Local Sewer Connection Work May Be Resumed
Plumbing Inspector Mobley and Health Officer Kefauver report progress after talks with the War Production Board in Washington. Plumbers may proceed with sewer connections changing septic tanks to the city system using on hand pipes. a Baltimore WPB meeting may resolve remaining questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward 5. Mobley
E. C. Kefauver
War Production Board
Washington
Mobley
WPB
Baltimore
Three Prisoners Still At Large In Maryland Jail Escape
Reports that three young inmates escaped from Rockville jail last night and fled toward Sugar Loaf Mountain near the Frederick county line could not be confirmed. James A. Anderson 17 Glen Echo awaiting trial on rape, Andrew Foster 21 200 days for unauthorized auto use, Clifton Yakley 23 Germantown charged with assault. Police say none recaptured and release reports false. Thurman Rigdon, another prisoner, slugged during the escape and sought habeas relief denied by Judge Edward S. Delaplaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Sugar Loaf Mountain
Frederick County
James A. Anderson
Glen Echo
Hagerstown
Andrew Foster
Clifton Yakley
Germantown
Montgomery County
Gaithersburg
Thurman Rigdon
Rigdon
Edward S. Delaplaine
400 Poles and Lithuanians Executed by Germans
The Evening Standard reports from Stockholm that 400 Poles and Lithuanians were executed in Lithuania in reprisal for the killing of two German civilians engaged in rebuilding Lithuania. The action is dated to today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Evening Standard
Stockholm
Lithuania
Heydrich Wounded In Prague Attack
Reuters reports a Berlin broadcast says Reinhard Heydrich chief aide to Himmler and protector for Bohemia Moravia was wounded in an assassination attempt at Prague. A rewards of 10 000 000 crowns was offered for the capture of the culprit with no timing given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuters
Berlin
Reinhard Heydrich
Gestapo
Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Heydrich
Heinrich Himmler
Bohemia
Moravia
Paris
Netherlands
Bohemia and Moravia
DNB
Local Soldier Listed Missing Since Fall of Corregidor
Pvt Morris, 22, formerly of Walkersville and nephew of Mr and Mrs Emory B Shipley, was last heard from February letter saying he was at Fort Mills with Battery L 30 and 50 Anti Aircraft Division. War Department lists him missing in action awaiting further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Corregidor
Pvt
Morris
Emory B. Shipley
West Patrick Street
Fort Mills
End Of U. S. Influence Japanese Aim, He Says
Tokyo reported Premier General Hideki Tojo told a special session opened by Emperor Hirohito that Japan would stay in the fight until the influence of Britain and America and their dreams of world domination were wiped out. He pledged Japan’s utmost effort to contribute as Germany and Italy’s partner while outlining positions on Soviet Russia, Asia, India and Australia.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hirohito
Hideki Tojo
Britain
America
Germany
Italy
Tojo
Shigenori Togo
India
Australia
Louis Johnson Returns to Washington From India
The White House said Louis Johnson, Roosevelt's personal emissary to India, has returned to Washington. He fell ill during the mission and plans to travel soon to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Louis Johnson
India
Roosevelt
Johnson
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
March Of Fascists In France Ends In Fight
Beziers, France saw a parade of Fascists break up in a street battle between Allied sympathizers and about 1500 participants. Police ended the clash as pro England and anti Churchill placards sparked fighting amid Vichy talks on Italy's territorial demands and possible cessions in Tunisia to satisfy Nice and Corsica claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Beziers
France
Vichy
Italy
Marseille
Rene Platon
Vichy Foreign Ministry
Pierre Laval
Jean Esteva
Tunisia
Jean Darlan
Laval
Nice
Corsica
Esteva
Chinese Burma Position Is Much Better
The Chinese High Command says renewed Japanese assaults on Kinhwa Chekiang provisional capital were repulsed with 4500 Japanese casualties in a single day. Chinese forces improve Burma road position as Flying Tigers strike Japanese bases with limited resistance. Salween frontier activity shows Japanese pressure easing while attacks spread from Lungling northeast toward the town area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Kinhwa
Chekiang Province
Burma Road
American Flying Tigers
Salween
Yunnan
Kusming
Tengyueh
Lungling
Chekiang
US Warship Sinks Submarine Off Brazil Report
An unconfirmed Recife report says a United States warship answered a May 18 distress call from the Brazilian freighter Commercente Lyra and is believed to have sunk the submarine. It follows three submarine sinkings in nine days near Brazil, including a U boat near Fernando Noronha and another reportedly sunk near Recife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio de Janeiro
Recife
United States
Brazil
Fernando Noronha
Local Court Upheld in Gittinger Will Case
Court of Appeals affirms Judge Willard's will construction for Henry M. Gittinger estate valued around 26000 dollars. Hugh V. Gittinger, residuary legatee, gains two thirds after five bequests of 500 dollars each. Remaining one third divided among Margaret S. Gittinger’s heirs and Mrs. Gittinger’s children, with specific 500 dollar bequests to Hugh Gittinger and Margaret Gittinger heirs. Appellate costs charged to the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeals
Arthur D. Willard
Frederick County Circuit Court
Henry M. Gittinger
James A. Young
Parsons Newman
Richard F. Zimmeran
Hugh V. Gittinger
Margaret S. Gittinger
Samuel J. Gittinger
Mildred J. Fogle
Helen B. Zimmerman
Ruth Gaither
Ann Rebecca Gittinger
Hugh Gittinger
Dual Nominations for Judgeships Permitted in Maryland
Maryland Attorney General and Assistant AG say dual nominations are permissible for chief and associate judges. Local officials note bar association endorsement could limit practical effect. Baltimore City bar endorsed sitting judges to run in both primaries, citing no law prohibiting cross party nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attorney General
Baltimore City
William C. Walsh
Robert E Clapp, Jr
Bar Association
Bar
Elecions Lawa of
Maryland
Court of Appeals
Italian Submarine Pamplona Surrenders in Brazil
The Italian submarine Pamplona reportedly surrendered to authorities at a northeast Brazilian port in Fortaleza Brazil on May 27. The navy confirmed the surrender detailing the vessel's arrival and transfer to port authorities for processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortaleza
Brazil
uPj
Pamplona
Stock Trends Report Mixed Market Movement in New York
In New York on May 27 the motor stocks showed a positive tilt while steels, tabs bets, merchandising issues, and various industrials posted modest gains or small losses. Trading volume remained light and the day closed with slight declines in some sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Motors
Colorful Folk Festival Brings 1562 Children To Park
A countywide folk festival drew 1,562 public school children in colorful costumes to Beker Park for a multination program of songs and dances. Students from numerous towns performed Irish Welsh German and English numbers with an Indian dance and a finale featuring America the Beautiful and The Star Spangled Banner. The event opened with a prologue by Miss L Louise Freeman and featured a crowd of several hundred parents and visitors including state education officials. Up to 400 youngsters danced at once as Paul Moffmaster and others announced acts via loudspeakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beker Park
L. Louise Freeman
Rachael Richards
Libertytown
Bobby Sheffler
Middletown
Thurmont School
Walkersville
Thurmont
Emmitsburg
Sabillasville
Myersville
Wolfsville
Creagerstown
Rocky Ridge
Michael
Danny Boy
Liberty
Harlech
Burkittsville
Adamstown
Buckeystown
Point of Rocks
Catoctin Furnaes
Foxville
Harrisville
Johnsville
John Peck
Roger
Beon Seting
Flamborough
Paul Moffmaster
Myeraville
Some Sort Of Drive Started In Libya
Cairo and London report Axis offensive activity in North Africa as Rommel reinforces near Bir Hacheim and British positions at Ain el Gazala. German and Italian forces push eastward while Britain strengthens with American tanks. diplomatic circles foresee broader Mediterranean moves and Italian demands linked to Corsica Nice and Tunisia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
No Man’s Land
Bir Hacheim
Ain E Gazala
London
North Africa
Mediterranean
Libya
Edwin Rommel
Malta
Rommel
Pierre Laval
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Greece
Aegean Islands
Italy
France
Corsica
Nice
Tunisia
Mussolini
Toulon
Tunisian
Bizerte
Treason Charge Brought Against CIO Leaders
A resolution charged CIO officers with sabotage and treason to labor principles. The resolution, submitted to the policy committee of the United Mine Workers, names no individual but targets CIO executives. It cites inaction by the CIO president regarding a strike or labor dispute and calls for action on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIO
United Mine Warrer 300
Iwaien
Counp
Philip Murray
U S Cruiser Claimed Sunk by Italian Submarine
Italian high command claims a Pensacola class 9100 ton cruiser escorting a convoy was torpedoed at dawn in the Atlantic. This follows Rome’s claim of a Barbarigo torpedoing a U S battleship off Brazil. The U S Navy reported the destroyer Blakeley damaged with 10 missing and six injured after a Caribbean torpedo strike.
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Rome
High Command
United States
Atlantic
Barbarigo
U. S
United States Navy Department
Blakeley
Caribbean
Gasoline Border Area Is Eliminated from Rationing
The Office of Price Administration ends the 50 mile border zone in gasoline rationing. Residents of Allegany County Maryland may cross into Garrett County to buy gasoline without cards. A secondary change allows extra gasoline for moving to a new residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
Allegany County
Maryland
Garrett County
Mey
United States Proposes Tend-Lease Pact With China
Washington May 27 The United States sent proposals to China for a tend lease agreement modeled on the one with Great Britain. The dispatch signals intent to extend wartime aid through cargo leases and resource support.
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Washington
United States
China
dGreat Wadia
Izyum Drive By Germans Halted At River's Bank
British and Soviet dispatches report Soviet forces halting a German offensive along the Izyum Barvenkova sector about 80 miles south of Kharkov. Red Army gains and stiff counterattacks consolidate a stand in the Kharkov front as Arctic warfare and Murmansk air battles intensify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izyum
London
Semeon Timoshenko
Izyum- Baivenkaya
Kharkov
Reuters
Mooscow
Stockholm
Timoshenko
Moscow
Red Army
Izyuim-Barvenkova
Ukraine
Arctic
Murmansk
United States
Britain
Fed Fleet
Red Star
Izyum- Barvenkova
Army
Ro von Kharkov
Gasoline Privileges May Be Cut Over Maryland Truck Speeding
Governor O’Connor warned that gasoline privileges could be cut for commercial trucks over three tons if the 40 mile per hour speed limit is ignored. He ordered Colonel Beverly Ober to enforce the law strictly amid numerous complaints.
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Annapolis
uPi
Maryland
O'Caner
Beverly Ober
Annenberg Paroled to Health Concerns in 1943 Case
M L Annenberg Philadelphia publisher serving a three year sentence at Lewisburg federal prison will be paroled June 11 due to ill health. He was convicted in a major income tax evasion case and would have been released November 11 under a minimum term reduction. He is 65 and will remain under supervision until July 21 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
M. L. Annenberg
Philadelphia
Lewisburg
Justice Department
Annenberg
United States
Searole Heard
Somervell Heads U S Army Supply Mission In London
Lieut Gen Brehon Somervell arrived in London to coordinate U S military aid and allied air strikes for an expected invasion of Occupied Europe. Brigadier Generals Lutes Gross and Lee accompanied him as talks with British chiefs intensified planning for joint air offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Brehon E. Somervell
United States
United Air
Somervell
US Army
Service of Supply
Leroy Lutes
Charles I’. Gross
William C. Lee
Pinna
Daily Telegraph
Germany
Daily Mail
RAF
Daily Express
Britain
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
John H. Towers
Naval Aeronautics
Dwight D. Eisenhower
War Department General Staff
Mark W. Clark
Army Ground Forces
Three Ships Sunk by Submarines in Atlantic Action
The Navy reports a British merchant vessel and a Greek merchantman torpedoed in the Atlantic and a U.S. trawler sunk by shellfire from an enemy submarine. Survivors of all three vessels landed at an east coast port. Captain Daniel J. Maher and 20 crew members describe the May 17 attack on the 220 ton trawler near the western banks with 60 to 70 shells fired and 39 hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlantic
United States
Trawier
Boston
New England
Daniel J. Maher
Greater Boston
Lawrence
Mass
Newfoundland
Banks
Maher
No War Plant Shutdowns On Memorial Day
WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson announced no war plant shutdowns for Memorial Day as production must continue. He said honoring the dead means maintaining determination to defend the country, not taking a holiday that could slow war efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
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Himmler
Robert Morris
Burma
Gittinger
Willard
Jacob Rohrbach
Margaret Gittinger
Leo Weinberg
Lewis Gittinger
Walter E. Sinn
Mary Gittinger Worman
Willian. M. Storm
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Susan J. Gittinger
CLO
U.S
Murmansk Area
West
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