American arrested as German spy by the FBI
The Justice Department says Ernest Frederick Lehmitz, a U.S. citizen born in Hamburg in 1886, was arrested in New York on charges of gathering espionage information for Germany. He allegedly wrote letters to German intelligence describing New York harbor conditions and troop movements. If convicted, he faces the death penalty or up to thirty years in prison.
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Wsheagt
Hoover
United Sales
Hamburg
Germany
Oxford Place
Tompkinsville
Staten Island
N. Y
United States
Cuxhaven
New Yorkey
Department
Lehmitz
Richmond County
Two Japanese Subs Attacked in South Pacific Raids
South Pacific headquarters reported air strikes against two Japanese submarines over the weekend. A Hudson patrol bomber spotted a sub 200 miles southwest of Suva in Fiji and dropped a depth charge, with an oil slick observed afterward. A second sub was bombed in the southern Coral Sea as air forces intensified actions in the Solomon Islands including Munda Vila Kahili Ballale and Rekata while raids were noted in the New Georgia group.
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South Pacific
Army
Navy
Solomon Islands
Hudson Navy
Suva
Fiji Islands
Coral Sea
Solomons
Munda
Vila
New Georgia Group
Kahili
Ballale
Bougainville Island
Rekata
Santa Isabel
Washington
Rev Galley Receives Orders to Report for Army Training
Rev Stephen Galley pastor of the Kemptown Methodist charge received a telegram from the Adjutant General instructing him to report July 14 to Cambridge Massachusetts for a Harvard University training program. He has been commissioned a first lieutenant and after a 28 day course will be ready for assignment. He served in France in World War I and will hold his last services July 11. The Galley family recently moved to 123 West Third Street with son Richard, a Frederick High School senior, moving in May prior to the orders.
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Stephen Galley
Kemptown
Adjutant General
United States Arms
Cambridge
Mass
Boal
Harvard University
Galley
Harvard
Mr. Galley
England
France
Three U S chemical firms charged in world wide cartel scheme
The Department of Justice announced that three American chemical companies were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for involvement in a global price fixing conspiracy with German, British, Italian, and Japanese interests.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Earnel i
Bombers Hit Naples Dock and Industry in Allied Raid
Allied Wellington bombers hit Naples on Saturday night targeting dock areas and industrial plants. Italian communiques claimed limited damage and noted defenses over Regio Calabria and other southern targets were active. Messina suffered prior bombardments as Allied aircraft roamed Sicily and the west coast.
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Neath
Africa
Wellington
Naples
Rome
Associated Press
Gerbini
Catania
Reggio Calabria
Sicily
Bizerte
Messina
Death Strikes Third Time In Purdue Ranks
Lafayette reports three Purdue leaders died within hours removing a yearlong illness shadow. David E. Ross, 71, inventor and longtime Purdue trustee since 1927, died at home. Dr Stanley E Coulter, 90, ex dean of men and science, died after retirement. Dr Gilbert A Young, 71, former mechanical engineering head, died in Pontiac Michigan following a paralytic stroke.
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Lafayette
Purdue University
David E. Ross
Purdue Board of Trustees
Stanley E. Coulter
Gilbert A. Young
School of Mechanical Engineering
Pontiac
Midh
Archie Pearsons Second Trial At Ellicott City
Archie Lee Pearson of upper Montgomery county will face a second trial for criminal assault after the Maryland Court of Appeals granted a new trial. The case is moved from Montgomery to Howard County for the September term in Ellicott City as Judges Woodward and Prescott ordered.
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Rockville
Archie Lee Pearson
Montgomery County
Maryland Court of Appeals
Howard’ County
Pearson
Charles W. Woodward
Stedman Prescott
No Nationalization of Coal Miners Statement By Ickes
Secretary Ickes told the House Ways and Means Committee there is no desire or plan to mobilize the coal industry and the government hopes to return the mines to private ownership at the earliest possible moment. The June 28 remarks framed a stance against nationalizing coal miners amid wartime pressures.
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Washington
Ickes
House Wars and Means Committee
Boisson Resigns as Governor General of French West Africa
Pierre Boisson has resigned as governor general of French West Africa and the French Committee of National Liberation has accepted his resignation Reuters reported today from Algiers.
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London
Pierre Boisson
French West Africa
French Committee of National Liberation
Reuters
Algiers
Stock rally nudges rails and industrials to peaks
In New York on June 28 investors poured funds into stocks, lifting rails and assorted industrials by small margins to near three year highs as market momentum persisted through the session.
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New York
Pleasure but No Driving in Marion Va
A young man and his girlfriend defy the OPA pleasure driving ban by sitting in a parked sedan each night after exhausting gasoline. Their tires have been flat one by one as they linger by the curb, insisting it is their pleasure even if not driving.
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Marion
OPA
Het
Washington Asked About Oil For Plan
The Frederick city light plant faces possible oil limits as the Rationing Board awaits word from Washington. The Fuel Oil Administrator for War must act before any further allocations. the city has run on a 50 percent purchase from Potomac Edison and 50 percent self generation, with supplies dwindling. Negotiations with the utility for full generating rights have occurred but status is unclear.
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Washington
Frederick City
Potomac Edison Company
Twenty one Men From Board One To Camp Lee Va
Twenty one men from Board One area, many from Frederick, depart this afternoon to enter the Army after induction exams and two weeks furlough. They meet at Winchester Hall at four, then travel via B and O to Camp Lee, Va. One recruit, William P. Tidmore, is sidelined by injuries from a recent plane crash and will depart later. Several volunteers, including Preeman and Covell, plan service. Phobus and Bell will join Camp Claiborne after processing.
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Frederick
Winchester Hall
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Camp I Lee
William P. Tidmore
George V. Phebus
Wilbur D. Myers
Hewes D. Kelley
William C. Staley
Donald E. Null
Paul
Will of Mrs. Phoebe Hightman Probated In Burkittsvi
Mrs Phoebe Hightman of Burkittsvi had her will probated in Orphans Court this morning. It leaves her cash estate around 8101 090 to two sons William J. and Clarence M. Hightman each receiving 5100. The residue goes to daughter Mrs K Blanche Magaha. Executor Judge Patrick M Schnauffer will renounce due to duties. The July 19 1937 document was witnessed by Grayson H Mercer and Helen F Mack. A separate certified copy of George W Steele Sr of Sunbury Pa estate records notes 1390 value and one acre to his wife with remainder to a son. George W Steele Jr named executor.
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Phoebe. Hightman
Burkitsville
Orphans ‘Court
Willam J
Clarence M. Hightman
K. Blanche Magaha
Burkittsvi
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Grayson H. Mercer
Helen F. Mack
George W. Steele
Sunbury
Marvyn
Bein Seele
Eighty Naturalization Hearings Set for Circuit Court
Eighty naturalization hearings were scheduled for tomorrow afternoon in Circuit Court, with officials noting most applicants come from Camp Ritchie.
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Camp Ritchie
Kiska Hit 7 Times In Heavy Raids By Americans
Allied air forces attacked Kiska in seven raids starting fires and hitting anti-aircraft emplacements on the Aleutian outpost. Navy communique notes 16 hits in three days, with additional strikes on Kahili Rekata Bay Munda Vila Ballale in the Solomon Islands and other Pacific targets.
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Wasungigi
Os Amercan
Niska
Aleutian Islands
Navy
Kiska
South Pacific
Kahila
Shortland
Navy Avenger
Rakata Bay
Santa Isabel Island
Navy Dauntless
Munda
New Georgia
Vila
Kolombangara Island
North Pacific
U S Bombers Pound Axis Airdromes Near Athens
U S Liberators attacked airfields west of Athens and near Hassani destroying several enemy aircraft while the Ninth Air Force reported seven planes shot down and eight probably destroyed. RAF Wellingtons bombed Naples in a 15 minute raid guided by Vesuvius glow, hitting docks and industrial areas with incendiaries and blockbusters.
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Dee de
Athens
Salonika
Trans Mediterranean
Balkans
Eleve
Hassani
Sepure
Ninth Air Force
Naples
Vesuvius
Allied
North Africa
Italy
Stamps For Autos Sell With Two Days Left Before Deadline
Post office reports rising sales of federal automobile tax stamps with two days remaining until the July 1 deadline. Officials note purchases trail last year and motorists may delay until the last moment. News cites possible Congressional repeal and ration suspensions linked to the emergency.
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Congress
Tnig
May traffic accidents injure ten in Frederick area
Ten persons were injured in 11 accidents in Frederick city and county during May, per the Maryland Traffic Safety Commission. No fatalities occurred. Frederick City reported one accident and one injury, while statewide totals reached 1,012 traffic accidents with 23 deaths and 531 injuries.
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Frederick City
Maryland Traffic Safety Commission
Etwaldiis
Ue Cuulip
Pleaerick City
Axis Ships Sunk In European Waters
London reports that not less than 400 Axis warships supply ships and transports have been sunk or damaged in European waters since the war began as British officials disclose the toll from British naval action and sea mines.
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London
County hearings set on violators before legal panel
A gap in the record notes another set of meteorites charged with violations will receive a hearing next week. Hearings occur Thursday evening in the Police Court room in Hail, with cases listed previously.
Maryland Peach Crop Seen Poor This Year
The Maryland Crop Reporting Service indicates a 276000 bushel peach harvest, far below last year’s 476009 bushels, signaling one of the poorest crops in several years.
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Maryland
Police Board Meets Today in Frederick Chief Selection Push
The Frederick Police Board will meet this afternoon at 4 30 to discuss recommendations for a new police chief. Names include Arthur C Poulsen and Allan C Whitmore with others possible. A special meeting Wednesday may present a final decision to the Mayor and Aldermen.
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Frederick
Arthur C. Poulsen
Poulsen
Allan C. Whitmore
Walkersville
Whitmore
Hugh V. Gittinger
Frank Weddle
Fishing Creek
U. S. Battleships Arrive in the Mediterranean Report
A Reuters Stockholm dispatch says in May United States battleships joined the British battle fleet in the Mediterranean. The claim, from the Scandi navian Telegram Bureau, notes the Italian fleet may have sailed out for battle or refuge as Allied bombs struck both sides of the main land. No independent confirmation was available.
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London
Reuters
Stockholm
United States
Mediterranean
Retters
Arriba
Netste
Deeds Recorded In Thurmont And Brunswick Real Estate Transfers
Deeds recorded by the county clerk show Victor Moo and wife selling property on Atamont avenue in Thurmont for 4500 dollars. Charles E. Dinterman and wife sold property on Sandy Wood Hill east of Fourth Avenue in Brunswick for about 2400 dollars.
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Victors
S.de
Atamont Avenue
Thurmont
Charles E. Dinterman
John Wai
Sandy Wook Hill
Fourth Avenue
Brunswick
War aims to bring the conflict home to Japan
General Jose O. McNarney testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee that the United Nations plan to end the war by bringing combat to Japan is near. He said Allied forces are coordinated, and the Pacific campaign has halted Japanese advances while allied plans remain focused on final victory.
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McNarney
Senate Committee
United Nations
Washington
Jhen
Japan
Jose TO McNarney
Senate
Ias
McNaries Pield
Senatee Gurney
Oher
Natinns
Te Pacitle
Therhone
Ata
U S Ready For Heavier Raids On Germany
Maj Gen Henry F Miller of the Eighth Air Force Service Command said the air arm is set for a great new flow of planes for an increased offensive against Germany. He noted 4 000 pound bombs are available and supplies are adequate, pledging to meet a reported 43 percent rise in bomb load if required as Allied plans for July foreseen a 45 percent tonnage increase.
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Ausalf
Britain
Henry F Miller
U. Army
Eighth Air Force Service Command
Lyons
Germany
Miller
Eighth Air Force
Service Command
Air Force
Washington
Plane crash in Huntington Beach kills four children
A military P-.. aircraft crashed on Huntington Beach killing four children and wounding sixteen others as it dived from about eight thousand feet in view of twenty thousand bathers. Debris and flames swept a wide area as the plane exploded after the crash near the shore.
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Huntington Beach
Calif
Frederick County Assors Seek Tax Commission Review List
The Frederick County Commissioners prepared a list of at least six candidates for the two assessor petitions. Reported names include E. C. Speaks and T. R. Saylor, the current assessors. After submission and examination, the Tax Commission will be informed of results and appointments made. The commission reportedly asked for the list.
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Frederick County
State Tax Commission
E. C. Speaks
T. R. Saylor
Tax Commission
Pittsburgh Gains in Coal Field Jobs Hint at Slow Recovery
Pittsburgh reports show gains in coal field employment with early figures indicating the move to restore full shifts in partially operating mines may be gradual. The data suggest improvements but stress a slow path to full production as conditions normalize post downtime.
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Pittsburgh
Local Moose Return From Convention in Maryland
Seventeen members of Frederick Lodge No 371 and the Frederick Chapter of Women of the Moose returned from Cumberland where they attended the annual conclave of the Maryland and Border States Moose Association. Jacob Schultz of Hagerstown was named president and Edward Habeeb of Cumberland became vice president. Re-elected were secretary Milton V. Hanson, treasurer Samuel Wade, and presiding notables. The convention, with 800 delegates registered, included a class of 600 initiates and a banquet for about 700. next year’s conclave will be held in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Frederick
Loyal Order of Moose
Women of the Moose
Cumberland
Maryland and Border States
Samuel E. Wade Wade
Alexandria, Va
Glenn Jantkinve Arune
Wide
Supreme Governor of the Loyal Order of Moose
Frank W. LaBelle
Boston
Albert M. Smith
Wilmington
Del
Mrs Benjamin W Meeks Attending Missions School
Mrs Benjamin W Meeks of West Second Street attends the Summer School of Missions and Christian Service in Ocean Grove New Jersey held by the North eastern Jurisdiction of the Women's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist church. As president she will deliver several addresses including the annual banquet on Wednesday evening and lead executive committee meetings. She left Frederick last Thursday and plans to return Thursday.
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Missions
Benjamin W. Meeks
West Second Street
Ocean Grove
N. J
Christian Service
Women's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
Axis Convoy Off Dutch Coast Is Hit By RAF
Allied air forces struck a German convoy off the Dutch coast in a dawn raid. RAF Typhoons and Mosquito squadrons damaged ships, with two enemy coastal vessels torpedoed or beached and several others set ablaze. One RAF plane was lost as anti aircraft fire and heavy clashes with fighters unfolded over the channel.
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London
France
Rahways
Air Ministry
Idtere Egift Raa
High Command
Air Ministey
Hite Ee
Wee Geen Ee
Cherbourg
Severe thunderstorms and heat lash Maryland towns
Heavy rain and heat dominated Maryland over the weekend with Hagerstown recording 1.88 inches and 95 degrees, Cumberland hitting 100, Baltimore peaking at 96. The heat sparked crowds at resorts while a Washington county storm caused power failures and crop damage. ties to a 38 year temperature streak were noted and three heat deaths were reported in Baltimore.
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Maryland
Washington County
Hagerstown
Frederick
Cumberland
Baltimore
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