General directs operations at New Guinea bases amid Pacific air raids
Marthur directs actions at Nassau Bay in Guineas near Sala ng, establishing a palm thatched headquarters for the Kiri shina and Woodlark campaigns. He tours New Guinea coast storages, praises supply crews, and wears khaki as air battles push toward Kendari and Rabaul with heavy Allied bombing, including 160 tons in four nights. Alfred Blanes tallies defense and offense.
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Lark
Nassau Bay
Guineas
Salang
Kirishina
Woodlark
D ‘France
New Guinea
Angry posse hunts killer in Wyoming killings report
Mrs C W Larson and her husband were attacked after stopping to pick flowers in Laramie. Mrs Larson was bound and beaten, the Cot a couple were shot at their doorway, dragged to a garage and tied by a rope around Mrs Cotas throat. One man was questioned but authorities doubted involvement. Police and posse show readiness to shoot if cornered. Also note mentions Hawaii songbird species.
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C. W. Larson
Laramie
Wood
Postwar farm problems to be highlighted by committee
Annapolis Maryland July report outlines postwar agricultural issues and proposed solutions. Governor O Connor leads the Interstate Committee on Post War Reconstruction and Development with state officials to create a permanent agricultural standard and avoid past farm relief errors. The plan includes self sufficiency and careful moves of surplus rural population, with action by states in legislation and education.
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Annapolis
Thhe Iinterstate Committee
O’conor
Oday
O'Conor
Council For State Governments
U S Envoy Sees Martinique Head
San Juan Puerto Rico July 4 A Navy spokesman said Vice Admiral John J Hoover returned from a conference in Martinique with Admiral Georges Robert the Vichy High Commissioner who invited the United States to discuss terms for changing French authority over the island Hoover met Robert after the invite To avoid bloodshed Martinique remains under Vichy control The island radio proposed a three point plan to pass to another French authority guaranteeing sovereignty non intervention by French armed forces and resumption of provisions supply
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Martinique
Georges Robert
Navy
Hoover
Robert
United States
Vichy
Admiral Hoover
Frederick Wants Organizer Returned
The papers to have George Wilson Blake, a union organizer, sent back to Frederick to answer charges have been dispatched to Portland Oregon where Blake is in custody for grand jury action. Blake formerly resided in Hagerstown and operated there. He posted 2500 bail in Frederick and left Maryland. He has served a term in San Francisco and was released in California before term end. detainers there were reportedly disregarded. Blake is held in Portland on a sodomy charge and faces trial in Frederick on this and other charges.
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George Wilson Blake
Frederick
Portland
Oregon
Blake
Hagerstown
Maryland
San Francisco
California
Russian Refugee Tots Repay A Debt To Admiral's Care
A Washington story recalls Admiral Newton A McCully who rescued seven Russian orphans from Sevastopol at war’s end and raised them in the United States. Ensign Antonina Michaelayona McCully, among the children, recently gained U.S. citizenship as the family’s naval ties continue through service and correspondence across the country.
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Y Malvina Stephenson
Central Press
Washington, B. C
America
Newton Alexander McCully
Sevastopol
United States
Antonina Michaelayona McCully
McCully
Naval Medical Center
Bethedsa
Port Arthur
Washington
Admiral McCully
Brazil
Feodor
Nikolai
Staunton Military Academy
Sixth Naval District
McCullys
Ration Board Chairman Calls for Care in Forms
Franklin M. Thomas chairman of the Washington County Ration Board urged the public to fill out application forms correctly. After a board meeting it was revealed hundreds of forms are sent back for carelessness or missing signatures. He cited fuel oil applications showing inconsistent data and warned such errors waste the board's time and delay action. Marshall Winters showed a five pound bass caught Sunday at Williamsport below the dam.
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Franklin M. Thomas
Washington
Thomas
Ration Board
Marshall Winters
Maryland Avenue
Wil Hamsport
Rationing Round-Up Details July 1943 Restrictions
Tas Associated Press reports on continuing wartime controls. Meats and cheese from Book 2 red stamp P valid through July 31, Q added July 4 and valid through July 31. Processed fruits and vegetables Book 2 stamps K L M expire July 7 while N P Q stay valid through August 7. Shoes Book 1 stamp 18 valid through October 31. Sugar Book 1 stamps 13 through August 15, 15 and 16 allow 6 pounds each for home canning. Coffee Book 1 stamp 21 one pound through July 21, stamp 22 July 22 to August 11. Gasoline No 5 A coupons three gallons through July 21 in East, elsewhere. No 6 A coupons four gallons through July 21. Bar C in 12 northeast states worth 2.5 gallons, rest of East 3 gallons, elsewhere 4 gallons. Rations cut 40 percent and renewal of A books via blanks at filling stations, mail toration boards. New books issued starting July 22. Fuel oil Period 1 coupons valid July 1 through January 3, 1944 at 10 gallons per household in 83 states. last year period 3 valid through Sept 30 worth 10 gallons per household and 100 gallons for institutional use in East, Washington, Oregon, Kentucky, certain Idaho, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas areas. Rest of Midwest states 11 and 110 gallons. Stoves rationing to begin mid August for all new stoves using coal, wood, oil or gas with few exceptions.
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Washington
Oregon
Kentucky
Idaho
Ohio
Ilinois
Missouri
Kansas
Midwest
Farmers urged to save seed amid grass crop shortages
Wilbur Stevenson warns Washington County farmers to harvest seed for red clover Alshe and timothy due to a nationwide seed shortfall. He notes imports cut off by war and a government guaranteed price program backing red clover 25 cents, sweet clover 7, Alshe 22, timothy 44.5, orchard grass 18 cents. The Canadian Naval College opened at Halifax in 1911.
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Timothy
Wilbur Stevenson
Washington County
United States
Stevenson
Russia
Department of Agriculture
Senate to Pass on Subsidy Issue
Washington July 4 Leaders seek to end subsidy controversy and approve five money bills before Congress recesses. Senate action on a House bill would extend the Commodity Credit Corporation six months and raise borrowing power by 350.9 million dollars to support price rollback programs for meat butter and coffee.
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Washington
78Th Congress
Senate
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Senate Banking Committee
COC
Congress
Roosevelt
Treasury
Senator Bankhead
D-Ala
National Resources Planning Board
National Youth Administration
New Deal
Farm Security Administration
Woman War Worker Attacked By Negroes in Baltimore
A 24 year-old woman war worker and her male escort reported to police that six young negroes held them at gunpoint early today. Local officers sought the assailants from descriptions provided. The woman was treated at Franklin Square Hospital. The couple had moved from Johnstown Pennsylvania months earlier.
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Baltimore
John D. Rusk
John Shanahan
Central Police Station
Franklin Square Hospital
Johnetown
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Darwin
Mitchell
Penfoei
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Dutch Timor
Rendova
Munda
Alfred Blanes
Hawaii
Cideat Bank
U. 5
Sonotone Hearing Service
LIFE
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Alexander Hotel
Haura
Sonotone OF
Baltimore Life
Baltimore, Md
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Tot
Ebertmouda
Canadian
Chesapeake
St. Augustine
Fla
Ensign
Tonitchka) McCully
Ashley Hall
South Carolina
St. Luke's
Jacksonville
Johns Hopkins
Navy Nurse Corps
Daddy
Service
Sam
Ensign McCully
Antonina
4. Lastchencof
E. Goubareff
Detroit
Ford
J. M. McDonald
Aero Nautical
FR. Colee
St Augustine
Enalyn Tonitchka. McCully
Newton A. McCully
Anastasia
Ludmilla
Tonitchka
Antonine
Nina
Patrick Henry
Cleopatra’s
New York City
Stytish Apparel On Credit
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Canadian Naval College
Halifax
Film
Anne Gwynne
Cushwa
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