Senate approves army service extension bill passage
In a 37 to 19 vote the Senate accepted House changes and sent the army service extension bill to President Roosevelt after weeks of debate. General George C. Marshall had set August 1 as the deadline, with the final tally ending disputes in both houses. Senator Johnson of California pressed for a record vote.
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Washington
Senate
House
Roosevelt
George C. Marshal
Army
Johnson
Calif
Congress Could Alter Power to Extend Military Service
The proposed measure would allow Congress to authorize or limit a president to extend selectees and Guardsmen service by 18 months, potentially setting a maximum of two and a half years for some. It contrasts concurrent vs defense-based resolutions and notes a $10 pay raise for army personnel with 12 months of service, not retroactive, ending when the national emergency ends.
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Congress
Milk Prices Rising for Frederick Dairy Farmers
Frederick Md Aug 15 Effective Sept 1 the price paid to farmers delivering milk on the Frederick market will be increased above the present wholesale base price County Agent Henry R Shoemaker said a meeting between local distributors and officials of the Frederick County Milk Producers Association resulted in a definite agreement to grant producers the higher price Terms of the producers request were not announced however The increase will be based on an agreement yet to be reached between producers and distributors.
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Frederick
Henry R. Shoemaker
Frederick County
Milk Producers’ Association
Fourth National Day of Prayer Set for Sept 1 in Britain
Britain announces its fourth national Day of Prayer since the European war began. The event is set for Sunday September 1 and includes a special call to remember the Russian armies and people in prayer.
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London
Britain
Russia
Fire Fighting Talk Highlights Fire Service Advances
J W Just of the University of Maryland spoke to the Hagerstown Kiwanis at Hotel Alexander on modern fire fighting, volunteer work, and national defense. He contrasted new apparatus with older equipment, praised volunteers, and noted university courses and 80 000 certificates issued last year.
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J. W. Just
Baltimore
University of Maryland
Hagerstown Kiwanis Club
Hotel Alexander
Western Enterprize Fire Company
Just
Maryland
England
Army
Navy
John D. Dunn
B. Aldine Lakin
Rock slide buries seven workers at Sitka base site
In Sitka Alaska a rock slide following an explosion buried seven Siems- Drake Construction Co. workers building Japonski Island Naval Air Base. Six were feared dead and one survivor H W Hagadorn was being dug out. Names listed as dead or likely dead include EB A Burkley C R Best BE N Rosser R J McClure C D Strode and H Carlson. Navy said slide may have started this morning and did not confirm residents.
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Seattle
Japonski Island Naval Air Base
Sitka
Alaska
13Th Naval District Office
H. W. Hagadorn
EB. A. Burkley
C. R. Best
BE. N. Rosser
R. J. McClure
C. D. Strode
H. Carlson
Siems- Drake Construction Company
Navy
Army
Sun energy portion reaches Earth per Weather Bureau
A Weather Bureau note from the Department of Commerce states that one two-billionth part of the sun's energy radiated reaches the earth.
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Weather Bureau
Department of Commerce
Time Out for Rhythm at Henry's Theatre Ends Today
Musical comedy features Rudy Vallee Ann Miller and Rose Mary Lane with a big ensemble including The Three Stooges and Glen Gray Casa Loma Band. Program also includes Spider Returns cartoon chapter and a sports reel. Last showings today, plan to attend.
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Henry's
Rudy Vallee
Ann Miller
Rosemary Lane
Allen Jenking
Joan Merrill
Richard Lane
Stanley Andrews
Three Stooges
Brenda and
Cobina
Eddie Durant
Rhumba
Glen Gray
Casa Loma
Henry’s
They Met in Bombay opens at the Maryland Theatre
Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell star in a brisk action romance set in Bombay. They play confidence operatives chasing a diamonds fortune, clash over rivals, flee from the police, and confront a transformed loyalty on a rusty freighter amid wartime Asia.
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Clark Gable
Rosalind Russell
Bombay
Maryland Theatre
Gable
Miss Russell
Far East
Joot
China Seas
Redeeming Treasury Tax Savings Notes Questions Answered
The pamphlet explains Series A notes may be redeemed at par at owner option with no notice, while Series B notes require 60 days from issue and 30 days notice. Redemption is at the Federal Reserve Bank that issued them, per back-page instructions, with further information from the Treasury or banker.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Local Firemen To March In Parade In Greencastle
The Cumberland Valley Firemen's Association parade in Greencastle starts at six tonight to settle the question of who leads the Hagerstown fire department. Western Enterprize and Junior Fire Companies compete for parade honors with about 100 Juniors in uniform plus the Moose Drum Corps. Each side will bring a fire truck. three new Juniors were elected and eight applications received.
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Hagerstown Fire Department
Cumberland Valley Firemen's Association
Greencastle
Moose
Bad Men of Missouri at the Academy Theatre
Warner Bros. presents a post Civil War western saga set in Missouri. The film follows the Younger brothers and their daring escapes amid themes of shady bankers and frontier lawlessness. The story pits returning soldiers against fraud and violence, delivering action and gunplay.
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Warner Bros
Missouri
Academy Theatre
James Brothers
Daltons
Younger Brothers
Warner Action Films
Join the Navy Week in Hagerstown August 18 23 1941
Proclamation by Richard H. Sweeney declares August 18 to 23 1941 as Join the Navy Week in Hagerstown to recruit men ages seventeen to fifty for naval service. It highlights patriotic duty educational and advancement benefits and hopes for many volunteers from the city.
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United States Navy
Hagerstown
United States Service
Navy Week
Richard H. Sweeney
Injuries Reported After Tools and Bike Collision
Herman Glenn Jr. of Smithsburg, 11, was treated at Washington County Hospital for a lacerated nose after a hammer flew from its handle. Roy Talheim, a delivery boy for Harry S. Myers, was injured in the leg when his bicycle struck the rear of a truck and also sent to the hospital.
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Herman Glenn, Jr
Smithsburg
Washington County
Roy Talheim
Harry S. Myers
Grass fire damages lumber pile near Halfway section
A grass fire yesterday afternoon in the Halfway section burned a lumber pile before First Hose Company firefighters stopped it with a water stream. The alarm was received at 1:40 P.M. local time.
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First Host Co
Beaverbrook Urges Britain to Rush Arm Supplies
Lord Beaverbrook, calling himself the biggest buyer on the cuff, pressed for more lend-lease aid from the United States after attending the Roosevelt Churchill talks. He cited hundreds of millions of dollars in benefit and asked for tanks, bombers, planes, and food, warning of a long, well‑prepared enemy and urging swift delivery under lend-lease terms. He met with William Knudsen and other U.S. officials at the British Embassy and did not confirm Hopkins’ presence.
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Washington
Lord Beaverbrook
Britain
Beaverbrook
North Atlantic
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Harry Hopkins
London
Moscow
Hopkins
Teen Dies After Two-Car Collision East of Hitlersburg
Kenneth Cutsail, 17, of Sykesville was fatally injured in a two car crash on Liberty road, one mile east of Hitlersburg. His car plunged down a culvert after the sideswipe yesterday.
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Sykesville
Kenneth. Cutsail
Liberty Road
Hitlersburg
Cutsail
Fishery Picture Nears Completion
Inland fishery officials report a 500 foot color educational film nearing completion. Produced by the commission, the project covers fish propagation farms nurseries distribution and angling techniques with demonstrations of fly bait and spinner fishing for trout and bass. Filming was finished in Baltimore Frederick Washington Garrett and Dorchester counties and will be used for education in schools and loaned to organizations.
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Giambi
Lee LeCompte
LeCompte
Commission
Baltimore
Frederick
Washington
Garrett
Dorchester
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