Roosevelt Praises Public Resolve In War Effort
President Roosevelt commends the American people for coordinating federal state and local efforts in the war drive. He addresses Governor Herbert O’Conor during the Maryland governors conference ahead of its Columbus Ohio session. He notes pride must spur further arduous wartime tasks and lists officials slated to speak.
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Baltimore
Roosevelt
Herbert
O’conor
Maryland
Columbus
Allse
America
United Nations
United States
Army
George C. Marshall
Joseph B. Davies
Russia
Moscow
Secretary of the Interior
Scries
War Manpower Commission
McNutt
Davis
Brown
James B. Carey
Congress For Industrial Organizations
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Broughton
North Carolina
Bricker
Ohio
Italian Islands Fall to Allied Bombing Campaign
Pantelleria and Lampedusa capitulated after intense bombardment and naval shelling, with Linosa surrendering peacefully. Catania and Messina endured daylight raids as RAF and Africa-based pilots push toward Sicily, while Sicily itself remains the focus of heavy Allied air strikes.
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Messina
Sicily
Pantelleria
Catania
RAF
Lampedusa
Mediterranean
Linosa
Malta
Middle East Air Command
Cairo
German Spies Helped Japs Plot Against U S
FBI reports detail Wilhelm Kuehn and wife Friedel aiding Japanese intelligence before Pearl Harbor. Kuehn admitted preparing a signaling system to convey U S fleet movements to Tokyo and sold information via Okada and Morimura. Cash payments totaling fourteen thousand dollars were recorded in 1941.
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Kuehn
O.W.L
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Kalama
O.W.I
FBI
Friedel
Germany
Japan
Office of Naval Intelligence
Military Intelligence Service
War Department
Kuehns
Lantkai
O-W.l
Otojiro Okada
Honolulu
United States
Okuda
Hawaiian
FLBS
Tadaji Morimura
Goebbels
Leopold Kuehn
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Reinhold Heyrich
Heydrich
Letterkenny Jobs Assured by Brigadier General Lawes
Brigadier General H. J. Lawes states Washington reports on 100000 civilian layoffs do not affect Letterkenny Ordnance Depot. He says Letterkenny, one of the largest US ordnance depots, must keep civilian workers as long as troops need supplies. Depot routes and new staff plans reflect War Department support and national importance.
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H. J. Lawes
Letterkenny
United States
Lawes
War Department
Thomas Arrives To Assume New Post In Hagerstown
E Clyde Thomas arrives in Hagerstown to take over as manager of the Social Security field office. He has been acting manager in Raleigh and succeeds Hayes J Fish who led the local office for several months, overseeing old age and survivors insurance provisions.
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E. Clyde Thomas
Social Security Board
Raleigh
Hagerstown
Social Security
Mr. Thomas
Washington
Carroll and Frederick
Hayes J. Fish
Sergeant Sidney Cohen Named King of Lampedusa
RAF sergeant Sidney Cohen 22 earned the nickname King of Lampedusa after landing his Swordfish on the island and accepting Italian surrender with two crewmen. They escaped air attacks and delivered the surrender to authorities before flying on to Tunisia.
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Sergeant
Lampedusa
Allied
North Africa
Cohen
Lampedusa Island
Sidney Cohen
Peter Cates
Leslie Wright
Ryelles
Hearings Set for Pleaure Driving Violators in Charlestown
OPA and local ration office prepare hearings for about two percent of alleged violators tied to the pleasure driving ban. Investigators list vehicles seen near the Charlestown track and inquiries will target motorists visiting the area. Hearings for the first group are scheduled for Wednesday June 16 at the ration office.
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OPA
Thomas Bittle
Ration Board
Charlestown
Hagerstown
Rationing Board Probes Gov OConor Trip Details
Baltimore officials review the March trip by Mrs. Herbert O Conor using a government car to Charleston and Norfolk under gasoline ration rules. The OPA panel will determine if official or private use violated restrictions as Mrs. O Conor and Governor's office release statements on the matter.
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Baltimore
OPA
O’conor
Niles
O'Conor
Annapolis
Government House
Norfolk
Charleston
Ten Men Die In Airplane Collision Near Howard
Ten men perished and six were injured when two airplanes collided Sunday afternoon near Howard D 8. Six of the dead were passengers in one plane with seven others believed alive in the other. A pilot reported the crash to Miss Ella Esser, Howard operator, after bringing his craft down safely though injured. Five victims were taken to a Mitchell hospital. The two wrecks landed six miles apart, one in flames. Names were not released.
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Howard
Wen
Que
Ella Esser
Mitchell
Heavy Shoe Buying Amid Stock Shortages In Town
Shoppers endure long waits at local shoe stores as stock is weeded and prices rise. Buyers anticipate good availability for No. 18 in Hagerstown while many sturdy, affordable options remain for housewives and war workers.
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Hagerstown
Civil Air Patrol Relocates Headquarters at Local High School
The Civil Air Patrol moves its headquarters to the Senior High School with Thursday meetings from 8 to 10 p.m. under Army Air Corps supervision. At a recent gathering Lt Ayers led a 50-member turnout with a drill by Set. Grimsley and H L Zark-Toff, a lecture on CAP rules, and medical checks by Dr Crider. New flying clubs form. interested members should contact Lt Ehrbar. vacancies exist for several members.
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Civil Air Patrol
Army Air Corps
Ayers
Corp
Josephine Herman
Two Men Held in Forgery Case
Charles Barr aged 28 of East avenue and Eugene Jackson aged 27 of Elm street were charged with forgery in a case involving back checks from May 26 to June 10. Barr allegedly cashed a $40 check with Jackson vouching for identification. Barr and Jackson face preliminary hearings Tuesday morning. Darrell W. Baker, 19, of West Church street, is jailed as an alleged Army deserter.
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Charles Barr
East Avenue
Desmond
Sellman
Eugene Jackson
Elm Street
Barr
West Washington Street
Jackson
Darrell W. Baker
Church Street
Maugans
Army
Coal Miners Wage Dispute May See President Decision
A wage dispute involving coal miners heads toward a midweek decision as Congress aims to empower the War Labor Board with subpoena powers. President Roosevelt faces a direct labor demand to veto the anti strike measure before the 10 day window expires, while CIO and AFL officials pledge to press him.
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Lewis
Congress
War Labor Board
Roosevelt
Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of Labor
Lee Pressman
CIO
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Senate
Pepper
D-Fla
Local Prices Faith Producers Furnished by Line Brow Renewals
Wheat at the mill 21 46 and at the barn 14 5. Prices paid for corn hogs butter onions heavy hens guineas ham price notes. OPA ceilings listed for various items including potatoes chickens lard spinach rhubarb and homegrown produce priced per dozen or 4 00 per 100 pounds.
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Pountey
Fordy Ib
Celine Price
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F.D.R
Governors’ Conference
R. M. Hays & Bros., Inc
RAND
West Washington
Oslir
U. S
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Thomas
Emory H. Niles
Kentucky
Nfe
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Cushwa
Harry’s Once
North
Jonathan
Bentz & Dunn
Crane’s Clothes
QO. P.O
West
Washington Street
Caskey
Caskey Baking Co
Stride Winthrope
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