British Supply Chief Among Crash Victims
Twelve American fliers died in a take-off wreck that also claimed 22 others, including Rt. Hon. Arthur Purvis chairman of the British Supply Council in North America. The crash, the second in a week, left no survivors among the Americans and Canada and England losses were listed with full names and home towns.
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London
Arthur Purvis
British Supply Council
North America
R. A. F. Ferry Command
America
Britain
Joseph Creighton Mackey
Kansas City
Newfoundland
Frederick Banting
Bikes Stolen and Recovered In City Case
Two bicycles were reported stolen four recovered and one alleged thief sentenced to sixty days in jail after a city court hearing. Donald Cashman and Thomas Longe reported stolen wheels. Police recovered two more. two were found at Crowl's Garage Boonsboro. Robert Jones 18 was jailed for sixty days after being tried for stealing wheels from H I Thomas and E G Reese. Police say most thefts are detected and most stolen wheels are later recovered.
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Donald Cashman
Pennsylvania Avenue
Thomas Longe
Funkstown
Crowl
Boonsboro
Robert Jones
M. W. B. Bostetter
H. I. Thomas
E. G. Reese
Senate House panel approves $750 million for war materiel
Washington reports the joint Senate House committee, citing Secretary of War Stimson, agreed to provide a special fund of 750 million dollars to accelerate production of additional tanks and other ordnance deemed essential to national security.
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Washington
Stimson
Senate House
Maryland and Bay Weather Forecast with Warmer, Rain
The U S Weather Bureau reports cloudy conditions in Maryland with occasional light rain and brief thundershowers tonight and Saturday, followed by cooler temperatures Saturday night. Chesapeake Bay sees fresh southwest winds, overcast skies, and similar rain, with thunder squalls likely on Saturday.
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Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Victim Brother of Delegate Lee Died in England
Frederick Maryland August report notes Cant Philip F. Lee Jr a ferry pilot killed in England. He was brother to J Tyson Lee Maryland House of Delegates member. Lee lived at Sugar Loaf Farm Urbana with parents Philip F Lee Sr and wife and five year old daughter. He joined the Royal Air Force after moving to Canada last September and had prior employment with U S Fidelity and Guaranty in Baltimore.
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Frederick
Philip F. Lee
England
J. Tyson Lee
Maryland House of Delegates
Canada
Royal Air Force
Urbana
Sugar Loaf Farm
Mr. Lee, Sr
U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Baltimore
Lee
Captain Lee
Louisville
Senator Thomas predicts some may be released before 18 month extension
Washington August 15 Senator Thomas floor manager of the service extension measure said a substantial number of men could be released from the army before serving the full 18 additional months. He noted the President could order extensions for selectees reservists guards and regulars but unlikely to issue a blanket order. A portion of personnel likely to be released will be those with no special skills and kept in reserves for training new recruits.
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Washington
Thomas
Utah
Slow Progress in Battle of the Atlantic Gains Ground
Britain’s sea mastery has grown due to wider anti submarine actions and improving United States support. Despite stable or rising attack levels, British aircraft and surface units have performed well in recent weeks to hold sea lanes, while the Axis faces heavy losses in the Mediterranean as British forces disrupt German and Italian convoys.
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London
Britain
Germany
United States
Mediterranean
Madeline Carroll Adopted as Daughter of the Regiment
Fort Meade Md Aug 15 Colonel E W Opie announces Madeline Carroll the blonde screen star has accepted invitation to become the 116th Infantry daughter of the regiment.
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Fort
George G. Meade, Md
Madeline Carroll
116Th Infantry
Heavy Rain Paralyzes Pittsburgh Traffic
Heavy rain caused citywide paralysis in Pittsburgh with 1.9 inches falling between 10 and 11 am, flooding cellars and waist-deep water closing streets. Trolleys were blocked at 24 points as pedestrians and riders struggled amid flooded districts.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
Weather Bureau
Pittsburgh Railways Company
Pearre Span Finished Want Prominent Bridge Upgrade
Hancock residents plan to urge the County Commissioners to resume work on the Sideling Hill creek bridge and approach. Allegany County proceeds with a hard surfaced road from the bridge to Little Orleans, while the existing span lacks a deck. The project would connect to Cumberland, easing travel past Sideling Hill, with local Boy Scout interests in completing the nearby improvements.
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Hancock and
Board of County Commissioners
Sideling Hill Creek
Allegany County
Little Orleans
Western Maryland Railroad
Park Head Level
Pearre
Hancock
Cumberland
Sideling Hill Mountain
Washington County
Boy Scout Council
Weather forecast for showers tonight and tomorrow
The Weather Bureau forecasts continued showers tonight and tomorrow to aid farms and orchards. Keedysville observer J A Miller notes about a fifth of an inch of rain fell this morning, welcomed by farmers. Today's low was 58, up 14 from yesterday. yesterday's high reached 84 at Keedysville.
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Weather Bureau
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Germans Open New Offensive on Leningrad Front
Helsinki reports the drive on Leningrad has begun in earnest from the north with Soviet defenses on the Karelian Isthmus smashed and Kirvv and Blisenvaara captured as Red Army retreats. Moscow says a fourth Nazi offensive aimed at Leningrad is under way alongside a southern push toward Odessa. Soviet dispatches note renewed battles in Kakisalmi Staraya Russa and Smolensk regions and an apparent Soviet retreat beyond the Dnieper. Budyenny’s southwest army reportedly left Pervomaisk and Bevo near Nikolaev. no evidence of major captures yet.
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Helsinki
Leningrad
Karelian
Kirvv
Blisenvaara
Red Army
Moscow
Odessa
Kakisalmi
Staraya Russa
Smolensk
Russia
Dnieper River
Ukraine
Lomdon
Semeon Budyenny
Bug River
Pervomaisk
Nikolaev
Bevo
FDR and Churchill Meet Aboard Prince of Wales
The principal Roosevelt Churchill meeting occurred in the captain’s cabin of the British battleship Prince of Wales last Sunday. Weather conditions were not ideal, an authoritative source said of the historic sea conference.
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London
Roosevelt
Churchill
Riordan closes Milwaukee French consulate in Irish gesture
Prof. Hugh L. Riordan of Marquette University and former French consul in Milwaukee announces the consulate’s closing with a German flourish saying the French Irish consul bids Auf Wiedersehen.
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Milwaukee
Hugh L. Riordan
Marquette University
Auf Wiedersehen
Four men return from Ocean City fishing trip with two marlin
Clarence G. Emmett Harold H. Hoffman William Lefevre and J R Ray Black are home from a fishing outing off Ocean City Maryland where the party landed two marlin along with several smaller fish.
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Clarence G. Emmett
Harold H. Hoffman
William Lefevre
J. R. Ray Black
Ocean City
Defense Officials Scan New War Inventions Need Soldier Armor
Defense officials released a list of required inventions for the army and navy including light armor clothing. They seek practical devices such as a rocket propelled projectile, radio controlled aerial torpedo, and enemy location by radiant energy, plus improvements in tanks, bomb shelters, air propellers, and lubricants for dive engines. The note mentions aluminum welding and ore processing, with no specifics given to inventors.
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Army
Navy
Germany
Shadow Larder of Britain Is Ready
Britain declares its shadow larder ready with 5,000,000 cans of foods as emergency plans surge toward September 1 zero hour. Lord Woolton outlines nationwide water Light food areas, local cooking depots, and gas protection measures for sea or air invasion.
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London
Lord Woolton
Britain
Churchill
Williamsport Adopts New Electric Rate Schedule
Williamsport will implement a new electric rate schedule on September 1 after approval by the Public Service Commission of Maryland. The move aims to pass savings from a one-meter system and other economies to light department customers, building on a previous six month rate reduction that cuts costs versus last year.
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Williamsport
Public Service Commission of Maryland
Dog Days Lost To Science And Modern Living
An editorial argues the traditional Dog Days period no longer alarms the public, noting that August 11 marked the end this year. It recalls past warnings about swimming, disease, and weather during Dog Days, then explains how modern sanitation and science diminish these fears and myths surrounding the Dog Star Sirius.
Roosevelt and Churchill plan Moscow meeting with Stalin
London sources report Roosevelt and Churchill plan to send a message proposing a Moscow meeting with Stalin and war chiefs. They aim to discuss Allied supply shipments to Russia, Red Army strategic position, Soviet postwar role, and spheres of influence in western Europe.
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London
Roosevelt
Churchill
Josef Stalin
Moscow
Stalin
United States
Britain
Russia
Siberia
Europe
German Spy Jakobs Executed At Tower Of London
Josef Jakobs born 1898 in Luxembourg, described as a German national, was executed by firing squad at the Tower of London after conviction as a spy. He landed by parachute near London and served as a non commissioned officer in the German army attached to the meteorological service.
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London
Josef Jakobs
Jakobs
Luxembourg
Tower of London
War Office
Meteorological Service
New Fairchild Unit Is Ready For Opening
The Fairchild Aviation Corp new plant adjacent to Hagerstown Airport is ready for its official opening later this month. It will centralize assembly of the Fairchild trainer for Army Air Service training as staff reorganizes to speed production. Currently 400 to 300 workers are employed with plans to grow toward full capacity. The modern unit will include a large workers cafeteria opening next week and has completed water line tests after extensive chemist verification.
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Fairchild Aviation Corp
Hagerstown
Fairchild
Army Air Service
Vital Declarations Drive Britain Propaganda Campaign
Britain launched a broad propaganda push to publicize the Roosevelt Churchill declaration of principles for a postwar peace. Radio broadcasts, pamphlets, and underground channels were planned across Europe. The BBC aired the text 80 times in 40 languages within 12 hours, with 300 broadcasts expected, underscoring emphasis on unsaid elements and the pledge of no territorial changes without peoples' wishes.
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London
Britain
Europe
Roosevelt
Churchill
Brendan Ewacken
Daily Herald
British Broadcasting Corporation
Roosevelt Churchill
BBC
Night flying phase ends training for nine pilots
At eight every night nine pilots depart Hagerstown airport for the final phase of cross country training under Henson Flying Service and government sponsorship. The group, including two primary students almost ready for private licenses, flies from Hagerstown to Martinsburg Washington Richmond Petersburg Baltimore and back, totaling about three hours.
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Hagerstown
Texas
Henson Flying Service
Martinsburg
Washington
Richmond
Petersburg
Baltimore
Joe Lafata
James Miller
Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce
Civil Aeronautics Administration
British air raids hit Greece canal and Sicily base
Cairo reports that British bombing planes damaged the Corinth canal between the Peloponnese and mainland Greece in two recent attacks. The air arm of the British fleet also attacked the Axis submarine base at Augusta Sicily and started fires in Syracuse during raids.
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Cairo
Corinth Canal
Peloponnessus
Greece
RAE Middle East Command
Augusta
Sicily
Syracuse
Outing Postponed to Friday at Roulette Farm
The Republican outing scheduled for today at the Roulette farm is postponed due to rain and will be held Friday, August 22.
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Roulette Farm
Plan Strategy Of Beating The Other Fellow To Punch
Washington sources say parallel Anglo American actions will emerge from the Roosevelt Churchill talks after their sea conference. Officials expect early concrete steps beyond the peace aims declaration as military secrets guide decisions. Lord Beaverbrook's Washington visit underscores American arms production in the discussions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
London
Lord Beaverbrook
Britain
Beaver
969 Farms Here Sans Mortgage in Washington County
The 1940 U S Department of Commerce farm census for Washington County shows 1 771 farms operated by owners with 969 free of mortgages and 34 farms run by part owners. It reports 2 414 autos on 1 811 farms and 689 motor trucks, 409 tractors, 647 farms with telephones, 1 462 farm dwellings electric light, roads grading 1 565 sunken to improved dirt 301 unimproved 487. Goat population up 47 since 1930. 313 farms sold vegetables valued at 81 530. 546 430 quarts black raspberries. 37 686 quarts strawberries. 136 815 bushels peaches.
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Washington County
U. S. Department of Commerce
Ten Days For Interfering In Arrest Incident
Oscar Kline aged 30 of the 600 block of For rest Drive received ten days in jail after interfering with the arrest of his brother Bud aged 25 on a sodomy charge in city court. Magistrate M W Bastetter presided. The father Dent Kline was found guilty of interfering. Bud Kline will be tried later today in Juvenile Court.
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Oscar Kline
Forrest Drive
Bud
M. W. B. Bastetter
Dent Kline
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Royal Oak
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Braintree
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P. F. Lee, Jr
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