Milk price hike eyed for Frederick market on July first
The Frederick milk market may see a one cent per quart rise in the doorstepp price from 13 to 14 cents due to government orders. Producers report higher costs, heat-damaged pastures, and a shift away from subsidies, with daily fluid milk sales around 1,700 to 1,800 gallons. The Frederick County Milk Producers Association discussed the issue at a recent meeting, noting no immediate pint price details.
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Frederick
Detrick
Desiers
Frederick County
Conviction Of Six For Treason Is Set Aside
Chicago June 29 The United States Circuit Court of Appeals reversed today the conviction of six Chicagoans on treason charges and remanded their cases to the district court for a second trial Defendants Hans Haupt Otto Wergin Walter Froehling and wives Erna Haupt Kate Wergin and Lucille Froehling had been sentenced to death or 25 years Each was linked to Nazi saboteurs and Laboring with Herbert Haupt son of the Haupts The reversal cited erroneous instructions and denial of separate trials The men are in Cook county jail awaiting rehearing by the U S Attorney J Albert Woll and plans for a possible appeal refer to Haupt and others involved in sabotaging American industry
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Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Herbert Haupt
Haupts
United States
Cook County
J. Albert Woll
Haupt
Young Haupt
Washington
Tast
Aug
Gas To Come From Air, Not Artillery, He Says
Major General William N. Porter, chief of the U S Chemical Warfare Service, tells a Senate committee gas would be dropped from airplanes in big bombs or as a spray. He seeks a 1.1 billion dollar appropriation for the next 12 months to maintain chemical warfare superiority if war erupts.
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Washington
William N. Porter
U. S. Chemical Warfare Service
Scouts Hike From Caledonia To Frederick
Fourteen Bar Scout Troop members left Caledonia Pennsylvania heading toward Frederick along the Appalachian Trail under Scout Master Douglas Weddle. They plan to hike back on foot arriving in Frederick next Sunday. This first year of the hike supports a national program to toughen older scouts with self supplied meals and gear.
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Bar Scout
Caledonia
Frederick
Douglas Weddle
Roosevelt promoted to lieutenant colonel in Marines
Washington June 29 Marine Corps headquarters announced that James Roosevelt eldest son of the President has been given the rating of Lieutenant Colonel in the Marines general service.
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Washington
Marine Corps Headquarters
James Roosevelt
Marines’ General Service
Citizenship Hearing For Camp Ritchie Soldiers
The Court House crowd saw 90 Camp Ritchie soldiers begin oath procedures under Associate Judge Patrick M. Selnauffer. Candidates from diverse nations faced government examiners as first and second papers were issued before final naturalization, with military procedures speeding the hearings.
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Camp Ritchie
Cascade
Patrick M. Selnauffer
Czechoslovakia
Prussia
China
Court House
Resignation Accepted in French West Africa Became V Guinea
In Algiers the French committee of national liberation announced the acceptance today of the resignation of Pierre Boisson 95 Governor general of French West Africa, a post including Dakar as a base. The move signals a leadership change in colonial administration amid regional upheaval.
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Algiers
Jung
Committee of National Liberation
Pierre Boisson
French West Africa
I Dakar
Pay Girls 55.80 Weekly For Shoes In War Economy
Washington reports Rep. Engle criticizes war production policy after inspecting 47 plants. He cites wages of 53.80 weekly for women mending shoes for men in service and machine gun crews earning up to 6 740 yearly, while soldiers and sailors receive low pay. He says high wages reflect waste and urges economy. Also notes raids on Kiska Island and Solomons actions as pre invasion softening efforts.
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Washington
Engle
Abbas WweRts
House
Kiska Island
Aleutians
Navy
Little Kiska
Santa Pacnic
Solomons
Kiska
North Pacific
Wallace accuses Jones of harassing BEW work on war stocks
Washington reports Vice President Wallace, chairing the BEW, accuses Secretary of Commerce Jones of obstructionist tactics and of pressuring BEW in its drive to shorten the war by securing strategic material stocks. Wallace says Jones has not accepted BEW authority and has blocked wartime stockpiling plans. He cites delays in rubber and other critical imports and recalls past stockpiling efforts dating to 1939.
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Washington
Wallace
Commerce Jones
Board of Economic Warfare
BEW
Senate Appropriations Committee
Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Byrd
D-Va
War Production Board
WPB
Congress
RFC
Pearl Harbor
Watlang
Senate Banking Committee
Milo Perkins
South America
Africa
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
MacArthur
Jonessistant Setediddy
Defense Supplies Corporation
Rubber director urges strict tire conservation amid tight supplies
William Ou Jeffers urged strict adherence to conservation rules as the Office of Price Administration cuts eligibility for used and recapped tires. About 500,000 tires will be available in July, 300,000 fewer than June, with a 90 day plan to restore serviceability. In the eastern area an A book grants 90 miles. drivers with 240 miles monthly must prove essential use beyond the shortage zone.
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Washington
William Ou. Jeffers
Office of Price Administration
Jeffers
OPA
Another Held As Nazi Spy
The FBI announced the arrest of a second man on espionage charges for gathering vital war information for the German high command. Erwin Harry De Spreiter, 53, a consulting engineer for national defense plants, is charged with collaborating with Ernest Frederick Lehmitz who admitted sending news of American war preparations through the German intelligence system. De Spreiter is a former student of the University of Heidelberg.
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Rane Vaerkeren
SLI
Baderal Bureau of Investigation
KE. E. Conroy
FBI New York
Erwin Harry de Spreiter
Ernest Frederick Lehmitz
U. S
de Spreiter
University of Weidelberg
Lehmitz
Germany
Conroy
Trial Set For Robertson On July Seventh In Washington County
State and county prosecutors in Hagerstown discussed plans for the murder trial of Rus sell A Robertson a 20 year old truck driver charged in the killing of store keeper John H Gillis. A change of venue was granted to Washington county and a new date to July 7 was arranged with the circuit court. Also noted are a stolen 1940 Ford deluxe station wagon recovered damaged none and a plant walkout at Detroit Chrysler plant with about 2200 workers returning to work.
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Edwin F. Nikirk
Hagerstown
Martin
Washington County
Russell A. Robertson
Robertson
John H. Gillis
Stolln Auto
Daneverser Printing House
South Bents Street
Tas Station Wagton
G. William Dansberger
Patrick Street
Me. Dansberger
Nerina Beniz Street
Cirive Tae Twindo
RAF Returns To Cologne For Another Heavy Blow
The RAF sent a large force to Cologne overnight adding to the pressure on Hamburg and other targets. Berlin reported cathedral damage and city losses while official sources linked the raids to casualties and factory destruction. The 1,000 bomber raid followed a pattern of heavy air attacks as Britain pursued allied aims with renewed nightly bombardments.
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RAF
Cologne
London
Hamburg
Est
Berlin
Berlin High Command
Associated Press
Rhineland
AE Oic
Violent aerial battles near Leningrad reported
Front dispatches say German losses grew heavy over 25 days prompting new tactics such as increased fighter escort and raid timing changes. Weather hindered reporting as fighting raged near the Rybachi Peninsula with observers watching Allied ships and artillery duels from huts and caves amid rapid weather shifts.
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Leningrad
Penine
Murmans
Fleet Movements Reported From Gibraltar Sailings
German controlled Paris radio said two battleships and six destroyers sailed from Gibraltar toward the Mediterranean. The British Ministry of Information recorded the broadcast, but no independent confirmation was available.
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London
Paris
Thief Steals Car In Albany Finds Tank Short On Fuel
Albany Oregon police report a car stolen by a thief who could not drive far due to only two gallons of gasoline. Officers later recovered the vehicle in a nearby town with the tank nearly full.
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Albany
Ore
Junge
Mar
Vin Smith
Light Cruiser and Four Supply Ships Damaged In North Africa Raid
Allied forces reported heavy raids against Leyton and Leghorn ports with light cruiser and four supply ships damaged. Bombers struck oil tanks, rail yards, and plants, causing smoke-obscured damage but later claimed destruction of storage tanks and refinery. RAF and American air forces targeted Sardinia and southern Italy, with multiple locations cited and widespread aerial bombardment lasting hours.
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North Africa
Leyton
Iuch
Ujner
Haffans
Leghorn
Sardinia
Hamonwred
San Ciavanni
aMeral
Rome
Reggio Calabria
Messina
Halkin High Command
U S Unable To Spend Money Fast Enough
Washington reports that the fiscal year closed with government outlays about 5 billion lower than the budgeted total, while revenue fell short by nearly 1.5 billion. Expenditures reached near 80 billion against a 74 billion war program, with debt rising to about 140 billion as bonds funded the deficit.
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Washington
Feskcal
Treasury
Reconstruction Fiance Corporation
Commodity Credit Corporation
United States
England
Erst
Germany
Roosevelt
Miners Slow In Returning To Their Work
Pittsburgh dispatch reports slow resumption of mining as over 150000 striking miners nationwide began to return to work while 400000 had already ended the walkout. Claims of wage demand progress circulated. in Pennsylvania some districts showed hesitation and pickets remained. Local unions like Revine and Sessp Level tested turnout with mixed results, and wage retroactive to April 1 remained disputed.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
Tocay
Pennnsylvania
Pennsylvania
Union
Revine
Sessp
Allied RAF raids hit Japanese base at Akyab and rivers
A British communique reports sustained air forays in western Burma yesterday. RAF planes attacked a Japanese base at Akyab, struck an enemy camp at Mychaung, and disrupted traffic on the Irrawaddy and Kaladan rivers.
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Burma
Akyab
Mychaung
Irrawaddy
Kaladan
WPB Takes Over All Control Of Woodpulp
The War Production Board assumed control of all wood pulp use and ordered bidding on pulp deliveries to paper and paperboard manufacturers without WPB authorization. WPB cited war demand and severe shortages to ensure supplies for war use, affecting all pulp grades including newsprint and tethered products.
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WPB
Washington
War Production Board Today
Urmy
Navy
Lend-Lease
Weather Turns Cooler After Nine Day Warm Spell
A near record nine day warm spell ends as late morning showers drop temperatures. Weather observer reports the showers as a fore runner of much cooler weather tonight and into tomorrow, ending the warm streak.
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Continent
Rome Radio
Iraq
Standley
Moscow
William Standley
Jesse Jones
Commerce
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Lineaumir
Detroit
Chrr Corporation
Highland Park
Italions
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