Yanks Drive To Within 14 Miles Of Cherbourg Action Near Montebourg
Allied forces push toward Cherbourg with advances to 14 miles from the port and capture of a large ammunition dump near Cerisy Forest. German defenses retreat as heavy Allied air, sea, and ground operations continue. Frequent mention of air raids on France, resupply attempts, and the looming Caen battle amid German reinforcements and strategic crossings.
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Cherbourg
Montebourg
Page
Cerisy Forest
Woodlands
France
Rein Lony
Berlin
Caen
Normandy
Tilly-sur-Seulles
Supreme Headquarters
Font Au Bault
Avanches
St. Lo
Darnand Orders Intensified Crackdown On Resistance
Joseph Darnand, secretary-general for the maintenance of Order under the Vichy regime, directs tougher actions to wipe out resistance fighters and deter French uprisings in support of the Allies. The dispatch highlights his role in organizing a French militia to combat underground activity and ensure regime stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Darnand
Juror’s Son Visit Delays Trial In White Plains
Mrs. Marcelle Broecks a juror in a state supreme court trial requested time with her soldier son on furlough. Court and attorneys agreed and she left with her son for the beach as the trial continued with 11 jurors. OPA prices on lambs unchanged, ceiling charts show no difference between spring and yearling lamb. Polk County North Carolina boasts the richest plant life diversity in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Marcelle Broecks
State Supreme Court
OPA
Rationing Board
Escapee Held For Court Action
Henry Herbert a State Penal Farm prisoner who escaped last Thursday was captured hours later and arraigned before Magistrate E G Miller at Boomsboro. He was committed to jail to await November grand jury action on the escape charge. His original sentence would have been completed today. He blamed his break for freedom on an over abundance of "jump steady" which he said is an alcoholic concoction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Herbert
E. G. Miller
Boomsboro
Herbert
Frederick
F D R Emphasizes War Costs and Allied Efforts
President Roosevelt declares the cost of war is immense and ongoing with Allied forces pouring millions of tons of weapons and hundreds of thousands of troops into Europe. Morgenthau notes Naples to Rome and Rome to Berlin costs, and costs of advancing from the Marshall Islands toward Tokyo are contemplated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
France
England
Europe
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Naples
Rvenie
Rome
Berlin
Marshall Islands
Tokyo
Local Rotarians Attend District Assembly in Waynesboro
Rotary District 18 percent held its annual assembly in Waynesboro Pennsylvania with 189 attendees at sessions and nearly 250 at a luncheon at the Anthony Wayne Hotel. Dr R G Steinmeyer from College Park spoke on post war world problems while Benjamin C Willis outlined community service and post war rehabilitation needs. Others at the event included Paul E Gruber Roy Danzer Franklin M Thomas Russell Howard M E Ellinger and Dr R B Brown presiding at the luncheon. George Harris of Washington a Rotary International director was honored on his 72nd birthday and Governor Albert S Schmidt and Governor elect John J Shank participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary International
Waynesboro
Anthony Wayne Hotel
R. G. Steinmeyer
College Park
Benjamin C. Willis
Washingtion County
Rotary Clubs
Willis
Paul E. Gruber
Roy Danzer
Franklin M. Thomas
Russell Howard
M. E. Ellinger
R. B. Brown
Waynesboro Club
George Harris
Washington
Albert S Schmidt
Harrisburg
John J. Shank
Launch Drive To Raise 2 850 000 In Fifth War Loan
Washington county accelerates the Fifth War Loan with a county goal of 2.85 million as about 600000 in bonds have already been sold or pledged. Chairman John D Hollyday sets provisional weekly targets: one million in week one, one million in week two, reaching the total by July 4. City of Hagerstown plans 400000 plus corporate allocations, with plant payroll plans boosting sales. Local banks and Mary land Theatre report strong bonding activity and post office figures due tomorrow. Citizens urged to buy at least 100 in bonds and support the campaign through payroll deductions and plant programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bromley
Ralph McCauley
Charles E. Dennis
BD. D. Mullendore
Walter Wilson
E. L. Dayhott
Jacob M. Ankeney
Ardath Martin
Mark Miller
Washington County
John D. Hollyday
Hellyday
Hagerstown
Maryland Theatre
Holmes D. Baker
Frederick
Hollyday
Red Drive May Knockout Finns in Baltic Campaign
Reported Soviet offensive targets Finland to neutralize the northern flank and permit bases for planes and ships in the Baltic region. Stockholms and Berlin sources say Finns fight alone as Moscow presses for a quick collapse while German aid appears weak and disorganized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Baltic States
Gulf of Finland
Stockholm
Berlin
Red Army
Helsinki
Baltimore Drive To Enlist Students For Army Training
In Baltimore on June 12 a program was launched to enroll high school graduates into the Army Student Training Reserve. Maj. Gen. Philip Hayes, commanding general of the Tri-State area, ordered invitations sent to 18 year olds in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia. The offer to start college training expires June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Army Student Training Reserve
Third Service Command
Philip Hayes
Tri-State
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Loss of Submarine Chaser PC 558 Announced
Washington reports the loss of submarine chaser PC 558 in the Mediterranean on May 9 with next of kin notified. The vessel, typical crew about 60, adds to U S naval losses this war totaling 759 ships, 81 combatant. Commander Lt Og Edward C Leber from Blauvelt N Y was wounded but survived. his wife resides in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mediterranean
Navy
Department
United States
Og Edward C. Leber
Blauvelt
N. Y
West University Parkway
Baltimore
Leber
Fugitive Baxter Returns for 8-Year-Old Murder Charge
Evans Baxter, 28, arrested in North Carolina last month on an eight year-old murder charge, was brought back to Upper Marlboro by Deputy Sheriff T. W. Martin to await trial in October. FBI and State Attorney Gwynn Bowie cited. Baxter, formerly of Washington, was indicted by a Prince George's County grand jury shortly after the death of Eugene C. Hancock, 68, found near Piscataway in December 1808.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Marlboro
Evans Baxter
North Carolina
T. W. Martin
Gwynn Bowie
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Baxter
Washington
Prince George's County
Eugene C. Hancock
Piscataway
County Calf Club Enjoys Meeting at Cherry Farm
Washington County Dairy Calf Club held a meeting at Cherry Lake dairy farm home of Louis E Grab and son. Georges Hyatt Jr dairy extension specialist led practice judging with dairy cows and a yearling heifer. Thurman Frey presided at the business session in the president's absence. Three new members joined: James Reeder Glen Cline and Lyle Mellett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Dairy Calf Club
Cherry Lave Dairy Farm
Louis E. Grab and Son
Georges Hyatt, Jr
Thurman Frey
James Reeder
Glen Cline
Lyle Mellett
Tragic Kitchen Discovery Ends Camden Couple’s Night
In Camden on an early June night, Mrs Elizabeth Springer aged 75 crawled downstairs after her husband Clarence did not return to their room. She found him dead on the kitchen floor, ending a long period of isolation for the couple.
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Camden
Elizabeth Springer
Clarence
Army flier killed in action over Paris
Army Capt Jefferson Davis Dick Jr 47 a sports promoter once listed as missing was killed in a July air battle over Paris his widow said today The death was listed by the War Department casualty list Dickson known as the Tax Richard of Europe died in combat. The Kremlin in Moscow covers about 63 acres.
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New York
Jefferson Davis Dick, Jr
Paris
France
Dickson
Richard
Europe
War Department
Right To Criticize Upheld By Judges
The Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision that a naturalized citizen has the same right as a native-born American to criticize public men and measures and to express controversial views. The case involved Carl Wilhelm Baumgartner of Kansas City whose 1932 citizenship was revoked in 1942 for pro-German loyalties. In a separate ruling, the Court overturned a Chicago statistician's espionage conviction, requiring proof of intent to incite disloyalty and a clear present danger, in the first wartime espionage act case to reach the Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Frankfurter
Hitler
Dunkerque
Roosevelt
Carl Wilhelm Baumgartner
Kansas City
Western Missouri Federal District Court
Chicago
Elmer Hartzel
Prominent Figures Cited Across Army High Command
The report notes many prominent persons and at least four high ranking Army officers are involved. Names of individuals and their roles are highlighted, reflecting significant leadership within the force and signaling potential shifts in command dynamics. The piece emphasizes the breadth of influence across senior military ranks.
Youth 16 Weds Widow 37 in Vancouver Ceremony
Ronald Smith aged 16 married widow Mary Ellen Breen aged 37 in Vancouver today. The groom wore bright green painted nails to match Marys, saying they had known each other nine years. Mary Ellen, a widow with two children, called it love at first sight as they cited hiking, hunting, and fishing as common interests. The groom's mother, Mrs. Fannie L. Smith, witnessed the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Wash
Ronald Smith
Mary Ellen Breen
Mary
Fannie L. Smith
Martinsburg voters to elect officials and issue bonds
Martinsburg West Virginia voters will choose a mayor and seven council members in tomorrow's election. They will also decide on issuing 50,000 dollars in bonds to pay for land for the airport expansion. Mayor Chris H. Dailey seeks re election against H R Stotler, with city financing the land for the 1,000,000 dollar project. The Scuppernong Mother Vine on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, is cited as possibly the world's largest grapevine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W. Va
Chris H. Dailey
H. R. Stotler
Roanoke Island
N. C
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Stanley
Polk County
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Cmerry
Snow
Whaitomecy
Washimaton St
F.D.R
Stenson
U.S.S.C
F.B.S
New York City
Emanuel Kalytka
Halloran Hospital
Staten Island
County Calf Club
Clarence E. Schultz
Middletown
Fairchild Aircraft
Washington County Hospital
Bostetter
Harry Wilson
Braxton's Avenue
Hans Gert von Gontard
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Herbert Myers
Antietam Furnace
E.G. Miller
Boonsboro
Myers
Kremlin
Moscow
Saabe
America
Virginia Ave
Rogers Jewelry Co
House of Blue White Diamonds
West Washington
Bohman-Warne, Inc
Franklin St
All Nightingales
Earle
West Washington St
Jersey
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