Chinese Drive Overruns Vital Jap Lifeline
Chinese forces recaptured Nanning a key inland port, driving Japanese garrison toward Ringarang and Lungeno as part of a broader counteroffensive. Foochow and other air bases fell or were threatened, with Liuchow and Shaogang targeted as the push continued. The 6th Army, transported by air from Burma, may play a pivotal role in future operations.
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High Command
Chang Fah- Kwei
Ringrang
Lungeno
Nanning
Revor Nee
Fear
Chungking
Indo-China
Si River
Canton
Gulf of Tonkin
Foochow
Ningteh
Sian
Loyuan
China
Chiang Kai-shei
Shaogang
Paoching
Hunan
Liuchow
Kywangsi
Kunming
6Th Army
Burma
Himalayas
U. S
Langson
Kavangsi
IndoChina
Donutmobile Bonds Boost War Bond Sales
War bonds and stamps sales were boosted by the donutmobile in the last three days of the week. Mrs. W Geary Porter reported about $30,000 in bonds and stamps sold, despite rain limiting Saturday sales to around $6,000 before operations ceased at 4:30 p.m. Friday was the peak with $19,500 in sales including $15,000 in bonds to Sears Roebuck & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Geary Porter
Sears Roebuck & Co
Two Killed As Truck Overturns Near Falling Waters
Two Philadelphia bus company employees died when the truck they rode in left Route 11 near Falling Waters West Virginia. The vehicle veered into a bridge guard rail, toppled an embankment, and crushed the cab. Names were not learned. The crash was blamed on the driver’s unfamiliarity with the sharp curve near Falling Waters railway station. A hoist was used to lift the concrete slab and recover the bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Falling Waters
W. Va
J. N. Cunningham
Navy
Blaine Cook
Waynesboro
Blue Ridge
Hagerstown
Williamsport
Winchester
Snyder Estate Suit Nears End in Frederick Court
The Elva Snyder estate suit seeks about 129,422 against Augusta Cearfoss in Frederick County Circuit Court, moved from Washington County. Miss Dearfoxs said only 15,000 remains in the estate after three distributions and other expenses. A demurrer in the Wolfinger estate case against Miss Cearfoss was sustained in Carroll County Circuit Court. Karl Cave, seriously burned in a railway accident, is hospitalized in Lewistown with police notified.
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Elva Snyder
Malinda Summers
Mary Hughes
Augusta M. Cearfoss
Jesse O. Snyder
Frederick County
Frederick
Washington County
Parsons Newman
Hughes
Elva Sayger
Newman
William C. Wolfinger
Richard C. Wolfinger
Scott M. Wolfinger
Miss Ceartoss
Boylan
Carroll County
Albert A. Doub, Jr
Cumberland
Walter Sinn
Eugene Walsh
Miss Ceartross
Samuel C. Strite
Hagerstown
D. Lindley Sloan
William J. Gunter
Theodore Brown
Karl (Farmer) Cave
Lewistown
Luce
Cave
Mechanic Street
Postwar aims outlined for business and farm cooperation
Dean B Symons of the University of Maryland cautions against regimentation and advocates abundant production to support agriculture after the war. He stresses reasonable price supports only in emergencies, aim to insure farm income, consumer access to goods, rural housing, soil conservation, and health and education programs. Dr H C Byrd of the university will speak on cooperation among agriculture, business, and the university in the postwar period.
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Dustry
Dean B. Symons
College of Agriculture
University of Maryland
Symons Sail Tural
America
Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
University of Md. College of Agriculture
Maryland State Grange
Maryland Farm Bureau
H C. Byrd
Short Snorter Bill Seeks History and Value
Spangler's Pet Store manager C Hayes Landis seeks origin and value of a one dollar bill signed by six flyers with date 1/5/42. Names include L M Schick John Waggoner C G Keller Charles C Patton Jr W F Hasbuttter and H M Bennett. Bank officers doubt it circulates.
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C. Hayes Landis
North Mulberry Street
Spangler's
West Franklin Streets
Landis
L. M. Schick
John Waggoner
C. G. Keller
Charles C. Patton
W. F. Hasbuttter
H. M. Bennett
Gasoline Ration Bump May Drive Rural Food Buying
Officials warn liberalized summer gas rations could spur city drivers to travel to rural areas to buy food directly from farmers. Such shifts might shrink wartime distribution, as eggs poultry and milk move through regular channels, though farmers favor direct sales for better prices and lower transport costs.
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Washington
Lerg
Syria in turmoil after clashes near Hama
Syrian streets erupt in fighting fears of a wider revolt as clashes flare near Hama. French forces with about 2,000 troops, mostly conscripts, deploy armor and aircraft while requisitioning trucks. Damascus braces with police and armed civilians amid tense loyalty divisions.
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Hama
Syria
Lebanon
Wadsworth
Washington
Mardam Bey
Baltimore
Aleppo
Euphrates
Damascus
War Crimes Trials To Begin As Allied Sweep Expands
Allied headquarters said trials of war criminals or suspects should proceed without delay as more high ranking Germans fall into Allied hands. Field Marshal von Greim died by suicide, Albert Forster surrendered to British, Paula Hitler and Heinrich Himmler’s brother linked figures captured. In Bolzano US 5th Army disclosed arrests of von Vietinghoff-Scheel and over 1,000 troops. In Rhineland American officers dissolved two anti Nazi groups, the Antifake and the Anti Nazi Committee, under the ban on political activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ritter von Greim
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
CBS
NBC
New York
Hugo Jury
Lower Austria
Albert Forster
Danzig
Hamburg
Paula Hitler
Fuehrer Hitler
Heinrich Himmoler
Bolzano
Italy
Henrich von Vietinghoff-Scheel
U. S. 5Th Army
von Vietinghoff-Scheel
Rhineland
Antifake
Willard Hann Held For Hearing On License Fraud Warrants
Willard Hann of Hancock was arrested Saturday by State Troopers Conrad and Mades on warrants charging him with making a false affidavit to obtain an automobile operator's license and using a false or fictitious name to obtain a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Hann
Hancock
Conrad and
Mades
Robbery Report From Smithsburg Area
James McIntyre of Smithsburg reported Saturday night he was robbed on Kenty Street by an unidentified Black man. Two additional thefts were listed over the weekend including Mary Hess on East Washington Street missing $34 and Robert Neel on Bellevue Avenue $10. M Sherman of Charles Town West Virginia reported his parked automobile was robbed of gasoline stamps.
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James McIntyre
Smithsburg
Kenty Street
Mary Hess
East Washington Street
Robert Neel
Bellevue Avenue
M. Sherman
Charles Town
W. Va
Memorial Service At Rose Hill Cemetery
Judge Joseph D. Mish of the Fourth Judicial Circuit spoke at Memorial Day exercises in Rose Hill cemetery sponsored by the local Legion post. He urged a rededication to the four freedoms and warned against peace failures, citing Dumbarton Oaks proposals and past League of Nations breakdown. A veterans parade, the Hagerstown Municipal Band, and a firing squad from Co. B State Guard marked the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph D. Mish
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Rose Hill Cemetery
Legion Post
Dumbarton Oaks
Mish
League of Nations
Haille Selassie
Ethiopia
Hagerstown
Court House
Co. B. State Guard
Raymond Cearfoss
American Legion
Lt Col Beecher Heads Air Group In War Service
Lt Col Beecher assumes new command after three and a half years of service with over 1200 hours in multi engine aircraft. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross Bronze Star and Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters. From April to October last year he led a shuttle bombing outfit in Russia as CO of a wing.
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Germany
Leutenant
Col. Beecher
Russia
302Nd
Army Air Force
Col Reecher’s wartime role and Maryland education
The announcement notes Col Reecher’s deep grasp of aviation wartime challenges and his planning of supply and medical evacuation missions to forward air and ground forces. It also records that before joining the Air Forces in 1941 he studied at the University of Maryland School of Commerce. Bats are among the most ancient mammals.
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Col Reecher
Col. Reecher
School Commerce
University of Maryland
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