Frederick High School to confers diplomas with sermon
Frederick High School will award diplomas to 212 graduates next Tuesday in the school auditorium. Charles E. Moylan Baltimore attorney will address graduates and the ceremony includes caps and gowns for the first time, with Rev. Dr. Amos John Traver giving invocation and benediction. Sermon Sunday at 11 by Rev. Samuel S Johnston. The farewell assembly Friday, led by class president Kenneth Twenty, dedicates the program to enlisted students and those who will soon join the armed forces.
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Frederick High School
Charles E. Moylan
Baltimore
Frederick
Amos John Traver
Eugene W. Pruitt
Samuel S. Johnston, Cotter
al Saints’ Episcopal Church
Cesar Franck
Warren
Malatte
deKoven
Ruth C. Swank
Dorothy
W. Lambert
Anna May Hughes
Kenneth Twenty
Government seeks summary judgment in AP anti trust suit
In New York on May 25 the government asked a federal three judge court for summary judgment against the Associated Press without open court testimony. The motion seeks an injunction requiring AP to supply news and pictures to any newspaper paying its share of gathering costs. Twenty five affidavits supported the filing as the AP case seeks to open its membership rolls to paying newspapers.
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New York
Federal
Associated Press
Justice Department
Federal District Court
Umberto Urges Italians to Put Strength into War Effort
New York May 23 The British radio, broadcast via CBS, reported Crown Prince Umberto of Italy issued a special order urging Italians that they are short of arms and called on troops to expend all their spiritual and physical strength in the struggle.
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New York
CBS
Umberto of
Italy
Strike Of CIO Rubber Workers Spreads Across Industry
Akron Ohio May 23 three major rubber companies reported all production ceased today as the number of CIO employees idle in protest against a War Labor Board wage decision rose to 49 000 despite a War Department order directing resumption of work.
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Akron
CIO
War Labor Board
War Department
Call For 37 Colored Registrants For Army Examinations
An all colored call for 37 registrants to undergo final physicals and probable induction into the armed services was issued by Draft Board One. The first June call informs reporting dates, covering registrants in first second and third categories. City men include William Luther Johnson Edward Huntt Onley James Rudolph Lyles Charles Holland Edgar Horace Weedon William Edward Thompson Junious Kenneth Lipscomb Jr John Cedric Millberry William Henry Cranshaw Franklin Leroy Whiten George E Young Wesley John Ross Austin Calvin Timpson William Randolph Proctor Oscar Leroy Nicholas Robert Preston Gilbert Carson Perry Sims Charles Edward Brown Lester Eugene Hicks Daw ton Michael Weedon John Garrison Weedon Claude Richard DeLauter Jr Horace Jacob Costley Ralph Avan Tilghman David Addison Myers Samuel Emmett Delauter Edward Elsner Robert Silas Ambush Joan Henry Turner Ulysses Grant Daily Harry Cadwell Ambasha William Louis Jordon Reginald Dubois Bryant Theodore Roosevelt Dixon James Edward Moore.
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Armed Services
William Luther Johnson
East Street
Edward Huntt Onley
AH Saints
James Rudolph Lyles
Charles Holland
East Church Street
Edgar Horace Weedon
William Edward Thompson
All Saints Street
Junious Kenneth Lipscomb, Jr
Brunswick
Frederick
David Addison Myers
Alton Daniel Bowie
Samuel Emmett Delauter
Trenton
N. J
Edward Elsner
Cartnail
East Sixth Street
Robert Silas Ambush
East Fifth Street
Joan Henry Turner
West All Sziate Street
Ulysses Grant Daily
Beniz Street
Harry Cadwell Ambasha
Washington
Buckeystown
William Louis Jordon
Reginald Dubois Bryant
South Bentz Street
Theodore Roosevelt Dixon
All Saints
James Edward Moore
Klinehart
June Calls To Be Under May's Draft Board Projections
June Selective Service calls from Jocal Draft Board One are expected to be far lower than May, with July quotas likely draining most remaining eligible unmarried and childless youths. Fathers with children face continuin g deferments and no calls before August. Some high school seniors were deferred to finish the year, then possibly called in June or July depending on order numbers.
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Jocal Draft Board
Washington
Sinte
Joss Puerta
J H Baker Chosen As President State School
John H Baker of Buckeystown and Baltimore was elected president of the Board of Visitors of the Maryland State School for the Deaf at the spring meeting. He succeeds the late John K Shaw. The meeting also elected Charles E Moylan vice president Richard Potts secretary and Charles McC Mathias treasurer. New teaching appointments include Miss Clara Peter 30m. Major improvements covered a new print shop and office equipment costing 1125 plus a burger shop setup costing 625.54 and a motor driven Empire tat work cost 823.05. Dr Ignatius Bjorlee reported resignations by Helen Skaggs and Melissa Stone with Miss Peter appointed to fill one vacancy.
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John H. Baker
Buckeystown
Baltimore
Maryland State School For the Deaf
Baker
John K. Shaw
Charles E. Moylan
Richard Potts
Frederick
Charles McC. Mathias
Richard P. Ross
George R. Dennis
Robert &. Delaplaine
William G. Baker
State School
Ignatius Bjorlee
Bjorlee
Helen Skaggs
The
WAVES
Melissa Stone
Clara Peter
University of Nebraska
Gallaudet College
Maryland
Amon American Schools
New England
Fievica
Lousiana
Salt Lake City
Convention of American Iztors
Deaf Athietic Association
Se Competitina
Maryand Bulletin
Govnor O'Conor
John K
Board of Visitor
Wis
Attu Battle News Confirms Japanese Forces Cornered
The Navy reported seven of 16 Japanese twin engine bombers over Attu were probably destroyed, with four unharmed bombers fleeing west. Secretary Knox said fighting continues with American troops pressing from the northeast, while questions about bomber origins persist. Seabees are deployed on Attu to begin island fortification work, and a Japanese sinking claim in the western Aleutians is noted.
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Washington
Athy
Sanday
Ashiiti
Aleutian
Army
Navy
Attu
Tsland
Knox
Kus
Kuriles
Secretacy
Gimortus
Alte
Guadalcanal
Cai
Aleutians
Bombers Hit Italian Ferry Terminals and Reggio Calabria
United States heavy bombers struck San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria in Italy as part of ongoing Allied air raids. The Middle East Air Command said all bombers returned safely. Targets included ferry slips and a tanker at Reggio Calabria plus railway goods and storage tanks.
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Cairo
United States
San Giovanni
Reggio Calabria
Italy
Middle East
Taday
Reugio Detneiverie
Asault
Reznor
Kcity
Bs Ray
Soa Cong
Greece
Greschodier
Broich
Regdia Calabria
Sit in The Collier And Wait For Death Moscow
A fragment from Moscow reports that a dead soldier is described as collapsing in a cellar and waiting for death. The language suggests a harsh scene likened to Stalingrad with references to a Geena coldier and isolation in the war zone. The source text is garbled but centers on a deadly siege sentiment and a warning to endure lethal danger.
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Moscow
Mitty
Geena Coldier
Stalingrad
Giet
Randle Is Sentenced To Five Years In Jail
In Anne Arundel county Mrs. Randle was convicted after a quarrel over a high school boy and received a five year term. Judge Melvin called the act murder or manslaughter, noting the law aims to protect society, and refused a defense request for suspension.
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Annagels
Liles
Adleen Rade
Wieyeureold High
Duanestis
Maayan
Warren
Pilsai
Melvin
Judicial Carcurts
Deting SA
Mas
Bardle
Anne Arundel County
Sy Uuiy
Almo Os
Randie
Marylin Vareginia
Randle
George B. Woelfel
Willam Curran
Fornes
Curran
Gas Shortage Shrinks Supply Across County Towns
Gasoline scarcity worsens with only one distributor reporting a small shipment. Motorists are turned away at stations as tanks run dry and driving bans cut traffic. Officials plan emergency shipments of about 1540 barrels per day to Washington and Baltimore from Richmond to ease the crisis.
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War Price and Rationing Board
Toch
Sung Wit U Boark
Washington
Office of Petroleum Administration For War
Baltimore
Richmond
Significantly Lit Front Tactics Continue On Eastern Front
Moscow reports a persistent lull on the Eastern Front with sporadic artillery and reconnaissance activity. Both sides concentrate efforts on resupplying strategic sectors in preparation for a summer campaign, signaling the battle remains the central focus today.
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Moscow
Surface treatment on highway between Myersville and Ellerton complete
Workers finish the surface treatment of the last mile of highway between Myersville and Ellerton under the State Roads Commission program, marking completion of the spring dilua work in the county this afternoon.
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State Roads Commission
Myersville
Ellerton
Allied Planes Blast At Nine Sardinian Targets
A wartime note reports Allied aircraft struck nine Sardinian targets as the Axis war effort falters. An American sergeant, Merritt W. Engle, 37, formerly with the Independent Hose Company in Frederick, is now a prisoner of war in Europe, wife Grace Engle at Fort Worth WAACs confirms. Engle had served since the North Africa invasion, was captured before the Allies’ final push, and is the first Frederick man reported as an Allied POW in Europe. Relatives, unaware, recall his March letter saying he was well. He previously worked at a local cann ing factory and rug store, and his family lived on McMurray Street. Engle's wife, Grace M. Clarke Engle, 29, joined the WAACs in December and is now an administrative clerk at Fort Worth Army Air Field. They married September 6, 1943.
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Merrit W. Engl
Independent Hose Company
Grace M Engle
Fort Worth
Texas
Engle
North Africa
United Nations
Frederick Man
Europe
Proddile Puisquets
Sergt. Engle
All Company A
Maryland National Guard
Ite
Mose Company
Ton
Foreign Service
Waacs
Grace M. Clarke
Fort Worth Army Air Field
Hasbard
Daytona Beach
Fla
AAF
Fisher's Band Hit Of England
After auditions by British Army officers and GB B C officials, an infantry regiment’s band from Maryland was chosen to broadcast a BBC program in England. Led by Warrant Officer William T. Fisher of Frederick, the male chorus will sing Southern airs while a 12‑member dance band provides instrumental music. The group plans a future string orchestra as violins and a bass viola arrive after Fisher’s plea. Maryland members include State Sergeant Lawrence J Shaw and technicians Harold F. Carbaugh, Richard M. Hannan, Ralph W. Stauffer, Robert G. Wellen, and others from Frederick, Hagerstown, Walkersville, Brunswick, Baltimore, and beyond.
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England
GB. B. C
Maryland
Oicer
William T. Fisher
Frederick
Fisher
United States
Peatsdry
Britain
Lawrence J Shaw
Harold F. Carbaugh
Richard M. Hannan
Hagerstown
Ralph W. Stauffer
Walkersville
Robert G. Wellen
Brunswick
John of Fischer
Charlies N. Wiles
Jan Vo Gruver
Robert W. Horner
Cambridge
Baltimore
Frankiin W Heck
Joseph G Sanders
Emmiteburg
Edsel Ford In Critical Condition At Lake St Clair Home
Edsel Ford, Ford Motor Company president for 24 years, remains in critical condition with undalant fever at his Lake St Clair home. The heir of Henry Ford’s vast empire has led the company through decades of growth and innovation.
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Edeal Ford
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Henry Fort
Lake St. Clair
Fined $50 In Washington For Shipping Uninspected Meat
Ralph W. Miller of Lantz pleaded guilty in District of Columbia federal court to transporting meat in interstate commerce without an Agriculture Department exemption or proper inspection markings. He was fined $50 after a brief hearing before Judge McGuire. another county man faced a similar fine for the same oversight.
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Ralph W. Miller
Lantz
United States Court For
District of Columbia
Miller
Agriculture Department
Washington
McGuire
Leslie N. Coblents
Twelve Foe Planes Shot Down In Heavy Attack
Allied air forces hammered Sardinia and Pantelleria with over 300 American planes targeting Nuie defense works as part of a sustained North African front assault. Twelve enemy aircraft were destroyed in 24 hours with heavy damage to docks, ships, and airfields. Axis losses over six days total at least 329 aircraft.
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Vlied
North Afri
Halian
Sardinia
Nuie
Italy
Pantelleria
Sdand
Cap Hon
Cairo
Malta
Allied Planes in Occupied Area Again
London reports a strong Allied air force crossed the channel to resume daylight operations after a peak RAF raid on Dortmund. Night intruder patrols over northern France occurred as heavy bombers rested after a 2000 ton Dortmund strike. Berlin claimed 44 British bombers were shot down. Germany said 38 lost.
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London
Dortmund
Dieppe
Boulogne
RAF
France
Berlin
Associated Press
Street Car Strike Adds To Woes Of Baltimore
Baltimore on May 25 faced transport strain from a partial walkout by AFL union members of the Amalgamated Association. Beginning at 4 a m, buses ran about a third of normal and street cars about 64 percent as fuel shortages and police details limited service. The affected lines served Bethlehem Fairfield and Bethlehem Sparrows Point yards.
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Baltimore
AFL
Baltimore Transit Company
Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railay
Motor Coach Employes of America
Transit Company
He Gard
Bethlehem-Fairfield
Bethlehem Sparcows Point
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U. S
Umberto
Ntalians
J. H. Baker
John Hw, Baker
U.S
Servi. Engle
Co. A
Sergi
Merrit W. Sngte
Aualliaty
Grace M. Figle
Hit of
Edsel Ford
Vital Axis Base
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