Sikorski Death Shocks Polish and British Leaders
London reports Churchill condemns the death of General Wladyslaw Sikorski in a Gibraltar Liberator crash killing 16 aboard. Brig. Gen. J. P. Whiteley dies, pilot Czech survivor, cause not yet confirmed. Sikorski’s loss disrupts Polish forces in the Middle East as officers and family members are named among the dead.
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London
Churchill
House ‘of Commons
Wladyslaw Sikorski
Waetoler
Gibraltar
J. P. Whiteley
Sikorski
Middle East
Whiteley
Berlin
la Linea
Spain
Associated Press
Poland
Ha Lesniewski
Germany
Polish Women's Diary Service
Victor Sander Cazalet
Tadeusz Kiltiecki
Staf
Andrzej Marecki
Gralewski
Uoblewski
Adam Kulakowski
Sikoreki
Wladyslaw
Racziewicz Names Acting Premier After Sikorski Death
Deputy Prime Minister Stanislaw Mikolajczyk becomes Acting Premier while awaiting a successor for Sikorski. Gen Marian Kukiel is named Minister of Defense to oversee Poland’s armies. the report notes Sikorski’s death in a wartime air crash among a long list of notable losses.
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Racziewicz
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Sikoroski
Marian Kukiel
Poland
Military personnel notices from Hagerstown area roll call
Service continuity lists promotions transfers and home addresses for soldiers including Colonel Messersmith son of J W Messersmith of Hagerstown Md and resident in San Francisco. It notes Staff Ret Marv S Fox overseas retour APO 624 and c/o Postmaster New York NY, Sgt Woodrow W Semler on furlough in Sioux City Ia, Sgt Lester H Lehman Jr promoted to sergeant at New Orleans Army Air Base, Master Sergeant Hunter K Helferstay Commissioned after Officer Candidate School, Private Ralph B Taylor Jr training at Parris Island, Private Harry Lee Casey new arrival at Parris Island, and Corporal Henry F DeLauney at Camp Ripley Minn seeking friends.
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Marvin S. Fox
New York
Galen Fox
Bellevue Avenue
Woodrow W. Semler
Army Air Corps
Sioux City
Iowa
Liberty Street
Lester H. Lehman, Jr
Lester H. Lehman, Sr
Hageretown
New Orleans Army Air Base
J. H. Houghton
Southern Air Field
Air Corps
Signal
Ordnance
Air Service Command
Walter H. Frank
Army Air Forces
Lehman
Hagerstown
Army
Landis Tool Company
Waynesboro
Hunter K. Helferstay
West Washington Street
Seacoast Artillery
Fort Monroe
Mrg
Roy Helferstay
Harry Lee Casey
Parris Island
South Carolina
Henry F. DeLauney
Theodore F. DeLauney
Sharpsburg
Henry Ls
Camp Riply
Minnesota
1221St Military Police Co
Arn
Government Regulation Of Coal Mines Seen Heading For Junk Pile
Washington July 6 Government regulation of soft coal mines under the six year old Guffey act appears headed for the junkpile The House Rules committee cabled up a bill to grant the act a brief reprieve but proponents hold little hope it will pass Roosevelt urged extension Ways and Means yesterday rejected a bill to extend stabilization for two years after the war The act enacted in 1937 set minimum regional prices at the mines and expires August 23 unless extended The act’s continuation is urged by miners and some operators while opponents say government control has raised prices and is no longer needed with mines now under government operation in the wake of strikes 75 percent of production represented by operators testify for price stability About 4300 bituminous division workers 450000 miners in 12500 mines affected
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Roosevelt
Ways and Means Committee
United Mine Workers
Ways ‘and Means
Seasion
Rules Committee
House
Ways and Meals Committee
Rep. Cooper
Tenn
Interior Department
H. L. Findlay
Ohio
Findlay
Jones Wallace clash returns to headlines in wartime spending row
The argument centers on costs and contracts in wartime procurement. Jones charges Wallace with falsehoods and accuses the Byrd Economy Committee of misleading the public about relations between BHW and the RFC. He cites delays, mismanagement, and inflated prices in mahogany, antimony metal, cobalt ore, Canadian alcohol, and other purchases, contrasting with apparent efficiency in domestic purchases.
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REG
Jones
Bew
Wallace
Ben
Commerce
RFC
Penu
Rew
REC
Fire Company Meeting Tonight at the Fire Hall
A secular meeting of the Antie tam Fire Company is set for Wednesday at 7 30 PM at the Fire Hall. All members are urged to attend as business is on the agenda followed by refreshments.
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Antietam Fire Company
Senate Yields On Insurance To Save Farm Bill
Senate debate centers on crop insurance within the farm bill as critics say FCIC payouts exceed premiums and deem it actuarially unsound. The bill adds funding for housing and war-related facilities while quick approvals move to finish war agencies appropriations and OWI limits domestic publications.
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Senate
Nye
R-Nd
FCIC
National Housing Agency
Federal Works Agency
House
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Office of War Information
OWI
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
Elmer Davis
United States
Thailand Receives Territory After Allied Surrender
Tokyo radio announced cession of six northern Malay states and two Shan states to Thailand in reward for its surrender under Japanese occupation. Perlis Kedah Kelantan Trengganu and Shan capitals Kentung Mong Pan are cited as key additions. The broadcasts lauded independence and reconstruction as propaganda.
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Associated Preyx
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Malaya
Burma
Thailand
Tojo
Tokyo Radio
Associated Press
Perlis
Kedah
Kelantan
Trengganu
Kentung
Mong Pan
Two Cars Damaged In Williamsport Collision
Charles Mellett age 33 of Williamsport Route 2 and Charlie Miner age 22 of Hagerstown drove cars badly damaged in a collision near Dam No 4 on Monday morning. Deputy Leister Isanogle investigated and summoned both drivers before Magistrate Hetzer at Williamsport next Saturday night. No injuries reported.
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Charles Mellett
Williamsport
Route 2
Oscar Charlies Miner
Hagerstown
Dam No. 4
Leister Isanogle
Hetzer
Japs May Risk Battle Fleet
The article discusses Japanese naval strategy in the Solomons and compares past Guadalcanal battles to current actions near Munda and Attu. It notes Japan’s likely split fleet between home waters and a South Pacific force, warns that weakening the South Pacific contingent could strain defenses, and highlights U.S. air power dominance in confined Solomons waters.
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Guadalcanal
Munda
Kula Gulf
Attu Island
North Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
William F. Halsey, Jr
Japan
South Pacific
Truk Island
Solomons
Soviets Handle Major German Offensive Blockade
Soviet forces repelled a major German push as heavy artillery and tank units engaged across a narrow front. German infantry, supported by 200 tanks and air attacks, sought to break through but were met with determined Soviet counterfire and prepared positions.
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Itl
No Man's Land
MacArthur Travels In a Torpedo Boat
General Douglas MacArthur rode a motor torpedo boat during a New Guinea base inspection, his first ride in the craft since the Philippines. NBC’s Ed Wallace reported the trip, with PT boat commander Frank Dean Jr. of San Diego at the helm and gunner Ralph Mitchsani of White Plains noting their craft’s anti-aircraft armament and its claim of sinking 14 Japanese barges.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Philippines
NBC
Ed Wallace
Wallace
Frank Dean, Jr
San Diego
Calif
Ralph Mitchsani
White Plains
Police Officer Resigns to Join Merchant Marine
L A Crist of the Hagerstown Police Department resigned after twelve years to enter Merchant Marine service. He will depart for Baltimore to receive assignment from the War Shipping Administration and will assume duties as deck engineer and machinist. Crist joined the force in 1931 and is noted for his ability and efficiency.
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L. A. Crist
Hagerstown Police Department
Merchant Marine Service
Pattolman Crist
Baltimore
War Shipping Administration
Crist
Washington Faces Powder Brand Registry Range
In Washington a vast market exists with over a thousand registered face powder brands. Regulators note wide variety in formulations and packaging while consumer choice remains expansive and competitive across retailers and brands.
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Washington
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