Baltic PushAccelerates as Red Army Seizes Riga Front
Soviet forces close on Riga as a Baltic offensive nears its climax and hint at a possible large scale invasion of East Prussia. Govorov’s Leningrad army advances toward the Gulf of Riga while Cherniakhovsky probes Prussian soil from the east. Paldiski seaport falls to Soviet naval units, signaling intensified operations in the region.
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Moscow
Red
Riga
Eest
Prussia
Junker
Estonia
Leonid A. Govorov
Leningrad
Alonn
Gulf of Riga
Baltic
Paldiski
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Prussian
East Prussia
Reich
Chernia
Four New Buses Delivered by Potomac Motor Lines
Francis H. Urner announces the delivery of four new buses totaling 40000 dollars. Two 1944 model terraz city style buses will operate from Hagerstown to Charles Town Waynesboro Frederick and Winchester with reclining seats and safety features. The remaining two Ford transit city type buses with 29 passenger capacity serve Frederick city. All buses use 50 percent synthetic tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis H. Urner
Potomac Motor Lines
Office of Defense Transportation
Hagerstown
Charles Town
Waynesboro
Frederick
Winchester
Mayer Recovers From Blood Clot After Horse Accident
Hollywood producer Louis B. Mayer, MGM production chief, is recovering from a blood clot in a lung following a pelvic fracture after being thrown from a horse at his ranch near Helmet California a month ago. Dr Jessie Marmorston reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MAYER
Hollywood
Louis B. Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Film Studio
Jessie Marmorston
Iis Ranch
Ilemet
Calif
Tip Contest Highlights Bible Saving Boy Life and Prizes
A Daily Mail weekly tip contest praises a Bible tip that saved a local boy struck in the chest by shrapnel. The top prize is $3.50, with second and third prizes for unusual local tales such as hunting exploits and a youth involved in gas thefts. Tips are accepted weekdays 7:36 am to 1:30 pm at the editor’s office in Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shraprel
Daily Mail
Mangansville
Hagerstown
LaGuardia Slated As Head Man In Italy
London dispatch reports Swiss radio says at the Quebec conference Mayor Fiorello La Guardia of New York is chosen to administer liberated Italy. The announcement underscores his role as the key American figure in postwar Italian governance.
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LaGuardia
Italy
London
Quebec
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York City
New Life Line To China Opened
SEATTLE September release details the Ledo road as a newly opened overland supply link from India to Yunnan China. The Post-Intelligencer notes its strategic value against Japanese pressure, praising its construction and challenging terrain while acknowledging limited usable window for aid.
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China
Seattle
Ledo
India
Burma
Yunan
Trunghka
Stilwe
FDR Seizes War Plant Amid Production Halt
President Franklin D Roosevelt ordered War Secretary Stimson to take over Farrell Creek Steel in Sandusky Ohio after 600 workers struck September 11 halting production of critical war materiel Castings for wicks shovels cranes tanks and landing craft were produced at the plant and the War Labor Board said refusal to follow orders disrupted war supplies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Stimson
Farrell Creek Steel Company
Sandusky
Ohio
William H. Davis
War Labor Board
WLE
Davis
Mackes Castings
Auto Recovered and Stolen Cars From West Washington Street
A Chevrolet owned by Jane Dixon stolen Friday from her home in the 30 block of West Washington street was recovered Sunday in Cumberland. A DeSota owned by J L Reedy of the 400 block of West Washington street was stolen early Sunday morning. Both vehicles were taken from in front of their residences, a block apart.
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Jane Dixon
Tolen
West Washington Street
Cumberland
DeSota
J. L. Reedy
Dixon
Reedy
London Hazard Strife Leaves Reporter with Sprained Ankle
Veteran war correspondent Herb Palmer, 46, from Hawthorne, arrived in London after a hazardous assignment in Holland with paratroopers. He was briefly knocked down by a curbside mishap while hitching a taxi and sprained his ankle.
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London
Herb Palmer
Stars and Stripes Vrespondent
Hawthorne
Holland
Paratroopers and Crew Die in Massive Airborne Maneuver
Eight paratroopers and four crewmen were killed when a C47 transport plane crashed during a mass parachute jump at CAMP MACKALL in a large night exercise. Thirty men were treated for injuries, a board of inquiry will probe the accident, and victims’ names will be released later. The event marked the largest night jump in the nation and formed the spearhead of Blue forces advancing toward the Mackall landing grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Mackall
Xni
Red Army
Mackall
Sandhills
Chilly Weather To End Tomorrow In Keedysville Report
Weather Bureau notes the weekend chill easing tomorrow after a cold spell that saw daytime highs around six degrees. The 17 degree swing marked the only notable change since last spring, with residents warming homes as forecasters expect a return to milder conditions soon.
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Weather Bureau
Mercury
Ory Miller
Keedysville
War Production Board cancels maternity dress material priority
The War Production Board announced it would stop allocating materials for maternity dresses and slips. It stated a sufficient supply is expected to be produced to meet demand without priority handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ley
War Production Board
Jody
McMullen Plans Tour Of County
Democratic candidate Daniel Fo McMullen arrives in Hagerstown at noon to tour, meeting voters across Cumberland, Williamsport, Boonsboro, Chewsville, Smithsburg, Leitersburg, Funkstown, Sharpsburg, Clearspring, and Indian Springs while planning future visits in the Sixth District based on his public service and civic background. He is a former Maryland American Legion commander and Cumberland civic participant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Fo McMullen
Hagerstown
Cumberland Attorney
Emerblisher
Williamsport
Boonsboro
Stfertoon
Hagerstowe
Chewsville
Smithsburg
Leitersburg
Funkstown
Sharpsburg
Clearspring
Indian Springs
McKiullen
Maryland Department of the American Legion
Alya
Cumberland Post
Break Back Of Jap Airforce In Philippines
U S Pacific Fleet chief Admiral Nimitz reports heavy carrier raids in the Philippines have driven Japanese naval units to new bases and broken the island air force. He notes 200 planes destroyed or damaged in Manila area, 29 ships sunk, 20 damaged, and 16 small craft sunk or damaged. Since September initial attack, 906 Japanese aircraft and 143 ships have been destroyed or damaged.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Philippines
Tokyo
Island Air Force
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Ders
Manila
U.S
Manila Bay
Luzon
Mindanao
Central Islands
Third Fleet
Nimitz
Parley Called On National Memorial At Harper's Ferry
Preliminary talks set for tomorrow between Congress members and National Park Service agents to discuss developing 1509 acre tract at Harper's Ferry as a national memorial. President Roosevelt signed the act last June establishing the area as a monument under Park Service management with a museum for relics and records.
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Harpers Ferry
National Memorial
Congress
National Park Service
Roosevelt
National Park Services
Harper's Ferry
Ask More Money For State Penal Farm Budget Increase Approved
State Budget Director Walter N. Kirkman reports a request for a 1945 budget of 313 759 dollars for the State Penal Farm at Roxbury, an increase of 45 480 dollars. Officials say the rise is needed to cover a projected population increase from about 1 100 to 1 200 inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury
Walter N. Kirkman
Roosevelt Speech Draws Roaring Support In County
Local backers praise President Roosevelt after a Saturday night campaign speech. He defends New Deal progress, rebuts GOP criticism, calls attacks on his administration unfair, and urges unity with world collaboration supporters. He also ridicules claims about postwar army plans and defends his handling of the economy and national policy.
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Roosevelt
Opech
GOP
Iveal
AFL International Teamsters Uiton
Dewey
Fala
Killed In Action Pvt Russell Higgins in France
Pvt Russell Luther Higgins 32 son of Mr and Mrs Harry Higgins Clearspring Rt 2 was killed in action in France August 24. Employed by North American Cement Corp before induction January 25 1944. Basic training at Camp Blanding Fla sent to England in July then to France. Survived by wife Ruth Maetta Paul Archie Kenneth Dodypia and several siblings including Mrs Ray mond Titus and Susan Higgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Luther Higgins
Harry Higgins
Clearspring Rt
France
Ruth (Bloyer) Higgins
North American Cement Corp
Camp Blanding
Fla
England
Maetta
Paul
Archie
Kenneth
Dogypia
Raymond Titus
Susan Higgins
Baltimore
Norris Belt
Clearspring
Ollie
Willard
U. S. Navy
Harry
Fred
Lewis
Leister Higs
Arms Flown To Yugoslav Army
The Allied Command revealed over 5000 tons of guns ammunition and supplies flown in past two years to Yugoslav partisans and allied groups in central and southern Europe. Secret airfields spread across Yugoslavia Greece and Albania with RAF gun runners delivering anti tank guns vehicles needles thread mules and paperclips. The operation began in 1942 with Halifaxes from the Western desert and grew despite German Stuka interference.
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Rome
Allied Command
Yugoslavia
Greece
Albania
Noyal
Tito
RAF
Rair
Middle East
Desert
Exploding Bomb Hurts 11 At London School Grounds
German flying bombs struck the London area and southern counties, injuring 11 as one blast tore through a Roman Catholic boys' school yard. Roofs were blown off and windows smashed, highlighting wartime housing strain as officials seek volunteers to repair about 960 damaged homes before winter.
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London
Soha
Lehman to Visit Moscow and Montreal
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administrator Lehman plans a European tour including Moscow and other cities. Details are not yet worked out, with no specific itinerary announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehman
Moscow
Montreal
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Germans Use Aged Boys And Misfits In Defense Line
From the American First Army front near the Rhine, Lt. Gen. Hodges directs heavy 240mm siege guns toward Duren and rail hubs to disrupt German communications. Germans rally weak units of elderly men and misfits, pressed into frontline duty as the Allies close in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Whitehead
Normandy
Germany
Duren
Four Persons Missing Here
Police seek three girls and a married woman reported missing from their homes. Richard A. Hunter asks help for wife Retha Ann, 31, who left Saturday to come to Flagerstown. G. L. Gladstone reports daughter Elmar, 14, and Helen, 12, left Sunday noon and did not return. Millard Robinson reports daughter Mary, 13, did not return after leaving Saturday for the Fair. Descriptions furnished to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. Hunter
Winchester
Retha Ann
Flagerstown
G. L. Gladstone
East Potomac Street
Williamsport
Elmar
Helen
Millard Robinson
George Street
Mary Robinson
Park Lane Store Robbed Of Cigarettes Cigars and Coupons
Wayne Reese of Park Lane reported his shop robbed this morning. Thieves took 16 cartons of cigarettes a box of cigars several boxes of wrapped candy and A and B gas coupons bearing license number 876 160. City Detective Wayne A Sellman is investigating and checking on several boys seen loitering near the Reese store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Reese
Park Lane
Wayne A. Sellman
Reese
Democrats Lead On Final Day In Voter Registration
On Saturday the final day for registration before the November election Democrats again led enrollment with 108 new voters versus 97 Republicans. A total of 207 new voters registered that day, five Declined. The office was crowded in the early evening and some voters in line were allowed to register after closing. Transfers and name insertions were expected as the Board of Election Supervisors prepares for post registration updates.
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Board of Election Superviswe
Vorers
A Yoormar
Allied Troops Push Into Reichswald Near Nijmegen
American forces advanced into the Reichswald area near the Dutch border as British units tightened the noose around German paratroopers north of the Rhine at Arnhem. Reinforcements from Polish troops aided the British 2nd Army while U S forces near Gelderland pressed counterattacks east of Aachen. Patton's 3rd Army moved toward Baccarat and Strasbourg region as German counterattacks intensified.
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London
Reichswald
Germany
Kleve
Rhine
Arnhem
Northern
Reich
Supreme Headquarters
Reichwald
Waal River
Nimegen
Krupp
Essen
Beek
Nijmegen
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Baccarat
Nancy
Mily
Strasbourg
Spinal
Moselle
Belfert
Cierman
Hancock Growers Need Pickers For Apple Harvest
Hancock area apple growers report only 60 percent of required pickers for the season. The Haytock Fruit Growers Association says German prisoners at Green Ridge POW Camp are fully utilized and could supply more if available. County Agent Mark Miller notes growers receive 60 percent of requested workers. rains have loosened stems and caused some drop, lowering top prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Haytock Fruit Growers Association
Mark Miller
Green Ridge
Miller
Frederick Fair Returns for Eighty Second Year
The Frederick Fair opens this week resuming after a two year lull. The fair features new aisles and renewed attractions as Cetin and Wilsonshawn relocate from Hagerstown to Iredcojek for the week to participate in events and exhibits.
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Frederick
Wilsonshawn
Hagerstown
Iredcojek
Postwar shifts cited by Pym Fellow offices
Bureau brief notes postwar era adjustments as Pym Fellow offices deny involvement in a conflict. A lieutenant and SEHD Osips’ pre-marshal plan meets with postwar concerns. References to Cee and Hite are noted amid unsettled agency positions.
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Fory Riley
Pym
Hangoye Surance
Pata
Sehd Osips
Mhaster Sete
Ine Hop Peara
Ceean Hite
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Ledo Road
FDR
WLB
Amy
Pietro Caruso
OWI
McMullen
Jap Airforce
Parley
Harper’s Ferry
Yugoslav
Krupp Arms Center
Hancock Growers
Frederick Fair
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