Air Blitz Of Reich Continues In Major Night Assaults
Allied air forces widen pre invasion pressure with 750 heavy bombers saturating Duisburg and Kiel and Liberators targeting Pas de Calais. Up to 250 Flying Fortresses and as many Liberators, protected by fighters, strike Duisburg Hannover and a Belgian airfield while German radios go off air. Over 3,000 Allied planes sweep western Europe destroying transport and rail targets ahead of invasion.
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London
Kiel
U. S
Pas-de-Calais
France
Duisburg
Hannover
Belgium
Dover Strait
Germany
Europe
RAF
Air Ministry
Italy
Reich
Low Countries
Duisburge
Close Ration Board In Cleveland Amid Inquiry
Cleveland May 22 The regional Office of Price Administration director Birkett L Williams ordered local Ration Board No 6 closed indefinitely as an investigation targets rationing irregularities involving about 1 000 000 gallons of gasoline. Clerk Robert A Dissauer 39 pleaded innocent at arraignment. U S District Attorney Don C Miller pledged federal grand jury action if evidence warrants it.
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Cleveland
Birkett L. Williams
Office of Price Administration
U. S
Don C. Miller
Missing A Watch Dog
Berlin residents report a theft of 25 chickens from John Scarola and the accompanying dog was stolen as well, suggesting the thieves believed no guard dog remained to deter them.
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Berlin
Conn
John Scarola
John
Tip On Fatal Crash Wins Weekly News Tip Prize
A tip about a fatal accident near Greencastle wins first prize in the Daily Mail weekly tip contest. Second prize is shared by tips on a railroad station robbery at Maugansville and a henhouse fire suspected to be arson by chicken thieves.
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Greencastle
Maugansville
The
Daily Mail
Japan Alerted After Our Navy Strikes 1200 Miles From Tokyo
A Tokyo broadcast via radio reported Allied aerial attacks on Marcus Island 1200 miles southeast of Japan. The bulletin said over 32 raiding planes were shot down and Japanese installations suffered damage. The Marcus island outpost lies between the Marshall Islands and the Japanese mainland and has been attacked previously by U S Navy forces.
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Tokyo Radio Today
Central Pacific
Minamitori Island
Japan
Associated Press
Minamitori
Marcus Island
Marshall Islands
Bonin Group
Tokyo
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
Charles A. Pownall
Bonin
Will Resurvey Dwellings Here in Hagerstown
The Bureau of the Census will resurvey Hagerstown dwellings starting today at the request of the National Housing Agency. A carefully chosen sample will estimate occupancy, rental vacancies, rooms, and monthly rents to inform housing needs, with fieldwork ending in two weeks.
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Hagerstown
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
National Housing Agency
Elizabeth H. Lanzer
Restaurants Not Put Out Of Business By OPA
The Washington County Ration Board was advised that there is no cause for complaints that OPA is forcing restaurants out of business. Standard and Poor investment analysts report that restaurants are in better financial condition than before the war. With rationing prompting more dining out and high consumer incomes, sales should rise further in 1944, and despite rising wage costs and fixed prices, large volume should expand operating profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Ration Board
District Office of Price Administration
OPA
Standard and Poor
Land-Based Liberator Penetrates 400 Miles Toward Tokyo
The U S Pacific Fleet reports Japan lies within 400 miles of land based bomber range as a Liberator from the 11th Army Air Force conducted a deep raid on Shi mushiri and Ketoi islands in the Kuriles. Other raids hit Paramushiro Shumusku Nauru and Marshall Islands.
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U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Japan
11Th Army Air Force
Tokyo
Shimushiri
Ketoi Islands
Kuriles
Chester W. Nimitz
Nimitz
Central Pacific
Ventura
Fleet Air Wing 4
Paramushiro
Venturas
Fleet Air Wing 2
Shumusku
Denmark seen as likely Allied invasion bridge to Germany
Nazi writer Heinz Bongarz in Bruesseler Zeitung argues Denmark would be the logical landing point for Allied forces in Western Europe, providing a bridge for operations against Germany. He warns that a successful Danish landing could isolate Scandinavia from northern Europe and has political consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Denmark
Europe
Germany
Heinz Bongarz
Bruesseler Zeitung
Scandinavia
Complaints Rise Over Egg Price Support Program
Farmers and merchants in the county criticize War Food Administration egg price support. Stores with government contracts can pay 27 cents a dozen, while noncontracted shops face about 21 cents. The Ration Board and AAA offices redirect inquiries, and farmers say egg supply is abundant, causing crate shortages.
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War Food Administration
WFA
Ration Board
Office
the Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
College Park
Hagerstown
Boonsboro
Smithsburg Man Given Dismissal
Smithsburg resident Glenn Eccard was dismissed in City Court Saturday by Magistrate M W B Bostetter after a weeklong arrest on charges of stealing two farm gates. Defense by Oswald and Oswald cited lack of evidence in the case.
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Glenn Eccard
Smithsburg
M. W. B. Bostetter
Eccard
Oswald
Van Meter Wins His Own Case in Circuit Court
Edwin Van Meter, an ex convict and former Washington lawyer, won a dismissal after his demurrer to the indictment was sustained by Judge William A Huster. The charge alleged intent to break into the Sharpsburg post office but Maryland law not specific to post offices. Van Meter walked free. The day also saw dismissal of the James Domer larceny appeal and other appeals. The criminal docket may finish today with civil trials resuming tomorrow.
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Edwin van Meter
Washington
William A. Huster
van Meter
Huster
Sharpsburg
Atlanta
Blue Ridge Summit
Maryland
James Domer
Joseph D. Mish
Good Shower Will Be Welcomed Here
Victory gardeners welcome this afternoon showers to soften a hard crust formed by sporadic rain. Last night rainfall reached 1.05 inches per government observer J A Miller at Keedysville. May rainfall to date remains below the monthly average. Overnight low stayed at 63 degrees.
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Victory
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
May
Government worker tardiness due to lobby residency joke
New York May 22 report of a government employee arriving late after being stripped of her badge. Identification took 15 minutes and she had to fill a form for tardiness. When asked where she resided during the period of absence she answered in the lobby of the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gerbeed
Eisenhower urges Nazi occupied peoples to aid invasion effort
General Eisenhower's headquarters advised occupied populations to pass accurate local intelligence on roads bridges rivers woods and landing fields to aid Allied invasion. A radio speaker stressed precise knowledge of surroundings and available guides as essential for supporting the final phase of liberation amid German threats of reprisals.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Eisenhower
Aroi
Lend-Lease Shipments Leaving U S Grow Steadily
President Roosevelt told Congress that lend-lease arms are speeding out of the United States to power a three-front drive against Nazi Europe. The 15th report cites 24.255 billion dollars in equipment and services sent abroad, mostly to Britain and Russia, with China receiving limited aid amid the flood of supplies.
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Washington
Europe
Roosevelt
Congress
Ited Nations
United Nations
Britain
Russia
China
Nine Dead In Iowa Floods Storms
Des Moines reports nine deaths from floods and tornadoes since Thursday as Iowa rivers rose and towns faced high water. Two 10 year old girls Frances Hrabak and Veronica Flynn drowned in Chelsea. Walter Gallery and his son Walter Jr. 12 drowned when a launch capsized on the Cedar river at Waterloo. Fort Dodge endured heavy flood damage with state guardsmen activated.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chelsea
Harvey Jones
Frances Hrabak
Veronica Flynn
Walter Gallery
Walter, Jr
Cedar River
Waterloo
Iowa River
Mistrial Motion In Sedition Trial Overruled In Court
Justice Edward C. Escher overruled all defense motions for a mistrial in the mass sedition conspiracy case now in its sixth week. Prosecutor Rogge's opening statement was challenged as inflammatory, but the judge found it within permissible bounds. The court then limited further opening statements to 30 minutes for Dennis and a half hour for others.
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Washington
Edward C. Eicher
O. John Rogge
Escher
Eschher
Defidant
Lawrence Dennis
Dennis
Harlow Improves After Medical Treatments
Philadelphia May 27 Lt Com Richard Cresson Harlow Harvard football coach on military leave has been hospitalized for a month for medical treatments. The former Penn State Colgate Western Maryland coach suffered high blood pressure and is greatly improved. He will rest at his Westminster Maryland home after treatments before reassignment. he has dropped from 240 to 195 pounds since entering service in 1942.
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Philadelphia
Richard Cresson
Dick) Harlow
Harvard
Penn State
Colgate
Western Maryland
Westminster
Free Air Patrol Rides Offered For Aviation Cadets
The Civil Air Patrol in Hagerstown plans free airplane rides for young men interested in enlisting as aviation cadets. On Sunday May 28 from 2 30 to 6 PM rides will be offered at the municipal airport after filling a waiver at the Army Recruiting Office in Hotel Patterson. Last May 14 a six plane flight to Taneytown carried officers and cadets for church services and training flights.
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Civil Air Patrol
Hagerstown
Army Recruits & Office
Patterson
Reformed Church
Taneytown
Ayres and
Crider
Zuck
Barkdoll
Querry and Young
Lee Snyder
Wolfkill
Cap's Army Taylorcraft
Sudden Train Schedule Cancellations Hit London Stations
London reports show thousands of passengers stranded as trains were canceled without warning. Blackboards displayed up to date schedule changes causing widespread disruption across major stations.
Allies Tighten Not On Jap Base At Myitkyina
Southeast Asia Headquarters reports Allied forces closing on the encircled Japanese stronghold at Myitkyina as heavy street fighting continues. American airmen reportedly sank boats ferrying Japanese fleeing across the Irrawaddy while Stilwell’s columns block Kamaing, the main base in the Mogaung valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
Myitkyina
Stilwell
Irrawaddy
Kamaing
18Th Division
Mogaung
Early Registration Appeals to Avoid November Rush
The Board of Election Supervisors reminds the public that two permanent voter registers meet each Tuesday and Friday to register new voters issue transfers and accept changes in party affiliations. Since May 12 registration has added 16 voters. Eligible residents who wish to vote in November are urged to register early. the office is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Beall Divorce Suit Filed by Viola Beall
Viola Cecilia Beall acting through attorney C. K. Hartle filed for divorce from Guy Newton Beall Sr in court today. The suit seeks a dissolution of the marriage and related relief.
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Viola Cecilia Beall
C. K. Hartle
Guy Newton Beall
Furloughed War Workers Urged to Report in Hagerstown
Brewer L Stouffer chairman of the area War Manpower Commission asks furloughed workers to report at the U S Employment office where over 350 jobs are listed in Hagerstown. He notes some furloughed workers have not yet sought new work and that more than 70 jobs are open to women with others across the region.
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Hagerstown
Brewer L. Stouffer
Area War Manpower Commission Committee
U. S
Stouffer
WMC
Allies reach Terracina as Liri front falls toward Rome
Allied forces entered Terracina on the western coast, 24 miles from Anzio, as the German line cracked along the front. Northwest a bastion guarding the Liri valley fell and another was besieged while massed 5th Army units pressed toward Pico and Pontecorvo, with Poles of the 8th Army advancing near Cassino. Terracina, Pontecorvo, Pico, and Monte Leucio scenes of the day’s push amid smoke screens and flooded Pontine Marshes.
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HDQS
Naples
U. S.S
Terracina
Anzio
Liri
Rome
5Th Army
Pico
Pontine
8Th Army
Piedibonte
iLri
Cassino
Pontecorvo
Pontecorvo-Pico
Monte Leucio
Italian Patriots Claim Strong Push Against Allied Forces
Allied dispatches from Na ples report Italian Patriot forces issuing their first communique. They say 6 of 25 German divisions in Italy have moved north to counter Patriots and Yugoslav partisans near the Italian border. The Patriots boast rail disruptions near Verona destroying 17 cars of war materiel and claim attacks on German trucks near Lecco and skirmishes at Vicenza and Piedmont.
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Naples
Italy
Harold Alexander
Verona
Lecco
Vicenza
Piedmont
Sheriff Seeks Gun After Prisoner Returns It
In Elbertson Georgia on May 29 Sheriff John Starke found a Negro prisoner without a weapon. He sent the man back to fetch the six shooter left in the car down the street. The prisoner complied and returned with the gun.
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Elbertson
John Starke
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Minamitori Isle
Bureau of Census
Margery McIntosh
Malcolm McIintosh
Boston
Mass
North Africa
U.S
Fort Dodge
State Guard
Air Patrol
Hitler
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