Truman Pushes Full Speed Ahead On Military Build-Up
President Truman urged Congress to raise the armed forces beyond 3.6 million, signaling a possible larger defense swell. He called for a $30 billion annual military spending rise, more workers, higher output, and stiff taxes to offset inflation, as he reviewed goals amid Korea and Soviet threats.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Korea
Pentagon
White House
Taft
Ohio
Tip Prizes Of Last Week Split Among Several Winners
Last week’s Daily Mall tip contest awarded equal prizes of one dollar to ten tipsters across varied items. Winners include housewives from South Street Williamsport Harman's Alley Pennsylvania Avenue Beaver Creek Roessner Avenues Washington Avenue Willamsport North Mulberry Street Funkstown and others for tips on garden pests hand injuries, car collisions, and local incidents. Winners must claim at the business office with ID.
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Daily Mall News
South Street
Williamsport
Harman's Alley
Pennsylvania Avene
Beaver Creek
Roessner Avenues
Washington Avenue
Willamsport
Racing Driver Joe Wright Dies After Speedway Burn
Joe Wright of Alexandria Virginia died from burns suffered during a race at Hagerstown Speedway. The accident left him with burns over more than ninety percent of his body after a rear collision ignited his gasoline fueled car. Wright was conscious at the scene and transported to Washington County Hospital where he died early the next morning. He had rejoined the race from last place after an earlier fender issue and was challenging for the lead when struck.
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Hagerstown Speedway
Washington County Hospital
Joe Wright
Alexandria
Wright
Hill Hol
Lanham Speedway
Reds in ceasefire talks to gain time says Koo
Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese Nationalist ambassador, says Communists in Korean ceasefire talks seek time to rebuild military strength and pursue political aims. He hopes any non Communist government will attend the coming Japanese peace treaty signing, though neither side is invited.
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Washington
Wellington Koo
United States
Koo
Anathin
Chinese Nationalista
Commu’niate
Canal Parkway to Be Discussed at Interstate Meeting
Washington July 23 The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin will meet September 6 and 7 to study effects of the proposed Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Parkway on pollution abatement and related programs for the area. The conference will be held at the Bedford Springs Hotel near Bedford Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Interstate Commission On
Potomac River Basin
Catton
Bedford Springs
Bedford
Sultry Weather To Linger Awhile
Weather Bureau notes sultry conditions will persist with temperatures near 95 this afternoon and 72-degree minimums last night. Scattered thundershowers possible tonight and tomorrow. expect southwest to west winds during storms and cloudy skies keeping temperatures slightly lower today.
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Weather Bureau
Saya
Flood Damage Persists as River Crest Passes St. Louis
The Mississippi crest moved south from St. Louis as levees mostly held though pockets remained at risk. Army engineers and hundreds of workers reinforced dikes near Perry County and Chouteau Island. The city sits on high ground while 40.28 feet marked the peak, with regional losses running into the hundreds of millions across eastern Kansas and western Missouri.
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St. Louis
Mid-West
Big River
Army
Scott Air Force Base
Here
Perry County
Chouteau Island
Illinois
Ilinois
Government Weather Bureau
Midwest
Kansas
Mis
Auto Escapade Leads To 60 Day Jail Terms In City
Lewis E. Cain and John A. Nelson, both 27, drove off in a car on North Potomac Street and were stopped in a dead end alley off Memorial Boulevard. Cain received 60 days for drunken driving and 30 days for unauthorized use of Cushwa’s car, plus a $60 fine or 30 days for driving without a permit. Nelson got 36 days for unauthorized use of Cushwa’s car and related charges. The sentences run concurrently. no explanations were given in court.
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Lewis E. Cain
Costello Hotel
John A. Nelson
North Potomac Street
Memorial Boulevard
Cain
J. B. Berkson
William E. Cugshwa
Cushwa
Middlekauff
Nelson
Marshall’s Hatchery
U N Delegates Ready For Reopening Of Peace Talks
U N advance headquarters in Korea reports Allied negotiators, led by Vice Admiral Joy, return with final instructions for resuming ceasefire talks in Kaesong Wednesday. Delegates Craigfeé and Burke accompany Joy after meetings with General Ridgway. Agenda likely includes cease-fire terms, prisoner exchange, buffer zone, and neutral inspections.
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U.N
Korea
U. N
Kaesong
C. Turner Joy
Voman United Nations
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Arleigh Burke
Man Receives Two Year Term For Embezzlement
Charles MacPherson Smith, treasurer of Local 223 AFL Pressmen's Union, was sentenced to two years in the House of Correction by Judge Joseph D. Mish after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $2,000 over a year. The sentence noted no grounds for a suspended term as the judge cited hunger as not a reason. Two others received shorter terms for parole violations: Aubrey W. Hoover one year and Richard Weaver six months.
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AFL Pressmen's Union
Charles MacPherson Smith
House of Correction
Joseph D. Mish
Smith
Union
Circuit Court
Mish
Evan Crosley
Attention Called To Bicyclists Without Lights
Six traffic collisions involving bicycles have been reported in Hagerstown since the first of the year. Police say night riding violations stem from bikes lacking front and rear lights. Capt. J B Brown orders officers to enforce vehicle laws requiring a white front light visible 300 feet and a red rear light visible 3200 feet. Cyclists may be fined from 1 to 100 dollars for missing lights.
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Hagerstown
J. B. Brown
Brown
Bleyclats
Sniping Butts On Organized Basis
A Hungarian report claims organized groups in Hungary collect cigarette butts as an official raw material for industry. The Budapest paper Magyar Nemzet is cited, but the industry using the material remains unspecified according to Tanjug.
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London
Hungary
Baala
Budapest
Magyar Nemzet
Tanjug
Youth Sentenced On Four Counts
Nineteen year old Harold H. Barnhart faced multiple charges after a Saturday incident. He was fined $50 and costs for driving without a permit, 10 days in jail for failing to stop and identify after a collision, and fined $6.45 for being drunk and disorderly. A suspended $25 fine and costs for permitting an unauthorized driver accompanied Barnhart, while Frank Farr was fined $50 and costs for driving without a permit and received 30 days in jail in default of fine.
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Harold Hh.barnhart
Costa J
Martin L. Ingram
Jacob B. Berkson
Ingram
Frank Farr
Barnart
Pennsy Driver Badly Injured in Lancaster County Crash
A 46 year old man from Manheim Pennsylvania Wilmer Kreider recently released from a Hagerstown Maryland mental facility was critically hurt in a Saturday auto crash near Manheim. His wife Anna Kreider 47 was also injured severely with skull fractures as she reported her husband suddenly sped off and refused to stop before the car struck a tree. The pair were hospitalized at Lancaster General Hospital.
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Lancaster
Hagerstown
Wilmer Krelder
Manheim
Anna
Lancaster General Hospital
Kreider
Brooklane Mental Farms
Marshal Petain Dies on Ile d Yeu at 95
Marshal Henri Petain, hero of Verdun in World War I, died at 9:20 am on Ile d Yeu where he had been living after his release from prison. The aging French leader, 95, had his wartime status overshadowed by treason charges from World War II. He died in the island military hospital with wife Annie at his side, days after the death of German commander Wilhelm. The news notes his rise, fall, and the wartime cry They shall not pass.
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Ile d’Yeu
France
Henri Philipps Petain
Verdun
Marshal
Henri Petain
Annie
Petain
Wilhelm
Hechingen
Germany
Vichy
Nine Fatalities In State Over Weekend
Three youths drowned at Bay Shore Park and two Washington residents died when their skiff swamped on St Jeromes Creek near Point Lookout. Coast Guard recovered the overturned craft and bodies about 2 p m yesterday. Details were sparse.
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Preas
Threa
Maryland
New Bay Shore Park
Washington
St. Jerome's Creek
Point Lookout
Coast Guard
Lynda Fowler
John Keelan
Ascot P
Death breaks first rank in six Sherman brothers
Melrose July 23 The death of Admiral Forrest P Sherman has opened the first rift among the six Sherman brothers who rose to high naval and military posts during World War II. The list includes Lt Col Edward A Sherman a Massachusetts Hoover Commission member Lt Commander Kenneth Sherman superintendent of schools in Andover Col Paul D Sherman commander of the Boston Marines barracks Col Frank J Sherman now a fire executive and Lt Commander Ernost L Sherman serving in London with recent Mediterraneanean duty.
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Melrose
Musa
Forrest P. Sherman
Sherman
Naval Operations
Edward A. Sherman
Massachusetts Hoover
Kenneth Sherman
Andover
Naval ‘Agarve
Paul D. Sherman
Boston
U.S. Marines
Frank J. Sherman
Cleveland
Cap Fire
Ernost L. Sherman
London
Eng
Formula Found For Reopening Negotiations In Iran
Tehran July 23 A cabinet member said a formula for reopening talks with Britain over the oil nationalization dispute has been found After six hours of talks Mossadegh Sanjabi and the oil board will present a memorandum to Harriman tonight The plan centers on negotiating with the Anglo Iranian Oil Company representatives rather than the British government and may ease the Abadan refinery standstill.
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Tehran
Iran
Karim Sanjabi
Mohammed Mossadegh
Truman
W. Averell Hartiman
Kazem Hassibi
Or Board
Oil Board
Harriman
Sanjabi
Angl Iranian Oil Company
Abadan
Persian Gulf
Lake Gharanieh Palace
AIOC
Harman
Mossadegh
Hariman
Eight Die In San Francisco Apartment Fire
Eight persons burned to death and 23 injured when a four story wooden apartment house burned in San Francisco at dawn. About 70 residents escaped as flames spread upward, with several jumping or injured. ten firefighters were hurt. Fire Chief A J Galli cited a 20 minute delay before alarm and possible arson. Damages were estimated at 40000 dollars.
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San Francisco
Sanni Wiertengen
A. J. Galll
Galli
Fires in Cumberland area cause over twenty thousand in damage
Three Western Maryland fires and one in a nearby Pennsylvania town caused more than 20 000 in losses over the weekend. Rainbow Inn owner Arthur Glass suffered the heaviest loss at 16000, his family escaping as Mrs Glass broke her arm jumping from a window. A B O rolling mill blaze in Cumberland, a Flintstone four room house fire, and a B O sand house and boiler room fire in Hyneman also caused notable damage.
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Cumberland
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Arthur T. Glass
Rainbow Inn
Willes
Gloag
Glass
Maw
John Glass
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Flintstone
Curt Teeter
Hyneman
County Corn Crop Looks Promising
Washington County's corn crop shows promise though moisture is needed in parts near Hagerstown. County Agent Mark Afitler notes rainfall gaps in one section. Farmers expect limited Japanese beetle damage due to late insect arrival. pollination should occur before heavy beetle numbers.
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Washington County
Mark Afitler
Hagerstown
Thia
Miller
He Ayn
Franklin Street Market Broken Into Front Door Smashed
The Franklin Street Market on the 600 block of West Franklin Street was broken into again. Thief or thieves entered by breaking the glass front door and removing an iron bar. damage to the door is about 60 cents. The cash register was ransacked in search of money. There had been prior attempts to break in earlier the year.
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Franklin Street
West
Frankli Street
Carter
West Virginia Gets $32 Million Gun Tube Plant
Washington reports the Army selected the West Virginia ordnance plant near Port Pleasant as the site for a 32 million gun tube plant. Announcement credited Senator Noel y W Va offices. Funds for the plant come from appropriations approved earlier.
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West Virginia
Washington
Army
Port Pleasant
Noely
W.va
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