Russian Offensives Reach Deep in Three Fronts
Soviet forces push westward on three fronts threatening to crush German lines. North drive nears Smolensk within 45 miles, central columns penetrate 40 miles into Ukraine, and the south Cossacks and tanks advance on Taganrog toward Mariupol. Moscow marks two major victories as fronts tighten.
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London
Moscow
Smolensk
Ukraine
Taganrog
Stalino
Azev
Mariupol
Sno
Spas Demensk
Yelnya
Fair Office Is Now Open Daily at Hagerstown Fair
The Hagerstown Fair Association opens its office daily 9 to 5 in the Second National Bank building with staff to assist exhibitors. Catalogues and entry blanks will be available soon as President Coffman reports added premium money to attract more exhibits. The fair begins Monday September 20 and runs through Saturday night with Sally Rand the featured crowd attraction performing day and night.
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Hagerstown Fair Association
Second National Bank
A. K. Coffman
Sally Rand
New Building Boom Continues With Permit Totals
City Engineers office reports 22 building permits issued in August 1942 totaling 93 113 dollars. Seventeen permits covered new homes in Hamilton Heights costing 4 000 dollars each and a Central Chemical Co. permit for a 4 000 dollar steel frame storage building was issued yesterday. July permits reached 102 590 dollars while August 1942 total stood at 41 399 dollars.
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Hamilton Heights
Central Chemical Co
Pearl Harbor Was Thanks Of Japs
The article recalls the 1923 Japanese earthquake disaster with Tokyo Yokohama and Nagoya wrecked, 99,331 killed, 103,733 wounded, 43,476 missing, billions in damage and over 1,000 aftershocks. The world and the United States provided aid including money food clothing medical supplies and Red Cross workers to Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Japan
Tokyo
Yokohama
Nagoya
United States
Red Cross
Local Soldiers Injured In Crash Near Fredericksburg
Local soldiers Ned H Kelley and Lawrence DeGrange were injured Sunday evening when the car they rode back to Camp Lee Virginia struck a truck between Fredericksburg and Richmond. Kelley suffered a cerebral concussion and cuts. he was reported improving at Fort Belvoir. Broadway was slightly hurt and discharged from the hospital. The driver is in critical condition. other injuries undetermined. Kelley is the son of Mr and Mrs William H. Kelley of Williamsport.
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Pris
Ned H Kelley
Lawrence DeGrange
Camp Lee
Washington
D. C
Fredericksburg
Richmond
Kelley
Fort Belvoir
Julia DeVault
Mary Low Kelley
Pvt. DeGrange
Broadway
DeGrange
Pvt. Kelley
William H. Kelley
Williamsport
Clothes Stolen From Yard Reported In Key Street
Frank Dickey reported to police the theft of clothing from a line in his yard. Patrolmen Carroll and Palmer investigated, noting the thieves took three slack suits four men’s shirts and several suits of underwear. They encountered L H Welch and W R Redmond in a nearby camp and detained them pending further inquiry.
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Frank Dickey
Key Street
Carroll and Palmer
L. H. Welch
W. R. Redmond
Pope Sees War Reaching Its Culmination
Pope Pius XII urged world peace in a broadcast, saying the war seems to be reaching its culmination and that the soul of all people revolts against violence. He noted growing aversion to total war and called on all willing to cooperate for peace amid broken promises and dwindling confidence among nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Smith White
London
Pope Pius XII
Holy Father
Board Ponders Pleasure Driving Hearings Lifting of Ban Stirs Ration Office
Washington County Ration Board workers breathe relief as ban ends on pleasure driving but face hundreds of pre lifting cases. Hearings for unresolved reports may take days to schedule while officials await official guidance from OPA. Delays leave motorists unaware of penalties from weeks ago.
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Washington County Ration Board
OPA
Ration Office
Fire extinguished by Antietam company on Moller avenue
The Antietam fire company responded to a grass fire on Moller avenue off Virginia avenue this morning and extinguished it without further incident.
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Antietam
Moller Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Rent Control Anniversary Despite Tenant Savings
Washington county marks one year of OPA rent control in Hagerstown with claims of broad compliance. The rent office reports thousands saved on excess rentals, despite daily tenant and landlord complaints. Most eviction actions stem from nuisance and non-payment. many tenants say services have declined since rents were rolled back. Evictions tied to owner-occupied purchases create housing search difficulties for tenants. (Confined on Page 10)
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Washington County
OPA
Hagerstown Area
George M. Bohman
Bohman
Hagerstown
War Enters Fifth Year With Nazis On Run In Russia
War enters its fifth year as the United Nations push advances. German forces are on the run in Russia, Allied air power pounds Germany, and Italian prospects grow bleaker. Berlin warns of imminent invasion as Eisenhower leads battles in Europe.
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Russia
Ernest Agnew
London
United Nations
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Warsaw
Third Reich
Germany
Italy
Pacific
Europe
Berlin
Eisenhower
Block Busters Rain On Berlin Damage Heavy
RAF heavy bombers blasted Berlin in a 45 minute night raid with block-buster and incendiary bombs marking the fifth year of war. The Air Ministry said great damage was inflicted as 47 bombers and one fighter were lost to German defenses. Additional targets in France and the Low Countries were hit. several Nazi fighters were downed.
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London
Berlin
Air Ministry
France
Low Countries
Accused Rapist Fatally Shot by police commander
In NEW ORLEANS a Coast Guard lieutenant commander, driven by his daughter's identification, shot and killed a confessed rapist William Stevens 88 who had admitted multiple rapes. Stevens had been wounded earlier and was in police custody when he attempted to flee. Detective Joseph Vigorie fired and killed Stevens, as Chief Detective Grosch acknowledged the commander’s action amid his child’s distress.
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New Orleans
Coast Guard
William Stevens
Stevens
Joseph Vigorie
Seventh Precines
Vigorie
John J. Grosch
Grandi Reported On Way To Talk Peace
A Zurich dispatch to Dagens Nyheter quoted Aksham saying Count Dino Grandi former Italian ambassador to Britain was en route to Washington to discuss peace talks.
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Grandi
Stockholm
Zurich
Dagens Nyheter
Aksham
Dino Grandi
Sabor
Britain
Washington
Two Burned As Mother Prepared For Stork
In Central City Nebraska on September 1 two infant children of Mr and Mrs Valdine Marr Jr perished in a house fire. Ronald Eugene 2 and Gerald Joe 10 months were trapped in a bedroom as flames engulfed the home while their mother was away to arrange care during her hospital stay. A third child Valdine Jr 4 started the fire while playing with matches, according to Fire Chief L Laddix.
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Central City
Neb
Valdine Marr, Jr
Marr
Ronald Eugene
Gerald Joe
Laddix
Valdine, Jr
Summer Sets An All Time Mark
August ended with no rain and a 92 degree high setting a new record. J A Miller notes the June to August rainfall fell .98 inches below 1930 levels. Israel Creek reaches its lowest level in memory as streams dry and cisterns run dry. residents fear underground water sources may fail without heavy rains soon.
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J. A. Miller
Mr. Miller
Israel Creek
Baeler's Summit
Keedysville
Potomac River
Weverton
Dried Prunes Raisins to Be Rationed Again
Washington dispatch reports dried prunes and raisins to rejoin rationing starting September 4 at four points per pound. Other dried fruits will stay unpriced but sales will be limited as bulk production goes to armed forces and lend-lease. 1943 crop stocks are ample yet most supply will be allocated away.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Shuttle Bombing Of Japan Near Feasible, Gen Dewitt Says
San Francisco September 1. Lieutenant General John L. Dewitt said the main hurdle to a shuttle bombing raid on Japan is securing base supplies in China and the Aleutians. He noted U S airfields are now close to Japan, comparable to the reach of the carrier Shangri La during the Tokyo raid, following his Aleutian tour.
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San Francisco
China
Aleutians
U. S
Japan
John L.dewitt
Aleutian Islands
Western Defense Command
Fourth Army
United States
Mikado
Jiomel
Shangri-La
Tokro
Missing Smithsburg Camp Workers Found
The 12 Bahamian workers who walked away from the Smithsburg War Food administration labor camp have all been located. Officials report the men were found in a Southern Maryland city where they had been stationed before being moved to Smithsburg after harvest. About 75 workers remain at the Smithsburg camp and more are expected this week from other sections.
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Smithsburg
War Food Administration
Maryland
Rapid ship building record at Bethlehem shipyard
Washington reports a new destroyer escort vessel to be launched at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard in Hingham Massachusetts just eight and a half days after keel laying. The Navy says this sets a new speed record for tyne class vessel launches.
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Washington
Hingham, Mass
Bethlehem Steel Company
Navy
Tyne
Japanese planes raid Hanoi area said by Domei agency
Tokyo radio dispatch carried by Domei claimed two formations of American fighter and bomber planes based in China strafed targets in the Hanoi area of French Indo China yesterday in the afternoon. The report, recorded by the U S Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service, said planes came from three directions over the northern frontier.
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New York
Japanese Comet Agency
Tokyo Radio
China
Hanoi
U. S
Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
Domei
Japanese Air Force Mauled in New Guinea Retreat
Allied headquarters report heavy Japanese losses in New Guinea, with 360 confirmed killed at Wewak and 20 to 25 ground wrecks from a major raid. Six waves of B-24 Liberators struck Wewak, damaging most aircraft with 560 and 1,000 pound bombs as reinforcements pulled back to Hollandia.
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Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Wewak
Netherlands
East Indies
Philippines
Formosa
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Registration At St. Mary's School Opens Doors
St Mary's Catholic School will hold registration at 10 a.m. tomorrow ahead of the fall term. The kindergarten starts Wednesday September 8 and the elementary and high schools begin Tuesday September 7.
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St. Mary's Catholic School
City studies raising Edgemont reservoir capacity
City officials and engineers explored boosting the 100 million gallon Edgemont reservoir. A survey at the upper end shows 40 years of silt build up reducing capacity by about 20 percent, with potential removal raising capacity 20 to 23 percent. Watershed work and land conservation are part of the plan.
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Edgemont
Water Department
Warner Hollow
Soil Conservation Service
Durin
Tokyo Admits Main Land Raid Possibility
The Navy said a carrier task force raid on Marcus Island is presumably in progress and Tokyo claimed American planes and guns struck Marcus at dawn. It is the first action against the enemy stronghold since March 4, 1942, with no clear indication of broader strikes. A Japanese broadcast claimed U S warships and many planes attacked Marcus Island at dawn.
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Washington
Navy
Marcus Islands
Tokyo
Marcus
Central Pacific
Marcus Island
New York
U. S
Wake Island
Wake
Wheeler Plans Sept 15 Showdown on Draft of Fathers
Senator Wheeler D-Mont announces a showdown on September 15 to delay drafting fathers for the rest of the year. An administration aide signals odds favor Senate approval, while House action by Rep. May D Ky is possible. War Manpower directive orders local boards to call pre Pearl Harbor parents, but federal opposition is anticipated.
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Washington
Sena 1
Wheeler
Senate
Congress
May
D-Ky
Paull_ McNutt
Stimpson
Pyrd
Val
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Donets Basin
Voroshilovgrad
Pearl Harbor
Ned Kelley
Pope
Vogt
Grosch
Stork
Sues
Lippy
Leo
Brooklyn Dodger
Leo Durocher
Rapid Ship Building
Indo-China
U.S
St. Mary’s School
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