Germans Flee From Ukraine as Russians Push Donets Front
Reports say German retreat accelerates south of Voroshilovgrad while Moscow claims Russian forces mass on the Donets middle stretches. The Red army advances toward Smolensk as Berlin acknowledges withdrawals and Russian losses mount in a Taganrog victory listing tanks planes guns trucks and ammo captured and destroyed.
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Tour Tesi
Stalino
Deb Roth
Donets
Berlin
Ermann Salient
Zov
Red Army
Smolensk
Edvanes
Thei Taganrog
Hagerstown Forms Local NAACP Branch
Andrew Williams leads the newly organized Hagerstown branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The group has 125 members and intends to advance the colored race and display its charter soon.
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Hagerstown
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Andrew Williams
Pioneers To Elect Officers Tonight
The 73rd annual election of officers of the Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company will be held this evening at the hall. Polls open from 7 to 9 o'clock. Nominations include John E. Corleman for president and Marty Snavely for vice president.
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Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company
Weeling
John E. Corleman
Marty
Snavely
A A. L. Saum
Claude Shank
Leonard Spangier
Alfred Halliweh
Charles E. Daley
Harry Nicodemus
E. W. Wynd
Harry Harman
Charles Stover
E. Raymond Clark
Paul and
Glenn Thomas
John R. Fields
Otho Gray
Willam Herne
Danish Resistance to German Rule Inside Copenhagen
Refugees report Danish attempt to compromise with Von Hannecken fails as martial law remains. German and civil authorities clash over censorship and arrests while sabotage and industrial slowdowns persist. Warner Best heads civil authority. Kruse resigns as Danish minister to Sweden. constitutional government denied. Candy and chocolate shipped 1942 partly for armed forces.
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Con Hennecken
Copenhazen
von Hannecken
Warner Best
Denmark
Best
Leavening
Johan C. W. Kruse
Sweden
Kruse
Song Festival Planned in Washington County
Washington county defense plants form a committee to sponsor a Song Festival at City Park on September 26 at 5 p.m. Star Spangled Girl will appear along with other patriotic groups and national notables. Citations will go to the feacete mother the oldest mother and the mother with the most children in armed forces. Open to all county residents with a campaign to locate eligible honorees. Publicity handled by James Wales Hardee King C Neill Baylor J Garvin Wager Grover C Criffery.
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Defense Plants
Washington ‘County
Washingtion County War Workers
Fiatriotic
Zere
Washington County
J. A. Abbott
Western Maryland Railway Co
Max Fiery
Brandt Cabinet Works
Riley Daniels
Moller Organ Works
R. Paul Smith
Potomac Edison Co
James Spegtan
Vietor Products Co
John V. Jamison
Horoscope for Thursday September 2 1943
Benefic aspects rule to day promising fortune for soldiers aviators and women. Nurses should seek transfers or promotions. It is an auspicious day for signing leases contracts and new ventures. Industry unrest and wartime finance loom while agriculture aims to boost next year’s production. Victory appears in the national mood.
Predictions for International Affairs and Domestic Roles
The report cites astrology predicting continued UN progress against Japan and warns of future difficulties before Asia’s war ends. It forecasts barbaric methods in warfare, but sees military and birthdate linked success for certain individuals, noting women joining the workforce in the new order.
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United Nations
Jupiter
Chungking
China
Tokio
Japan
Asia
Armed Services
New Order
Japs Admit Casualties In Raid On Marcus
The report notes U S forces hit Marcus at dawn September 1 with many planes. The attack signals Allied reach and cautions Tokyo that forces may be drawn to multiple threats, reflecting growing Pacific strength and ties to Churchill Roosevelt aims.
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Marcus
Tokyo
U. S
Pacific
Navy
Hox
WAC Officers Sworn Into the Army in Hagerstown
Lt. Mary Elizabeth Dickson of the local WAC recruiting station was among three officers sworn into the Army of the United States at the West Franklin Street office yesterday. Lt. Jamieson B. Dowdy, based in Winchester Virginia, and Lieut. Praxythea Coroneos from the Cumberland WAC recruiters attended the ceremony. the oath was given by Lieut. Richard L. Lathrop of Baltimore. Cpl. Valeria from the Cumberland office also participated.
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Mary Elizabeth Dickson
WAC
Army of the United States
West Franklin Street
Jamieson
Dowdy
Winchester
Praxythea Coroneos
Cumberland Wac
Hagerstown
Richard L. Lathrop
Baltimore
Cumberland
Cpl
Valeria
Local officers swear in new members as WAACs become Army Auxiliaries
Hovey and Lt. Lavinia AR Wyatt attended the ceremony marking a status change for WAAC members. The Auxiliary name is dropped and the unit is now part of the Army of the United States. Lieut. Dickson noted a recruitment rise in August.
Dixie melody score carved on Montgomery Theater walls
The original score of the Confederate battle hymn Dixie was inscribed on the walls of the old Montgomery Theater in Montgomery Alabama, preserving a historic musical artifact tied to the city.
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Dixie
Montgomery Theater
Montgomery
Alabama
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