Heaviest Air Raid In History Blasts Japan
Allied forces undertake a massive raid near Tokyo with carrier planes and warships striking six islands 70 miles south in the Sagami Sea. B-29s dropped 6,632 tons of bombs and mines, a record, as Nimitz and Halsey’s fleets resume campaigns against Japan.
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Sagami Sea
Halsey
Normandy
Europe
Pacific
Little Wacke Island
Nimitz
Marshalls
Dalui
U. S. Army
Strategic Air Forces
Iwo Jima
Japan
Kobe
Nagoya
Far East
Allied Forces Launch Final Blow Against Japan In Kyushu
General MacArthur reported heavy raids on Kyushu and surrounding waters as a massive aerial armada is mounted for the final strike. The May 29 attack targeted Honshu cities including Mito Hachioji Nagano and Toyama and the Kawasaki oil refinery built on reclaimed land in Tokyo Bay.
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Kyushu
MacArthur
Army Air Force
Japan
Honshu
Mito
Hachoji
Nagaoka
Toyama
Kawasaki Oil
Tokyo Bay
Wives Rally to Improve Sanitary Conditions in Mine Town
In a northern Pennsylvania mining town, wives protest poor sanitation amid strikes. Despite clean homes, families lack running water and potable water, with sewage-tainted wells and pumps condemned. Miners demand improved sanitation or a release to leave.
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Dr. Hayes
State Health Authority
Gaye Weller Sworn Into WAC at Camp Ritchie
Recent enlistee Gaye Weller of Summit Avenue was sworn into the Women’s Army Corps by Captain Jane Miller at Camp Ritchie on Tuesday July 24. She awaits orders for active duty after a ceremonial oath, luncheon, and tours of WAC facilities. She previously lived in Clearspring and worked for Hagerstown Leather Company. She is sister to Mrs. Mildred Reed.
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WAC
Gaye Weller
Summit Avenue
Jane Miller
Camp Ritchie
Weller
Women’s Army Corps
Clearspring
Hagerstown Leather Company
Mildred Reed
Potomac Edison to Exchange Stock Under PSC Order
Baltimore August 2 The Potomac Edison Company got Public Service Commission approval to issue new 4 1/2 per cent cumulative stock in exchange for outstanding 6 and 7 per cent preferred stock. Exchange not to exceed 6 378 400 dollars in value with cash adjustments for accrued dividends and an extra five dollars per share for each 7 per cent preferred share exchanged. The PSC deemed the stock adjustment plan reasonably required for the corporation.
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Baltimore
Potomac Edison Company
Public Service Commission
PSC
Britain Charges Laval With Plot Against War With Vichy
Pierre Laval, held in Paris on collaboration charges, faced a British white paper alleging he plotted to draw Britain into war with Vichy in 1940. The document cites Sir Samuel Hoare’s cables noting plans to use the French fleet to regain colonies, risking conflict with Britain.
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London
Pierre Laval
Paris
Britain
Laval
Samuel Hoare
Madrid
Foreign Office
Spain
Charles DeGaulle
Samuel
Lord Templewood
Great Britain
Vichy
de Gaulle
Royal Navy
Straits of Gibraltar
French Equatorial Africa
Oran
Gibraltar
Floods Leave Philadelphia Area Homeless and Damaged
Heavy rains and flash floods swept Philadelphia and surrounding areas, leaving dozens of families homeless and causing millions in damage. Chester Creek flooded basements and first floors of about 250 homes, while Delaware County and northern Delaware also faced rising waters and street closures. No serious injuries were reported.
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Philadelphia
Delaware County
Delaware
Chester
Chester Creek
State of Delaware Agricultural Service
Final defenses close in Maryland House riot trial
Six defense attorneys began final arguments after resting their case in the Maryland House of Correction riot trial involving 37 inmates charged with rioting on June 2. Judge James Clark and Judge James Boylan were to hear closing arguments late in the afternoon, marking the end of Maryland's largest group trial.
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Annapolis
Maryland House of Correction
James Clark
James Boylan
Maryland
Queen Mary Arrives to Lusty Welcome by Troops
In New York the Queen Mary docked with 14,698 troops aboard as a WAC band played America the Beautiful and Sidewalks of New York. The ship led a convoy of 10 troop ships totaling 25,097 soldiers from Europe, followed by vessels Hermitage and others carrying hundreds more servicemen.
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WAC
America
Europe
E. B. Alexander
Amerika
Navy
Hermitage
Marine Arrow
William Bradford
Sarah Bache
Mack B. Bryan
California Express
Henry Lamb
Hydra
Arrest Woman In Kidnap Case
Vanda Turner alias Mary Taylor, 24, a former Sharpsburg pike resident, is arrested in Meridian Mississippi with four year old Peter Watson. Police say the boy was unharmed. A July 11 kidnapping warrant and a separate larceny charge are on file. Mrs. Taylor, also known as Mrs. Jones, waived extradition.
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Vanda ‘Turner
Mary Taylor
Sharpsburg Pike
Buffalo
N. Y
Maeridian
Peter Watson
Evada Watson
Crystal Beach
Ont
Turner
Sherif
Thomas V. Meegan
Jackson
Miss
Arbour
Peter
New York
Castle Completes 25 Years On Hagerstown Police
Patrolman Andrew C. Castle marked 25 years on the Hagerstown police force yesterday receiving a gold wreath from Chief William H. Peters. The chief urged continued service as Castle remains active and joined by Patrolman William F. Hamill who hit 25 years about a year earlier.
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Hagerstown
Andrew C. Castle
William H. Peters
Castle
Peters
William F. Hamill
Big 3 Reports Soon To World
Reports on the wartime alliance wrap up as Truman Attlee and Stalin meet in a formal session at Cecilienhof. An eye witness notes a cordial tone during the final two hour discussion and a joint communique is refined over a round table with 40 participants.
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Attlee
Stalin
Asiatic
Britain
United States
Japan
Churchill
Chiang Kai- Shek
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Many Missionaries Due Back Today
The exchange ship Gripsholm is due to dock at Jersey City today with 1,496 missionaries and 244 Chinese and Indian students. Many missionaries, chiefly from the China-India area, are returning on furlough.
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New York
Gripsholm
Jersey City
China-India Area
Slashed War Spending Forecast For Next Year
Budget Bureau projections show a shift from 21 million in uniform and war production to about 16 million by June next year. Federal receipts fall to 39.0 billion, with total outlays set at 85.0 billion including 76.0 billion for war costs and 4.6 billion in debt interest.
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Smith
Budget Bureau
International Monetary Fund
International Bank
Export-Import Bank
Budget projections show large borrowing needs for next year
The Budget Bureau estimates borrowing will rise to $295 billion by July 1. It cites a smaller deficit of about $46 billion and a large Treasury cash balance that can be drawn down by around $10 million, affecting the annual borrowing requirement.
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Budget Bureau
Treasury
Start Enrollment For Cadet Nurse Classes
To meet the recruitment goal for the year, the Cadet Nurse Corps of the U S Public Health Service must enlist a larger number of student nurses. Fall classes begin September 10 and enrollment must be completed in August. The program offers many opportunities for young women in Hagerstown with scholarships. information is available from Miss Mullen, director of nursing at Washington County Hospital School of Nursing.
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Cadet Nurse Corps
U. S. Public Health Service
Margaret Muller
Hagerstown
Washington County Hospital School of Nursing
Miss Mullen
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