Hurricane toll eases as storm advances up coast
A tropical hurricane that killed at least 26 people and caused widespread damage in Cuba and the southeast United States diminished in force while moving north along the Atlantic coast. Warnings shifted northward with Carolinas urged to brace for high tides and power outages. Charleston reported six hours without electricity and floods in the Battery area while Florence and Southport reported wind damage and downed lines.
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Charleston
D. C
Cuba
Atlantic
Washington Weather Bureau
Carolinas
Columbia
S. C
Raleigh
N. C
Savannah
Savannon
Pamlico Sound
Norfolk
Virginia
Historic
Battery District
Florence
S.C
Florence Air Base
Southport
8. C
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Mount Holly
Avon
Sarasota-Tampa-St. Petersborg
Jacksonville
Atlantic Seaboard
Brunswick
Only Few Flying Bombs Get Through
For the ninth successive night the Germans launched flying bombs at southern England and the London area last night. Only a few got through night fighters and anti aircraft fire. The attack was brief and initial reports said damage was small. Some buzzbombs came from the North Sea indicating they were launched from aircraft.
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London
England
North Sea
Round and Square Dance in W O W Building
Friday night event features Bill and His Melodiers with dancing for seven cents and a benefit for the Junior Fire Company at the local building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.O.W
Bill and His Melodiers
Junior FireCo
W.O. W. Md
Ady
Spanish Danceland
Kemp's Mill Tavern
Pens-Maryland
Ross
Decisive Battles Seen in Philippines by Tokyo Papers
The Associated Press notes Tokyo papers warn readers that decisive battles are shaping up in the Philippines. They say the enemy is shifting positions for another frontal clash after the Taiwan defeat, signaling the Pacific war entering a decisive stage with the Philippines as a battleground between the United States and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philippines
Tokyo
Taiwan
Formosa
Domei
Federal Communications Commission
Yomiuri Hochi Shimbun
United States
Japan
Deaths in Williamsport area small notices and memories
Death notices report Anna Glyde Crow age 79 widow of Charles W Crow at 332 West Washington street with funeral plans to be announced. Also Cletus F Zimmerman longtime Williamsport resident dies. several children and many grandchildren survive. Leaf funeral home to host services Sunday in Williamsport with interment at Green Lawn. Memorial verses honor deceased fathers and husbands with family signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Glyde Crow
Charles W. Crow
West
Washington Street
St. John's Episcopal Church
Queen Esther Chapter
O. EL
William C. Crow
Suter Funeral
Cletus F. Zimmerman
Williamsport
Hoa. m
Edith Anderson
George Wolfe
Herbert Conley
Earl
Russell
William
Charles
Ralph Line
Turtle Creek
Leaf Funeral Home
Wiliam Huddle
Tydings Warns GOP Will Repeat WWI Tactics
Senator Millard E. Tydings spoke at a Prince George's county rally in Landover warning that Republicans blocked the League of Nations after World War I. He argued if the same partisan line returns, the nation could face another war within 20 years. He urged voters to choose the Democrats for victory in war aims and secure peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard E. Tydings
Prince George’s County
Landover
Wilson
League of Nations
Barbers Will Discuss Prices In Hagerstown Local 684
A charter was installed for the Hagerstown Barbers Local 684 on Wednesday evening. Officers were elected and installed. The 22 barbers will meet next week to set prices, with a proposed minimum 50 cents for haircuts and 25 cents for shaves.
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Hagerstown Barbers Local 684
Barbers Union
Robert W. Little
Guy Summer
H. A. Airey
Leroy Wise
C. C. Gross
QO. W. Hawn
Donald Gross
Jesse Garvin
J. William Grove
Board of Barbers Examiners
Maryland
Cumberland Allegany Trades Council Central Labor Body
State Federation of Barbers
Fred B. Driscoll
District of Columbia Federation of Journeyman Barbers
Cosmetologists Association
Earl A. Rider
American Federation of Labor
Lester Lushbaugh
Federal Labor Union
Hagerstown Central Labor Union
Twin raids hit Stuttgart and Nurnberg in four-part attack
London reports RAF night raids on Stuttgart and Nurnberg with a lighter strike on Wiesbaden. More than 60 bombers took part in simultaneous attacks, marking the first time RAF night raiders struck Stuttgart twice in one night. Gusts of icing and weather challenged crews as fires burned from the initial blows.
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London
RAF
Stuttgart
Nurnberg
Wiesbaden
Rhineland
Lgiu
Cologne
Secon
Zurich
Munich
Thebes Occupied As Nazis Flee Greece
Allied reports say Thebes was occupied by British troops as German forces pull back toward Yugoslavia. Greek guerrillas harass retreating columns, and Athens begins civilian relief while Piraeus harbor demolitions delay relief shipments.
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Rome
Thebes
Athens
Greece
Yugoslavia
Piraeus
Eight Hour Day Plan Aims for Maryland Mental Hospitals
Governor OConnor announced an eight hour day plan for attendants at five Maryland state mental hospitals. The plan seeks to hire about 2500 additional attendants at an annual cost between 150000 and 175000 to ease the desperate staffing shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Te Mane
O'Conor
Hein
Shore farmer calm as oil prospecting begins in yard
Salisbury Md October 20 Larry Hammond 68 year old farmer remains unfazed as Ohio Oil Company spends over 100000 on a prospect in his back yard He notes the company must have a solid plan and says if oil is found it will help others but little to him His mineral rights are leased to the company earning him one eighth of the oil value He has rejected buyers including a man offering ten $100 bills for a stake
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Larry CG. Hammond
Ohio Oil Company
Hammond
Ohio Company
Wicomico
Field Trials At Cumberland Valley Set For Weekend
Weather threatens but interest runs high for the Cumberland Valley Field Trial Club's tenth annual fall trials to be held tomorrow and Sunday at the Indian Springs Fish and Game Association preserve. Entries from multiple states promise keen competition, with insurer Francis H. Urner entering the locally regarded dark horse Miss Lucky Strike. Tonight at 6720 o'clock members meet at Motel Hamilton for the drawings and annual fall dinner visa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Valley Field Trail Club
Indian Springs
Francis H. Urner
Indian Springs Fish and Game Association
Urner
Hamilton
The Globe Trotters tribute paper debut in Clearspring
The Clearspring District community Organization published a tribute paper to Clearspring boys in the Armed Forces. Dr R M Wil suggested The Globe Trotters name, with editorial lead Nora M Snyder. The Globe Trotter features news and photos of servicemen and local happenings.
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Clearspring
The
Globe
Trotters
R. M. Wil
Chiraprartor
Globe-Trotter
Nora M. Snyder
Partisans Capture Port Dubrovnik and Zagreb Probed
Yugoslav Partisan forces seized the port of Dubrovnik as Tito announced on radio. The bulletin noted artillery shelling German positions in Zagreb and the city’s power plant was knocked out amid nightly broadcasts.
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Port
London
Dubrovnik
Minshat
Tito
Sommunique
Prem Yugoslav
Buletin
Zagreb
Croatia
Truman Attacks Dewey On Isolationism Tour
Senator Larry Truman charged Governor Dewey with failed willpower on isolationism during a campaign swing toward Butte Montana. Truman urged Dewey to purge isolationists from his party and promote private industry use of war plant investment to spur postwar prosperity. He planned stops in Mobridge Aberdeen Minneapolis as his radio address from Seattle aired.
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Truman
Butte
Mont
Larry S. Truman
Thomas Bk. Dewey
Bure
Seattle
Civic Auditorium
Willie Hearst
Bertie McCormick
Col
Robert. McCormick
William Randolph Hearst
Ball
Roosevelt
Montana
Northwest Waters
Mobridge
Aberdeen
S. C
Minneapolis
Minn
Woman Fatally Stabbed Names Her Attacker in Street
Evelyn Acker, 26, WAAC veteran and Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard worker, was found with five stab wounds on a Baltimore sidewalk. Before dying she murmured a man’s name and said she would tell on him. Police seek the unidentified attacker, noting robbery was unlikely as her purse remained with money.
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Baltimore
Evelyn Acker
WAAC
Bethlehem- Fairfield Shipyard, Inc
Maxwell Greenwald Joins Community Chest Campaign Committee
Maxwell Greenwald was named a member of the Community Chest campaign executive committee. His inclusion had been omitted from yesterday’s listing and is now corrected.
News of our fee men as women who in uniform
Mrs. Leonard Schleigh has word her husband promoted from Seaman 1st Class to Storekeeper 3rd Class at the U S Naval Ammunition Depot Hastings Nebraska. Pfc. Charles W. Benner, son of Mr and Mrs Levi Benner, arrived for a 20 day furlough at 710 Chestnut St. His service includes Camp Wheeler Hawaii New Zealand and New Caledonia with the 25th Infantry Division. Pvt. Austin L. Benner is in basic training at Camp Croft SC awaiting furlough. William E. Jacobs See, overseas since June, now in France. address via Mrs. Dorothy Myers Salem Ave. Jacques G. Hager has arrived at the Bainbridge MD Naval training station for boot. John E. Boone Jr formerly of Route 4 Hagerstown promoted to staff sergeant. in Italy with a Liberator squadron. Boone, a Hagerstown High School graduate, was with Fairchild Aircraft.
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Leonard Schleigh
West Antietam Street
U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot
Hastings
Nebraska
Charles W. Benner
Levi Benner
Chestnut Street
Pfe. Benner
Camp Wheeler
Hawaii
Canal
Velle la Vell
New Zealand
New Caledonia
Camp Anza
California
Pie. Benner
Austin L. Benner
Benner
Camp Croft
William E. Jacobs See
France
Dorothy Myers
Salem Avenue
Fie
Fairchild Aircraft
Burlington
N.C
Jacques G. Hager
John E. Boone, Jr
Hagerstown
15Th Aaw
Boone
Italy
Europe
Sgt. Boone
Fairchild Aircraft Corp
No Curtailment Of Flying Here
Civil Aeronautics Administration will not supply aviation gasoline allotments to private flyers for pleasure this week. At Hagetown Municipal Airport private flying mainly serves license building and cross country practice, not prohibited by the rule. Many flyers trained Air Corps personnel, aiding national defense as private flight instructors.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
Hagetown
Flying Service
Air Corps
Rummage Sale at Market House Basement Sat Oct 21
Valley Inn advertised event features Girl Scout Troop 16 and Fridnight music by Ike and the Silvertone Melody Boys at the Market House Basement with details for the Saturday sale and weekly Friday night show at Valley Inn.
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Market House
Sharpsburg Lutheran Church Building Fund
Market House Basem't
Girl Scout
Fridnight Valley Inn
Ike and Silvertone Melody Boys
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Raleigh, N.C
W. G. Turner
Community Finance Service, Inc
Earie
Fleigh Motor Co
Oak Hill
Republican Headquarters
Potomac Street
Memoriam
Thomas V. Bowers
Gardner Bowers
Mrs
Walter Bowers
Adv
Harr. Smith
Is. Culp
Kraiss Funeral Home
Potomac St
Exide
Reichard
Andetam St
Tydings
Gop
A.F.L
Franklin's Variety Store
Cor
Winter & George St
MT. Lena Hall
Mt Lena Tavern
Arthur F. Detrow
Saum’s
Jonathan
Yingling Auto Sales & Service
Frederick Street
Hagerstown, Md
Church & Progpeut Frs
Crouse
Tri-State
Franklin Street
U. S
North Prospect Street
Wilhelm Thumma Motor Co
General Acceptance Corporation
Jonathan Street
Hagerstown Industrial Loan
Phons
Dewey
G.O.P
Hearst
McCormick
Ilimbia College
People’s Jewelry
Washington St
Auto Mechanics
Mindiain
Pontiac
GMC
CAA
Consumers Credit Service
Consumers Credit Service, Inc
Public Square
Western Maryland Fruit
Washington St. Cor, Wash. and Foundry
Value Center
Summit Ave
Courthouse
William J. Clapp
WJEJ
Democrats
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