Five American fliers returned to American control from Yugoslavia
The flag draped coffins of five U.S. airmen shot down in Yugoslavia were moved by motor convoy and stretcher bearers across the Morgan Line to American authorities in Venezia Giulia. Ambassador Patterson noted Tito’s assurance there would be no repetition, as the bodies were transported to Udine for eventual Rome bound transfer.
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Aidussina
Morgan Line
Yugoslavia
U.S
Richard C. Patterson
Ljubljana
Marshal Tito
Stefestte
Jan Hea Anoth
Saudaceia
Fiers
Venezia Giulia
Bryant W. Moore
U. S. Bbth
Ilya Mirkovic
Udine
Italy
UJ. S. 88Th Division
Rome
United States
Antad Weanla Menhabhy Draraad
La Follette May Be Considered for Government Post
President Truman weighs appointing Senator Robert M. La Follette Jr to a high federal role after his vacation. Rumors point to posts in the Treasury or Federal Reserve, with other possible boards or loan administrator duties. Some critics cite his isolationist record and political shifts as factors.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Truman
Robert M. LaFollette, Jr
Wisconsin
Washington
Williamsburg
Senate
LaFollette
Congress
la Follette
First Ship of U S Navy Hannah Commissioned by Washington
The earliest U S Navy vessel was the Hannah a sailing ship commissioned during the Revolutionary era under George Washington. The craft marked the fledgling navy frame as the Continental forces organized maritime defense and assertive seapower.
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George Washington
Aberdeen Facilities Shown To Local Elks
Seven members of the Frederick Elks recruiting committee toured Aberdeen Proving Ground training and recreational facilities led by Capt. John E. McClure. They rode the Dragon Wagon, visited Company D mess hall, the Post Hobby Shop, and the new bedside listening network in the station hospital to hear programs without disturbing others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Frederick
John E. McClure
Johns.miler
Louis V. Keyser
Elis
C. P. Staley
Joseph P. Nestor
George Suleer
Louis Twentey
W. E. Medinger
1St Regiment
Army
Elks
Post Hobby Shop
Station Hospital
Cumberland Fair Honors County Holsteins at Cumberland
Locvale Farms near Middletown led by J Homec Kemsberg won major prizes at the Cumberland Fair. The herd captured senior and grand champion bull titles and top ribbons for seller and grand champion female, plus multiple firsts across youth, size, and production classes and several seconds in cow and yearling divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locvale Farms
J. Homec
U.S. accidental deaths total 96000 in 1945
In 1945 accidental deaths in the United States reached 96 thousand, up one percent from 1944. The figure reflects ongoing wartime risks and civilian casualty patterns amid the postwar period.
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United States
Brookland Estate Sold to Maryland Diocese
Brookland 290 acre estate near Reisterstown has been sold to the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. The 27 room manor will serve diocese needs with a library chapel a hall and dormitory space after modification. The estate once belonged to Jefferson D Norris Baltimore attorney whose grandfather Col Richard Norris of Virginia bought it in the War of 1812.
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Reisterstown
Brookland
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Maryland
Garner W. Denmead
Bennial Protestant Episcopal Convention
Philadelphia
Jefferson D. Norris
Baltimore
Col
Richard Norris
Virginia
Big Yacht Verano Sinks In Lake Michigan Sighting Mystery Grows
The 92-foot Verano sailing from Milwaukee sank in rough Lake Michigan water near South Haven at 3 52 p m. Coast Guardsmen and state police searched the shoreline for survivors. Ownership questions swirled as a registry listed J R Baumgartner of Milwaukee with reports he sold the vessel this year.
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South Haven
Mich
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Coast
Coast Guard
Big Lake
J. R. Baumgartner
Hoten Astor
Baumgartner
Cape de la Warr origins named for Lord de la Warr
Delaware was originally known as Cape de la Warr in honor of Lord de la Warr, Virginia's governor.
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Delaware
Cape de la Warr
Lord de la Warr
Virginia
Juvenile held in jail over confinement facilities dispute
Raymond Coates a 17 year old is held in Frederick County jail after Associate Judge Patrick M Schnauffer orders detention pending grand jury action. State's Attorney Edwin F Nikirk cites lack of adequate juvenile detention space at Montevue and county jail as mandated by 1945 Maryland law. Coates confessed to theft of $50 and a case of whiskey from H M Brown on East Patrick street and implicated Danny Williams in the robbery. A second charge of breaking and entering and grand larceny will be entered. Williams' charges are undecided.
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Edwin F. Nikirk
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Talegrate
Raymond Coates
Coates
H. M. Brown
East Patrick Street
Montevue
Brown's
Danny Williams
Williams
Municipal Tax on Pinball Machines Considered in Baltimore
Baltimore official Mark land Kelly proposes a municipal tax on pinball machines and similar devices taxed federally but not by the city. The plan, part of a new revenue package, targets hundreds of machines while a two year period under 1944 legislative power is contemplated by the administration. An effort to make the power permanent may follow in the January General Assembly session. As late as the 19th Century, It was believed that stuttering could be relieved with surgery.
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Baltimore
Markland Kelly
Kelly
General Assembly
Will of Mrs. Edith Bantz Berry Passes With Many Bequests
The will of Edith Bantz Berry widow of George W. Berry, who died August 15, leaves multiple cash bequests to relatives, local institutions, and the Evangelical Reformed Church. Executors are Anna Mary Rohrback and Margaret Golibart. the estate is valued as substantial.
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Evangelical Reformed Church
Edith Bantz Berry
George W. Berry
Frederick City Hospital
Orphans’ Court
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Frederick
Anna Mary Rohrback
Braddock Heights
Margaret R. Golibart
F. Ross Myers
Virginia C. Derr
Caroline Baniz Hutton
Huttonsville
Alice Rohrback
Mary Rohrback
Golibart
Margaret M. Brunner
Virginia Brunner
William S
Caroline Brunner Bantz
Eugene E. Hutton
W. Va
Clyde
Bantz
Seattle
Wash
Evangelical Reformed Church of
Alice M. Rotrback
Eugene KE. Hutton
Mt. Olivet
Mary Jeanne Golibart
Lurs M. Bryant
Joseph T. Griffin
Week's Cool Weather Retarded State Crops
The U S Department of Commerce said this week cool weather slowed farming operations across the state. Pastures are good to excellent except Grantsville where moisture is scarce and late potato plants blight. Tomatoes and sweet potatoes stay generally good. tobacco yields expected around 850 pounds per acre. corn fills slowly in Grantsville. cutting has begun in some fields.
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Department of Commerce
Grantsville
Someields
Ten American War Dads Frederick Chapter Open House Meeting
The Frederick chapter of Ten American War Dads will hold an open house at 7:45 p.m. September 4 at the American Legion Home East Church Street. The event invites membership eligible parents and foreign-born brides of returned GIs, with bingo and refreshments provided. Members are urged to invite veterans’ fathers and veterans’ brides from other countries to attend.
Huge Building Program at State University
Dr. H. C. Byrd announced a $12,000,000 building program at the University of Maryland and affiliate schools in College Park. Key projects include the Glenn L. Martin College of Engineering and Aeronautical Sciences with a wind tunnel, a major hospital expansion, a psychopathic hospital, 12 construction jobs, the Princess Anne Academy for Negro students, and 20 temporary veteran housing buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
H. C. Byrd
University of Maryland
Glenn L. Martin College of Engineering
Aeronautical Sciences
University Hospital
Baltimore
Princess Anne Academy
University At College Park
Montgomery County approves 630000 road improvement plan
Montgomery County Commissioners approved a 630,885 road program financed by 565,065 bond funds and 565,000 federal anticipations. The plan covers 30 miles of projects including Comus, Barnesville, Goshen, River, and Cloppers roads with various lengths and costs, plus overpasses near Washington Grove and Derwood. Elmer Ray, called the Violent Ray, wins a Brooklyn bout weighing 194 to 200 pounds.
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Rockville
Montgomery County
Comus
Barnesville
Thompson's Corner
Watts Branch
Dickerson
Whiterman-Prather
Gaithersburg-Goshin
Boyds State
Old Germantown
Cloppers
Washington Grove
Derwood
Slidell
Clarksburg
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Blue Devils
Ll DeRogatis
Duke University
Durham
N.C
Dan Hill
Duke
Gabriel Bertrand
Paris Pasteur Institute
Aberdeen
County Holsteins
Cumberland
Frederick Iron & Steel, Inc
John R. Fitzpatrick
the Social and Economic Research Foundation, Inc
Paul L. Romsburg
Berry
Brenton Marshall, Jr
West 40Th Street
University Parkway
Ford
Hillside Motor Co
W. Patrick St
S. Water St
Esther Jackson
Nashville
Tarkson
Germany
Jackson
Red Cross
Muncie
Ind
Andy Kerr
Fox
Chenango
Colgate
Red Raiders
Kerr
Allen
South Market
Fender
Packard
Barbara Fritchie
Patrick
At State University
Beton
Norcross America
Berger
Ray
Brooklyn
Elmer Ray
Florida
Lee Saveld
Saveld
Funer
C. E. Cline & Son Funeral Directors
Hendrickson
Nemo Foundations
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