Investigation ordered into Philadelphia transit strike
Attorney General Biddle ordered an immediate federal probe into possible violations of the Smith Connally War Labor Disputes Act amid Philadelphia transit strikes. Henry A. Schweinhaut will supervise the inquiry, with F B I involvement, as bands of strikers threatened operators and clashes occurred at terminals during the city’s three day tie up.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Biddle
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charge Investigator Sought To Falsely Accuse Author
New York and court records show Edward F. Banta a 73 year old private investigator charged by a county grand jury with conspiracy to falsely accuse Arthur Derounian author of Under Cover as John Roy Carlson of rape. Bail set at 1500 with trial scheduled September 11. The plan aimed to discredit Derounian as a potential witness in a Washington sedition trial. The information alleges Banta conspired to induce June Kelly to claim rape on June 16. the girl later said the charge was untrue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward F. Banta
New York County Grand Jury
Arthur Derounian
John Roy Carlson
Banta
John W. Flood
Asst
Abraham Peretz
Devounian
Washington
June Kelly
Derounian
Fletcher Named Special Assistant to Secretary Hull
Henry F. Fletcher of Greencastle and Newport Rhode Island was named a special assistant to Secretary of State Corde Hull on postwar plans and problems. A former ambassador to Italy in 1929 and ex undersecretary of state to Charles Evans Hughes, he also led the Republican National Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Fletcher
Greencastle
Newport
Rhode Island
Corde Hull
Mr. Fletcher
Italy
Charles Evans Hughes
Republican National
State Department
Foreign Affairs
Driver In Fatal Mishap Is Freed
Charles Eli Reid a 25 year old Williamsport man was found not guilty of manslaughter by auto in circuit court this morning over a fatal crash near Kemp's Mill on June 17 that killed 51 year old James Lewis Bryan. Reid testified he drank little that evening and that Bryan urged him to drive to Hagerstown for supper and a dance. Wounded in the crash Reid and Samuel Wiley survived as Bryan died five hours later at the hospital from a fractured skull and other injuries. Reid was represented by attorney Stuart E Bushong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Eli Reid
Roessner Avenue
Joseph D. Mish
Santday
James Lewis Bryan
Williamsport
Kemp's
Reid
Samuel Wiley
Bryan
Hagerstown
Row's Park
Wil Hamsport
Kemp's Mill Ross
Wirey
Wiley
Attorey
Stuart E. Bushong
Tests Show Dog Entirely Normal
Elmer Hurd of the P C A notified the Daily Mail that tests on a dog killed in City Park several evenings ago were negative. Hurd said a park officer killed the animal suspected of being mad. The dog reportedly leaped from a truck, ran to the park lake for water in the heat, and may have froth at the mouth yet remained gentle.
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Elmer Hurd
P.C.A
The
Daily Mail
Hurd
Heat Wave Persists As Temperatures Near 99 Degrees
No immediate relief from the heat wave with another 99 degree day in prospect for the next 24 hours. Last night’s low was 65 degrees, reported by J. R. Miller, Keedysville weather observer.
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Weather Bureau
J. 4. Miller
Keedysville
Reds Shatter Lines Near Warsaw and Across Front
Soviet forces smashed the German Vistula line and pressed toward Silesia within 91 miles, while other groups shelled East Prussia and advanced toward Krakow and Tarnow. In the Carpathians, Red Army neared Czechoslovakia after driving Germans from Jabonkow near Uzok pass. Tanks probed the Gulf of Riga area and Latvia ports as the front extended from the Baltic to the Carpathians with reserves mobilized by the Germans.
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Moscow
Vistula
Silesia
East Prussia
Carpathians
Red
Czechoslovakia
Jabonkow
Uzok
Russia
Hungary
Krakow
Old Poland
Warsaw
Tarnow
Kielce
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Baltic States
Gulf of Riga
Riga
Pravda
Liepaja
Latvia
Baltic
Century Old Cedar Grove Apple Tree Bears Abundant Crop
Alvey and William Dellinger report a 100-year-old DeWitt apple tree on their Cedar Grove farm yielding its largest crop in years despite drought. The unsprayed tree, planted by the brothers’ father, carries large, high quality fruit under dry conditions.
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Appie
Alvey
William Dellinger
Cedar Grove
Dellinger Brothers
DeWitt
Dellingers
Seek Release On Writ Of Court
Charles R. Dupree and Martin A. Knnsely of Harrisburg, held on $500 bond each for November court action on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses, filed a habeas corpus petition seeking release claiming illegal arrest without warrant. Represented by C. W. Hartle, hearing expected this afternoon.
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Charles R. Dupree
Martin A. Knnsely
Harrisburg
Anlicitors
Aresting
C. W. Hartle
Jackie Cooper Charged With Contributing to Minor Delinquency
St Joseph County prosecutor says affidavits were filed charging four heirs sons including Jackie Cooper 22 of Beverly Hills Calif a film star in Where Are Your Children with contributing to and encouraging the delinquency of minors in South Bend Indiana on August 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
St. Joseph County
Arthur F. Scherr
Jackie Cooper
Beverly Hills
Calif
Liquor Industry Urged to Release Hoarded Whisky Stocks
A Senate Committee urged the liquor industry to release hoarded whisky to ease consumer shortages. It urged the Justice Department to probe monopoly attempts by large distillers while Wendell Berge noted shared goals among agencies. Committee urged more bonded warehouse flow as a sign of good faith and a follow-up to War Production Board holiday for whisky production.
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Washington
Senate
Justice Department
Wendell Berge
War Production Board
Socialite Faces Murder Charge In Carmel Valley
Carmel Valley society matron Nancy Linde awaits arraignment on murder charges linked to the 13 year old farm boy Jay Lovett. A Monterey county grand jury indicted her after testimony from Carmel residents and ranch hands. Witnesses placed a gun near the body and cited jealousy as a motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salinas
Cala. Aus
Carmel Valley Society
Frances Andrews
Monterey County
Carmel
Jay Lovett
Nancy Linde
San Francisco
Andrews
Final Price Warning Sent To 88 Business Firms In County
The Ration Board mailed final price warning notices to proprietors of repair service establishments in Washington county. They must file prices with the price division before August 26 or OPA will set charges starting September 1. Chief Clerk Thomas Bittle noted about 150 repair shops. SS have refused or failed to file prices as of October 1942. The affected businesses include laundries, shoe repair, electrical appliance repair, auto repair, and any service repair agency.
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Ration Board
Washington County
OPA
Thomas Bittle
Youth Struck by Auto on Summit Avenue
Jack Wolf a 15 year old youth of the 200 block Summit avenue was struck by a car driven by R. Paul Hoffman of the first block North Potomac last evening. He suffered only a bump on the head and minor bruises and was taken to a doctor's office for examination. The mishap occurred on Summit avenue.
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Jack Wolf
Summit Avenue
R. Paul Hoffman
North Potomac
Hoffman
Big Tomato Exhibit by Local Barber in Victory Garden
Frank Fratianni of 10 South Potomac Street displays a 21 ounce tomato with 14 inch circumference grown in his victory garden near the Pangborn plant. The well known barber promotes produce from his home garden and local pride.
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Frank Fratianni
South Potomac Street
Victory Garden
Pangborn
Stilwell Army Captures Japs Big Burma Base
American Imperial and Chinese forces seized Myitkyina in northern Burma after a prolonged siege begun May 17. About 3,000 Japanese were killed or captured. Allies gained two airfields and a key rail and road hub on the Irrawaddy, aiding a link with Chinese forces in Yunnan and a land route to China.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Myitkyina
Burma
Irrawaddy River
Yunnan
China
India
Japs Trapped on Guam and New Guinea Face Death or Surrender
Pacific Fleet headquarters reports two sharp offensives trapping about 7,900 Japanese on Guam's north plateau and roughly 40,000 in British New Guinea with both fronts pressing toward the sea. MacArthur notes heavy casualties as troops net numerous enemy dead and the battle area fills with fallen Japanese.
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Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Guam
British New Guinea
Sepik River
Aitape
Douglas MacArthur
Habitual Drunkards Must Work For Town
Charles Town mayor Dr. G P Morison imposes ten days on habitual drunkards to work on the town garbage trucks when fines cannot be paid. The program targets repeat offenders and adds a compulsory labor penalty to fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
W. Va
G. P. Morison
Job Placements On Increase Here
Washington county shows a rise in job placements and a drop in unemployment claims for July. Brewer L. Stouffer of Hagerstown WMC notes unemployment benefits fell from 227 in June to 149 in July, reflecting the new War Man program's impact.
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Washington County
Jane
Brewer L. Stouffer
Hagerstown
Fire destroys barn on Luther Long farm near Beard's Church
Fire of undetermined origin shortly before noon destroyed the barn and its crops at Luther Long's farm between Cheniaville and Leitersburg near Beard's Church. The dwelling, wagon shed, and hog pen were saved by Hagerstown and Smithsburg fire companies. Earl Spitzer, 14, was alone at the farm when the blaze started and raised the alarm with nearby residents.
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Luther Long
Beard
Locusts Cross Boundary Into Reid From Pennsy
Reports from Reid and surrounding Washington county areas near Franklin county indicate locusts have migrated across the boundary into this county where no general attack is planned this year. The insects are noisy but the infestation remains mild with no noted damage by agriculturists. A mild cicada invasion is also present in Franklin county and officials forecast greater locust activity next summer per State Department of Agriculture estimates.
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Reid
Washington County
Franklin County
Pennsylvania
State Department of Agriculture
Engineer Discovers Big Snake In Cab
Charles Miller a B and C engineer on the Baltimore division found a six foot snake in his engine car as it entered a tunnel at Sykesville. He switched on a light and the reptile appeared to reach him, prompting Miller to strike with a rod and dislodge it through the open window. The snake may have been lying over the tunnel entrance and dropped into the cab as the locomotive entered.
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Charles Miller
Baltimore
Sykesville
Miller
Germans May Quit France Soon Says Military Experts
Washington observers forecast a German withdrawal from France before the end of the fighting season. Some expect a retreat in two months, possibly triggering German political capitulation, though a last stand is not entirely ruled out if eastern front shifts allow. General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s actions are noted as underscoring the shifting balance in France.
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Washington
France
Germany
French
Dwight
Division Commander of Germans Killed Near Caumont France
Lt. Gen. Von Drabisch Waechter, German division commander, was killed near Caumont in France Wednesday, the German news agency DNB said, quoting a high command communique supplement.
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London
von Drabisch-Waechter
Caumont
France
DNB
Armada Bombardments Reach Peenemunde and German Targets
In a large allied air offensive, over 1,200 U S heavy bombers plus 1,000 fighters hit Peenemunde and multiple German sites including Anklam Rostock Kiel and Bremen. The raid featured a 1,200 mile round trip from the Baltic coast and followed dawn attacks on supply routes across France.
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London
U. S
Germany
Peenemunde
Anklam
Stettin
Rostock
Baltic
Berlin
Kiel
Bremen
Peenermunde
Italy
Britain
France
Europe
England
Russia
Frederick County Man Dies of Rocky Mountain Fever
Harry Woodrow Murphy, 52, of Ijamsville Frederick County, died at Frederick Hospital from spotted Rocky Mountain fever contracted about a week earlier after a tick bite.
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Harry Woodrow Murphy
Ijamsville
Frederick County
Frederick Hospital
Allies Reach Brittany Fronts Near Nantes St Nazaire
Allied armor and infantry push across Brittany reach within 43 miles of Nantes and St Nazaire, encircle Rennes garrison, advance toward Dinan and St Malo. American forces cut deep inland, with rapid advances south of Rennes and toward the western coast rail hub as Berlin reports troops engaging German base garrisons.
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HDQS
U. S. Armor
Brittany
Nantes
St. Nazaire
Loire
Rennes
Brest
Evian
Dinan
St. Malo
Bain-de-Bretagne
Loire River
Pipriac
U. S
Matron
St. Meen Te Bretagne
Brooms
St. Meen
Berlin
Yanks Advance 90 Miles In 11 Days
Allied forces march into France deepening the advance from Cherbourg to Rennes. In 11 days the Americans covered over 125 miles inland and pushed from St. Lo more than 40 miles toward the front, widening the breakout in the Allied offensive.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Rennes
France
Cherbourg
St. Lo
Security Soldier Wounded In France
Pic. James G. Trenary a 25 year old infantryman and son of Mr and Mrs Gibson Trenary was seriously wounded in France on July 16. Telegram from the War Department announced his injury yesterday. Trenary entered the army over two years ago and has been overseas nine months. He formerly worked at the North American Cement Corporation. Two brothers Richard Trenary of Goodman Field Ky and Howard E Trenary of Camp Stewart Ga also serve in the army.
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Pic
James G. Trenary
Gibson Trenary
France
War Department
Trenary
North American Cement Corporation
Richard Trenary
Goodman Field
Howard E. Trenary
Camp Stewart
Chewsville Boy Wounded in Normandy Invasion
Private Randolph M. Snowberger of Chewsville wrote to his wife Betty Wober Snowberger that he had been wounded in the Normandy invasion. He said the only items saved were his Bible and her photograph, carried on his person. He had worked at the Lantis Teal Co. plant in Waynesboro before joining the Army.
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Randolph M. Snowberger
Chewsville
Normandy
Betty Wowe Snowberger
Lantis Teal Ca
Waynew Shore
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Roosevelt
Transportation Company
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Fletcher
Richard L. Cottrell
Clarence Cottrell
Charles Eli Reed
Harrisburg Solicitors
Circuit
Stilwell
Myitkyina Falls
New Guinea
Shawn
Vancouver
B. C
Lance Reventlow
Barbara Hutton
Count Court Haugwitz Reventlow
Lance
Carr Grant
Pennsy
Armada
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