Myersville Soldier Killed in Pacific Area
Pfc. Kellsie A. Gaver, 32, son of Mrs. Lula M. Gaver of Myersville, was killed in action in the Pacific on June 16. He enlisted May 22, 1942, and had been in the theater a short time. Survived by his mother, one sister Mrs. Howard Hartman of Frederick, four brothers Roy and others, two nephews and one niece.
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Kellsie A. Gaver
Lula M. Gaver
Myersville
C. C. Gaver
Pacific Area
War Department
Pfc
Gaver
Pacific
Pic. Gaver
Howard Hartman
Frederick
Roy
Clarence
Raymond
Glen Gaver
England
Japs Expect More Bombings and Burma Offensive
Tokyo based broadcast cited by the Office of War Information says Japan fears Allied moves in October to retake Burma and launch raids on Japan from China and the Aleutians. The report notes Allied North Africa victory freed British fleet units to join U S forces in the Pacific.
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New York
Burma
Japan
China
Aleutians
Tokyo
Office of War Information
OWI
Tomokazu Hori
Japanese Information Board
North Africa
Pacific
Hori
Far East
Hari
Britain
American Forces In Southwest Near Parity With Australia
Prime Minister Joan Curtin announced that American land forces in the Southwest Pacific now number as many as Australian troops and that U S air squadrons outnumber the Royal Australian Air Force. He said the battle for Australia and Britain is won, but warned the Pacific campaign continues and hinted at a close call in New Guinea.
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Canberra
Australia
Joan Curtin
Southwest Pacific
U. S
Royal Australian Air Force
Britain
Pacific
New Guinea
Axis Increases Forces In The Aegean
A Balkan source reports Taal Anis forces in the Aegean Islands and Crete along with Yugoslavia totaling 75 divisions, including 37 Malian and 18 German troops. General Hans Spiedel of the German Army has arrived in Greece to command reinforcements for possible Allied attacks.
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Aivkara
Turkey
Balkan
Taal Anis
Aegean Isles
Crete
Greece
Yugoslavia
Hans Spiedel
Landslide Reported at Gibraltar Eastern Face
London reports from Berlin radio today quoted Sev ille dispatches stating a landslide moved about a million tons of earth and rock from Gibraltar's eastern face.
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London
Berlin
Seville
Gibraltar
Citys Postwar Air Future.query Airport Site Debate
Residents weigh whether to keep Detrick Field as Frederick airport or pursue a new site after the war. Officials like Mayor Gitlinges and Chamber president Wolfe urge immediate study and potential land sale of the current field, with Junior Chamber of Commerce aviation committee preparing a full report.
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Frederick
Detrick Field
Chemical Warfare Service
Army
Frederick City
Hugh V. Gitlinges
Lewistown
A. B. Wolfe
Junior Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Martinsburg
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
West Virginia
Jones
Eitheer
President Roosevelt weighs draft age for noncombatant service
John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, could be drafted at 65 under Roosevelt’s plan to use the draft to break strikes. At 62, Lewis’s inclusion would depend on whether union officers are covered as well as workers.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Lewis
Confusion During Long Blackout Rocks Baltimore Test
Authorities faced charges of mismanagement after a two hour blackout and air raid drill that began with 24 Army bombers crossing from Virginia. The all clear was delayed and radio stations informed at different times causing widespread confusion.
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Baltimore
Army
Maryland
U.S. Army
Virginia
Washington
New Hampshire
New York
Ralph Royce
Eastern Defense Command Air Force
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
District of Columbia
George Carter
City Civilian Defense Committee
Third Service Command
Carter
St. Mary's County
Flag Foriman
Baltimore Defense Committee
Milton A. Reekord
City
Perlman
General Reckord
Doo
Ig Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus
Victory speed case hearings continue at OPA panel
Seventeen motorists admitted speeding violations before the OPA legal panel in the Court House as part of a two day series on federal mileage limits. William M. Storm presided and said results would be notified via the War Price and Rationing Board. Several defendants cited work at war plants or urgent errand trips as reasons for speeds ranging from 30 to 65 mph and many cases were grouped with other hearings.
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OPA
Court House
William M. Storm
War Price and Rationing Board
Albert M. Bruchey
West South Street
Bruchey
Marray M. Craver
Walkersville
Hagerstown
Raymond&. Eaton
Lewistown
Clarence W. Stollemyer
Thurmont
Route 1
Orphans Court
Hewitt
Middletown
Charles 5. Boon
Magnolia Avenue
Claude H Barrick
Woodsboro
Lewis C. Keeney, Jr
Bentz Street
Donald W. Miller
Edward
Mobley, Jr
Frederick
Barney Shapiro
North Marjket Street
Tutty Town
Ernest R. Nasher
North Market Street
William A. Miller
Rosemont
Meredith L. Wachter
O Avenue
Arthur L. Rickell
West Fourteenth Street
Baltimore
Franklin R. Johnson
Walkersville, Mildred &, Palmer
North Bomtz Tes
Clark H. Smith
Ryes
Armed Services
Market Dip Marks Uneven Recovery As Stocks Waver
New York on June 24 reports a faltering recovery swing in today’s stock trading. While scattered favorites edged higher, many leaders faced minor relapses and mixed results across indexes.
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New York
Nazis Move Large Forces Into France and Italy
Secretary Stimson said Germany is shifting 10 to 12 divisions into France and several into Italy in preparation for invasion. He noted a lull on the Russian front due to weather, and indicated increasing Luftwaffe strength in western Europe with fighters protecting military and industrial areas.
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Washington
Germany
France
Italy
Stimson
Mary Stimson
Europe
Next Coffee Ration Raised to One Pound Every Three Weeks
Washington June 24 The Office of Price Administration announced a temporary increase in coffee allowances to one pound every three weeks, the most liberal ration since rationing began. Current ration is one pound per four weeks with stamps 21 22 24 scheduling July and August validity. OPA notes supplies on hand and incoming imports support the rise but warns reductions may occur if stock conditions worsen.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Boy Recovers From Bicycle Crash In Frederick
Roland Hahn son of Mr and Mrs Gus D Hahn of Frederick Avenue sustained a slight concussion after a bicycle accident on North Bentz street. He was treated at Frederick City Hospital and listed as progressing satisfactorily. The ride partner Rollins Atkinson escaped injury when their bikes skidded on loose gravel and overturned.
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Roland Hahn
Gus D Mahn
Frederick
Be and Pretzels Cleveland June 24 PanFree Beer
War Manpower Commission official Dr William P Edmunds in Cleveland urged free beer and pretzels for foundry workers as a morale measure linked to deducing the meaning of an ism in the modern era. The remark was reported to reflect wartime labor policy discussions.
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Cleveland
William P. Edmunds
Cleveland Area
War Manpower Commission
Washington Rubber Director Jeffers commits to stay
Washington June 24 1949 rubber director William Jeffers said he and key staff will remain at their posts to ensure the rubber problem is solved. He added no doubt remains that progress has been made and stability is assured.
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Washington
Ruber
William Jeffers
Sta
Destruction in Ruhr by RAF bombs shocks Europe
British bombers hit Dortmund Essen Bochum and seven Ruhr towns destroying hundreds of thousands of homes and vast industrial targets. Officials estimate massive losses in coal pig iron steel and transportation while German comments acknowledge incredible devastation and a worsening war front.
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London
Dune
Rufe
Dyine Rufe
Dortmond
Keen
Waappedal Bochtun
Obertagsen Brefeld
Matherne
Borbers J
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Wuhr
Germany
Ruhr
Gelsenkirchen
Maineborn
Herne
Air Ministry
Reich
Berlin
Lord Selborne
Ruhe
Dortmund
Essen
Wuppertal
Bochum
Oberhausen
Krefeld
Mulheim
Bern
Stockholm
Deutsche All+ xemeine Zeitung
Ira C. Baker
U.S
Esker
Guffey Mocked Over Anti G O P Dinner Charge
Pittsburgh guests at a Duquesne Club dinner dismissed Senator Guffey's claim that Republicans attend an eight thousand dollar per plate event. GOP officials noted the meal cost about three fifty per plate and framed the event as fundraising for the 1944 campaign with minimal per voter spending.
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Pittsburgh
Duquesne Club
Joseph F. Guffey
Scharge
National Gop
Harrison
Spangler
Guifey
Senate
Charles J. Graham
Pittsburgh and West Virginias Railroad
Spangier
Roosevelt
Miners Return to Work Amid Mixed UMW Reactions
Washington moved to take active control of coal mine management as Secretary Ickes signaled extended government operation. In Pittsburgh a rising share of United Mine Workers returned to work while Pennsylvania units rejected a general return. West Virginia miners resumed under a four month truce, with some picketing in southwestern Pennsylvania and ongoing contract deadlock prompting court action.
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Washington
Ickes
Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Pennarlvania
West Virginia
UMW
P. Sylvania
Sas Y Peportad
War Labor Board
FCSUM
Washington Today
Food Czar Proposed to Control Wartime Food
Washington reports a bill approved by the House Agriculture Committee to create a food czar with full control over wartime food production distribution pricing and rationing. The measure, opposed by President Roosevelt, would strip authority from the War Food Administration and place it under a new national director.
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Washington
Ing House Agriculture Committee
Fulmer
Roosevelt
Cnars
War Production Board
Rubber and Oil
Chester C, Davis
Polish general rumor denied by London press
The London papers say reports that Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz has become head of a Polish underground movement are untrue. The claim ties him to the Polish government in exile and the outbreak of the war is challenged by the current reporting.
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Tony
Army and Navy Casualties Reported in World War II Totals
Washington reports United States armed forces have suffered 87 404 casualties to date across all war theaters. Army deaths 3 958 and Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard losses 24 348 with 7 064 dead 4 722 wounded and 11 000 missing. Secretary Stimson cautions duplications in Philippine figures and predicts heavier future casualties.
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Washington
United States
Stimson
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Army
Philippines
Philippine Scouts
Philippines Constabulary
Commonwealth Army
Dave
Bae Faun
Corregidor
Central Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Middle East
Ninth Air Force
Africa
Mediterranean
Italy
North Africa
Alaska-Aleutians
Greenland
South Pacific
Guadalcanal
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Java
British warships sail from Gibraltar for the Med
Dispatches from La Linea report the new British battleship Howard or Howe and four destroyers left Gibraltar for the Mediterranean. Some 70 merchantmen and several warships including the battleship George V remained at Gibraltar.
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Madrid
la Linea
Howard
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Howe
George V
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Deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung
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Guffey
Food Czar
House Committee
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Yangtze River
Tunglia
Anhwer Province
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