Iranian Rebels Drive On Capital
Iranian insurgents of the Democratic party advance along the Mianeh Tehran railway, isolating three towns and threatening Zenjan and Kazvin as government forces report heavy fighting in Azerbaijan province. A gendarme captain, four soldiers, and two railway workers are killed.
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Tehran
Iran
Democratic Party
Mianeh
Azerbaijan
Zenjan
Kazvin
Miandi
Tabriz
Iranian Council of Ministers
Raizi
Ibraham Arfa
Water service at Chewsville restored after main break
Water service, suspended a week ago due to a main break under the Western Maryland railroad tracks near Chewsville, was restored Saturday to a section of Chewsville. Officials said the break was not connected to the mains cleaning, which resumed today with a planned turnout of customers between Waltz woods and Rinehart house notified of further suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Maryland
Chewsville
Municipal Water Department
Waltz Woods
Rinehart House
Pfc Lester W Gaines Honorably Discharged at Fort Knox
Private Lester W Gaines of 134 West Bethel Street was honorably discharged from the Army on November 14 at Fort Knox Kentucky.
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Lester W. Gaines
West Bethel Street
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Tip Prize Divided By Week Accidents And Oddities
Week’s first prize split among reports of a hunter wounded in two accidents and a Funkstown incident injuring two people. Second prize shared by a worker losing a right hand and the county’s first heavy snowfall. Third prize split on a four legged chicken tale and two other items about bats and a narrow escape from bullets. Tips accepted weekdays by the Daily Mail.
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Funkstown
The
Daily Mail
Communists Claim Hold on Manchuria Amid Nanjing Push
Chinese Communists say sympathizers will seize Manchuria capital Changchun by December 1 to counter Nationalist advances. A spokesman reported Nationalist units 12 miles into Manchuria beyond Shanhaikwan and 30 miles west, with Popular troops to assume Changchun’s democratic rule as Russian forces withdraw. He warned resistance would continue unless Chungking consults the people.
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Chungking
Manchuria
Shanhaikwan
Shanhawikwan
Changshan
Changchun
Eighth Route
Lt Lowman Awarded Medals For Aerial Merit
Lt Richard R. Lowman Jr of Hagerstown received three air medals for meritorious acts during aerial patrols off Japan on May 31 and July 8, 1945. The Dragon Squadron Fleet Air Wing 18 member was commended for low level bombing attacks that sank two gun boats and supported twenty six patrol missions against Japanese ships and home land installations.
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Japan
Richard R. Lowman
South Locust Street
Hagerstown
Daily Mail
Iwo Jima
Lowman
Fleet Air Wing 18
Greer
Flu Outbreak Shuts Winchester Schools
An epidemic of mild influenza caused 475 pupils to be absent prompting Winchester Virginia officials to close all schools through November 26. An order by Dr L M Allen barred all under 18 from public gatherings. All county schools were closed for the same period.
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Winchester
L. M. Allen
Two More From Here Discharged By Navy
Robert L. Howlett and Warren E. Gladhill both of Hagerstown were honorably discharged from the naval service at Bainbridge U. S. separation center. Howlett served as GM 3/ce, 239 Summit Avenue, and Gladhill as S 1/c, 258 South Potomac Street.
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Robert L. Howlett
Summit Avenue
Warren E. Gladhill
Property Sold On S Potomac St In Hagerstown
Francis H. Urner purchased the two story brick building at 6 8 and 10 South Potomac Street from John J. Porter for 40750. The first floor houses Spencer's photo shop Frank Fratianni's barber shop and a Tom Thumb hamburger stand. the second floor is a residence. The site fronts 41 feet on Potomac Street and extends 240 feet to the alley, adjoining Mathias Maryland Co and the Colonial theater. Urner may demolish the building to construct a modern office or business block. the deal was handled by Strole Realty Co.
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South Potomac Street
Francis H. Urner
Hagerstown
John J. Porter
Spencer’s
Frank Fratianni
Tom Thumb Shops, Inc
Mathias - Maryland Company
Colonial Theater
Urner
Potomac Motor Lines
Mathias-Maryland Company
Strole Realty Company
Joseph G Sheffler Discharged From Navy Honorably
Joseph G Sheffler an electrician third class was honorably discharged from the Navy after three and a half years of service at Bainbridge Naval Station He spent over two years in the Pacific and was in Tokyo Bay when Japanese officers went aboard the Missouri to sign the surrender Heffler served aboard the USS Barnes and the Nehento Bay His brother Walter R Sheffler a yeoman third class remains in the Pacific
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Joseph G. Sheffler
Navy
Bainbridge Naval Station
Pacific
Tokyo Bay
Missouri
Sheffler
Barnes
Nehento Bay
Walter R. Sheffler
Yeoman
No. 4 German War Criminal Suffers Brain Hemorrhage
Ernst Kaltenbrunner former chief of the Nazi security police suffered a brain hemorrhage in his cell in Nuremberg Germany. He was rushed to the 116th U S Army hospital and doctors said he was in no condition to attend the trial. The U S prosecutor said court decision would determine if he would be tried at a later date. He is regarded as the No 4 defendant among the indicted Nazis.
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Mernberg
Germany
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
U. S
International War Crimes Tribunal
Kaltenbrunner
116Th U. S. Army Hospital
Robert H. Jackson
Shoot Two Snakes In Williamsport Hunt
In Williamsport area last Saturday Jack and John Mitchel along with Bill and Bob Miller shot a three foot copperhead and a five foot blacksnake while hunting.
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Williamsport
Jack
John Mitchel
Bill
Bob Miller
Strike cripples Illinois Bell phone service nationwide
A strike by 8,700 Illinois Bell operators disrupts Chicago and 114 downstate communities and Indiana areas. By midnight, about half of Chicago’s service is paralyzed with long distance and suburban lines affected. Emergency lines remain for health and safety. Negotiations for a $6 weekly raise and faster wage progression continue since May 9, with max pay currently 32 dollars after nine years.
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Illinois Bell System
Chicago
Illinois
Lake and
Porter
Indiana
Illinois Telephone Traffic Union
Ind
Illinois Bell ‘Telephone Company
Clarence E. Gibney Receives Discharge from Army
Sgt. Clarence E. Gibney son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Gibney of West Washington street was honorably discharged from the Army Medical Corps at Fort Meade on November. Inducted May 11, 1942, he spent 23 months overseas in North Africa and Italy with General Clark s 5th Army until its disbandment. Before service he was a medical student with three years training at St Agnes Hospital Baltimore and Providence Hospital Washington DC and plans to return to school soon.
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Clarence E. Gibney
Clarence Gibney
West Washington Street
Army Medical Corps
Fort Meade
Gibney
North Africa
Italy
General Clark
5Th Army
St. Agnes Hospital
Baltimore
Providence Hospital
Washington, D. C
F D R Jr Becomes A Full Commander
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr son of the late President is confirmed promoted to full commander in the U S Navy Reserves effective No 13 He says the rank is temporary service on terminal leave and he will be severed from the Navy in January
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
U. S. Navy
Navy
Toy the dog in house of 1210 toy dogs
Bloomington Illinois November 19 A. A. Hupert treats her dog Toy with care but he must watch his step in the house. He knocks over any of the 1210 factory made dogs she has collected as a hobby.
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Bloomington
A. A. Hupert
CIO Plans Strike Vote At Fairchild
UAW CIO Local 842 at Fairchild plans a strike vote for Sunday December 2 if a new contract with a 30 percent wage rise is not granted. About 500 members attended a meeting with one dissenting vote. Negotiations since October cover wage increase, service raises instead of merit, and a union shop.
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Fairchild
Uaw-Cio
Joseph E. Craig
Craig
UAW
Fairchild Aircraft Public Relations Office
Farber Elections In Washington County Farmers Vote Dec 3 4 5
Washington county farmers will elect farmer committeemen for the State Agriculture Conservation program at community elections on December 3 4 and 5 Approximately 1200 participating farmers will be eligible to vote and the county AAA urges all eligible farmers to vote Three committeemen a chairman vice chairman a regular member two alternates and a delegate to each county convention will be named in each community No committeeman may hold major political office nor may he be an official or employee of any political group Notices will be sent to all farmers next week advising them of the time and place of elections in their communities
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Washington County
AAA
Harry Burger Injures Hand at Grinding Mill
Harry Burger, 40, Boonsboro, was admitted to Washington County Hospital this morning with a lacerated hand. He injured it while trying to start a grinding mill at North American Cement Co., where he was employed. He wrapped a rope around a pulley to turn the engine over and his hand was caught on a shaft when the mill started.
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Harry Burger
Boonsboro
Washington County
Burger
North American Cement Co
Pearl Harbor probe hears Nagano claim on attack decision
The Pearl Harbor inquiry heard Admiral Osami Nagano assert he alone decided the November 3 1941 attack plan on Pearl Harbor. The committee plans further questioning as retired Admiral Richardson may testify about fleet basing priorities and Roosevelt disagreements. Senator Ferguson calls for public release of American war plans.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Adm
Osami Nagano
Tokyo
Nagano
Douglas MacArthur
Congressional Committee
Senate House Committee
T. B. Inglis
J. A. Richardson
Pacific Fleet
Roosevelt
Richardson
Ferguson
R-Mich
MacArthur
Veterans Going Back To School In Baltimore VA Update
Thirty eight Washington county veterans are using the GI Bill to study at universities and colleges. Two have started, four in trade schools, and twenty eight issued eligibility certificates but undecided on education. Under Public Law 16, ninety one veterans applied for specialized training to prepare for civilian jobs.
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Washington County
Veterans Administration
Baltimore
French Palace In Guarded Stance As Decision Looms
Paris observers report a tense scene outside the Bourbon Palace as members weigh De Gaulle’s resignation. Armored cars and mounted units joined 1,000 guards armed with tommy guns amid crowds while fire boats waited on the Seine. The assembly earlier backed equal representation for Socialist Popular Republicans and Communists in the interim cabinet.
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Paris
Constituent Assembly
de Gaulle
Bourbon Palace
Communist Party
Maurice Thorez
Felix Gouin
Reeting Place
Seine
Strike Ties Up Ships Into Philly
Philadelphia port operations halted as 700 tugboat workers strike for the United Harbor Workers, an affiliate of District 50, United Mine Workers. Deckhands cooks and crew walked out four days after a strike vote notice to the NLRB, with union saying no comment and owners unsure of a cause.
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Philadelphia
United Harbor Workers
District 50
United Mine Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Legion Head Warns Against Illegal Discharge Button Wear
In Hagerstown Samuel Cohen commander of the Norris Frock Post of the American Legion said the Legion will press charges against non veterans found wearing the honorable discharge button. He cited several reports and urged government prosecutions. The law carries fines or imprisonment for violators and stores selling pins may face action for selling them only to veterans with discharge papers.
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Hagerstown
Samuel Cohen
Norris Frock
American Legion
Legion
Cohen
Charles A Weagley Celebrates 82nd Birthday at Beaver Creek
Charles A Weagley a top Washington County figure marks his eighty second birthday today at his Beaver Creek home. He has served as chairman of the county board of education and on the state board of education and was formerly Register of Wills.
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Charles A. Weagly
Washington County
Beaver Creek
Mr. Weagly
Washington County Board of Education
State Board of Education
Register of Wills
Forfeits collateral in assault case in magistrate court
John Joy aged 43 of Frederick forfeited collateral of 42.45 in a magistrate's court this morning on charges of assault against Doris Shirley 20 of Big Pool. The case had been moved here from Clearspring after detention by Deputy Sheriff Bruce Spickler weeks earlier.
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John Joy
Frederick
Bruce Spickler
Doris V. Shirley
Big Pool
Funkstown
Cleerspring
Eleven Japanese War Leaders Arrested In Tokyo
Tokyo reports say eleven war leaders tied to Nanking rape the Mukden incident and the Panay bombing were ordered arrested. Forty seven more accused offenders, mostly minor, are in custody as MacArthur directs transfer to Sugamo prison.
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Tokyo
Nanking
Mukden
U. S
Panay
MacArthur
Sugamo
Yosuke Matsuoka
Toshio Shiratori
Rome
Shigeru Honjo
Kwantung Army
Japan
Manchuria
Iwane Matsui
Kuniaki Koiso
Jiro Minami
Pearl Harbor
Mideki Tojo
Sadao Araki
Tojo
Yoshihisa Kuzuu
Kazunobu Kanekogi
Black Dragon Society
Fusanosuke Kuhara
Black Dragonist. Gen. Jinzaburo Mazaki
Koiso
Araki
Mazaki
Black Dragon
Three More Local GIs Return from Overseas
Three more local and county GIs arrived back from overseas over the weekend. Cyrus E. Winfield of Smithsburg Route 1 came to Newport News Virginia aboard the Ward Hunt. First Sgt. Carroll J. Powers of Sandy Hook reached Seattle aboard the Mormac.
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Cyrus E. Winfield
Smithsburg
Rt. 1
Newport News
Ward Hunt
Carroll J. Powers
Sandy Hook
Seattle
Wash
William G. Fuller
Hagerstown
Abe Lincoln
Car stall sparks gas fire in Albuquerque incident
In Albuquerque on a dark street, Ernest Benjamin's stalled car leaked gasoline. A friend tried to help by lighting a match, prompting fire chief Milton Grande to note the car was left unattended and could pose a danger.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Pi-lt
Ernest Benjamin
Milton Grande
Ben
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FBI
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Lt. Lowman
S. Potomac St
Union
Associated Press
F.D.R., Jr
CIO
Hull
Congressional
Jule M. Hannaford
J. O. Richardson
Philly
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