U S Sends Plane Reinforcements To Malta
The Navy announced that reinforcements were delivered to Malta by the aircraft carrier Wasp. The flights involved British RAF pilots and possibly American crews, and the operations damaged enemy forces while reinforcing the island's defense. Malta, a key British stronghold, had suffered heavy bombing but remained a critical supply line chokepoint in the Mediterranean.
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Washington
Navy
Malta
Mediterranean
Wasp
U. S
Aelona
United Nations
Italy
Libya
Andrew Browne Cunningham
Al-lied High Command
Rommel
Sicily
Cunningham
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Fore River
Quincy
Mass
About 1,200 Register For Service In U S Draft
About 1,200 young men ages 18 and 19 registered in the fifth draft held in public schools across the city and county. Board One logged roughly 570 with three schools still to report, far below earlier estimates. Many registrants work elsewhere, have enlisted, or attend school, affecting turnout.
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Board One
Ovv
Vnlu
Draft Board
Matear
North Market Street
Frederick
Evacuation Officer To Be Named Soon
Baltimore July 1 A regional civilian defense director announced an evacuation officer will be appointed to prepare a master plan for evacuating third civilian region target areas in case of heavy bombing. The appointee will likely come from James H Landis, national OCD director.
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Baltimore
Rowland K. Adams
James H. Landis
OCD
Germans Fishing For Information
German radio used a customary technique to fish for information by broadcasting unconfirmed news. It claimed the British fleet left Alexandria on June 29 and passed the Suez Canal toward the Red Sea without any corroboration.
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New York
Geneva
Alexandria
Suez Canal
Red Sea
Auto Owners Must Enroll Again For Gas Ration
Frederick city and county schedule a second gasoline rationing registration for July 9 10 11 from 2 to 9 p m at twenty seven schools including Parkway North Market and Lincoln high schools Buckeystown Middletown Urbana and Walkersville local principals and teachers will conduct the process with the Rationing Board issuing basic A books and D books each good for one year applicants must provide ownership vehicle details license numbers and year models and bring 1941 1942 registration cards for verification supplemental forms will be handled at 4 and 7 p m with war use tax stamp numbers required for car plates by July 1 Emergency classed vehicles are not eligible.
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North Market Street
Lincoln
Buckeystown
Point of Rocks
Adamstown
Middletown
Rocky Ridge
Creagerstown
Emmitsburg
Wolfsville
Urbana
Liberty
New Market
Sabillasville
Woodsboro
New Midway
Jefferson
Thurmont
Catoctin Furnace
Myersville
Johnsville
Lewistown
Burkittsville
East
Ten Killed As Plane Crashes In West Virginia Mountains
Welch West Virginia July 1 A converted airliner crashed and burned in the mountains near Premier ten bodies recovered all believed to be Army personnel The aircraft bore American Airlines insignia The crash site lies about half a mile from Premier near Welch and searchers continued for additional victims
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Welch
W. Va
West Virginia
Earl Yeager
Tom W Harrison
American Airlines
Premier
Strong Allied air assault targets Japanese bases in Pacific
Allied bomber forces struck Japanese bases across New Britain and New Guinea before dawn on Tuesday in the largest raid in days. In New Britain at Rabaul pilots reported fires in the wharf area and a bomber made multiple runs amid heavy anti aircraft fire. Luganai airport near Rabaul was bombed with demolition runs on runways and buildings. Lae in New Guinea also faced attacks though clouds and haze limited observation of results.
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Australia
New Britain
New Guinea
Hara Aledo
Geesden
Rabaul
Lukanai Airport
Lae
Jap Army Gate to Attack Russia Threat Stated
A military commentator said Japanese air and land forces concentrate on Manchukuo border and may attack Russia at a chosen moment. He noted northward force drift but warned preparations might not be complete or imminent. The piece also reports U S air raids on Tokyo and stock market moves with Allied Chemical rising.
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London
Manchukuo
Russia
Inc
Tokyo
United States
Church Notices For Friday Print In News Post
Ministers are advised to submit church notices to the News-Post offices no later than Thursday noon. The News and Post will not publish on Saturday July 4, and this week’s church notices are planned for Friday publication.
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News-Post
News and Post
Nazi Drive At Gzhatsk Fails Says Russ Report
Moscow reports a German offensive near Gzhatsk 100 miles west of Moscow failed after heavy Russian counter attacks. The Seventh German Infantry unit suffered over 2,500 casualties as Russians held their lines. Meanwhile Kursk and Sevastopol fronts saw continued German pressure and losses. Balaklava and Fort Malakov fortifications were captured as the siege of Sevastopol continued.
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Gzhatsk
Moscow
Red Star
Sevastopol
Kursk
Malakov
Balaklava
Auchinleck Orders Confidence Amid Desert Battle
General Sir Claude Auchinleck issued an order to the Eighth Army stating the battle is not over until the enemy is defeated. Rommel’s armored spearheads neared Alexandria with units about 100 miles east of the city as El Alamein loomed 65 miles away. He now personally commands the desert battle to save Egypt amid heavy fighting reported by British headquarters.
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Cairo
Claude Auchinleck
Eighth
Erwin Rommel
Alexandria
The
Nile
E Daba
Auchinleck
Briain
Middle East
Egypt
Rommel
el Alamein
Brunswick Pastor To Be Installed Sunday
Rev Karl Luther Mumford is set for installation as pastor of the Brunswick Lutheran charge in Bethany Lutheran Brunswick on Sunday morning at 11 o clock Dr Amos John Traver of nis city will conduct the service for Rev Raymond C Lerrick of Baltimore president of the Maryland Lutheran Synod Rev Mumfords father Rev E Carl Mumford of Ellicott City Braddock Heights will deliver the charge to the congregation and Dr Traver will deliver the charge to the pastor The Brunswick charge includes Bethany church and Luther Chapel Petersville
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Karl Luther Mumford
Brunswick Lutheran Charge
Bethany Lutheran Church
Brunswick
Amos John Traver
Nis City
Raymond C. Lerrick
Baltimore
Maryland Lutheran Synod
Mr. Mumford
E. Carl Mumford
Ellicott City
Braddock Heights
Dr. Traver
Bethany Church
Luther Chapel
iPetersville
Britain Had Superiority Of Guns For Desert Fight
London July 1 Britain's war production minister and his predecessor denied lack of guns tanks and planes caused North Africa defeats as Churchill faced a no confidence attack. Lyttleton said six pounder guns and tanks are produced and dive bombers supplied. Beaverbrook claimed Libya had no equipment shortage and that British tanks outnumbered Axis. The debate opened with Sir John Wardlaw Milne moving a vote of no confidence, citing centralized leadership and slow modern equipment, while production officials insisted output was steady and improving.
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London
Britain
North Africa
Winston Churchill
Oliver Lyttleton
House of Commons
House of Lords
Lord Beaverbrook
Libya
Beaverbrook
John Wardlaw- Milne
Milne
Churchill
Middle East
Lyttleton
Tobruk
North African Front
Rommel’s Axis Pleads Toward El Alamein Near Alexandria
German armored forces push toward El Alamein 65 miles southwest of Alexandria as last defense before the Mediterranean naval base. British HQ reports tanks knocked out in desert battles while allied air power harasses the Axis flanks near the Nile delta.
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Cairo
Erwin Rotumel
Nile Delta
Middle East
Nile River
Berlin
el Alamein
Alexandria
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Mediterranean
Parish House To Be Recreation Site For Detrick Field Men
Beginning Saturday afternoon at four o'clock the Parish House of All Saint's Episcopal church will open to soldiers at Detrick Field offering off duty recreation. The plan includes books magazines games writing materials piano radio and soft drinks with a hostess on hand. Local girls will help entertain Saturday and Mrs Walter F. Martin and Miss Virginia Gambrill coordinate hostesses and Victory Belles for the event.
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All Saint's Episcopal Church
Detrick Field
Samuel 8. Johnston
Walter F. Martin
Virginia Gambrill
Victory Belles
State Rubber Drive Proves Disappointing
Annapolis July 1 Petroleum Coordinator Harold L. Ickes urged Governor O Conor to boost state agency rubber donations. He called for mats worn tires hoses tubes stamps discarded rubber goods and other articles to aid critical military needs.
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Annapolis
Harold L. Ickes
O'Conor
Ickes
Trains Collide South of Cairo Wreck Kills Engineer
The Atlanta Coast Line southbound train The South Wind and another train collided near Whigham Ga killing one engineer and injuring about 50 passengers none seriously. Several passengers were taken to Cairo hospital where officials said none were seriously hurt and they would be ready to proceed shortly.
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Cairo
Atlantic Coast Line
Whigham
Nazi Attacks Losing Punch Says Russian General
Major General Nikolai Zhurvalev, a Russian military expert, stated that Hitler's offensives are no longer capable of large scale strategic operations. He claimed Axis forces are worn out and Goebbels seeks to save face by portraying local offensives as major strategic operations.
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Kuibyshev
Nikolai Zhurvalev
Adolf Hitler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Promotion Given To Admiral Fletcher
Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, commander of a task force at the Coral Sea, won a promotion to vice admiral. President Roosevelt sent the nomination to the Senate. Fletcher, 57, from Marshalltown Iowa, resides at La Plata Maryland, and led the force that accompanied the Lexington in the Coral Sea victory.
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Washington
Frank Jack Fletcher
Roosevelt
Senate
Fletcher
Marshalltown
Town
la Plata
Lexington
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