Fearnow Killed In Action In New Guinea
S Sgt Melvin C Fearnow former missing in action was reported killed January 16 in Bogadjin New Guinea by the War Department. A 30 year old radio operator waist gunner he completed 25 missions. He served since 1942 after Williamsport High School work at Acme Market and Ingram's Shop. He leaves a large family including Pvt Guy M Fearnow wounded in France and now in England. Requiem mass set for 4 pm Saturday October 14 at St Marys Catholic Church.
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Melvin Charles Fearnow
Bogadjin
New Guinea
War Department
W. C. Fearnow
South Mulberry Street
Army Air Forces
Williamsport
Army
Acme
Ingram
Ehop
Pvt
Guy M. Fearnow
France
England
Infantry
Lloyd
J. Franklin
This City
Norman
Cumberland
James
W. Va
Curtis
George
Barberton
Ohio
Orville
Bunker Hill
Bernadine
Sgt. Fearnow
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Soldier’s Father Receives Purple Heart Posthumously
Garland A. Gardener of Hagerstown Route 1 has received the Purple Heart awarded posthumously to his son, Sil Garland G. Gardenour, who was reported killed in August 1944 after being missing since July 10, 1943. The medal recognizes merit and bravery in the line of duty.
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Garland A. Gardener
Hagersstown Rt. i
Garland G. Gardenour
Service Bride Brings Long Stream Of Gaps To Bill Hamlett
Margaretmae Morgan of Los Angeles became engaged to a sailor, married a soldier, honeymooned with a civilian, and now lives with a Coast Guardsman. She was engaged to Bill Hamlett while he was in the Navy. after his Army draft, they wed and honeymooned before he joined the Coast Guard.
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Raymondville
Margaretmae Morgan
Los Angeles
Coast
Reds Snap Shut Trap On 150,000 Nazis
Moscow reports Russian vanguards reached the Baltic Sea south of Memel cutting land routes for about 150,000 German troops in Latvia and Lithuania. The Memel region, annexed to the Reich in 1933, lies on a narrow land neck to the Baltic Sea. The Kremlin said Russians were 12 miles from Memel at midnight while German communique claimed the struggle around East Prussia grew fiercer. Russian offensives parallel advances toward Budapest as forces cut rail routes behind German and Hungarian troops in Transylvania.
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London
Baltic Sea
Memel
Latvia
Lithuania
Moscow
East Prussia
Hitler
Kremlin
Memelland
Jaye C Bagramain
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Rodion Malinoyvsky
Hungary
Debrecen
Budapest
Berlin
Government Apple Price Protested By Apple Service
The Appalachian Apple Service Inc and Washington county growers protested to the War Food Administration against the $2.25 a box price for choice apples, arguing it would break the market as open-market prices run around $3.75. A telegram from the Brewers' agency urged quick correction or a price ceiling adjustment, warning of potential losses to growers nationwide. A revolver theft report followed: H. D. Kerr, 100 block Vine Street, lost a 6 calibre Colt revolver.
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Appalachian Apple Service, Inc
Washington County
War Food Administration
Ashley Sellers
Brewers’ Agency
H. D. Kerr
Vine J Street
Berlin Reports New Drive For Warsaw
Berlin radio said the Russians launched a new offensive in the Vistula bend south of Warsaw. The exact location was not specified but a bridgehead across the river east of Kielce had been held for some time. No confirmation from Motow was available.
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London
Berlin
Vistula
Warsaw
Kielce
Motow
Local Pennsy Emplove Killed
Edward B. Brown aged 68 a Pennsylvania Railroad freight conductor was killed at 10 this morning in the Pennsylvan ya yards at Cumbo near Martinsburg He fell while working on a freight car His body was severed He resided at 919 Hamilton Boulevard He was the oldest conductor on Otis division and during World War II served as an assistant train master He lived in Chambersburg before moving to this city about light years ago Survivors include his widow two sons and a daughter.
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Edward B. Brown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Yards
Cumbo
Martinsburg
Brown
Hamilton Boulevard
Otis Division
Pennsylvania
Chambershurs
Cattle rustlers strike farms near Frederick County
Reports indicate cattle rustling activity in Frederick County. A Dolstein cow weighing about 102 pounds was stolen from Ralph Beck’s Mount Airy farm, followed days later by a 200-pound black Aberdeen Angus calf taken from Edgar Stunkle’s farm between Point of Rocks and Licksville, suspected to be loaded on a truck.
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Frederick County
Ralph Beck
Mount Airy
Edgar Stunkle
Point of Rocks
Licksville
Boy Billy White Praises MacArthur Tactics
Oct. 10 report from Holmes notes Billy White a one year old fifth grader writes praising Gen Douglas MacArthur. He suggests attacking in one place then another. The general replies thanks Billy and wishes him luck.
Berlin Stockholm Line Outage Strands Calls
Berlin and Stockholm still without telephone communications after a 48 hour break with no explanation. Officials reported the outage began in Berlin and affected Stockholm area lines, leaving services disrupted and awaiting restoration.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Yanks Share Food And Clothing With French Says County Boy
Cpl Raymond Shifler Jr, formerly of Keedysville, writes from France about American GIs sharing rations and clothing with liberated French people who in return provide doughboys with fresh eyes, apples, and bread. He recalls the invasion’s rough seas, cold rain, mud, and improvised shelter, praising Franco American mutual aid amid ruins and war’s hardship.
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Cpl
Raymond
Shifler, Jr
Keedysville
Daily Mail
France
Shifler
Ninth Air Force
Cpl. Shifler
Light Frost But No Damage Here
A light frost was reported in Washington county with 36 degrees, four above freezing. Keedysville observer Miller noted tin roof signs of frost, but it caused no damage. Temperature was six degrees below any Fall record. Chinook swallows lingered but may depart today as cooler weather continues tonight and tomorrow.
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Washington County
J. A A. Miller
Keedysville
Alister
Heifer Brings $20,000 World Record at Ranch Sale
In Cheyenne Wyoming on October 10 a young Hereford heifer named Lady Lill 15th sold for 20000 to John E Owen of Riverside California. Ranch officials said the price set a world record for a heifer with the Wyoming Hereford Ranch sanctioning the sale. The prior high bid was 13000.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming Hereford Ranch
Lady Lill
John E. Owen
Riverside
Calif
Train Crash Injures Dozens in Philadelphia Subway Station
A crowded Chestnut Hill local train rear ended a parked local at Suburban Station Philadelphia injuring at least 22 as brakes failed. Passengers were thrown amid shattered glass as ambulances sirened in, including Lt Aan Whitaker trapped briefly under a seat. Hundreds fled to safety through subways and concourses during morning rush.
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Paladelphia
Pennsylvania Railroads
Philadelpha
WAC
Aan Whitaker
Philadelphia
Smithsburg Soldier Wounded In Action In France
Pvt. Fred R. Seville of Smithsburg Route 2 was wounded in action in France in July, per a sword received by his father Harrivey Seville. A member of the Sith Division he did farm work in Benevola before enlisting and has recovered to rejoin his regiment. He received the Purple Heart medal.
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Fred R. Seville
Smithsburg
France
Harrivey Seville
Pvt
Seville
Armed Forces
Suspends Sentence In Larceny Case In City Court
Mice Jackson of the 400 block of Jonathan Street was given a suspended sentence of 60 days after allegedly taking several pairs of socks from W T Grant Company. She promised to behave herself when arraigned in city court this morning. A companion received a similar sentence yesterday.
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Mice Jackson
Jonathan Street
W. T. Grant Company
Man Pays Guide From Salmon Loot in Maine Catch
Howard P. Halsey earned nearly two dollars a pound for a three pound salmon caught in Maine and gave the money to his guide. A few days after returning home he received a letter enclosing a one dollar bill the guide said was found in the salmon’s stomach.
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Windsor
Conn
Howard P. Halsey
Maine
Halsey
McMullen Urges Roosevelt Election For Peace
Cumberland attorney Dan M. McMullen, Democratic candidate for Congress, urged voting for Roosevelt in a ten minute radio address stressing postwar planning and the president’s leadership. He praised Roosevelt’s wartime admin, spoke of farmer and labor aid, and said he will work to support veterans’ interests. After the talk he spoke to the Women’s Democratic Club urging turnout and campaign activity. He plans events in Montgomery county and Williamsport this week and next.
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Daninl M. McMullen
Congress
Cumberland
Roosevelt
McMullen
McMulfen
Women's Democratic Club
Ligeest
Cik
Montgomery County
Williamsport
Hier Districk
Roosevelt, Says Radcliffe Urges Democratic Ticket Support
Maryland Senator George L. Radcliffe in a radio address urged support for the Democratic ticket. He argued replacing Roosevelt at this critical hour would be foolish and warned against indifference or prejudice affecting votes for President, Vice President, and Congress during wartime.
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Baltimore
Roosevelt
George L. Radcliffe
D-Md
Radcliffe
Maryland
Barnhart Divorce Granted Abroad by Judge Mish
Pvt. Robert W Barnhart, now overseas, was granted an absolute divorce from Viola A Barnhart by Judge Joseph D Mish. John J Allen served as attorney.
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Robert W Barnhart
Yerseas
Joseph D. Mish
Viola A
Mother-In-Law Appetite Blamed In Divorce Suit
Walter Donaldson, composer of My Blue Heaven, testified in a divorce case accusing his mother-in-law of causing trouble at home. He complained his wife kept friends and that her mother ate five meals a day. He denied gambling and excessive drinking when pressed.
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Los Angeles
Walter Donaldson
My Blue Heaven
Suport Jor Court
Waldo Mansfield
Church Lockers Robbed at St Mary's Church
Police warn public after several church lockers at St Marys Catholic Church were pried open and contents ransacked. The sexton says two young girls were seen fleeing the church yesterday. Church open daily from early morning to late evening with few or no attendants.
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
Hungary General Strike Declared After Russian Invasion
British radio quoted a Turkish report claiming Hungary, then under German occupation, faced a general strike as Soviet forces invaded. The broadcast noted the tense wartime situation and shifting control in Europe during October.
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New York
Hungary
Yanks' Pincer Jaws Close On Aachen
Allied forces surround Aachen as an ultimatum is delivered demanding unconditional surrender within 24 hours. The note warns of ruthless air and artillery bombardment if the Nazi garrison refuses, with Lt. Gen. Hodges' First Army poised to strike the industrial city of 165,000.
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Aachen
Charlemagne
Hitler
Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
British Greeks Capture Corinth in War News
British and Greek forces occupy Corinth with minimal resistance. Two hundred fifty Greek collaborationists surrender. Allied attacks press Sarande as Adriatic front widens. Joe Louis returns to New York after seven months abroad fighting in Europe.
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Joe Louis
New York
U.S
F D R Projected as Chipper In Rural Education Plan
Local librarian Mrs. Henry Holzapfel II, one of 200 delegates at a White House conference with educators and lay representatives, described President Roosevelt as quick on the trigger in thinking and deeply engaged with rural education and health issues. He outlined federal support targeted to communities hit by erosion, drought, or economic decline, stressing health of youth as linked to the war effort and the need for timely aid where needed.
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White House
Henry Holzapfel II
Washington County
Free Li ‘Brary
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American infantry break German Aachen pincers phase in push toward Rhine
American forces tightened the Aachen pincers moving six to ten miles into Germany on a 25 mile front. Lt Gen Courtney Hodges reported a narrowing retreat corridor with machine gun coverage on both sides. Patton’s troops advanced from Fresnoes-en-Saulnois to Cheminot, nearing Duren and Julich as road hubs to Cologne and Dusseldorf.
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London
Aachen
Germany
Rhineland
Courtney H. Hodges
Associated Press
Dom Whitehead
Whitehead
George S. Patton
U. & 3Rd Army
Nancy-Metz
Edward D. Ball
Patton
Fresnoes-en-Saulnois
Nancy
Cheminot
1St
Six Allied Armies Capture Over Half Million Germans
Six Allied armies report 563,928 German prisoners since the invasion of France. U S First Army 192,018. Third Army 00. Seventh Army 906,000. Ninth Army 15,312. British Second Army 78. Canadian First Army 18,927. French Forces of the Interior attached to British Second and Canadian First Armies 72,392. First Allied Airborne Army totals not announced. Figures for Third, Seventh, and Ninth Armies lag by nearly three weeks.
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London
U.S
U. S
U. S. Seventh Army
ST. S. Ninth Army
Holland
Ware
Ruhr Steel Capital Battered In Raid Continues Today
London reports heavy Allied air formations began at sunrise continuing the daylight offensive after a night raid on Bedom steel works. British forces dumped thousands of fire bombs on the city of Boehm and vicinity as fires spread, while mosquitos struck Wilhelmshaven port. Night fighters aided both daytime and nighttime operations in the Ruhr region around Beckum Aachen and surrounding areas.
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London
Lie Rap
Bedom
Boehm
Boehmne
Dirht Hompers
Air Ministry
Wid Vevet Tousen
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Lillie Guessford
Virginia Avenue
Mary Hildebrand
East Franklin Street
Byron Tannery
Wildcat Baseball Club
Harry Wolford
Rockdale
Hancock
Hagerstown Shoe and Legging Company
Sgt
Fearnow
Apple
Edw. B. Brown
Communications
Raymond E. Shifler
Heifer
Word
Britain
Thames Estuary
Royal
D.R
St. Mary’s
Corinth
Rome
Peloponnesus
Adriatic
Sarande
Corfu
F.D.R
Henry Holzapfel, III
Dusseldorf
Ruhr
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