Local defense center to train 1000 sheetmetal workers
Washington County Board of Education sponsors a National Defense Training Center effort to train over 1,000 sheetmetal workers. New classes will run seven days a week, with registrations at the National Defense Training Center behind Washington Street School in Hagerstown and Hancock area registrations at Hancock School in the evenings.
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National Defense Training Center
Hagerstown
Washington Street
Hancock
Hancock School
National Defense
Washington County Board of Education
Lane To Serve As Toastmaster At Maryland Bar Meeting
Wm Preston Lane Jr former Maryland Attorney General will be toastmaster at the Maryland State Bar Association banquet in Atlantic City. The 47th annual meeting opens tomorrow at Traymore Hotel with Charles Markell presiding and James Clark among speakers. Delegates plan to discuss proposed judiciary legislation and several committees report during the three day session.
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Preston Lane, Jr
Maryland
Maryland State Bar Association
Traymore Hotel
Atlantic City
Charles Markell
James Clark
Ellicott City
Markell
State Bar Association
Racehorse Auction Yields Low Prices Amid Fair Cancelation
In Chicago on June 24 a public auction sold two young thoroughbreds for 55 and 37.50 dollars while 140 mine run saddle horses averaged over 100 dollars. Horsemen blame a broken market on minor-track racehorses due to the proposed county fair cancellations.
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Chicago
Forgetfulness Cost This Lawyer 34.20
County Attorney James L. Delaney wrote a citizen stating he owed 34.20 in back taxes. The man claimed Delaney had marked the property clear of taxes when bought. Delaney confirmed the error and paid the 34.20 himself.
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Charlotte
N. C
James L. Delaney
Delaney
Swigger
Concrete Block Replaces Potomac Street Surface Plan
South Potomac Street from Public Square to Antietam Street will be entirely concrete. The surface from curb to curb is being stripped of stone, with plans to resurface derailed by asphalt shortages. Street Superintendent Charles W. Stump met War Production Board officials in Baltimore seeking material relief, but no guarantees were given. The project may be abandoned at Public Square crosswalk without assured resurfacing materials.
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South Potomac Street
Public Square
Antietam Street
Charles W. Stump
War Production Board
Baltimore
Rail worker fatally hurt at Cumbo storage depot
Eugene S. Chase, 37, of Cherry Run, died after a panel from a boxcar fell while he helped load it at Cumbo's new railroad storage depot. The crane-lifted panel slipped from its cradle striking him on the head, causing a fractured skull and neck injuries. Chase lived in Cherry Run all his life. funeral services are set for Friday in Martinsburg with Rev. W. F. Murray officiating.
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Eugene S. Chase
Cherry Run
Cumbo
Chase
Martinsburg
W. F. Murray
Big Pool
Lost Aviator Ate Grasshopper, Owl in Australia
A U.S. fighter pilot, 27, forced down after a dogfight with a Japanese bomber, crawled from crocodile-infested swamps in Northern Australia to recount a three day ordeal that led him to eat grasshoppers and raw owl meat. Married former printer apprentice, he survived with only a quart of water, used parachute bits to signal, and headed north toward an island in search of food.
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Vern Haugland
Australia
United States
Columbia
S. C
War Will Be Fought On All Continents, Seas
U S Senator Millard E. Tydings told a joint luncheon of Hagerstown Lions Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs that world war has just begun and will be fought across six continents and seven seas. He cautioned against invasion of the United States but urged continued sacrifices and praised a United Nations victory.
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America
U. S
Millard E. Tydings
North America
United Nations
United States
Decline in Birth Certificates Reported in Washington County
Washington County Health department workers report birth certificates issued daily fell from about 50 at year start to 25 now. Since January 1 more than 5,000 certificates have gone to defense plant workers and others, vs about 1,000 per month last year. Two volunteers work full time on delayed registrations. last month 745 certificates were issued, with expected future rushes as defense employment rises.
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Washington County
Washington
Taxi drivers strike protests new zones and fares
In Washington on June 24 hundreds of taxi drivers halted work to protest Public Utilities Commission zone and rate schedules. The district court refused to issue an injunction delaying enforcement as the drivers called the stoppage a vacation.
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Washington
Public Utilities Commission
Chinese Push Back Pincher Claw of Taps’ Pincer
Chungking reports Kiangsi troops recaptured Kweiki striking a blow to the Japanese push toward the Chekiang Kiangsi railway. Japanese efforts to seize a 50 mile Kiangsi rail segment aimed at Shanghai to Singapore face stiff Chinese resistance. Chinese dispatches put 4000 casualties as troops clash near Sanki east of Kwangfeng.
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Chungking
Kiangsi
Kweiki
Chekiang- Kiangsi
Shanghai
Singapore
Kwangfeng
Sanki
Tiddly Wink In Parking Meter
A police report notes a tiddly-wink chip used as a penny in parking meters. The device fits the meter slot and functions, prompting motorists to beware the stiff fine for slug use.
Youth Writes To Remind Sheriff About Carload Of Cigarettes Promise
Tom Wibberly, a former Thumma Motor Company employee now in the Air Corps at Maxwell Field Alabama, sends a letter to Sheriff Joseph D. Baker reminding him of a promise to be paid a car ton of cigarettes for each Jap he catches. Wibberly reports he has passed pilot tests and expects to begin training soon.
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Joseph D. Baker
Tom Wibberly
Thumma Motor Company
Air Corps
Maxwell Field
Alabama
Tom
Army
Children See Mother Slain on Bay County Road
In Bay City Michigan on June 24 Mrs Helen Chichocki 27 was shot and killed on a county road in view of her two children Joan 9 and Roland 8 The children said their father Matthew Chichocki 31 shot their mother during a quarrel John B O Shea a prosecutor s investigator reported The children alerted nearby farmers and the father had vanished when deputies arrived police sought him.
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Bay City
Mich
Helen Chichocki
Bay County
Matthew Chichocki
John B. O'Shea
Joan
Roland
Chichocki
Mize's hidden ball trick fails in Giants game
Johnny Mize attempted a hidden ball trick at first base against Eddie Joost of Cincinnati. Joost reached around, took the ball from Mize's glove, and threw to the pitcher, defusing the ruse.
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New York Giants
Mize
Eddie Joost
Cincinnati
Joost
Pelle
Draft quotas shift as 3-A married men reclassified
Despite reports that only single men would be drafted this summer, draft boards reclassify many registrants in 3-A to married after questionnaire. Washington dispatches say dependency rules favor single inductions but instruction changes push married 3-A men into July quotas. Large July quotas for Hagerstown and Washington county may exhaust 1-A and affect 36-44 year group.
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Selective Service Headquarters
Washington
Congress
Hagerstown
Washington County
Beetles Make Appearance in Weverton Area
Jap beetles in large numbers have appeared around Weverton, one of the most infested areas in years, according to local headquarters. Trap-tender crews are deploying 5,000 traps in Hagerstown and county districts as beetles are expected to be on the fly later this week.
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Weverton
Board of County Commissioners
Hagerstown
Submarines Westward debuts amid Rio Tercero outrage
BUENOS AIRES reports a German film from UFA titled Submarines west ward shown as a new motion picture. Advertisements call it a theme of palpitating actuality over the public furor from the Rio Tercero torpedoing.
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Buenos Aires
UFA
Bike Stolen From Rear Porch, Paul Ridenour Reports
Paul Ridenour of 709 Salem Avenue reported to police this morning that a child's bicycle was stolen during the night from the rear porch of his home.
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Paul Ridenour
Salem Avenue
Roosevelt calls Pacific War Council meeting tomorrow
President Roosevelt announced a special Pacific War Council meeting for tomorrow with Prime Ministers Churchill and Mackenzie King to attend. Stephen Early did not disclose the purpose. King’s arrival for the session signals added importance amid Midway and Aleutian battle notes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Pacific War Council
Churchill
Great Britain
Mackenzie King
Canada
Stephen Early
Leighton McCarthy
United States
Australia
New Zealand
China
Netherlands
Philippines
Midway
Aleutian
President Signs Dependency Bill
President Roosevelt signed the service men's pay allotment and allowance bill providing federal payments to supplement dependents of fighting men. The measure also classifies married men for the draft and enunciates a policy that selective service should not break up the home.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ritchie May Be All Year Camp
Army officers already at Camp Ritchie for intensive training. Army considers establishing a winter camp there turning Cascade cantonment into an all year training base. Wooden mess halls storage building clubhouse could be converted to quarters. Summer trainees live in tents.
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Army
Camp Ritchie
Cascade Cantonment
National Guardsmen
New Zealand Quake Jolts North Island Cities
A severe tremor struck the northern island of New Zealand on June 24, causing chimneys to topple and windows to crack. Early reports show no casualties, with authorities assessing damage and aftershocks expected.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Yugoslav Merchant Vessel Torpedoed in Gulf of Mexico
The Navy stated a small Yugoslavian merchant ship was torpedoed in the Gulf of Mexico and survivors were landed at an east coast port.
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Washington
Gulf of Mexico
Tobruk Falls to Nazi Armada Amid Bombardment
Alexandria dispatch reports Tobruk under intensive air and tank assault by German forces. A British naval officer describes Tobruk harbor bombardment, with dive-bombers and tank guns striking the harbor area as German troops entered the town.
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Larry Allen
Alexandria
Tobruk
Navy House
To Consider New Runway For Hagerstown Airport
The Mayor and City Council will meet to decide applying for federal aid to build a 4,000 foot northwest to southeast hard-surfaced runway. The new strip will allow larger planes to take off in all winds, improving all-weather operations.
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Hagerstown
Civilian Defense Violator Is Fined
Benjamin Filer of Midland Maryland was fined 325 for disorderly conduct after refusing air raid wardens during a test blackout. He continued driving home from work and nearly hit two wardens. He received a suspended sentence due to his family responsibilities.
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Benjamin Filer
Midland
Filer
Tire saving scheme relies on water film idea
A Maryland man, keeping anonymous, proposes fitting water drop cans over each wheel to ride on a film of water. He claims tires would last two to three times longer in wet weather, but concedes the challenge of carrying sufficient water for any distance.
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Princess Anne, Md
Axis artillery pounds Egypt border as Rommel advance feared
Axis bombardment rages through the night as British reports say strong enemy columns of tanks and motorized infantry race along the Libyan frontier toward Egypt. Observers note a heavy artillery barrage signaling a possible land attack and Rommel’s main blow may target Fort Maddalena as German Italian forces maneuver west of Salum to mask the flanking maneuver.
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Egypt
Erwin Rommel
The
Pharoahs
Cairo
Sir Claude Auchinleck
Mediterranean
Salum
Rommel
Fort Maddalena
Record Entries For Race Meet At Hagerstown
Record entries for the coming Hagerstown race meet show near 100 owners from the east applying for space. More than 1000 thoroughbreds are expected for the July 7 opening, with horses arriving from Delaware Park Charles Town Wheeling and New York and New England tracks. Top riders and contract riders will be present as major stables bring their personnel. The track and rounds are nearing completion and totalisator and camera facilities are installed to make Hagerstown a premier mile oval in the east.
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Makerstown
Harold F. Bester
Hagerstown
Wheeling
New York
New England
Bester
Timie Ines
Totalisatos
Thas
Vote to Cut Orf CCC Fund in Senate Action
Washington Jone Ds reports the Senate Appropriations Committee rejected the 80,000,000 requested for Civitan Conservation Corps funding as a wartime economy move. The panel voted 15 to 9 to cut CCC funds, following a similar House action.
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Washington
Jone Ds
Civitan Conservation Corps
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
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Battle OF Egypt
Pagif F
Oregon
Porter T. Gregory
Carl S. Doney
Fort Stevens
Astoria
C.P
Lane
Tydings
Hotel Alexander
Health Dept
Lone Michigan Road
Johnny Mize
Lexington
Frederick C. Sherman
New York City
Sherman
Ritchie
Quake Rocks
Northwest One
Roger D. Greene
Orf CCC
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