Patton Relieved Of Command In Germany Report
An unimpeachable source says General George S. Patton Jr has been moved from command of the U S Third Army to the Fifteenth Army in Germany and replaced by Lt General Lucien K Truscott Eisenhower reportedly balances the decision War Department had not confirmed the report Patton had commented on denazification in Bavaria and sparked the controversy leading to his relief with Washington noting the decision was up to Eisenhower
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt ON the Main
Germany
George S. Patton, Jr
U. S. 3Rd Army
15Th Army
Berlin
George 5. Patton, Jr
Hisenhower
Third Army
Lucien K. Truscott
Patton
Washington
War Department
Eisenhower
Bad Toelz
Grandmother Pleads Guilty In Death Of Granddaughter
In MEDIA Pennsylvania grandmother Anna E Duffiey pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the death of her two year old granddaughter Sandra Lee MecCann. She was sentenced to four to eight years in prison after changing her plea from innocent to guilty in Delaware County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Media
Anna E. Duffiey
Delaware County
William R. Toal
Sandra Lee MecCann
Locomotive derailed in washout near Glenwood
Passengers on the Baltimore and Ohio Pittsburgh mail train were marooned near Glenwood New York after the locomotive went over a washed-out trestle and dropped ten feet into a creek. Engineer Charles H. Kintgel and fireman Kenneth H. Murphy, both of Buffalo, suffered minor injuries. The train left Buffalo at 10:05 p m and was due in Pittsburgh at about 9 a m today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
N. Y
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Pittsburgh
Here
Charles H. Kintgel
Kenneth H. Murphy
Buffalo
Baltimore & Ohio
Bitter Standoff Grows as Molotov Walks from Talks
At the foreign ministers conference in Condor, Molotov threatened to leave after a clash with Bevin over a remark deemed Hitlerian. Despite efforts to resume, the Balkan deadlock persisted as Russia pressed for Potsdam terms, with Tehran and Moscow cited as successful precedents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molotov
Bevin
France
China
Balkan
Tehran
Moscow
U. S
Cordell Hull
Anthony Eden
Council
Russia
Potsdam
Large Veterans Office Planned in Hagerstown
A sub regional Veterans Administration office is planned in Hagerstown to serve four Western Maryland counties and adjacent areas in West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The Baltimore regional office will supervise a staff of about 18 initially, rising to about 40, including doctors dentists and technicians. The site aims to reduce travel for veterans. final opening depends on site repairs and installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Veterans Administration
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Six Divorce Suits Filed In One Day
Washington county divorce court opened October with a record number of suits for a single day totaling six filings. Named plaintiffs include Dorothy June Hare versus Irvin Rosewald Hare, Gretchen Elizabeth Goldfinch versus Howard Leon Goldfinch, Mary Alice Turner versus Max William Turner, and Glenn W. Buhrman versus Hester E. Buhrman, with Aubrey Kemp representing the Buhrman case and C. K. Hartle representing the other suits.
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Washington County
Dorothy June Hare
Irvin Rosewald Hare
Gretchen Elizabeth Goldfinch
Howard Leon Goldfinch
Mary Alice Turner
Max William Turner
Glenn W. Buhrman
Hester &E. Buhrman
Aubrey Kemp
Buhrman
C. K. Hartle
Strike Bound Wheel Factory Reopens Amid Walkout
DETROIT Oct. 2 The Kelsey Hayes Wheel Company, strike bound since Aug 23, reopened its plants today but early police reports showed only a few workers crossed picket lines. Company officials and international UAW-CIO officers urged the 4,500 striking workers to end the unauthorised walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Company
United Automobile
Uaw-Cio
Forfeits Fine For Drunken Driving
Hubert A. Orndorff of Hagerstown on Rt. No. 2 forfeited $106 collateral and costs on a drunken driving charge in city court this morning. Police reported arrests in 1924 and 1933 for drunken driving and once for reckless driving. Orndorff was taken into custody Sunday evening by State Trooper McGuire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert A. Orndorff
Hagerstown
Rt. No. 2
Orndorff
McGuire
Local soldiers receive honorable discharges and reassignments
Numerous residents of Hagerstown and Washington County are named among service members returned to inactive status or discharged honorably. Notables include Second Lt. Linwood E. Orange and Capt. John D. Sauls, both moved to inactive status at Fort Meade. Others from Hagerstown and vicinity honored include Pfc. Harry E. Shupp, Cpl. Cecil H. Marks, 1st Sgt. James L. Osborn, Pfc. Richard E. Cunningham, Sgt. William T. Hornbarger, Staff Sgt. Cyriel B. Forsythe, Staff Sgt. Bradley W. Norris, Pfc. Earl E. Hann, Pfc. Harold C. Horst, and Cpl. Vernon M. Jenkins, with discharge locations ranging Fort Meade to Boling Field and Bruns General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Hagerstown
Washington County
Linwood E. Orange
Cavetown
John D. Sauls
North Avenue
Fort George G. Meade
Harry E. Shupp
Clearspring
Cecil H. Marks
Bay Street
James L. Osborne
Washington Street
Richard E. Cunningham
William T. Hornbarger
Washingoon Street
Cyriel B. Forsythe
Maryland Avenue
Bradley W. Norris
Alexander Street
Earl E. Hann
Rt. 1
Army Air Forces
Bolling Field
Washington
D. C
Armed Service
Harold C. Horst
Jacob H. Horst
Bruns General Hospital
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Vernon M. Jenkins
South Potomac Street
Fort Myer
Public sale reports for Prior Company and Blue Ridge stock
Ten shares of W. F. Prior Company preferred stock sold for 18.50 a share at public sale in front of the Court House. One hundred thirty seven shares of Blue Ridge Fire Insurance Co. stock sold for 1.65 a share. Col. J. C. Snyder acted as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Prior Company
Court House
Blue Ridge Fire Insurance Co
Col. J. C. Snyder
Big Warehouse Plans Announced by Consolidated Grocers
Roger Q. Cook of Consolidated Grocers Corp announces a large brick and concrete wholesale warehouse on McComas Street. The site, 325 by 70 feet with Western Maryland railroad siding, will use inside loading piers. bids are asked. Cook will lease to his company, which has operated at 116 North Potomac Street for 10 years. Garland E. Groh plans remodeling the nearby North Potomac property into store rooms and upper-floor apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Q. Cook
C. D. Kenny
Consolidated Grocers’ Corp
McComas Street
Cook
M. Bloom
North Potomac Street
People’s Coal Yard
Maryla Id
Garland E. Groh
Kenny Company
Settles Claim For Truck Overcharge
Marshall Norris paid $41.68 to settle an overcharge claim under the OPA. The State Office of Price Administration announced the consumer treble damages settlement for the sale of a used truck. OPA enforcement attorneys Hugo A. Ricciuti and Paul T. Maginnis negotiated the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Norris
East Franklin Street
OPA
State Office of Price Administration
Hugo A. Ricciuti
Paul T. Maginnis
Gandhi celebrates 76th birthday in Bombay
The city honored Mohandas K. Gandhi on his 76th birthday with many businesses and schools closing. Supporters sent a purse of 76000 rupees about 47000 dollars and 840 yards of hand spun yarn 200 hanks for each year of his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Williamsport High strike ends after parent student conference
A Williamsport High School strike was settled at a morning conference attended by about 10 students and parents with school authorities led by Principal Samuel Plummer. All walking out students will return to classes this afternoon and rules allow meals off campus with parental consent or at local restaurants if desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsport High School
Williamsport
Samuel Plummer
Board of Education
Joseph M. Hoffman
Board of County Commissioners
Jap Boys Still Study Bushido in Postwar Japan
NIKKO Japan October 2 Japans surrender has not altered the No 3 school for boys that trains princes and future leaders it still emphasizes bushido in spirit though military subjects have receded. Emperor son Crown Prince Akihito 11 and Prince Masahito 9 attend under the watch of a saber carrying officer at the school controlled by the imperial household rather than the education ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrie Landsberg Nikko
Japan
Akihito
Mashaito
Nikko School
Education Ministry
Ministry of the
Imperial Household
Jans Demanding Cabinet Shakeup
Tokyo reports mounting pressure for a cabinet reorganization as demobilization nears in mid October. General MacArthur seeks a full accounting of wartime production and stocks, while ministers linked to the war regime face possible removal. Former premier Shigenori Togo, accused war criminal, reportedly silent after a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Shigenori Togo
Germans Evicted As Refugees Move In
FELDAFING Germany Oct 2 The transfer of 400 Jews from the U S 3rd Army camp for Jewish displaced persons into 25 nearby German residences has begun following Eisenhower orders. Reporters toured the camp 30 miles from Munich where nearly 5 000 Jews lived at the suggestion of Lt Gen Walter Bedell Smith Eisenhower's chief of staff. The visit followed a Harrison report to President Truman about Jewish treatment under American policy.
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Feldafing
Germany
U. S. 3Rd Army
Eisenhower
Munich
Walter Bedell Smith
Smith
Truman
Earl G. Harrison
U. S
Intergovernmental Committee
Burglarists Loot Whisky From City Garage Truck
Burglars who broke into the M. J. Siewert Cartage Co. garage found a truck load of hardware but dumped it. They then loaded 65 cases of whisky and drove away in Chicago on October 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
M. J. Siewert Cartage Co
Burglary Visit Repeats for Unlocked Hotel Room
B. F. Smith, who said his Albuquerque hotel room was burglarized because he left it unlocked, recounts a return visit by the thieves a week later. He admits the room wasn't secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Smith
Smith
Rare Blue Heron Killed by Hunters in Hagerstown
A rare blue heron and a covey of quail near Hagerstown golf course are reported killed by hunters. Six hunters were seen by a resident as a gun cracked, a heron fell dead near Antietam creek by the city dump. Rabbits are also being shot despite worm infestation, puzzling sportsmen.
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Hagerstown
Antietam Creek
South
Cannon Avenue
14 Percent Rise In Maryland Gasoline Sales
Annapolis Md Oct 2 Nearly fourteen percent gain in Maryland gasoline sales in August the month rationing ended figures from Joseph O C McCusker chief deputy state comptroller show gross tax from gasoline dealers 1 104 918 up 134 347 from July total August 1945 nearly matches August 1941 levels despite mid August rationing lift and compares with 876 029 in August 1944
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Annapolis
Maryland
Joseph O'C. McCusker
McCusker
Zhukov Visit Postponed Due to Illness
The White House announced Marshal Georgi Zhukov’s trip to the United States was postponed because of illness. He was to land in New York on Thursday, with President Truman hoping he can reschedule later this month. General Eisenhower relayed the illness message via the War Department.
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Washington
White House
Georgi Zhukov
Germany
Zhukov
New York
War Department
Heisenhower
Charles G. Ross
Truman
Oil strike crisis pushes 15 percent raise plan
Washington October 2 CIO oil workers and 11 big oil companies studied a government peace proposal for a temporary 15 percent pay increase and an arbitrator's final settlement. The move aims to end a strike that began September 16 and shut refineries in 12 states. The plan also envisions a 40 hour week once manpower allows and a 15 percent wage rise in base pay, with parties urged to return to work immediately. The stalemate involves Saul Schwellenbach and John L. Lewis with broader labor tensions across coal, telephone, auto, and textile sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIO
West Coast
Pacific
Schwellenbach
John L. Lewis
Auto
Phone Workers Eye Election for a National Downtime
New York October 2 plans by the National Federation of Telephone Workers for a four hour nation wide work stoppage by about 200000 telephone employees hinge on today’s Baltimore ballot. Joseph Beirne says action will protest an NLRB trial examiner ruling favoring CIO encroachment at Western Electric plants. The Baltimore vote asks if Western Electric workers at Point Breeze should align with CIO United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers or with the federation’s Western Electric Employer Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Ind
Baltimore
Joseph Beirne
Federation
National Labor Relations Board
CIO
Western Electric Company
Western Electric
Point Breeze
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
Western Electric Employer Association
Beirne
Charles W. Whittemore
NLRB
Kearny
N. J
Child Injured When Struck By Auto
Mary Shantz four year old daughter of Mrs Edward Moore 310 West Church Street was struck by a car near her home last night while walking with her mother She started across the street alone into the path of the car driven by a Hagerstown Rt 2 motorist who stopped picked her up and took her to a physician s office where it was found no bones were broken and only bruises and lacerations noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Shantz
Edward Moore
West Church Street
Hagerstown Rt. 2
Winfield Daily Courier Issues Last Minute Flood Warning
Winfield Kansas October 2 The Winfield Daily Courier published a special flood warning edition to alert residents of possible danger from the Walnut River and to provide last minute river and weather forecasts. The handbill edition contained no ads and was distributed free to all homes in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield
Kansas
Winfield Daily Courier
Walnut
Two More From Here Back From Overseas
Pic Marvin A. Douglas from Han cock Route 2 arrives at Camp Patrick Henry via Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation yesterday from overseas. Set. Edward L. Head of Hagerstown is due at Newport News Virginia on Wednesday from overseas aboard the Caleb Strons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin A. Douglas
Hancock Rt. 2
Camp Patrick Henry
Hampton Roads
Edward L. Head
Hagerstown
Newport News
Caleb Strons
Beastess of Oswiecim Identified in SS Trial
Esther Wolgrod, a Polish Jewish survivor, testifies at the Belsen Oswiecim camp trial that SS guard Juana Borman murdered a prisoner with a dog and gloated over it. She points to Borman, dubbed the Beastess of Oswiecim, and recalls her boast to superiors. Prosecutors allege Oswiecim plan caused over 4,900,000 deaths in gas chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lueneburg
Oswiecim
Juana Borman
Esther Wolgrod
Belsen
Borman
Munro
Washington State Defeats Idaho. Preacher Pumps Gas
Moscow report: The Rev. Ray Clark will pump gas for Reggie McKarcher after Washington State College beat the University of Idaho. McKarcher, a Pullman service station operator, endured jitters during the game, and a loss would have required a sermon from Rev. Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Idaho
Ray Clark
Reggie McKarcher
Washington State
University of Idaho
McKarcher
Washington St Ce
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Veterans Office
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Yokohama Specie Bank
Hideshige Kashigawa
Roger Cook
Gandhi
Jans
Rare Blue Heron
F.D.R
Roosevelt
Daniel Pierce
Sinclair Refining Co
Pierce
Phone Workers Eye Election
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