U S Troops Storm Take Mokmer Field
Advanced Allied Headquarters announced Mokmer airfield on Biak Island was steamed and captured on the invasion’s 13th day. MacArthur’s forces routed Japanese defenders with light American losses and moved toward Borokee as Bougainville stood to the north.
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New Guinea
Mokmer
Biak Island
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Schoutens
MacArthur
Palau
Carolines
Bink
Geelvink Bay
Dutch New Guinea
Sixth Army
Borokee
Bougainville
Solomons
Empress Augusta Bay
Rabaul
Loss Of Lives On Transport Confirmed
The War Department confirms two Maryland men, Flight Officer Dallas D Watkins and Tech Sergeant Charles W Andrews, formerly of Monrovia, were lost when a transport sank in Mediterranean waters before May 1. Eight Maryland casualties joined 504 total in the transport loss. ship identity and sinking details remain undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Dallas D Watkins
Tech
Charles W. Andrews
Monrovia
Mediterranean
Maryland
Ellicott City
Washington
Diplomatic Victories Lie Ahead For Allies
Allied invasion forces are seen cracking Hitler Europe defenses and may sway neutral nations within ten days to two weeks as major battles unfold. Officials say victory on the beaches reduces neutral doubts and shifts the campaign toward a land war to destroy German strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Europe
Property Sale Notice in Fairmont Brunswick Addition
Record shows Emerson C. Barlow and wife transfer property in the Fairmont addition Brunswick to Russell I. Gordon and wife for about $6500 as shown by revenue stamps. The notice appears in the clerk’s office recording the deed transfer to the new owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Fairmont Addition
Brunswick
Emerson C. Barlow
Russell I. Gordon
Soldier Moore Arrives in Panama with Army Air Corps Medical
Pvt. Moore the son of Mrs. Walter Worthington Jr. reports a safe arrival in Panama serving with the Army Air Corps medical service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt. Moore
Walter Worthington, Jr
Panama
Army Air Corps Medical Service
Postwar France Education Reforms Urged At IEA Session
Henri Seyrig, on behalf of the French Committee of Liberation, urged unifying France’s elementary system to end class-based access. He said poorer peasants and workers are left out as university students mainly come from educated families. The conference, at Hood College, gathered delegates from 31 nations to discuss nine guiding principles for global schooling after the war.
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Walter J. Mason
Associated Press
France
International Education Assembly
Henri Seyrig
French Committee of Liberation
Hood College
Seyrig
New York City
IEA
United and Associated Nations
Kenneth Lindsay
England
House of Commons
Ralph Turner
State Department
Assembly
William G Carr
Washington
Liaison Committee For International Education
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Czechoslovakia
Dominican Republic
Egypt
el Salvadore
Ecuador
Ethiopia
Great Britain
Greece
Guatemala
Iceland
India
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Venezuela
United States
Uruguay
French Consultative Assembly
Algiers
Ile
M. P. Lindsay
Butler
Young Peoples Colleges
Allies plan to rehabilitate European schools after liberation
The assembly executive named Paul H. Shears acting chairman as delegates saluted invading armies. Dr Ralph E Turner outlined concrete steps to rehabilitate European education, including supply needs and exchanges, library projects, and cost estimates across occupied nations.
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Assembly
Paul H. Shears
New York City
Department of Adult Education
National Education Association
Grayson Kefauver
Stanford University
England
Ralph E. Turner
State Department
London
Turner
Germany
Rockefeller Foundation
American Library Association
United States
Europe
Chinese Educator Frames International Ties As Simple Friendship
Dr Chin Meng of the China Institute of America told Rotary Club at Francis Scott Key Hotel that international relations are no mystery and depend on friendship, cooperation, and gradual understanding. He cited the open door policy and U S China ties, urging more teacher and student exchanges and broader scholarships. The talk followed Hood College sessions with about 70 educators from 35 countries attending this week.
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Chin Meng
China Institute of America
Rotary Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Meng
United States
Hood College
Rotary
Bertha Kwoh
Hood
Tripute
British India Company
China
England
America
New World
Orient
Boston
Private Vernon L. Etzler in Eighth Air Force role
Private Vernon L. Etzler, 21, of Union Bridge, a truck driver with a Flying Fortress squadron in England, is pictured at the wheel of a refueling truck at the airfield. He is the son of Vernon Etzler of Union Bridge and joined the RAF after working in Crown Cork and Seal Company’s shipping department in Baltimore on November 25, 1942.
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Vernon L. Etzler
Union Bridge
Flying Fortress
Eighth Aaf
England
Pvt. Etzler
Vernon Etzler
Crown Cork and Seal Company
Baltimore
RAF
CIO Action Committee Breaks With Governor Dewey
Sidney Hillman leaders of the CIO Political Action Committee challenge Gov. Thomas E. Dewey in the presidential race accusing him of ignorance of key national issues. Hillman defends the committee against charges it violates the Corrupt Practices Law and Hatch Act and signals readiness to testify before the Senate Elections Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Associated Press
Sidney Hillman
CIO
Political Action Committee
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Hillman
Washington
New York
CIO Committee
Senate Elections Committee
Harrison
Spangler
Biddle
Labor Committee
Released On $113 For Drunken Driving Trial
Complaints of reckless driving near Frederick prompted a State police pursuit of a Washington, D C, driver along Route 240. Lee D Latimer was arrested on charges of reckless driving and driving under the influence and jailed after 6 30 PM. He posted $113 70 collateral and a trial was set for 11 AM today, moved to Monday, after being too intoxicated to appear.
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Frederick
Washington
Lee D. Latimer
D. C
Latimer
H. L. Basore
Horace Alexander
Edward J. Smith
Army 155 mm Cannon Towing Prime Mover
The prime mover towing the Army’s 155 mm cannon weighs 18 tons.
Auto Backed Into Store Window Crash
Police hunt hit and run driver after a car backed into the Firestone Home and Auto Supply window at 30 East Patrick Street. Two women fled the scene as officers identified the sedan, with warrants possible if no voluntary settlement occurs. Damages exceed 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firestone Home and Auto Supply Co
East Patrick Street
Ellis Carty
Square Corner
Sergi
Frank Dorsey
Ben Phebus, Jr
Sergt
Dorsey
Patrick Street
Raised Too Much Wheat Charge Against Farmer
The United States Government sues Howard W. Pearl of Walkersville Frederick County in Baltimore Federal Court for raising more wheat than allowed by the Agriculture Secretary. It seeks a $147 penalty for 1941 excess of 154 acres and 300 bushels, with payment overdue since December 31, 1941.
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Baltimore
United States
Howard W. Pearl
Walkersville
Frederick County
Secretary of Agriculture
Pearl
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Mokmer Field
Yanks
LCI
Signal Corps
NEA
Edgar K. Moore
Calvary Methodist Sunday School
Mothers and Teachers Club
Kenneth Pentecost
J. J. Schmidt
Joseph Marmor
Robert Samuel Johnson
Lawton
Okla
Thunderbolt
Edward Rickenbacker
Sto Pagone
Anna Edwards
le Havre
Seine
South Carolina
Wew Pvt
Ralph W. Boyer
Ralph W Boyer
The
Automobile Club of Maryland
Camp Croft
S.C
Fairview Avenue
China Institute
CIO Action Committee
ALLEN
North Market ST
South Market
C.E. Cline & Son Funeral Directors
Warner
Hendrickson
Niew Spa
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