Hood College Graduation Events Open With Dinner Tonight
Hood College begins its commencement week with a seniors dinner in Coblentz dining hall hosted by President and Mrs. Stahl. The schedule includes moving-up exercises, class gifts, and the Blazer dinner as alumnae weekend activities unfold ahead of the June 7–9 graduation events.
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Hood College
Henry I. Stahl
Coblentz
Hudson Memorial
Theodore A. Distler
Franklin and Marshall College
William R. Barnhart
Jane Simon
Ann Fitz
Stahr
Gertrude Garman
Sarah Bond
Welch
Coblentz Hall
Elizabeth Chase
Brodbeck Hall
Margaret Wehler
New York Public Library
Jahr
Hudson
Hudson Outdoor
Soldiers And Sailors Can Vote By Mail If They Wish
The county election board discussed mail ballots for service members unable to return home to vote. Eligible voters may apply in writing up to 45 days before a primary or election and ballots mailed to them must be returned and received by the Secretary of State within seven days after election. Officials note few service members may take the trouble to request ballots. the rule covers only armed forces members.
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Board of Election Supervisors
United States
Secretary of State
One Dies In Plane Crash At Nitro West Virginia
A student pilot and another man were killed or injured when two light planes collided near Charleston municipal airport. Ewing Whiteman 26 of Clarksburg died after his plane hit a power line and burned. Paul McGuire 24 of Philadelphia suffered shock and minor injuries after landing in the Kanawha river near Nitro.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ewing Whiteman
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
Whiteman
Paul McGuire
Philadelphia
Kanawha River
Nitro
Camacho to Speak on Mexico War Role Tonight
President Avila Camacho will explain Mexico's war stance against the Axis in a speech set for 9 oclock local time, 11 p.m. Eastern War Time, in Mexico City. The address outlines Mexico as an allied participant and signals official wartime messaging.
Primaries Set For Sept 14 Sparks Absentee Ballot Clash
In Baltimore on June 3 the Republican and Democratic chairs named Sept 14 as Maryland's primary date. Officials warned the choice could void military absentee ballots, which law requires unopened until ten days after the primary, conflicting with nominating conventions due by Sept 19. Authorities urged a latest date of Sept 8 to avoid legal issues.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Annapolis
W. David Tilghman, Jr
Truman B. Cash
30 000 Planes To Raid Nazis In Massive RAF Blow
London reports an RAF commentator said air raids on Germany will grow larger and that 30 000 planes bombing Germany each month is not a fantastic figure. He praised raids on Cologne and the Ruhr as substantially secured and warned the dose would continue and increase. He noted over France 1 000 fighters escorted ships Monday amid raids by 1 130 planes on Cologne and 1 036 planes on Essen.
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London
RAF
Germany
Cologne
Ruhr
France
Essen
Sugar rationing office crowds grow as mail applications urged
Crowds gathered at Frederick Maryland’s Rationing Board No. 12 offices seeking sugar for canning. Officials explained mail applications will receive purchase certificates, reducing in-person delays. Many residents took blanks home or waited for clerks to issue certificates, with a temporary room set aside in the old Church Street School.
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County Rationing Board
Church Street
House Votes War On Three Axis Allies
Washington June 3 The House of Representatives voted to day without opposition to add Bulgaria Hungary and Rumania to the United States war party list. Two party chairmen proposed setting a primary date between September 8 and 15. A legal recall of the notification to the Secretary of State was questioned and Attorney General William C Walsh was asked to seek a solution.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Bulgaria
Hungary
Rumania
United States
William C. Walsh
British Capture Axis Supply Base in Libya Near Knightsbridge
British desert forces report circling Rommel’s axis corps 30 miles rear and seizing Rotunda Segnali, a key supply base in Libya. Rommel links supply lanes to the west through a nine mile gap, while British air and ground forces press an offensive as the Libyan battle roars into its second week.
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Twin Rommel
Rommel
Ain el Gazala
Bir Hacheim
Tobruk
Rotunda Segnali
Libya
Knightsbridge
Desert Trail
North Africa
Britain
Erwin Rommel
RAF
House panel trims 75.8 million from CCC funding
Washington June 3 House Appropriations Committee approved a 1,058,451,660 bill for the Labor Department Social Security Board and related agencies after eliminating 75,818,000 set for the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Labor Department
Social Security Board
Civilian Conservation Corps
May Import Machine Tools and Workers for War Output
Canberra report says Australia considers importing machine tools and skilled workers from the United States to boost war supply output and ease shipping. The plan aims to widen production as military needs grow.
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U. S
Canberra
J. M. Makin
United States
Australia
Heydrich’s Schoolmate Faces U S Spy Trial In L A
Los Angeles report on Hans Helmut Gros a Minneapolis born doctor who admitted in a court confession to serving as a German intelligence agent with rank of captain earning $200 a month plus a 20000 mark bonus. He said Heydrich privately directed sabotage and information gathering while his wife declined to assist. Gros and his wife Frances and Albrecht Reuter are charged with failing to register as German agents and conspiring to send defense-related information to Germany.
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Los Angeles
Hans Helmut Gros
Gros
Reinhard Heydrich
Gestapo
Saxonia
Heo
Hans Bebert
Lewis and Bridges
John L. Lewis
Lof
CIO
Harry Bridges
Pacific Coast
Germany
West Coast
Dr. Gros
Frances
Albrecht Rudolf Carl Reuter
Beverly Hills
U. S
California
Helmut
FBI
United States
Paris
Poland
Dr. Gro
Reuter
Start of WPA rail removal in Frederick streets
Work to remove abandoned trolley rails under a War Production Board defense project begins tomorrow morning at intersections West South and Jefferson, proceeding to Patrick and east. Some rails remain in use by the Hayterstown and Frederick Railway Company. repaving will follow with bituminous macadam and proceeds from sale of steel to offset costs, net city expense about 270 dollars.
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Frederick
Raymond Walter
West South
Jefferson Streets
Patrick
Walker
Hayterstown
Walter
War Production Board
WPA
Lansdell Company
Baltimore
Frederick Iron and Steel Company
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Patrick Street
Jefferson Street
Carroll Street
Market Street
Fifth Street
Patrick Streets
U S Ships Aid Murmansk Convoy With Tanks and Aircraft
London reports a large U S convoy reaching Murmansk last week after five days of heavy attacks by German submarines bombers and torpedo planes. Russian and British ships joined the convoy bearing tanks and aircraft to Soviet armies.
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London
United States
Murmansk
Bill Provides For 300 Fighting Ships
Washington June 3. An 8 300 000 000 measure authorizing construction of about 500 fighting ships would nearly double the U S fleet. It was drafted today by Chairman Vinson D Ga of the House Naval Committee.
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Washington
United States
Vinson «D Ga
House Naval Committee
Get Ready To Pay 35 Tax For Owning An Auto
Washington June 3 The 5a-year federal use tax on automobiles is expected to stay as a fixture. Initial grumbling against another nuisance levy has faded as Senators report repeal chances unlikely. The first full 3 fee due July 1 should bring at least 150 million dollars, despite some owners blocking cars due to tire shortages and rationing. Buyers previously paid 2.09 for stamps last February, valid only until July 1.
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Washington
Small Barrymore Estate Goes to His Children in Probate
The estate of John Barrymore, who earned over a million as an actor, totals $10,000 in cash plus personal property. His last will, filed for probate next Tuesday, leaves the estate to his three children Diana Barrymore 21, John Blyth Barrymore 10, and Ethel Barrymore Dolores 12, from his marriages to Dolores Costello and others. Attorney Gordon Levoy said the will was drafted December 30 in his office, replacing a prior one filed before divorces from Elaine Barrie.
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Los Angeles
John Barrymore
Diana Barrymore
Michael Strange
John Blyth Barrymore
Ethel Dolores Barrymore
Dolores Costello
Gordon Levoy
Barrymore
Elaine Barrie
British RAF Scales Attacks on Essen and Ruhr Areas
London reports say strong British air squadrons bombed the Essen munitions center and other Ruhr targets, with smoke and haze hindering observation. Night fighters and bombers extended raids from Holland to Brittany, large fires left in Essen, Dieppe docks hit, and several bombers missing. Two German planes briefly attacked London with limited damage.
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London
Essen
Ruhr
RAF
Dover Strait
Air Ministry
Holland
Brittany
Ministry
Dieppe
Cologne
England
Churchill
Germany
No Deferment After Notices Of Induction
Draft boards warn deferments after induction notices are useless under the Selective Service act. Board One chairman Parsons Newman urges prompt deferment claims and proper forms, while the Western Maryland Appeal Board reviews 17 Frederick county appeals and reclassifications across Carroll and Montgomery counties.
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Draft Board
Winchester Hall
Parsons Newman
Board One
Newman
Western Maryland
Clinton Kirkwood Hughes
Frederick
Harold Keefer Staley
Paul Otto Martin
Medford
Samuel Edward Harner
Taneytown
Charles Roland Hubbard
Keymar
Robert Bear
Wolfsville
Morris Harry Rodgers
Thurmont
Raymond Samuel Baon
Lewistown
John Martin Kaufman
Walkersville
George Grant Frushour
Rocky Ridge
Melvin Mattrice Clabaugh
Charles Robert Routzahn
Middletown
Marshall Joseph Ramsburg
Bruce Young Ramsburg
Thomas Edward Clark
Grayson Harvie Muller
Markwood Gilmore Mackenzie
Clyde Wilmer Foster
Poolesville
Edward Roy King
Monrovia
Riley Howard Guynn
Bernard Clark Gibson
Adamstown
Melvin Francis Nicholson
Bovds
Two Hellzapoppin Cast Members Wed in Quiet Baltimore Ceremony
Miss Vi Brantley musical composer and Francis J Happy Felton comedy star of Hellzapoppin were married today in Baltimore. Rev John R Hedeman of St Mark's Reformed church officiated. The couple’s marriage was performed in a small ceremony.
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Baltimore
Vi Brantley
Francis J
Happy) Felton
John R. Hedeman
St. Mark's Reformed Church
Culler Lake Fishing Season Opens July 1
City Hall says the Culler Lake fishing season will run from July 1 for two months with a five fish daily limit. The state stocked about 5 000 sunfish last fall and the lake also contains bluegill crappie and large carp. City officials may remove the carp before opening. Boatmen have reduced growth of fungus after two weeks of work.
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Culler Lake
Izaak Waltons
21 More Czechs Shot To Death By Germans
The Prague radio, controlled by the Nazi regime, announced that 21 more Czechs were shot in reprisal for Reinhard Heydrich's assassination. This brings the total killed to 132, with 23 women among the victims, since Heydrich was shot about a week earlier.
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London
Reinhard Heydrich
Gestapo
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Heydrich
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