Fear Mounting Death Toll In Big Explosion
Norfolk authorities fear the death toll will rise from the Norfolk Naval Air Station ammunition blast. reported deaths stood at 24 with about 250 injured, including 14 in critical condition. The explosion, felt miles away, damaged hangars and caused widespread disruption as a board of investigation began probing the cause.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Elizabeth Horensky
Philadelphia
Navy
H. F. Leary
USN
Fifth Naval District
Oscar Valignette
R. B. O'Brian
Board of
L. P. Treadwell
C. C G. West
J. R. Tague
Lt. Brooks
Portsmouth
Quarry Worker Is Given The Chair
Thomas William Clatterbuck, 33, a quarry worker, was found guilty of first degree murder in Loudoun County Circuit Court. The jury recommended execution in the electric chair. Judge J R H Alexander set Sept. 24 to hear defense motions challenging the verdict. The slayings at the A Morris Love farm last June included five victims. A confession from Clatterbuck was used despite his insanity plea.
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Leesburg
Thomas William Clatterbuck
Loudoun County
J. R. H. Alexander
J. S. Henshaw
Farmer
Clatterbuck
Meredith Clatterbuck
Commonwealth
Charles F. Harrison
Proscutor
W. W. Buitsner
Fredericksburg
Robert A. McIntyre
Burglary At Washington County Welfare Office Noted
A forced entry into the Washington County Welfare Board office in the old post office building at Summit avenue and Antietam street was discovered early yesterday morning by Patrolman John Rohrer. Investigation found nothing missing. Police say two leather jackets were stolen from Sears Roebuck on North Potomac street and several young boys are suspects.
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Washington County Welfare Board
Summit Avenue
Antietam Street
John Rohrer
Sears Roebuck
North Potomac Street
Great Fair To Open On Monday At Hagerstown
Final plans for the Great Hagerstown Fair point to a strong opening on Monday evening with substantial entries. Poultry secretary W H Roane reports about 375 head of poultry and 1300 pigeons entered including a Modena class with around 450 entries. All poultry and pigeons are said to be of high quality. Vernon Holter notes upcoming 4H exhibitions with entries from several counties and unusually high grade livestock. About 100 4H birds will be represented in poultry entries already made.
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W. H. Roane
Vernon Holter
Holter
Poultry Department
Maryland Garage Survey Aims to Inspect Vehicles Statewide
A state wide survey of garages and filling stations began in Maryland to assess reviving systematic vehicle inspections. Commissioner W Lee Elgin said canvassing on the Eastern Shore and Cumberland area will continue next week while noting chances are slim. He urged police and citizens to help identify autos with defects and extended a card system to prompt repairs within ten days.
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Maryland
W. Lee Elgin
Cumberland
Elgin
Motor Vehicles
Motor Vehicle Department
Allied Forces Tighten Grip as Salerno Fight Escalates
Allied air and sea strength press the Salerno area as German resistance stiffens north of Naples. Northwest African Air Force hits airfields south of Rome while Allied fighters operate from Italian mainland bases for the first time. The 5th Army advances. Montgomery’s veterans link with the 5th Army after a 200 mile push. German divisions retreat under pressure amid raids near Bari and near Rome. Prisoners number in the thousands, with many veterans among captives.
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Spide
Rome
Salerno
Sicily
Roccadaspide
Bay of Naples
5Th Amy
Taranto
Bari
Albert Kesselting
United Nations Radio
Algiers
Italy
Bernard L. Montgomery
5Th Army
Campino
Prattica di Mare
United Nations Radio At
London
Associated Press
So Proudly We Hail endorsed by Red Cross group
The Washington County Red Cross Chapter and the Nurses Recruitment committee headed by Miss Margaret Mullen endorsed the film So Proudly We Hail to be shown at the Maryland Theater from Sunday to Wednesday. A nurse preview called it one of the most authentic depictions of a nurse serving her country with several Hagerstown nurses named among those serving. Also noted is Miss Janice Cooke’s upcoming entry into the U.S. Army in October.
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Washington County
Mary Bette Poole
Elizabeth Y. Schnebly
Kathryn E. Stouffer
Bonita J. McLaughlin
M. Catherine Knodle
Mabel O. Stewart
Dora V. Bowers
Mattin R. Rees
Ruth Reedy
Phyllis Trone
Julia, Ramacciotti
Harriet Haines
Janice Cooke
U.S. Army Service
Soldiers listed with overseas arrivals and station details
Readers are updated on service members with new postings and addresses. M Gearhart reports arrival overseas in India. David R. Schindel and Brandell C. Shilling corrected addresses. Harry L. Hamby earns rifle marksman. Harold and Arthur Churchey cited with postings. Ernest H. Lung promoted to private first class at Sioux Falls. Russell Fouke Jr returns to camp. George P. Williams reassigned to Camp Bowie and praises mail. Eva C. Bowers’s son Mearl J. Bowers arrives in England. Elwood E. Long promoted to corporal at Spokane Army Air Field.
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George Churchey
Harold
Army
Arthur
Navy
Cpl
Harold L. Churchey
Army Air Base
Farmingdale
Long Island
N. Yarthur
M. Churchey
U.S.N.T.S
Bainbridge
Ernest H. Lung
BE. H. Lung
Smithsburg
Army Air Forces Training Command
Sioux Falls
S. C
Elwood E. Long
Mary B. Long
Keedysville
Spokane Army Air Field
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Boy from Stalingrad inspires Liberty praise
The Henrys Theatre Columbia production The Boy from Stalingrad portrays young Soviet guerrillas in battle against Nazis. Liberty magazine in an Elia Winter article titled Russian Children Fight cites a 12 year old Soviet boy who reported Nazi fighters to German command then sacrificed himself by detonating a grenade at headquarters, killing the commander.
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Henry's
Columbia
Stalingrad
Liberty
Elia Winter
Youth Injured In Sharpsburg Bicycle Crash
William Lee Harrin, 15, of Breathedsville, was injured when his bicycle collided with a car driven by Clifford S. Musser of Shepherdstown on the Sharpsburg pike at Tilghmanton. Harrin was treated at Washington County Hospital for arm injuries and burns after being dragged about 40 feet. Musser faces a hearing next Tuesday before Magistrate John Hetzer at Sharpsburg for failing to keep to the right.
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William. Lee Harrin
Breathedsville
Clifford S. Musser
Shepherdstown
Sharpsburg Pike
Tilghmanton
Isanogle and
Winters
Young Harris
Gerald Bast, Jr
Boonsboro
Raymond FA. Smith
Fairplay School
Harris
Washington County Hospital
Musser
Harris Boy
John Hetzer
Sharpsburg
Aviation Courses Are Being Offered in Hagerstown
Bussell Bloom of the Aviation Technical Institute visits Hagerstown to interview prospective students. The institute offers home study aviation training drawn from lectures at a CAA approved school. Bloom says Hagerstown will host a major aviation plant after the war, with Fairchild noted for quality and a leading postwar role.
Russians push toward Smolensk after Bryansk victory
The article notes Soviet forces recaptured Bryansk and Bezhitsa, shrinking German hold to 70 miles from White Russia. Stalin announced the move, linking it to a broader push toward Smolensk and potential offensives toward Vitebsk and Minsk. Roosevelt described the Russian campaign as reversing German gains.
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Napoleon
Bryansk
Bezhitsa
Joseph Stalin
White Russia
Russia
Smolensk
Vitebsk
Minsk
Poland
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Warner Bros
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India
New York
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Cedar Lawn
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Harry L. Hamby
Beverly Hamby
Virginia Avenue
Army Air Forces
Atlantic City
Pvt
Russell Fouke, Jr
Nashville
Co. A
319Th Infantry
Camp Phillips
Kansas
George P. Williams
26Th Calvary, Rec. Ltd
APO
Camp Bowie
Texas
Wiliams
84Th Armd. Bn
Tennessee
California
Eva C. Bowers
Funkstown
Mearl J. Bowers
England
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William Lundigan
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