Browder Wins Commutation
President Roosevelt commuted the sentence of Harl Browder, longtime Communist party leader, who has served about fourteen months of a four year term for passport fraud. Browder will be released from the Atlanta penitentiary as soon as arrangements are made, with a note that the sentence was longer than typical for such offenses. The White House cited national unity and vindication of obedience to law as reasons for the commutation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harl Browder
Communist Party
United States
Atlanta
Browder
White House
Reserves Decision In Drunken Driving Case In Chambersburg
After hearing evidence at a hearing of a drunken driving charge against Howard Nelson Youngblood a Hagerstown motorist Magistrate W R Kieffer Chambersburg reserved decision until Monday at 10 a m Youngblood who had been employed on the Letterkenny Ordnance Depot project was taken into custody at Chambersburg on the night of May 5.
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Howard Nelson Youngblood
Hagerstown
W. R. Kieffer
Chambersburg
Youngblood
Letterkenny
Local Selectees To Face Hearing In Baltimore
Four Hagerstown youths, allegedly very drunk, arrived for Selective Service induction at the Fifth Regiment Armory in Baltimore. United States Commissioner James K. Cullen sent them to Baltimore City jail for a hearing next Monday on charges of reporting while intoxicated. Army officers said two refused to leave their bus until physically removed. Names were not released.
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Hagerstown
Fifth Regiment
Baltimore
Baltimore City
United States
James K. Cullen
Army
Cullen
Former War Lord Stiffens Chinese Resistance
In Calcutta on May 16, reports say Japanese forces stalled a new thrust into China's Yunnan province after a defiant governor Lung Yun rallied troops and aided by Flying Tigers. AVG aces credit Lung Yun with organizing a rapid defense that stiffened the Sixth Army as Beijing reasserts control near Paoshan and Salween crossings amid renewed Japanese movements toward Tengyuen.
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Daniel de Luce
Calcutta
India
China
Yunnan
Paoshan
AVG
Burma
The
Sal
Chiang
Lung Yun
Chiang Kai-shek
Fourteen Men Enlist Here For U S Army
Fourteen men enlisted in the Army this week through the local recruiting office and were accepted at Baltimore. Names include Kenneth E. Taylor Funkstown Cecil M Oberholzer Hagerstown Route 4 Kenneth L Smith Hagerstown Route 5 Rolland C Sellman 60 East Franklin Ellsworth H Wilson 36 North Walnut Alvie H Snyder Funks town Willard J Golden Watford sburg Pa Charles E Schmdit 10914 North Potomac Chas C Smith Shady Grove Pa Walter M Myers Greencastle Linn W Bodle Chambersburg William S Williamson Winchester Clifton G Carr Hanover Pa Eli R Ramsay Clear Ridge Pa.
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Baltimore
Kenneth E. Taylor
Funkstown
Cecil M. Oberholzer
Hagerstown
Kenneth L. Smith
Rolland C. Sellman
Franklin Street
Ellsworth H. Wilson
North Walnut Street
Alvie H. Snyder
Willard J. Golden
Watfordsburg
Charles E. Schmdit
North Potomac Street
Chas. C. Smith
Shady Grove
Walter M. Myers
Greencastle
Linn W. Bodle
Chambersburg
William S. Williamson
Winchester
Clifton G. Carr
Hanover
Eli R. Ramsey
Clear Ridge
Inch of Rain Brings Benefit to Local Farms and Water Supply
The one inch of rain today boosts crops and pastures in need of moisture aiding corn planting. Keedysville observer J A Miller reports one inch by noon while Potomac plant shows about one and a quarter inches. Rain will also help fill Edgemont reservoir, vital for the city’s mountain water, which was about five feet low yesterday and serves roughly 3,500,000 gallons daily.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Potomac River
Edgemont
Hagerstown
Soldier Dies Of Stab Wounds At St. Croix
George F. Ferrell 21, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Ferrell of Jefferson Frederick county, died of stab wounds at St Croix in the Virgin Islands last Sunday while serving with the Army Air Corps bombing squadron. A telegram from the War Department confirmed the death and said no details were available. The mother had just received a Mother's Day message from him, her first word since his transfer to Trinidad last June.
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George F. Ferrell
Charles Ferrell
Jefferson
Frederick County
St. Croix
Virgin Islands
War Department
Young Ferrell
Army Air Corps
Trinidad
Induction rule expands ages for June draft
Hagerstown and Washington County draft boards announced a new June quota allowing one of every six registrants to come from the 36 to 45 age group. The change shifts some 3-A married registrants to 1-A with immediate induction, noting that a child conceived before December 8 does not sustain a 3-A status.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
City Listed With Leaders
Hagerstown is listed by Forbes Magazine in the May 15, 1942 issue as a leadingplace for concentrating sales, collections, and business promotion. It is named the center of the third best high spot territory in the United States, with nine nearby cities forming the region and a median gain of 30.5 percent over last year.
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Hagerstown
Forbes Magazine
United States
Prisoners Arraigned Before Judge Mish in May Court
One of eight May court prisoners arraigned before Judge Joseph D. Mish pleaded guilty. Irvin C. Fordales was indicted for forgery. Others arraigned include Robert Ebersole and Glen Glesner for robbery with deadly weapons Lloyd D. Walls on three forgery charges Charles Henry for auto larceny Charles Loveless and William Reed for larceny and Donald Lynn for pandering Criminal court opens Thursday morning.
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Joseph D. Mish
Irvin C. Fordales
Robert Ebersole
Glen Glesner
Lloyd D. Walls
Charles Henry
Charles Loveless
William Reed
Donald Lynn
McNary Wins GOP Nomination in Oregon Senate Race
Senate Minority Leader Charles L. McNary secured a sweeping Republican nomination in Oregon as he remained in Washington to campaign, reflecting a dominant early lead in the race.
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Portland
Ore
Senate
Charles L. McNary
Washington
War Contract Frauds Face Jury Action
Attorney General Biddle announced that evidence of alleged war production contract frauds will be presented to federal grand juries nationwide. The war frauds unit, expanding to pursue Office of Price Administration ration violations, has indicted cases involving millions in suspected contract chisel. Tom C Clark, veteran anti trust official, will direct the probe with a 75 attorney staff.
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Washington
Biddle
Justice Department
War Frauds
Office of Price Administration
Army
Navy
Tom C. Clark
West
Clark
Pacific
Gas Sales at Minimum as Rationing Bites City
Attendants report sluggish demand amid gas rationing and warn some stations may close. Firemen and insurers voice alarm over home gasoline storage in lard cans and drums, noting legal limits and danger of bulk storage in residences.
Japs Driving Toward India Contact British
British say Japanese forces reach the Chindwin river valley north of Shwegyin in Burma and contact is made with British troops. An attack is anticipated but no general withdrawal into India is underway as General Harold Alexander keeps forces to deter the Japanese drive.
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London
India
Chindwin River
Shwegyin
Burma
Harold Alexander
Hundreds of county motorists rush ration board to swap cards
Hundreds of Washington county motorists filled the Ration Board office this morning to exchange X B1 B2 and B cards for lower denomination ones. OPA officials reported many sought reevaluation of eligibility while heavy turnout suggested either patriotic zeal or fear of penalties for holding the wrong card. Defense workers and others visited the board to determine the correct card to hold.
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Washington County
Ration Board
OPA
Ford Bomber Plant Starts Production
War Department officials announced that Henry Ford's Willow Run plant began actual bomber production for the Army. Major General Alexander D. Surles, the public relations director, said the plant, begun about 13 months ago, is now in production with limited details released.
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Washington
War Department
Henry Ford
New Willow Run
Alexander D. Surles
Blackout Test Planned for Washington County Area
Reports from Washington indicate a regional blackout test is planned for an early date. Mayor Richard H. Sweeney says Hagerstown and Washington county will be ready to participate at a full 100 percent. Final plans may be set at a Civilian Defense meeting in Baltimore next Tuesday.
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Washington
Richard H. Sweeney
Washington County
Hagserstown
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Baltimore
Sweeney
Youths Held Here for F B I
Three Pennsylvanians were arrested at 2 50 am for suspected car thefts. James Waller Hutter 20 Washington PA Thomas Menry Layhue 18 and Denzil Butler 17 Uniontown were in the vehicle with extra keys several registration cards and a can and rubber hose in the back. They admitted the theft of the car and are held for FBI agents as officers pursue multiple automobile thefts.
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FBI
James Waller Hutter
Washington
Thomas Menry Layhue
Denzil Butler
Uniontown
Rohrer
Brennard
RAF Bombers Fire Three Ships and Hit Several in North Sea
RAF Hudson bombers attacked two German convoys off the Frisian Islands in the North Sea last night, setting fire to three supply ships and hitting several more despite strong escorts. Five bombers failed to return.
Churchill Promises UN Ridge Ahead to Victory
Leeds crowd of 25,000 hears Prime Minister Churchill say the United Nations see the ridge to victory beyond which the road to triumph lies. He warns Britain and Empire troops can fight hard if the enemy does. He notes German air force is largely tied to the Russian front as UN forces gain power.
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Leeds
England
Yorkshire
Churchill
United Nations
Leeds Town Hall
Capture of Corregidor Prisoners Reported by Japanese
Japanese broadcasts say 12,495 prisoners were captured when they seized Corregidor fortress on May 6. The War Department estimated 11,574 captives overall at that time. Headquarters noted 640 defenders were killed and large quantities of equipment were captured.
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Tokyo
Imperial Headquarters
Corregidor
Manila Bay
War Department
Washington
Gest, Famous Producer, Dies in New York
Mor ris Gest, noted theatrical producer, died after a ten day illness at Midtown Hospital. An immigrant from Russia who arrived in the U S at nine, he rose to fame with lavish shows like The Miracle. He spent $610000 on The Miracle in 1924 and was married to Reina Victorea Belasco.
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New York
Morris Gest
Midtown
Gest
America
Russia
Guest
David Belasco
Reina Victorea
Williamsport Sells Former Town Hall
Williamsport sold its old municipal building and fire hall on North Conococheague street to Frank E Arding er and wife for 2240 dollars. The sale followed authorization by a recent enabling act and the property’s abandonment for town use after the new stone building was completed.
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Williamsport
Conococheague Street
Frank E. Ardinger
Germans Claim Kerch and Kharkov Battles in Ukraine
Nazi chiefs announced occupation of Kerch in Crimea as a gateway to the Caucasus while Red Army forces pressed toward Kharkov, with reports of heavy Soviet counterattacks and German casualties. A Stockholm dispatch said Lozovaya may be breached to sever German front lines near Dnieperopetrovsk.
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Adolf Hitler
Crimean
Kerch
Caucasus
Ukraine
Kharkov
Semeon Timoshenko
Stockholm
Lozovaya
Stalino
Dnieperopetrovsk
Crimea
Sea of Azov
Hitler
Reuters
Allied bombers strike Lae air base in New Guinea raid
Allied bombers attacked the Lae air base in northeastern New Guinea, destroying runway areas and buildings and starting large fires. The operation followed Allied assaults on Rabaul, with no immediate report of further Japanese raids on Port Moresby. Australian ministers disclosed 395 POW letters dropped over Port Moresby by April 28.
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Almied
Australia
Lae
New Guinea
General MacArthur
Rabaul
New Britain
Port Moresby
Francis Forde
Forde
British Bombers Hit Japanese Airdrome on Burma Coast
New Delhi May 16 official report says British bombers struck the Japanese held airdrome at Akyab on the Burma coast near the Indian frontier. High and low level attacks caused destruction and damage to the target facility.
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New Delhi
India
Akyab
Burma
Russian air raid hits Helsinki killing four and wounding six
Helsinki reports a lone Russian plane dropped bombs early today killing four people and injuring six civilians. Three houses were damaged as anti aircraft fire stopped a second raid. Officials provided the casualty and damage figures.
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Helsinki
Finland
Seid
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Earl Browder
Ween River
Tengyuen
U.S. Army
U. S
McNary
U.S
James Harper
O.P.A
Ford Bomber
F.B.L
Frank Kharkov
Victory Road
Roger D. Greene
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