Tragic Army Plane Crash Ends In Maine Inferno
A light U S Army plane from Barksdale Field crashed into the West brook Trailer Camp near Portland Maine killing 12 people including four children and injuring scores. Dozens of semi permanent trailers burned as the craft plummeted in fog. Authorities investigated the cause while hospital staff treated roughly 25 burn victims.
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Portland
Maine
Edward A. Gerrish
Orono
George Robertson, Jr
Marie
Robertson
Maine General Hospital
Civil Aeronautics Administration Airway
First Service Command
U. S. Army
Barksdale Field
Bradley Field
Windsor Locks
Conn
Ft Williams
Cape Elizabeth
Grenier Field
Manchester
N. H
Westbrook
Redbank
Theodore Halley
Redbank Village
Goverment Project
Red Cross
Revised Work Quotas for War Prisoners at Westminster
Fort George G. Meade on July 11 disclosed that German prisoners of war working at bean harvesting near Westminster had their work quotas lowered after a prisoner spokesman argued the original targets, based on experienced agricultural standards, were unattainable. A conference halted work briefly before adjustments, and the side camp at Westminster resumed operations under revised quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort George G. Meade
Westminster
Fort Meade
Meade
Fire destroys barn and crops near Maugansville
Fire of undetermined origin wiped out Ira Weber's barn and all wheat and hay on the farm near Maugansville. Estimated loss seven thousand dollars. Hagerstown and Maugansville fire companies fought the blaze but could only water-spray roofs. fields were plowed around to halt spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Ira Weber
Maugansville
U S Civilian Production Plan Ready
The War Production Board announced that Donald M Nelson’s plan to shift to civilian production will start this Saturday with staggered dates through August 15. The move follows interagency disputes but aims to protect war needs while enabling civilian goods production where labor and machinery are idle.
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Washington
War Production Board
Donald M Nelson
Army
Navy
Nelson
War and Navy Departments
War Manpower Commission
Charles E. Wilson
WPB
James F. Byrnes
Wilson
Tells Of Life Of 3 Local Nurses With Army In New Guinea
Three Frederick County women, Louise Dayhoff Zona Marie King and Thelma Whipp, serving as lieutenants in the Army Nurse Corps on New Guinea, describe life in a makeshift hospital community. They detail candlelight, homemade furniture, coral roads, intense surgeries, penicillin use, a native baby treated for shrapnel injuries, and weekly dances in a club built by the Air Corps. They note limited washing facilities and constrained food, with August leaves looming and hopes for a move closer to home.
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New Guinea
Frederick County
Army Nurse Corps
South Pacific
Louise Dayhoff
Zona Marie King
Thelma Whipp
Frederick City Hospital School
Coral Roads
Air Corps
Australia
Lieut Dayhoff
United States Strikes Deep Into Japanese Defenses
American forces hammered Japan’s inner island defenses in the Far Pacific. Shore based fighters on Saipan and Pagan Island swept Marianas targets while Nimitz reports heavy damage to Japanese positions on Saipan and ongoing shelling of Guam. Raids reach the Kuriles with Truk and Marshalls also attacked.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Pacific
Saipan Island
Navy
Pagan Island
Marianas
Pagan
Saipan
Sainan
Aslito
Isley
Isley Field
Tokyo
Comei
Adm
Chester W Nimitz
Guam
Nimitz
Paramushiro
Shumushu
Kuriles
Seventh Army Air Force
Truk Atoll
Marshalls
Radio Tokyo
Domei
Rota
Tinian Islands
Marshall
Caroline Islands
Rembert James
Associated Press
James
United States
Central
Southwest Pacific
Dewey Named Inevitable Man by Luce After Talks
Albany dispatch reports Rep. Clare Boothe Luce calling Governor Thomas E. Dewey the inevitable man for the United States after a luncheon with Connecticut Republicans. Dewey discussed postwar plans and best paths for domestic economy with members, while Luce praised his capabilities and hinted at international cooperation with force if needed.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Clare Boothe Luce
R.-Conn
U. S
Luce
Connecticut
Congress
Dewey
St. Louis
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
FDR
John A Danaher
Haymond E. Baldwin
Roosevelt
United States
Landmark Plan Would Sell Liberty Ships to UN
Vice Admiral Emory Land proposed selling surplus Liberty Ships to the United Nations at war's end while keeping about 1,000 vessels in a national defense pool. The plan, announced during the Liberty Ship George R. Holmes launch, would require about 5 million dollars annually for twenty years and would be overseen by the Maritime Commission chair.
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Baltimore
Emory
Land
United States
United Nations
Maritime Commission
George R. Holmes
Bethlehem Fairfield Yard
Georgia Soldier Cole Enlists and Is Transferred to Fort Benning
Georgia resident Cole from 207 East Sixth street enlisted November 30 and served in North Carolina before being transferred to 33899222, Company 1, Third Infantry, Fort Benning, Ga.
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Pic. Cole
East Sixth Street
North Carolina
Third Infantry
Fort Benning
Short Lived Revolt Quelled In Colombia
In Bogota on July 11 Colombian army troops loyal to President Alfonso Lopez quelled a brief revolt after the President and several Cabinet ministers were seized yesterday at Pasto during army maneuvers. Lt. Col. Digonese Gil led the rebels and fled after the seizure failed to spark a wider uprising. Lopez was reported safe in a village near Pasto with ministers unharmed. Vice President Dario Echandia proclaimed himself acting President, declared a state of emergency, and ordered the army to target the rebels. Calm prevailed in major cities loyal to Lopez. reports said Laureano Gomez was arrested and a conservative newspaper Ed Sigle closed. The revolt appeared confined to a few southern garrisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombia
Alfonso Lopez
Pasto
Digonese Gil
Lopez
Ed Sigle
Vallee Refuses Divorce After Separation
Rudy Vallee and actress wife Bette Jane Greer have separated twice and he, a Coast Guard lieutenant, asks the court to deny her divorce complaint alleging cruelty. The pair wed December 2, and split on March 6 for one day. Bet ties filed for divorce July 3, saying she planned to go through with it.
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Los Angeles
Rudy Vallee
Bette Jane Greer
Coast Guard
Vallee
Miss Greer
Bettie Jane
Nusbaum Qualifies as Administrator of McCuller Estate
Nusbaum of Route 1 Frederick on Tuesday qualified as administrator of the estate of Susie E McCuller before the Orphans Court. He reported assets consisting of real estate valued at $500.
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Nusbaum
Lewis
Frederick
Susie E McCuller
Yap Airdrome Is Hit Again in Pacific Raid
Allied forces blasted Yap airdrome with 30 tons of bombs destroying several parked aircraft. Five of 20 intercepting Zeros were destroyed in a half hour over Yap. Additional strikes damaged a 10,000 ton tanker near Halmahera and hit targets at Sorong Palau Woleai and Rabaul. Medium bombers and fighters harassed targets in the Wewak area while weather hampered air operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Yap
Carolines
Halmahera Island
Sorong
Dutch New Guinea
Palau
Woleai
Rabaul
New Britain
Wewak
British New Guinea
Aitape
Southwest Pacific
Driver Injured In Tractor Trailer Fire Near Baltimore
Raymond L. Keeney, 5 Water Street, sustained burns to both hands when a tractor and trailer owned by E. C. Valentine caught fire on Route 40 outskirts of Baltimore. He had washed his hands in gasoline after repairs, a flare ignited the liquid, the cab interior was gutted, and a tanker end blew loose as gas exploded. Loss estimated between $1,000 and $1,500. Keeney treated at Frederick City Hospital and returned home.
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Raymond L. Keeney
Water Street
E. C. Valentine
Baltimore
Keeney
Frederick City
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New Windsor
George F. Weishaar
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Nusband
George Fred Wershaar
Normandy
Wiliam WH
Bradley
Paul
Ralph
William H. Bradley
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Camp Barkley
Tex
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Patuxent River
A.3
Bainbridge
Inner Island
Pacific Front
Frederick Business District
Frederick Sc
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C. E. Cline & Son Funeral Directors
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