United States advances as Guam and Tinian airfield fall
Washington reports substantial gains as U S forces press to reclaim Guam from Japan. Marines seize Mount Tenjo Aluten and Chacha inland while taking Tinian airfield near Gurguan Point. Saipan death toll tallied at 21 036 with 5 434 wounded returned to duty. Battleships supported shelling coastal batteries.
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Washington
United States
Guam
Wnde
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Apra Harbor
Mount Tenjo
Aluten
Chacha
Tinian
Hinckley Assumes Director Role in Contract Settlement
Washington July 28 Robert H Hinckley 53 year old Ogden Utah executive takes command of the Office of Contract Settlement amid the wartime to peacetime shift He sworn in by Associate Justice Stephens at the White House Byrnes stresses cooperation Hinckley vows to get the job done as potential contract values reach into the tens of billions of dollars Fire reports describe a small blaze in Frederick County caused by a coal oil store accident at a tenant house near Evergreen Point Fort Meade Maryland will host a state guard encampment review with Gov O Connell presiding and awards for best trained company to be given to Bel Air unit Company D
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Washington
Office of
Robert H. Hinckley
Ogden
Utah
Cial
Civil Acronautics Authority
Hinckley
John M. Hancock
Joint
Harold M. Stephens
U. S. Court of Appeals
White House
James F. Byrnes
Independent Engine
R. Rush Lewis
Babbington
Frederick
Lewis
Evergreen Point
Fort George G. Meade
Maryland State Guard
O’conoe
Army
Bel Air
Earle Burkins
Cambridge
Butterfat Production Far Ahead Average Cow
The i i cow herd of registered Hol stein Fr esians owned by A N Mc Cardell Frederick has completed a year of production testing with average butterfat per cow near twice the national average. An average of 423 pounds butterfat and 12 380 pounds milk was recorded with milking twice daily. Top producers were Almount Ruth Posch Ormsby 489.6 pounds butterfat 13531 pounds milk and Almount Jan Posch Ormsby 489.5 pounds butterfat 14749 pounds milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brattleboro
A. N. McCardell
Frederick
Almount Ruth Posch Ormsby
Almount Jan Posch Ormsby
Doll dealer pleads guilty in wartime censorship case
Velva leak Dickinson, 50, an antique doll dealer, pleaded guilty in U S District Court to violating wartime censorship by sending coded messages to South America. A second espionage indictment was dismissed. sentencing set for August 14 by Judge Stephen S Chandler Jr.
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BOLL
New York
Velvalee Dickinson
U. S. District Court Today
South America
Stephen S. Chandler, Jr
War Devastation Described From Frontlines In France
CORP. VICTOR M. WINGATE recounts landscapes shattered by modern warfare. He notes towns scarred, houses destroyed, shells ripping through structures, and bomb blasts transforming streets into ruins. He details German defenses at a coastal town and the decisive American assault aided by heavy firepower. Also reported is Lt Robert E. Shank arriving at Grand Island Army Air Field to join the 39th Bomb Squadron, with civilian ties and family links in Middletown.
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Victor M. Wingate
Frederick 1
France
Jerry
Nebraska
Robert E. Shank
Grand Island Army Air Field
Grand Island
Neb
39Th
Shank
American Stores, Inc
Middletown
Middletown High School
Geneva I. Palmer
Waters Executrix Named In Travilah Will
Rockville July 28 Mrs Effie A Waters widow of the testator is the only beneficiary under the will of Hattan A Waters of Travilah admitted to probate in the Orphans Court. The instrument executed December 9 1940 names Mrs Waters executrix. It does not indicate the estate value.
Two Jap Merchant Ships Sunk By Planes
Advanced Allied Headquarters New Guinea reports aerial strikes sinking two Japanese merchant ships and setting fire to a third off Ceram Island. A coastal vessel was sunk and a 1,000-ton craft was set ablaze off Dutch New Guinea. Aitape front in British New Guinea remains relatively static with patrol forays. Trooper Bruchey injured after auto collision near Lewis Town. Army officer not charged due to immunity. Maryland Orphans Court schedules further hearing on David F. Davis estate. will left $30,000 to his wife who predeceased him. Dr Cullen to speak at August Tuberculosis Institute. panel on rural disease control. Westminster to install 100 street signs citywide for first time.
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New Guinea
Ceram Island
Noemfoor Island
Dutch New Guinea
Aitape
British New Guinea
Bruchey
Charles V. Main
State Police
Bruce A. Bruchey
Emmitsburg
Lewistown
Allan S. Heltzel
Camp Ritchie
J. K. Gray
Thurmont
Frederick
Jacob Rohrback
Walter H. Davis
Westminster
Orphans Court
David F. Davis
Davis
Mary Beckley Pearson
Washington
Maryland
Mr. Davis
Cullen
Annapolis
William J. French
Anne Arundel County
Victor F. Cullen
Maryland Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Frederick County
War Interpreted by Kirkell and AP Analyst on Normandy Breakthrough
The American ground air attack in Normandy closes on the Coutances pocket and nears Coutances Avranches, threatening to open the Brittany gateway. Allied forces aim to advance near Caen and Orne Gulf, with Montgomery governing left flank. Speculation links Patton to potential breakthrough as a broader offensive loom grows with expanding front and new supply lines.
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Normandy
Coutances
Avranches
Brittany
Eisenhower
Virg
France
Orne Gulf
St. Malo
Montgomery
Caen-Orne
Paris
Seine Delta
Patton
London
Sicily
Caen
Coin Bank Collateral Used To Post Driver's Bail
Daniel M. Plummer, a truck driver from Keysport Pennsylvania, spilled his coin bank contents at police headquarters to post a $26.45 collateral after a collision with a state road scraper on Route 26 east of Mount Pleasant. He was cited by Elwood O'Hara of the State Police and brought to Frederick. the wreck left his tractor and trailer badly damaged as authorities suspect he dozed during a thirteen hour drive.
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Daniel M. Plummer
Keysport
Mt. Pleasant
Elwood O'Hara
Plummer
Frederick
Pimmer
State auto mileage programs save millions in 1943
An estimated 68,200 tires and 17,000,000 gallons of gasoline were conserved in 1943 through state owned auto mileage programs, reflecting wartime efficiency efforts and resource savings across the states.
Forfeited Collateral and Peace Disturbance Judgments
A magistrate declared $45 in collateral forfeited after a hearing on peace disturbance charges involving the Bartlett family and a guest, with none appearing. Jack Burnworth of Frederick jailed twenty days for disturbing the peace. Theodore Leap of Martinsville was discharged after claiming sleep disturbance. Several others forfeited small collateral for intoxication or disturbances. State fines for traffic violations were also assessed in various cases.
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Bartlett
Frederick
Alton V. Bennett
Jack Burnworth
Theodore Leap
Martinsville
W. Va
South Market Street
Bennett
Leap
Thomas Stiligal
Newport News
Charles Whitting
Oliver Brown
Nancy
Walter
L. B
George
Viola
Louise
Minnie L
John
James Bartlett
Jake Hartman
Harry Holsinger
William F. Suter
East Patrick Street
Mike Kamisky
Baltimore
Robert Kirk
Charles C. Smith
Watfordsburg
William F. Disney
Mt. Airy
Charles R .Remsburg
Middletown
Richard A. Simmons
Georgetown
D. C
Hitler Escape Prolongs War Says British Experts
London reports British military analysts assess that Adolf Hitler’s escape in last week’s bomb plot will likely extend the war while ensuring a more decisive Allied victory. They foresee German forces not withdrawing but fighting on, with possible internal changes in the High Command and continued Nazi leadership from Goebbels and others. Colonel General Heinz Guderian replaces Kurt Zeitzler as Chief of the General Staff amid unclear ties to the plot.
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London
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Goebbels
Ley
Baltic States
Italy
Poland
Heinz Guderian
Kurt Zeitzler
Alfred Jod
Zeitzler
Pensive Set for Arlington Handicap Rematch
Pensive, slowed by four losses since Derby and Preakness wins, returns to work tomorrow as a leading contender in the $50,000 Arlington Handicap. The Calumet Farms colt shares favorite status with Georgie Drum and Equifax, owned by Howard Wells. A field of nine will contest the mile and a quarter race at Arlington Park.
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Pensive
Chicago
Calumet Farms
Georgie Drum
Equifax
Howard Wells
Lexington
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Geiger
Third Amphibious Corps
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J. U. S. Navy
Uncle Sam
Paceman Teeaiatmtat
Raed
Rockville
Kensington
Chevy Chase
Montgomery County
Gaithersburg
Sandy Spring
Rockville-Travillah
Washington, D.C
Republic Service Corp
Holding Company
Ths
Virginia
Potomac Edison Co
Raha
Cpl. Wingate
Moscow
Rosau Gagital
Red Army
Russia
NEA Telephoto
City Council
South Market
Kirkel. Simpson
Associated Press War Annalyst
Coin Bank
Cal
Bernie’s Arena
ASCAP
New Overseas Bar
War Department
TED
ALLEN
Nortb Market St
C. E. Cline & Son Funeral Directors
Gretna
Remsberg’s Jewely Store
Keeprake Jeweler
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