Saboteur case argued before Supreme Court
Attorney General Biddle denounced eight men as enemy aliens who landed to destroy US wartime assets and urged the court to deny habeas corpus. Colonel Royall contends the prisoners are refugees seeking civil trial while admitting saboteur aims. Supreme Court set to rule as the Military Commission proceeds with final arguments.
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Washington
Biddle
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Kaens
Roosevelt
Kenneth C. Royall
Royall
Germany
Jong
CLIN
Dtd Lebih
Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Federal District Court
District Court
Supreme Court of Appeals
Frankfurter
Jackson
United States
Eldership Meeting Opens at Rocky Springs Union Church
About fifty delegates attend the annual Eldership convention at Rocky Springs Union Church. Missionary Sunday School and Christian Endeavor groups discuss future officers as rain cancels the campfire. Prof C E Miller of Carlisle Pa speaks. executive committee to appoint candidates tomorrow.
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Christian Endeavor
Maryland
Virginia
Churches of God
Freewand Choir
C. E. Miller
Carlisle
Carlisle High School
Rocky Springs Union Church
Here
Supreme Court Session Delays Jurisdiction in Wartime Case
The Supreme Court met in a mid summer session with two justices absent, Douglas missing from Oregon and Murphy on army leave. The court debated its jurisdiction to review wartime presidential orders, while Royall argued complex points and Biddle joined, as arguments on merits were to follow later.
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Douglas
Oregon
Murphy
Supreme Course
Royall
Biddle
Shane Vatevertee
Jap Admiral Cried For Aid During Midway Battle
Lieut. William Christie of Flint Michigan, credited with two direct hits on the cruiser Nogami, recounts a Japanese admiral’s frantic plea for rescue during the Battle of Midway. Christie says the admiral asked urgently to be taken off the sinking flagship, while Christie notes the Japanese carriers likely fell in the engagement.
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Hollywood
Tiny
Midway
William Christie
Flint
Mich
NBC
Christie
Yorktown
Admiral
Doubling of Individual Tax Levy Suggested
Rey Little of Providence a Rhode Island parachute maker told the Senate Finance Committee that the government will collect too little income tax under the new revenue bill. He urged doubling individual levies, saying he would pay about 7000 dollars on a 20000 dollar net income and that he ought to pay nearly twice that amount.
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Washington
Rey Little
Providence
R. 1
Senate Finance Committee
Little
Atlantic Rayon Corporation
War Interpretation of Hitler Drive Into Caucasus
The article analyzes Hitler’s aims to cut off the Caucasus and press toward Baku, outlining a southern front from the Baltic to the Caspian and assessing Russian defense. It discusses terrain barriers, mountain passes, and Cossack resistance, noting potential Allied supply lines via the Persian route and challenges of coastal or sea incursions.
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Hitler
Russia
Volga
Black Sea
Caspian
Caucasus
Baltic
Leningrad
Moscow
Baku
Iran
Cusnian Sea
Caucasian
Thhe
Don
Europe
Stalingrad
Hiller
Crimea
Fron
Volta
Tran
Man Injured As Steel Fails In Fence Work At Everedy
L Austin Hoke of 242 East Second Street sustained painful injuries Tuesday when a large steel piece fell on his foot crushing several toes during fence erection at the Everedy Company. He was reported to sink comfortably Wednesday evening.
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L. Austin Hoke
East Second Street
Everedy Company
Ford Observes 79th Birthday
Detroit July 29 Henry Ford turns 79 tomorrow and speaks of peace amid the war. He remains convinced an era of unprecedented prosperity lies beyond the conflict and supports intensified production to prevent war. He envisions a world federation after the war and urges productive diplomacy and a wide partnership as antidotes to aggression.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford
wars _ Meyer
Ford Long
Answers To War Quiz From Pare Five
Answers to a war quiz itemizes insignia for Nurses Aid Corps members and notes bombardiers in Brig Gen Jimmy Doolittle’s team who bombed Japanese cities on April 18. It cites the 20 cent bombsight designed by Maj Charles R Greening to prevent Norden sights falling into enemy hands and states it costs 260 to buy a pilot’s clothing, less than 14 war bonds.
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Jimmy Doolittle
Charles R. Greening
Picnic Today at Fair Grounds by Frederick Lodge 684
The annual lodge picnic and outing of Frederick Lodge 684 BPO Ellis will be held this afternoon and tonight at the local Fair Grounds. Entertainment starts at 4 o clock with dinner for members and guests at 6 30 p.m. An evening program has been arranged by the committee.
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Frederick Lodge
B. P. O. Ellis
Gigantic Forest Endured From Atlantic to Mississippi
The article recalls a vast, uninterrupted forest spanning from the Atlantic coastline to the Mississippi River at the time of early European arrival in America. It emphasizes the sheer expanse and the abundance of tall trees encountered by settlers and explorers.
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Atlantic
Mississippi River
America
Wanted To Be Sober Before Draft Board
Donald Bare testified he asked police to arrest him to appear before the draft board in a sober condition. He was taken into custody by Officers Swomley and Marks, appeared before Magistrate Bennett, and was fined $5 or five days for drunkenness. he lacked $4 to pay and faced jail. Several other local cases followed with fines, dismissals, and verdicts for trespassing, reckless driving, and speeding.
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Draft Board
Donald Bare
Alton Y. Bennett
Bare
Daniel E. Swomley
James D. Marks
Marks
Draft
Bennett
James E. McClellan
Rockwell Terrace
McClellan
Frank K. Dorsey
A. Norman Dietz
City Opera House
City Hall
Sergt. Dorsey
Dietz
Martin Kanade
East Patrick Street
Joseph Brooks, Jr
Ralph Graham
Lovettsville
Dovety Gans Weedell Stoward W. Kettells
Earl Thomas Tobery
New Market
Harry Holsinger
Alex C. Shipley
Cumberland
Corp
Truman Moon
Harry W Nice Jr Dies Unexpectedly at 36
Baltimore July 29 Harry W Nice Jr son of the late Governor of Maryland died unexpectedly at his Mount Washington home at age 36 after a heart ailment. He is survived by his mother Edna V Nice. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon with the Rev Edward A Roff of Mount Washington officiating and burial in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Harry W. Nice, Jr
Maryland
Mount Washington
Nice
Edna V. Nice
Edward A. Roff
Gasoline Stored in Baltimore Home Sparks Fire Safety Probe
Baltimore investigators probe whether stored gasoline in a basement triggered a Tuesday explosion that injured fourteen Baltimore firemen. Captain Smith reports about 200 gallons found, with the owner given 48 hours to remove it. City rules forbid storage over one gallon in sealed containers without a permit. Officials warn the danger of storing gasoline in homes and note more investigations underway to uncover other large quantities. The owner cooperates and faces disposal challenges under federal restrictions.
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Baltimore
F. Lester Smith
Capt. Smith
W. Raymond Walter
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Maurice N. Aroll
Tony Martin
Navy
San Francisco
Aroff
Martin
Kirke L. Simpson
Army
John Doolittle
Tokyo
West Point
Delphey
Gods
C. C. Carty, Inc
E. Patrick St
Capt.Smith
State Firemen’s Association
C. E. Cline & Son Funeral Directors
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