Pilot Lt Irvin Daugherty Killed in Iceland Crash
Lieut. Irvin W. Daugherty 29 of Williamsport was killed in a plane crash over Iceland on August 20. A former Williamsport public schools teacher, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Daugherty of Funkstown. He held a civilian pilot license before enlisting in October 1942 and reported for duty February 1, 1943 at Miami Beach. He trained at Darr Aero Tech Cochran Field and Turner Field earning silver wings, then served at Maxwell Field and Westover and Langley Field as B 24 Liberator pilot. Survived by his parents and wife, with a brother in France and sisters in Leitersburg and Williamsport. He was a member of the Lutheran church at Williamsport and active there before service.
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Irvin W. Daugherty
Iceland
Williams Port
Daugherty
Howard Daugherty
Funkstown
Maryland State Guard
Army Air Forces
Miami Beach
Fla
Darr. Aero Tech
Cochran Field
Turner Field
Georgia
Maxwell Field
Westover Field
Mass
Langley Field
Harold F. Daugherty
France
Nevin Shank
Leitersboreg Pike
Nelda
Lutheran Church
Williamsport
G I Newspaper Jibes About Our Blackouts
New York officials respond to Stars and Stripes jibes about air raid alerts with Col Edward Thomas stating Army orders require blackouts this week. Mayor LaGuardia and the Second Service Command declined comment as Thomas promises cessation only when the Army orders it.
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New York
Army
Stars and Stripes
Edward Thomas
State Director of
Civilian Protection
F. H. LaGuardia
Second Service
Thomas
Sandy Hook
Milkweed Collection Under Way in County Effort
County Agent Mark Miller reports rapid milkweed pod collection ongoing in schools, with rural districts leading. About three thousand bags distributed, some kept for adults outside schools. If filled, material could supply 1500 life belts for armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Miller
Miller
Nazi Flying Bomb Lands In Paris
A German flying bomb struck the Paris basin near the capital killing at least four people and injuring 12. It marks Paris’s second robot bombing with a prior attack reported a week earlier. The public reaction appeared subdued.
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Paris
Sept
Paris Basin
Finns Flee to Sweden Reported Across Lapland Border
Fronbladet cites a Lapland border report that Finns are fleeing to Sweden with luggage and cattle. They fear German forces will not evacuate northern Finland without resistance, prompting mass movement toward the Swedish side.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Fronbladet
Lapland
Finland
Red Army Opens Balkan and Eastern Front Offensives
The Berlin radio reports a Red army offensive near Przemysl and Krosno with additional actions in Bulgaria Yugoslavia and Transylvania. Moscow notes a drive toward Hungary and cross border activity into East Prussia with prisoners repatriated. Bulgaria declares war on Germany prompting Soviet cooperation. continued fighting expected in days ahead.
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Moscow
Red Army
Bulgaria
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Germany
Transylvania
Hungary
Reuters
East Prussia
Szeszupa
Soviet Union
Sofiia
Market Dealer Warned Over Price Posting At City Market
A city market operator admitted guilt for failing to post ceiling prices and received a formal warning from the Price Panel of the Ration Board. He pledged to comply with regulations. A second similar case will be heard next Tuesday. Two hearings on OPA price rule violations were held yesterday with satisfactory settlements in both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ration Board
E. B. Bradley
Loca Rationing Board
Frederick Mayor Criticizes Local Blackout Rules
Frederick Mayor Hugh V. Gittinger questions why England relaxes blackout rules while Frederick still requires lights out within minutes after a blackout signal. Col. Henry S. Barrett of the U S Citizens Defense Corps confirms rules remain in effect and must be followed. Frederick and Hagerstown both enforce dousing lights at the blackout signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh V. Gittinger
Frederick
England
Henry S. Barrett
U. S. Citizens Defense Corps
Gillinger
Hagerstown
Farmers Said to Be Better Off Than Ever Under New Deals
Chicago reports Secretary Wickard told Democratic township committeemen that the nation’s farmers are in a firmer financial position, are reducing debt and saving money. He praised President Roosevelt as a friend of farmers and urged publicizing farmer gains from federal acts over the last twelve years.
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Chicago
Wickard
Roosevelt
Actress Weds Designer in Santa Monica Ceremony
Hollywood sept 9 Drake a 22 year old film actress disclosed she has been married since Aug 19 to Billy Travilla studio dress designer. The couple were introduced a year ago by actress Joan Blondell and the ceremony was performed in Santa Monica California by a municipal judge.
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Hollywood
Drake
Billy Travilla
Miss Drake
Travilla
Joan Blnodell
Santa Montes
Cal
Sugar In Gas Ends Reconciliation
In Chicago on September 9 Mrs. Viola Beck 23 told Superior Judge Joseph Sabah she would drop her suit for separate maintenance against her husband Fred 25 The reconciliation was rejected after Beck admitted to putting sugar in his car gasoline tank Her attorney said she had a reason alleging Beck wanted the car to pursue another woman.
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Chicago
Viola Beck
Joseph Sabah
Fred
Polio Strikes Fourth Time Here in Hagerstown
Hagerstown reports its fourth poliomyelitis case this summer when a 24 year old resident near the town center was confirmed by Health Officer Dr I A McCallum. She was rushed to Sydenham hospital in Baltimore and placed on a respirator in critical condition. The city has three cases and the county one, with no link among victims. The first child victim remains well at a Baltimore institution, the adolescent is being treated at home, and a third case a woman is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
I. A. McCallum
Sydenham Hospital
Baltimore
McCallum
Twelve Divorce Suits On Record
Two additional divorce cases were filed today, bringing the total to twelve for the month. Named plaintiffs include Robert W. Parnhart against Viola A. Parnhart and Mabel Rebecca Guessford against Carl Wm. Guessford Sr. Attorneys listed are John J. Allen and C. K. Hartle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W.parnhart
Viola A. Barnhart
John J. Allen
Mabel Rebecca Guessford
Carl Wm. Guessford, Sr
C. K. Hartle
Youth Wanted in Martinsburg Auto Larceny Probe
Martinsburg police arrest 18 year old John R. Miller of 600 block Pennsylvania avenue as a suspect in an auto larceny case. Miller was taken into custody by Lt. Desmond and Officer Castle at the instance of West Virginia authorities. He denies involvement and claims no knowledge of the matter.
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Martinsburg
John R. Miller
Pennsylvania Avenue
Desmond
Officer Castle
West Virginia
Miller
Ruhr And Rhineland Batteried By Armada
London dispatch reports over 1,000 Allied bombers and 250 Mustangs striking Ruhr and Rhineland targets including Mainz Mannerheim and Dusseldorf as RAF Mosquitos hit Nuremberg Brest Le Havre and Boulogne in a heavy day of aerial warfare ahead of advancing Allied ground forces. Separate notes announce freer use of fibre containers for fresh produce shipments and daily temperature lows and highs with a hospital amputation news item about Joseph Weigle formerly of Keedysville and now near Bunker Hill West Virginia.
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London
Ruhr
Rhineland
Germany
Mainz
Mannerheim
Dusseldort
Nurenberg
Brest
le Havre
Boulogne
Bester Named Campaign Manager for Washington County
Harold F. Bester will oversee the Democratic county campaign in Washington County as part of Maryland’s state effort for Roosevelt and Senator Millard E. Tydings. William Preston Lane Jr. announced the appointment after approval by the Democratic State Central Committee. The plan includes an intensive drive with county offices to open soon and a goal to mobilize every Democrat for the November 7 election.
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William Preston Lane, Jr
Maryland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Millard E. Tydings
Harold F. Bester
Washington County
Bester
Lane
Robert E. Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Democratic State Central Committee
Purple Heart Sent to Pfc Rowe’s Mother in Maryland
Mrs. Alice Rowe of 542 Salem Avenue receives her son Pfc Woodrow Rowe’s Purple Heart. He was wounded in the abdomen face and arms during the invasion of France and is convalescing in an English hospital, with word of his recovery to his mother. The report also notes Henry J Carroll of Hagerstown forfeited 11.45 collateral on a charge of exceeding 50 miles an hour near Frederick.
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Alice Rowe
Salem Avenue
Pfc
Woodrow Rowe
France
Henry J. Carroll
Hagerstown
Frederick
Apartment House Sale Authorized by Court Order
The Meredith apartment house at 1100 Oak Hill Avenue, a three story stucco building with six apartments, is to be sold privately for a price of 20000 dollars. Judge Joseph D. Mish signed the order authorizing Nicodemus National Bank, trustee for the John Henry Jones Estate, to sell. Purchaser name not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith
Oak Hill Avenue
Joseph D. Mish
Nicodemus National Bank
John Henry Jones
F D R and Churchill to Meet in Quebec
Quebec City will host the next Churchill Roosevelt meeting to plan the conquest of Japan and finish Europe war steps. Roosevelt met with top advisers and the Earl of Halifax as a three member cabinet committee debated war economic problems. Another White House conference followed.
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Quebec
Quebec City
Churchill
Roosevelt
Teheran
Japan
Washington
Earl of Halifax
Hull
Stimson
Treasury Morgentha
White House
Bishop's Daughter Held In Gem Theft
Riverhead N Y September 9 The daughter of an Episcopal bishop and descendant of two Presidents was jailed in Suffolk County charged with stealing jewelry valued at 37 000 from the homes of friends at Westhampton Beach and East Hampton. Her husband an attorney is overseas. The accused is Mrs Job Taylor 2nd and her ancestors include Presidents William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison.
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Riverhead
N.Y
Suffolk County
Friends
Westhampton Beach
Easthampton
Job Taylor 2Nd
William Henry Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Frederick Lincoln Flinchhaugh
Cincinnati
Wilkes-Barre
Philadelphia
Waitress Refuses Cheese, Demands Two Sand Wiches Untoasted
In Lewiston Idaho on September 9 a customer asked for cheese to take home. The waitress declined saying the cafe needed all the cheese for sandwiches. He persisted and ordered two untoasted cheese sandwiches without bread, and received them.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Williamsport Soldier Fights Nazi Sniper in Italy Front
Private Harry F. Bowman Jr. of Williamsport Maryland, with the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, overpowered a German sniper threatening a squad on the Fifth Army front in Italy. Bowman rushed a hedge position, wrestled the gun from the Nazi, subdued him, and handed over the prisoner before continuing with his unit. He has served since May 1942, participated in Tunisia, and fought in Italy starting at Salerno.
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Daily Mail
Fifth Army
Italy
Harry F. Bowman, Jr
Williamsport
Maryland
Bowman
34Th
Red Bull
Bertha Bowman
East Potomac Street
Salerno
Rex Is Kayoed By Rockets In Adriatic Sea
In the northern Adriatic off Trieste the 51,000 ton liner Rex lay burning after a rocket attack by Beaufighters. More than 120 rockets hit the vessel, with the ship listing severely as flames spread along its length. An air force report noted German experts may sink the Rex to block Trieste harbor.
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Rome
Rex
Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Airforce
All Negro Squadron Scores Big Victory
Rome reports an all Negro Mustang group destroying 29 German planes on the ground in attacks on the Tlandra and Alibanar airfields of Yugoslavia. The group was led by Capt. Melvin T. Jackson of Baltimore and Lt. Clarence D. Lester of Chicago who flew in the second formation.
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Rome
Tlandra
Alibanar
Yugoslavia
Melvin T. Jackson
Baltimore
Clarence D. Lester
Chicago
Ill
Vandra
Local War Work Job Releases Reported at Hagerstown
The Hagerstown U S Employment Office issued ten job release approvals in August. Most requests come from in migrant workers eager to return home before the war ends. Local residents show little turnover, aided by summer layoffs stabilizing the floating workforce. Unemployment benefits claims remain low at about 60, with most claimants needing selective placement for disabilities.
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Hagerstown U. S
D. Paul Shilling
Hagerstown
Louisiana Coasts Warned of Hurricane Alert Warms Gulf
New Orleans weather bureau issued a hurricane alert at 4 am warning the west gulf coast. Small craft along Texas and west Louisiana coasts urged to stay in port as squally weather concentrates 310 miles southeast of Brownsville moving northward.
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New Orleans
Germans Warned To Disregard Rumors
Stockholm reports German Nazi press urges the German public to ignore rumors and rely on official war communiques. The advisement comes as Swedish correspondents in Berlin relay the warning from Berlin.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Big Belgian Fort Seized Sans Fight
British 2nd Army reports successful crossing of the Albert canal near Gheel under heavy German opposition. German reinforcements rushed from Holland to defend the Siegfried line as Canadian forces entered the Belgian port of Oostende unopposed, with a British spokesman calling the lack of resistance a mystery and suggesting a possible German miscalculation.
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Albert Canal
Gheel
Holland
Siegfried Line
Oostende
Boche
Yanks Near Belfort Gap at 25 Miles in France
American Seventh Army forces push northeast through the Doubs valley from Besancon toward the Belfort Gap into southwestern Germany. They have covered at least half the distance to Belfort with three Allied columns approaching the city, while German forces defend strong positions.
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Rome
Seventh Army
Doubs
Besancon
Belfort
Germany
Associated Press
Realty Market Slumps Amid Holiday Slowdown
Realty activity wanes this week with total sales around 35 000 as Labor Day holidays bite. Transactions include William H. Martin to Mason Renner for 25 acres near U S Route 40 for 3000 and Lafayette Noel to Ruth Saylor on 622 West Washington for 4300, among others across several properties in Boonsboro and surrounding areas.
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William H. Martin
Mason Renner
Hagerstown
Jesse L. Harr
Lafayette Noel
Cook Street
Ruth Saylor
West
Washington Street
Charles F. Bittarf
Howard W. Green
Glenside Avenue
William M. Grimm
Russell Klick
Old Forge Road
Louise B. Thomas
Edw. F. Thomas
William W. Wait
Virginia Avenue
Albertus D. Mullendore
Alfred C. Zimmerman
Lakin Ave
Boonsboro
Black Widow Airmen Batter German Reinforcements
London dispatch details a major Allied push as three American armies and a British army advance toward the Siegfried line. The 1st Army nears Aachen after crossing toward the front. the 3rd Army breaks German counterattacks near Metz and Nancy. the 7th Army advances from the Mediterranean toward Belfort. the British 2nd Army holds a bridgehead over the Albert Canal as forces converge along the northern Siegfried line.
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London
Germany
Aachen
Ruhr
Belgium
Liege
Moselle
Metz
Nancy
France
7Th
Mediterranean
Belfort
Switzerland
2Nd
Albert Canal
Cleve
Amsterdam
Courtney H. Hodges
1St Army
Fleeing Nazis Clog Highways of Greece
Allied airmen report Greece jammed with Nazi troops and convoys from a Yugoslav offensive. Beaufighters and Spitfires sweep low, destroying vehicles and killing occupants as rail lines toward Germany are disrupted.
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Rome
Greece
Yugoslavia
Germany
Allied forces kill one German general and capture another
In southern France over three days the Allied tally of eliminated German generals rose to eight. Maj. Gen. Schmidt was killed by American machinegun fire on September 6. The same day Brig. Gen. Paul Von Felhert was captured by French forces.
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Rome
France
Schmidt
Americcan
Paul von Felhert
Marines Chief Relieves Saipan Commander
Lt Gen Holland M. Smith announced he was forced to relieve Army Maj Gen Ralph Smith who led forces in the Saipan operation. No details were given at a news conference as the Saipan battle continued in the Western Pacific. Nearby, Gov. Thomas E Dewey dismissed the Philadelphia speech as political optics and urged Roosevelt’s reelection, criticizing Dewey’s stance on war achievements.
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Washington
Holland M. Smith
U. S. Marines
America
Saipan
Army
Ralph Smith
Fleet Marine Force
Pacific
Marianas
Greenfield
Roosevelt
Tobin
Dewey
Final Blows Still Ahead Warns Clark
Gen. Mark W. Clark told his Fifth Army the final blows are still ahead and the army will deliver one from him, warning that victory is not yet assured. The communication was transmitted from Rome on September 9.
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Clark
Rome
Mark W. Clark
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Poland
Krosno
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J. A. Miller
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Bunker Hill
W. Va
Martinsburg Hospital
Democratic
William Preston Lane
Pfc. Rowe
Purple Heart
Mother
Meredith Apartments
Oak Hill
F.D.R
Bishop
Louisiana
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New Deal
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