Defenses at Cherbourg Crumble in Allied Breakthroughs
American forces reported breakthrough between Mont du Roc and Octeville near Cherbourg and captured fortified high points including Tourla le and Ste. Honorine la Chardonnerette as the north coast push progressed. German claims acknowledged progress but noted several strong points fallen and coastal batteries scattering Allied landings east of the Orne.
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Cap
Ste. Honorine la Chardonnerette
Caen
Mont du Roc
Octeville
Cherbourg
Hmitg
Nouainville
Ceteville
Tourlale
Supreme Command
Berlin
Normandy
Orne River
High Command
Liquor Shortage Will Be Eased in Maryland
Baltimore June 24 The whiskey shortage in Maryland will ease before month end with whiskey moved from warehouses. Donald Hammond secretary of the Association of Maryland Distillers said dealers expect stock replacements from new production authorized this week for August. Maryland distillers may produce over 2,000,000 proof gallons during the holiday month with whiskey and spirits manufactured and no aging spirits used for blending as needed. Production will run at wartime material limits such as paper and glass.
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Baltimore
Donald Hammond
Association of Maryaand Distillers
Maryland
Hammond
Justice Miller Awarded Purple Heart in War Service
Justice Harvey M. Miller of Juvenile Court receives the Purple Heart from the War Department. He served 13 months in the Signal Corps of the 7th Division in France during World War I and was wounded August 18, 1915 at Chateau Thierry. He served on five fronts in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey M. Miller
Juvenne
War Department
Judge Miller
Signal Corps
Frence
Chateau Thierry
France
Fines Imposed On Assault Charges In May Court
Two Waynesboro youths Wilbur Reid and Gerald King were fined 250 dollars each or six months in jail by Magistrate Martin Bostetter after assaulting Deputies Leister Isa nolle and Clever Reynolds during an attempted arrest for disorderly conduct. The May court term ended yesterday with civil cases settled or continued for trial.
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Waynesboro
Wilbur Reid
Gerald King
Leister Isanogle
Clever Reynolds
Martin Bostetter
Shortage of Men in State Police
Baltimore June 24 The State police and State operated hospitals face the most critical labor problems among state agencies. Police strength is about 25 under the peace time complement of 185 men while hospitals can absorb all the help available. Clerical and stenographic listings remain adequate with about 250 recent high school graduates added to waiting lists after statewide exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
State Employment Commission
Commission
West Virginia Tornado Leaves Rural Toll and Rescue Efforts
A powerful West Virginia tornado ripped through rural and mining communities causing hundreds of thousands in damage. Dozens died or were injured across Taylor, Barbour, Randolph, and nearby counties with Clarksburg and Fairmont hospitals overwhelmed. Emergency crews aided by Red Cross and Army tents, while doctors from Charleston and others treated 167 patients in regional hospitals.
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Simpson
Taylor County
Mannington
Thomas
Tucker County
Clarksburg
Fairmont
West Virginia
Red Cross
Army
Shinnston
Joetown
Oakdale
Pleasant Hill
Shinn's Run
Saltwell
Taylor
Barbour
Philippi
Elkins
Grafton
Labor Union Named Defendant In $509,000 Suit
The James Gibbons Company of Relay, Mid, filed a $509,000 damage suit in Federal Court against an American Federation of Labor union under the War Labor Disputes Act. The contractor, working on airports and airfields for federal and state governments, alleges a June 7 strike was called to push collective bargaining without proper notice and procedure, and names as defendants a local Teamsters group and affiliated locals. Unknown individual officers are also listed as defendants.
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Baltimore
American Federation of Labor
James Gibbons Company
Relay
Mid
Aiga
Jime 7
Hi Af
Sol
Netloy Wi
Teamsters
Chafrenss, Ohousemen
Helpers of
America
Truk Drivers
Helpere
Af Balesiere
Roral
Ha Coheyn
CONDITION GOOD Clayton Teron wha an oo ay Tams
The readable text is fragmented and unclear. Key details such as people, places, dates, or events are not discernible to form a coherent summary or identify a main action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Teron
Congress Ends Six Month Session With Five Week Recess
Washington June 24 The 79th Congress ends its six month second session for a five week recess returning August 1 to chart postwar policy. Lawmakers head home to seek reelection amid plans for postwar tax, surplus material disposition, and foreign policy groundwork. Major actions include higher debt limit to 260 billion, a 2.5 billion revenue bill, tax simplification, and extension of wartime price and wage controls.
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Washington
T&th Congress
Asi
Chicago
White House
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Destructive West Virginia Tornado Scene From Air
From 1000 feet alt the reporter recalls the devastation in Harrison county near Shinnston and Shinns ton as a tornado leveled homes and flattened a Hope Natural Gas compressor station at Boothsville. Lt Col Hubert Stark arrives with relief supplies from Charleston for storm victims.
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Tarawa
Hope Natural Gas Company
Boothsville
Clarksburg
CAP
Oakdale
Peora
Shinnston
Pleasant Hill
Harrison County
Bridgeport
Hubert Stark
CAF
West Virginia
Charleston
Death Toll Tops 35 In West Virginia and Pennsylvania
West Virginia and Pennsylvania face a disaster as a storm and tornado-like funnel rips through McKeesport and Greens County. Red Cross relief moves in with blood plasma and supplies while rescuers search by flashlight for survivors and the dead. Authorities report dozens killed and many unaccounted for as homes are destroyed or damaged.
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W. Va
Red Cross
Lola Heavner
Dorsey Bailey
West Virginia
Shinnston
Charleton
Capitol
Army Medical Corps
Pittsburgh
A. D. Johnson
McKeesport
Youghiogheny
Johnson
Clarksville
Chartiers
Greens County
Here
Char
Destruction Levels Town After Mine Disaster
The tiers visited two weeks after a mine explosion and fire that killed six men were leveled. Between 40 and 50 homes were destroyed, and the town of Chartiers appeared almost unrecognizable. Stanley Granger, Internal Revenue Collector at Pittsburgh, who lives nearby in Wharnesburg, described the damage. Acting under orders from Gay Matthew M. Neely, four West Virginia State Guardsmen were deployed to the devastated area.
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Tiers
Chartiers
Stanley ‘Granger
Internal Revenue
Pittsburgh
Wharnesburg
Gay
Matthew M. Neely
West Virginia
Youths Sentenced in Williamsport Juvenile Court
Six youths arrested on multiple larceny charges were sentenced by Justice Harvey M. Miller in Juvenile Court. Three boys were committed to an industrial school until age 21, while the other three received suspended sentences. Officials said they admitted robbing Hurd confectionery, Lowman’s ten cent store, and stealing $25 from a parked car.
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Williamsport
Harvey M. Miller
Hurd
Lowman
Ten Cent
Local Prices for Farm Products from Furnished Ledger
Prices paid to farmers for wheat at mill and barn, bacon, butter, lard, onions, chickens, eggs, cabbage, turnips, apples, green beans, walnuts, cherries, and other staples. Includes OPA ceilings and calling prices. lists per pound and per crate values with units and approximate ranges.
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Kline Bros. Benevola
Guincar
Few Are Buying Auto Tax Stamps This Week
Auto use tax stamps must be purchased and affixed to all motor vehicles by July 3. Deputy Alen G. Mumma of the Internal Revenue Office in the Post Office building reported slow sales and warned that violators face penalties. Five dollar stamps are available in Hagerstown at Mumma’s office and Post Office windows.
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Alen G. Mumma
Internal Revenue Office
Hagerstown
Mummas
Vries
Stayay
Stamp Collectors Seek Six Dollar Validity Question
Deputy Mumma noted scattered stamp sales to local collectors curious about a six dollar paper piece. The item attracts hobbyists though it cannot be used for postage payment.
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Mumma
Big Jap Carrier Probably Sunk By U S Sub
Navy reports indicate submarines sank 15 Japanese cargo vessels and a navy auxiliary near northwestern Dutch New Guinea. Allied observers on Saipan predict a climax battle as U.S. forces press to reduce 20,000 Japanese troops. Tokyo radio claimed 15 American carrier planes were shot down near Guam as carriers endured limited damage to two ships.
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Dutch New Guinea
Navy
Washington
Saipan
Marianas
Howard Handleman
Allied
Tanapag Harbor
Garapan
Tokyo Radio
Guam
U. S. Navy
Planned Shopping Center and Theater in Hagerstown
The project promises a modern shopping center with a theater, housing units, and a food market, all built locally with materials sourced in Hagerstown. Homes average about 4500 in assessed value, weather resistant with efficient heating, and construction to finish one home every 20 working hours. A federally approved movie theater hinges on housing authority clearance.
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B. Ellsworth Watkins
Hagerstown
Watkins
Maryland
Hamilton Homes to build center with concrete block design
Asa H. Watkins, president of Hamilton Homes, Inc, a Mt. Airy contractor, leads a project to erect a community center in Hamilton Park. His son B. Ellsworth Watkins is married and lives nearby. Brewer & Lindsay serve as local agents for the developer. The note mentions hanging washed colored articles in shade to preserve colors.
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Est Grooms
Asa H. Watkins
Hamilton Homes, Inc
Mt. Airy
Mad
B. Ellsworth Watkins
Hamilton Park
Brewer & Lindsay
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Betty Grable
20Th Century-Fox
Betty
Maryland Theatre
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Johnny
Simone Simon
James Ellison
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Sherwan Productings
Aepalong
Cee Forum Eau
Tye
Paul Sad
Carl Esmond
Peter Ae
Cyek Mady
Christians
Morris Carnavsky
K. T. Stevens Sarees
Herbert Daimes
Bertaefting
Krastmann Taylor
Wulam Heron Erie Xoere
Three Stooges
U. S
Caskey’s
Caskey Baking Co
Kay Kyser
Swing Fever
Simone Simon James Ellison la
Chick Chandler Ee
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Greams
John Harvey
Martha Raye
Joe E. Brown
Eugene Pallette
Charlie Spivakore
Dorothea Kent
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William LE Baron
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