More Rain Due Barometer Drops Ahead of Showers
A falling barometer today signaled more rain after nearly an inch fell in the last 24 hours. Keedysville observer J A Miller reported a .10 drop overnight as the Atlantic storm stream from the Caribbean moved up the east coast. Since Sunday, Keedysville tallied .62 inch with heavier fall on mountainsides, while Edgemont reservoir rose one foot but remains only about one fourth full, delaying full mountain水 supply to Hagerstown as storm warnings stretch from south of Block Island to the Virginia capes including Chesapeake and Delaware bays.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Caribbean
Municipal Water Department
Edgemont
Hagerstown
Block Island
Virginia Capes
Chesapeake
Delaware Bays
Miller granted absolute divorce from Harry C Miller
Fannie L Miller receives an absolute divorce from Harry C Miller in a ruling by Judge Joseph D Mish. Attorney Grace R Gerber Silverberg represented Miller in the case.
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Fannie L. Miller
Joseph D. Mish
Harry C. Miller
Grace R. Gerber Silverberg
German Hope Cracking Says Returned Repatriates
Leith Scotland Oct 26 British soldiers just returned from Nazi prison camps report German morale collapsing under intensified Allied air raids on key cities and war industries. Repatriates say Germans sense defeat while fear of Russia looms larger than fear of Britain. Clergyman Rev G R Grundy notes widespread gloom and describes Reich destruction and labor disarray as a looming threat. Corporal William McLoughlan recalls capture at St Valery and camp life in West Prussia as the report continues.
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Leith
Scotland
G. R. Grundy
Boulogne
Germany
Mr. Grundy
Great Britain
Britain
Russia
Reich
Wounded Woman Dumped From Car Near Capitol
A well dressed young woman, about 30, was found shot six times and dumped from a car on a rain swept Washington street near the Capitol. Witness Mrs. Robert Lucas described a man leaving the vehicle and a puzzled police search for a five eight tall, 170 pound suspect. The victim bore a gray plaid coat with Chicago store labels and wore pearls and a blue stone ring.
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Washington
Capitol
Robert Lucas
Seventh
N. E
National Capitol
Chicago
Missing Plane Search Limited By Rain And Fog In Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Police intensified a search for a missing mail plane in the South Mountains area from Pen Mar north, hampered by rain and fog. Two men aboard the All-American Aviation Inc. craft were Pilot Thomas Bryan, 35, of Brentwood, and Victor Gasbarro, a mechanic of Dravesburg. The plane departed Chambersburg at 4:45 pm yesterday, failing to reach Gettysburg 15 minutes later.
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Pennsylvania
South Mountains
Pen Mar
All-American Aviation, Inc
Thomas Bryan
Brentwood
Pittsburgh
Victor Gasbarro
Dravesburg
Chambersburg
Gettysburg
Vichy Air Minister Seized For Treason
ALGIERS Oct 26 The French Committee of National Liberation has ordered the arrest of Gen Jean Marie Bergeret formerly Vichy air minister on treason and collaboration charges. Bergeret, who commanded all French air forces under Gen Henri Giraud, was relieved last summer and sent to West Africa after the agreement with Gen Charles De Gaulle.
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Algiers
French Committee of National Liberation
Jean Marie Bergeret
Vichy Air
Bergeret
Henri Giraud
West Africa
Giraud
Charles DeGaulie
Emperor Hirohito Warns Grave War Situation
Emperor Hirohito told a special session of the Japanese Diet that the present situation is truly grave. The Tokyo broadcast via OWI said the rescript urged the people to display total strength and to destroy enemy nations’ evil ambition. It called for swift action on a new budget and all-out mobilization submitted by Prime Minister Tojo.
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New York
Hirohito
Tokyo
Office of War Information
House of Peers
Diet
Hideki Tojo
Early Mailing A Must This Year
Local post office officials urge early Christmas mailing to avoid delays. Postmaster Thomas M. Simpson cites staff shortages and record holiday volume as reasons for urging the public to mail early and purchase stamps in advance.
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Thomas M. Simpson
Simpson
Two Day Market To Start Next Week
Beginning next week the municipal market will be open only two days weekly Tuesday and Saturday. Marketmaster Richard Duffey announced the change, noting that winter months have seen Thursday eliminated due to sparse stall renters and consistently low patronage.
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Richard Duffey
Mule Turns Fox Hunter Gets Brush in Pasture Death
Snow Hill Maryland farmer Roy D. Gerny said his two young mules chased a red fox across pasture. One mule kicked and trampled the fox to death, marking the animals' first fox-hunting outing.
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Snow Hill
Roy D. Gerny
Indiantown
Army Thanksgiving Menu May Reach Front Lines
The War Department announced the Thanksgiving menu for the Army listing fruit cup roast turkey with dressing cranberry sauce mashed potatoes buttered peas corn tomato and lettuce salad celery pickles pumpkin pie apples grapes candy nuts and coffee. Every effort will be made to provide these courses even in combat zones.
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Washington
War Department
WLB to Rule on Coal Contract as Strike Widens Today
Washington October 26 with more than 45 000 soft coal miners on strike in eight states a War Labor Board decision on a proposed wage contract loomed as the conferences resumed. Chairman William H Davis prepared a tentative opinion for submission to the board while walkouts continued and production lagged across fields. Final turnout figures varied but Alabama led with about 19 000 idle miners followed by Kentucky Indiana Illinois West Virginia Pennsylvania Virginia and Ohio with smaller groups.
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Washington
War Labor Board
WLB
William H. Davis
United Mine Workers
Alabama
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Ohio
California
Man on bicycle traps fox with a club near Platteville
John Dean, riding his bicycle on the outskirts of Platteville, saw a fox cross the road and rode it down. He dismounted and clubbed the fox to death after finding no ammunition.
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Platteville
Wis
John Dean
Shell Shortage Cuts Hunting Licenses Sales
The shotgun shell shortage has reduced hunting license sales by more than half, with fewer than 1400 licenses issued this year compared to over 3000 at the same date last year. Deputy clerks do not expect a last minute rush and believe most licenses have already been sold.
Sub Evacuating Kiska Garrison Of Japs Sunk Subs
Vice Admiral Kinkaid said American destroyers sank a "quite a few" Japanese submarines as Japan evacuated its Kis ka garrison. He noted the evacuation, possibly 10,000 troops, helped avoid heavy casualties during August landings.
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Kiska
Washington
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Aleutians
Kiska Island
Kinkaid
Knox
Southwest Pacific
Arthur S. Carpender
9Th Naval District
Great Lakes, Ill
John R. Downes
First Fathers To Go In November For Draft
Local draft boards announced that the first fathers to be inducted will depart in late November for final physicals. Board 2 plans groups on November 23 and 30, Board 1 on November 24 and 27. Some fathers have volunteered to choose their service branch and will enter service this week. All January draftees are in non essential industries or lack employer deferments. even essential workers can be drafted if the job can be filled by someone not eligible.
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Board 2
Board 1
Roosevelt cites government figures to rebut draft dodger claims
President Roosevelt released a detailed set of figures showing that only 3.2 percent of nearly 3,000,000 full time civilian government workers had occupational deferments. He charged Congress and others with unfair, groundless accusations and offered 2,700 words to defend the administration.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Rayburn
Senate
House
Widener Dies at 71 in Elkins Park Home
Joseph E. Widener, famed Philadelphia financier, art patron, and racehorse owner, died today at Linwood Hall in Elkins Park after years of declining health. He was 71. Surviving are his son Peter A. B. Widener, hospitalized in Lexington after a hip accident, and daughter Mrs. Aksel Wichfield of New York and Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Joseph E. Widener
Linwood Hall
Elkins Park
Widener
Peter A. B. Widener
Lexington
Kentucky
Aksel Wichfield
New York City
Fifi Widener
Dwellings For Rent Registered Weekly In Hagerstown
An average of about 20 dwelling units are registered for rent weekly at the Hagerstown Area Rent Control Office, with equal division between rooms and other units. As real estate sales rise after the down payment reduction, homes leave the rental field. Louis Sager, chief examiner, says many seekers are displaced by sales and the office cannot list rentals. All units must note services and rent. prices may be adjusted if higher than comparable units.
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Hagerstown Area
Hagerstown
Egyptian Coin Found In Meter Returned
Betty Ridenour of Reynolds Avenue contacted police after a missing Egyptian coin matched a local meter nickel in appearance. The coin was recovered hours after the Daily Mail story, and she explained it was placed in the meter by mistake and she wished to reclaim it.
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Hagerstown
Daily Mail
Betty Ridenour
Reynolds Avenue
Man With Shotgun Draws $25 Fine
David Baker of East Franklin street was fined $25 and costs for disorderly conduct after entering a crowded tavern on North Mulberry street with a loaded shotgun. Witnesses said he had been drinking and fired a shell. A soldier knocked him to the floor before police arrived.
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David Baker
East Franklin Street
Mulberry Street
Harry E. Snyder
Baker
German Spokesman Calls Dnieper Battle Decisive War Turning Point
Swedish dispatches quote a German military spokesman in Berlin saying the Dnieper river bend engagement is deciding the fate of the war on the Eastern front. He adds no one can predict its course or duration.
Slayer's Torch Focus of De Marigny Murder Trial
Nassau October 26 The torch used to destroy clues in the Sir Harry Oakes murder case drew defense focus in Alfred De Marigny’s trial. Detective Capt. E W Melchen testified about burns on a bed screen and burnt bed, noting a match or torch could have started the fire. He said a spraygun could have been converted into a flame thrower and that several hairs on De Marigny’s forearm were burned.
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E. V. W. Jones
Nassau
Bahamas
Harry Oakes
Alfred de Marigny
Baronet
E. W. Melchen
Miami
Duke of Windsor
W. E. A. Callender
Callender
Melchen
Sir Harry
Eric Hallinan
de Marigny
County Farmers Get Copper Wire Quota
Washington county is allotted 889 pounds of copper wire for county farmers this quarter. The quota increases previous allotments and farmers must apply to the Farm War Board to purchase the wire.
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Washington County
Usda War Board
Farm War Board
Adopted Into Service by Probate Judge
John Moore an 18 year old sought to enroll in the Marine service but lacked parental or guardian consent. Recruiting Seaman Jerry Mee Cafferty arranged adoption before a probate judge, giving Moore the required status and entry into the maritime service.
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Kansas City
John Moore
Marine Service
Jerry MeeCafferty
Moore
Maritime Service
Orchardists Receive Ammonium Nitrate Fertilizer
Ammonium nitrate fertilizer is prioritized for orchard fertilization as a substitute for cynomide. The program is announced by Simon J. Downey of Williamsport, a member of Maryland triple A agency.
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Simon J. Downey
Willamsport
Maryland
Triple A
Enormous Quantities of War Material Abandoned
Four Soviet armies press the retreating German forces across southern Russia from the Dnieper to the Bug river as front dispatches describe a disordered retreat yielding enormous quantities of abandoned war material. German casualties run high with German forces attempting rear guard resistance along a 200 mile front toward the Sea of Azov.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Dnieper River
Bug River
Kremenchug
Sea of Azov
Stalingrad
Dnepropetrovsk
Dneprodzerzhinsk
Dnieper
Crimea
London
Berlin
Ukraine
Violations Reported Of Egg Price Ceilings
The local Ration Board reports violations of wholesale price ceilings on ungraded eggs. Prices seen at 50 to 60 cents a dozen exceed the 44 cent ceiling. The office notes both seller and buyer can be guilty of violations and suggests action may soon follow.
Kesselring Replaced by Wittinghoff on Italian Front
London Daily Mail reports Lt. Gen. Wittinghoff, a tank expert, has replaced Field Marshal Albert Kesselring as German field commander on the Italian front, with Kesselring reassigned to an air command on the Russian front.
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London
London Daily Mail
Wittinghoff
Albert Kesselring
Kesselring
Bankhead bill authorizes war bond ad spending
The Senate Banking Committee approved the Bankhead bill by 11 to 5 to let the Treasury spend up to 30 million dollars yearly on war bond advertising in newspapers. A minor amendment required advertising at prevailing space rates.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Treasury
President Improves After Grippe In Washington
Roosevelt, who has had the grippe since last Friday, is reported by White House aides to be feeling a good deal better. His fever has disappeared and Secretary William D. Hassett says he is getting along at a fairly rapid rate.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Wiliam D. Haasete
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Patricia Lonergan
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United States
War and Navy Departments
Post Office Department
War Shipping Administration
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Stockholm
River Bend
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Slayer
Polish Telegraph Agency
Lwow
Poland
Rodion
Malinov
Hear Kesselring Replaced
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