Gittinger to Lead Frederick City Government Monday
Mayor elect Hugh Y. Gittinger promised a non political administration for Frederick residents and will open new offices after the vote sweep that gave Republicans six of seven municipal roles. Board members and potential appointees await the first meeting, with a central voting site proposed to ease precinct confusion.
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Gittinger
McCain
Frederick
Hugh Y. Gittinger
Republican Party
McCain Board
E. Paul Magaha
Armory
Oden
Herbert S. Scarpeder
Staley
City Register
Lievda C. Culler
Ofice
Eighteen Leave Today For Fort Meade To Enter Army
Eighteen local men from Draft Board One who passed final physical exams at Baltimore are set to depart this afternoon for Fort Meade to begin Army service after completing fourteen day furloughs. They will meet at Winchester Hall around 4 p.m. and travel by Baltimore and Ohio train. Three more men from the board are due to depart tomorrow. The names of those leaving today and tomorrow are listed.
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Focal Draft Board One
Baltimore
Fort Meade
Army
Winchester Hall
Baltimore and Ohio
Charles F. Lewis
Harry D. Baumgardner
Martin A. F. Walters
Carroll L. Eicholtz
William Hogle
Frank B
Draper
George W. Walters
Harry T. P. Douglass
Norman W. Heffner
Jerome F. Hahn
Frank L. Wright, Jr
Carl 5. Davis
John R. Baer
No Damage At Lampedusa Coast Reconnaissance
British naval communique reports light surface forces conducted a coast reconnaissance of Lampedusa on June 6 to 7 with no damage or casualties. Two landing party members did not return. Axis fears invasion referenced as British commando action near the island, located off Tunisia and south of Pantelleria.
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Valletta
Malta
Lampédusa
Hagat
Lampedusa
Tunisian
Pantelleria
Rain Douses Dry Spell Amid Front Month Heat Relief
Night shower brings nearly a quarter inch of rain ending a stretch of extreme heat. The Weather Bureau notes rainfall around an inch at morning time, benefiting peas tomatoes and other garden crops. Mild temperatures expected to persist with more showers possible later today.
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Weather Bureau
W. O
Valtin Classified 1-A, Ordered to Report for Exam
New Yorker Fan Valtener Valtin author of Out of the Night who exposed his alleged communist and Gestapo activities has been classified 1-A for the draft and must report for a physical examination, according to his attorney Hugo Pollock.
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Fan Valtener
New York
Jan Valtin
Hugo Pollock
Initiative All Ours Knox Tells Midshipmen at Naval Academy
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told about 760 Naval Academy midshipmen that initiative has shifted to the United States across eight war fronts. He praised the Navy’s mass mobilization, shipping output, and training efforts and warned against postwar scrapping of naval strength while urging duty and resolve.
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Navy
Pearl Harbor
Far East
Britain
Tokyo
Berlin
Atlantic Theater of War
Knox
China
Japan
United States
Byrnes Not After Vice Presidency Clarifies Ambition
James F. Byrnes said today he has no ambition to be Vice President and would not seek the nomination under any circumstances. The remark came as speculation swirled around his political future during the Washington meeting.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Montioy
Coal Controversy Goes Before WLB Thursday
The War Labor Board set a public hearing for Thursday on the soft coal wage dispute after John L. Lewis and the main owners reached a deadlock.
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WLB
Washington
War Labor Board
John L. Lewis
Auto Stamp Sale Opens Thursday For Federal Tax
Washington announces new federal auto use tax stamps go on sale tomorrow at post offices and internal revenue collectors offices. Stamps cost five dollars each and must be displayed on the windshield after June 30.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Collectors
Allied ships shell Pantelleria as air raids continue
Allied operations in the Mediterranean report heavy shelling by British cruisers and destroyers at Pantelleria aided by a Flying Fortress attack. Liberator raids hit Reggio Calabria, and Messina ferries were bombed from the air. Eisenhower says the sixth bombardment achieved satisfactory results with no reported losses.
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North Africa
Pantelleria
Sardinia
la Spezia
Reggio Calabria
Naples
Northwest African Air Force
RAE
Dogert
Messina
Reggio Caiabrig
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fantelleria
Mussolini
MIT Student Tackles 4744 Mile Bicycle Trip
Henry I Stahr Jr son of Dr and Mrs Henry I Stahr Hood College rode from Massachusetts Institute of Technology to Frederick in nine days half riding time with 97 miles in a day. He carried four pounds of baggage and stopped at hotels along the way. Weather and heat altered some riding days and he paused for air conditioned rest, arriving home Sunday before resuming Navy College Training program at MIT.
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Henry I Stahr, Jr
Henry I. Stahr
Hood College
Young Stahr
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Frederick
New York City
Henry
Navy College
U-Boat Threat Believed Beaten, British Commander Says
Commander Richard B. Tannard told press that American and British officers and sailors are convinced the U-boats have been beaten all hollow. The statement, attributed to wartime briefing, signals high confidence in Allied anti submarine efforts.
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Beasen Lancon
Richard 5
Tannard
Leaders Progress Amid Market Downturn
New York on June 9 a few market leaders managed to progress today against a downtrend, while stocks generally moved to lower levels.
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New York
Japs Defense Line Smashed Near Lake Tungting
Chinese dispatches say Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek forces breached the Japanese line southeast of Hwajung, key to the Tungting rice region in Hunan. Casualties reported and quantities of equipment seized. Additional dispatches recount recapture of Shihlipu and two other points along the upper Yangtze front.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shieki
Hwajung
Lake Tungting
Hunan
Shihlipu
Tehang
Tankow
Yangtze
U S Bombers Raid Hongay Again Near Haiphong
Allied airstrike reported by Lieut. Gen. Stilwell’s HQ strikes coaling docks warehouses railroad yards and power lines at Hongay 30 miles northeast of Haiphong in French Indochina. Bombers Mitchells and Warners encountered no interception and returned safely. Tokyo radio claims minimal damage from the broader operation.
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Chungking
Hongay
Haiphong
Indo - China
Joseph W. Stilwell
Warnawes Waich
Tokyo Radio
Indo-China
Long Quake Shocks In Pacific Area Recorded
Weston College seismograph logged two very severe earthquakes in the southeastern Pacific. Measurements show shocks lasting four hours each with readings around 302 17 ppm and 17 ppm. The Easter record notes the quakes occurred about 8 413 miles from Boston.
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Pacific
Weston
Mase
Fane
Weston Collegeismograph
Bear Fae Fe Mons
Linman
Reed Todas
Boston
Prospects brighten on wool use for civilian fabrics
Washington reports prospects of avoiding clothing rationing as the War Production Board doubles the intent of wool that may go into civilian woolen and worsted fabrics, easing shortages for civilians and supporting fabric production.
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Washington
Alume
War Producting Board
Possibility Landing On Pantelleria Island Reported
A British military writer suggested a landing may have occurred on Pantelleria but London sources offered no evidence. The Associated Press notes Irish forces previously attempted to seize Lampedusa and no official confirmation of Pantelleria landings exists. The correspondent indicates Allied offensive operations likely began in the central Mediterranean with Pantelleria and Lampedusa as possible targets.
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Landup
Panteleria
Mediterranea
London
Asis
Lampedusa
Pattederna
Retters
Mediterranean
Pantelleria
State OPA Cites Takes For Hearing On Use Of Coupons
Mundy, chief enforcement attorney for the State OPA, announces a public hearing before a state investigating officer to determine if use of CCC ration coupons by J. Millard Tawes for a Georgia trip violated regulations. The Crisfield board exonerated Tawes on pleasure driving, but this hearing concerns coupon use.
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Baltimore
Jinneoty
Cornelius PL Mundy
Cite of Price Administration
J. Millard Tawes
Munryhind Comptrufier
Tawes
Georgia
Mundy
Somerset County Rationing Board
Crisfield
Crisfield Board
Maryland
Somerset Beavil
OPA
E. M. Milbourne
Milbourne
John S. Wolland
OPA Ba
Cornelius P Mundy
Raleigh
Columbia
Yewee Uutnes
Augusta
Atlanta
Somerset News editor charged with libel in wartime. exonerated in theft case
Publisher Matthews of the Somerset News faced a criminal libel charge filed by State's Attorney Prentiss Evans regarding a June 3 warrant tied to wartime rationing issues. Matthews, free on 2500 dollar bond, vowed his paper supports the war effort and defended his actions, while Tawes was cleared of a separate charge after a hearing before the War Price and Rationing Board in Crisfield.
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Pring Anne
Rives Matthews
Eaergh
Milchard Tawes
Wireffork
Matthews
Somerset News
Oshee
Tawes
Georgia
War Price and Rationing Board
Crisfield
Prentiss Evans
Sunday Sports Movies Take Immediate Effect After Canvass
The Lund movies and sports measures approved by the electorate in yesterday's statewide election will take effect immediately after tomorrow's official ballot canvass. Edward J. Smith says the court will bear out returns, though some doubt remains. The movies bill allows moving pictures 1:30 to 6 p.m and after 6 p.m on Sundays, while the sports bill regulates sports from 2 to 5 p.m and 3 p.m to midnight on Sundays.
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Lund
Edward J. Smith
Board of Election Supervisors
Tre
Guilty Verdict In Heifer theft Case At Manor
A circuit court jury heard two versions of the disappearance of Starface a Guernsey heifer from James A Rogers farm near Manor Words about May 1. Frank Weedon colored youth was found guilty Rogers testified the heifer was stolen while Weedon claimed he took it in payment of a debt and later took another heifer. The jury returned the verdict quickly with sentence withheld. Witnesses testified Rogers denied wages were owed and said Weedon had not worked for years. Weedon was also linked to two other indictments for theft of a second heifer and a pig. Prosecutors and defense counsel were present for the trial.
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James A. Rogers
Manor Words
Rogers
Frank Weedon
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Roger Nicklas
Weedon
Afterskirk
Sherman Rh Bowers
David Lipps
Fridwy
Rec
Richard E. Zimhyeatian
Travereer
Lipps
Rejerme
Grand
Springfield Hospital
Sykesville
Pantelleria Surrender Demand Reported by Rome
Allied and Italian dispatches clash over Pantelleria surrender demands as British naval gunfire and Allied bombers pound the island. Rome says garrison rejected surrender leaflets while London reports Axis claims of no reply and ongoing bombardment from sea and air.
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Sweimied Frese
Ssong
London
Rome
Carl A. Spaatz
Ramisay
Pantelleria
Gic
Hannel
Miss Longfellow Weds Rev Henry Powers in Baltimore
Miss Phoebe Jenkins Longfellow daughter of Mrs. F. H. Longfellow of Baltimore became the bride of Rev. Henry Powers assistant rector of Al Saints Episcopal Frederick in a noon ceremony at Memorial Church Baltimore. The rite was performed by Rev. Hugh W Powers and Rev. Boyd R Howarth with Rt. Rev. Edward Helfenstein giving the benediction. The bride wore navy blue with white accessories and garland corsage. matron of honor Dr. William Emory attended and best man was Dr. Hugh Powers Jr. A modest luncheon followed at Hotel Longfellow before the couple left for a brief wedding trip and planned to reside at 105 West Third Street Frederick.
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Memorial Church
Baltimore
Phoebe Jenkins Longfellow
F. H. Longfellow
Henry Powers
al Saints’ Episcopal Church
Frederick
Hugh W. 8. Powers
Church of the Holy Nativity
Forest Park
Boyd R. Howarth
Edward T. Helfenstein
Japs Claim 49 U. S. Planes Shot Down In Battle
Japanese claim in imperial headquarters communique that 49 American aircraft were shot down in a violent clash over Russell Islands. US report says 40 to 50 Japanese planes engaged, 19 fighters downed, seven American planes lost, three rescued as air action continued.
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Associated Press
Tokyo Raigo
Imperial Headquarters
Russell Is
Joment
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