Dewey Campaign Tailored To War's Course
CHICAGO June 20 A campaign shaped by the war's progress emerged as Gov. Thomas E. Dewey concluded talks with Republican educators and prepared to pick a National Committee chairman. Delegates described a restrained night of listening and the plan to adjust appeals as victory in Europe neared. Dewey aides discussed aligning strategy with Roosevelt's movements and possible cross Atlantic trips if invited to international talks with Churchill and Stalin.
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Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
National Committee
Dewey
Ali M. Landon
Kansas
Europe
Roosevelt
Defense Plains
Churchill
Stalin
Saum's buys old gold at highest cash price
Old' Gold bought for cash at the highest price by Saum's at 21 Jonathan Street. Also ads for Round and Square Dance each Fri and Sat at Span ish Danceland Kemp's Mill Tavern with Penn Maryland String Band and a note "Your old Friend Rosa."
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Saum’s
Jonathan St. Adv
Spanish Danceland
Kemp's Mill Tavern
Penn-Maryland
Rosa
Battle for Hengyang Climax Reported by Tokyo Radio
Tokyo radio said Hengyang battle neared climax while adding Lishui in Chekiang was reduced on June 26. The report claimed Lishui near the coast hosted an American airbase and noted the 14th U. S. Air Force base at Hengyang had fallen. Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault had earlier disclosed Allied bases east of the Hankow Canton railway as Japanese forces push south.
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Preas
Tokyo Radio Today
Hengyang
China
Lishui
Chuchow
Chekiang Province
East China Sea
Yengyang
U. S
Hengyeng
Japan
Claire Chennault
Hankow-Canton Railway
Bricker Returns To Tumultuous Welcome
Gov. John W. Bricker returned from the Republican National Convention to a raucous homecoming in Columbus. A torchlight parade and rally greeted him, with Mount Sterling residents also gathering for a celebration at his birthplace. Thousands lined the lit streets as Bricker rode an open car amid confetti.
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Columbus
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Mount Sterling
Death notices for Kerlin and Miller families in Sharpsburg and Trego
Mrs. Ella Huber Kerlin of Sharpsburg dies after three months illness at 94 widow of Rev A A Kerlin former Lutheran pastor Funeral set for Monday 2 30 p m with Rev Dr W A Wade at Mountain View Cemetery interment there Surviving son Albert Peter and three grandchildren Mrs Hattie Catherine Miller of Trego dies after year long illness aged 64 Funeral from home Sunday 3 30 p m Rev Geo W Snyder and Rev E R Andrews officiating Interment Locust Grove Cemetery The long list of survivors includes numerous children grandchildren and great grandchildren
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Ella Huber Kerlin
Sharpsburg
A. A. Kerlin
Lutheran Church
W. A. Wade
Mountain View Cemetery
Albert Peter
New York
Hattie Catherine Miller
George C. Miller
Trego
Bethel U. B. Church
Rohrersville
George A
U. S. Army
Melvin M
Hagerstown
Clarence Sr
Paul B
U. S. Navy
John S. Valentine
Richard
Geo. W. Snyder
E. R. Andrews
Locust Grove Cemetery
Card of Thanks for Mrs. T. B. Gray
The family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness after the death of Mrs. T B Gray. Grateful for flowers and use of cars. Adv. Sons and Daughters. Also note Valley Inn every Saturday night with Jack J Morgan Shipley as figure caller and music by Bill and Will Melodiers.
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T. B. Gray
Valley Inn
Jack J. P. Morgan Shipley
Bill and
Will Melodiers
Sale Of Purple Heart Replicas Revives Tale Of Obscurity
A Hagers-Tower chapter plans a street sale of Purple Heart replicas to raise funds for wounded veterans. The piece traces the Purple Heart’s history from 1782 to its revival in 1932 and notes the Military Order of the Purple Heart's support for veterans and families in distress.
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United States
George Washington
Washington
Hoover
War Department
Hagers- Tower
No Demand For Rationed Meat In Hagerstown Markets
Hagerstown meat market managers report no rush to stock up on lamb, steaks, and cheeses after OPA’s announcement that lamb chops and soft cheeses return to rationing and beef point values rise. Vendors note normal demand and limited beef sales though lamb is abundant. Frozen lockers may prompt pre-deadline stocking. Perishables return at 4 points per pound. beef ranges 3 to 10 points per pound depending on cut.
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Hagerstown
OPA
To Freeze Prices Of Most Eating Places
Washington reports most of America's eating and drinking places will be placed under the Office of Price Administration freeze on prices starting a month hence. OPA regulations already in effect in many areas, with plan to extend to virtually all outlets. Restaurants must hold prices to those charged the week of April 10, 1943.
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Washington
America
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Letter From France Reports Carpenter in Charge
One of the first letters home from the battlefields of France arrives for Mr. and Mrs. Marshall A Carpenter of South Prospect Street. Their son Ta Marshall BE A Carpenter writes that he has been put in charge of his company and that he is in good health.
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France
Marshall A. Carpenter
South Prospect Street
Ta. Marshall BE. A. Carpenter
Why Crabs Are Scarce In Chesapeake Bay This Year
Annapolis June 30 Albert W Woodfield seafood packer and state delegate from Anne Arundel county said crabs are scarce in Chesapeake Bay because Virginia fishermen took egg bearing crabs in winter and spring He noted crab meat prices near 1 60 per pound for lump meat and that Marylanders face limited catches with crabmen pulling only one to three bushels daily while larger plants report imports from Crisfield and Baltimore at 34 50 per dozen.
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Annapolis
Albert W. Woodfield
Maryland
State House of Delegates
Anne Arundel County
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia
Bay
Shipyard Workers Demonstrate Over New Contract Talks
Twenty thousand workers from New York Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp gathered at the gates in a 20 minute protest against delays in contract negotiations. They cheered IU/MSW leaders who said management pressed unjust demands to replace an expired agreement. The day shift returned to work right after the rally.
Take Examinations For Induction This Week
Eighty registrants from Boards and two left this morning for pre induction exams. The next group for Army and Navy will depart July 12. Franklin Dry Cleaners closed July 3 for vacation. reopen July 19.
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Army
Navy
Franklin Dry Cleaners
Rev Powles Sells Home Before Moving to Miami Beach
Rev Paul L Powles longtime Martinsburg rector has sold his Martinsburg residence and will depart with Mrs Powles for Miami Beach Florida. He retired from the ministry last fall and plans to settle in Florida.
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Paul L. Powles
Hagerstown
Trinity Episcopal
U S Troops Break Japanese Resistance On Saipan
U S and Pacific Fleet forces press northward after crushing the last organized Japanese resistance on Saipan. MacArthur’s bombers hit Yap, destroying or damaging over 50 Japanese planes in a week. Navy reports tally more than 12,000 Japanese planes destroyed since Pearl Harbor, with 2,726 American losses. Nimitz announced the suprise breakthrough after a pocket on the southeast tip was overwhelmed.
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G. & Pacific Fleet
HDQS
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Guam
Tinian
Rota
Marianas
Douglas MacArthur
Yap
Washington
Navy Department
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Carnival Opens Here Next Week In Hagerstown
Carnival opens next week at Willow Lane showgrounds in Hagerstown for a four day July 4 celebration sponsored by Morris Frock Post No. 42 American Legion. Marks shows will operate the midway with a mile long pleasure trail featuring twin ferris wheels octopus waltzer flyoplane auto speedway and more. A Legion bond booth will be on site and a kiddies party offers reduced prices on July 8.
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Marks Shows, Inc
Willow Lane
Hagerstown
American Legion
H E. Wilson
Marks
Row's Park Round and Square Dancing Ad
Friday and Sunday nights feature round and square dancing at Row's Park with amateur contest Sunday afternoon. Music by Bill and His Melodiers. Ad.
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Row's Park
Bill and His Melodiers
Adv
Chutists Inch Way To Safety In Grand Canyon
Three Army parachutists trapped for nine days on Tonto plateau near Grand Canyon reached a camp today after rescuers accessed via a sheer rock fissure. The men Second Lt. Charles Goldblum Flight Officer Maurice J. Cruickshank Jr. and Cpl. Roy W. Embanks were helped by ranger Hol Laws and Mountaineer Dr A A MacRae. Radios and supplies had been dropped to sustain them.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Tonto
Park Service
Table
Charles Goldblum
Pittsburgh
Maurice J. Cruickshank, Jr
Lawrence
Mass
Roy W. Embanks
Kalispell
Mont
Hol Laws
National Park Ranger
A. A. MacRae
Wilmington
Del
North Rim
Star Jockey Hurt Chicago Auto Crash Ends Stakes Plans
Conn McCreary, leading money rider for Calumet Farms, suffered a right wrist fracture in an automobile accident near Chicago Heights. The injury will bar him from key Arlington and Washington Park stake assignments during the current meeting. He was traveling with stable hand Sammy Green.
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Chicago
Conn McCreary
Calumet Farms
Washington Park
McCreary
Arlington-Washington Park
Sammy Green
Chicago Heights
Be Men and Women in Uniform News
The Rev Dr and Mrs Norment of South Potomac street celebrate letters from their two sons serving in Europe. Tech Sgt Edward Norment reports combat in a paratroopers division with no injuries, while Paul, a yeoman, notes being on a cruiser broadcasting invasion news. Cpl John E Leckron, Greencastle Pa, graduates flexible gunnery school at Buckingham Field and becomes an aerial gunner. Pvt Kenneth W Anderson returns to Fort Benning after furlough. Lt Charles C Teague in England, address available through wife. Cpl David A Miller, Italy mechanic, salvaging damaged aircraft parts. Mr and Mrs Paul Hughes receive news of son Cpl Harry S Hughes.
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William M. Norment
South Potomac Street
France
Tech
Edward Norment
Paul
Fort Myers, Fla
John E. Leckron
N. R. Leckron
Greencastle
AAF Training Command
Buckingham Field
Fort Myers
Fla
AAF
David A. Miler
Mildred Miller
Ridge A& Me
A.m
15Th Air F Service Command
Italy
The
Morning Herald
Jackie Coogan Returns as Burma War Veteran Visitor
Hollywood report shows Jackie Coogan, now 29, a veteran of the Burma campaign, arriving home for a visit. He was among the first to land behind Japanese lines, later earning the air medal, and plans to visit his mother Mrs. Arthur Bernstein and friends before reporting July 4 at Stout Field Indianapolis.
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Hollywood
Burma
Jackie Coogan
Coogan
Arthur Bernstein
Stout Field
Indianapolis
Not Same Jones Identified By Police Clarification
Kenneth Jones recently in custody is not the Kenneth Jones living at 10 South Locust Street and employed at the J. Newberry shoe shop. Citizens Barber and Beauty Shop at 826 W. Washington will close Monday and Tuesday July 3rd and 4th. Adv Every Saturday Night at Mt Lena Tavern with Four Aces. Fried Chicken.
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Jones Kenneth Jones
Kenneth Jones
South Locust Street
J. J. Newberry Shoe Shop
Citizens Barber and Beauty Shop
W. Washington
MT. Lena Tavern
Four Aces
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GOP
K.C
Esther
Glenside Avenue
Hageratoen
L. C
Summit Avenue
Tokyo
Bricker
Williamsport Volunteer Fire Company
Hagerstown Laundry
Dealer
Rev. Powles
Community Finance Service, Inc
Washington Sr
U.S
Circus Grounds
Legion
Fleigh Motor Co
Oak Hill Avenue
Denmark
Nile
General Ins
Agey
Dealers In Sound Insurance Professional Arts
Phona
Arthur F. Detrow
Gen
Mer
Exide Batteries Wholesale
Reichard’s
W. Antietam St
Frederick Street
Wilhelm
Thumma Motor Co
Pvt
Kenneth W. Anderson
Fort Benning, Ga
Highland Way
Paul Hughes
Gapland
Cpl
Harry S. Hughes
See
Consumers Credit Service First
Consumers Credit Service, Inc
Green Lantern
Potomac Street
AL A m
Saum’s No
Jonathan Street
Hagerstown Industrial Loan
Jonathan St
D. Kari Nelkirk
Washington Co
Yingling Auto Sales & Service
Pontiac
GMC
Jamison Cold Storage Door Co
Mapie Avenue
Hagerstown, Ma
Georgia
Crouse
S. D. Reed
Potomac Avenue
Hamilton Hotel
Columbia Way
Columbia College
Central Garage’s Value Center
Summit Ave
Ford
Dodge
Value Center
Ridénour’s Package Liquor & Gift Shop
Public Square
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