Killian Convicted in Lichfield Guardhouse Case
Col James A Kilian former depot commander at Lichfield England was convicted of permitting cruel and unusual punishment of American soldiers. He was fined 500 dollars and reprimanded by the military court after a two hour deliberation in a ten week trial. Kilian was acquitted of aiding and abetting cruelties and of knowingly permitting them.
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Bad Nauheim
Germany
James A. Killan
Highland Park
U. S. Army
Lichfield
England
Kian
Kilian
Daily News Executive Killed in Fairfield Car Crash
Roy C. Holliss 58 acting president of the News Syndicate Company publishers of the New York Daily News was killed when his car crashed into a pole on Shore Road Fairfield Conn The car owner Tedrick H Bedford Jr 55 of Atlas Supply Co New York and a director of Standard Oil of New Jersey was injured and taken to Bridgeport Hospital Officers said the collision near Bedford s home threw both executives from the vehicle with Holliss dying at the scene and Bedford expected to live.
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Fairfield
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Bedford
Bridges Hospital
Kessler
Aule
Iliss
Bedrd
Holliss
Open House for Frederick High School Eighth Graders
Invitations were issued for eighth graders and their parents to visit Frederick High School next Tuesday evening from seven to nine to meet teachers, learn about the core program, and ease their transition. Supervisors Marian Curling and Marie Biehl helped organize the event with involvement from Junior and Senior High Leagues. A separate Middleburg sale of Mrs. Mary B. Wednesday’s estate drew a large crowd, grossing 4250 dollars from items including a corner cupboard and an old 3-piece room suite.
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Frederick High School
Iss Marian Curling
Work Federick High School
Missarine Biehl
Mit 9
Mary B
Middleburg
W. H. B. Anders
Emmett R. Bowlus Uetioneer
R. L. Kelly
Mead May Resign as War Investigation Chair Nomination Rumor
In Kington on August 29 reports say Senator M Mead may resign as chairman of the War Investigation committee. The New York Democrat is reported to nominate him for governor next week.
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Kington
M. Mead
New York Democratician
Eastern Europe elections loom as power blocs clash
Western and Soviet blocs dispute governs Eastern Europe as elections approach in Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Poland and Germany. Plebiscites and parliamentary polls test Communist influence and adherence to Yalta Potsdam pledges amid delayed laws and contested ballots.
Russia Accused of Prejudice Over UN Membership Bid
Australia’s Paul Hasluck charged the Soviet Union with prejudice for blocking Transjordan’s UN membership due to lacking diplomatic relations. The Security Council grappled with eight applications, as China and the U S opposed immediate Mongolian admission and Albania and Mongolia faced veto risks amid Russia sponsorship.
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Lake Success
Paul Hasluck
United Nations Security Council
Soviet Russia
Transjordan
U. N
General Assembly
Australia
Netherlands
United States
Egypt
France
Great Britain
China
Andrei A. Gromyko
Hasluck
Russia
Council
Soviet
Mongolian People’s Republic
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Albania
Outer Mongolia
C. L. Lia
Red Army
Mongolia
Afghanistan
The
Security Council
Vindobona Lot Auction Realizes Over Eleven Thousand
Public auction of Vindobona subdivision homesites on Jefferson Boulevard Braddock Heights yielded 11052.50 from six front and back lots. Hopkins Brothers of Lynchburg Va conducted the sale for Manuel M Weinberg with over half the property sold and remaining lots to be sold privately.
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Vindobona
Jefferson Boulevard
Braddock Heights
Hopkins Brothers
Lynchburg
Manuel M. Weinberg
Middletown Valley
Edward Storm
Louis R. Schoolman
William M. Sweet
F. M. Hawkins, Jr. Olney
Henry A. Schueler
South Market Street
Theo Lichtenstein
Wil
Son Avenue
Paul E
Velma Remsburg
A. G. Wedum
Camp Detrick
Sylvia
Weinberg
Weinberg, This, Lefty
Colonial Office commutes 18 Stern gang death sentences
London report states the Colonial Office has reduced the death sentences of 18 Stern gang members convicted of bomb attacks on the Haifa railroad yards in Palestine to life imprisonment.
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London
Colonial Office
Stern Gang
Haifa
Palestine
Factories To Be Closed By Rail Crisis
Washington reports OD T director J Monroe Johnson warns a looming transport crisis will force some factories to shut down or curtail operations this fall and winter as rail lines cannot carry all traffic. An order is prepared to pressure railroads to improve efficiency, adding about 25 000 freight cars weekly.
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Washington
ODT
J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
Johnson
Araki Claims Allies Helped Semenov in 1918 1920
Sadad Araki former Japanese War Minister said Japan aided White Russian leader Semenov during 1918 to 1920 and that America England and perhaps France also aided him. He did not elaborate and said Semenov later took a quantity of gold belonging to the former regime.
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Tokyo
Sadad Araki
Japan
Chainta
America
England
France
Semenov
Moscow
Araki
Associated Press
Far East
Russia
Annapolis Seeks Circus That Promised Two Shows
Richard H. Elliot asks The News for the where abouts of the King Bros Circus that advertised two shows in Annapolis on August 26 and 27 but failed to appear. Crowds gathered at the Old Ball Park Monday and Tuesday, only to find no performance. The circus reportedly moved to Warrenton, Virginia, early Tuesday.
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Richard H. Elliot
Capitol
Annapolis
King Bros. Circus
Annapolitans
Warrenton
Russia Not Breaking Relations With Greece
The Soviet ambassador announced the charge d affaires in Greece would be First Secretary G Tehernossey and that his departure for Moscow did not mean a break in Soviet Greek relations. Rodionov spoke with acting Foreign Minister Stephanopoulos and conferred for 45 minutes before US Ambassador MacVeagh entered.
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Athens
Greece
Adm
K. K. Rodionov
G. Tehernossey
Rodionov
Moscow
theGreek Foreign Ministry
Rodionaus
Stephanos Stephanopoulos
Stephanopoulos
United States
Lincoln MacVeagh
Dodds Plea Calls Conviction of Nazi Organizations
American prosecutor Thomas J. Dodd urged the Nurnberg tribunal to convict five Nazi organizations the Reich cabinet Leadership Corps SS Elite Guard SA Brown Shirts and Gestapo along with the military high command as principal agencies behind Nazi crimes He argued convicting the groups would show no crime is immune because of party or state status and that leaders will be pursued even if many criminals are involved He said the Leadership Corps was the body and the Reich cabinet the head of the Nazi regime with the Gestapo and SA as its arms and the armed forces and SS as its legs The argument covers about 10 000 words and focuses on these five organizations with the high command to face separate proceedings and the SD treated as part of the Gestapo for espionage reaches in the United States before the war.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodtt
International War Crimes Vuibund
Nuenaberg Qadeay Fur
Reich Cabinet
Political Leadership Corps
SS Elite Guard
SA Brown Shirts
Gestapo
Military
Dodd
Hhe
Robert HH. Jackson
U. S
Jackson
Germany
Nazi Party
Europe
High Command
Reichsfuehrer SS
United States
America
Girl Killed On Route 40
Miss Betty Porter about 20 of Ellerslie Allegany county was killed and three others seriously injured when their car collided with the rear of a large trailer truck eight miles east of Hancock. Porter was postmistress at Ellerslie. Merion Hast of Bilkerslie was in critical condition. William E Clauson and David Masser of Corriganville were seriously injured.
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Hagerstown
Betty Porter
Ellerslie
Allegany County
Hancock
Raymond F. McGuire
Porter
Washington County Hospital
Felice
el- Terslie
Merion Hast
Biklerslie
Vets Protest Called Tempest in a Teapot in Baltimore
The American Veterans committee urged the Civilian Production Administration to rescind a halt on repairs at the Marlboro track. CPA had paused work two weeks earlier after AVC’s protest about diverting materials and labor from veterans housing. The compliance division later lifted the stop work order, saying the cost would be about $2,000 and the protests had created a tempest in a teapot.
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Baltimore
Civilian Production Administration
American Veterans Committee
Marlboro Race Track
CPA
AVC
Veterans Housing Program
Flags for museum piece from historic ships
Senator Radcliffe disclosed that two flags flown from the battleship Maryland and a flag from the mast of the cruiser Baltimore are to become free state museum pieces. The flags are destined for preservation and display as historic artifacts.
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Washington
Maryland
Baltimore
Free State
Radcliffie
Army Worried About Getting Some Men Out Of Uniform
The Army frets over persuading about a million men to shed khaki after World War II. Brig. Gen. Bryan notes the issue as a headache for the War Department and MPs, with laws and enforcement proving weak and civilian authorities reluctant to police status.
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Army
Washington
War Department
Department
B. M. Bryan
Congress
United States
Veterans urged to enroll at Frederick High for fall term
Ex-GIs may return to Frederick High School to complete credits and qualify for college. Harry O. Smith says veterans who left before service can reenter, with VA help covering small costs. A Friday morning registration event offers guidance on course planning before the Wednesday start date.
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Frederick High School
F. H.S
Harry O. Smith
Veterans’ Administration
Smith
Frederick High
Fire tears through government liquor warehouse near Fresno
A massive blaze fueled by about 1.5 million gallons of brandy and alcohol destroyed a government aging liquor warehouse No 52 near Fresno. The fire raced from the loading platform, blew through the roof, and caused explosions across 75 000 square feet as Army fire units and U S Forest Service crews battled for nearly six hours before dying out around midnight.
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Fresno
Calif
Here
Internal Revenue
Mof
Army
Hammer Field
U. S. Forest Services
Chiang Kai-shek approves coalition government committee
Nanking reports that Chiang Kai-shek approved a five member committee headed by American Ambassador John Leighton Stuart to clear the way for a coalition government including all parties. In New York stock trading rallying tendencies appeared with early gains failing to hold amid apathetic support.
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Nanking
Simo Chiang Kai-Shek
John Leighton Stuart
New York
V A Centennial Plans At Visitation Academy
Plans discussed at a Monday meeting at Visitation Academy East Second street to mark the centennial on September 24 and 25 include a Pontifical High Mass in the old chapel by Bishop Laurence J. Shehan with assistants from Philadelphia Dundalk and St Rita's. An open house and a high tea follow, with 4015 donated for renovations and a Jesuit choir. Open house continues September 25.
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the Visitation Academy
East Second Street
Sis- Yap Meeeannntanin Gambh An Ae Perforess
Laurence J. Shehan
Baltimore
Washington
Francis McDermott
Philadelphia
Charles Muth
St. Rita's
Dundalk
Shehan
Theological
Woodstock
Australian proposal defeated at peace conference in Paris
In Paris August 29 a proposal to form a subcommittee on Italian French frontier disputes was defeated by four principal powers and nine others. Australia and nine nations opposed, New Zealand abstained. Debate featured Beasley accusing experts of lacking information and Vishinsky faulting the delay as talks proceed among Britain Russia the United States and France.
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Paris
Gaia
Ave
New Zealand
John A. Beasley
Mont Cenis Plateau
France
Attai
Russia
United States
Beasley
Anaret Y. Vishinsky
Belgium
Brazil
Greece
Netherlands
South Africa
Britain
Wincerity Winiewicz
Vishinsky
Changes In Music Teachers At F HS
Sperry L. Storm remains sole longtime staff musician at Frederick High School as staff changes reshape the music department. Ruth Coblentz Swank leaves for English teaching in Brunswick. Dorothy Wiltman will head Brunswick High School music. Heisley Coruna moves from Liberty and Walkersville to Frederick as senior high music instructor. Jane Dudderar replaces LaVerne Snyder in eighth and ninth grade music classes. Storm continues as instrumental instructor and leads the high school orchestra and band.
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Frederick High School
Sperry L. Storm
Ruth Coblentz Swank
Brunswick
Dorothy E. Wiltman
Morgantown
W. Va
Brunswick High School
Heisley Coruna
Liberty
Walkersville
Frederick
Jane Dudderar
W. Md. College
LaVerne Snyder
Snyder
Storm
Schacht Throws Coffee On Photographer in Nuernberg Dining Room
In Nuernberg Hjalmar Schacht former Reichs bank president and war crimes defendant hurled a cup of hot coffee at Associated Press photographer B I Sanders as he photographed Schacht dining above the international courtroom. The incident occurred as Sanders captured a lunch scene. Meanwhile in Cleveland federal sentiment forecasts the Great Lakes maritime strike near settlement by mid next week with tentative agreements reached by two companies and the CIO National Maritime Union.
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Nuernberg
Germany
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichsbank
B. I. Sanders
Associated Press
Sanders Carl
Schacht
Cleveland
Noel Fox
Great Lakes
CIO National Maritime Union
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Yalta
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Avsariea
Poland
Warsaw
Polish Peasant Party
Workers' Party
Bulletin
O. K
Aften Duns Sa the Taw
Bryan
Navy
V.A
Mark Centennial
Boston Street
Ocean City
Standard Oil of
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Navy Academy
Lima
Harrisburg
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
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