Okinawa Viewed as Lost by Japan and End Near Signal
Japanese sources concede Okinawa is effectively fallen as American forces isolate the island. Zonal silence from the U S offers a hint of major campaign moves with Nimitz noting air strikes only. Tokyo proclaims mainland fortress status and hints at new underground warfare era amid flashing reports.
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Guam
Okinawa
Japan
Comei
U. S. 10Th Army
Chester W. Nimitz
Europe
Tokyo
Yomiuri Hachi
Potomac Motors Breaks Ground for New Terminal and Offices
Potomac Motor Lines began construction on a $25,000 terminal garage and office building at the corner of Cleveland and South Cannon. Norman N. Earley & Son hold the concrete block contract for a one and two story structure about 70 by 320 feet, to serve as headquarters, garage, and freight terminal. Joseph W. Urner of Frederick and Hagers town is the architect in charge, returning to practice after discharge from the Seabees.
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Potomac Motor Lines
Cleveland and
South Cannon Avenues
Norman N. Earley & Son
Cleveland Avenue
South Cannon Avenue
Joseph W. Urner
Frederick and Haxerstown
Urner
The
Seabees
Added Bus Service Asked At Maugansville
A petition to increase city bus service to Maugansville circulates among residents proposing two extra daily trips at 6 30 p m and 9 30 p m The last Potomac Edison bus to Maugansville leaves the Square at 4 80 p m Several earlier trips were discontinued
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Maugansville
Potomac Edison
Japs To Go Underground
Tokyo creates the Division for the Reconstruction of the War-Ravaged Areas to rebuild cities underground to survive incendiary raids. Kobe and Osaka have suffered heavy damage from recent B 29 bombing and new agency aims to evacuate target zones and house millions left homeless nationwide.
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Guam
Tokyo
Kobe
Domei
Yokohama
Osaka
Trout stocking outcry from Frostburg official
Fred A. Crowe, former Frostburg mayor and sports association leader, charged at a Cumberland dinner that Washington and Frederick counties receive disproportionate trout stocking compared with Allegany and Garrett counties. He blamed Frank Bentz of the Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission, urged Bentz’s resignation, and cited 1944 figures showing Allegany and Garrett received far fewer trout than other counties. State Game Warden H. Lee Le Compte and four commission members attended.
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Fred A .Crowe
Frostburg
Allegany-Garrett County
Cumberland
Washington
Frederick
Allegany
Garrett
Crowe
Frank L. Bentz
Maryland Game and Inland Fish Commission
EH. Lee LeCompte
Bentz
Garret
Allegany County
Washington County
Frederck County
Commission
Russia says Moscow maps show expanded German zone
Moscow reports via Tass that the Soviet occupation zone in Germany would span a large area currently held by American or British forces. The Tass broadcast described maps printed in Moscow newspapers and was recorded by the Soviet Monitor in London on June 6.
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London
Moscow
Tass
Germany
Soviet Monitor
Veterans Cashing Their Bonus Bonds
World War I veterans cash their matured bonus bonds this month at 64.50 dollars each. Postmaster Thomas M. Simpson reports heavy activity certifying the bonds for payment over several days.
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Thomas M. Simpson
Murder in New York City Leaves Albert Langford Dead
Police seek killer of Albert E. Langford the tile official who died after a bullet entered his cheek and brain in their apartment in New York City. His wife Marion reported two unknown men wished to talk to him before a thud was heard and he collapsed.
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Omar Cems High
Albert E. Langford
New York City
Marion
Langford
Truman Faces Southern Foe Over Permanent FEPC
President Truman confronts his first major clash with Congress over a permanent Fair Employment Practices Committee. Southern Democrats refuse to back the proposal, which would authorize a statutory FEPC to prevent employment discrimination based on race, color, or creed.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Sabath
D-Hi
House Rules Committee
FEPC
Water Use Rises in May Reflecting Industrial Activity
May water consumption reached 6,092,000 gallons, up from 6,000,000 last year, with war plants and railroads driving demand. Hagerstown’s Edgemont reservoir holds 3,000,000 gallons daily, and a new program aims to provide mountain water throughout summer, reducing the need for the Fotomac river pump and cutting pumping costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Willson
Municipal Water Department
Edgemont
Hagerstown
Fotomac
All Time June Low Tied At 34 Degrees In Frost
Keedysville observer J A Miller reports June record low of 34 degrees tying the 1930 mark. Frost touched exposed spots but did not harm crops. potatoes and onions may benefit while corn remains affected. Unionville in Frederick County notes 38 degrees with heavy frost. 1925 heat wave recalled as 126 degrees noted by a sun thermometer on West Washington Street. Weather Bureau warns of continued cold with clear nights and cloudy days.
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Mercury
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Mr. Miller
Keedysville Weather Observer
Washington
Washington Street
Weather Bureau
George P. von Eiff
Unionville
Frederick County
Smallest Class In Years Given Diplomas At High School Today
The 67th annual Hagerstown High School commencement held in the school auditorium at 10 am awarded diplomas to 256 graduates, the smallest class in years. Principal awards recognized top students and honor those serving in the armed forces as Miss Lucille Eckardt delivered salutatory and Rothwell Mason the valedictory.
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Hagerstown High School
Benjamin C. Willis
Washington County
G. Aubrey Young
Glee Club
Lucille Eckardt
Jane Strevig
Rothwell Mason
Richard H. Sweeney
Kee Mar Alumnae
Margaret Long
Mary Jean Rupert
Helen Duffey
Richard Duffey
Helen
Geraldine Smith
Robert E. Zeigler
Hagerstown High School Alumni Association
Norman West
Hagerstown Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Maryland Society of the Sons of
Potatoes Readily Available In Hagerstown Market
Merchants in Hagerstown report ample potato stock despite nationwide shortages. The War Food Administration permit plan cuts Carolina and Virginia potato supplies in other areas to meet armed forces and lend-lease needs, while local shops show no stock issues.
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Hagerstown
Philadelphia
War Food Administration
Carolina
Virginia
Premature Canning Stir Sparks Portant Board Refusal
In Portland on June 6 ration board official denied a request for ten pounds of canning sugar for a baby not yet born. When asked the baby’s name the woman quipped that the baby isn’t born yet but she wants to finish canning before going to the hospital.
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Portland
Ore
Ration Board No. 1
Busy Hummingbird Nest Story From Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on June 6 a hummingbird named Henrietta guards two nests about five feet apart. She incubates one clutch until warmth arrives, then feeds the hungry fledglings in the other nest before returning to the eggs. The origin of the second brood remains unclear.
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Los Angeles
Henrietta
Extra B Gas Begins Monday
The Ration Board announced that B gasoline ration holders who seek more than 325 miles monthly must apply by mail, requesting higher allotments up to 650 miles. The change aims to speed processing and lighten office work.
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Ration Board
Farmer Reprieves Fox. Plans Winter Fur Sale
Farmer Robert Friebele spotted a fox suspected of killing 29 chickens. His first shot grazed the fox’s nose, stunning it, and he captured the animal. He chose not to claim a $5 bounty and plans to fatten the fox for the winter fur market.
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Aurora
Robert Friebele
Friebele
E Bond Purchases Near Halfway
Washington reports war bond sales at midway of the seventh loan. Purchases total 1.992 billion dollars, 49.8 percent of the 4.000 billion quota. individuals 4.139 billion dollars, 58.9 percent of the 7.0 billion target. Campaign runs May 14 to June 30.
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Washington
Many 26 To 29 Stand To Lose Draft Deferment
Washington reports that about sixty thousand industrial workers aged 26 to 29 face potential loss of draft deferments by fall due to munitions cutbacks and easing war urgency. The interagency deferment committee, led by Paul McNutt, plans new criteria to decide who retains deferrals as 2,000,000 veterans prepare to rejoin the workforce, with several factors including steel availability and aircraft industry cuts.
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Washington
Inter-Agency
Selective Service
Paul Y. McNutt
Winchell Scooped By Own Daughter
Walda Winchell, 18, daughter of Walter Winchell, eloped with William Law, 24, a Cambridge, Massachusetts design student, from West New York New Jersey while performing in Dark of the Moon under the stage name Toni Eden. The father learned by telephone on the West Coast and welcomed his son in law with a light remark.
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New York
Walda Winchell
Walter Winchell
Miss Winchell
Toni Eden
West New York
N. J
William Law
Cambridge
Mags
Winchell
Bill
Warrant Served In Assault Case Reported By Sheriff
Arrest of Ernest Thorp on a warrant charging assault on Harry F. McCoy in the 860 block West Washington Street was reported last night by sheriffs officers.
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Ernest Thorp
Washington Street
Harry F. McCoy
Charred Hitler Body Believed Found in Berlin Ruins
A Russian military source states a charred body found in the Berlin underground fortress is almost surely Hitler’s. Four bodies were recovered after the fall of Berlin, with Goebbels and family also found dead by poisoning, all badly burned from flamethrowers.
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Erlin
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Reichschancellery
Hitler
Red Army
Fuehrer
Moscow
Doctor Morsl
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Karl Doenitz
Goebbels
Mindanao Japs Likely To Make Last Stand In Mountains
Manila reports Japanese forces on Mindanao, pushed from key areas, may be forced into a final mountain defense between Sayre highway east of and west of Davao. The situation is shaped by a two division squeeze from the 24th under Maj. Gen. RB Woodruff and the 31st under Maj. Gen. Clarence Martin.
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Manila
Mindanao
Sayre Highway
Davao
Richard Berghola
Eighth Army
RB. B. Woodruff
Clarence Mratin
Big Three Meet Site Is Picked Hint
London hints surfaced in Commons that the next Big Three parley may be held there with no change to London as the meeting site. Report on Berlin delegates’ abrupt end sparked anxiety as Eisenhower and Montgomery depart to headquarters amid Austria concerns and unresolved Allied Control Council issues.
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London
Commons
Allied Control Council
Berlin
John Anderson
Austria
Eisenhower
Field Marshal
Montgomery
U. S
Germany
Masser Sues Potomac Edison Over May Accident
Harry G. Masser trading as Masser Motor Express filed suit in Frederick County circuit court against Potomac Edison for damages linked to a May 2 collision at Catoctin Furnace. The wreck involved a Hagerstown and Frederick Railway electric train and Masser’s tractor trailer. the motorman’s alleged negligence is cited. Damages sought are about 4000 dollars.
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Harry G. Masser
Masser Motor Express
Potomac Edison Company
Smith
Widdows Granted Divorce in Clarence Court
Albert Widdows has been granted a divorce from Louise Carrie Widdows. Attorney Calvert Harrie appeared for the complainant.
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Clarence
Albert Widdows
Louise
Carrie Widdows
Calvert Harrie
Zig Zag Burglary Shocks LA Beverly Hills
Two burglaries in a shared building draw LA and Beverly Hills detectives. An upstairs safe yielded 40 dollars, while downstairs thieves carried off a safe containing 3500 dollars, prompting police from both jurisdictions. The case is described as a zigzag boundary incident between the cities.
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Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Boundary Line
Oversubscribe Quota at Westminster Methodist Drive
Baltimore conference delegates reported oversubscription of last year's crusades for Christ campaign by more than 1600 dollars. The quota stood at 565000 dollars toward a 223000000 dollar annual goal across 312 charges in Maryland DC and part of West Virginia, which raised 678890 dollars.
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Westminster
Baltimore
The
Methodist Church
Maryland
District of Columbia
West Virginia
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Fulmer
Warn State Commission
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