British convoy safe in Portugal amid air and submarine attacks
Thirteen British merchant ships arrived in Lisbon, thanking a U S plane for saving survivors from a Gibraltar bound convoy attacked by German planes and U-boats off Spain. Survivors dispute German claims of 21 ships sunk, saying six ships fell to submarines after night attacks while daylight attacks were repelled by the Dateline crew.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Spain
Cauf
Aleft
Catalina
United States
Dateline
Convoy Attacked Off Spanish Coast By Planes And Submarines
The captains reported their convoy including the tug and merchant ships Stork Ciscal Aguila Alvia Clonlara and Spind was attacked about 400 miles from the Spanish coast on Tuesday August 19 and the following two nights by German planes and submarines from both sides. Two ships and the tug were sunk, while the next day air attacks continued unsuccessfully.
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Stork
Ciscal
Aguila
Alvia
Clonlara
Rail traffic reaches ten year high in Cumberland
John Edwards Jr of the Cumberland division of the B and C Railroad reports a peak in freight movement. Last week 2252 loaded cars went east of Cumberland and 1202 between Cumberland and Grafton. The 1927 record near 2400 remains the benchmark as more hires follow a widespread recovery.
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Cumberland
John Edwards, Jr
B and C Railroad Company
Edwards
Grafton
Chicken Thieves Strip Farm of 75 to 100 Birds near Leitersburg
Neil Dorsey farm near Leitersburg saw 75 to 100 chickens stolen early Sunday while he and his wife were away at a market in Hagerstown. Deputies report no signs of intrusion and believe the birds were loaded onto a truck and sold in Baltimore.
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Washington County
Neil Dorsey
Leitersburg
Baltimore
Dorsey
Hagerstown
Woman Clerk Charged With Forgery and Larceny
In Salisbury Maryland on August 26 1946 warrants charging forgery and larceny of county funds were served on former Wicomico County Clerk Mrs Rachel Day. Bond set at 5000. Auditors report yearly shortages of 10000 to 12000 dollars. Mrs Day ill at her mother’s home since August 2 and warrants served nine days after physician advice. Grand jury convenes September 8.
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Salisbury
Moniay P. M
Rachel Wright’ Day
Wicomico County
Marvin D. Gordy
Rex A.taylor
Governor Warns Of Polio Cases In Maryland
Governor O Conor announced a rise in Maryland infantile paralysis cases and ordered county health officers to prioritize poliomyelitis control. He compared current totals to 1935 and urged public action to prevent spread amid historical disease milestones.
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Annapolis
O'Conor
Maryland
State Health Department
Health Department
Nazis Slow German Drive In Soviet Front Action
Ankara reports Soviet contact with the front says Germany failed to halt the Russian advance but German thrusts were blunted. Russians countered with night operations and hit and run tactics, using hidden artillery to disable tanks as they advanced.
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Ankara
Turkey
Adolf Hitler
Red Army
France
Roosevelt to broadcast Labor Day address from Hyde Park
President Roosevelt will speak from Hyde Park next Monday to close a one hour Labor Day program arranged by the Office of Production Management. British Labor Minister Ernest Bevin will speak from London while William Green and Sidney Hillman join from Michigan and Washington. Other participants include James B Carey and a Hollywood pick-up of well known screen figures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Office of Production Management
Ernest Bevin
London
National Broadcasting System
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Grand Rapiss
Mich
James B. Carey
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Sidney Hillman
Hollywood
Excess Wheat Eligible For Loan
In Denton Maryland on August 26 Harry N Nuttie state AAA chairman reminded wheat growers that excess wheat whether stored on farms or in approved warehouses is eligible for a government loan The main aim of the marketing quota is not to collect penalties but to encourage producers to hold excess wheat off the market to maintain the price for the bulk of the crop
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Denton
Harry N. Nuttie
State Aaa
Maryland Wheat Growery
Nuttie
Federal Shipbuilding plant at Kearny under Navy control
Rear Admiral Harold G. Bowen former Bureau of Engineering chief is named to lead the plant after President Roosevelt signed an order placing Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock company at Kearny New Jersey under Navy control to resume defense construction.
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Harold G. Bowen
Bureau of Engineering
Roosevelt
Navy
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Kearny
N. J
Government uses loan to store excess wheat from producers
The government offers farmers who have surplus wheat a loan on a portion of their crop to encourage storage. This program provides financial support to hold excess grain and stabilize supply.
Oldest Arizona Pecan Tree Planted in Yuma in 1894
The oldest pecan tree in Arizona was planted at Yuma in 1894 by Frank Ingalls who brought the tree from Texas.
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Arizona
Yuma
Frank Ingalls
Texas
Differences Are Still Unsettled
In Washington and Tokyo informal talks fail to produce a general Pacific settlement. Secretary Hull says discussions are explanatory and rest on long-standing U S principles, signaling no concessions to finalize a broad accord with Japan while Churchill urges a peaceful settlement and patience to satisfy Japan's interests.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Tokio
Stete Hull
Pacific
Hull
Winston Churchill
Far East
Churchill
Sandy Hook Bridge Next to Start in Maryland Virginia Project
Construction on the $850000 Sandy Hook bridge over the Potomac river linking Washington county Maryland and Loudoun county Virginia is set to begin within a month. The Maryland State Roads Commission invited bids on 13 piers and two abutments costing about $350000 as part of a $2150000 tri state project with Virginia and West Virginia.
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Sandy Hook
Potomac River
Washington County
Maryland
Loudon County
Virginia
Maryland State Roads Commission
West Virginia
Roads Commission
Baltimore
Loudet County
Maryland Roads Commission
L. H. Steuart
Harper's Ferry
W. Va
Harper’s Ferry
Shenandoah River
Wheat theft reported by Beaver Creek farmer
Albert McKee in Beaver Creek reported Sunday night wheat stolen from his barn. Neighbors frightened off the thieves when lights showed in the barn. The bandits escaped in a car across a field, ditches, and an embankment to rejoin the road. an early arrest is expected.
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Albert McKee
Beaver Creek
Germans flood air with triple announcers silencing kibitzer
London reports the German radio used three rapid announcers on the 9 o'clock news to drown out the kibitzer and its cues. Martial music masked the final words, leaving edgewise little chance to speak.
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London
Reich
Germany
Jury to Return for Con Demnation Rights-Of-Way Case
The May petit jury has been summoned to return Thursday morning to sit as a jury of condemnation in connection with proposed rights of way for the new dual highway.
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