Great Typhoon Damages 21 Warships Of Third Fleet
The June typhoon battered the Third Fleet, with 21 ships damaged and later repaired for action. Essex class carriers Hornet and Pennington, battleships Massachusetts Indiana and Alabama, cruiser Bougainville and others returned to duty. Admiral Halsey and Rear Admiral Clark led recovery as planes flew from a battered Hornet in a daring stern takeoff. Weather between Okinawa and the Philippines sparked follow up inquiries and a board of inquiry.
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Guam
Hornet
Pennington
Massachusetts
Indiana
Alabama
San Jacinto
Belleay Wood
John Rodgers
Bougainville
Nimitz
3Rd Fleet
Western Pacific
Okinawa
Philippines
Third Fleet
Marianas
Monaghan
Spence
Hull
Adm
John H. Hoover
Admiral Halsey
Halsey
Kyushu
Tokyo
Honshu
Palaus
Ryukyus
Iwo Jima
Japan
William Marien
Sydney
Australia
Morning Herald
J.J. (Jocko) Clark
Clark
Marien
3Td
Man Sustains Lacerated Finger Trimming Trees
John Cox of Keadysville badly lacerated a finger in an accident while trimming trees on his property. The text also notes ancient Egyptians used leavened breads in the Eastern Mediterranean region at least 4,000 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cox
Keadysville
Eastern
Mediterranean
Airplane Builder Faces Charges Over Grain Trading Rules
The Agriculture Department filed a complaint against Glenn L. Martin and Henry L. Ulrich for purchasing 3,300,000 bushels of futures on the Chicago Board of Trade in June, exceeding a 2,000,000 bushel daily limit. Martin downplayed the action while Ulrich claimed any violation was inadvertent. Penalties include loss of trading privileges with a hearing set for August 9.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Glenn L. Martin
Baltimore
Anderson
Martin
Henry L. T. Ulrich
Wilmington
Del
Chicago Board of Trade
Ymit
San Francisco
Ullrich
United States
Uhrich
Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Commodity Exchange Commission
Commodity Exchange Act
Martin and
Chicago
War Food
Ashley R. Sellers
General Foods Corp
Charles W. Metcalf
Daniel F. Rice & Co
Daniel F. Rice
Lawrence J. Ryan
Philip R. O'Brien
Bandit Known To County Officers
Deputy Spigler said he is certain the robber is known to county officers and a description has been broadcast. Staubs recounted taking the robber with a soldier and a girl on Summit avenue and driving them to the Potomac and Broadway intersection. He said the pursuit continued toward Sharps furs until ordered to stop, and a revolver was seen in the barrel. Deputy Spider noted progress and that additional officers are seeking the soldier and others involved.
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Sharpshuts
Spigler
Staubs
Summit Avenue
Potomac
Broadway
Sharps
Spider
German Military Equipment Shown in Store Windows
Symbols and weapons of Nazi Germany are displayed in Bentz and Dunn's North Potomac street windows. The collection includes daggers, knives, swords, insignia, ribbons, patches, a Rommel postal item, a Hitler calling card, photographs, canteen, swastikas, and other Wehrmacht articles sent by T/Sgt Edward E Harriman to Miss Marguerite Schmidt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Bentz and Dunn
North Potomac Street
Edward E. ‘Harriman
Marguerite Schmidt
Harriman
Seventh Army
Hitler
Rommell
Wehrmacht
Auto Owners Buy Stamps Under IRS Demands
About 20 of 160 auto owners summoned to the Internal Revenue Office at the Post Office showed up by noon and bought $5 Federal auto stamps as required. Deputy agents issued final warnings to those who did not appear, with delinquents risking Baltimore legal action. The 150 served yesterday were patrons of the races. The Fairgrounds will be checked daily, with charges up to 25 dollars or 30 days in jail for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Office
Allen H. Mumma
Baltimore
Local Museum Shows War Relics From Lehman Collection
The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts displays artifacts from John H. Lehman, a radio technician second class, including a fishing net that entangled his U S submarine for a day in the Pacific. Also shown are a Japanese weather boat lantern and a prisoner autographed float. A nurse visiting the exhibit learned her husband fell in Europe, while a German dagger connected to Phc. Joseph F. Denniston II prompted outreach for details. Hundreds visited the week long display.
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Washington County
Lehman
Kitamura Itamara
Baltimore
Europe
S3rd Division
Ninth Army
Phc
Joseph F. Denniston, II
Hotels Booked To Limit Here
Hotel managers report crowding and longer stays due to a heavy demand and race meet influx. Permanent guests increased, transient visitors extend stays to two or three days, and many reservations were denied because of insufficient rooms. Officials traveling to Ingerstown canceled trips as hotel overflow persisted.
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Ingerstown
Strikes Idle 45,000 Across Cities Urge Meat Protest
Strikes kept about 45,000 workers idle across coal mines in Illinois and Pennsylvania, paper mills in several cities, Tampa cigar plants, and war plants. The latest stoppages included seven coal mines in Southern Illinois with 3,000 miners refusing to work over meat shortages. Milk deliveries in Detroit resumed as striking dairy workers returned. The War Labor Board ordered CIO Rubber and glass workers back to work or lose benefits, amid new stoppages in Trenton Buffalo Syracuse and other points.
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Illinois
Pennsylvania
Tampa
Pia
Ilinois
Progressive Mine Workers of America
Nick Zanters
Pmwaa
Detroit
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
WLB
Obear- Wester Glass Company
East St. Louis
Trenton
N. J
Buffalo
N. Y
Fla
Syracuse
Japs Hoarding Planes For D-Day
Allied air forces reported Japanese efforts to concentrate aircraft for defense as U S bombers hit 38 Japanese cities and targets from Sendai to Kyushu. Tokyo radio quoted Lt Gen Saburo Endo urging priority on expanding aircraft output to counter U S air bases.
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Page
Tokyo
Sendai
Iwo
Kyushu
Superfort Bombardiers
Kawagaki
Reclaimed
Tokyo Bay
Tsuruga
Nakoya
Korea
Manchuria
Tisanomiya
Ichinoniura
War Industry
Nagoya
Wajima
St. Elmo
Shikoku Island
Saburo Endo
Aircraft Ordnance Bureau
Tokyo Radio
Okinawas
Navy Again Seeks Aviation Recruits for V-5 Program
Local Navy recruiting reports strong interest after Chief Jack Millard announced that men may apply for Naval Aviation Preparatory V-5 training. Successful candidates enlist and stay on inactive duty till November 1, 1945, then join Navy V-12 units for four month terms varying by education and need. After completing training, they become aviation cadets and earn wings as ensigns in the Naval Air Corps. Civilian applicants must be 18 to 37 years old at enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Jack Millard
Naval Aviation
Naval Air Corps
City's Forest Memorial Plans Gain Broad Support
Water Superintendent Richard C. Willson proposed reforesting the city watershed as a lasting memorial. Backed by 4-H clubs and civic groups, the plan includes trees from Extension Service and seed dispersal by Fairchild Aircraft over the watershed for a more reliable water supply and a recreational area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard C. Willson
University of Maryland
Fairchild Aircraft Company
Hagerstown
Willson
Chinese Colonel Acquitted of Rape in Baltimore Court
CoL Nien Chai of the Chinese Army, stationed at Edgewood Arsenal, was acquitted today of attempted rape of a 21 year old hotel resident in Baltimore. Judge Sherbow stated the witness testimony was not truthful. The woman testified Col Chat entered her room by mistake and returned to the room later.
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Baltimore
Col Nien Chai
Edgewood Arsenal
Joseph Sherbow
Eutaw Place
Chal
Chat
East End Bus Service Aims To Aid Workers In Wartime
MacDonald says PH the Mayor Council and Maryland Public Service Commission all recognize the value of a proposed East End bus service along Jefferson Street and Cannon Avenue. DDT backs the plan noting East End residents lack prior service and wartime shortages make dependable transport essential for workers at local plants amid aging automobiles. Letters from war plant and city officials are being gathered to support the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacDonald
Maryland Public Service Commission
ODT
Jefferson Street
Cannon Avenue
East End
Lions And Scouts To Clean Streets Near Smithsburg
Lions Club and Boy Scouts join forces to tidy streets of Smithsburg next Wednesday evening as Civic Improvement Committee organizes the event. Local volunteers from Lions Club and Boy Scouts will participate, improving community appearance and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions and Scouts
Lions Club
Boy Scouts
Smithsburg
Lions Club to tidy Smithsburg streets July 18
The Smithsburg Lions Club and the sponsoring Boy Scout troop will meet at 6 45 p m on Wednesday July 18 to give the town streets a thorough tidying up. Small amounts of manganese help toughen bones in animals and are noted in a nearby aside. Active service is hinted in the ad copy.
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Tee
Smithsburg
Lions Club
Lions
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