Harlem disorders flare with six dead and many injured
Mayor La Guardia declared Harlem disorders under control after a night of violence in which six Black residents were killed and 195 injured, with over 380 arrested. Police moved prisoners to courts as looting continued and Harlem hospitals faced crowds seeking missing relatives.
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New York
Fiorello la Guardia
Harlem
John J. de Martino
Vincent Randolph
Box 18
Savannah
Stanley Stokes
Montgomery Street
Valina Lanes
West 123Rd Street
Harlem Armory
Upper East Side
Manhattan Island
West 135Th Street
123Rd Street
Air Trafic
Six motorists lose gasoline rations in county panel ruling
The OPA county panel revoked gasoline rations for six motorists for periods from ten to thirty days after hearings on July 22. Archie H. Heim received the longest suspension for admitting pleasure driving at Hagerstown. The panel also dismissed nine cases and scheduled results from hearings held last Thursday.
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OPA
Archie H. Heim
Frederick
Route 5
Hagerstown
Maxie A. Hull
Thurmont
Route 1
Roy M. Baker
Emmitsburg
Walter L. Brown
Charlotte M. Droneburg
Jefferson
Routzalen
Eileen M. Waters
West South Street
Eugene Foreenan
West Fifth Street
Howard F. Late
Raymond J. Albaugh
Detour
Robert Coates
Brunswick
Dorcy K. Coran
James Butler
Knoxville
M. Evonne Karn
Erneston
Moxley
Mass Flight Of Italians Reported Amid War Tensions
Hundreds of thousands of Italians reportedly flee industrial centers as Allied bombers threaten Naples. Badoglio government faces pressure over armistice terms while Vatican diplomacy and peace discussions surface in Madrid. Allies demand direct replies and Unconditional surrender terms loom.
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London
Naples
Pietro Badoglio
Madrid
Vatican
Badoglio
Italy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Manninen
Bern
Benito Mussolini
Algiers
Rome
Haly
Germany
Luigi Cardinal Maglinne
Papal
Giovanni Battista Montoni
Cardinal Maglione
Harold Tittman
Badoglo
Royal Palace
Badoslio
140 Holstein Entries For Western Maryland Field Day
The Frederick Montgomery and Washington counties Holstein breeders submitted 140 entries for the Western Maryland Field Day to be held Tuesday in Sigler's grove near Mid dletown. Judging begins 11 a.m. Vere 5S. Culver of Mt Ararat Farms Port Deposit will judge, silver trophies awarded in group classes and 4 H prizes funded by war stamps. The Jefferson Grange will provide lunch.
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Frederick
Montgomery
Washington
Western Maryland
Sigler's Grove
Jefferson Highway
Middletown
State Holstein Association
Francis Scott Key
Air Fields in France Raided by U S Planes
U S medium bombers raided German air fields at Merville and St Omer in France with no losses. RAF Dominion and Allied Spitfires escorted the formations as dawn sorties continued the air war over Europe.
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France
U. S
London
Merville
St. Omer
RAF
Dominion
Europe
Train Hits Section Gang Killing 10 Near Nokomis
Montgomery county coroner Jessa Boyd reports a fast New York Central passenger train struck a section gang near Nokomis killing 10 men. The incident occurred today as the train plowed through the work site.
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Hillsboro
Ten Thousand More Prisoners Taken By Americans
Allied Headquarters reports 10 000 prisoners captured by American forces including Mistretta and others along the north coast in a continuing operation.
Rockville Teacher Leaves for Camp Lee to Enter Army
Maynard Harper, a former Rockville county schoolteacher, leaves tonight by train for Camp Lee to enter the Army. Draft Board One officials announced this morning that he has been inducted and ends his three week furlough today.
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Maynard
Harper
Rockville
Camp Lee
Army
Draft Board
Dar
Earl Soll
Frederick
Hus
Margaret Brent
Leonardtown
St. Mars’s
Mr. Soll
St. Mary's County
Middletown
Salt
Board of Education
Lettie M. Dent
Solt
Old Boys’ High School
University of Maryland
Columbia University
Cumberland
Alle- Hany
Fort Hill
Frederick High School
George, Washington University
Washington
Soll
Weyre
Orphans Court Denies John C Hickman Heirship in Maryland Case
The Orphans Court grants letters of administration on John B. Hickman estate to his son Dr. Lawrence Hickman after ruling John C. Hickman born 1898 is illegitimate. The decision names Lawrence Hickman of Baltimore as sole heir and administrator. The $25,000 estate faces legal challenges over parentage and legitimacy.
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Orphans Court
de Jate
John B. Hickman
Lawrence Hickman, Jr
Baltimore
John C. Hickman
Middie River
Dr. Hichman
Sarah Russell
George Schussler
Lawrence Hickman
Dr. Hickman
Alton Y. Bennett
Walter E. Sinn
John C. Wickman
Clyde Boutson
Aeeee Cage Pinkney A. Richardson
J. Weity Fahrner
Sarah Russell Schussler
Schusler Hi
Lawrence Ickman
Heavier Tax Plan Faces American People
President Roosevelt's call for higher taxes to fund a revised 105.869 billion budget faces bipartisan push for spending cuts in Congress. Senator Wherry urged curbing unnecessary appropriations while Radcliffe expects tighter scrutiny of Army and Navy requests under Byrd's non essential expenditure study. Taft predicted Congress will struggle to find extra revenue sources for the stiff program of tax increases or new taxes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senator Wherry
R-Neb
America
Radcliffe
Dmd
Army
Navy
Byrd Committee
Semitar Taft
R-Ghigt
Low is Named Meat Marketing Supervisor
Ballimnore August 2 1943 War Food Distribution Administrator today appointed Barton E Law of Washington as meat marketing supervisor for the Frederick area. Low was scheduled to open a new office at 1 East Church street Frederick. The area includes Frederick Washington Carroll and Montgomery counties.
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Ballimnore
Niles S& Baldrige
Maryland
Barton E. Law
Washington
Frederick
East Church Street
Carroll
Mont-gomery
Low
Baldrige
Marylaid
Rally Eases Some Stocks After Last Week's Decline
A modest rally in New York stock markets on August 2 offered relief to several sectors following last week's sharp drop. Analysts cited stabilization in major indices and renewed investor interest amid mixed economic signals.
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Ork
Allied forces strike Sicily and Naples in major offensive
Allied Headquarters reports U S troops capture San Stefano on the north Sicilian coast while the British Eighth Army pushes near Catania. Bombing of Naples follows the Sicily assault as part of a coordinated land sea and air offensive against Italy.
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Italy
8Th Army
Catania
North Africa
San Stefano
Sicilian
Hina
Sicily
U.S
Stefano
Axis
Eighth Army
Naples
Messina
Capodichino
Policemen Guard Bethlehem Steel Yard After Shutdown
In Baltimore 300 plus police stood watch as thousands returned to work at the Sparrows Point shipyard. Governor O Conor ordered state and county officers to assist company guards after racial disputes led to a Friday shutdown. The plant will admit white and Negro students to training schools on a strict seniority basis, amid ongoing tensions.
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Baltimore
Bethlehem Steel Company
Hig
Sparrows Point
Herbert R. O'Conor
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
CSO
Fredenck
Sparrows Pol
Mayor Seeks Parental Help to Curb Park Vandalism
Mayor Hugh V. Gittinger urged parents to control children in parks and public spaces after investigations found vandalized drinking fountains in Baker Park and the East Yard Street park. He noted city toilets also suffered substantial damage and called for taxpayer-funded repairs and renewed prevention efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh V. Gittinger
Chidren
Baker Park
Crdren
Tard Street
Biser Cecal
Allied bombing sweep hits Naples and Sicily amid Italian defense hold
Allied forces intensified strikes on Naples harbor targets with 500 pound bombs destroying a railway station and hangars at Capodichino while large aircraft and oil dumps burned nearby. In Sicily, bomber forces attacked Milazzo and Adrano Randazzo as air battles left eight enemy interceptors downed and five Axis planes shot down. Mainland seapower bombarded Vibo Valentia Marina, Crotone, and a river bridge with ships and PT boats supporting the Seventh Army north of Sicily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pietro Badoglio
Geremans
Italy
Naples
Habor
Capodichino
Sicily
Milazzo
Adrano
Randazzo
Waly
Vibo Valentia Marina
Gulf of San Eufimio
Messina
River Oliva
Crotone
Jonisa Sea
Seventh Army
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Frank Stoner
Michael Young
West 112Th Street
Neil Lucas
Walter White
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
John H.johnston
St. Martin's Protestant Episcopal Church
Lewis Valentine
Patrick Walsh
Myles A. Paige
Court of of Special Sessions
Holstein
North 2
Mistretta
J.B. Hickman
St. Mary’s
Chicago
Briggs Transfer Company
J. Earl Solt
TELS
James E. Soll
Fred~etick
Ox Fibre Brush Company
Tes
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