Dusk Dawn Blackout Scheduled Across State Next Week
Regulations for the dusk to dawn blackout to be held next Wednesday span the entire state. The test aims to mobilize Civilian Defense units, test community cooperation, and verify blackout procedures unannounced at 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Lights will dim or go out citywide during the air raid test.
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County Office of Civilian Defense
U. S. Army
Citizens’ Defense Corps
Army
Navy
Brunswick
State
OCD
Board of Aldermen
Frederick counts exceed 20 thousand sugar certificates for canning
More than 20 000 Frederick city and county residents secured sugar purchase certificates for canning and preserving fruits in June. Certificates totaled 128 101 pounds. since May the program has issued 142 811 pounds. Applications approved numbered 5 678 with 3 561 mailed. average 3.6 persons per application and 5.2 pounds per person for canning sugar.
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Frederick City
Women distribute OPA rules to Frederick county retailers
In a nationwide drive more than 85 local women in Frederick county handed out What Every Retailer Should Know About the General Maximum Price Regulation. Clubwomen Red Cross and defense volunteers organized by Hal Lee T Ott require retailer signatures to track distribution and enable mail delivery of future regulations. Mrs Carroll Albaugh supervised Frederick city, divided into seven zones.
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United States
Frederick County
Office of Price Administration
Red Cross
Hal Lee T. Ott
County Council of Defense
Carroll Albaugh
Frederick City
Women Volunteers Deliver Price Law Education in Five States
The Office for Price Administration deployed 50 000 women volunteers in New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland and Delaware to educate 450 000 retailers on general minimum price regulations. Dr John F Sly called the three day canvass educational and community driven, urging citizens to tackle inflation under OPA guidance. Each retailer will receive the regulation booklet and a pamphlet What Every Retailer Should Know.
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New York
Office For Price Administration
District of Columbia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
John F. Sly
OPA
Washington
Roosevelt
T. V. Soong
Walker
Abraham Lincoln
Sun Yat Sen
China
Japan
Paris
Bund indicted ten held in high bail as FBI seizes all
Eleven of twenty nine defendants in the coast to coast drive against the German American Bund were held on high bail as the FBI announced all were in federal custody. The final named figure Wilbur V. Keegan was arrested in New Haven and may have a hearing today. Bail totaling 3000 was set for eight defendants who plead innocent before Judge George C. Sweeney in New York with trial scheduled for July 28.
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New York
Bund
FBI
U. S
New Haven
Conn
Wilbur V. Keegan
Teaneck
N. J
Hartford
Keegan
George C. Sweeney
George John Dash
Amagansett
Long Island
Edward John Kerling
Jacksonville
Ernest Peter Burg Herbert Hans Haupt
Henry Harm Heinek
Hermann Oths Neubauer
Richard Quirin
Werner Thiel
Frank R. McCoy
Water
Roosevelt
Chicago
District of Columbia
Petrillo Bans 130000 Recording Releases After August
New York July 1 130000 members of the American Federation of Television era will stop making radio transcriptions and juke box records after August 1. The ban, signed by president James Petrillo, was ordered June 25 to curb canned music competition. Juke box operators face no new records once current stock is used.
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New York
James C. Petrillo
Stock market drifts with late rally amid Germany Russia tensions
Irregular price movements dominated today as leaders edged higher after early selling tied to foreign reports and Roosevelt warning of possible government seizure of auto tires. A sharp wave of offerings reversed trends, and near the fourth hour many key industrials stood ahead by fractions while some issues stayed in the red.
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Germany
Russia
Roosevelt
British oiling wells West of Cairo shocks WW2 readers
British forces allegedly poured fish oil into desert wells near Cairo to taint German water supplies. The tactic aimed to ruin water taste for months, countering well destruction by forcing enemy engineers to seek new sources within 24 hours.
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Cairo
Contracts Awarded For Two U S Army Projects In Europe
London reports the United States Army awarded two contracts totaling 3 985 000 dollars for contractor work in the European theater. The awards involve work at the Norfolk Navy Yard and Curtis Bay Coast Guard yard with no further details released.
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London
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Navy
United States Army
King George
Bucking Navy Yard
Norfolk
Coast Guard Yard
Curtis
Eight Germans go on trial for their lives in capital
In a highly secretive proceeding, eight German born men stood trial before a military commission at the Justice Department for alleged war crimes and sabotage. Guarded by soldiers and police, they faced a swift verdict on charges carrying the death penalty as President Roosevelt barred civil courts from the case.
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Washington
Thei
Justice Department
FAE
U-poais
Long Island
Florida
Commi Nm
BoPekme al Satupes
Ana Defense
Commission
Prosecution
Biddle
Roosevelt
Francis Biddle
Biddie
Rmy Seatles— Aiejecti Ivial
U S Army Air Service Sets Unique Record
The United States Army Air Service reports a record of flying 3 100 000 miles in five months to move troops and equipment to the Australian front. Planes transported a full artillery battery and 500 000 pounds of gear in a fraction of overland time, often serving as ambulances and cargo carriers. Australian pilots and Air Service leaders Briga dier General Rush B Lincoln and Group Captain Harald Gatty head the effort.
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Melbourne
United States Army Air Force
United States
Bataan
Philippines
Rush B. Lincoln
United States Arms Air Force
Harald Gatty
No U S Air Activity In China On July 7
Lieut. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell headquarters announce there was no United States air action in East China on July 7. The Chinese Central News Agency cited Allied aircraft attacking the Canton base on July 6, with six Japanese interceptors driven off.
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Chungking
United States
Joseph W. Stillwell
East China
Chinese Central News
Canton
Stilwell
Joon Canton
Nanchang
Hankaw
Rumors of Assassination in Sweden Declared Unfounded
Report from Stockholm and Reuters states Sweden's Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson was never assassinated. The piece notes explosive and military equipment found on Long Island and Florida beaches. Prosecution aims to present its case within three days amid possible defense motions on jurisdiction.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
Swme
Per Albin Hanssor
FBI
America
Long Island
Florida
Co Ratiuet
Ooe
Titsei
All Allied Global Forces May Be Placed Under Supreme Head
Discussion among officials and historians centers on creating a single Allied supreme commander for all United Nations air, sea, and ground forces. Names such as Marshall Leahy MacArthur and others are floated, with debates about regional commands and overall strategic leadership to coordinate a global war effort.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
United Nations
Little Ward
Marshall
Wallin
Leahy
Gener
Dautas
Arthur Leahy
Tat Lim
MacArthur
Ool
Bataan
Inter-Allied
Stalin
Chiang Kai-e Sheko
MatArthur
Wavell
Roosevelt
Shurehill
M Arthur
Paefic
India
Auchinleck
Koast
Chiang-Kai-Shek
Ching
May End Bridge Work Delays on Route 46 Opening
The temporary Jug Brice on Route 46 faces uncertain opening with Grove Lime Company near completion by mid next week. Arrival of remaining lumber and macadamizing of approaches may delay the final reopen. wheel guards and hand rails will be installed once the structure is usable.
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Nase Gan
Guo
State Roads Commission
Warnecke Sends to Cubs on Waivers from Cardinals
The St Louis Cardinals announced they assign Len Warneke veteran right hand pitcher to the Chicago Cubs on waivers for a nominal price about 87500 He has an 18 percent winning record against 108 defeats and joins a Cubs rotation after a strong season with St Louis.
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St Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Len Warneke
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Warneke
Ambassador Armour to Return to United States for Business
United States Ambassador Norman Armour met with Argentina's Foreign Office to inform Minister Enrique Runge Guinazu that he will return to the United States to attend to business and personal affairs. Armour is expected to return as soon as possible. A merchant ship was torpedoed in the Atlantic off the northern coast of South America and survivors landed at a Gulf coast port.
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Buenos Aires
United States
Norman Armour
Foreign Office
Foren
Enrique Runs Guinazu
Armour
Union
South America
Gulf
Soviet envoy Jacob Ay Malik presents credentials in Tokyo
Jacob Ay Malik, newly appointed Soviet ambassador to Japan, presented his credentials to Emperor Hirohito in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Jacob Ay Malik
Soviet
Russia
Japan
Hirohito
Imperial Palace
Pay Por Dependents Now Being Deducted
Washington reports the army has begun deducting soldiers pay for dependent wives and children under the family allowance act signed June 23. Deductions start for June pay but actual payments to dependents begin November 1, with some posts starting August and early amounts spread over several months to avoid hardship. Government cash benefits will be added to allotments and may accumulate as lump sums before first payments.
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Washington
de Jas Im
Mexicans Claim Sink Of German U Boat In Gulf
Mexican reports claim a dive bombing attack in the Gulf of Mexico crippled a German submarine. Patrol planes near Tampico sighted the sub and pilots said bombing runs produced multiple hits. The general staff bulletin verified damage and noted a second sub protected the withdrawal.
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Messey Crise
Aty
Gulf of Mexico
Suber Marine
AUS Genvtel Stel
Tampics
General Staff
Patlck
Red Army Halts German Assaults Along Voronezh Front
Soviet reports claim Red Army counterattacks slowed the German drive on Voronezh and held key crossings on the Don river. Berlin broadcasts say Soviet trains were encircled northwest of Voronezh and Russians continued counterattacks west of Moscow amid a widening German assault.
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Moscow
Red Army
Voronezh
Don
Mostow
Becdny
Soviet Information Bureau
Krussians
Berlin
Rzhev
High Command
Hss
Harthi
Orel
Kharkov
Kursk
Upper
Volga
Rescued Men Report Mixed Crews on U Boat
Thirty seven persons were rescued after a Dutch car ferry was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in the Caribbean on May 12. Ten crew members, all non Americans, were landed at a Gulf port and described a sudden sinking at 1035 p.m. The submarine commander spoke with the ship master and was identified as German, with Italian crew members aboard.
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Gulf Coast
Gunfire Across The Channel Sparks Returns of Coastal Attacks
London reports renewed exchange of shelling as German and British guns fire along the English Channel for over an hour. No casualties or property damage yet. Dover issued alerts while the southeast coast remains quiet. Separately, Mrs. Roy Fogle recovers from an electric shock suffered at her West Seventh Street home after cleaning a chandelier on a ladder.
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London
English Channel
Dover
Roy Fogle
West Seventh Street
Fogle
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Soares
Warnecke
Tne T. Exgie Russell Company
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Law
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