27 Jun 1945
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1945
Page
1
A report notes Kume Island off Okinawa near Formose, with eight miles of coast on the dogs head shaped isle. It cites prisoner counts, guerrilla attempts, and increased surrenders as leaflets drift over Okinawa, indicating potential Japanese attempts to reinforce from the west.
The American delegation drives quick ratification with Chairman Connally D Texas and Senator Vandenberg R Michigan to return to the capital. Connally reports to the Senate Thursday while Vandenberg speaks Friday. Secretary Stettinius leads witnesses on world organization before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Truman witnessed the delegation signing. the U S delegation signed in 38nd place.
Residents of South Prospect street slept easier as rubbish smouldered in a swamp behind Walnut Lane for days until Antietam Fire Company arrived to extinguish the blaze. Fireman Harry Fergiey sustained a cut foot and needed medical care.
A cook recalls the night of June 21 as Ushijima and Cho prepared a dinner before secretly choosing seppuku on a seaward ledge. Both generals knelt, a white sheet placed beneath, and were slain by knives and a saber stroke. Their bodies were discovered days later by Col. Finn's patrol.
Hagerstown and Washington County back a living memorial to World War II veterans by planting a War Memorial Forest. The first trees have been set at Hugeywr's Warner Hollow watershed with work by local students. Mayor Richard Sweeney calls for more such projects nationwide.
President Truman addresses delegates from fifty nations praising a new instrument for peace and security. He calls for shared security, leadership by powerful nations, and removal of trade barriers to raise living standards while warning fascist remnants will try to divide the United Nations.
Washington June Senate confirmed John Br. Lutson of Maryland as Undersecretary of Agriculture succeeding Grover Te. Hill of Texas who resigned. Lutson, veteran of Commodity Credit Corporation and War Port Administration, will serve under Rep. Clinton Andersen who succeeds Claude Wickard as secretary. Wickard to head Rural Electrification Administration.
Washington dispatch reports Joseph Medley an escaped convict and murderer of Mrs Nancy Boyer is sentenced to die in the electric chair. The verdict follows an alibi in her apartment and confirms Medley as the killer in this high profile case.
A brief notice announces a Fresh Air program for children, listing Mrs. P. M. Holmes as contact. Attendees are expected to be of a preferred age group, with the venue and exact address noted in the public notice.
The two day regional conference of the American Guild of Organists closed with a lunch and business session led by regional chairman Dr Carl Wiesemann. Notable events included organ recitals by Margaret Westlake Powers and Charlotte Klein and a lecture on the science of sounds. The meeting highlighted demonstrations, church visits, and committee leadership. Malaria among American troops overseas has dropped to one quarter of the 1943 peak due to preventive measures.
The second progress report on a $160000 campaign to fund a new St Marys Parish church and rectory shows $105756 raised to date with $43816 reported last evening. Final report meeting Friday aims to hit the goal as workers press each assignment and push the last thousands. Team totals list many donors including Mrs A H Warne and Miss Nancy Ramaciotti among others, with general and special gifts totaling $108756.03 to date.
Three cars were reported in two taken and one recovered. The George W. Churchey vehicle from Sharpsburg was found by State Police in Baltimore. Blanche Myers of Harpers Ferry had her car stolen from West Franklin Street and recovered by city police. M. C. McCoy’s Baltimore car was taken from North Foundry Street. Cordell Hall was practicing law in Tennessee before he could vote.
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