Eisenhower Returns Home to Hero's Welcome in Washington
General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in Washington aboard a C-54 with President Truman and Marshall greeting him. Thousands lined the capital as fighters escorted the plane, and Eisenhower saluted amid the band and photographers. In remarks to Congress and the Supreme Court, he spoke of peace problems being solvable with the same resolve that won the war and praised Churchill and Roosevelt for leadership.
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Washington
Dwight D
Eisenhower
America
Truman
Ike Ike Ike
Kansas
George C. Marshall
Atlantic
Virginia
Potomac
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Supreme Court
Europe
Churchill
Roosevelt
Red Army
Germany
Employers Must File Form 42-A For Deferred Workers
Local draft boards require employers to file Form 42-A for all male employees aged 30 to 37 with deferred draft status. Boards previously accepted notices of unchanged deferment. now uniform policy demands official form submission and six month reviews, with employers renewing deferment requests on Form 42-A.
Tip On Gas Blast Wins First Prize
A tip on the gas blast that injured two persons last Saturday morning captures first prize in the Daily Mail news tip contest. Second prize is split between tips on raspberry price freezes and using shortwave radio to speed water piping adjustments to Hagerstown.
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Hagerstown
West End
Daily Mail
Eight Countians Return From Europe In 14 000-Strong Division
A group of Hagerstown and Washington county soldiers from the Highty Sixth Black Hawk Division arrived at Fort Meade for 30 day furloughs before redeployment. The unit, part of over 14,000 returning to the U S from Europe, marched through Camp Kilmer after crossing New York Harbor aboard four transports. Names and addresses of local men accompany the report. The division served with General Patton's Third Army, participating in the Rhine, Ruhr pocket, and Bavaria campaigns.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Fort George G. Meade
Europe
Ralph C. Gorman
John W. McCullough
Hancock
Pic
Richard B. Snowden
West Washington Street
William H. Spires
South Potomac Street
Gene F. Corsi
Jefferson Street
Roy L. Cave
Mechanic Street
Charles J. Summers
North Potomac Street
Ralph E. Hoffman
West Church Street
New York Harbor
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Battle of the Rhine
Ruhr Pocket
Bavaria
George Patton
Third
Banzai Charges Ineffective in Philippine Fighting
Lt. William A. Byers of the American Division recounts a 27 day push in the Philippines where a banzai attack failed to break American lines and TNT charges caused no injuries. The veteran 4th Regiment advanced from the beachhead into rugged mountains where terrain limited mechanized weapons.
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William A. Byers
Philippines
Altho
Byers
Daily Mail
I1 4Th
Four Injured In Early Morning Auto Crash Near Marlowe
Four of a six member party from this city were hurt shortly after midnight in an auto accident near Marlowe West Virginia. All four were treated at Martinsburg hospital for non serious injuries. The crash occurred while en route to this city around 12 30 a m. Injured were Gene Condon East Franklin Street Red Peterson East Antietam Street Marie Nonemaker Salem Avenue Peggy Ford East Antietam Street. Betty Feigley East Lee Street and D F Murray Bryan Place were uninjured.
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Marlowe
W. Va
Martinsburg
West Virginia
Gene Condon
Franklin Street
Red Peterson
Antietam Street
Marie Nonemaker
Salem Avenue
Peggy Ford
Betty Feigley
East Lee Street
D. F. Murray
Bryan Place
Sugar Applicants Fail To Sign Name
The Washington County Ration office reports many applications are returned as signers omit signatures on the certification that sugar coupons will be used for home canning or preserving purposes only. Chief Clerk Samuel King Sr notes consumers neglect to sign and merchants accept coupons without signatures.
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Washington County
Samuel King, Sr
Supreme Court Rules Deportation Of Bridges Valid
The Supreme Court upholds the deportation order against Harry Bridges, West Coast CIO leader, in a 5-3 decision. Justice Jackson did not participate. Chief Justice Stone wrote a dissent joined by Frankfurter and Roberts. The case ends a seven year dispute over government action to expel Bridges to Australia.
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Supreme Court
CIO
Washington
Harry Bridges
Douglas
Jackson
Stone
Frankfurter
Roberts
Bridges
Australia
Biddle
Communist Party
United States
Justice Department
Proud Papa Plotner Welcomes German P O W
Pfc Gilbert Plotner, the county s first returned German prisoner, occupies the waiting room at Washington County Hospital amid his ordeal. He admits the Nazis offered less fear than waiting for news. His wife Ana Lee Alger gives birth to a daughter, a new playmate for Gilbert Jr.
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Holdiing
Washington County
Forfeits Collateral of Drunken Driving Defendant
Joseph E. Lowery aged 56 forfeited collateral of 101 dollars in city court this morning on a drunken driving charge. He listed Pennsylvania as his home and was arrested by a city officer.
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Joseph E. Lowery
Lowery
Pennsylvania
Six Drown in Potomac at Dellinger’s Wide Water
Sheriff Huyett announced at 1 PM he would hire an expert diver to locate the six bodies drowned last evening in the Potomac near Dellinger’s Wide Water. Four miles below Downsville the water runs 35 feet deep as deputies and volunteers grapple to recover remains. identified victims include Leslie Michaels and Wilbur Byers, with Frances McElroy and Paul Brade among others. Mrs Brashears survives in serious condition. (Continue on Page 2)
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John B. Huyett
Potomac
Dellinger’s
Downsville
Leslie S. Michaels
Hast Wastington Street
North Mulberry Street
Genevieve Brashears
Connie
Lloyd Bowers
Williamsport
Gets Stolen Auto Back Because Of Girl's Alertness
Ralph Taylor of Keedysville retrieved his car today after Miss Estelle Bender of Sharpsburg spotted it. The theft occurred Saturday night from the garage, police were alerted, and the driver abandoned the vehicle when pursued by the discreet watcher.
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Ralph Taylor
Keedysville
Estelle Bender
Sharpsburg
Taylor
Miss Bender
Hagerstown
Japanese Holdout Officer Surrenders On Guam
A Japanese field officer who kept 23 holdouts in jungle resistance on Guam for 10 months surrendered after formal talks with Marine Col. Howard N. Stent. The surrender was hailed as a model of American psychological warfare.
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Guam
Howard N. Stent
Warner Springs
Cal
Japan
Stent
Sten
Wounds Fatal T/Sgt Clarence B Williams Dies of Wounds
T/Sgt Clarence B Williams, 28, died May 2 from wounds received the day prior while serving in Hawaii with the 21st Infantry. Enlisted Oct 6, 1940, he earned four battle stars and recently spent a 35 day furlough with family in Hagerstown. Survived by parents, brothers Richard Albert Frederick and sisters Helen Johnson Mary Thumma Anna M Grove, all of Hagerstown Rt 5.
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Clarence B. Wiliams
Minanao
Clarence A. Williams
Hagerstown
Williams
Army
Hawaii
21St Infantry
Security
Richard
Rt 5
Albert
Frederick
Helen Johnson
Mary Thumma
Anna M. Grove
Six Cows Killed By Lightning In Maryland Farm
Thunderstorms roared through the night as a light rain ended with a heavy downpour. Six cows on the Dellinger farm near Williamsport were struck by lightning and killed, bodies found this morning. Keedysville reported 91 degrees with .52 inch of rain, bringing June total to 2.18 inches.
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Hagerstonians
Dellinger
Norman Rowland
Neck
Williamsport
Mercury
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Rare Tropical Tree Blooms Along River
Rare tropical tree blooms along the Potomac river area near Taylor's Landing above Ds Mail office. The 15 foot high plant, planted about eight years ago by the late H. O. Hart at Slarts Haven, has about zero buds and a 15 inch bloom, with fragile fragrance. Bamboo on the same plot reaches 15 to 20 feet. gifted tropical plantings were established years ago and mostly thriving.
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Maryland
Harry Fridinger
H. O. Hart
Slarts Haven
Taylor’s Landing
Potomac River
Frudinger
Ritchie
Harr
Couple sue Trak Construction over truck damage lawsuit
A married couple in Salt Lake City sue Trak Construction Company for 1,006 dollars claiming heavy trucks repeatedly passed their home, causing damaged foundations and walls and making the dwelling unsafe.
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Salt Lake City
Trak Construction Company
Charge Russians Using A Ringers at Moscow Sabotage Trial
A London spokesman for the exiled Polish government accuses Russia of placing a ringer among 16 Poles on trial in Moscow for sabotage. He identifies the unknown 16th prisoner as M. Jansen and questions admissions, noting Gen. Filipkowski’s prior command and the seizure of Lwow.
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London
Moscow
M. Jansen
Jansen
Lavon
Filipkowski
Lwow
Patton Speech Criticized for Profanity At LA Event
In Los Angeles on June 9 Gen George S Patton was the focus of a sermon by Dr Don Householder co-pastor of Trinity Methodist Church who condemned his remarks as profane in a ceremony meant to honor him.
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Los Angeles
George 8
Four Japanese War Centers Hit by 450 Superforts
Guam report of dawn raids by 450 B 29s struck four smaller industrial cities in Kyushu and Honshu. Targeted Hamamatsu Yokkaichi Kago shima Omuta, all under 200000 population, with fires started and controlled within hours. Japanese claims differ from Allied reports on duration and extent.
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Guam
Japan
Kagoshima
Omuta
Kyushu
Hamamatsu
Yokaichi
Honshu
Yokkaichi
Kageshima
Chinese Reach Vital Road Junction Southwest of Liuchow
Chinese troops smashed to a vital road junction 21 miles southwest of Liuchow in Kwangsi province and another column pushing east from Ishan neared Liuchow within 27 miles. Reinforcements recaptured Chan in Kiangsi, a key link point, as Japanese forces retreated northeast.
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Chungking
Tatang
Liuchow
Kwangsi
Ishan
U. S. 14Th Air Force Base
Kiangsi
Chan
Ten
Nan
Rwanghing
Tingnan
Cabby Talks Down Hole Up Man In Salt Lake City
A cab driver in Salt Lake City used calm talk to persuade a would-be robber to return $2 of the $34 he sought. The incident ended without injury. A passenger later reported a $35 theft. Police questioned the suspects and reviewed the cab’s logs.
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Salt Lake City
Kay Lomax
Soviet Court Tells Of Confessing Poles In German Contacts
In Moscow on June 18 the Military Collegium of the Supreme Court said Maj. Gen. Bronislaw Okulicki and 15 Polish leaders confessed to charges including killing 594 Russian officers, anti-Soviet espionage, and conferring with Germans. The trial, before Judge Vasily Ulrich, occurred in the Labor Building hall. one defendant was ill. The group discussed plans for a Western bloc against the USSR and a message about Europe’s future. The prosecutor may seek the death penalty in several cases.
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Moscow
Supreme Court
Bronislaw Okulicki
Graying
Okulicki
London
Tadeusz
Bor) Komorowski
Germany
Poland
Red Army
England
Europe
May Release of 13 Objectors in Washington County
About 130 conscientious objectors in Washington County Civilian Service Camps face release under a government point system. National figures show roughly 900 of 9,000 objectors to be released, about ten percent, though details of the method and timing are not yet received by the county office.
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Washington County
Sait Conservation Service
Hottlec
Coal Prices Rise Up to One Dollar a Ton in Washington County
The Office of Price Administration and the Ration Board announced price increases effective today, June 13, allowing retailers to raise anthracite broken egg stove and other coal by up to one dollar per ton. Other permissible rises include buckwheat 5% per ton and barley 2 cents per ton.
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Omeidotar
Washington County
Office of Price Administration
Ration Board
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William Byers
Hagerstown Group
Harry Brid
Papa Plotner
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