U S Countering With A Bid For Air Base Sites In Brazil
The United States and France face a tense crossroads as Vichy moves toward collaboration with Germany. Secretary Hull signals grave concern over Admiral Darlan being named supreme commander of French armed forces and the risk it poses to American interests and the Allied war effort.
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U.S
Brazil
Vic
France
Jean Darlan
Washington
United States
Vichy
Germany
Hull
Marshal Petain
Admiral Darlan
Darlan
Hitler
Great Britain
High Seas
State Department
Elkton Hosiery Firm Enjoined Over Wage Rules
U S District Judge W Calvin Chestnut in Baltimore signed a decree enjoining Elkton Textile Company of Elkton Maryland with about 200 workers from violating the Fair Labor Standards Act wage order overtime and record keeping provisions. The consent decree provides back wages and marks a first Maryland federal restraint on soliciting or coercing employees to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
W. Calvin Chestnut
Baltimore
Elkton Textile Company
Elkton
Jack Engleman
U.S. District Court of Maryland
Divorce Suit And One Decree Filed
One new suit for divorce and one decree were filed in court this morning. Lydia K. Thomas, through Attorney Martin L. Ingram, filed suit for a divorce from Michael J. Thomas. Laura B. Mann, through Attorney H. H. Hoffman, was granted an absolute divorce by Judge Joseph D. Mish from Floyd W. Mann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia K. Thomas
Martin L. Ingram
Michael J. Thomas
Laura B. Mann
H. H. Hoffman
Joseph D. Mish
Floyd W. Mann
Maryland Weather Forecast Tonight and Thursday
The U S Weather Bureau reports mostly clear conditions tonight with slightly cooler temperatures. Chesapeake Bay will see moderate to fresh northerly winds this afternoon, easing tonight, then light and variable by morning, with gentle southerly winds expected Thursday and fair, cool weather tonight and Thursday.
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Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Darlan Called France's Fuehrer in British Radio Report
New York radio quoted Daily Express saying Darlan has become France's Fuehrer and retains his Hindenburg status. The report appeared August 13 and referenced Lord Beaverbrook's paper.
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New York
Darlan
France
Martinique Seizure Seen by German Sources
German sources charged that American groups might use Petain's speech to justify seizing Martinique. They say Petain’s address signals alignment with Europe’s new order and rebuffs outside guardianships of France. They mocked U.S. editorialists who urged American protection for France. They offered cautious views on British Russian assurances.
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Berlin
Martinique
Petain
West Indian
Marshal Petain
Foreign Office
France
Europe
Darlan
Marshal von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
United States
Those Who Laugh Last Laugh Best in City Golf
Gainesville Texas officials let 14 year old Jack Bell Jr enter the city golf tournament and crowned him champion, defeating 16 veterans to win the championship flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Tex
Jack Bell, Jr
Williamsport Calls Meeting for Red Cross Volunteer Program
The Mayor and Council of Williamsport have called a meeting for all citizens to organize a volunteer service program for the National Red Cross and home defense. The meeting is set for tomorrow at 7 30 in the Town Hall, with Mrs. Goodloe Edgar and Mark Mellor introducing the plan.
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Williamsport
National Red Cross
Home Defense
Workers authorize strike in thirteen cities against Western Electric
The Association of Communication Equipment Workers reports a majority of locals in thirteen cities voted strike authorization today amid a dispute with Western Electric Company Inc. The move consolidates pressure as negotiations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Association of Communication Equipment Workers
Western Electric Company, Inc
United States seeks Brazil airbase to offset Nazi Dakar threat
Washington reports the State Department has opened talks with Brazil to resume control of an Italian airport off Natal to use as an airbase 1 620 miles from Dakar as a counter to German plans in French West Africa. Congress eyes Franco German ties and potential Western Hemisphere responses.
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Washington
United States
Brazil
Dakar
French West Africa
State Department
Natal
South Atlantic
Congress
Vichy
Jean Darlan
Hitler
Morning Coldest Since Last June in Keedysville
Today Keedysville saw the coldest morning since June with a low of 48 degrees reported by government weather observer J. A. Miller. He notes August lows have reached 44 in past years and adds yesterday hail occurred near Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Mr. Miller
Winchester
Two Held for Jury Action in Baltimore Garage Break-In
John P. Newhouse and Payton Reynolds both around 30 were arrested early August 8 for breaking into Sherrett Motors garage on East Baltimore Street. They were arraigned before Magistrate M W Bostetter, jailed in $1,000 bond each for November grand jury action, accused of stealing tires. Neighbors reported the break in. Newhouse represented himself at the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Newhouse
Payton Reynolds
Sherrett Motors
Baltimore Street
M. W. B. Bostetter
Newhouse
Frederick Prohibits Automobile Washing
Severe water shortage in Frederick leads to an order to discontinue all automobile washing and to close the YMCA swimming pool. Only metered car washes may operate, with 24 hour pumps at filtration plants to conserve Fishing Creek and Tuscarora reserves. Police will enforce the ban, the first since 1930 drought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Fishing Creek
Tuscarora
Third lane to ease truck traffic on South Mountain
The State Roads Commission announced construction of a 10 foot third lane on South Mountain Fairview Mountain Sideling Hill and Polish Mountain in Allegany and Braddock Heights Mountain in Frederick. The lanes about 500 to 600 feet long will widen the highway to 32 feet with markings guiding trucks to pull over for faster traffic.
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South Mountain
Fairview Mountain
Sideling Hill Mountain
State Roads Commission
Polish Mountain
Allegany County
Braddock Heights
Frederick County
Williamsport man tops honey display at Cumberland Fair
George F. Rhodes of Williamsport placed third overall among cash prize winners at the Cumberland Fair bee culture show. He led the amber to white display, won second in amber to dark, and captured seconds in bees wax and light to white extract with a total prize of 24 dollars, while Howard F. Rhodes also of Williamsport took a second in the same display.
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George’ F. Rhodes
Williamsport
Cumberland Fair
Rhodes
Howard F. Rhodes
George Rhodes
Lee Hartle promoted to corporal at Fort Story VA
C Lee Hartle, formerly of Hagers town, has been promoted to corporal in Battery A, 1st Coast Artillery Anti Aircraft, Fort Story, Virginia. He is son of Nettie K. Hartle and the late Attorney Elias B. Hartle, 119 East Avenue. He reports good health and enjoyment of army life.
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C. Lee Hartle
Hagerstown
C. A
Fort Story
Hartle
Nettie K. Hartle
Elias B. Hartle
East Ave
Knudsen predicts peak production by July 1942
Director General William S. Knudsen of the Office of Production Management said that if the defense program reaches its halfway point by January 1, 1942, peak production should occur by July and America can lead in war materiel. He urged rapid subcontracting, decentralization, negotiated contracts, pools, and early delivery bonuses to speed up results.
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New York
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
America
Knudsen
New York Division of Commerce
Washington
OPM
Insignia Clash Over Confederate Imagery at Camp
Camp Lee Virginia notes a dispute over a quartermasters insignia. The War Department approved naming the camp newspaper Traveller after General Lee’s horse but rejected a design using the Confederate flag’s stars and bars as its background.
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Camp Lee
Robert E. Lee
War Department
Traveller
General Lee
Road shoulders finish stalls along Route 40 east of Hancock
Traffic on the new two mile section of Route 40 east of Hancock is closed for a few days to allow the contractor to complete stabilized shoulders with minimal disruption. The previous section was closed last weekend after an initial opening for about a week.
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Hancock
Ledbetter Stall Scene Shows 45th Division Parade
In Longview Texas on August 13 Brig. Gen. Louis A. Ledbetter watched the 45th Division roll past while a shaving soldier rode in a truck, his face lathered and unaware civilians stared.
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Longview
Tex
Louis A. Ledbetter
45Th
Berlin Raid Starts Fires in Night of Destructive Bombing
British fliers conducted a sweeping attack from Norway to France, hitting Berlin and 11 other German cities with explosive and incendiary bombs. Key targets included Magdeburg Hannover and the Krupp works in Essen. The Air Ministry reported widespread fires and heavy damage while weather hindered the raid.
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London
Norway
France
Berlin
Air Ministry
Magdeburg
Hannover
Essen
Krupp Armaments
Parole Violation Leads to One Year Term for Harry Jennings
Harry Jennings, 45, known to police, received a year in the House of Correction from Magistrate Martin V. B. Bostetter in city court this morning. He was arrested yesterday for drunkenness after a suspended May vagrancy sentence, and was ordered to serve the old sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Jennings
House of Correction
Martin V. B. Bostetter
Jennings
Three Die in German Raid on British Coastal Town
Three people were killed and seven injured in a German daylight raid on a residential area of a town on the northeast British coast.
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London
Canadian air observer recalls first raid on French coast
Pilot Officer Tack Calder describes leading a squadron into Germanoccupied France, navigating over Brest to the drydocks, amid oil leak worries and intense anti-aircraft bursts, as Maxie Boyd faces the mission with resolve while awaiting homecoming for his wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Filiter
Tack Calder
Royal Canadian Air Force
Max
Brest
Additions To Plant Speeded In Hagerstown
Hagerstown officials stated that the municipal electric light plant expansion will be completed and ready to operate in October. The project adds two boilers and an extension costing about 265000 dollars, most of which is already paid. The new boilers will boost capacity and ensure an uninterrupted supply, following a prior installation of a reserve generator.
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Hagerstown
Municipal Electric
This Buck Private Gets 5 Week Extra
From Washington the army salaries fund Don Craig with 5 cents a week for a year toward sustaining Don Craig in the army. The Don Craig sustaining fund began in a tavern camaraderie among friends in Camp Lee Virginia. The list of signatories grew as donations continued.
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Camp Lee
Washington, D.C
Don Craig
Don
DCSF
Soviet Hold In Ukraine Breached By German Drive
Soviet and British reports said German forces smashed toward Odessa and Nikolaev while Russian positions near the Dniper deteriorated. Soviet sources claimed massive reinforcements and counterattacks, but warned the lower Ukraine could fall before the Dneiper line holds. A Danube railway bridge at Cerna Voda was destroyed by Soviet action.
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Presa
Russia
Ukraine
Dniper River
Odessa
Black Sea
War Office
London
Nikolaev
Joseph Stalin
von Rundstedt
Dneiper
Danube River
Cerna-Voda
Bucharest
Romania
Europe
Roosevelt suspends eight hour day law for War Department workers
President Roosevelt issued an executive order suspending the eight hour day rule for mechanics and laborers on War Department public works tied to national defense. The measure, announced at the White House, aims to complete military projects as quickly as possible and covers workers on air fields troop housing fortifications and other military sites.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Department
United States
White House
Autopsy Links Fatal Wounding to July Shooting
An autopsy found Er nest W. Hackey a 25 year old from Frederick died August 1 of peritonitis from two gunshot wounds to the abdomen. He was shot during an altercation with Joe W. Brown who is held in jail awaiting grand jury action.
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Ernest W. Hackey
Frederick
Hagerstown
Hackey
Joe W. Brown
Brown
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Portance
U. S. Weather Bureau
Fuehrer
Lord Beaverbrook
Burg
C.so
L. M. Korndorff
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock. Company
Kearny, N. J
Navy Department
C.P
Williamsport Man
Honey
Lee Hartle
Army
Nue
Stettin
Kiel
Bremen
Osnabruck
Duisburg
Cologne
Reich
Netherlands
le Havre
England
Jack Calder
Canadian Press
Maxie
Gniesenau
Blue Sea
Reds
Douglas R. Bader
RAF
Municipal
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