Eyewitness Account Of Prelude To Coral Sea Battle
American fliers recalled the May 4 attack at Tulagi Harbor in the Solomon Islands. Nine to eleven Japanese warships and transports were sunk as squadrons launched torpedoes and bombs from carriers and sea planes. Officers Taylor and Burch described the surprise dawn strike and the rapid return of crews without injuries as the opening salvo before the Coral Sea battle.
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Walter B. Glausen
Pearl Harbor
T. H
Aulagi Harbor
Solomon Islands
Coral Sea
Joseph Taylor
Danville
IJL
William Burch
Paducah
Australia
Little Florida Island
Solomon Group
Burch
Tulagi
Preparing For New Pipeline On North Jonathan Street
Work to install a 16 inch water line on North Jonathan street and Pennsylvania avenue begins at Church and Jonathan. One block of Jonathan is closed during connection to the 24 inch main from the Wil liamsport pumping station. Laying will start around June 20 after the pipe arrives. federal funds about 50 000 dollars back the project to boost pressure and fire protection for north end and defense plants. Removal of trolley rails on South Potomac street also starts today.
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Jonathan Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Church and
Jonathan Streets
Williamsport
Water Department
Charles W. Stump
North End
South Potomac Street
Maryland General Certifies Accidental River Bridge Shooting
Brig. Gen. Dwight H. Mohr announced a military board of inquiry found the fatal shooting of Corporal Henry Joseph Vinyard at the Susquehanna River Bridge was accidental. Private George E. Spencer, previously held, is returned to active duty.
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Baltimore
Dwight H. Mohr
Maryland State Guard
Henry Joseph Vinyard
Susquehanna River Bridge
Mohr
George E. Spencer
St. Michael's
Loss of U S aircraft carrier Lexington in Coral Sea
Washington reports the loss of the Lexington in the Coral sea battle ending May 8 after enemy air attacks. The official Navy review notes Japanese losses of 15 ships sunk and more damaged, with American losses limited to the Lexington Neosha and Sims and rescue of Neosha and Sims personnel.
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Washington
U. S
Coral Sea
Australia
Navy
New Guinea
Lexington
Sims
Jap Defeats May Release Mainland Troops To Reinforce Pacific Bases
Pearl Harbor June 12 In a report from Pearl Harbor it is predicted that speedy American reinforcements may be sent to Western Pacific bases and key points after the Battle of Midway The defeat of Japan is seen as removing any threat of U S invasion of the mainland freeing forces on the west coast for urgent deployment Coastal defense emphasized with dive bombers torpedo planes fighters and heavy bombers in both Coral Sea and Midway actions Continued on Page 2
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Clark Lee
Pearl Harbor
Western Pacific
Pacific
Midway
United States
Coral Sea
Aleutians
Midway Battle Shows Land Based Air Power Dominance
Military observers in Washington credit land based air forces for the decisive Midway victory. Fresh Hawaii reports say B 17 flying fortresses and allied Army Marine and Navy bombers repelled the Japanese fleet, possibly erasing the enemy’s ability to threaten Pacific lands where American air power is strong. The Navy role remains to be fully assessed.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Jne
United States
Hawaii
Midway
Isand
Delos C. Emmons
Retailers Study Credit Problems Hagerstown Firms Discuss New Rules
Hagerstown stores and customers are reviewing the new federal credit regulations effective July 10. The rules require full payment for charge purchases made in a given month by the second month after, with May-origin debts due by July 10. The Hagerstown Retailers Bureau discusses safeguards to avoid hardship.
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Hagerstown
Short Cherry Crop Reported In County
County reports indicate the sweet cherry crop is the shortest in years while sour cherries are about a quarter of normal. Even if sours had been plentiful, sugar rationing would likely have prevented preservation or canning.
Flying Tigers Take Toll Over Kweilin Fight
The Flying Tigers, American volunteer air squadron, shot down seven and possibly eight of 18 Japanese planes during a battle over Kweilin in Kwangsi province. Kweilin has seen daily bombing as Japan seeks to disrupt Chinese forces and communications in South Central China.
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Chungking
Flying Tigers
Kweilin
Kwangsi Province
China
Blackout Law To Be Passed Tonight By City Council
An ordinance making blackout mandatory with a $50 fine for violators will be enacted at a special Mayor and City Council meeting. Thomas W. Pangborn, president of Pangborn Corp., offered to use his steam driven whistle from his plant to announce blackouts, supplementing four existing sirens deemed inadequate.
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Thomas W. Pangborn
Pangborn Corp
Minor thefts being probed
An empty oil drum six gallons of paint two house doors and an Elgin wrist watch were stolen yesterday and last night. The steel drum valued at four dollars was taken from the rear of a filling station in the 700 block of Potomac avenue. The paint and doors came from Forest Products Corp at 900 South Potomac street and the wrist watch from a local defense plant washroom. Ss B Reed and J F Ault reported the thefts.
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Elgin
Potomac Avenue
Forest Products Corp
South
Potomac Street
Ss. B. Reed
J. F. Ault
War Effort Of City Is Praised
Ray A. Ford Jr., 23, a musician first class in the U S Navy, visits Guilford avenue parents for the first time in six years. He served at Pearl Harbor since 1936 and rode as stretcher bearer during the raid. Ford survived without injury and praised Hagerstown’s all-out war effort and defense plant activity.
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Ray A A. Ford, Jr
U. S. Navy
Ray A. Ford
Guilford Avenue
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Ford
Navy
United States
Hagerstown
Public Schools Close For Summer 1942
Public schools close for the 1941-42 year as bells sound for the last time until Septembers opening. Boonsboro hosts the final high school commencement this evening while defense training courses are emphasized countywide to meet rising demand.
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Boonsboro
Nazis Launch Huge Drive in Kharkov Area
German troops east of Kharkov began a large new offensive as Soviet forces acknowledged some headway amid bitter resistance. The drive, reported by Nazi field headquarters, surged in volume near the city described as a Soviet Pittsburgh in the Ukraine. On the Crimean front, Soviet dispatches said Sevastopol defenders were counter attacking and showing improvements in their effort.
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Kharkov
Fedor von Bock
Pittsburgh
Ukraine
Crimean
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Springs Not As Low As Expected Amid Drought Fears
Weather observer J A Miller reports underground streams near Keedysville rebounded from winter drought. Spring and well flows are low but not as dire as feared, aided by heavy winter snow and May rains. June rainfall remains light but history suggests more rain ahead. Jane is Washington county’s wettest month in 40 years. Last night’s warmth topped 70 and yesterday reached 89.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Jane
Washington County
Gas Shortage Slows Martins Baltimore War Effort
Baltimore June 12 Glenn L. Martin aircraft maker says gasoline shortages are slowing the war effort. He urges extra quotas for filling stations serving his Middle River plants and 24 hour operation within ration card limits to keep workers at their jobs.
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Baltimore
Glenn L. Martin
Ration Board Posts Certificates for Auto Tire Applications
The Ration Board announced that all applicants for recap tires before June 1 must appear to receive certificates. Most applications up to that date have been processed under the extended May quota, with about 304 applications estimated by the office.
Eight Die In Bomber Crash In Sarasota Bay
Eight Army fliers were killed and two injured when a four engined bomber crashed into Sarasota Bay during a pre dawn training flight. Major Gardiner Fiske, air base intelligence officer, said the ship cleared the runway then went out of control and landed inverted in shallow water about 200 feet from shore. Identites not yet fully established and crew list withheld.
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Sarasota
Fla
Sarasota Bay
Gardiner Fiske
Sarasota Air Base
Fiske
Ration Board Warns On Tire Shortages For Applicants
The local Ration Board urged more group riding and tire conservation for essential travel. It announced another group was granted certificates for new tires while noting the county’s current quota cannot meet demand and unlikely quota will be augmented as last month. Individuals claim eligibility under existing rules.
West Virginia University student flier dies in trainer crash
San Antonio reports the death of Second Lieutenant Frank J. Wilgus, 24, of Fairmont, West Virginia, and a student flier, who perished yesterday when their basic trainer aircraft crashed. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Wilgus and attended West Virginia University.
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San Antonio
Tex
Frank J. Wilgus
Fairmont
W. Va
Wilgus
Stanley Wilgus
West Virginia University
Foltz Divorce Suit Filed by Foltz and Hartle
Fritzie R. Foltz filed for divorce from Lewis F. Foltz in court today, represented by Attorney C. K. Hartle. The action seeks dissolution of the marriage and related relief as per pending court proceedings.
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Fritzie R. Foltz
C. K. Hartle
Lewis F. Foltz
Officer Conner Commissioned at Fort Belvoir Post
Glenn Thomas Conner grandson of Mrs Julia Hellane and nephew of Councilman Joseph G. Hellane was commissioned a second lieutenant at the Army Engineers Officers School at Fort Belvoir Virginia. After a short furlough at his Pittsburgh home he will report to Camp Claiborne Louisiana. Lieut. Conner was a recent visitor here.
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Glenn Thomas Conner
Julia Hellane
West
Washington Street
Joseph G. Hellane
Army Engineers Officers’ School
Fort Belvoir
Pittsburgh
Camp Clayborne
Lieut
Conner
Army commissions major from local orthopedic chief
Commissioned Major Dr. Lt William Nachlas formerly in charge of the orthopedic clinic at Washington County Hospital has enlisted in the Army and is assigned to Tilton General Hospital at Fort Dix New Jersey. He was commissioned a major.
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William Nachlas
Washington County Hospital
Army
Tilton General Hospital
Fort Dix
New Jersey
You Wouldn't Think They're War Partners
Edward Kennedy reports from Libya on Axis POWs in British custody where Italians and Germans stay apart within camps. Food provisions and cigarette rations drive a fragile, uneasy exchange, highlighting frictions between the two factions despite shared status.
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Edward Kennedy
Libya
Filling Stations To Serve As Collection Depots
President Roosevelt announced an intensive campaign for collecting the nation's old scrap rubber from June 15 to June 30. He urged individuals to search basements attics and backyards while offices factories and farms cooperate. 400,000 filling stations will act as depots paying one cent a pound with government reimbursement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
U S Russia accord may open bases to bomb Japan
Allied capitals debated three likely wartime steps including a second European front in 1942 a Russian move on Japan and Soviet air bases at Vladivostok for American bombers officials and lawmakers in Washington voiced cautious optimism that a Roosevelt Molotov agreement could grant access to Soviet bases accelerating Japan’s defeat without detailing operational plans.
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Japan
Second Front
Germany
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
United Nations
Europe
Washington
Roosevelt
Russia
Vyacheslav Molotov
Vladivostok
United States
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Noth
Movie Stars Told To Eliminate Glamor
Hollywood war era guidance from the Screen Actors Guild urges stars to curb glamour during rationing. Actresses are asked to wear cotton, avoid wool where possible for uniforms, adopt a standardized silhouette, and drop hairpins zippers and metallic jewelry to promote thrift and support wartime economies.
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Hollywood
Screen Actors Guild Today
Guild
America
County Sends Bill For Costs Of Trial
A bill for 329 dollars representing the county costs for the rape trial of James Anthony Anderson was dispatched to Montgomery County yesterday. Anderson was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Anthony Anderson
Montgomery County
Anderson
John T. Conrad Fractures Leg In Morning Fall
John T. Conrad aged 57 of Greencastle suffered a fractured right leg in a fall this morning. He was admitted to Washington County Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Conrad
Greancastle
Washington County Hospital
First Black Raspberries Ship From County to Pittsburgh
The first black raspberries from county plants were shipped yesterday to the Pittsburgh market. Only two crates were in the initial shipment and there are no return prices yet to indicate value.
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Pittsburgh
Realty Market Slump Hits Local Property Deals
The local real estate market slumped last week with few sales totaling about $25,000. Transactions include Frisby T. Spickler to Preston V. Sprecher for 244 acres west of Hagerstown at 3400, Mary E. Wagaman to James C. Simmons for property on Summit Avenue at 7500, Leo E. Riffle to Nick G. Stavros east of Williamsport at 4500, and Daniel J. Sprecher to Frisby T. Spickler and Myrle G. Spickler for Vine Street and Surrey Avenue corner at 4800.
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Frisby T. Spickler
Preston V. Sprecher
Western Pike
Ilagerstown
Mary E. Wagaman
James C. Simmons
Summit Avenue
Leo E. Riffle
Nick G. Stavros
Williamsport-Downsville Road
Willamsport
Daniel J. Sprecher
Myrle G. Spickler
Vine Street
Surrey Avenue
Chinese Admit Chuhsien Lost In Rail Center Setback
In Chekiang province western Chekiang, Chinese forces conceded losing Chu hsien, a major rail center, while claiming recapture of two other locations. The struggle centered on the Chekiang Niangsi rail corridor near halfway between Chu hsien and Hangchow, the northern end of the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Chuhsien
Chekiang Province
Chekiang-Niangsi
Hangchow
Une
Dockyards Aflame in Taranto Raid Report
Cairo reports RAF statement describing large fires in Taranto dockyard area during a Wednesday night raid, the third in a series targeting the Italian naval base.
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Cairo
Egypt
RAF
Taranto
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Krug
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FDR
Roger D. Greene
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