Rationing of Gas Ordered In East As War Measures Take Hold
Washington August 16 The government orders gasoline rationing for the east directing filling station operators to allocate supplies. The plan imposes a 10 percent cut in deliveries to stations with broader 34 percent cut in nonessential uses like pleasure driving. Essential vehicles including fire engines ambulances physicians’ cars farm tractors and government cars are exempt. No individual ration cards will be issued.
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Washington
Omce of Price Administration
Civilian Supply
OPACS
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
District of Columbia
Florida
Sidewalk Superintendents See Skyscraper Go Up From A Deluxe Grandstand
Dallas August report shows 20,000 foremen watching a project as the Dallas Sidewalk Superintendents club builds a grandstand for spectators. The Mercantile National Bank plans a tall “city in the sky” with a 50 foot grandstand, a 26 foot extension, and a visitor counter. A photo contest offers 160 dollars for best shot, with telescope plans discussed for top visibility.
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Dallas
R. L. Thorne
Mercantile National Bank
Stuart Mur
Bank
Deaths and memorials fill local notices from Williamsport area
Obituaries and memorial items list Mrs. Anne W. Clark of Zion Reformed ties, Martin Luther Ausherman near Wytheport, a newborn of James B. and Pearl Hull, and in memoriam notices for Mary Leas and Glenn G H Kershner. Funeral details show services set Monday in Williamsport and Grove in Green Lawn cemetery with local church affiliations and family survivors noted. Nearby notices include a Sunday open market ad for Linaheen supplies and water treatment services.
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Martin Luther Ausherman
Greencastle Pike
WY Flameport
Hamilton and
Julia (Bowers) Auzherman
Williamsport
U. B. Church
Bessie V
Robert Hessong
Hagerstown
William Hoover
Juanita
Freda May
Bessie Lee
Harry
Washington
Ernest
Chambersburg
Samuel
Halfway
Daniel
George
H. D. Rottier
Green Lawn Cemetery
Four Axis Vessels Torpedoed In Mediterranean Action
Cairo reports RAF Middle East headquarters say three merchant ships and one destroyer were torpedoed in a night air attack on an Axis convoy in the central Mediterranean. Two Axis tankers probably sunk by RAF bombers. Dutch submarines also credited with sinking two more Axis ships.
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Cairo
Egypt
de Slvorer
Feet Air Arm
Mediterranean
RAF
Middle East
R.A F
Netherlands Admiralty
London
Must Keep Aggression From Shores Tydings Says
Senator Millard E Tydings told Salisbury Chamber of Commerce members and guests at a banquet that every effort should be directed at keeping aggression from reaching the United States He warned the nation must be prepared for any turn in international affairs and that US participation in any war would not be casual Ch abbrev remarks referenced England Germany Russia France and the current global tensions threatening safety.
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Salisbury
Ang
Sen
Millard E
Tydin
England
Tydings
Salisbury Chamber of Commerce and Gests
Lowell Thomas
George L. Radclifs
D-Md
David J. Ward
Germany
Russia
France
United States
Williamsport Mayor Council Mourn Death Of Albert Hawken
The Williamsport Maryland mayor and council pass a resolution expressing grief over the death of Albert Hawken an outstanding citizen. They extend sympathy to the family, authorize copies to the bereaved, and arrange minutes notation. The resolution is dated August 1941 and signed by the mayor and council.
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Williamsport
Maryland
Albert Hawken
ANT Council
Williams Port
David KR
Poole
Agst
Mayey
Chanias Nl Marsh
Merk. Ady
Hagerstown Indiana Roots Echo in Midwestern Namesake
The piece recounts Hagerstown Indiana's prideful history and its ties to Hagerstown Maryland, noting 1638 residents, a municipal plant, water, sewer, library, and a strong school system. It highlights the Perfect Circle Company as the main industry, employing about 900 and shaping local life, with the town’s civic groups and education heritage detailed, including the Circle magazine and notable early merchants.
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Hagerstown
Perfect C Company
Olu
H. H. Short
Chamber of Commerce
Perfect Circle Company
Lothair Teeter
Focal High School
Sehous Systems
Focal
Clarence Stout
Dan C. Teeter
Albert Blam
Frank M. Cory
Haverstown
Stagerstown
Maryland
Snar Tada Praceny
Mul
Elizabettown
Jonathan Hager
Ind
Elizabethtown
Trst
Iaaleth
Robert H. Bryson
Indiana
Jacob Ulrich
Jonas Harris
Washington County
Hoover
Thurston
Stottlemyer
Beck
Elliott
Miller
Stonebroker
Hays
Wagner
Lantz
Mason
Reynolds
Bowman
Kendall
U.S
Salem Baptist Church
Smiths
Garretty
Hawcocks
Church of the Brethren
John Lontz
Charles Mann
the Circle
John Stonebraker
Lem Rudy
Sam Gross
W. G. Mathews
Si and Parr
Buck
Thagerstown
Aince
Wile
Chela Company
Thigerstown
Phada
Whitewater Canal
Arctic Supply Lines and Local News From Hagerstown Excerpt
Seered sfar from beaten and strategic notes discuss opening Arctic routes through Murmansk Archangel Vladivostok and Basra Iran to the Caucasus while Britain and the U S seek safe supply lines. A Camden S C football report notes a 10 0 defeat, and the Exponent weekly of Hagerstown Indiana features local history, editors and ads.
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Etn Wastes
Russia
Arctic
Britain
America
Murmansk
Archangel
Pacific
Vladivostok
Japan
United States
Persian Gulf
Basra
Iraq
Iran
Persia
Turkey
Caucasus
Moscow
Locust Trees Harassed by Pests in Western Maryland
Widespread infestation threatens locust trees across Western Maryland with leaf miners Browning leaves and reducing foliage later in summer while borers sap sap flow and stunt growth. Warden reports note treatment options using pine oil, parabichloro benzene, or arsenate mixtures including arsenic in water and oil.
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Maryland
City Market Prices for Chickens and Groceries
Readable list of market items with prices including chickens dressed young and old, ham, lard, eggs, butter, potatoes, sweet potatoes, peas, corn, cabbage, lima beans, kale, and huckleberries. Prices shown per pound or per quart as specified.
Chicago Grain Market Opens With Mixed Signals in Sept
Chicago futures show Sept corn and soybeans trading with varied highs and lows as traders record modest gains and losses. Dec and May contracts display limited movement amid livestock and grain price fluctuations.
Stalin Will Meet British U S Envoys In Moscow
The Roosevelt Churchill plan to deploy a three power delegation to Moscow aims to sustain the Red Army with urgent lend lease aid. Beaverbrook surveys British needs while Welles briefs Hull and Halifax on the wider questions of aid and strategy as shipments head toward Moscow.
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United States
Roosevelt
Churchill
Moscow
Roosevelt-Churchill
Red Army
Great Britain
Russia
Britain
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Welles
Us.s
Augusta
Hull
Viscount Halifax
Stalin
Mars
Sia
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Anne W. Clark
Charles Clark
Colonial Hotel
Jona G
Aena FE. Knode
Zion Reformed Church
Inter Funeral Home
W. R. Hartzell
Zion Reformed Graveyard
James B
Pearl V. Hull
East Hillcrest Road
Washington Country Hospital
Adv
Mary Leas
Mary
Carrie M. Toms
Glenn G. H. Kershner
Lottie E_ Kershner
Rush Ady
Zeller's Market
Northern Heights
Uharee
Saf & Sune
E. C. Hook Corp
T. W. Washington St. Thanes
Rochester Hale Haven
Newman Packing House
Smithaburg, Ms
Bank & Insurance
Joseph H. Dagenais
Washingnie Starhene &Bat
Wilbert Cos
Asphan
Rochester
Alton
Peacheot
South Haven
Diffendal Orchards
Smithsburg, Md
Pivnne
Tripati
Big Georgia
N. Prospect St
Bart Frank
Professional Arts
Seeredsfar
Camden
S.C. Aug. Jr
Kershaw All-Stars
Camden All-Stars
Cambridge
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago
Cincinnati
Atown
Haekeystown
Jesse Mathews
Big Dat
Edwin V. McNeel
Hagerstown, Lumber Company
R. H. Bryson
Mr. Bryson
Exponent
Douglas Hiram Walker
Clark’s
Western tUnjon
Washington St
Tom Cross
Cigar Man
Eperience
Rand
Mackubin, Legg
M. Amer
Amer. T. & T
Atchison
Beth
Steel Ares
Aoe
Ee Curysler
Crown Ch. & St
DuPont Bie
Motors
Goodyear
N.Y. Central
North Amer
Penna
R. R
Om Radio
Sue Ltd
U. S. Steel
United Aircraft
Tinton Pacific
Westhouse
Western Union
West, Md
Loews W.eseeeere
Texas Corp
Warner Bros
Sears Roebuck
Remington Rand
Chigago Grain Market
Mackubb
Legg & Co
Wareham Building
Hagerstown, Md
Keep Cool Insulate Better Homes, Inc
W. Wash. St
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Karl Fd
Sas
Chevrolet
Vaden
Rlnive Wes Ree Reichard
Dagmar
George S. Lehner
Studebaker
Fleigh Motor CO
AIO Oink Ten Avenue
Lord Beaverbrook
George C. Marshal
Staf
War Department
Hamilton
Ser
Ter Bae
Mhane
Community Finance Service
Hale Haven
Smithsburg
Ture
Hagerstown Industrial Savings & Loan Co
North Jonathan Street
A. K. Coffman
Bart Neikirk
Sec-Treat
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