New Salvage Plan Outlined At County Dinner Meeting
A dinner for industry representatives will be held at Fountain Head Country Club on Thursday July 22 at 6 30 p m. The Washington County Salvage Committee chaired by Henry C Triesler announced a WPB adopted Home Salvage Program for Industrial Workers that requires plant cooperation. Leslie Manners heads the county industrial division as details of the campaign will be explained.
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Fountain Head Couniry Club
Washington County Salvage Committee
Henry C.triesler
Wilson M. Brady
War Production Board
WPB
Mr. Brady
Leslie Manners
County’ Committee
Allocations Of $332000 Made For War Bond Drive
The first allocations toward the Fifth War Loan drive in Washington county totaled 332000, announced by Bond Chairman John D Hollyday. Firms with branches here contributed including 80000 from Montgomery Ward and Company and 50000 from the Western Maryland railway, per treasurer B T McCoy. Additional plans were noted as continuing.
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Washington County
John D. Hollyday
Montgomery Ward and Company
Western Maryland Railway
B. T. McCoy
Endurance Flier Forrest O Brine Killed in Crash
Captain Forrest O Brine, 48, famed for an August 1930 endurance flight with Dale Jackson, died in a late night crash at El Paso Texas while flying a dive bomber. Jackson perished January 1932 in Miami. The pair had set a 64 hour 25 minute record over St. Louis, refueling in flight, and had broken the earlier Army “Question Mark” record.
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ST. Louis
Forrest O’brine
Dale Jackson
el Paso
Tex
Globe Democrat
Biggs Field
Brine
Army
Ferry Command
O'Brine
Jackson
Miami
Fla
Carl Spaatz
Spaatz
U. S. Strategic Air Forces
Europe
Ira C. Eaker
Aled
Mediterranean
Churchill reveals Germany failed invasion attempt of Britain
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that a Nazi plan to cross the channel in 1940 was thwarted before ships and troops could fully depart continental ports. He affirmed the invasion was not successful and that much shipping was sunk in ports.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Britain
Vyvyan Adams
House
Adams
Emanuel Shinwell
Looting Painter Suspect Charged In Burglary Ring
Philadelphia reports detective duo caught painter George Kelly after placing fake want ads to lure him. Kelly, 26, is charged with burglaries in the looting of 50 homes and stores, totaling over $20,000. Investigators Glasgow Driscoll and Eugene Brentzer led the sting.
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Philadelphia
George Kelly
Glasgow Driscoll
Eugene Brentzer
Kelly
Guest Rescued From Fire Then Fined in City Court
Walter Huffman of Beckley West Virginia was fined 10 dollars and costs on a drunkenness charge after hotel attendants rescued him from a blazing bed. Police say Huffman checked in at 6 30 PM and appeared sober. he pleaded guilty.
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Walter Huffman
Beckley
W. Va
Harry E. Snyder
Hufman
Huffman
At & O'Clock
Maryland G. O. P. Sees Split In Delegation
Maryland Republicans show signs of a split in the uninstructed delegation to the national convention after Sheridan Smith announced support for Ohio Governor John W. Bricker. The 22 member delegation, with 16 votes, was urged by the State Republican Convention to back Dewey on the first ballot, while Smith praised Dewey as ambitious and needing more political experience.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Sheridan F. Smith
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Dewey
New York
Could See Berries Grow After Showers
A county grower reports ripening raspberries after recent showers. The berry crop is excellent this year and benefited from rain arriving at the right time, according to the grower in the southern part of the county.
Will Power Pushes Wanda to Nurses Training
Heavy rains disrupted travel for Wanda Madden of Terry Montana. She borrowed overalls and a slicker, rode a horse 18 miles cross country through downpours to reach her nurses training school on time.
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Helena
Mont
Wanda Madden
Terry, Mont
Nurses Training School
Downpores
County Airmen Destroy Four Locomotives in Germany
Lieut Hugh D Chapman of Sharpsburg and three fellow Mustang pilots based in England raided targets 50 miles southwest of Berlin. They destroyed four locomotives in two head-on passes, then strafed rail cars at a marshalling yard before heading home.
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Lieut, Chapman
Sharpsburg
Hugh D. Chapman
England
Germany
Daily Mail
Berlin
Mustang
Directed Verdict Denied in Mass Sedition Trial
Judge Edward C. Eicher denied a defense motion for a direct verdict of acquittal for 29 defendants in a mass sedition conspiracy trial now in its tenth week. The case, pending in Washington, centers on alleged conspiracies with Nazi officials to undermine U.S. armed forces morale and establish a Nazi style government.
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Washington
Edward C. Eicher
Eicher
Supreme Court
Hartzel
Elmer Hartzel
Germany
Nazis Switched Files Delays in Paris Roundup
French underground sources say on D-Day German forces in Paris arrested many loyal Vichyites instead of Allied sympathizers after the files were swapped. Underground leaders reportedly swapped their list of collaborators for the Germans' suspect list, delaying correct identifications.
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London
Paris
Mercury Dips Sharply as Cold Front Sweeps In
The mercury fell 33 degrees from an earlier 95 as a cold snap moved through. Forecasters expect cooler conditions tonight and tomorrow morning, with the Weather Bureau issuing the forecast.
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Weather Bureau
Soldier Ellsworth A. Davis Killed In Action In Italy
Pfc. Ellsworth A. Davis, 15, son of Mrs. Roy Davis of Tilghmanton, was killed in action in Italy after less than five months overseas since his August 1942 induction. His mother received his last letter dated May 20, two days before his death in battle.
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Pfc
Ellsworth A. Davis
Roy Davis
Tilghmanton
Italy
War Department
Germans Plan To Use Poison Gas If Soviets Attack
Radio France at Algiers said today that Germany had moved large quantities of poison gas to Hungary to use against the Soviet army. Government monitors reported the broadcast, noting the tip originated from the Balkans via Ankara and citing a German official paper published June 2 with instructions on transport and handling of gases.
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New York
Radio France
Algiers
Germany
Hungary
United States
Balkans
Ankara
Fair Stock Sells At 175 A Share
A share of Hagerstown Fair stock brought 175 in front of the Court House this morning, the highest price on record. The market also showed 500 Blue Ridge Fire Insurance Co. shares trading at 1.83 and 358 at 1.80. Rose Hill cemetery shares sold at 23 a share with Col. J. C. Snyder as auctioneer.
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Hagerstown Fair
Cou
Blue Ridge Fire Insurance Co
Rose Hill Cemetery
Col. J. C. Snyder
Wheat Harvest Begins in Washington County
Washington county wheat harvest starts this week with J A Miller, Keedysville crop reporter for the government, declaring the crop 100 percent. General harvest not expected until week’s end as slate ground wheat ripens 3 to 5 days earlier. Miller says he has never seen wheat this good with heads well filled.
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Washington County
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Miller
Berry prices drop at city market this morning
Black raspberries sold for 35 cents a box, sour cherries 15 cents, currants 30 cents. Home grown string beans and peas were plentiful, reflecting cheap produce at the market today.
New Dwelling Priorities Cancelled in Hagerstown Area
National Housing Agency cancels all priorities for new housing in Hagerstown and Washington County unless approved by War Manpower Commission representative Brewer L. Stouffer. A survey and realtor conference found sufficient housing for migrants, with about 100 priorities and one conversion priority to be reallocated to a critical area amid opposing views. Immigrant war workers arrivals to the area are at a low point.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
National Housing Agency
War Manpower Commission
Brewer L. Stouffer
Federal Agency
Stouffer
WMC
Prisoner Brought In Holding To Capter With Eighth Army
Cpl. George Smith of Stoke-on-Trent England rode a motorcycle toward Perugia with a German parachute trooper clinging behind He recounted the trooper sought an ambulance road and volunteered to surrender saying he was tired of war on the outskirts of Perugia June 20.
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Eighth Army
Perugia
George Smith
Stoke-on-Trent
England
Smith
Plans underway for 1944 Great Hagers town Fair
At a meeting of officers and directors the Fair Board began planning for the 1944 Great Hagerstown Fair to be held the week of September 18. President A K Coffman announced the usual exhibition will be included and the group aims to surpass last year's record in every respect.
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A. K. Coffman
New Trial Motion Filed in $7500 Auto Crash Suit
A motion for a new trial was filed in the $7500 Harry Miller damage case by Miller’s attorneys John Wagaman and Edward Traver after a circuit court verdict for defendants Pearl Brown and Geneva Place of Johnson City. Miller says injuries from the auto truck collision at Huyett’s crosspikes last October. A brother, Edward, has a similar action for a like amount pending.
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Harry Miller
Miller
John Wagaman
Edward Traver
Pearl Brown
Geneva Place
Johnson City
Huyetts Crosspikes
Edward
Baltimore Soldier Slays Three Snipers to Save Mason in Normandy
In Normandy Staff Sgt William T Mason of Hancock was saved when State Sgt Robert L Sinclair of Baltimore killed three German snipers pinned Mason near a farm house wall. Azrael reports Sinclair maneuvered from a hedge to take the shot sequence that ended the sniper threat. Mason, son of Mrs Orintha Mason, has served since 1941 with brothers in Navy flight training and Merchant Marine.
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Normandy
Hancock
William T.mason
Baltimore
Baltimore News - Post
Louis Azrael
Robert L. Sinclair
Mason
Azrael
Sinclair
Star
Orintha Mason
Army
Francis
Navy
Texas
Randolph
U. S Merchant Marine
Set
Maryland State Roads Commission
Trap Closing On 50 000 German Troops Defending Blasted Port
Supreme Headquarters reports a massive Allied air action on June 20 with over 1 500 American heavy bombers and around 2 000 planes total striking rocket platforms in Pas de Calais and targets in central Germany. attacks hit synthetic oil plants near Hannover Hamburg and Magdeburg a tank depot near Magdeburg and an airplane wing repair plant near Bruns with heavy air battles reported by German sources and returning crewmen.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Pas-De-Calais
Germany
Emmerich
Hannover
Hamburg
Polits
Madgeburg
Bruns
Freak Storms Break U S Heat Across Regions
Fast changing temperatures followed a three day heat spell breaking in much of New England, the South and Middle West. Alaska endures repeat heat with at least 10 deaths nationwide. Temperatures dropped sharply from 101 to 55 in the Middle West. Texas and several cities hit 90s to 100s as storms caused damage in Michigan Wisconsin and Georgia.
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New England
South
Middle West
Alaska
St. Louis
Louisville
Chicago
Texas
New Orleans
el Paso
Dallas
Albuquerage
N. M
Michigan
Wisconsin
Athens
Alabama
West Virginia
County reports one fatal motor mishap in May
Washington county recorded 17 motor vehicle accidents in May with one fatality and five injuries according to the Maryland Traffic Safety commission. Maryland totals for May show 1049 crashes, 38 deaths, and 602 injuries, with City and county fatalities rising from 1943.
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Washington County
Maryland Traffic Safety Commission
Maryland
Baltimore City
Commission
Williamsport Soldier Receives Oak Leaf Cluster for Third Wound
Pic. Walter Turner, wounded for the third time in his service in Italy, has been awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster. He is recuperating from a shrapnel wound and expects to return to action soon. Turner also holds a Purple Heart for two prior injuries.
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Italy
Pic
Walter Turner
James Turner
Williamsport
Twenty one US bombers land or crash in Sweden
STOCKHOLM June 20 A Twenty one American heavy bombers from fleets raiding Germany today made forced landings in Sweden the greatest number to land in this neutral country in a single day. Sixteen came down at Bulltofta airport at Malmo with one reported crashing and killing six crew men. Three others crashed in southwestern Sweden and two planes outside Halstad.
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Stockholm
Germany
Sweden
Bulltofta
Malmo
Halstad
Fall Of Finnish Port Imminent
London reports clash near Viipuri as Soviet forces breach Mannerheim line and push within 40 miles of the Finnish port city. Red army air and artillery bombardments target ships attempting to flee while a London correspondent says spearheads fight in Viipuri suburbs and terms may soon be dictated.
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London
Viipuri
Moscow
Red Army
Mannerheim
London News Chronicle
Leonid A. Govorov
Wallace Arrives in China From Siberia
Vice President Wallace arrived in Chungking from Siberia and was greeted by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek at the airfield. Mrs. Chiang sat in a curtained car. Wallace, Chiang, and U.S. Ambassador Gauss then moved to the presidential villa for tea.
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Chungking
Wallace
Siberia
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
U. S
Clarence E. Gauss
Husband Of Hancock Woman Killed In Italy
Mr and Mrs Charles T Wiegle Cherry Run West Virginia informed by the War Department that their son Lyle Gibbs Wiegle was killed in action in Italy on May 12. He had served since May 1943 and is survived by his widow Viola Spade of Hancock.
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Charles T. Wiegle
Cherry Run
W. Va
War Department
Lyle Gibbs Wiegle
Italy
Viola Spade
Hancock
Railroad Plans Add Track North of the City
Deeds for additional rights of way along Western Maryland tracks north of the city have been filed. Reports indicate the railroad plans a third track, totaling three. Court house officials expect about ten deeds in all for 20 foot rights of way.
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Maryland
City
Court House
Navy reports loss of submarine Grayback
Washington June 20 announced the submarine Grayback was lost during operations against Japan in the far Pacific. The navy said the loss occurred in action without providing further details.
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Washington
Los
Grayback
Far
Pacific
Navy Today
Americans reach toward Cherbourg in Normandy offensive
Allied forces press a full scale attack toward Cherbourg from multiple fronts. American units capture Valognes, occupy Montebourg, and drive toward Cherbourg as Dolphin guns hammer the port. Bradley pushes north as flanking columns close the pocket around the great harbor.
Mustang Group Downs 13 Enemies Without Loss
An American fighter group in England claims 13 enemy planes shot down in a brief Baltic Sea sky battle. Maj. Kucheman credited with one ME-109 destroyed and two damaged. The action helped repel a 50-strong twin-engined attack on American bombers.
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England
Mustang
Baltic Sea
Maj
Kucheman
Airfield Strength Deepens Allied Reach 880 Miles From Philippines
ADVANCED ALLIED HEADQUARTERS reports Fifth Army Air Force moved into Schouten Islands from New Guinea with Ow Island airfield now in operation and Biak’s Mokmer airstrip captured June 7. Allied fighter planes and transports using the fields, widening strike capability against remaining Japanese bases in northwestern New Guinea.
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New Guinea
Fifth Army Air Force
Schousten Islands
Philippines
theNew Guinea
Tarday
Jung 2
Biak
Mokmer
New Quing
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Roosevelt
James V. Forrestal
Mr. Forrestal
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Fair Board
Reich
County
U.S
China
Roger Greene Witz
France
Valognes
Cherbourg
Montebourg
By Wes Gallagher
HDQS
Ishell-Torn
Great Harbor
Omas N. Bradley
Fpricquebec
He Highe
Mustang Group
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