More Pleasure Drivers Nabbed by State Police in County
Washington county's officer reports fifteen additional alleged OPA pleasure driving violators, bringing total to 67. Hearings set for many violators next week after Legal Panel meeting to determine dates. Chief Clerk Bittle says no gas improvements and enforcement will be rigid as investigators survey amusement spots.
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OPA
Washington County
Washington County Ration Board
Ration Office
Hagerstown
Thomas Bittle
Ration
Guard Review Is Postponed for Gasoline Shortage
Lieutenant Colonel William P Lane Jr announced the parade and review of Af teen companies of the Maryland State Guard and Minute Men planned for June 6 at Ball Park is indefinitely postponed to cut travel and conserve gasoline. May 30 practice cancelled as well. A small ceremony at the American Legion headquarters may decorate seven Purple Heart candidates on June 6.
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William P Lane, Jr
Afteen
Maryland State Guard
Minute Men
Ball Park
Col
Lane
Col. Lane
Meyer Berkson
Purple Heart Association
Herbert R .Conor
Milton A. Reckord
D. H. Monn
American Legion
State Guard
Public Schools To Close Here Monday Memorial Day Holiday
The Board of Education announced a school holiday for Memorial Day. Schools close Friday afternoon and reopen Tuesday morning. Stores banks and the library will also close for the observance.
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Board of Education
Flying Forts Hit Big Sicilian Air Base
Allied air forces bombed Sicily Sardinia and Pantelleria from high altitude. Flying Fortresses struck the Comiso base in Sicily while Mitchells and Marauders targeted Ponte Olivio and Villacidro airfields. Warplanes and fighters supported by Lightning escorts destroyed five enemy planes in 24 hours, with total Axis losses claimed at 348 in eight days. A Tirso Sardinia power station also received direct hits.
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Daniel DE Luce
North Africa
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
Partelleria
Comiso
Pantélleria
Northwest African Air Force
Tirso
MacArthur Declines Personal Credit For Honor
General Douglas MacArthur responds to his appointment as Knight Grand Cross of the Bath by saying the award reflects the courage and sacrifice of his Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific. He emphasizes that his pride grows from his comrades in Australian, American, Dutch and other units whom he commands.
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Allied
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Order of the Bath
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
Berlin Hints Only Defensive Action Is Contemplated
Stockhom reports Berlin shows reliance on summer defense while Nazi leaders hope to replace losses after defeats in the Donets basin Stalingrad and Tunisia. Berlin talks of a Russian summer offensive but German circles foresee no major action for at least a month.
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Stockholm
Berlin
Germany
Donets
Stalingrad
Tunisia
Kurk
Crimea
Hitler
Resignation of Bishop Helfenstein Shocks Maryland Episcopals
In Baltimore on May 27 the Rt. Rev. Edward T. Helfenstein announced he would send his resignation to presiding bishop Henry St. George Tucker. He will be succeeded by Noble C. Powell as adjutor bishop. The House of Bishops meets in October to act, and a diocesan convention adopted a resolution expressing regret. The convention date was moved from May to January.
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Baltimore
Edward T. Helfenstein
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Maryland
Henry St. George Tucker
Helfenstein
Noble C. Powell
Episcopal House of Bishops
Yearnings Satisfied Inmates Swim By City Pool
Four Elberton boys, caught breaking into the city pool after hours, were ordered by Mayor Ren I. Sation to spend three hours daily in the pool until further notice. The quirky punishment aims to curb future trespasses while giving the youths supervised access to a swim.
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Elberton
Ren I. Sation
New Zealand War Chief I G Coates Dies at Desk
Wellington May 27 I G Coates New Zealand minister for the armed forces and war coordination died suddenly at his desk He had been a prominent public figure for at least twenty years serving as premier from 1925 to 1928 and in various ministries including public works transport finance unemployment and external affairs As war minister in 1940 he planned to visit the United States to organize munitions for defense He reached California May 23 1941 and stayed in the United States for a little over two months He had previously visited the U S in 1926 and early the next year on his way to and from imperial conferences.
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Wellington
New Zealand
I. G. Coates
Coates
United States
California
London
Germany Admits Aid Given Guerrillas
London reports a German broadcast quoted Novo Vreme saying British planes aided Yugoslav guerrillas. Prisoners claimed some planes arrived with some shot down and others delivering only propaganda materials. London sources declined comment though aid to resistance in occupied territories has long been assumed.
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London
Associated Press
Belgrade
Novo Vreme
Britain
Retailers Of Men's Clothes Warned To Halt Panic Buying
CHICAGO May 27 Retailers of men's and boy's wear should curb sales to prevent panic buying and possible rationing, say Harold Mittelstadt of Wilson Brothers and Alfred Decker of Alfred Decker & Cohn in a Chicago meeting with 15 midwest state merchants. They cite labor shortages as the main delivery constraint, noting more women textile workers are leaving for higher wages in war work. CALLED BACK TO FIRE The Junior Fire Company was summoned to the Lewis Wingert farm fire scene where embers rekindled a 17 room house.
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Chicago
Harold Mittelstadt
Wilson Brothers
Alfred Decker
Alfred Decker & Cohn
Midwest
Clothing Company
Mittelstadt
Lewis Wingert Farm
Davies Receives Stalin Reply to Roosevelt Letter
Joseph E. Davies announced a written sealed reply from Premier Stalin to the secret Roosevelt letter delivered at the Kremlin. Davies met Stalin again with Molotov present, viewed front page pictures in Izvestia and Pravda, and prepared to return to the United States.
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Moscow
Joseph EB. Davies
Stalin
Roosevelt
Kremlin
United States
Davies
Vyacheslav Molotov
Molotov
Izvestia
Draft Deliberations Open for 38 45 Group Induction
Local draft boards were authorized to waive the age limit for 38 to 45 year olds, enabling induction if nonessential workers refuse to shift to essential industry. The move signals the drafting of the previously deferred 38-45 group for noncombatant service, with the group now listed as 3-AH. Boards were also told to review deferments for registrants age 18 to 37 in non-deferable occupations.
Municipal Pool to Open Saturday May 29 This Year
The municipal swimming pool will open at noon Saturday May 29 and stay open until 6 pm This replaces the former Sunday opening of May 30 and the new hours will be noon to 8 30 pm on Sundays for the season Manager Joseph Martz says interior repairs to path houses and lockers are complete and the pool will be filled and treated in time A new feature this year includes two life guardettes joining five guards for pool supervision.
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Joseph Martz
Our Bombers Make Record Bag Of 74 German Planes
U S heavy bombers in unescorted raids on submarine yards at Emden and Wilhelmshaven destroy 74 German planes on May 21 setting a new single day record. Twelve bombers were lost. total enemy aircraft destroyed reaches 301 in eight raids against 16 targets in May. Previous high was 64 on May 14 in Kiel Antwerp Courtrai and Velsen operations with eleven heavy bombers lost.
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U. S
Kiel
Antwerp
Courtrai
France
Velsen
Holland
Raspberry Crop Will Be Short in Washington County
Weather reporter J A Miller cites grower reports from Rohrersville area showing a very short raspberry crop this summer due to December 21 cold snap. Sap froze in stalks, damaging bushes. lowland peach and cherry crops largely destroyed while mountain orchards fared better. Edgemont sweet cherry orchard loss noted.
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Washington County
J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Rohrersville
Edgemont
Maryland Manpower Director to Address Kiwanis Club
Lawrence B. Fennemen, Maryland director of the War Manpower Commission, will speak at the Hagerstown Kiwanis Club meeting at the Hotel Alexander about WMC regulations and their impact on Maryland employers. Plans are underway to have him address other groups here later.
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Lawrence B. Fennemen
Maryland
War Manpower Commission
Hagerstown Kiwanis Club
Hotel
Alexander
Maryland W. M. GC
Attacks on British hospital ships rise in war
London May 27 Admiral Alexander told Parliament German and Italian planes and coastal batteries made 58 attacks on British hospital ships since the war began. Nineteen hospital ships were involved and four were sunk in these assaults.
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London
RJ A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
House of Commons
Smithsburg Boy Chosen For England Ranger Group
Pvt. Ernest B. Keller of Smithsburg is among a picked group drafted for a provisional Ranger battalion in England. The detachment includes Marylanders, Pennsylvanians and Virginians, to train at a Scottish highlands commando depot before billeting in private homes. Keller’s unit will wear a red shoulder flash and receive commando pay while continuing training with British troops. He must report each morning for daily training and uphold duty and honor.
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Smithsburg
England
Ernest B. Keller
Scottish Highlands
Keller
Scotland
Our Attu Losses Very Light Says Secy Stimson
Secretary of War Stimson said Attu fighting yielded relatively light U S casualties of 127 killed 399 wounded and 118 missing with Japanese losses heavier He also gave North Africa totals 2184 killed 9443 wounded and 6937 missing or prisoners through May 15 Each figure reflects initial reports and earlier landings.
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Washington
Attu
Stimson
North Africa
Inflation warnings from Leon Henderson at meeting
NEW YORK May 27 Leon Henderson former OPA Administrator told the National Association of Purchasing Agents that the nation has all the makings of inflation. He urged reconsideration of the war home front and said new dikes controls and powers over production distribution and credit will be needed.
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New York
Leon Henderson
OPA
National Association of Purchasing Agents
62 Family Reunions S S Picnics Slated For City Park
The Municipal Park Commission announced sixty two reunions and church picnics planned for City Park this summer plus Sunday School picnics. First events occurred this month with September dates also on the schedule.
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S. S
Our City Park
City Park
Municipal Park Commission
Pén Mar Park
Fire Destroys Barn Near Clearspring
A barn burned about 6 am near Clearspring destroying the large barn on the Marie Warner farm tenanted by Ernest Trumpower. The Trumpower family was milking at one end when the fire started at the other. They moved livestock and most machinery out but could not save the building.
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Marie Warner
Berlin Announces Jap Admiral Drowned in Action
The Berlin radio quoted Tokyo reports that Rear Admiral Ryusaki Yanagimoto and his crew perished when their ship was sunk after a heroic battle. The dispatch mentions his leadership of an aircraft carrier in operations against Wake Island and in the Indian Ocean, with no details on timing or theater.
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Berlin
Tokyo
Ryusaki Yanagimoto
Yanagimoto
Associated Press
Wake Island
Indian Ocean
Trek Back To Jobs After Ultimatum
The International Association of Machinists with over half a million members says it is quitting the AFL effective May 31 over a long running jurisdictional dispute. The split follows friction with the Carpenters Union led by William L Hutcheson, deemed to be muscling in with AFL sanction. Machinists president Harvey W Brown calls the move regrettable but necessary to avoid further losses, noting the AFL per capita taxes average about $60,000 yearly.
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Washington
Jane International Association
American Federation of Labor
AFL
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
William L. Hutcheson
Carpenters Union
Machinists
AFL Executive Council
Harvey W . Brown
Miners and Operators Set To Bargain Across The Board
United Mine Workers and soft coal operators resume talks in Washington to resolve the portal-to-portal pay demand following a War Labor Board ruling. John L. Lewis has urged the policy committee to attend, signaling readiness to bargain on a 30 minute per day travel time basis.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
War Labor Board
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
WLB
Noted Singer At Mass Prayer
Miss Dorothea Dix Lawrence of New York, famed for Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America renditions, will lead singing at a mass prayer at City Park on May 51. Fairchild Employer Recreation Association head Thomas Fitz says walking parties are being formed and car use should be discouraged. Lawrence, cited by the U S C for armed forces performances, is a direct descendant of Francis Scott Key and called it a joy to perform locally.
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Dorothea Dix Lawrence
New York
America
Fairchild Employer Recreation Association
Thomas Fitz
Francis Scott Key
Lawrence
Office of War Information
Nazis' Iron Cross To Dead Jap Chief
Berlin radio says Adolf Hitler awarded the German Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with oak leaves and swords posthumously to Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto of Japan for meritorious service in the common war effort.
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Prevx
DNB
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Isuroku Yamamoto
Japan
President Had Giver Strikers Until Noon Today
Akron Ohio May 2. Striking CIO workers streamed back to war jobs at three Alon rubber plants but idle at B F Goodrich amid a presidential ultimatum to end a five day stoppage that halted production and drew press coverage. Plant guards reported near normal turnout at Goodyear General Tire and Rubber while Firestone ran slower. Goodrich saw almost no workers. Union leaders said President Roosevelt threatened action if the strike continued past noon.
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Akron
Ohio
CIO
Alon Rubber
B. F. Goodrich Company
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Géneral Tire and Rubber Company
Firestone Tire and Rubber
Goodrich
United Rubber Workers Union
George H. Bass
Roosevelt
Bass
Army and Navy
Neces
Private Miller Is Jap Prisoner
Private Paul R. Miller of Hagerstown, son of Mr and Mrs George S Miller, is listed among 144 soldiers held as prisoners of war by the Japanese. It is presumed he was captured in the Pacific. The War Department also says Sergeant Edward C Ralls of Hagerstown was wounded in North Africa, details not released.
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Paul R. Miller
George S. Miller
Hagerstohn
War Department
Miller
Pacific
Edward C. Ralls
Hagerstown
North Africa
Traders Warned On Licenses To Save 10 Percent Penalty
Merchants and others needing trader's licenses are reminded that Saturday noon this week is the renewal deadline to save a ten percent penalty. The May frate period allows renewal and each month after adds ten percent. With Monday a holiday and the Clerk of Court’s office closed Saturday afternoons, the deadline is 12 o'clock noon.
Father Awarded Custody Of 11 Year Old Dorothy Ward
Judge Joseph D. Mish granted Isaac P. Ward custody of his 11 year old daughter Dorothy Ellen Ward by writ of habeas corpus. Dorothy had lived with grandparents Jacob and Margaret Marker while Ward said he could provide a good home and a governess as needed. Market notes follow.
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Joseph D. Mish
Isaac PD. Ward
Dorothy Ellen Ward
Jacen
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Miami
Col. Lane Calla
Sicilian
Ponte Olivio
Villacirdro Air Field
Golfo Aranci
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F.D.R
Asis
Sec’y. Stimson
Chichagof Harbor
Navy
Clearspring
Machinist Union
A.F.L
Head
Sgt. Ralls
Garvance
Varlona
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