President Truman Enjoys Christmas Visit in Missouri
President Truman toured Missouri for the Christmas holidays, greeting friends in Kansas City and spending time with his mother Mrs Martha E. Truman in Grandview. Independence Mayor Roger Sermon said there would be no official observance and Truman would come and go as he pleases, with no fixed schedule.
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Independence
Truman
Kansas City
Federal Building
Washington
Martha E. Truman
Grandview
Roger T. Sermon
Sermon
E.S.T
Margaret
Martinsburg Young Man Badly Injured In Crash
John H. Brewer aged 21 of Martinsburg West Virginia recently discharged from the armed forces is hospitalized with serious injuries after an automobile accident on the Williamsport pike north of Martinsburg. Found unconscious he suffers head back and chest lacerations with shock and dazed condition. Police investigation pending details unclear but believed to have lost control on ice, rear of car struck a pole shearing it off then overturned onto its side beside the road.
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John H. Brewer
Martinsburg
W. Va
Ralph Z. Brewer
Armed Service
King’s Daughters Hospital
Williamsport Pike
Young Brewer
Attempt To Kill Indonesian Premier
Premier Sutan Sjahrir of the Indonesian Republic escaped an assassination when an unidentified shooter fired at his automobile. British police arrested five Eurasians and a Surinamese, all said to wear Dutch uniforms. Sjahrir described the assailants firing at close range and fleeing as a British patrol arrived.
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Batavia
Sutan Sjahrir
Sjahrir
Six More From Here Discharged By Navy
The Bainbridge separation center announced six local Navy members have received honorable discharges. They are Henry B. Martz AOM 2/c 833 Summit Avenue, James M. Stauhs Sl c Hagerstown, William V. Martin Cox 602 West Washington Street, James M. Hamby SSML 2/c 6 Berner Avenue, Charles E. Hurd GM 3/c Hagerstown Rt. 5, and Harry C. House MM 3/c 112 East Wilson Boulevard.
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Bainbridge
Burglars Take 30 Gifts From Sheriff Elliott’s Tree
Santa Ana California December 26 burglars stole 30 gifts from beneath Sheriff Jesse L Elliott’s Christmas tree. His uniform cap and badge were left in plain sight.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Jesse L. Elliott
L Elliott
Benjamin Paul Arrives in San Francisco Aboard General Brewster
Cyl. Benjamin Paul from Hagerstown arrived Sunday in San Francisco aboard the transport General Brewster.
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Cyl
Benjamin Paul
Hagerstown
San Francisco
Brewster
Christmas Telegram Boom at Local Western Union Office
War era telegrams surge as 200 messages pass through the Western Union office in Hagerstown and Washington County. Homebound service members express greetings to parents amid lifted restrictions on wartime telegraphs, after a period of limited holiday messaging.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Hagerstown
Washington County
Local Chamber Manager Resigns in Hagerstown
Paul D. Horst resigns as manager of the Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce after two years. The board accepts the resignation effective January 1 as Horst shifts to full time with Brethren Mutual Fire Insurance. A new chamber manager will be announced soon.
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Paul D. Horst
Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Horst
Brethren Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Check Flasher Evades Martinsburg Bank Losses
Martinsburg lawmen seek clue to check flasher named E Uhl who passed two bad checks for 35 dollars each drawn on the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Hagerstown. He stopped at a filling station near Marlowe and later obtained the face value from a Four Mile Wood resident claiming a Martinsburg bank check.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
E. Uhl
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Four Mile Wood
Army Discharges Captain Crafton in Fort Monmouth Brief
The Fort Monmouth New Jersey separation center announced the honorable discharge of Captain Brandy L. Crafton of Fountain Head Heights, this city.
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Fort Monmouth
N. J
Army
Brandy L. Crafton
Fountain Head Heights
Directors to Meet Washington County History Society Meeting
The Washington County Historical Society directors will meet tomorrow at 4 p.m. on the second floor of City Hall.
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The
Washington County Historical Society
City Hall
Double Holidays Scarce In 1946
The 1946 calendar offers few double holidays aside from Columbus Day and Armistice Day. Most holidays fall midweek or on Sundays and Thursdays. New Year’s Day is Tuesday, Valentine’s Day Thursday, Independence Day Thursday, and Christmas Wednesday. Lent and Easter shift later with Ash Wednesday March 6 and Easter April 21. two Friday the 13ths occur in 1946, one in September and one in December.
Lord Keyes Dies Hero of Zeebrugge at 73
London dec 26 Admiral of the Fleet Lord Keyes 73 hero of the Zeebrugge operation of 1918 died in his sleep today Son of the late General Sir Charles Keyes he was Baron of Zeebrugge and Dover He entered the navy in 1885 at age 13 became a commander in 1900 and rose to admiral of the fleet in 1930.
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London
Lord Keyes
Zeebrugge
Charles Keyes
Dover
Dallas Lieutenant Sends Christmas Treats Home
Lt. Jack Morris, stationed in Germany, spent his fourth Christmas away from home. He ordered through a Dallas hotel taxi service a surprise for his mother Mrs Nellie Morris and sisters Grace and Nell including a special menu centerpiece music corsages and gifts such as nylon hose. Any leftover money will go to a New Year's dinner and a cotton bowl ticket for a G I who is far from home.
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Dallas
Jack Morris
Nellie Morris
Grace
Nell
Germany
Morris
G. I
Frigid Weather Grips U S Across Christmas Day
Heavy snow rain and sleet eased after Christmas with a wide US area seeing clearing in the south and southeast. The heaviest snow fell near Lake Superior and in Nebraska and Iowa while temperatures remained near or above normal in many regions. Miami and Brownsville reported the warmest Christmas with sunny skies and 75 degrees.
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New England
Albany
N. C
Bismarck
N. D
Florida Peninsula
Alabama
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
U. S
Chicago
Rockies
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Lake Superior
Marquette
Mich
Nebraska
Iowa
Midwest
Miami
Fla
Brownsville
Gettysburg Seeks UNO Headquarters on Battlefield
Gettysburg businessmen push to host the United Nations Organization capital, sending a bid to London for UNO headquarters. Congressman Chester H. Gross backs the plan, praising Gettysburg as geographically ideal and nationally significant as a shrine.
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Gettysburg
United Nations Organization
London
UNO
America
United Nations
Chester H. Gross
United States
Highways Getting Back To Normal After Snow Night
Buses operated from east west north and south into Hagerstown delayed 30 minutes to an hour last night. Blue Ridge Transportation dispatchers said service was returning to schedule this morning as crews plowed slush and spread cinders. State Roads official Thayer reported icy spots but no major trouble and advised chains until melt. Temperatures rose from 29 overnight to 32 this morning with readings around Boonsboro and Hancock.
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Hagerstown
Blue Ridge Transportation Company
R. T. Thayer
Sixth Road District
State Roads Commission
Garrett County
Thayer
Mercury
Boonsboro
Hancock
Appeal Granted in Blocked Traffic Case
Chicago. Municipal Judge Francis Borelli freed Henry Mason a junk peddler after ruling he could go home. Mason pressed for a jury trial and asked for 12 good men to hear his case. Borelli set the hearing for January 3.
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Chicago
Francis Borelli
Henry Mason
Mason
Borelli
Christmas Trade Here Is Greatest In Years Despite Dearth Of Goods
Hagerstown retailers reported Christmas sales at or above last year despite shortages in cotton goods apparel electrical appliances and some furniture items. A jewelry store said 1945 jewelry sales were among the highest on record with rings and watches especially strong. Men’s apparel stores noted sales at least 10 percent above last year as discharged service members boosted demand for suits shirts and undergarments.
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Hagerstown
Big Three to report成果 from 11 day conference
Moscow dispatch reports the Big Three foreign ministers after a Christmas session set to publish a communiqué at 2 am. Talks covered drafting the European peace settlement and control of atomic energy. Byrnes, Molotov, Bevin hailed achievements, with possible accords on Japan and troop withdrawals from Iran.
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Moscow
U.S
James F. Byrnes
V. M. Molotov
Ernest Bevin
Byrnes
Washington
Iran
Chamber of Commerce backs transit adjustments in Hagerstown
The Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce voiced approval of the mayor and council action to urge Potomac Edison to remove the Williams-Port trolley line and move the Blue Ridge Bus terminal. It favored law enforcement by police and magistrates to solve taxicab issues, hoping city and P.F.H. System cooperation would improve traffic control on Hagerstown streets.
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Hasterstown
Potomac Edison Company
Williams- Port
Blue Ridge
Hagerstown
City
P. FH
Tlagerstown
Son Of Film Star Plunges To Death
New York December 26 Russell Gleason 36 year old actor son of James Gleason fell from the fourth floor of the Hotel Sutton used by the Army as barracks here He landed on a second floor extension police said He had appeared in All Quiet on the Western Front and other films and was attached to the Army Signal Corps photo center here He was reported in good spirits shortly before his death by friends
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New York
Russell Gleason
James Gleason
Sutton
Gleason
Army Signal Corps
Streetcar Crash Sparks Cheers From Sailors in San Francisco
In San Francisco on December 24 a streetcar collided with a Navy shore patrol wagon on a busy downtown street. Dozens of sailors on the sidewalks cheered the streetcar operator as the incident unfolded.
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San Francisco
Navy
Discharged Soldier Sylvio Leonardi Honored at Fort Lewis
Sylvio A. Leonardi of 606 Potomac Street has been honorably discharged from military service at Fort Lewis Washington separation center officials announce.
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Sylvio A. Leonardi
Potomac Street
Fort Lewis
Washington
Five-alarm fire devastates Herron Hill tene ments
In Pittsburgh Der 26 two women died and six were injured including four firefighters as a five-alarm blaze destroyed three tenement houses and damaged two more. Ten families totaling about 30 people were displaced. Losses were placed at 20 000 dollars. The flames trapped two women on the second floor. A second blaze started shortly after at a four story building on Grant Street near the federal building causing about 25 000 dollars in damages.
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Pittsburgh
Der
Herron Hill
William H. Davis
Martha Pulkowski
Helen Tolasciak
Grant Street
Federal Building
Embassy
Davis
Howard Hartman Dies Noted Attorney of Washington County
Howard P. Hartman prominent attorney and longtime citizen died at Washington County Hospital from a heart attack suffered Monday evening He was born October 24 1873 in the county and was 72 at death He lived at 148 North Potomac street Hartman belonged to Trinity Lutheran Church Alsatia Club Odd Fellows and was the oldest Past Grand Master of the IOOF in Maryland He served as magistrate by governor appointment and was attorney to Sheriff Huyett, a staunch Democrat active in party affairs all his adult life He was a Feridon graduate Haferstown High School Class of 1893 and a University of Maryland alumnus continued on Page 10
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Howard P. Hartman
Washington County
North Potomac Street
Trinity Lutheran Church
Alsatia Club
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Maryland
Hartman
Albert C. Ritchie
John B. Huyett
Haferstown High School
University of
Fog Is Blamed For Auto Crash
The 11:55 last night collision on Rt 40 near Hu yetts involved Chevrolet cars driven by Robert E Bowman of 1216 West Washington street and Harold R Wiles of Clear spring Rt 1. Deputy Bruce Spickler cited fog and ice as causes. Bowman was in a private drive and Wiles, approaching east, did not see the Bowman car in time to avoid the crash. No charges were filed.
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Chevrolet
Robert E.bowman
West Washington Street
Harold R. Wiles
Clearspring
Rt. 1
Rt. 40
Huyetts
Bruce Spickler
Bowman
Wiles
Local USES Adds Two Men To Staff
FE. D. Eads and Wiliam W. Tillet both of Hagerstown have been appointed to the interviewing staff of the Hagerstown office of the U S Employment Service. The USES staff has been increased by three persons in the past week under State Director Grafton T. Brown to handle the rising number of demobilized service men.
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FE. D. Eads
Wiliam W. Tillet
Hagerstown
U. S. Employment Service
Grafton T. Brown
Randie
Wreck Blast Kills Unspecified in Santa Barbara Fire
A downtown warehouse apartment building exploded in Santa Barbara causing collapse and fires. Firefighters found two bodies amid the flaming debris and fear more residents are trapped. The Santa Barbara Distributing Co bottling works nearby was affected. Police attribute the cause to ignition of a truck loaded with butane gas.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
L. R. Greeson
Greeson
Bulding
Santa Barbara Distributing Company
Chapala
Cota
State Street
Stork Delivers Christmas Baby at County Hospital
At Washington County Hospital yesterday a baby girl arrived to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence D. Longnecker, 307 North Locust Street, around 6 30 p m The event marked the hospital's Yuletide birth. Earlier last year a son was born to Paul I Stansner of Greencastle and a daughter to Donald E Miller of West Washington Street.
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Washington County Hospital
Clarence D. Longnecker
North Locust Street
Paul I. Stansner
Greencastle
Donald E. Miller
West Washington Street
Three from City Area Enlist in Army
Three men from the Hagerstown area and a total of 15 from Western Maryland were enlisted in the Army during the week ending December 22 at the District Army Recruiting Headquarters. Enlistees included Robert O. Chaney of 118 Randolph Avenue, Warren A. Guessford of Williamsport, and Paul G. Minnick of Boonsboro Rt. 1. Major Kenneth Stuart expects a sharp upswing after the first of the year.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
Army
District Army
Kenneth Stuart
Robert O. Chaney
Randolph Avenue
Warren A. Guessford
Williamsport
Paul G. Minnick
Boonsboro
Rt. 1
Stuart
Decrees Filed for Two Divorces in Court Today
Roy A. Babb was granted an absolute divorce from Vivian G. Babb and Lester A. Steiner from Leanne Steiner. Attorney John J. Allen appeared in both cases.
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Roy A. Babb
Vivian G. Babb
Lester A. Steiner
Leanne Steiner
John J. Allen
Falls Down Stairs Injures Local Man Claude Lewis
Claude Lewis aged 30 of 644 North Mulberry street suffered head lacerations from a fall down a flight of concrete steps yesterday. He was admitted to Washington County hospital for treatment.
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Claude Lewis
Mulberry Street
Washington County Hospital
Mrs Hienson Admitted After Ice Fall Near Franklin Street
Mrs Sarah Hienson aged 70 of 428 West Franklin Street slipped on ice last evening and was admitted to Washington County Hospital for treatment. The extent of her injuries remains undetermined.
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Sarah Hienson
West
Franklin Street
Washington County Hospital
Ftarry Lyeneh 63 Admitted After Shoulder Injury
Ftarry Lyeneh, 63, of 608 Stratford Avenue, was admitted yesterday with an injured shoulder. The cause of the injury is not known.
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Tfarry Th. Lyeneh
Stratford Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Two Local GIs Return From Overseas Duty
Three local service members arrive in Boston aboard the Exchequer after overseas duty. They are Private first class Set Penald Mumemner, Private Roy A. Grove, and Sergeant Harry L. Stickier.
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Boston
Exchequer
B. Mumemner
Roy A. Grove
Harry L. Stickier
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Francis J. Spellman
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Frank Hirt
Hamilton Field
Hirt
North Babylon
N. Y
Petaluma
U. K
Action
Howard Hartman
Stork
Santa
County Hospital
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