Invasion forces advance on Saipan during Marianas push
American troops landed 1500 miles southeast of Tokyo at Saipan advancing against Japanese tanks artillery and soldiers. Battleships and carrier planes cover the assault as they grip agingan Point and move toward Garapan amid heavy fighting and counterattacks. Admiral Nimitz praised progress and confirmed the operation.
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U. & Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
Saipan
Marianas
Japan
Agingan Point
Catefields
Charon-Kanoa
Garapan
Chester W. Nimitz
Tindan
Individuals Lag In Bond Buying In Hagerstown
Despite World War II front news, sales of Series E bonds lag in Washington county as the $1,000,000 goal for individuals nears. The Fifth War Loan campaign enters day five with hope for a million dollars by early next week. Bond Chairman John D. Hollyday says the first Fed report since June 1 will appear soon, and the public square bondometer stands as a reminder of the drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Washington County
Federal Reserve
John D. Hollyday
Body Of Missing Child Found Today
The body of Frances McGrath ten year old daughter of a former Boston city councilman was found in Norwell about two miles from Scituate. She disappeared after going to confession at St Marys church and was last seen in a bowling alley. Police said the girl lay on her back with clothing drawn over her head and hat and shoes nearby. A large search by police and volunteers including state guards had been conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scituate
Mass
Frances McGrath
Boston
Norwell
St Mary’s Church
Michael Stewart
Stewart
Two Superfortress losses in yawata air raid clarified
Washington reports no enemy action losses in yesterday's raid on Yawata Japan. Two planes were lost by accident while one crew member is confirmed safe. Bombing described as accurate with large fires and explosions observed. The 20th Air Force says the mission used a sizeable task force from bases in China.
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Washington
America
Yawata
Japan
War Department
Department
20Th Air Force
China
Bombs Reported On Japanese Steel Mills By Eyewitness
New York dispatch describes Roy Porter of American networks witnessing a B-29 raid on the Imperial Steel and Iron Works at Yawata Kyushu. He says tons of bombs hit coke ovens and open hearth furnaces while Japanese anti aircraft fire and shell fragments struck the bombers.
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New York
Roy Porter
Porter
Bangkok
Thailand
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Yawata
Imperial Steel and Iron Works
Kyushu
Japan
Rabies Danger Subsiding Here in Washington County
Maryland health authorities expect an end to the dog quarantine in parts of the state as Dr. H B Wood the U S veterinarian stationed in Washington county says the rabies danger there is effectively past. The last of four county cases occurred two months ago and the final infected dog was bitten in mid February and isolated since. Early removal of the first two rabid dogs is cited as a key factor in limiting spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
H. B. Wood
U. S
Washington County
Wood
Allied task force raid reported on Bonin Islands
Tokyo claimed an allied naval task force attacked the Bonin Island group yesterday afternoon. Domei reported planes hit Chichi Jima and two Jima, as American forces fought Japanese garrisons after landing in the Marianas to the southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bonin Island
Japan
Imperial Headquarters
Domei
Chichi Jima
Two Jima
Marianas
Pittsburgh of Japan Dealt Terrific Blow By Superfortresses
U S B 29s struck a heavy blow at Japan's war industry in Yawata, northern Kyushu, possibly eliminating about one fifth of the empire's steel production. Brig Gen Kenneth B Wolfe hailed the mission as the start of organized destruction of the Japanese industrial base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Japan
Yawata
Pittsburgh
Imperial Iron and Steel Works
Kyushu
Kenneth B. Wolfe
Imperial Works
20Th Bomber Command
Potomac Edison Displays Hagerstown Employees At War
A photo display in the Potomac Edison showroom window on North Potomac street highlights Hagerstown district employees serving in the armed forces. Of 452 district workers at the entry of the war, 58 percent serve in the Army Navy or another branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Potomac Edison Company
Potomac Street
Army
Navy
Hip Broken in Fall by Local Resident George Hutzell
Boonshoro resident George B. Hutzell fell from a ladder while picking cherries and broke his hip. He was moved to Washington County hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Hutzell
Boonshoro
Washington County Hospital
Russians Smash Mannerheim Line Of Finns
Moscow dispatch reports the Red Army breached Finland’s new Mannerheim Line near the way to Viipuri. The fortification featured four stone wall lines, antitank blocks, and a 20 yard mine field, with tanks, artillery, and infantry pushing beyond. Major Konstantin Shvankov described trenches and dug outs with steel platforms for anti tank weapons behind the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egdy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
Finland
Mannerheim
Viipuri
Re. Star Dispatch
Konstantin Shvankov
Red Star
Approach Roads To Cherbourg Advances Narrow Axis To Port
Allied forces under Lt Gen. Omar Bradley push toward Cherbourg as cordons tighten. American troops reach within about 34 kilometers of St. Sauveur and press from Ste. Mere Eglise toward Reigneville while another force engages German defenders near Le Haye du Puits. West of Quineville, units move toward the Lenope river as reserves rush to hold key junctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
Allied Expeditionary Force
Omar WN. Bradley
Cherbourg
St. Sauveur
Allied
Ste. Mere Eglise
Omar X. Bradley
Reigneville
le Haye du Puits
Quineville
Lenope River
Truck Driver Suffered scalp cut from tire rim mishap
Herman Hull aged 29 of 600 West Washington street sustained a badly lacerated scalp about 11 AM when the rim of a tire he was repairing at Domenic Tire Co flew off and struck him on the head. Hull, employed by Ralph A McCauley, received treatment at a local hospital with physicians reporting no skull fracture. Witnesses said the rim seemed to fly off before the tire blew. Hull had just passed Army induction exams in Baltimore and expected induction soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Hull
West
Washington Street
Domenic Tire Company
Hull
Ralph
A. McCauley
Baltimore
Jon
Counterfeit Sugar Stamp Probe Leads To Arrest Of Countians
Federal investigators arrest two more Countians and summon two others in a wide probe of a counterfeit sugar stamp racket. Charles Clark Jr. faces multiple counts with alleged stamp and gasoline counterfeit activity. Others cited or jailed await preliminary hearings next week as investigators widen the case and promise more arrests nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Clark, Jr
Sharpsburg
Lancaster, Pa
Sines Clark
Joseph Himes
Howard T. Myers
Frank Keytauver
Keedysville
Rt 1
Herbert Bryan
Hagerstown
Weaver F. Moser
Charles Pound
Boonsboro Baker
Clark
Myers
Himes
Hal
U. S
C. Welles Little
Joe E. Brown Awarded Eisenhower Medal Title
New York on June 16 Joel F. Brown a film and radio comedian received an Eisenhower medal and the title 4944 Father to All Men Over seas from the National Fathers Day Committee of New York. The honor comes as Brown has traveled to many Battlefronts and appears on a coast to coast radio program last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joel F. Brown
Brown
National Fathers Day Committee of
Hiline
Japs Never Got That Near U. S.
Washington June 15 American forces storming Saipan island in the Marianas are about 1400 miles from the Japanese mainland. The closest Japanese troops ever got to the United States proper was Hiska island in the Aleutians, more than 2000 miles from this country's nearest shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Saipan Island
Marianas
United States
Hiska Island
Aleutians
Allied Air Blitz Hits Boulogne in Normandy Front Drive
Allied heavy bombers struck Boulogne with 12 000 pound bombs targeting E boat U boat and mine sweeper pens as part of the Normandy invasion serial assault. Lancasters with escorts attacked Boulogne channel area after dark while other aircraft hit Valenciennes Lens and Chatellerault railway hubs and fuel dumps. Fourteen bombers missing and night intruder planes damaged several enemy aircraft over France.
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HDQS
LLIED
Boulogne
Normandy
Carinthia
Styria
French Channel
RAF
le Havre
Valenciennes
Lens
No More Gas For East Coast Drivers
The Office of Price Administration will keep current gasoline rations on the east coast for three months. OPA abandoned plans to boost the RB ration in eastern states, postponing any increase for drivers in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
More Probers Of Black Markets
The House Appropriations committee approved funds to boost enforcement by 1,259 workers. OPA Administrator Chester Bowles said the expansion targets a growing black market, with emphasis on the meat industry and needed additional enforcement across the sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
House Appropriations Committee
Office of Price Administration
Virginian Slayer of Five Executed in Loudon County
RICHMOND Virginia June 16 Thomas William Clatterbuck 53 a Loudon county quarry worker was executed at the state penitentiary this morning for the murder of Walter Russell a tenant farmer also of Loudon county one of five slain at the A Morris wave farm last June 1. Despite late efforts by his counsel to obtain clemency on a plea of insanity the execution proceeded at 240 am W Frank Smyth superintendent said three of Clatterbuck brothers visited him in the death cell yesterday his wife five children and godmother did not. An eleventh hour move to seek a writ of habeas corpus was abandoned as counsel chose not to pursue it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Pry
Thomas William Clatterbuck
Loudon County
State Penitentiary
Walter Russell
Clatterbuck
W. Frank Smyth
Virginia Penitentiary
Enemy Unveils Secret Weapon Invasion Era Flight
London reports German pilotless flame planes used along southern England in a first response to the invasion. The self destroying craft flew fast with bright exhaust flames and radio controlled guidance, causing deaths and damage. Home Secretary Morrison announced a few of these radio controlled planes were used.
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London
England
France
Greater London
High Command
Ministry of Home Security
RAF
Home
Herbert S. Morrison
Commons
We’ll Get Used To Pilotless Planes British Reaction
In southern England, June 16, Britons react to pilotless planes with curiosity and unease. A 0-year old woman says she would prefer bombs, a policeman calls the night weird, and a delivery boy notes the ghostly absence of pilots as residents pledge they will adapt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Hitler
Robbery Report At Samuel Fleagle Eatery
Thieves robbed a restaurant on South Walnut street after midnight, stealing pennies, hamburgers, ice cream and pies. Entry was through a rear window. Patrolman Ford and Palmer and Detective Wayne Sellman investigate. owner Fleagle notes thieves seemed familiar with the business and knew where to find supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Fleagle
South
Walnut Street
Wolford and Palmer
Wayne A. Sellman
Fleagle
Divorce Mill Dockets Grow With Four More Suits
Four new divorce cases were filed today, bringing this month’s total to nine and yearly filings to 138. Henry A Alger v Mary M Alger. Mary E Smith v Walter H Smith Jr. Arthur W Becker Jr v Kathryn June Becker. Jes E McAllister v Warner McAllister. Attorneys Bostetter Wolf Hartle Hoffman represent the parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Alger
Mary M. Alger
M. W. B. Bostetter
Mary E. Smith
Walter H. Smith, Jr
Chas, W | Wolf
Arthur W. Becker, Jr
Kathryn June Becker
CC Rk, Hartle
Jes E. McAllister
Warner
McAllister
H. V. Hoffman
14 Year Old Negro Youth Executed in Electric Chair
In Columbia, a 14 year old Negro boy named George Jinius ney Jr. was executed in the electric chair for the confessed slaying of two white girls, fatally beaten with a railroad spike. Governor Johnston refused commutation despite appeals from white and Negro groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
D. C
Aicoli
George Jiniusney, Jr
Nisk
Olin D. Johnston
Anny Recruits Here Again For Air Force
The Army resumed recruitment here today in Air Force volunteers by year of age. Tera, Sey Clare rne Back will be stationed at the Post Office each Friday from 2 wm. rh. amtil 8 ppm to enlist 17 year olds for pilots, Ruane bombardiers and navigators. Only those who have had prior mental and physical examinations are eligible. Joseph B. Gruber and Orville M. Wolfe listed as local contacts for the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Air Fores
Tera
Sey Clare
Howeve
Joseph BP. Gruber
North Maule Perry
Orville At. Wolfe
Summit Agendie
Many Dutchmen Executed in Stockholm Mystery
Fragmentary OCR reports mention Dutch victims and Stockholm, with garbled phrases about executions and occupation. The readable bits imply a dramatic event tied to Dutch nationals, but specifics are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Jung
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Lafe
Bonin Islands
P-E
Hans Wilhelm Rohl
Rohl
Hawaii
Key Peninsula
Joe E. Brown
Virginian
Fleagle’s
South Walnut Street
Anny
Air Force
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