Man of color tried for assaulting 15 year old girl
In circuit court F George Bufford a 34 year old Black man faced charges of attempted assault and battery against a 15 year old Frederick girl. The witness described Bufford dragging the girl toward a alley near Fourth and Market as she tried to go home. Neighbors testified they heard her cries and saw Bufford's actions. Bufford claimed the girl followed him and grabbed his coat. State's Attorney and defense counsel presented their cases as a jury of twelve deliberated.
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Frederick White
F. George Bufford
West Fourth Street
Bufford
City Opera House
Fourth
Market Streets
Slinehart
Perth
Herman Rice
Klinehart
Fourth Street
Rice
Rede LU Bee
Edwin F. Ixirk
Sherman P. Bowers
Harry C. Crum
John O. Shepley
Hugh Cage
Harry L. Houck
Maurice T. Warner
Maurice F. Klipp
T. C. Dixon
Chester E. Young
Roger H. Geisbert
E. Monroe Lowman
Samuel C. Cramer
Japs Balk At Working For U S AtS19 Monthly
At Poston Arizona relocation center the camp chief says many evacuees refuse work for 19 a month while a minority take satisfactory clerical roles or seek paid outside experience. Augustus E. Empis reports that some see no incentive, believing the government forces camp confinement and should provide all essentials.
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Los Angeles
Poston
Ariz
Augustus E. Empis
Empie
Rep
Costella
Mussolini's Mistake Now Three Years Old
A London dispatch notes Italy entering the war and the ongoing Mediterranean crisis. The report describes Allied actions and observers as tensions rise over potential landings between Tunisia and Sicily and Italy’s failure to capitulate.
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Mussolini
London
Italy
Engin
Curtin foresees Australian shift to offensive against Japan
Australian Prime Minister Curtin announced after talks with General MacArthur that Allied strategy in the Southwest Pacific may move from defense to limited or full scale attacks on Japan. He cited U S Navy victories at Midway and in the Solomon Islands and warned Australia remains vulnerable to raids but can serve as a base for offensives.
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Canberra
Australia
Join Curtin
Southwest
Pacific
Curtin
Sydney
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Midway Island
Solomon Islands
Coral Sea
Japan
William F Bast Boonsboro funeral director dies at 73
William F Bast of Boonsboro dies from pneumonia at his home after a ten day illness. A 32nd degree Mason and Lutheran church member, he ran a Boonsboro funeral home for 52 years. Survived by wife and children in Boonsboro and Washington. services Saturday at three with Rev. M A Ashby officiating. Burial in Boonsboro cemetery mausoleum.
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William Franklin Bast
Boonsboro
John H
Margaret E. Bast
Frederick
Bast
Lutheran Church of
Busines’s
John
Charles
Gerald
Elmer G. Miller
Owen Miller
Louise
Madeline Bast
Washington, D.C
M. A. Ashby
Entowbment
Boonsboro Cemetery
Albert Leaf
Williamsport
Bombings Raise Jitter Over Invasion Fear Across Europe
Stockholm dispatch cites Nazi circles complaining Allied bombing worsens German morale more than anticipated invasion nerves. Hitler's Völkischer Beobachter quotes military feel invasion timing unclear but air raids strain health and nerves nationwide.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Germany
Communist Group Formally Dissolved
Moscow reports the Executive Committee announced the dissolution of the Communist International after sections in 30 nations approved the decision. The last remnants of the organization were scrapped and Communists worldwide were advised to regard the presidium as dissolved.
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Moscow
Commun International
Musicians Beaten in Broad Street Subway Row
Two unidentified sailors severely beat pianist and saxophonist Gene Krupa's band member in a Broad Street subway station in Philadelphia today, mistaken for zoot-suiters. The incident occurred during broad daylight and injuries were reported without details on condition or motive.
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Philadelphia
TIA
Mm Gene Krupa
Broad Street
Weed Em And Reap in Victory Garden Slogan
Prof. Frank G. Tyar of Rutgers University College of Agriculture proposed the slogan Weed Em And Reap for victory gardeners, encouraging proactive garden work during the wartime effort. The line is offered as a nod to home front farming and resource conservation.
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New Brunswick
Frank G. Tyar
Rutgers University College of Agriculture
Victory Gardeners
Draft Age Fathers' Induction Odds Rise in War Outlook
Washington reports draft age fathers face a 17 in 100 chance of induction before 1944, rising if occupational deferments fall. Experts project 1.3 million new inductees Aug 1 1943 to Jan 1 1944, with 150,000 more from single or childless men and women joining WAACS WAVES SPARS as needed.
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Washington
LRA
Manpower Commission
Selective Service
Tanase
Armed Services
Japanes Shuffle Various Army Posts
The Japanese War Office announced a reshuffle of army posts with Lt. Gen. Tadayoshi Sano named Chief of Staff of Home Defense headquarters. Bruce Lane, recently returned from the South Pacific, was cited for meritorious service. Tokyo radio claimed anti aircraft guns shot down 249 Allied planes and damaged 32 from March 1 to May 31, a figure unconfirmed by Allied sources.
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Associated Press
Japanese War Office
Tadayoshi Sano
Home Defense
Tokyo
Associated
Bruce
Lane
Tokyo Radio
Imperial Headquarters
South Pacific
Flying Fortresses Engage in Night Bombing Trials
The United States Army Air Force plans night bombing experiments from Britain with the Royal Air Force. A unit of fighters will join RAF crews in nocturnal raids on Germany to gain experience for future American night operations and training.
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London
United States Army Air Force
Britain
Royal Air Force
RAF
Germany
America
Outstanding Americans On Peace Parley Here
An estimated several hundred delegates from Maryland Delaware and the District of Columbia are expected in Frederick next week for the regional Conference of the Churches on a Just and Durable Peace at Hoad College. The opening session Wednesday evening features Dr Walter W Van Kirk of the Federal Council of Churches. Open main addresses follow with Dr James G McDonald Dr Hubert Herring Dr William Ernest Hocking and Dr Mordecai Johnson addressing topics from post war re adjustment to Inter American relations and Christian conscience on world peace.
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Maryland
Delaware
District of Columbia
Frederick
Churches On
van Kirk
James G. McDonald
Foreign Policy Association
New York City
Europe
Hubert Herring
Latin America
William Ernest Hocking
Harvard University
Far East
Mordecai Johnson
Howard Univershaw Bui
Staley Wins On Canvass In Alder Board Race
The city Board of Election Supervisors completed the official ballot count this afternoon, confirming Charles P. Staley a local painter as a Member of the Board of Aldermen by a margin of seven votes over Alvey V. Renn. Renn lost five votes in the official recount, while four Republicans were placed on the Aldermen board.
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City Board of Election Supervisors
Charles P. Staley
Aldermen
Alvey V. Renn
Staley
Renn
Board of Aldermen
Handleman Goes To Trial In Westminster Case
Handleman faces six indictments including escape larceny conspiracy felonious assault and burglary. He is accused of stealing 190 pairs of trousers from a Westminster factory on April 24 after allegedly escaping from Carrall county jail May 26. Co defendant Bernard LeRoy Bigham pleads innocent. State Trooper Dashiell testified 33 parts of the trousers were found on Joseph Hoff’s Baltimore property. Hoff is also indicted on conspiracy. The case is before Associate Judge James E. Boylan in Carroll County Circuit Court.
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Westminster
Har Handleman
Carroll County
Handleman
Carrall County
Bernard Leroy Bigham
E. 8. Dashiell
Joseph Hoff
Baltimore
Hoff
James E. Boylan
Madrid Recognizes Argentina's New Government
The Spanish Foreign Office announced on June 10 that official recognition has been accorded to the new Argentine government of General Pedro Ramón Ramón.
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Madrid
Spanish Foreign Office
Pedro Ra Mnivex
Ickes Sets $1 Daily Fines for June Miners Walkout
Washington June 10 The secretary Ickes announced fines of $1 per day for miners in government pits who join the June 17 walkout under contract penalties. He said fines apply for five days from June 1 to 3 and will be deducted from next pay envelopes. United Mine Workers oppose the order noting no contract in force after May 31 and warn of resistance.
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Washington
Ickes
Jekes
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Socal
Selec'v d Ehacity
Midnysit
UMW
Fairmont
W. Va
Iri
United Mine Workers District 31
Order of Fur
Married at High Noon joins two educators in ceremony
Miss Mary Alberta Etzler of Parkway Elementary married Eugene Spencer Ware of Frederick High School in a Calvary Methodist ceremony. The bride’s twin Elis. C. Harry Derr served as matron of honor. James H. Falk was best man. The couple plans a brief wedding trip and will reside at 215 Rockwell Terrace.
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Mary Alberta Etzler
Parkway
Eugene Spencer Ware
Frederick High School
Benjamin Way
Meeks
Calvary Methodist “Church
Albert W. Etz
Libertytown
Ware
James If. Falk
Beverly Molesworth
Rockwell Terrace
George Peabody College
Leachers
Nazisville
Tenn
Columbia
Fares
North Carolina
Plywood Mosquito Planes Born In Postwar Factory
Oshkosh workers transform an idle plant into a postwar plywood Mosquito bomber part supplier. Pluswood Inc markets resin impregnated birch and maple sheets for propellers and wood components, enabling light yet strong aircraft parts and other industrial uses. Army and Allied raids target Pantelleria and Sicily as air and sea operations continue in the Mediterranean theater.
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Osuhori
Wis
Oshkosh
Wascorsain
Michigay
Bagdad
Montean
Whidiver
Tawes Faces Monday Hearing On Georgia Trip
State Comptroller J Millard Tawes is summoned to a 2 p m Monday hearing before a three man OPA panel in Baltimore to explain his Georgia trip in a state owned sedan. The probe covers possible rationing violations and pleasure driving with a committee to set clearer vehicle guidelines.
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Baltimore
Ofice of Price Administration
O'Conor
J. Millard Tawes
Georgia
Tawes
OPA
Sautonmobile
Lean McCormick
Matthews
Somerset County Grand Jury
Tayes
Somerset News
McCormick
Bhut
Befate
Gas Situation Improves for Local Stations
Local Alling station operators report the gasoline shortage has eased and supplies meet essential trade needs though not yet normal. Shipments are steadier. some tanks are full while others limit sales to three gallons for nonessential drivers. Army personnel and war plant workers are prioritized, with regular patrons limited during shortages.
Former Commander of Arizona Speaks Here
Rear Admiral Harold C Train spoke to naval officers in Frederick on the Francis Scott Key area campus. They will be succeeded by WAVES arriving Sunday night for a short stay as Lieut Commander John R Firepatrick announced. Earlier McPartlin and Gordon wedding Mass was held at St. Joseph Church in Chicago. RAF bombers continued raids on Burma targets with Kalewan on the upper Chindwin river hit. one plane was reported lost.
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Winlaver
Cairo
Middle East
Gerbine
Catania
Sicily
RAF
Aegean Sea
Harold C. Train
U 5
Frederick
Train
John R Firepatrick
Nere
Aad
Ensraa
Richard F. McPartlin, Jr
Cincago
Mary Virginia Gordon
Chimago
St. Johuary
Gelock
Willages
Finland Accedes to German Pressure Recruit Demand
The Dagens Nyheter reports Finland has acceded to German pressure and recruited replacements for Finns returning from the Russian front with the Finnish SS battalion. The move signals intensified collaboration with Germany amid wartime demands.
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Finland
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Rumors About WAACs Declared Completely False
Secretary of War Stimson dismissed rumors aimed at wrecking WAACs reputations as completely false and refuted claims of Department approval for contraceptives and prosthetic equipment for the corps. A separate fire alarm at 316 East Third Street summoned Independents and Citizens Truck Company to a blaze on the second floor, which was already nearly out when firefighters arrived. Felice headquarters was alerted but not needed.
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Washington
I2s
Stiniton
WAACS
Azough
War Department
East Third Street
Independents and
Citizens Truck Company
Felice
Asa
ISE
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Sufford
Japs Balk
U.S
Ats19
Gen. MacArthur
William F. Bast
Communist Group
W.W. van Kirk
Miss Etzler
E. Spencer Ware
Mosquito
Pantelleria
Lampedusa
North Asia
Sicily i
Lala
Watt Halt
Watt Halt Casualtie
Malta
T Ie Rame
Fortress
Dutton
Littorio
Vittorio Veneto
Roma
Algiers
Trip
ANPA
Dawes
C.G. Evans
Baltimore City
Arizona
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