Antietam Carrier to Be Christened in Philadelphia
The 27,000 ton aircraft carrier Antietam will be christened at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on Sunday August 20 in a triple ceremony with the Chicago and Los Angeles cruisers. Rear Admiral M F Draemel announced the event, named by Mrs Millard E Tydings, wife of Maryland’s senior senator. The launch is billed as the largest warship launch in American history and will feature a locally sourced bronze name plate.
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Antietam
Sharpsburg
Philadelphia Navy Yard
M. F. Draemel
Philadelphia
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
United States
Chicago
Los Angeles
Navy
Stamp Drive Is Bringing Results in Ingerstown
Allen H. Mumma of the Internal Revenue Bureau reports a promising start to the stamp drive for delinquent federal auto tax stamps. About 200 of the $50 stamps have been sold this week as three deputy collectors patrol downtown, checking vehicles lacking stamps and notifying owners. Public cooperation remains high despite criticism, with officials aiming to give motorists a chance to buy stamps before penalties.
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Allen H. Mumma
Internal Revenue Bureau
Ingerstown
Mumma
Internal Revenue Department
Fairchild Workers Organize Flying Club for Instruction
Fairchild Aircraft Division employees will form a company wide flying club at a meeting next week. A plane will be provided for instruction and the formal organization will be held on Wednesday, August 16 at the Airport Inn. Members will learn costs for dual and solo flying and the club plane will be hangared at the local airport with an advisory committee of experienced pilots.
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Fairchild Aircraft Division
Airport Inn
Bats Found Hanging in Peach Tree Near Ringgold
Peach pickers in a Ringgold orchard discovered four bats dangling head down from a tree. The bats were unusual in color, being a clean fawn shade rather than the common brown or dusky tones.
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Ringgold
Red Jaws Closing On Nazis
Soviet forces drive in western Lithuania and northeast of Warsaw tighten the pincers around East Prussia. A bridgehead across the Vistula south of Warsaw cuts the Sandomierz Kielce highway. Lagow captured, 20 miles from the Warsaw Krakow line. Simultaneous Narew cross near Bialystok links with southern columns toward East Prussia. May threaten thousands of German troops. continued on page 2.
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Moscow
Red Army
Lithuania
Warsaw
East Prussia
Hitler
Vistula
Sandomierz-Rielce
Lagow
Roosevelt invites Willkie to discuss foreign affairs
New York papers say President Roosevelt invited Wendell Willkie, the 1940 Republican nominee, to a July 14 discussion on foreign affairs. Willkie declined to comment when asked.
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New York
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
the Times
The
Herald Tribune
Willkie
Keeper Of Flame For 60 Years Is Dead
Saluda. North Carolina August 11. The keeper of a flame started 150 years ago by ancestor Robert Morris in Philadelphia who migrated to the Blue Ridge Mountains in 1780 has died at age 84. William Morris, a bachelor and last direct descendant, died yesterday in a Tryon hospital. Before admission he left the blaze in the care of his nephew Hampton Owens.
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Saluda
N.C
William Morris
Tryon
Robert Morris
Philadelphia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Morris
Hampton Owens
Our Bombs Wound Canadian General In Normandy
Maj. Gen. RE. PL. Seller, commander of the Canadian Third Division, was wounded when U S heavy bombers dropped fragmentation bombs into Canadian lines south of Caen. Lt. Gen. Lesley J. McNair was killed in Normandy under similar circumstances. Keller led the Third Division in its assault landing and Caen drive.
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France
RE. PL. Seller
U. S
Lesley J. McNair
Normandy
Keller
Caen
Five Youths Enlist In Navy From Local Area
The Navy recruiting office at the city hall announced five youths, all 17, enlisted this week. Names listed: Arthur L. Lucas Hancock, Franklin P. Henson of 622 Chestnut Street, Frank R. Gerhold of Mercersburg, Yaris O. Sisk of Kearneysville, Warren D. Grove of Ir. Emmifspore.
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Navy
City Hall
Arthur L. Lucas
Hancock
Franklin P. Henson
Chestnut Street
Frank R. Gérhold
Mercersburg
Yaris O. Sisk
Kearneysville
Warren D. Grove
Ir. Emmifspore
Wright Strike Brought To End
The Wright strike closure reduced the nationwide idle workers to between 53 000 and 55 000 as Wright Aeronautical workers at four Paterson plants voted to return to work after arbitration talks between the company and CIO UAW. The company claimed 700 laid off, the union 2 000. The government might seize control in the Midwest truck drivers strike, Attorney General Francis Biddle said in Seattle.
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Associated Press
Paterson
N. J
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Cio-United Auto Workers
Francis Biddle
Seattle
Better Water For Pike Users
The municipal water department acts to supply Cavetown Pike consumers with improved water by draining the two large mountain mains and allowing enough mountain water to circulate along the pike after drought cutoffs left those mains nearly dead. Tests confirmed Cavetown Pike complaints were justified as reservoir levels rose after heavy rain.
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Municipal Water Department
Cavetown Pike
Hagerstown
County Drivers Taking It Easy
State police report only four speeders in the county since last week’s drive. Two were arrested last evening and paid $10 collateral plus costs in city court. Named offenders were Roy Harrison Crawsford of Hagerstown Route 1 and Todd H Reigel of Hagerstown Route 2, each cited for speeds over 60. Dozens statewide were arrested, including a burst on Washington boulevard where 27 were taken in a single day.
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Roy Harrison Crawsford
Hagerstown
Washington Boulevard
Teaming Up of MacArthur Nimitz Seen As Roosevelt Aim
President Roosevelt's Hawaii trip reportedly aims to foster closer cooperation between General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz as Western Pacific offensives converge. The two leaders, commanding in the Southwest Pacific and Pacific areas, are near joint strategy points in New Guinea Guam Saipan and the Philippines, mirroring past coordination with Halsey in the Solomon Islands.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Chester W. Nimitz
Western Pacific
Roosevelt
Hawaii
Japan
Nimitz
Pacific
Macarthur
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Guam
Saipan
Philippines
Solomon Islands
William F. Halsey
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Solomons-New Guinea
Rabaul
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Honolulu
General MacArthur
Admiral Nimitz
Navy Photo
Find Some Nazi Shells Of Wood
Pfc. George R. Row reports in France since D Day that German shells are sometimes made of wood. In a letter home he describes visiting a camp with thousands of POWs and notes the youths among them. He also has access to a captured German horse and hopes to return home for his son's birthday in December.
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George R. Row
France
Charles E. Row
West Washington Surset
St. Lo
Pic
Row
Three More Divorce Suits Filed This Month
Three more suits for divorce were docketed in court today, bringing the monthly total to 14. The defendants named are Virginia Eve Combs, Lloyd L. Shoemaker, and Hilda Gaynall Daley, with attorneys C. K. Hartle and M. B. Rostetter listed for the respondents.
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Dall McGraw Combs
C. K. Hartle
Virginia Eve Combs
Emma E. Shoemaker
M. ¥. B. Rostetter
Lloyd L. Shoemaker
Charles Edward Daley, Jr
Hilda Gaynall Daley
Pleads Guilty To Theft Of Locks
Leo Gilbert a 24 year old Western Maryland Railroad shop worker pled guilty in city court to larceny for stealing two locomotive locks. Magistrate Harry Snyder fined him 25 dollars plus costs after Lieut. E J Chapman arrested him following an investigation. Gilbert apologized and said it will never happen again.
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Leo Gilbert
Western Maryland Railroad
Harry 5. Snyder
Gilbert
E. J. Chapman
Torrid Week End Forecast Signals Heat Wave Ahead
Weather reports warn of hot humid conditions for the next 48 hours. Temperatures spiked to 87 degrees yesterday with forecast to rise further as skies stay clear. A Keedysville observer notes rapid morning temperature climb and the dog days ending today.
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Weather Bureau
J. A. Miller
No Reason For Polio Panic Here
Local health officer Dr. J. A. McCallum said polio travel does not affect infection risk and advised normal activity. He urged parents not to panic if a case appears in Hagerstown or Washington county, noting one or two cases normally occur annually and that this summer has seen none. Continued on Page 2.
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J. A. McCallum
Hagerstown
Washington County
Army Takes Guards From Philly Cars
Philadelphia reports the Army removed all guards from trolleys buses subways and elevated trains with future operation to be guardless except from 8 pm until morning when guards will be assigned. The move aims to restore normal service after a six day transit shutdown as Maj. Gen. Philip Hayes waits for grand jury testimony.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Transportation Company
Philip Hayes
War Department
No Oil To Heat Water If Electricity Used
The Office of Price Administration halted fuel oil rations for hot water heating and domestic lighting when households use electric equipment for those tasks. If electric equipment is inadequate, ration is reduced by the maximum possible saving. Action cited kerosene and heating oil shortages.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Williamsport Youth Dies From Wounds In France
Pri Albert R. Bryan of Williamsport aged 30 died from wounds received in France. He was wounded June 19 and died the next day. Bryan, a Williamsport Route 2 resident, attended Williamsport High School and joined the army eleven months ago. He served in the infantry and had been employed at a Camden shipyard in New Zealand. His grandmother is Mrs Barbara Bryan.
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Pri
Albert R. Bryan
France
War Department
Barbara Bryan
Williamsport
Army
Camden
N. Z
Bryan
Sandy Hook Boy Dies In France
Pfc. Charles Ralph Waters aged 27 from near Sandy Hook was killed in action in France on June 12. He served in a machine gun unit, left for overseas duty in March, and died without prior casualty notices. Survived by mother Mrs. Blanche Waters sister Eva Waters and brother Cpl. George Marvin Waters stationed at Woodrow Wilson Hospital Staunton Virginia.
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Charles Ralph Waters
Sandy Hook
France
War Department
Blanche Waters
Ralph
Brunswick High School
George Marvin Waters
Woodrow Wilson Hospital
Staunton, Va
Hitler Decree Demands Death for Army Salute Deviation
Moscow radio reports Hitler ordered all court martial judges to impose the death penalty on German officers who use the army salute other than the Heil Hitler salute. The decree widens penalties for disloyalty and enforces unified Nazi salutes across armed forces.
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London
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Welfare Expenditures Hit 24 324 in July in Washington County
The Welfare Board reported July totals of 24 324 for public aid as applications rise. Old age assistance topped costs at 14 216 for 1 104 cases, dependent children cost 7 207 for 203 families, general relief 63 cases at 3 150, needy blind 15 cases at 359, and foster home care for 35 cases at 693. Acting secretary Abner Kaplan said no more requests for general public distance are being received.
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Washington County
Office of the Welfare Board
Welfare Board
Abner Kaplan
Welfare Office
Jap American Sisters Convicted of Conspiracy in Treason Case
In Denver on Aug 2 a U S District Court jury convicted three Japanese American sisters of conspiracy to commit treason for helping two German prisoners escape from an internment camp. They were acquitted on treason charges and judge J Foster Symes withheld sentence. The law limits punishment to two years in prison and a $10 fine. treason could carry death.
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Denver
U. S. District Court
J. Foster Symes
Morgan & Co. Sued By UC Stockholder
A United Corporation stockholder sues J P Morgan and Company and 33 others for 100 million dollars alleging inter company dealings wasted United Corporations fur resources. The Philadelphia suit marks a major challenge to a leading holding group amid corporate tensions.
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Philadelphia
United Corporation
J. P.morgan and Company
United Corporations
Inter Company
Germany Moves to Scrape Bottom Manpower Barrels
Berlin and Moscow report sweeping Nazi decrees and purges in Germany as Goebbels proclaims total mobilization. Women up to 50 urged to work, domestic workers sent to industry or army, and many industrial workers conscripted. Purge extends to senior officials with arrests and deadly clashes in East Prussia and Danzig, targeting Himmler loyalists and top Nazi figures including Schaact and von Neurath.
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London
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Normer
Hijalmar Schaact
Haron Konstantin von Neurath
Schaact
Two German Generals Call On Germans To End War
In the Soviet Press two captured German generals urge the German people and army to end the war. Lt. Gen. Won Kurowski and Maj. Gen. Lindeman say over 30 divisions are doomed under Hitler and urge stopping the struggle and laying down arms. They align with a July 22 manifesto repudiating Hitler.
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Moscow
Hitler
Won Kurowski
Lindeman
Germany
Germans Joke About Morale At Hitler's Front
From IRMN Spain on August 11, a Frenchman reports a German officer quipping that Nazi V-2 is just millions of coats and bicycles, adding the army would vanish with such gear. The remark underscores war weariness and morale concerns within German ranks.
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IRMN
Spain
Hitler
Mature Heartbroken Because He Lost Rita
In Baltimore the touring Tars and Spars show’s Victor Mature says he remains heartbroken Rita Hayworth married Orson Welles, yet he claims to be in love with a gorgeous unnamed blonde in Hollywood. He hopes to again work with Rita someday.
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Baltimore
Aug
IL Py
Victor Matture
Rita Hayworth
Leen Welles
Sun
Rita
Hollywood
Allied drive threatens Rommel as Nantes Angers fall
Allied forces pressed toward Chartres and Paris with Nantes and Angers captured, expanding a wide sweep in northwestern France. Brest and Cherbourg efforts intensified as German resistance remained strong around St Malo and Cherbourg, with reports of minefields and stalled progress from a large German garrison.
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Nantes
Angers
Chartres
Paris
Erwin Rommel
France
U.S
Caen Hinge
Loire
Supreme Headquarters
Orleans
Vannes
Brittany
Brest
Cherbourg
St. Malo
Garison
Associated Press
Hal Borle
August Tire Quota Depleted In Washington County
More than 1590 applications for new passenger tires were filed with the Ration Board. The August quota for Washington county is exhausted, with only two tires remaining for the month unless a state OPA emergency quota is granted. Chief Clerk Thomas Bittle notes high anxiety and difficulty locating certificates due to tire shortages and dealer stock limits.
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Ration Board
Washington County
OPA
Thomas Bittle
Aveata
Hagerstown
Tanirary
Pvt Carry Wounded In France July 28
Pvt Carry Wounded In France July 28 details mention Lean Carry and John Carry with action in France on July 28, per War Department records. Ray Chestnut Street appears as a location reference in the fragmentary clipping.
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France
Lean Carry
John Carry
Dom R. Cnergv
Ray Chestnut Street
Children's Rights in Pampa Raise Local Alarm
In Pampa Texas concerns rise over children lacking rights as two children are sent to Central Park for checkups amid reports of risky wading incidents. Authorities investigate and urge community safety measures.
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Pampa
Tex
Dave Peice
Pare
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Charles R. Waters
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