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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1944
Page
7
A leading Washington County peach grower reports blossoms are unusually thick this spring. He notes that one or two fertilized blooms per twenty five may yield a good crop if late frosts do not kill more blossoms. Bees may aid fertilization despite recent rains, and thinning could be needed due to labor shortages. The size of the crop will reveal the fruit’s fate as it develops.
Atlanta observes Confederate Memorial Day by flying the Stars and Stripes alongside the Confederate flag at Five Points. Mayor William B. Hartsfield says the dual display honors heritage while the nation is at war, with the American flag positioned above both.
Reports from Ankara say Adolf Hitlers special train was blown up in a Stuttgart raid after his departure. All occupants reportedly perished in the incident.
London reports say the Red Army attacked a broad front from the Carpathians to the Black Sea in southern Russia and plans a major drive into Germany in a continuation of 1944 offensives. Soviet war review claims 500,000 Axis troops killed or captured, vast booty, and liberation of large territories, noting cooperation with the Allies to enable Western and southern actions.
Roosevelt fourth term supporters in Massachusetts gave strong early backing in the state's presidential primary as partial returns showed him well ahead of former Governor Joseph Ely. In Pennsylvania Republicans indicated write-in support for Thomas Dewey, while Roosevelt drew a weak pledge for Democratic delegates. Delegation makeup remained unsettled in both parties.
More than 200 service establishments in Washington County must register with the Office of Price Administration before May 1. The move signals tighter price ceiling rules for laundries dry cleaning clothing repair auto and farm repair appliance repair radio washing machine repair and shoe repair shops. Some repair businesses are already under price ceilings though several types are not yet covered. Forms have been mailed. non-recipients may call or request by phone.
The Price Division of the Ration Board said dealers may not absorb a one cent tax increase by enlarging beer collars. A panel assistant noted several establishments used larger collars yesterday. One proprietor admitted not passing the federal tax to customers by this method. The OPA urged dealers to keep glass size constant despite the tax rise.
In Charlotte on April 26 a soldier parked a jeep beside a parking meter. A bystander urged him to pay, and the soldier retorted that the nickel belongs to both of them, sparking a brief exchange.
Representative Buffett Nebraska denounces Washington receptions as costly blowouts with 1500 guests at one party reportedly costing 710000. He says taxpaying Americans get second hand reports through press on these Washington events amid calls of loss of principle among some Americans in the capital social scene.
BROKEN ARROW Okla April 26 Everything the 2 000 residents of this cow town can do to honor a war hero is on the program today for Lt Ernest Childers Creek-Cherokee who earned the Congressional Medal of Honor on the Anzio beachhead He led an eight man squad against machine gun nests single handedly wiped out one nest killed two snipers and captured an enemy mortar observer A community holiday has been proclaimed and school children with bands from Camp Gruber and nearby towns were to escort the hero on his arrival home.
Two very severe earthquakes were recorded by Fordham University in New York last night. Seismologist Rev Joseph J Lynch estimated the quakes originated about 8,700 miles away toward the Solomon Islands, indicating a distant seismic event.
An elderly fisherman on North Potomac Street dropped several sunfish and suckers from a bag, prompting bystanders to call a game warden. The fish lay on the pavement as the man fled, aware legal bass and sunfish open season begins July 1 and fines apply if found.
New York April 26 American transit companies face costly headaches as food rationing looms in headlines, with about 2 billion blue and red tokens circulating. Since February 27 tokens entered transit systems, at least 12,000 have been forced into fare boxes, possibly triple that total. Over 1,000 automatic fare boxes have been disabled, costing streetcar and bus operators between 11 000 and 33 000 dollars, says the American Transit Association.
The California to New Orleans fast train will stop in LISSIp Texas to deliver the Hutchins family mother father and six children bound for Orange Texas where Mrs. John Hutchins will christen a destroyer escort vessel for her son Johnnie David who died saving his ship at Lae New Guinea. Johnnie posthumously earned the Medal of Honor. the train stop aids local towns as neighbors loan suitcases and assist the family preparing for the journey.
Chicago April 26 Reports said Montgomery Ward and Company and a CIO union in its Chicago plant await Washington move in a two week old dispute amid word that government seizure of the firm could come. The Department of Commerce officials were en route from Washington to assume control if ordered.
Howard Swain of Sharpsburg fell from a ladder at his home while repairing a pump and broke his right arm. The fracture was reduced at Washington County Hospital. He is brother of local realtor John L. Swain.
Clifford Mosley, who claimed robbing at the North Jonathan street recreation center, was found guilty of being drunk and fined $20 and costs. The six men Mosley charged as attackers—Frank Carson, George Bell, Bruce Johnson, Donald Beyton, Kenyon Evans, and John L. Keets—were all found not guilty, while police continue to investigate. All six defendants are described as reputable colored men employed in a war industry.
Lieut Robert W Middlekauff unexpectedly visited his parents Mr and Mrs W Middlekauff at the local airport on Saturday afternoon during a routine flight from Greenville Army Air Base South Carolina. He flew a B 25 J Mitchell bomber with 28 hours of flight time and was joined by Lieut Charles Snapp of Martinsburg West Virginia an instructor at Greenville Base. Darwin C Middlekauff another son serves as a pilot in the ferry command.
Chino California April 26 R A Frasure supervisor of the California Institution for Men says Casimer Latarski 38 thumbed the wrong ride Latarski walked out of the prison hiked 30 minutes then flagged a passing car The driver was Frasure who hustled Latarski back to a cell to continue serving a burglary sentence.
At 2 oclock this morning six persons escaped injury when the autos they rode in sideswiped on the Leitersburg pike near Antietam creek bridge. Harry Bloomis 35 of a nearby Army camp was driving an Oldsmobile with John Kowisis when it was struck by the Ford coupe of Hirnest A Patterson 29 of Elizabeth street going west. Pattersons coupe carried John C Squibb Irene St Clair and Dorothy Nuse. Beauty Sherif Leister Tsanogle is Investigating.
Local high school girls plan college study and office work over homemaking with most aiming for college next year. About one third intend to attend higher education, while many expect careers in office work or business. Sixteen note nursing training, and the Cadet Nurse Corps interest is rising. Continued on Page 10.
Charles L. Flair of Smithsburg Rt 1 reported thieves looted his car last night while parked on the lot at Fairchild plant No. 14. Items taken include a necktie a rear gear knob and his A ration book. Police warn motorists not to leave gas ration books in vehicles.
Mrs America may be able to slave over a hot new electric iron by August. The iron, ranked high among civilian needs, will take nearly a year to return to the market after recognition of the need. Production this year is set at about 200,000 irons, far below the 5,000,000 produced in 1941, but officials still aim for the original 2,000,000 target.
Private Margaret Mumma of the WAC writes her father Deputy Internal Revenue collector Allen H. Mumma about mingling with Hagerstown friends in London. She describes Westminster Cathedral visits, views of the King's residence, Parliament, Scotland Yard, and meeting Lt Julia Ramacciotti Ragan Stahl and Harry Everly since arriving in the city.
Southeast Asia Headquarters reports Japanese jungle troops attacking Allied road and rail blocks in Central Burma. Allied observers say they are dying in droves as British forces close on the Imphal Kohima area, with Ma Paso Hill seized and Stillwell’s forces pressing from the Mogaung valley. Chindit blocks disrupt Japanese communications as waves of infantry assault the perimeter.
The Maryland Office of Price Administration filed a treble damage suit for $67 456.25 in federal court against Albert A Block of Annapolis doing business at State Distributing Company alleging overcharges on gin rum and pineapple brandy as part of GPA enforcement action.
Washington County War Price and Ration Board chairman Thomas announces Charins Harris to the ration board. Harris will serve on the fuel panel as chairman, filling the post left vacant by the resignation of George M. Talbot.
American fortresses and liberators attacked Brunswick and other western German targets with no losses among bombers. An escort of Thunderbolts Mustangs and Lightnings supported a force likely over 1 000 planes. The raid aimed to cripple aircraft production as the Allied offensive continued across Europe.
The Methodist quadrennial conference met in Kansas City to mark the church's 200th anniversary since John Wesley launched the first conference in 1744. Historians note ten delegates attended then, and current estimates show 8 million active members with 12 thousand others leaning toward Methodist doctrine.
Firemen rushed to a blaze at a filling station on the corner of South Pontomac street and Wilson boulevard early this morning. Attendants were repairing a motor boat when a spark set off the fire causing reported damage.
The Potomac River yesterday stood at 7 feet above normal and began receding today. Local officials cautioned residents near low-lying areas to remain alert as rainfall tapered off.
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