From Our Reporters Notebook Sees Oddities and Angers at Local Lunch
A seven pound smallmouth bass caught by Dick Boutelle at Fairchilds boosts his local renown. A lunch counter egg dispute with a public official reveals store rules and headquarters, while homeowners repurpose Civil Defense helmets as flower pots. A suspended jail sentence follows a domestic car damage incident, and jewelers fear a wedding ring shortage as wartime marriages rise.
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West Washington Street
Raid Hits Five Japanese Cities In Major Aluminum Center Blazes
About 609 Superforts pounded Japan in predawn strikes touching off fierce fires. Recon photographs show five more cities burned, including Kure Himeji Kumamoto Ube and Kochi while an engineering works and an oil refinery were damaged. The raid marked perhaps the largest of the war and added to the 126 square miles already razed by B 29s.
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Guam
Japan
21St Bomber Command
Kure
Himeji
Kumamoto
Ube
Honshu
Kochi
Shikoku
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Kyushu
Shimizu
Mt. Fuji
Shimotsu
Unearth Bogus Stamp Racket Near East Coast Distributors
Baltimore officials say several residents may face arrest as OPA investigators target a vast counterfeit ration stamp ring unearthed in Newark. Six men were arrested there as the operation allegedly moved 15 million red food points and a million pounds of sugar weekly across Camden Philadelphia Baltimore and other states. Two months of undercover work by Baltimore agents helped expose the ring, with top distributors accused of flooding the region if not stopped. Also, ten gallons of gasoline were stolen from Paul L. Price's car on West Franklin Street last night. thieves siphoned fuel from a parked vehicle.
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Baltimore
Newark
N. J
Alan H. Murrell
Office of Price Administration
Murrell
OPA
Camden
Philadelphia
Georgia
Washington
Florida
Virginia
North and
South Carolina
Illnois
Paul L. Price
West Franklin Street
Nine Divorce Suits So Far This Month
Nine divorce suits have been filed this month with two more docketed. James Mortgomery Evveretts sues Lydia May Evveretts, represented by C. K. Hartle, and Anthony Mancini sues Virginia L. Mancini, represented by M. V. B. Bostetter. Loveless, overseas, granted divorce from Laura Catherine Loveless. Strock granted divorce from Cecelia WKathreen Strock after returning from overseas. Calvert K. Hartle represented in both suits.
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James Mortgomery Evveretts
C. K. Hartle
Lydia May Evveretts
Anthony Mancini
M. V. B. Bostetter
Virginia L. Mancini
Jacob Warvey Loveless
Laura Catherine Loveless
Edgar Rolland Strock
Cacelia Wkathreen Strock
Strock
Calvert K. Hartle
New Egg Ceilings In Effect Thursday
New ceiling prices for eggs take effect next Thursday, setting maximums for Group 1 stores from 44 to 67 cents per dozen. Grade A and B sizes vary by small, medium, large, and extra large, with all sizes 44 cents in some grades, and Group 2 ceilings one cent lower for the 44 cent sizes.
Chickens More Plentiful Today At City Market
Chickens were more plentiful on the city market this morning with abundant vegetables and a variety of berries still available. The market opened early and was busy. A busload of inductees will leave for Baltimore on Monday with both local Draft Boards represented.
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Baltimore
Capt Brezler Seeks Shoes for Nazi Slave Labor Victim
In a Wurzburg letter Captain Charles R Brezler requests any spare low-heeled ladies shoes size 6 1/2 to aid a former slave laborer of the Nazis. The elderly woman, mother of a local Normandy ally, is in poor condition but being cared for and hopes to go home soon. The Brezlers lack shoe stamps and seek donations in good condition to fit her needs.
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Capt. Brezler
Charles R. Brezler
Here
Wurzburg
Germany
Clarence C. Brevler
North Mulberry Street
Brezler
Normandy
Charles
OPA
Brezlers
Hospital Takes Title To Tract Near Antietam and Cannon
The deed transfers the Holzapfel home site at East Antietam and South Cannon to the Washington County Hospital Association for $19,900. Trustees announced it is for a new nurses home to house a larger staff. The property fronts half a block on Cannon and about 200 feet on Antietam, a favorable location for hospital use. The news notes a spotty overall realty market with few sales.
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Holzapfel
East Antietam
South Cannon Avenue
Washington County Hospital Association
Henry Holzapfel, Jr
Steel Strike Ends as War Industries Reopen
The 24 hour closure at Carnegie Illinois Steel’s South Chicago works ended, enabling 13,000 steelworkers to return to war production. Furnaces relit as steel supply resumed. Concurrently, 100 CIO United Steelworkers ended a five day stoppage at Republic Steel in Cleveland, voting to return to work, and a planned strike was indefinitely postponed.
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Associated Press
South
Chicago
Carnegie Illinois Steel Corporation
Cio-United
Captain Strickler Receives Bronze Star for Valor in Europe
Captain Philip A. Strickler, of A Company 398th Infantry, 100th Division, awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service in France and Germany. He led a rifle company in Bitche Rimling and the Rhine drive, later commanding in Odheim amid five days of German resistance. He has been overseas since October 1944, son of Mr and Mrs George B Strickler of Woodstock Virginia.
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Philip A. Strickler
Mercedes M. Strickler
Maryland Avenue
Strickler
France
Bitche
Rimling
Rhine
Odheim
Germany
398Th Infantry
George B. Strickler
Woodstock
Virginia
Williamsport Soldier Receives Purple Heart in Blue Ridge Shows
Williamsport corporal Howard F. Rhodes was among veterans honored at Newton D. Bakers General Hospital Martinsburg West Virginia for battlefield wounds in France. The al fresco presentation highlighted combat experiences as Rhodes received the Purple Heart. Churchill Leaves for France as British Government says he aims for rest before Berlin talks in Paris.
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Newton D. Baker’ General Hospital
Martinsburg
W. Va
Cpl
Howard F. Rhodes
Williamsport
France
Shepherdstown Boy Wins Silver Star For Gallantry
Pfc. Charles R. Thacher of Shepherdstown earned the Silver Star for gallantry in Italy with the Fifth Army front. A bazooka gunner with the 337th Wolverines, he advanced under heavy fire, knocked out two German positions, and killed six enemy soldiers to enable his company to reach its objective. His father resides in Shepherdstown.
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Charles R. Thacher
Shepherdstown
Italy
337Th
Wolverines
15Th
Custer
Germany
Thacher
House Probes Swindle Inc in Wall Street Scheme
A House Commerce subcommittee opened an inquiry into alleged Wall Street manipulators and a trick corporation plan to defraud taxpayers. Chairman Boren led the probe calling it Swindle Inc, citing loopholes in holding company law and a bonanza beyond Teapot Dome.
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Washington
House
Wall Street
Boren
D-Okla
House Commerce
Swindle, Inc
Teapot Dome
Lea
D-Cal
Murphy
D-Pa
Reece
R-Tenn
Maine Soldier With Most Children Earns War Benefit
The War department named Cp. Chester J. Barrett as the soldier with the most children, twelve, including two sets of twins. He receives 300 monthly independency benefits with 50 for Mrs. Barrett and 39 for the first child plus 320 for each additional child. Barrett is stationed at a POW branch camp at Spencer Lake, Maine, and was inducted in April 1944. He is 33, living in Concord with five boys and seven girls aged from 11 down to Thomas Eugene and Kathleen Elizabeth, twins born last May 17.
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Washington
War Department
Chester J. Barrett
Barrett
Parrett
Spiencer Lake
Maine
Jap Homeland Wide Open For Invasion
Honolulu July 7 Lt Gen Roy S Geiger, newly named Marine commander in the Pacific, declared the Japanese home islands wide open for invasion and US forces could move in at once with no trouble. He said victory requires invasion and that Japanese fighters are cowards, with civilians ready to resist, and that the question now is when to land and finish the war. He doubted any peace offensive by Japanese industrialists and questioned their ability to control such moves.
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Honolulu
United States
Pacific
Roy S. Geiger
Okinawa
Third Amphibious Corps
Holland M. Smith
Geiger
Ration Board to Close Afternoons Next Week
The War Price and Ration Board office in Hagerstown will operate 4 a.m. to noon next week to focus on processing canning sugar applications and sending allotment coupons to home canners. Hundreds of applications await coupons, expected to arrive soon, with normal hours resuming after the week.
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Hagerstown
War Price and Ration Board
Four County Boys Arrive At Miami
Four more Washington county soldiers have arrived from Germany at the Army air field in Miami Florida according to a special dispatch. They are Sgt. Herbert L. Guthrie Pfc. Kenneth Jones S/Sgt. Ragan O. Stahl all of Hagerstown and Sst. William L. McNamee of Breathedsville. NEW YORK July The principal securities exchanges in the country were closed today the first of summer Saturday holidays which will be in effect until Sept.
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Washington County
Germany
Army Air Field
Miami, Fla
Herbert L. Guthrie
Kenneth Jones
Ragan O. Stahl
Hagerstown
William L. McNamee
Breathedsville
New York
Dr Ilgner Quizzed As House Collapses On Woman
Philadelphia July 7 A three story brick house collapsed burying Mary Durkin the 60 year old woman. Rescue squad extricated her after about thirty minutes and she was taken to St Joseph's hospital with lacérations of the right thumb.
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Philadelphia
Mary Durkin
St. Joseph's Hospital
Charter Given Senate Priority
Washington July 7 The Senate will give absolute priority to hearings on the United Nations charter, said Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Connally. He added hearings would run morning and afternoon until a prima facie case for ratification is established, despite four other unfinished items.
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Washington
Senate
Foreign Relation Committee
Connally
D-Fox
Fair Employment Practice Committee
Bretton Woods
Wagner
DNY
McCarran
D-New
House
Patch to Direct Training for Pacific War theatre shift
Lt Gen Alexander Patch Jr. is reassigned to command the 4th Army at Fort Sam Houston Texas to oversee training of thousands for Pacific duty. Patch, a veteran of actions in Guadalcanal, will lead training as tensions in the Pacific escalate. Also a refinery fire in Philadelphia drives flames across two large plants. firefighters saved nine air storage tanks after three hours of battle.
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Washington
Alexander AL Patch, Jr
7Th Army
France
Germany
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
War Department
Patch
Pacific
Guadalcanal
Philadelemta
Unidentified Tot Is Not Forgotten From Circus Fire
Hartford detectives laid flowers on the grave of a unidentified little girl from the 1944 circus fire in Northwood cemetery. The case notes the tragedy claimed 168 lives with more than 600 hospitalized and over $7.2 million in damages. Detectors Barker and Lowe called for a relative to come forward for Miss Number 1585, the only unidentified body easily recognized.
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Hartford
Conn
Northwood
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Combined Shows, Inc
Set
Thomas C. Barker
Edward T. Lowe
Myittle
Espionage Chief of Farben Held for Questioning
Dr. Max Signer described by U S Army authorities as chief of espionage activities of I G Farbenindustrie was held for questioning in Frankfurt after army seizure of Farben plants in the American zone. Col. Pillsbury said Farbenindustrie used Hyner's agents for world espionage and Nazi agents on Farben payroll posed as salesmen to spread propaganda and conduct sabotage. Lt Col Parcival allowed workers to return to Hoechst for essential medicines while Capt. Smith supervised a synthetic fuel plant at Darmstadt.
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Farbenindustrie
Central Financial Administration
Gefi
Centralfinanzverwaltung
Farben
Pillsbury
Robert Parcival
Richmond
Hoechst
Darnstadt
Charles Smith
San Francisco
Calif
Major Stevens To Stick By Wife
Bridgeport Connecticut July 7 Paratrooper Major G Raisey Stevens 30 vows to stick by his wife Imogene Dumas Funder purg as she faces superior court charges of man slaughter in the June 23 slaying of Albert Kovacs 19 of South Norwalk. The couple were reunited last night at the Fairfield County jail where she is held on 50000 bond.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Imogene Dumas Funderpurg
Alliance
Neb
G. Raisey Stevens
New Canaan
Fairfield County
Albert Kovacs
South Norwalk
Postwar era poised for more jobs and production
Pittsburgh July 7 Ray E Untereiner of Caltech told 200 industrialists that postwar plans foresee 0,000,000 workers and a national income of 150 billion dollars, predicting 54 percent more goods and services. He urged boosting prewar salesmen from 7,000,000 to 10,000,000, arguing sales drive production and prosperity.
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Pittsburgh
Ray E. Untereiner
California Institute of Technology
Untereiner
National Asian of Manufacturers
Unterciner
America
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Dick Boutelle
Fairchilds
David Zook
Air Corps
Harry E. Snyder
Big City
Big Jap Aluminum Center
Ring
Byrnes
Benjamin V. Cohen
James F. Byrnes
Holzapfel Homestead
Western Electric
Capt
Philip Strickler
Bronze
House Probes ‘Swindle, Inc
Wall St
Maine Soldier
Miami
Farben Industrie
Dr. Ilgner
Gen. Patch
Major Stevens
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