Ready to Meet Jap Invasion In India Burma Front
British and American reinforcements pour into eastern India by convoy, including light and heavy antiaircraft guns tanks and personnel. Japanese push toward Homalin 45 miles east of the Indian Burma frontier as RAF targets riverway movements slow.
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Preston Grover
New Delhi
India
Burma
Britain
France
Libya
United Kingdom
Homalin
Chindwin
Mandalay
Blaze Damages Rear Porch At Hagerstown News Agency
Fire broke out in rubbish behind the Hagerstown News Agency on the Square about 3:30 yesterday afternoon. It damaged a rear porch before firefighters contained the blaze, which started in a pile of debris and spread before discovery.
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Hagerstown
Aged Veteran George Eddins Found Dead at Park
George Russell Eddins 72, a Spanish American War veteran, was found dead early today at the residence in Hager's Park off Frederick Street. Park caretaker Charles Barton alerted police. Dr. S R Welles, deputy medical examiner, ruled death due to natural causes.
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George Russell Eddins
Hager’s Park
Frederick Street
Charles Barton
S. R. Welles
Germans threaten British prisoners in Libya over mistreatment
BERLIN June 5. The German high command says British prisoners captured in the Libyan battle will be denied food and water until Britain cancels an order the Germans allege caused mistreatment of German prisoners. No independent confirmation of the claim is given.
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Berlin
Japanese Attack Madagascar Report Amid Navy Claims
Imperial headquarters said Japan submarine units attacked Diego Suarez Madagascar at dawn May 31 torpedoing and damaging the Queen Elizabeth and Arethusa. The Admiralty denied the claims and said no damage occurred with no casualties on His Majesty's ships.
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Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
Diego Suarez
Madagascar
Arethusa
London
Admiralty
His
Ration Office Here Will Move Tomorrow
The local Ration Board will be closed all day tomorrow as the office relocates to 116 East Washington Street. Despite sugar certificate issuance at Hancock, Boonsboro and Williamsport branches, today saw one of the largest crowds at the Hagerstown office. Residents should use the branch nearest their home.
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East Washington Street
Hancock
Boonsboro
Williamsport
Hagerstown
Hospital Faces Nursing Shortage Amid War Fueled Enrollment
Hospital officials report booming enrollment and a nursing shortage. Superintendent Charles 3. Cotter says nonessential services should be reduced as patient families expect less during wartime. Special nurses may be abolished except in rare cases to free rooms for more critical care.
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Charles 3. Cotter
First 3-A Selective Service group to be inducted
Local draft boards reviewing 1200 registrants for 3-A status report 88 flagged for immediate induction under new rules. This marks the first 3-A group to be inducted with others to follow. Review targets single men and married men not living with wives. prior affidavits or unborn-child certificates no longer required. Regulations rescinded mean any man who married after receiving his questionnaire faces induction if he passes the physical. Continued on Page 12.
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3-A
Preschool Clinics Examine About 450 Children
Approximately 450 city and county preschool entrants were examined this spring at Health Department clinics. Dr. W. R. Willard credited Parent Teacher groups for success and urged parents to accompany children. Clinics aim to correct physical defects before first grade, with teachers noting reduced backwardness since the program began.
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Health Department
W. R. Willard
Williamsport Civilian Defense to review Sunday blackout
Williamsport civilian defense units meet Monday night at 8 at Town Hall to check on faults and improvements for the Sunday blackout. Mrs. Goodloe Edgar will preside and urges farmers from outlying sections to attend even if not current unit members.
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Williamsport
Chinese merchant Shoong buys max war bonds for year
San Francisco June 5. Chinese merchant Joe Shoong purchased the maximum allowed by the government by an individual in a year, buying $100,000 in war bonds from series F and G. The purchase signals strong civilian support for the war effort.
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San Francisco
Joe Shoong
Body of missing Baltimore boy found in Chesapeake Bay
The body of Benjamin Lewis, a 234 year old boy from Baltimore who had been missing since last Saturday, washed ashore in Chesapeake Bay near Cambridge, as stated by State's Attorney W. Calvin Harrington Jr. The discovery ends the disappearance case and confirms the boy's death.
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Cambridge
Benjamin Lewis
Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
W. Calvin Harrington
Harrington
Midway repels sixth Japanese raid with heavy losses
Honolulu dispatch reports Japan launched a major assault on Midway Island, but U S defenses repelled the attack. A battleship and an aircraft carrier were damaged, with several warships possibly hit, while material damage on Midway was minor and no U S casualties were reported. Admiral Nimity praised the failure of the mission and noted continued Allied defense. The raid marked another heavy blow past Pearl Harbor years earlier, with Midway remaining the northern Pacific outpost.
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Honolulu
Japan
Midway Island
American Pacific
Chester W. Nimity
Pacific Fleet
Midway
Hawaii
United States
Ers
Nimitz
Cyril T. Simard
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Wake
Guam
Moratorium on Speech Proposed by Church Leader
Rev Simon Blocker of Holland Michigan urged a moratorium on preaching as a way to curb endless talk. At the Reformed Church of America 136th annual synod session he noted ministers spread too thin by pulpit Sunday school youth work and men's and women's groups. He warned it is impossible for a person to maintain such high vocal output and keep listeners engaged.
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Albany
General Synod of the Reformed Church of America
Simon Blocker
Holland, Mich
High Feature Editor Joins Staff of Mail
Miss Doris Lee Newman a member of this year's graduating class of Hagerstown high school has joined the Daily Mail news staff. She was feature editor of the high school monthly newspaper and a member of Quill and Scroll. Her first article on Mansion House at City Park appears on this page today.
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Doris Lee Newman
Hagerstown
The
Daily Mail
Miss Newman
High School
Quill and Scroll, International Society of High School] Journalists
City Park
Dr Sullivan announces candidacy for state Senate
Dr William J Sullivan formally announces as a Democratic candidate for State Senator from Washington County. A veterinarian and member of the Board of County Commissioners since 1938, he is the second Democrat to declare, following J B Huyett Jr for Sheriff. Sullivan lives in Funks Town with his wife and five children.
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William J. Sullivan
Washington County
Sullivan
Board of County Commissioners
J. B. Huyett, Jr
Dr. Sullivan
Funkstown
Cat birth tails stretch rationing era humor
Clyde Dever of Maugansville reports a curious cats tale as his pet cat gave birth last week to kittens two of which were born without tails illustrating how rationing era hardships reached even pets.
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Clyde Dever
Maugansville Road
Norwegian ship torpedoed in Atlantic sea war report
A Norwegian medium sized merchant ship was torpedoed and shelled by an enemy submarine in the Atlantic. A Dutch merchant ship of similar size was also torpedoed. Survivors from both vessels landed at an East Coast port, the Navy announced today.
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Washington
Atlantic
Navy
Mansion House at City Park Reaches 100 Years of History
The Mansion House in City Park marks its centennial this year. Built beginning in 1842 by John Heyser on land gifted by William Heyser III, the home stood atop the hill with cedar drives linking to the Williamsport Pike, famed for hand made bricks from lake-side clay and a notable sky lit hall.
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City Park
John Heyser
William Heyser III
Heyser
William II
Jacob Rohrer
Williamsport Pike
Cedar Lawn
Roosevelt Warns Japan On Gas Warfare In China
President Roosevelt said the United States has authoritative reports that Japan used poisonous gases in China. He warned retaliation in kind if Japan continues this inhuman warfare, stating such actions would be treated as against the United States and met with full retribution.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Japan
China
United States
State Department
United Nation
United Nations
Bomber Crash Near Hamilton Field Kills 14
Fourteen Army airmen died when a heavy bomber crashed on a hillside near San Rafael California last night. The plane developed trouble after takeoff and radioed Hamilton Field for clearance before circling to land. It lost altitude and plunged into the Herzog ranch area three miles northwest of the field, engulfed in flames. No one survived.
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San Rafael
Cal
Here
Army
Hamilton Field
Herzog Ranch
Edward M Schindel Hospital Patient in Washing County
County Surveyor Edward M Schindel was stricken at his Funkstown home and taken to Washington County Hospital. Authorities report he is slightly improved this morning after a convulsion and coma. He has long been in poor health but continued to fulfill his duties.
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Edward M. Schindel
Funkstown
Washington County Hospital
Schindel
Hai v
Realty Market Booming Again
The local real estate market shows a strong week with sales near $75,000. Brokers report sustained demand for residential properties and some advertise buying opportunities. Transactions include George F Bricker and wife selling property on the west side of Pennsylvania to Carrie M Grimm for $4,950.
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George F. Bricker
Carrie M. Grimm
West Side
Pennsylvania
Ammon H. Kreider, Jr
Cologne Devastated by First 1000-Plane Raid
Stockholm reports enormous damage from Britain's first 1000-plane raid on Cologne. The central district and suburbs were ruined, with 10,000 people left uninsured as fires burn. Officials say reconstruction will take patience and time after the May 31 attack.
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Stockholm
Britain
Cologne
Dagens Nyheter
Koelnische
Cologne Gauleiter
Youths Sign Up to Work on Washington County Farms
One hundred twenty one boys and 35 girls from Hagerstown High School registered for summer farm work in Washington County. Registration totals show city youths eager for orchards and fruit picking while county towns accept farm labor as routine. The program aims to supply about 500 workers countywide for harvest, part of a nationwide mobilization as defense needs reduce regular farm labor.
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Hagerstown High School
Washington County
Hagerstown
Red Army repels German push on Brvyansk front
Moscow reports Red Army artillery checked a German attempt to wedge into Russian lines on the Brvyansk front. Heavy shelling sent the invaders back to their original positions with about 280 deaths.
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Moscow
Red Army
Brvyansk
Divorce Granted to David H. Wilson in Circuit Court
David H. Wilson has been granted an absolute divorce from Dessie F. Wilson by the Circuit Court here. Wilson was represented by Grace Gerbt Silverberg.
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David H. Wilson
Dessie F. Wilson
Circuit Court
Wilson
Grace Gerbt Silverberg
Explosion rocks Elwood Arsenal shipping building
At Joliet Illinois an explosion at Elwood Arsenal destroyed the shipping building of group two at the Elwood Ordnance Shell Loading plant. Officers say no sabotage is suspected though a board of inquiry will investigate. 16 dead and 24 injured reported among 40 casualties.
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Joliet
Ill
Mammoth
Elwood Arsenal
David P. Tunstall
Army
Tunstall
Elwood Ordnance Shell
James Doolittle
Tokyo
Elwood
Kankakee
Manslaughter Case Heard in City Court
Edwin O. Smith of Pikesville, an operator in the U S Air Corps ferry command bus involved in a fatal airport crash March 5, faced manslaughter by auto before Magistrate Warry Snyder. Judge withheld verdict pending facts and law. J Edgar Young of Hagerstown Hosiery Co. was killed when his car struck the turning bus. Young died next day. U S District Attorney Bernard J Flynn and aides prosecuted. defense says Smith stopped then moved after believing the path was clear. The law requires gross negligence for manslaughter by auto.
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Edwin O .Smith
Pikesville
U. S. Air Corps Ferry Command
Warry
Snyder
J. Edgar Young
Hagerstown Hosiery Company
Young
U. S
Bernard J. Flynn
Smith
Four Commissioned Special Officers for Potomac Edison
The commissions of four individuals as special policemen for the Potomac Edison Company were received from Annapolis. Charles Edward Smith, George Edward Stonebraker, Howard Ezra Toms, and David Ellsworth Kershner were named by Governor OConnell.
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Potomac Edison Company
Annapolis
Charles Edward Smith
George Edward Stonebraker
Howard Ezra Toms
David Ellsworth Ker
Theft Reported Of Miniature Chow Dog
Dr Wayte F Crider notified police yesterday about the theft of a miniature chow dog and provided a description of two suspects, according to authorities.
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Wayte F. Crider
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Will
Juarez
Mexico
Paulette Goddard
New York
Charles Chaplin
Canton
Rush
FDR
M. Schindel Hospital
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