Food Board to Set War Time Food Needs and Allocation
Washington June 8 The wartime food committee led by Donald M Nelson will determine quantities of foods needed for military civilian lend lease and other demands The panel will guide production and allocation while prioritizing Allied forces supplies over civilians and may restrict civilian stocks If needed adjustments to farm program estimates may occur and input from Army Navy and lend lease officials will be sought to finalize needs and processing issues.
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Washington
Wickard
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Agriculture Department
Food Committee
Army
Navy
Lend-Lease Administration
Yahata Produces Major Share of Japan's Steel
The city of Yahata accounts for more than 60 percent of Japan's steel output, underscoring its pivotal role in the nation's iron industry and industrial economy.
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Yahata
Japan
Tuttles of Tahiti Opens at Maryland Theatre
The Tahitian family tale Tuttles of Tahiti opens today at the Maryland Theatre. Based on No More Gas by Norhoif and Hall, the film depicts native life in the South Seas before the war with Jonas Tuttle leading the clan. Island romance, storm at sea, and derelict schooner salvage drive the plot with John Hall and Peggy Drake in the leads.
Claudette Colbert Stars In Remember The Day Opens
Claudette Colbert headlines Remember The Day at Henrys Theatre for a limited engagement. John Payne co stars as Dan Hopkins with a supporting cast including John Shepperd Ann Todd Douglas Croft Jane Seymour Anne Revere Freida Innescourt. The film adapts the play by Philo Higley and Phillip Dunning and centers on a woman's secret heart.
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Claudette Colbert
Henry’s
Potomac
Hagerstown
John Payne
Miss Colbert
Dan Hopkins
John Shepperd
Ann Todd
Douglas Croft
Jane Seymour
Anne Revere
Freida Innescourt
Claudette Cilbert
Philo Higley
Phillip Dunning
Negroes Held On Theft Charges
Curtis Edwards a 37 year old resident of Bloomalley and George R Burns 24 of Harmon alley were charged in warrants over the weekend with larceny of money from Ira Caldwell of Woodsboro last week. Officers Lieut Desmond Sgt Rickard and Patrolman Rickard arrested them last week. The men denied knowledge of the theft. Caldwell said he was robbed of 78 dollars by three Negroes while in his parked car in an alley between North and Charles streets last Wednesday night.
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Curtis Edwards
Bloomalley
George R. Burns
Harmon Alley
Ira Caldwell
Woodsboro
Lieut
Desmond
Sgt
Rickard
Caldwell
North
Charles Streets
Storm damages sweep Washington County with downed trees
A powerful wind and rain storm hit Washington County last evening, with Hagerstown bearing the brunt. About 10 trees were torn up or uprooted, power lines shorted, and telephone service interrupted. Damage included a tree toppling onto a car on North Avenue and a lightning strike to Trinity Lutheran Church parsonage chimney. Crews from the street department, the power company, and the telephone company began rapid restoration, while nearby towns reported varying rainfall and scattered outages.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
Clearsping
Keedysyville
Potomac Edison Company
Telephone Company
North Avenue
Brighton Place
Virginia Avenue
Trinity Lutheran Church
North Potomac Street
Lucky To Be Back Smiling Capt Karl Politka Reacts To Damaged Plane
Captain Karl Politka of Watsonville California reports a lone daylight reconnaissance over Rabaul. His ship was badly damaged yet he managed to evade two Japanese zero flights and return safely to base.
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Karl Politka
U. S. Air Corps
Watsonville
Calif
Severe lightning rips through city leaving debris
The storm brought almost continuous lightning and widespread damage as trees lost large limbs. City Park lay littered with debris, illustrating the storm's severity and impact on urban spaces.
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City Park
New American Hero Chunge King Emerges in June
A Chinese commentator hails a new American hero alongside General MacArthur after victory at Midway. The enthusiastic ally proclaims the triumph of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz forces, ending with the remark There are not limits to limits.
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Chunge King
Douglas MacArthur
Chester W. Nimitz
Midway
War prisoners reach Canada from Libyan campaign
Ottawa. German generals and about 200 officers among thousands of war prisoners arrived in Canada last night. Defense Minister J. L. Ralston announced the group, escorted from a U S port to internment camps in Canada within the past two weeks. The two generals were not named.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Defense
J. L. Ralston
U. S
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