Water Ban Enforced In Frederick Amid Heat Wave
Frederick imposes a citywide water ban effective immediately prohibiting nonessential use. Exceptions allow watering Victory gardens on Tuesday and Friday evenings 7 30 to 8 30, bucket washing of cars, and limited shrubbery watering. Violators face fines or jail. The Fishing Creek reservoir level drops daily as Linganore plant runs at capacity to meet demand. Thermometer hits 97 degrees as no relief is forecast until Friday or Saturday.
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Hugh V. Gittinger
Frederick
Victory Gardens
Gittinger
Fishing Creek
Linganore
Camp Detrick
U. S. Weather Bureau
Baltimore
Legislative Council To Attend Conference At Savage Park
The Maryland Legislative Council plans to visit Savage State Park in Garrett County September 17-18 for a Potomac Basin Conservancy Commission conference. Rep Jennings Randolph of West Virginia will head the commission as Maryland seeks stronger action on Northern Potomac River pollution after eight years of planning with little result.
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Baltimore
Maryland Legislative Council
Savage State Park
Garrett County
Potomac Basin Conservancy Commission
Potomac River
Robert B. Kimble
R-Allegany
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Oakland
Jennings Randolph
D-W
No Contract Awarded for School Additions in Montgomery County
MOCKVILLE Aug ia no contract for additions to the elementary schools at North Four Corners Montgomery Hills and Rockville has been awarded to L J Keller and Son of Jefferson subject to approval by the FWA The Federal agency approval is needed because half the funds come under the Lanham Act The Montgomery County Commissioners will provide the other half
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Mockville
Aug.ia
North Four Corners
Montgomery Hills
Rockville
L. J. Keller and Son of
Jefferson
FWA
Montgomery County Board of Education
Montgomery County Commissioners
North Africa service tour for Walker son of Susie Walker
In North Africa Private Walker, son of Mrs Susie Walker and brother of Irene Carpoll, both of 112 West All Saints Street, is stationed abroad. He has been overseas for more than a year and a half in the current war theatre.
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Pte. Walker
Susie ‘Walker
Irene Car‘poll
West All Saints Street
North Africa
Roosevelt's Trip Labeled Holiday by Dewey
Albany Aug 35 14 Gev Thomas E Dewey classified Roosevelt's Hawaii and Aleutians trip as a holiday noted as part of his constitutional duties. Dewey declined to elaborate when asked about Roosevelt's activities at Pearl Harbor and Alaska radio address aboard a destroyer while accepting a fourth term nomination. Some Republicans criticized inspection trips as potentially political in nature.
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Albany
N W
Gev
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Hawaii
Aleutian Islands
Dewey
Licensing Of Institutions Recommended
Baltimore officials heard medical leaders urge state licensing of all bed care institutions. Four minimum standards would apply to hospitals nursing and convalescent homes including building, records, and ethical practices. Witnesses stressed variability, urged health department oversight, and noted inadequate local enforcement.
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Baltimore
Legislative Council
Harvey Weiss
Sinai Hospital
Maryland District of Columbia Hospital Association
Maryland
Edwin L. Crosby
John Hopkins Hospital
J. D. Coleman
Associated Hospital Service of Maryland
Merrell L. Stout
Baltimore Hospital Conference
Woman's Hospital
Robert H. Riley
State Health Department
Weiss
Council
James J. Lindsay
D-Balio-Co
Horace Flack
Department of Legislative Reference
Crosby
State Department of Health
Health Department
George Della D-Balio i
le Smal Hospital
Della
Coleman
Stout
Baltimore City
The
Blue Cross
Civilian production would rise with fall of Reich
Washington reports WPB chairman Donald M. Nelson forecast a 30 percent rise in civilian production after Germany’s collapse, reaching near 1939 levels, while armament output to crush Japan remains. He warned of a 40 percent drop in war production and outlined gradual easing of controls, prioritizing simple consumer goods and noting reconversion progress in tires, agriculture, textiles, with autos and durable goods facing gaps.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Germany
Japan
War Production Board
Nelson
WPB
WPE
W.P.B
Congress
Italians Attacked by Negro Troops at Fort Lawton
At Fort Lawton Seattle port of embarkation command reports twenty five Italian service unit members were injured in a midnight attack by unidentified Black soldiers. One Italian body was found hanging from a tree. Hospital treatment given. several attackers also hurt.
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Seattle
Fort Lawton
Tne
Italian hanged by attacking party in grim discovery
The Italian victim Guglielmo Olivanza was found hanged by the assailants. The report places the event in a tense incident as authorities investigate and corroborate the chilling discovery amid ongoing unrest.
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Guglielmo Olivanza
Anthracite Shortage Forecast With Restricted Shipments
Washington reports a projected 6,000,000 ton domestic anthracite shortfall for winter against 5,000,000 last year. Secretary Ickes orders wholesalers and retailers limited to 87% of normal. Total coal year output forecast at 60,909,000 tons, about 6,000,000 tons short for domestic needs. Anthracite remains key heating fuel in New England and Middle Atlantic states.
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Washington
Ickes
New England
Middle Atlantic
Allied Bombardment Expands From Kuriles To Formosa In Pacific War
Allied air forces smashed Japanese positions across the Kuriles Paramushiro Shumushu and Araito Islands and struck Formosa and Halmahera. Liberators and Mitchells damaged airfields and warehouses while U S patrols sank eight ships off Ceram. Japanese fighters contested raids as remnants retreat toward Burma and the Philippines.
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Volcano Islands
Toyo
Adm
Chester
Nimitz
Kuriles
Paramushiro
Shumushu
Araito Islands
U. S
Molucca
Spice Islands
Philippines
Southwest Pacific Command
New Guinea
Formosa
Aparri
Korea
India
Tiddim Road
Burma
S T/Sgt Fox Recuperates In England From Wounds
In Hospital T/Sgt. Fox recovers in an England hospital from injuries sustained about two weeks ago in France while serving with Co. A 115th Infantry. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Alonzo Fox of near Gambrill State Park.
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Fox
England
France
Co. A
115Th Infantry
Alonzo Fox
Gambrill State Park
Frederick firm changes name to General Acceptance Corp
Announcement today states the Frederick Industrial Loan becomes General Acceptance Corporation, with no operational changes and business to continue uninterrupted. The General Acceptance Corporation is the successor to the Frederick Industrial Loan Company and the former Community Finance Company, which began operating in Frederick in 1925.
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Frederick Industrial Loan
General Acceptance Corporation
Market and
Third Streets
Frederick Industrial Loan Company
Old Community Finance Company
Frederick
Araby Women’s Society Meets At Gue Home
The Araby Women’s Society of Christian Service held a July 31 meeting at Mrs. John Gue’s home with 19 members present. A business session followed prayers led by Rev. J. W. Briscoe and singing, and the next gathering was slated for August 21 at Mrs. Harry Linton’s home.
Shriner Killed in France. Jones Wounded in Action
Frederick County notes confirm Pic Annon C Shriner of Thurmont district was killed in France on July 6 while serving with 115th Infantry. His brother Pfc Shriner worked as a farm laborer nearby prior to service. Cpl John B Jones, son of Asa and Mrs. Jones of East Fourth Street, was wounded July 29 in France and evacuated to England. he is recovering in a hospital there.
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Frederick County
115Th Infantry
Fanny M. Shriner
Neale Shriner
Apple’s Church
Thurmont
War Department
Pic
Annon C. Shriner
France
Alma Miller Jones
East Fourth Street
Cpl
John B. Jones
England
Pfc
Shriner
Carl Shhriner
Middletown
Maurice Shriner
Cpl. Jones
Asa B. Jones
Headquarters Company
Arlington
Egg Market Weak and WFA Plans to Hold Prices
Washington reports the war food administration will not dump egg stocks on the market and will offer supplies only at ceiling prices to stabilize the jittery market. Egg prices weakened in recent weeks due to trade uncertainty over future stock disposition from the WFA’s spring and early summer buying program. Reds Optimistic on Allied Landing in Southern France.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
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Judy Canova
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