Subversive Activity Convictions Rise in War Warnings
A wartime AP roundup shows nearly 1,200 people convicted of subversive acts as the U.S. nears nine months in war. Six Nazi saboteurs were electrocuted, one man hanged, with hundreds jailed. Espionage leads, thousands detained or paroled, and denaturalizations rising as federal and military agencies target enemy spies and saboteurs.
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Cabeth
United States
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Conn
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Philadelphia
Germany
Japan
Max Stephan
Detroit
Milan
Mich
Long Island
Florida
Washington
Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze
Bund
Rev. Molzahn
New York
Frederick Joubert Diquesne
Werner von Clemm
Brunswick Outing Planned by Brotherhood Lodge 993
The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Rocky Mountain Lodge No 993 will hold its annual picnic at Brunswick City Park on Saturday afternoon August 29 from 4 to 12. Amusements dancing music by the Saddle Pals and refreshments. Proceeds from the picnic will be used to buy war bonds.
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Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Rocky Mountain Lodge No
Brunswick City Park
Hagerstown
Forest supply note sparks city paper mill discussion
A major city newspaper sources about 2000 acres of forest for its paper pulp, prompting debate over sustainable timber use, forest management, and long term supply security for local mills. Industry officials cite steady demand while environmental groups urge rate reviews and conservation measures.
Roosevelt to deliver two major radio addresses
President Roosevelt scheduled two additional radio talks. The September 7 address targets youths worldwide and will be broadcast via international student service channels. An August 31 speech will mark the Navy Medical Center at Bethesda’s 100th anniversary of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
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Sac Stabiah
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Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
White House
Congress
International Students Service
United Nations
Stephen Early
Oe Wet Bael
Early
Army, Navy
Office of War Information
Coast Guard
Nazca Quake Forces Townspeople Into Streets
A powerful earthquake in Nazca Peru drives nearly all of its 10000 residents from homes into streets and fields. The tremors killed 14 in Nazca and two in nearby Ica, with Palpa reported destroyed. Doctors, nurses, and relief trucks arrived as more than 50 injured were tallied and casualties remained incomplete.
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Peru
Nazca
Lima
Ica
AIC Liangullavle
Palpa
Tea
Soldier Vote Bill Ends House Recess
Washington August 26 The month old informal House recess nears an end as southern members oppose a Senate amendment that would allow service members to vote by mail while objecting to the proposed residency qualification rules. The Senate backed the change 33 to 20, despite southern states arguing it invaded states rights. the House had rejected a similar provision earlier.
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Washington
House
Senate
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Texas
Virginia
South Carolina
Arkansas
Chronology of Three Years of War High Spots Reviewed
Chronology traces key 1939 to 1940 events from Germany's invasion of Poland to major Allied steps. It lists dates like Sept 1 1939 invasion, Sept 3 declarations of war, Dunkirk rescue figures, and major campaigns across Europe, Africa, and the Pacific, highlighting shifts in leadership and strategic actions. The piece references Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, and MacArthur among others in a broad wartime timeline.
Fraser Praises U S Soldiers During Visit to Washington
New Zealand Prime Minister Peter Fraser arrived in Washington at Roosevelt's invitation for about ten days. He praised American troops in the Southwest Pacific and commended their performance. Fraser met Secretary Hull and other officials, planned a White House tea and informal dinner described as a business meeting to discuss war matters.
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Washington
New Zealand
Peter Fraser
Roosevelt
United States
Fadrick J. Hurley
Fraser
White House
Stephen Barly
Dutch Merchant Vessel Sunk by Submarine in Caribbean
The Navy announced that a small Dutch merchant vessel was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in the Caribbean around mid August. Survivors have been landed at a Gulf Coast park.
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Washington
Navy
Caribbean
Gulf Coast Park
Eisenhower and Churchill Confer After Churchill's Moss Cow Return
London reports General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Prime Minister Winston Churchill held talks after Churchill’s return from Moss Cow. The conference focused on Allied strategy in the European theater as World War II neared key milestones.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Churchill
Mosscow
Senate votes to exempt service members from poll tax
The Senate approved 33 to 20 a plan to exempt armed forces members from poll taxes for voting by mail in eight Southern States. The move came after an amendment allowing absentee voting by service members in primaries for Senators and Representatives.
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Washington
Senate
Lunder
Picnic for Bright Jewels Class at Woodsboro Park
The Bright Jewels Class of St Johns Reformed Sunday School Woodsboro held a picnic at Big Pipe Creek Park. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Harvey Harris Mrs and Mrs Marlin Shriner Mr and Mrs Robert Shrines Mr and Mrs Alien ong Masses Kathryn Grimm Betty Derr Joan Dorcus Audrey Smith Ellen Stottlemyer Marguerite Stitely Judith Fay Bowers Herbert Duvall and At ville Bowers.
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Bright Jewels
St John’s Reformed Sunday School of
Woodsboro
Big Pipe Creek Park
Harvey Harris
Marlin Shriner
Robert Shrines
Mts
Alien Ong
Kathryn Grimm
Betty Derr
Joan Dorcus
Audrey Smith
Ellen Stottlemyer
Marguerite Stitely
Judith Fay Bowers
Herbert Duvall
Atville Bowers
Petersen's Ointment: relief from piles touted
Millions over 30 years report quick relief from itching and smarting using a cooling soothing astringent Petersen's Ointment. One user says the itching stopped and sleep returned all night. Available 35 cents a box or in a tube with applicator, money back if not delighted.
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Petersen
Peterson
South Carolina Primary Vote Remains Close
The Associated Press reports a tight South Carolina primary with Earl Warren winning the Republican nomination against Culbert Olsen on the Democratic side. Senator Burnet Maybank led Eugene Breazeale in a close Dem race for US Senate, while Mississippi’s Eastland led in the Democratic race. California congressmen drew defense and foreign policy attention in primaries. Olin D Johnston led in South Carolina’s gubernatorial race as Democrats Hare Richards and McMillan looked assured. A.D. Ford was defeated by Abernethy in Mississippi. A crash probe ordered for a Rockville collision that killed two pilots.
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Calfornias
Earl Warren
Culbert L. Olsen
Warren
Olsen
South Carolina
Burnet R. Maybank
Eugene S. Brease
U S. Senate
Mississippi
James
Eastland
Wall Doxey
Ross Collins
California
Lpanaminghane Thott
Tom Rolph
Harry L
Englebright
Albert Carter
Richard J. Welch
John M. Tolan
Will Rogers, Jr
Wyndham M. Manning
Butler B. Hare
J. P. Richards
John L McMillan
A.D. Ford
Thomas G. Abernethy
Okolona
Chemit Juderarthie
Busby
British Press Critical of Premier Churchill
London reports portions of the British press fault Prime Minister Churchill for not yet showing concrete results from his Moscow and Middle East missions. The Daily Herald attacks trivial gossip and urges real news of results as the Trades Union Congress prepares a revival calling for a second front opening Sept. 7. Churchill is expected to brief the House of Commons in about two weeks.
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Churchill
Britain
Moscow
Middle East
Daily Herald
Trades Union Congress
Trade Union Congress
House of Commons
News Chronicle
OPA Representative Addresses Morticians at Maryland Meeting
The Maryland State Funeral Directors Association opened its 23rd annual two day convention in Hagerstown with an Office of Price Administration representative addressing members. The talk covered price ceiling regulations and their application to funeral directors amid wartime conditions.
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Hagerstown
Maryland State Funeral Directors’ Association
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Warfield to address Rockville Rotary Lions meeting
Rev Gaither Warfield now in Frederick returns from Poland to speak at a joint Rockville Rotary and Lions Club gathering in the Circuit Court room Thursday afternoon in Rockville.
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Gaither Warfield
Frederick
Poland
Rockville
Rotary and
Lions Clubs
Circuit Court
Company Urges Social Phone Calls Be Cut During War
Walter F. Zeigler of the C and P Telephone Company urged Kiwanis to cut nonbusiness calls to keep lines available for military use. With Pearl Harbor, traffic rose nationwide and locally. a goal of one fewer phone call per line daily was suggested. If conditions worsen, service could break down, harming civilian defense and military efficiency.
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Walter F. Zeigier
C. and P. Telephone Company
Kiwanis Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Zeigler
Pearl Harbor
Hagerstown
Washington
Alfred R. Bolz
Telephone Arsenal
Western Rhetoric Company
Melvin M. Engle
Charles R. Zweizig
Greensburg
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