Truman Chosen for VP On Second Ballot at Democratic Convention
Harry S. Truman of Missouri won the Democratic vice presidential nomination on the second ballot, defeating Henry A. Wallace as the party seeks a vigorous campaign partner for Franklin D. Roosevelt. Truman led with 1,031 votes to Wallace’s 105, amid a tense nominating session and a later note of dissent from Senator Kenneth D. McKellar regarding Tennessee Governor Prentice Cooper.
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Harry S. Truman
Missouri
White House
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Harry F. Byrd
James A. Farley
Senate
War Investigating Committee
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Wallace
Wm. C. Douglas
Supreme Court
Prentice Cooper
Tennessee
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Paul ¥. McNutt
CIO
Dixtle
Kenneth D. McKellar
Cooper
McKellar
Samuel D. Jackson
U. S
Senate War Investigating Committee
Farley Backs FDR For Fourth Term At Convention
Chicago July 22 James A Farley former Democratic national chairman announced after the Democratic national convention his plan to support Franklin D Roosevelt for reelection after opposing a fourth term. He did not specify how his support would take shape but confirmed his decision to back the ticket that brought Roosevelt to the presidency in 1932 and 1936.
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Chicago
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Farley
Wallace Comes Up Smiling After Defeat
Wallace faced defeat in his bid for renomination but remained upbeat saying the fight advanced liberal ideals and he would back the Roosevelt Truman ticket. He expressed belief Roosevelt remains the world’s liberal voice and sent congratulations to Truman for the expanded opportunity to aid the President and the people.
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Chicago
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Spies Escape Chair After Appellate Ruling
Otto Richard Wergin and Walter Otto Froehnrg pleaded guilty to treason in Chicago after an appellate court spared them from execution. Each received a six year prison term.
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Chicago
Otto Richard Wergin
Walter Otto Froehnrg
Truman Would Have Been In Army Today If Not For FDR
Chicago readers recall Harry Truman's desire to wear a uniform and Roosevelt's refusal. The piece traces his career from militia days to Senate, noting his wartime leadership, loyalty to the Senate, and charm in social circles. It contrasts him with Wallace and highlights his readiness to mix, resilience, and private life in Washington.
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Truman
Bear Cub Mascot Snoopy Seeks New Home at Airport
A two and a half month old black Canadian bear cub nicknamed Snoopy entertains visitors at Ha ngerstown Municipal airport hangar. Chief Pilot Dick Henson says the cub, gifted to Dan Henry, may outgrow the novelty and could pose a risk as it ages. Henry plans to reclaim Snoopy upon his return from vacation, prompting a search for a suitable home for the motherless cub.
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Hangerstown
Snoopy
Dick Henson
Dan Henry
Maugansville
Henson
Snyder's Landing
Dan
Maryland never voted for a loser in presidential elections
Wm. Preston Lane Jr., Democratic National Committeeman from Maryland, said by radio from Chicago that Maryland has never voted for a losing candidate in any presidential election. The Hagerstown lawyer and former Attorney General argued Maryland’s record shows political consistency at the Democratic national convention interview with Fulton Lewis Jr.
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Preston Lane, Jr
Less Coal To Be Available
Washington reports new wartime limits on Appalachian bituminous coal. Retail consumers east of the Mississippi and in several states must obtain no more than 80 percent of their annual needs starting August 1. Dealers in areas with alternative coals may receive less than 90 percent of last year's supply as a priority guide.
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Solid Fuels Administration
Mississippi River
District of Columbia
Minnesota
South Dakota
Iowa
Missouri
Charles J. Potter
Potter
Hermit Registers for Selective Service After First Car Ride
Grand Rapids July 22 Eli M Lehtimaki a 44 year old hermit who had not known of the world war took his first car ride 18 miles from his shack to Marquette to register for Selective Service Federal agents persuaded him to ride and he was released back to the woods He had lived a reclusive life since youth hating people and had never ridden a train seen a movie or heard of President Roosevelt He feared automobiles and remained indifferent to the war until explained by agents
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Eli M. Lehtimaki
Marquette
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Upper Michigan
Howard S. Bobbitt
FSI
Lehtimaki
Bobbitt
Roosevelt
State Roads to Move State Guard Units to Camp Meade
Sixth district headquarters of the State Roads Commission announced that it will move the State Guard contingents from their respective centers on Sunday to Camp Meade where they will enter summer camp. Eleven trucks will move the local Eighth Battalion units along with Allegany and Frederick county contingents.
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Frederick County
Salt Lake pharmacist mates trout tale at Pend Oreille
Howard W. Pingree, a pharmacist's mate third class from Salt Lake City, says he caught a trout with a stone while idly fishing on Lake Pend Oreille. He notes five companions will vouch for the tale. Pingree is stationed at the naval training center in Farragut Idaho.
Red Army closes on Warsaw in bold advance
Soviet forces press a major push toward Warsaw rolling back German rearguards along a jagged 200 mile front with some units within 90 miles of the Polish capital. Rostocking advances disrupt the Baltic front as Ostrov and Pskov areas fall Boosting to a new phase in Rokossovsky offensive near Czerenicha and Vietkoryta.
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Baltics
Ivan Mastennikov
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Pskov
Tishina
Latvia
Hitler
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Bialystok Brest Litovsk
Czerenicha
Vietkoryta
Brest Litovsk
Western Bug
Realty Market Has Fair Week
The local real estate market showed modest activity for the week ending today with aggregate sales value under $50,000. Transactions include Charles Herman Rabbitt to George A. Stiles and wife for 416 acres in Boonsboro district at 9100, and several property transfers on Main Street Keedysville Forest Drive South Mulberry Lee and adjacent avenues with values ranging from 2000 to 9800.
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George A. Stiles
Boonsboro
George S. Line
Lee Edwin Gates
Main Street
Keedysville
James Russell Williams
Roy Lynch
Forest Drive
Maxwell Richards
Ralph EB. Jones
Hancock
C. J. Spalding Co., Inc
Floyd W. Griffith
Lee
Clyde M. Bell
Emmett L. Slaydon
Virginia Avenue
Joseph S. Durbin
Wilson's
Former Jap Korean Head Named Premier To Succeed Tojo
Gen Kuniaki Koiso named premier of Japan leading a new cabinet with Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai as navy minister and temporary deputy prime minister. Yonai and Koiso headline Japan’s first post Pearl Harbor cabinet, succeeding Tojo after his resignation amid Saipan loss. Holdovers from Tojo cabinet noted.
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Kuniaki Koiso
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Jong
Hve
Japan
Mitsumasa Yonai
Navy
Domei
Tokyo
Yonai
Pearl Harbor
Koiso
Hideki Tojo
Loss Of Two More U. S. Subs Reported
Washington July 22 Logs announce the Trout and the Tullibee overdue from patrol presumed lost with about 65 crew each. The Trout carried Philippine treasury gold and the crew earned Silver Star for 1942 Corregidor mission under Comdr Frank Wesley Fenno Jr.
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Comdr
Frank Wesley iFenno, Jr
Record Day Seen At Hagerstown Track
Officials at the Hagerstown Race Meet expect a banner day with bright skies and cooling breezes. They anticipate betting near a quarter of a million dollars across eight races as a near record turnout gathers for the closing getaway day. Post time is 2 p.m. with a capacity crowd expected.
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Hagerstown
State road resurfacing to finish in county Monday
State maintained highways in Washington county will be completed Monday with the last stretch between Hancock and Parkhead treated by oil and chip. Beginning Tuesday work moves into Allegany with Route 40 between Cumberland and Hancock to be oiled and chipped on Tuesday and Wednesday weather permitting. Traffic will have slight delays during this period. Surface work continues in Garrett county and should be finished next week.
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Hancock
Parkhead
Allegany
Cumberland
Garrett County
Former Fairchild Worker Wounded in France
Sgt. William E. Eddie Peabody, a former Fairchild worker, was wounded in France about June 20, according to word received by his wife in this city. Mrs. Peabody has also received his Purple Heart medal awarded after the injury.
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William E
Eddie) Peabody
Fairchild
France
Peabody
Granted Divorce for Arthur Wendel Becker and Katharyn Becker
Arthur Wendel Becker has been granted a divorce from Katharyn June Becker. Attorney Calvert KK Hartle appeared for the complainant.
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Arthur Wendel Becker
Katharyn June Becker
Calvert KK. Hartle
Hitler Claims Coup Crushed by Loyal Army in Germany
London reports quote Hitler declaring the attempted coup by a small circle of unscrupulous officers failed. He asserts immediate action wiped out the traitor clique within hours and vows exemplary obedience to secure victory. Stockholm cites widespread arrests and possible executions of generals as purge widens.
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Adolf Hitler
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Stockholm
Sweden
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Hommel
Noremandy
Berlin
der Bund
Bern
Switzerland
Hitler's Hold Seen Tighter
Washington reports that Hitler will tighten his grip on the army and people while losing solid support. The public and soldiers are expected to realize they are being used in a doomed war, prompting a future attempt to oust him and force Germany's surrender.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Hitler
Germany
Former Deputy Wins Promotion in Army
John W. Hartle, former deputy clerk of court, who served with the Army in Alaska for about a year, has been promoted to staff sergeant. The news came to his mother, Mrs. Elias Hartle. His brother Lee Hartle also holds the rank of staff sergeant.
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Alaska
Elias 8. Hartle
Lee Hartle
Man Wins $5,000 from PG&E After Kneeling Prayer Incident
George Brandenburg won a $5,000 judgment against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company after a Sacramento superior court trial where he suddenly dropped to his knees to pray. The jury deliberated about 90 minutes before siding with Brandenburg, and Judge Dal M. Lemmer denied a defense motion for a mistrial due to the prayer incident.
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Cal
George Brandenburg
Superior Court
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Brandenburg
Dal M. Lemmer
Romantic Kasbah Of Algiers Described By Sgt Ausherman
Star Sergeant Wilmer D. Ausherman sends an eleven page letter home about Algiers Casbah life. He details the fort, the three chained entry, and a historic Turkish Pasha era refuge for pursued criminals.
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Algiers
Sgt. Ausherman
Wilmer D. Ausherman
Wilmer
J. D. Ausherman
I Belview Avenue
America
Casabianca
Medina
Oran
Village Negre
Drive Report Here Tops $3,700,000
Washington county officially topped the $3,700,000 mark in her progress in the Fifth War Loan drive today with a report showing $3,717,583 as the latest figure. Series E sales advanced slowly, remaining at $639,287.50. The report was compiled Wednesday, July 19.
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Washington County
Work On New Entrance Begins At Election Supervisors Office
Work started today on a new inside entrance to the Board of Election Supervisors office. The cut is through the concrete floor of the first floor corridor. Martin Keener and Sun hold the contract and will add additional improvements including a fireproof vault to protect voting files.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Martin Keener
Sun
Allies Closing In On Florence From Three Directions
Allied forces push toward Florence from three directions with Fifth Army near 14 miles south of the city. American units seize Tavernelle and nearby towns while Castel Florentino falls 17 miles southwest. Eighth Army advances 18 miles southeast in upper Arno valley as artillery duels flare north of the river.
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Fifth
Eighth Army
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Elsa
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Castel Florentino
San Giovanni
Pima
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