Army and Navy enlistment surge in Hagerstown area
Local Army and Navy recruiting offices report a boom as high school graduates rush to enlist before the June 30 deadline for family allotments. The Army says 10 examinations today, three yesterday and three the day before, with confusion over when dependency benefits end. Navy notes a sharp rise in last week and expects a busy week ahead at the Hagerstown office.
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Army
Navy
Army Recruiting Office
George R. Rauseh
Hagerstown
City Court Busy With Teen Agers
Harold E. Sprankle aged 17 and James Cook aged 15 were arraigned before Magistrate Bostetter on breaking and entering charges at the Hagerstown Boys Club room behind the Y M C A. Sprankle admitted guilt and claimed they sought a place to sleep, admitting taking $14.85 and several boxes of .22 caliber shells. Sprankle is held on a $1000 bond for the November Circuit Court. Cook remains for Juvenile Court action.
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Harold E. Sprankle
James Cook
Bostetter
Hagerstown Boys’ Club
Sprankle
Sieop
Doorneberger
Cook
Navy Chief Seeks Full Cooperation in Army Navy Merger
Navy Secretary Forrestal writes President Truman to express full cooperation on the Army Navy merger program. He calls the merger objectives attainable and pledges help in drafting the necessary legislation. The White House released the letter as official confirmation of Navy support.
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Washington
Navy
Forrestal
Truman
White House
Nimitz
Train Hits Farm Worker Truck Kills Eight Near Harlingen
Eight people, six men and two women, died when a Missouri Pacific freight train struck a truck carrying Latin American agricultural workers about three miles west of Harlingen Texas. One person was injured and in critical condition. Fire and rescue units worked along the wreckage for hours as ambulances arrived from Harlingen and Mercedes.
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Here
Missouri Pacific
Mercedes
Marvin Gordon
Svaty Highway Patrol
Ant A
Wage Boosts For Viscose Workers In CIO Talks
In Wilmington Delaware on June 2, 18,000 workers at American Viscose rayon plants reached a labor management agreement. The plan includes wage increases and a possible year plan, with ratification by local unions pending. The deal covers seven states including Montana Nevada Oregon and others, aligning with the Workers Union of America.
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Wilmington
Del
CIO
Wesley Cool
Rayon Division
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Tne
Sinere
Phe Mejon
Heros Effet
Anshour
Jean
Draft Bill Sent to Truman Faces August Delay
Congressional panels project pay hikes totaling about 632 million dollars for the next year. About 59 thousand dollars a month on average would be paid starting July if President Truman signs. The draft plan shifts age ranges and timing, with Senate swift approval and one senator opposing the compromise on grounds of veterans’ age fairness.
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Senate
War Department
Hans Din
Ecuilel
Silas
Suspicious Car Report Sparks Police Response
Two sheriff squads rushed to investigate a report of a suspicious automobile in a driveway in Milwaukee County. Officers found a parked car with two men from Ozave CONT inside, triggering a prompt scene check and trace effort.
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Miwaukee
Une
Aneri G
Eounty Hine
Ozave
Surprise Developments at Trieste Issue in Italian Peace Talks
The article notes cautious remarks from a leading American source signaling ongoing difficulties. It details limited council discussions on economic aspects of the Italian treaty and suggests Molotov may delay major decisions until Trieste’s fate is resolved. Russia favors Trieste joining Yugoslavia. others back Italy.
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Trieste
Molotov
Bidault
Russia
Yugoslavia
Italy
Dodecanese Islands
Maryland election returns show Lacy and Hammond leading
In Baltimore County the Democratic nominees James J. Lacy for comptroller and Hall Hammond for attorney general extended their early leads as precincts reported. Lacy led 83,207 to 43,622 with 25,999 for Joan Funk while Hammond trailed W. Earle Cobey and John S. White. Baldwin lost to Lane in the home county. McKeldin led Mills and Markey led Wilmer in governor and senate bids.
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James J. Lacy
Hall Hammond
Lacy
Charles H. Roloson, Jr
Joan B. Funk
Hammond
W. Earle Cobey
John S. White
Lane
Baldwin
Representatives
Baltimore County
Theodore R. McKeldin
Baltimore
Herman L. Mills
D. John Markey
Markey
John A. Wilmer
Army Plans New Order for Trials and Reforms
The War Department outlines a plan to trial the Army’s new order focusing on promotions, rewriting regulations to limit abuses of authority, and improving social facilities for enlisted men. Patterson rejects eliminating terms officer and enlisted, insisting on discipline and nonclosure of officers clubs to curb dangerous social abuses.
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War Department
Doolittle Board
Patterson
Sailor fined for carrying concealed weapons in City Park
Leonard E Brady an 18 year old sailor was convicted of carrying concealed weapons in City Court. He received a $25 fine and 25 days in jail. Brady claimed civilian courts have no jurisdiction over military personnel and said the brass knuckles were for a soldier friend. He was arrested after riding horses while intoxicated with two Marine Corps companions who were released on the prior occasion.
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Leonard E. Brady
Martin W. B. Bosteiler
Brady
Washington, D. C
Oficers Kline
Lowry
Marine Corps
Sunmit Avenue
GI Bride Arrives in New York on War Bride Ship
The young Frenchwoman Manuela Sergia, once Countess Manuela Ser ga, arrives in New York aboard the Santa Paula to join her husband ex GI Louis Hawranick of Frackville Pennsylvania. A wartime underground member she was captured twice by the Gestapo but escaped both times.
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Fr. Jiawranick
Manuela Serga
New York
Santa Paula
Louis Hawranick
Frackville, Pa
Underground
Gestapo
Baltimore hotel renames to Sheraton Belvedere after sale
The Belvedere Motel, famed nationwide, adopts the Sheraton-Belvedere name after United States Realty-Sheraton Corp announces it has acquired a controlling interest in the Belvedere. The note recalls the 1904 American occupation of the Panama Canal Zone beginning May 4.
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Baltimore
Balthmore
Belvedere
United States
Sheraton-Belvedere
United States Realty-Sheraton Corporation
Panama Canal Zone
Here's What Bidding Will Do For You
Buffalo News reports a police auction of unclaimed property where Joseph Hoare, a bartender, won a sphyrmometer for 75 cents. Hoare admitted lack of knowledge about the device, a pulse heat checker, at the sale.
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Buffalo
Joseph Hoare
Hoare
Divorce Suits For Month Now Total 31
The number of divorce suits filed so far this month rose to 31 with three new docketings. Charles Wim. Ridenour filed Mary Lou Ridenour. William Erdman Nowell filed against Erma Catherine Nowell. Ruby Geraldine Swartz filed against Max Fred Swartz.
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Charles Wim. Ridenour
Mary Lou Ridenaur
William Erdman Nowell
Erma Catherine Nowell
Ruby Geraldine Swartz
Max Fred Swartz
McDonald Heads Toward Beall Opponent in Sixth District
Arch McDonald, a 45 year old radio sports announcer famed for Washington Senators broadcasts, wins Maryland Sixth District Democratic nomination and will oppose Republican J Glenn Beall in November. McDonald, a 230 pound grandfather with a southern drawl, has spent nearly two decades in radio. He credits Joe Engel of the Chattanooga team for giving him his start in ball games.
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Washington
Arch McDonald
House of Representatives
Congress
McDonald
Maryland
J. Glenn Beall
Washington Senators
Joe Engel
Chattanooga
Southern Association
Tennessee
Package Stolen From Mail Box At John E Miller Home
A Parker 51 pen package delivered to 136 North Potomac Street was reported missing yesterday. Neighbors saw the parcel, which vanished before Miller could retrieve it, prompting police to notify postal authorities about the potential federal offense of tampering with the mails.
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John E. Miller
North Potomac Street
Miller
Crimean Treachery Treated by Mass Resettlement
Moscow reports punishment for treachery during the invasion. Crimean Tatars and natives near the Grozny Mozdok oil fields are resettled across Russia. The Crimean and Chechen nations are dissolved into Russian provinces. A note adds that lung fish die quickly when removed from water.
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Moscow
Grozny
Mozdok
Caucasus
Russia
Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Peddicord Questions Election Result Overcounts
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stephen B. Peddicord suggests tally mistakes in the election, claiming he pledged 166 552 votes but received 48 5? He vows affidavits from supporters in counties like Howard and Anne Arundel and would seek a recount if sworn totals exceed his reported votes.
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Stephen B. Peddicord
Peddicord
Howard County
Peddicords
Anne Arundel County
100 Trillion Pengo Note Circulates in Hungary
Budapest June 26 A 100 trillion pengo banknote entered circulation amid inflation. The note's prewar exchange would have 20 trillion dollars, but now buys about 20 cents for coffee and cake in a Budapest cafe. Financial circles doubt a new currency reform on August 1 will stabilize prices, predicting rapid depreciation of the florin.
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Budapest
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