Soviet Push Toward Minsk Braces for Collapse of German Lines
Soviet forces drive within 37 miles of Minsk on the Smolensk road and Bykhov route, encircling the area northeast of the city as the Red Army advances toward the capital. German retreat accelerates with rail lines largely intact, aiding Russian maneuver across the front.
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Moscow
Minsk
Warsaw
Berlin
Napoleon
Red
Mogilev
Leningrad
Odessa
Nikolai Akimov
Vitebsk
Orsha
Zhlobin
Smolensk- Warsaw
Bykhov- Minsk
Herezina
Ptich
Gomel-Minsk
Red Army
Smorensk
Berezina
Piich
Osipovichi
Dual Road Needs and Harsh Tradeoffs Dawn in Annapolis
Governor O Conor announced about 7 million dollars in 12 highway and bridge projects including a 1.33 million Frederick Hagerstown stretch and a 1.04 million Reisterstown road rebuild. He seeks priority funding from the War Production Board facilities review board with expected action soon. 150 Rheem workers at Sparrows Point strike for a 48 hour week with voluntary overtime. Route 40 traffic detoured from Middletown to Gap Jana due to oiling work near South Mountain.
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Annapolis
O'Conor
Frederick - Hagerstown
Mt. Holly
Big Mills
Reisterstown
Mt. Pleasant
Finksburg
Baltimore
Rheem Manufacturing Co
Sparrows Point
Middletown
South Mountain
Burkittsville
Gap Jana
Boonsboro
Dewey Moves to Organize Campaign in Chicago
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey begins his presidential bid by organizing party support in Chicago. He meets with the Republican national committee and former President Herbert Hoover, plans a news conference, and schedules a briefing with party leaders before possibly leaving for Albany.
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Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Republican National Committee
Stevens
Herbert Hoover
Albany
American War Casualties Rise to 251 158 in Wartime Totals
Washington reports overall American casualties at 251 158 through mid June with 55 206 dead among Army Navy Marines and Coast Guard. Stimson notes France totals lag behind field reports. Navy deaths total 20 102 and total casualties 47 073.
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Washington
Normandy
Coast Guard
Stimson
France
War Department
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Break in 18 inch main hits Singapore plant water supply
A break in the 18 inch water main to the Singapore filtration plant reduced city pressure by up to 30 pounds last night. Water crews led by Water Superintendent William J. Davis repaired the line west of the Monocacy river, restoring pressure shortly before 7 am. Fishing Creek supplied city needs during the outage while residents reported low hydrant flow.
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Singapore
William J. Davis
Monocacy River
Man Of The Hour Dewey Bricker of Frankfort
In Frankfort Indiana on June 29 the man of the hour is Dewey Bricker a 37 year old railroad employee celebrated locally for his recent services and contributions to the community.
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Frankfort
Ind
Dewey Bricker
Bricker
Twenty-Six Men from Local Draft Board Summoned for Induction Examinations
Twenty six men from Draft Board One area were summoned for pre induction examinations in the first Selective Service call, to be held in Baltimore. The list includes volunteers and youths who recently registered, with addresses in Frederick, Gaithersburg, Middletown, Brunswick, Catonsville, and other localities. The total called is expected to be well below recent months.
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Baltimore
Woodrow Wilson Stup
South Market Street
Joseph Emory Mercer
East Second Street
Paul Daniel Shafer
Frederick
Clyde Woodrow Lenhart
Gaithersburg
Ralph Clayton Sigler
Grayson Ezra’ Wise
Middletown
Carlie James Fletcher
Ashburn
Robert John Reese
State College
Ralph Jermiah Tracey
South Carroll Street
Bernard Thomas Stone
Yellow Springs
James Thomas Embrey
Park Avenue
Brunswick
Stanley Wade’ Fry
Winchester Street
Hubert Austin Gross
Negro Arrested After Chase in Hagerstown and Lodged in Jail
Thomas Randolph, colored, of Washington, was captured after a chase from East Church Street through Chapel alley and several rail yards to the Baltimore and Ohio yards. He was lodged in jail on a charge of indecent exposure, with authorities indicating a serious charge may follow. Deputy Sheriff Rhoads pursued after screams of a white woman at about 9 20 a.m. led to the arrest.
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East Church Street
Chapel Alley
Hagerstown and Frederick
Baltimore and Ohio
Thomas Randolph
Washington
Horace M. Alexander
Paul B. Rhoads
Randolph
Rhoads
Alexander
Loot Found in Rome Garage Linked to Fascist Leader
Italian papers report police uncovered art treasures paintings pottery silver and liquor valued in millions of lire in a Rome garage used by the mistress of Roberto Farinacci former secretary of the Fascist party. Farinacci reportedly fled to Munich via Switzerland frontier reports.
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Rome
Roberto Farinacci
Italy
Farinacci
Switzerland
Munich
Maryland War Emergency Fund Down to 185 798
Comptroller J Millard Tawes reported the Maryland war emergency fund has dropped from 500 000 to 185 798 during the current fiscal year ending tomorrow June 30.
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Annapolis
J. Millard Tawes
Maryland
Navy Yard reports Wisconsin launched and commissioned quickly
The Philadelphia Navy Yard announced that the super-battleship Wisconsin was commissioned only 18 weeks after launch, breaking its own record and likely the world record for rapid completion. The disclosure highlights a remarkable turnaround time and marks a notable achievement for the yard and shipbuilding efforts.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Wisconsin
Agreement Reached On Brunswick Crossings
After lengthy talks Brunswick authorities and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad agreed on plans for grade crossings. The Maple avenue crossings will have 24 hour watch, Maryland avenue crossings close to non railroad traffic, and a connecting Maple Maryland link behind the westbound station. Maple avenue resurfacing and new curbs sidewalks, Bridge street improvements to the Potomac river bridge, plus ornamental barriers at Maryland and Virginia avenues. Railroad ready to award contract. Maryland avenue remains open for now.
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Brunswick
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Maple Avenue
Maryland Avenue
Maple
Maryland Avenues
Walnut Street
Bridge Street
C. and C. Canal
Potomac River Bridge
Maryland
Virginia Avenue
E. E. Bowers
F. G. Hoskins
P. K. Partee
H. L. Exley
14th Air Force Abandons Hengyang Base and Bombs It
The 14th U.S. Air Force withdrew from Hengyang in China and a P-51 strike on Monday destroyed a runway and set the city ablaze. The Hengyang airfield, a key forward base, was deemed useless to the enemy and its loss would be a major blow to China since 1938.
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Chungking
U.S. Air Force
Hengyang
China
Joseph W. Stilwell
Hunan
Secretary Hull Signals Possible Break With Nazi Finland
Secretary of State Hull said the question of breaking with Finland is under full consideration. In a noon news conference he could not confirm any announcement planned for the day.
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Washington
Hull
Finland
Bank fills board vacancy after McKinney’s death
Benjamin L. Shuff elected to Farmers and Mechanics National Bank board replacing the late William H. McKinney. Shuff, vice president and trust officer, has served the bank about 21 years and is active in civic life and fraternal groups including the Frederick Rotary Club.
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Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
William H. McKinney
Benjamin L. Shuff
Shuff
Frederick
Commander Gerhardt Leads 29th Division in Normandy
Maj Gen Charles Hunter Gerhardt, son of a general, commands the 29th Infantry Division in action near Isigny, Normandy. A West Point graduate of 1917, he previously served in World War I with the 89th Division and is noted for discipline, athletic leadership, and demand for physical fitness. His Tennessee birth and Macon Georgia home with wife Nina McCleskey and two children are mentioned, along with his father Brig Gen Charles Gerhardt who was awarded the Order of Leopold.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Charles Hunter Gerhardt
Normandy
Isigny
Gerhardt
England
West Point
St. Mihiel
Meuse Argonne
Tennessee
Macon
Nina McCleskey
Charles Gerhardt
Army of Occupation
Order of Leopold
Canteen Pierced By Fire Of German Gun
Sergt Ralph W. Stauffer Jr of Frederick reports reaching Normandy on D-Day with the 29th Division. He escaped injury when a German shell pierced his aid station canteen behind an embankment. His wife’s letter, dated June 21, arrived in Frederick as mail from the front reaches relatives.
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Walkersville
Sergt
Ralph W. Stauffer, Jr
Potomac Edison Company
Frederick
France
Sergt. Stauffer
115Th Infantry
England
Normandy
Stauffer
Betty Swisher Stauffer
Finnish Government Sells Out To Nazis
Stockholm reports Finland faced possible collapse of democracy as Nazi troops advance. Five cabinet ministers from the Social Democratic party were set to withdraw from government, potentially surrendering southern Finland to German control and undermining popular support.
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Stockholm
Finland
Germany
Social Democratic Party
Risto Ry ¥Ti
Edwin Linkamies
Associated Press
Robert Sturdevant
Helsinki
Allied Air Offensive Hits German Industrial Centers
Upwards of 1,000 heavy bombers and an equal number of escort fighters attacked Germany in a 12 hour raid. Targets included Leipzig Oschersleben Aschersleben Fallersleben and a Bohlsen refinery, with rail hubs feeding reinforcements also struck.
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London
Germany
Reich
Leipzig
Oxchersieben
Ascherseleben
Fallersleben
Bohlsen
Europe
Oschersleben
Aschersleben
Berlin
Hannover
Bohlen
Raid On Dice Game Nets 13
Early this morning in Klinchart's alley city police rounded up thirteen people on gambling and disturbing the peace charges. Most jailed awaiting Friday Police Court hearings. several posted collateral from five to thirty dollars. Officers Ellis Carty and Douglass Stup led the arrests between 3 and 3 30 a.m.
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Klinchart’s Alley
Albert Tompson
Five and Half Street
Oliver Brown
Middle Alley
James Dixon
North Bentz Street
Gilmore Dorsey
Alexander Tyler
Charles Whitting
Klinehart’s Alley
Whitting
Bertie Goins
Klinehart's Alley
Abraham Whitting
Minnie Whitting
Jack Blakney
Klinehart
Samuel Barnes
East Fifth Street
Russell
Harry Lyles
Anna Blackston
Ellis Carty
Douglass Stup
Allied forces advance in Italy seize Castagneto Morteciano
Allied troops occupy Castagneto and Morteciano as they push up the Italian boot. Prisoners taken total more than 22,000 with 32,000 claimed in the campaign. American gunners disrupted a new German artillery unit. in one sector Germans lost six tanks and 15 caissons.
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Rome
Castagneto
Morteciano
Siena
Carroll Man Sued For Raising Too Much Wheat
The United States filed a federal suit in 1941 against Carroll county farmer Harry Munshnower of Taneytown for growing an excess 12812 bushels of wheat beyond his allotment. The government seeks $6296 plus interest from Dec 31, 19. The note mentions Paris Arch of Triumph from 1806 with completion thirty years later.
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Baltimore
United States
Carroll County
Harry Munshnower
Taneytown
Paris
Boun
British Attack On 17 Mile Front In Normandy Rages
Allied reports describe fierce tank fighting around Caen with British and German forces clashing on a 17 mile front. British armor and infantry push across the Odon river while Germans defend Caen with major counterattacks and heavy losses on both sides. Prisoners in France rise toward 28,849 as Cherbourg area mops up isolated resistance.
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Normandy
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Caen
Bernard L. Montgomery
Odon
Hiller
Associated Press
Roger Greene
Cherbourg
Cap de la Hague
U. S
France
D-Day
Supreme Command
Erwin Rommel
Serious Stage for Japs in Saipan War News
A Tokyo radio broadcast quoted by the Office of War Information says the United States attack on Saipan marks a very serious stage in the Pacific war. It asserts the battle's outcome will greatly influence Japan's war situation and notes the enemy shows high fighting spirit and willingness to sacrifice.
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New York
Tokyo
United States
Saipan Island
Marianas
Pacific
Japan
The
Office of War Information
Knoxville Soldier Is Wounded Second Time
Pfc. Howard L. Stevens of Knoxville was listed among Marylanders wounded in the European area by the War Department. Reports say he was wounded a second time in Italy in early May, writing that he was only slightly hurt and that “the Germans have a pick at my legs.” He previously sustained wounds in Italy on January 31. Stevens has served about 15 months and has been overseas roughly six months. a brother serves in the Navy.
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Pfc
Howard L. Stevens
Knoxville
War Department
Stevens
Italy
Lena V. Myers
Pfc. Stevens
Pfe Stevens
Allied forces eliminate Japanese west of Kohima Imphal road
Allied troops report complete removal of Japanese forces west of the Kohima Imphal road in northeastern India. Remaining stragglers are north of Karons as eastern-side units mop up. In northern Burma, Chinese forces advanced a mile south of Lailaw after capturing Mogaung.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kan
Ceylon
Kohima-Imphal
India
Karons
Burma
Lailaw
Mogaung
Stock Market Action in New York Shows Mixed Weeks
New York traders moved to bid up scattered specialties on June 29 while many top performers from the prior month stalled as investors exercised caution and profits were taken amid a cautious session.
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New York
Dairy Sold For 8500 At Public Sale In City
The Excelsior Sanitary Dairy a city staple for over 50 years changed hands when Ira Fuhrman of Hanover Pa bought it and all equipment for 8500. Fuhrman plans to keep the dairy operating under its current name. The late owner Charles F Rothenhoefer’s residence and a vacant lot at 209 East Seventh Street sold for 5150 to Pauline R Koontz and Annie E Rothenhoefer. The dairy complex includes a two story brick building boiler garage and warehouse with four trucks. The sale was conducted by receivers Rosenstock Storm Sinn and attorney Richard E Zimmerman with auctioneer Emmett R Bowlus.
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Excelsior Sanitary
Ira Fuhrman
Hanover
Fuhrman
Conewago
Charles F. Rothenhoefer
Pauline R. Koontz
Annie E. Rothenhoefer
East Seventh Street
Benjjamin B. Rosenstock
William M. Storm
Walter E. Sinn
Richard E. Zimmerman
Emmett R. Bowlus
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Fall
Hoover
Navy
Nye
Fargo
Gerald P. Nye
Lynn A. Stambaugh
Man of the Hour
Lawrence Harold Hagan
D Street
Charles McCoy Crutchley
James Maurice Stake
Ernest Eugene Cramer
Robert Lewis Frye
Bernard Lee Croneburg
Catonsville
John Henry Schwartz
Ruby Lawrence Marsh
Elmer Harp
Thomas Eugene Miller
West Patrick Street
Jack Derman Wood
North Market Street
Alfred Lee Mayne
Joseph Richard Staley
Dill Avenue
Chase
14Th Air Force
Carroll
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
Supreme Allied Command
Tokyo Radio
Kohima
Imphal Road
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