Marines Enter Garapan As Saipan Battle Rages On
U S Pacific Fleet reports heavy bombardment and air strikes around Garapan Saipan as Marines reach Mount Tapotcheau. American artillery directs fire on the north end of the island where about 20,000 Japanese troops are believed entrenched. Flights from Saipan to Guam, Rota, and other targets continue amid Allied operations across the Pacific theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Gest Harbor
Garapan
Japanese Marianas
Burile Islands
North Pacific
New Guinea
Solomons
Equator
Guam
Rota Islands
Marianas
Guan
Philippines
Rota
Liberators
11Th Army Air Force
Navy
Paramushiro
Shimushu
Kuriles
Japheid Islands
Marshalls
Army
Truk
Carolins
Tapotcheau
Tayes
Fairchild Delays Vet Hiring Solicitation
Officials of Fairchild Aircraft Corp a member of the Aircraft War Production Council said the company has not yet solicited veterans through hospitals and veterans organizations while awaiting increased production. More veterans will be hired as jobs become available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairchild Aircraft Corp
Aircraft War Production Council
East Coast
Festival at Shiloh church offers chicken ham sandwiches
A church festival at Shiloh United Baptist near the city center runs Wednesday night June 28 with rain date June 29. Tickets advertise chicken and country ham sandwiches and admission details.
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Shiloh U. B
Adv
This Week In History June 26 1886 through 1924
In this week of history notable dates include Gen Henry H Arnold born in Gladwyne Pennsylvania on June 26 1917 the AEF first reached France at St Nazaire on June 27 1917 the mob killing of Joseph Smith on June 27 1844 and the birth of John Boyle O'Reilly on June 28 1844 Archduke Ferdinand and his wife assassination in Sarajevo on June 28 1914 which helped ignite World War I and the Lorain Sandusky tornadoes killing about 80 on June 28 1924.
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Henry H. Arnold
Gladwyne
AEF
France
St. Nazaire
Joseph Smith
Carthage
John Boyle O'Reilly
Ireland
Francis Ferdinand
Austria
Sarajevo
Ohio
Lorain
Sandusky
States join in migrant labor recruitment plan
Six Atlantic coast states Delaware Florida North Carolina Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia join Maryland to recruit migrant labor for crop harvesting and canning this year. Governor O Conor said Maryland needs about 14000 additional workers to harvest tomatoes beans and other crops. Also Maryland will not observe a legal holiday on Monday July 3 to avoid hindering vital war work during the Fourth of July weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Atlantic Coast
Maryland
O’conor
Delaware
Florida
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Raleigh
Nlc
War Manpower Commission
U. S. Employment Service
Deaths: Hose and others in Hancock area obituaries
Obituaries list Melvie Frederick Hose aged 70 of Rockdale area died at his home after months of illness. Survived by wife Lillie May, children, and several relatives. funeral Thursday at 2 pm. Also Walford N. Mann, 91, Hancock banker and former bank president, died at home. funeral Wednesday at 2:30 pm in Hancock. Jane Louise Sacrey, six months, died at Washington County Hospital. services held at Burns Hill cemetery with parents Stella Irene Hose and James Bryard Sacrey noted.
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Melvie Frederick Hose
Pennsylvania Avenue
Rockdale
Joan and
Elizabeth (Harsh) Hose
St. John’s Reformed Church
Clearspring
Lillie May (Carbaugh) Hose
Herman Ramp
Washington
Douglass Fletcher
Hagerstown
Malcolm
Frederick
Foster Ford
Boonsboro
Nancy
Mapleville
John
Jacob
A. K. Coffman Funeral Home
J. Wade Huttman
Dunkard Cemetery
Broadfording
Walford N. Mann
First National Bank of Hancock
High Street
Hancock
Presbyterian Church
John Barnard
Presbyterian Cemetery
Watfordsburg
Earl Hose
Jane Louise Sacrey
Washington County Hospital
H. C. Kettler
Burns Hill Cemetery
Waynesboro
Stella Irene (Hose
James Bryard Sacrey
Jene Irene
In Memoriam Clarence C Carlton Dec 27 1941
In loving memory of Clarenee C Carlton who passed away December 27 1941. Your memory lingers with me and your kindness endures. From your devoted wife Fannie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hussband
Clarenee C. Carlton
Mos. Aga
Clarence
Fannie
Oil Industry Fights Gas Black Market Threat
G W Butler of the Petroleum Industry Committee on Rationing warns allied air forces burn vast gasoline, saying little is expected for motorists this summer. The industry has organized to educate the public on black market gasoline coupon traffic and combat the menace during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
G. W. Butler
Petroleum Industry Committee On Rationing
Dewey's Mother Heads for Chicago to Meet Nominee
Mrs. George M. Dewey of Owosso Mich travels to Chicago to join Gov. Thomas E. Dewey as he accepts the Republican presidential nomination. She spoke with him by phone Sunday night and travels with friends including Mrs. Herman H. Dignan, wife of Michigan's secretary of state.
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Owosso
Midh
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Chicago
George M. Dewey
Dewey
Herman H. Dignan
Highest Cash Price Paid For Old Gold at Sauas
Old gold buyers announce top cash prices at SAUAS located at 21 Jonathan Street Ady. Offers include prompt payment and discreet handling. Visit SAUAS to compare quotes and sell gold valuables with trusted service.
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Sauas
JonAthan St
Ady
Driver Is Accused After Airport Crash
John E. Cromer of Hagerstown was charged with operating a truck under the influence after a Route 11 collision at the Municipal Airport. Cromer’s northbound truck swerved into a southbound car driven by Caesar Coleman, demolishing both vehicles and about 100 feet of fence. he was also charged with failing to keep to the right of center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Cromer
Hagerstown
Charles Mades
Cromer
Caesar Coleman
Partisan Sabotage Hits Germans Hard
ALGIERS June 27 French partisan sabotage has diverted German rail traffic between Paris and the Swiss frontier toward Brussels Belgium officials announced. The communique said German communications behind the Normandy front were disrupted completely and that severe fighting continued in the Alpine regions with enemy losses estimated at 200 dead.
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Algiers
Paris
Brussels
Belgium
French National Committee
Normandy
Alpine
Ground For Divorce In Los Angeles Case
Mrs. Carl B. Conner testified that her husband, a musician with an army band at Phoenix, beat her and kept late hours, often smiling when asked where he had been, leading to a divorce. Weather notes report 92 degrees yesterday, 62 overnight, with continued hot humid conditions forecast.
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Los Angeles
Carl B. Conner
The
Jude
Phoenix
Ariz
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Weather Bureau
Radio Stolen From Hotel Patterson Reported to Police
Police report theft of a radio valued at 350 from Hotel Patterson today. Lionel Leihnan of Frederick Street repaired his bicycle stolen from the swimming pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Kirkby
Patterson
Lionel Leihnan
Frederick Street
Traps Placed Across Hancock Area For Beetle Control
Washington county beetle control crews have placed about 2300 traps across Hagerstown and county towns including Chewsville Cavetown Smithsburg Edgemont and surrounding areas. With the work nearly finished duties will shift to emptying traps and disposing of insects. County Agent Mark Miller notes a few beetles emerge in Hagerstown suggesting milky white disease may have worsened grub damage, while he expects a surge in activity in days ahead.
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Hancock
Washington County
Hagerstown
Mark Miller
Rose Hill Cemetery
Reservoir Park
Chewsville
Cavetown
Smithsburg
Edgemont
Maugansville
Hopewell
Cearfoss
Clearspring
Hig Pool
Big Spring
From Here Take Physicals Continued War Draft Rejections
Maryland faced stronger wartime demands yet boasted a below average discharge rate. Captain C N Bryant and Major James I Moore credited careful screening for high fitness, while noting a shift away from overemphasizing neuroses. About 22 percent of white and 41 percent of black men aged 18 to 26 were rejected, with state and monthly averages around 33 percent and 20 percent respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
C. N. Bryant
James I. Moore
Army
War Bond Sales Reach 29 Percent Of Goal
Treasury reports Fifth War Loan drive has reached 4.591 billion dollars, 29 percent of the goal. War finance director Ted RK. Gambie calls sales slightly above the similar period of the fourth drive but not enough for comfort. The drive ends July 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Ted RK. Gambie
U S Forces Advance in Italy Drive to Livorno and Pisa
Allied troops report renewed advances across Italy with Eighth Army retaking Chiusi and the Sth Army pushing toward Castiglione del Lago and Lake Trasimeno. The 5th Army moved along the west coast reaching ten miles beyond Piombino toward Livorno and Pisa as fighting continues near Highway 71 toward Siena.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Chiusi
5Th
Italy
Piombino
Livorno
Pisa
Aled
Sth
Chiuat
Lake Trasimeno
Castiglione del Lago
Vitellino
Perugia
Siena
Florence
Mosquitos Attack Germans Near Caen
Allied air forces pressed night raids against German troops south of Caen for a second straight night amid storms. Mosquitos also targeted undisclosed objectives in Gottingen, near Kassel, with one plane reported missing. German broadcasts claimed Asian-based planes struck the Balkans, with air battles over central Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Caen
Gottingen
Kassel
Balkans
Danube
Hungary
Jap Stronghold of Mogaung Captured
British and Chin troop forces seized Mogaung in northern Burma after a three day battle. An Allied communique said the final assault came from three sides following a deadly air bombardment. The fall tightens pressure on Japanese efforts to hold Myitkyina, and cuts up the 18th Singapore division. Remnants fled southward with heavy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Mogaung
Burma
Myitkyina
News of Our Men and Women in Uniform
Eleventh AAF in the Aleutians promotes Ned A. Bowers to staff sergeant. He entered on July 3, 1942, at Fort Meade, completed training in California, and has served thirteen months in the Aleutians earning the good conduct ribbon and the Asiatic Pacific ribbon with Aleutian campaign star. Moats and Summers praised by Lt General Doolittle for heroism over Germany with the P47 group. Moats, a Thunderbolt mechanic, served since September 1942. Summers, a firefighter, since May 1943. New address for Pvt Bruce C. Younker in Las Vegas. DeBow seeks contact from friends. Overviews of transfers include Blevins to overseas, Harner reassigned to Tennessee for B17 crew training, and Cadet Goetz reporting to Carlsbad for high-level bombardiering navigation training.
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Eleventh Aafp
Set
Ned A. Bowers
North Locust Street
Eleventh
AAF
Aleutian Islands
Bowers
Army
Fort Meade
Oakland, Calif
Boeing School of Aeronautics
Aleutians
Julia Bowers
Hagerstown
England
William A. Moats
Ivan L. Summers
James H. Doolittle
Glenn KE. Duncan
Germany
Moats
Carl Moats
South Melberry Street
Guilford Avenue
Pvt. Summers
S. Summers
Marshall Street
William J. Harner
Tennessee
Harper
W. N. Harper
West Church Street
Dyersburg
Tenn
Samuel L. Goetz
Rae F. Goetz
Concord Street
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Army Air Field
Goetz
Army Air Forces
Three-Cornered Game Nets Big Bond Sale
New York June 27 A three cornered baseball game at the Polo Grounds raised 59 500 000 in war bonds for the Fifth War Loan. About 50 000 fans bought 5 500 000 in admission bonds. A clothing firm contributed 1 000 000 for an autographed program and Mayor LaGuardia purchased 50 000 000 in city bonds. The Dodgers won five to one while the Giants were blanked.
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New York
Giants
Yankees
Dodgers
Polo Grounds
Fiorello LaGuardia
Yanks
Plan Parade to Boost Loan Here
The parade and bids may open at once with purchases of war bonds through the American Legion or credited to the Legion at banks. A Legion booth in the Public Senate will take subscriptions any time and offers a base ball game pass, entry in a war bond pool, and a voice in the baseball auction. James R. Black leads parade plans with Samuel Cohen assisting as bond committee chair. A War Department note reports a bomber can carry 1,505 magnesium incendiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion
Public Senate
James R. Black
Samuel Cohen
Legion Bong
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Fairchild
Franklin Dry Cleaners
Keystone Public Square
Egin
Washington Co
Yingling Auto Sales & Service
Pontiac
GMC
Kraiss Funeral Home
N. Potemac
Schindler’s Alto Exchange
Pacific
United States
U. S. Pacific
U. S
Peter QO. Benton
Everett
Mass
Harry Kurczewski
Detroit
Mich
Hooby
Green Lantern
Potomac Street
Privitese
Community Finance Service
West Washington St
Hagersteen’s Headquarters
Fleigh Motor Co
Oak Hil
Columbia Way
Columbia College
Goodyear
Balto. & Locust Gts
Signature Auto Furniture Loans
Hagerstown Industrial Loan
Jonathan
Wilhelm
Thumma Motor Co
Pvt
Bruce C. Younker
Las Vegas
Nevada
Charles L. DeBow
C. M. DeBow
James Street
Dale B. Blevins
Chatham Field
War Department
Exide Batteries Wholesale & Retail
General Ins
Agey
Dealers In Sound Insurance
Professional Arts Bite
Arthur F. Detrow
Gen
Merv
Multiple Listing Bureau
Hamilton Hotel
Central Garage
Summit Ave
Consumers Credit Service
Consumers Credit Service, Inc
Martin’s
Gulf Service
Tong Circle
Virginia Ave
OCR
J. Preston Martin
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