Japs Reported Ready For Siberian Attack
A news dispatch from London cites Soviet withdrawal on the Dnieper as a major East Front stand while Hitler says operations continue on plan. Reports hint at pooled Allied resources and Finnish advances near Lake Ladoga, with Japan’s stance noted amid global war chatter.
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Dnieper
Russia
London
Soviet Information Bureau
Adolf Hitler
No Betting Planned At Great Hagerstown Fair
President A K Coffman announced no harness racing with pari mutuel betting at the Great Hagerstown Fair next month. A shed for a cattle department is under construction, plans call for one of the largest cattle exhibits, and the horticultural building becomes the household department. The fair opens September 23 with a nightly show in front of the grandstand.
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A. K. Coffman
Coffman
Wairchild Corporation
Maryland Weather Clears This Afternoon With Cooler Weekend
The U S Weather Bureau reports clearing skies this afternoon in Maryland with fair, cooler conditions tonight and Sunday. Chesapeake Bay will see moderate to fresh northwest winds and cooler, fair weather tonight and Sunday, with broken clouds over the southern portion.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Semi-Weekly Weather Extended Forecast for Mid-Atlantic
The forecast covers August 15 to August 20 with showers and thunderstorms ending Saturday in most areas and over Virginia Saturday night. Warmer but cooler conditions follow until Monday, then rising temperatures with increasing clouds and scattered showers by Tuesday or Wednesday. Temperatures remain below normal for three to four days then trend to normal.
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Middle Atlantic
Virginia
Teasdar
Stukas Attack Russian Port Of Odessa Ramps Up Counter Siege
Stukas attacked Odessa and the Ukrainian countryside today, silencing seven anti aircraft batteries on the northern edge of the Black Sea port. Dive bombers concentrated on railways and roads clogged with Russian troops and supplies as land forces closed another ring in the encirclement operation covering Ukraine west of the Bug river.
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Bug River
Three Power Conference Seen in USSR War Outlook
London reports Roosevelt and Churchill seek a three power meeting with Stalin as Soviet forces reportedly retreat in Ukraine. Commentators see emphasis on long term policy and sustained aid, amid rumors Britain may land troops in the north.
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Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Russia
United States
Britain
Ukraine
Joseph Stalin
Catonsville Woman Hurt In Accident
Mrs Gail Gathmann a prominent Catonsville resident sustained serious injuries yesterday after noon when she lost control of her car on Route 40 near Bolivar Frederick county Her 4 year old son was uninjured as he was thrown clear of the car which tore down 300 feet of wire fencing struck an electric power pole and rolled down an embankment into an apple tree She suffered several fractured ribs and may be internally injured
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Gail Gathmann
Catonsville
Bolivar
Frederick County
Gathmann
Pickets Charged With Carrying Concealed Weapons
Six Cleveland men and Karl Everett of Genoa charged with carrying concealed weapons after being identified as CIO pickets at U S Gypsum Co plant in Gypsum. Arraigned in Sandusky municipal court, no pleas entered, hearings set for 10 days. Sheriff Souter said they fired at two planes delivering food to the plant for 160 nonstrikers.
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United Mine Workers Union
Sandusky
Ralph Riedmaier
Ottawa County
Butaw Street Repaving Projects Include Key Connections
The street department completes the link from the underpass to Elizabeth street and macadamizes Eutaw street, with Court House alley also being paved in concrete. Hagerstown Trust Company renews alley pavement while the county rehabits the opposite side. A new hydraulic eight-ton roller arrives, delayed two months by national defense, to aid general street maintenance.
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Legless Ace May Get A New Pair Of Legs
London reports that RAF Wing Commander Douglas Bader, recently downed in German territory, may receive artificial legs from London. Unofficial word says the Germans offered via the Red Cross to allow an RAF plane to cross the Channel and drop the legs by parachute. the legs he wore when he went down were said to be broken.
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One Case of Malady Reported in Washington County
One case of poliomyelitis has been reported in the Maugansville district of Washington County. Health officials say the county typically sees one or two cases annually and this is the only one this year. An epidemic is also under way in York, Pennsylvania, with 23 cases reported to yesterday.
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Maugansville
York
Ickes says aviation gas to double refinery capacity
Petroleum Coordinator Ickes announced plans to double 100-octane aviation gasoline refining capacity to avert shortages for American and Allied air forces. He noted conferences with industry and officials, surveys underway, and belief the industry can rapidly expand output to meet future needs.
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Washington
Ickes
Russia
Britain
Office of Petroleum Coordination
This City's Mid-Western Namesake Is A Right Pert Little Community
Excluding local auto parts dealers and post office clerks it is doubtful if more than a percent or two of Daily Mail readers have heard of Hagerstown Indiana a progeny of our own city. The writer learns of a thriving modern town lacking population and pride. A postmaster provided a pamphlet and centennial materials from Hagerstown.
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Hagerstown
Indiana
Ind
Perfect Circle Company
Hagers
Tingerstown
D. L. Cammell
Hanny
Invitations Of Roosevelt And Churchill Bring Quick Answer
Roosevelt returns to Rockland Maine after a 13 day sea voyage that began as a vacation and led to a historic rendezvous with Winston Churchill. The White House yacht Potomac moored off Deer Island as reporters expect a press conference and details on postwar aims.
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Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
White House
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Deer Island
Soviets Only Partly Encircled In Ukraine Fight
New York August 16 The German radio described fighting on the southern Ukraine front as involving partly encircled Soviet units. Berlin reports claimed Odessa and Nikolaev encirclement, noting heavy attacks on retreating partly encircled Soviet forces continued yesterday and German artillery destroyed 15 ferries across the Dnieper.
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Ukraine
CBS
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Odessa
Nikolaev
Dnieper River
One Killed 22 Hurt In July Traffic Toll
Washington county reported one traffic fatality and 22 injuries in July as Maryland recorded 25 total accidents in the county and a statewide toll of 33 deaths. June fatalities were 52, with July 1940 totals at 47, while the state noted a 36 percent rise to July before a 17 percent yearly increase after July.
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Marriage of Bess Johnson Perry to Peter G. Fick announced
Elkins West Virginia announces the marriage of Mrs. Bess Johnson Perry known on radio as Bess Johnson and Peter G. Fick former Olympic swimming star. The announcement came from the bride's parents Harman J. Johnson and his wife former state senator.
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We Va
Bess Johnson Perry
Bess Johnson
Peter G. Fick
Harman J. Johnson
Home Guard Heads Named in Maryland Recruitment Plan
Hubert J. Stotelmyer and Dr. Crown Diehl named company captains for two Maryland Home Guard units to be formed at the State Armory. Each company will have 52 privates, nine corporals, seven sergeants, a lieutenant pair, and a captain. Maj. William Preston Lane to command the Eighth Battalion with other Western Maryland units. Enlistment for one year, uniforms provided, weekly drills, and defense duties.
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W. Edward Heimel
J. Vincent Jamison
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Preston Lane
Bombing of Berlin Stettin Reported by Moscow Radio
Soviet bombers heavily attacked Berlin and the Baltic port of Stettin, according to Moscow radio broadcast heard by CBS. The report says many incendiary and high explosive bombs were dropped, with numerous explosions and fires observed in both cities.
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Stettin
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CBS
Taday
Bertin
Composer Escapes Injury in Teaneck Car Collision
Ferde Grofe, composer, was involved in a car collision in Teaneck New Jersey. He and other occupants suffered minor injuries, transported to Holy Name Hospital for treatment. The incident details remain under police investigation with no foul play suspected at this time.
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Ferde Grofe
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Jez
Stalin backs Moscow conference plan for Allied talks
MOSCOW August 16 Premier Joseph Stalin told US and British ambassadors he is ready to take all necessary steps for the Anglo American Soviet conference in Moscow to discuss supplying the Red army with maximum aid and expediting arrangements. Churchill Roosevelt and Molotov attended the Kremlin meeting as the note from Roosevelt was delivered.
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Todey
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Vard Beaverbrook
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Harry Hopkins
W. Averell Harriman
More Japanese Troops Land In Indo China
Forty eight transports bringing additional Japanese troops to southern Indo China are due off Cap St Macques tonight. Troops likely to disembark Sunday and complete the occupation force outlined in the French Japanese agreement for bases in the region.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Cap St. Macques
Clemency Plea Noted for Two Convicts in Maryland
Annapolis reports Parole Director Herman Moser recommended clemency for two prisoners. One case involves ard Jackson and a Montgomery County motorist incident. The other concerns William Washimei, sentenced in 1838 for larceny of a wrist watch.
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Paryié
Herman M. Moser
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Moser
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Jackson
Gion
Illelt
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Washimei
Vie
Outrage Called Amid Propaganda Voices Rise
On August 18, figures including Paul Joseph Goebbels joined the fervent response to Roosevelt era tensions. The outspoken minister amplified criticism amid a broader public discourse, framing it as a defense against perceived conniving schemes and national threats.
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Nasi Scarn
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