Americans batter Cherbourg in second day assault
U S troops under Lt General Omar N Bradley press forward six miles east near Gonneville and Maupertus airfield while fighting in Cherbourg city outskirts continues. Artillery and machine guns pound German positions as Allied air and sea operations target Channel Islands outposts near Alderney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Whitehead
Cherbourg
U.S
Omar N. Bradley
Gonneville
Maupertus
Singapore
Channel 1
Alderney
Channel Isles
Cap de la Hague
Two More City Playgrounds Open This Summer
Harrystown and Kemp join City Pangborn Wheaton Reservoir Groadway Woodland Way Winter and South Potomac parks as supervised recreation grounds. Open July 3 for eight weeks from 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. with noon supervision at eight grounds. Staff training with Russell E. Kepler runs June 26 to June 39 at YMCA and City Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrystown
Kemp
City
U S Subs Sink Sixteen Japanese Vessels in Pacific
American submarines again struck heavy blows against the Japanese merchant fleet, sending sixteen more enemy ships to the bottom of the Pacific. The Navy withheld exact locations and timings, but noted operations near Japanese shores and along supply lines. Submarines also aided reconnaissance before locating part of the Japanese fleet east of the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pacific
Navy
Forrestal
Philippines
Path of Retreat of Germans Devastated Towns
The Cherbourg peninsula in France shows the aftereffects of the American advance on June 23. German forces were cut in two and pushed back toward Cherbourg, with Montbourg Valognes and Carentan heavily destroyed. Wrecked tanks guns and vehicles lie amid charred roads and shattered concrete. The assault left few intact buildings and shows the Americans delivering a decisive blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Cherbourg
Montebourg
Valognes
Carentan
Bentz Buys Young Property For Mayflower Cab Co
Lewis E. Bentz of the Mayflower Cab Company purchases the former Young building on Public Square from the Wilson heirs for 61300. The brick three story structure sits on a 40 by 240 foot lot on South Potomac street. Plans call for rear additions and modern storefronts with a taxi garage and parking area at the rear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young
Public Square
Lewis E. Bentz
Mayflower Cab Company
Hutson-Hetzer
Bentz
Wilson Heirs
Potomac Street
New Job Hiring Controls Outlined By WMC Panel
Grafton Brown Maryland State Director of the U S Employment Service outlined new War Manpower Commission job controls to the Hagerstown area labor management committee. All male workers must be hired through the U S Employment Office after July 1st with priority assignments to industries. Brewer L. Stouffer said he will direct the program in Hagerstown and Washington County with emphasis on assigning job seekers to first priority industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New War Manpower Commission
U. S
Hagerstown
WMC
Grafton Brown
Maryland
U. S. Employment Service
Brown
Brewer L. Stouffer
Washington County
House Struck by Lightning in Washington County
A severe morning storm struck this city and the northern eastern sections of Washington county. The Neikirk residence on Heisterboro road was damaged when a lightning belt hit the chimney. Mrs Neikirk and Mrs Dorothy Kershner were shocked but recovered within hours. Plaster fell in a bedroom and hall. Keedysville noted light rainfall totaling 0.20 inches as part of June’s 2.11 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Clayton E. Neikirk
Heisterboro Road
Neikirk
Dorothy Kershner
Smithsburg
Chewsville
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Weather Delays County Highway Resurfacing Start
Inclement weather delayed the state highway resurfacing program in Frederick county. The tentative start date for the county has been moved to July 5. The Sixth District headquarters will publish a detour schedule before work begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Washington County
State Roads Commission
Nine Volunteers for Navy from City Hall Station
Nine youths, all 17, volunteered for Naval service this week. Names include Robert C. Wolford, Stanley L. Schetrompf of Clear Spring, Phillip W. Kretsinger, Eugene G. Flumie of Williamsport, Richard A. Barnhart of Smithsburg, Vernon T. Thyre of 623 Maryland Avenue, James Rohrer of 814 Main Avenue, Donald C. Cavender of Harpers Ferry, and John W. Hartman of 431 Liberty Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
John H. Millard
Robert C. Wolford
Stanley L. Schetrompf
Clearspring
Phillip W. Kretsinger
Eugene G. Flumie
Williamsport
Richard A. Barnhart
Smithsburg
Vernon TW. Thyre
Maryland Avenue
James ©. Rohrer
Main Avenue
Donald C. Cavender
Harpers Ferry
John W. Hartman
Liberty Street
Third Nazi General Killed In Action
London June 23 report says Lt Gen Heinz Hellmich, whose death was announced in yesterday's German communique, is the third German general killed in action since the Normandy invasion began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Heinz Hellmich
Normandy
Saipan Invasion Gains Steam After Naval Victory
U S Pacific Fleet reports Task Force 58 fanned out across the Marianas with about 20 carriers. Allied forces seize high ground on Saipan as carrier planes cripple several Japanese ships and force 20,000 defenders toward retreat. Nimitz says invasion proceeding well with gains at Magicienne Bay and ashore advances near the island’s east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
U. SS. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Marianas
Japan
China
Philippines
United States
U. S
Luzon
Formosa
Far China Sea
Task
Navy
Washington
Pacific Ocean
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Tokyo
Ashito
Magicienne Bay
County Plans Bond Retirement Totals Near 1.07 Million
Washington county will retire 99000 in bonds on July 1 and pay 22827.50 in interest. The Board of County Commissioners announced. The City of Hagerstown will retire 41000 in bonds and pay 46675 in interest. The county will retire 85500 in school bonds and 13500 in road bonds, bringing total bonded indebtedness to 1073200. Of the total, 149700 are road bonds and 224500 are school bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Board of County Commissioners
Hagerstown
Individual Bond Sales Near Quarter Of War Loan Goal
Washington date shows individuals in the Fifth War Loan near 25 percent of the goal. By Wednesday the ninth day, individuals had purchased 1.217 billion dollars of their 6 billion quota, part of the 16 billion total goal. Starting next week, all non banking purchases will count toward the drive which ends July 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dearth Of Drinking Water Forces Japs On Saipan To Quit
On Saipan during the second week of battle, water scarcity undermines Japanese defenses. Prisoners beg for water from captors. Navy destroyed Jap distilling plants and tanks. Japs rely on two small Mt Tapotchau wells, now nearly depleted amid light rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saipan
Howard M. Norton
Charan Kanoa
Mt. Tapotchau
Must Conquer More Of France Before French Take Over
Washington June 23 President Roosevelt said military operations around Cherbourg are on schedule and more of France should be liberated before setting up civil administration. He remarked to reporters that liberation must precede civil talks and that operations should proceed rapidly in response to General Charles De Gaulle's prefectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Cherbourg
France
Charles de Gaulle
French National Committee of Liberation
Failure To Post Price Charts Most Common OPA Violation Here
A survey of Hagerstown clothing stores shows 75 percent failed to post price charts as required by OPA regulations while grocery stores comply fairly well. All violators will be rechecked and repeat offenders referred to Baltimore district OPA for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
Hagerstown
Ration Board
OPA
Ration Office
Baltimore
The
Wounded Welcome Opportunity To Speed Homeward By Plane
A Texan infantryman balks at air travel but soon changes his mind after learning a plane ride would bring him closer to his wife. About 600 patients from Newton D. Baker Hospital were being evacuated by ambulance plane to nearer home hospitals at Hagerstown airport. Air travel cut days from travel time for Pacific coast and Intermountain West veterans, offering comfort after Mediterranean theater service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Iam
Hagerstown
Army
Newton D. Baker
Pacific Coast
Intermountain West
Middle West
Mediterranean Theater of War
Newton D
Pangborn First To Exceed Quota In War Bond Drive
Pangborn Corp employees surpass their $72 000 goal with a record total of $93 275 in Series E bonds. The Pangborn plant report stands as the county’s bright spot amid overall weak sales, with countywide figures lagging far behind the $2 850 000 target and Federal Reserve totals at about 1 008 143.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Pangborn Corp
Pangborn
Pangborr
John D. Hollyday
Federal Reserve Bank
Hollyday
Hagerstown
Hellyday
Panghorn
President Roosevelt avoids fourth term question
At a Washington news conference on June 23, President Roosevelt dodged confirming or denying Governor Arnall of Georgia's forecast that he would announce a willingness to seek a fourth term after the Republican National Convention. The exchange focused on whether a statement would come soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Arnall
Mr. Roosevelt
Combined force raids Port Blair garrison in Andaman Islands
Tokyo radio said a combined formation of 34 enemy bombers and fighters raided the Japanese garrison at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tokyo Raido
Port Blair
Andaman Islands
Bay of Bengal
Major Offensive Reported Under Way
SAIPAN June 16 A Marine artillery unit faces a series of dangers as a medical officer warns onshore hazards and offshore perils. He lists sharks barracuda sea snakes anemones polluted waters and giant clams. Disease risks include leprosy typhus dysentery typhoid fever and skin infections. He forbids eating island growth or drinking local water and instructs avoiding inhabitants. A private asks why not let the Japanese keep the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saipan
Marianas Islands
Germans Admit Killing Captives
London reported Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden stated that Germany admitted killing 50 Allied officers at a prison camp, up from 47, and called it murder. Germany claimed the officers were shot while resisting capture or escaping near Dresden on March 25. Eden dismissed the explanation as an admission of a crime and vowed pursuit of those responsible for postwar justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anthony Eden
Cominons
RAF
Dresden
Eden
Switzerland
Hints Dual Highway May Be Built This Year To Frederick
Gov. Herbert R O'Conor indicated a one lane of the proposed dual highway from Hagerstown to Frederick might be built this year. Frederick civic groups urged completing the full distance, while three miles from Hagerstown east are already finished with an older base repaired by State Roads Commission crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hints
Frederick
Hagerstown
Frede
Herbert R O'Conor
Oil field raids hit Ploesti and Giurgiu rail yards
American heavy bombers based in the Mediterranean struck Nazi oil installations at Ploesti Romania and Giurgiu on the Danube south of Bucharest. The mission also targeted rail yards at Nis in Yugoslavia, adding to Allied pressure on Axis energy and transport networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Mediterranean
Ploesti
Romania
Giurgiu
Danube
Bucharest
Nis
Yugoslavia
Germans, Soviets Begin Summer Drive On Eastern Front
Berlin reports that on the third anniversary of Hitler's invasion the Red army launched its long awaited eastern offensive. Moscow claims triple spearheads deepen against Finns and along the Aunus isthmus while Tat near Vitebsk sees bitter fighting as Soviet forces press from Mogilev to north of Vitebsk. Local clashes northwest of Tarnopol hint at moves toward Lwow Below the Pripet Marshes as coordination with Western fronts is suggested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Red Army
Hitler
Russia
Moscow
Berlin
Pripet Marshes
Warsaw
France
Italy
Mogilev
Vitebsk
Lake Onezhskov
Onega
Aunus Isthmus
Karelian
Allies Push in Italy Amid Stiffening German Defense
Allied forces press along coastal sectors in Italy while Germans plan a determined stand between Lake Trasimeno and Lake Chiusi and north of Perugia. The Fifth Army drives toward Pisa and Falonica on the west coast as Adriatic fronts near Ancona and the Chienti river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Lake Trasimeno
Lake Chiusi
Perugia
Sth
Algiers
Adriatic
Ancona
Chienti
5Th Army
Livorno
Pisa
Falonica
Bolivia Regime Recognition Ends Isolation
United States and 17 other American republics recognize the Bolivian government, ending months of diplomatic isolation. Uruguay plans to extend recognition but delays the technical step. Neighboring nations back the regime in line with the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasitington
United States
Bolivia
Uruguay
United Nations
Unclear clipping notes barber depot timing
Fragmentary OCR text mentions KEARNS Tah dune 23 44 Toreive barbers at the overketaw replacement depot RA ve Teymen haircuts 9 to hartre one ev ery 28 seconds.
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Young Property
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David Lindell Rocks
Zion City
C. E. Neikirk
Betty Blake Rogers
Will Rogers
Santa Monica
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