Legion Urges Peacetime Draft Now Passage
The American Legion urged immediate enactment of a peacetime draft as the most efficient economical way to guarantee national security. John Thomas Taylor said it would prove America's commitment to international responsibility and end isolationism. He defended universal military training and supported hearings by the House military policy committee noting the proposal strengthens peace and guards against aggression.
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Washington
American Legion
John Thomas Taylor
Legion
América
Taylor
House Military Policy Committee
Europe
America
Legion Witness
Legion Hack
Truman seeks $4.375 billion lend-lease for Pacific victory
President Truman proposed a total 4.375 billion lend-lease package to speed Pacific victory. He asked Congress for 1.975 billion new funds plus 2.4 billion from unused current-year appropriations to aid redeployments and allied loans. The plan would finance treaties with France Belgium and the Netherlands while awaiting broader postwar needs. He previewed an early push to expand the Export-Import Bank for reconstruction.
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Washington
Truman
Pacific
Congress
Europe
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Russia
Churchill Launches Election Campaign Against Socialism
London reports quote Prime Minister Churchill launching the Conservative campaign to keep power as the election on July 5 nears. He labels socialism as intertwined with totalitarianism and police state control, drawing sharp press reaction and prompting Attlee to prepare a reply in tonight’s radio broadcast.
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London
Churchill
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
Botany Professor Identifies Mushroom Cause Of Damaged Sidewalk
Salt Lake City June 5 A botany professor Dr Walter P Cottam of the University of Utah was called in after a sidewalk section exploded. He said a common edible mushroom with swollen cell sap from heavy rains produced about 2250 pounds per square inch beneath the walk, causing the blast.
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Salt Lake City
Walter P. Cottam
University of Utah
No Relief In Sight From Cool Weather
Cold weather kept Washington county and much of the nation in its grip with 43 degrees locally and 34 in 1930. The June 1 readings and 1925 record show extreme swings as crops suffer. Forecasters warn no immediate relief as cold air lingers and warm air may not arrive soon.
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Washington County
New England
Continental Divide
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Sune
Tennessee
Arkansas
Midwest
Hudson Bay
Here's Your Infantry to Show At Stadium Next Thursday Night
A wartime demonstration titled Here's Your Infantry will be at the Hagerstown stadium next Thursday evening June 14 at 8 o'clock. Lieut Colonel William Preston Lane announces the event as the nationally lauded real war show. The unit of two officers and 37 enlisted men tours 600 cities for the Seventh War Loan drive in Washington County.
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Hagerstown
Preston Lane
Washington County
John D. Hollyday
Africa
Japan
Fairchild Employee Injured in Auto Crash
Miss Jessie IL Henry of Martinsburg, a Fairchild Aircraft Corp. worker, suffered a possible fractured skull at 7 30 this morning when struck by a car driven by Grace May Willard, also a Fairchild employee. She stepped from a vehicle into the path of the Willard car. Good Will Ambulance took her to the hospital. city officers investigate.
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Jessie IL. Henry
Martinsburg
Fairchild Aircraft Corp
Grace May Willard
Fairchild
Henry
Willard
Good Will
Britain Turns Over Eight Former U S Destroyers to Russia
Prime Minister Churchill said Britain met Russian demands by handing over eight former American destroyers along with other ships. In Washington the navy disclosed the cruiser Milwaukee was loaned to Russia in April 1944 for the war effort and did not state whether it had been returned, noting its 7,500-ton Omaha class.
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London
Churchill
Britain
Russia
Washington
Milwaukee
Navy
Tell GIs About Bonds You Buy
A war bond statement from Maj. Gen. James L. Underhill USMC deputy commander Fleet Marine Force Pacific urges readers to write to overseas servicemen and boast about their large war bond contributions. He says it would boost morale to show how much each person is helping the Seventh War Loan and encourages buying more bonds and sharing the news.
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Washington
James L. Underhill
USMC
Fleet Marine Force
Pacific
German POWs End Work at Local Fertilizer Plant
German prisoners of war stationed near Frederick have completed six weeks of work at the Central Chemical Company fertilizer plant. They earned 80 cents daily, paid by the Army at the prevailing wage rate, while a native labor shortage for menial tasks during the season necessitated their use.
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Central Chemical Company
Frederick
Robin Hatches Her Brood Under Caboose in Yard Tale
Western Maryland railroad crews guard a robin’s nest under a caboose at Letterkenny yard near Chambersburg. The bird laid eggs weeks ago and now feeds four hungry hatchlings each dawn while nightly moves continue. crews worry about fledglings possibly being struck by wheels as the caboose runs.
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Robin
Caboose
Western Maryland Railroad
Hagerstown
Letterkenny Yards
Chambersburg
Ordnance War Center
Western Maryland
Jittery Japs See Invasion of Homeland
In San Francisco the June 5 report notes Tokyo papers deem the Okinawa battle decisive and signal possible invasion of the Japanese mainland. Press quotes warn Japan faces fighting odds, production shortages, and transport restrictions affecting coal iron steel and labor as the war enters a critical phase.
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San Francisco
Tokyo
Okinawa
Domei News Agency
FCC
Asahi
Mainichi
Yomiuri Hochi
Manchukuo
China
Tavern Looting At Fair Deal Inn On Leitersburg Pike
The Fair Deal Inn of Russell Provard near the Pennsylvania line was entered and ransacked last night. Thieves forced a window, opened the cash register but left pennies. A black pocketbook with ration books and stamps was stolen along with several beer and wine bottles. Deputy Clever Reynolds investigated and noted the music boxes were passed over.
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Russell Provard
Leitersburg Pike
Pennsylvania Line
Clever Reynolds
County Prisoner of Germans Freed
Han cock resident Huber G Exline, a prisoner of war in Germany since July 1, has been liberated and will arrive in the United States soon. His wife, Ruth B Exline, 15 West Antietam Street, received the telegram. Exline served with the 34th Division in Italy and went overseas in March 1944. he was held at Stanley camp.
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Ort
Huber G. Exline
Hancock
Germany
Nean
Ruth B Exline
West Antietam Street
B. H. Exline
Italy
Pvt
Exline
Stanley 'S
Close Shave on Lone Prairie Ride
Denver man James Pruitt rode a rented horse toward a streamlined train on the western prairie. He kicked free from the stirrup to jump to safety as the horse was struck, leaving the rider jumping and the stirrup torn from the saddle by the passing train.
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Pueblo
Colo
James Pruitt
Denver
Lone Prairie
Pruitt
Theft Report From Porch Basket and Box
Mrs. Sarikas of Charles Street reported the theft of a hanging basket of flowers and a flower box from her front porch this morning. George W. Lushbaugh, 56, of the 600 block Washington Avenue, had collateral of 100 dollars and costs forfeited in city court yesterday on a idpanken driving charge.
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George W. Lushbaugh
Washington Avenue
Idpanken
Kobe Big Jap Port Is Aflame
Approximately 450 Superfortresses attacked Kobe Japan in clear weather, dropping 3000 tons of incendiaries over a heavily industrialized district. Japanese fighters engaged, but fires spread across a large square mile, including railways, steel works, shipyards and docks.
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Guam
Kobe
Japan
Yokohama
Nippon
Four Local People In Collision Fined
Frank Corsi of Hagerstown was fined 25 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle on a public highway in a hazardous manner before a Martinsburg justice. A M Vidas Tony Pensni and Cornelia Petis, all with Hagerstown addresses, were fined 10 dollars and costs each after pleading guilty to intoxication in public. They were in the car with Corsi. the arrest followed a crash on U S Route 11 near Bedington when he reportedly struck a car carrying Mr and Mrs Ray W Hudspith of Martinsburg. No injuries, but both cars were substantially damaged.
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Frank Corsi
Hagerstown
Martinsburg
Bedington
Ray W. Hudspith
Farmers Given AA-2 Preference Rating
The War Production Board grants farmers AA preference status matching other war supporting industries. Farmers receive first call on farm supplies from hoses to air compressors, with automatic approval for purchases over fifty dollars avoiding county ration committee approval.
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Washington
WPR
Robbery attempt at Beachler Reichard Furniture Co
Police investigate a robbery attempt at Beachler Reichard Furniture Co on North Prescott Street. A window in an office door was found broken.
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Beachler-Reichard Furniture Co
School Children Aid War Bond Effort Across Nation
The Treasury reports since August 1944 schoolchildren have funded $107,741,730 in military equipment via war bonds. Purchases financed ambulances, hospital service planes, and fighter planes, each bearing the school name. Free movie days for bond buyers occur in theatres nationwide. D-Day anniversary noted in Normandy. Ernie Pyle memorials planned in Wisconsin and DC. On to Tokyo Day observed in parts of the West.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Torrow
Normandy
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
Ernie Pyle
Ie Island
Okinawa
California
Nevada
Arizon
Tokyo
Regulation to Cut Clothing Prices for Wholesalers
Washington June 5 OPA moves to finish price cutting rules to push clothing costs back two years A new maximum average price May order targets woolen and worsted mills Wool woven fabrics should drop seven percent and wool knit fabrics four percent Bowles says the regulation will open the way to cheaper civilian wool garments coats dresses and more sets pounds for sale and distribution
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Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Tot’s costly toss shocks Richmond parents
In Richmond California on June 5 a distraught mother Julie Hernois 29 reported her 18 month old son Kenneth Harnois threw a purse containing 900 in cash and five ration books from the car window on a busy street. Police aided the search.
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Richmond
Calif
Kenneth Harnois
Julie Hernois
Kenneth
Occupation Zones Of 4 Powers Fixed By Allies
The Allied powers fixed Germany’s postwar occupation zones, restoring pre Hitler annexations. Four zones were allotted to the Soviet Union, United Kingdom, United States, and France with Greater Berlin under inter Allied administration. The plan calls for ending hostilities and maintaining order while allowing UN involvement under Allied control.
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Greater Berlin
Washington
Germany
United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
Hitler
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
London
Paris
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United Nations
Control Council
State Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Frankfurt-on-Main
Britain and De Gaulle clash over Levant aims
Prime Minister Churchill rejected Gen. De Gaulle’s charge that Britain stirred trouble in Syria and said Britain would withdraw troops once a France Levant treaty is in place. He insisted Britain has no Levant ambitions and supports a conference among Britain, the United States, and France. France proposed a large five power conference including Russia, China, and Arab states to address the Middle East.
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London
Churchill
de Gaulle
Syria
Britain
France
Levant
United States
Russia
China
Paris
Middle East
Gen. de Gaulle
Two New Suits And Two Decrees Filed
Two new suits and two decrees of divorce were docketed in court this morning. The new suits bring to three the number filed so far this month. Oscar Henry Bryan Jr through Attorney C. K. Hartle filed suit for a divorce from Olive M. Bryan and Jacques Michael Wright through Attorney Hartle filed suit against Ethel Mae Wright. Max W. Keedy, soldier overseas, was granted an absolute divorce from Pearl EK Bailey Keedy. Keedy was represented by Grace Gerber Silverbers. Mary Euphemia Golden has been granted a divorce from John William Golden. Attorney Calvert K. Hartle appeared for the plaintiff.
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Oscar Henry Bryan, Jr
C. K. Hartle
Olive M. Bryan
Jacques Michael Wright
Hartle
Ethel Mae Wright
Max W. Keedy
Pearl EK
Bailey) Keedy
Keedy
Grace Gerber Silverbers
Mary
Fight On Against Burrowing City Park Crabs
City Park workers battle a crab invasion undermining the entrance bridge and nearby structures. Crabs burrow in holes beneath the bridge and lake shore, retreating when chased by swans and ducks. Workers moved clay to seal the holes in a bid to stop further damage and protect the park facilities.
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Fishersington County
Park Entrance
Antranen
Ashi
Park Lake
Black Bear Heads Toward Hagerstown
A large black bear was seen strolling across the Green Castle highway near Nei kirk's garage just north of it. Neikirk, owner of the garage, considered shooting the animal to ease his household meat shortage but was advised game laws might not allow it. The bear was last sighted ambling toward Hagerstown across a wheatfield.
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Greencastle Highway
Neikirk
R. H. Neikirk
Wheatfield
Hagerstown
Judge and deputy marshal in Springfield courtroom scene
In Federal court at Springfield on June 5 U S Attorney Howard L. Doyle rose as five men prepared to depart. He asked the judge if someone had been forgotten. Judge Charles G. Briggie grinned and said it was time Doyle met one of the five men, Joseph Wilson, newly appointed deputy marshal.
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Springfield
Ill
U.S
Howard L. Doyle
Charles G. Briggie
Joseph Wilson
Dunbar Theater Fire Ravages Baltimore Building
The Dunbar Theater for Negroes in Baltimore burned early today from an undetermined origin. One fireman was injured. part of the roof collapsed as flames enveloped the building and the Maze was discovered by a passerby.
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Baltimore
Dunbar
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