Fair Winds Down with Record Crowds and Daredevil Acts
The Great Hagerstown Fair closes tonight after a week of high attendance, with yesterday drawing about 23 000 visitors and the grandstand packed for Ward Beam and his International Congress of Daredevils. Despite rain earlier in the week, the fair features 25 four star circus acts, displays, rides, and a three district Carneaux show with major awards announced, including champions from Hanover and Harrisburg.
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Hagerstown
B. Ward Beam
International Congress of Daredevils
Ward Beam
American Carneaux Association
Hegerstown Fair
E. J. Bankert
Hanover
A. C. Myers
Harrisburg
Ted Cock
Carneaux
C. E. M Myers
W. E
E. B
Jackson Lotts
Berryville
A. Cc. Myers
B. B. Jackson
EB. J. Bankert
C. HE
Myers
Carneaus
W. H
E. B. Jackson
W. B
Adolph Besche
Baltimore
Cumberland
A. D. Strickler
Reading
Ernest
Demmy
Ephrata
Japs Called On For Accounting Of Finances
Allied authorities demand full accounting of Japanese finances banks insurance firms and major investors. MacArthur also seeks lists of directors and executives of firms dealing in large sums plus precise holdings to prevent money misuse under occupation.
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Cating
Hirohito
MacArthur
Chikuhei Nakajima
Commerce and Industry
United States
Typhoon leaves over 100000 homeless in Hiroshima prefecture
Hiroshima reports more than 100000 Japanese in the prefecture left homeless by a recent typhoon adding to the suffering of a bomb blasted nation. Ted Dealey cites MacArthur saying Japan will struggle to eat for 25 years and cannot rebuild war potential. MacArthur orders demobilization of naval police become a legal Japanese government order via privy council approval.
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MacArthur
The
Philippines
Commonwealth
Sergio Osmena
Manila
Japan
Sasebo
Kyushu
U. S
Fifth Marine Division
Iwo Jima
Fifth Amphibious Corps
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Ted Dealey
Dallas
Texas
Morning News
Dealey
Naval Police
Privy Council
Realty Market Busy Week For Several Transfers
Realty activity includes multiple transfers of farms and dwellings. Eavey and wife acquire 34 acres along a road from Downsville pike to Half Way for 5560 dollars. Crim et al. sell dwelling on Spruce street west side to Douglas P. Weaver and wife for 4900 dollars. Jones and wife sell 165 acres in Hancock district to Frank R. Burnett and wife for 3500 dollars.
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Eavey
Downsville Pike
Halfway
John R. Crim
Douglas P. Weaver
Spruce Street
Ralph E. Jones
Frank R. Burnett
Hancock
Model Homes Inc
Fletcher H. Bangham
Fountain Head Heights
Bertha F. Summers
Milford G. Anderson Sr
Williamsport
Williamsport - Clearspring
George W. Duvall
Scott L. Whitmore
Tilgamanton
Noah R. Eby
Ira FE. Eby
Greencastle
Paul PD. Slye
John B. Penn
West
Washington
Alice M. Quick
Herman
Hoopes
Hamilton Blvd
Two Countians aboard ships arrive in New York and Boston
S/Sgt. Harry C. Snook of Hagerstown and M/Sgt. Berkley Long of Boonsboro returned from Europe aboard ships docking in New York and Boston on Thursday, joining the homeward wave of servicemen.
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Harry C. Snook
Hagerstown
Berkley
Long
Boonsboro
New York
Boston
Europe
Labor Disputes Surge Across Industry and Regions
Labor unrest spreads from Detroit's gas crisis to Texas refineries and Pacific Northwest lumber unions. Oil workers strike idling 21,500+ across multiple states. Chicago area and Port Arthur plants shut. Toledo rationing of motor fuel. mediation in Chicago. Meanwhile Hollywood studio unions end six months dispute. AFL sees progress.
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Motor City
CIO
Edward J. Jeffries
Truman
Detroit
Gasoline Dealers’ Association
Texas
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Illinois
West Virginia
Port Arthur
Ve. Toledo
Chicago
Standard Oi
Whiting
Ind
Federal Conciliation Service
Pacific Northwest
Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union
APL
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Monana
California
New York City
CIO Transport Workers Union
Miami
Fla
Pan American World Airways
National Mediation Board
AFL
Hollywood Movie Studios
William Green
Boonsboro Homecoming Profits For Memorial Work
The Boonsboro Homecoming raised about 33500 for the Boonsboro War Memorial Association. Treasurer Albert Hutter reports profits will aid planning. no final decision on the project has been made yet. Regular meetings continue and memberships are being accepted.
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Boonsboro
Two Women Rescue Child From Fire Hampered by Messy Scene
In Chicago on September 22 two women spotted three year old John Bogar yelling and acting oddly. One shouted there is a boy on fire and the other carried him, crying that a child is badly hurt. Police advised turpentine to ease the red pain as the boy had been amusing himself near the flare up.
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Chicago
John Bogar
Johnny
Epes Murder Case Near Jury Deliberations
The trial of Lt. Epes continues as prosecutors press the case that he buried his wife Mary Lee Epes in a foxhole and staged a near perfect crime. Defense portrays him as a devoted husband undone by a deadly overdose and stresses lack of corroborating evidence beyond his admission.
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Ned
Mary Lee Epes
Epes
Clint Graydon
Nelson Kingsland
Lake Charles
Army
Bremner
Lt. Eps
Jacksonville
Fla
Broome Poses Question on Motive for Killing Wife
In a dramatic moment Senator Broome addressed the jury with a moral challenge. He asked why a man would choose a time when he is about to go overseas, likely never to return, to kill his wife, declaring that such an act would not be justified.
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Broome
New Carriers Too Big To Negotiate Canal
Washington reports the Navy 45,000 ton aircraft carriers are too large to pass through the Panama canal. The Midway already commissioned, the Franklin D. Roosevelt launched, and the Coral Sea under construction must sail via Cape Horn or the Atlantic. Supplemental locks may later allow canal passage.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Pacific
Cape Horn
Midway
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Coral Sea
Navy
Prisoner Frees After Hidden Radio In Leg
Gaylord A. Buchanan of Claysville Pennsylvania hid a small homemade radio inside his wooden leg to keep fellow prisoners informed on world news. He was captured in Singapore and sent to a Java prison camp where he was recently freed.
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Gaylord A. Buchanan
Claysville
Singapore
Buchanan
Java
New York City Survey Finds Schoolchildren With Hearing Loss
A survey of over 1,900,000 NYC school children shows 10 percent have a hearing loss of nine decibels or more in one or both ears and about three percent have a loss of 15 decibels. Normal hearing range is 125 decibels.
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New York City
Carolina Flood Waters Receding
Flood waters of the Cape Fear River and other eastern North Carolina streams fell today after killing three people and wrecking homes. Fayetteville, with 20,000 residents, housed about 2,500 homeless in schools, tents, and Fort Bragg facilities. 1,500+ were moved from the flood area. Military crews used trucks, boats, and amphibious jeeps to guide the homeless to safety.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Cape Ear River
North Carolina
Fort Bragg
Red Cross
Payetteville
Doomed Pilot Crash Wrecks Garage and Warehouse Blazes
Doomed pilot warned of $75,000 loss as two single engine fighters from Melbourne Florida training station veered into a Tuttle hotel garage and an adjoining hardware warehouse, igniting both buildings while a second fighter crashed nearby. Spectators filled a wrestling arena and bowling hall nearby as fires burned, with a hotel well lit.
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Henry KR. Chase
Melbourne
Fla
Tuttle Hotel
Free Drinks Until World Blew Up
In Baltimore on September 22 Johnny Dillinger offered free beers and whiskies from noon to 5 33 p m when Rev Charles G Long of Pasadena Cal predicted Doomsday. Crowds formed with as many as eight deep at the bar before Dillinger closed the stunt and counted his losses.
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Baltimore
Charles G. Long
Pasadena
Cal
Johnny Dillinger
Windsors Return to Settle Affairs in France
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrived back in France on September 22 amid signs their stay would be brief. The Duke hinted at relinquishing his Patton town house and a Riviera rental as “too big,” with a close source saying they returned chiefly to settle their affairs and move out of France.
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LE Havre
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
France
Pat
Riviera
Windsors
Granted Divorce Granted to James Montgomery Evertt from Lydia May Evertt
James Montgomery Evertt has been granted an absolute divorce from Lydia May Evertt with attorney Calvert K. Harile appearing for the complainant.
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James Montgomery Evertt
Lydia May Evertt
Calvert K. Harile
Divorce Granted In Two Separate Cases
Judge Joseph Dl Mish grants a divorce for Delilah I. Biddle from Norberth A. Biddle and for Marie Adaline Sellers from Irvin Cornelius Sellers. Attorneys John J. Allen and C. K. Hartle appeared in the respective proceedings.
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Delilah I. Biddle
Joseph Dl. Mish
Norberth
A. Biddle
Marie Adaline Sellers
Irvin Cornelius Sellers
John J. Allen
Biddle
C. K. Hartle
Sellers
Dutch radio reports mice devastate crops in Limburg
London dispatch notes Netherlands radio claim no cats remain in Holland and Limburg mice outbreak hurts harvests across the region. The report highlights agricultural strain and pest pressures influencing rural livelihoods.
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London
Netherlands Radio
Holland
Limburg
Vets Alarmed By Housing Shortages At War's End
Indignant veterans complain of failing housing options as they return from service. Many seek help from the U. S. Employment Service and Veterans representatives, only to be told there is nothing available. Landlords report milelong waiting lists for apartments and scarce sleeping rooms, while the YMCA rushes with hundreds of names on its vacancy list.
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U. S. Employment Service
Veterans Representative
Hagerstown
Harold St. Peters
YMCA
Tydings Walks Out Of Hearing
Senator Tydings walked out of a hearing after Carl Lamb warned that action or consequences would follow if the vote went against their wishes. Tydings said Lamb’s remark implied enemies would target those who opposed their stance and noted the threat was not acceptable.
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Tydings
Tydings vows to attend future meetings despite incident
The meeting, started about thirty minutes before the incident, featured Lamb arguing for the full employment bill and a 65 cent minimum wage. Lamb cited broad House support for raising the minimum, while Tydings retorted that a man who cannot vote his convictions should leave Congress.
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Tydings
CIO
Lamb
House
Maryland
Congress
Heavy Fines In Gambling Cases
Magistrate Lostetter ruled a full win would need 1080 throws in a marble game scandal. William Heiman, 47, Rochester, N Y, fined 200 dollars for apparent control of the stand. Nicholas Nazarechuk, 36, Floray Park, N J, and David Kabakoff, 47, Rochester, N Y, each fined 156 dollars as Heiman's employees. Detective Waynes Sellman said two soldiers and his wife played the game for 15 minutes and lost 25 dollars.
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Magistrate Lostetter
William Heiman
Rochester
N.Y
Nicholas Nazarechuk
Floray Park
David Kabakoff
Heiman
Waynes Sellman
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