Hurricane Shifting Out Over Atlantic
The Weather Bureau forecast 30 to 49 mph winds and rain in New York City as the tropical storm shifts northward out to sea. In Norfolk, rainfall topped five inches with gusts to 54 mph as the storm roared northeast toward the Atlantic. Storm warnings extended from Cape Hatteras to Atlantic City, with minor damage and rerouted traffic reported in low-lying areas of Norfolk.
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New York
Weather Bureau
New York City
Norfolk
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Hatteras
Atlantic City
Chesapeake
Delaware Bays
Block Island
R. 1
Cherry Point
M. C
Pamplico Sound
Manteo
Barometer Falls Indicate Rain Across Coast
A falling barometer at Keedysville signals rain as a tropical hurricane moves up the Atlantic coast. Weather observer J A Miller notes the drop from 29.35 to 29.25 and recalls a 28.35 low in March years ago, which preceded a severe snow storm that isolated Hagerstown.
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Atlantic
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Mr. Miller
Hagerstown
Freighter Aground Off Cape Henry
An unidentified freighter ran aground off Cape Henry during a storm. A Navy tug was sent to assist, the vessel remained unidentified with no radio contact at 9 am, and winds peaked at 59 mph with heavy rain totaling 3.41 inches.
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Cape Henry
Navy
Officers Club
Fort Story
Fifth Navy District
Norfolk
Local Soldier Turns Tailor His Company Nearest In Germany
Pfc Bud Moats son of Mr and Mrs C F Moats 722 Patomac Avenue became company tailor with the 124th Infantry in Odenburg Germany. His neat work keeps the company spick and span and ready for inspection. He expects to return to Maryland and urges friends to write.
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Germany
124Th Infantry
Army of Occupation
Bud Moats
C. F. Moats
Patomac Avenue
Odenburg
Bua
Maryland
Soldier at Ernie Pyle launch smiles at champagne ritual
VANCOUVER Washington June 26 An Army Air Corps veteran watched the launching of the troopship Ernie Pyle. Shipbuilder Edgar Kaiser explained one bottle is for the sponsor and one in case she misses. The sponsor did not miss and the veteran expressed hopeful sentiment as Kaiser handed him the bottle.
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Vancouver
Wash
Army Air Corps
Ernie Pyle
Edgar Kaiser
Kaiser
Minesweeper Salute Lost In Borneo Action
The 945 ton minesweeper Salute was lost in the Borneo area due to enemy action. Casualties among about 100 crew were six killed and three missing with no wounded reported. Commanded by Lieutenant St John S Nichols of Garden City New York the officer was presumed safe.
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Washington
Borneo
St. John S. Nichols
Garden City
Long Island
Nichols
Check Manpower Needs In City
A review of Hagerstown's industrial employment is planned by Lawrence B. Fennemen director of the State War Manpower Commission to see if WMC rules on women workers should be relaxed and if a ceiling on male hires is needed. He said Baltimore industries may not hire more mates beyond June 1 levels after July 1 and that relaxed rules for women workers will be discussed at a War Manpower Commission Labor Management Committee meeting in Hagerstown.
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Hagerstown
Lawrence B. Fennemen
State War Manpower Commission
WMC
Baltimore
Fennemien
Accused Faints At Arraignment
Mrs Imogene Stevens a 24 year old mother and twice married collapsed as she was led before a coroner s inquest in Bridgeport to investigate the admitted killing of Albert Kovacs a 19 year old Norwalk submarine sailor in New Canaan She cried slumped to the floor and was revived after attendants carried her into the courtroom Bail was set at 50000 for manslaughter and a physician was summoned to quiet her She reportedly said she killed Kovacs in self defense.
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Canaan
Bridgeport
Conn
Imogene Stevens
Pacific Naval
New Canaan
Superior Court Building
Theodore E. Steibner
Albert Kovacs
Norwalk
Edward Platt
Mrs. Stevens
Stevens
Otto Schmidt
Kovacs
Maryland Potato Prices Set By Price Office
The Office of Price Administration announced Maryland ceiling prices for this year’s intermediate and late crop white potatoes at 2.75 dollars per 100 pounds.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Maryland
Cold storage locker renters face OPA inspection threat
In Hagerstown and Maryland, the Office of Price Administration plans to inspect frozen meat lockers to determine storage quantities and validate procurement. About 600 locker users in eastern and southern Maryland face subpoenas, with Ellicott City renters already targeted, while locker operators claim it is not their business how meat was obtained. Alan H. Murrell, an OPA enforcement attorney, says investigations will span Maryland.
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OPA
Ellicott City
Hagerstown
Maryland
GPA
CPA
Office of Price Administration
Alan H. Murrell
Truman to deliver closing address at UN Conference
In San Francisco delegates from 50 nations signed the new United Nations charter as Britain’s Earl of Halifax called the moment historic. President Truman will speak on American foreign policy at the closing ceremony, with the signing and ratification process proceeding in sequence. The final act followed a unanimous vote approving the charter in last night’s session.
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San Francisco
Truman
Britain
Earl of Halifax
P.W.T
V. K. Wellington Koo
China
Veteran Memorial
Big Five
Represen
Sgt Gelwicks Wins Air Medal and Valor Certificate
William L. Gelwicks son of Mr and Mrs Charles F Gelwicks of 613 North Mulberry street has been awarded a Certificate of Valor and the Air Medal with three clusters by Col Albert J Showers commanding officer of the 467th Bombardment Group Eighth Air Force of which Sgt Gelwicks is a member.
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William L. Gelwicks
Charles F. Gelwicks
North Mulberry Street
Albert J. Showers
467Th Bombardment Group
Eighth Air Force
Sgt. Gelwicks
Blast Killed Seaman Jay Fox
Seaman second class Jay R. Fox of Belview Avenue was killed when the gunboat PGM 18 was sunk off Okinawa by an underwater explosion likely a mine. The vessel was supporting minesweepers. the crew abandoned ship two minutes after being struck as the boat listed and sank. Rescue craft aided survivors as air patrol pilots helped deploy lifejackets and a rubber lifeboat.
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Jay R. Fox
USNR
Belview Avenue
Okinawa
Daily Mail
Combat Air Patrol
Priorities Hold Up Pigeon Whistle In Spokane
Spokane electronics engineer Lee Klos says production of his pigeon whistle is delayed by missing parts. The device is a high frequency oscillator that emits inaudible whistles to deter pigeons at the county courthouse and has attracted interest from a Chicago church, a Chillicothe courthouse, and orchardists who want to buy it. The inventor notes it can be adjusted to disturb cats rodents and dogs as well as pigeons.
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Spokane
Wash
Lee Klos
Spokane County
Chicago
Chillicothe
Ohio
Klos
Prospect for world charter ratification in 1945
At the World Security conference in San Francisco delegates and an Associated Press poll indicate that if the United States Senate grants quick approval, enough UN members may ratify the new world charter by year end. Of 26 replies, 20 foresee ratification. six offered no probable date. Only major powers and 23 of 45 others must ratify before it takes effect.
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San Francisco
United States Senate
United Nations
Associated Press
Senate
Washington
United States
Britain
Russia
France
China
Tragedy On Farm: Tractor Overturn Pins Ivan Diller
Ivan Diller, a farm helper for Menno Horst near Hagerstown, was severely injured when a corn tractor turned over while moving between fields. He was pinned at the hips and legs and extricated, then rushed to Washington County Hospital. The full extent of injuries was not immediately known.
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Ivan Diller
Washington County
Diller
Menno Horst
Hagerstown
Snake Stopper Drives City Streetcar
Snake Run in St. Louis reports Chris Liebe unable to keep schedule after three unscheduled stops to kill snakes in his streetcar, ending with a fourth snake killed at the end of the run.
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ST. Louis
Chris Liebe
Bass Season Opens Sunday Across Potomac Area
With light rainfall and favorable conditions, the bass season opens Sunday, July 1, lasting until November 30. Bass must be at least ten inches to keep and no more than ten per person may be caught. Licenses surpass 3,000 sold so far, including about 200 non residents, with licenses sold at multiple outlets.
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Potomac
Conococheague
Beehive Invasion Drives Hoover Family From Kitchen
In Kansas City on June 26 the G. O. Hoover family fled their meals as about 15 000 bees swarmed into their kitchen through a break in an outside well and an entry through the wallboard. The bees are searching for a bee man.
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Kansas City
G. O. Hoover
Bomb pounding Japan’s industry hits Nagoya Osaka and Kobe
Guam June 26 Ten aircraft gun and ammunition plants across Honshu were demolished by 450 to 500 Superfortresses dropping over 3,000 tons of high explosive. Visual and instrument bombing struck Nagoya area arsenals and factories including the Chigusa ammunition plant Atsuta arsenal and Nippon vehicle works near Osaka and Kobe, with substantial prior damage noted.
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Guam
Japan
Honshu
Iwo Jima
Nagoya
Kagamigahara
Gifu
Osaka
Akashi
Kobe
Chigusa
Atsuta Arsenal
Nippon Vehicle Company
Muni
2900000 New Tires Available In July Up Bus Truck Quotas
The office of price administration announces 2,900,000 tires available in July with an additional 2,500,000 for rationing. The July allotment goes to B and C ration holders while A card holders rely on existing tires. OPA deputy Max McCullough notes the tire supply remains tight and rationing exceeds current production, with a large June to July increase and anticipated higher failure rates in hot weather.
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Washington
OPA
Max McCullough
Dog licenses due July 1 for all dogs
The Board of County Commissioners reminds dog owners that new licenses are due July 1. Officers will enforce the dog tag law to the letter. Licenses are nominal in price and required for all dogs.
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Board of County Commissioners
Jap broadcast reports invasion attempt near Okinawa area
London and India radios relay a Japanese claim that Allied forces seek to invade an unidentified island midway between Okinawa and the Japanese mainland. The broadcast suggests an invasion fleet of about 200 ships may target two islands in the same area, with Amami Oshima and nearby isles cited as possible locations.
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London
All India Radio
Okinawa
India
Amami Gusto
Amami Oshima
Togara Guato
Yaku Shima
CBS
London Radio
Tokyo
Japan
Detroit Strike Threat Ended
A CIO strike threat in Detroit eased as union officials tabled a plan to postpone a walkout of hundreds of thousands in heavy industry. Chicago saw government vows to curb a truck drivers strike, while a CIO official in Columbus anticipated an early end to a 15,000 glass workers stoppage across six states. About 80,000 workers stayed away nationwide, including 39,000 in Detroit, with no major settlements reached.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Chicago
Columbus
CIO
Ena
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Libbey- Owens
Tree Roosting Man Stirs Cobb County Panic
Marietta June 26 AP reports a man who perches high in tree limbs along the Chattahoochee river bottoms and runs like a turkey has Cobb County police in a state of worry. Police chief Elmer Ward says many sightings and rapid fleeing when approached have spurred fear among residents. Some residents say the man could be a fugitive and seek to remove him from the area.
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Ward
Civilian Defense to Disband With Dismissal on Saturday
The Civilian Defense group, once 7250 strong in Hagerstown and Washington county, will be formally disbanded with the City Hall office closing Saturday June 30. Mayor Richard H Sweney said the move follows Washington orders and that the organization has effectively wavered for months. He noted the effort united thousands in cooperative public service and lamented the ending, but stated it will save time and space to review further on page 2.
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Richard H. Sweeney
Civilian Defense
Hagerstown
Washington County
Richard 4H. Sweney
Washington
Sweeney
Japanese Premier Declares Critical War Destiny Crisis
San Francisco June 26 Premier Kantaro Suzuki told the nation of an invasion crisis unparalleled since the Mongol onslaught of 1274. He pledged grim determination to defend Okinawa and the southern Japanese empire against American forces, urging the public to endure hardships with defiance of death. Radio Tokyo reported enemy bombardment near Balikpapan as the empire faces mounting threats.
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San Francisco
Kantaro Suzuki
Okinawa
Domei Agency
Federal Communications Commission
Radio Tokyo
Balikpapan
Borneo
Do. Ei
Jap Prisoners Aid In Okinawa Surrender Drive
Guam June 26 Jap prisoners volunteered to aid the 10th Army in searching Okinawa caves cane fields and hills for remnants of the garrison urging surrender Mopping up has brought 8794 more prisoners for a total of 8696 Patrols continue to seek missing Americans No trace of bodies found Japan’s air force harassed the garrison with four small attacks causing minor damage Adm Nimitz acknowledged no blows against ships off shore.
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Guam
10Th Army
Okinawa
Japan
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Sgt Bush Awarded Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster to Air Medal
Sgt James Q. Bush, B 29 gunner of 136 East Washington Street, wins a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal at Tinian headquarters. His lead crew in missions against Okayama Famosa Bangkok Singapore dropped a heavy bombload, with missions staged from India and China prior to the 38th Bomber Wing’s Pacific move.
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James Q. Bush
East Washington Street
Tinian
38Th Bombardment Wing
Bush
Okayama
Formosa
Bangkok
Thailand
Singapore
India
China
38Th Wing
Pacific
Meat Bandits Strike Zenith Cafe in Chicago Heist
Two gunmen entered the Zenith cafe in Chicago on June 26 and bypassed the cashier to threaten chef Frank Anton and four staff. They seized 60 pounds of pork tenderloin and ham before fleeing.
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Chicago
Zenith
Frank Anton
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Valley
Charter
Jay Fox
Isle
Ie Mavor
Sgt. Bush
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