Central Frederick County Hit By Rain Windstorm
A wind and rainstorm swept central Frederick County causing widespread outages, downed trees, and property damage. No deaths or injuries were reported, though power and phone lines were disrupted in multiple localities including Mt. Airy, Middletown, Damascus, Libertytown, Braddock Heights, and Frederick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Noah E. Kefauver, Jr
Middletown
Mt. Airy
William Boone
Harry Bohrer
Park Avenue
A. H. Jackson
East Fourth Street
Damascus
Montgomery County
Potomac Edison Company
Libertytown
Mt. Pleasant
Power and
Telephone Company
Sea Victory Box Score From Pearl Harbor Battle Summary
Navy reports recount a fight near Saipan and the Philippines with Japan sinking five ships including a 19,000 ton carrier and three tankers, plus a large carrier likely sunk by a submarine. Nine ships damaged, carriers and a battleship severely hit, and over 360 carrier planes shot down. U S losses include two carriers and a battleship superficially damaged and seventy planes lost with crews rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Marianas
Philippines
Japan
U.S
Allied air bombardment hits Cherbourg and northwest Germany
Supreme Headquarters reports a massive daylight raid over France with 500 planes. Marauders and escorts pounded four German gun positions near Cherbourg while heavy bombers struck rail yards from Lisieux to Mezidon and disrupted German reinforcements. Several Lancasters hit bottlenecks south of Normandy. two heavy bombers missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Normandy
Cherbourg
Berlin
U. S
Germany
Hitler
Reich
Lisieux
Vire
Dreux
Evreux
Veneuil
Mezidon
Saintes
Bordeaux
Limoges
Normandy Battlefront
Lieut. James W. Brown Dies in Air Crash
Word reached here of the death of Lieutenant James W. Brown Army Air Corps instructor at Napier Field Alabama in a plane crash Friday night. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Forrest Brown Cumberland formerly of Frederick and grandson of Mr and Mrs Jesse W Brown South Market Street and Mr and Mrs Albert R Wallis 1206 North Market Street. Full accident details were not known early this afternoon. The body was being shipped to Frederick from Alabama. M R Etchison and Son funeral directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Brown
Army Air Corps
Napier Field
Ala
Brown
Forrest Brown
Cumberland
Frederick
Jesse W. Brown
South Market Street
Albert R. Wallis
North Market Street
Alabama
M. R. Etchison and Son
Question Hagerstown Man In Race Track Fire
Police questioned Merle Cramer, 35, of Hagerstown Md in Detroit Fair Grounds race track fire that killed one man and destroyed 30 horses. Cramer claimed he was at a tavern near the fire when taken into custody at James Downs track and waived extradition. He will be taken to Detroit, Detective Schott said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Merle Cramer
Hagerstown
Fairgrounds Race Track
Detroit
Cramer
James Downs Race Track
Jacob Schott
Schott
Americans Reach Cherbourg Outer Defenses in Heavy Assaults
Allied dispatches report Doughboys driving into Cherbourg’s outer shell within about 2,000 yards of the port as heavy air and artillery bombardment continues. American breakthroughs near Octeville and Tourlaville push toward the north coast while Berlin claims limited gains. Rescue of 1,200 prisoners in 24 hours signals growing Allied success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
0. S
Cherbourg
Octeville
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
E.W.T
Whitehead
Normandy
Bernard Il. Montgomery
Ste. Honorine la Chardonnerette
Caen
U. S
Mont du Roe
Mouainville
Berlin
Outing for Camp Detrick personnel Sunday at High Knob
The Junior Chamber of Commerce and USO schedule a Sunday picnic for Camp Detrick personnel at High Knob with volleyball, ping pong, horseshoes, and games. Supper is served at six by USO hostesses, departing the USO club at two. Outdoor committee chairs Edward Hartmann, Russell McCain, and Robert L. Smith organized the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Chamber of Commerce
USO
Camp Detrick
High Knob
Jaycee War Activities Committee
James W. Honaysett
Edward C. Hartmann
Russell H. McCain
Robert L. Smith
Storm toll unclear as Garrett County grapples after tornado
June 24 reports from Garrett County in Maryland show conflicting casualty figures after a tornado cut a swath through the region. Early Maryland State Police said up to 15 dead, later updates reported no known deaths. Cumberland Times cited three confirmed dead via Keyser hospital, with other unconfirmed counts in Oakland and Deer Park. Communications were severed as landslides blocked highways and lines, hampering assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Garrett County
Maryland
Baltimore
Cumberland Times
Keyser
W. Va
Potomac Valley Hospital
Oakland
Deer Park
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Tornado Rips Central West Virginia Tiny Towns
A severe tornado smashed through central West Virginia causing extensive damage near Shinnston and Pleasant Hill. Homes were leveled, trees stripped, and one woman and child were injured. A compressor station at Boothsville was destroyed as Civil Air Patrol crews distributed aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Armentrout
Shinnston
W. Va
West Virginia
Luke Talbott
Civil Air Patrol
Tarawa
Hope ‘Natural Gas Company
Boothsville
Clarksburg
CAP
Oakdale
Peora
Shinn‘ston
Pleasant Hill
Harrison County
Taylor County
Tornado Wallops Cambridge Hurting 35 People
A tornado struck Cambridge late last night injuring about 35 people and flattening sections of the town. It tore through the F D Sinclair Negro high school and damaged warehouses and homes, with chaos at Cambridge hospital as emergency crews responded. The storm also disrupted utilities and a nearby gasoline station. In Burma, heavy fighting near Mogaung pushed Maj. Gen. W D A Lentaigne's Chindit forces to occupy Sawngching as reported from Kandy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
F. D. Sinclair
Phillips Packing Company
Cambridge Hospital
Jacktown
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Mogaung
Burma
W. D A. Lentaigne
Sawngching
Red Army Drives West in Allied Strategy Across Front
Soviet forces push westward in a central front offensive tied to Allied aims, reaching within 750 miles of the Latvian border near Vitebsk and Polotsk. They sever the railway from Vitebsk to Orsha, advancing toward Minsk as heavy fighting and rail disruptions unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red Army
Ashion
Vitebsk
Polotsk
Helsinki
Leningrad-Murmansk
Orsha
Red
Minsk
London
White Russia
United Nation
Hitler
Europe
Vite
Little Change In Situation On Italian Front
The report notes American liberators striking the Pleasti area in Romania and targeting a rail bridge on the Oltul near Piatra Neam? along the main line from Ploesti to central Europe. Fifth Army advances reach Roccastrada and Fallonica while coastal column nears Livorno. Germans mount strong resistance east and west of Lake Trasimeno. Adriatic coast hints at Morrovalle area activity near Ancona. French colonial troops move north of Castiglione D’Orcia as Eighth Army drives toward Camerino and Macerata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Pleasti
Romania
Oltul
Piatra Neami
Ploesti
Europe
Fifth Army
Roccastrada
Fallonica
Livorno
Pica
Eighth Army
Italy
Lake Trasimeno
Castiglione D'Orcia
Chiusi
Perugia
Adriatic
Uoward
Camerino
Macerata
Deadly Mid Atlantic Tornado Leaves WV and PA Desolate
A devastating tornado tore a 100 mile path through parts of Pennsylvania and West Virginia killing at least 95 with fears rising above 100. Shinnston and Clarksburg areas bore the worst, 58 bodies confirmed in Shinnston alone. rescue crews, Red Cross, and Army units worked through night to recover victims and aid the injured as power outages hampered efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Clarksburg
W. Va
Shinnston
Lola Heavner
Harrison County
Red Cross
Pleasant Hill
Elkins
Philippi
Barbour County
Meadowville
Belington
Nestorville
Montrose
Randolph County
Simpson
Taylor County
Mannington
Thomas
Tucker County
Fairmont
Army
Dorsey Bailey
Lola Heagner
Prospect Valley
Shinn’s Run
Saltwell
Taylor
Barbour
Randolph Counties
Pendleton County
Panhandle
Charleston
Oiling Route 40 West of Frederick Faces Rain Hold
The State Roads Commission began surface treatment on Route 40 west of Frederick but rain halted work Friday after two lanes near McCain's orchard were completed. Through traffic is rerouted via Harpers Ferry road to Route 59 to Middletown. local traffic may pass Braddock Heights to the oiling road as conditions allow, with possible detours if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
State Roads Commission
McCain
Harpers Ferry
Jefferson
Middletown
Robert E. L. Putman
Braddock Heights
Windobona
South Mountain
Ridgeville
Paratroop Volunteers Invited by Army
The War Department announces the Army is accepting volunteers for parachute troops from all services. Qualifications include under 32 years old, top physical condition, height under 72 inches, weight up to 185 pounds, and 20 40 vision or better in each eye. Washington notes the June 24 release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
War Department
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Heights
Alice Rohrback
Raymond Seachrist
Washington Cottage
Market Street
Silco
Hugh V. Gittinger
Singanore Creek
Hamilton Avenue
Myersville
Walkersville
Woodsboro
Mt. Airy-New Market- Monrovia
Sea Victory
Lieut. Brown
Wes Gallagher
Detrick
Mountain Lake Park
Bridgeport
Hurbert Stark
Pacific
T.sergt
Robert E. Martin
Westminster
South Pacific
Twister
Finland
Grafton
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