Mississippi Rivers Reach Century Peak as Flood Spreads
The Mississippi, swollen to its highest level in 100 years, passed St. Louis and threatens Illinois and Missouri with widespread flooding. Levees along the Illinois and Missouri tributaries face breaches while 11,000 workers battle to hold them. Coast Guard evacuated residents and aided in other flood control efforts as dams and bridges suffered damage. The disaster includes multiple levee breaks, a wrecked Beadstown bridge span, and extensive inundation totaling over 1.2 million acres.
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New Red Assault Soon, Izvestia Declares
Izvestia said the Russian front lull would end soon with a powerful offensive against Germany. It noted the land front had entered its second week without major changes and reported Nazi attacks repelled near Stanislawow in the Carpathians and north of Iasi in Romania. Soviet Black Sea ships sank two of three German transports trying to leave Sevastopol.
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Hit-Run Driver Sought After Fatal Middleburg Pike Crash
State and county police hunt a hit run driver in the Middleburg Pike accident that killed 59 year old Harry H. Barnes of Mt. Alry Frederick county. Barnes suffered a crushed skull and was found along the highway early Saturday morning. Autopsy indicates death occurred after midnight.
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Fatal Mishap Splits Top Prizes In News Tip Contest
The Daily Mail reports that last week’s first prize in the news tip contest was split by two fatal accidents. Second prize divided between tips about two soldiers hurt in a crash on Virginia Avenue and a fisherman dropping an illegal catch on the street. Third prize shared by damage to potato seed failing to plant due to wet weather and a county boy wounded by a shell burst that killed his two friends. Tips accepted weekdays 7:30 am to 1:30 pm.
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Daily Mail
Females Ask OPA To Put Finger On Gas-Wasting Mates
Jealous wives and sweethearts write to the local ration board describing mates gas wasting to halt gasoline supply. Letters include license numbers, ration type, and alleged activities at places and miles traveled within the city.
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Opa
Sinking of U S Ship Costs 498 Missing in Med
War Department announces a U S ship sank recently in the Mediterranean with 498 military personnel missing. Next of kin have been notified. Details on the cause or exact date were not disclosed.
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Washington
Mediterranean
War Department
New Flight Record From N Y To Ireland
New York May 1 American export airlines announced a new nonstop flight record from New York to Faynes Ireland in 15 hours 30 minutes on April 17 18 aboard the four engine Vought Sikorsky Flying Ace piloted by Captain Charles Amos Thompson of New York. The 12 passenger and mail Express craft averaged 215 mph and set a round trip record of 11 746 miles in 66 hours 12 minutes surpassing 72 hours 7 minutes. Thompson 37 arrived today and was greeted by Mayor La Guardia and airline officials.
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Edward A. Stewart
Dairy Feed Payments Rise for Washington County Farmers
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration will boost dairy feed payments for milk and butterfat produced in March and April. Beginning the week of May 15, milk subsidies rise from 40 to 60 cents per hundredweight and butterfat payments from 5 to 8 cents per pound. Notices have been mailed to all Washington county milk producers who previously received payments.
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Record Light Vote Being Cast In Today's Primary Election
Light turnout noted at noon across Washington county with observers doubting a 5 percent total by 7 p.m. District by district counts show single digits of registered voters casting ballots, including Hagerstown districts 21-1 31 242 and rural areas Leitersburg continuing on page 2.
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U. S. Senate
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Antietam Fire Hall
Western Enterprise Fire Hall
Winter Street School
Leitersburg
Mushroom Paradise In Virginia Woods They Bask in Bountiful Harvest
The Funkstowners Earl Keller and Howard Ariz reported an extraordinary mushroom patch across the Potomac in Virginia. They counted 1,760 mushrooms picked in a few hours, filling nearly two bushel baskets.
Forest Fires Under Control
A forest fire on Salamander Rock above Smithsbureg burned about 60 acres and was ruled incendiary, set in three spots 300 feet apart. Two smaller Washington county fires near Rohrersville and Mt Briar burned 3 to 4 acres and 2 miles northeast respectively. Forest Warden Herman Toms oversaw firefighting efforts.
Oldest Bank Account in Country Honors $26 Start
In 1844 Frederick Sheffield of Old Saybrook opened a savings account at Middletown Savings Bank with $26. Today his grandson could draw $2,505.50, all interest since then. The account, untouched since 1844, is believed to be the oldest in the nation. The grandson is a New York lawyer, and the grandfather moved across states while preserving the balance.
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Conn
Frederick Sheffield
Old Saybrook
New York
Utica
N. Y
Dubuque
Sheffield
Prolonged Rains Should Put No Damper On Victory Gardeners
County Agent Mark Miller urged patience for backyard farmers as wet weather slows gardening. He said there is time to plant substantial crops and recommended leaf lettuce, first plantings of snap beans and sweet corn after May 1, with successive plantings every 10 to 14 days. Lima beans need warmth and frost risk delays. Tomatoes peppers eggs and other crops were noted as suitable for continued planting efforts despite the rain.
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Mark Miller
Victory Gardens
Back Yard Agriculturists
Miller
Yank Tank Unit Hits Burma Japs
The first all American tank unit to see action in Asia has entered northern Burma, attacking positions near Inkanghawng and Mogaung as Stilwell’s forces threaten Myitkyina. Reports say Japanese mass for an assault on Imphal while facing dwindling supplies.
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Burma
Inkangahtawng
Mogaung
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Myitkyina
India
Imphal
Manipur
Tadia
Mass Farm Labor Meet Thursday at Smithsburg Camp
County Agent Mark Miller announced a mass meeting for all farmers using Bahaman or Jamaican harvest workers at the Smithsburg farm labor camp this Thursday evening. The event aims to gauge how many workers can be used, and to inspect camp facilities, with an estimated need of about 150 workers if normal. Last year drought reduced arrivals to 79, but the camp can accommodate twice that. Harvest labor may come from Bahamian islands or Jamaica or both, and farmers are urged to attend and state needs.
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Bahaman Islands
Milter
Two Of Fast Train Crew Die In Crash
Pittsburgh May 1 The engineer Walter R Klein 52 of Portage Pa and fireman R Briggs 27 of Altoona Pa were killed when the New York St Louis fast train plowed into a wrecked freight near Trafford. Both locomotives of the double header overturned. None of the 600 passengers on the L5car train were hurt according to the Pennsylvania Railroad.
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Trafford
Walter R. Klein
Portage
R. Briggs
Altoona
Apple Blossoms Out By Weekend
Washington orchardists report full blossom on apple and peach trees this week with heavy bloom largely due to light fruit set last year. Despite frost, expected bumper crops rely on careful thinning to balance size flavor and color.
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Washington
Largest brook trout caught in county from Marsh Run
Rollan Henry of 916 Summit Avenue caught a brook trout in Marsh Run described as 18 inches long and weighing 2 pounds 9 ounces. He used a worm and reported the fish struck hard and swallowed the bait and hook.
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Rollan Henry
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Germans Evacuation Begins at Lublin Rail Hub
London May 1 The Germans have begun the evacuation of Lublin Poland junction of the Kiev Warsaw and Odessa Warsaw railways the Polish telegraph agency said today Lublin lies about 100 miles west of Kowel and 115 miles northwest of Lwow.
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Lublin
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Kiev-Warsaw
Odessa-Warsaw
Kowel
Lwow
Fire at wholesale grocer draws crowd amid loot from gutter
In Chicago on May 1 a wholesale grocery store burned while onlookers ignored the blaze and rushed to grab canned rationed foods, razor blades, and aspirin from the gutter. Fire crews tackled the blaze as spectators collected items from the scene.
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Chicago
Allies launch US radio station Absie to spur Europe revolt
London May 1 The new US broadcasting station Absie began operations urging occupied Europe to prepare for Allied liberation from the west and south with Russian forces striking from the east. Robert E Sherwood warned underground workers to stay cautious until the signal to strike.
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U.S
Britain
Occupied
Europe
Tere Jong
Underground
Robert E. Sherwood
Office of War Information
U. S
Sherwood
May Invading Month Across Channel Foreseen
London reports May as the most favorable month weatherwise for a large invasion across the Channel. Records show May brings fewer fogs and gales at Scilly and Dungeness, aiding a meticulously planned timetable for naval armada, merchant ships, landing craft, troops, vehicles, and air cover.
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31 Divorce Suits Filed Last Month
With 31 suits filed, April set a new county record for divorce cases in a single month. Despite 25 business days, the filing rate exceeded one per day, bringing 1944 year-to-date filings to 108. Two suits docketed Saturday are Kenneth E. Hartman v Anna Helen Hartman and Beatrice Joy Slaughter v Samuel E. Slaughter, both through attorney J J Allen.
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Anna Helen Hartman
Beatrice Joy Slaughter
Samuel E. Slaughter
J. J. Allen
Denazify Name? Jerusalem Resident Seeks Name Change
Rudolf Messerschmidt a 0 year old Jerusalem resident from Switzerland applied to the government for permission to change his name to Rudolf Spitfire. Granted divorce Vaughn P Arnsparger was granted a divorce from Hazel M Arnsparger. Attorneys Harry K. Snyder and Calvert K. Hartle appeared in the case.
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Jerusalem
Rudolf Messerschmidt
Switzerland
Rudolf Spitfire
Vaughn P. Arnsparger
Hazel M. Arnsparger
Harry KE. Snyder
Calvert K. Hartle
Inspector mistaken for intruder at defense plant
Suspect in Jamestown New York area seized by guards after peering at a defense plant through binoculars. The man proved to be a smoke stack inspector, not a spy.
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Jamestown
Piper Cub trainer delivered to Hagerstown Flying Club
The Flying Club of the Hagers town Junior Chamber of Commerce received a Piper Cub trainer. Ten members began flying instruction with soloing expected within a month and licensed flight time by September. Officers: J. K. Noel Jr, president. Herbert Lodson, vice president. Stover Rohrer, secretary treasurer. The county AAA rationing office will hold weekly meetings on Wednesdays for rationing questions.
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Hagerstown
Bargain Tax Rates For Big Families Winning Support
Senate support grows for a tax simplification plan that would grant a flat $500 exemption per family member, replacing $350 per child. The measure aims to boost birthrates by easing costs, though some senators doubt impact. The bill would let deductions for college students continue beyond age 18 with backing from Downey and Chandier.
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Senate
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D-S.c
Ferguson
R.mich
Downey
Calif
Beth
Senator Chandier
D-Ky
Northern France Bombarded as Ammunitions Dump Hit
Allied air forces battered northern France in the 17th straight day of invasion combat. An ammunition dump at Maintenon southwest of Paris and rail links near Acheres and Somain were attacked. Mediterranean forces struck Genoa Livorno and Monfalcone. By April end the U S 8th Air Force claimed 1300 Nazi fighters destroyed in the month while suffering heavy losses.
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Acheres
Somain
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Genoa
Livorno
Monfalcone
Triest
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Milan
Europe
James Doolittle
U. S
U. S. 8Th Air Force
8Th
Allied air strikes push toward Philippines from New Guinea bases
Advanced Allied forces based in newly captured New Guinea locations launched full scale assaults on Japanese positions northwest toward the Philippines. MacArthur reports raids on the Schouten Islands Sorong Wakde Wewak Hansa Bay and Rabaul with heavy bombardments on two airstrips marking a major strike sequence.
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Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Schouten Islands
Sorong
Wakde
Hollandia
Wewak
Hansa Hay
Rabaul
New Britain
Fifth Army Airforce
Japs Seize Historic Pass From Chinese
Chinese field reports admit fall of Hulao Pass a historic battleground guarding Loyang in Henan province. The loss marks a blow to Chinese forces as Japanese troops begin fortifying the pass and preparing for a possible drive toward Loyang along the Yellow River route north of the Lunghai railway.
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Gravedigger Fends Off Attack With Garden Shears
In Chicago on May 14, Tony Romito 55, solitary, faced three assailants at a dark corner. He used his grave-digging trade to defend himself, producing a small garden shears weapon and driving off the attackers without reported serious injury.
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