Light Spotty Rains Cool Frederick Amid Dry Spell
Rainfall was uneven with only light showers countywide, while Frederick saw 3.6 million gallons used and a forecast of cooler weekend weather. Linganore and Fishing Creek reservoirs remained low as daily per capita use neared 200 gallons, and a new Linganore plant pumping record marked the day.
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Frederick
William J. Davis
Frederick Junction
Brunswick
Middletown
Walkersville
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Mt. Airy
Myersville
Charles Town
W. Va
Winchester
Reas
Gettysburg
Hagerstown
Frank Weddle
Fishing Creek
Linganore Creek
Linganore Fittation
W. Raymond Walter
Life savings vanish in box of groceries
Adam J. Zabor, a 55 year old vegetable peeler, reported $938 saved for sickness or old age was in a cardboard box carrying a carry out order at a North Side grill. A well dressed man paid $3.06 for food Thursday night and vanished with the box. Zabor and owner John Dimas appeal for the customer to come forward.
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Chicago
Adam J. Zabor
North Side
Zabor
John Dimas
Dimas
Mani
Ther
Arkansas H Bomb Plant Said to Be Sited in State
The Arkansas Gazette reports a Washington tentative decision to place a 200 million dollar hydrogen bomb plant in Arkansas. It cites Arkansas having key elements: power, seclusion, ample idle land, fuel and labor supply. Authority for the statement is not specified. The plant is hoped for in the mountains of the northwest or north central region.
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Little Rock
The
Arkansas Gazette
Arkansas
the Gazette
Washington
Arkansans
Condition Of Streams Clear At Frederick Junction
Report notes Monocacy stream conditions are clear at Frederick Junction while the Potomac remains clear and low at Point Bol Rocks, indicating stable but low-water levels along these segments.
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Frederick Junction
Potomac
Point Bol Rocks
Reds Surrender After Safe Conduct Passes Used In Korea
Two North Korean lieutenants surrendered to U S troops after walking into American lines on August 12 while waving red safe conduct passes. American planes had dropped the passes over enemy lines as invitations to surrender, marking the first voluntary captures by Reds using the passes with the U S 25th Division.
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U. S
Korea
Former Urbana GI Wounded In War In Korea
Pvt. Robert L. Johnston Jr formerly of Urbana is wounded in action in Korea as listed by the Department of Defense. The casualty list also shows Pfc. Marion E. Rohrbaugh Hampstead Pfc. Thomas F. Hynson Westminster and Pvt. Charles T. Compton Bethesda all listed as wounded. Johnston lives with his aunt Mrs Charles H Johnston at Clarksburg and is unmarried. He joined the Army last November trained in Texas and went overseas to Korea in February with the 25th Division.
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Robert L. Johnston
Urbana
Korea
Department of Defense
Associated Press
Marion E. Rohrbaugh
Hampstead
Carroll County
Thomas F. Hynson
Westminster
Charles T. Compton
Bethesda
Johnston
Charles H. Johnston
Hammond Drive
Clarksburg
Robert Johnston
Hagerstown
Gaithersburg
Young Johnston
Texas
Propaganda counterdrive targets Soviet tactics in Korea
State Department officials push Operation Figleaf to expose Soviet conduct in Korea via Voice of America and imported films while avoiding formal charges. Acheson accuses Malik of obstructing U N action, and Truman cites Malik filibuster. Calls for an $89 million campaign fund and broader world peace prospects. Two British reporters and an Indian delegate die in Taegu area. a Pavuna rail crash in Rio de Janeiro state injures and kills multiple commuters.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
Korea
United Nations
Voice of America
Moscow
U. N
Acheson
U. N. Security Council
Jakob Malik
Security Council
Malik
Council
Truman
United States
Warren Austin
Lake Success
Congress
Khowland
R-Calif
Tax bill would exempt GIs from income tax in hostility zones
Washington reports Congress backed a Truman tax plan to fund the Korean War with about 5 billion dollars yearly while exempting GIs in hostile areas from pay taxes and cutting taxes for officers. The Senate Finance Committee approved higher individual rates and a 1.5 billion dollar annual rise in corporate taxes, with steps to close loopholes and speed tax payments.
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Washington
Congress
Korea
Truman
America
Met
Senate Finance Committee
George
Millikin
R-Cole
Senate
White House
Finance Committee
Treasury
Russian Propaganda Blames U S for Korean War Deaths
North Korean Literary Gazette dispatches from Pyongyang cite United States bombers killing 7000 in Seoul and wrecking hundreds of Pyongyang homes. It characterizes the U S as aggressors and ties the bloodshed to the White House.
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Moscow
Literary Gazette
United States
Seoul
Pyongyang
North Korea
White House
United Nations
Start Work In Baker Park West Extension
City park workers under Superintendent Jesse W. Kolb cleared weeds and brush in the westward Baker Park extension beyond Culler Lake. City Engineer W. Raymond Walter called it shaping up as sections north of Watkins Acres and Westbrook developments were burned to reduce weed mass. The project greatly improves the park area but further development is not planned until next year.
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Baker Park
Culler Lake
Jesse W. Kolb
W. Raymond Walter
Watkins Acres
Westbrook
Army Denies Hiding Korea Casualty Totals
The Army says it has not concealed U S Korea casualties and that “flash figures” given to a congressional committee were higher than public totals because they included unconfirmed reports. It will release confirmed casualty names as soon as next of kin are notified. The latest summary through Aug. 6 shows 2,616 casualties: 153 killed, 1,590 wounded, 873 missing.
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Washington
Army
U. S
Korea
Congress
Congressional
Bridges R-Nhi
U.S
Congressional Appropriations Committee
Department of the Army
Twenty two rescued after boat capsized on Lake Mendota
In Madison on August 12 twenty two youths were dumped into Lake Mendota when a 25 foot cabin cruiser overturned about 200 yards offshore near the University of Wisconsin campus. They swam or clung to wreckage until help arrived from Thomas E. Coleman and William Hobbins who rescued several and police assisted, all reaching shore safely.
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Madison
Wis
Lake Mendota
University of Wisconsin
Thomas E. Coleman
William Hobbins
Youths Missing After Mt Whitney Climb Near Lone Pine
Two 17 year old climbers Christopher Reynolds and Stephen Wasserman are unreported after ascending Mt Whitney from Cerro Gordo. Reynolds, heir to a $25 million tobacco fortune, and Wasserman, son of a New York broker, had only two days of rations and planned to return last Tuesday. Inyo County Undersheriff warns nights are cold and fatalities are common on the 14,496 foot peak.
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Lone Pine
Calif
Christopher Smith Reynolds
Stephen Wasserman
Mt. Whitney
United States
Reynolds
Libby Holman Reynolds
Zachary Smith
Wasserman
New York
Cerro Gordo
Inyo County
Arthur Jewett
Thailand ends 11000 volunteers for U N Korea mission
Bangkok Aug 12 The Thailand Ministry for Defense stopped accepting volunteers for an expeditionary force to join United Nations troops in Korea after nearly 11,000 signed up, far above the 4,000 target. At the same time Thai authorities fortified the Burma border with bazookas and machine guns as Burmese and Chinese Nationalist troops clashed nearby for a week.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Ministry For Defense
United Nations
Korea
Burma
B 29s Strike Near Russian Territory
United States air raids near the Soviet border hit the North Korean port Najin with 500 tons of bombs, marking the closest approach to Soviet territory in the Korean War. Bottom lines describe rail and highway bridge strikes, naval patrols, and continued air sorties from Japan and Okinawa.
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Tokyo
Najin
Vladivostok
North Korea
Manchuria
Japan
Okinawa
Sea of Japan
Wonsan
Musudan
United Nations
Naktong River
Fifth Air Force
Fairchild Develops Aerial Tractor Trailer in Test Flight
Fairchild Aircraft's XC-120 twin engined flying tractor trailer passed a 45 minute test flight in Hagerstown. The detachable cargo pod enables rapid deployment of ground units, hospital facilities, or workshops in forward areas. Designed by Armand J. Thieblot, the prototype lands with the pod and can offload for quick use.
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Hagerstoci
Fairchild Aircraft
Air Force
Fairchild
Metal file jammed in carrier boiler tube found
A metal file was found jammed in a boiler tube of the aircraft carrier Illustrious. No damage occurred and routine investigations continue. The warship, a 23 000 ton vessel, is undergoing repairs at Devonport after the incident.
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London
Lustrious
Admiralty
Deveonport
Sugar Corn Season Here And Thieves Too
The sugar corn season is here and in more ways than one it is indicated. Between 500 and 600 ears of sweet corn were pulled by culprits Wednesday and Thursday nights on the farm of Ray Baer near Lewistown. Deputy Sheriff R. Paul Buhrman disclosed this morning. The officer said the persons drove a car up to the field and loaded it with corn intended for canning.
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Ray Baer
Lewistown
R. Paul Buhrman
Lone Stand by 24th Division Saves Pusan Port
Chicago Tribune reports the 24th Division's early Korean War stand, led by Maj. Gen. William Dean, halted by as many as 30 percent battle losses and severe equipment depletion. The unit, arriving June 30 with 12,500 men, pressed 200 miles in three days, delaying an enemy advance toward Pusan.
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Pusan Port
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Eighth Army
Korea
Walter Simmons
Tribune
William Dean
Carlyle
Simmons
24Th
Japan
Chongju
Taejon
34Th
Local Wheat To Be Stored In Baltimore Terminals
Government loan program storage space in Baltimore terminals is expected to become available starting Tuesday for Frederick county wheat. Much of the county crop is ready for storage, with about 150000 bushels shipped to Baltimore by the Farmers Cooperative Association, though not all from the immediate area. Farmers expect a minimum of $2.05 to $2.06 per bushel for lean wheat and may reclaim wheat to sell at higher market prices. The 1929 like crop was described as not too bad for moisture but short on per acre yield, averaging 20 to 22 bushels with many fields below that.
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Baltimore
Frederick County
Farmers Cooperative Association
Shry Properties Sold For 20900 At Public Sale
The late Helen La Shry heirs sold Buckeystown district holdings at the Court House this morning. Carroll L. Shry bought the parcels for 20900, including a 106 acre modern farm with multiple outbuildings for 15400 and an 82 acre farm with a seven room dwelling for 5500. Heirs C Willard Carrall L J Atlee and Hobson L Shry conducted the sale with attorney Edwin F Ni r k and auctioneers Null and Null.
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Helen la Shry
Licksville
Buckeystown
Court House
Carrol L. Shry
C. Willard
Carrall L
J. Atlee
Hobson L. Shry
Edwin F. Nikirk
Null
Requisition For Stegall Issued In Extradition Case
Governor Lane issued a requisition to Pennsylvania for George M. Stegall a carnival operator wanted in the county for grand larceny State's Attorney Edwin F Nikirk said Stegall was arrested Sunday in Pennsylvania on the complaint of Thurmont volunteer fire company officials who said he absconded with funds from the carnival He was jailed at Gettysburg and refused to waive extradition awaiting word on a hearing date from Pennsylvania. Washington Aug 1944 lawmakers urged swift military aid to Formosa against a Communist attack similar to Korea.
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Lane
Pennsylvania
George M. Stegall
Edwin F. Nikirk
Stegall
Thurmont Volunteer Fire Company
Carnival
Gettysburg
Nikirk
St Louis Goes To Work Afoot On Public Transit Strike
The nation’s eighth largest city faced a complete halt in bus and streetcar service after a wildcat strike by union operators seeking higher wages. The state seized the public transit system, despite a three year old anti strike law, and Gov. Forrest Smith vowed lawlessness would not be tolerated. Deeds recorded note property sales in Walkersville and Lime Kiln with values around 11,500 and 5,500 respectively.
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St Lands
St Louis
Forrest Smith
AFL Street and Railway Motor Coach
A. E. Bast
Jefferson City
Smith
East
Barcy
Fox
John C. Dotson
Main Street
Walkersville
Vernon W. Yingling
Thomas F. Fulmer
Finns Angry at US Ship Searches Embrace Atomic Tension
Pravda notes Finnish anger as Americans search ships near US harbors for atomic weapons. The report highlights Cold War tensions and Finns reacting to perceived military brinksmanship while Moscow warns of heightened scrutiny in maritime approaches.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
United States
Belgian Leader Spaak Warns West Europe on Unified Defense
Strasbourg France August 12 1.2 Belgian Socialist Leader Paul Henri Spaak warned Western Europe to speed a unified defense or risk destruction of its civilization.
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Strasbourg
France
Paul- Henri Spaak
Western Europe
United States R pushes more troops to Korean front
North Korean reinforcements cross the Naktong as U S and Allied forces urge a renewed push near Taegu and Chinju. MacArthur reports heavy fighting around the Naktong line with roadblocks, river crossings, and air support shaping the battle in Pohang, Miryang, and Changnyong as units from the 25th Division move northward to blunt enemy advances.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Naktong
Changnyong
Waegwan
Taegu
Central Communications Center
Miryang
Kean
Pohang
Eart
Kusong
Naktong River
Chinju
Okinawa
Japan
Najin
Desfor
Waegon
Yongsang
Erickson
24Th
John
Mike) Michaelis
Sea of Japan
Pusan
ZAP
Hal Boyle
No Man's
U.S
Yonil
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Reds
Pvt
R. L. Johnston
India
U. N. Commission On
Rio de Janeiro
Pavuna
Federal District
Baker Park West Extension
Armand J. Thieblot
Aircraft
Shry Properties
Formosa
St. Louis
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