Major Soviet Offensive Aims to Knock Finland Out of War
Moscow reports a major Red Army offensive on a 25 mile front along the Karelian Isthmus above Leningrad aimed at Finland’s defeat and isolating about 100,000 Nazi troops. Soviet forces claimed 52 towns captured, including Terijoki rail junction, with Yappilya seized as a key strongpoint. Forces supported by Baltic fleet guns and heavy air power, indicating high tempo and Allied coordination with France.
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Moscow
Finland
Red Army
Karelian
Leningrad
France
Colt
Leonid Govorov
Sevastopol
Terijoki
Helsinki
Yappilya
Goodyear Store Robbed Of Tires
Seventy five new tires valued at 22 dollars each were stolen early today from the Goodyear Tire Co store near Locust and Baltimore streets. Police were alerted around o clock. Captain William H. Peters led the investigation. Later this morning the Valley Forge Distributing Co reported a Ford panel truck theft from its Virginia avenue garage last night, with police seeking to couple the two robberies. The Goodyear thieves entered via a rear window and used a vehicle to haul the loot. a tire description has been provided.
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Goodyear Tire Co
Locust
Baltimore
William H. Peters
Valley Forge Distributing Co
Virginia Avenue
Goodyear
Mother of Five Is Sentenced to Year in Prison
Clemmie Volneck, 49, was sentenced by Judge Harvey M. Miller in Juvenile Court Saturday to a year in the House of Correction for pleading guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Witnesses said she is the mother of five, but only three are in her custody as she abandoned the others. She had no comment on sentencing.
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Clemmie Volneck
House of Correction
Harvey M. Miller
Miller
Pfc Grumbine Wounded in Italy During Service
Mr and Mrs W S Grumbine of Salem avenue were informed by the War Department that their son Pfc Charles W Grumbine has been slightly wounded in Italy after six months on duty in the area His parents were notified Sunday night Friends may obtain his address by calling 1285 W to write or send a card
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W. S. Grumbine
Salem Avenue
War Department
Pfc
Charles W. Grumbine
Italy
Grumbine
Electrocution Tip Week’s Best Contest Winners
A housewife won first prize with an electrocution tip, earning $3.50 in last week’s Daily Mail tip contest. Second prize was shared for tips on two girls escaping drowning at Big Pool and a minister’s resignation. Third prize covered a schoolteacher accident and a death by own action. Tins accepted daily until 1:30 PM.
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Daily Mail
Soldier Riddle at Camp Picketts Weekend Mystery
Corporal Lewis H. Apple garth of Cadiz Ohio complains his feminine correspondent is taking the army warning "Button Your Lip" too literally. He received a terse note: I'll be in town for the weekend. He now wonders which weekend which town and who is the girl involved.
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Camp Pickett
Lewis H. Applegarth
Cadiz
Ohio
Scenes of Hagerstown booklet goes on sale for soldiers fund
The Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce announced the miniature photo album Scenes of Hagerstown, with over 400 copies sent to service men, will be sold at cost to fund a soldiers fund. Free copies continue to be sent to service members, surplus copies noted for future servicemen support and potential use in local advertising by area businesses.
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Hagerstown
Gotham Bookmaker Is Fatally Shot
New York reports Louis Babe Silver, 29, held on homicide charges in the fatal shooting of Jake The Mayor Finkel, a Brooklyn bookmaker and ex convict. Finkel was found dead with a head wound near the Embassy Club. Silver sought hospital treatment for a scalp wound and a companion, Lila Harris, 20, was held as a material witness. Police tie the slaying to gang conflicts over operable crime networks.
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New York
Louis
Babe) Silver
Jake
Finkel
Embassy Club
Brooklyn
Silver
Beth-El Hospital
Lila Harris
John C. McGowan
Jig
Street Program Here Announced By City Engineer
City Engineer Charles Stump announced a street resurfacing and oiling plan of about two weeks with materials now available. The program marks the first major repair effort in three years and covers West Antietam Elm Hager Key Lee McPherson Mitchell street Mitchell avenue Potomac avenue Ray Armstrong Bellevue Cleveland East First Prospect Mulberry North Mulberry Linganore Kahn Foundry and related streets.
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Charles Stump
Stump
West Antietam
Elm
Car Stolen From Clearspring Doctor
Dr David R Brewer of Clearspringreported his Tate model Plymouth sedan stolen from in front of his residence between 11 PM Saturday and early Sunday. The car had a full tank, low oil, and one bad tire likely to blow out if driven fast.
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David R. Brewer
Clearspring
Maryland to Receive $4 692 000 for Postwar Highways
Maryland would gain 4 692 000 dollars in federal aid for postwar highway construction under a revised 1 500 000 bill approved by the House Roads Committee. New York and Texas would lead, while Maryland’s share would be cut in half under the new formula based on population area and post road mileage.
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Maryland
House Roads Committee
Robinson Dutah
New York
Texas
Empire State
Ezra RB. Whitman
State Roads Commission
Yugoslav Partisans claim advances near Tuzla and Zvornik
Marshal Tito announced that Partisans liquidated enemy strongholds on the Tuzla Zvornik line about 80 miles southwest of Belgrade and shelled Koraj and Celhci ten miles north of Tuzla. The broadcast also reported capture of an enemy stronghold in the Majexica mountains northwest of Zvornik Tobut with a large amount of ammunition.
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Yugoslavia
London
Marshall Tito
Tuzla- Zvornik
Belgrade
Koraj
Celhci
Tuzla
Majexica
Zvirnik-Tobut
Odd-Lot Shoes Will Be Sold Ration-Free
Washington June 12 The Office of Price Administration announced a national odd lot sale offering about seven million pairs ration free from July 10 to July 28. Shoes must cost at least 25 percent below their Line 1 price and cover men and women including boys sizes 1 to 6. Children's, misses and little boys shoes were not included. Less than 14 percent of 1944 shoe supply will be in July ration-free sales.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Tremor Rocks Los Angeles With Suspected Landslide Link
An earthquake lasting about one second stirred Los Angeles at 4 17 am Pacific War Time today, soon followed by a second shock felt in Lacuna Beach Pasadena and broader Los Angeles County. No damage reported, though Malibu area near a 37 mile north landslide may have been triggered by the quake.
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Los Angeles
Lacuna Beach
Pasadena
Los Angeles County
Long Beach
Santa Barbara
Montrose
Malibu
Hull Returns to Work After Rest in Hershey
Secretary of State Hull resumes duties after a ten day rest in Hershey Pennsylvania. His first engagement includes a talk with visiting Polish Premier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk.
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Hull
Washington
Hershey
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Allied advances across Italy push toward Orbetello and Avezzano
Fifth Army troops seized Montefiascone, moving toward Lake Bolsena as forces along the west coast press toward Orbetello. Axis troops are driven from Avezzano and nearby villages while Germans retreat along the Tiber. Lake Fucino becomes farmland again as Allied units gain ground 15 miles on the west coast.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Montefiascone
Lake Bolsena
Orbetello
Eighth Army
Tiber
Bagno Reggio
Rieti
Avezzano
Adriatic
Pescara River
al- Ned
Nunziatello
Lake Fucino
Fifth War Loan Begins Today in Washington County
Bond Chairman John D. Hollyday announced that between five and six hundred thousand dollars in war bonds have already been pledged in Washington County as the Fifth War Loan opens. He urged residents to meet the county goal of 2.35 million dollars, with a 1 million dollar personal quota in Series E bonds, at a public rally at Hagerstown High School.
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Washington County
John D. Hollyday
Hollyday
Hagerstown High School
Federal Auto Use Tax Stamps Go On Sale
About 40 of the new five dollar federal auto use tax stamps, required by July 1, went on sale at the post office on Saturday. Stamps are available at the main floor stamp window and at the Internal Revenue Bureau office on the second floor.
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Post
Internal Revenue Bureau
Thursday Deadline on Tax Installment Due
Alien Ho Mumma deputy in charge of the local IRS office reminds income taxpayers that Thursday June 15 is the deadline for paying the second installment on the 1944 estimated income tax. Notices to individual taxpayers were mailed weeks ago.
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Alien Ho Mumma
Internal Revenue Bureau
Civilian D-Day drive aims for 16 billion in war bonds
Washington June 12 Treasury launches Fifth War Loan drive to raise 16 million? billion. Major target 6 billion from individuals via war bonds, exceeds Fourth Loan by nearly 1 billion. Banks limited to select bond types. report totals through June 26 then shift to nonbank investors. President Roosevelt Morgenthau governors and performers to host a 10 p.m. radio program from Tenamana near the Texas border.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosvelt
Morgenthau
Gulf Southwest States
Normandy Beach Cemetery Claims First Yank Dead
American dead lie on Normandy beach awaiting burial in a bomb scarred shorehead grave complex. German and British bodies lie nearby as Negro troops dig common graves with silent, awed labor on this early invasion day.
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Normandy Beach
John A. Moroso
Head Cemetery
France
Normandy
New Jap Drive Aimed As Establishing A West Wall In China
Chungking reports indicate Japanese forces aim to form a west wall along the Canton Hankow railway. A northern push parallels their southward assault on Changsha, with Maj. Gen. Chennault warning the war could endure for years if the railway is cleared and fortified. The Chinese High Command says Changsha remains under heavy attack though its capture is unconfirmed.
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China
Chungking
Canton-Hankow
Changsha
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Claire L. Chennault
Canton
Chennault
Hunan
Changha
Allied forces seize Carentan as Caen drive widens
June 12 report from Allied high command says American troops captured Carentan, with British forces nine miles east of Caen and a push toward Troarn. Seaborne landings reported at St Vaast la Hogue and offensives extend across Cherbourg peninsula as Rommel mounts counterattacks in Caen. Bradley’s flank nears Cherbourg as thousands more Allied troops pour into the bridgehead.
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James M. Long
Allied Expeditionary Force
Carentan
Cherbourg
Caen
Normandy Battlefront
Doughboy
Cherbourg Peninsula
Cape
Great Funnel
Berlin
St. Vaast la Hogue
Cerisy
Normandy
U. S
St. Lo
Peninsula
Troarn
Erwin Rommel
Merderet
Vichy
Quincville
Omar X. Bradley
Quineville
Monteburg
Allied air power pounds German defenses in major bombing sweep
Supreme Headquarters reports American heavy bombers and fighter streams delivering the heaviest aerial blows so far in support of the French invasion. By noon Allied air forces logged more sorties than the previous day as RAF raids targeted rail centers and Berlin while fighters attacked frontline and interior targets to disrupt German logistics within 100 miles of the battlefront.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
France
Berlin
Mo Me
Edwin Tan Mell
Used Car Price Ceiling Seen In U K For Used Autos
Following the announcement by the Price Administra tion that ceilings will apply to all used autos starting July 10 based on January 2041 levels a large Hagerstown dealer expects market stabilization though trade in India may affect it OPA set ceilings for about 6000 models from 1947 through 19h with two price points the as is and the warranty price both dealers and private sellers fall under the rule A stampede in trade is anticipated until the ceilings take effect and the public gains confidence in dealer accountability See continued coverage.
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Hagerstown
Sere
India
OPA
Maryland delegate grove placed on probation after theft conviction
Norbert L. Grove a Frederick Democrat and Maryland General Assembly delegate received probation after a two year sentence for purchasing 50 stolen cigarettes. Judge John Y. Tucker denied a new trial saying Grove did not show direct knowledge the cigars were stolen, though he had some suspicious awareness. The case damaged Grove’s reputation in Annapolis and Lincolnshire.
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Baltimore
Norbert L. Grove
Frederick
Maryland General Assembly
Suscersinn
Grove
Supreme Court
John YT
Tucker
Criminal Court
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Bronx
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Danbury
Monniger
Moose Wilmington
Del
A. GC. Monniger
Maryland and Border States
Morse Association
Florence
Ciangsha
Senate
United States
George D-Gal
Snow Hill
Lower Eastern Shore
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Paris
U.K
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