Ley Werewolf Brains Caught
Minister Goebbels remains at large with Himmler Ribbentrop and Streicher. Uncertainty surrounds Hitler and Bormann. American airborne troops captured Ley at Berchtensaden on a tip from the underground. Nazi leaders, now American prisoners, identified the former labor minister, who tried to deny it. The capture may surpass Goering’s surrender in importance, said a counterintelligence officer.
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Paul Joseph Goebbels
Himmler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Ju Hus Streicher
Hitler
Bormann
Goebbels
Ley
Berchtensaden
Nazi leaders seized as war criminals in Europe
The Werewolf movement mastermind is identified as Dr. Ernst Distelmeyer by Frank X. Schwartz and others at headquarters. Doenitz will be treated as a war prisoner with Hermann Goering. Allied forces vow to destroy Nazism and punish war criminals as Himmier Kaltenbrunner is captured and implicated in actions against the Russians.
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Ernst Distelmeyer
Frank X. Schwartz
Franz
Labor Front
Reich
Doenitz
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Alps
Germany
Community of Nations
Flensburg
Clay
Himmier
Kaltenbrunner
Alt Aussee
3Rd Army
Sobereruppenfuehrer
Secret Service
the Hangman
Reinhard Heydrich
Trapped Japs Fight Fiercely Across Davao and Manila Fronts
Arthur announced in today’s communique that Japanese troops were driven from entrenched positions between the Talomo and Davao rivers as Marines and PT boats disrupted Japanese naval units in Davao Gulf. In Manila area, two prongs of the 43rd Infantry Division closed within 1,000 yards of each other near the IPO dam watershed, tightening around a strong enemy force.
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Arthur
Davao
Talomo
Davao Straits
Davao Gulf
Pisco Point
Manila
43Rd Infantry Division
Ipo Dam
Seek Influx of Workers Here In-Hagerstown War Labor Need
The employment office in Hagerstown calls for more skilled workers as in-migrants, especially mechanical and engineering staff and foundry workers. About 50 people seek jobs daily, with a goal of 150 daily applicants. Contracts for war equipment imply continued need during a prolonged Pacific war, while a sudden end could cause layoffs.
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Hagerstown
Pacific
Frankenstein in Germany A wartime field note on labor and fear
A restrained wartime diary fragment observes German fields green in spring, Polish and Russian slave labor, and rising tensions as Allied forces aim to restore order. It notes farm power struggles, women bearing farm burdens, and a violent incident where a Polish worker group beats a German neighbor, reflecting chaos and power shifts in postwar Germany. Green vegetables advice closes the piece.
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Germany
America
Poland
Admiral Ingram cites U boat kills in Atlantic battle
The admiral reports the Atlantic Fleet sunk 126 U-boats in the war and asserts total Allied sinkings exceeded 500. He notes a late- war German wolf pack attempted to terrorize the east coast but was mauled by carriers and destroyer escorts. He says no cease fire until all U-boats are accounted for.
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Atlantic
Britain
Canada
Ingram
mid-Atlantic
Maine
Florida
Infantry Show Here June 14 War Bond Drive Update
War Loan progress in the county shows bond totals surpassing 500000 with a county goal of 2950000. Official figures from the Federal Reserve Bank to County Bond Chairman John D Hollyday list 450080 in sales as of Monday close. Post Office daily sales reach 7031.25 and 5362.50 on prior Saturday. A public thermometer in the square tracks the 500000 milestone, supplied by Fairchild Aircraft Division.
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Federal Reserve Bank
John D. Hollyday
Hollyday
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Heirs Seek Injunction Over State Land Conveyance
Heirs petition for an injunction challenging a plan to convey most of the Nicodemus farm to the state for a nominal price. The suit alleges the arrangement would permanently keep the bulk of the land with the state and only reconvey a portion back to the county.
Rotary Talks Highlight War Time Transportation
Rotary heard two members discuss railroads and motor carriers during wartime effort. William O'Brien detailed rail moves for troops and supplies, noting 4,000,000 overseas troops and vast freight volumes moved with high efficiency. Frank Cave outlined motor transport, stressing lend‑lease trucks to Russia and the Red Ball Highway, plus future trucking growth and a major Port of New York Authority truck terminal.
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William O’brien
Frank Cave
O’brien
Pearl Harbor
Mr.o'brien
War Department
Mr. Gave
Russia
France
Normandy
Mr. Cave
Cave
Port of New York Authority
United States
Horse 15 Located After Long Hunt
Charles Turner near Sharpburg and neighbors searched for a black horse Turner suspected stolen. Deputies found a man in dark glasses leading a black horse. he was arrested but Turner revealed he had located the animal himself.
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Long Hunt
Charles Turner
Sharpsburg
Turner
Clever Reynolds
Reynolds
Mr. Turner
Pheasant Raising By 4-H Members To Start Here Soon
Washington county 4-H clubs begin raising about 500 pheasants with eggs from commercial hatcheries. Birds will be purchased by the State Game Commission at ten weeks old. Incubation lasts about 24 days before distribution to three dozen cooperating boys and possible release near their home area. A second wildlife effort, sowing feeding patches, is under way with seed mixtures supplied by Assistant County Agent Vernon Holter.
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Washington County
State Game Commission
Vernon Holter
Patton Celebrates Return to London Amid Victory Cheers
Gen. George S. Patton Jr of the U S Third Army landed in London from southwestern Germany for a belated victory reception. Crowds along West End streets greeted him with a warmth matching the reception given to Gen. Eisenhower last night.
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London
George S. Patton, Jr
U. S. Third Army
Germany
West End
Eisenhower
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