Allied Big Bombers Hit French Airdromes and Rail Yards
American heavy bombers estimated at 250 attacked three northern French airdromes and Reims rail yards within 12 hours of RAF strikes on four French rail centers. escorts of 750 to 1,000 fighters supported Orly Villacoublay and Reims targets. Allied air activity listed across Boulogne Orleans Lemans Tours with up to 2,000 planes since midnight.
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London
France
Reims
Orly
Villacoublay
Paris
Champagne Field
Berlin
Germany
RAF
Boulogne
Orleans
Lemans
Tours
Air Force
Air Ministry
Cologne
Dover Strait
Europe
The
Reich
Mediterranean Army Air Force
Italy
Hitler
Brunswick
New Certificate For Outstanding Acts In Baltimore
The Thirst Service Command announces a certificate of commendation for personnel at command headquarters in Baltimore and service and civilian personnel at command installations in Maryland and Virginia. The award recognizes outstanding acts of accomplishments that merit recognition but for which higher decorations are not justified. Maj. Gen. Philip Hayes, commanding general, commented on the program.
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Baltimore
Thirst Service Command
Virginia
Philip Hayes
Would Extend Social Security To Farmers
Washington May 20 nine Extending Social Security to include the nations twelve million farm workers and their families is urged by Chairman Arthur J Altmeyer of the Social Security Board Eight years of operation have shown how agricultural workers can be brought under the program Altmeyer states this in the current Social Security bulletin a Federal Security Agency publication
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Washington
Arthur J AlHmeyer
Social Security Board
Altmeyer
Social Security Bulletin
Federal Secur aAgeney
Woman Held for Murder in El Centro Case
El Centro California May 29 a woman named Mildred Mell 18 was jailed on a murder charge after arriving from Yuma Arizona. She reportedly told County Attorney Peter C Baine that she dropped her husband Tito into the Colorado River and fled.
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EL Cento
Calif
Mildred Mell
En Jas
Yuma
Ariz
Peter C Baine
Hoy
Tito Fer
Colorado River
Colored Youth Held On Forgery Charges
A 17-year-old colored youth, Charles Wesley Whiting, is jailed in default of $1,000 bond awaiting grand jury action on forgery involving three checks totaling about $75. Investigators Allen Bart and Daniel Swamt arrested him after a bank flagged the forgeries. The checks were drawn on two Frederick banks and were written in the names of George Strasberger, Howard Stup, and Lewis Simmons, dated May 10, 16 and 19, endorsed in the name of Robert Ingrame. Whiting admitted drawing all three checks.
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Frederick
Allen Bart
Sergt
Daniel Swamt
Charles Wesley Whiting
Klineharts Alley
George Strasberger
Howard Stup
Lewis Simmons
Robert Ingrame
Whiting
Dewey Easy Winner In Oregon Race
Governor Thomas E. Dewey swept Oregon's Republican primaries winning 14 delegates as late returns widened his margin over Harold E. Stassen and John W. Bricker. Morse led Holman in the Senate race with Smith likely Democratic nominee. Cordon led Sprague for the four year term with Mahoney unopposed for Democrats.
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Portland
Ore
Thomas E. Dewey
Oregon
Harold E. Stassen
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Dewey
Stassen
Bricker
Wayne L. Morse
War Labor Board
Rufus C. Holman
Holman
Morse
Edgar W. Smith
State Board of Higher Education
Charles L. McNary
Guy Cordon
Charles A. Sprague
Willis Mahoney
Klamath Falls
Communist Party Backs Roosevelt for Re election
Earl Browder, general secretary of the Communist Party USA, announced that American Communists would support President Roosevelt for re election. He spoke at the national convention and outlined the party vows as the country faces peril and a need for renewed efforts at warding off fascism.
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New York
Earl Browder
Communist Party of the United States
Roosevelt
Mihailovic Rumored Assassinated In Serbia
A Geneva dispatch, carried by Bern press, quotes In Regime Fascista that Gen Draja Mihailovic was killed by Tito Partisans in central Serbia. The report claims Mihailovic’s Chetnik command was eliminated alongside the Yugoslav exile leadership.
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Bern
Switzerland
Po la Suisse
Geneva
Belgrade
Regime Fascista
Draja Mihailovic
Sip
Er ‘Tito
Ana
Serbia
Chetnik
Iceland Voters to Approve Republic Amid Referendum
Reykjavik voters went to the polls on March 2 for a referendum on ratification of a new republic. The plan would cull a three-day ton of a gountexy's tes with German pied Denmark and establish a republic. Acceptance of the new constitution by voters was not doubted despite a plea from King Coriens Ma Navi ho-tanze.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Denmark
Establis Republic
Coriens
Allied Carrier Strike Against Soerabaja Damages Dutch East Indies Base
Carrier planes from Nisnitz MacArthur Mountbatten forces hit Soerabaja on Java, damaging docking facilities and shipping. About 100 Allied aircraft faced minimal resistance, sinking several vessels and damaging an oil refinery and engineering works. Forces included American, British, Australian, Dutch, and French crews in a deep Pacific operation led by Nimitz, Mountbatten, and MacArthur.
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Aled
Southwest Pacific
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Soerabaja
Douglas MiacArthur
Southwest Paewie
Ami Dack
Sauuu
Great Java
Atta
Scerabaja
Fiers
Chester W Nimitz
Louis Mountbatten
Gen. MacArthur
Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Nimitz
Central Pacific
MacArthur
Liberators
Pacific
Netherlands Indies
Java Sea
Carr Barns Ple
Secrabaja
Java
Darwin
Australia
Cnis Ren
Bomberger Dies Noted Economist at University of Maryland
Dr Franklin Byers Bomberger a Maryland agricultural economist and marketing coordinator at the University of Maryland died yesterday in College Park at Doctors Hospital. He was 74. Bomberger held a degree from Maryland in 1894 and served as president of the Baltimore Bank for Cooperatives in 1933 before returning to academic work with cooperative marketing at the federal level.
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College Park
Franklin Byers Bomberger
Maryland
Agri
University of Maryland
Doctors Hos Ho
Bomberger
The
Baltimore Bank For Co-Operatives
Cher
Civis
Federal Farm
Univ Dinater
Bath Ban Enacted Amid Water Shortage News
A water shortage prompts authorities to impose a ban on baths and restrict use nationwide. Officials cite dwindling supplies and infrastructure strain while advising residents to conserve, with enforcement steps outlined and guidance for households and institutions.
Ralian Theost Caught Nazi Army Unprepared
Ralian Theost is reported to have exposed weaknesses in the Nazi Army, with German forces caught unready according to a fragmentary account. The wording hints at Allied actions near Naples and a May date, though the source text is garbled.
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Ralian Theost
Hitler Feared Crimea Fall Would Drag Turkey Into War
Soviet reports cite German officer Hans Messinger describing Adolf Hitler’s order to hold Crimea fearing its fall would draw neutrals into the conflict. He notes a May directive promising ships and planes, with German defenses described around Sevastopol and Perekop despite looming Soviet breakthroughs.
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Hans Messinger
Hitler
Sevastopol
Nparsa
Measinger
Perekop Isthinus
Sivast Sea
Messin- Adie
Allied push closes on Myitkyina amid encirclement news
Allied forces report steady advance toward Myitkyina with a column crossing the Irrawaddy four miles south and patrols entering Zigsum village. Northward, another force advances from Ghrapale, while Japanese broadcasts claim encirclement of American and Chinese units at Sina airfields.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Devion
Me P
Ison
Amer- Japane- Myitkyina Gar Iean
Myitkyina
Irrawaddy
Gharpale
Allisxi
Zigsum
Irrawaddy River
Reuters
Sina
Strong Port Is Captured Strong Port Is Captured London
The Soviet command announced the capture of a German fortified height southeast of Vitebsk on the quiet north central front. Women snipers aided infantry as the forward German position fell after a two hour battle. Moscow reported German counterattacks near Stanislavovka and Trapat on the Dnestr, with heavy casualties and fires from shelled supply depots.
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London
Ugn
Vitebsk
Berlin
Germany
Moscow
New GO
Pinland
Latvia
Mosco
Monitor
Stanialawes Oan Oki
Poland
Crere
Trapoat
van Red Banner Ct
Nat Fos
Kat Land
Fine Salisbury Stores Damaged By Fire
Fire damaged several Salisbury stores causing about 40000 in merchandise loss. Owners include Arpartent store and other local merchants. Fire officials investigated as repairs and insurance actions began.
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Salisbury
Gift From Red Cross Funds New Enlisted Personnel Club
Frederick County Chapter of the American Red Cross allocates 1000 to furnish the Camp Detrick Enlisted Personnel Club. The gift covers furniture draperies and recreational equipment, with payments made as furnishings are purchased. A civilian and service personnel drive raised over 1600 earlier, and a committee of enlisted personnel will supervise selections as the building is redecorated.
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Frederick County
American Red Cross
Camp Detrick
James H. Gambrill
WAC
Red Cross Camp and Hospital Council
Samuel §. Johnston
Special Services Oficer
C. P. Sadowski
Red Cross
Frederick
Gambrill
Nine Horses Die In Fire At Churchill Downs
A fatal blaze at Churchill Downs destroyed one barn and claimed nine horses. Dozens of thoroughbreds were relocated or burned. about 30 were spared. The fire halted activity briefly before containment. Estimated value of the horses ranged widely from eighty thousand to forty thousand dollars.
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Orate Borg
Churchill
Ali Ghan Ceremonial in Hagerstown Monday Event
Ali Ghan Ceremonial in Hagerstown on Monday plans a spring event. The program includes a class of graduates and a display by Mivestie Shine with activities and community participation.
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Ali Ghan
Tn Hagerstown
Arlected Stocks Up In Moderate New York Session
In New York trading stocks showed a moderately good account earlier today with many shares advancing slightly. Traders remained cautious and lacked strong conviction amid a subdued mood and inside reluctance amidst scattered gains.
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New York
Begin Navy Service From Draft Board Registrants
A list shows registrants who passed examination left for Navy service. Twelve volunteers, all white, include Charles E. Free, Elton Smith, Bradley McGeer, and George E. Van Fossen among others. Also named are William J. Muleer, Roy Mitchell, Richard Jackson, and more with several others in the roster.
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Twerls
A of
Focal Draft Board
Navy
Richard Jackson
Roy Mitchell
Roo Nihark Fingh Radner
Duusios A Tleifner
Dearzel Goins
Qhha
Go Nikirk
Lean
Grayson TP Hartman
Ballard ‘Peer
20 Per Cent Cabaret Tax Cut Predicted
Senator MLC on D New said the Senate Finance committee agreed to reduce the cabaret tax from 30 to 10 percent as an amendment to the debt limitation bill. McCarran noted this did not mean official administration approval but expected passage with little opposition. He argued the tripled federal tax harmed nightlife and that a 10 percent levy could raise more revenue for the Treasury than 30 percent.
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Wwington
Mlc
D-New
George Diaw
Senate
McCarran
Geora
Nevacan
Flotr
Treasury
Weather Settles Over Europe Amid Allied Strikes
London reports a mainly settled weather pattern along Europe west coast with last night noting lighter conditions and Dover Straits improving as Allied air attacks on targets in the continent remain stalled. In Moscow a radio dispatch cites a controversial claim about Petain and German high command amid wartime confusion and denials.
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London
Europe
Dover Straits
Moscow
Rum
Paris
Karl Rudit
Petain
Rouen
Berlin
Cankimation
Rng
Bari
Rome
Cre
Fifth Agus
Polygamy Trial Convictions Reported in Salt Lake Area Case
A sentencing report from Salt Lake City notes five men were convicted in a polygamy case. Judge Ray Van Cott presided, with witnesses cited and a trial on the principles described as a paper trial. The defendants face legal actions under state investigations into plural marriages and related practices.
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Salt Lake
Vietoet
Ray van Cott
Hitler Line Fortifications Smashed by Allied Drive
Allied troops shattered the Hitler Line fortifications across southern to central Italian front, advancing from Pico to Terracina and forcing a large German withdrawal. More than 9,500 Nazis captured. Monte Pizza near Itri and Gaeta seized. attacks targeted La Spezia Genoa Livorno corridors. Fifth and Eighth Armies pressing toward Anzio.
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Naples
Pico
Terracina
Campodimelemear
Fifth Army
Anzio
Tesh
Monte Pizza
Itri
Permia
Appian Way
Gacta
Artill
Italy
al Terracina
la Spezia
Genoa
Livorno
Adolf Hitler
Liri Tiver
Terra
Cina
Wirt
Eighth Army
Two German subs sunk as Arctic convoy avoids losses
British naval force escorting a Britain to Russia convoy sank two U boats and damaged others around the Arctic circle near Norway. One German submarine was sunk by a naval bomber from the escort carrier Chaser, another by joint air action. The Malratta destroyer was torpedoed and sunk with few crew saved. The convoy of American British and Dutch ships carrying 250,000 tons of tanks guns planes and food passed through without loss.
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London
Britain
Hussia
Admiralty
Malratta
Arctic Circle
Norway
Chaser
Leo S. Disher
Isi
Arctic
Disher
Inflationary Mortgage Lending Warning Given
Washington May 2011 Joan H Fahey commissioner of the Federal Home Loan Bank Administration issued a warning against inflationary mortgage lending tied to rising city home prices. She warned that the boom of the 1920s had collapsed and today many loans are made in unjustifiable amounts as construction slows and war workers mortgages abound in numerous cities.
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Washington
Joan H. Fahey
Federal Home Loan Bank Administration
Fahey
Air Medal Winner Is Given Transfer
Air Medal winner receives transfer amid wartime notes. The airman downed three enemy Germar planes, while his mother and fitter father report pride in his service. A letter from Franklin describes risk and a distant home front, with gas prices noted and a trade of cigarettes for eggs to feed a family.
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Stail
Sa Awe
Germar
Fem Enron
Mro
Thomas Main
Franklin
St Maun
Hys Fitter
Gien Fa
Italy
Sat Main
Procter Montevideo May 2007 Uruguayan Ban on Reading Programs
Argentine authorities have banned several reading programs presented over months under distant Sarslap of dims wie. Organizations sympathetic to the United Nations face scrutiny amid regional tensions and policy actions in Montevideo and across Uruguay in May 2007.
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Procter
Montevideo
Uruguay
United Nations
New English Plane Flies Tail First
A newly tested English monoplane demonstrates tail first flight with rear engine placement and twin vertical stabilizers at wingtips. The experimental design features a twin-fin tail configuration and stabilizers claimed to enhance stability and vision.
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England
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