United States and Britain condemn Polish atrocity crimes
Washington and London issued a joint declaration denouncing German invaders for systematic killings and mass deportations in Poland since 1942. They vow to punish instigators and perpetrators and to consider these crimes in final settlement with Germany, with war effort continued until Nazi tyranny ends.
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Washington
Poland
United States
Ashington
London
Germany
Bialystok
Bugas
Prince of Lublin
Major League Leaders Across Leagues
The report lists top hitters and pitchers by league with figures for batting average runs and RBIs in the National and American Leagues. Notable names include Stan Musial Hank Aaron and Vernon in various categories, with pitching leaders Shoun and Chandler among others.
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Musial
St. Louis
Herman
Brooklyn
Vaughan
Dodgers
T. Louis
Nicholson
Chicago
Hita
M. Horton
Lowrey
New York
Shoun
Cincinnati
Appling
Wakefield
Detroit
Vernon
Washington
Case
York
Applinghhicago
Kelter
Cleveland
Etten
Lindell
York Etroit
Moses
Kellerew York
Oses
Chandler
Fidges
Demaret Captures Michigan Pro Golf Title In Michagan
Jimmy Demaret won the Michigan Professional Golfers Championship in Midland with rounds of 75 and 67 for a 142 total beating veteran Watrous of Detroit by two strokes. It was Demaret’s first state title since moving to Michigan two years ago.
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Midland
Mich
Jimmy Demaret
Watrous
Detroit
Dearet
Ichigan
Explosion Kills Youth as Warehouse Fire Rages in Gridley
Gridley California August 30 a blast in a Sutter Butte Canal company warehouse killed 17 year old Ernest Lujon instantly and injured about 20 others. The explosion blew out the building 50 feet high sheets of tin and broken windows scattered blocks away while fire raged for about an hour with no damage estimate available. The cause remained unknown according to Gridley Herald editor Charles Burleson.
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Gridley
Calif
Sutter-Butte Canal Company
Ernest Lujon
Charles Burleson
Gridley Herald
Keep Comfortable By Calking Cracks Around Your House
Third in a six article NEA Service series explains heat loss through cracks around windows may reach a quarter of total loss. Weatherstripping calking and storm doors reduce that loss. Homeowners can apply wood felt or newer plastic weatherstripping, seal cracks with elastic calking, use storm windows on exposed sides, and install a winter vestibule to minimize heat escape.
Top War Photographer Barnett Leaves Frontline for Chicago
Allied dispatch from North Africa notes war photographer Jack Barnett boards a transport, ending a fast pace in the Med region. He carried heavy newsreel gear, rode low-level bombings, and captured Sicily, Pantelleria, and El Guettar scenes. Barnett’s departure prompts fond memories of daring shoots and a plea to crews back home.
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Allied
North Africa
Jack Barnett
Chicago
South California Avenue
Barnett
Mediterranean
Jack
Boston
Sidi Bou Zid
Air Corps
Tebessa
Tunisia
el Guettar
Gafsa-Gabes
German Communique mocks Allied raids with horse death joke
In a bombed German town, posters spread a German claim that Allied bombs caused no damage and only one horse died. A railway station clerk jokes about trains on successive days, while a Berlin joke notes a friend Hans winning a prize for a still life of hams and wines.
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Malogue
Berlin
Hans
Hartford mayor launches share the chair plan with aldermen
Hartford Mayor Dennis P. O Connor on vacation kicks off a share the mayor s chair program on a record scale naming a different acting mayor for each weekday except Alderman Allen L Hopkins He will serve as acting mayor next Sunday and Monday both holidays
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Hartford
Conn
Dennis P. O'Connor
Allen L. Hopkins
WAC Corporal Found Murdered in Indianapolis Hotel
In Indianapolis a 32 year old WAC corporal Corp Maoma Ridings, stationed at Camp Atterbury, was found murdered in a seventh floor Claypool hotel room after renting it Saturday night. Investigators reported her body nude from the waist up with blood evidence and a possible confrontation indicated by witnesses. The body was taken to Fort Benjamin Harrison for autopsy.
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Indianapolis
Ind
WAC
Corp. Maoma &. Ridings
Warm Springs
Claypool Hotel
Camp Atterbury
Here
Wesley Jones
Corp. Ridaings
Noel Jones
Corp. Ridings
Jones
Corp
Ridings
Mare Little
Lawrence Ridings
Bullockville
Ciano Flees Rome Reaches Munich via Innsbruck
German Atlantik radio said Count Galeazzo Ciano former Italian foreign minister and Mussolini’s son in law escaped Rome with his wife and children. The broadcast claimed he reached Innsbruck and was taken to Munich by car after evading police guards.
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London
Atlantik
Galeazzo Ciano
Benito Mussolini
Munich
Rome
Ciano
London Daily Express
Daily Telegraph
Innsbruck
Prepare to Grade Cure and Store Sweet Potato Crop
The notice urges careful grading curing and storage of a record sweet potato harvest to ensure orderly marketing and avoid price pressure. It emphasizes readiness to handle the unusually large crop and prevent market disruption.
Local Items and National News In August 1933
In High Point a voluntary army of 400 workers launches the NRA program. A new national bank is forming and book fees in city schools will be restored. Mrs. J P Deal visits Morganton then returns home. Mr and Mrs James Whitlow return from Roanoke. Mrs Tom Rosemond and children visit in Chapel Hill. Bright belt tobacco prices rise slightly as another Atlantic storm moves in. It is believed dry laws may be voted out in a few weeks. Mrs John W Hanes’ $15 000 necklace and other jewelry recovered by Winston-Salem police after robberies. Italy demands 50 million lire from Greece for five Italian officials slain. In New York, Jack Kaplan, a slain gangster, lies in state as rival gangsters gather near the funeral parlor.
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Jack
Barnett
Bizerte
Jay Wessels
Airforce
Minneapolis
Jay
Barney
Pantelleria
Agrigento
Comiso
Caltanissetta
Allied Force
Stars and Stripes
Army
Sicily
NRA
National Bank For High Point
Atlantic
John W. Hanes
Winston-Salem
Italy
Greece
Jack Kaplan
New York
Local Deputy Sheriff Appointments and Regional Prohibition Officers
Twenty years ago on August 30 1978 High Point resident J E Wagner was appointed deputy sheriff by Sheriff D B Stafford with Chief A B Stroup of the fifth division assigned to the New England territory. The Lions Club favored building a hard surface road from Greensboro to the Forsyth county line. Personal notices mention Carter Dalton visiting Greensboro with Mr and Mrs A F Taplin and others.
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J. E. Wagner
High Point
D. B. Stafford
A. B. Stroup
Prohibition
New England
Lions Club
Greensboro
Forsyth County
New York Composer Arturo Buzzi Pecchia Dies at 90
Arturo Buzzi Pecchia, aged 90, Milan born composer who studied with Puccini Masgagni and Toscanini and taught Sophie Braslau and Alma Cluck, died yesterday. He wrote songs sung by Gigli Martinelli Lily Pons and others. His opera Forza D Amore was conducted by Toscanini in Turin in 1898. He came to the United States in 1900 and taught at the Conservatory of Music before becoming a vocal teacher in New York.
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New York
Arturo Buzzi-Peccia
Puccini
Mascagni
Toscanini
Sophie Braslau
Alma Cluck
Buzzi-Peccia
Gigli
Martinelli
Lily Pons
Forza D'Amore
Turin
Milan
Italy
Conservatory of Music
Fight Champ Rejected for Military Service
Eddie Walker manager of Chalky Wright announced Wright was rejected for military service due to physical disabilities. Wright is a former featherweight boxing champion with home in Los North Carolina.
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New York
Eddie Walker
Chalky Wright
Wright
Los
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