Invasion Chief Flies Over Battle Area
Supreme Headquarters reports General Dwight D. Eisenhower returned to his base after a Fourth of July observation flight over the Normandy battle area with Maj. Gen. Elwood Quesada. The flight passed near German resistance in the Cherbourg peninsula as Eisenhower also met with General Sir Bernard Montgomery and Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Elwood Quesada
Normandy
Eisenhower
Toad
Cherbourg
Quesada
France
Bernard L. Montgomery
Gun
Omar N. Bradley
First Army
WLB Sets Union Contract Rules for Burlington Plant
The War Labor Board ordered a standard maintenance of membership clause for Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp Burlington plant CIO United Auto Workers. It allows withdrawal within 15 days and permits union dues checkoff if employees consent. Promotions remain merit based. union may file grievances through the normal procedure. A five member arbitration board will decide interpretation and application of the agreement.
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Washington
War Labor Board
WLB
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
Burlington
N. C
CIO
United Auto Workers
Hagerstown
Brother Of Local Woman Drowned At Nags Head Beach
Raymond B. Sheely, brother of Mrs. H. H. Startzman of this city, drowned at Nags Head beach near Elizabeth City, North Carolina, when he was caught in an undertow yesterday. He managed the Rucker Sheely department store in Elizabeth City, founded by his father William E. Sheely of Baltimore and the late J. A. Rucker in 1905.
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Raymond B. Sheely
H. H. Startzman
Nags Head Beach
Elizabeth City
N. C
Sheely
Rucker Sheely
William E. Sheely
Baltimore
J. A. Rucker
Quintuplet Boys Born Near Turkish Border
Quintuplet boys born at Mardin near Turkey Iraq Syria border are all in good health. Premier Saracoglu orders them brought to Ankara for government supervision to support a campaign to have more children in Turkey.
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Ankara
Mardin
Turkey
Iraq
Syria
Saracogli
Moser Elevated to Second Lieutenant in State Guards
L. Moser of Hagerstown was named a second lieutenant in Company A Eighth Battalion as part of seventeen Maryland guardsmen receiving commissions or higher ranks today on Governor O Conor’s recommendation. He succeeds 2nd Lieutenant Lester G Stouffer who resigned.
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L. Moser
Hagerstown
O'Conor
Moser
Lester G. Stouffer
Yanks Near Western Anchor of Normandy Defenses
U S forces push toward La Haye Du Puits as the First Army drives Germans from 17 villages along the Cherbourg peninsula. Canadians fight for Carpiquet airfield near Caen while British repel new tank assaults. Bradley’s division advances in a 20 mile arc from Carentan to the Cherbourg coast.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
American First Army
Cherbourg
la Haye du Puits
Normandy
Carpiquet
Caen
Omar W. Bradley
Carentan
Local Boy Uninjured In Williams Railroad Wreck
Frederick Wiebel 3/c USNR, the only local aboard The Chief, Santa Fe railroad train wrecked near Williams Arizona Monday night, escaped unharmed. Four passengers died and more than 30 were injured. Wiebel had been home on leave and was en route to San Diego to report for duty after leaving Martinsburg Saturday and boarding The Chief in Chicago Sunday.
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Santa Fe
Williams
Ariz
Frederick Wiebel
ARN 3
USNR
Frank Wiebel
Dewey Avenue
Hagerstown
San Francisco
Fresh Airs program seeks Hagerstown hosts for NYC children
Families in Hagerstown and Washington county are urged to open their homes for a two week placement of needy children from New York City's tenement districts. Arrivals start July 25 and run to August 8 after medical exams and transportation are arranged. The Fresh Air Fund, sponsored by the Herald Mail Company, continues its effort despite wartime camp closures. Local committee chair Miss M M Pennington leads planning with Sam U Phillips and others. To participate, residents should fill the coupon on the back page of the Morning Herald and Daily Mail daily through July 32 or contact the chair for more information.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
New York City
Fresh Air Fund
New York Herald
Tribune
National
Fresh Air
Herald Mail Company
M. M. Pennington
Samuel E. Phillips
L. Porterfield
Wilson P. Ard
Francis J. Leary
Elmer Funkhouser
New York
Morning Herald
Daily Mail
Theft of revolver reported at local pawnbroker shop
Karl Martin a Jonathan street pawnbroker reported to police yesterday the theft of a revolver from his shop. This marks the third revolver stolen in the past week in the area.
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Karl Martin
Jonathan Street
Robots Saved Nazi Regime At Least For Time Being
Madrid reports say the German flying bomb campaign has temporarily steadied the Nazi regime by delaying internal crisis. Das Schwarze Korps warns Hitler’s promised retaliation is a matter of prestige and strength and its failure could erode support among Germans.
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Madrid
Germany
Das Schwarze Korps
Elits
Adolf Hitler
Jones Upholds Voter Rights in Texas Democratic Split
Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones denounces any convention action that blocks qualified voters from choosing their preferred presidential candidate. He urges Texas Democrats to uphold the right to vote freely in the November election and cooperate despite the state convention split.
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Houston
Tex
Commerce
Jesse Jones
Houston Chronicle
Texas
Jones
Lava Threatens Parish Church Near Paricutin Volcano
Lava from the Paricutin volcano sits 75 feet from the parish church of San Juan Parangaricutiro in Mexico. Soldiers have moved relics to safety as army trucks guard the town of about 3,000. Outer fires have already destroyed outskirt hunts.
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Mexico City
Paricutin
San Juan Paran- Garicutiro
Defense Ministry
U S Subs Report New Bay of Jap Vessels
Navy Secretary Forrestal announced 17 Japanese vessels sunk by American submarines in the Pacific including a light cruiser and a destroyer. He credited submarines with major effort in crippling Japan's campaign at a news conference.
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U.S
Washington
Navy
Forrestal
Pacific
Japan
Salute To Germans With American Forces In Normandy
On July 5 in Normandy American forces fired a coordinated Fourth of July salute. Thousands of guns from all calibers blasted at noon, wounding the enemy with a deafening barrage. Crews rushed to positions after learning of the plan, as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley pulled the Long Tom 155 mm lanyard to initiate the historic volley.
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Normandy
U. S
France
Omar N. Bradley
British Subs Sink Nine Enemy Ships
British submarines have sunk nine supply ships and damaged two more during recent patrols in the Far East. They bombarded enemy shore installations at Shoe Sumawe on Sumatra and Ross Island off Malaya.
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London
Far
Admiralty
Shoe Seumawe
Sumatra
Ross Island
Malaya
CAP Cadets Prepare Ten Days Training Program
Civil Air Patrol cadets with strong records will be sent to Army Air Force bases for ten days of instruction starting July 15. CAP Captain Arthur Lyem, commander of Western Maryland Squadron 331, announced. Farmers report a severe drought with dust making field work difficult and hay crops diminished. Two absolute divorce decrees were granted in court, Wade Albertus Lum from Mary Ruth Lum and Lula Anna Strickler from Abram Strickler, with Attorney Calvert K Hartie present in both. Pope Pius XII received Secretary of War Stimson in Rome, the first train into the capital since its fall to the Axis, amid a colorful ceremony.
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Civil Air Patrol
Army Air Force
Arthur Lyem
Western
Maryland
Wade Albertus Lum
Mary Ruth Lum
Lula Anna
Strickler
Abram Strickler
Calvert
K. Hartie
Stimson
Rome
Pius XII
AL Jes
Paratrooper Frank Difabbio Missing Since D Day
Cpl. Frank Difabbio 22 a paratrooper from Security has been missing in action in the European area since D Day June 6 Parents Mr and Mrs Michael Difabbio report he sailed for North Africa in April 1943 and saw action in Sicily before returning to Britain He trained at Fort Benning Ga and joined the army in July 1942 after graduating from Hagerstown high school He was last heard from in England while stationed in Northern Ireland earlier this year.
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Cpl
Frank Difabbio
Michael DiFabbio
North Africa
DiFabbio
Britain
Northern Ireland
England
Fort Benning
Army
Hagerstown High School
One Good Catch Of Bass Reported In Potomac Fishing
Fishermen report bass biting poorly over the Fourth of July, but a party including Scott McCane Sonny Palmer and Ed Russell brought in 15 fine bass last evening, four pounds among them. Potomac conditions are excellent though Conococheague Creek is not fully clear yet, with few fish seen above Kemp's mill.
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Potomac
Scott McCane
Sonny” Palmer
Ed Russell
Conococheague Creek
Kemp's Mill
Three Year Old Surrenders Penny Bank For War Bond
In Chicago on July 5 a three year old girl Nancy Anna Kiely emptied her penny bank and saved 3750 pennies since Christmas. The pennies total 27.59 dollars and will be used to buy a 50 dollar war bond learned from her parents during a patriotic Fourth of July birthday.
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Chicago
Nancy Anna Kiely
Bond Totals On Heels Of Quota
Washington county banks report sales of 2 090 57080 in war bonds through Friday June 30. County totals plus favorable Federal Reserve reports indicate the Fifth War Loan quota will be reached within days. Series E Bond sales lag behind the million dollar quota at 675 purchased. officials plan intensified efforts to meet the state's end of campaign targets July 8. Howard and Worcester counties continue coverage.
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Washington County
John D. Hollyday
Federal Reserve
Maryland War Finance
Howard
Worcester
Librarian Ruth Miles Found Dead in Gas-Filled Flat
Ruth Miles head librarian at the University of Maryland medical library in Baltimore was found dead in a Washington apartment. A neighbor reported smelling gas and police found her body on the kitchen floor with four gas stove jets open.
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Washington
Ruth Miles
University of Maryland Medcal Library
Baltimore
Miss Miles
Wheat Yield Near County Record Highs
Farmers report county wheat yields up to 40 bushels per acre in fertile areas with top land averaging 35 to 38 bushels. A Renevola farmer logged 40 bushels, nearing the county record. Even poor land shows higher than usual output, with some plots yielding 24 bushels. Eastern Grain Growers shipped 25 000 bushels to Virginia last week.
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Virginia
U S Warships Celebrate Fourth With New Victories
U S warships and carrier planes shattered Japanese bases on the Fourth of July south of Tokyo. Saipan inching toward Japan, Moemfoor falling to infantry with paratroopers, and a task-force push toward the Volcano and Bonin Islands yielded sinking destroyers and aircraft. Tokyo radio claimed carrier raids on Guam.
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Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
Saipan
Japan
Moemfoor
Philippines
Nippon
Volcano
Kazan
Bonin Islands
Pacific
Bonins
Dutch New Guinea
Geelgink Bay
Guam
Rota
Firemen's Carnival At Williamsport Draws Large Crowds
The Williamsport Volunteer Fire Department hosts a street carnival starting Friday night through Saturday night. Proceeds fund the postwar program with War Loan bonds. Attendees enjoy rides such as the ferris wheel and flying horses along with numerous booths offered by the event.
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Williamsport Volunteer Fire Department
Russians Capture Enemy Commander in Russia
Moscow said Lt Gen von Luetznow, commander of the 35th German Army Corps, was captured with a group of 40 officers during mopping up operations far behind Russian lines in a wood northwest of Bobruisk. The claim marks the twenty second Nazi general officer killed or captured in three weeks in Russia and France.
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London
von Leutznow
Russia
France
Moscow
von Luetznow
Bobruisk
Nazi Munitions Ship Blows Up in Aarhus Harbor
Stockholm reports the Danish press says a German munitions ship exploded in Aarhus harbor killing at least eighty people and injuring about two hundred. The blast damaged up to one thousand buildings and set several vessels ablaze amid poststrike restitution in Copenhagen after five days of disturbances under occupation.
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Stockholm
Free Danish Press Service
Aarhus
Denmark
Copenhagen
Hitler tells production chiefs times of difficulty
Adolf Hitler urged Berlin war production leaders that enormous courage and nerve are needed in hard times. The address, reported by German radio after a Speer meeting, followed his Dietl funeral remarks and previous warning of the hardest task imaginable this year.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Reich
Hitler
Eduard Dietl
Finland
Dietl
Associated Press
Albert Speer
Priceless Relics Of Teddy Roosevelt Rescued From Fire
Fire swept a garage at Theodore Roosevelt's Sagamore Hill estate on Long Island, gutting a wing of the mansion but saving Roosevelt memorabilia kept apart from the blaze. Four volunteer fire companies battled the flames for over an hour. the home was unoccupied and Mrs. Roosevelt was vacationing in Connecticut.
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Oyster Bay
S. Y
Theodore Toosevelt
Sagmore Hill
M Mansion
Roosevelt
Long Island
Connecticut
Fighting Backwards South of Minsk German Formations
German forces south of Minsk reportedly fought their way farther backwards in today's Berlin communique. The report emphasizes retreat and defensive stabilization as Soviet and Allied pressure continues on the Eastern Front.
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London
Minsk
Russians Launch Large Scale Landing Along Finnish Shore
Russian troops begin a major landing operation on the northern shores of Vii puri bay in southern Finland in what appears to be an effort to establish a bridgehead behind Finnish lines. In the Baltic region, two Russian armies push toward Latvia and Lithuania, threatening Daugavpils and Vilnius while Berlin reports landings on Narva bay.
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Stockholm
Viipuri Bay
Finland
Moscow
Latvia
Lithuania
Daugavpils
Dvinsk
Wilno
Kaunas
Soviet Lithuanian Republic
Kowel
Poland
Berlin
Narva Bay
Estonia
Narva
DNB
Melansaari
Lammasaari
Teikassari
Vilna
Ivan Bagramian
Drina
Ivan
Baltimore Man Detained After Wandering City Streets
A dazed 30-year-old Baltimorean Harold T. Hanson, of 2118 Eastern Avenue, Towson, was found wandering Baltimore streets and detained at headquarters. Officer Pat Johman Nervin Smith reported Hanson, appearing unusual, was questioned with no clear result as authorities awaited Baltimore officials.
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Baltimore
Harold T. Hanson
Eastern Avenue
Black and Decker Tool Co
Towson
Pat Johman
Nervin Smith
Hanson
Wounded Sgt Carter Receives Medical Care Abroad
Sgt Charles Carter is slightly wounded after Norawady combat and is in a hospital in France awaiting further treatment. Mention is made of his relation Mrs Jo M L Courier of Buena Vista Avenue Hag, while a separate note references fighter pilots, including Gabrese and Grin, at a US Army Air Force base in Bratals.
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Buena Vista Avenue
Hag
Sher
Charles WH. Careter
Norawady
Inek
Ragan
Gabrese
ALL Force
Bratals
Cal Francis Gab Cato
Army Air Force
Pita Taday
Fiorent
France
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WITIL
la Hayex du Puits
CAP
Williamsport
Teddy Roosevelt
Charles Carter
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