Hitler Uses Power to Quell Unrest in Nazi Expansion
London reports a purge against antisocial elements in Vienna and Istria as the Nazi regime expands its reach. The DNB broadcast defines antisocials as those with criminal or anti-state traits, to be sent to welfare schools or forced labor camps. The drive targets dissidents and potentially all who oppose the state, with Hitler acting as supreme judge through his subordinates.
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London
Vienna
Lower Danube
Istria
DNB
Gestapo
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Party
Air Patrol To Build Headquarters At Municipal Airport
Ground was broken Thursday at the municipal airport for a small frame building to serve as the Civil Air Patrol headquarters. The CAP clears all outgoing and incoming planes per wartime regulations, allowing landings and takeoffs only with government clearance. The organization has operated in this capacity since the regulation’s passage, with some airports unable to continue without such clearance.
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Civil Air Patrol
Two Pennsy Freights In Collision Near Anderson Md
A southbound Pennsylvania freight train backed for a hill near Anderson between Baltimore and Washington when a second southbound train of 45 cars rear collided with the stalled 77 car train. Two trainmen were injured. engineer taken to Baltimore hospital, not seriously hurt. The caboose and several cars were demolished or derailed.
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Anderson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore
Washington
Executions Reported as Polish Women Among Victims
London June 20 The Polish government in exile news service said a new wave of mass executions had begun in Poland with many women among the victims. It stated 12 of 15 hanged at Poznan were women and 40 prisoners including 22 women were shot at Modlin fortress after removal from Warsaw prison.
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London
Poland
Poznan
Warsaw
Modlin
Birthday gesture to General Hartle planed in Northern Ireland
Local admirers of Major General Russell P. Hartle plan to forward him cigarettes for his birthday on June 26. Funds are being solicited and contributions can be dropped at the Hotel Hamilton to Pat McGuire. Aiming to send a carton of 10 000 cigarettes bought at a discount, Hartle will receive a birthday cablegram.
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Russell P. Hartle
Hotel
Hamilton
Pat McGuire
Pat
Hartle
Uncle Sam
Northern Ireland
Wants Reprieve So He Can Sell Fathers
Hoboken in New Jersey the liquor firm sought a brief reprieve to use Fathers Day business, but state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissioner Alfred E. Driscoll denied the request. He noted sympathy for parents and suggested suspensions timed to avoid harming the licensee would not deter future violations.
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Hoboken
N. J
Alcoholic Beverage Control
Alfred E. Driscoll
Driscoll
Horse Drops Through Haymow Hurting Farmer
Thomas Grosh of Halfway was thrown from his horse when it fell through a haymow hole in a barn while he hauled barley. He escaped with a badly bruised leg as the horse plunged to the ground.
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Thomas Grosh
Mr. Grosh
Halfway
Certificates Granted For Thirteen Tires This Week
The local Ration Board issued certificates for 13 new auto and truck tires to five recipients, the smallest weekly quota since rationing began. Awardees include Mark R. Craig with one, Raymond T. Howard with three, Rev. Frank L. Stine with four, and Hagerstown Dairy with five tires and two tubes.
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Mark R. Craig
Raymond T. Howard
Frank L. Stine
Hagerstown Dairy
DRIVE ON JAP BEETLE OPENS
Fifty five hundred Japanese beetle traps will be set in Hagerstown and Washington county this summer with rural districts receiving a large share. About 1,500 traps have already been distributed in county districts including Boonsboro Rohrersville Gapland Keedysville Smithsburg Ringgold Camp Louise Pen Mar Clear spring Big Pool Williamsport Halfway Hopewell Funkstown. Traps will be leased for yards at the old post office basement on specified days with a small charge. Authorities note promising results from milky white disease planting in infected areas last year.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Boonsboro
Rohrersville
Gapland
Keedysville
Smithsburg
Ringgold
Camp Louise
Pen Mar
Clearspring
Big Pool
Big Spring
Williamsport
Halfway
Hopewell
Funkstown
Gasoline Shortage Hits Many Stations
A large number of filling stations report being out of gasoline for multiple days with demand rising due to new ration rules. Most outlets expect relief when Monday deliveries arrive, though some fear tighter supplies until month end. Operators blame the six gallon per block rule for the spike and some motorists are using extra quotas.
Judge Denies Divorce When Both Sides Prove Grounds
Idaho Falls District Judge C J Taylor denied a divorce after both husband and wife proved grounds for divorce. He explained that under Idaho law a decree must be denied if both parties seek it, though either party alone would likely have been granted.
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Idaho Falls
Ida
C. J. Taylor
Idaho
Pilot School To Train For Army Navy At Hagerstown Airport
Six new students joined the Henson Flying Service flight school as contracts with the Army and Navy cement exclusive use of the Hagerstown Airport facility. Cadets aged 18 to 37 will enter Army Air Corps training with pathways to glider school or fighter pilot roles. 27 to 37 year olds may become instructors. The school now has 48 CPt cadets with seven set to receive instructor ratings in about 10 days. A Latin American training group advances to navigation and radio after completing earlier stages, targeting August 15 completion. New students listed: Richard H. Joyce, Cumberland MD. Anthony F. Borsewitz, Coatesville PA. Edward J. Tholey, Upper Darby PA. Edward L. Salmon, Newark NJ. John D. Kuser and William A. Kuser, Atlantic City NJ.
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Henson Flying Service, Inc
Hagerstown
Army
Navy
Army Cadet Reserves
Army Air Corps
Henson Flying Service
C. P.T
Richard H. Joyce
Cumberland
Anthony F. Borsewitz
Coatesville
Edward J. Tholey
Upper Darby
Edward L. Salmon
Newark
N. J
John D. and
William A. Kuser
Atlantic City
Catch to Drive For Old Tires
Five children fished yesterday in Little Antietam Creek and today contributed their catch to Uncle Sam. Bobbie Ricker two playmates his sister and Winfred Yeakle made a catch of four tires. Bobbie hitched his horse to the runabout and hauled the tires to a filling station. The tires netted the children 4 cents.
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Antietam Creek
Sam
Bobbie Ricker
Winfred Yeakle
Bobbie
Blind Man and Sons Aid War Effort in Airplane Spotting
Leslie Walker, a sightless father, and his sons Leslie Jr. and Earl, aged 15 and 12, serve in Williamson County's airplane spotting unit. They man a full day each week, with the father listening for aircraft, answering phones, and reporting planes while the sons observe movements as his eyes.
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Williamson
Franklin County
Leslie Walker
Leslie, Jr
Earl
Lana Turner Kisses Banker After War Bond Rally
Lana Turner posed with J. M. Ryder of Washington Mutual in Seattle after Ryder turned over a $50,000 bond at a war bond rally. The film star kissed him in gratitude as she announced Lana Turner sold $321,626 worth of bonds at the event.
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Lana Turner
J. M. Ryder
Washington Mutual Bank
Seattle
Lana
C.P
City to pay out 89615 on July 1 in bond retirements
Hagerstown will disburse 89 615 on July 1 to retire 41 000 in bonds and pay 48 615 in interest. The city’s auditing department announced the plan detailing retirements for municipal electric light plant bonds and sewer and water department bonds with varying interest rates.
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Hagerstown
Sewer Department
Water Department
Camp Officers Will Train At Camp Ritchie
Cascade county announces Camp Ritchie will be used as an Officers Training School by the U S Army. 29 enlisted men arrive to prepare the camp as student officers from nearly every state begin arriving. Col Banfili of Washington will command the school with 12 to 16 weeks of intensive training per class.
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Ritchie
Cascade
U. S. Army
Col. Banfili
Washington
Sugar still flows in Hagerstown eateries at wartime limits
Restaurateurs say sugar rations in Hagerstown are tighter but manageable. Waitresses now ask if sugar is wanted and many eateries cap lumps, with some allowing three. Tea remains popular despite rationing, served in small packets of powdered sugar. Dent in cups indicates patrons use their lumps. Public is warned against extravagance despite less severe sugar shortages than big cities.
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Hagerstown
Washington
Baltimore
Hitler Calling On Laval To Turn Over To Axis Big Merchant Fleet
Washington reports indicate President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill map counterblows to a likely Axis summer offensive across Europe Asia and Africa as Berlin and Tokyo mobilize new forces. Observers expect Allied high command would receive advance warning of any major German move, with Britain seeking U S help to stabilize the Mediterranean front amid concerns of a Suez drive.
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Hitler
Laval
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Europe
Asia
Africa
White House
European
Berlin
Tokyo
Dip
London
United States
Mediterranean
Suez
Signals Flashed From Hotels Along Jersey Coast
ASBURY PARK N J June 20 Axis submarines were signalled from hotel windows along the Atlantic coast Judge Thomas Siddall Atlantic City Defense Council chairman said last night He reported seeing flash signals from top floor windows visible for miles at Atlantic City and other shore resorts at the 23rd annual convention of the New Jersey department Disabled American Veterans
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Asbury Park
N. J
Atlantic Coast
Thomas Siddall
Atlantic City Defense Council
Atlantic County
Atlantic City
New Jersey Department
Fence Jumping At Stadium Must Stop
City officers arrested a 16 year old boy last night after repeated fence jumping at City Stadium. He was fined five dollars plus costs, suspended on his promise to stop the practice. Magistrates warned they will act tougher on future violators as damage to the stadium fence by youths and young men has increased, with boards sometimes removed to gain entry.
Three Arrested With Liquor At Depot Camp
An automobile twenty beer cases thirty empty cases and ten quarts of liquor were seized at a commissary for the Letterkenny ammunition depot near Chambersburg yesterday. Three persons Sophie Marion Steve Babish and Nick Matijevic were arrested on charges of selling intoxicants without a license.
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Letterkenny
Chambersburg
Sophie Marion
Steve Babish
Nick Matijevic
Weather Watch: Record Highs Loom Over Keedysville
The noon reading hit 88 degrees with clear skies forecast for a near 95 mid afternoon, according to J A Miller, government weather observer at Keedysville. Overnight temps stayed above 60 degrees.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Struck by Auto Injures 14 Year Old Boy in Bowie
Charles Cartee, 14, of North Cannon Avenue, was struck by an automobile near his home around 11:30 this morning. The unidentified driver took him to Washington County Hospital where a check revealed only a slight forehead bruise.
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Charles Cartee
North
Cannon Avenue
Washington County
R A F Blasts Emden Docks and Osnabruck Rail
The R A F launched a heavy raid on Emden docks and the Osnabruck rail junction last night, marking the heaviest German strike in two weeks. An Air Ministry communique said about 250 to 300 aircraft were used, the first raid after a weather pause. Emden has endured 75 raids, while Osnabruck has seen 39 raids since August last year.
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London
Emden
Osnabruck
Germany
Air Ministry
Britain
Better Raspberry Prices Rise in Boonsboro Market
Raspberry prices edged up from 3.75 per 24 quart crate early week to 4.25 per crate as supply tightened. Growers reported a prior week glut with many berries ripened, while recent picking slowed. Best quality berries traded at 20 cents per quart box on market today.
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Boonsboro
More Are Named Special Officers for Potomac Edison
The commissions of Emery Luther Bittle Ira Martin Caniner Theodore Henry Cullison and Clyde M Routzahn as special policemen for the Potomac Edison Company were received today from Annapolis. The men will be assigned to guard company property.
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Emery Luther Bittle
Ira Martin Caniner
Theodore Henry Cullison
Clyde M. Routzahn
Potomac Edison Company
Annapolis
Pocketbooks Stolen From Home on Valley Road
A report to police says two pocketbooks were stolen yesterday from Leroy Friese’s home in the 300 block of Valley Road. One purse held $40 and the other $9. Patrolman Leroy Crist was assigned to investigate.
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Leroy Friese
Valley Road
Leroy Crist
Hitler Eyes Invasion Of Middle East Amid Mediterranean Push
British dispatches claim Hitler pressed France to surrender 1,000,000 tons of French ships for Germany in the Mediterranean. Reports say summer battles will shift to Egypt, Iraq, Iran and perhaps Turkey as Churchill seeks US aid for a major Suez drive. Sevastopol fights intensify as Nazis push toward oil routes linking to the Caucasus and Middle East.
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Adolf Hitler
Middle East
France
Pierre Laval
Mediterranean
Germany
Egypt
Iraq
Iran
Persia
Turkey
Washington
London
Churchill
United States
Suez
Hitler
Sevastopol
Crimean
Caucasus
BBC
Moscow
Furi
Submarine attacks sink three Japanese ships in straits
London reports British submarines in eastern waters scored a double success in the Straits of Malacca. One submarine attacked a convoy of three ships, torpedoing and sinking the most important vessel. Another submarine torpedoed and sank two large Japanese supply ships.
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London
Straits of Malayea
Admiralty
Straits of Malacca
His
Cyclists Fined On Two Charges in City Court
Clam Joseph Blake, 20, of Prospect Avenue, paid fines totaling 20 dollars and costs to Harry E. Snyder for exceeding 50 miles an hour on his motorcycle yesterday and for driving without a license. Blake, a defense plant employee, was paced by State Officer Coady near Funkstown.
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Joseph Blake
Llock
Prospect Avenue
Harry E. Snyder
Blake
Coady
Funkstown
Hessian Fly Attacks Wheat Prompts Early Harvest Plans
In Chews ville county farmers report Hessian fly damage to wheat and plan early harvesting to limit loss. The fly causes stalks to break near ground level before grain matures, with initial damage considered negligible but monitored.
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Chewsville
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F.D.R
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Erans
Mercury
R.A.F
Emden Docks
Roger D. Greene
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