Casey Stirs Democrats At Opening Rally Here
Casey, aide to President Roosevelt, stormed a packed Washington county mass meeting opening the Maryland Democratic campaign last night. He urged Dewey to name a Labor Secretary from the ranks, praised Pres Lane, and contrasted Democratic gains with Republican anti labor posture amid war production milestones and labor agency debates. State figures show Maryland farm receipts for six months in 1944 totalled 72.62 million, up modestly from 1943, with crop and livestock income shifting.
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Washington County
Dewey
William Preston Lane, Jr
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York State
John L. Lewis
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Washington
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
University of Maryland Extension Service
Roosevelt to Address Labor Tonight at White House
President Roosevelt prepares for a radio address to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in Washington at the Statler hotel from 9 30 to 10 pm Eastern War Time. Four speech advisers trimmed the 3000 words before the half hour talk carried by NBC and CBS.
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Roosevelt
White House
International Teamsters Union
AFL
Statler
NBC
CBS
First Month No Draft Calls
Local draft headquarters said there has been no induction call in the first month since selective service began. No October induction quotas are available yet. 107 men have passed pre-induction exams and are eligible. Of these, 165 are in Category 1 and 42 in Category 4. A preinduction exam group will depart to Baltimore on October 13.
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Baltimore
Calf Missing After Night Yard Unloading In City Park
Eugene H. Moore, manager at the Pennsylvania railroad stock yard behind City Park, reports a 206 pound calf disappeared in the dark while unloading Thursday night near Walnut Lane. He requests callers ring 2686 with any information.
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Eugene H. Moore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Walnut Lane
Divorce Suits Docked Rise to Thirty This Month
Two suits were docketed this morning bringing the total of divorce cases for the month to 30. Frederick M. Earnshaw Jr. by C. K. Hartle filed against Mary Jane Earnshaw, and David A. Smith by Martin Ingram filed against Ualan M. Smith.
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Frederick M. Earnshaw, 4 Jr
C. K. Hartle
Mary Jane Earnshaw
David A. Smith
Martin Ingram
Ualan M. Smith
County Lists 5 574 Men In Service Amid War Effort
Washington county reports 5 574 males in military service as of September 16, excluding girls who enlisted. The count includes all in ducted men and volunteers, not yet discharged. State Selective Service also notes 80 county residents killed or died in service, excluding those missing, missing in action, or prisoners of war.
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Washington County
State Selective Service
Washington
Realty Market Struggles Amid Fair Week Deals
Realty activity cooled this week with total sales near $40,000, excluding the Porter Building deed. Transactions include Moffett to Lewis on Hagerstown turnpike for eight thousand, Stevenson to Smith on South Locust for 3200, Hagerstown Housing Corp to Bates at Belview West Hillchest for 8500, McLucas to Doornberger on Pope Avenue for 4200, Friedell to Lowman on Main Street Sharpsburg for 4900, Smith to Smith on Boonsboro pike for 1500, Myers to McCoy Murray and Durkee couple to Desmond on West Washington for 7000, Fisher to Griffith on Boonsboro-Kaedysville pike for 3000, Desmond to Munrray on Bryan Place for 6300. The Porter Building sale is not included due to unfiled deed.
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West Washington Street
Jesse F. Moffett
Maurice H. Lewis
Hagerstown and Crossroads
Cora G. Stevenson
Emma Edith Smith
South Locust Street
Hagerstown Housing Corp
Bryan Place
Roosevelts Columbus Day Proclamation Cites World Peace
President Roosevelt, in Washington, declares a civilized world can exist only through association for peace and the common good. He proclaims October 12 as Columbus Day and warns the world is drawn into a narrowing circle of geographic relationships while stressing the task of achieving world peace by victory and maintaining it through association with others.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Othearn
Red Fleet Prepares To Enter Baltic For First Cruise In Three Years
Soviet minesweepers clear a safe channel for the Red fleet to its first combat Baltic cruise in three years after Tallinn fell. Govorov’s Leningrad army advances to push German pockets from Estonia while Riga comes under pressure to disrupt escape routes south. In the Balkans Malinovsky’s spearheads threaten rail hubs near Budapest, Bekescaba and Szeged as Arad falls within reach.
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Red Fleet
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Tallinnn
Leonid A. Govorov
Leningrad
Estonia
Riga
Balkans
Hungary
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Bekescaba
Budapest
Szeged
Arad
Theft Of Auto Reported Here
Jane Dixon of 300 block West Washington reported the theft of her Chevrolet sedan from in front of her home between 4 and 6 p.m. last evening. The incident was reported to police.
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Jane Dixon
West
Washington Street
Texas Court Certifies Roosevelt Electors for Ballot
The Texas Supreme Court ordered Secretary of State Sidney Latham to certify Roosevelt pledged Democratic presidential electors for the November ballot. The Roosevelt dominated Democratic committee sought a mandamus to force certification. Latham had planned to certify electors from the May 23 state convention. Chief Justice Alexander said rehearing won’t be entertained as the September 23 deadline looms.
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Texas
Texas Supreme Court Today
Sidney Latham
Roosevelt
Truman
Chicago
James P. Alexander
Gen Ike Recovers From Wrenched Knee
London date reports General Dwight D. Eisenhower wrenched his knee in a recent air crash in France while helping tow a bogged down plane. NBC correspondent Merrill Mueller said the commander is fit again and in good health. He reportedly told that the war will last only as long as the Gestapo drives the German nation to annihilation.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
Merrill Mueller
Paris
Mueller
NBC
Gestapo
Famous Runner In Role Of Preacher In Chicago
Gil Dodds renowned distance runner and Boston divinity student will deliver two sermons at Orchestra Hall Chicago tonight. His last Chicago appearance was March at the Chicago Relays where he set a world record 4 06.4 for the mile. He plans to compete in indoor meets this winter.
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Gil Dodds
Boston Divinity
Orchestra Hall
Dodd
Bronx Youth Survives 3000-Foot Fall With Parachute Failure
Pvt. Joe Aiello of the Bronx bailed out from a Liberator over Morotal Island in the Moluccas when engine trouble forced the mission to the Philippines. He fell 3000 feet, landed among tree tops, and escaped without a bone broken. His first words after regaining consciousness blamed the Air Corps, and he later recalled fearing angels upon waking.
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Moluccas
Joe Aiello
Air Corps
Bronx
Philippines
Aiello
Democrats Take Lead Again In Registration
The Board of Election Supervisors reported 77 new voters enrolled for Democrats and 47 for Republicans yesterday. Since January 1, 1944 Republicans total 419 registrations against 373 Democrats, with about 30 new voters registered as Declined. Final registration deadline is 8 p.m. today for the November 7 vote.
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Roosevelt
White House
Local Newsmen Attend AP Chesapeake Meeting in Baltimore
Moraine Herald's Joseph M. Harp and Daily Mail's George O. Rash join two day AP Chesapeake Association gathering in Baltimore. Robert McLean lauded AP for handling domestic and foreign news while Kent Cooper drives world tree press efforts. Cumberland News editor William L. Geppert was re elected president as dinner at the Lord Baltimore closes the event.
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The
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George O. Rash
Daily Mail
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Baltimore
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Kent Cooper
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Cumberland News
Association
Lord Baltimore
City to Pay Out 85162 50 Oct 1 in Bond Retirement
The City of Hagerstown will pay out 85162 50 on October 1 to retire bonds and interest. Of this amount 35000 in bonds will be retired from Municipal Market 4 percent Series 1 35000. Street department 412 percent Series 3 10000 and Water department 5 and 414 percent Series 1 8 and 4 bonds 17000. Interest payments total 53162 50.
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Hagerstown
Water Department
Japanese barges pounded while trying Peleliu relief
A flotilla of seven Japanese barges attempting to run supplies to the beleaguered Nipponese garrison on Peleliu Island was demolished today by a small American LCI gunboat and carrier bombers. The attack disrupted the relief effort as New Guinea and Pacific operations continued.
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Natu Radio
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Watch And Lantern Reported Stolen
Miss Alberta Mobley of 100 North Potomac Street reports a Hamilton wrist watch theft this morning. Donald Kaylor of 800 Mulberry Avenue reports a red lantern stolen from a repair job at his home.
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North Potomac Street
Hamilton
Donald Kaylor
Mulberry Avenue
Gigantic Task Facing Allies In France War Report
By Wes Gallagher with the U S Third Army in France on September 23 the Allied war aims loom large as German withdrawals stall and tough battles continue. The piece notes heavy attrition on both sides with Allied airborne leverage in the Netherlands and persistent German resistance in Alsace Lorraine and the Nancy area, amid grim casualty costs and cautious optimism for a swift end to the conflict this year.
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U. S
France
Hitler
Europe
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Holand
Germany
Nancy
Alsace-Lorraine
Airborne Paratroopers Hold Arnhem Front Amid Shelling
In Arnhem area six days into the drive Allied parachute troops endure mortar and shell fire as enemy loudspeakers urge surrender. Glider pilots lead sergeants in a tight perimeter while medical corps work around the clock. About 43 prisoners arrived today, and Second Army artillery reached targets, delivering “sheer music” to the assault.
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Arnhem
Junction Would Open Ruhr Road To Berlin
British armor aided by American paratroops punched through a six mile German barrier to reach the Rhine branch opposite Arnhem and prepared to link with additional airborne reinforcements. The advance eased pressure on the British 2nd Army while German counterattacks sought to sever supply lines and prevent the Ruhr road link to Berlin. American and British forces pressed the Arnhem pocket as heavy fighting raged elsewhere along the Dutch front.
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Rhine
Arnhem
Eindhoven
Nijmegen
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Ruhr
Berlin
Hindhoven
Veghel
2Nd Army
Toland
Sir Miles C. Dempsey
Elst
U. S. 1St Army
Stolberg
Aachen
Cologne
Prum
Trier
Supreme Headquarters
Swan Triggers Power Outage Hitting Three Communities
A swan flew into a 2500 volt line near Eastport causing wires to snap and cutting electricity to three communities for two hours. The Long Island Duck Packing company shut down as crews restored service. The bird, escaping from the Long Island Country Club, continued as if nothing occurred.
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N. Y
Long Island Duck Packing Company
Long Island Country Club
Churches Aid Emergency Drive in Hagerstown Area
Churches across Hagerstown and Washington county urged to designate collection depots for UNRRA clothing aid. Announcements in local churches start tomorrow with collections through October 1 to help millions in liberated Europe lacking adequate clothing after wartime destruction. Families urged to donate at least one garment per member.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Europe
UNRRA
Bike rationing ends as shortages ease nationwide
Washington, Sept. 23. The Office of Price Administration abandoned bicycle rationing today because inventories and planned production remain insufficient. Administrator Chester Bowles said rationing would not be worth the effort given the scarcity.
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Washington
Office of Price ‘Administraion
Chester Bowles
Hears Shells Being Sold Over Ceiling
Baltimore report says the Office of Price Administration investigated many complaints of retailers selling shotgun shells above the ceiling price. Some shops extracted one shell from a box and sold the box at the ceiling, not informing buyers the box was short. State Director Leo H. McCormick noted dealers may exploit this loophole and many sports dealers were misinformed by the trade.
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Baltimore
Leo H. McCormick
Office of Price Administration
McCormick
OPA
Indictment Marked Ignoramus Causes Puzzlement in Court
In Chambersburg Pennsylvania on September 23 court attendants puzzled as a grand jury marked two indictments ignoramus. The district attorney explained it was an old legal custom meaning we ignore or that the violence was insufficient to warrant a bill.
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Chambersburg
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