Urgent Talks on Veto Issue Under Way in Two Capitals
In San Francisco and Moscow urgent discussions frame the veto rate issue as Stalin weighs the Soviet right to veto in a world security council. Harry Hopkins mediates for the U S and United Nations delegates press for a veto-free mechanism. Officials warn of a potential five power split and call for a tested vote by weekend.
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San Francisco
Moscow
Stalin
World Security Council
Truman
Harry Hopkins
Stettivius
United States
Andrei Gromrzo
Russia
France
China
Britain
Gromyko
Giant Liner Europa Nears Sea Return for U S Service
In Bremerhaven, Germany, the 49,700-ton liner Europa, once slated to carry a German invasion force, is being overhauled for U S service. If crews and engines cooperate, she may sail under the Stars and Stripes within three months with Capt. Oskar Scharf aboard, joined by 79 German crew volunteers under American supervision for her first voyage in six years.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
England
United States
Stars and Stripes
Oskar Scharf
Europea
Bremenhaven
Royal Navy
North Sea
Great Britain
Scharf
Deaths in Middletown valley and Greencastle area
Obituary notices report the deaths of Charles W Harp of Myersville aged 79 and Elliott of Greencastle, listing survivors including spouses children and siblings. Services are scheduled at local funeral homes with interment at area cemeteries. Additional memorial verses honor Beverly Ann Earler Harley and Beverly Ann Earley with family remembrances.
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Charles W. Harp
Middletown Valley
Myersville
Joseph
Mary
Kesselring) Harp
Mollie (Routzahn) Harp
Roy C
Joseph R
Elmer L
Harry
Franklin
Charles E
Hagerstown
Austin Brandenburg
Baltimore
Elizabeth Poffenberger
Mollie Burhan
Philadelphia
Bittle
E. H. Sponseller
United Brethren
Ambrose. Elliott
Greencastle
Otterbein U. B
Bessie
George
Harry Eyolf
Owings Mills
Harold Myers
Chambersburg
Stanley Hawbaker
Harold Shaw
Laidig
Ensign Lois Elliott
Bainbridge
Charles Cochran
Newbern
N. GC
Minhich
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Tragic Beheading of Missionaries by Japanese Captain
Ilolio Panay June 5. Mrs Dharma Covell and eleven Americans, including six women and Baptist missionaries, were beheaded at Hopevale The Valley of Hone on December 26 1943 as Japanese soldiers killed and burned in an atrocity witnessed by Filipino guerrilla Paterno Enano who named Captain Kunopi Watanabe as sole perpetrator.
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Iloilo
Panay
Dharma Covell
Kunopi Watanabe
Watanabe
Hopevale
Valley of Hone
Paterno H. Enano
Enano
Central Philippine College
Covell
300 Join Free Swim Campaign Opens June 11
Reporting that over 300 boys and girls have signed up for the Free Learn-to-Swim Campaign sponsored by the Kiwanis Club at the Y The deadline for receiving applications is Saturday June 9 at 9 p m The program runs June 11 to June 25 offering six free one hour lessons with a final test and a Kiwanis pin for finishers The campaign emphasizes health and safety and guidance for parents on the course content plus plans to publish a brief outline of instruction next week in this paper Also in this notice a loving memory to Beverly Ann Earley five years after her death from her family and brother
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Hagerstown Kiwanis Club
Yac A
Donald Klopfer
Kiwanis Club
Kiopfer
In Memoriam Beverly Earley Five Years Gone
Grandparents Percy D. Rhodes pay tribute to Beverly Ann Earley who died June 6 1940. They recall her pure heart and angelic passing, lamenting her beauty and innocence as she rests beyond this earth.
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Beverly Ann Earler
God's Holy Angel
Beverly
Mrs
Percy D. Rhodes
Open Letter to Graduating Class on Faith and Peace
An editor writes to graduates urging commitment to a high spiritual goal amid war weariness and materialism. He cites God’s care, Christ’s sacrifice, and the promise of inward peace, ending with a blessing for the students and signatures Rev. Cornelius K. Rand.
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Daily Mail
Calvary
Can Prevent Wars By Being Prepared Navy Chief Declares
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal told 1,040 Naval Academy graduates in Annapolis Maryland that armed force deters aggression and preserves peace. He urged graduates to inform the public to keep the Navy the greatest in the world, warning that merely drafting international plans does not ensure their success without force. He described peace as built on the availability of military strength and international cooperation.
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Navy
Annapolis
Chinese troops reportedly seize Liuchow rail hub in Kwansi
Reports from American sources say Chinese forces occupied Liuchow in Kwansi province, a rail junction and former U.S. air base site. Unconfirmed notes claim spearheads within 19 miles of Wuchow, with Japan said to be evacuating. Liuchow’s capture would widen a corridor toward Indo China.
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U. 5S. Air Base
Chungring
Liuchow
Kwangsi Province
U. 5
Yang, Sen
Kweéichow
West River
Wuchow
Canton
Kwangtung
Yang
Chungking
Indo-China
Szelo
Nanking
Pukow
Yangtze
Hankow
Additional tires available in June
Washington reports the War Production Board has added 500000 passenger car tires for June, bringing the month total to 2500000 and half yearly availability to 10000000 tires for replacement use. Deputy WPB Rubber Bureau chief W James Sears says the ten million tires meet minimum essential needs and require continued conservation to keep cars operating.
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Washington
War Production Board
W. James Sears
WPB Rubber Bureau
Munshower Named to Maryland State Reformatory
Lieut. Col. Elmer F. Munshower, Frederick native and former Maryland state police head, is named to succeed Elmer St. Clair Maxwell as superintendent of the Maryland State Reformatory for Males at Roxbury. The institution, renamed from State Prison Farm on June 1 under the 1943 General Assembly, Maxwell was dismissed last month. Munshower, then commanding officer of the A P Hill Reservation in Virginia, will assume duties after his army discharge about June 16. The appointment was unanimously approved by the State Board of Correction.
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Elmer F. Munshower
Frederick
Maryland State Police
Elmer St. Clair Maxwell
Maryland State Reformatory
Roxbury
Maxwell
State Prison Farm
General Assembly
Col
Munshower
A. P. Hill Reservation
Virginia
State Board of Correction
Joseph H. A. Rogan
Maryland State Guard
Annual Carnival Plans Are Laid by Williamsport Fire Company
Williamsport Volunteer Fire Company outlines plans for its annual carnival horse show tournament and parade at Williamsport Community Park from June 29 to July 7. Maurice D. Miller named General Chairman. features include a horse show, July 4 parade, knights from other towns, and bids sought from county bands. Next committee meeting set for Monday, June 11 at 8 p.m. in the clubroom.
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Williamsport Volunteer Fire Company
Maurice D. Miller
Williamsport
Williamsport Knights
Carnival Committee
Chiang Names His Plane After Wife
Generalissimo Chiang Kai shek has named his new personal plane Metling after his wife Mei ling and to honor the 14th Air Force. Chiang visited Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault and thanked the unit for its latest successes against Japan. Mei ling's crew was selected from the 14th Air Force and includes Lt. Leonard J. O'Dell of Charleston, West Virginia.
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Kunming
Chiang Kaishek
Metling
Chiang
Claire Chennault
U.S
14Th Air Force
14Th
Mei-ling
Leonard J. O'Dell
Charleston
W. Va
Marines Davis Returns From Pacific Furlough
Marine Pte Robert C Davis 20 of Hagerstown Maryland a Fourth Marine Air Wing mechanic based on the Marshall Islands has returned to Miramar for furlough and reassignment. He attended Hagerstown High School and worked for Fairchild Aircraft before enlisting in 1942. He earned his present rank in 1943 and his three brothers also serve.
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Marine Corps Air Depot
Miramar
Cal
Marine
Robert C. Davis
Hagerstown
Marine Air Wing
Marshall Islands
Pacific
Benjamin F. Davis
Cannon Avenue
Fairchild Aircraft
Court House Pigeon Nuisance Brings Pay Request
William T Thurston bailiff asked the County Commissioners for extra pay claiming public service by reducing a pigeon nuisance at the courthouse. He says he has netted about 76 pigeons from the courthouse steps and notes his trap and feed costs. He admits eating some of the birds and earning around 20 cents per old pigeon. The trap sits on the east courthouse roof and he invested about $8 in it.
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Alfred R. Poole
Clear Spring
Hangerstown
Poole
Philippines
Islands
Manila
Southwest Pacific
Sergeant Poole
Army
Kraiss Mortuary
Johno Poole
Clearspring
Wiliam T. Thurston
Board of County Commissioners
Thurston
Bill
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