Sprinkling Ban Likely On Monday In City
City officials expect a summer lawn sprinkling ban to take effect Monday under Mayor Hugh Gittinger plan. Some exceptions may allow hour long evening sprayings for Victory gardens from seven to eight. Officials note reduced spillway flow at Fishing Creek reservoir and aim to curb Singanore filtration plant costs. Citizens urged to conserve water as metering nears completion and heat intensifies with highs near the 94 degree mark.
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Hugh ¥. Gittinger
Victory Gardens
Fishing Creek
Singanore
Gittinger
Cone
Brunswick
Mass Torture Allegations Against Nazis in Russian Indictment
Moscow reports an inquiry commission accuses German troops of mass poisonings executions and torture of Russians in Kursk and Kharkov before the Red Army halted the advance. The probe cites survivor stories and wartime reports as substantiation. Tass notes Stalingrad’s recovery and Voronezh villagers rebuilding with government aid as industry returns.
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Moscow
Kursk
Kharkov
Red Army
Exewith Aho
Stalingrad
Tass
Voronezh
Kiarkov
Indus
More Japanese Planes Appearing At Rabaul
Allied Headquarters in Australia reports increasing Japanese air activity around Rabaul New Britain with 170 bombers and fighters counted on airfields, plus fleet movements including a converted aircraft carrier. June 26 dispatch notes rising threat as reconnaissance confirms stronger air presence.
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Australia
Rabaul
New Britain
Miners Strike Drags On Amid Steel Output Cuts
The coal strike widens into its sixth day with more than 250,000 workers idle, causing fuel shortages for steel mills. U S Steel reports 14 of 37 Pittsburgh area furnaces shut or reduced, while Republic Steel cuts operations in Alabama. New walkouts add 29,000 to the tally, as some locals vote to return to work in Rochester and Pittsburgh districts.
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Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
Treadaradimen Garin
Republic Steel Corporation
Thomas
Ala
Roosevelt
Secretary of
Interior Ickes
War Labor Board
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Ernest and Lucerng
Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company
Messina Hit By Heaviest Allied Flying Fortress Raid
Allied headquarters reported Messina endured the Mediterranean theater’s largest Flying Fortress raid to date, with fires in the harbor and railway yards, two ships struck and several buildings damaged. Sardinia also faced heavy RAF Wellington activity targeting Olbia, as three Allied aircraft were missing after operations yesterday and Thursday night.
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North Africa
Messina
Sicily
Sardinia
RAF
Olbia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Goebbels Deplores Cultural Losses Amid Allied Bombing
London reported on June 26 that Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels, Germanys propaganda minister, denounced Allied attacks as cultural vandalism. He labeled British and American terror places as destroying centuries of cultural possessions, claiming the United States and Britain contributed very little to their losses.
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London
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germany
Munich
United States
Britain
Senate Votes Against Food Price Subsidies
Washington June 26 Senate defeats administration push by 39 to 37 to prohibit government subsidies aimed at rolling back retail food prices. Austin V Young of this city jailed after failing to comply with court order to pay his wife 10 a week following a non support conviction. deputy sheriff Rhoads reports arrest and pending Circuit Court hearing next Monday.
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Washington
Senate
Vo Ce
Austin
Young
Paul B. Rhoads
Red Cross Garment Work Calls For More Help in Frederick
In Frederick the Red Cross surgical dressings room sees only about 40 workers daily, far below February and March peaks. Attendance has fallen since mid April as summer inertia sets in, though men abroad in Africa and the Pacific justify continued labor. Fans aid comfort. dress code relaxed to washable white outfits. training quick, enabling an hour of work to produce pads and sponges. Wives of servicemen are urged to join. The room operates 9:20 to 4:20 weekdays and 7:00 to 9:30 evenings.
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Red Cross
Frederick
Africa
Francis Scott Key
Jin
Fredericka
Ratia
Beef Shortage May Close Hundreds Of Meat Markets
A national beef shortage threatens hundreds of meat markets across major cities including Chicago Seattle New York and Cincinnati. John A Kotal of the National Association of Retail Meat Dealers cites OPA price ceiling policies as freezing wholesale margins and forcing closures as stores struggle to stock beef for months. The War Stabilization Board is urged to address the broader meat supply crisis amid dwindling nationwide stocks and potential collapse of retail operations.
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Tve
Chicago
Worlds Lives Stock Center
John A. Kotal
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
New York
Seattle
Cincinnati
Cleveland
American Meat Institute
War Stabilization
James F. Byrnes
War Meat Board
Kolal
Ava
Montis
Coigiga
OPA
Celiow
Axis Nervous Over Balkan Invasion Prospects
Axis leaders warn of a possible Allied Balkan attack after a Greek airbase raid by American bombers near Salonika and reports of British forces ready in Syria. Bulgarian police arrests and barricades followed suspected espionage activity, while a German source claims a large Serbian partisan loss in Montenegro, stressing strategic disruption.
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Whue
Laly
Balkans
Salonika
Greece
Eighth Army
Syria
Vichy
Reuters
Sofia
Disnatahn
Byrlonned
Count Waldemar Stillfried
Transootan
Montenegro
Balkan
Attacking Russians Dent Finnish Trenches on Karelian Front
Soviet noon communique reports Russian forces broke into Finnish trenches on the northern Karelian front last night. About a company of enemy was wiped out in savage bayonet and grenade fighting. Ten dugouts and two blockhouses were blown up, and mortar batteries and an ammunition dump destroyed.
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London
Moscow
Kiska Raid Repeats as Weather Clears in Aleutians
Washington reports that the Aleutians command raided Kiska Island three times in one day taking advantage of a brief weather break. American bombers bombed enemy installations and strafed, while Army troops reportedly counted 13 additional enemy soldiers killed or subdued.
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Kiska
Washington
Aleutians Command
Kiska I-Land
Ato
Betsy Ross Americar As Hopes For Flag Return
Betsy Ross Americar expresses hopes that the flag will be carried into Tokyo by American forces. Mrs Abe and her husband evacuated from Fresno to Santa Anita assembly center, then sent to Denver where she works in a factory.
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Americar
Tokyo
Union Bridge man's death by own action with shotgun
Walter G Johnson of Union Bridge was found Dead in the cellar of his daughter Mrs Iva Hubbard after despondency over ill health. He used a shotgun to take his life. Age 64 years four months and 24 days. Survived by children and siblings. Funeral services set for Sunday at Hubbard residence and Maugh's church with burial in adjoining cemetery.
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Walter G. Jwhnson
Union Bridge
Iva Hubbard
James T. Marsh
Johnson
Sabillasville
Mr. Hubbard
Haush’s Lutheran Church
Ladhvaburg
George
Margaret Groft Johnson
Pewine Gray
Zelma Whitmore
Uubbard
Viola Eyler
Middleburg
Ira Johnson
Frederick
Lutheran Church
Univ Biidee
Wall
D. D. Hartaler and Sons
Essential Firemen Should Be Deferred
National Civilian Defense Director James M Landis told the Eastern Association of Fire Chiefs in Baltimore that firemen should be deferred from the draft. He warned the draft has seriously depleted firefighting staffs and replacing their men is difficult. He said the problem has reached proportions threatening public safety in critical war zones.
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Baltimore
National Civilian Defense
James M. Landis
Lacy
Eastern Association of Fire Chiefs
Landis
Six German Sul Crews Mutinied in Port Report
Reports from multiple sources claim six German submarine sailors mutinied in a northern port, refused orders, and caused naval tensions. The incident influenced Allied wartime sentiment and highlighted discipline issues among crews during the war.
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Vb Ag Se
Suamarine Freas
Norther
Ort
Law Would Not Force Compliance By Lewis
Analysis of the War Labor Board act during a coal production dispute cites President Lewis and the United Mine Workers. It discusses penalties for interference with production, individual rights to refuse work, and the potential roles of the War Labor Board and NLRB while noting uncertain lines of responsibility for union leaders.
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Lewis
Dl Wade
Unitet Mane Workyrs
Wali
Lews
Wne
Mim
War Mobilition
James W. Byrnes
War Labor Board
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Justice Department
UWM
Brunswick Councilmen File For Re-election
Two Brunswick councilmen form ally filed for re election in the August municipal election. David Riser of the first ward and John J Moore of the third ward are named. No opposition indicated yet though a month remains until lists close. Malone of the second ward may run. election under the new charter is set for August 30. Registration and review of registration books follow.
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Brunswick
David Riser
John JI. Moore
J. L Malone
Malone
Civil air traffic mileage soars since 1927
The record notes aviation mileage in the United States has risen by more than sevenfold since 1927, reflecting rapid growth in civil air transport and related infrastructure across the nation.
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The
Moose Wardens Seek Help From National Association
A partially garbled note reports the Moose Association calling on a national group for guidance. It mentions places like Mabton, Washington, and Columbia area regions, and hints at a meeting or conference led by local leaders. The fragmentary text references preparations and governance matters within a regional context.
Quiet Fourth Observed Amid Limited Celebrations
Independence Day is expected to pass largely quietly with no municipal fireworks and limited gatherings. The city plans a Baker Park band concert. many banks and stores will close, and most industries suspend operations. The Post Office will run one morning delivery only, with special handling for special deliveries.
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Activiies
AML
Heniy
Baker Park
Aloway
Iba
Braddock Heights
McCurdy
30000 Tons Of Bombs Fall On Ruhr In New Raid
London reports 30000 tons of bombs dropped on the Ruhr region including Kovhon and Gelsenkirchen as RAF and Luftwaffe clash in heavy night battles. An observer estimates nearly 20000 tons hit the Nazi industrial zone since the campaign began three and a half months ago, with 30 bombers listed as missing and many Americans noting a prolonged cloud battle amid unfavorable weather.
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London
Betish
Gaiman Ruhe
Hituery
Kovhon
Gelsenkirchen
Neubinkvog
Ruhr
North
Wear
Germany
North Sea
Pruitt Smith Nuptials Today
Vivian F. Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Allen R Smith Woodsboro and Lieut Charles E Pruitt USN son of Superintendent E W Pruitt planned to wed at four this afternoon at the bride’s home Rev Herbert H Schmidt will officiate and guests will be greeted with palms and garden flowers The couple will depart for Corpus Christi Texas where Lieut Pruitt has been assigned and where they will reside after a farewell plane trip from Washington
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Vivian F. Smith
Allen R. Smith
Woodsboro
Charles E. Pruitt
U. 8
E. W. Pruitt
Mrs Smith
Washington
Corpus Christi
Tex
Lieul. Pruitt
Ertek High School
Unter
Maryland
Alpha Omicron Prorarity
Lieut
Pruitt
Easton High School
Altro
Mercersburg Academy
Duke Unity
US Naval Air Base
Corpus
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Pacific Battle Area
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Myersville
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Goebbels
Axis
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Wakter G
WLE
Vhawerstovwert
Thas
Lisbon
Manila
Philippines
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