Execution riots erupt after Irish hanged IRA member
In Belfast two US soldiers faced hostile crowds after the hanging of 18 year old Thomas J Williams an IRA member accused of killing a policeman. Demonstrators hurled missiles and police used batons as crowds gathered near the jail and later damaged a US Army vehicle but no injuries occurred.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
United States
Thomas J. Williams
Irish Republican Army
Williams
C. Turner
U. S. Army
IRA
RAF
Ireland
WPF Men Not To Report For Parade
WPF men asked not to report for parade, a civic event planned with a program sponsored by local colored citizens.
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WPF
First Aid Class for Air Wardens Convening Tonight
Members of the First Aid Class for Air Raid Wardens and others are asked to meet at 8 o clock tonight at the Sarah Zane Fire Company hall. The session is open to all who wish to attend.
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Sarah Zane Fire Company
Friendship Fire CO
Marion Anderson
Farm fish ponds eyed as long range farm use
With meatless days in the offing and Extension Division tips, marsh and tillable land could host farm fish ponds. Experts say a one to three acre pond can supply a family with fish, water stock, and garden irrigation, and may even provide power, making ponds an attractive future project.
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Frederick County
City Officials Re-elected in Brief Regular Council Session
In a short session the council reorganized for the year, reelecting Mayor Anderson as council president and keeping all incumbents. New members Leonard Sirbaugh J H Henry Fred Glaize and W Alan Peery attended. The body discussed rescinding a parking ban on Boscawen Street and granted a leave of absence for Justice F L Largent Jr. due to naval service.
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Virginia Knight
Anderson
W. W. Dellinger
Allen Hawthorne
A. Lee Coble
Dr. Hawthorne
Miss Knight
Hawthorne
Thomas Kremer
James P. Reardon
Percy Miller
Grant
Wilburen
Leonard Sirbaugh
J. H. Henry
Fred Glaize
W. Alan Peery
Mayor Anderson
W. P. Anderson
R. Frank Barr
E. E. Baker
W. W Dellinger
Boscawen Street
Plaza
Indian Alley
A. Lee Cabl
Lave
F. L. Largent, Jr
U. S. Naval Reserve
John Warren Rice
Rush To Unload Livestock Drives Market Surge
Chicago September report shows livestock outflow to markets from Buffalo to Fort Worth vastly higher than a year earlier with hogs sheep and cattle up 46 to 149 percent. Demand and price ceilings spur earlier marketing while shipments may reduce long term gains as producers fatten fewer cattle.
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William Ferris
Chicago
Agricultural Department
Buffalo
Denver
Fort Worth
President Roosevelt considering wage stabilization plan
Washington reports indicate President Roosevelt is near decisions on stabilizing wages and salaries as part of cost of living controls. Advisers divide the issue into three parts: specifically wages, salaries, and high incomes with proposals including earnings tied to cost of living, wage-hour tradeoffs, and possible payroll limits.
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Irving Perimeter
Washington
Sept
Roosevelt
Canada
Offa's
Ex-Governor Davis Dies After Short Illness
Westmoreland Davis, governor of Virginia during World War I and founder of the states budget system, dies at Johns Hopkins Hospital at 83 after a brief illness. He lived at Morven Park Loudoun County and was active until last week. He also led Virginia Polytechnic Institute board visits and published Southern Planter and Loudoun Mirror.
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Baltimore
Southern Planter
Richj
Loudoun Mirror
Leesburg
First Sergeant Jack Riley Commissioned First Lieutenant
CAMP PICKETT Virginia September 1 First Sergeant John W Jack Riley becomes Camp Picketts first First Sergeant to be commissioned as a First Lieutenant His August 28 effective date marks a milestone as the Post grows from March construction. He is a Winchester Virginia native and former National Guard veteran with ties to Shenandoah Valley Military Academy and O Sullivan Rubber Co his wife Margaret Hansborough Riley resides in Winchester.
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Camp Pickett
John W
Jack” Riley
Riley
Co. I
National Guard
116Th Infantry
Fort George G. Meade
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley Military Academy
O’sullivan Rubber Co
Margaret Hansborough Riley
North Braddock Street
VRM Rosters Grows with Six New Members to 51
Frederick County Minute Men Company 35 Virginia Reserve Military adds six recruits. Captain J. R. Brandon reports total strength reaches 51 including officers. Drills set for Mondays at 8:30 PM, may shift to 8 PM as days shorten. Members travel from Star Tannery and Mount Williams for training.
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Fredrick County
Virginia Reserve Military
J. R. Brandon
Sapane
W. A. Baker
Winchester Virginia Protective Force
Baker
Brandon
Star Tannery
Mt. Williams
Canine Soldiers Training Progress at Front Royal
At Front Royal remount depot recruits from across the country join Uncle Sam in canine defense training. Dozens of dogs including German breeds pair with soldiers as they prepare for duty, with stories of old hunting partners and new arrivals reflecting varied social backgrounds.
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Front Royal
Uncle Sam
Front Royal Remount
Dogs For Defense, Inc
Army
British Forces Lock In Heavy Egyptian Front Battle
Cairo reports British forces remained heavily engaged with Axis armor on Sept 2 in the southern Egyptian front. Allied air power supported operations over the area as Rommel pressed toward Alexandria and the Suez Canal. The bulletin noted a successful Allied sally on the El Alamein northern flank, capturing German prisoners, while ground fighting centered around the Ruweisat ridge and El Himeima with substantial air bombardment and losses on both sides.
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Cairo
RAF
United States Army Air Force
Rommel
Alexandria
Nile
Suez Canal
el Alamein Line
Ruweisat Ridge
el Himeima
Quattara Depression
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Stalingrad
Volga
Fedor von Bock
Red Army
Don
Caucasus
Grosny
Mozdok
Prokhliadnaya
Voronezh
Izvestia
Kletskaya
Don Bend
Information Bureau
Frederick Co Teachers Named For New Term
Frederick county prepares to reopen with 12 vacancies left in teacher ranks. Open September 15 with a teachers meeting on September 14. Vaccination required. farm work excused for those over 12 who enroll first day. Enrollment expected to exceed 3,000.
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Frederick County
L. D. Kline
White Hall
Gravel Springs
Gainesboro
Middletown
Arme
Mt. Airy
Stephens City
Kline
Gore
Paul D. Beable
Prince
Lions and Legion Sponsor Send-Offs for Local Selectees
Lions Club will host the send-off for 29 Frederick county selectees on Friday morning at 6:15 assembly, 6:45 buses. The American Legion will sponsor a similar event for 21 Winchester boys on Saturday morning at the bus terminal. parties to assemble at 6:15 with buses at 6:45. Robert Y. Conrad Post approved Legion attendance at all such send-offs.
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The
Lions Club
Frederick County
Americas Legion
Winchester
American Legion
Robert Y. Conrad Post
American Units Parade Through London Welcome
More than 100000 Londoners lined the west end to cheer a detachment of United States soldiers and marines on their first march in the capital since the A E F landed in Britain. The lord mayor greeted them at the Guildhall as hawkers sold pompoms and flags. The column rode behind mounted bobbies through Hyde Park, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, the Strand and Fleet Street.
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London
West End
Britain
Guildhall
Hyde Park
Buckingham Park
Traflgar Square
Strand
Fleet Street
Nazi Coal and Iron Center Blasted by Bomber Force
British air raid on Saarbrucken damages a major German coal and iron center near the French border. RAF reports three bombers missing, good weather and a highly destructive strike with multiple follow up flights by Spitfires over the Channel.
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London
Air Ministry
Saarbruecken
Aea
Saarbuecken
Luxembourg
Germany
Nuernberg
United States
England
France
Folkestone
French
Boulogne
Dieppe
Dover
Soviet Marines Defeat Romanian Cavalry in Black Sea Battle
Soviet dispatch says marines destroyed 70 percent of Fifth and Ninth Romanian cavalry divisions in a growing Black Sea coast clash. Action likely near Caucasian coast. Germans claimed Romanian troops occupied Anapa, north of Novorossisk.
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Moscow
Black Sea
Red Fleet
Caucasian
Novorossisk
Anapa
Japanese Troops Hit With Fresh Force In Guinea
Allied communique reports Japanese forces in Kokoda sector of New Guinea increasing activity near Milne Bay as ground fighting intensifies. Allied air support conducts heavy strafing on lines of communication while bombers strike the makeshift Japanese airport near Port Moresby.
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MacArthur
Australia
Milne Bay
Port Moresby
Kokoda
New Guinea
Owen Stanley
United Nations
R. B. Leonard
Melbourne Herald
Russian Bombers Fire Warsaw in Night Assault
Moscow reports a heavy Soviet bomber force hit Warsaw last night targeting German military and industrial sites. The broadcast claims 24 big fires plus 30 smaller fires triggered at rail yards and stations with all planes returning safely.
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Moscow
Warsaw
Poland
East Prussia
Berlin
City And County Brevities Squirrels hunting crowds, Opequon area crowds, forest activity noted near start of annual union blitz.
The annual squirrel hunting blitz began with many hunters in woods around Opequon where nine cars parked and an estimated thirty or more people hunted. Conditions were fair though some found the woods dry. New council members spoke briefly at their first meeting as Alan Peery admitted it was past his bedtime. Fred Plaeger, 14, Sanitary Dairy helper, builds radios from scrap and recently made a crystal set for Nelson Hensell for 50 cents.
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Opequon
Common Council
Alan Peery
Fred Plaeger
Sanitary Dairy
Nelson Hensell
Fred
Beulah Plaeger
East Monmouth
Condition of Rivers At Riverton Reported
North Fork riverside flow is muddy while the South Fork shows cloudy conditions at Riverton.
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North Fork
South Fork
Tabor May Have Sal and Rare The Evening Star
The fragment hints at a 1942 issue from The Evening Star with a reference to Tabor and saland. The readable portion mentions a star or evening star reference and a local or regional context. Limited data prevents a precise event identification.
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Tabor
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Westmoreland Davis
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Richmond
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VRM
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U.S. Air Force
Gambut
Sidi Barrani
Lions, Legion
Singer
Henry F. Seal
W. Boscawen St
Opequon Chapel
Thur
Guinea
Riverton
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