Fury From Skies Unleashed On Japan Big 3 Recess For Churchill Return
Potsdam July 24 The Big Three plan a one day recess Thursday so Churchill can be in London for British election results. Eden and Attlee will be in Potsdam. Truman and Stalin travel Thursday. If Conservatives win, Churchill returns. if Labour wins, Attlee returns as Prime Minister. Election results due Thursday.
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Potsdam
Churchill
London
Anthony Eden
Clement R. Attlee
Truman
Stalin
Hohenzollern
Eden
Attlee
Berlin
Haagerstown Plans 41 Streets Resurfacing This Summer
City Engineer Charles W. Stump announced early August start for a major Haagerstown street program. Materials shortages previously halted work, but sufficient supplies enable resurfacing and seab oating of forty one streets city wide including Avalon Brown Buena Vista Concord Lanvale Ross Main MontValla Leroy West Franklin McDowell Manila View Mulberry Summit Bethel Bryan Clarkson Pope McPherson West Magnolia North Washington Way Side West Side Summer West Baltimore Elgin Eutaw East Washington Board Forrest Locust Mitchell Guilford Jefferson Howard Potomac and parts of Forrest Drive.
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Hagerstown
Charles W. Stump
Avalon
Brown
Buena Vista
Concord
Lanvale
Ross Streets
Main
Mont Valla
Leroy Street
West Franklin
McDowell and
Manila
View
Mulberry Streets
Mulberry Avenue
Summit Avenue
Bethel Street
Bryan Place
Clarkson and
Pope Avenues
McPherson Street
West Magnolia Avenue
North Street
Washington Avenue
Wayside Avenue
West Side Avenue
Summer Street
West Baltimore Street
Elgin Boulevard
Eutaw Street
East Washington
Board Street
Forrest Drive
Locust Street
Mitchell Avenue
West Washington
Guilford Avenue
Jefferson Street
Howard and
Potomac Streets
New Food And Gas Rationing Books To Come In December
War Ration Book Five will be issued December 3 to 15 at schools and public buildings nationwide. It will include stamps for meats fats processed foods sugar and shoes. Gasoline ration books will also be distributed starting December 22. Bowles said supply agencies expect tight supplies for several months and hope Book Five ends wartime rationing.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Department of Agriculture
War Production Board
Bowle
Kept On Going
Police in Columbia South Carolina sought to recover a stolen automobile after the owner John Wilson asked a man to guide the stalled car and the driver kept going. The incident occurred as Wilson pushed the vehicle, leaving the street in confusion.
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Columbia
S. C
John Wilson
Seed Pickup Grew Giant Sunflowers
MARTINSBURG West Virginia July 24 Sunflowers grew to 22 feet in Perry Albrights yard due to a curious seed discovery from a passing freight train. An express truck driver, Albright picked up discarded seed last winter and planted it to see the result. One sunflower reportedly reaches 14 inches in diameter.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Perry Albright
Albright
Baltimore and Ohio
Must Register Foreign Guns in War Relic Trade
Charles E. Cushwa announces foreign made weapons brought home by local service members must be registered on Form No. 5, with a $200 tax to dispose of them. The Internal Revenue Bureau warns that owners must retain or tax out the firearms, as the law covers revolvers and other weapons sent overseas. The government requires officer permission before any weapon is sent, reflecting wartime relic handling.
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Charles E. Cushwa
Cushwa
Internal Revenue Bureau
No Substitute For Newspapers Survery Reveals
New York July 24 Fact Finders Associates report two cross section surveys taken during a 17 day newspaper deliverymen strike show a large majority believe no adequate substitute exists for newspapers. The polls note radio fails to fully meet news needs with 76.6 percent saying no in early July and 89.2 percent saying no after a week without papers. Local news and advertising misses rise and fall with readership, with women reporting higher misses than men.
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New York
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Keedysville Weather Man Reports Mild July Heat
Keedysville weather forecaster J. A. Miller said recent complaints about heat overlook a 78 degree July high with 63 degree overnight. Continued humid conditions are forecast for tonight and tomorrow.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Constable Appointed for Mt Lena Area
W O Lum assigned as county constable last week by the Board of County Commissioners, working from Magistrate M W Bostetter's City Hall office. He succeeds Constable Minnich who resigned.
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W. O. Lum
Mt. Lena
Board of County Commissioners
M. W. B. Bostetter
City Hall
Minnich
Theft reported from Dewey Avenue home
Mrs W D Peddicord of the 800 block of Dewey avenue reported to police this morning a theft from her residence sometime recently. Stolen items include an electric clock a bedspread and a radio.
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W. D. Peddicord
Dewey Avenue
Units Arriving in the United States From Europe
The Associated Press reports Army units due today include Boston arrivals: 153rd Finance Disbursing Sec, 66th Replacement Bat., 443rd and 440th Military Police Prisoner of War Procurement Companies, 313th Quartermaster Service Company, and the 396th and 397th Quartermaster Truck Companies.
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Associated Press
United States
Europe
Boston
153Rd Finance Dispursing Sec
Military Police Prisoner of War Procurement Co
Local Vet Home From War Injuries Inspires Hope
Sgt. Frank Bishop Jr. of Hagerstown returns from a war wound that cost him a leg. On a 30 day furlough he praises medical care, doctors, and prosthetics while planning for a future with his artificial limb. He notes the loss did not dampen his resolve and describes his cane and prosthetic as feeling like his own leg. He hopes his story encourages wounded servicemen and anxious relatives.
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Frank Bishop, Jr
Hagerstown
Washington County
States
Repair Work Drains City Park Spring Pool
City workers drain the park lake two feet today to locate and seal an underground leak near the historic spring behind the bandshell. Crews aim to plug the outlet that kept the pool low and prevented overflow from the spillway, preserving a site long tied to Indigenous and Revolutionary War history.
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Park
Johnson Alone Opposes Charter
Washington July 24 The Senate canvass found no opposition votes on the United Nations charter except for Senator Hiram Johnson. Johnson, ill in Naval hospital, may not attend a ratification vote this week. Wheeler debates a two hour address but is expected to vote for ratification. Wherry reports no other Republican opponents.
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Washington
Senate
Hiram Johnson
R-Cal
Johnson
Naval Hospital
Potsdam
Truman
House
Wheeler
Dmont
Barkley
Senator Wherry
Nebraska
Salesman Released In Magazine Case
Kenny Jarman, 23, of Norfolk, Virginia, who was held after misrepresenting himself while soliciting magazine subscriptions, was released by city police this morning. He claimed to be a patient at Newton Baker hospital, a detail from his visit to the facility.
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Kenny Jarman
Norfolk
Jarman
North End
Newton Baker Hospital
Local GI Hurt In Grenade Blast at Fort Jackson
Pvt. Charles S. Rohrer, husband of Mrs. Albert Rohrer, and son of Mrs. Carrie V. Rohrer, was seriously injured in an accidental grenade explosion during field training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina. One soldier was killed, five others seriously wounded, and several more hurt in the incident. Rohrer’s wife and mother were summoned to his bedside in Columbia where the camp is located. Rohrer has served over two years and has been at Fort Jackson since Christmas. his address is Regional Hospital Fort Jackson care American Red Cross.
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Charles S. Rohrer
Albert Rohrer
Sharpsburg
Carrie V. Rohrer
Armstrong Avenue
Fort Jackson
St. C
Columbia
S. C
Pvt
Robrer
American Red Cross
Barn Fire Destroys John Stouffer’s Wheat Crop
A fire of unknown origin destroyed John Stouffer’s barn on Leitersburg pike early this morning, wiping out the wheat harvest stored inside. Antietam Fire Company responded at 7:15 a.m., noting water supply limits hindered early attack as hoses laid a quarter mile from the blaze. Firefighters remained into mid morning to dampen embers and prevent flare ups.
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John Stouffer
Leitersburg Pike
Stouffer
Antietam
Would Cut Down On Weekend Leave Travel By GI's
Washington July 24 Two members of the Senate War Investigating committee urged the Army and Navy to reduce weekend leave travel by soldiers and sailors. They cited rail congestion from troop redeployment and noted that a large share of civilian train travelers are service personnel. They acknowledged family visits but favored restricting pleasure trips.
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Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Army
Navy
Europe
Pacific
Ferguson
R-Mich
Burton
Ohio
Harmon Granted Divorce for Lawrence Harmon from Eva Harmon
Lawrence Marvin Harmon a soldier was granted a divorce from Eva Viola Harmon. Attorney Calvert K. Hartle appeared for the complainant.
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Lawrence Marvin Harmon
Eva Viola Harmon
Calvert K. Hartle
Rain Swollen Streams Trigger Widespread Flood Damage
Rampant rivers and creeks burst banks across the east causing floods in New York Massachusetts New Jersey Vermont and Pennsylvania with Paterson New Jersey suffering about 1 million in damage and two drownings reported Massachusetts and New Jersey fatalities. Nebraska and Champaign Illinois benefited from moist heat while drought remained unlikely. Temperatures ranged from 94 to 109 across several cities, indicating continued heat nationwide.
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New York
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Connecticut
Paterson
N. J
Hancock River
Little Falls
Peckman River
Champaign
Ill
Nebraska
Seaboard
Montana
Oregon
Washington
el Cero
Calif
Advance
St. Louis
Tueple
Miss
Des Moines
Chicago
iPerre
S. D
Kansas City
Green River
Utah
Chambersburg Man Dies In Explosion
Milton Albert Rhine, 38, a truck driver, was killed by a gas stove explosion at his Lincoln Lawn home east of Chambersburg. His five room house was demolished and damage estimated at 5000 dollars. His wife and children were away at the movies.
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Lincoln Lawn
Chambersburg
Milton Albert Rhine
Rhine
Should Have Luck Patsy Derr Finds Clovers At Home
Eight year old Patsy Derr of Michigan Avenue collected forty five four leaf clovers and ten five leaf clovers in her backyard yesterday. The large find suggests she may have plenty of luck ahead.
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Patsy Derr
Michigan Avenue
Two Thousand Planes Attack Japan From Carriers and Bases
Tokyo concedes about 2000 American planes hit Japan in a vast daylight raid. U S 3rd Fleet and Superfortresses centered blasts on Kure Nagoya Osaka with 4000 tons of bombs. Reports say direct hits on ships and widespread destruction, with heavy air and anti aircraft fire noted.
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Guam
Tokyo
Japan
Kure
Osaka
Nagoya
U. S
Honshu
James Lindsley
Richard O’malley
Marianas
Nagoya-Osaka
24Th Air Force
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Radio Tokyo
Kure Naval Station
Explosive Toy Planes Dropped Over Hiroshima Area
BBC Tokyo broadcast reported three one foot long toy planes dropped over Toirohhima prefecture Sunday. The planes are bright metal and designed to explode when the propeller turns, according to the Tokyo signal.
Police Probe Kidnap Attempt on Mitchell Avenue Girl
City police continue investigation into an attempted kidnapping of Peggy Zimmerman, an 11 year old foster child on Mitchell Avenue. Neighbors Mrs. Crouse and Mrs. Eichelberger chanced on the scene as the man tried to pull her into a streamlined coupe. He fled in his car after being challenged. witnesses could not read the license plate. The girl described the assailant as wearing dresses and a straw hat around 10 o clock last night while playing with other children.
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Mitchell Avenue
Peggy Zimmerman
C. W. Carroll
Richard Crouse
Robert Eichelberger
Don Smith
Secretary Peter Saunders Found Dead in Richmond Hotel
Peter Saunders, long-time secretary to Governor Colgate Darden and four predecessors, was found dead in a Richmond hotel room. Death attributed to heart disease in a July incident reported by the Associated Press.
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Richmond
Peter Saunders
Colgate W. Darden, Jr
Male shopper praises ladies panties in Detroit store
A Detroit man, venturing into the ladies wear department, buys and praises ladies’ white panties in large size saying they are the most comfortable shorts he has worn. Clerks note his purchases reflect scarce male friendly undergarments and enforce a two pair limit.
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Detroit
Washington Street
Washington county traps catch fewest beetles in state
State Extension report shows Washington county with 2,196 traps netting far fewer Japanese beetles than Allegany Frederick Baltimore Worcester and Somerset counties during June 3 to July 7. Total state traps and beetles rise, soybeans suffer damage as researchers test Phycophins and new bug-killing chemicals.
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Washington County
State Extension Service
Baltimore County
Allegany County
Frederick County
Worcester County
Somerset
Tiron
County Avert
Elton Md Town Considers Legalizing Movie Showings
In Elton Maryland on July 24 officials discussed legalizing Gpi-Sune day movies at Buxton. The meeting examined local rules and proposed measures to permit screenings at nearby venues on scheduled dates.
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Elton
Buxton
RAKOL
Tae Petuar
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Atlee
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Boarder
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Miriam Shaw
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Man
Tormontis
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