Army Leader Called Upon to Take Helm
In Bucharest King Carol amid threats and an assassination bid turned to General Ion Antonescu to steady Romania. Antonescu accepts the post as premier after Gigurtu resigns, amid talk of a military dictatorship and Neutrals fear over Transylvania. Iron Guardists are being rounded up as protests flare in Bucharest and Constanta.
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Bucharest
Carol
Rumania
Ion Antonescu
Ion Gigurtu
Gigurtu
Antonescu
Banat
Transylvania
Hungary
Mihai
Constanta
Aliens Enrolled At Local Post Office in Week
Postmaster Thomas M. Simpson reports 44 aliens registered and fingerprinted at the Hagerstown post office during the week ending today. Registration is compulsory with a December 26 deadline and the post office is the county’s only first class office for registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Simpson
Sir-7son
Hagerstown
Unlucky Cushion Falls cause injuries in Estes Park
In Estes Park Colorado Elvin Noyes 18 chased a squir rel onto a limb lost balance and fell 20 feet landing on Coyt Hackett 16 breaking his leg The Cumberland Maryland item reports residents complaining of chickens in a neighbor's yard cackling and a police magistrate fining the neighbor five dollars for maintaining a public nuisance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estes Park
Colo
Elvin Noyes
Coyt Hackett
Hackett
Cumberland
L. EB. Meister
L. L. Youngblood
Maryland Weather Outlook Fair Tonight Through Thursday
Maryland sees fair conditions tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Chesapeake Bay experiences gentle north and northeast winds and fair weather through the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Semi-Weekly Weather Outlook for Middle and North Atlantic States
The outlook covers Sept 4 to Sept 7. Generally fair weather through Friday with near normal temperatures Wednesday and Thursday and slightly above normal Friday and Saturday. Showers are likely Saturday or Sunday night.
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Middle
North Atlantic
Truck Driver Acquitted in Fatal Franklin Street Crash
Booker T. Littlejohn 37, truck driver, was acquitted of reckless driving by Magistrate Harry E. Snyder in city court after a collision on Franklin and Jonathan streets that killed Patsy Ann Warner 11 and John Luipersbeck 13 as they rode a bicycle. Witnesses saw the children alongside the truck before the turn and the mishap occurred as the vehicle moved west on Franklin. Littlejohn testified he did not see the children at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker T. Littlejohn
Jonathan
Franklin
Harry E. Snyder
Patsy Ann Warner
John Luipersbeck
Littlejohn
Liquidation Claim Seen As End of British Empire
Berlin reports a German foreign office spokesman called Britain’s sale of 50 destroyers to the United States in exchange for bases in the Western Hemisphere a definite sign of the empire's breakup. Germany notes Britain is surrendering valuable areas, calling the deal liquidation of the empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Foreign Office
Germany
United States
Britain
Traffic Report Summary From Noon Yesterday To Morning
A traffic update records twelve arrests and two accidents with one injured and six killed in the period from noon yesterday to 9 am today. The overall totals show 145 arrests 37 accidents 27 injured and one killed.
Midlands industrial heart largely unscathed by bombs
London journalist Taylor Henry reports from Birmingham that despite heavy Nazi raids the Midlands area suffered only slight damage. He estimates overall output declined by about five percent with only two factories badly damaged. He notes production continued and bases his conclusions on direct surveys and conversations with workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
England
Midlands
British Bomb German Bases Repel Multiple Raider Attacks
British fighters and anti-aircraft guns repelled three enemy thrusts while RAF bombers conducted a four hour counter-attack against German bases in Pas de Calais Le Touquet St Omer and Abbeville. Five German planes were shot down during assaults toward London with no bombs dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
R.A.F
France
Kent
Essex
Air Ministry
Germany
Pas de Calais
Strait
Dover
le Touquet
St. Omer
Wheaton Park Project Approved for NYA Work
Representative William D Byron announced NYA approval of a 4005 dollar project sponsored by Hagerstown to employ 15 youths ages 17 to 25. They will build an 18 by 48 foot rustic picnic pavilion in Wheaton Park off Pennsylvania Avenue with tables and benches. William Denlinger will supervise, and work begins this week with NYA roll entries reporting promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Byron
National Youth Administration
Hagerstown
Wheaton Park
Pennsylvania Avenue
Byron
William Denlinger
Hagerstown N.Y. A
John S. Jones
N.Y.A
Denlinger
Lady Chimpanzee Influences Mate Through Femininity
STATE COLLEGE Pa Sept 4 The love life of chimpanzees mirroring human emotions was described to the American Psychological Association by Dr Robert M Yerkes of Yale University He said a female may shape a dominant male chimpanzee to her will by feminine control techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
American Psychological Association
Robert M. Yerkes
Yale University
Two Hostages Freed as Arkansas Prison Break Hits Third Day
Three of four Arkansas convicts surrendered near Columbia Mississippi releasing two high school students held since Monday night. The fugitives used a third captive girl as a truce message while a thousand possemen closed in and a boy and girl remained captive as the escape narrowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Miss
Arkansas
Louisiana Angola Penitentiary
Vancelle -Williams
Gladys Diamond
Jerry Warrigill
Rayville
Pine Bluff
King Loses Senate Nomination to New Deal Champion
In Salt Lake City on September 4, Democrat primary results showed Abe Murdock defeating longtime incumbent William H. King for the party’s Senate nomination. Draper trailed, while Farnsworth Jr. led a Republican field in a separate race. King carried 4,103 votes to Murdock’s 11,387 across 241 districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
William H. King
United States Senate
Abe Murdock
King
Delbert M. Draper
Murdock
Draper
Philo T. Farnsworth, Jr
Salt Lake
Panama Canal Zone on wartime basis says Jack Thomas
The Panama Canal Zone is on a war footing with gun and searchlight crews and patrols 24 hours a day, as described by Jack Thomas now stationed in Panama with the U S Engineers. He notes the rainy season and malaria, and recounts lobster catching with gloves, flashlights, and a bag while reef fishing and bait collection are described, with continued details on page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal Zone
Jack Thomas
Amacite Plant
North American Rod & Gun Club
Panama
U. S. Engineers
Sportsmen’s Club
Thomas
British pledge on fleet keeps US Pacific balance
Washington reports Britain will not surrender its fleet and will send forces overseas to defend empire. US aims to keep its own Pacific fleet ready, viewing the British pledge as restraint on Japanese expansion. The exchange between Secretary Hull and Lord Lothian shaped thoughts on fleet fate if Britain is defeated and on shared defense with Canada.
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Washington
Britain
United States
Pacific
Hull
Lord Lothian
Great Britain
Atlantic
P. D. Receipts Rise Again in August Post Office
Postmaster Thomas M. Simpson reported August local post office receipts totaling 18338.65 dollars, up 179.22 from August of last year. The month showed a smaller rise than earlier months, reflecting the usual slower summer/postal activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Simpson
Paper found with playful note after Wrightsville Beach detour
In Charlotte on September 4 a resident says his afternoon paper disappeared only to reappear two days later in his yard bearing a penciled message. The note reads Mister, your paper has been to Wrightsville Beach and back. Thanks a milion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
W. K. Funderbury
Wrightsville Beach
Fourth Ward Democratic Club Nominates Officers Tonight
Officers for the ensuing year will be nominated at the regular monthly meeting of the Fourth Ward Democratic Club at its club house on North Mulberry Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Ward Democratic Club
North Mulberry Street
U.S. Still Has 197 Destroyers After Britain Transfer
Washington reports the destroyer transaction with Great Britain leaves the U S Navy with 197 destroyers in service. The fleet includes 119 overage ships and 78 built since 1934 1. There are 57 under construction and 74 more funded in the defense bill now before Congress. The transfer value cited by the Navy is 85 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Britain
United States Navy
Navy
Congress
Britain
Bear Sues for Divorce from Ruth Baer
Ralph M. Bear filed a divorce petition today in court seeking dissolution of marriage from Ruth C. Baer. The case advances existing marital dispute with no further details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph M. Bear
Ruth C. Baer
Harp Divorce Granted in Judge Wagaman Court
Edna M Harp is granted a divorce from Wilbur P Harp by Judge Frank G Wagaman. Attorney Martin L Ingram represented the parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna M. Harp
Wilbur P. Harp
Frank G. Wagaman
Martin L Ingram
Washington County Bar Association Annual Outing Planned
Members of the Washington County Bar Association will hold their annual outing tomorrow afternoon and evening at the club house of Charles W. Wolfe along Licking Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Bar Association
Charles W. Wolfe
Licking Creek
Mission to Bermuda Underway to Survey First Base Site
The United States rapidly completes a swap of 50 overage destroyers for key defense base sites in six British possessions. A St Louis cruise to Bermuda will confer with British officials while crews at Boston prepare the first ship group for transfer to the Royal Navy. Base sites include Bahamas Jamaica St Lucia Trinidad Antigua and British Guiana.
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Washington
United States
Atlantic
Boston
Royal Navy
Hampton Roads
Navy
U.S.S. St. Louis
Bermuda
Newfoundland
Roosevelt
Bahamas
Jamaica
St. Lucia
Trinidad
Antigua
British Guiana
Noon Fire At Troy Laundry Damages Rear Of Building
A noon blaze at the Troy Laundry on East Washington Street damaged machinery and equipment on the first floor rear. Firemen and two hose lines confined the fire to the clothes washing department with water damage noted. cause suspected a short circuit. No damage estimate yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Laundry
East
Washington Street
Foltz Manufacturing Company
Hitler Threatens To Erase England
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler breaks silence to threaten that the Luftwaffe will erase Britain's cities if night raids continue. He predicts England will crack under pressure as air battles persist.
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Hitler
England
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Royal Air Force
Germany
Injured Rail Worker Treated After Pipe Falls On Man
Lloyd Weaver, a railroad brake man, was injured around noon when pipe shifted in a car and fell on him while en route to Washington County Hospital. The extent of his injuries was not immediately known.
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Lloyd Weaver
Washington County
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Harvard University Anthropology Department
Ernest Chapple
By Taylor Henry
Chamber of Commerce
Marck
Calais
Gaines
Abbeville
N-Y.a
Utah
Canadian
Brooklyn
N. Y., Navy Yard
U. S
Ened
Far East
Japan
Hawaiian
Netherlands
Asia
East Asia
Netherlands East Asia
British Isles
Canada
North American
P. D
U.S
Troy
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