Germans Stage Mock Invasion Along French Coast
Lisbon May 19 The German army in occupied France numbers between 400000 and 600000 and is most active since the Armistice. Daily rehearsals of invasions on the coast are led by a special staff as a boat fleet for an invasion corps is assembled and concealment hangars for thousands of planes are readied. Five German formations jockey for power while an economic staff pursues France’s output and assets, each unit contending with rival branches如 the army propaganda gestapo and embassy.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Germany
France
Compiegne
French
Britain
Army
Propaganda
Gestapo
No Curtailment Of Road Program In 1942 County
County Roads Engineer C William Hetzer told the Board of County Commissioners there will be no curtailment of the 1942 road program unless unforeseen difficulties intervene. He expects to obtain enough asphalt and tar to complete about 21 miles of new construction, with 25 percent already finished, and noted drainage pipe and other materials are on hand while forms to secure asphalt are being filled.
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C. William Hetzer
Board of County Commissioners
Mr. Hetzer
WPB
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Hetzer
County Roads Department
RAF Bombs Akyab and Attacks Chindwin River Targets
New Delhi May 19 British communiqué reports the RAF bombed the Burmese port of Akyab again yesterday and attacked river craft and targets along the Chindwin River north of Kalewa. Akyab lies about 360 air miles from Calcutta across the Bay of Bengal.
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New Delhi
India
Akyab
Chindwin River
Kalewa
Bay of Bengal
Calcutta
Interned Americans in Germany Lose Weight Despite Larger Rations
Americans held at Bad Nauheim report weight losses up to 35 pounds in extreme cases with average losses of 10 pounds for men and 6.7 for women. German officials claim rations were larger than local allotments but diet deficiencies persisted. Exercise and home-supplied foods helped, as medical staff noted health issues were limited by strict regimen and occasional American food parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis P. Lochner
Lisbon
Bad Nauheim
Two Drown in Potomac Near Taylor's Landing
John Franklin and Harold Battee both of Hagerstown died when the boat they rode with two other youths capsized in the Potomac River above Taylor's Landing. The other youths reached shore and alerted authorities. deputies began a river search. Bodies had not been recovered by early afternoon. The river was swollen and fast at the capsize point. Franklin and Battee likely could not swim.
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John Franklin
Harold Battee
Hagerstown
Potomac
Taylor’s Landing
Franklin
Battee
Maryland
Robert Miller
No Reassessment Until Gas and Tire Status Known
Frederick County Commissioners delayed any real and personal property reassessment until they know the county can secure enough tires and gasoline. Assessors Grayson H. Mercer and Ernest C. Speaks bought their own tires and paid for fuel, and they share one car between them while planning the start of the reassessment.
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Frederick
Frederick County
Grayson H. Mercer
Ernest C. Speaks
Night meeting on cutting waste in trucking industry
Operators and owners of trucks and shippers are invited to hear M. R. Green, state director of National Transportation, explain plans to eliminate waste in transportation. The 7:30 PM gathering at the W. O. W. hall aims to conserve tires and gasoline in nationwide meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Green
National Transportation
W. O. W. Hall
Delaware Man Held on Non-Support Warrants in Dover
Joseph C. Emory a local factory worker was seized by city police and held for Delaware authorities on a non support charge involving six minor children A warrant from the Court of Common Pleas at Dover was received yesterday Emory reportedly waived extradition and remains in custody for Delaware officials
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Dover
Delaware
Joseph C. Emory
Emory
Court of Common Pleas
Slaughter to Save Milk in Germany
In Germany a government emergency program sacrifices cattle calves and medium weight hogs to conserve feed for milk and future pigs. Calves are butchered to secure butter while hogs are sold early after price boosts, reducing fattened hog production and risking meat and fat supplies. Hogs provide two thirds of meat and a quarter of edible fats.
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Ernest G. Fischer
Lisbon
Germany
Retailers Meet To Discuss Consumer Credit In Hagerstown
A Hagerstown Retailers Bureau meeting is set for 10 a m tomorrow at the Chamber of Commerce offices to discuss consumer credit Regulation K issued by the Federal Reserve Board. Clarence Emmert of the bureau will provide information and all retailers are invited, replacing the May 30 monthly session.
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Bureau
Chamber
Hagerstown Retailers’ Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Federal Reserve Board
Clarence Emmert
Hagerstown Credit Bureau
Cubs Trade Babe Dahlgren to Brooklyn Club
Chicago May 19 Babe Dahlgren first baseman sold by the Cubs to Brooklyn announced by General Manager Jim Galla gher. Dahlgren had been sold to the St Louis Browns last week but returned to Chicago after a dispute over terms for entry into the armed forces.
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Chicago
Babe Dahlgren
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Today
Jim Gallagher
Cubs
Dahlgren
St. Louis Browns
Brownies
Auc tioneer Fred M White Improving After Illness
Fred M White renowned auctioneer has been hospitalized for several weeks due to complications but is improving rapidly and expects to be active again soon.
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Fred M. White
First Alert Fire Alarm Blasts Across Eastern Defense Network
Washington county Civilian Defense headquarters at City Hall reported a 11:20 alert with an all clear at 11:30. Virginia Carmichael linked the warning to unidentified planes over New York, spanning Maine to Florida. Major General Follett Bradley noted a blue alarm in New York at 11:06 with a nuclear signal at 11:25. WEAF went off air for 23 minutes as the Army said a practice alert occurred at 11:05 by the 1st Interceptor Command and all stations were ordered off air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
City Hall
Virginia Carmichael
New York
Maine
Florida
Follett Bradley
Air Force
Eastern Defense Command
NBG
WEAF
Army Information Service
1St Interceptor Command
Missouri Coeds Cancel Dance Trip Now Meet Soldiers
In Columbia on May 19, 300 University of Missouri coeds facing a canceled trip to a Fort Leonard Wood dance plan a counter visit. Soldiers, displeased by the cancellation, sent a petition to the War Department and 300 will greet the coeds in twenty Army trucks Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
University of Missouri
Falls From Plane Ends With Parachute Rescue At Tech Airport
Flight instructor Ed Marshall fell from a plane during a check flight at 3,500 feet. His parachute opened and he landed safely. Substitute pilot Al Pressner struggled to control the aircraft, which lost engine power but was safely brought to a deadstick landing at Virginia Tech airport four miles away.
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Blacksburg
Virginia
Ed Marshall
Marshall
al Pressner
Pressner
Virginia Tech
Empress of Asia Lost After Air Attack in Far East
Ottawa reports the 16,909 ton liner Empress of Asia, in war service, was sunk last spring by air attack while transporting troops to Singapore. Operated by Canadian Pacific Steamships, the ship had long served the Canada Orient route and in two wars.
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Ottawa
Canadian Pacific Steamships
Admiralty
Canadian Pacific Steamships Limited
Far East
Singapore
Canada-Orient
School Teacher Heroine Of Arrival Of 24 After Five Weeks In Open Boat
Twenty four men women and children, among them a baby born in an open boat, escaped Japanese internment and reached Australia from the Netherlands East Indies after five hazardous weeks. A Dutch woman school teacher led the escape, warned others, and braved storms, planes, and patrols with a small group before reaching a safe island group.
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East Indies
Australia
Yates McDaniel
Melbourne
High Seas
Netherlands East Indies
Java
Amboina
Thousands of U.S. Soldiers Reach Ireland In Vast Landing
Tens of thousands of fresh American troops arrive in Northern Ireland with tanks and artillery, part of a convoy rivaling the 1918 scale. British officers praise the force as a strong Allied front builds in Western Europe. Many recruits hail from the Midwest and North Central states. some veterans have Pacific combat duty. The convoy successfully outsailed Axis U-boats on the 2400 mile voyage amid depth charge attacks and air threats.
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Rice Yahner
Middle Western
North Central States
Pacific
New Order Aims 3 A Registrants Across Ha gerstown Area
National Selective Service headquarters issued new rules directing immediate induction after physical exams for registrants who married after receiving their questionnaires. The policy covers those in Ha gerstown and Washington County who were placed in 3 A after filing marriage affidavits or marrying post questionnaire, dating from October 16 1940 and December 8 1941.
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Hagerstown
Washington
Army
National Selective Service
Draft Board
Alice Faye Welcomes Daughter at Cedars of Lebanon
Hollywood report states actress Alice Faye, wife of Phil Harris, gave birth to a seven pound two ounce girl at 2 38 am. Harris paced the hospital corridor awaiting word as the newborn arrived. The couple named the child Physis if a girl or kept the name after the father if a boy.
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Hollywood
Phil Harris
Physis
Spessard Divorce Suit Filed By Pauline Spessard
Pauline M. Spessard through attorney D. K. McLaughlin filed for divorce from Carl B. Spessard in court today.
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Pauline M. Spessard
D. K.mclaughlin
Carl B. Spessard
Anti Strike Bills Rapped by Maryland DC Federation
The Maryland and District of Columbia Federation of Labor denounced pending anti strike legislation in Congress and opposed any relaxation of labor protections. Delegates defeated a resolution urging AFL to intervene in internal union disputes, with the resolutions committee refuting state authority to dictate to the AFL.
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Maryland
District
Gas Supplies Cut Again Shrink Station Fuel Quotas
Gasoline distributors warn of another supply cut effective yesterday reducing each station’s available fuel to 57.53 percent of last May’s sales. The decrease also reduces the remaining monthly quota beyond the current period, potentially leaving many stations out of fuel by month’s end.
No More Gas Shortage Sparks Car Fire Alarm
In Holly Hill South Carolina on May 13 a car belonging to William Avis was a total loss after riders tried to inspect the tank by matchlight. The incident suggested no genuine gas shortage despite the alarm.
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Holly Hill
S. C
William Avis
Russians push toward Kharkov as red army advances on 60 mile front
Soviet forces drive to breach along a 60 mile front near Kharkov eight days into the battle. cavalry with machine guns and sabers seize a large locality, likely Belgorod or Zmiev, amid air support. Red planes claim 17 German aircraft shot down as tanks and infantry follow.
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Semeon Timoshenko
Red
Kharkov
Belgorod
Zmiev
London
New Trial Sought in Baker Embezzlement Case
A motion for a new trial for Attorney C. Walter Baker will be argued in Allegany County Circuit Court in Cumberland on Friday May 29. Baker, indicted by the Washington County Grand Jury in February for embezzlement, was convicted and sentenced to two years in two cases, to run concurrently. An appeal was entered and he was released on $10,000 bail pending disposition. State's Attorney Wagaman cannot recall when the motion was filed. defense counsel reportedly raised the matter. Court procedure requires motions for new trials to be filed within three days of conviction.
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C. Walter Baker
Allegany County
Cumberland
Charles F. Wagaman
Baker
Washington County
Wagaman
Couple Found Shot to Death in Hutchinson Home
In Hutchinson Kansas on May 19 a married couple, Francis J Laws and wife, were found shot to death at their front door. Their adopted son Eugene, 18, was found in a closet with a gunshot wound and later died. Sheriff Guy Ankerholz suspects the son killed the parents as they tried to flee then shot himself. The closet was locked from inside and motive remains undetermined. A gun and a pocketknife lay near the boy.
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Hutchinson, Kas
Francis J. Laws
Eugene
Guy Ankerholz
Sherif
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