bartlett
John H. Hetzer
Accused Referred To As Sex Maniac In Hearing
Nassau October 9 A preliminary in the murder case of Alfred De Marigny husband of Sir Harry Oakes daughter hears Lavelle testify he overheard the baronet call De Marigny a sex maniac after hearing threats about letters to the baronet’s wife The witness plans to testify while he will be in the United States for the October 18 Supreme Court trial date
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nassau
Harry Oakes
Call
Thomas Lavelle
Alfred de Marigny
Harry
Nancy
de Marigny
Lavelle
United States
Supreme Court
Sir Harry
Victoria Avenue
Oakes
Pneumonia Antigen Distribution Planned in County
Health Officer W R Willard announced that around ten to twelve thousand workers and school children in Washington county will receive the pneumonia antigen starting in November. Supplies are ordered and will reach the local health department soon for distribution to county physicians and department workers. The antigen will be administered in all schools and industrial plants on a voluntary basis with parental consent for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
W. R. Willard
Boy's Testimony Dooms Father in Oklahoma Murder Trial
In Tulsa a 39 year old housepainter was found guilty of first degree murder. The key witness was his 10 year old son Jess Bingham who described how his father stabbed his mother Mary in front of her home under a tree. The boy ran to his father, then testified with clear voice about the slaying. Defense argued insanity. Judge S J Clendinning set October 20 for sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Jess Bingham
Alfred Bingham
Mary
Daddy
Mother
Glory
Bingham
S. J. Clendinning
Frederick Faces Fire Hazard After Reservoir Shortage
Mayor Hugh V. Gittinger warned residents after inspecting the Frederick Creek reservoir which holds 30,000,000 gallons. He said a major fire could drain supply and urged water conservation amidst the deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Hugh V. Gittinger
Fis 1Ing Creek
County Gills Safe In Hawaii
Richard Cushwa deputy Internal Revenues Collector was advised today of the safe arrival in Hawaii of his daughter Julia Helen Cushwa Miss Cushwa is with a Red Cross unit The family resides in Clearspring
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Cushwa
Hawaii
Julia Helen Cushwa
Miss Cushwa
Red Cross
Clearspring
Cupid Not So Busy This Year
Dan Cupid is taking it on the chin as marriage licenses fall to 1,646 in the first nine months ending September 30, down from 2,430 in the same period last year and 2,275 in 1941. Monthly figures show continued slack, with June licenses at 189 vs 314 last year, while deeds and mortgages filed total 2,288 versus 2,433 a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Cupid
Cupid
Leitersburg Boy Breaks Leg In Fall
Seven year old Theodore Hammersla son of Mr and Mrs Russell E Hammersla fell while climbing near Leitersburg on a Friday evening. He sustained a broken leg and was taken to a Hagerstown physician then to Washington County Hospital for treatment. He is now doing nicely at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leitersburg
Theodore Hammersia
Russell E. Hammersla
Hagerstown
Washington County Hospital
Canadians recover Italian necktie in Italy clash
In Italy on October 9 a Canadian colonel recounts a citizen reporting a German threatened him with a pistol and seized his necktie. Canadian troops soon captured the German and returned the man's tie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Wedges Driven Deep into Nazi Defenses Bravery Deserts Him At License Bureau
Pvt. Howard E. Arthur a paratrooper with two jumps fainted at the license counter in Cincinnati courthouse while trying to buy a marriage license after a drop from a speeding Army transport. The scene contrasts wartime peril with a mundane civic task prompting a remarkable moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Howard E. Arthur
Patrols cross Volturno as Fifth Army probes river defenses
Allied patrols pushed across the Volturno to test German river defenses in Italy. The Third Armored Grenadiers were sent to bolster the line as Caserta, a key rail and highway hub 16 miles north of Naples, fell to Fifth Army forces. Front reports note no major breakthrough yet and German efforts to hold the river line continue. On the Adriatic front, fighting eased after three days of heavy action with airfield attacks ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noland Norgaard
Algiers
Volturno
Italy
Third Armored Grenadiers
Caserta
Naples
Volurno
Fifth Army
Calore
Adriatic
Great Conflagration Sweeps Timberland North Michigan
MARQUETTE Mich Oct 9 Fire swept uncontrolled through thousands of acres of timberland in Michigan s upper peninsula. Conservation officials called it the worst in northern Michigan since 1936 with more than 40 fires raging and hampered by manpower and equipment shortages. Governor Kelly issued a noon ban on open fires and smoking except at inhabited places and in cars. The worst blaze was in Marquette county where 10 fires burned 3 500 acres of woodland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette
Mich
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Harry F. Kelly
Marquette County
Life Lines: Clinton Miller and the Miller Homestead View
Clinton Edward Miller, longtime farmer and retired teacher, recalls life along Maryland Heights with memories of Potomac views and nearby Harper's Ferry landmarks. The article notes J. A. Miller built the original log cabin in 1812 and the brick house in 1834 as three generations shaped the Miller acres and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Edward Miller
Maryland Heights
Potomac River
B. and O
Washington County
Potomac
West Virginia
Harper's Ferry
Miller Homestead
Jacob Arnold Miller
Clinton
Burkittsville
Frederick County
Weverton
Sandy Hook
J. A. Miller
Expansion Of Wedge May Collapse Enemy Line
London dispatch reports Red Army wedge operation in a 30 mile German defense ring west of the Dnieper. Major breach south of Pereyaslav could collapse the front, with assaults on the west bank near Kiev and a push from Kremenchug to Dnepropetrovsk. German losses exceed 2,800 in bridgehead battles as Soviets push toward encirclement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dnieper River
Kiev
Red Army
Moscow
Pereyaslav
Ukraiian
West Bank
Pripet
Dnieper
Kremenchug
Dnepropetrovsk
Realty Market Has Dull Week
The local real estate market marked time for the week ending today with total sales of 30000. Transactions include C. J. Spalding Co. to Leroy Myers at Ridge avenue and Center street for 3000 and Daniel W. Baker selling property along Middleburg Pike for 6300. Other listed transfers involve Ada L. Brown M. Raymond Gordon Roy Lynch Howard Trone Reginald A. Vickers and families, and properties near Fairplay Independence School House Beaver Creek District West Franklin street and Virginia avenue at Halfway with values from 1900 to 6400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Spalding Co., Inc
Leroy Myers
Ridge Avenue
Center Street
Paul V. Miller
David Harry Hamby
Fairplay
Ada L. Brown
M. Raymond Gordon
Hagerstown
Clearspring
Independence School House
Margaret I. Reynolds
Roy Lynch
West Franklin Street
Joseph K. Cushna
Howsard Trone
Reginald A. Vickers
Virginia Avenue
Halfway
Local CAP Patrol To Make First Formation Flight
The Hagerstown Civil Air Patrol unit will conduct an open formation flight tomorrow afternoon from Hagerstown to Martinsburg and back. The event includes all CAP flying clubs and private planes and serves as preparation for a state wide mission later this month with observers aboard each plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Civil Air Patrol
Martinasburg
CAP
Fae Gwerstamn
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Anal
Frankfurt
Robert B. Snyder
APS
W. U
Junco
Gestapo
Sistent
Pierre Laval
Moscow Radio
Geneva
Park Springs
Father
C. G. Wagner
W. H. Vandiver
the . S
Paramushiro
North
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