Local Auto Traffic Hits New Low For Holiday
Memorial Day traffic was unusually light as gasoline rationing reduced fill stations, keeping most residents home. Police reported minimal weekday traffic. many stores remained open late, with post office and some offices on regular schedules. Memorial Day services planned at Mt Oliver cemetery with Key family honor and local guards, followed by graveside decorations. Braddock Heights opened for summer attractions with pool led by Mrs. Harbaugh and assistants. Parking meters offered a free ride today as a holiday feature.
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Court House
Police Department
Legionnaires
Maryland State Guard
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
E. Brooke Lee
Montgomery County
Francis Scott Key Post
Seventh Battalion
State Guard
Francis Scott Key
Braddock Heights
the Heights
John ‘Harbaugh
Teddy Stultz
Harry Zimmerman, Jr
Winchester Hotel To Close Food Department
Directors of the George Washington hotel in Winchester Virginia announce the hotels food department will close beginning June 15 due to sharp business decline since gas and tire rationing. Payroll will be cut in half to meet operating expenses and pay interest on funded debt.
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Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Executions Reported of Czechs and Norwegians
A British radio account relayed that 10 more Czechs were executed in Prague and 18 Norwegian hostages were killed in reprisal for two German deaths near a Bergen fishing village. CBS recorded BBC broadcasts.
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New York
Prague
Bergen
CBS
BBC
Flying Tigers Strike Japanese Positions West of Salween
American Volunteer Group air force units blasted Japanese positions west of the Salween River with marked success in bombing and machine gun fire. The communique reported the action occurred yesterday and highlighted the bold air attack by CHIN units.
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Chungking
Flying Tigers
Salween River
Creault
War Production Board halves war housing projects
Washington May 30 The War Production Board will permit immediate continuance of only about half of all the publicly financed war housing projects now under construction.
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Washington
War Production Board
British Make Heavy Attack On Nazi Tanks Near Tobruk
British armored and motorized forces counter-attacked Rommel's spearhead about 20 miles southwest of Tobruk, destroying many tanks in fierce desert fighting. RAF bombers and US fighters pressed the air war as both sides fought for control over a broad battle area. Tobruk remained a key objective, while Italian broadcasts noted strong British resistance and ongoing bitter combat in Libya.
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Ain el Gazala'Bir el Hacheim
Rommel
RAF
Sicily
Tobruk
Egypt
Libya
Rome
High Command
Chinese Withdraw From Kinhwa Amid Japanese Assault
Chungking May 30 Chinese withdraw from Kinhwa the provisional capital of Chekiang’s eastern coast after a day of heavy fighting. Japanese forces had claimed capture at 7 am May 28, while Chinese dispatches said the city remained in Chinese hands in deep peril as of last night.
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Chungking
Kinhwa
Chekiang
Nazis to Force Norse to Build Coast Defenses
Norwegian Telegraph Agency reports 25 000 of 70 000 conscripted Norwegians to be sent to fortifications along Norway’s west coast. Germans order non essential workers released, traders licenses brink deadline and a 10 percent tardy fee. NOT GUILTY Judge Willard acquits Ralph B Werking of non support charges.
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London
Norwegian Telegraph Agency
Norway
Community Chest Ends Fourth Year With Surplus
The Community Chest closes its fourth year with a 1366.01 surplus and plans an extra payout to seven member agencies. President Henry S. Stahr names a committee of Parsons Newman, William T. Delaplaine and Benjamin B. Rosenstock to allocate funds. Treasurer William D. Zimmerman reports 13198.60 cash contributions and next week’s first installments to agencies. About 3,500 to 3,600 people contributed, roughly double the first year. The drive raised 18782.45 toward a 16520 budget. A Council of Social Agencies may be formed to coordinate welfare groups, with Mrs. Edgar H. McBride, Dr. Ignatius Bjorlee and Charles F. Bowers named to the committee. John W. Wolfe’s death is noted and his Federated Charities will fill his secretary vacancy.
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Community Chest
Henry S. Stahr
Parsons Newman
William T. Delaplaine
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
A.C. Stine
Stahr
William D. Zimmerman
Mr. Stine
Stine
Sth
Francis Scott Key
Council of Social Agencies
Stanr
Edgar H. McBride
Ignatius Bjorlee
Charles F. Bowers
John W. Wolfe
Federated Charities
Graduates To Enter Army From University of Maryland
The University of Maryland class of 805 graduates, 74 of whom will join the Army within 10 days, received diplomas as Rt. Rev. Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen spoke. Commencement also featured Governor O Conor and Brig. Gen. Lowe presenting Army commissions to two ROTC graduates. Cecil R. Martin of Smithsburg won the Hillegeist Memorial Award for English excellence.
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College Park
University of Maryland
Fulton J. Sheen
Catholic University
H. C. Byrd
O Conor
Byrd Stadium
Ritchie Coliseum
Army
Frank R. Lowe
War Department
General Staff
Marine Corps
Cecil R. Martin
Smithsburg
W. M. Hillegeist
Barrymore dies at 60 after life of glamour and turmoil
Hollywood mourns John Barrymore the stage and screen star who died at age 60 after a life of theater radio and publicity. He died in a Los Angeles hospital from myocarditis complicated by cirrhosis and other ailments with his brother Lionel and daughter Diana nearby. Ethel Barrymore will finish two Boston stage performances as his sister’s family contends with the loss.
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Hollywood
Gay Debonair
John Barrymore
PWT
Lionel
John
Barrymore
Hugo M. Kersten
John O'Donnel
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
Kersten
Rudy Vallee
Pease
Camy
Diana Barrymore
Michael Strange
Mamaronick
Ethel Barrymore
Boston
Chicago
Ethel
Diana
Dolores Ethel Mae Barrymore
John Blythe Barrymore
Dolores Costello
Nation Honors Wars Dead and Welles Outlines Peace Aims
Memorial Day observances across Maryland honor dead from prior wars as war production and civilian sacrifice continue. Major towns held parades and services while Maj. Gen. Reckord urged restraint. Welles at Arlington outlined postwar aims including abolition of discrimination, adherence to the Atlantic Charter, demilitarization, and a United Nations driven peace system.
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Welles
Arlington National Cemetery
Swift
Sumner Welles
Potomac
National Capital
United States
United Nations
Nephew of Local Couple to Arrive on Furlough
Mr and Mrs William J Mahan of Wilson Place received a telegram Friday that their nephew Sgt Edwin G Smith formerly of this city who was severely wounded in the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7 would arrive in Baltimore on Saturday on a fourteen day furlough. Smith has been in hospitals in Hawaii and San Francisco and was transferred two weeks ago to Fitzsimons Hospital in Denver. He left Denver Friday and is expected to come to Frederick to visit his uncle and aunt Sunday night or Monday.
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William J. Mahan
Wilson Place
Edwin G Smith
Iity
Pearl Harbor
Baltimore
Smith
Hawaii
San Francisco
Fitzsimmons Hospital
Denver
Frederick
Arguments Postponed In Baker Case In Cumberland
Hagerstown May 30 arguments on a motion for a new trial for Attorney C Walter Baker of Hagerstown were indefinitely postponed due to the illness of Frederick attorney Leo Weinberg. Weinberg is undergoing treatment for a nervous disorder in a Philadelphia hospital.
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Hagerstown
Leo Weinberg
Frederick
C. Walter Baker
Cumberland
Weinberg
Philadelphia
Gennevilliers Factory Raid Strikes Paris Area Again
London reports heavy RAF raids on Gennevilliers near Paris with 13 bombers missing from both RAF commands. Night of widespread air activity includes attacks on Cherbourg Dieppe railways and six freight trains near Lens. German raids on Britain incur casualties while Vichy reports about 40 killed 100 injured.
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London
Gennevilliers
Paris
Air Ministry
Ministry
Bomber Command
Frisian
Britain
Germany
Mannheim
Cherbourg
Dieppe
Lens
France
Gnome- Rhone Aero-Engine
Goodrich Rubber Works
Gnome-Rhone
RAF
England
Vichy
WAAC Officers School Candidates Board Named
General Reckord named Lieut. Col. John C Henderson and Dr Grace Baker to a Third Corps Area board selecting WAAC officers school candidates. The panel will pick the top applicants for submission to Washington for final approval as recruitment already draws hundreds. The Third Corps Area quota is about 60 and the third member will be chosen by the WAAC director. Lists close Thursday.
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Baltimore
Third Corps
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Milton A. Reckord
WAAC
Reckord
John C. Henderson
CAC
Grace Baker
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Washington
German Bombs Blow Coffins From Cemetery
London reports that a low flying German raider dropped a stick of bombs on a south coast cemetery last night. Tombstone fragments were hurled toward houses and coffins were disinterred by the blast. One man woke when marble hit his bedroom ceiling. Explosions sent fragments as far as 300 yards.
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London
United Nations face postwar relief and reconstruction task
The excerpt notes the enormous effort required for relief, reconstruction, and rehabilitation by the United Nations at the time of the armistice. It highlights the scale of humanitarian and rebuilding challenges anticipated after peace.
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United Nations
Murray Ousts Brother-In-Law of John Lewis
John L. Lewis faction within CIO fires Murray ally J R Bell from a $6000 wage comptroller post. Bell’s dismissal comes after Philip Murray loses his CIO vice president post, signaling a split between Murray and Lewis and prompting secretary James B Carey to assume Bell’s duties as the comptroller job is abolished.
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Murray
John Lewis
Washington
J. R. Bell
John L. Lewis
CIO
Bell
Lewis
Philip Murray
Eateal
James B. Carey
U S Cargo Ship Sunk By Sub Kill 2 In Gulf
New Orleans May 30 Axis submarine sank a U S cargo vessel in the Gulf of Mexico May 25 killing two men aboard a lifeboat. The ship lacked a gun and was attacked at 4 15 a m CST then torpedoed as crew abandoned ship. Seventeen survivors were rescued next day.
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New Orleans
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Five Allied Planes Down in New Guinea Dogfight
Allied airmen shot down five Japanese aircraft and damaged three more in a fierce dogfight off the New Guinea coast near Port Moresby. General MacArthur's headquarters said only one Allied plane was lost. Night raids on Timor and Rabaul set dock area fires as Allied bombers resumed attacks.
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Allied
Australia
New Guinea
Port Moresby
MacArthur
Dali Timor
Rabaul
New Britain
Dil
Timor
Nazis Claim Great Battle Of Kharkov Has Ended
Nazi officials announced Kharkov’s battle ended in annihilation of enemy armies with encirclements on the central front. They cited enormous Russian losses, 240000 prisoners, and captured or destroyed materiel including 1249 tanks, 2026 guns, and 538 planes.
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Kharkov
Berlin
Germany
Moscow
High Command
Flying Texans Sail to Avenge Houston Sinking
Houston reports 1500 volunteers from Texas to seek vengeance for the cruiser Houston sunk in the Java Sea. John D. Thompson of Iguana Guatemala is the 1500th recruit. A Navy pilot in San Juan says an enemy submarine was sunk off Martinique after four bombs dropped from 50 to 100 feet.
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Houston
Tex
Tojo
Java Sea
Hideki Tojo
Texas
John D. Thompson
Iguana
Guatemala
United States
Blakeley
Wich
Martinique
St Lucia
Two More Draft Selectees Called for Induction
Local Draft Board One summoned Howard Franklin Fore of 13 East C Street Brunswick and David Ezra Gernand of Adams Town for induction into the Army pending final physicals. Gernand is among the men registered in the third registration.
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Howard Franklin Foreback
East C Street
Brunswick
David Ezra Gernand
Adamstown
Volunteers to take oath of allegiance tonight in nationwide broadcast
Tonight at 6 30 central time and 7 30 eastern time volunteers will swear allegiance before about a quarter million people. Rear Admiral William A Glassford will preside and deliver a presidential message. Secretary Knox lauds the spontaneous manpower gift as unparalleled in Navy history. A parade of volunteers and Navy men will precede the ceremony with Ellington Field bombers saluting. Texans chant Remember the Alamo now Remember the Houston.
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CBS
Canada
William A. Glassford
U. S. Naval
Southwest Pacific
Knox
Ellington Field
Alamo
Houston
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