Monocacy River Floods: Creeks Rise After Heavy Rain
Heavy rain across seven days swells the Monocacy and Israel's Creek with the river reaching its highest level this year. Flood waters threaten routes and near Buckeystown dam while banks fear spillover and road closures loom. Officials note delayed work at a temporary bridge as conditions persist.
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Monocacy River
Hansonville
Walkersville
Emmitsburg
Israel
Liberty Road
Charles S. Houck
Ceresville
Monosacy
Felton and
Kelly Mill
Israel's Creek
Buckeystown- Urbana
Buckeystown Dam
Frederick Junction
Jug Bridge
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Frederick
Ellerton
Middle Creek
Potomac
German Spies On Maine Coast Reported By State Official
Augusta Maine May 22 Francis H Farnum state director of civilian defense said accurate information shows foreign agents have recently landed on the coast of Maine. Others have entered from Canada or other parts of the United States. They are here for no good purpose and are in our midst now. They come to plot to damage and destroy. Civilian and Volunteer Defense Corps members were warned in Boston to watch for enemy action along the New England coast.
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Augusta
Francis H. Farnum
Maine
Canadian
United States
Farnum
Volunteer Defense Corps
Boston
New England
Rally Battered Wall Street Hesitates as Talks Stall
New York May 22 warnings from Washington that peace talks were premature halted a rally in selected stocks. While leaders made some headway, hesitancy appeared at the opening with dealings slow after the starts and declines of fractions noted near the fourth hour.
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New York
Washington
Inspect Homes In Blackout Next Week
Air raid wardens will conduct house to house inspections during the city and county blackout planned for the early part of next week. Wardens should carry IDs and check rooms for blackout compliance while residents stay indoors after the first 30 minutes.
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Civilian Defense
Barrett
Henry C. Barrett
Fletcher
Third Corps
OCD
Ambulance Corps
Medical Corps
Bicyclists Must Obey Md Laws Too
Baltimore May 22. Maryland police remind bicyclists Face rules like motorists stay right side of road and yield at intersections. Night riders must have lights front and rear. The Automobile Club of Maryland cites a 1912 law banning nails wires glass on highways to protect tires as streets cleaned.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Automobile Club of Maryland
Roosevelt Sets June 30 Registration for 18 to 20
President Roosevelt designated June 30 as registration day for young men aged 18 to 20. The proclamation covers all eligible individuals in Washington with the announcement dated May 22.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Americans Lynched Japs Day War Started
Tokyo radio broadcast cites anti Japanese mob violence in the United States after the December 7 war outbreak. Italian diplomats report brutal treatment of Japanese residents, with many interned in concentration camps run by the U S government.
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New York
Tokyo Radio Today
United States
Asahi
Rome
Asecanio Colonna
Washington
Terminal Island
San Pedro
American Army Forces Now Girdle The Globe
The War Department warns civilian employees abroad not to discuss overseas assignments. Army forces, land and air, occupy positions worldwide from Ireland to the Pacific, with operations coordinated under United Nations strategy to press toward the Axis.
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Washington
United States Army
War Department
Stimson
Department
United Nations
Axis
RAF Raids Stir German Fear and Lower Morale
Lisbon dispatch reports RAF bombing raids increasingly terrorize German civilians, lowering morale and spurring production disruption. German secrecy shields true damage while authorities stage displays to hide losses. Goebbels and propaganda push cultural destruction as retaliation threats.
Serial Numbers Assigned to 5567 Registrants
Draft Boards completed serializing 5 667 men aged 45 to 65 from the fourth registration in April. Board One issued 3 240 numbers and Board Two 2 327, all with prefix U. U-1 in Board One went to Charles Oscar Merryman of 103 A Street Brunswick, and U-1 in Board Two to Preston Earl Favorite of Thurmont.
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Charles Oscar Merryman
A Street
Brunswick
Preston Earl Favorite
Thurmont
Draft Board
Draft Boards
Confusion Of Command Linked To Normandie Loss
Senate Naval committee reports confusion of command partly caused the Normandie disaster. It recommends creating an inspector general of the Navy to prevent future mix ups. Carelessness and poor supervision also contributed. sabotage is ruled out.
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Washington
Senate Naval Committee
Navy
Gas Rationing Halts Traffic Lights in North Wilkesboro
Gas rationing has curbed car movement in North Wilkesboro North Carolina forcing city authorities to cut off all traffic lights. May 22 report notes reduced traffic flow and local disruptions as fuel supplies tighten.
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North Wilkesboro
N. C
Jbave
President Warns Against Over-Optimism
President Roosevelt cautioned against over-optimism and over-pessimism as war news swings with daily developments. He urged the press to avoid overstatement and said fluctuations harm the war effort. He described the ship-sinking situation as still pretty serious in reply to a reporter's question.
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Washington
Roosevelt
U S Takes Over Control Of Four Bus Lines
Government control was established today over all four bus lines operating between Washington and New York by pooling services staggering schedules permitting interchange of tickets and eliminating duplicating operations.
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Washington
Lnes
New York City
Italians Claim They Sank A U S Battleship Off Brazil
Italian broadcasts claim the submarine Barbarigo sank a United States Maryland class battleship off Fernando de Noronha at 2:50 am. The report lacks independent verification and Brazilian and U S sources say they have no knowledge of such an engagement.
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Rome
Hallan High Command
Barbarigo
United States
Fernando Noronha
Brazil
Maryland
Colorado
West Virginia
Rio de Janeiro
Roosevelt vows action against unwarranted pay raises
President Roosevelt declared that the government would do everything possible to prevent unwarranted pay increases. The statement was issued from Washington on May 22, signaling a broad stance against wage hikes viewed as improper or excessive.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Damaged Nazi Cruiser Arrives at Kiel
A damaged German cruiser Prinz Eugen has arrived at Kiel, according to officials at a press conference. The President did not enumerate other actions pursued after the incident and did not elaborate on plans.
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Kiel
Piavann
London
Damien
Prinz Eugen
Russian Breakthroughs Reported Southeast of Lake Ilmen and Kharkov Counterattacks
Reuters reports a German broadcast claiming Russian forces breached the main German line southeast of Lake Ilmen on an eight mile front with tank and air support, while Nazi high command denied a sustained breakthrough. Red Star confirms renewed German tank counterattacks at Kharkov were repulsed with Russian gains and mentions failed German flanking assaults.
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Lake Ilmen
London
Reuters
Japanese cruiser and two merchant ships sunk in southwest Pacific
Allied submarines and air raids reported additional losses for Japan in the southwest Pacific. A Kako class cruiser and two merchant ships totaling about 15,000 tons were sunk, with 14 Japanese aircraft destroyed or damaged at New Guinea and Timor air bases.
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Allied
Australia
Japan
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
Jinm New Guinea
Timor
Kako
Harutaka
Kinugasa
Aoba
Coral Sea
Lae
New Guinea
27 Vessels To Be Launched In U S Today
National Maritime Day observed with 27 ships to be launched across coasts and the Great Lakes. The United States ships program begins a two a day rate set to rise to three daily in the fall, with launches from 12 yards and several yards launching multiple vessels.
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Washington
United States
Maritime Commission
Great Lakes
Mexican Tanker Faja De Oro Torpedoed Off Cuba
The La Prensa report from Havana states the Mexican tanker Faja De Oro was torpedoed off Cuba and caught fire, with most of her crew feared dead or missing.
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Mexico City
la Prensa
Aay
Havana
Cuba
Ship torpedoed in Gulf of Mexico survivors landed
The Navy announced that a medium sized United States merchant vessel was torpedoed in the Gulf of Mexico and that survivors had been landed at a Gulf coast area.
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Washingon
Navy
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast
Government may requisition cars to haul workers
Rubber coordinator Arthur B. Newhall said the government might requisition automobiles to transport workers to and from war plants if tire resources are wasted. He added there is no current need to requisition tires in 1942 or 1943 and any cars would be used to solve transportation problems, not ground up for rubber.
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Germany
Propaganda Ministry
Siemens
Berlin
Muenster
Clemens August von Galen
Kiel
Hamburg
Bremen
Luebeck
Rostock
Goebbels
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Washington
Arthur B. Newhall
Newhall
Runways Bombed at Akyab in British Air Raid
New Delhi May 22 British communiqué reports air raid on the Japanese seized air drome at Akyab Burma. Runways were bombed and at least one direct hit struck grounded planes, indicating significant damage in the yesterday attack.
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New Delhi
Akyab
Burma
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Alexander M. Patch, Jr
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