Yanks Tighten Vise On Germans In Cherbourg
Allied efforts around Cherbourg intensify as French resistance blocks German troop movements and ties up divisions. Air and ground bombardments continue, with rail disruption and fortified harbor defenses facing British and American forces. Explosion of a Caen steel works and attempts to reinforce the beachhead are noted amid improving weather and supply unloading. Executive dies in Winchester Maryland at 61.
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Alfied
Supreme Headquarters
Cherbourg
France
Eisenhower
Supreme Command
Bradley
Norbourg
Stalingrad
Caen
Allied
Vercors
Ain
Normandy
Channel
Bank head dies at Ruxton after illness
William C. Page 52 president of the Calvert bank died at his Ruxton home after a several month illness. A Frederick county native, he was son of John White Page of White Hall Virginia and Ellen West Page. He organized Calvert bank in 1900 and served as president from opening year until his death.
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Baltimore
William C. Page
Calvert Bank
Ruxton
Frederick County
Page
John White Page
White Hall
Ellen West Page
Sea Mammal Capture Narrows to a Two-Carbon Stingeree
Mr and Mrs Charles Bast of Boonsbors on Chesapeake Bay reel in a 68 to 70 pound stingeree after a 39 inch width and 27 inch length catch. A just born 2 pound stingeree accompanied the mother as she was photographed, highlighting a peculiar sequence in a sea mammal capture.
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Charles Bast
Boonsbors
Chesapeake Bay
Momma
Pangborn Plant Achieves 126 Percent Bond Drive Quota
Pangborn workers surpassed the Fifth War Bond Drive quota by achieving 126 percent with leadership by A L Gardner and divisions led by Majors Stouffer, Kaiss, Delaney, and Captains Stine, Vedder, Bell, Zimmerman, Fahrney, Kline, among others. Office teams, shop units, and lieutenants met or exceeded targets, aiming to push total sales over $100,000 before the drive ends in July.
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Ry Department
A. Lesley Gardner
Pangborn
A. L. Gardner
Lloyd IL. Stouffer
Frank Kaiss
Vince Delaney
Victor F. Stine
W. O. Vedder
John R. Bell
Harry Zimmerman
Max Fahrney
L. H. Fouke
Edward Poe
Chas. W. Sleasmian
Evensso
Defenders of Saipan Press U.S. Assault On Island
Tokyo conceded American landings on Saipan as Nimitz reported heavy pressure against Japanese troops and defenses. Secretary Forrestal praised the fleet’s performance but warned the Japanese fleet must be wiped out, noting carrier air strikes caused damage to U S ships. The note also mentions losses in carrier planes and the powerful U S task force surprise.
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Tapotchau
Nafutan
Tokyo
Saipan
Nimitz
Navy
Forrestal
Washington
U.S
United States
Security Youth Tells Of Close Calls In Pacific
Staff Sergeant John G. Harness, son of Mr. John P. Harness, an aerial engineer and gunner with the 825th bomber group, completed his twenty fifth combat mission over Bougainville, Buka, and New Ireland. He recalls a near miss on his first mission when a shell fragment passed through the tail guns area, and details a Lakunai raid where heavy flak, Zero and Corsair actions tested escort pilots and left Harness unscathed as his aircraft bombed the runway and repair sites.
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John G. Harness
John P. Harness
12Th Aaf
Mitchel
Bougainville
Buka
New Ireland Islands
Rabaul
Harness
Bouganville
Kahili
Lakunai
Japs Short of Drinking Water
American artillery has likely stopped a small water supply for Japanese troops and loudspeakers urge surrender with promises of drinking water. The U S forces have prioritized water alongside ammunition as distillation plants increase.
New Job Hiring Controls Posed Amid War Labor Shifts
Report outlines new labor priorities in Washington county guiding hiring and shifts. It states job referrals will favor industries with highest priority and notes priorities are not solely based on War Production Board material needs. The statements reflect guidance from Stouffer and local authorities.
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Groce Ory
Jarvisi Stoutler
Washington County
War Production Board
Four Convicted Of Delinquency In Juvenile Court
Four adults were convicted of contributing to the delinquency of two junior children in Juvenile Court. Margaret Diffenderfer received a year, Mildred Smith and Goldie Riley six months each. Albert Jones earned a suspended sentence of six months to three years. Wenneth Jones was found not guilty. Police arrested the group Wednesday after officers say they shared a room with two infants, now placed with Volunteers of America. Detective Wayne Sellman said they admitted living on an allotment check tied to Riley.
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Harvey M. Miller
Margaret Jb. Diffenderfer
Mildred M. Smith
Goldie E. Riley
Albert Jones
Wenneth Jones
Volunteers of America
Wayne Sellman
Riley
War Casualties Given Priority On Railways
The Office of Defense Transportation broadens railroad cancellation powers to aid disabled military personnel. Railroads may cancel reservations and require passengers to vacate space for wounded or ill service members. They may divert trains, suspend passenger service, or deny boarding to noninvalid travelers. ONTD J. Monroe Johnson told President J. Pelley the measure gives legal authority and reduces opposition.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
QDT
ONT
J. Monroe Johnson
J. J. Pelley
American Railroad Association
Our Foreign Policy Not For Sale-FDR Not For Sale
President Roosevelt stated that U S foreign policy is not for sale for 140000 tied to WWI debt Finland owes. The State department ordered Finnish Minister Procope expelled, but the President offered no further comment. He cited Finland’s alliance with Germany and opposition to the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Finland
State Department
Hijalmar Procoene
United States
Procope
Germany
Chinese Flee Before Fast Advance Of Japs
Thousands of Chinese civilians fled Hengyang as Japanese forces push south from Changsha toward a split of China. Reports from Cheng Tsing describe a grave situation with Chinese quarters in Hengyang mobilizing as the invaders close to 83 miles away.
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Cheng Tking
Hengyang
Changsha
China
Tornado Kills Eight In Midwest
A Wisconsin and Illinois tornado last night killed at least eight people and damaged Belmont and surrounding areas. The path ran about three miles wide and thirty miles long, with Belmont and Mt A area hit hardest. farm buildings and homes destroyed, county officials warning death toll may rise.
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Platteville
Wis
Wisconsin
Illinois
Belmont
Homer L. Curry
Lafayette County
Stephenson County
Wisconsin Home Guard
Darlington
Ilinois
AP Reporter Arrested in Argentina Seizure
Washington reports Stanley Regis of the Associated Press in Buenos Aires was arrested by the Argentine regime. The State Department received no explanation from the government, which the United States does not recognize.
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Washington
State Department
Stanley Regis
Associated Press
Buenos Aitres
Department
United States
Tieless Joe Tolbert Fights SC Delegation Seat Row
Ninety-Six South Carolina resident Joseph Tolbert attends a session of the Republican National Committee in Chicago where his effort to seat his front delegates over the regular Charleston faction led by J Bates Guraid was dismissed. Tolbert notes he first attended a convention in 1588.
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Joseph
Joe) Tolbert
Ninety-Six
S. C
Republican National Committee
Chicago
South Carolina
J. Bates Garaid
Charleston
Tothert
Marriage On Skates In Harrisburg Ceremony
In Harrisburg on June 22 Corporal Martin E. Blackwood wed Edna May Weader on roller skates after meeting at a skating rink. The bride wore a satin gown and roses as attendants skated in, while nearly all guests followed on skates. The minister, it appears, was not skating.
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Harrisburg
Cpl
Martin E. Blackwood
Edna May Weader
Reds Hit Direct Berlin Route in Echo of Baltic Front
Information Bureau and allied agencies report intensified Soviet activity along a Mogilev to Vitebsk axis with possible westward aims toward Berline Warsaw and Riga. Russian forces reportedly employ artillery and tanks on a large scale while Finland operations wrap up and broader main battles may unfold later.
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Uoval Information Bureau
DNB
Transocean
High Command
von Hammer
Red Army
Mogilev-Vitebsk
Beritz
Warsaw
Wounded Glad To Go By Air
Parachute infantrymen from Italy recover at Baker General Hospital in a calm evacuation to Army facilities. Fleet of flight nurses and Red Cross workers assist in transport while patients, many in plaster casts, await flights and seek rest to erase war weariness.
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Baker General Hospital
Army Hospital
Italy
Red Cross
Purple Heart Awarded Posthumously To Soldier Tagg Jr
Pf Ralph Tagg Jr son of Mr and Mrs Ralph S Tagg of 648 North Mulberry Street is awarded the Purple Heart posthumously by Secretary of War Henry L Stimson for presumed killed in action in the Philippines during early Japanese invasion. The family received word in May and Tagg had arrived in the Philippines in November 1941 as a member of the TG and Army Air Corps. The article notes an unrelated English stage fact about makeup masks.
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Ralph &. Tages, Jr
Ralph S. Tagg
North Mulberry Street
Philippines
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
Tags
Ple Tage
Army Air Corps
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