Fall of Cherbourg Accelerates in Allied Advance
Allied troops and heavy bombardment push toward Cherbourg's inner forts Fort Du Roule and Fort Octeville as house to house fighting tightens around the port. NBC reports indicate ground forces are moving into Cherbourg while German demolitions rage, with forces advancing from St Martin Le Greeard toward Acqueville and the city outskirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wis Gallagher
HDQS
Allied Expeditionary Force
U. S
Cherbourg
Normandy
Fort du Route
Fort Octeville
Cherboute
France
St. Martin le Greard
Acqueville
Fort du Roule
Berlin Blasted In Shuttle Raid
London reports over 1,000 Flying Fortresses and Liberators struck Berlin and its outskirts in a major raid supported by about 1,000 fighters. The operation, possibly the first shuttle raid from Britain to Russian bases, hit Basdorf near Berlin. German broadcasts pledged retaliation as Liberator crews said heavy flak but no observed German fighters.
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London
Berlin
Britain
Russia
Basdorf
Germany
Thunderbolts hit Italian carrier in Genoa harbor
Thunderbolts of the 1st Tactical Air Force damaged a 20,000-ton enemy carrier in Genoa harbor. The ship, thought to be the Italian carrier Regola undergoing refit, took five direct hits under the lead of 1st Lt. Gordon A. Moody of Coldwater, Michigan.
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Rome
Thunderpolts
1St Tactical Air Force
Genoa
Regola
Thunderbolts
Gordon A. Moody
Coldwater
Mich
Rocket Bomb Is Called Fizzle
Washington reports military analysts deem the Nazi flying bomb a fizzle from a strict tactical view. Experts say tanks guns planes and artillery remain the decisive tools to halt invasion. They doubt gas use in early days due to narrow beachheads and Allied retaliatory threat. Continued on Page 20.
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Washington
Hitler
Unemployment Benefits Drawn Mainly by Women in Draft Age Report
An unemployment office in Hagerstown said no men aged 18 to 26 are drawing unemployment compensation. Officials noted most draft-age men are deferred or awaiting induction or categorized 4-F. Few 18 26 year olds are job seekers. many beneficiaries are women or men beyond draft age.
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Hagerstown
U. S. Employment Service Office
Employment Office
Taxi Cash Fight Tangled For Slot Machine Czar
New York June 21 Edward Waters found 27 200 in a taxicab and turned it over to police. Frank Costello fights a replevin suit to claim the money while facing two tax liens totaling 33 11 against him and his wife. Water remains on the sidelines as Costello battles police and revenue officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Costello
Edward Waters
Waters
Costello
Supreme Court
Replevin
Department of Internal Revenue
Police
Toeputy Police
Vincent H. Finn
Fire destroys Bester Long asphalt truck on Mitchell Ave
Fire believed to start from friction destroyed a large asphalt distributor truck and damaged a building and likely four storage tanks of the Bester Long Company on Mitchell Avenue. Loss estimated between 15000 and 20000 dollars. the truck value at least 6000 dollars. Flames and thick smoke spread with a west wind as crews fought the blaze from early morning.
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Bester Long Co
Mitchell Avenue
Oscar Myers
Joe Heflin
Myers
Pester Long Company
Berkeley Springs
Charles Town
War bond sales in Washington county near fifth loan goal
Official figures show Washington county war bond sales reaching 1,062,393.50 with unofficial estimates above 1.25 million. County quota is 2,850,000. John D. Hollyday, chair of the War Loan committee, announced 97,000 in bonds allocated to Hagerstown had been confirmed, including 90,500 from the State Employees Retirement System. Yesterday's 332,000 in uncon rmed allocations were largely clarified today. Federal Reserve reports list 3,965,395.50 officially cleared as of June 19. Series E sales remain weak at 139,575.
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Washington County
John D. Hollyday
Hagerstown
Federal Reserve Bank
Ceiling prices set for raspberries next week in county
Washington county ration office says OPA will establish ceiling prices for raspberries at wholesale and retail next week. Reports from Boonsboro describe high charges with one case at 80 cents per quart box at a local patch.
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Washington County
OPA
Boonsboro
Ration
Fifth War Loan Surpasses Sixteen Percent of Goal
Washington June 21 The Fifth War Loan drive for individual bond purchases has passed 16 percent. By Monday the seventh day, sales to individuals totaled 964.6 million dollars toward a 6 billion dollar quota, the treasury announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sapper Detects Mines in German Field After Soldier Killed
Lt. Merle Kirstein of Des Moines Iowa leads a U S sapper team through a German marked mine field. He uses a detector to find and remove remaining mines while already cleared ones lie to the side. U S S C photo caption notes prior removals.
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Merle Kirstein
Des Moines
Iowa
U.S.S.C
Cat And Hen Fight To Possess Kittens In Henhouse
In Mrs. C. A. Dickens’s henhouse a cat gave birth to a litter overnight and an old hen fought to claim the newborn kittens. The hen finally held possession while the mother cat ate, then the hen kept the brood under her wings as the mother and her sitter recovered.
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C. A. Dickens
Michell Avenue
Primary Costs Show Decrease in County Election
The May 1 primary cost county taxpayers six thousand two hundred seven dollars compared with seven thousand nine hundred forty six dollars in 1940. Savings came from low vote turnout and by using more schools as voting places reducing rent. Supervisors prepare judge and clerk appointments for two year terms and plan a uniform mileage charges system for election supplies.
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Board of County Commissioners
Board of Election Supervisors
Damage suit filed against Grunwald by Cavetown Planning Mill
Frank B. Bushey and George M. Bushey trading as the Cavetown Planning Mill filed a damage suit this morning against Frederick Joseph Grunwald, claiming the action stems from a recent accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Bushey
George M. Bushey
Cavetown
Frederick Joseph Grunwald
Auto Robbed Of Various Articles
E. R. Showe of the 300 block of Central Avenue reported to police today the theft from his car in front of his home of a sport coat several insurance policies a pair of sunglasses gas ration books and other items valued at about 50.
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E. R. Showe
Central Avenue
Showe
Russians Head Viipuri Falls
London dispatch reports a victorious Russian advance from Viipuri toward Helsinki as Germans press to keep Finland from seeking peace with Stalin. Stalin announces fall of Viipuri with Govorov's forces, while Finns warn Helsinki evacuation and Stockholm notes attempts to block a Finnish peace cabinet.
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London
Vinland
Viipuri
Helsinki
Joseph Stalin
Moscow
Stalin
Leonid Govorov
Leningrad
Stockholm
Dagenus Nyheter
Condemns Gas Wasters Here
Chief Clerk Thomas Bittle announced that 95 percent of ration office visits from Hagerstown area residents are wasted gas. He cited a Hancock resident who drove to town, spent 3 to 5 gallons to return to work, and still made an application. He urged mail requests, and noted many industrial workers fail to secure company approval signatures, delaying applications. For west of Indian Springs, apply through Hancock via J F Omps.
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Hagerstown
Ration Board
Thomas Bittle
Hancock
J. F. Omps
OPA
Lyttelton Denies Lend Lease Comment Aimed at Pearl Harbor
British War Production Minister Captain Oliver Lyttelton denied claiming United States Lend-Lease aid forced Japan into attack. He said his speech misreported, apologized, and clarified he intended gratitude for U.S. aid before Pearl Harbor. He stressed no miscalculation of intention, only expression.
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London
House of Commons
Oliver Lyttelton
United States
Britain
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Lyttelton
American Chamber of Commerce
Invasion of Saipan Advances Strong on Island Front
AJP Percy Finch aboard Joint Expeditionary Force Flagship reports American forces routing two Japanese divisions on Saipan. The 3,600 foot airfield at Aslito will host land bases as carrier aircraft shift away. Japanese losses reach 300 planes. no ships sunk. Beachhead expands toward Magicienne Bay and Garapan with pockets at Nafutan Point.
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Percy Finch
JOINT
Expeditionary Force
Saipan
Aslito
Magicienne Bay
Garapan
Last Year s Dreuth Brings Wheat Insurance Claims Here
About half of Washington county farmers with indemnity claims for wheat losses will receive payments from the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. The AAA notes the last year s drought caused the losses and several claims remain to be adjusted as information is gathered by community committee men. The agency says payments to farmers far exceeded the government insurance premiums last year. Approximately 50 farmers insured their crops.
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Washington County
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
County Office of Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Perugia Falls To Eighth Army
Rome June 21 Allied headquarters reported the Eighth Army has ousted the last stubborn Nazi defenders from Perugia a key communications hub 85 miles north of Rome and advanced about four miles northward. The Fifth Army pressed through four more villages for minor tactical gains and captured prisoners from the 19th Luftwaffe Division.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Perugia
Fifth Army
Belgium
France
Western Front
Italy
Denmark
Balkans
Adm King predicts swift Japanese fleet action in Pacific
Admiral Ernest J. King, the Navy commander in chief, praised the long awaited cooperation of the Japanese Navy in a move toward a party position and expressed confidence in a forthcoming naval engagement in the Western Pacific. He said the sooner the Japanese fleet fights, the better.
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Washington
Ernest J. King
Pacific
King
Sugar Ration Case Hearings In County
Joseph Himes and Howard T. Myers faced preliminary sugar ration charges before U S Commissioner C Welles Little and were held under $1 000 bond. Charles H Clarke testified about selling sugar coupons to Himes and others, with Clarke admitting counterfeits. Arthur Perlman detailed counterfeit coupons found in Himes possession. Myers hearing featured Clarke alleging coupon purchases from Myers and Pound testifying to a coupon sale. Future hearings and a postponement are noted for Kefauger, Bryan, and Weaver Moser.
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Joseph Himes
Howard T. Myers
C. Welles Little
Charles H. Clarke
Sharpsburg
Lancaster Club
Inter-State League
Clarke
Little
Himes
Harry E. Snyder
Arthur Perlman
OPA
Louis E. Petrick
Myers
Charles Pound
Boonsboro Baker
Pound
M. V. B. Bosteller
Frank Kefauger
Herbert Bryan
Weaver Moser
Yanks Capture Two More Jap Airfields on Biak Island
Advanced Allied Headquarters in New Guinea reports two additional Japanese airfields on Biak Island seized by American forces. Infantry with tanks and artillery pushed Japanese from ridges and pressed toward Sorido and Borokoe strips, completing four airfields on the Schouten Islands. Mokmer airstrip remains within four miles and was captured June 7.
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New Guinea
Biak Island
Schouten Islands
Dutch New Guinea
Philippines
Sorido
Borokoe
Biaks
Mokmer
Nimitz declares eager resolve for finish battle in Pacific
Pearl Harbor June 21 AP U S Pacific Fleet faces Japanese force 1500 miles from the Philippines toward the Marianas in a potential history changing clash Admiral Chester W Nimitz says the entire Japanese fleet may be in the area and the Fifth Fleet stands ready with enough muscle to handle any engagement Tokyo admits losses while Berlin broadcasts tout Japanese air and naval strikes and U S carriers suffer heavy costs but no combat ships sunk as preliminary blows unfold toward an opening battle possibly on Sunday
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U.S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
United States
Japan
Philippines
Marianas
Chester W. Nimitz
Nippon
Midway
Hager
U. S
Pacific Front
Berlin
Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
Guam
Rota
Nimits
Japs Near Hengyang Within 65 Miles in China Campaign
Chinese high command reports Japanese forces crossed the Lu river and moved within 65 miles of Hengyang, a key junction city on major rail lines. Fall of Hengyang would threaten central China and open land routes while aiding potential U. S. coast operations. Chinese forces also acknowledged the prior capture of Changsha after heavy Japanese assaults.
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Chungking
Lu River
Hengyang
Hunan
Changsha
Siang
Canton-Hankow
China
U. S
Jap Broadcast Reports Fierce Naval Battle Off Central Pacific
A Japanese broadcast claimed a fierce naval battle rages in the Central Pacific near the Tarianas with a spokesman saying the encounter will have far reaching effects on the Pacific war. The British radio and CBS noted the Tokyo report in New York.
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New York
Central Pacific
Tarianas
CBS
Film Actress Irene Manning Weds Kalhom in Los Angeles
Film actress Irene Manning married Kelthe Kalhom in Los Angeles last night marking her second marriage. The ceremony drew attention as Manning remains a prominentInvertiga star in Hollywood circles.
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Hollywood
Irene Manning
Kelthe Kalhom
Los Angeles
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U.S
Genoa Harbor
Viipuri Falls
Arsenal Isle
Dreuth
Nimitz
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