Russia Wins Voice in Control Of Japan
The Big Three foreign ministers meeting in Moscow ended with a unified push for atomic energy controls under United Nations oversight and gave Russia a voice in postwar Japan. US Britain and Russia endorsed a framework calling for a democratic China under Chiang Kai-Shek, a provisional Korea moving toward independence in five years, and broader plans for Romania Bulgaria and peace treaties with Italy Hungary and Finland. Led by Byrnes Begin and Molotov the talks broke a three month deadlock and produced a joint communique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
United Nations
Japan
Moscow
United States
Britain
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Korea
Romania
Bulgaria
Italy
Hungary
Finland
Byrnes
Begin
Molotov
Collector’s Brush Salvage Saves Treasures From Trash
Mulder C Kaiser a city tin can collector salvages discarded paint brushes from local trash. He cleaned and repaired them with turpentine and now owns about 25 brushes of varying sizes. Some brushes, made with camel’s hair, are valued up to five dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulder C
Mike) Kaiser
Mike
Fair Stockholders Nominate Tomorrow
Stockholders of the Hagerstown Fair will meet tomorrow afternoon in the basement offices of the Second National Bank Building to nominate officers and directors for the ensuing year. The election will be next Saturday January 5. Reports indicate a largely new slate may be nominated.
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Hagerstown
Association
Second National Bank
Henry J. Keller Celebrates 91st Birthday in Cavetown
Henry J. Keller a well known Cavetown resident observed his 91st birthday on Wednesday December 26. He spent years in the poultry business on West Franklin Street opposite City Hall and retired about ten years ago. Despite his age he remains hale and active with little difficulty getting about.
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Henry J. Keller
Cavetown
Keller
Franklin Street
City Hall
German POWs to stay posted amid transport delays
Three thousand eighty six German prisoners of war held in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia camps will not be repatriated this week. Third Service Command officials say they will remain at their posts until transportation logistics improve.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Third Service Command
Long-Suffering Pn Exchanging Again
Hats and gloves bought as Christmas gifts are being returned for incorrect sizes as local stores report scarce merchandise and limited exchange departments. A clerk noted a case where a mother bought a hat for the father, who later found it too large. Fewer exchanges and tighter stock are expected, with customers urged to confirm sizes at purchase.
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Hagerstown
German General Sentenced To Die
Maj Gen Kurt Meyer a former SS regimental and divisional commander was sentenced by a Canadian military court to be shot after being found guilty on three of five charges connected to the deaths of 48 Canadian prisoners of war. He was convicted of inciting troops to deny quarter and for the killing of 18 Canadian prisoners at his Ardennes headquarters near the Abbey.
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Aurich
Germany
Kurt Meyer
S. S
Merer
Abbey of
Ardennes
Adoptions Rise Amid War Era in 1945 County Record
Washington County Clerk Edward Oswald reports 34 adoption petitions and about 459 divorce suits filed in 1945, marking the busiest equity docket in his years of service. He notes nearly 600 petitions overall and questions if war aftermath spurred the surge in adoptions. Continued on Page 4.
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Washington County
Court of Equity
Edward Oswald
Equity
Oswald
Ship Sends SOS as Bombs Break Loose in Hatch
The Henry D. Thoreau, a Liberty ship from Naples bound for Cape May, reported 5,000 tons of bombs breaking loose in a hatch and warned that nothing could save them if they gave way. Navy officials said the ship, with about 40 crew, was 420 miles southwest of the Azores and not a troop carrier. The bombs, likely unused munitions from Italy, were being returned to a US depot. An unidentified ship stood by to assist but could not help immediately.
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New York
Henry D. Thoreau
Naples
Italy
Cape May
N. J
Thoreau
Azores
Navy
United States
Truman To Address Nation On Jan 3
President Truman will deliver a radio report to the nation between 7 and 10:30 p m EST on Thursday January 3. The White House says it will be broadcast from the White House oval room as a broad summary of his overall program. It is not to be confused with the state of the nation message to Congress later in January.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Independence
Charles G. Ross
Gress
Congress
Ross
Mr. Truman
Stricken Pastor Improves After Kidney and Gall Bladder Attacks
The Rev. Dr. Harvey A. Fesperman, former pastor of Christ's Reformed Church, who resigned December 1 to take a new charge in Burlington, NC, is somewhat improved after two operations for kidney and gall bladder attacks. Local friends and relatives report his condition was grave earlier this week.
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Harvey A. Fesperman
Christ’s Reformed Church
Burlington
N. C
Three More From Here Released By Navy
Three more local and county boys have been given honorable discharges from the Navy at the Bainbridge separation center in Maryland. They are Lewis O. Bowman FC 2/c of Williamsport, Douglas C. Reel F 1/c of Sharpsburg, and Eugene W. Huffman CM 3/c of Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Bainbridge, Md
Lewis O. Bowman
Williamsport
Douglas C. Reel
Sharpsburg
Eugene W. Huffman
Hagerstown
Scarcity of Marriage Licenses Sparks County Warning
In Hagerstown deputy clerk Merlin Snyder warned that marriage license blanks are nearly exhausted due to delays from the state printer. A surge in licenses this month, tied to returning veterans, has stressed supplies, with 280 issued since December 1 and 50 percent of new grooms being former soldiers.
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Hagerstown
Merlin Snyder
Edward Oswald
Snyder
Returning Vets Refuse To Ride On Train Without Water
Fort Wayne Indiana December 28 The 573 Navy veterans on an eastbound Pennsylvania troop train refused to reboard after a halt citing no water for 25 hours and three dark coaches Officials fixed water and repairs and two wooden coaches were removed The 150 mile Chicago to New York trip took 14 hours at 40 mph with sidetracks The seamen plan to file an official report and some signs on a coach recalled Civil War and World War I memories
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
John Hunter
Hunter
Chicago
Navy
Lido Beach
N. Y
Bainbridge
Undelivered Greeting Cards Hit Postoffice Again
Post office clerks and carriers face a yearly burden as about 5000 greeting cards go undelivered due to missing or incomplete addresses. Many will be destroyed in the furnace after attempts to decipher names fail. some are returned to senders if a return address exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M
Doomed Man Orders Oysters Potatoes
William Turner, 29, condemned for killing Darla Pratt, requests a last meal of fried oysters and potatoes hours before his scheduled execution at the West Virginia State Penitentiary. Governor Meadows refuses clemency, saying he must not condone cold blooded murder. Deputy Warden Callison notes the meal will be served late in the afternoon and includes cole slaw tomatoes celery ice cream and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moundsville
W. Va
William Turner
State Penitentiary
Darla Dean Pratt
Preston County
West Virginia
Turner
Clarence W. Meadows
Leo Callison
Refunds for Used Cars Exceeding Price Ceilings
The price department of the Ration Board reports $400 in refunds to December buyers of used automobiles sold by private individuals in Washington county, citing a continuing black market and unfair competition with licensed dealers. All refunds followed hearings prompted by purchaser complaints.
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Ration Board
Washington County
Ration Office
Truman visit costs officer's watch in Kansas City
President Truman's holiday visit to Kansas City led to police Sgt. William Galvin losing his watch. It slipped from his wrist while he directed traffic from the running board of a police car escorting the presidential limousine.
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Kansas City
Truman
William Galvin
Slippery Roads Slow County Buses In Snow
An early morning snow packed highways and streets in Washington county causing travel hazards. Buses arrived from one hour late to on schedule, delays mainly from mountain traffic, with 11 trucks from the State Roads Commission dispatched to treat slick grades. The snow began around 3 am, temp 25 rising to 28 by 9:30, with improving weather expected later.
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Washington County
Blue Ridge Transportation Dispatcher
Sixth District
State Roads Commission
Mayette E Smith Receives Honorable Discharge Details
Mayette E Smith Jr. was honorably discharged from military service after 18 months in the European Theater. He is authorized the European Theater of Operations ribbon with one silver star and is son of Mr and Mrs M E Smith of Clearspring. He will return to Fairchild Aircraft after a short vacation.
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Mayette E. Smith, Jr
M. E. Smith
Clearspring
Fairchild Aircraft
Two More Local GIs Return From Overseas
Two more local soldiers arrive back from overseas. Pfc. Joseph H. Baumann of Hagerstown docks at New York aboard the Coaldale Victory. Pfc. Robert T. McKenny of Hagerstown arrives aboard the La Crosse Victory at Newport News Virginia.
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Joseph H. Baumann
Hagerstown
Coaldale Victory
New York
Pfc
Rober T. McKenny
Newport News
Two Western Maryland Trains Collide in Baltimore
In Pimlico Northwest Baltimore two Western Maryland freight trains collided on Keyworth avenue. Engineer C W Bonebrake and fireman P D Slye of Hagerstown suffered bruises and slight injuries and were treated with first aid. A 500 ton locomotive along with four loaded box cars a caboose and a tender derailed and overturned the caboose caught fire and was extinguished by Baltimore firemen. An estimated 38 car freight from Hagerstown to Port Covington crashed into the rear of a 90 car train from Gettysburg in a snowstorm. Both tracks were torn up for 75 yards delaying a Union Bridge passenger train and several other freight movements.
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C. W. Bonebrake
P. D. Slye
Hagerstown
New Gas Station Planned for Potomac Avenue Corner
A tract at the northeast corner of Fairground and Potomac avenues has been sold to an oil company. The frame apartment on the site will be moved east to front on Fairground, and a one story gas station will be erected on the corner.
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Potomac
Fairground Avenues
Fairground and
Fairground
Truman Heads Back To Capital
President Truman left Independence for Washington at 8 37 am CST aboard the Sacred Cow ending a three day Christmas visit. A planned St Louis stop to pick up John W Snyder and Crusie was cancelled due to weather. The press plane was grounded by a low ceiling while all commercial flights were also grounded. The return flight normally takes about four hours.
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Kansas City
Truman
Washington
Independence
Fairfax
St. Louis
John W. Snyder
Crusie
James Pendargast
Army Weather Station
Dwellings Rise in Hagerstown in 1945 Construction Boom
In 1945 Hagerstown issued 206 building permits, more than double 1944, with 42 dwellings and three apartment houses completed. Value of new construction reached 349,964 dollars, up from 311,800 in 1944. Four permits to Modern Builders Inc. cover western single dwellings, aiming for 50 plus total. Ralph B. Wyand and T. R. Burton received permits for brick homes at Hamilton Boulevard and Marshall Street, respectively.
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Hagerstown
Modern Builders Inc
Hamilton Boulevard
Country Club Road
Ralph B. Wyand
Marshall Street
Central Avenue
T. R. Burton
Monkey Turns Up In Baltimore WomenHating Ape Slinks From Aisles
In Baltimore a monkey who dislikes women caused chaos in a restaurant and at a post office on successive days. The owner and the animal bit several women, with police unable to find a law to charge them under. Authorities seek the man and his rogue simian before further incidents occur.
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Baltimore
Post Office
Third Service Command Headquarters
WACS
WAC
Civil Service
Joe
Allwoman
GM Withdraws From Truman Fact-Finding Over Wages
General Motors declared it would withdraw from President Truman's fact finding board proceedings on the GM automobile strike until profits are not used to determine wage demands. Walter Gordon Merritt, GM attorney, said GM will not participate while profits and ability to pay are treated as factors in wage talks. He warned congressional action may be needed before GM will resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Motors Corporation
Truman
New York
Walter Gordon Merritt
CIO
Ciio-United Automobile
Merritt
Earle's Store Robbed In Night
A thief broke into Earle's Depart ment Store last night through a back door and gained access to the roof and adjoining building before entering a window. Two cash registers were rifled, totaling $51.50. Acting Detective Bud Bible investigated. janitor Leonard Davis discovered the robbery and manager Myer Linzer reported it.
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Earle's
Bud Bible
Leonard Davis
Myer Linzer
11 More Local GIs Receive Discharges
Eleven Hagerstown area service members were honorably discharged at Fort Meade Army separation center between December 25 and 26. Names listed include Staff Sergeant Max F. Whitmore of North Cannon, Sergeant James R. Fisher of Summit, Corporal Franklin J. Farmann of Wayside, Private Wilbur E. Wissinger of Williamsport, Private Marshall Leader of Hancock, Captain Willem G. Dutfenderfer of Potomac, Private Owen E. Wyant of Washington, Private Melvin K. McGowan of East Antietam, Private James T. Bell of Hancock, and Sergeant Lewis R. Rakle of Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Army Separation Center
Fort George G. Meade
Max F. Whitmore
North
Charles He. Barkholder
West Washington
James R. Fisher
Summit
Franklin J. Farmann
Wilbury EL Wissinger
Williamsport
Pre. Marshall
Hancock
Willem G. Dutfenderfer
South Potomac
Owen EL Wyant
Washington
Melvin KE. McGowan
East Antietam
James T. Bell
Lewis R. Rakle
Au Rua
Old Faithful Bob Sells Horse Returns to Owner
In Shawnee Oklahoma on December 28 a veteran horse named Old Bob, after 35 years with Merritt, was sold. The affectionate owner soon learned the horse had broken into his new barn and kicked out part of the wall. Merritt took the horse back but offered no guarantees.
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Shawnee
Okla
Bob
Merritc
Merritt
Merrit
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America
Wichita Falls
Tex
Jimmy Morgan
Bristol
England
Brendan Morgan
U. S
W.M
Potomac Avenue
Capital
Monkey
Law
Earle’s
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