Japanese Girl Tossed Bombs From Bloomers At Marines
Second Lt. George C. Hill recounted a Saipan incident involving a nine year old Japanese girl who bombarded Marines with grenades from bloomers while Japanese soldiers coached her. Hill, wounded by a sniper on the first night, described the attack from about 200 yards, the girl approaching within 20 to 30 yards, and the Marines tossing grenades back as bazookas arrived. The narrative ends with Hill saying the Marines killed the girl and the Japanese soldiers.
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Seattle
Saipan
George C. Hill
Salisbury
MD. Hil
University of Maryland
Post-Intelligencer
Hill
Two Million To Be Lopped Off Payroll
Washington predicts postwar federal workforce cuts of about two million from the prewar civilian roll of 2,908,912, with half of the 270,057 Washington workers expected to depart. Chairman Ramspeck says layoffs will follow Civil Service Commission orders, aiming to muster out workers with severance and unemployment benefits. Dvinsk note irrelevant to main item.
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Washington
Ramspeck
D.-Ga
House Civil Service Committee
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Moving Men Qualified For Overseas Duty
Baltimore reports Maj. Gen. Philip Hayes said all Army service forces enlisted men qualified for overseas duty will have left permanent posts in Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia by Sept 3. Transfers to more active duty exclude a small percentage on garrison duty who have not completed 12 months of service.
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Baltimore
Philip Hayes
Third Service Command
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Hayes
New A Gasoline Ration Coupons In Tomorrow
Washington reports that A ten coupons expire at midnight and A eleven stamps become valid through November 8 in the 17 east coast states and D C. Each coupon covers three gallons, equal to prior value. Additional items note a Maryland prison sentence for Martha Bowie and a paratrooper equipment claim, with distinct events in Rockville and Laytonsville.
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Washington
East Coast
District of Columbia
Big Gain In Deposits Of City Banks
Frederick five banks boosted year end deposits to 28,234,459.36 with total assets at 31,261,273.96. Time or savings deposits rose to 12,242,003.14 while demand deposits reached 15,992,456.22. Government deposits increased by 1,473,636.35 to 2,574,824.80, aiding a 3.59 million rise in total deposits. Surplus and undivided profits plus earnings after dividends added to local bank security. The article notes war financing as a contributing factor.
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Frederick
United States
U. S
Sam
Rotary Governor To Visit Here Wednesday
The Frederick Rotary Club will welcome John Jay Shank governor of Rotary International's 160th District on an official visit. Shank directs Wayne Laboratories and belongs to the Waynesboro Pa Rotary Club. District includes 94 clubs in Pennsylvania Maryland and West Virginia.
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Frederick
John Jay Shank
Rotary International
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
The World’s Largest Coal Mine in Illinois
A claim states the largest coal mine in the world is located in Illinois. The note references coal production sites and regional mining activity, highlighting Illinois as a major coal region.
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The
Ilinois
Thurmont fine paid after hit and run. drunken arrest
Kenneth Ross Ohler of Taneytown paid 11.45 after Magistrate William J. Stoner convicted him of failing to stop after an accident in Thurmont. Gelwicks reported the hit on his car in Thurmont. warrant issued and served by State Trooper Bruce A. Brachey. Lloyd Lewis near Garfield was jailed for 30 days for drunken and disorderly conduct at the Thurmont carnival grounds after inability to pay a 25 fine.
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William J. Stoner
Thurmont
Kenneth Ross Ohler
Taneytown
Robert Gelwicks
Gelwicks
Obler
Bruce A. Brachey
Lloyd Lewis
Garfield
G. E. Shook
Walkersville Bank Marks Its 10th Anniversary
Walkersville Bank celebrates ten years since opening on August 9, 1934, when local community members formed the bank after the nearby institution closed. George L. Ramsburg served as first president and Percy H. Claggett as cashier, with deposits growing from 74 213.60 at year end to 468 690.60 by June 30. Claggett resigned in 1940. J Harold Hooper then led, and Kent JC Nicodemus has been president since January 1943.
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Walkersville Bank
Central Trust Company
Walkersville
George L. Ramsburg
Percy H.claggett
Claggett
Perryville
J. Harold Hooper
Kent JC
Europe
Hitler
Germany
von Hindenburg
Dollfuss
Austria
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Names listed for secretary positions and officials
Clayborne M Zimmerman secretary Simon J Grim William B Bennett Harvey KR Cramer R E Delaplaine George P Devilbiss George H Graham Robert N Nicodemus R Ward Stauffer Ray B Zimmerman appear as a roster of officers or appointees.
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William B. Bennett Harvey R. Cramer
Rob
J. E. Delaplaine
Geo. P. Devilbiss
Geo. H. Graham Robert N. Nicodemus R. Ward Stauffer Ray B, Zimmerman
War Dept Letter Follows Death in France of Pvt John W Davis
A War Department letter to Mrs Dorothy Fale of 417 North Bentz street follows a telegram last week reporting the death of her son Pvt John W Davis in France on July 11. The letter says no details are available on how he died and that his personal effects would be returned if recoverable.
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War Department
Dorothy Fale
North
Bentz Street
Pfe
John W. Davis
France
Pfc
Davis
Sur
Soldier's Wife Works At Aberdeen Proving Ground
A wartime notice recalls Pte. and Mrs. Davie married April 18, 1942 at Fort Meade. He served overseas while she stayed with his mother and later went to Aberdeen to work at the Proving Ground, with his wife Agnes Fletcher Davis, daughter of Mrs. Mary Fletcher Davis, formerly of the city.
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Vivors
Agnes Fletcher Davis
Mary Fletcher Davis
Aberdeen
Davie
Fort Meade
Proving Ground
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