Huge Order Backlog Forcing Expansion In Hagerstown plant
Hagerstown moves toward becoming an airplane manufacturing center with a new Fairchild unit. Ground is staked for a building of about 110,900 to 125,000 square feet next to the airport. A Baltimore contractor handles the erection as water service lines begin, aiming to finish in two and a half months.
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Hagerstown
United States
Fairchild, Aircraft Division
Fairchild Engineering and Airplane Corp
Dingerstown Airport
Baltimore
Fairchild Company
Middlebury Pike
Waterline
Chamber of Commerce to enroll CCC youths for pilot course
The Chamber of Commerce, under Civil Aeronautics Authority, will enroll 15 CCC youths from the Middletown camp for a pilot training course. Enrollment brings the class to 53, with a possible additional enrollments this afternoon. Applications close at 5 PM at chamber headquarters. Classes begin at Hagerstown High School Tuesday evening. ten ground school students will receive flight scholarships at Hagerstown airport.
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Chamber of Commerce
Civil Aeronautics Authority
C.C.C
Middletown
Chamber
Hagerstown High School
Hagerstown
Boy, 16, breaks wrist at school party
Charles Lee Butts of Rohrersville, 16, is hospitalized with a broken wrist after someone sat on his arm during a junior class party last night. Dorothy Nave, 10, of the 400 block Tremont Street, was treated at Washington County Hospital for a lacerated foot sustained last night.
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Charles Lee Butts
Rohrersville
Dorothy Nave
Tremont Street
Washington County Hospital
Maryland Weather Outlook for Sunday Rain Likely
Increasing cloudiness follows with occasional rain on Sunday. Temps remain steady. Chesapeake Bay sees northeast to east winds in the north portion and easing to moderate easterly winds in the south with increasing clouds tonight, mostly cloudy conditions, and possible rain Sunday.
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U. S
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Three ships torpedoed off Irish coast in U boat area
Radio messages reported two British ships and a Swedish freighter torpedoed about 400 miles off the Irish coast. The Blakesk, Tymeric, and Anten were named. Anten rescued Tymeric survivors and remained afloat while Tymeric reportedly sank quickly.
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New York
Mackay Radio
Blakesk
Tymeric
Youths Seize Barricade at Cheltenham School for Boys
Nine inmates, aged 18 to 20, from the Cheltenham School for Boys in Prince George's county, left campus, returned armed with pitch forks clubs and baseball bats, barricaded themselves in a basement, and later obeyed orders to come out. No injuries were reported as police intervened.
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Upper Marlboro
Cheltenham School For Boys
Prince George's County
RB. B. Sunderland
Sunderland
Quiet Court Day Yields No Filings
Friday proved unusually quiet at the courthouse with deputy clerks reporting not a single deed or mortgage filed for record during the entire day.
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Court House
AFL Seeks Peace Terms From CIO Leader Murray
In New Orleans on November 23 a high AFL official urged Philip Murray to accept the AFL’s peace terms. George Meany noted Murray’s CIO ties and previous approval of the terms, while AFL President Green doubted any AFL-CIO peace will occur during Murray’s tenure due to limited independence.
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New Orleans
American Federation of Labor
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organization
AFL
George Meany
AFJ
Murray
CIO
Meany
William Green
Afl-Cio
Green
Leahy Named Ambassador to France by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt announced Rear Admiral William D. Leahy retired governor of Puerto Rico and former chief of naval operations would be ambassador to France, succeeding William C. Bullitt. Hassett said nomination submission to Senate undecided. Pershing declined the post. Bullitt's resignation on Nov. 7 noted. future of Puerto Rico governorship and Bullitt unclear.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
William D. Leahy
Puerto Rico
France
William C. Bullitt
William D. Hassett
Leahy
Senate
Hassett
Bullitt
John J. Pershing
Bomb blast injures worker at Stouffer’s Cleveland restaurant
A bomb exploded at the rear of a Stouffer Corp cafe in Playhouse Square Cleveland injuring one of six employees. The blast, heard five miles away, followed a similar attack at a Philadelphia store a day earlier. Detective Smyth said a black powder device with a time mechanism caused the explosion.
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Cleveland
Stouffer Corp
Rocking Playhouse Square
Stouffer
Philadelphia
George Smyth
Smyth
Louis Read
Happiest Birthday Ended By Death in Philadelphia
A seven year old Cherokee girl, Clara Paniska, died in a Philadelphia hospital after being critically burned when her clothing caught fire from matches on November 10. Playmates sent a cake and gifts to cheer her on what was described as her happiest birthday. A nurse found her peacefully resting with a contented smile after a day that began with hospital care.
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Philadelphia
Clara Paniska
Marathoner Daniel Younger Killed in Baltimore
Daniel K Younger, 64, a veteran marathon runner and Baltimore Sun mail room employee, was struck by a car while waiting for a streetcar to work. He suffered broken legs after decades of distance running.
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Baltimore
Daniel K. Younger
Baltimore Sun
Younger
Crooked card sharks ring rounded up
New York November 23 Hymie Caplin boxing manager was arrested in a state-wide sweep of a nationwide card shark syndicate accused of fleecing poker players of up to 2 million dollars over ten years. District Attorney William O Dwyer said Caplin is charged with grand larceny in connection with a May 1938 friendly game in a Brooklyn hotel in which a clothing manufacturer lost 4000. Police say Caplin is one of many arrested and that hundreds of victims were preyed upon with as much as 150000 taken from a single person.
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Pat McGrady
New York
Hymie Caplin
Brooklyn
William O'Dwyer
Caplin
O’dwyer
John Rooney
Rooney
Six Are Chosen For First Draft
The local Selective Service Board names six young men from Hagerstown and Washington County for the first draft contingent. City reps are Joly, Knicely, and Colmes. County reps are Ebersole, Myers, and McCarthy. They will report to City Hall for a brief ceremony before leaving for Baltimore on November 27. The public ceremony includes music and a short address. no other calls are expected until January 3.
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Selective Service Board No. 1
Hagerstown
Thomas Joly
Maryland Avenue
Larence Knicely
West
Washington Street
Howard Williams Colmes
Bloom’s Alley
Washington County
William A. Tobias
Jack Maxwell Ebersole
Williamsport
Ernest Edward Myers
Hancock
William Lee McCarthy
Baltimore
City Hall
Skunk carvings hint at Trinity College collection box
In Hartford on November 23 three carved wooden skunks surround a community chest collection box in the Trinity College administration office. When asked why the skunks the office staff replies in chorus Even skunk leaves a scent. The scene has puzzled many.
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Hartford
Conn
Trinity College
Costly First Deer of Season Wins in Newport News
Harry Savage bagged the season's first deer three hours after opening but it came at a cost. He chased the animal with his car, causing about 175 dollars in repair bills.
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Newport News
Harry Savage
Self liquidating turkey yields nugget find at Reidel feast
In Eureka California on Thanksgiving Day Mrs. Cody Reidel bought a turkey for 2.65 dollars and, surprise, found a gold nugget worth 4.86 dollars inside the turkey’s craw. The incident is described as part of a revolving fund report from the era.
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Eureka
Calif
Cody Reidels
Britain Needs Money Says Lord Lothian Urgently
New York November 23 Lord Lothian British Ambassador to the United States warned that Great Britain was nearing the end of her financial resources. He said 1941 would be difficult and England needed war supplies including munitions ships and new finance as gold and securities had been largely used up. The finance problem was described as urgent.
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New York
Lord Lothian
United States
Great Britain
Pan American Airways
la Guardia Field
Britain
England
Nerhaus
Roberts Case Up Thursday
Robert R. Roberts, indicted for manslaughter in the death of Henry Bradley on September 21, will go on trial in circuit court next Thursday. He allegedly struck Bradley with a car while Bradley walked along Mapleville road. Non-support, paternity, and forgery cases are scheduled for Monday, with all criminal appeals set for next Friday.
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Robert R. Roberts
Henry Bradley
Charles F. Wagaman
Roberts
Mr. Bradley
Mapleville Road
Two Die in Route 60 Head-On Crash Near Clifton Forge
In Clifton Forge Virginia on Route 60 two cars collided head on shortly after 6:30 am killing Monoval T. Dame 29 of Clifton Forge and H. F. Coffman 42 of Winchester. Mrs Coffman was hospitalized in serious condition. The couple’s children Ronnie 8 and Betty 12 suffered minor injuries.
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Clifton Forge
Monoval T. Dame
H. FE. Coffman
Winchester
Slovakia Premier Tuka to Sign with Axis in Berlin
Berlin dispatch reports Premier Bela Tuka of Slovakia will travel to Berlin tomorrow to sign Slovakia into the Axis military alliance, becoming the sixth member. The move follows rising tensions in Europe as Axis links deepen.
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Berlin
Bela Tuka
Slovakia
Axis Military Alliance
Romania Joins Axis Linking Balkans To Dardanelles
Berlin dispatch notes Romania signs axis pact joining Germany Italy Japan and Hungary. Antonescu says Romania helped build a new order as Axis closes on victory over Britain. Hitler absent at ceremony. Ribbentrop hails the move as a step toward final victory.
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Berlin
Rumania
Germany
Britain
Romania
Balkan
Italy
Japan
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Europe
Hungary
Greeks Smash Beyond Liberated Koritza Six Divisions Routed
Greek cavalry and highland regiments claim the rout of at least 72,000 crack Fascist troops beyond Koritza, driving Italian lines deeper into Albania. Greek high command reports prisoners, seized military stores, and advances across Koritza and toward Pogradetz, Elbasan, and Durazzo with a broad front from the Morava range to the coast.
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Koritza
Athens
Italy
Albania
Jvadreda
Bitolj
Pogradetz
Ochrida
Pogradeatz
Elbasant
Durazzo
Adriatic
British Broadcasting Corporation
Belgrade
Morava
Hallans
Joritza
Mount Ivan
Kat-Karit
Whoritza
Presba
Pindus
Leskoviki
Erseka
Borova
Epirus
Greke
Fillates
Second Offender Pays Heavy Fine
Malcolm Hose who was given a suspended sentence for driving on revoked licenses was fined 100 dollars on a similar charge when arraigned again before Magistrate Harry E. Snyder. Hose was arrested yesterday by State Officer Pinkie. Robert Marks was fined five dollars and costs for doing 40 on Wilson Boulevard. Marks claimed he thought Wilson Boulevard a dual highway and that 55 was lawful.
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Malcolm Hose
Harry E. Snyder
Hose
Pinkie
Robert Marks
Wilson Boulevard
Marks
Super Highways and Bridge Proposed for Baltimore Route
A plan for a super-highway with an eight lane express and local route includes a Patapsco River bridge at a total $30 million cost. Revenue bonds would cover construction, retired by tolls and fees from sites along the route. John E. Greiner Company prepared the design for the State Roads Commission.
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Baltimore
Patapsco River
O'Conor
John E. Greiner Company
Pennsylvania
Warrisburg
Pittsburgh
State Roads Commission
Cat Returns After Two-Year Absence To Smack Family
Snow Hill Maryland reports Paul Smack seven year old son of Deputy County Treasurer Roscoe J Smack celebrates a Thanksgiving as his pet cat Pat returns home after nearly two years away. The cat wandered off and was found to have re entered the home chasing a new dog and curling up in a chair. The Smacks could not determine where Pat had been during the long disappearance.
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Snow Hill
Paul Smack
Roscoe J. Smack
Pat
Smacks
Thanksgiving dinner yields silver dollar surprise
Peoria news item notes Cr1 Kaebel found a silver dollar in the cavity of his turkey during Thanksgiving dinner, a discovery described as more reasonable than expected.
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Peoria
Til
Kaebel
Turkey imposes martial law as Von Papen visits
Sections around the Dardanelles are placed under martial law for one month after Germany's envoy Von Papen returns from Berlin. The Turkish government cites the general political situation and may be seeking to keep pace with Axis moves while Britain remains an ally.
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Ankara
Turkey
Dardanelles
Europe
Near East
Africa
Ali Riza Artuokalin
Franz von Papen
Germany
Council of Ministers
Istanbul
Kirklaveli
Edirne
Adrianpole
Tekirdag
Canakkale
Kojaeli
von Papen
Great Britain
Italy
Greece
Italian Port Again Bombed by British Planes
Bari, an Adriatic port in Italy, was bombed by British planes. One resident was killed and five wounded as fires caused by the bombs were put out quickly. Italian troops, retreating from Koritza, were said to be forming new defensive positions as part of pre arranged movements.
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Rome
Bari
High Command
Koritza
Japs Abandon Peace Hopes in China Split
Shanghai dispatch says high Japanese sources report Japan will abandon hopes for peace with Chiang Kai-shek and will recognize Wang Chang-wei's Tokyo dominated Nanking regime as China’s national government within ten days.
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Shanghai
Japan
Chiang Kai-shek
Wang Chang-wei
Nanking
China
Ten New Voters Registered at Board Office
Ten new voters registered and one voter changed party affiliation on the first day of registration since the November 5 election. Six joined Democrats, two joined Republicans, and two registered as declined. One voter switched from Republican to Democrat.
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The
Board of Election Supervisors
Legion Drum Corps to Parade in Frederick
The Sons of Legion Drum Corps depart the Legion home tomorrow at noon to join a defense parade in Frederick scheduled for 2 p.m. The event gathers local veterans and marching groups for a community observance.
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Sons of Legion
Legion Home
Frederick
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