Grand Jury Probes Hidden Motive Behind City Strike
A Philadelphia grand jury investigates the city’s six day transit strike to uncover a possible secret motive. Judge Welsh delays ruling on whether individuals connected to the strike influenced upcoming elections. Attorney General Biddle cites a suspected conspiracy by a single union, amid wartime labor tensions and racial clashes in the city.
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Sade
S& Federal Grand Jury
U. S
Bernard Uel
Frank L. McNamee
Biddie Onte
Cnt
Theadelphia Transportation Comp
Washington
Russell
D.-Ga
Bitt
Philadelphia
Funeral services for young Renner planned after highway tragedy
Funeral services will be held at 4:30 Friday afternoon from the Baptist Church for Patricia Renner who was killed in a roadway accident yesterday by a truck. Final rites for the seven year old girl will be at Green Hill Cemetery with pallbearers four uncles, George Ing Jr Calvin Fleming Renner and Henry Renner assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Pa Renner
L. A. Varker
George Ing, Jr
Calvin Fleming
Renner
Henry Ren
Eisenhower and Allied Air Force Commanders Named
The article lists key World War II command changes with Maj. Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg becoming deputy commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force and Gen. Ralph Royce succeeding him in the Fifth Air Force, following Brereton and other senior officers in the Ninth Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ton
Ander
Ninth Air Force
Hoyt Vandenberg
Vandenberg
Ralph Royce
Brereton
Fifth Air Force
Valley Churches Conclude Parley
Delegates wrap up the Valley Churches conference with talks on Bridge Builders Tomorrow by Dr. Hobart Keehan of Abington Evangelical and Reformed. Ordinations of Mark Andes and Alstein W. Snyder approved. transfers for David Bruce and Paul B. Sanger announced to other church jurisdictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Sun
Hobart McKeehan
Ab- Church
Evangelical
Re. Huntingdon
Keehan
S. L. Flinckinger
Winchester Church
Welock
Mark Andes
Alstein W. Snyder
Evence
David Bruce i
Othe Bay Shore
N. Y
Paul B. Sanger
Total Conference
Church of the Brethren
Ration Stamp Validity Notes From February 1945
The document cites various ration stamp groups such as 8 through Z8 A5 and S4Gasoline stamps with validity through specific dates. It notes indefinite validity for some books and expiration or reissue timing for others, including new periods and canning advisories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jews Driven To Take Own Lives At Vittel Hotel
British civilian repatriates report Jews interned at the Grand Hotel in Vittel France committed mass suicides after rumors of harsher treatment. Panic spread as prisoners were said to be moved elsewhere and some harmed their children. Witnesses describe German troops in patched uniforms and wartime devastation along the route home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Grand Hotel
Vittel
France
Lisbon
Drottningholm
Annie Harding
Paris
Grand Hitel
Susan Lovell
Germany
Purcellville To Play Va. Woolen In Deciding Softball Game
Purcellville All-Stars meet Virginia Woolen at Nga Park for a decisive matchup. Both teams won once, Woolen 4 0 in the opener, All-Stars 5 1 in game two, with 7 15 start and large attendance anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Woolen
Purcellville
Clarke County public meeting on Virginia school problems
Clarke County Court House Berryville hosts a public meeting Monday August 14 at 8 30 pm to explain Virginia school problems. Assemblyman E Blackburn Moore will speak on the legislative view Miss Rose MacDonald from the State Board of Education will speak and Archie F Robertson Clarke County Schools superintendent will discuss local issues. A round table discussion follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County Court House
Berryville
Virginia
Manassas
E. Blackburn Moore
Miss Rose MacDonald
State Board of Education
Archie F. Robertson
Clarke County
Rites At White Post For Wm. H. Keesee
Funeral services for 72 year old William H. Keesee will be held at Meade Memorial Episcopal Church White Post at 2 30 Friday with Rev James A Figg. Keesee died Wednesday in Baltimore after long White Post residence. Survived by two sisters Lucy and Edmonia Keesee of Baltimore. wife preceded him. Remains arrive at noon Friday. interment beside the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meade Memorial Episcopal Church
White Post
James A. Figg
William H. Keesee
Baltimore
Pittsylvania County
Lucy
Edmonia Keesee
Trial Justice Court Disposes Several Speeding and Stopping Violations
In the Court of Trial Justice W Erle Edwards Paul A Smith of 406 National Avenue was fined $5 and costs 4.25 for failing to stop at an entering highway Elizabeth Cook of Pittsburgh Pa was fined $15 and costs 4.25 for speeding Jacob Swartzenruber of Salisbury Md was fined $10 and costs 4.25 for speeding Clark Smith of 8 Loudoun Street was fined $5 and costs 4.85.
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Court of Trial
W. Erle Edwards
Paul A. Smith
National Avenue
Elizabeth
Cook
Pittsburgh
Jacob Swartzenruber
Salisbury
Clark Smith
Loudoun Street
Rumors Bulgaria Romania Seek Exit From War
reports from Istanbul via Associated Press say Bulgaria and Romania may seek peace terms and an armistice with Russia and Finland as a guide. Bulgarian premier Irianov is said determined to oust German units, with few German divisions left in Bulgaria by late August.
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London
Hitler
Balkan
Bulgaria
Romania
Turkey
Istanbul
Associated Press
Frank O'Brien
Russia
Finland
O'Brien
Floyd Henson Black
American College
Ankara
U.S
Black
Nikola Balabanov
Akan
Ivan Irianov
Fhe
Sofia
Incendiaries In Flying Bombs Reported In UK Attacks
London reports German robot bombs now carry incendiaries with about 20 per device. Fire missiles scatter after impact, aiding fires. Home Security Ministry urges continued fire-fighting measures and gas masks for evacuees as drones fly over London and southern counties, with several injuries confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ministry of Home Security
England
Home Security Ministry
Britain
Berlin alleges prisoners slain in Italy protest
Berlin protested to American authorities that Nazi prisoners were killed on the Italian front after they surrendered. A Berlin broadcast said a German non com officer escaped death after being trapped by his foes. Washington denies American soldiers killed German prisoners in Italy.
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London
Germany
Britain
Canada
Berlin
Switzerland
Castellina Marittim
France
Washington
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Italy
Stettinius
State Department
Temperature Returns to the 90s After Brief Heat Break
The city saw July heat return with a 2:15 pm reading of 93 degrees at Winchester Research Laboratory up from 88 yesterday and 76 Monday. No rainfall since August 2 and night minima steady with no rain in sight.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Otea
Two colored men report for service
Two colored men reported for induction in the armed forces. Webster James Jr. and Burl Minifield reported to Roanoke for service as part of the military draft process.
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Roanoke
Webster James, Jr
Burl Minifield
Corbiere
Jersey Island
le Havre
St. Heller
Jersey
Mortain
Allies Break Through to Paris Front Amid Fast German Retreats
Allied forces push toward Paris after breaching Brittany and reaching Nantes Angers and Lorient while Brest and Lorient face siege. Canadian and British units widen bridgeheads near Caen and Orne as German resistance slows, strikes and evacuations continue.
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Nantes
Brittany
Loire
Angers
Lorient
St. Malo
Althoug Jay
Brest
Omar N. Bradley
NBC
Nanes
Dinard
First Army
Caen
Falais
Paris
Second Army
Orne
Loire River
Channel
Jersey
Red Tanks Rumble on to pressure southern Poland
Soviet and German air forces shadow a 50 mile front in southern Poland as Red Army advance units push toward Kielce and Jedrzejow rail hubs. Skole falls in the Carpathian valley while movements threaten Krakow and Warsaw positions.
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Poland
Red Army
Kielce
Jedrezjow
German Silesia
Krakow
Warsaw
Skole
Carpathian Valley
Beskid Pass
UAW Leaders Summoned for War Labor Board Hearing
United Auto Workers officials from Detroit and Local 235 are called to a Washington WLB hearing to explain why the strike continues after a back-to-work order. WLB Chairman Davis warns the interruption cannot be tolerated as 520 workers strike at Tennessee Products mines and 523 at Todd-Houston shipyards in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggs Manufacturing Company
United Auto Workers Union
Detroit
War Labor Board
Washington
WLB
William H. Davis
Tennessee Products Corporation Mines
Whitwell, Tenn
Todd-Houston Shipbuilding Corporation
Houston, Tex
Answers to the Daily Quiz
The document lists quiz answers: 1 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 2 Philippines 3 Vichy Minister of Propagan &ng Penitentiary The cities Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia and St Louis 8 George Washington 9 No 10 Captain in the Navy.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Philippines
Vichy
Propagan
Ng Penitentiary
Boston
Chicago
New York
Philadelphe
St. Louis
George Washington
Navy
President Roosevelt Reveals Pacific Strategy and Goals
The president outlines plans to return to the Philippines with General MacArthur, aiming for Japanese surrender unconditionally. He reviews Hawaii operations, meets top Pacific commanders, and signals no firm date for reporting to the nation while noting his campaign stance remains distant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Associated Press
United Press
International News Service
Washington
Philippines
Roosevelt
MacArthur
North Africa
Saipan
Marshalls
Veteras
Attu
Kiska
Kwajalein
United States
Hawaii
Honolulu
Mr. Rosevelt
Samuel I. Rosenman
Mr. Roosevelt
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Davis
Pacific
Churchill
Chiang Kai Shek
Harry F. Truman
Missouri
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Eisenhower
Bonins
Haha Jima
Bonin Islands
Tokyo
Iotal
U. S. Navy
International Soundphoto
Clarke
Wm. H. Keesee
Trial Justice Court
Fort Ontario
Oswego
Dorrit Blumenkranz
Vienna
CBS
le Mans
Rance
Rommel
Falaise
Potigny
Miles C. Dempsey
Thury-Harcourt
Bittany Sea
Segmen
Avranches
Gathemo
le Quesnec
Can- Thury
Grimboso
Brieux
la Bagotiere
la Moissoniere
Forge A Cambre
de Ginglais
Tremblay
Conde-sur-Noireau
Roulours
Vire
Estry
Alencon
le Mans-Tours
Orleans
Chartres
Mediterranean
Labor
Pearl Harbor
Millard
Solomons
Charles A. Lockwood
Charles A. Pownall
Pacific Fleet Air Arm
Officers Club
Schofield Barracks
American Trailer CO
Schultz and Travelo
Wisconsin
Washington, D.c
Ivory
Pou
Crisco
United Food Stores
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