Storm Diminished Hurricane Hits Florida Coast
The storm moved up the coast after passing St. Augustine, causing vast damage across central and northern Florida. It destroyed blimp hangars at Richmond Naval Air Base near Miami, killing a civilian chief and causing millions in losses. Dozens injured, hundreds homeless, with extensive citrus and factory damage reported.
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New York
New England
Atlantic
St. Augustine
Florida
Richmond Naval Air Base
Miami
Harry Schultz
Mimi
Navy
Florida Storm Ravages Miami Area Strikes Hard
Winds up to 99 miles per hour ripped through South Florida causing S156,000 in property damage and forcing Red Cross units to shelter hundreds in Perrine Goulds and Homestead. A Honduran seaman drowned rescuing a dog from the Icaros wreck near Miami Beach as G T Chapin was electrocuted at a Kissimmee power plant during the advancing storm.
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South Forida
Redlands
Red Cross Disaster Unit
Perrine, Goulds
Homestead
Miami
Florida
Miami Beach
G.T. Chapin
Kissimmee
Peninsula
Surviving POWs and Singlaub’s Hainan rescue noted
A Melbourne broadcast claims only six of 3000 POWs survived. It credits Major Singlaub with leading a daring rescue on Hainan Island, seizing control of a Japanese prisoner camp after threats and ordering the camp’s guard to protect parachute medical and food supplies, earning praise from Australian Col W J R Scott for courage.
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Melbourne
Suya
Bucking
Army
Singlaub
Wainan Island
Singi
Bold Holdup And Assault Probed
A bizarre robbery and brutal assault early Sunday are under police investigation. Charles Kretzer was knocked unconscious near Oak Hill and Potomac Avenues and woke nine hours later near the Michael Ice Company on North Mulberry Street with $40 missing. L. R. Brown was stabbed multiple times while near 400 West Franklin Street, though not robbed. Nadine Weigle reports a handbag theft for $14 in Hagerstown and Harry Brumgard a camera theft from the Y M C A.
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Charles E. Kretzer
East Franklin Street
Oak Hill
Potomac Avenues
Michael Ice Company
North Mulberry Street
L. R. Brown
Moundry Street
Washington County Hospital
Brown
West Franklin Street
Nadine Weigle
Hedgesville
Hagerstown
Harry W. Brumgard
Local Amputee Tests Enhance Artificial Leg Design
A local test compared an amputee with three others using a new artificial leg through stairs inclines and varied gaits. Photos will aid Army records. Sgt Bishop, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Bishop Sr, is at Forest Hill Convalescent Center awaiting medical discharge. Captain Cook first sighted New Caledonia in 1774.
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Army
Bishop
Frank Bishop
South Potomas Street
Forest Hil Convalescent Center
Walter Reed General Hospital
Captain Cook
Island of
New Caledonia
210000 Workers Out On Strike Across United States
More than 210,000 American workers idle due to labor disputes with Michigan leading with 86,000 including 10,000 in Windsor. Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Illinois, New Jersey, and others report thousands idle while Westinghouse Electric and GM related plants drive broader economic impact. UAW seeks a 30 percent wage increase, with related plant suspensions threatening supply chains.
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Prema
Michigan
Windsor
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Iinois
New Jersey
Town
Westinghouse Electric Company
Haghage General Motors Corp
Crysler Corp
CIO
United Auto
UAW
Iaid
Ohio Gondrich Rubber Co
General Motara Packard Electric
Warren
Dayton Frigidaire
Midvale Steel Co
Nicetown
Spicer Manufacturies Co
Patistown
Hoover proposes world war debt moratorium and disarmament
Hoover urges a worldwide moratorium on war period debts and a five year delay before deciding their fate with Allies. He also calls for destruction of lend lease weapons, caution on new financial burdens during reconversion, and studying foreign assets before extending credit. He warns against using resources to fund armies or nonproductive ventures.
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Hoover
Missionary Society Meeting at Salem U B Church
The September meeting of the Missionary Society of Salem U B Church was held at Mrs. Robert Wyand home. Leader Mrs Hara Baker led the erase Kingdom Come Through Me topic with scripture by Mrs George Buxton and prayer by Miss Fannie Huntzberry Jed. The theme hymn was sung by several including Miss Mary Kitzmiller and Roscoe Hammond.
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Missionary Society of Salem U. B Ane
Robert Wyand
Hara Baker
George Buxton
Iesson
Fannie Huntzberry
Jed
Mary Kitzmiller
Carla Rowe
Roscoe Hammond
Paul Wrand
Henry Zimmerman
Homer Skendal
Reno Burter
Charles Flock
Mary Witzmiller
Grace Baker
Bernie Smith
Paul Kefauver
Atlantic City
Homer Kendall
Ezra Baker
Nancy Hammond
Chambersburg
Travis Knode, Jr
Baltimore
Howard Lynch
Dora Haynes
Wayne Mumma
Thelma
Virginia Haynes
Clifford
Edward Haynes
Hora Baker
Allied Garrison of 200000 Will Occupy Japan
The report claims a 200000 strong Allied garrison will occupy Japan as a blunt message to the Japanese leadership. An American information program uses Japanese media and schools. Navy forces destroy coastal guns, scuttle submarines, and disarm a large portion of homeland troops. Evacuation of prisoners of war continues amid new atrocity reports.
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Lieved
Japan
Admiral Halsey
Tokyo Bay
Army Sergeant Plans New Hagerstown Army Recruiting Station
Norman Still, a German and French theater veteran, arrives to seek a site for a temporary recruiting office in Hagerstown as an 60 district stations are announced for Maryland Pennsylvania and Virginia. Still notes the former Hotel Patterson WAC station closed and recruitment start date undecided. General Philip Hayes says the push aims to enlist Guardians of Victory to uphold peace.
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Norman Still
Germany
France
Hagerstown
Sergeant Still
Chicago
WAC
Hotel Patterson
Philip Hayes
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Baltimore
Guardians of Victory
Lt Col Jacobs Sponsors Bremen Stadium Field Day
Lt Col M L Jacobs of the 121st Combat Engineers led a field day at Ike Stadium Bremen described as Like the Berlin Olympiad. Gen Gerhardt attended the battalion review and praised the troops. The event featured swimming racing boating and other unofficial sports amid efforts to repair a German barracks and arrange a Bob Hope show overseas.
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Berlin
Bremen
121St Combat Engineers
M.L. Jacobs
Roy B. Jacobs
Fairground Avenue
Gerhardt
Jacobs
Gremen
Pan American Opens Ireland Run with DC-4 Flight
Pan American Airways inaugurates U S to Ireland air service with a Douglas DC-4 landing at Shannon Airport near Dublin. The 44 passenger aircraft completed New York to Dublin leg in 9 hours 29 minutes and will grow daily service. previously only flying boats operated on the route. Maj Gen Patrick J Hurley declines comment amid Shanghai report of possible resignation as Ambassador to China. President Truman says Hurley requested permission to return home but has heard nothing about a resignation.
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Pan-American Airways
New York
Newfoundland
Chungking
Patrick J. Hurley
Shanghai
China
Truman
Hurley
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