Misquoted Cudahy States His Belgium Interview
John Cudahy United States Ambassador to Belgium arrived in Washington to defend his London interview on Belgium famine fears and the British blockade. He said he was shocked by reports of the piece and defended the American army remark by noting his own army service.
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United States
Belgium
John Cudahy
New York
State Department
Cudahy
America
London
Washington
United States Army
Must Admit To German Blood If They Return
Basel reports from Alsace-Lorraine indicate peasants moved to southern France are being welcomed back by German authorities who require them to admit they are of German blood. The notice hints at Reich annexation aims as France lost Alsace Lorraine in 1871 and regained it after World War I. Reports say landowners not returning receive up to 5,000 French francs and limited personal possessions. Jews are warned to leave cities.
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Basel
Switzerland
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Germany
Alsace
Maryland Weather: Clouds, Showers, Cooler Through Thursday
The U S Weather Bureau reports cloudy conditions with showers tonight and Thursday. Maryland experiences cooler weather with northeast to north winds, while Chesapeake Bay shows variable winds and showers, shifting to northwest along the south portion.
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U. S
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Dog Returns Rubber Doll After Chasing Rabbit
In Boonsboro a dog chased a rabbit near Mrs. H Renner’s home and returned with a large rubber doll baby. The incident concerns a missing toy for a local child and ends with the pet’s discovery at the Mrs. Renner residence.
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Dog
Rabbit
Boonsboro
H. Renner
Realty market heat rises with countywide sales
The county real estate market rose slightly last week with total transactions exceeding $35,000. Notable sales include Lancelot Jacques and Margaret Jacques to Eleanor Bachtell of the Welty farm, 204 acres in Ringgold district for 16,200. George D. Stouffer to Ralph Deshong on Main Street Hancock for 2,500. Harry D. Gray to D Eldred Rinehart, one acre at South Mountain’s foot in Ringgold District for 5,000. A Corbett Harper to Lillian Hareford four acres near Antietam Creek Funkstown for 1,900. Aaron H. Davidson to J Ernest Schulte on Virginia Avenue for 6,500.
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Lancelot Jacques
Margaret N. Jacques
Eleanor M. Bachtell
Welty
Ringgold District
Harry
D. Gray
Waynesboro
D. Eldred Rinehart
South Mountain
A. Corbett Harper
Lillian R. Hareford
Antietam Creek
Funkstown
Aaron H. Davidson
J. Ernest Schulte
Virginia Avenue
New Street To Be Built Under WPA Plan In City
The Country Club road from The Terrace to Potomac avenue will be built under the WPA blanket street project. About 325 local workers are employed on WPA projects. Asphalt laying on Wilson boulevard from the B&O Crossing to Frederick street starts later this week, with a fresh surface on the opposite side after completion. Other progressing projects include Marsh run wall, Salem avenue sewer, part of Memorial Boulevard near the municipal stadium, and the local quarry supplying stone for streets.
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Country Club
Terrace
Potomac Avenue
W.P.A
Wilson Boulevard
Baltimore & Ohio Crossing
Frederick Street
Salem Avenue
Memorial Boulevard
Municipal Stadium
Fish Stories Turn Trick For Pressmen
An Ogdensburg New York auto caravan of First Army press photographers halted at a grade leading to a small bridge. A private guarding the crossing claimed the bridge was destroyed with dynamite blocks on piers. After banter about fish and big ones, the guard relented and allowed passage.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
First Army
New York
Flood rescue under dark skies in Elizabethton
In Elizabethton Tennessee a flash flood swept the Rio Vista housing area along the Watauga River. Rescue teams searched tree lines and rooftops as the rising stream lashed the town after heavy rains. At least two men drowned and many others feared lost as the river surged twenty feet from nightfall to midnight. Authorities expected more drownings as flood waters remained high throughout the region.
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Elizabethtown
Tenn
Watauga
Rio Vista
Claude Buckles
State Highway Patrol
Tennessee
North Carolina
Man Who Hired Them Had Been Long Dead
In Louisville on August 14, three African American workers sprayed whitewash at Jefferson Wood Working Company. Bosses learned the contractor who hired them had died seven years earlier. the contractor had paid $5 in advance, was involved in a prior killing, served seven years, and had just been released, appearing with helpers to carry out the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Jefferson Wood Working Company
Robert Mercke
Local man James S Bossard safe in Port Arthur after Gulf hurricane
Friends in this city learn James S Bossard is safe in Port Arthur Texas after the August Gulf hurricane that caused deaths and heavy property damage. His brother S R Bossard Baltimore attorney received his airmail letter yesterday describing razed houses and floodwaters driving him to move his effects to an attic. Bossard, an engineer on a Port Arthur construction job, had recently returned from South America and formerly lived in Thurmont Frederick County, where he is well known.
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James S. Bossard
Port Arthur
Texas
Mr. Bossard
S. R. Bossard
Baltimore
Bossard
United States
South America
Thurmont
Frederick County
Ten Senators Weigh Fate of Conscription Bill
Washington August context centers on Burke Wadsworth compulsory military training bill. Secretary Knox warns that defeat of England would leave the U S without friends. Ten undecided Senators key to Maloney plan to defer conscription until voluntary enlistments prove insufficient by January 1. Senate divisions expected to be tight. final outcome anticipated next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Knox
House Military Committee
England
United States
Navy
Maloney
D-Conn
Senate
Fair to Open Monday Night at Hagerstown Fair
The 1940 Great Hagerstown Fair will commence Monday night September 23 under President A. K. Coffman who moved the opening to Monday to aid concessionists. Cattle Superintendent Simon Downey expects a large dairy show tied to the National Dairy Show, with high class circus acts and harness races adding to the grandstand program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K. Coffman
Coffman
Simon Downey
New Company Incorporated At Hagerstown Manufacturing
The Hagerstown Manufacturing Company Inc has been granted articles of incorporation by the State Tax Commission with authority to deal in wearing apparel and to issue 1000 shares of stock at 100 dollars per share. Incorporators are Marvin M. Kline J D Mish and Alice S Himelright.
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Hagerstown Manufacturing Company, Inc
State Tax Commission
Marvin M. Kline
J. D. Mish
Alice S. Himelright
Truck Carrying Coffin Driver Dies of Heart Attack
In Kansas City a truck at a filling station halted abruptly when driver Earl Booth, 50, gasped and slumped, dead from a heart attack.
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Kansas City
Earl Booth
The Pickle Dances Captivate jitterbug fans at convention
Up to date jitterbug fans must add The Pickle to the repertoires. Couples who dance it pause frequently and yell Yes Yes It’s the Pickle. Demonstrated yesterday before the convention of Dance Educators of America Inc in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dance Educators of America, Inc
Boundary Line Dispute Leads to County Tax Resolution
Washington and Frederick counties held a conference of surveyors to resolve tax jurisdiction after landowners near the Maryland Pennsylvania line protested being taxed by both counties. They reviewed the line, aligned their findings with a 1824 boundary, and will place new properties on the correct county tax rolls using a boundary stone marked W and F at Blue Ridge Summit.
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Washington-Frederick
Pennsylvania
Frederick
Washington County
Washington
Frederick County
Blue Ridge Summit
Maryland
Guardsmen to Receive Benefits for Losses
Maryland National Guardsmen may claim unemployment benefits if they incur financial losses during the three week training period. The Unemployment Compensation Board, led by William Milnes Maloy, said the law allows benefits for those physically able and available for work under a liberal interpretation. Maximums cited: $45 for those unemployed through the two week waiting period, or $15 otherwise.
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Baltimore
Unemployment Compensation Board
Maryland National Guardsmen
William Milnes Maloy
Maloy
Spain renews claim to the Philippines on anniversary
A Madrid dispatch via German radio says Alca zar marks the August 13 1898 surrender of Manila to Admiral Dewey as a renewal of Spain s claim to the Philippines calling the islands more Spanish than ever The report frames the loss as a continuing grievance and asserts Spain s lingering rights to the territory.
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Berlin
Madrid
Radio Today
Spain
Philippines
United States
Alcazar
Manila
Dewey
Four Traffic Deaths in Maryland Report
Washington county records two fatal accidents in July causing four deaths and twenty one injured with eight property damage incidents. Maryland total: 44 fatal crashes, 48 deaths, 924 injuries, up 50 percent from July 1939. Safety Committee urges stricter enforcement of ongoing safety campaigns by state and county police.
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Washington County
Maryland Traffic Safety Committee
Safety Committee
Dairyman Finds Payment Note With Milk Theft Claim
In Bourne Massachusetts on August 14 a local dairyman discovered a package tied with blue ribbon to a cow's horn. Inside was a quarter and a note saying Hope this pays for the milk we took for our baby Summer Folks.
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Bourne
Mass
City Council Meeting on Highway Right of Way
The regular weekly meeting of the Mayor and City Council is tonight. A letter from the State Roads Commission about the new dual highway within Hagerstown limits will be read. The city is asked to indicate if it is ready to buy rights of way for that road section.
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State Roads Commission
Hagerstown
Two Trucks In Collision Near Frederick Junction
Bernard M. Miner of this city narrowly avoided a head on crash when his tractor clashed with a loaded stone truck at Frederick Junction. Both trucks were damaged and drivers escaped injury. Miner awoke before impact, steering away, but the stone truck pulled a wheel from its trailer. The stone truck was from M. J. Grove Lime Co and driven by Albert L. Snoots. the other truck was Gray Concrete Pipe Co of Bridgeport. State Police Corp. W. K. May filed charges of reckless driving and failure to keep to the right. Damage totaled over 3000 dollars.
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Bernard M. Miner
Frederick Junction
Miner
Corp
W. K. May
May
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Albert L. Snoots
Gray Concrete Pipe Company
Bridgeport Corp
Last Month to Save Discount on County Taxes
County Treasurer Harry F. Keedy reported that about 70 percent of the 1940 county tax levy has been collected and reminded taxpayers that after this month no discount is allowed. Three percent is allowed during August. He noted more than 90 percent of the 1939 levy and about 95 percent of the 1938 levy have been collected.
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Harry F. Keedy
Keedy
Honeymoon Trip for 68 Year Old Bride in Kansas City
Mrs. Della Harrington, 68, plans her first trip beyond Kansas City area on Saturday to marry Edward R. Violett, 78, and travel to his Campo California home for their honeymoon.
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Kansas City
Della Harrington
Edward R. Violett
Campo
Calif
Bombing of Italian Factories Shocks Milan and Turin
RAF bombers crossed the Alps to strike two vital Italian aircraft works in Milan and Turin and set them afire in attacks lasting into the early hours. Rome reported 22 civilians killed and over 50 wounded from bombs and leaflets dropped on northern industrial centers including Milan, Turin, Alessandria, Tortona, and Augusta near Syracuse. Italian high command said no military targets were harmed.
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London
Caproni
Milan
Turin
Italy
Royal Air Force
Alps
Air Ministry
RAF
Ministry
Rome
Switzerland
Allessandria
Tortona
Augusta
Syracuse
Large Montgomery county outing by Democratic Club slated
More than 2 000 people are expected to attend the Democratic Club of Takoma Park outing at Meadowbrook Saddle Club Rock Creek Park Washington on Saturday August 17. F Byrne Austin chair says it may be the largest county event yet and invites prominent national and state officials including Senator Radcliffe and Congressman Byron. Governors and attorneys general are among the guests with events for all ages from 1 to 7 pm and no cooking or lunch packing required.
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Democratic Club
Takoma Park
Montgomery County
Meadowbrook
Rock Creek Park
Washington, D. C
F. Byrne Austin
U. S
George L. Radcliffe
William D. Byron
Herbert R. O’conor
William P. Lane, Jr
William C. Walsh
Millard E. Tydings
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George D. Stouffer
Ralph R. Deshong
Main Street
Hancock
NEW Company Incorporated
Sideling Hill
Sideling Hill Creek
Board of County Commissioners
Allegany
Britain
U.S
State Safety Committee
Council
Nitler
Qarlier
Radcliffe
Byron
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