Ultimatum Demands Unconditional Japanese Surrender
At Potsdam the Big Three press Japan to surrender unconditionally with disarmament and loss of sovereignty to four main islands. Terms require overthrow of militarist clique, occupation of designated territories, and sovereignty limited to Honshu Hokkaido Kyushu and Shikoku. Stalin held talks with Chinese Premier Soong before joining the final decision.
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Potsdam
Japan
United States
Great Britain
China
Russia
Stalin
T. V. Soong
Honshu
Hokkaido
Kyushu
Shikoku
Emperor Hirohito Likely Quiet On Potsdam Reply
Washington dispatch notes that while the Emperor is seen as Japan’s source of authority, he will probably have little to do with any Potsdam ultimatum reply. Warlords and military leaders are expected to shape the response under imperial oversight. The situation centers on Japan’s immediate unconditional surrender. The article frames the decision as driven by the warlords more than the emperor himself.
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Morris J. Harris Forme
Shanghai
Associated Press
Japan
Washington
Potsdam
Hirohito
More Soldiers To Be Sent Directly To Pacific Theater
General John M. Franklin told a Senate War Investigating Committee that the timetable to defeat Japan has moved forward. More troops will be sent directly from Europe to the Pacific than initially planned, reducing the rate at which troops return to the United States in August and the following months.
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Washington
John M. Franklin
Senate
Japan
Europe
Pacific
Franklin
Army Service Forces
War Investigating Committee
Prisoner Soon Is Apprehended
Norman Waters, 30, of Baltimore, walked away from Roxbury state reformatory yesterday afternoon and was apprehended a short time later. Police were notified. Waters was serving a three year burglary term.
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Norman Waters
Baltimore
Roxbury State Reformatory
Waters
Fort Mott Offered for FiveYear Lease near Pennsville
Fort Mott near Pennsville New Jersey designated surplus by the War Department and offered on a five year lease starting August 15. The Fort For Lease notice from Philadelphia dated July 27 explains Army availability for qualified buyers seeking sizable surplus property, a 143 acre site suitable for market needs.
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Philadelphia
Army
Fort Mott
Pennsville
N. J
War Department
Japan to Ignore Surrender Ultimatum Says Domei
The Domei news agency reported Japan will prosecute the war to the bitter end in line with fixed policy. The cabinet met at Premier Suzukis home to review the Allied three power surrender proclamation after it was issued by the United States Great Britain and China.
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San Francisco
Domei
Japan
Greater East Asia
Federal Communications Commission
United States
Great Britain
China
Suzuk
Shigenori Togo
Capital Hopeful Ultimatum May Bring Results
Washington buzzes over a probable Japanese surrender under the Potsdam ultimatum. Officials weigh Truman Churchill and Chiang Kai-Shek aims as the Big Three press for an unconditional peace and end to Japan’s destruction, while fearing Soviet intervention in Asia.
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Washington
Potsdam
Truman
Winston Churchill
Chiang Kai-Shek
Capitol Hill
Nippon
Russia
Asia
Scores Seek New Cars Here
Reporting attempts by scores of persons in the past few weeks to book orders for new automobiles, a member of the Hagerstown Automobile Association said today that under the present production quotas and ration plans it may be two years before dealers can conduct business as usual. Dealers are rejecting all applications to place an order due to ongoing rationing.
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Hagerstown Automobile Association
Churchill Defeat Upsets Big Three Timetable at Potsdam
At Potsdam the Labour victory in Britain ousted Churchill from government, shifting responsibility for resuming talks to Clement Attlee. The wartime Big Three remained united on the Japan ultimatum urging surrender or face annihilation, with Attlee affirming support for finishing the war. Observers suspect Stalin may have known the ultimatum's contents. Continued on Page 2.
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Attlee
Churchill
Japan
Stalin
Potsdam
Labor Party
Clement Attlee
Truman
Anthony Eden
Chiang Kai-shek
London
Charles G. Ross
Berlin
One Less Jap in the Philippines
Jerseyville soldiers report a prank in the Philippines where Private Louis Whitley and his buddies set a candy trap for a mascot. A hand reached for the candy and Whitley wrote that there was one less Jap in the Philippines.
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Jerseyville
Louis Whitley
Mary Whitley
Philippines
Whitley
Warn Against Use Of Foreign Guns
The Remington Arms Company issued a circular warning servicemen and others who have received captured German or Japanese rifles not to use American made ammunition in them. The guns are built for a specific ammunition type and using the wrong ammo may cause serious or fatal injuries. Some rifles taken as souvenirs may have uninspected faulty workmanship.
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Remington Arms Company
Watch Repair Hospitals Here Swamped in Wartime Delays
Timepieces across Hagerstown face eight to ten week turnarounds for civilian repairs while jewelers juggle wartime demand. War plant activity and nearby Army camps boost repairs, yet some shops lag three to four months with hundreds of jobs queued. Military cases receive exception, improving odds of quicker service.
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Hagerstown
Three Bridges Were Washed Out After Severe Thunderstorm
Washington area cooled by heavy rains that flooded highways and washed out three bridges in Montgomery county and neighboring Maryland districts. Overflows from Northwest Branch and flooding on Edmonston Road tied up traffic as eight roads flooded and cars stalled. In Baltimore a thunderstorm damaged Dorguth Methodist church and cut electric service, with cooler air expected today and tomorrow.
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Washington
Washington Area
Maryland
Montgomery County
Bethesda
Ta’ Koma Park
Peace Cross
Bladensburg
Edmonston Road
Edmonston
Rhode Island
Mount Rainier
Hyattsville
Baltimore
Dorguth Methodist
Boy Faints In Movie Scene Leads To Hospital
Streiken with a severe headache and fainting spells after leaving a local theater, 10 year old Paul Jenkins was taken to Washington County Hospital by police. After examination he returned home for treatment. He is the son of Norman Jenkins of 21 Madison Avenue. A Keedysville weather report noted yesterday’s high about 89 degrees with a low overnight.
Truth Will Out in Tulsa Truth Tester Plan
City commissioners in Tulsa plan to test a new lie detector on Mayor Olney Flynn. While the mayor is on vacation, he has been catching a string of alleged big fish, and the officials expect the mayor’s reactions to reveal truthfulness as they deploy the device.
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Tulsa
Okla
Olney F. Flynn
Thomas
Proves Spuds Can Survive Frost Calamity
After a killing frost in Washington county left crops suspect, potato tops browned but the plants recovered. Jacob I. Zuck of New Salem harvested 20 bushels from 100 pounds of seed despite destroyed tops, while Claude C. Harries of Funkstown yielded 1234 bushels from a 30 by 50 foot patch plus 25 heads of cabbage, proving potatoes endure frost and still prosper.
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Washington County
Jacob I. Zuck
Herald-Mail
New Salem
Zuck
Victory
Claude C. Harries
Funkstown
Retired Engineer Badly Hurt When He Falls From Tree
Edward Moser a longtime Western Maryland railroad engineer living on Washington Avenue was injured in a yard accident while cutting water pillars from a walnut tree He climbed a ladder reached for limbs and fell about 20 feet breaking an arm sustaining rib injuries and facial lacerations X rays pending to assess total injuries
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Edward Moser
Western Maryland Railroad
Washington Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Moser
Women street-sweepers in San Francisco shift amid labor shortage
In San Francisco on July 27, women take to the streets as street-sweepers, a new outcome of the manpower shortage. Report notes labor shift toward female workers as they handle small brooms in city cleanup efforts.
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San Francisco
Robbery Suspect Halcie Coffman Surrenders at Police HQ
Halcie Coffman, 40, wanted for robbing the Park Circle Tavern of about $2200, walked into police headquarters at 12:15 PM and surrendered to Captain William H. Peters. The warrant was read and Coffman acknowledged understanding. he said he had been “around” since the July 18 robbery.
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Haleie Coffman
Park Circle
William H. Peters
Coffman
Harry L. English
English
Robert Kuho
South Prospect Street
Maryland
Frederick
Peters
Martin L. Ingram
Chinese Capture Yangso Eight Time Former Airbase
Chinese troops report bitter street fighting as Yangso, the eighth former American air base, is taken from the Japanese. The walled town is 45 miles south of Kweilin, near the major airbase city. Chinese forces also drive a wedge 70 miles north of Kweilin, severing the enemy's highway escape route.
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Choungking
Yangso
Kweilin
Kwangsi Province
Charges Aired In City Court In Assault Case
Charges of assault and disorderly conduct against James Bishop and Lee Shipper were aired in city court this morning but Magistrate M. V. B. Bostetter made no decision. Bishop accuses Shipper of assault and both face disorderly conduct charges. Bishop is held on $500 bond for next Tuesday’s court date while Shipper was released on own recognizance.
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James Bishop
Lee Shipper
City Court
M. V. B. Bostetter
Bishop
Shipper
20th Airforce Reports Submarine Shelling of Kinkazan
Radio Tokyo said an enemy submarine shelled Kinkazan Island off Honshu near Sendai for five minutes, damaging only a lighthouse keeper’s residence. The claim was heard by the Federal Communications Commission.
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San Francisco
Radio Tokyo
Kinkazan
Tokyo
Honshu
Sendai
Federal Communications Commission
Australia to cut army and air force but push in Pacific
Canberra plans reduce army from six divisions to three and air force from 53 to 36 squadrons while maintaining navy strength. Government seeks Australia’s main offensive role with Royal Australian Navy Squadron and an expeditionary land and air unit under Australian command, plus three RAF squadrons for a long range Pacific task force. A token force may join British to recapture Singapore. rest focus on Borneo New Guinea New Britain and the Solomons. Two killed and three injured in Baltimore truck crash. War Secretary Stimson notes difficulty uniting Big Three on Germany policy.
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Canberra
Australia
Japan
J. B. Chiefley
House of Representatives
Government Advisory War Council
Royal Australian Navy
Australian Imperial Forces
AIF
Middle East
Royal Australian Air Force
RAF
Pacific
Europe
Singapore
Borneo
New Guinea
New Britain
Solomons
Dog Days Precautions Amid Summer Heat Advice
Veteran weather observer John A. Miller debunks the superstition of dog madness during dog days, noting heat rather than signs prompts cases. He urges shade, cool water, and supervised cooling activities for pets, advising children not to tease overheated dogs and to provide a quiet, shaded retreat.
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Peast
John A. Miller
Keedysville
Miller
B 29 Target List Warns Cities In Japan
The 20th Air Force announced eleven Japanese cities as next bombing targets and warned four or more would be ignited soon. Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay urged civilians to flee and called for new leaders to end the war as Superfortress crews flew over Japan dropping 60,000 warning pamphlets per city.
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Guam
20Th Air Force
Japan
Curtis Lemay
Nippon
Ask Reports On Building Space In Hagerstown
The Industrial Committee of the Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce asks all members to report available building space in the Hagerstown area to maintain a file for industrial prospects. The panel notes ongoing inquiries about local business locations. War contracts keep most space and labor occupied, hindering out of town inquiries. Chairman M. E. Ellinger says members should provide leads and information to boost the committee’s work, with an August meeting to discuss plans.
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Hagerstown
M. E. Ellinger
Industrial Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Begin Bean Tomato Packing In County
Bean canning operations at Cave town employ about 40 persons with many Jamaicans picking beans in Cay town Smithsburg area. Hancock will begin canning in a week or two as Pennsylvania canneries recruit near Mason Dixon. More tomatoes expected to be canned this season with bean work following.
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Cavetown
Caytown-Smithsburg
U. S. Employment Service Office
Hancock
Mason-Dixon Line
Pennsylvania
Employment Service Office
Squirrel attacks man after tree trimming incident
Thoughtful report from July 27 notes Stuart Wyatt trimming a tree when a protective mother squirrel attacked him as she moved her babies. Wyatt escaped, then made a basket and placed it near Sagee, the squirrel.
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Stuart Wyatt
Wyatt
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