Railroad Man Wehnert Dies After Local Accident
Charles R. Wehnert of Baltimore died Saturday evening in Frederick City Hospital after a heart attack while in the cab of a Baltimore and Ohio locomotive in Brunswick. Autopsy by Frederick County Medical Examiner ruled natural causes. Wehnert, a 25 year railroad employee, lived at 902 Williams Street with his mother Mollie Farley Wehnert and his wife. He was born October 10, 1897 in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Charles R. Wehnert
Williams Street
Brunswick
J. G. F. Smith
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Amopas
Frederick County
Charles Wehnert
Mollie Farley Wehnert
Filipinos Fight On In Guerrilla War Across Islands
President Manuel Quezon said Filipino fighters remain engaged with Japanese forces in the islands. He spoke on CBS from near Washington, noting Filipinos have fought alongside American troops though he did not confirm U.S. participation in guerrilla actions. He urged that the Atlantic Charter applies to Asia and the Far East.
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Manuel Quezon
Commonwealth of the Philippines
Columbia Broadcasting System
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Roosevelt
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Quezon
Europe
America
Africa
Australia
Asia
Far East
Photos Show German Plan Is Badly Damaged
London reports RAF reconnaissance photos show heavy war damage in Western Germany. Air Ministry notes major August Ruhr steel works repairs ongoing from March raids and confirms 150000 square feet of roofing damaged in central rolling mills, plus wrecked sheet steel and other plants. Also mentions minor Luftwaffe activity over England and a few casualties. Maryland considers extending absentee voting to service members and female waacs and waves.
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Air Ministry
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Maryland
Thomas £. Jones
Mrs Murdoch Takes a Case in a Murder Web
Hester Thorndike confesses a bond theft to pay Clarke’s debt revealing a plan to frame others. Delia forgives Thorndike as a hospital trip and a pursuing siren fade, while Bacon pieces together clues about Raeburn Allen and the envelope. The chapter ends with a cliffhanger as the case nears continuation.
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Ward
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Allen
Bacon
Egan
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Confidential information probe spans three papers
Grand jury to review publication of what Biddle called confidential information on the Midway battle. The inquiry, urged by the Navy and Biddle, targets possible violations of national defense secrecy laws and may involve the Chicago Tribune New York Daily News and Washington Times Herald.
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Washington
Metropolitan News
Francis Biddle
Midway
Navy Department
Biddle
Robert W. Horton
Uf Ide Ides Baseda
Office of War Information
Chicago Tribune
New York Daily News
Washington Times Herald
Tribune
Chicago
Stanley Johnston
Midway Island
the Tribune
203 Hotels Taken Over For Nation's War Use
New York August Two per cent of all hotel rooms in the country nearly 30000 have been requisitioned by the Federal Government for war uses. Horwath Horwath hotel accountants report 203 hotels taken, with many in Miami Beach and Atlantic City used as Army Air Forces training centers. States totals show New York and Florida among the top with multiple properties.
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Hotel Red Book
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Glutel Association
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Iowa
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Minnesota
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Oklahoma
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Virginia
Washington
Rakes Sells River Farm West of Point of Rocks
Hugh H. Rakes sold the George farm four miles west of Point of Rocks on the Potomac River to Warren J. Willett of Arlington County Virginia. The 420 acre property includes farm buildings and is regarded as among the best in the area. Some Cornish tin mines are said to be tunneled under the sea floor.
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Hugh H. Rakes
U S Planes Aid Chinese In Kiangsi Campaign
U S air support under Brigadier General Claire Chennault aided Chinese troops as they pressed the Japanese stronghold at Tinehwan in Kiangsi Province and raided Linchwan. Huwan troops joined the attack near Linchwan while fighting continued around Liklatu and the Fu River. Reports said Japanese dead and wounded totaled about thirty boatloads en route to Nanchang. Chinese forces repulsed raids near Wenchow. in Honan a Chinese unit surprised an enemy convoy near Yushu.
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China
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U.S
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Tinehwan
Kiangsi
United States
Chennault
Linchwan
Huwan
Liklatu
Fu River
Nanchang
High Command
Wenchow
Chekiang
Kwangfeng
Honan
Hieh
Yushu
Bowling stars honored in 1941 42 NDPC rankings
Lawrence Bunny Powell and Bob Fisher were among those honored by the National Duckpin Congress for the 1941-42 season. Powell earned honorable mention for limited league participation, while Fisher ranked nineteenth among the hard maple shooters. Powell won the junior singles title in Baltimore, and Jenkins led the league with White close behind. Lorraine Gulli and Katherine Vick also figure among top finishers in this period.
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Bunny” Powell
Mapleways
Annd
Florida
Maine
Lou Jenkins
Washington Star
Astor Clarke
Jack White
New Haven
Conn
Jenkins
Apott
Camp Lee
Katherine Vick
Norfolk
Lucy Rose
Lorraine Gulli
Weather Summary for August 1949 Region Notes
Weather data shows 1.40 inches of precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 8 am today. August to date totals 11 inches, with August normal 4.35 inches. Deficiency to August 1, 1942 stands at 0.04 inch. Yesterday high 78, low last night 61. Sun rises 6.19 am, sets 1.13 pm. Rivers Monocacy at Ceresville and Potomac at Knoxville reported muddy conditions.
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Potomac
Knoxville
Window Glass Shatters as Great Dane Attacks Davis Home
Mrs. John N. Davis of North Market Street escaped injury when a large dog leaped against her front window, showering glass as another Great Dane owned by Franklin N. Shipley nearby was cut on a paw. A small Davis dog watched the scene before a veterinarian stopped the bleeding. Shipley said the dogs were friendly. Nearby, Buenos Aires hosts the world’s largest refrigeration plant with a daily capacity of 5000 cattle and 10000 sheep.
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North Market Street
Franklin N. Shipley
Davis
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Faithful Union Service indoors at Calvary Methodist Church
Rev. William C. Royal of First Baptist led the indoor Union Service on Sunday evening at Calvary Methodist due to Baker Park ground conditions. He urged lasting faith as power to endure in hard times and to face death without fear, stressing worship and fellowship as paths to strong faith.
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First Baptist Church
Calvary Methodist Church
Baker Park
Mr. Royal
Royal
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Lous Eichelberger
C. C. Sparks
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