Former U S Army Sergeant Helps Launch Venezuela Reform Program
Luis Valmore Rodriguez a 45 year old former U S army sergeant will be sworn in as interior minister in the revolutionary Venezuelan government that seized power in a four day uprising. He will oversee relations with U S oil companies and foreign investors while leading reforms under Romulo Betancourt. He edits El Pais and has attacked U S oil interests but pledges to respect foreign investors rights. The junta announced its aims to all diplomatic missions and will honor international obligations of the prior government as it seeks foreign recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caracas
Luis Valmore Rodriguez
United States Army
Isaias Medina Angarita
Valmore
Romulo Betancourt
U. S
Foreign Ministry
Pair Of Local GIs Escape Injury On Train Derailment
Ralph Wallace and Calvin Grooms, local GIs, escaped injury when their train to Maxwell Field Alabama derailed about forty miles from the field. Wallace reported that their cars were shifted from front to rear to make room for extra cars, sparing them from harm as the locomotive and first cars derailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Wallace
A. V. Wallace
McDowell Avenue
Calvin Grooms
A. C. Grooms
Maxwell Field
Alabama
Wallace
Begin Water Main Cleaning In Edgemont And Smithsburg
The first 12 inch water main between the Edgemont and Smithsburg reservoirs is being cleaned this morning under a National Water Main Cleaning Co. representative hired by the Mayor and City Council. A 6,000 foot section will follow tomorrow with 12,000 more feet on Thursday. Water mains from the Smithsburg reservoir to Bridgeport will begin Friday as meter readers notify homes of daytime shutoffs. Written notices will guide owners with water coils and hot water attachments on service during the shutdown. Water will be restored each night during the cleaning period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgemont
Smithsburg
National Water Main Cleaning Co
Bridgeport
Water Department
Help Wanted in Laramie for Horse Roundups
Police Chief Barney Dell says 15 to 20 horses and some cattle roam Laramie and a volunteer with a horse could be hired for 24 hours at $1 per head to corral the roaming animals, which intrude into hard to reach areas beyond police vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laramie
Wyo
Laramie City
Barney Dell
Twenty-Eight Local GIs Honorably Discharged at Meade
Twenty eight Hawkins County area soldiers were honorably discharged from the Army at Fort George G. Meade between October 20 and 23. The group includes Loyal J. McManus Mearl J. Bowers Willard W. Cooper Richard R. Morris Frank L. Williamson Maxwell B. Grim William R. Curry Elmer F. Dodson William E. Unger William R. Troupe Arnold N. Hull David J. Shaffer Paul V. Myers Edward E. Brown Paul E. Jones Sherman E. Andrews Claude E. Yowler Kenneth C. Bowers Joseph D. Middlekauff Paul F. May Thomas H. McKee Clayton E. Richard Carl D. Breitweiser Mearle J. Shank Wilbur L. Sampsell Melvin R. Abbott Leroy C. Jenkins George H. Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Army Separation Center
Fort George G. Meade
T-4
Loyal J. McManus
Rt. 5
Mearl J. Bowers
Funkstown
Willard W. Cooper
Clearspring
Rt. 1
Richard R. Morris
John
Frank L. Williamson
Lanvale
Maxwell B. Grim
Sharpsburg
William R. Curry
Chestnut
Elmer F. Dodson
North Prospect
William E. Unger
Smithsburg
Rt. 2
William R. Troupe
Belview
Arnold N. Hull
Summit
David J. Shaffer
Mitchell
Paul V. Myers
West Franklin
Edward E. Brown
Alexander
Paul E. Jones
North Jonathan
Sherman E. °. Andrews
Liberty
Claude E. Yowler
Rt. 4
Kenneth C. Bowers
Fairplay
Joseph D. Middlekauff
Potomac
Paul F. May
Boonsboro
Thomas H. McKee
Williamsport
Clayton E. Richard
Carl D. Breitweiser
West Wilson
Mearle J. Shank
South Potomac
Wilbur L. Sampsell
Pope
Melvin R. Abott
Keedysville
Leroy C. Jenkins
George H. Palmer
Public Schools To Close For Maryland Teachers Meeting
City and county schools will be closed all day Friday October 26 to allow teachers to attend the Maryland State Teachers Association annual meeting in Baltimore. It will be the first full state meeting since 1941 with more than 75 percent of local teachers expected to participate. Superintendent B C Willis will head the delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland State Teachers’ Association
Baltimore
B. C. Willis
Local Marine Is Given Purple Heart
S/Sgt. Dale G. Vance Jr., husband of Mrs. June Dowler Vance, of this city, has been awarded the Purple Heart for wounds suffered at Iwo Jima. He is stationed at Camp Pendleton in California and has served 41 months with the U S Marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale G. Vance, Jr
June Dowler
Vance
Iwo Jima
2 Camp
California
U. S
Owl causes power outage into Freeport area
An owl struck a 34,000 volt transformer in Freeport Illinois last night causing a power outage across Freeport and nearby communities. The large owl, with a three foot six inch wingspan, died on impact.
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Freeport
Ill
Seaside Evacuated When Mine Sighted Near Bognor Regis
Volunteers lassoed a large German mine near the seawall at Bognor Regis in the English Channel today. Evacuation of shops and hotels along the seawall was ordered, the highway roped off, and a disposal squad stood by as hundreds gathered at a safe distance awaiting possible explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bognor Regis
English Channel
Truman May Ask Wage Increase
Washington reports say the Truman administration may seek higher wages from industry while keeping price controls, with unions pressed to concede on a 20 percent hike. Cabinet advisors urged exploring wage price policy, possibly delaying any statement until the Labor Management Conference starts November 5. Edward C. Moran Jr. cited “definite policy” approved at a White House conference, and sources note a push for government persuasion of industry to grant raises around sixteen percent under an August 18 executive order. The plan aims to loosen pay caps without boosting prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
White House
Labor Management Conference
Edward C. Moran, Jr
Labor
Jobs Outnumber Local Applicants in Hagerstown
The U S Employment Service reports a surplus of job openings over local applicants in Hagerstown with expected increases as peacetime production ramps up. USES manager D Paul Shilling notes a flood of inquiries from men in the Middle West and New England seeking work, many drawn by local conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
U. S. Employment Service
D. Paul Shilling
Middle West
New England
Ranch Home Of Fibber McGee Destroyed By Fire
Bakersfield Calif Oct 23 The ranch home of Mr and Mrs J E Jordan Fibber McGee and Molly of the radio was destroyed by fire yesterday The loss was estimated at 8000 by Fire Chief G D Ingersoll who said the home was being remodeled and was without furniture
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Calif
J. E. Jordan
Fibber McGee
Molly
G. D. Ingersoll
Washington farmers apply for wheat crop insurance
State AAA Chairman Joseph H. Blandford announced receipts of wheat crop insurance applications from 150 Washington county farmers. Across the state more than 4,400 applications cover about 5,100 farms this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
AAA
Joseph H. Blandford
Daniel J. Kline Admitted After Hip Fracture
Daniel J. Kline of Smithsburg was admitted to Washington County hospital Sunday for treatment of a broken hip from a fall at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel J. Kline
Smithsburg
Washington County Hospital
Fliers forced to walk naked in Hankow then burned
American intelligence reports recount a brutal Hankow torture of three B 29 crewmen by a Japanese military schoolmaster. One flier walked icy streets nearly naked as he was doused with water and later burned alive after a long ordeal. Two others were cremated. a surviving crewman was hospitalized and believed liberated. Witnesses recalled crowds urged by gendarmes to attack the men with cold water.
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Yank Flier
Hankow
China
Haakow
Shanghai An
Model Youth Corps
MPs Mistaken For Bandit Pair On East Wilson Boulevard
Two military policemen on East Wilson boulevard night patrol dodged two revolver bullets while pursuing an AWOL soldier. A resident, seeing two men in uniform, initially fired but then stopped, thinking bandits might be at the door. The MP duo urged no charges, and no arrest was made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Wilson Boulevard
A. C. Lowry
South Potomac Street
Wrone Firewood? Library table spills cash in Clinton
In Clinton on Oct 23 Mr and Mrs Harold Wrone used furniture dealers were loading household goods when a library table drawer fell out. A large amount of currency and silver spilled. They summoned the county judge the state's attorney and a deputy to count the money and told officials to hold the 1126 dollars for the absent owner of the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Harold Wrone
Wrones
Victory Fund and Community Chest Sabbath Named
A Ha gerstown meeting of over 30 clergy from virtually all denominations and the Washington county area designated Sunday November 11 as Victory Fund and Community Chest Sabbath. Churches pledged wholehearted cooperation to back the 1945 campaign, with L Vinton Hershey presiding and attendees including R Paul Smith BE M Funkhouser George M Bohman D Raymond Snively and Judge Joseph D Mish representing the Chest and county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Washington County
Community Chest
Victory Fund
the Chest
L. Vinton Hershey
R. Paul Smith
BE. M. Funkhouser
George M. Bohman
D. Raymond Snively
Joseph D. Mish
Idaho Governor Attends Potato Dinner in Washington
Gov. Charles C. Gossett accepts Maine Gov. Horace Hildreth invitation for a potato dinner in the nation's capital. He says potatoes are the main event and orders 2,300 pounds of Idaho spuds sent to Washington for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Charles C. Gossett
Maine
Horace Hildreth
Washington
Gossett
Auto Demolished In Early Crash
Sgt Harold K Snyder of Hagerstown Rt 5 drove an Oldsmobile into the rear of a parked Royal Transportation Co Baltimore tractor trailer on Route 40 three miles west of Hagerstown at 1 45 this morning. He sustained cuts and bruises while a Corporal Pool, his companion, sprained an ankle. Two young girls in the car fled before deputies arrived. Snyder was fined $5 and costs for reckless driving by Magistrate M W B Compster. He said he was home on furlough after 33 missions over Germany as an air corps sergeant. The truck driver said flares were burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold K. Snyder
Hagerstown
Rt. 5
Royal Transportation Co
Baltimore
U. S
Snyder
M. W. B. Bostetter
Germany
Air Corps
Raymond D. Smith
Truman nominates Brig. Gen. Royall as Undersecretary of War
President Truman named Brig. Gen. Kenneth C. Royall of Goldsboro North Carolina as Undersecretary of War to replace Robert Patterson who became Secretary after Henry Stimson's resignation. Royall served in World War I and rejoined after Pearl Harbor rising to brigadier general in 1943 and defended Nazi saboteurs in a 1942 trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Kenneth C. Royall
Goldsboro
N. C
Royall
Robert P. Patterson
Henry L. Stimson
Goldsborough
Raleigh
Field Artillery
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Mule may have a working agreement with owner
Jeff Woods, a veteran live stock dealer, lies in a Poplar Bluff hospital nursing a sore jaw and a suspicious nature. He suspects the mule that kicked him had a prior bond with his old boss, an undertaker, proving faithful to the former owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Bluff
Jeff Woods
Woods
Fire Destroys Bowling Alleys in Baltimore Blaze
A $400000 fire of undetermined origin destroyed most of a two thirds block of North Charles street in Baltimore's business district. The six alarm blaze lasted over three hours injuring at least five people and prompting evacuation of 350 moviegoers from the Times theatre next to the 70 alley center. Five families were displaced and shops and the theater sustained damage. An arrest was reported later released a former employee questioned in connection with the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Charles Street
Times Theatre
Final Warning To Window Soapers
Window soapers, who have vandalized downtown store windows and parked cars for a week, received a final warning from Captain William H. Peters. He announced plain clothes officers are on duty and any person with an unwrapped cake of soap may be arrested. The nuisance escalated to marking a street commissioner’s car and vulgar window inscriptions, prompting a police pledge to stop the activity.
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William H. Peters
Peters
First Aid To Wives War Series Intro
AP Newsfeatures presents FATHER COMES HOME a Child Study Association of America series aiding family reconversion from war to peace. It notes unsung wives carrying on awaiting their men home many have returned while thousands still to come. Page 3 carries the first story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AP Newsfeatures
Child Study Association of America
U S Steel Rejects One Year Wage Increase in Letter
Pittsburgh October 23 U S Steel tells CIO United Steelworkers ceiling prices prevent a wage rise. The company argues the request would equate to paying nearly the same for 40 hours as for 48 with overtime, boosting weekly wages by 22.1 percent but reducing productive hours by 16.23 percent and lowering output per worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
U. S.S. Steel Corporation
Cio-United Steel Workers
Philip Murray
Steel Union
Forest Fire Towers Opened As Danger Rises in Maryland
Fire towers in Western Maryland are manned with close vigilance as forest fire danger climbs in mountains and woodlands. Wardens warn the public to follow the new law restricting brush burning before 4 p.m. during specified months, with penalties for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
No Temporary Housing Here In Hagerstown
Federal housing plans for temporary knock down units are not expected to materialize in Hagerstown as government observers assess housing needs. Officials say temporary units won t relieve a shortage while builders lack materials. Realtors and public agencies report ongoing calls from desperate seekers with no relief in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Agency
Hagerstown
The
Chamber of Commerce
Child’s injuries steer Elray Jenkins toward medicine
In Salt Lake City on October 28 a family doctor learns Elray Jenkins, six, has broken his right arm, the second arm injury this year after July tumble from a tree and a fall from a clothesline crossbar. The boy now professes he wants to be a doctor when he grows up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
George Jenkins
Jenkins
Elray Jenkins
Elray
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen Meet at Martinsburg
Martinsburg West Virginia hosts the Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen Association convention August 21 to 23 in 1946. It will be the first three day session since the war, with a broader program after years of abbreviated business meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association
Martinsburg Committee
Beuween
Truman Urges Universal Training for Postwar Reserve
President Truman told Congress a year of universal military training would create a reserve force to defend the nation. He said trainees could be inducted selectively in emergencies and that the program would develop civilian skills while strengthening the Army Navy and Marine Corps and expanding the National Guard and organized reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Army
Navy
Armed Services
Marine Corps
National Guard
Fairchild Stock Soars on Curb Market Rise
Fairchild Engine and Aircraft Corp common stock climbed 63 percent on the New York Curb market with 1,525 shares traded yesterday. The issue began rising last week and earlier one day saw 72,000 shares change hands. No official reasons for the rapid climb have been publicized. The stock has traded this year as low as 1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairchild Engine and Aircraft Corp
New York
Beaver causes outage by felling tree near Thermopolis
A beaver in Thermopolis area felled a tree that knocked down power and telephone lines, leaving service out for hours. Linemen traced the outage to the wrecked tree and restored service after clearing debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thermopolis
Wyo
One Of Quads Born In Scotland Dies In Dublin
Dublin reports a quad birth to Mrs Kathleen Sayers wife of a carpenter with three boys and a girl. One of the boys died today leaving a surviving set of three. The event was noted from Dublin with the sequence of the birth and death. No further details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Dublin
Kathleen Sayers
Truman May Cancel Trip to North Carolina and Georgia
The White House said President Truman may cancel a planned trip to North Carolina and Georgia early next month due to a heavy schedule in Washington. Assistant press secretary Eben Ayers disclosed the potential postponement at a news conference.
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Washington
White House
Truman
North Carolina
Georgia
Eben Ayers
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