Warren Urged To Be Dewey's Running Mate
California Republicans pressed Gov Warren to publicly accept the vice presidential nomination with Gov Thomas Dewey to form a ticket. Warren limited his nomination and California vote to another if needed, while Bricker Griswoll and Green were also discussed as possibilities as the convention opened in Chicago. Herbert Hoover and Clare Boothe Luce were slated to speak, as platform drafters worked ahead of the nominating events.
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Chicago Stadium
Earl Warren
California
Thomas B. Dewey
White House
Warren
John W Bricker
Ohio
Dwight Griswoll
Nebraska
Dwight Green
Illinis
Washington
Chicago
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Herbert Hoover
Connecticut
Clare Boothe Luce
New York
Hoover vows relentless effort for Dewey campaign in Chicago
Former President Herbert Hoover arrived in Chicago to address the Republican convention promising to stay in the fight until he dies and to devote all his energy to the party ticket. He said the GOP prospects look good and approved the foreign affairs plank, noting his health was fine despite the heat as he stepped from his train.
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Chicago
Herbert C. Hoover
Wendell Willkie
Hoover
New York
First Mustached Since Pres Taft
New York June 27 report that Gov Thomas E Dewey will win the Republican nomination and the November election, making him the first mustached U S president since William Howard Taft who served 1908 to 1912.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
William Howard Taft
White House
Dewey May Fly To G. O. P. Convention
Governor Thomas E. Dewey and four members of his official family will fly to the Republican convention in Chicago tomorrow if he is nominated for the presidency by afternoon. If not, arrangements call for arrival by train early Thursday, a spokesman said.
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Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
Chicago
Eye Injuries Rise From Rocket Bomb Attacks
A London dispatch reports eye injuries among rocket bomb casualties are high as flying glass from blasts prompts a British Ministry of Health warning to stay away from windows during attacks. The alert reflects London data released by the British Information Services in New York.
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New York
British Information Services’ Office
London
Ministry of Health
From Here Take Physicals Inductees Pre-Induction Examinations
Sixty two prospective inductees from Draft Board No. 2 in Baltimore were sent for pre-induction examinations. The group included many underemployed individuals, with most aged 18 to 26. State Selective Service officials note Maryland’s mental defect rejection rate runs higher than the national average. They forecast greater focus on physical defects in the future, noting about 2300 Washington countians are in 4 F for physical or mental ailments, with psychoneurosis common. Continued on Page 16.
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Draft Board No. 2
Baltimore
Selective Service
Army
Maryland
Washington
Raspberry price ceilings and wholesale reports outlined
The Ration Office reported that retail ceiling prices for raspberries await OPA guidance, while processor prices are set. Black raspberries cap at 20 cents per quart box and red at 23 cents. Wholesale reports show raspberries at 6 per crate in Boonsboro, with retail boxes selling up to 40 cents.
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Ration Board
OPA
Boonsboro
Prison Hay-Maker Escapes Roxbury Farm Before Noon
William Chesser, a threarold prisoner at Roxbury Penal Farm, disappeared after going to work on the 100 acre hay field on his first outdoor day since last month’s larceny sentence. By noon authorities reported he was still unseen and unaccounted for.
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William Chesser
Roxbury
Chesser
Local Youth A Nazi Prisoner
Lt Lawrence Edward Wolfe 25 son of Mrs Ruth Wolfe Fast Franklin street in the city is a German prisoner of war. He was reported missing March 15 1943 and his mother learned of his capture in a letter from the officer himself. Wolfe a bomber navigator said to be wounded but recovering was the first local airman reported missing in raids over Germany. Lt Al G Irish now at Birmingham General Hospital Van Nuys Cal repatriation says only permanently disabled prisoners are being repatriated and Wolfe is among those held. The camp houses over a thousand prisoners with limited sick calls and emergency dental care. food is not ideal yet some gain weight with Red Cross provisions. Prisoners keep warm and morale is high with regular religious services and no fear of bombing. Irish notes censorship in camps is lax and letters home reflect the truth.
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Lawrence Edward Wolfe
Ruth M. Wolfe
Franklin Street
Wolfe
Germany
al G. Irish
Birmingham General Hospital
van Nuys
Cal
Irish
Lt. Irish
Red Cross
Woman Misses Husband in Local Movie Short
News brief reports Mrs Jacqueline Moats missed spotting her husband T/5 William A Moats in a local screening of a Memphis Belle short. Identified by his sister, Bill is shown briefly aboard the famed bomber in England while his family recognized him. a theater return is planned soon at another venue.
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Hagerstown
Jacqueline Moats
Guilford Avenue
William A. Moats
Bill
Bignits Raf
England
RAF
Negro Troops Bring In Nazi Supermen at Normandy
On the Cherbourg front in Normandy 15 truckloads of Nazi prisoners were driven past cheering locals as American Black troops escorted them to beach jail cages. The crowd waved and made throat-slitting gestures, while the prisoners appeared relieved the war was over, gazing at the countryside they once invaded.
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France
Normandy
Cherbourg
Plan Parade To Boost Loan Here
The American Legion in Washington county plans a booster parade from the Legion home to Hagerstown ball park at 6 30 p m Thursday July 6 to promote the Fifth War Loan. War bond purchasers through the Legion will receive free ballpark passes and two $25 bonds will be awarded to holders of lucky numbers. An autograph baseballs auction will be held for those with the most bonds. Legion and Auxiliary members will march with bands and veterans groups will carry colors. The autograph auction occurs later that night.
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Washington County
American Legion
Legion
Hagerstown
The
Auxiliary
Boonsboro
Hancock Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Purple Heart
First Apples Due This Week In Washington County
Washington county growers await the first harvest of transparent apples with markets showing mixed prices. Virginia transparents recently sold in Alabama at a record $10 per bushel, while Baltimore quotes ranged from $3.50 to $4.56. Early peach picking, around July 15, will feature Golden Jubilees.
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Washington County
Virginia
Alabama
Baltimore
Local WMC Officials Attending Conference
Dan E. Staley area director of the War Manpower Commission Brewer L. Stouffer Hagerstown area WMC committee chairman and PD. Paul Shilling manager of the U. S. Employment office here attend a meeting in Baltimore with state War Manpower Commission officials and U. S. Employment Service. Labor priorities to be assigned to Washington county industries and firms before week end explained.
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Dan E. Staley
War Manpower Commission
Brewer L. Stouffer
Hagerstown Area
WMC
Paul Shilling
U. S. Employment
Baltimore
War Manpower Comm
U. S. Employment Service
Washington Couny
Thieves Foiled By Police At Gas Pumps
Two men in a gray Chevrolet coupe were startled while siphoning gasoline from Western Maryland railroad pumps on Elizabeth Street. Police arrived swiftly and found a 5 gallon container left behind as the suspects fled in haste.
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Western Maryland
Elizabeth Street
Germans May Withdraw From White Russia
Moscow reports a major German retreat as Soviet forces press across White Russia. Red army offensives drive toward Polotsk Orsha and Bobruisk while capturing over 1700 populated places near Vitebsk.
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White Russia
London
Vitebsk
Zhiobin
Polotsk
Orsha
Bobruisk
Mogilev
Moscow
Red Army
Bass Season Opens Saturday for Potomac Anglers
Bass fishermen hope the Potomac and its tributaries clear by opening day, Saturday, July 1. The river was muddy near Shepherdstown but may clear by then. Bass season runs to November 30 with a ten fish per day limit. trout season runs to July 15. About 2,000 resident angler licenses and 160 non resident licenses have been sold.
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Potomac
Shepherdstown
West Virginia
Moser Held For Stamp Violation
Boonsboro farmer Moser, one of seven accused in sugar stamp violations, was arraigned before U. S. Commissioner C. Welles Little and held on a $1000 bond awaiting Federal Grand Jury action. Attorney Nevin Oswald represented him as testimony cited a half ton of sugar involved and OPA investigators pledged to continue the inquiry.
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Weaver Moser
Boonsboro
U. S
C. Welles Little
Moser
Nevin Oswald
OPA
Bond Drive At Fairchild Making Progress This Week
Bond sales to Fairchild Aircraft employees advance with ten minute rallies during break times. Programs feature invasion front news, department heads and union reps talks, and patriotic music. Current quota is $60,000. one plant reportedly surpassed its target while total sales remain unavailable.
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Fairchild Aircraft
Fairchild
Vermont housewife cleans own hotel room
June 27 report from Chicago describes Mrs. Warren Austin, wife of a senator, entering a hotel room after maids refused to sweep. She demanded a carpet sweeper and, asserting she had no time to wait, cleaned the quarters herself in a quick, decisive act.
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Chicago
Vermont
Warren Austin
British Casualties In Italy 73 122 In 10 Months Fighting
Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons that British casualties from the Italy landings to the fall of Rome totaled 73 122 killed wounded and missing over about 10 months ending June 4. He cited 14 331 killed 47 966 wounded 10 825 missing with air and naval losses not available.
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London
Churchill
House of Commons
Italy
Rome
Cassino
Anzio
Wounded First Division Lt Conley Appears in News
Lt Richard H. Conley of the First Division, part of the Normandy landings, was wounded in the left hand after three days of fighting. He was wounded June 3, underwent surgery, and was sent to a base hospital in England. Also reported, Pvt Donald I Hoffman, of Big Springs, is in an army hospital in Italy after two operations since enlisting in Sept 1943. Charles W Grumbine of Salem Avenue received the Purple Heart for injuries in Italy on May 26.
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Richard H. Conley
Normandy
A. F. Conley
Middleburg Pike
Conley
England
Italy
Seibert Hoffman
Big Springs
Pvt
Donald I. Hoffman
Hoffman
Charles W. Grumbine
W. S. Grumbine
Salem Avenue
No New Tires For A Card Holders Until Early Next Year
Washington dispatch reports Rationing Chief Charles F Phillips of the Office of Price Administration says no new tires for A card motorists until early 1945 rather than fall 1944 due to a large backlog since May 1 when B card drivers became eligible. He notes demand exceeded expectations and that even with allocations rising to 2,000,000 monthly, A car tires will wait three months after quotas reach that level.
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Washington
Charles F. Phillipe
Office of Price
Phillips
Phitlips
Leaflets Dropped On Hancock and Clearspring
The Hagerstown Civil Air Patrol dropped 1400 leaflets over Hancock and Clearspring as part of the Fifth War Loan Drive. One plane flew low to attract attention. On Sunday July 2 the Hagerstown CAP will fly to Lock Haven Pa for aircraft demonstrations. about 25 members are expected to attend.
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Hagerstown Civil Air Patrol
German General and Admiral Captured in Normandy Drive
Allied communique confirms capture of Lt Gen Carl Wilhelm von Schleiben commander of Cherbourg garrison and Konter Admiral Hencke sea defense commander of Normandy. CBS broadcast reports 9,400 prisoners seized yesterday bringing total German prisoners since D Day to 30,000.
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Allied Expeditionary Force
Carl Wilhelm von Schleiben
Cherbourg
Konter
Hennecke
Normandy
New York
CBS
Cherbourg Peninsula
Germans Prepare To Wreck Paris Before Garrison Evacuated
New York dispatch reports British radio noting frontier reports that Germans plan to evacuate Paris and mine the city heavily. Delayed action bombs are in tunnels and in abandoned sections of the underground railway, with dynamite placed in swers and other sites.
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New York
Paris
Kred
Swers
CBS
More Rocket Bomb Sites Captured By Cherbourg Invaders
Outside Cherbourg on June 26, delayed dispatch reports American infantry storming Cherbourg captured two more German rocket bomb sites meant to launch robot bombs. Britain says at least six such concrete installations exist on the peninsula, all heavily bombed and not completed. The sites shared camouflage nets, tree limbs, and straw, with a 20 feet wide launching platform spanning between thick walls and extending into a 90 foot earth ramp.
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W. W. Hergher
Cherbourg
Normandy
Great Britain
Made A Mistake No Gas Stolen
Elias Smith, West Washington street filling station operator, said no gas was stolen after a Sunday night robbery claim. Police reported a door from the lubricating room had been opened, but a recheck found no fuel missing.
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Elias Smith
West Washington Street
Smith
Wrang Smith
West Washington
Winter Streets
He'll Crow No More
New York on June 27 David Peterson faced a judge over keeping a rooster that disturbed neighbors. When asked for a defense he quipped, He's in the pat your honor. The judge suspended the sentence and Peterson went home to eat the bing.
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New York
David Peterson
Peterson
Cherbourg Liberated as Allied Drive Races Ahead
American troops completed the conquest of Cherbourg, moving to secure the deep water port as British forces push east and southeast of Caen. Montgomery’s shelling and forward advance place the three towns La Gaulle Cheux and Saint Manvieu near the Caen front, while salvage crews rush to ready docks for a Europe liberation funnel.
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Wes Gallagher
HDQS
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Normandy
Caen
Supreme Headquarters
Europe
Bernard L Montgomery
Tilly-sur-Seulles
la Gaulle
Cheux
SS. Manvieu
Tilly
Montgomery
Ite
Heavy German robot plane attack hits southern England
London reports a night of heavy raids across southern England with robot planes. Some machines seemed of a newer type, one briefly faltered before restarting and carrying heavier explosives. Amid the raids, Daily Express and Daily Mail press for blackout relaxation to speed bomber-free skies.
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England
London
The
Daily Express
Daily Mail
Doors Found Unlocked at Local Businesses
Police found two outside doors open last night at the Gas Company in the Professional Arts Building and at J. Newberry's store on West Washington. A routine check showed no signs of forced entry or valuables missing, leading investigators to believe the locks were simply left unfastened.
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Gas Company
Professional Arts
A. J. Newberry
West Washington
Money Is Ready When Netherlands Occupied
London reports a military force and Dutch civil officials participated in the raid with Tribejan of He, indicating readiness of funds for the occupation effort.
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Netherlands
London
Eivil
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