Finns Move Toward War Declaration With Germany
Stockholm reports Finnish cabinet readiness to declare war on Germany as Finland seeks peace terms from Russia. Two Finnish brigades and Russian troops clash with Germans in northern Finland as villages and farms are abandoned during withdrawals. Russians demand northern occupation and air bases, while a German blockade attempt is suspected after a German destroyer attack near the Gulf of Bothnia.
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Stockholm
Germany
Finland
Helsinki
Russia
Suomisaaimi
Kuusamo
Artic Circle
Gunnar Mullern
Finnish Gulf
Transocean
Kandalaksha
Gulf of Bothnia
Balkan Drive Closing Trap Continues Across Transylvania
Soviet communique details heavy air attacks on rail hubs as the Red Army presses a multi front drive toward Hungary. Key targets include Satu-Mare and Csap near Cluj, with reports of German retreat from Bulgaria and Yugoslav border actions. Dispatched notes cite Allied and radio sources on moves toward Salonika and the Danube front.
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Targu-Bures
Transylvania
Red Army
Hungary
Satu-Mare
Cluj
Csap
Associated Press
Joseph Morton
Bari
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Negotin
Danube
Radio
France
Algiers
Istanbul
Salonika
Aegean Sea
Lifting Of English Blackout Sparks Limited Bombing
London woke to a brief air raid alert as German planes resumed flying bombs after Britain lifted blackout rules. Despite the celebration mood, the capital showed little change with darkness lingering and many lights yet to be fully restored due to no master switch system.
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London
Uged
Britain
English Channel
Deaths and memorials in Frederick area notices
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs. Annie N Betts widow of Josiah Betts at 900 Summit avenue aged 87 with services planned at Kraiss mortuary and interment at Pleasant Walk cemetery plus the death of Mrs Anna Rebreca Henderson widow of Samuel B Henderson aged 84 with services at Kraiss Funeral Home Chambersburg and interment Cedar Grove. Also memorial verses for Mrs Sarah McDonald and Howard J Clopper accompany the death notices.
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Annie N. Betts
Josiah Betts
Summit Avenue
Emmanuel United Brethren Church
Wolfsville
Emanuel and
Elizabeth (Rice) Cragher
Pocahontas Lodge
Virgie V. Warrenfeltz
Pleasant Walk
Myrtle I. Koogle
Grace BE. Mariotte
Floyd
Gorman Betts
Mary J. Becher
Boonsboro Junction
Kraiss
Paul E. Holdcraft
Frederick County
Anna Rebreca Henderson
Samuel EB. Henderson
Chambersburg Hospital
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
C. H. Lecrone
Guilford Avenue
Lecrone
Hagerstown
Blanch L. Wells
Chambersburg
Emma Cook
Alice
Canned fruit and juices see higher ration point values
Washington report explains that sky high point values double or more for many items as vegetables and fruit spreads are removed from rationing effective Sept 17. Housewives gain buying power with 50 points per person monthly, but must allocate them to fruits juices and canned tomatoes while red points for meats dairy and fish stay the same.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Chester Bowles
Democrats Rallying Efforts Across Districts
Democrats plan intensified county campaign activity after a Baltimore rally. Harold Bester, county campaign chair, led a district conference with about 20 leaders from District 3 and urged stronger coordination and voter mobilization for election day.
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Baltimore
Harold ¥. Bester
Prince Charles of Belgium Reported Arrived in Brussels
The Morocco radio said Prince Charles of Belgium has arrived in Brussels after a period of mystery. He is the brother of King Leopold III and was Internet speculated to be named regent for the captive king amidst German occupation.
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London
Morocco
Prince Charles
Belgium
Brussels
Charles
Flanders
Leopold III
AFL Mass Meeting Scheduled in Chambersburg
AFL organizer James Feeley set a mass meeting for Wednesday at p.m. in the new municipal market building Chambersburg to discuss labor problems of today. National and international representatives of all crafts will attend along with local AFL speakers. the public is invited.
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James Feeley
American Federation of Labor
Chambersburg
AFL
Butter Shortage Pressures Consumers In Regions Near Creameries
Butterfat payments lag behind fluid milk prices and a drought dried pastures for two years. About 25 percent of manufactured butter goes to armed forces and lend lease. Creamery officials say residents near creameries will fare better than distant communities. Elimination of jelly point values may ease demand, while margarine sales rise with butter shortages.
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Hagerstown
O Conor Sees 200000 Jobless At War End
Maryland Governor Harold S. O'Conor cites a Maryland Commission projection that unemployment could reach about 200,600 by January 1 if the European war ends by November and rise to a peak around 370,000 during reconversion after Japan's defeat. He notes these as outside figures to guide state planning for worst cases. A rummage sale by the Business and Professional Women's Club is listed at City Market House for Sept 19 at 6:30 pm featuring evening gowns labeled Addy.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Europe
O'Conor
Maryland Commission On Postwar Reconstruction and Development
Japan
City Market House
Addy
Dewey to Address Labor Vote On Road to Seattle
Governor Thomas E. Dewey approaches a third major attack on the New Deal as he travels from Spokane to Seattle to deliver a labor focused speech at the Civic Auditorium. He aims to restore free collective bargaining and oppose political favoritism in labor rights.
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Seattle
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Spokane
Paul Lockwood
Louisville
New York
Civic Auditorium
Lockwood
Washington
GOP
Philadelphia
Tide Of Palau Battle Swings In Our Favor
In three days of fighting Marine forces push along Peleliu with heavy Japanese casualties. Reports cite Peleliu high ground seized and a Marine foothold on Bloody Nose ridge as Chesty Puller leads A company assault. Allied actions extend to Morotai perimeter, Halmahera airfields bombed, a 3,000 ton transport sunk at Dutch Celebes, and two coastal vessels destroyed at Ceram.
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Page 1
William Ewing
NBC
Peleliu
Ewing
Leif Erickson
Amerbrogul
Col
Lewis B
Chesty Puller
Saluda
Southwest Pacific
Morotai Island
Davao
Halmahera Island
Dutch Celebes
Ceram
Roosevelt Hails Allied Entry Into Holland
President Roosevelt today praised Allied troops entering Holland saying the country again stands on the threshold of ancient liberties. The return of liberty follows the liberation drive as Allied forces advance across the Dutch frontier.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Holland
Divorces Filed In Superior Court This Morning
Two absolute divorce decrees granted. Viola Cecelia Beall divorced from Guy Newon Beall with attorney Calvert K. Hartle. Gladys FE Brown divorced from Stanley W. Brown with attorneys Samuel C. Strite and Calvert K. Hartle.
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Viola Cecelia Beall
Guy Newon Beall
Calver
K. Tiartle
Gladys FE. Brown
Stanley W. Brown
Samuel C. Strite
Calvert K. Hartle
Churchill Leaves After Complete Agreement Reached
In Quebec Prime Minister Churchill departed by train for an undisclosed destination after his second conference with President Roosevelt. Roosevelt said future communiques would come from MacArthur, Mountbatten, and Nimitz as Allied victories loom in the Pacific. Both leaders stressed complete unanimity and mutual understanding will hasten international deliberations.
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Quebec
Que
Churchill
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Chester W. Nimitz
Japan
Prosecute Minor Drinkers Draws Maryland Tavern Chief View
The Tavern Owners Association of Maryland says statutes against minors misrepresenting ages to buy alcohol are adequate but poorly enforced. It urges charging minors who falsify proof and, when appropriate, tavernkeepers, allowing courts to determine guilt after proper testimony.
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Baltimore
Tavern Owners Association of Maryland
Ford Promises Higher Wages For Ford Workers
DETROIT September 18 Henry Ford said he would raise wages in his factories as soon as the government permits. He argued every worker should earn enough to own a home land and a car and pledged to pay the highest wages in the automobile industry.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford
War Labor Board
WLB
Local servicemen promotions and training notes in WWII era
An 8th Air Force bomber station in England promotes Thurmond E. Purdham from corporal to sergeant while he serves as a ball turret gunner on a B-17. Other updates include Hagerstown residents Hilda M. Ernst and Gerald Lamar Hann in Italy and Oklahoma training respectively, a pilot trainee at Maxwell Field, and Technical Sgt Norman H. Bentz earning the Good Conduct Medal.
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8Th Air Force
England
Thurmond E. Purdham
Hagers‘town
Purdham
France
Nena E. Purdham
Mitchell Avenue
Hagerstown
IAAF
Fairchild Aircraft
Gerald Lamar Hann
Mildred E. Hann
Winter Street
C. T. Hann
Rt. 1
Naval Air Technical Center
Norman
Okla
Hann
Hagerstown High School
Navy
Maxwell Field
Ala
Marvin B
West
Washington Street
Fouche
RAF
Beas
AAF
AAF Training Command
Norman H. Bentz
764Th Aaa
Pacific
Pvt Carpenter Killed in Action in France
Mrs Helen Carpenter of Green Castle is notified that her husband Pvt Charles L Carpenter was killed in action in France on July 25. He is the son of Paul and Alice Carpenter of 516 Salem Avenue. He leaves a nine month old daughter Virginia and a brother Lee Carpenter.
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Helen Carpenter
Greencastle
Pvt
Charles L. Carpenter
France
Paul
Alice Carpenter
Salem Avenue
Sity
Pvt. Carpenter
Virginia
Lee Carpenter
Maryland service members seek absentee ballots in large share
Governor O Conor said about 50 000 of Maryland 115 000 young service members filed absentee ballot applications. He noted this implies strong participation potential in the upcoming election and that the service vote proportion is higher than home voters in some recent elections.
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Annapolis
O’conor
Maryland
O'Conor
Solons Demand OK For Front Visit From Eisenhower
U S congressmen urged Gen Dwight D Eisenhower for permission to visit the fighting front in France saying they will ask why American labor leaders were allowed a similar tour if the request is denied. They appealed directly to the Allied supreme commander after learning the trip may be off.
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London
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
Playwright Tristan Bernard Found Alive in Paris
Paris report says Tristan Bernard the French playwright once reported dead has been found living in Paris in very reduced circumstances. Pershing shows further improvement, 84-year-old General John J. Pershing ill for days improving at the Army Medical Center in Washington.
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London
Tristan Bernard
Paris
Radio France
Algiers
Pershing
Washington
John J. Pershing
War Department
General of the Armies
Army Medical Center
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Mather
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Multiple Listing Bureau
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Roy G.reeder
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Home Builders Savings & Loan Assn
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Value Center
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Newman's Packing House
Smithsburg
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Carl Lett
Cartifeate
Fleigh Motor Co
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Peaches Hale
W. Church St
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General Acceptance Corporation
Jonathan Street
Hagerstown Industrial Loan
D. Earl Netkirk
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Hilda M. Ernst
Women’s Army Corps
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Ira C. Eaker
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Beatrice Hancock
Pte
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Yingling Auto Sales & Service
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GMC
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Columbia
M. Funk
Professions Arts Bldg
Arthur F. Detrow
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Consumers Credit Service
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Consumers Credit Service, Inc
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