Seven Drowned Drowning Tragedy Yields Three More Bodies
The remaining three victims of Sunday's Potomac drowning near Dellinger’s Wide Water were recovered at noon, Sheriff Huyett said, with a possible seventh life missing. Ernest Shade is believed missing from Waynesboro. Byers, Brashears, and McElroy bodies surfaced early today. Navy divers join search as river depth reaches 35 feet. eyewitnesses claim the capsize happened quickly.
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Potomac
Dellinger
John EB. Huyett
Huvett
Waynesboro
Ernest W. Shade
Wilur O. Byers
Byers
Constance Lou Brashears
Frances McElroy
Williamsport
Brashears
Miss McElroy
Leslie S. Michael
East Washington Street
June (Fahrney) Barnes
North Mulberry
Paul R. Ernie
Jefferson Street
Michael
Lloyd Bowers
Bowers
Genevieve Brashears
Many Watch While Divers Hunt Bodies at Potomac
Upwards of 1,900 people lined the Potomac banks near Dellinger’s Wide Water four miles south of Downsville to view Navy divers search for six known drownings on Sunday night. Autos crowded the road as observers on the West Virginia side watched. Sheriff J B Huyett said many offered help but facilities were limited. Divers operate from County Commissioner Joseph M Hoffman’s cruiser using a helmet and one diver at a time with air pumped from deck.
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Potomac
Navy
Dellinger
Downsville
West Virginia
J. B. Huyett
Joseph M Hoffman
Foundry Plant Sold and Merge Form Maryland Machine and Foundry
Announcement states the sale of the Hagerstown Foundry Company property on West Lee street to the Maryland Welding Company and the merger of the two firms into the Maryland Machine and Foundry Company. West Lee street upgrades proceed and welding equipment will move from East Baltimore street. Wilbur C. Sarver serves as president and general manager.
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Maryland Machine and Foundry Company
Lee Street
Hagerstown Foundry Company
West Lee Street
Maryland Welding Company
East Baltimore Street
Wilbur C. Sarver
U S Submarines Sink Eleven More Enemy Ships
United States submarines have sunk 11 more enemy ships in Far Eastern waters, including two light combatant vessels. Noncombatant losses include a medium cargo vessel, two medium tankers, a medium merchant vessel, two small cargo vessels, and three small merchant vessels, raising total Japanese losses to 1,153 ships, with 138 combatant and 1,615 noncombatant.
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Washington
United States
Far Eastern
Navy
Gallantry Wins Him Silver Star for 1945 French Action
S/Sgt. R. Robert L. Cunningham of Cearfoss earns the Silver Star for exposing and directing a 57 mm antitank gun to destroy a pillbox near Styting Wendel France on February 21 1945 under heavy fire He was wounded but his stand enabled his rifle company to advance The award comes with a citation from Maj Gen Barnett Cunningham trained at Camp Revere Oregon and overseas since December
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Robert L. Cunningham
Cearfoss
Calfantry
Fred Cunningham
Army of Occupation
Germany
Styting Wendel
France
Cunningham
Barnett
Camp Revere
Oregon
Three More From County Liberated From Nazi Camps
Three Washington county boys are among 24 more Marry anders liberated from Nazi prison camps per War Department. They are Sgt. Kenneth E. Hutzel of Williamsport husband of Mrs Margaret Hutzell Marvin G. Jones husband of Mrs Gladys Jones of Hagerstown and Pic Benj E Weller husband of Mrs Mary A Weller of Maugansville.
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Washington County
War Department
Kenneth E. Hutze
Margaret’ &. Hutzell
O. Williamsport
Marvin G. Jones
Gladys J. Jones
Hagerstown
Pic
Benj. E. Weller
Mary A. Weller
Maugansville
Truman proposes Speaker as next in line for presidency
President Truman urged Congress to amend the succession law to place the Speaker of the House first in line to the Presidency in case of vacancies. He noted no elected Vice President for nearly four years and argued the office should be filled by an elective officer rather than the Chief Executive. He suggested the Speaker serve only until the next congressional election or a special election to choose a new president and vice president.
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Washington
Truman
House
Congress
Olympia
White House
Roosevelt
State
Treasury
War
Navy
Interior
Labor
Local Soldier Wins An Army Discharge After Long Service
Pfc. Charles A. Trumpower son of Clyde and Mrs. Trumpower of 448 Mitchell avenue returns home to stay after nearly five years in the Army. Enlisting in 1940 he served in Iceland Scotland England France Holland Belgium Luxembourg and Germany. Attached to the French First Army he earned a French decoration five battle stars and the good conduct medal. He praised Red Cross aid to beleaguered troops. Former Southern Shoe Company employee. County driver fined six dollars and forty-five cents for reckless driving in Frederick magistrate's court after a collision with Joseph A. Darby of near Frederick.
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Charles A. Trumpower
Clyde Trumpower
Mitchell Avenue
Iceland
Scotland
England
France
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Germany
Red Cross
Southern Shoe Company
Sgt Shadrack Freed Then Recalled By Germans At Camp
Sgt William F. Shadrack 21 shares his wartime ordeal on furlough at 12 South Cannon Avenue. He spent 3 years 7 months in service with 15% overseas time, including six months in a German camp. A liberation attempt by American companies briefly freed prisoners before a counterattack recaptured them along the Moselle river.
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William F. Shadrack
Hisather
Guy Shadrack
South Cannon Avenue
Germany
Hammelburg
Allied
Shadrack
Heurtegen Forest
Sergent
Moselle
Second Gold Hoard Found Near Merken
American troops uncover a second German gold treasure valued at more than 4 billion dollars in a sand mine near Merken. The 12th Corps made the discovery, following the earlier find in the same central Germany area just before the unconditional surrender.
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Paris
Merken
Supreme Headquarters
Germany
Truman Leaves Today By Air For San Francisco
President Truman departed at 8 20 a m Eastern War Time for a West Coast trip ending in San Francisco for the United Nations Security Conference. He will stop at Olympia Washington to visit Gov Wallgren then fly to San Francisco to close the conference. Eisenhower, Grew, Morgenthau witnessed the sendoff with General Eisenhower greeting the President and Ike joking about the early hour. The Sunflower airliner carried a veteran eight man crew led by Chief pilot Lt Col Henry T Myers.
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Washington
Truman
San Francisco
Olympia
Wash
Mon. C. Wallgren
Dwight D. Hisenhower
America
New York
Army Air Transport Command
Joseph C. Grew
Five Star
Ike
Eisenhower
Atlantic
Henry T. Myers
Tifton
Portland Patrolman Delivers Baby After Emergency Call
Portland patrolman Frank Pratt answered an emergency call and aided in delivering a baby boy. He phoned his wife for instructions during the delivery.
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Portland
Ore
Frank Pratt
Youngster Hurt By Car On Jefferson Street
Nine year old Elmer Long Jr suffered head and shoulder lacerations at 7 45 this morning after stepping from behind a parked truck onto Jefferson street in front of Russell Hammersta s car of Chews ville He claimed he could not avoid the boy but slowed down No charges were filed.
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Elmer Long, Jr
Paper Mill Road
Jefferson Street
Russell Hammersta
Chewsville
Hammersila
John Knode
Cancel Carnival For Lack Of Food And Drinks
The Hancock Volunteer Fire Department cancels its annual Hancock Firemen's Carnival this year due to severe shortages of meat ice cream and soft drinks. After three wartime performances the event could not be held amid food scarcity. The article also mentions a separate three day walkout at the Houston Goodyear Rubber plant by 12 AFL technicians ended with the dismissal of a technician for insubordination.
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Hancock ‘Volunteer Fire Department
Hancock Firemen
Houston
Tex
Gotham Welcomes Eisenhower As Conquering Hero
New York hailed General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower with a lavish, flag bedecked welcome. A 1 gun salute at La Guardia greeted the Supreme Allied Commander after his flight from Washington. Mayor La Guardia and high officers greeted him as bands played. Eisenhower thanked the crowd and rode through the city on a 35 mile tour before continuing.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
la Guardia Field
Washington
Hisenhower
F. H. la Guardia
Eisenhower
West Point
Ernest R. Lee
Byrd Denies MD University Not Democratic Admin
Dr H G Byrd president of the University of Maryland rejected claims of undemocratic administration. He said there is no censorship of the Diamondback and called the charge a mistake. A student referendum on nine points for more student voice was set for today following a mass undergraduate meeting.
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College Park
H. G. Byrd
University of Maryland
Byrd
Daniel Nitzberg
Deadly Copperhead Snake Killed on Frederick Street
A three foot copperhead, one of the mountain’s poisonous species, was killed on Frederick Street opposite Yingling Auto Works after children alerted Harry Yingling. It likely crawled from wood hauled from the mountains, possibly dropped from a truck during the night.
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Frederick Street
Yingling Auto Works
Harry Yingling
Soldier returns home from German prison camps
Pfc. Marie T. Reed of Big Pac Route 1 was among 11,763 men and officers who returned to the States aboard four ships debarking at Camp Patrick Henry Virginia via Hampton Roads. Reed is among those liberated from German prisoner camps returning home, according to an Associated Press dispatch.
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Marie T. Reed
States
Camp Patrick Henry
Hampton Roads
Associated Press
Pfc
Reed
General Buckner Killed Amid Okinawa Victory Fight
Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was killed by a Japanese shell as his Tenth Army pressed the final assault on Okinawa. Buckner, 58, the highest ranking American officer to die in the war from enemy action, died after being struck at 1:15 p.m. while observing Marine units fighting on the southern tip. Maj. Gen. Roy S. Geiger assumed command of the Tenth Army.
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U. S&s
Tenth Army
Okinawa
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
Germany
Japan
Buckner
Eighth Regimental
RyukEyus
Roy 8. Geiger
Marine Third Amphibious Corps
Geiger
Chester W. Nimitz
Baker seeks top spot on adjusted service rating list
Lt. Col. Royal N. Baker 26 of McKinney Texas, veteran of 272 combat missions in Africa, Sicily, England and France, assistant director of training at Fort Sumner New Mexico, is the candidate of Second Air Force for No 1 position on the adjusted service rating list. Baker desires to remain in service.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Texas
Second Air Force
Royal N. Baker
McKinney
Africa
Sicily
England
France
Fort Sumner
N. Mex
Army Air Field
2AF
Baker
Once Private In State Guard, Now Colonel In Germany
Lt Col Maryin L Jacobs formerly private in the 115th Maryland National Guard is now commanding officer of the 121st Engineer Battalion in the 29th Infantry Division in Germany. A 1940 West Point graduate, he began as a platoon leader in the 5th Engineer Combat Regiment and later served overseas with the 4th Division before being wounded at Geilenkirchen and evacuated.
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Maryin L. Jacobs
Fairground Avenue
115Th Maryland National Guard
121St Engineer Battalion
Germany
Daily Mail
West Point
Sth
Jacobs
S$4th Division
Geilenkirch
Not Guilty For Daniel Toyer In Drunken Driving Case
Daniel Toyer, colored, was found not guilty in city court before Magistrate Harry E. Snyder this morning. Arrested last Friday by Patrolman A. G. Castle, he was represented by Attorney Aubrey Kemp.
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Daniel Toyer
Harry E. Snyder
Toyer
A. GC. Castle
Aubrey Kemp
Liberated Sgt. Davis Home After Nazi Camp Prison Term
Sgt. Robert I Davis, a highly decorated 19 year old from Hagerstown, returned home on a 65 day furlough after six months in a Nazi prison camp. He earned the Purple Heart Combat Infantry Badge a Presidential Citation the Good Conduct Medal and a service ribbon with three battle stars. He was captured during the Battle of the Bulge and confined at Limburg then Stalag 4-B before liberation. He will report to Asheville North Carolina after furlough. his brother Lloyd A Davis Jr is serving in the Philippines.
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Robert I ‘Davis
Sgt
Davis
Lloyd A. Davis
Tie
Pfc
Lloyd A. Davis, Jr
Philippines
New Chlorinator Installed At City Pool
The city announced completion of a new improved water chlorination system at the municipal pool. Manufactured by Wallace & Tiernan, the device parallels the purification setup at the Potomac pumping station above Williamsport. The pool water will be filtered and chlorinated, promised as the purest and safest of its kind in the country.
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Wallace & Tiernan Company
Potomac
Williamsport
Local House Hunters Advise on Vacant Homes and Movers
local moving firms report flooded offices as residents seek tips on vacancies in lagerstown. movers say they can’t reliably point to available homes due to wartime job turnover and immigrant migration, noting vacancy scarcity persists despite boosted transfer activity.
Buckner's Prediction Upsetting Okinawa Push Ends Soon
GUAM June 19 The U S S Tenth Army shattered planned resistance on southern Okinawa and pushed toward final victory. Lt Gen Simon Buckner Jr died after a shell wound but predicted two days would finish the campaign and the army's thrust into the western flank sped toward the end. Adm Nimitz did not declare victory but Buckner's death coincided with the campaign's peak. The Japanese garrison, once 85000 strong, is confined to six square miles on the southern tip as fighting continues.
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Guam
U. S.S
Okinawa
Pattle
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Buckner
Tarawa
Sai- Pan
Okinawa Batte
Chester W. Nimitz
Yaeju Plateau
Water Use Climbs as Air Conditioning Spreads
Municipal records show daily water consumption surpassing 7 million gallons on two days last week amid warm weather and more air conditioning. The city plans 1,009 new meters this year starting with about 150 Cavetown pike customers already partly metered, with savings noted in metered homes.
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Cavetown Pike
J&z
Hamilton Homes
Richard Willson
City to Pay 86705 in Bond Retirement and Interest
The City of Hagerstown will pay out 86705 in bond retirements and interest on the debt. A total of 41000 is retired on indig including 000 in electric issue bonds and 4000 in Sewer Department bonds, while interest will be paid on electric Hot plant bonds, Sewer Department and Water Department bonds.
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Hagerstown
Sewer Department
Water Department
Belligerent Deer Disrupts Five Motorists in Montana Incident
Five motorists encountered a belligerent deer in Hamilton Montana on June 19. The animal charged a carca, struck a deer, bent a fender, and died at the roadside, prompting a brief disruption of scenic Bitter Root Valley travel.
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Hamilton, Mont. Jume
Bitter Root Valley
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Yanks
Chief
Fear Seven
U.S
Paul Ruffner
Sharpsburg
Joseph A. Darby
Frederick
Sgt. Shadrack
Gotham
U. of Md
Ryukyus
State Guard
Sgt. Davis
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