ULS Urged to Declare War Across Nations
A wartime plea urges the United States to declare war on Germany and join Britain and France against Nazi expansion. Signers include Admiral Standley, Walter Millis, and Richard Cleveland, among others, arguing for immediate mobilization of air, naval, and military resources to form a united front in Europe. The statement asserts the Somme frontier and calls for ending neutrality by official acknowledgment of war. It also notes China’s Shachsing wine region invasion by Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain
France
William H. Standley
Naval Operations
Walter Millis
New, York Herald-Tribune
Richard Cleveland
Baltimore
Cleveland
Stringfellow Barr
St John’s College
J. Douglas Brown
Princeton University
George Watts Hill
Durham
N. Y
George Fort Milton
Chattanooga
Weygand
Somme
Italia
Uch
Rman Amy
Germany
Wasps Deployed to Fight Japanese Beetles at College Park
University of Maryland entomologists launch Fifth Columnists a program using wasps as natural beetle enemies. About 25 colonies totaling 2,500 wasps will breed to form an army against Japanese beetle grubs. By spring 20 colonies may grow to 155 and 100 colonies released at infestation sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Park
University of Maryland
Ernest Gary
George Langford
University
Ag Vie
Japan
Stop Hitler Now Ad Urges Action From America
In New York on June 10 the New York Times and other papers ran a full page ad titled Stop Hitler Now funded by the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies. William Allen White of Emporia Gazette is national chairman. The notice urges swift aid with planes guns munitions and food to prevent American casualties and a nearby war.
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New York
New York Times
New York Herald Tribune
The
News
Hitler
America
the Alles
William Allen White
Emporia, Kas
Gazette
Flanders
Widespread Feild Damage from Pests Across Eastern States
The report notes thousands of dollars in damage to crops lawns golf courses and shrubs from Maine to North Carolina and from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River. The heaviest infestation is centered in Maryland Pennsylvania New Jersey New York and lower Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
North Carolina
Atlantic
Mississippi River
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Crockett Qualifies For The Air Corps
Announcement from Langley Field Va states David T Crockett formerly of this city has qualified by the Flying Cadet Board. His name is placed on the eligible list to be appointed by the War Department when vacancies occur. Crockett graduated from Ga horses town High School and attended the University of Maryland 1937 to 1940. He played freshman basketball and lacrosse and is a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He served in the University of Maryland Ph U T C for two years.
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U.S. Army Air Base
Langley Field
David T. Crockett
College Park
Flying Cadet Board
Lst
War Department
Crockett
Gagorstown
University of Maryland
Tle
Alpha Tan Omega Fraternity
University of Maryland Ph. U. T. C
Suspect to Be Quizzed Over Hagerstown Cash Raid
Local police will interview a Baltimore man who confessed to cracking a sale in Hagerstown two months ago and obtaining about $300. He is serving 20 days on a minor Pennsylvania charge.
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Susquehanna
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Pennsylvania
Local police tie suspect to W C W safecracking case
Police say a suspect may be involved in the W C W safecracking in which about $500 was stolen. Investigators Terrence Boyle Wayne Seliman and Detective Luther Broom plan a trip to a Pennsylvania town to pursue the case while noting unreconciled robbery reports from Cumberland and Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Baltimore
W.C. W
Pennsylvania
Terrence Boyle
Allegany County
Wayne Seliman
Luther Broom
Camp-O-Ral Enjoyed Despite Severe Storms Near Leitersburg
Over 300 Boy Scouts from the Washington Area Council endured a ferocious electrical storm at the Leatherman Farm camp near Leitersburg. About 28 youths left with parents arriving as heavy rain and saturated ground forced a shift in activities. A Campfire, merit badges including First through Life, and a Court of Honor occurred Friday night with 100 visitors. Major Byron supervised, while Waynesboro leaders aided and Lee Merriman led menus as storms canceled Saturday programming and tents sheltered scouts all night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Area Council
Washington County
Waynesboro, Pa
Leatherman Farm
Leitersburg
Camp-O-Ral
Alfred
Bendel, Jr
Bendell
Leatherman
Bendel
John D. Hollyday
Hagerstown
Advancement Committee
Joseph W. Byron
Camp-O-Bal
Waynesboro
Lee Merriman
Mob Burns Jehovahs Witnesses HQ in Kennebunk
A mob of about 2000 villagers attacked and burned the Jehovahs Witnesses headquarters in Kennebunk Maine injuring two men Dwight Robinson 22 and Fred McDonald 33. Police said the assailants used clubs and torches and damaged the one story building and its literature after an earlier incident in Sanford involving flag salutes.
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Kennebunk
Jume 10
George P. Beckett
Dwight Robinson
Fred McDonald
Beckett
Jehovah's Witnesses
Sanford
Roosevelt Club Emerges In D C For Third Term Debate
A second Roosevelt Republican Club appears in Washington DC opposing a third term push. The sign outside attorney Robert I Miller's office cites his past as "The Original Harding' Man" dating to 1920 as Harding began his presidential bid. The report cites Central Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Republican Club
Washington, D. C
Robert I. Miller
Washington
Harding
Central Press
Classifieds Offer Opportunities Await in Section
Readers are urged to explore the classified ads for money saving opportunities and potential deals. The notice encourages engaging with the classified section to discover openings and offers that can yield tangible benefits.
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Shaobaing
Regio
China
Fender Bent
Hughes Motor CO
R & G Dept
John D. Myers & Co
Howard's
Baltimore St
Exeter
Jersey City
N. J
William ™. Davidson
Worcester
Mass
Don P. Johnston
Wake Forest
N. C
John Middleton
Philadelphia
John W. Nelligan
New York City
Frank Norton
Upper Montclair
N. d
William B. Blood
Darien
Conn
Windsor
J. J. Newberry CO
West
Washington Street
Air Corps
Reree
Eample
Malden
Masa
Cutcura
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Washington St
Second National Bank
Bentz and Dunn
Can CT
Cauffman
R. M. Hays.& Bros
Ines, Meilink Safes
Niceir
Harrisburg
Sunbury
Chambersburg
Sea
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