Storm weakens as it moves northeast toward Cape Hatteras
A tropical storm crossed the Carolina coast with reduced intensity bringing heavy rains but little property damage. It moved from the Caribbean through Florida and Georgia into South Carolina and toward North Carolina Capes. Warnings issued along the coast from Cape Hatteras to New England. Authorities in Raleigh mobilized state highway patrols and coast guards prepared for possible emergencies.
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Charleston
S. C
Carolina
Caribbean
Florida
Lower Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina Capes
U. S
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Virginia Capes
Chesapeake
Delaware
Hatteras
Enetport
Maine
Columbia
North Carolina
Raleigh
State Highway Patrol
Morehead City
New Bern
New Bern-Morehead City
Georgia
Tampa
Moran Divorce Granted in Contested Cruelty Case
Judge Edward J. Quinlan awarded Virginia Sciortino Moran of Trumbull an uncontested divorce from John F. Moran of Bridgeport on a cross complaint alleging intolerable cruelty. The couple wed on July 14, 1944.
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Edward J. Quinlan
Superior Court
Virginia
Sciortino Moran
Trumbull
John F. Moran
Bridgeport
Evatt Attacks Soviet Veto as UN Reform Favored
Australian external affairs minister Herbert V. Evatt condemned Russia for the veto and backed Secretary Marshall’s plan to form a 15 nation general committee to oversee world peace. He said the UN Security Council largely failed to maintain international peace and urged year round assembly monitoring.
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New York
Australia
Herbert V. Evatt
Russia
United States
United Nations
UN Security Council
Evatt
Marshall
General Assembly
Chinese Capture Trisa Near Chefoo After Street Battle
The Chinese government announced the capture of Trisa near Chefoo after a night street battle with strong Communist forces. Gen Teng Wen-Yi said Communist resistance on the Shantung peninsula would collapse within two weeks. Chefoo is described as a main port of entry for Manchuria munitions and supplies.
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Nanking
Trisa
Chihsia
Chefoo
Teng Wen-Y
Shantung
Chefoo Ta
Manchuria
Bus Route Extended to Bypass Pond Street Backing
The Public Utilities commission announced that the Connecticut Railway and Lighting company may extend its bus service from Granfield avenue and Kent avenue along Kent avenue to Boston avenue. The change ends the need for buses to back into Pond Street to turn around, reducing a previous hazard.
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Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company
Granfield Avenue
Kent Avenue
Boston Avenue
Public Utilities Commission
Pond Street
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R &R
Richardson & Rebbina Co
Zemel Bros
Connecticut
Emerson Radio
Thrills
GQ Electrical Appliances
Fairfield Ave
Radios
Fairfield Ave. Cor, Broad ST
Silliman Company
Cimon & Company
Main Street
Carolinas
U.S
Butch Boy
Rider Hayes CO
United Furniture CO
United Furniture Company
E. Main St
Tsisia
Max Kiner
Flebe Theatre
Chevrolet
Fisher
Eaos
Chevrotet
Henderson Chevrolet Co
Main ST
Stratford
State ST
J. W. Skinner, Inc
Fairfield
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