Japanese Oil Sources Hit Hard as Balikpapan Falls
Australian infantry seized part of Balikpapan in southeast Borneo amid raging fires and top-placed guns. Generals hailed early gains near Sepinggang and Manggar airfields and declared strategic success, while Allied air forces struck Japanese oil refineries and shipping across Nippon to Malaya in a renewed campaign.
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Manila
Borneo
Balikpapan
Sepinggang
Manggar
Leslie J. Morshead
Guem
Japan
Maruizen
Osaka
Nippon
Malaya
Maruzen
Cpl. W. H. Power
Carrollton
Shimatsu
Honshu Island
All-Professional Office Building Planned On North Prospect Street
Local businessman Marty R. Eberly announced the construction of a three story 40 by 140 foot all professional office building on North Prospect behind the present Professional Building. The project fronts Prospect Street opposite the new St Marys Church and will house medical doctors and dentists with suites tailored to tenants. The current building will be remodeled likely housing a drug store. Drs Stauffer and Brumback will remain headquartered at their current address. Remodeling depends on priorities and materials. The sale of the Professional Building was handled by Thurman C. Lindsay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marty R. Eberly
Eberly
Washington and
Prospect Streets
Ralph S. Stauffer
Lynn K. Brumback
North Prospect
Prospect Street
St. Marys
Alfred F. Bohn
St. Mary's Church
Thursman C. Lindsay
County Pays Off $99,000 In Bonds
Washington county yesterday redeemed $99,000 in bonds and paid over $2,000 interest. School bonds totaling $83,500 plus $13,500 in county road bonds were paid off. Interest allocation was $17,012.50 for school coupons and $3,700 for road bonds. County bonded indebtedness now $977,200, the first time since 1924 it falls under one million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Berkeley Springs Fire Destroys Mill and School Building
A Sunday night blaze at Berkeley Springs destroyed the Irvin EF. Michael planing mill and office and the Wong Building housing the Board of Education. Firemen battled the fire with Hancock equipment but water shortages hindered suppression. Estimated losses A mill $14,000 with insurance under $4,000. Board of Education $4,000–$5,000, largely insured. PERU EX-CHIEF DIES in Lima Oscar Raimondo Benavides, 69, died after a heart attack in a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin EF. Michael
Wong
Board of Education
Berkeley Springs
Hancock
Planing Mill
Peru
Lima
Oscar Raimondo Benavides
Bank Call Sets June 30 Bank Condition Statements
The Comptroller of the Currency called for a statement of the condition of all national banks as of close of business Saturday June 30. In Baltimore a banking official issued a similar call for state and business banks in the region with June 399 noted as the date of issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Baltimore
John W. Downing
Sohuctee
Waters Granted Divorce From Sarah Waters
Edward Thomas Waters has been granted a divorce from Sarah Pauile Waters. Attorney Calvert K. Hartle appeared for the complainant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Thomas Waters
Sarah Pauile Waters
Calvert K. Hartle
Buddies Reunite After Twenty-Eight Months Away
Bob Burgesser and Richard Jacques, once from Cavetown, meet at the local bus station after lengthy overseas service. Burgesser served with the 3rd, 5th and 15th Armies in Germany and Czechoslovakia and is home on a 30 day leave. Jacques, son of Lancelot Jacques Sr., had been overseas briefly and is now stationed in Arizona with an air corps unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Burgesser
Dee” Jacques
Cavetown
Robert E. Burgesser
Pfe
Richard Jacques
Burgesser
Lester Burgesser
15Th
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Jacques
Lancelot Jacques
Smithsburg
Arizona
Air Corps
Planned East Antietam Bus Terminal Abandoned
Plans for a large bus terminal on East Antietam Street were apparently dropped after options on three properties, including Peter Buys and Roger Harp holdings, totaling about 44000 dollars, expired without exercise. The design showed a 123 by 140 foot site with a waiting room restaurant storeroom and space for several buses, but a cheaper site is now sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antietam Street
Peter Buys
Roger Harp
Tess
Much Speculation Follows Sale Today Of Fair Stock At 475
A share of Hagerstown Fair stock sold at the courthouse for 475 dollars after bidding opened at 159 and surged to around 800 before two bidders held. The buyer is a Board of Directors member. Shortly after, another share sold privately for 175. Rumors fly that high demand stems from unrest among officers and directors ahead of the next annual election. The association claims cash, bonds, and expected income, with grounds valued near 100000. Discussions span rebuilding plans or relocating the fairgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown Fair
J.C. Snyder
Iife
Uncle Sam
Moscow Press Backs Truman Appeal For San Francisco Charter
Soviet press and radio highlighted President Truman’s call for quick Senate approval of the San Francisco Charter. No Russian ratification plan announced yet, but indications point to approval. In Ford City, about 3,000 Pittsburgh Plate Glass workers returned to work, ending a month long strike, with workers at five other plants resuming yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Truman
San Francisco
U. S. Senate
Russia
Ford City
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Oversized Sheriff Pickets OPA For Cooler Clothes
Rockford July 3 Sheriff Kirk King humorously advocates summer clothing by wearing an empty pickle barrel as a hogshead suit in the OPA office. The 6 foot 2 inch 295 pound lawman aims to force attention to clothing shortages while manufacturers promise a suit in three to four weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Rockford
Uwl
Kirk
King
Hogshead
Winnebago County Ration Board
Edwin
Kotche
CPA
Chicago
Smart Burglar In Tacoma Steals Car And Gas Stamps
In Tacoma on July 3 a burglar entered John Wilke's home at 4 a.m. after a mistaken call by his mother-in-law who heard a voice. The next morning the thief had taken Wilke's car, 16-A gas stamps, and $150 in cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
John Wilke
Wilke
John
Striking Newspaper Delivermen Defy WLB Order
New York July 3 Striking deliverymen refuse to return to work defying a War Labor Board order. Dominick Alvina of the Newspaper and Mail Deliveries Union says there is no plan to resume duties under current terms. The WLB urged an immediate end to the walkout or a hearing in Washington to show cause. William Mapel for the Publishers Association of New York says newspapers will print and be delivered as directed by the government. The WLB calls the strike a direct violation of the no strike clause of the union contract, extended June 14. The telegram demands termination now to allow board action on the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
War Labor Board
Dominick Alvina
Whder
Washington
William Mapel
Publishers Association of New York
WLD
Publishers Association
WLB
Mercury Weather Drops After Storm in Maryland Area
The mercury fell to 57 after a late afternoon electrical storm, with a high of 86 reported in Keedysville by J. A. Miller. Hagerstown also experienced a brief storm, and bricks were knocked from a chimney on Mulberry Avenue by a lightning strike. In Birmingham, Mickey Rooney, now a corporal in the Army, became a father as Betty Jane Rose gave birth to a seven pound six ounce boy at a local hospital. both mother and infant are reported doing nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Hagerstown
Mulberry Avenue
Mickey
Birmingham
Ala
Mickey H Rooney
Betty Jane Rose
Byrnes Sworn In As Secretary Of State In Washington
James F. Byrnes was sworn in as Secretary of State as President Truman and top officials watched. The oath marked Byrnes as the man who would assume the presidency if Truman could not finish his term under existing statutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James F. Byrnes
Truman
Government Moves to Seize Goodyear Rubber Plant
The government acts to seize the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company plant in Akron Ohio where 16 700 workers have been on strike for 17 days The War Labor Board refers the dispute to William H Davis an economic stabilizer after failing to end the stalemate Striking United Rubber Workers at Goodyear and Firestone Tire and Rubber Company totaling about 33 790 workers call for Senate committee inquiry into Akron labor tensions The statement notes no tires are produced in Akron and the War Labor Board renews its attack on the CIO Unit tied to the strike
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron
CIQ
War Labor Board
William H. Davis
Davis
United Rubber
Goodyear
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Senate
United Rubber Workers
Mother, Male Friend Indicted In Searing Child
A 21 year old mother Mrs Carla Schauermann and her 26 year old friend Carl B Sadler were indicted on assault charges for burning her 4 year old son with cigarettes and scalding him with hot water in the presence of Schauermann The boy Walter James Schauer mann Jr also suffered multiple scars and a fractured arm His sister Linda age 2 is hospitalized recovering from injuries, authorities said
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Asault
Carla Schauermann
Carl B. Sadler
Little Walter James Schauermann, Jr
Michael J. Lucey
Sadler
Schauermann
Linda
Franklin Square Hospital
Tomorrow Will Be General Holiday Post Office Delay
Tomorrow Fourth of July designated as a holiday with no window service or deliveries at the post office. Usual morning collections will occur and lock boxes remain accessible to renters. Banks libraries downtown stores and many plants will close the entire day with no special celebration planned locally.
No Daily Mail Tomorrow on Fourth of July
The issue announces there will be no Daily Mail published tomorrow due to Independence Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Mail
The
Actor Carradine Freed Amid Alimony Case
Shakespearean actor John Carradine left a Los Angeles courtroom after an alimony arrest order tied to a $4116 back payment was dropped. He contended a move to New York for radio and theater work would help satisfy duties to his former wife Ardenella. Judge Roy V. Rhodes ruled the arrest a mistake due to insufficient evidence of fraudulent intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los
Angeles
John Carrading
Ardenella
Carradine
Sonia Sorel
Bill Ends Tank Share With Tang at Stein hart Aquarium
In San Francisco on July 3 Bill the South Seas turtle earned a solo tank at Stein hart aquarium after ten years of sharing with a spotted tang he chased without success. The tang was moved to another tank following Bill’s hunger for a bite of white meat.
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San Francisco
Bill
Steinhart Aquarium
Suit Filed Over Hancock Accident Damages
Howard F. Loughrie files a $1000 damages suit against Frank K. Burnett for a September 5, 1944 collision on U S Route 40 west of Hancock caused by reckless operation. Attorney Samuel C. Strite represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Howard F. Loughrie
Frank K. Burnett
Samuel C. Strite
Warr
Lite Indian Hero Tops In Capital Courtroom
In Los Angeles on July 3 a 16 year old girl Margrete Tariceo used a jujiise hold to throw 180 pound Douglas McLean in Judge Frank Carrell's courtroom. Tariceo had McLean arrested on assault charges claiming he tried to force his attentions on her during a motorcycle ride last week. McLean denied the claim and told officers he would plead guilty if a slip of a girl could throw him. The judge ordered a demonstration and Tariceo re enacted the hold. The matter was taken under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Kerplunk
Frank Carrell
Margrete Tariceo
Douglas McLean
McLean
Carrell
Job Counselling Course Opens in Western Maryland
A two week job counselling training course opened at USES offices in Western Maryland focusing on pro per counselling for veterans seeking employment. Led by Bernard L. Auman, assistant chief of placement, and Mary E. Mullin, state supervisor, the program includes eight USES employees from Silver Spring Westminster Frederick Oakland and Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Maryland
Focal Uses
Bernard L. Auman
Maryland War Manpower Commission
Mary E. Mullin
USES
Silver Spring
Westminster
Frederick
Oakland
Hagerstown
Aim For Tires That Will Outlast Car
Akron July 3. Firestone official John W. Thomas says chemists and engineers are developing tires that wear as long as the car, resist punctures, blowouts, and skidding. Baltimore July 8. Robert J. Kesterson, 34, killed. three companions injured when their car rear-ended a parked truck on Ritchie Highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
John W. Thomas
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Thomas
Baltimore
Robert J. Kesterson
Ritchie Highway
Discharged Service Men Accept Rationing With No Gripes
Washington county veterans returning to civilian life report little complaint about rationing of shoes, gasoline, fuel oil, and food. The War Price and Ration Board notes renewals of ration books at about five per day with no criticism from former Army Navy Marine Corps or auxiliary personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
U. S. Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Armed Forces
Cims
Veteran Hell On Wheels Division Enters Berlin Occupies Center
The veteran 2nd Armored Division of the American Army entered the center of Berlin as the first U.S. soldier, Pvt. First Class Harvey Natchees of the Ute Indian Reservation, arrived in the city. Natchees, a recipient of 2 Silver Stars and a Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster, rode down Unter den Linden as crowds cheered. British forces, about 15,000, were reported to be arriving in the city, with main forces due tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
2Nd Armored
Unter den Linden
Harvey Natchees
Ute
Zhlendorf
London
Tiergarten
Slaughtering Rule Easing Depends On Local Cooperation
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson said easing of slaughtering regulations hinges on local officials cooperation to curb meat black markets. An amendment to the OPA extension bill would let non federally inspected plants ship across state lines and sell to the armed forces if certified sanitary. He warned blanket authority could undermine existing controls, urging local officials to ensure meat reaches legal markets at set ceilings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anderson
OPA
Rep
Patman
D-Tex
Dozen Yanks Killed In French Wreck
Bodies of 12 American soldiers killed in a train wreck near ANCY have been recovered. Twenty three Americans are hospitalized. French press agency said a C. S. military train carrying leave personnel struck a stopped freight train on the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ancy
C. S
Buggies Return At Miller Hardware Store
Miller Missouri residents were surprised as a local hardware store advertised a full line of buggies, the first sold in the area in a quarter century, signaling a rare revival of horse-drawn vehicles. General Allen expected in New York as Maj. Gen. Terry Allen arrives on the transport Monterey with 6493 GIs including the 413th Infantry Regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller, Mo
Miller
Focal Hardware
Allen
New York
Terry Allen
Keth
Monterey
413Th Infantry
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Borneo Oil Center
North Prospect Street
Harry E. Eberly
Mercury
Byrnes
Goodyear Rubber
WLBE
John Carradine
Capital
Hell On Wheels
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