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22 Aug 1945
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The Daily Mail in Hagerstown, Maryland
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1945
Page
1
British And Japs To Start Talks On Surrender In Rangoon
Rangoon dispatch reports surrender negotiations between Japan’s Southeast Asia commander Count Terauchi and Allied chief Browning may begin tomorrow. Treuachi’s formal surrender likely in Singapore early September with no ceremony as occupation forces advance. an Allied meeting with the Japanese leader is anticipated aboard a British war vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Rangoon
Juichi Terauchi
Southeast Asia
E. F. M. Browning
Adm
Louis Mountbatten
Treuachi
Hirohita
Singapore
Price Charts For Vegetables Continue
The OPA will keep weekly pricing charts for fresh produce in view in every store. This week two changes occur: onions drop one cent to 7.14 per pound and grapefruit rises half a cent to 12.44 per pound. Better peaches cost 14.14 per pound as supplies thin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
State Wheat Yield Being Increased
Maryland farmers will be asked to plant 425000 acres of wheat in 1946, up 5000 acres from this year, while overall acreage goals drop from 21000 to 20000. Jos eph H. Blandford of the Maryland Agricultural Adjustment Agency cites a need for soft red winter wheat suited to local production. The item mentions New Guinea bird species and Solomon Islands reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Joseph H. Blandford
Maryland Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Tokyo Tells Of Fearful Damage Caused By Bombs
The report describes widespread destruction in Nagasaki including many bodies buried under collapsed buildings and shattered roofs. It notes windows broken citywide and discusses the atomic blast’s lasting pressure, observed ripples, and the sequence from destruction to fire. it also cites Torii on burn patterns and a black liquid fallout after the explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Nagasaki
Sutezo Torii
Defense Headquarters
Hiroshima
Torii
82nd Division To Take Over Policing
BERLIN Aug 22 The 2nd Airborne Division has taken over policing the American occupation zone in Berlin after a truck borne invasion. Under Maj Gen James A Gavin the unit will share guard duties with British French and Russian forces at Allied control headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
2Nd Airborne
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Normandy
Holland
Second Armored Division
James A. Gavin
Gen de Gaulle to Receive 21 Gun Salute at Naval Academy
Gen Charles de Gaulle president of the Provisional Government of France will be given a 21 gun salute during an official visit to the Naval Academy on Saturday. Vice Admiral Aubrey W. Fitch academy superintendent announced. He will review the brigade of midshipmen, tour academic departments, then attend a luncheon hosted by Admiral Fitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Charles de Gaulle
France
Naval Academy
Aubrey W. Fitch
Accademy
General de Gaulle
Fitch
Aircraft Makers Pivot Amid Postwar Cancellations
Airplane manufacturers plan to stay busy despite large government contract cancellations. Beech Aircraft cites backlogs for amphibious private planes and four months of peacetime output at current rates. Curtiss-Wright reports large losses but maintains plans for commercial planes. United Aircraft outlines postwar production steps. Industry eyes 200,000 to 300,000 jobs next year, a drop from last year but well above prewar levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beech Aircraft
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
SEC
G. W. Vaughn
Presi
Tire rationing confusion in Washington County August allotment
Failing tire supply leaves motorists with full gas tanks but insufficient tires as August quotas fall short. OPA notes eligibility rules unclear after wartime priority ended, with many applicants awaiting September allocations. Motorists urged to keep gas books and mileage records for tire applications. Buffalo hunters on plains in 1883 noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
OPA
OPA Checks Hagerstown Stores For Price Compliance
Washington County Ration Board price department surveys clothing, textiles and furniture stores to ensure adherence to OPA pricing charts. Employes displaced by lifting of fuel rationing assist in the survey. OPA notes improved compliance since 1944 with 2,589 violations in March compared to 837 in July 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Ration Board
Hagerstown
OPA
Merger Plan Proposed For Four Railroads
Cleveland on August 21 reports the directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway voted to submit a merger proposal to the Nickel Plate Road Pere Marquette and Wheeling and Lake Erie railways. The plan calls for a stock exchange to unite the four lines under one system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Nickel Plate Road
Pere Marquette Railway Company
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Company
De Gaulle Arrives to Meet Truman in Key Talks
De Gaulle arrives today to discuss with President Truman. He travels with a full staff led by Georges Bidault and General Juin. U.S. Ambassador Jefferson Caffery returned from Paris to coordinate late developments with the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
France
Germany
Far East
Georges Bidault
Alphones Juin
Staf
de Gaulle
U. S
Jefferson Caffery
Paris
Caffery
Byrttes
Railroad Brakeman Critically Hurt at Thurmont Station
Hagerstown brakeman C. Trumpower was swept from a Western Maryland boxcar by a sagging low wire at Thurmont station. He fell face down on the platform, was treated at the scene, then moved to Frederick City Hospital. Engineer H. J. Jester of Hagerstown and conductor T. T. Lankford of Baltimore were on the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. ¥. Trumpower
Hagerstown
Maryland
Thurmont
Trumpower
Frederick City
H. J. Jester
T. T. Lankford
Baltimore
OPA Aims to Keep Prices Near 1942 Levels
Washington August 22 The government still expects consumer goods to return to near 1942 prices though industry opposition grows. OPA acknowledges rising costs in wages and materials, allowing limited producer price boosts absorbed by wholesalers and retailers to avoid retail hikes. President Truman backs restraint while upholding lawful increases where warranted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Truman
Trupman
Price ceilings stay through June 30 say OPA officials
OPA officials indicate price ceilings will remain in force until June 30 and expect continued limits in that period. Congress will decide at that time whether price control should continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Congress
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