Battle For Caen Rages With British Stand Firm
Allied forces hold the Odon river salient as British Second Army repels German tanks and assaults. Rommel shifts reserves and reportedly assumes control of the Caen bridgehead while RAF night bombers lob heavy support. Casualty counts show 142 German tanks destroyed by British forces since D-Day and additional losses totaling 322 in all.
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Wes Gallagher
Odon
Salien
Caen
Erwin Rom- Tr
St. Lo
Caty
la Forge
Isigny
le Carillon
Rommel
Pergent
Fromt
Friedrich Dollman
7Th Army
Berlin
Rommell
Odon River
Caen- Evrecy
Americans Gain on Saipan Amid Stubborn Japanese Defense
U S Pacific Fleet reports July 1 advances on Saipan as American forces punch through intensified Japanese resistance. Casualties total 9,752 with 4,774 wounded or missing on the U S side in two weeks. Japanese losses far higher, with hundreds killed and many wounded. Marines suffer heavy toll near Charan Danshu and Mt Tapotchaue as operations push toward eastern ridge.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Chester W. Nimitz
Tarawa
Guadalcanal
Nimitz
Charan Danshu
Mt. Tapotchaue
Fifteen Register For 4-H Boys Camp
Fourteen 4-H boys from Washington county have registered to attend the annual club boys camp to be held at Camp Algana in Garrett county July 9. The camp serves Allegany Garrett and Washington counties and is located near Oakland. No more registrations can be accepted unless one of the current registrations is canceled, Assistant County Agent Vernon Holter said today.
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Washington County
Camp Algana
Garrett County
Allegany
Garrett
Washington
Oakland
Vernon Holter
No Meeting Monday For Hagerstown Real Estate Board
Members of the Hagerstown Real Estate Board will take a holiday Monday and there will be no noon luncheon meeting on July 3.
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Hagerstown Real Estate Board
Alertness 25 Loc Boynes Occups
Fragmentary OCR note mentions alertness level 25 at location Boynes with unclear occupations and odd punctuation. Contains unreadable quotes and symbols, no clear events, names, dates, or actionable details.
Streams Cloudy As Season Opens
The Potomac river and Conococheague creek opened the bass fishing season in cloudy condition. Conococheague above Kemps Mill was in fair shape with some catches reported around noon by Keller Bell. Below Kemps dam water was cloudy, as was the Potomac, but expected to clear by tomorrow. A bait supply of about 904 pounds appeared available, though manpower shortages due to war work may affect catch rates this season.
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Potomac River
Conococheague Creek
Kemps Mill
Keller Bell
Kemps Dam
Nylon Salesman Is Held For Observation
Washington July 1 Treasury officials say nylon stocking salesman David Fixman alias Dave Strauss set an all time sales record by obtaining 843.06 in orders from midwestern merchants for supposedly halting production from a mythical ten million pounds of army yarn. A potential woman buyer tipped off investigators after recognizing him as a former railroad man.
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Washington
David Fixman
Treasury Department
Fixman
Dave Strauss
Treasury
Real Estate Sales Spark Local Market Activity
A busy week in the local real estate market shows total closings near 150000 with several notable transfers. Model Homes Inc sells to Paul J Frizzell and wife on Fairgreen Acres for 5500, and others include Bohrer to Haines for 3500 on Chewsville Pike and McKinley to McKinley for 10000 on Main Street Hancock.
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Ocal
Isek
Model Homes, Inc
Paul J. Frizzell
Fairgreen Acres
Helen E. Bohrer
Samuel W. Haines, Jr
Chewsville Pike
Annie M. Kitzmiller
Washington Avenue
May Clark
Nicodemus National Bank
D. Webster Groh, Jr
Viola S. Groh
Janet Louise Groh
Schroeder Named GOP Vice-Chairman Amid Willkie Critique
In New York on July 1, Werner Schroeder of Illinois was elected a vice chairman of the Republican National Committee, despite Willkie's past isolationism accusations. Sinclair Weeks of Massachusetts lost the treasurer post as Willkie added a taunt about the party's recent moves.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Republican National Committee
Werner Schroeder
Illinois
Willkie
Sinclair Weeks
Massachusetts
Harrison E. Spangler
Schroeder
National
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Spangler
Eighteen Miners Trapped in Kentucky Coal Mine Fire
Eighteen miners were reported trapped by a fire in a soft coal mine at Clover Fork operated by Ridgeway Darby Coal Company in Harlan Kentucky.
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Harlan
Clover Fork
Ridgeway Darby Coal Company
30000 New Cars Remain As Production Pauses
Washington July 1 The CPA disclosed only 30000 new cars remain to meet all requirements until automobile production can be resumed. Normally that supply would cover about three days of demand. The agency has removed viper tubs from the rationing list and allowed a slight increase in new tires for July and August.
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Washington
CPA
Esc
Negro Couple Sought After Attempted Robberies on North Prospect
Police hunt a negro couple after two white men were targeted last night on North Prospect street. M D Ruth reported a woman tried to entice him into an alley, then a man loitered nearby. F H Jenkins described a woman asking for a match and a man demanding valuables before fleeing. A city-wide search was launched.
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North Prospect Street
M.D. Ruth
Potomac Avenue
Ruth
F. H. Jenkins
North Prospect
Jenkins
85 Babies Born At Hospital In June
Births at the Washington County Hospital were above average for June with S babies born. Boys outnumbered girls 47 to 38. Last month 5 babies were born, setting an all time record.
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Washington County Hospital
Steer Power Powers Oregon Farm In July Test
Pendleton Oregon July 1 Edwin Morrison a dairy man uses eight Holstein steers for farm power. He says the steer team does practically anything a tractor could and the gasoline shortage does not worry him.
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Pendleton
Ore
Edwin Morrison
German Report On Our Drives Through Italy
German report captured by the 5th Army credits Allied offensives in Italy with absolute coordination. It notes attacks followed unprecedented artillery barrages, frequent bypassing of strong points, and enemy success in mountainous terrain aided by artillery observation planes and strong air cover. The document praises Allied tanks and vehicles as astoundingly good.
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Rome
Albert Kesselring
Italy
5Th Army
Local Airman Charles Elliott Listed as Dead
Mr and Mrs Bruce A Elliott of Sunset Avenue are notified their son Lt Charles F Elliott is officially listed dead after being missing since May 17 1943. The 24 year old B 26 pilot disappeared on a mission over enemy occupied Holland after entering the Army in June 1941 and earning wings at Kelly Field in 1942. He attended local high school and Lancaster PA high school in 1937. His brother Lt Robert Elliott is overseas and sister Mary Jane, formerly with WAVEs, resides here.
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Bruce A. Elliott
Sunset Avenue
Charles F. Elliott
Holland
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Tex
Elliott
Huzz
Lancaster
Robert Elliott
Mary Jane
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Pfc Wallace Minnich Wounded In Action In Italy
Pfc Wallace T Minnich son of Mr and Mrs Walter Minnich Elizabeth Street was wounded in action in Italy. He had been overseas since January and his brother Daniel is in the Navy. Pvt Donald P Samuels also wounded in Italy has been awarded the Purple Heart per his parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Samuels of Hagerstown Route 3.
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Wallace T. Minnich
Walter Minnich
Elizabeth Street
Italy
Fairchild
Wallace
Daniel
Donald P. Samuels
Woas
Arthur Samuels
Hagerstown
Bond Sales Up At Post Office During War Drive
Bond sales at the post office last month reached 74576.25 dollars, only modestly above June 1943's figure. June sales nearly doubled March's 59093.75 dollars. War Savings Stamp sales totaled seven thousand, down as schools closed early. Receipts rose to 27014.79 dollars from 23400 dollars last year.
Raids On Victory Gardens Reported In City
A series of cabbage thefts from rear Guilford avenue gardens near South End alarms residents as crops near harvest. Three teenage boys were seen entering a garden around midnight and removing mature heads, with arrests promised if the theft continues.
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Victory Gardens
South End
Guilford Avenue
Battles Reported In Copenhagen Streets Amid City Strike
Stockholm dispatch says German troops seized Copenhagen town hall national bank central station and other official buildings as a general strike persisted. Travelers to Sweden describe clashes between Danes and Germans with rifles and machine guns as thousands flee the city and Danish radio goes off air.
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Stockholm
Free Danish Press Service
Copenhagen
National Bank
Sweden
Ration Office Closed Two Days in Move
The Washington County War Price and Ration Board will close all day Monday and Tuesday July 3 and 4 while moving from 18 North Locust Street to the Harle Building at 74 West Washington Street. No business during the closure. The office opens at 9 Wednesday morning July 5 at the new location with hours 9 to 3 daily. An OPA official said the move will allow separate handling of rationing divisions.
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Washington County War Price and Ration Board
North Locust Street
Harle
West Washington Street
OPA
New 6 Month Service Bar For Overseas Men
War Department authorizes a new six month service bar for overseas duty. A four inch cloth rectangle with gold edging will be worn on the left sleeve above the cuff. Maryland unemployment and Washington County welfare offices close July 3 and 4. A fall at Hopewell farm injures George Isiuy. taken to hospital. NEW FISCAL YEAR begins for Maryland offices. bond dealings and interest day noted.
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Washington
War Department
George Isiuy
H. J. Hammond
Hopewell
Good Will
Court House
State of Maryland
Former liner Santa Elena sunk by Nazi torpedo planes
Washington reports the former Grace Liner Santa Elena was lost to enemy action in the Mediterranean while carrying troops. The War Shipping Administration disclosed the sinking by torpedo planes.
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Washington
Santa Elena
Mediterranean
War Shipping Administration
Fire sweeps Bredt Chemical Co building in Philadelphia
A three story Bredt Chemical Co factory was set ablaze in Philadelphia early today. The blaze threatened the historic Swede Church and surrounding homes before firefighters gained control.
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Philadelphia
Bredt Chemical Co
Vichy Independence End Near as Germans Move to Rule France
Diplomatic reports from Madrid indicate Germany plans to erase Vichy independence within a week and govern France directly. Vichy ministries of interior justice and propaganda may be handed to Nazi control, with courts replaced by German military tribunals and radio programs aligned to German standards.
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Madrid
France
Vichy
Hungary
Romania
Interior
Justice and Propaganda
Germans Use Robot Bombs Against Southern England
London reports drone attacks for a second day as German flying bombs crash over the south. Prime Minister Churchill may address Parliament next week but details on affected districts and damage are not promised. Air Ministry notes more strikes, some shot down, while rescue workers clear a nursery hit with an undetermined death toll of twenty six babies under two.
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London
England
Winston Churchill
Commons
Churchill
Air Ministry
Claims New York Will Be Bombed by Secret German Weapons
Madrid dispatch cites Ya reporter alleging Berlin secret weapons program. The flying bomb may be used against New York from submarines stationed off the American coast. Rumors speak of a crewless submarine and related devices.
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Madrid
Berlin
Ya Today
Wear Pon
Paul Joseph i Goebbels
New York
J Sun
Lyjing
American
Germany
Eight Die in Crash Near Boise Idaho
Eight crewmen died when a Cowen Field Liberator bomber crashed six miles west of Boise on Thursday night. Three others parachuted to safety. The crash at Floating Feather auxiliary airport sparked fires destroying three small planes two automobiles a hangar and a storage shed and burning over 1000 acres of land, Col John R. Kane said today.
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Boise
Idaho
Cowen Field
Soviet Forces Seal Minsk As Baltic Drive Surges
Soviet troops surround Minsk and seize rail routes toward Warsaw from the White Russian capital. Front dispatches report German forces demoralized and pouring into Minsk as three Soviet armies converge from northeast and southeast. Red Army claims thousands killed or captured and gains extend from the Baltic to the Pripyat Marshes, with battles echoing around Borisov and Disna near Latvia and Lithuania.
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Moscow
Minsk
Gestapo
Russia
Hitler
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Berezina
Red Army
Borisov
Baltic Republics
Soviet Union
Old Poland
Disna
Prozoroki
Latvia
Lithuania
Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Russia grants Polish citizenship to residents in reoccupied areas
The Supreme Soviet issued a decree empowering inhabitants of the western provinces of White Russia and the Ukraine to adopt Polish citizenship. Soviet citizens of Polish nationality serving in the USSR army or aiding the fight against German occupiers, plus their families, are eligible. The Polish Patriots Council denounces the London government as illegitimate.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Westlern
White Russia
Ukraine
U.S.S.R
Bulletin
The
Council of
Soviet Union
London
Nazi General Killed En Route To New Post
Stockholm July 1 Svenska Dagbladet reports Gen Eduard Piegi a German commander in northern Finland was killed in a plane crash en route to a new post. The incident occurred about a week ago and is described as an Austrian aviation accident in the report.
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New Post
Stockholm
Svenska Dagblidet
Eduard Piegi
Finland
Uis
Seward
Austria
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