Messina Suffered Third Allied Bombardment in 36 Hours
Allied air forces continued raids on Messina within 36 hours, striking from North Africa and the Mediterranean. RAF and American bombers pounded the port and rail yard, with oil tanks ignited and heavy fires around the main station as Allied convoys faced reported Axis attacks in the straits.
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Mediterranean
Africa
Messina
Sicily
Middle East
Hanan
RAF Weslon
Valian
Cairo
Italy
Toda Tlatian
Rome
Tunisia
Stockholm
Tl Messagero
Sardinia
Haly
Guido Baroni
Tl Popolo di Roma
Naples
Bainbridge Plant Nears Completion After Auditorium Dedication
Bainbridge Maryland June 27 the $45 million Bainbridge plant nears completion following the dedication of the new War of 1812 auditorium. The combined auditorium and amphitheater seats 2700 on one floor with no obstructed views and features space for large production. Captain C F USN station commander opened the event with a recitation by Alec Templeton. Also reported is a fatal accident June 27 when 67 year old Walter Rubeck was crushed by a truck after attempting to crank it in gear. his body found by a nearby storekeeper. A raccoon fact is also noted.
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Bainbridge
C.F
Walter Rubeck
Clearspring
R. Wells
Rubeck
Ueesene
Weather relief breaks heat wave but rain uneven across county
Terrific June heat eased briefly with weekend storms but no sustained break. Official records show highs around 87 to 96 degrees, then a 16 degree plunge after Sunday’s thunderstorm. Some areas report rainfall while Frederick City and other towns saw little or none. winds felled trees and outages affected Potomac Edison lines.
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Frederick
Unionville
Frederick City
Countty
Jefferson
Buckeystown
Potomac Edison Company
Frederic Moyersville
Severe Weekend Storm Impacts Brunswick Area
A heat wave peaked at 100 degrees Sunday in Brunswick while electric service was interrupted overnight in the eastern town. The Mt. Airy Ridgeville area saw heavy rainfall and minor floods. No major damage reported. small streams swelled. Frederick County reported few problems for Foromac Edison and C. & P. Telephone Company officials.
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Mt. Airy-Ridgeville
Foromac Edison Company
Frederick County
C. & P. Telephone Company
Copy Of The News Found On Battlefield
A letter dated June 6 from John J. Powell to his parents describes finding an old Frederick News on an African battlefield. Powell, a veteran of four major engagements, notes a March 30, 1943 portion enclosed and recounts very close proximity to German forces.
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East Fourteenth Street
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John J. Powell
Frederick
Pe. Powell
Phe. Powell
Education Must Progress Says Harold Sloan
New York June 28 Harold Sloan director of the Alfred P Sloan Foundation advocates a functional education to guide public acceptance of war accelerated social and economic change. He says education should analyze culture traits and expose them to scholarly appraisal to avert chaos or wasteful war outcomes. He criticizes outdated construction and farming practices and points to gaps between knowledge and usable application for ordinary people.
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New York
Harold
Sloan
Alfred P. Sloan’ Foundation
Foundation
Actress Joan Bennett Gives Birth to Daughter at Hospital
Actress Joan Bennett welcomed a six pound daughter last night at Good Samaritan Hospital. Miss Pennett reported as present, with the baby named Stephani. This is the first child since her January 1940 marriage to film producer Walter Wanger.
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Hollywood
Fane
Joan Bennett
Good Samaritan Hospital
Battle To Salvage Food Subsidy Plan
Washington officials pressed to salvage the food subsidy program as Congress moves to bar price rollback payments to processors. Senate action aimed to extend the Commodity Credit Corporation for two more years while permitting subsidies to farmers for production and transportation needs. An Aiken amendment seeks to halt rollback subsidies immediately, with possible war-time and price controls lingering. If enacted, housewives could face higher meat and butter costs amid near term reductions in CCC support.
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Conessional Authority
Commodity Credit Corporation
Imere
Byrnes Ix Ke
Brown
Senate
Congress
O'Mahoney
D.wyo
Aiken
R-Vt
CCC
Sidat-Singh Body Found in Lake Huron After Plane Crash
The body of Second Lieut Wilmeth W. Sidat-Singh, Army air forces officer and former Syracuse University football and basketball star, was recovered from Lake Huron near Selfridge Field. Sidat-Singh, 25, was a member of the 332nd Fighter Group, the all Negro unit, and his plane had plunged into the lake on May 9.
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Selfridge
Wilmeth W. Sidat-Singh
Army Iyer
Syracuse University
Lake Huron
Syracuse
Army Air Base
Sidat Singh
33Nd
Nazi Chief in Holland Dead
London reports Fritz Schmidt, NSB region thief and commissioner general in the Netherlands, died in a fatal accident while in France. Hitler ordered a parity funeral, and observers note Schmidt's high position leaves few career details known. Other Dutch officials slain and resistance activity rises as German authorities enforce labor regimens and suppress uprisings.
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London
Berlin
Fritz Schmidt
National Social Party
Netherlands
Fordane Thronch
France
Adolf Hitler
Schmidt
Holland
Schmitt
Fokert E. Posthuma
Helland
Resu
Germany
Simil Schmidt
Unidentified Targets Prompted San Francisco 61-Minute Alert
In San Francisco bay region today an Army Air Defense Wing alert lasting 61 minutes followed the approach of unidentified targets. The all clear omitted the usual statement that targets were later identified as friendly, marking a rare wording variation since 1942.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Region
Army Air Defense Wing
Army
Eisenhower Backed by Washington in North Africa
Washington signals full support for General Eisenhower as Allied supreme commander in French Africa. Officials warn against De Gaulle and Giroud factionalism, stressing a unified approach to sustain trans Mediterranean operations and vital Allied supply lines. Ciro's nightclub on Sunset Beach is damaged by fire causing an estimated $50,000 loss.
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Washington
Tomight
Eisenhorer
French Africa
Charles DeGaude
Henri Giraud
Giroud
Eisenhower
de Gaulle
Hollywood
Ciro’s
Sunset Boulevard
Harold Davis
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