Nazi Puppet In Slovakia Captured Amid Allied Sweep
Paris reports that Dr. Joseph Tiso leader of Slovakia’s Nazi puppet state was among eight wanted Nazis seized by Allied forces in a 24 hour period. Also captured were Dr. Karl Hoeven and Lt Col Karl Bukhardt linked to Buchenwald. Stephen Tiso, relative of Joseph Tiso, was captured May 21 by the U.S. Third Army. British authorities said Gen. Lothar Lintze mann was to be questioned at SHAEF after arrest in Aarhus and noted large German troop movements from Denmark.
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Paris
12th_ Army Group
Joseph Tiso
Slovakia
Karl Hoeven
Adolf Hitler
Buchenwald
Karl Bukhardt
Stephen Tiso
Third Army
George Lindamann
Germany
Denmark
Lintzemann
Aarhus
Silkebors
Jutland
Remeann
Man's watch stolen after cigarette on city bus
In Springfield on June 9 Robert Neathery ended a smoke on a city bus and opened a window to toss the butt. A thief grabbed his hand, took his $50 wrist watch, and fled, leaving the scene.
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Springfield
Robert Neathery
Four Escapees At Large From Crownsville State Hospital
Four of ten inmates who escaped Crowns ville State hospital for insane negroes were still at large today. Authorities said the four are feeble minded and not dangerous. The other six were recaptured hours later by attendants and state and Anne Arundel county police after a search of the surrounding countryside. The escape was by opening a barred window and using tied sheets to descend to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crownsville
Crownsville State Hospital
State
Anne Arundel County
Coast Guard Opens to 17 Year Old Seamen
The Coast Guard Recruiting Office increases June quota for 17 year old male apprentice seamen. Applicants must have three years of high school, good health and excellent vision. Recruits attend 12 weeks at Curtis Bay Training Station, then may pursue specialized training in radio radar pharmacy electricity and other trades. Visit 625 Post Office Building for more information.
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Coast Guard
Curtis Bay
Post Office
Infant Harwood Death at 27 Days in Maryland
Death notices for infant Larry Gene Harwood of Burkitsville Md aged 27 days with funeral at Church of the Brethren Brownsville conducted by Rev Austin Cooper. Also memorial verses for Rev J M Carter and Charles Knight, Betty June Funkhouser, and a card of thanks from the family for Doris Jane Cowden. Diamond engagement rings ad follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Gene Harwood
James N. Harwood
Burkitsville
Schnauffer Hospital
Brunswick
Lee Harwood
Church of the Brethren
Brownsville
Hagerstown Shoe and Legging Co
Doris Jane Cowden
Ady
UAW CIO Leader R J Thomas to Speak at Local Event
R J Thomas president of the United Auto Workers in the Congress of Industrial Organizations will be guest speaker at the UAW S10 Post War Conference at the Academy theater on Sunday June 16. The public and all UAW CIO members are invited to attend. Thomas recently returned from London and has attended the United Nations Peace Conference in San Francisco as a CIO representative. The session will discuss postwar aims and CIO labor positions on jobs and wages.
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R. J. Thomas
United Auto Workers of the Congress of Industrial Organizations
UAW
CIO
Thomas
London
England
San Francisco
Taw-Cio
In Memoriam William J. Lushbaugh Remembrance Verse
In loving memory of my grandson William J. Lushbaugh electrocuted June 10 1944 the fairest lilies are the first to fall The sweetest first to fade The fondest dearest best of all At peaceful rest is laid We know that we shall meet again in God's garden free from pain Adv. Mrs. Minnie Johnson.
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Mrs
Minnie Johnson
America
John Locke
In Memoriam William J. Lushbaugh
In loving memory of William J. Lushbaugh who was electrocuted one year ago on June 10 1944. His family recalls his life and laments his untimely death while trusting God to grant rest. The note is signed by his mother father sisters and brothers. Ady
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Carter
Charles Knight
Betty June Funkhouser
William J. Lushbaugh
Lushbaugh
Ady
Loving memory of William J. Lushbaugh
Aunt and Uncle Lester Lushbaugh publish a memorial note for William J. Lushbaugh electrocuted June 10 1944 expressing lasting remembrance and faith of reunion. Also advertisement for a dance at Valley Inn on June 3 with Twilight Drifters and fried chicken and country ham offered Saturday night and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Inn
Twilight Drifters
Ady
German Field Marshal Blaskowitz Arrested Near Aurich
Field Marshal Johannes Blaskowitz commander of the 25th Army, which capitulated to Canadian forces in Holland on May 5, was arrested Wednesday at his headquarters in the German concentration area north of Aurich. Second Canadian Division headquarters announced the arrest but did not specify charges.
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Aurich
Germany
Johannes Blaskowitz
Holland
Local Hopkins Degrees Awarded Amid Wartime Changes
Three graduates named Harold W Yates Julia Rose Lizer and Mary Elizabeth Troup received bachelor of engineering bachelor of science and master of arts degrees as the University conferred 221 degrees without traditional commencement due to wartime. Medicine and Teachers schools posted near normal grads with informal ceremonies in early June.
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John Hopkins University
Harold William Yates
Julia Rose Lizer
Mary Elizabeth Troup
School of Medicine
College For Teachers
College of Arts and Sciences
School of Engineering
School of Business Economics
Union Election Results Tie at Hagerstown Hosiery Plant
At the Hagerstown Hosiery Inc plant a Thursday election for a collective bargaining agreement ended in a 33 to 33 tie. AFL representative E A Rider noted one vote was challenged by each side and said a protest has been filed with the National Labor Relations Board which supervised the vote.
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Hagerstown Hosiery Inc
Rat
E. A. Rider
AFL
National Labor Relations Board
Peacetime Draft Wins Favor In House Hearings
Washington June 9 The postwar military policy committee nears a decision on peacetime conscription for 18 year olds with mem bers leaning toward universal training. If pressed, the panel may back immediate action to build a large armed reserve despite educators and churchmen opposing the plan. A key member said readiness reduces future attack risk and arguments against prep are outweighed by uncertainty about war return.
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Washington
House
United States
Woodrum
D.-Va
Congress
Navy
State Departments
College President Favors Five Year Peacetime Draft
Edward C. Elliott president of Purdue University urged Congress to adopt a five year compulsory peacetime draft as a trial program. He argued enduring peace is distant and nations will face ongoing strains and stress, urging universal military training proposals amid hearings.
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Washington
Congress
Edward C. Elliott
Purdue University
Elliott
House
Local Bus Line to Inaugurate Frederick Taneytown Service
Francis H. Urner president of Potomac Motor Lines announced bus service between Frederick and Taneytown will begin within a week. He said service into York Pennsylvania may be approved by the ICC at a Hagerstown hearing on July 14.
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Francis H. Urner
Potomac Motor Lines
Frederick
Taneytown
Urner
York
ICC
Hagerstown
Sub Crewman Takes to the Skies in Humble Hero’s Tale
Harold W. Harmon torpedo man 2c who served 17 months in the Pacific aboard a submarine has begun flying lessons at Hagerstown. Under instructor Edward Hovis he soloed after three days. A Pacific veteran with shrapnel wounds, he sought the air to see what’s on top, inspired by a family of flyers including brothers Aubrey and Lester.
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Harold W. Harmon
Pacific
Hagerstown
Edward Hovis
Heagen Flying Service
Harold
Aubrey P. Harmon
Clearspring
Pacific Naval Hospital
Philippines
Hollandia
New Guinea
Fairchild
Aubrey
Lester
Identification Bracelets and Dance Night at Conococheague Park
Saum's offers engraved identification bracelets for 3.75 dollars at 21 Jonathan Street. The Silvertone Melody Boys perform every Saturday night at Conococheague Park with good eats and beer available. Ady.
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SAUM
Jonathan St. Ady
Conococheague Park
Silvertone Melody Boys
T. L. Stenger
Local Navy recruit arrives for training. multiple World War II updates
James Maurice Moore 18, seaman first class USNR of Sharpsburg arrives at Norfolk Naval Training Station to train for duties on a destroyer in the Atlantic Fleet after completing instruction at Bainbridge. He previously worked at Central Garage and graduated from Hagerstown High School. Also, with the Sixth Infantry Division on Luzon, John C. Butts of Hagerstown rises from private first class to sergeant in the 63rd Infantry Regiment. Butts drafted in 1942, overseas in 1943, fought at Maffin Bay and Sansapor earning the Combat Infantryman Badge. In a letter, Cpl. Harry W. Gettel of the Ninth Army in Germany reports meeting his brother S/Sgt. John W. Gettel in uniform, both having seen heavy action in France, Belgium, and Germany, sons of West Franklin Street. William B. Ford of Williamsport, in Company B of the 338th Infantry, Fifth Army, receives the Distinguished Unit Citation in Italy for seizing high ground at Giago Pass as the Fifth Army advances. (Continued on Page 8)
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James Maurice Moore
USNR
Sharpsburg
Naval Training Station
Norfolk
Naval Training Center
Bainbridge
Earl Moore
Navy
Hagerstown
63Rd Infantry Regiment
Butts
Maffin Bay
Sansapor
New Guinea
Betty Gettel
Summit Avenue
Harry W. Gettel
Ninth Army
Germany
John W. Gettel
50Th Army
D Inf. Bn
Harry
France
Belgium
John
West Franklin Street
South Mulberry Street
William B. Ford
Virginia E. Payne
South Conococheague Street
Williamsport
338Th Infantry Regiment
Fifth Army
Italy
T Giago Pass
Local Boy Dudley Reynolds Honored In Germany
In Germany, local boy Dudley G Reynolds of 258 South Mulberry Street earns praise from Sgt Lear Quickle of the Fighting 69th. Reynolds, nicknamed Shorty, holds the Good Conduct Medal Expert Infantryman’s Badge Combat Infantryman’s Badge two Bronze Stars and the Bronze Star Medal. Quickle notes Reynolds exemplary soldiering and public relations duties amid 271st Regiment activities.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
69Th
Germany
Lear Quickle
Woolworth
S-Set
Dudley G. Reynolds
George H. Reynolds
South Mulberry Street
Harvin EH
Shorty
271St Regiment
Fine leather billfolds with initials in gold 32
Saum's at 21 Jonathan Street advertises fine leather billfolds personalized with gold initials. Also promoting Saturday night dancing at Mt Lena Hall featuring Fiddlin Pete and His Happy Valley Ramblers Radio Gang. Fried chicken available Sunday afternoon and evening. Ady.
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Saum’s
Jonathan St. Adv
MT. Lena Hall
Pete
Happy Valley Ramblers
Ady
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Dr. Tiso
Franklin Dry Cleaners
Adv
Crum’s
Salem Ave
Winter St
H. M. Statler
Srum’s
Jonathan St
Christ
Virginia Avenue Baptist Church
Cheerio Restaurant
Pennsylvania Ave
Ruth Swisher
Mer
Memoriam
Zach
Gossard
Walter Funkhouser
Saulis
Auto Workers
Willie
Lester Lushbaugh
Johns Hopkins
Savery
Spanish Danceland
Old Mill Tavern
Penn-Maryland
Ross
Heart-Shield Bibles
T-Up Bottling Company
Goodyear
Balto, & Locust Sts
Roof Services
Hotel Patterson Audubon
N. Potomac St
Phane
Kraiss Funeral Home
Home Builders Savings & Loan Assn
Washington Street
WMC
Apply Holland Furnace Company
A. J. Klinkhart
Franklin Court
Virginia Avenue
Potomac Avenue
A.D. Holsinger
Sinclair Products
Station Furniture Mfg. CO. J First Stre
Yingling Auto Sales & Service
Pontiac
Frederick St
Harold Harmon
Dune
Sixth Infantry
Luzon
John C. Butts
Charles Butts
Park Place
Dodiey G. Reynolds
Loar Quickle
Sharrett Motors
Ford
Baltimore St
Leon Stahl
Fleigh Motor Co
Oak Bill Ave
General Acceptance Corp
Hagerstown Industrial Loan
Jonathan ST. D. Earl Neskire
Terrace Restaurant
Pennsylvania and
Prospect Avenues
Coal—Builders
W. Church St
Church & Prospect
Crouse Produce
Reichard’s
W. Antietam St
Community Finance Service, Inc
W. Weahington St. Zonda
Buick
Cadilac
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Dodge
Word
la Salle Mercury
Packard
Plymouth
Suidebaker
BBC
Ron’s
Joe Mills
Mountain Ramblers
Reuben and
Rachael
County Commissioners Office
Court House
J.B. R. Black
Consumers Credit Service
Consumers Credit Service, Inc
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