Brunswick Girl Killed In Sidewise Truck Crash
In Weverton vicinity near Frederick County line, 16 year old Grace Longbrake of Brunswick died after a lumber truck and an eastbound pickup sidewiped on a curve. Genevieve Weaver, also of Brunswick, was slightly injured. One driver, Nelson May, faces $1,000 bond as a witness. another, E H Smith, bonds set at $2,000 for drunkenness. Traffic halted as wreckage tore down guard rails and high tension lines.
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Weverton
Grace Longbrake
Brunswick
Genevieve Weaver
Miss Longbrake
Harpers Ferry
W. K. May
Frederick
Washington County
Smith
Nelson May
Thomas Longbrake
C. H. Feele
Roland W. Harbaugh
Petersville
Harbaugh
Beautification Begins at New Sewage Plant Grounds
City park superintendent Jesse W. Kalb leads a months long project to beautify the grounds of the new sewage disposal plant near Carroll Creek. The work transfers several plant-area tasks from Baker Park and follows a plan to plant barberry shrubs and improve outer appearance similar to Fishing Creek dam redesigns under City Engineer Elmer C. Max.
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Carroll Creek
City Park
Jesse W. Kalb
Kalb
Baker Park
Fishing Creek
Elmer Sr. C. Max
Maxwell
Kolb
Soviet Paper Accuses Japanese Ambassador
Pravda the Soviet Communist party newspaper accused Japanese Ambassador Mamoru Shigemitsu of abusing his diplomatic rank by spreading secret anti Communist propaganda in Moscow. It hinted that such propagandist activities would not be tolerated and referenced his denial of Japanese involvement in a White Russian raid on the Soviet consulate in Tientsin.
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Moscow
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Pravda
Communist Party
Shigemitsu
Tientsin
China
Japan
Soviet Union
Gordy stays in race for Maryland governor nomination
Salisbury August 19 AP William S Gordy Jr State Comptroller says he remains in the Democratic governor race as much as ever commenting on an anti Jackson ticket listing Gordy for Comptroller and Howard Bruce for Governor Bruce is honored at a Cambridge dinner with Democratic leaders Sasscer says it is too early for a combination ticket and dinner guests discuss efforts to oppose Mayor Jackson by a coalition of party leaders
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Salisbury
William S. Gordy
Howard Bruce
Gordy
Cambridge
Bruce
Maryland
Senate
Lansdale G. Sasscer
Howard W. Jackson
Sasscer
Howard W. Bruce
Jackson
Two Men Hurt In Truck Explosion Improving
Two men injured in a tar truck explosion at Fifth and Rentz streets were reported improving at Frederick City Hospital. Driver Charles Harley Yellow Springs suffered facial and hand burns and a head wound from being thrown from the vehicle. Walter Sharrer noted Harley’s burns were more severe, with heat from a reduced tar load blamed for the blast.
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Fifth and
Rentz
Frederick City Hospital
Charles Harley
Yellow Springs
Burns
Walter Sharrer
Harley
Fifth Street
Beer License Appeals To Be Heard Monday
Hearings will be held Monday afternoon at the courthouse on two beer license appeals brought to the State License Bureau. One appeal is from a County License decision covering G. Ed Myers, filed by residents of New Market in the Rosalie V. Summer case. Norris Brown of Centerville, colored, appeals a denial of his license. his case is set for 1 o'clock following the 1:30 start in the Summer appeal. The Bureau members are Frank P. Brattan, W. Clinton McSherry and L. Ryapklin Purnell.
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Court House
G. Ed Myers
New Market
Rosalie
Summer
Norris Brown
Centerville
Myers
Frank P. Brattan
W. Clinton i McSherry
L. Ryapklin Purnell
City water system near capacity drives heavy summer use
Frederick's water system runs near capacity to meet demand amid hot weather and factory use. Canning plants operate nightly boosting intake while Fishing and Tuscarora creeks pour about 2.25 million gallons daily into the reservoir. Linganore plant raises output to 1.1 million gallons daily as pressure dips in some areas. A Pen Mar shortage prompts a conservation warning as falls creek springs weaken.
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Frederick
Frank Eppley
Eppley
Tuscarora
East Second Street
City Hall
Irving S. Kefauver
Fishing Creek
Pen Mar
Routerville Water Company
Routerville
Falls Creek
Pennsylvania
Man Hurt After Car Door Traps Head in Freight Yard
Roy Runkles, 36, a Knoxville Baltimore and Ohio Railroad car inspector, suffered severe injuries when his head was caught between a freight car door and the car frame in Brunswick yard. The incident occurred about three-quarters after 2, as a switch engine moved the car. he was treated by Dr. Levin West and sent to Frederick City Hospital. He is married and son of the late Justice Morgan P. Runkles.
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Roy Runkles
Knoville
Baltimore and Ohio
Uhis
Brunswick Yard
Runklies
Runkles
Runkies
Levin West
Frederick City Hospital
Inquiry Board Examines Fire Room On Ship
Philadelphia August 19 AP a naval board of inquiry examined twisted wreckage in the fire room off the destroyer Cassin seeking the cause of a steam line burst that killed seven men a civilian employee and an enlisted man and injured eight others Steam pressure was raised to test safety valves when the line exploded Capt Baum chairman said the board wants to know if the dead died rescuing others or while working in the fire room
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Philadelphia
Naval Board of Inquiry
U. S
Cassin
Navy
Henry N. Marshall
William W. Behrens
G. M. Baum
Naval Inquiry Committee
Portugal Breaks With Czechoslovakian Govt
Lisbon reports severing diplomatic relations with Czechoslovakia over an unsigned order for machine guns and accuses Prague of yielding to an unseen third party. Duiria de Noticias interprets the move as following eastern power instructions and notes Czechoslovakia as a Russian stronghold in Central Europe.
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Lisbon
Portage
Republic of
Czechoslovakia
Portugal
Duiria de Noticias
Euror
Too Many Blocs Block Legislation In Congress
Washington reports multiple congressional blocs blocking each other as lawmakers describe six or more formations. Key groups include the southern bloc opposing wage and hour laws without cotton loans, a wage hour bloc led by Arthur D Healy, a liberal bloc led by Maury Maverick, and a big city bloc from New York and Chicago pressing pro labor and relief measures. The southern bloc remains the most powerful, shaping committee influence and threatening federal legislation.
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Rodney Dutcher
Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Conmunan Blinc
Congr
Wright Patman
Texas
Ansk
Arthur D. Healy
Massachusetts
Gin
Hallman
Michigan
Will
Taber
New York
Perhit
Raiin
Cerin
Maury Maverick
Chigo
Woman ready to become senator in Alabama case
Washington August 19 AP Mrs Dixie Graves wife of Alabama governor arrives in the capital and indicates she is prepared to serve in the Senate if appointed by her husband The governor and Mrs Graves refuse to confirm selection while Alabama congressmen expect the appointment as they pass through Atlanta on the way to discuss a vacancy created by Hugo Black’s resignation to join the Supreme Court.
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Washington
Dixie
Alabama
Graves
Montgomery
Hugo Bl. Black
Supreme Court
Atlanta
Jack
Levitt
Black
Tax Avoidance Bill Is Passed By Senate
The Senate approved the administration’s tax avoidance bill aimed at closing loopholes that have cost the government about 500 million annually. The measure, moved after a brief debate, returns to the House for consideration of minor amendments. Senator Harrison of Mississippi noted the bill targets personal holding companies foreign corporations multiple trusts and use of prior patents to dodge income tax.
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Senate
Washington
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Stocks Hit Back Trail As Leaders Yield In Market Slide
Stocks fell back with many leaders yielding fractions to over two points. Steels, rubbers, motors and oils dragged the market while several other divisions showed varying momentum. Pond sterling rose to 4 44s, temperatures near 94 yesterday and clear Potomac water with Monocacy slightly cloudy.
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New York
Pond Sterling
Chinese drive threatens Japanese lines in eastern Shanghai
Masses of Chinese infantry struck the heart of Japanese shore positions in eastern Shanghai late today, driving lines back toward the Whangpoo river as Tokyo lands reinforcements. Reports say 800,000 Chinese may be en route to reinforce in Nanking while Japanese forces push to extend their front and hold the waterway corridor.
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Shanghai
Whangpoo River
Ward Road
Yangtzepoo Road
Lie Whangpoo
Soochow Crveek
Soochow Creek
International Settlement
Japan
Whangpoo
Yangtze
Kiangwan
Nanking
Southern Baptist My
Nantungchow
Kiangsu Province
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Tokyo
Pordy
Lasseer
Lingapore
Con
Knoxville
Inquiry Board
Shangehad
Pouse
Cotter Toins
Roosevelt
Uth
Rousey
Ee Manteo
N. Gs
Roanoke
Virginia Dare
American Liberty League
U.S. Chamber of Capimerss
National Aesariation of Manufacturers
Rooosevelt
Coast Guard
C. B. Fehvinghaus
Clyde Hoey
North Carolina
Éé. T
Potomac
Chiang Kai-Shek
Southern Baptist
Crown Colony of
Hongkong
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