Daring Flank Drive by Seventh Division Opens Okinawa Front
GUAM May 23 A bold flank by the U S Seventh Infantry Division pushed beyond Yonabaru and widened the Southern Okinawa line imperiling Japanese defenses around Naha and Shuri. Maj Gen Archibald V Arnold said the operation extended the front nearly 4 000 yards after a surprise predawn attack that followed the 96th Division into ruined muddy terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
U. S. Seventh Infantry
Yonabaru
Okinawa
Naha
Shuri
Archibald V. Arnold
Bronxville
N. Y
Seventh
Fair Board To Fill Vacancy After Bester Death
Hagerstown Fair Association officers plan a meeting to fill the vacancy created by the death of Harold F. Bester, vice-president and race meet general manager. Edward J. Brennan, secretary for 16 years, will outline plans for the ten day July meet and may assume combined duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown Fair Association
Harold F. Bester
Edward J. Brennan
Brennan
Bester
Bond Sales Near $100000 In War Drive At Post Office
Postmaster Thomas M. Simpson announced that E bond sales at the local post office since the 7th War Loan Drive began have reached 97 612 50 dollars. County figures put total issues for the county near the million mark as of yesterday, with continued notes on page 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Simpson
Burglar Caught In Chimney Sentenced In Baltimore
Henry Clyde Charles, 23, of Hendersonville North Carolina, pleaded guilty to burglarizing an office. He was sentenced to five years in prison by Judge Herman M. Moser after being extricated from a narrow chimney by police on May 12 following a failed safe break. He had about $16 in stamps and stationery and a $148 check on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Henry Clyde Charles
Hendersonville
N. C
Herman M. Moser
Charles
Moser
Soldier Loses Arm and Foot in World War II Relocation
Pvt. Stanley Frisch of the 37th Division was injured February 9 1945 losing his right arm at the elbow and left foot to the ankle. He arrived at Letterman General Hospital San Francisco and is en route to Maguire Hospital Richmond Virginia per a message to his brother Julius Frisch Fountain Head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Stanley Frisch
Letterman General Hospital
San Francisco
Calif
Maguire Hospital
Richmond
Julius Frisch
Fountain Head
Japs Suspect B-29s Were Sowing Mines
Tokyo radio quoted Domei saying twenty B 29s over Kyushu may have mined the Kanmon Straits with some chance of land targets attacked. The report remained unconfirmed by Allied sources.
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San Francisco
Kyushu
Tokyo Radio
Domei
Kanmon Straits
Charge Glass Co A Monopoly Suit Bares Glass Industry Conspiracy
The Justice Department filed an antitrust suit to breakup Pittsburgh Plate Glass and 16 other firms including Libbey-Owens-Ford in Toledo Ohio. The suit accuses a 1928 plan of mergers price wars and territorial divisions to monopolize flat glass across the United States amid control of patents and production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Toledo
Ohio
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Pittsburgh
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company
Libbey-Owens-Ford
United States
Three Counties to Gain Rent Controls on Shore
Baltimore May 23. Office of Price Administration will set rent controls for Dorchester Wicomico and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore. Rents will rollback to the March 1 1944 level for hotels rooming houses auto camps tourist homes cabins and year round businesses with exemptions for seasonal renters who register to show they rent only June 1 through September 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Office of Price Administration
Dorchester
Wicomico
Worcester
Gantz Presiding At State Meeting In Baltimore
Guy Gantz county official leads second annual Maryland Tax Supervisors and Assessors convention at Hotel Emerson Baltimore. The two day gathering includes state tax officers and local assessors exchanging ideas for mutual benefit with daily Tax Commission attendees. Officers for the coming year were to be elected tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy G. Gantz
Tax Supervisors and Assessors Association of
Maryland
Emerson
Baltimore
Gantz
Ellis G. Hoover
Claude C. Artz
State Tax Commission
Snyder Will Case Goes to Jury in Frederick Court
A Frederick circuit court jury heard opening statements in two civil suits each for 64711.44 filed by Eiva B. Snyder administratrix against Augusta M. Cearfoss executrix of Jesse Q. Snyder. The Jesse O. Snyder estate exceeds 400000 with Cearfoss the chief legatee. The trial, likely to last a week, features extensive bills and witness lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Woodward
Stedman Prescott
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Eiva B. Snyder
Augusta M. Cearfoss
Jesse Q. Snyder
Frederick County
Frederick
Jesse O. Snyder
Allegany County
Snyder
Malinda Summers
Mary A. Hughes
Miss Cearfoss
E. R. Roulette
D. H. Gordon
Baltimore
W. Clinton McSherry
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
Walter Sinn
Parsons Newman
Richard H. Sweeney
C. Welles Little
Register of Wills
Harry Newcomer
W. Edward Heimel
Washington County
Bride Of Oft Wounded Sailor Shot In LA Robbery
In Los Angeles a young sailor six times wounded returns from war to find his 18 year old wife wounded by a masked bandit. The holdup man steals $100 saved for their honeymoon. Nolan Truman Marks, 19, fights back as the gunman fires twice striking Mrs Marks above the knee. Marks, still weak from a heart wound, fainted. Mrs Marks undergoes surgery and the couple are aided by police and an ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Nolan Truman Marks
Marks
Mrs. Marks
New York
City Virtually Without Meat Seeks Washington Aid
Hagerstown faces a meat famine as local stores shelves run bare and no relief appears. Retailers and slaughterers traveled to Washington to seek an immediate fix but OPA restrictions hindering slaughter persist. They report ample cattle locally, with grass cattle not due until July 15 and only modest improvement expected by September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Mother Hubbard
Washington
OPA
Maryland
Spain To Put Laval On British Warship
Paris reports the Surete Nationale says Pierre Laval stays in Barcelona amid rumors of return to France. He faces high treason charges on arrival. Spain declines to hand him over at the border, proposing a British warship transport to a French port. Army guards patrol Atlantic ports awaiting him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Surete Nationale
Pierre Laval
Barcelona
France
Vichy
Cpl Diffendal Nears Army Discharge With 120 Points
Cpl. Raymond A. Diffendal of 823 Pennsylvania Avenue Miami Florida nears discharge after earning 120 points at the Air Technical Service Command where he maintains speed boats for air sea rescue. A four year overseas veteran, he served in Hawaii from 1940 to 1944 including Pearl Harbor and Midway actions, earning three bronze stars. He has been at the Miami post since February 1 this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Cpl
Raymond A. Diffendal
Pennsylvania Avenue
Miami
Fla
Air Technical Service Command
Army Air Forces
Diffendal
Hawaii
Hickam Field
Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway
Southwest Pacific
Acting German Government Members Taken as Prisoners
Supreme Headquarters announced that acting German government members and high command in Flensburg have been captured as prisoners of war. About 300 officers and several other ranks and civilians were detained, with Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz believed to be among those arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
A.E.F
Paris
Flensburg
Karl Doenitz
Hitler
Retirement Of Biddle Likely
Washington May 25 Attorney General Francis Biddle likely to retire from the Truman cabinet. The President scheduled a news conference at 4 p m Eastern War Time to announce Biddle’s resignation, which he submitted with Roosevelt era holdovers on April 12. Names floated for a successor include Judge Lewis B Schwellenbach and other Capitol Hill figures. speculation also links Biddle to a possible diplomatic post in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francis Biddle
Truman
White House
Charles G. Ross
Ment
Biddle
Roosevelt
Ross
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
State of Washington
United States
Capitol Hill
Frank C. Walker
Robert E. Hannegan
National Democratic Committee
Paris
U S Bombers Forced Down In Sweden Flown Back Soon
Stockholm May 23. About 75 U S heavy bombers forced to land in Sweden during the war will be flown back to America soon. American military attache reports mechanics are now repairing them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Sweden
Stockholm
U. S
America
Artillery Wearing Japs Down On Okinawa Says Gen Sheetz
Gen J R Sheetz commander of XXIV Corps on Okinawa says artillery is wearing down the Japanese and destroying their guns and men. He notes the Ryukyus campaign uses new tactics including precision shelling against underground Japanese gun positions. He explains dug in targets require direct hits to destroy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa
Gen. Sheetz
Army
John Thorburn
J. R. Sheetz
Xxiv Corps
Sheetz
George H. Sheetz
Rachel Sheetz
Summit Avenue
Hagerstown
St. Johns
Annapolis
Daily Mail
Ryukyus
Saipan
Philippines
Pacific
Jen. Sheetz
18 Year Olds To Make Up Most Of Fall Drafts
An Army officer predicts that by fall about 85 percent of draft calls will be 18 year olds. He argues Hershey’s July call estimate of 45 percent for 18 year olds is too conservative and notes Navy enlistment of 17 year olds reduces 18 year olds available, with a rebound once Navy switches to replacement amid ongoing draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Army
Jay
Navy
Local draft boards review over 30 men for Baltimore inductions
Local Draft Headquarters announced that pending a review by two draft boards, registrants ordered for induction will be reported Monday May 28. Boards meet tomorrow to examine those over 30 who were ordered to report in Baltimore. Those qualifying under new Washington instructions will be deferred. others will proceed to service. Hagerstown and Washington county pre induction quotas remain unmet, with boards short 103 pre induction and 72 induction calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Washington
Hagerstown
Washington County
Local Dealers Named By OPA in Maryland
Two Hagerstown meat dealers William H. Morn and Harry 8. My ers are among seven Maryland dealers named in OPA suits seeking a court order to bar them from selling buying or receiving cattle or calves without complete records. The OPA charged failure to keep complete records of each live animal purchase or sale, as operatives from the Baltimore office survey meat conditions in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
William H. Morn
Harry 8. Myers
Maryland
OPA
Baltimore
Recent Victories Must Not Lull Us
Washington May 23 Vice Admiral J H W Towers deputy commander in chief U S Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean areas warns that recent victories in Europe and the Pacific must not lull Americans into buying fewer war bonds. He urges every citizen to hasten and ensure ultimate victory by purchasing more War Bonds than ever before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washiington
J. H W. Towers
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pacific Ocean
Europe
Pacific
Truman to address UN conference plenary in San Francisco
President Truman will travel to San Francisco to address the final plenary session of the United Nations world organization conference. Secretary of State Stettinius announced after discussions with the President on world affairs scope and said no date is set but the trip is expected in early June. He predicted the conference would conclude successfully early next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
San Francisco
Stettinius
Farm Slaughterers Must Get OPA Permit
The Washington County Ration Board warned that the registration deadline for farmers slaughtering 6,000 pounds or less annually is past. Class II slaughterers will be restricted next year and may sell or transfer only limited meat. No permits have been filed yet, and selling without a permit could lead to prosecution by the OPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Ration Board
OPA
Argentina President Edelmiro Resigns Reported
Unconfirmed reports from Argentine exiles claim President Edelmiro has resigned. They say the move is being kept secret as army leaders and officials discuss developments in Buenos Aires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Uruguay
Buenos Aires
Edelmiro
Argentina
Myers Wounded For Second Time In Action In Germany
Mrs. Charles Lambert of Pairplay informs that her son, Sergeant Clifford Myers, is in an overseas hospital recovering from a penetrating back wound suffered in Germany with the 4th Timberwolves under General Terry Allen. He had been wounded once before in November and rejoined his unit within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lambert
Pairplay
ToSet
Clifford Myers
Germany
W4th Timberwolves
Terry Allen
Davies
Cologne
Inma Myers
Tos West Church Street
Divorce Suit Filed by Roper for Williamson Couple
Attorney C. E. Hartle filed a divorce suit in court today for Charles Williamson and Shir ley Jean Williamson. The couple reportedly resides at 1642 and the action was reported this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roper
Charles Williamson
Theu
C. E. Hartle
Shirley Jean Williamson
Maryland
Old-Fashioned Political Campaign Already Under Way
London May 23 Prime Minister Churchill resigns, breaking up wartime coalition and signaling Britain’s first general election in a decade. He will form a temporary caretaker government to serve until after the election likely set for July 5. Labor ministers, urged to resign, join postwar party leadership moves as Churchill reassembles Commons with a likely mix of prewar business figures for key posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
Great Britain
George VI
Labor
Commons
British Press Association
John Anderson
James Grigg
Andrew Duncan
Lord Leathers
Britain
Fruit Men Turn To Tomatoes In Hancock Section
Hancock fruit growers scarred by the 1945 apple freeze have pivoted to tomato culture. Four orchardists have planted about 175 acres, with harvest and sale to canneries planned for summer. The land suits both fruit and tomatoes and under government price supports growers receive at least one cent per bushel. Packers note rapid expansion from a few acres years ago to hundreds of acres now planted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
War Food Administration
Norway to Charge Quisling With Treason At Hearing
Oslo May 23 The attorney general Sven Arntzen said Vidkun Quisling would be charged with treason at a preliminary hearing likely to be held tomorrow. The charge would be temporary to keep him in jail until trial. Arntzen noted further research remains and a full trial could come in a few weeks to three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Norway
Sven Arntzen
Vidkun Quisling
Quisling
Arttzen
Robbery at Reliable Credit Company in Chicago
A man entered the Reliable Credit Company in Chicago and, after a brief confrontation with manager John F Thermeek, produced a gun. He tied the manager with a card, took 305 dollars from a cash box, and fled. The incident occurred May 28. The suspect appeared to be a prospective customer prior to the robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Reliable Credit Company
John F. Themisek
Amd
Thermeek
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ATC
LaGuardia Field
Francis
Gabreski
U. S. 8Th Air Force
Oil City
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Frederick Court
Spain
Laval
Cpl. Diffendal
Labor Party
Winston Churchill
Myers
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