Strikes and Riots Roil India Amid Gandhi Disobedience Campaign
Chaos spreads as mobs burn buses and loot stores while police in Bombay curb mass rallies. Gandhi is arrested after sending a message urging nonviolence to the Shivaji Park crowd. Leaders like Nehru and Azad are detained. the Moslem League warns against the movement.
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Bandhi
Indian Federation of Labor
Gandhi
Ahmettabad
Bombay
All India Congress
New Dehliana
Shivaji Park
Joona
Poona
Mauiang Abdul Kalan Azad
Pr Dent
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Madeline Slade
India
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Congress Party
Rural Ground Markers Destroyed by Fifth Columnists
MITCHEL FIELD Aug 10 Army air observers and FBI report destruction of plowed ground markers used to guide enemy bombers to eastern air bases. Photostands show markers in fields and a large V shape along a footpath. officials say investigations completed and treacherous work erased, with future use deterred.
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Mitchel Field
Col
Cache M. R
First Air Force
Intel-Igenc
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
Reeves
Maryland Rains Flood Parts Of State. One Dead
Strong weekend rains drenched Maryland causing flooding in four southern counties and Bladensburg where the Anacostia river overran banks. One fatality reported with numerous injuries, roads blocked, and 30 families displaced. Up to four feet of water hindered rail and road traffic near Hyattsville and near the Martin airport.
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Washington County
J. A. Miller
Government Weather Observer
Maryland
Bladensburg
Washington Boulevard
Anacostia
Prince George’s County
Firmen
D. Paul Oswald
Chewsville
Williamsport
Five Hurt in Pike Mishaps
Four persons were injured last night when a Mayflower cab driven by Charles L. Shank 17 collided with a parked concrete mixer on Cleveland avenue. Passengers Margaret Jenkins 18 Chaz Burkett 72 Doris St. 00 and others suffered cuts and fractures. The scene drew crowds as investigators noted the mixer was four feet from the cab. No charges were filed. Separately James Gray of Baltimore escaped minor injuries when his tractor trailer overturned at the western foot of Fairview mountain near Clear Spring after a locked wheel caused skidding. The wreck tied up traffic until early Sunday.
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Potomac River
Potomac
Baltimore and O Railroad
Alexandria
Hyattsville
B. and
Ovs
Mi Winans
Baltimore
Washington
Glenn L. Martin
Charles L. Shank
Williamsport
Route 2
Cleveland Avenue
Margaret Jenkins
West Church Street
Chaz Burkett
West Washington Street
Doris St
Cr Ree
Ford
James Gray
Fairview Mountain
Clearspring
Gray
Joseph F. Coady
Trafic
Churches To Join In Financial Campaigns
Local churches unite for a joint fundraising drive to support parish programs and community outreach. The plan includes coordinated events, shared materials, and joint reporting to boost contributions and strengthen cooperative efforts across the denomination.
Hagerstown Company Awarded Rubber Tap Contract
Hagerstown Paty Inc. was awarded a contract for rubber taps and shoes, per an announcement from the quartermaster department. The action marks a formal award for supply needs with details limited in the released notice.
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Hagerstown Paty, Inc
Thi
Mack Carhan Rubber Taps
Ta A & Shoes
Hs Quartermaster Dap
Reds Repulse German Push Near Caucasus Oil Regions
dispatches report German efforts in the Maikop Kasnodar oil area stalling before oil fields. Russians fight to defend Novorossisk and Tuapse ports as German forces press from Kresnodar toward the Red Sea coast. Berlin broadcasts note aims to cut the Black Sea to Caspian supply line. Allied air losses favored the Russians with about 400 German aircraft lost versus 205 Russian planes.
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Don
Voronezh
Maikop-Kasnodar
Caucasus
Tront
Javda
Msikop
Russia
Black Fa
Sea of Azov
Kushchevka
Kuban
Berlin
Kresnodar
Red Feet
Tuapse
Voroshilovsk
Nevinnomysskayai
Kuma River
Kuma
Caspian
Black Sea
Persian Gulf
Novorossisk
Battum
Firing record set by guard officer at Maryland camp
Cascade Md Aug 10 Captain H B Pettigall of Frederick’s Company B fired on the Thompson automatic rifle range and shot a perfect ten heart shots in ten attempts on the 50 yard silhouette target. It is described as as remarkable as a golf hole in one and the first such feat in the State Guard annals.
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Cascade
Maryland State Guard
H. B Pettigall
Frederick
Pettingall
State Guard
Death of Baltimore Conductor in Frederick Yard Incident
Charles Tt. Wehnert of Baltimore died Saturday at Frederic City Hospital after collapsing in the Brunswick railroad yards. Wehnert, a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad conductor, was taken to Baltimore for an autopsy to determine the death cause.
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Frederick, Md
Charles Tt. Wehnert
Baltiz
Freder : City Hospital
Brunswick
Wehnert
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Local market prices and a sailing wreck headline
Furnished by Ktine Bros. Benevela includes prices paid to producers such as 221.09 for butter and 1.60 per bushel for homegrown beans with a list of items like cabbage apples cucumbers and squash. The page notes a political wreck involving a party headed for 2 but wrecked en route.
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Ktine Bros
Benevela
Ste
U S Buttons Up War Production Talk From FDR Leaders
A WWII era broadcast features Admiral Leahy warning of harsh fate for a beaten America and Nimitz urging raw material mobilization. CIO chief Murray and AFL head Green pledge unity, while WPB and Davis stress balanced material use and increased supply. Eisenhower from England vows effective use of American weapons.
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William Leahy
America
Leahy
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
The
Pacific Feet
Keer Om
Philip Murray
CLO
W . Green
AFL
United
CIO
Murray
Green
American Federation of Labor
William L. ‘Ball
War Production Board
WPB
Davis
Robert P. Patterson
Germany
James ¥. Forrestal
Nazy
England
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Solomons Attack Could Be Second Allied Front
Analysis argues the Solomons operation may form a second Allied front against Japan, potentially forcing Tokyo to rethink attacks on Russia and affecting supply lines to China and Australia. The piece notes strategic value of retaking the Solomons and Bismarck Archipelago to safeguard sea routes, bolster morale, and address Allied initiative in the Orient while Britain and the US counter Russia.
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Solomons
Second Allied Front
Pearl Harbor
Russia
N Dia
United Nations
Japan
China
Burma
India
Bismarck Archipelago
New Guinea
Australia
New Draland
Orient
Britain
America
Soldier reports being robbed here at Hagestown
Soldier Thomas A. Brightwell stationed at Camp O Conor told city police he was attacked by two white men in Hagerstown early Saturday and robbed of a wristwatch and 65 dollars in cash. He could not specify the attack location. Police learned that fellow soldier Lynch was slugged but not robbed.
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Thomas A. Brightwell
Camp O’conor
Hagerstown
Brightwell
Dim Lynch
Byrightwell
Deputy Isanogle Victim in Roadside Attack Near St Pauls Church
Deputy Leister Isanogle stopped two speeding motorists on the western pike near St. Pauls Church. He was struck with a fish rod and choked unconscious before recovering and pursuing the vehicle to Hancock. Authorities traced the driver to Johnstown, Pa., with an early arrest expected amid a wide search spanning several towns.
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Leister Isanogle
St. Paul's Church
Isanogle
Hancock
Johnstown
Joseph D. Baker
Breezewood
August Quota Set At 188000 For Washington County
The Treasury Department announced the August quota for war bonds and stamps in Washington County at 188000 with a state total of 1150000. County quotas reflect income factors and will be tracked on a cumulative basis, affecting future months. Other counties listed include Allegany Baltimore Frederick Harford Howard Montgomery Prince Georges and Baltimore City. The note adds a history line about Louis Prang creating the first greeting cards in America.
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Treasury Department
Washington County
Treasury
Allegany
Baltimore
Baltimore City
Carroll
Frederick
Garrett
Harford
Howard
Montgomery
Prince Georges
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St. Joseph
Milly
N. Potomac St
Pike
RAND
W. Washington St
Sears Roebuck & Co
North Paromac Sr
Concord Factory
Potomac ST
Harry S. Myers
North Potomac Street
York
Christ
Breche
C. P.O
Washington Street
Shockey Furniture Co
Summit Ave
Bentz & Dunn’s
North Potomac St
U. S
Hill’s Toy & Novelty Store
South Potomac St
Philco
Bohman-Warne, Inc
W. Franklin St
Cushwa
Furniture Mart
Hagerstewn
L, Keller Gerver
Caskey’s
Caskey Baking Co
Boston
Louis Prang
Srames
Case AM First Quality
Washington St
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company OF
Jobs
C. Bondurant, Moroyer
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