Ordnance Depot To Run Buses For Letterkenny Workers
Twenty passenger buses will operate starting Monday to shuttle Hagerstown and Washington County workers employed at the Letterkenny Ordnance depot in Chambersburg. Rates about a cent per mile, routes covering areas where depot employees reside. Capt Ville Bakhaus instrumental in solving the transport problem and receiving approval after detailed factual analyses.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Letterkenny
Chambersburg
O.D.T
Or Ville’ Bakhaus
Servce
Absence of Regular Transport Plan Cited by Depot
Local defense agencies report insufficient extra staff to meet depot needs. Four workers could fail to report if one private car is unavailable. A study backed by figures led to approval for an organized transportation plan.
Massacre Pass actions praised as Jap forces retreat
General Landrum credits Navy air support and Army frontline leadership for the Holtz Bay operation. He notes Japanese 77 mm weapons and 40 mm arms, heavy exposure casualties among scouts, and high nonfatal losses from cold and altitude. He praises Col. Zimmerman and Col. Culin for leadership.
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Massacre Pass
Landrum
Holtz Bay
Holtz
Archibald V. Arnold
Carmel
Cal
William Zimmerman
Frank Culin
Ai Amy
Brig. Gen. Byron Returns After Global War Tour
Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Byron chief of the Army Exchange Service reports PX fronts expanding across war zones. Soldiers in combat get free tobacco and candy from the Quartermaster. postfront PXs act as general stores. Cigarettes remain top ration demand, with one pack per day at most posts and three packs weekly at remote locations. Fruit juices are valued highly by troops.
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Joseph W. Byron
Williamsport
Army Exchange Service
New York
Byron
United States
Quartermaster Corps
Mass Prayer to Feature Dorothea Dix Lawrence and Naval Flag
Dorothea Dix Lawrence will lead in a mass prayer program at City Park with a 50 war workers choir and community singing of the National Anthem and God Bless America. The event, broadcast by Mutual Network station WJEI, includes prayers by Fr. Leary Rabbi Stein and Dr. Wagner and is tied to FERA support via Thomas Fitz.
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Dorothea Dix Lawrance
LaGuardia Field
New York
Thomas Fitz
FERA
Mutual
WJEI
Francis J. Leary
Seymour Stein
Scott R. Wagner
Dorothea Dix Lawrence
Francis Stott Key
Fitz
Thoras Fitz
Employes Recreation Association
Fairchild Aircraft
Aad
Community Urges Unity Over Racial Hatred
Fitz states the community rejects racial hatred and pledges unity in faith and freedom. A small diverse group will gather to demonstrate tolerance, uphold the Four Freedoms, and pray for the safety of service members and the nation.
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Fitz
Labor unions push referendum on Maryland merit rating measure
Organized labor plans to file petitions with the Maryland secretary of state seeking a referendum on Senate Bill 68, the merit rating unemployment tax cut bill. Ulisse de Dominicis of the DIC says about 20,000 signers have been gathered to push the ballot. AFL leaders back the effort and plan to present the petition to Secretary Jones on May 31, despite the holiday.
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Baltimore
Organized Labor
Maryland
O’conor
Ulisse de Dominicis
Maryland and District of Columbia Industrial Union Council
DIC
CIO
American Federation of Labor
Perge
Harry Cohen
Baltimore Federation of Labor
AFL
Jacob J. Edel- Tan
Thomas Elmo Jones
Cohen
Jones
Perfumed Soap Left By Japs in Top to Hold Two Pails
A damaged report details improvised stash by Japanese forces with two pails containing rice and soy sauce, along with aluminum kitchen ware and mess kits. The inventory lists unpolished rice, dried fish, dried squid, kitchen bouquet, soy sauce, sake, dehydrated potatoes, pink Alaska salmon, and a waterproof tote weighing about 160 pounds with multiple inner packages.
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Alaska
Violent Battles Continue Near Front Lines Across Several Sectors
Soviet forces pressed a bridgehead with scribed artillery and reconnaissance as heavy guerrilla actions disrupted German positions. Artillery near Leningrad supported by Red air forces claimed six German planes. Fighting spread northeast of Novorossiysk with reports of large Soviet troop concentrations near the Kuban line.
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Vitebsk
Smolensk
Leningrad
Lishhansk
Donets
Rostov
Novorossisk
Berlin
Alleged Check Artist Held On Federal Impersonation Charge
A suave man known as Perry Emanuel Ostroff posed as Army surgeon Dr Melton Gregory Rogers during a Hagerstown visit May 14 and Cashed a $30 check from a local woman. He is jailed in Pittsburgh on a federal impersonation charge with a detainer from Boston and other cities.
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Hagerstown
Marshall Street
Pittsburgh
Perry Emanuel Osiroff
Wayne Sellman
Melton
Gregory Rogers
Boston
Hagerstown High School
Sellman
Ostroff
Notes on Japanese camp supply and gear during war
The description lists 76 pounds of rice, canned fish, ten pounds of tea, gift bags in two huts likely for officers and enlisted men, imported wooden floors, ten Mah Jong sets, charcoal stores, abundant winter clothing including fur lined items, and heavy woolen blankets. Phosphorus is noted as a war material and metal preservative.
New Western Packs a Punch at Henry’s Theatre
The Columbia adventure Saddles and Sagebrush features Russell Hayden as Lucky Randall who joins a bandit gang to gather evidence. He must convince ranchers he is on the level while delivering action and drama for action fans yesterday night.
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Columbia
Henry's
Russell Hayden
Ag Lucky Randall
Lucky
Randall
Galaxy of stars shine in Cabin in the Sky at Maryland Theatre
Ethel Waters repeats her Broadway Petunia role in MGM’s Cabin in the Sky at the Maryland Theatre. Lena Horne and Rex Ingram face off against Lucifer Jr as Little Joe fights temptation. Kenneth Spencer sings in supporting cast. The show is praised for its musical energy and star power. Also at the Colonial Theatre Lea Tracy stars in The Payoff, a crime drama about murder and corruption opening Sunday.
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M-G-M
Maryland Theatre
New York
Ethel Waters
Petunia
Little Joe
Eddie
Rochester) Andersson
Kenneth
Lucifer, Jr
Rex Ingram
Lucifer
Temptation
Lena Horne
Hollywood
the Colonial
Lea Tracy
Colonial Theatre
Tracy
Byrnes Named Home Front Director In Wartime Mobilization
Congress applauded the appointment of Byrnes to lead the home front with authority to formulate policy and direct operations. He pledged to maximize use of resources and stabilize the civilian economy for wartime needs while facing calls for stronger manpower powers and civil supply agency reforms.
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Congress
Byrnes
Nhon
Brynes
Truman
Senate War Investigating Committee
McNary
Oregon
Murray
D-Mont
Senate
Iness Committee
Austin
R-Vi
Rep
Wadsworth
R-Ny
Maloney
D-Conn
Byrd
D-Va
Joint Committee
Tracy Solves Mystery with Inspector In Screen Portrait
A crime tale centers on a gang led by a hidden mastermind with two further murders. Lee Tracy chases a big story, aided by his friend, police inspector Ian Keith, delivering a satisfying resolution for fans eager to see Tracy back on screen.
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Tracy
Ian Keith
Lee Tracy
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