Courts as Umpires for Drafted Servicemen Burden
The War department asked Congress to let courts act as arbitrators in settling financial obligations for draftees and reservists called to active duty. If income fails to cover rent, insurance, and taxes, courts could order settlements after evidence of insufficient outside income. The plan would apply to national guardsmen and those under Burke Wadsworth bill provisions, with courts potentially setting timing and methods of payment.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
School Board to Open Bids at Long Meadows Meeting
Bids on fire extinguishers waste paper cans coal and insurance will be opened at a special meeting of the Board of Educators at Long Meadows home of J Forney Young president. The board will discuss plans for opening schools on Tuesday September 3 and may award contracts.
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Long Meadows
J. Forney Young
Dam No. 4 Clubhouse Reported Ransacked
Dam No. 4 clubhouse rented by Edward Martin on East Washington street was ransacked since the weekend, with blankets pillows fishing tackle shoes and cooking utensils stolen. Deputy Sheriff Leister Isanogle is investigating and a suspect is under surveillance with an early arrest expected.
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W. R. Bender
Dam No. 4
Edward Martin
East Washington Street
Martin
Leister Isanogle
China Hears France and Japan Pact in Indo China
Reuters reported from Shanghai that Chinese circles say France and Japan reached an amity pact over Japanese demands in Indo China. There was no authoritative confirmation, yet Chinese quarters spoke of a concluded agreement between the French and Japanese governments.
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London
Reuters
Shanghair
France
Japan
Fire damages small radio shop on West Washington
A rear 1000 block West Washington street radio repair shop was damaged by fire at noon. Firemen quickly responded to the alarm and used extinguishers to subdue the blaze.
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West
Washington Street
Weather Forecast for Maryland and Chesapeake Bay
Cloudy with showers tonight and Wednesday. Temperature will be nearly unchanged. Chesapeake Bay reports moderate southeasterly winds, occasional fresh gusts, and continued cloudy weather with showers tonight and Wednesday.
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Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
His Gasless Offer Rejected By Court
Louis Schorgl, 24, charged with speeding, told Judge J. Earl Thomas his 1930 model car has good brakes only and offered to pay double the fine if discharged if it fails. The car is out of gas and the city must lend gas for the test. Judge Thomas imposed the usual $10 fine.
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Kansas City
Kas
Louis Schorgl
J. Earl Thomas
Schorgl
Thomas
Board to Aid Dual Highway Completion Push
A movement to have the State Roads Commission finish the Hagerstown to Frederick dual highway gained momentum as the Board of County Commissioners agreed to back appeals for immediate action. A citizen delegation led by William A. Tobias urged completion, noting $1.7 million spent and petitions signed by thousands. Speaker Dawson Horie sought Frederick county support and cooperation from civic groups. Horie suggested seeking National Defense Fund funds for defense use and planned to petition Senators Tydings Radcliffe and Rep. Byron.
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State Roads Commission
Hagerstown
Frederick
Board of County Commissioners
Roads Commission
William A. Tobias
Chamber of Commerce
Dawson Horiie
Horiie
Myersville
Frederick County
National Defense Fund
Tydings
Radcliffe
William D. Byron
City Hearings Start Aug 21 on New Assessments
The Board of County Commissioners announced hearings on new city assessment figures in Hagers town will begin August 21. Notices are being mailed to property owners. Review of Ringgold and Beaver Creek areas occurred yesterday and today with Smithsbury and the rest of Ringgold slated for review later in the week.
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Hagerstown
Board of County Commissioners
Ringgold
Beaver Creek
Smithsbury
Prevent Escape By Taking Nazi's Shoes
Railway workers in southeast England prevented a German pilot from fleeing after a plane was shot down by removing his shoes and socks. The barefooted pilot remained in place as authorities prepared to detain him.
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London
England
House break in leaves note begging forgiveness
In Pasadena on August 13 a man burglarized Maj. N. J. Shupe's home but left a bewildering note reading please forgive me I didn't take a thing A Stranger. The incident prompted questions about motive and identity.
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Pasadena
Cal
Maj. N. J. Shupe
Crash kills army chief and cabinet ministers
In Canberra a flaming airliner crash killed Lieut. Gen. Sir Cyril White chief of the Australian army staff and six others including three cabinet ministers Brigadier Geoffrey Street J W Fairbairn and Sir Henry Gullett along with the chief aide Col Thornthwait and four crew members The cabinet meeting and Loan Council session were postponed.
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Sydney
Australia
Cyril B. B. White
Commonwealth
Canberra
Melbourne
Geoffrey A. Street
Defense
J. W. Fairbairn
Air
Henry Gullett
Executive Council
Cyril
Col. Thornthwait
Street
Commonwealth Loan Council
Local Woman Badly Hurt In Md Hit-Run
Mrs H Earl Weagly, of New Windsor, Md, was struck while crossing a street near a garage to enter her parked car by a Baltimore motorist. She suffered a broken arm, crushed ankle and head injuries. Treated at Frederick Hospital then moved to Washington County Hospital. condition reported satisfactory today.
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New Windsor
H. Earl Weagly
Frederick Hospital
Washington County Hospital
Weagley
Baltimore
Young Democrats Back Roosevelt Radcliffe and Byrne
The Young Men's Democratic Club of Frederick County with 400 members pledged support for President Roosevelt Senator George L Radcliffe and Congressman William D Byrne following a meeting of the organization marking its continued backing of the party slate.
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Roosevelt
George L. Radcliffe
William D. Byron
Young Men’s Democratic Club
Frederick County
Warning To Drivers Has Okay Of Judge
In Minneapolis on August 12 William H. Smith anger over a speed ticket led to a court order. Justice Hi nick J. Kuhlman paused a five day jail term if Smith stood on France avenue in Morningside three days this week from 5 to 6 pm and shouted slow down to passing motorists. He also fined Smith three dollars to stress the dangers of speeding.
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Minneapolis
William H. Smith
Morningside
Smith
Justice of the Peace
Hinick J. Kuhlman
France Avenue
Mornningside
Kuhlman
Measles Disrupts An Entire Company In Maneuvers
An outbreak of German measles halted a company of the 181st Infantry during northern New York war maneuvers. Officers and 77 enlisted men from Worcester Massachusetts were quarantined for 72 hours. Private John W. Warrington, also of Worcester and a medical attachment member, was placed in Plattsburg barracks hospital for the war's duration.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
New York
181St Infantry
Worcester
Mass
John W. Warrington
Plattsburg Barracks
Whistling purse snatcher strikes in Waterloo
Waterloo reports the so called whistling purse snatcher has struck again after a month’s inactivity seizing a purse from Mrs. Wilda Beck containing 18 dollars.
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Waterloo
Wilda Beck
Railroad traffic steady in week ending August 10
Baltimore and Ohio reports 51 888 cars handled in the week ended Aug 10, compared with 51 199 the previous week and 43 390 for the same week last year.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Camp Ritchie May Be Used As Training Center
Regular Army officers visited Camp Ritchie in Cascade Maryland and reports say it could train raw draftees if conscription begins. Maryland Guard may move there around October 1 after maneuvers in New York, with Major Robert F. Barrick in charge. Needs include new barracks, extended tent living areas, and a large reservoir for winter operations.
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Camp Ritchie
Maryland National Guard
Cascade
Maryland Guard
New York State
Robert F. Barrick
Maryland
Barrick
Balloon barrage claims a victim off Britain coast
London reports the balloon barrage guarding Britain's coasts may have caused the death of a German bomber that crashed off the southeast coast. A survivor says the aircraft was possibly entangled by the barrage's long trailing cables.
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London
Britain
Governor and family to end Chesapeake Bay cruise
Governor and Mrs. Herbert R. O'Conor and their two youngest children Bobby and James are expected to return Friday from a 10 day cruise aboard the state yacht Dupont. The governor and family have visited waterfront towns on both sides of the bay during their vacation, said August Bourden executive secretary to the governor.
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Annapolis
Herbert R. O’conor
Bobby
James
Chesapeake Bay
Dupont
August Bourden
O’conor
Battle Of Britain Now Is On Strike At Airports
Berlin reports a Nazi strike plan to cripple England before a possible invasion. German sources say British flights are being drawn into combat to ground defenses and destroy hangars, fuel stores, and aircraft. DNB confirms raids hitting Enat Church airport with hangars burned and Spitfires reported down.
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Poland
Norway
Europe
Germany
England
DNB
Enat Church
County cantaloupes ripening boost for Boonsboro growers
Boonsboro cantaloupes, known for their distinct flavor, are due in about a week. Dry weather helped ripening and quality. past decades saw large plantings and carloads moving to Pittsburgh and other cities. Today few old growers remain as land shifts to raspberries, with most fruit sold locally and some large growers shipping to Florida.
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Boonsboro
Keedysville
Baltimore and Ohio
Pittsburgh
Florida
Jerry the wooden horse retires after 47 years of service
ARKANSAS CITY Kas Aug 13 Jerry the wooden horse that carried more than 20 000 children rode into retirement. J E Matthews harness shop owner sold him to an antique financier in Bethesda Md. Jerry had been a town fixture for 47 years with gray haired women recalling grandchildren riding him in his heyday.
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Arkansas City
Kas
Jerry
J. E. Matthews
Bethesda
Matthews
Shells Reported on Southeast England Town
In a southeast England town Aug 12 shells were reported to have fallen with two killed and multiple wounded. Some residents believed long-range guns from Calais fired eight inch projectiles, while authorities searched sites and awaited official confirmation.
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England
Calais
Local License Board Upheld in Washington County
The Maryland State License Board upheld the Washington County Board of License Commissioners decision to refuse an alcoholic beverage license for Sunset Camp near Huyetts citing sufficient existing establishments. The appeal from John Edward Extine of the Colonial Restaurant Hancock challenging a license revocation for selling to minors remains pending. Extine may continue operating until final decision.
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Maryland
John Edward Exline
Colonial
Hancock
Extine
Bulgaria Demands Backed by Soviet Support
Moscow reports confirm Soviet Russia backs Bulgarian claims on Romania. Izvestia and Pravda say Dobruja's return is just and well founded as Bulgaria negotiates a settlement prompted by Germany. Most inhabitants of southern Dobruja are Bulgars.
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Moscow
Bulgaria
Rumania
Russia
Soviet Union
Izvestia
Pravda
Communist Party
Dobruja
Romania
Conner Divorce Filed by Grace Elizabeth Conner
Grace Elizabeth Conner and attorney Charles W. Wolf filed for divorce from Charles P. Conner in court today.
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Grace Elizabeth Conner
Charles W. Wolf
Charles P. Conner
Britain fears long range German cannons used
Massive waves of Nazi bombers extend attacks to Britain's southeast and southwest coastal regions. After a morning of heavy air battles along 200 miles of the Channel front, eight German planes were shot down and nine more may have been destroyed. Allied reports emphasize Dover, Portsmouth, and Portland as strategic targets. The tally shows 62 German planes downed, with 12 British losses previously admitted. Berlin's losses are disputed.
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England
Channel
Britain
C.P
Jossea
London
Adolf Hitler
Blitzkrieg
Dover
Portsmouth
Porland
Air Ministry
Italians Press Toward Berbera Seaport
Italian troops in British Somaliland clash with main British forces as they push toward the Berbera seaport after advancing from Adadleh about 50 miles south. The fighting follows two days of heavy action in which a British plane was shot down and an Italian plane was lost. Italian fliers bombard the Malta base, and Italian advance units move on Berbera with air support. Italian planes bomb northwest of Lake Rudolf near the Ethiopia Kenya border as German and Italian planes repeatedly target British air facilities and supply depots.
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Rome
British Somaliland
Berbera
Adadleh
High Command
Mediterranean
Malta
Piccolo
Aden
Lake Rudolf
Ethiopia
Kenya
Stearn
Wind shift may bring showers this afternoon or tonight
A southwest wind shift during the morning is expected to bring showers this afternoon or tonight. Weath er observer J A Miller at Keedysville notes a warm night with the mercury not dropping below 69 after a high of 87 yesterday.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Mercury
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Mort
War Dept
China
DU. S. Weather Bureau
New Windsor, Md
Young Democrats
O'Conor
Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
British Isles
State Board
County Group
Somaliland
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