Reich Hit In Twin Assaults
Allied bomber fleets struck into Europe from the west and south as British heavy bombers and Mosquitos attacked rail hubs and targets across France and Germany. Over 2,000 American heavy bombers hit Berlin and other industrial centers while Lt. Gen. Doolittle said major oil refineries and synthetic plants suffered production cuts.
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London
Europe
RAF Heavies
Hazebrouck
Dunkerque
Berlin
Upper Silesia
Moravia
Lower Austria
Hitler
James H. Doolittle
Eighth U. S. Tactical Air Force
Local CAP Unit To Go On Maneuvers In Mount Union
The Hagerstown Civil Air Patrol units will conduct practice maneuvers at Mount Union Airport on Sunday August 15 with spot landings bomb dropping and message pickup. Training precedes wing maneuvers at Hagerstown Airport in September announced by Flight Commander Lt. Lee G. Snyder. Nonparticipants may use Mt Union Country Club facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Union
Dept. of Commerce
Hagerstown
Civil Air Patrol
Lee G. Snyder
CAP
Mt. Union
Mt. Union Country Club
Johnson Purchases Three Acres for New Bungalow on Williams Pike
Johnson has bought three acres on the Williams nort pike and will erect a five room bungalow as soon as material is available, planning it as his future home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Williamsnort Pike
Birthstone Ring Ideal Gift at SACM'S
A birthstone ring is promoted as the perfect gift with advertised availability at SACM'S located at 21 Jonathan Street. The message emphasizes early viewing or purchase for gift readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacm's
Jonathan St. Adv
Bakery Truck Not Stolen As Reported Informed Police
A Hagerstown Bakery truck reported stolen from West Franklin Street Sunday evening was not stolen. The driver took the vehicle home and was surprised by the police report. A Dorothy Dermody car stolen Friday was recovered in Shippensburg PA and Ayres Brothers truck found yesterday on the Williamsport Greencastle pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
West Franklin Street
Dorothy Dermody
Shippensburg
Ayres Brothers
Williamsport- Greencastle Pike
Insurance Man Called In Draft Leaves for Army
Louis Bauermann of Downsville who has represented Virginia State Farm Mutual Insurance in this county leaves for the Army Thursday. He was transferred from Baltimore and quickly made friends. Walter R. Baker of Downsville will succeed him in the insurance business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Bauermann
Downsville
Virginia State Farm Mutual Insurance Company
Bauermann
Baltimore
Walter R. Baker
Soldier from Shargsburg Killed in Italy
Pvt. Ralph G. Gatrell, son of Mr and Mrs John Gaskell of Shargsburg route 1, was killed in action in Italy on July 12, parents notified by a War Department telegram on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph G. Gatrell
John Gaskell
Shargsburg
Route 1
Italy
War Department
Local Obituaries Report Several Area Deaths
A series of deaths across Washington and Frederick counties is announced. Mrs. Mary A B Wade of Sharpsburg dies at Springfield State Hospital aged 82. Emma Baker of Boonsboro dies at 73. Sara Catherine Foltz of Waynesboro dies at 65. Catherine Moder Jr of Birmingham reports Joseph Wesley Moder Jr death. Pvt Ernest Troxell killed in France is survived by daughter Dolly and other relatives. Services planned for all with interments at local cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. B. Wade
Charles Wade
Springfield State Hospital
Sara Catherine (Brechbiel)Foltz
Waynesboro
Route 2
Newburg
Samuel and
Mary Dunlop Brechbiel
Maryland
Otterbein U. B. Church
Charles Foltz
Leroy Clark
Funkstown
Ervin Kauffman
South Mountain
Paul
Wayne Foltz
N. W. Brechbiel
State Line
Otterbein U. B
A. E. Martin
Green Hill Cemetery
The
Grove Funeral Home
Clarence Hartman
Clarendon Avenue
Catherine Moder
Birmingham
Mich
Joseph Wesley Moder, Jr
Duluth
Minn
Superior
Wrs
Hartman
Moder
Elmer C. Williams
Pontiac
Hagerstown
Ernest Troxell
France
Dolly
William Troxell
U S Task Force Strikes Bonin Islands Near Tokyo
U S Pacific Fleet reports a two day carrier raid within 600 miles of Tokyo. 11 Japanese vessels sunk or damaged including five warships. Omura leveled. Chichi Haha Muko Ane in Bonins bombed. 16 American planes downed, 19 sailors lost. Guam and Saipan actions follow with advances and civilian shelters expanding.
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Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
Bonin Islands
Omura
Chichi
Key Island
Bonin Group
Haha
Muko
Ane
Bonins
Kazan
Pacific Fleet
U.S
Bonin-Kazan Islands
Saipan
Marianas
Robert W. Doughlas, Jr
Seventh Army Air Force
Guam
Ukudu
Liguan
Agana
Marine
Grote Peninsula
Rev Diehl Dies At Home In Clearspring
Rev Dr Diehl pastor emeritus of the Clear Spring Lutheran charge dies at 80 at his home 41 Mealey Parkway after a brief illness. Born in Shrewsbury Pa he earned BA and MA from Gettysburg College and a Doctor of Divinity in 1939. Surviving are wife Annie and children James Perkins Harold Diehl Norman Diehl and William Diehl with sisters Lydia Diehl and Minerva Shirey. Funeral Tuesday at 4 with Rev J Edward Harms officiating. interment Rest Haven cemetery.
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William Klinefelter Diehl
Clearspring Lutheran
Mealey Parkway
Shrewsbury
York County
Isaac and
Rosena Kuhnefelter Diehl
Pennsylvania College
Gettysburg College
Diehl
Nittany
Centre County
Zion
Central Synod
Middleburg
Snyder County
Seitzland
Clearspring
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Mt. Tabor Lutheran
Fairview
St. Paul's Church
St. Paul's
Central Lutheran Synod of Pennsylvania
General Synod
Annie Sheely Diehl
James Perkins
Albany
N. Y
Harold S. Diehl
Minneapolis
Minn
Norman BE. Diehl
Wilmington
Del
William C. Diehl
This City
Minerva Shirey
Lydia L. Diehl
York
A. K. Coffman Funeral
J. Edward Harms
D. D
Rest Haven Cemetery
Sgt. Smith Returns From Battlefront
Staff Sgt E Warren Smith Jr of Maryland, one of the first infan trymen back from Italy, arrived Aug 4 at McGuire General Hospital Richmond and will take furlough at home. He served 14 months with the 45th Division Headquarters Company and fought in Sicily and heavy Italian battles, recalling a seven mile wine run and days living on wine and black coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
United States
Italy
E. Warren Smith, Jr
E. W. Smith
View Street
Janet Baitzley Smith
45Th Division
Smith
McGuire General Hospital
Richmond
Baltimore Sun
Sun
This Week In History August 6 through August 11 highlights
Notable birthdays and events include Samuel P. Carter born in Elizabethtown Tennessee on August 7 1644 a figure who held ranks as both major general and rear admiral Louise De La Vallieres famous romance linked to Louis XIV born Tours France on August 5 1819 Charles A Dana born Hindale New Hampshire August 9 1854 Thoreaus Walden first published August 10 1874 Herbert Hoover born August 11 1874 the 31st president and then living ex president Germany adopts its republican constitution details span several dates and figures in history.
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Samuel P. Carter
Elizabethtown
Tenn
Louise de la Vallierce
Louis XIV
Tours
France
Charles A. Dana
New York
Hindale
N. H
Thoreau
Walden
Herbert Clark Hoover
Germany
Dewey Aids Selection of New York Senate Candidate
Governor Thomas E. Dewey returns from his Albany farm retreat to help Republican leaders pick a U S senator candidate from New York. The choice aims to oppose Senator Robert F. Wagner, likely to be renominated by the Democrats as they meet in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawling
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Brokshire Foothills
Albany
U. S
New York
Senate
New York State
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Democratic State Committee
Wild Life Exhibit Opens At Potomac Street
A wildlife exhibit opened today at 4 South Potomac Street sponsored by the U S Society of Zoology Washington DC. It features monkeys parrots wolves alligators snakes and other species from many lands. The exhibit replaces lectures for public schools due to wartime conditions and runs for one week to promote wildlife conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Potomac Street
U. S. Society of Zoology
Washington, D. C
Congress Confronts States Rights Unemployment Fight
Congress tackles reconversion legislation and a states rights clash over unemployment benefits. The Murray Truman Kilgore proposal would pay up to 35 dollars weekly for jobless veterans and civilians, with the federal government covering excess above 18 dollars. The George plan rolls back federal aid, leaves administration to states, and faces opposition from southern Democrats and Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
George
Fourth Ward Picnic at Hast Hnd Park Draws 200 Children
Over 200 Fourth Ward children enjoyed a Saturday evening picnic at Hast Hnd park hosted by the Fourth Ward Democratic club and Councilman J Frank Elliott. Games, supervision by playground staff, and a large lunch were provided. The club plans a larger August 20 event at North American Red & Gun club grounds with Daniel F McMullen as guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Ward
Hast Hnd
Fourth Ward Democratic Club
J. Frank Elliott
Red & Gun Club
Daniel F. McMullen
Congress
Picule
Penicillin Quick Cure For Gonorrhea
The United States Public Health Service announced that gonorrhea treatment can be completed in seven and a half hours using penicillin. New methods developed for service members may broaden penicillin use in gonorrhea control, especially where time and circumstances limit longer schedules. Procedures require no hospital care and suit private clinics. one five-session plan completes in seven and a half hours, another adds a follow up the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Public Health Service
Watermelons and Cold Canteloupes for Sale
Ice cold melons and fancy cantaloupes available from home cured meats shop run by W. G. Turner in Ady. Location 30 miles south on Sharpsburg Pike.
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Sharpsburg Pike
W. G. Turner
Ady
Scent Murder In Baltimore Deaths
Baltimore police probe the deaths of Norman Bosley and Virginia Nigham in a secluded Woodbourne avenue car. Bosley, 29, was found with a fractured skull and a rifle in his grasp. Nigham appeared shot in the head. Authorities weigh murder and death by own action as the investigation runs.
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Baltimore
Woodbourne Avenue
M. Joseph Wallace
Oscar Koch
Norman E. Bosley
Cockeysville
Virginia Nigham
Towson
Henry L. Wollenweber
Bosley
Wollenweber
Koch
Big German Shells Drop In Florence
Allied forces in Florence continued to face shelling as German bombardment persisted in southern districts. General Sir Harold Alexander said Florence itself would not become a battlefield, while South African troops pressed toward the Arno’s northern banks. Allied spokesmen noted only reconnaissance patrols across the river, which returned without major action.
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Rome
Florence
Harold Alexander
Arno
Two Motorists Are Assessed Big Fines
J. G. Kerfoot a Martinsburg resident was arrested Saturday night for operating an automobile while under the influence following a collision on East Antietam street. He posted 102.45 collateral for a hearing. Raymond J. Unger of Hancock was fined 100 and costs by Magistrate Ross Fite after a drunken driving arrest days earlier.
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J. G. Kerfoot
Martinsburg
D. Smith
N. Smith
East Antietam Street
Kerfoot
Raymond J. Unger
Hancock
Isanogle
Ross Fite
Washington county wounded in action news policy shift
Due to space limits the Daily Mail will no longer publish pictures of men wounded in action but will continue to run stories and pictures of men killed or missing in action. The paper seeks letters and new addresses for servicemen and shares several local wartime updates from families, including notes on "dog tag" jewelry and training progress of several residents.
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Washington County
Daily Mail
Private Ernst Killed in Action in France during WW II
Pvt. John William Ernst Jr aged 21, son of Mr and Mrs J W Ernst of Wayside Avenue, was killed in action on June 19 in France. A Hagerstown High School graduate and junior at the University of Maryland, Ernst had served in the Army for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis ©. Green
Sjr
L. A. Green
Guilford Avenue
Hagerstown
Columbus Army Air Field
Columbus
Miss
RAF
F/O Green
Americus
Greenwood
Advanced
John William
Mike) Ernst, Jr
Mra
J. W. Ernst
Wayside Avenue
France
Hagerstown High
University of Maryland
Pvt
Ernst
Pvt Arthur Sharer Wounded In Action In France
Mrs Elaine G Sharer of State Line was told by the War Department that Pvt Arthur J Sharer was slightly wounded in France after nine months overseas. His parents live in Beaver Creek and he formerly resided in Williamsport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine G. Sharer
State Line
War Department
Pvt
Arthur J. Sharer
France
Pvt. Sharer
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Reich
General Ins
Agey
Dealers In Sound
Arte
Arthur F. Detrow
Gen Met
Exide Batteries Wholesale
Reichard’s
W. Antietam St
Washington Co
Yingling Auto Sales & Service
GMC
Frederick Street
Solomon
Jennie (Bragonier) Lum
Sharpsburg
Episcopal Church
Lillie Marker
Millard F
Wiliam
Ohio
East Funeral Home
Boonsboro
Walter B. McKinley
Mt. View Cemetery
Emma ©. Baker
Daniel L. Baker
Cornelius and
Charlotte (Houpt) Martz
Loonsboro
Church of the Brethren
Clayton Easterday
Grayson Cline
Harry Reese
Wesley Webb
Fred B
Keedysville
Ernest
Leonard
Leroy
Etta Ines
Annie Reeder
John Martz
Benevola United Brethren Church
Rolland Reich
Kraiss Funeral Home
Potomac St
Sgt. Smith
Battlefront
Dewey
Saum’s
Jonathan
Fleigh Motor Co
Oak Hill Avenue
Rochester
Newman’s Packing House
Smithsburg
Hagerstown Industrial
Jonathan St
D. Earl Netkirk
SAUM
W. Wash
St. Ady
Fountain
Saum's
Jonathan St. Ady
George Street Grounds
Lew Henry
Potomac Fish and Game Club
Community Finance Service, Inc
Over
Earth
Wilhelm
Thumma Motor Co
Columbia College
Comfort
Keystone 1 Public Square
Lester L. Myers
Sir Lester L. Myers
South Pacific
U. S. Navy
Herbert Moats
North
Prospect Street
Raymond L. Moats
Sheppard Field
Texas
George F. Ruth
G. C. Ruth
Virginia Avenue Avenue
Navy
Naval Reserve
Naval Air Training Center
Pensacola
Fla
Annapolis
Ruth
Robert J. Peddicord
Herald
Pacific
John Barleycorn
Cpl
Harry E. Thomas, Jr
Air Corps
Nebraska
Virginia Avenue
Col
Arthur Sharer
Green Lantern
Potomac Street
Consumers Credit Service
Consumers Credit Service, Inc
Goodyear
New York Central Tron Works
Sui Aii
Sai
Gardenhour Bros
Central Garage
Summit Ave
Olds
Dodge
Ford
Buick
Value Center
Mitchell Avenue
Emical
Hagerstown, Md
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