Hungarian Government Falls Again
London reports the Hungarian government under pro Nazi Sztojay fell amid claims Nazi troops were withdrawing from Bulgaria. Regent Horthy accepted Sztojay's resignation and named Col. Gen. Lakatos premier as German officials report a reshuffle.
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London
Doeme Sztojay
Bulgaria
Nicholas Horthy
Sztojay
Vitez Geza Lakatos
Trans
Slovakia
Ferdinand Carlos
Bratislava
Budapest
Wilhelm Keitel
Keitel
Berlin
Horthy
Lajos Csatay
Hitler
Greater Reich
Carpathian Mountains
Hungary
Red Amy
Transylvania
Moscow Foreign Office
Moscow
Red Army
Black Sea
Constanta
Carpathian
Hungarian Transylvania
Ziegler Sells Blue Parrot Tea Room in Gettysburg
Charles T Ziegler owner of the Blue Parrot Tea Room on Chambersburg street since 1920 announced today that he has sold his business to James A. Aumen Gettysburg effective Aug. 26. The business will be continued by Mr. Aumen.
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Gettysburg
Charles T Ziegler
Chambersburg Street
James A. Aumen
Aumen
Wounded In Action Mrs Moberly Learns Husband Wounded
Mrs Lorena H Moberly received word that her husband TL Moberly was slightly wounded in action in France on August 7. The notice confirms a mid1940s wartime injury with brief details.
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Lorena H. Moberly
TL. Moberly
France
Roosevelt outlines world peace agency with bite
President Roosevelt described a future world security organization to replace the League of Nations with enforceable power. He said disputes would first go to the World Court, then to an Assembly, with a Security Council ready to act swiftly in violations. He noted ongoing Dumbarton Oaks talks with Britain and Russia and stressed no single credit for the idea.
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Washington
USA
World Peace Agency
League of Nations
Roosevelt
World Security Organization
United States
Britain
Russia
Dumbarton Oaks
League
World Court
Council of the Security Organization
United Nations Fond and Agriculture Organization
United Nations Stabilization Fund
Bretton Woods
Neutrals urged to bar asylum for Hitler and aides
Washington officials fear Adolf Hitler and top lieutenants may seek refuge in neutral countries as their regimes crumble in Europe. An appeal to neutrals, especially Spain and Argentina, may urge denial of sanctuary and probe for Nazi funds. Airplane escapes are viewed as a last hope for many leaders to avoid Allied justice.
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Washington
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Spain
Argentina
Germany
Narldom
Hitler
Italy
Mussolini
State Department
Ankara
Madrid
Lisbon
Bern
Vatican City
Buenos Aires
Roosevelt
Paper Writing Is Not A Will Court Holds
At a hearing in Orphans Court the late Curtis A. Dixon left no estate and a paper claiming to be his will was filed for further action without probate. Daughters seek asset accounting. son’s position noted. In other court actions, the Harley estate executors reported 44,414.93 in assets and distributions of 37,061.31. Maryland reports 40,685 absentee ballot applicants among service members. Governor O’Conor notes likely high service-vote participation. Ellen Reynolds sentenced to 30 days for drunkenness in Brunswick.
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Orphans Court
Curtis A. Dixon
Lewistown
William Burris
John White
Buckeystown
Mr. Dixon
W. Jerome Offutt
E. Austin James
Whilliam McK Dixon
Harvey
Ramsburg
Utica
Harley
James H. Harris
Dorothy F. McBride
Elizabeth D. Harley
Annapolis
O'Conor
Maryland
Howard Marvin Jones
Brunswick
Ellen Reynolds
Harpers Ferry
Lee Merriman
Dumbarton Oaks Conferees Outline Proposed Organization
A statement from the Dumbarton Oaks conference delegates presents the general agreement on the outlines of the proposed new organization. The remarks note progress while indicating more work needed before finalization.
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Dumbarton Oaks
Keel Of New Freighter Laid In Baltimore
Baltimore August 29 Bethle hem Sparrows Point Shipyard workers laid the keel of an American Export Lines freighter designed for postwar competition. The Exchester is first of three ships under a 10.59 million dollar contract costing about 3.5 million to build and to launch next year. It will carry at least 52000 cubic feet of refrigerated space, double the line’s earlier capacity. Vice President John F Gehan said the trio plus two older vessels will operate between New York and Mediterranean ports and India after the war with five ships of 450 feet and 9902 deadweight tons. Serv ice speed of 16 1/2 to 18 knots is expected based on earlier examples.
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Baltimore
Bethlehem-Sparrows Point
New York
Mediterranean
Line
John F. Gehan
The
India
Gehan
Fighting In France Costs Nazis 275000
London reports a rough tally shows German losses in Northern and Western France exceed 275000 men. The tally includes 42,000 prisoners from the Falaise pocket and 30,000 dead there, plus 81,000 killed or captured since Brittany operations began. Additional German losses cited in other reports exceed 123,000 in Allied actions before Third Army activation. A Rome dispatch estimated Southern France losses over 50,000.
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London
France
Falaise
Third Army
Brittany
Falaise Gap
Rome
Soldier in France Receives Purple Heart For Wounds
Pfc Sisk was slightly wounded in France on July 27 and has received the Purple Heart. He is sending the medal home to his wife. His family resides in Knoxville.
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Ptc
Sisk
France
Knoxville
25 Homes Lost In Brush Fire Near Tarzana
A massive brush fire west of Los Angeles destroyed at least 25 homes in the Tarzana Girard area. Ashes fell on downtown, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and San Fernando Valley as crews fought to contain the blaze. Fire started between Girard and Topanga in Topanga Canyon and moved east toward Mandeville and Sepulveda canyons where movie homes are located. Red Cross set up shelters for evacuees and firefighters.
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Los Angeles
Tarzana-Girard
Here
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
San Fernando Valley
Encino
Hollywood Film Colony
Red Cross
Girard
Topanga
Topanga Canyon
Mulholland Drive Secon
Mandeville
Sepulveda Canyon
Exchange of Prisoners to Involve Allied POWs
Stockholm reports that about 1,000 Allied prisoners including 240 American soldiers and possibly 100 American civilians will be exchanged at Goteborg around September 8. The soldiers are believed to be mainly sick and wounded Air Force personnel. In Cumberland, a Zacchini Shows carnival case was settled out of court for 900 dollars after a Midland boy fractured his leg on August 14.
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Stockholm
Goteborg
Sweden
Air Force
Carnival
Cumberland
James Paul Shearer
Midland
Shearer Boy
Navy Predicted to Deliver Heavier Blows As Air Arm Grows
Washington reports the Navy’s air arm marks its 31st anniversary with plans for new weapons and rapid carrier expansion. Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch notes Task Force 58 hailed by Japan’s defeat pale beside forthcoming power, citing about 100 carriers in or near action and 47,000 Navy and Marine pilots. He highlights Essex Class carriers, Grumman F7F prospects, and a mid June battle when 402 Japanese planes fell.
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Washington
Navy
Aubrey W. Fitch
Naval Operations
Air
Fitch
Truman Committee
Good Fitch
Pacific
Japan
MacArthur
Hollandia
Marshalls
Philippines
Marine Corps
Pearl Harbor
Moose Governor Gwilliam Welcomed as Supreme Leader
George E. Gwilliam of Harrisburg Pennsylvania was unanimously elected Supreme Governor of the Loyal Order of Moose at the 56th International Convention in Milwaukee during the week of August 26. Born in Plymouth, he educated at Wyoming Seminary and Wilkes-Barre Business College and entered the family insurance business. He serves in multiple civic and fraternal roles and is married to Laura Hughes with one son, George E. Gwilliam Jr., a second lieutenant pilot stationed in the Pacific.
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George E. Gwilliam
Harrisburg
Loyal Order of Moose
Milwaukee
Wis
Mr. Gwilliam
Plymouth
Wyoming Seminary
Wilkes-Barre Business College
General Insurance
Gwilliam
Woman's Attacker Still Being Sought
Silver Spring police said no charges yet in the rape of Mrs. Roger W. Prichard, 30, as a statewide lookout for a white man about 35 with a dark complexion continued. The assault occurred near Hanover Street bridge over the B and O tracks. Police questioned several suspects. two men were held in La Plata and Washington. Five thousand new school buses were made available in 1944.
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Silver Spring
Roger W. Prichard
Hanover Street
Baltimore and Ohio
War Dept Seizes Strike Plant in Huntington West Virginia
The War Department seized the International Nickel Co plant in Huntington at 10 p m following a White House seizure order. About 2 500 workers had been on a seven day strike over a warehouse dispute. CIO United Steelworkers Union leader W D Mackay blamed a small group within the local for the action, while the government cited need for nickel alloy and rotating bands for large shells. Europe’s wettest place is Cre vice on the Gulf of Cattaro with 83 inches of rain annually.
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Huntington
W. Va
War Department
International Nickel Co
George D. Woods
Secretary of War
Department
W. D. Mackay
Cio-United Steelworkers Union
Mackay
Union
International Union
War Labor Board
White House
WLB
George W. Taylor
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Earl R. Moberly
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C. E. Cline & Son Funeral
Frederick, Md
Frederick
Harry 8. Cramer
William Seidling
Wilbur Miller
Leonard Allison
Charles F. Sisk
Frederick With
Hendrickson
U.S
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Cattaro
ALLEN
Norter Market &T
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Blue Ridge Lines
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