Two Wounded Vets Get Jobs Here in Hagerstown
Draft Board headquarters announced that about 350 of roughly 6,000 Washington county veterans were honorably discharged for disabilities and placed in work locally. One man with abdominal shrapnel returned to a railroad job after eight days in hospital. another with missing fingers found work as a guard at a defense plant. Most others returned to their prior jobs, with some directed to the U S Employment Service for better opportunities.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
Draft Board
Italy
United States
U. S. Employment Service
Five Juveniles Rampage Close Oaklandvale School
Five boys aged ten to fourteen from Everett rampaged through Oaklandvale grammar school in Saugus causing about 2000 dollars in damage. Police Captain Henry Wheaton said the youths smashed windows struck desks with baseball bats and destroyed posters and artwork before being captured and later released to their parents for arraignment in Lynn district court on juvenile day.
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Saugus
Mass
Oaklandvale Grammar School
Henry P. Wheaton
Everett
Wheaton
Lynn
Tip On Accident Is 1st Prize Winner
A tip on an accident in which one person was killed and two others seriously hurt won last week’s first prize of $3.50 in the news tin contest. Second prize of $2.50 goes to a North Jonathan street man who gave a tip on the former slave who returned to Hagerstown to see the place of his birth. Third prize is divided between tips on a robbery at a local tire establishment and a tip on a slot machine being seized in a county establishment. Tins are accepted each week day between 7:31 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. by the Daily Matt.
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North Jonathan Street
Hagerstown
Matt
Yanks Close In On Jap Naval Base On Saipan
American soldiers and Marines fight through hot canefields on Saipan Island advancing toward Megi cienne Bay harbor as U S Pacific Fleet ships pound Guam. Nimitz reported shelling of the former American base with no invasion confirmation.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Saipan Island
Marianas
Megicienne Bay
Guam
Chester W. Nimitz
Shumushu Islands
Kurile Chain
Radio Tokyo
Iwo Island
Kazan
Sal
Slayer Of Five Executed Today
The Utah condemned killer Austin Cox, age 39, was executed by firing squad at dawn in Salt Lake City after slaying five people including District Judge Lewis V. Trueman. He defied the chaplain, resisted a last word, and showed defiance as four bullets hit the heart area and surrounding near misses. Cox left a Bible marked with words such as self-pity and unstable and had threatened to injure his wife. A separate Navy crash near Chinco Teague air station in Norfolk injured three officers and seven sailors.
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Salt Lake City
Austin Cox
Utah
John R. Watson
Cox
Ogden
Lewis V. Trueman
Norfolk
Chinco Teague Auxiliary Air Station
Fifth Naval District
Costly Delay Leads to Wolfhound Birth and Duty Cost
A merchant seaman arriving in New York to land a Russian wolfhound learned a duty would be charged. He attempted to wait until morning to avoid customs, but the dog gave birth to five pups at dawn and his delay cost him thirty dollars.
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New York
Full Success This Summer Possible Says Churchill
Prime Minister Churchill told the Mexican embassy four days ago that this summer could bring full success for freedom. He cited the Normandy invasion as a German surprise and linked it to Teheran decisions with Allied campaigns steadily unfolding, hoping months of victory would lift the curse of the Germans.
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Londox
Churchill
Normandy
Teheran
Storm Breaks Torrid Wave Over Washington County
A northwest thundergust around 9 a m ended a brief heat spell in Washington County while official readings of 100 occurred yesterday at Keedysville. The storm brought lightning and wind with no reported damage, though hail touched Keedysville and Cumberland faced a cyclonic storm that toppled trees and damaged structures. Growers benefited from a 0.36 inch shower aiding ripening raspberries, yielding larger berries and improved quality.
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Washington County
Mercury
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Miller
Cumberland
Oak Hill Linden Blooms Stir City Viewpoints
The Lindens along Oak Hill avenues are in full bloom drawing admiration from passersby and visitors. Some residents note the strong fragrance becomes monotonous as the blooming period continues in the blocks where the trees stand.
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Oak Hill
Oak Hill Avenue
Suit Docketed As Result Of Crash
Harry L Yingling and Goldie G Yingling filed suit for 1006 through attorney Leo H Miller. The garage on Freder ick street was damaged in a collision May 31 involving truck owner John Corsi and car owner Nick Ginos driven by Le la Mae Schiavo. Defendants listed are Corsi Ginos Mrs Schiavo and Louis Schiavo.
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Harry L
Goldie G. Yingling
Frederick Street
Leo H. Miller
John Corsi
Nick Ginos
Léla Mae Schiavo
Corsi
Ginos
Schiava
Louis Schiavo
Post Office Bond Sales Hit 21,993.75 in First Victory Drive Week
Postmaster Thomas M. Simpson reports 443 Victory Bond units sold at the Post Office during the first week, totaling 21,993.75 dollars. Most sales were the 18.75 dollar bonds with Friday bringing in 60,56.25 dollars for 78 bonds. Tuesday saw 152 bonds sold for 4,725 dollars.
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Thomas M. Simpson
County Ration Office To Move
The Washington county War Price and Ration Board will move around July 1 to the Earle Building at 74 West Washington street occupying the entire third floor. The move from 18 North Locust Street is due to space limits, and lease negotiations were completed last week by Carl T Lindstrom. The ration office will be closed to the public for about two days during the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County War Price and Ration Board
Earle
West
Washington Street
Franklin M. Thomas
Ration Board
North Locust Street
Thomas Raid
Carl T. Lindstrom
OPA
Bond Drive Past Million Mark
Hagerstown aims to exceed one million dollars in the Fifth War Loan drive as Bond Chairman John D. Hollyday reports unofficial progress toward the $2,850,000 goal. The Federal Reserve total through last Friday stands at $795,581 with various series and savings notes contributing to the tally.
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Hagerstown
John D. Hollyday
Federal Reserve
Holdyday
Trapped Germans Face Death Or Surrender As Bombs Hit England
London reports continued German rocket bomb assaults on southern England for a fifth day. Anti aircraft guns and defenses expand along the coast while Allied air forces strike the Pas de Calais launch areas. RAF and anti air crews, including women, endure harsh conditions as propaganda and fear swirl in Britain.
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London
Germany
England
Hitler
Erally
Pas de Calais
Britain
Yugoslav Leaders Reach Mutual Accord With Allies
In Bari Italy on June 29 the youthful King Peter of Yugoslavia and Marshal Tito announced a mutual accord to strengthen relations with the Allies and aid Yugoslav liberation. Dr Ivan Subasic represented King Peter in discussions with Tito in Yugoslavia and in preliminary meetings at Allied headquarters.
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Bari
Italy
Peter
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Ivan Subasic
Japs Forced Out Of Assam In Northeast India
Southeast Asia Command reports the last Japanese units expelled from Assam as Allied forces push along the Kohima to Imphal corridor in Manipur. Observed withdrawals advance toward Ukhrul while RAF strafes congested columns. Monsoon slows operations. rubber boats used to maintain positions and evacuate casualties.
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Southeast Asia
Thirty six registrants head to pre induction exams in Baltimore
Thirty six registrants mostly aged 18 to 26 left today for their pre induction physical examinations in Baltimore. They are the first group to depart under a new plan creating a common pool for selection for Army or Navy induction and will learn their assignment after the medicals.
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Baltimore
Army
Navy
Naty
Cheese Ration Free For Two Weeks By OPA
The OPA announced that most cheeses will be point free for two weeks starting yesterday at 10 01 am. exceptions are American cheddar cheddar products and Group I cheeses. Readable items include Swiss Italian munster Timberger brick pimento cream cheese and others as stocks rise to seasonal peak.
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OPA
War Food Administration
Accident Victim Shows Improvement
Samuel Wiley a 47 year old Williamsport man injured in an early Saturday auto crash that killed James Lewis Bryan 51 remains improving hospital staff said Wiley has a fractured hip possible internal injuries and severe facial cuts Bryan died at the hospital several hours after the crash Funeral services for Bryan are set for tomorrow at 2 pm Charles E Reid 25 Halfway driver of the car left the hospital Saturday and is recuperating at home He was blinded by an approaching vehicle when his car hit a tree near Kemps Mill
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Samuel Wiley
Williamsport
James Lewis Bryan
Wiley
Bryan
Charles E. Reid
Reid
Kemps Mill
Big Los Angeles Quakes Rattle City and Nearby Areas
Two strong earthquakes rocked Los Angeles and nearby cities with tremors felt as far as San Gabriel Valley and Santa Monica. No damage or deaths reported, though alarms sounded and residents fled into the streets. A second, longer aftershock followed the first, with dozens of communities noting contact with the quakes.
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Los Angeles
Here
Compton
Long Beach
Baccalaureate
South Gate High School
Hawthorne
South Gate
Huntinggton Park
Shelve
California
Inglewood
San Gabriel Valley
San Diego
Santa Monica
Glendale
Culver City
Beverly Hills
Divorce Suit Filed by Naomi A Culp for Leroy Culp
Naomi A Culp through attorney D Angle Wolfinger filed a divorce suit in court today against Leroy D Culp. The action seeks dissolution of their marriage and related relief.
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Naomi A. Culp
D. Angle Wolfinger
Leroy D. Culp
Reds Advance to Finns Key Viipuri Threshold
Soviet field dispatches report Red Army breakthrough near Viipuri after breaching the Mannerheim line and capturing Koivisto fortress at Viipuri bay. Inland, Russians push past the Mannerheim line on the Karelian isthmus toward Lake Ladoga, with Govorod’s forces breaking enemy lines in Karelia and threatening Finnish positions as Finnish defense weakens under heavy artillery, Finland described as in a critical position.
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Moscow
Red Army
Viipuri
Finland
Mannerheim
Koivisto
Viipuri Bay
Karelian
Marila
Gulf of Finland
Lake
Ladoga
Leonid A. Govorod
Leningrad
Karelia
Thea
Stockholm
Helsinki
Allies Approve New Italian Regime Under Bonomi
Rome reports that Allied powers approved Premier Ivanoc Bonomi’s cabinet after a week delay at Prince Umberto’s request. The new government will fulfill all obligations of the prior Badoglio regime and retain the monarchy while carrying out terms of the armistice.
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Ivanco Bonomi
Rome
Bonomi
Alfied
Ivanoc Bonomi
Umberto
Italy
Pietro Badostio
Local MC Seeks Piano Donation For Club Dance
Brewer L. Stouffer, master of ceremonies at the Le.A. U.S.O. activities, appealed today for a piano donation to support dance events. He said the current piano is badly battered and largely unusable, and any donation, even if out of tune, would be appreciated.
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Brewer L. Stouffer
0.S
Le.a
U.s.co
Stouffer
Americans Lay Siege to Cherbourg in Normandy Drive
Allied forces press against Cherbourg as Lt Gen Omar Bradley’s spearhead drives to seize the French naval port. The U S 9th Division breaks through, with 25 000 to 30 000 German defenders isolated in the Cherbourg area and options narrowed to fight or surrender. American columns push toward La Haye du Puits and St Lo while widening the break to the Atlantic coast. Continued details on Page 2.
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Wes Gallagher
HDQS
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
France
Omar W. Bradley
Napoleon
U. S
Bizerte
Tunisia
Manton BE. Eddy
United States
Peninsula
Atlantic
la Haye du Puits
St. Sanveur Je Vicoite
la Haye
St. Lo d'Ourville
Atlantic Coast
Bradley
Lison
St. Lo
Fire River
Normandy
Gale Winds Hamper Normandy Allied Unloading Efforts
London June 19 A north northwest gale in the Strait of Dover drives gusts to 60 mph and churns mid channel seas into high broken waves. Visibility dips between rain squalls as temperatures stay low. The gale hampers Allied unloading on the Normandy beaches from planning to execution.
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London
Strait of Dover
Channel
Normandy
New Car Certificates Eased As Automobile Supply Shrinks
Washington June 19. With new car supplies dwindling, the Office of Price Administration eased eligibility for certificates. Effective Friday, applicants must show use in essential war work rather than sporadic use. Qualified groups include doctors nurses ministers war workers and others vital to the war effort. Certificates are no longer required for those driving four or more students or school staff to a school. Members of armed services or those awaiting duty may use certificates for personal family use only.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Armed Services
OPA
Jewamn
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Jap Naval Base
Saipan
Japan
India
K. B. Wolfe
20Th Bomber Command
Charles A. Horn
Wolfe
Air Transport Command
P. O
Earle Building
King Peter
Tito
Assam
N. E. India
Reds
Finn Port
M.C
U.S. C
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