Somervell Urges Locking Night Clubs to Ease Manpower Crisis
Chicago dispatch reports Lieutenant General Brehon Somervell declaring the manpower shortage is critical and proposing closing night clubs poolrooms and bowling alleys to free workers. He says entertainers losing jobs due to a new tax can find factory or rail and shipyard work and urges diverting c rooners to war industry to speed up victory.
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Chicago
Brehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
Somervell
Burma
Southwest Pacific
Italy
Germany
Local Hagerstown War Manpower Panel Reviews Jobs
Officials from the War Manpower Commission United States Employment Service and labor leaders meet in Hagerstown to review the city and county employment picture The group will decide if industries with essential ratings should remain on the list and advise furloughed workers of abundant job opportunities including expected gains at Fairchild Aircraft Division plants with ongoing large scale production Continued on Page 12.
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Hagerstown
WMC
U. S
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Aircraft Company
Fairchild
Youth Confesses Fatal Stabbing in Philadelphia
Alfred Miller, a former close friend of 73 year old William Harten, confessed to stabbing him 30 times with a penknife in Harten's hotel room on May 6. Detectives traced the motive to a quarrel over personal relations amid an extensive inquiry across several states. Harten, described as quiet and charitable, left a pension supporting church donations.
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Philadelphia
William Engle
Alfred Miller
William Harten
Engle
Harten
Election Vouchers Ready For Mailing
The Board of Election Supervisors announced that pay and rent vouchers from the May 1 primary will be mailed this afternoon. About 500 vouchers will be issued to the clerk of the Board of County Commissioners for processing the approved amounts.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Board of County Commissioners
Temperature Range Report From Keedysville Observer
Keedysville weather observer J A Miller reported yesterday’s high near 1 degrees and the period extending into today showing a 7 degree range. Normally the range runs from 25 to 30 degrees as the night fell to 64 degrees.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville Wether
Reflections Lighting Night Bougainville Front Lines
American forces use anti aircraft searchlights to illuminate clouds over Bougainville in jungle fighting. Reflections off the clouds reveal Japanese nocturnal infiltration attempts and aid in spotting them along the American lines.
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Bougainville
Solomon Islands
Hunt Weapon Used In Church Murder
Detroit detectives resumed search for a “sharp and powerful” knife believed used to stab Mrs. Jean Long, church secretary at Twelfth Street Evangelical, as they hold her estranged husband Kenneth Long and Alex Simpson for questioning. The slaying occurred around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday while Long prepared a news bulletin for servicemen, prompting a 48 hour investigation.
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Detroit
Jean Long
Twelth Street
Kenneth Long
Alex Simpson
South Bend
Ind
Chicago
Imminent Capture of Ninth Jap Air Base in New Guinea
Allied forces under General MacArthur near completing a ninth Japanese air base in New Guinea as Yanks push along the north coast toward the Philippines. Artillery and medium tanks supported a hard-fought assault to reach an uncompleted airfield at Maffin Bay, with recent actions dating to two or three days prior.
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New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
North New Guinea
Maffin Bay
Dutch New Guinea
MacArthur
Bad Weather Halts Pre Invasion Blitz
London dispatch reports bad weather over the continent grounding most air forces for the pre invasion air offensive. Vichy radio claimed attacks in Lyon and St Etienne regions and alerts across central France with lone German sorties. Allied confirmation was not immediately available. Earlier Paris radio cited a locality near Soissons as attacked and violent air battles over eastern France, again without Allied confirmation.
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London
Continent
Vichy
Lyon
St.Etienne
France
Germany
Paris
Soisson
Sam C Troupe Injured Falling at Store in Public Square
Samuel C Troupe employee at Abe Martins food store in Public Square was seriously injured after a fall from a rear stairs to the cellar soon after reporting for duty at 8 am. He suffered a skull base fracture and was rushed to Washington County Hospital in serious condition by noon. He is a former Woodland Way Junior High teacher and resident of Clearspring.
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Samuel C. Troupe
Abe Martin
Public Square
Washington County
Troupe
Woodland Way
Clearspring
Wife allegedly trades unborn child for dog in custody case
In Los Angeles Elizabeth Heinz faced a custody fight over four year old Clifford II as Clifford Heinz II testified his wife agreed to exchange their unborn child for a cocker spaniel. The dog was reportedly given away before birth, while the boy remains with Heinz's mother.
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Los Angeles
Clifford Stanton Heinz II
Food Packing
Elizabeth
Heinz
Clifford II
Sara Maclean
Bulgarian Troops Reported In Revolt
Soviet Tass dispatch from Istanbul cites travelers claiming a revolt among Bulgarian troops recently drafted. Stockholm reports Sofia as the German administrative center in the Balkans, per Swedish sources.
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Moscow
Tass
Instanbul Today
Bulgaria
Stockholm
Sofia
Balkans
President criticised over Roosevelt order seizure of Chicago mail order firm
May 26. A Senate judiciary sub committee led by Senator McCarron declared Roosevelt had no constitutional or statutory authority to issue the executive order that led to the seizure of Montgomery Ward and Company's Chicago mail order house by armed troops last month.
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Washington
Senate
McCarron
Dnev
Roosevelt
Montgomery Ward and Company
Chicago
General Eisenhower Guest of King George VI in London
King George VI hosted Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower at Buckingham Palace in London today. The Allied invasion commander joined the king for lunch during his visit.
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London
George VI
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Buckingham Palace
Roosevelt Calls Bretton Woods Money Conference Plan
President Roosevelt announced an international monetary conference to begin July 1 in the United States to address postwar financial problems. Invitations went to 42 countries and the French Committee of National Liberation. The meeting at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire will be led by Treasury Secretary Morgenthau with the American delegation. the event is named the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference and will last several weeks with resulting agreements delivered to governments for approval.
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Washington
Roosevelt
French Committee of National Liberation
Bretton Woods
N. H
Treasury
Morgenthau
United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference
Stephen Early
John G. Winant
Great Britain
Harry D. White
Many Requesting Absentee Ballots Amid Election Push
The Board of Election Supervisors reported 179 soldier or absentee ballot requests to date with 81 Democrats 64 Republicans and the rest unregistered. Unregistered requests go to a separate file as Maryland’s new absentee law allows the Board of Registrars to confirm eligibility. Ballot requests may swell to hundreds, with mailing possible from the second week of August and ballots sent after mid August.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Maryland
Fairchild to observe Memorial Day holiday for most staff
Fairchild Aircraft Division will observe Memorial Day May 30 as a holiday except for cargo projects and supporting activities. General Manager R S Boutelle urged employees to take rest and relaxation, and said those required to work will be notified by division heads or supervisors.
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Fairchild Aircraft
R. S. Boutelle
Traveler Reveals Railways Hit By Allied Raids
A Paris letter to a neutral business man reports railways between Berlin and Paris were badly smashed by Allied air raids. The Gazette de Lausanne notes bombings in France now toll more than 2000 killed weekly.
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Bern
Switzerland
Berlin
Paris
Gazette de Lausanne
France
Last Of Younger Men Are Called For Pre Induction Examinations
Two bus loads of registrants left for pre induction exams in Baltimore as local Board No 1 exhausted its pool of occupational deferred men aged 18 to 26. About 450 more in the same age group had prior deferments and are now undergoing physicals. Not all 500 summoned have been inducted, as boards must build a pool of fit men to meet quotas. Some examined are 4-F. On May 29 Board No 2 will send 46 for pre induction physicals to clear the 18 to 26 group.
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Baltimore
Local Board No. 1
Registers Visiting Hancock District
Hancock residents eligible to register or transfer may attend tomorrow as the two permanent registers sit at the elementary school from 1 to 3 PM. This is the first and only time this year the registers will sit in the Hancock district, with more sessions planned in other districts before the registration period ends.
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Hancock
Hagerstown
Eleven Norwegians Executed by Nazi Authorities
New York May 26. Eleven Norwegians have been shot to death on orders of Nazi authorities in Norway for activity on behalf of an enemy country. Oslo radio, controlled by Germans, said ten were trained in England for espionage or acted under English agents. The eleventh was described as a fanatic Communist.
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New York
Norway
Oslo
England
United States
Vets Turn Detective On Rabies Case In Washington County
Three local veterinarians report no new rabies cases in Washington county after months of field work and interviews in the Williamsport Downsville area. Dr H B Wood urges continued vigilance and adherence to quarantine while noting no current symptoms among animals. The initial February outbreak involved two rabid dogs from neighboring families near Downsville, confirmed by Maryland lab analysis.
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Washington County
H. B. Wood
U.S
Williamsport
Downsville
Howard I. Baker
University of Maryland Laboratory
Pilot Saves P 38 With One Engine After Feathering Error
Captain William Q Frick of Warrenton Missouri piloted a P 38 from Rabaul New Britain after feathering both propellers by mistake leaving the aircraft powerless amid anti aircraft bursts. Mates cheered with a song about insurance as he regained control and finally returned home on a single engine.
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South Pacific
Rabaul
New Britain
William Q.frick
Warrenton
Frick
Fricks
Flying Glee Club
Strike Stops Detroit Bread Workers Walkout Worsens Shortage
Detroit baker drivers for 46 bakeries, about 1 000 union members, refuse to return to work awaiting immediate War Labor Board action on wage demands. Statewide strikes lift Michigan idle workers to nearly 7 000 as WLB warns of food distribution disruption and delays progress. Parke Davis plants face a fourth day of labor dispute with CIO and AFL factions predicting deadlock until terms are settled.
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Detroit
Teamsters Union
AFL
James Hoffa
Sam Hurst
Baker Drivers’ Local 50
Parke Davis & Co
Johnson urges stay-at-home Memorial Day to aid furloughs
Director J. Monroe Johnson of the Office of Defense Transportation appeals to the public to remain home over the Memorial Day weekend. The aim is to give servicemen a chance at furlough visits home, supporting war-time morale and transportation efficiency.
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Washington
J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
Hagerstown Strong Trading Center in War Era Survey
A comprehensive Buying Power survey by Sales Management shows Hagerstown as a prosperous market with high per capita spending. 1943 retail sales reached 37,119,000 dollars, representing 5.9 percent of national business with 1.9 percent of the population, while effective buying income stood at 50,233,000 dollars.
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Hagerstown
United States
Principal In Child Theft Charge Says Wife Expects Baby
COMPTON CAL May 26 A child stealing charge against 21 year old Elaine Wisecarver married in Yuma Briz recently to Ellsworth Wisecarver 14 was taken under advisement after a preliminary hearing in which the bridegroom testified Elaine told him she was going to have a baby Justice of the Peace Leonard Kaufmar will decide June 1 if the mother of two shall be held for trial Wisecarver's mother testified that her son married Elaine to avoid school The couple were taken into custody in Denver and the defense asked if the wife told Wisecarver she would have a baby during the return trip
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Compton
Cal
Elaine Wisecarver
Yuma
Briz
Ellsworth Wisecarver
Mlaine
Justice of the
Leonard Kaufmar
Wisecarver
Mildred Wisecarver
Elaine
Allied advance from Anzio pushes toward Rome along Highway 6
American forces broke out from the Anzio beachhead capturing Cisterna and Littoria and pushed three miles beyond the Appian Way to within artillery range of Highway 6. German 10th Army hastily retreated into the Alban Hills as 2,000 more prisoners fell into Allied hands and 12,000 previously surrendered mobbed the rear. Lt. Gen. Mark Clark’s tanks and infantry widened the left flank, nearing Highway 6 about 25 miles from Rome, threatening to cut the road and jeopardize the German retreat.
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Cisterna
Littoria
Appian Way
Italy
Piedimonte
Aquino
Alban Hills
Rome
Mark Clark
Via Casilina
10Th
Avezzano
Valmontone
Velletri
Campoleone
Eisenhower Praises British Invasion Ready Forces
Supreme Allied Headquarters reports General Eisenhower's return from inspecting British ground forces and praising their training for the invasion. London indicates invasion vehicles will bear a white star symbol of American forces, not to be used by air units, confirming a North Africa and Italy precedent.
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Supreme Allied Headquarters
England
Dwight D. Eisenhower
London
RAF
North Africa
Italy
AAF Representatives Here Transferred
Four Army Air Forces personnel formerly assigned to duty in Hagerstown have been reassigned this week. First Lt. Ronald Brooks moves to the Consolidated Vultee plant in Nashville Tennessee. Set. Charles Riggs is headed to Columbus Ohio. Second Lts John R Howard and Seymour Segal transfer to a fighter command in Tallahassee Florida.
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Army Air Forces
Hagerstown
Ronald &. Brooks
A.A. F
A.T.C
Consolidated Vultee
Nashville
Tenn
Charles Riggs
A.A.F
Columbus
Ohio
John R. Howard
Seymour Segal
Ava.f
Tallahassee
Fla
Grocers To Get New OPA Price Lists Here
New community price lists of staple groceries are being mailed to all retail grocers in Hagerstown and Washington County by the Price Division of the Ration Board. Merchants who fail to receive a copy should notify the Price Panel of the Ration Board.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Ration Board
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Philly
Sam’ C. Troupe
Board of Supervisors
Traveler
Board 1
Hancock District
Anzio
Thomas H. Pyle
Jefferson Street
Graham E. Harris
Sacramento “Argonauts
AAF Service Command Advanced Air Depot
Pfc
Pyle
Ruth Pyle
Fairchild Aircraft Corp
WLB
Carver
Richard McMurray
AP War Editor
Eisenhower
AAF
OPA
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