Democrats Sweep Into Office Sparked by Sympathy Strike
A potential sympathy strike loomed as 4,000 AFL workers paralyzed Washington transit for a second day. Federal conciliators scheduled talks with union and company reps to seek a settlement over wages while the AFL taxi operators planned a possible board action. Transit strikers demand 30 cents hourly raise as millions rely on buses and street cars. many residents in DC and Maryland faced travel disruptions.
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Associated Press
Washington
AFL
Wates
Taxicab
District of Columbia
Maryland
Struck Capital Transit Company
Akron
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
U S Crewmen Reported Seized by Chinese Communists
Reported seizure of several American crewmen from a Liberty ship near Chinwangtao triggers a U S army news blackout in Shanghai. British sources note some seamen released with apologies. Inquiries redirected to Tientsin consulate. few details available amid rising anti American propaganda and minor shooting incidents with no casualties.
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Shanghai
Chinwangtao
U. S. Army
United States
Tientsin
North China
Countians Held As Robbery Suspects
State police detained two county youths as suspects in the Wolfe store robbery at Foxville Monday night. They matched the armed bandits description and fled toward Smithsburg after taking 55 dollars at pistol point. The youths will be identified in Frederick and queried by State's Attorney Martin L. In gram on possible links to other local holdups.
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Foxville
Frederick
Wolfe’s
Pistol
Smithsburg
Martin L. Ingram
Socially Prominent Woman Found Dead in Baltimore
Mrs. Howard Adams Jr a 40 year old Baltimore social leader was found dead in a closed garage at her father in law s home late last night The ignition was on but the engine not running Her husband found the body A prior police radio broadcast urged hospitals to locate her suggesting she may be a victim of amnesia.
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Baltimore
Howard Adams, Jr
Officers on sick leave due to colds reported
Desk Sergeant Joan Bell and Patrolman Raymond Hoover were reported off duty today because both are sick with colds.
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Joan Bell
Raymond Hoover
Noisy Motorcyclists Disrupt East End Quiet Zone
East End residents plan to protest to the city police over loud motorcycle racing in the Washington County Hospital area. The so called quiet zone near the hospital has seen much of the noisy riding with cutouts wide open, prompting community action.
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East End
Washington County Hospital
Group Seeks Office Here In Hagerstown V A unit eyed for local site
The Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce reports a citizens committee, with the Baltimore VA regional office, is seeking a site in Hagerstown for a sub regional Veterans Administration office. Paul Horst confirms awareness of William Limburg’s plan to move the office to Cumberland or Frederick unless space is found locally.
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Committee of Citizens
V. A
Hagerstown
Paul Horst
William L. Limburg
Baltimore
Veterans Administration
Cumberland
Frederick
Armistice Day Holiday Noted For Post Office
Postmaster Thomas M. Simpson announced Monday Armistice Day will be a general holiday at the Post Office. There will be no city or rural delivery and only two holiday collections will be made. All windows closed while lock boxes remain accessible to renters.
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Thomas M. Simpson
Malarial Fever Recurs in Two Vets in Hagerstown
Recurring malarial fever among discharged Hagerstown soldiers is reported by health officials as remote for civilians. At least two cases are being treated. one veteran contracted in the South Pacific shows severe symptoms. Transmission requires specific mosquitos, and veterans on attabrine during recurrence are not infectious. Army malaria control praised, with no civilian cases traced to returning servicemen.
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Hagerstown
Gi’s
South Cannon Avenue
South Pacific
Melbourne brides meet in faraway town
Two Australian girls, Mrs Clarence Kroeger and Mrs Herbert Jorganson, who lived nearby in Melbourne and attended the same schools, unexpectedly met as brides in Spencer Spencer. The hometown closeness contrasts with their distant meeting in town.
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Spencer
Melbourne
Clarence Kroeger
Herbert Jorganson
Towa
Guns of Illegal Hunters Blaze Across Night Sunday
Widespread violations of game laws were reported eight days before the hunting season. Three fishermen near Hancock heard shots and saw a buck deer enter the Potomac river. Residents along Mt. Etna road and Cavetown pike observed nighttime hunting and a youth with three dead rabbits. Sunday hunting is common near Leitersburg, with other reports from The Neck near Williamsport and even within Hagerstown limits where rabbits are sometimes trapped with steel straps.
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Joe Cox
Shannon Hinckle
Lloyd Powers
Hancock
Potomac
Tonoloway Ridge
Mt. Etna Road
Cavetown Pike
Leitersburg
Neck
Williamsport
Hagerstown
Violent Anti Jewish Riot in Tripolitania Kills 75
Cairo reported the British Ministry of Information said 74 Jews and one Arab were killed in anti Jewish riots in Tripolitania. Curfew imposed, Jewish quarters looted and burned near Souk El Juma Tejura. Two Italians wounded. disturbances also reported at Cassabat and Zloten.
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Cairo
Ministry of Information
Tripolitania
Tripoli
North Africa
Souk el Juma
Tejura
Cassabat
Zloten
Arab League
Italy
Cirenaica
Russia
London
Eritrea
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Veterans Housing Commission Formed in Frederick
Frederick Veterans Service Commission announced a new Veterans housing commission to aid discharged servicemen. The panel estimates about 1,500 Frederick men in the armed services have been discharged, roughly one quarter of local service members.
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Frederick
Veterans’ Housing Commission
Frederick Veterans’ Service Commission
Armed Services
Fresh Eggs Hinted Unfit After Scarcity Rise
During a recent egg shortage, many eggs sold as fresh were found unfit to eat. One housewife paid 64 cents for a dozen and reported nine were unusable. The eggs clung to the shell, with producers possibly selling stored eggs during moulting when production dips.
Four More From Here Due From Overseas
Four more local soldiers were due to arrive from overseas yesterday. Lt. Paul A. Delespedale and Capt. Tra E. Over Jr of Hagerstown and Cpl. Lawrence E. Prestov of Hancock were scheduled at New York on the Sheepshead Bay Victory. T-5 Crist W. Cornelius Jr. of Hagerstown was due aboard the Oneida Victory at Newport News Va.
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Paul A. Delespedale
Tra E. Over, Jr
Hagerstown
Cpl
Lawrence E. Prevost
Hancock
New York
Sheepshead Bay
Crist W. Cornelius, Jr
Newport News
Chicken Coop Destroyed by Fire on Georgia Avenue
A chicken coop on Georgia Avenue was destroyed by a fire around 3 30 this morning. The alarm came from Box 5 4 as fire units responded to the blaze.
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Georgia Avenue
Stalin Absent From Moscow Parade After Vacation
Generalissimo Stalin did not attend the large parade in Red Square marking the socialist revolution. Foreign Minister Molotov delivered the State of the Nation address at the Kremlin. Stalin had returned to Moscow from a month-long vacation in the south.
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Moscow
Stalin
Soviet Russia
Red Square
V. M. Molotov
St. Andrew Hall
Kremlin
Molotov
Russia
Chinese Reds Claim Victory Along Peiping Hankow Rail
Chinese communists said they decisively defeated 170000 government troops along the Peiping Hankow railway recapturing the Hopeh Province junction of Tzehsien on Oct 25. They claimed eight government divisions faced them, including three equipped with American arms, and said most troops capitulated with arms. High officers Ma Fa Mu Sung Yen Tan and four divisional commanders were named as surrendering.
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Chungking
Peiping-Hankow
Hopeh Province
Tzehsien
Chiang Kai-Shek
Eleventh
Former Pilots Take To Air At Local Airport
About forty former Air Corps pilots visit Hagerstown’s city airport for pleasure rides in Hecht aircraft. They fly solo or with family, enjoying peaceful skies after war service. Many hold commercial licenses but few pursue commercial flying, preferring leisurely flights over the community.
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Air Corps
Henson Flying Service
Uncle Sam
Mom
Hagerstown
CAA
Two New Divorce Suits Filed This Morning
Two suits of divorce were filed and two decrees handed down in court this morning. The new suits bring to seven the number filed so far this month. David R. Miller filed suit against Kate Swartz Miller and Gunther E Hartel from Einore M Hartel, both through Attorney Samuel C Strite.
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David R. Miller
Kate Swartz Miller
Gunther E. Hartel
Einore M. Hartel
Samuel C. Strite
Churchill Opposes Pressuring U S for Atomic Bomb Details
Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill urged Britain’s Labour government not to push the United States for methods to produce atomic bombs. He argued keeping knowledge as a sacred trust would deter aggression, noting disclosure would require U S arsenals access for Soviet specialists.
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London
Winston Churchill
Britain
United States
Churchill
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Soviet Union
Commons
Stalin
Truman
Russia
C. D. Howe
Ottawa
Canada
Two Marines Honorably Discharged At Bainbridge Center
Thomas Leonard Athey CM and David E. Carter GM 2/c are honorably discharged from naval service at the Bainbridge Maryland separation center. Athey served 84 months, last on USS Zeus. wife Mrs Margaret Athey lives at 105 High Street. Carter served 39 months. parents Mr and Mrs Harry S. Carter reside in Williamsport.
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Thomas Leonard Athey
David E. Carter
Naval Service
Bainbridge, Md
Athey
Zeus
Margaret Athey
High Street
Carter
Harry S. Carter
Williamsport
Discharged GI Kills Himself at Brooklyn Movie
A discharged serviceman shot himself in a crowded Brooklyn theater while watching Back to Bataan. Police identified him as George T. Packard of Kokomo Indiana, carrying Navy ID and a discharge button. overseas service unclear.
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New York
Brooklyn
Bataan
Philippines
Navy
George T. Packard
Kokomo
Ind
O Dwyer Elected Mayor of New York City
William O Dwyer a Democrat is elected mayor by a larger margin than all opponents combined. He is shown casting his vote yesterday in a photo accompanying the report on the election.
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O’dwyer
New York
William O’dwyer
New York City
Jeffries Wins Fourth Detroit Mayor Term Over Frankenstein
DETROIT November 7 Mayor Edward J Jeffries was reelected to a fourth two year term with a 57 594 vote margin over Richard T Frankenstein. Complete returns from 116 precincts give Jeffries 274 802 to 217 208. The campaign drew 492 010 voters amid sharp racial and religious tensions.
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Edward J. Jeffries, Jr
Detroit
Richard T. Frankenstein
United Auto Workers Union
Edward J. Jeffries
CIO
Political Action Committee
Jeffries
Frankenstein
Frankenstine
United Auto Workers
Frank Fitzgerald
Ancient House Dismantled in Hagerstown Aged Property Began to fall
Workers started dismantling the Fiery property at 33 East Antietam Street, believed among Hagerstown’s oldest houses. Frank Urner bought it for a new bus terminal, as rafters were hand hewn and pegged, with a low doorway and thick stone walls. A nearby old smokehouse, possibly the city’s last, remains.
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Hagerstown
East Antietam Street
Frank Urner
Potomac Motor Lines
Eugenia Harmon
Oldsters
Decline In Gov Dewey Fortunes Seen By AP
The Associated Press notes a dip in Gov. Dewey’s political fortunes as Democrat William O Dwyer wins a decisive mayoral victory in New York City. The result boosts Democratic prospects in state and national races while Republicans stay cautious. In Detroit Edward J Jeffries wins a fourth term. Other Democrats claim mayoralties in Pittsburgh Boston and Cleveland, with upstate New York showing Democratic gains despite two GOP wins in Syracuse and Buffalo.
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William O’dwyer
New York City
Thomas E. Dewey
Edward J. Jeffries
Detroit
Richard T. Frankensteen
CIO
David J. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Thomas A. Burke
Cleveland
James M. Curley
Boston
Curley
Syracuse
Buffalo
Frank J. Costello
Bernard J. Bowd
New York
Postoffice To Get Overhauling
The local postoffice will receive a new paint job inside and out and a general overhaul. Sherwood Brothers of Philadelphia won the contract and have 60 days to finish. Work includes rear repairs and replacement of some front concrete pavement. Offices and lobby will be repainted.
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Thomas M. Simpson
Sherwood Brothers
Philadelphia
21 More Local GIs Receive Discharges
Twenty one Hagerstown and county GIs were honorably discharged from the Army between November 3 and 5 at Fort George G. Meade. Names and ranks include William G. Seville, Ernest J. Derr, Frank R. Gant, Henry C. Reichert, Perry L. Brade, Charles R. Alter, Fred H. Musey, Paul S. Galrey, Martin H. Carey, John J. Mullenix, Kenneth R. Sprecher, Ellis I. Cline, Charles R. Burnett, Gale D. Cahill, Lewis C. Gaylor, John W. McCoy, William E. Palmer, Roy G. Weller, Aaron G. Zimmerman, Ned W. Kershner, and David J. Reese.
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Hagerstown
Army Separation Center
Fort Georgei
Mad
William G. Seville
Hancock
Ernest J. Derr
Frank R. Gant
Charles
Henry C. Reichert
Pennsylvania
Perry L. Brade
Jefferson
Charles R. Alter
Jeferson
Fred H. Musey
North Mulberry
Paul S. Galrey
Smithsburg
Martin H. Carey
Corbett
John J. Mullenix
South Locust
Kenneth R. Sprecher
Ellis I. Cline
Charles R. Burnett
Tech
Gale D. Cahill
Clearspring
Lewis C. Gaylor
Williamsport
John W. McCoy
Linclin
William E. Palmer
Madison
Roy G. Weller
Aaron G. Zimmerman
George
Ned W. Kershner
North Prospect
David J. Reese
Two Decrees of Divorce Issued by Judge Mish
Judge Joseph D. Mish granted Dorothy A. Gills an absolute divorce from Robert B. Gills and Donald W. Rohrer one from Hazel P. Rohrer. Attorney John J. Allen represented the plaintiffs.
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Joseph DD. Mish
Dorothy A. Gills
Robert B. Gills
Donald W. Rohrer
Hazel P. Rohrer
John J. Allen
First Wild Ducks Shot Near Big Tonoloway Creek
Hancock grocer manager Troyd Shives reported shooting the season’s first wild ducks at the mouth of Big Tonoloway Creek. A Mallard drake and hen were taken in Monday’s hunt.
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Troyd Shives
Hancock Grocer
Big Tonoloway Creek
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