Half Million Japs Face Entrapment
Tokyo reports a vast new Soviet offensive in Manchuria threatening to trap about five hundred thousand Japanese troops and split about 1.5 million enemy forces in Asia. Moscow cites gains toward Harbin as Russian marines seize Rashin and Yuki ports on the Sea of Japan, imperiling Linsi as Soviet forces push from Inner Mongolia toward the Yellow Sea.
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Tokyo
Harbin
Manchurian
London
Manchuria
China
Asiatic
Kwantung Army
Moscow
Korea
Rashin
Yuki
Sea of Japan
Poset
Vladivostok
Linsi
Wuchufintsin
Inner Mongolia
Yellow Sea
Victor Products Unit Withdraws Strike Vote After Pact
The Victor Products Unit of the UAW-CIO withdrew a request for a strike vote at the Victor Products plant for September 2 after a new contract was signed with management, pending War Labor Board approval. A membership meeting on August 15 will ratify the pact, in force until October 1946 unless amended. The seniority and assignability issues from July 13 were settled in the agreement.
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Victor Products
Uaw-Cio
War Labor Board
Victor Products Unit
Deanna Durbin Announces Expecting Baby Next Spring
Hollywood reports Deanna Durbin 23 will have a baby next spring likely in March. Durbin married Felix Jackson last June 13 and had been divorced from Vaughn Pauw in December 1943 after nearly five years.
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Hollywood
Deanna Durbin
Felix Jackson
Miss Durbin
Vaughn Pauw
Three Countians Due in U S Today
Two Hagerstown soldiers and one Sharpsburg sergeant were to arrive today in New York and Boston from overseas. Cpl. James R. Smith and Pvt. John L. Stains, both of Hagerstown, were due aboard the John B. Hood, and Cpl. Donald P. Otzelberger, Sharpsburg, was expected on a separate transport.
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Hagerstown
Sharpsburg
New York
Boston
James R. Smith
John L. Stains
John B. Hood
Donald P. Otzelberger
Series Of Tips Wins First Prize
A tip entrant who reported the purchase of the old circus grounds by a cemetery company, a child injured on a sliding board, and leaks in springs at park hems repaired wins first prize in last week's news tip contest. Second prize goes to a housewife who noted early work on completion of the Pew Dual Highway. Third prize is given to a county man who reported finding a skunk and a copperhead snake together in a wheat shock. News tips air each weekday on the Daily Mail.
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Park Hems
The
Daily Mail
Truman Dons Globe From Ike Office
General Eisenhower disclosed that President Truman is a souvenir hunter who took the large globe from his office, the same globe carried by Eisenhower over Europe and Africa during World War II, a detail revealed in Moscow on August 13.
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Moscow
Eisenhower
Truman
Europe
Africa
Jamaicans Arrive to Aid Harvest in Washington County
Twenty more Jamaicans will join the 80 already at the Smithsburg labor camp, totaling 100 to help harvest beans peaches and tomatoes in Washington county through mid October. County Agent Mark Miller notes 350 acres of beans and substantial peaches remain plus 1200 acres of commercial tomatoes needing pickers.
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Smithsburg
Mark Miller
Washington County
Miller
Auto And Half Of Country Ham Stolen From Buick
The Buick sedan of Hubert D. Stine Sr. was stolen last night from in front of his home on South Potttomac Street. Stine reported the car contained half a country ham and other valuables. Betty Lee Hamburg, by attorney Martin V. Bostetter, filed a divorce suit against Gerald W. Hamburg, the eighteenth suit this month.
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Hubert D. Stine
South Pottomac Street
Stine
Betty Lee Hamburg
Martin V. B. Bostetter
Gerald W. Hamburg
Eisenhower Sees Sincerity in Russia After Meeting
In Moscow on Aug 12 Gen. Eisenhower said Stalin’s social meeting showed Soviet Russia’s desire to be friends with the United States. He noted he could not disclose details, but expressed respect for the Red Army’s cooperation and defended his Elbe orders as planned to hasten Hitler’s downfall.
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Moscow
Eisenhower
Stalin
Russia
United States
Nepple
Elbe
Red Army
Berlin
Hitler
Congress
Red Army High Command
Triplets Born At County Hospital
The Washington County Hospital announces the birth of triplets to Mr and Mrs Harry M McKay in Mercer sburg. The three daughters were born between 10 18 and 10 35 Sunday morning with weights 4 2, 3 9, and 3 15. All are reported doing well. father, operations manager at a Fairchild plant, was unavailable for comment. The Lightner triplets, born in 1924, remain the county s only other trio. Births occur about once in 6400. BRITONS HONOR NIMITZ ABOARD HMS DUKE OF YORK Aug 10 Delayed Great Britain awards the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath to American Fleet Admiral Nimitz.
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Washington County Hospital
Harry M
Zelma M. McKay
Linden Avenue
Mercersburg
Fairchild
Lightner
Pennsylvania
Washington County
Nimitz
Great Britain
Order of the Bath
Eight Local Postwar Projects Approved In Hagerstown
Maryland Board of Public Works approved grants totaling 16700 for eight postwar projects in Hagerstown with estimated construction costs of 668000. Grants finance plans and specifications from 506000 state surplus funds. Also on file are three additional city county projects demanding 235000 in construction costs.
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Board of Public Works of Maryland
Hagerstown
Baltimore Dispatches
Board of Public Works
Woodland Way
Washington St
Pennsylvania J Avenue
Charles Street
Halsey Alerts Third Fleet Against Japanese Banzai Attacks
Admiral Halsey defended the Third Fleet against a potential banzai attack as carrier planes pounded Yokohama docks and submarine pens. Reports say six enemy planes were shot down, with Tokyo noting some damage from 800 carrier sorties over Honshu as heavy weather hindered attacks.
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Yokohama Docks
Guam
Halsey
Yokohama
Tokyo
Richard K. O'Malley
FCC
Kanto
Honshu
O'Malley
Autos Collide In Early Morning Crash In Halfway
Estelle A. Palmer of Williamsport Rt 1 and S F Hornbaker of Williamsport Rt 2 collided in the 2200 block of Virginia avenue at 6 30 this morning. Hornbaker attempting to pass Palmer cut in and struck a rear bumper which tipped Palmer’s car onto trolley tracks. Three women riding in Palmer’s car sustained minor injuries while all three were enroute to Hagertown. No charges were filed.
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Estelle A. Palmer
Williamsport
Rt. 1
S. F. Hornbaker
Rt. 2
Virginia Avenue
Bruce Spickler
Hornbaker
Palmer
Hagerstown
Barn On City Farm To Replace Burned One Being Erected
Work on a new barn at the city farm east of the Funkstown pike is underway. Boonsboro contractor L A Summers leads the project to replace a barn burned last October. The concrete block structure will match the old barn’s dimensions, maximize daylight, and include installations to meet high milk sanitation standards. Cost is about $15,000.
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Funkstown Pike
L. A. Summers
Boonsboro
Scenic Potomac Ride Seeks Vista Dome Double Decker Cars
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad weighs a postwar project to use Vista Dome double-decker observation cars on the Valley of the Potomac. Similar to Astra Liners tested by Burlington, the dome area spans about 22 by 10 feet and rises 32 inches above the roof, with space for 24 passengers.
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Valley of the Potomac
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Burlington Railroad
Widow Recommended for Delegates Post in Prince Georges
Mrs Noah Joffe of Bowie is recommended by the County Democratic State Central Committee for appointment to her late husband's post as Prince Georges county member of the Maryland House of Delegates.
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Bowie
Noah Joffe
Democratic State Central Committee
Tate
Prince Georges County
Maryland
House of Delegates
Aussies Herald Victory as Celebrations Continue
Boisterous crowds in Sydney and other cities celebrate fresh signs of peace as government appeals for patience echo. A metropolitan paper proclaimed victory with large headlines and a special supplement while officials warn against premature euphoria amid Japan surrender discussions.
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Sydney
Australia
Cpl Spiker Returns After World War II Air Journey
Cpl John R. Spiker, 37, of 235 East Avenue, among six Maryland overseas veterans, arrived at Miami Army airfield after a 7300 mile flight from Casablanca via Dakar and Natal including a nonstop South Atlantic crossing. He was sent to Camp Bland ing, Florida, then to a center near home for discharge or furlough before new duty. Spiker spent 27 months in Europe and holds the Purple Heart Bronze Star and seven battle stars.
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Cpl
John R. Spiker
East Avenue
Chemical Warfare
Maryland
Miami Army Airfield
Casablanca
Dakar
Africa
Natal
Brazil
South Atlantic
Spiker
Camp Blanding
Fla
Europe
Jap Planes Attack Our Fleet Off Honshu Coast
The Comet news agency reported Japanese planes attacked the U S Fleet off Honshu east of Tokyo this afternoon JST. The Federal Communications Commission recorded the broadcast. no results were mentioned.
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San Francisco
Japanese Comet
U. S
Honshu
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Business Closing To Await President's V J Proclamation
Ford Byron of the Retailers Bureau V I committee announced that stores and offices will not close until the President issues the official V J Day proclamation. The Allies acceptance of Japan's surrender does not trigger an immediate shutdown, and the two day closing awaits the official proclamation.
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Wagerstown
Ford Byron
Retailers Bureau
V-I Committee
Ewing Returned in Holdup Case
Samuel Ewing from Samples Manor was brought back from St Louis by Sheriff John B. Huyett to be questioned at the Hagerstown jail. Staubs says the robbery involved one other man plus the driver and that only the robber was in the car. Ewing claims he was in the vehicle but did not commit the crime.
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Samuel Ewing
Samples Manor
Thomas Staubs
Hagerstown
St. Louis
Sherriff John B. Huyett
Ewing
Staubs
Sharpsburg
Huyett
Stauhs
Cumberland Mutuel Handle Sets Record at Saturday Result
An all time mutuel handle for a single day was established Saturday at Cumberland. The mutuel pool topped the previous high by eight thousand eighty five dollars, surpassing the final day total of the 1944 meeting.
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Cumberland
Allied surrender terms received by Tokyo via Domei bulletin
The Tokyo radio Domei distributed the Allied reply to Japan’s surrender message, stating Emperor Hirohito would be subservient to an Allied supreme commander. The dispatch, recorded in New York from an English wireless, gave no extra details. The reply was sent Saturday through the Swiss legation in Washington, with Tokyo time noted.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Legation
New York
Domei
Emperor Hirohito
Japan
Washington
Shigenori Togo
Mayor Among Those Killed By A-Bomb
SAN FRANCISCO August 13 The mayor of Hiroshima and three high officials were among the thousands killed when the first atomic bomb wiped out 60 percent of the city. Victims listed include Mayor Senkichi Awase Kunio Hanamoto secretary to the Chukoku prefectural secretariat and Tadasaki Yoshida director of the prefectural communications bureau. Troy Akiyoshi production chief is missing.
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San Francisco
Hiroshima
Comei
Federal Communications Commission
Senkichi Awase
Kunio Hanamoto
Chukoku Superintendence General
Tadasaki Yoshida
Prefectural Communications Bureau
Troy Akiyoshi
OPA Halts Printing Of New Ration Books
The OPA halted printing of 187 million new ration books for food shoes and gasoline with December distribution planned for both five ration book and a new A gasoline book. The stop asks peace negotiations to decide permanence and is based on sufficient stamps in use through the year’s start. Gasoline rationing may end within weeks after V J Day while other programs last longer.
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Washington
OPA
Japan
Board To Meet In Regular Session This Evening
The Board of Street Commissioners will convene this evening in regular session to transact routine business due to the imminence of VII Day. Normally the board would meet tomorrow.
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Board of Street Commissioners
City Hagerstown Awaits Word Of Victory
In a mood of anticipation the city awaits President Truman's word that the war with Japan is over. Thousands of war workers and residents anticipate a postwar era, while many caution against premature celebration amid lingering uncertainty. A large parade and fireworks display is prepared pending the official announcement.
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Hagerstown
Truman
Japan
White House
Nazi Leaders Await Trial In Bare Nuernberg Jail Cells
In Nuernberg the former German leaders sit in bare jail cells as war crimes trials loom next month in the Palace of Justice. Hermann Goering Joachim von Ribbentrop Robert Ley and others have been moved from Luxembourg by Battery B of the 91st Anti Aircraft Artillery to await proceedings. Each prisoner has a small cell with a cot table stool and cup and is allowed a wooden spoon to eat. The auditorium will be rebuilt to accommodate over 200 for the hearings.
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Ngernberg
Nuernberg
Hermann Goering
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Robert Ley
Luxembourg
Palace of Justice
Move to deny aid to displaced persons gains support
London reports a proposal at the interma Mong conference to withhold aid from displaced persons unwilling to return home. Backing noted from Russia Poland and Yugoslavia with British and American opposition. Advocates warn thousands could face starvation if aid is cut and forced to seek countries under governments they oppose.
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London
Bovieg Russ
Poland
Yustoslavia
Amrm
Gov
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County Hospital
Daddy
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Hirohito
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Cumberland Mutuel
Ashington
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Asia
State Byrnes
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