Navy back Cecil Duffy eyed as potential star at Annapolis
Navy football buzz centers on Cecil Duffy of Birmingham who impressed observers with his ball carrying in practice. Critics caution against trusting Navy line reports of weakness while noting Duffy's potential impact for the upcoming season. The column also recalls Ty Cobb's early career and a past reconstruction debate on transportation issues affecting sports programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Navy
Cecil Duuffee
Birmingham
Ala
Annapolis
Duffy
Ty Cobb
Detroit
Hughey Jennings
Tiger
Week's slate features tennis, football, and baseball showdowns
The week highlights include tennis, the Chicago All-Star football game, the All-American Kids ball game, and finals of the American Legion and National Semi-Pro baseball tournaments. Also noted are a pair of major d races and a fund for a New Jersey boy with top football and scholarship records tied to Larry Conover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Ommy Fitzgerald
ODT
O'Neill
Detroit
Larry Conover
Penn State
New Jersey
Washington, D. C
Bolling Field
Chesapeake Bay
Rent Control Extends to June 1946 in OPA Plan
New York Aug 28 Leo F Gentner acting regional OPA administrator said meat rationing would last 60 to 90 days shoe rationing three to four months and rent control at least until June 30 1946 He warned tougher tasks lie ahead and affirmed continued control as long as needed for the second region including New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Delaware Maryland and DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Leo F. Gentner
OPA
Gertner
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
District of Columbia
DDT Goes To Local Essential Users In Wartime Move
Martin L. Johnson of Cumberland announces civilian DDT supplies will reach essential users in Winchester area. Four forms include household spray and dust, large agricultural dust or spray, and garden insecticides. DDT praised for wartime health impact but cautions on safe use and environmental effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin L. Johnson
Cumberland
Maryland
Winchester
Victory
Pennsylvania Salt Mfg. Co
Hagerstown Truck Driver Dies in Turnpike Blaze
Charles Swigert of Hagerstown Maryland, about 45 and father of five, burned to death when his Baltimore and Pittsburgh Motor Express Co trailer truck caught fire on the Pennsylvania Turnpike four miles east of Somerset. Police said a front tire blew out, the rig sideswiped a parked truck, hit a bridge and burst into flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Charles Swigert
Hagerstown
Baltimore and Pittsburgh Motor Express Co
Here
Swiger
Divorce sought by Richard Washington Jr against Martha H Washington
In Winchester Virginia on August 20 1945 the Corporation Court orders Martha H Washington to appear within ten days after publication to protect her interests in a divorce action on the grounds of desertion and for general relief. The clerk is P J Marshall and the date sequence 8 21 28 9 4 11 41? is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court OF
Winchester
Richard Washington, Jr
Martha H. Washington
Virginia
P. J. Marshall
Corporation Court
Leaves From Notebook Of War Correspondent In Natal Brazil
Elton C. Fay describes the Green Project airlift, moving over 32,000 GIs homeward from Europe via Natal Brazil. Soldiers spend about 24 hours at Parnamirim Field, undergo health checks, rest, and shop at a large post exchange with items like mosquito boots and alligator handbags. Some fear or fatigue is noted as they await onward transport to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elton C. Fay
Natal
Brazil
Europe
United States
South America
Casablanca
North Africa
Army Air Forces
Air Transport Command
Green Project
Equator
Atlantic
Caribbean
Parnanirim Field
Recife
Miami
Fla
Jungle
Contagion Precautions in Illness Reports
Guidance notes that temperatures or signs of illness should be recorded but kept until symptoms subside or outbreak is ruled out. Emphasizes monitoring for contagious disease only if new cases emerge.
Giant 282-ton Diesel locomotive for Seaboard Railway
Norfolk, August 28. A 282-ton diesel electric locomotive under construction at Baldwin in Philadelphia will join Seaboard Railway for experimental service on heavy fast freight runs. It is 92 feet long with 24 wheels and two eight-driver four-p guider trucks, capable of speeds up to 85 mph on suitable tracks and traffic. Designed mainly for freight, officials say it may serve passenger trains too.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Seaboard Railway
Seaboard
Veterans rights and origins of a proverb discussed
A veteran honorably discharged for any reason may wear a discharge button. The saying two wrongs do not make a right has unclear origin. a common version reads two blacks make no white, two wrongs do not make a right.
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M.F.O
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Hugh S. Fulleren, Jr
N. Loudoun St
Haldeman’s
T. G. Adams Esso
Reddy
Dite Freemauray
Kate Greenaway
Cumberland Broker
U. S
Bureau of Entomology and
WPB
Siebert A. Rohwer
Plum I
American Mariner
U. S. Maritime Service
General Electric
Long Island Sound
GE Electronic Navigator
Hatchett Reef
Nantic Bay
Black PT
Little Gull
GE Research and Engineering
Genera/ Electric Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Cloverdale
Anife Tout” Aber
Gageside
Sarsaparitia
Cloverdale Spring Co
Newville, Pa
D. A. Gordon Company
Cloverdale Soft Drinks
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