Heavy Traffic and Rain Spark Multiple Crashes
A holiday period rain and dense highway traffic caused a string of accidents Monday evening. Eight people were injured, two cars burned after a four car collision near Wolfsville, and eleven cars were damaged along Route 240 south of the city. Several injuries and hospitalizations followed as drivers and passengers were treated. multiple minor crashes occurred as officers worked the scene.
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Wolfsville
Wesley James Jack
Taney
John Albert Mohler
Des Moines
Vows
Mohler
Jock’s
Frederick City
Maj
William Locke
Fort Belvoir
Locke
Rover Transportation Company
Albert Alexander
Harrisburg
Theodore Felton
Larry D. Lee
Jefferson
Felton
Lee
Bernard A. Knott
Frederick
Grayson C. Kreilick
Washington
Donald M. Rheam
Elton
Joseph M. Tyler
Brancheville
Keilick
Birane
J. R. Lindenberger
McVeytown
Lindenberge
Ralph Holmes
Baltimore
Ruth
Pearl Holmes
Ter Holmes
Holmes
Martin Luther Johnson
Smithsburg
Joseph C. Hayes
Jefferson Boulevard
Braddock Heights
Johnson
Stanley H. Draper
Gouker
Hares
Draper
Virginia Appalachian apple group meets UK mission in Washington
A committee of Appalachian apple interests from Virginia West Virginia Pennsylvania and Maryland will meet the British Food Mission in Washington to discuss apple purchases for the United Kingdom. Lester D Arnold of Winchester heads the committee and also leads the Virginia State Horticultural Society. other members include Henry W Miller Jr John B Peters R Samuel Dillon Jr and E Blackburn.
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Winchester
Appalachian
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Will
Itis Ween
Washington
United Kingdom
Appalachian Handiers
Giippers
Lester D. Arnold
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Henry W. Miller, Jr
Paw Paw
W. Va
John B. Peters
Aspers, Pa
R. Samuel Dillon, Jr
Hancock, Md
E. Blackburn
New Virginia Apple Commission
Mill Prices Rise for Low Cost Wool Fabrics
Washington reports the OPA granted an average ten percent increase in mill prices of low cost wool fabrics to restore production. The agency warned the rise likely won’t significantly lift clothing costs as producers shift to higher profit items. Officials also set new beef pork and lamb ceilings to be imposed September 9, with increases on better cuts larger than those for low income shoppers.
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Washington
OPA
Speedway tragedy at Lakewood Park claims two lives
George Robson and George Barringer were killed in a sensational 106 mile auto race crash at Lakewood Park in Atlanta. Ted Horne, declared winner after Robson and Barringer died, survived with others injured as cars plowed into dust and wreckage near the northwest turn.
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Atlanta
George Robson
Indianapolis Speedway
George Barringer
Indianapolis
Ind
Lakewood Park
Lakewood
Robson
Barringer
Grady Hospital
Ted Horne
Horne
Randstand
Joe Langley
Dayton
Ohio
Luke
Langley
Billy Devore
Bud Bar- Mowshel UL Andagy
Daauh
Aanee
Truman Back From Vacation Cruise
President Truman returned from an 18 day vacation cruise aboard the Williamsburg and said he felt rested and refreshed as he faced a backlog of work. He planned a White House attendance and a cabinet meeting, with Mrs Truman and daughter Margaret to join later. The trip covered New England waters and Bermuda as part of his first official vacation since taking office.
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Washington
Truman
Navy Yard
White House
Williamsburg
Potomac
Charles G Ross
Weiss
Ross
Margaret
Independence
Mr. Truman
New England
Bermuda
Williamshore
Labor Day Traffic Quiet Amid Holiday Festivities
Frederick observed Labor Day with light activities and heavy traffic as motorists streamed through in all directions. The day featured scattered baseball games, dances at Braddock Heights, AMVET armory events, hotel business, and no arrests. A minor accident on South Market Street caused vehicle damage but no injuries. School holidays ended with public schools reopening Wednesday morning. Governors candidates spoke at a Silver Spring event launching the Democratic campaign.
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Frederick
McCuray Field
Woods
South Market Street
South Market Street Bridge
Norman Kinsey
Fred Shanile
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
George Hoffman
St. John’s
Nelson claims Army sought control of national economy
Former War Production Board chair Donald M. Nelson argues in Arsenal of Democracy that the Army and Navy aimed to seize wartime economic authority, nearly succeeding in 1944 and hindering reconversion, with top officers pushing for Bernard Baruch as WPB chief and ties to James Byrnes.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Nelson
Army
Navy
James =. Byrnes
Bernard Baruch
War
Roosevelt
Baruch
WPB
Ferdinand Eberstadt
Eberstadt
New York
Army-Navy Munitions Board
Timonium Fair Opens Amid Racing Charge and Fire
At Timonium on Labor Day crowds flocked to a four day fair as 300 thoroughbreds were entered for racing and a $10,000 barn blaze caused material damage. Alvin Tex Johnston won the Thompson Trophy at an air races event with a record speed of 373.608 mph. Meanwhile Cumberland drivers struck for higher wages impacting milk shipments and truck work.
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Timonium
Weinfield
H. N. Warren
Annie
Rex-Avist
Roy Larkmead
Casset
Matt Daiger
The
Fair Association
Daiger
Idaho
Wyoming
Ontario
Canada
Tommy Brook
San Saba
Texas
Will Rose
Steamboat Springs
Col
York Road
Towson
James J. Strerig
Preas Aviation Dollor
Cleveland
Alvin
Tex) Johnston
Johnston
Indianapolis
Clare
Gus Lundquist
Chicago
Robin Olds
Beverly Hills
Calif
Albert M. Fell
Lewis
Kans
J. E. Sullivan
Hamilton
Ohio
Thompson
Montgomery Ward raises wages for Baltimore staff
H. D. Wolfe Baltimore manager said 3 500 local Montgomery Ward employees received a pay boost averaging more than 10 cents an hour. The announcement was made in Baltimore on September 2.
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Baltimore
H. D. Wolfe
Montgomery Ward
Claim Higher Standards In Palestine
The Palestine issue centers on whether a legal basis should allow a Jewish state after two millennia of exile. Jewish Agency leadership under Dr. Chaim Weizmann promotes immigration, land purchase, and a defined Jewish homeland, while Arab leaders push back against a Jewish state amid mounting world attention.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy Land
Europe
Jewish Agency
Chaim Weizmann
Arab A
Ns Te Aanlaratad
Navy
Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
Middle East
Palestine Jewry
Two Held Without Charge In Murder
Washington police detained two young men without charge for further questioning after the stabbing death of 24 year old Navy veteran James Anthony Kemp. Detectives said knives owned by the suspects, an 18 year old Navy veteran and a 21 year old former Army Air Forces man, are being blood tested. Kemp left home with 25 cents, and robbery was not found to be motive. Kemp is brother to former Washington football and boxing star Punchy Kemp.
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Washington
James Anthony Kemp
Richard Felber
Felber
Neignbyreud
Kemp
Kama Riad
Strike Likely At Kelly-Springfield Plant
Union leaders representing nearly 2,000 workers at the Kelly-Springfield plant in Cumberland set September 10 for a strike vote if no new contract is agreed. Ralph Beard, president of Local 26 CIO United Rubber Cork Linoleum and Plastic Workers, said workers unanimously rejected four company contract amendments and would not disclose terms.
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Cumberland
Kelly-Springfeld
Ralph ©. Beard
United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers
CIO
Nine battalion commanders named for 115th Infantry unit
Governor O Conor announces nine battalion commanders and regimental staff officers for the 115th Infantry of the Maryland National Guard. Appointments include Col Louis G. Smith Baltimore as commanding officer and Lt Col Randolph Millholland Cumberland as executive officer, with others named for 2nd Battalion Eastern Shore and Western sections. All appointees served in the European theater during the war.
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Annapolis
O'Conor
115Th Infantry
Maryland National Guard
Louis G. Smith
Baltimore
Randolph Millholland
Cumberland
Victor P. Gillespie
Centreville
Elkton
Cambridge
Brady J. Davies
Salisbury
Commas
Oliver H. Bruce
Howard H. Dickey
Henry B. Kimmey
Towson
William Wilson Bratton
Charles E. Peters
Silver Spring
Man Fatally Hurt In Coal Car Accident
Detective Wayne Sellman reports 65 year old Charles Elmer Luces died after both legs were severed by an empty coal car that ran over him. The incident happened Saturday at a ramp at the Lester Coal Company during unloading when the car broke loose.
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Hagerstown
Wayne Sellman
Charles Elmer Ic Luces
Sellman
Lester Coal Company
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Punchy) Kemp
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