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Walter E. Turk, wounded in a train collision near Indigo Tunnel, tends 100 rose varieties at 913 Mulberry Ave and won seven prizes at the Hagerstown Fair. French youth Jean Magnan learns American farming methods at Stockslager farm, while a hidden cave under the fairgrounds once stored beer kegs. Christ Reformed Church on West Franklin will soon mark its centennial, tracing German language services from 1852 and a 1855 congregation formation. The piece notes early Hagerstown elections held in a second-floor courtroom with viva voce voting.
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Walter E. Turk
Maryland
Indigo Tunnel
Mulberry Avenue
Hagerstown
Turk
France
Italy
Argentina
Ireland
Turk Garden
Jean Magnan
Herman L. Stockslager
Leitersburg
Stockslager Place
Christ Reformed Church
West Franklin Street
Christ Church
First Reformed Church
Franklin Street
Elizabethtown
Inflation Threat Still Strong Across Nation
Government efforts to curb rising prices collide with Congress as economic controls fight inflation. Industry runs full tilt with constant production and rising profits while workers return to jobs and wages rise. AP reports second quarter earnings of 450 corporations across sectors.
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Ders
Congress
Associated Press
Cool Weather Slows Japanese Beetles In County
Cool nights slow the Japanese beetles, reports from the county agent and Amos Reeder. Spraying from planes appears effective, saving much corn as beetles enter the ground for rest. Counts of dead beetles dot sprayed fields, with beetles likely to disappear next week.
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Amos Reeder
Reeder
Russia Ready To Use Veto In UN Security Council
Lake Success Aug 5 Russia threatened to veto any Council action on North Korean aggression unless Communist China and North Korea attend. Soviet delegate Jakob Malik, returning as Council president, proposed a cease fire, withdrawal of foreign troops, and presence of the two Asiatic Communist states. U S delegate Warren Austin and Britain’s Sir Gladwyn Jebb called for only the Republic of Korea at the table. They expect Malik’s bid to fail when the Council resumes after the weekend recess.
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Lake Success
Russia
Security Council
China
North Korea
Jakob A. Malik
United Nations
Council
U. S
Warren R. Austin
Malik
Austin
Britain
Sir Gladwyn Jebb
Republic of Korea
South Korea
Night Noise Complaints Persist From City Youths
City police face recurring reports of late night disturbances by groups of boys. Residents on Fairground Avenue and North Locust Street say activities between midnight and 3 a m keep neighbors awake. Earlier weeks brought complaints from other city areas about similar unrest.
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Fairground Avenue
North Locust Street
New York Central Iron Works Strike Intensifies
The labor stoppage at New York Central Iron Works continues into a second day with no settlement in sight. Union officials accuse management of refusing to bargain on social insurance and hospitalization benefits while stressing the picket line remains peaceful and lawful.
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New York Central Iron Works
Ralph McLucas
Hagerstown
Route 5
Waa
Edwin Abbott
United Steelworkers, Cio
Abbott
West German Council Plans Commission on Atomic Bomb Protection
Bonn August 5 The West German Scientific Research Council decided to form a commission of experts to study methods to protect the population against atomic weapons. The council's chairman is Werner Heisenberg of Gottingen.
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Bonn
Germany
West German Scientific Research ‘Council
Werner Heisenberg
Goetlunges
Invaders Roll Across The Naktong Near Sangju
North Korean forces crossed the Naktong River near Sangju with limited opposition as South Korean troops withdrew to new defensive lines. The crossing raised alarms of a three front push toward Waegwan Taegu and Pusan as U S planes attacked near Waegwan and Chinju.
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Naktong
Sangju
Tokyo
Naktong River
Eighth Army
Waegwan
Sangin
U. S
Taegu
Chinju
Pusan
Confused Marines in Korea Engage in Six Hour Self-Fire Incident
U S Marines in Korea exchange heavy small arms fire over six hours with friends near a command post. One Marine dies. the episode follows a patrol drive that frightened a goat on a ridge. Officers warned of potential repeat incidents and intense caution by troops.
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U. S
Korea
Korean War Boosts Local Real Estate Market Activity
The Korean War is boosting local real estate, with heavier six day volume and rising inquiries for all property classes. Deeds show strong building-site turnout despite war driven material shortages as brokers report, listing numerous transfers and parcels across multiple streets and towns.
Youth given sixty day term for unauthorized auto use
Richard W. Fitz of 406 block George Street was sentenced by Magistrate Harry E. Snyider to 69 days in Washington County Jail after conviction on three motor violations. He also faced fines of 14 dollars or ten days for driving without an operator's card and 16 dollars or ten days for displaying another person’s tags. Deputy Leister Isanogie arrested him as he drove with two companions toward Funkstown. The court imposed flat time with no option to obtain release by payment.
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Richard W. Fitz
George Street
Washington County
Harry E. Snyider
Fitz
Leister Isanogie
Funkstown
Wank Henson, Jr
Russians Plan New Medal For Bravery
The Soviet Union announced a new bravery medal to honor frontier guards. Eligible recipients include personnel from the border armies, the ministry of state security, and divisions guarding the frontiers.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Ministry of State Security and
Lervitions
Final Night To Register For Primary Election
The Board of Election Supervisors will stay open until 9 PM Thursday August 19 to give eligible voters a final chance to register. Saturday is the last registration day with noon closing. An extra noon hour is added all week for registrations.
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Tion
Mail Delivery Begins on Devonshire Road August 14
About 15 families on Devonshire Road will receive door to door mail delivery starting August 14, Postmaster Thomas M. Simpson announced. The change replaces rural delivery and requires residents to install door boxes or similar receptacles by August 14.
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Devonshire Road
Thomas M. Simpson
Red Supply Lines Blazed in Record Allied Air Attacks
Allied airmen launched a record number of combat sorties over the front. Superfortresses dropped 80 tons on Seoul rail yards while U S Marines and Fourth and Fifth Air Force aircraft hit Reds near Chinju and the Naktong line. Night intruder missions totaled fifteen as fighters and bombers impeded Red movements from Sunchon to Seoul.
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Geveral MacArthur
Iinchon
Seoul
Kenneth J. Appel
Milwaukee
Chinju
Tokyo
Pusan
U. S
Iight
Naktong River
Air Force
Sunchon
Inchon
52 Degrees Stun August Record in Keedysville Weather
The Keedysville official weather station logged a low of 42 degrees this morning. Historical notes cite an August 27, 1945 low of 27 degrees and three August spells in 1912 with lows under 50. Last night’s 52 followed a warm afternoon and low humidity made it feel cooler.
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Travis Knode
Keedynville
Keedysville Westherman
Dea Green
J. A. Miller
South Africa to Form Volunteer Fighter Squadron for Korea
South Africa plans a volunteer air force squadron to join United Nations forces in Korea. The cabinet approved recruiting the unit and expanding regular armed forces, but did not specify numbers. The move aligns with anti Communist policy, though sending troops abroad was previously considered impractical.
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United Nations
Korea
Reds to Invade Ancient Tibet from China
A pro Communist paper in Hong Kong quotes Gen Liu Po Cheng as saying China plans a swift invasion of Tibet to expel American imperial influence and strengthen Western defense. The report notes Tibet’s high Himalaya location, Lama monasteries and about 3 million people.
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Hong Kong
Tibet
Liu
Po Cheng
Tine
Second Field Army
Communist Southwest Military and Administrative Committee
Chungking
Red
Peiping
Formosa
Russia
Fravda
Izvestia
Red China
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Angelina Hose
Martha Horse
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Leroy Cauffman
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Japan
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Laura
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Chester E. Wolfe
Harry M. Ganos
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George J. Brown
Mary L. Gowran
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Pangborn Corp
Charles E. Johnson
Security Road
Paul Edwin Huffer
Frank R. Brower, Jr
Sherman Avenue
Englewood Road
J. Kenneth Ridenour
Merlin Emory Ellinger
May Street
the Terrace
Lloyd A. Strite
Chester C. Keyton
Chestnut Grove
Sample'a Manor
Emma A. Kretsingzer
Jacob K. Rare and Wife
Hamilton Blvd
J. Joseph Allen
Andrew A. Amor
Guilford Avenue
Negley Realty Corp
Wilts
Physioc, Jr
South Potomac
Antietam
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C. Robert Dean
Francis J. Gluck
Beechwood Drive
Guy R. Hebb
John J. Lester
North Avenue
Locust
Mulberry
Robert KR. Baumgardner
Merl
Calvert Hoffman
Sharpsburg Pike
Harry L Enelish
Clarence W., Anderson
Sharpsburg
Hubert W. Moats
Donald Carlton Grubbs
Cemetery Street
Mary I. Kershner
Frank V. Wachter
Country Club Road
Bronson Barnett
Clyde C. Shupp
Clear Spring
Clarence V. Eldridge
Board of
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Union of South Africa
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