Hurricane Near Carolina Coast Forces Evacuations and Warnings
A hurricane was estimated 140 miles south southeast of Cape Hatteras moving northeast at 10 mph with 115 mph winds. Coastal areas from Morehead City to Beaufort prepared as Red Cross opened facilities. dozens of planes evacuated inland. Coast Guard canvassed Atlantic Beach while many vacationers stayed. Navy pilots described the storm’s towering core at about 25,000 feet as it threatened North Carolina shores.
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Cape Hatteras
Coast Guard
Morehead City
Caroline
Red Cross
Beaufort
J. A. Guida
Carolina
Atlantic Lifeboat Station
Core Bank
Mountains Visit New York Farm Of Governor Dewey
A group including A E Bowman, Mr and Mrs Ernest E Palmer of Chewsville and Charles Coffman of Winchester visited Governor Dewey’s farm at Pawling New York last week. They then toured the New England states and returned to visit the home and library of the late Franklin D Roosevelt at Hyde Park.
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A E. Bowman
Ernest E. Palmer
Chewsville
Charles Coffman
Winchester
Governor Dewey
Pawling
New York
New England
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Wallace Faces New Troubles on Southern Drive
Wallace campaign in North Carolina endures eggs and tomatoes as crowds boo and violence erupts. At Charlotte and Asheville he pursues stops with police vowing jail for throwers while Wallace denounces hatred and appeals for aid to hungry. Governor Cherry condemns the violence.
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Wallace
Southern Drive
Charlotte
N. C
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Asheville
Frank N. Littlejohn
Secretary of Agriculture
Iowa
Bao
Burlington
America
Greensboro
Wilston-Salem
Russia
Mary Price
Gregg Cherry
Durham
Berlin Blockade Talks See West Refusal of Moscow Conference
Military heads discuss Berlin siege after four weeks of talks in Moscow fail to craft a Western acceptance of a Big Four foreign ministers meeting. Soviets seek unilateral currency control and power to remove officials or force firms in Berlin. Informants say Stalin and Molotov demonstrated deep currency knowledge, while Western negotiators pressed for written guarantees on railroad and highway access through the Soviet zone.
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Germany
Berlin
Moscow
Stalin
V. M. Molotov
Soviet Zone
Resignation and forced hearing clash at farm case
The report details calls for a resignation of Baker amid a dispute over procedure. Attorney Wagaman attacks Commissioner Burhans' method as un-American while Burhans cites a jail prisoner working unguarded at a creosore plant farm and urges Sheriff involvement to confront affidavits.
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Wagaman
Burhans
Russia
U. S
Farne
Creosore
Pickets Jeer as Workers Enter Bucyrus-Erie Plant
Evansville Indiana August 31 400 workers entered the Bucyrus-Erie plant amid jeers from pickets. 140 Indiana state troopers stood by with National Guard units ready to quell any disturbance. The strike began July 30 after the firm refused to deal with the CIO United Electrical Workers Local 13 labeling it Communist dominated.
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Evansville
Ind
Bucyrus-Erie
Indiana
Cio-United Electrical Workers
National Guard
Catholic Leader in Poland Held
In Warsaw four militiamen arrested Magr Zygmunt Kaczynski 55 a leading spokesman of Poland's Roman Catholic hierarchy. They searched his apartment behind the All Sainte Church and offered no explanation. The cardinal's secretary said Hlond was informed. A sinking on April 15 1922 killed 1513 people.
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Warsaw
Poland
Zygmunt Kaczynski
Heirarchy
Kaczynski
All Sainte Church
August Cardinal Hlond
Contempt Action Focuses On Mystery Witness Peters
Chambers ties Peters to alleged prewar Communist influence and a 1937 boondoggling job at the Railroad Retirement Board. Peters, 54, a Czech-born New Yorker, appeared under subpoena at a deportation hearing and identified as Alexander Stevens. The hearing also linked Peters to a broader Soviet spy network through Abraham Silverman and Irving Kaplan.
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Peters
McDowell
America
United States
Communist Party
Chambers
House Committee
Czechoslovakia
New York
Alexander Stevens
Railroad Retirement Board
Washington
Abraham George Silverman
Irving Kaplan
Silverman
Elizabeth Bentley
U. S
Rep
Nixon
Wartime conversation hints in a political dispute
Peters refused to confirm acquaintance with Chambers who claimed they discussed a government job. Chambers said he sought a post after leaving the Communist party, fearing assassination. Separately notes identify the first white settlers in New York as 30 Walloon families refugees from Holland. A platypus description completes the fragment.
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New York State
Holland
Minute Day Length Fluctuations Noted In 1897 And 1918
Observations show small shifts in Earth's rotation with days lengthening by 0.00 seconds in 1897 and shortening by a similar amount in 1918. The changes illustrate irregularities in terrestrial timekeeping and celestial mechanics.
Louisiana Primary News Highlights and Key Contests
Louisiana voters face a comprehensive govt revamp, with Governor's board appointments strengthened and New Orleans revenues reduced. Russell Long dominates as central issue, with prediction of a 100000 vote edge and Kennon camp predicting a 2 percent win. Registration nears 1 million as polls run 6 am to 7 pm CST. Seven of eight House seats contested, Rep Henry D Lareade Jr unopposed in the Seventh.
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New Orleans
Russell
Kennon
Louisiana
House of Representatives
Henry D. Lareade, Jr
Six From County Qualify for Wheat Certification
County agent Mark Miller announced that six area residents have qualified for grain certification. Standards require seed germination of 80 percent or better, purity at least 98 percent, and no more than one garlic seed per pound of wheat. Eligible include George Priest Jr of Hagerstown route 2, Robert Shoop of Smithsburg route 2, Mrs J Alvey Long, The Terrace, Lewis Renner of Clear Spring, A E Bowman of Chewsville, and Hugh Bowman of Smithsburg route 2.
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Mark Miller
George Priest, Jr
Hagerstown
Robert Shoop
Smithsburg
J. Alvey Long
the Terrace
Lewis Renner
Clearspring
A. £. Bowman
Chewsville
Hugh Bowman
Keedysville Man Earns BA From Western Maryland College
Charles W. Fleming of Keedysville completed studies at Western Maryland College and received a bachelor of arts degree on August 28. He plans further study at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work in Philadelphia.
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Charles W. Fleming
Grace Fleming
Keedysville
Western Maryland College
School of Social Work
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
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