Inside Germany's War Strain After U.S. Entry
A. P. correspondent Louis P. Lochner reports from Lisbon on German morale and shortages after Hitler's declaration of war on the United States. He notes intensified rationing, burdens on the German people, and warnings of continued hardships, including looming demands for more labor and a harsher economic stance.
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Germany
Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
Berlin
Portugal
Lisbon
Adolf Hitler
United States
Lochner
Hitler
Russia
Labor Front
Robert Ley
Germany Civilian Morale Slips Yet No Collapse Near
Editor's note by Edwin A. Shanke from Lisbon reports German civilian morale is slipping but not indicating internal collapse. Nazis maintain police control with Gestapo presence. however day to day efficiency slackens, affecting the war effort and frontline morale as home letters reveal, with crest reached in 1941 after Balkan victories.
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Germany
Edwin A. Shanke
Berlin
Associated Press
Lisbon
Bad Nauheim
United States
Balkan
Italy
Police Round Up Auto Violators After Busy Weekend
Police blotter lists two drunken drivers and four charged with reckless driving. R. C. Smith, 46, arrested for drunken driving with collateral for a Wednesday hearing. William Drake, 42, Keedysville, held for similar charge. hearing before Magistrate Miller at Boonsboro. Several others paid fines for reckless driving and speeding, with amounts and speeds noted.
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R. C. Smith
William Drake
Keedysville
J. J. Coady
E. G. Miller
Boonsboro
J. L. Mongan
Gilson E. Fuss, Jr
George E. Barkdoll
Francis Cassidy
Guy Rudisill
Albertus Shipley
Frank L. Morgan
William R. Smith
Charles L. Sellers
Sellers
Coady
Frederick Street
Morgan
Exchange Celebrates War Bond Rally at NYSE
The New York Stock Exchange marked its 150th anniversary with a massive war bond rally at the U S Sub Treasury building. Trading was suspended from noon to 1 p m. and nearby exchanges and banks were asked to grant employees extra lunch breaks to attend.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
U. S. Sub-Treasury
Financial District
The
Stock Exchange
Italy At War A Land Under German Heel Mussolini Fighting Inflation
Article reports on Italy’s wartime position with Germany, Mussolini’s grip, and growing discontent. Massock notes Italy’s hunger, depreciation under Axis occupation, and waning willingness to back the war. Italians resist fascist control while Nazis tighten, and attitudes toward Japan mix admiration with unease. Continued discussion promised on Page 2.
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Italy
Mussolini
Hitler
Potomac Flood peaks after sudden river rise
The Potomac rose unexpectedly over the weekend from 3 feet above normal to a crest of 12 feet above normal at the Hagerstown station near Williamsport. Heavy rains in headwater areas likely caused the surge, with the river receding to 9 feet above normal by noon today.
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Potomac River
U. S. Weather Bureau
Hagerstown
Williamsport
Auto Stolen From In Front Of Home
G. R. Wishard of 512 Salem Avenue reported to police yesterday the theft of his Chrysler car. He provided officers with a description and the license tag numbers.
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G. R. Wishard
Salem Avenue
Wishard
Forfeits Collateral in Disorderly Arrest at Chocolate Park
Warren Gladhill of Georgia Avenue was arrested Saturday evening at Chocolate Park at Cascade for being disorderly and forfeited $17.45 to Magistrate E G Miller at Smithsburg this morning.
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Warren Gladhill
Georgia Avenue
Chocolate Park
Cascade
E. G. Miller
Smithsburg
Six More Enroll at Hagerstown Flying School
The Civilian Pilot Training school at Henson Flying Service, Hagerstown airport, adds six students for a total enrollment of 47. New instructors Richard Carson of Chambersburg and H E Fleming of Laurel join, expanding staff to eight instructors and 19 total. Graduates are expected to become Army or Navy reservists, with prior paths including instructors, commercial pilots, or service entry. The new students are Howard Conover Absecon New Jersey Robert Gimble Philadelphia William Jones Jr Harrisburg James Powers Elizabeth Leroy Berkebile Stoystown and Stephen Cole Atlantic City.
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Henson Flying Service, Inc
Hagerstown
Army
Navy Air Service
Richard Carson
Chambersburg
H. E. Fleming
Laurel
Navy Air Corps
Howard E. Conover
Absecon
N. J
Robert H. Gimble
Philadelphia
William Jones, Jr
Harrisburg
James J. Powers
Elizabeth
Leroy F. Berkebile
Stoystown
Stephen L. Cole
Atlantic City
Goering Quietly Purchases Italian Art Treasures
Report from Lisbon dated May 18 states Reichs marshal Hermann Goering, seen as Hitler's successor, is alleged in Italy to amass art treasures with funds diverted from German and Nazi missions. Rumors claim a buyer in Italy purchased almost 1 million dollars worth of paintings tapestries and valuables at favorable rates.
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Lisbon
Reichsmarshal
Herman Wilhelm Goering
Hitler
Italy
Goering
Pledges Cooperation For War Labor Rights
Joseph McCurdy, retiring president of the Maryland District of Columbia AFL, told 300 delegates at Hotel Alexander that full cooperation with the war administration is needed. He urged labor to fight for justice and decent conditions for returning servicemen, saying the war must preserve labor rights and not erase them.
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Joseph McCurdy
Maryland District of Columbia
Girl Arrested for Gambling Nolle Pros’d in Court
A 16 year old girl named Jean Orcutt of Funkstown was arrested with two men, William Lenhart and John Spriggs, by Patrolman L J Saylor for gambling in a local lunch room. The charges were changed to disorderly conduct at the magistrate hearing. The girl’s case was nolle pressed before Magistrate M V B Bostetter in city court. Lenhart and Spriggs paid fines of 11.45 dollars each.
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L. J. Saylor
Nolle
M. V. B. Bostetter
Jean Orcutt
Funkstown
William C. Lenhart
North Foundry Street
John O. Spriggs
North Jonathan Street
Saylor
Accused Model in Sutton Suite Trial
New York May 18. Made line Webb a 28 year old Oklahoma horn model was named today in testimony as one of three persons present in a Hotel Sutton suite on March 4 the day Mrs Susan Flora Reich was slain. The witness Murray Hirschl said Webb Eli Shonbrun the girl s reputed lover and a nephew of Hirschl and John D Culen were present that day. Hirschl is indicted and granted a separate trial and is the state s chief witness against the three on trial in General Sessions.
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New York
Madeline Webb
Sutton Suite
Susan Flora Reich
Murray Hirschl
Asst
Jacob Grumet
Miss Webb
Eli Shonbrun
Hirsch
Missing A-25 bomber from May 10 patrol
Mitchell Field N Y May 18 An A-25 medium bomber with a crew of five has been missing since it left on a routine patrol on Sunday May 10 Air force headquarters of the Eastern Defense Command announced today. Search parties combed the seas and have continued the hunt.
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Mitchell Field
Air Force Headquarters
Eastern Defense Command
Reds Claim New Advance at Kharkov
Moscow dispatches report the Red Army pressing toward Kharkov as German counterattacks on wheels and paratroops fail to halt the offensive. Pravda notes intensified fighting with 12,000 German dead and ongoing advances along a 106 mile front from Volchansk to Krasnograd.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Red Army
Kharkov
Pravda
Timoshenko
Volchansk
Krasnograd
Boland Dies Moment Before Pennsylvania Primary
SCRANTON Pa May 18 U S Representative Patrick J Boland Democratic whip in the House died of a heart attack at his Scranton home on the eve of Pennsylvania’s primary election where he sought renomination for a seventh term. The 62 year old native of Scranton had long served Pennsylvania’s 11th district and was famed for his work ethic and accurate legislative predictions.
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Scranton
U. S
Patrick J. Boland
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Washington
Boland
Congress
Byrnes
Bankhead
Rayburn
Three Dead in LaVine Mine Explosion West Virginia
At Hitchman Coal and Coke in McMechen West Virginia a mine blast at 2 AM killed Hardy Parks and Mike Poing and left John Mojzer believed buried. Two others Danie Polus and Albert Valenbois survived though burned, with ten men escaped.
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Mcmechen
W. Va
West Virginia
Hitchman Coal and Coke Company
Hardy Parks
Mike Poing
John Mojzer
Mojezer
Danie Polus
Mike
Albert Valenbois
W P B Order Limits Farm Building Costs
Washington county farmers report little hardship from the War Production Board conservation order. County Agent Milt D. Moore says only one inquiry this month about rebuilding after a fire. The order caps agricultural building costs at 1000 per farm per year, including labor and materials. Farmers planning higher costs face the limit.
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War Production Board
Washington County
Milt D. Moore
Alsatia Club Considers Dropping Mummers Parade
At tonight's regular meeting the Alsatia Club will decide whether to sponsor the Mummers Parade this year. Indications favor abandonment for the duration, and a stag party with refreshments will follow the meeting.
May Register Now For Sugar Quota
Tardy registrants may register at any time for their quota of sugar at the local Ration Board. The board noted some did not register on the regular date or lacked cards due to having sugar on hand above the allowed quota. No provision yet for larger canning supplies. dates to be announced as seasons arrive.
Man Is Publicly Whipped in Harford County Wife Beating Case
Havre de Grace Md May 1 For the first time in 30 years a Harford county man was sentenced to be whipped publicly on a wife beating charge Trial Magistrate Howett Coburn sentenced George Walter 24 to 15 days and 15 lashes by Sheriff Walter Bennington He was accused of beating his wife Edith senseless with a club His wife protested the whipping sentence.
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Havre DE Grace
Harford County
Howett Coburn
George Walter
Sherif Walter Bennington
Edith
Princ Eugen Hit by Aerial Torpedoes
London reports a day of heavy RAF air raids along the Channel coast with daylight attackers following a pre dawn bombardment from Dunkerque to Boulogne. German air bases in Holland reportedly hit by Canadian Boston bombers as fighters clash over northern France and Rostock’s wartime supply routes are cited as disrupted.
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London
English Channel
R.A.F
Dunkerque
Boulogne
Dover Strait
Calais
Holland
France
Air Ministry
Baltic
Rostock
Chinese remove enemy threat near Paoshan on Salween
A Chinese communique said the western bank of the Salween River northeast of Lungling in Yunnan province has been cleared of Japanese forces, removing a threat to Paoshan. Chinese troops advanced in the region while Japanese forces between the Salween and Mekong rivers in eastern Shan states renewed attacks southeast of Kengtung.
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Shanking
Salween
Lungling
Yunnan
Burma Road
Paoshan
Burma
Mekong
Shan
Kengtung
Cleanup prize winners named in city campaign
Winners of prizes for best student reports in the Clean-up-and-Salvage for Victory campaign were announced by Paul Settles. Grand prize went to Virginia Kretzer of Woodland Way. other winners include Phyllis Hamburg, Frank H. Williams, Howard Weeks, Donald Trumpower, Lord Pearce, Dorothy Johnson, Polly Baretos, Joseph Luipersbeck, Eddie Semler, and others from multiple city schools.
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Hagerstown
McKee
Donald Trumpower
Mitchell Avenue
Winter Street
Guilford Street
Lord Pearce
Guilford Avenue
Surrey
Dorothy Johnson
Washington
Washington Street
Worthy
Polly Baretos
Antietam Street
Joseph Luipersbeck
Midway Road
St. Mary's
Eddie Semler
Irvin Street
Broadway
Prinz Eugen Engaged Off Southern Norway In Runining Fight
British Air Force caught the 10,000 ton German cruiser Prinz Eugen off southern Norway in a running fight last night. Reports say aerial torpedo hits were scored as Prinz Eugen tried to slip to a German port from Trondheim where she sheltered after a prior submarine attack. The cruiser was escorted by four destroyers and many fighters, with German planes shot down during the attack.
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London
Norway
Air Ministry
Trondheim
Dual Highway Progressing in Hagerstown Project
Concrete pouring for the two 24 foot lanes of the dual highway within Hagerstown will start in a week or ten days. The lanes will connect with Franklin and Washington streets at Cannon avenue and meet in a single lane near the Antietam creek bridge. The Antietam bridge is nearly finished and will be usable once the Hagerstown section is done, possibly early summer. State Roads Commission plans to extend the road to Myersville remain unclear amid postponement rumors.
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Hagerstown
Franklin
Washington Streets
Cannon Avenue
Antietam Creek
Antietam
State Roads Commission
Myersville
Slain man shot in car on Main Street Parkersburg
Walter Weaver, 39, was killed last night in Parkersburg Pennsylvania after leaving a neighbor's home where he played with a kitten. An unknown assailant entered his automobile, rode with him for a block, then shot Weaver in the forehead and fled.
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Parkersburg
Walter Weaver
Chester County
Main Street
Fred Manship
Weaver
George Lyle
Manship
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U.S
Gestapo
Richard G. Massock
Rome
Massock
Richard G. Maslock
Benito Mussolini
Potomac
Flying
AFL
McCurdy
Hotel Alexander
Pennsy Solon
F.D.R
Morris Gest
Wife Beater
Prinz Eugen
R.A. F. Hammering Channel Coast
Junior Chamber
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