Union Ignores 5 Day Cooling Off Period
DETROIT AUG 20 A surprise strike by streetcar and bus operators idled 1000 street cars and 1650 buses in the nation’s fourth largest city as 400000 workers faced transit disruption. Taxi drivers extended cruising range while neighbors offered rides amid a citywide rush hour disruption. Mayor Edward J Jeffries sought talks with the striking AFL union leaders and criticized the five day cooling off requirement and the 30 day utility dispute rule.
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Detroit
Motor City
Edward J. Jeffries
Division 26
AFL
Valley Gets Heavy Rain Across Region
An inch and a half of rain fell in most valley areas yesterday afternoon while areas near South Mountain received less than half that amount. Edgemont reservoir measured .70 of an inch, with Frederick reporting a similar pattern across the mountain. Officials cited recent dry conditions near the reservoir as a reason for its limited benefit from the rain.
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South Mountain
Washington
Frederick County
Edgemont Reservoir
Frederick
City Workers Picnic Returns With Games and Supper
The fourth annual city employees picnic, under the Little Heiskel Club, will be held this Saturday afternoon and evening at A. K. Coffman's Row's Park clubhouse. Coffman provides his summer grounds, with a committee planning entertainment for parents and children, including a softball game and various sports, ending with a picnic supper.
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Little Heiskel Club
A. K. Coffman
Row’s Park
Weather outlook for Maryland and Chesapeake Bay
United States Weather Bureau reports clear and cooler tonight with Thursday fair conditions and higher interior temperatures. Chesapeake Bay sees moderate northerly winds diminishing tonight and becoming gentle and variable by Thursday with fair weather and cooler temperatures tonight and Thursday.
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Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Recover Body Of Local Man
The body of Roy J. Murphy 27 401 Liberty street this city who was drowned in Chesapeake Bay off Cove Point Sunday was recovered last night and brought to this city today. Murphy drowned when he jumped overboard from a fishing cruiser to recover a hat. Two men tried to rescue him as he struggled. He was fishing with a party of 12 local men and was a member of Trinity Lutheran church. Survived by wife Gladys children Shirley Sandra sisters Mrs John Mullaney Baltimore Mrs George F Ferrell Ontario Calif Mrs Charles J Bour Hagerstown brothers Edward A Charles Martinsburg John J Baltimore Albert D James Alliquippi Pa Funeral services at 4 this afternoon Min nich funeral home Rev Roy L Sloop officiating Interment Rose Hill cemetery.
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Roy J. Murphy
Liberty Street
Chesapeake Bay
Cove Point
Murphy
Trinity Lutheran Church
Gladys
Shirley
Sandra
John Mullaney
Baltimore
George F. Ferrell
Ontario
Calif
Charles J. Bour
Hagerstown
Edward A
Charles
Martinsburg
John J
Albert D
James
Alliquippi
Minnich Funeral Home
Roy L. Sloop
Rose Hill Cemetery
Grandson of Local Couple Is Killed in NYC Accident
William Powell, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Orcutt, of this city, was fatally injured in an automobile accident in New York City, according to word received today. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Powell. Details of the accident, which occurred Sunday, were not learned.
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William Powell
Albert Orcutt
New York City
Howard Powell
Wanted Change At Fort Rosecrans San Diego
A want ad printed in The Sheridan seeks a volunteer from the 61st C. A. to exchange places with the writer at Fort Rosecrans San Diego California. The note praises Fort Sheridan weather and officers and asks interested Pvt Gordon W. Elson Battery G 19th Cc A C Fort Rosecrans San Diego Calif for replies.
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Fort Sheridan
Sheridan
C. A
Fort Rosecrans
San Diego
Calif
Gordon W. Elson
19Th
Cc. A. C
President Roosevelt to host Duke of Kent at Hyde Park weekend
The White House said President Roosevelt will likely depart late tomorrow for a weekend at Hyde Park New York where he will host the Duke of Kent brother of King George. The Duke will return to Washington Monday and then tour Norfolk and Baltimore defense plants with the President.
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Stephen Early
White House
Roosevelt
Samuel J. Roseman
New York State Supreme Court
Washington
Hyde Park
N. Y
Duke of Kent
George of Ohio
Canada
Duke
Norfolk
Baltimore
Cartoons Bring Complaint From French Ambassador
French ambassador Gaston Henry-Haye urged Hull to curb American cartoon depictions he called insulting to Marshal Petain. He argued the cartoons risk harming 160 years of U S France friendship while defending Petain against fears France would surrender Parisian fleets or colonies to Germany.
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Washington
Gaston Henry-Haye
Vichy
Germany
Hull
Marshal Petain
Petain
Europe
France
Henry Haye
United States
Peach price holds well in Washington county orchards
Orchardists in Washington county anticipate a strong Elberta peach harvest with good fruit size after timely rains. Virginia peaches fetch 1.60 to 1.75 per bushel, while Maryland prices were not troubled by government stabilization needs. Local growers expect first crops near 1.50 per bushel, with possible dips to 1.00 as Franklin county Pa moves to markets mid next week. Even at 1.00, profits look likely if sunny, dry days continue.
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Washington County
Virginia
Franklin County
Georgia
Carolina
Maryland
High School Grads Enlist in Air Corps for Training
Two 1941 graduates from Haserstown High School, William Cunningham Jr and Robert Huyett, have enlisted in the United States Air Corps. They traveled to Biloxi Mississippi Monday evening after passing preliminary tests. They will begin active training immediately.
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Haserstown High School
William Cunningham, Jr
Dewey Avenue
Robert Huyett
Irvin Circle
United States Air Corps
Biloxi
Mississippi
Army
Cyclonic Storm Hits Easton Area Causing Farm Damage
A savage windstorm ripped roofs from farm buildings and uprooted trees near Easton Maryland in about three minutes. Damage concentrated on two farms with losses estimated in the thousands of dollars as torrents of rain followed the wind.
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Easton
Hopkins Seen as Moscow Talks Leader for U S Delegation
Washington reports forecast Harry Hopkins, then housing chief, heading the American group to the U S Britain Moscow meeting with Premier Stalin. Meanwhile rumors say American made bombers and fighters may be flown to the Soviets via Siberia and a South Atlantic route with Pan American Airways handling transport. A legislator noted Russians reportedly prepared Siberian landing fields to stage aircraft, with Pan American possibly operating a new line.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Harry Hopkins
Moscow
United States
Stalin
Russia
Siberia
South Atlantic
Middle East
Pan-American Airways
To Consult On Peach Pests
Commercial peach growers and home orchard owners meet at 1 30 oclock Saturday afternoon at the packing shed of William Gardenhour near Smithsburg to consult with Dr EB A Walker assistant plant pathologist and Dr C Graham assistant entomologist about peach diseases and insect pests Observed disturbances in peach growth and fruit development threaten tree loss and lower grade fruit The meeting aims to familiarize growers with symptoms and proper pest control methods
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William G. Gardenhour
Smithsburg
EB. A. Walker
C. Graham
Graham
Wilson Case Postponed Indefinitely Due to Illness
The preliminary hearing for Dr. Allen B. Wilson on a charge of performing an abortion was postponed indefinitely because both the accused and the prosecuting witness are ill. Wilson, out on $5,000 bond, was to appear before Magistrate M. V B. Bostetter. He is confined to bed with a pulmonary condition while the witness is hospitalized at Washington County Hospital.
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Allen B. Wilson
Wilson
M. V B. Bostetter
Dr. Wilson
Washington County Hospital
Three Suits And One Decree Docketed
Three suits and one decree docketed in court this morning. Albert W Grimes, represented by Harold H Hoffman, filed for absolute divorce from Qazala Irene Grimes. Josephine E Dagenhart, via Hoffman, sued Max A Dagenhart. Blanche E Hann, through D A Wolfinger, filed alimony action against Jack R Hann. Madeline F Castleman was granted the decree by Judge Joseph Mish, represented by Win H Bover.
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Albert W. Grimes
Harold H. Hoffman
Qazala Irene Grimes
Josephine E. Dagenhart
Attorney Hoffman
Max A. Dagenhart
Blanche £. Hann
D . A. Wolfinger
Jack R. Hann
Madeline F. Castleman
Joseph
D. Mis
Honor Memory of Pilot Dickie Lee Fought Like Devil
RAF squadron in England recalls Dickie Lee, a doll-like pilot who fought fiercely and was shot down over France a year ago. A dinner honors his exploits including two Heinkels shot down, DFC for Dunkirk work, and a solemn toast to the fallen hero.
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England
Dickie Lee
Lee
France
Calais
Dunkerque
United States
Churchill
Toadstools Kill Score In France
In Vichy France Aug 20, wartime reports indicate widespread mushroom poisoning in the German-occupied zone with 20 deaths in the last 48 hours as the public turns to fungi to compensate rationed foods.
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France
Vichy
Petty thefts worry police after multiple reports
A set of auto tools a spotlight a battery and a ladies spring coat were stolen. Donald Smith reported his Plymouth car looted of tools while parked at the Municipal Stadium during the last baseball game. Howard R Poe said a spotlight and battery were taken from a truck on East Antietam Street rear. Mrs Lloyd Marcus reported a spring coat stolen from her Potomac Avenue apartment between July 28 and August 14.
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Donald Smith
Dale Street
Plymouth
Municipal Stadium
Howard R. Poe
East Antietam Street
Lloyd Marcus
Potomac Avenue
Grasshoppers Spread Across Boonsboro-Beaver District
Heavy rains may slow the grasshopper plague but damage continues from Frederick County to peaches and clover crops. Farmers fear crop losses as insects devastate clover and orchardists report stings causing rapid peach rot. Experts say dry weather encouraged the infestation and spraying options remain uncertain.
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Boonsboro-Beaver
Frederick County
Seead
Germans Dropping Airborne Troops Hit Hamburg
A neutral diplomat reported that a crucial area of Hamburg suffered severe RAF damage. Monckebergstrasse from central station to the town hall was ruined, traffic halted, and eastbound rail services disrupted as facilities shifted to an old suburban depot closed for 30 years.
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London
Hamburg
RAF
Bremen
Town Hall
Monckebergstrasse
Realty Market Has Busy Week
Last week the local real estate market showed activity totaling about $50,000 in value. Transactions include Conrad L. Filsinger and wife to M Braden Ridenour and wife for a View street dwelling at 4100, Lydia A. South and others to Colonial Park Development Company for 133 acres along a new dual highway at 12000, South End Development Company of Williamsport to Trustees of the Pentecostal Church of Williamsport for a lot on Arti zan street at 200, Gustavis R. Gerhart and wife to Frank T. Taylor for two parcels on the Funkstown to Williamsport Pike road at 2500, Elenore Albert to Floyd M. Clingan and Mattie B. Clingan for a residence on South Potomac street at 6500, Home Builders Saving and Loan Association to Romaine M. Beyard for Woodland Way lot No. 12 at 1000, Agnes B. and Howard F. Mowen to William Edward Burger for a Madison avenue residence at 2400, Nicodemus National Bank to Minnie T. Long for a property on Randolph avenue at 2875, and George B. Michael to Geneva Krantz for a property on the south side of Rt. 40 in Indian Springs District at 3500.
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Conrad L. Filsinger
M. Braden Ridenour
View Street
Lydia A. South
Colonial Park Development Company
New Dual Highway
South End Development
Company
Williamsport
Penecostal Church of
Artizan Street
Woodland Way
Agnes B
Howard F. Mowen
William Edward Burger
Madison Avenue
Nicodemus National Bank
Nannie T. Long
Randolph Avenue
George B. Michael
Geneva Krantz
Rt. 40
Indian Springs
Lion escapes at Army camp in Virginia circus incident
Camp Lee Virginia August 20 soldiers chase a 0pound lion that broke from its cage during transfer from Mason City to a camp circus. The beast dashed through a crowd, roamed the Replacement Center streets, and dove into a coal bin where Dr Manley E Mathers and his son Corporal Merritt BE Mathers helped secure it until a cage arrived.
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Camp Lee
Mason City
Manley E. Mathers
Quartermaster Replacement Center
Dr. Mathers
Merritt BE. Mathers
Americans and Britons Flee Harbin by Special Train
Reports from Hsinking Manchukuo say over 100 Americans and Britons departed Harbin this morning on a special train heading to Tientsin or Shanghai. The dispatch credits Japanese sources for the details.
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Shanghai
Hsinking
Manchukuo
Harbin
Tientsin
Moscow Reports Luftwaffe Drops 4 Motored Troop Transports
The Associated Press says German forces claim Russian tanks counter-attacked along the lower Dnieper as a 1,200 mile front shows a Soviet counter-offensive retaking five villages. Hitler’s drive tightens the ring on Leningrad with a 50 mile advance toward Novgorod. The Soviets describe the Novgorod region battle as fierce and note German air landings are being used, with big four motor transports shot down. British experts foresee wide use of airborne troops to cross the Knieper barrier in the southern Ukraine.
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Associated Press
Dnieper
Adolf Hitler
Leningrad
Novgorod
High Command
Lake
Ilmen
Volkhov
Red Army
Knieper River
Ukraine
London
Iran Ordered A Week To Answer On German Seekers
Britain has given Iran about a week to respond to a joint British Russian request for expulsion of 3000 German tourists and technicians alleged to be in the country. Sources say the deadline is not an ultimatum though allied troops are poised on Iran’s frontiers for possible action if Iran fails to comply.
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London
Britain
Iran
Persia
Warships Arrive At French Port In Somaliland Action
Two British warships reached Jibuti in French Somaliland after shelling a French ship outside the blockaded harbor. The Jibuti intercolonial radio broadcast called the situation serious but offered few details.
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Vichy
France
Jibuti
French Somaliland
Kiel Bombed Again by RAF in Night Raids
British air forces struck Kiel and north western Germany in repeated raids despite bad weather. The Air Ministry reported RAF losses of three bombers and 14 fighters, with 13 German fighters shot down.
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London
Kiel
Germany
Air Ministry
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U. S. Westher Bureau
Roy L. Murphy
AIR Corps
Cyclonic
Hear Hopkins
U. S
Gardenhour Orchards
Eastern Penitentiary
Philadelphia
William
Slick Willie) Sutton
Drew Middleton
Lion
French
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