British Women Lose Husbands To Germans
London August 54 reports of wives torn between British soldiers and German partners as letters to papers and divorce filings reflect a drift toward German brides. Lt General McCreery urged higher conduct from officers while letters claim German women win the war in domestic life. Amid arrivals of German wives, receptions vary from friendship to hostility as cultural tensions mount.
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Germany
War Office
Evening Standard
Richard McCreery
Hamburg
Allied Control Commission
Thomas Bates
Brighton
James H. L. Morrell
Heights Star William Berrian Leads Mountain Theater Cast
Heights star William Berrian, 18 months with Broadway Life With Father, leads the Mountain Theater summer season at Braddock Heights. Brooklyn native, studied drama in Manhattan, then Branford summer stock. Connie appears in a featured role in Three Men on a Horse tonight through Saturday with New York actors Louis Cinema and Anthony Jordan joining this week. CAR IS TOMATOED Bern Switzerland Aug 52 three left wing Swiss Labor Party members threw tomatoes at a car carrying Mrs Juan D Peron. Max Petitpierre was splashed. no arrests reported.
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Mountain Theater
Braddock Heights
Mr. Berrian
Mr. Berrin
Brooklyn
Players Guild of Manhattan
Branford
Connie
New York
Louis Cinema
Anthony Jordan
Bern
Switzerland
Labor Party
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Pern
Max Petitpierre
Fire destroys Robinson Ice and Cold Storage plant in Winchester
A noon blaze at the Robinson Ice and Cold Storage plant in Winchester, Virginia, destroyed the original six story building and two nearby structures. Loss estimated at $190,000 with insurance. Ammonia pipeline rupture amid the fire sent heavy white smoke. five Winchester companies plus volunteers from nearby towns fought the blaze for hours. The main plant escaped major damage, separated by a railroad and firewall.
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Robinson
Thomas Cather
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Zeropak Company
Robinson Company
Front Royal
Stephens City
Clear Brook
Martansburg
W. Va
Brunswick council seats change in quiet town election
J Luther Malone was unseated after a two year term in the Second Ward as E C Willey won 65 to 39. David Riser captured the First Ward seat 74 to 61 over William J G Care, WWII veteran. John H Moore ran unopposed in the Third Ward with 58 votes. Voter turnout reached about 30 percent with 297 of 1 600 casting ballots. final tallies show 105 Second Ward votes, one First Ward ballot rejected, 136 Second Ward ballots counted with one spoiled. Terms begin September 9.
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J. Luther Malone
E. C. Willey
Inne
David Riser
William J G. Care
John H. Moore
Prize Winners Named in Frederick Children's Pet Shows
Frederick civic groups sponsored two days of children's pet shows at Fairgrounds and Mullinix Park with 61 entries. Winners include Suzanne Reefer's puppy as friendliest, a puppy and a kitten winning races for Nancy Tegle and Billy Geable, Larry Phebus for cutest pet with the skunk, Ann Kell with smallest fleas, and a hen as best trained. Awards were given for largest, smallest, most unusual, and best trained pets with spectators enjoying the exhibitions.
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Fairgrounds
Mullinix Park
Frederick Civic Club
Junior Civic Club
Suzanne Reefer
Fairs
Nancy Tegle
Billy Geable
Larry Phebus
Ann Kell
Pets at Fairgrounds Dominate Show Winners
On owner Eugene Markham’s command, the largest number of pets honors went to a parlayed entry of a dog, a cat, and three goldfish led by James and Jack Fox. Cats and dogs topped both shows as Audrey Windigler Wilbur MacBride claimed largest pet, with Wanda Shank second for best trained, Juanita Smith for best cared for, Ernest Swanson for the second smallest pet, and Martha Koogle and Mullinix Park winners noted for various categories.
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Eugene Markham
James
Jack Fox
Fairgrounds
Audrey Windigler
Wilbur MacBride
Wanda Shank
Juanita Smith
Ernest Swanson
Matha Koogle
Mullinix Park
Betty Smith
Prices rise on Cuban sugar under new contract terms
The department announced price increases on Cuban sugar effective at midnight, tying the rise to provisions of a contract with Cuba. The staged boosts apply to commodities Cuba buys in this country, raising the price retailers will pay as a result.
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Cuba
Ceiling price rise for sugar announced by USDA
The Agriculture Department said sugar ceiling prices will rise about one fifth of a cent per pound at retail. It set raw sugar at 135 cents per 100 pounds and refined sugar at 15 cents at primary distribution levels, with the increases effective tonight.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Electricity and Daily Life Word Puzzle Review
A fragmentary crossword style grid lists clues about electricity and its uses. It mentions terms for electrical work, measurements, abbreviations, and objects tied to power, weaving a period tone around how electricity fuels cooking, lighting, clothes making, and timekeeping.
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