Allied air offensive strikes Polish and German factories
In a vast daylight raid, about a thousand American bombers and 1,200 fighters attacked two Polish aircraft plants at Poznan and Kriesling and four German plants at Leipzig Tutow Cottbus and Sorau while other formations struck southern targets near Vienna and Wiener Neustadt. Simultaneously hundreds of B-29s pounded French invasion coast bridges railways and airfields.
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London
Germany
Poland
Vienna
Wiener Neustadt
Britain
Italy
UJ. 5
Poznan
Kriesling
Leipzig
Tutow
Cottbus
Sorau
Lower Danube
Krigsling
Cen
Three Day A Week Market To Resume
Marketmaster Richard Duf Fey announced the municipal market will resume three days a week starting Thursday. Through fall the market will run Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays, with attendance rising due to more home-grown produce. Memorial Day operations proceed as usual.
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Richard Duffey
Duffey
Avenging Father Named Fighter Of Year
Major Fred D. Conderman of New Bern North Carolina is named fighting father of the year by the National Father’s Day Committee. His Marine officer son Sec Lieut Robert J. Conderman was killed at Wake Island on December 7 1941. Conderman pressed to Guadalcanal despite orders and led a landing craft assault while serving as post office head there. He contracted malaria and returned to the United States where he serves as mail officer at Camp Lejeune North Carolina.
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New York
Fred D. Conderman
New Bern
W. C
Marine Corps
Robert J. Conderman
Wake Island
Pacific War Zone
Guadalcanal
Conderman
North Carolina
Marine Post Office
Lumberjack clings to limb after ladder slips in tree
Cherokee Iowa May 29 Louis Collins faced a stuck situation when trimming a tree. He climbed to cut a limb, but the ladder shifted, leaving him stranded for an hour until his wife obtained help to bring him down.
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Cherokee
Iowa
Louis Collins
Youth Grabs Purse From Local Woman on West Franklin
Mrs. Jennie Wissinger reported a youth grabbed her pocketbook on West Church Street Saturday night. The purse contained three dollars missing ten dollars and her bank book. Jean Long found the discarded purse Sunday near her West Franklin home.
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Jennie Wissinger
West Church Street
West Franklin Street
Jean Long
Gas coupons B-2 C-2 invalid June 1 in county
Beginning June 1 all B-2 and C-2 supplementary gasoline ration coupons become invalid. Motorists must turn in these coupons to the Ration Board for re issuance, with exchanges needed for any dated after June 1. Gasoline dealers have until June 10 to submit coupons to the OPA.
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Thomas Bittle
Bittle
Washington County
OPA
Markets to Close as Memorial Day Observed
U S financial and commodity exchanges will close for Memorial Day while the WFA issues various livestock reports. Canadian stock markets and the Winnipes grain exchange will be open, as will the London stock exchange.
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United States
WFA
Winnipes Grain Exchange
Tsal
London Stock Exchange
Revolution in Ecuador Sparks Military Civilians Uprising
In Quito on May 29 a revolt erupted with both military factions and civilians taking part. The movement is led by supporters of Velasco Ibarra, the former president living in exile near the Colombia border.
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Quito
Ecuador
Velasco Ibarra
Colombia
Interview Furloughed Men to Be Interviewed by Out of Town Recruiters
The United States Employment Office says five representatives from war industries will interview furloughed workers in Hagerstown this week for jobs after local firms cannot place them. All applicants are pre screened and referrals go to local employers with orders. out of town recruiters will interview those rejected locally. 113 Washington county residents receive unemployment benefits as of last Saturday, with 80 on benefits two weeks earlier. Industries seeking workers include Westinghouse Electric Trenton Glenn L Martin and Bethlehem Steel Baltimore Kelly Springfield Cumberland and the U S Navy powder plant Indian Head. Both men and women are included in interviews.
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United States
Hagerstown
D. Paul Shilling
Maryland Unemployment Compensation Board
Washington County
Westinghouse Electric
Trenton
N. J
Glenn L. Martin
Baltimore
Bethlehem Steel
Kelly Springfield
Cumberland
U. S. Navy
Indian Head
Little Girl Brings Snake To Hospital
Ten year old Josephine E Shaw was bitten near her home on Elizabeth Street by a 15 inch snake brought to Washington County Hospital by bystanders. An amateur herpetologist identified the reptile as non poisonous after initial antivenine treatment began. Josephine was released after several hours. the captured snake was exhibited briefly before disposal.
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Washington County Hospital
Josephine E. Shaw
Josephine
Elizabeth Street
Post Office Observes Memorial Day Holiday
Memorial Day will halt window and delivery service with only holiday collections at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Lock boxes for renters open 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. In Washington, a Greyhound bus driver strike on the Washington Baltimore Wilkes Barre line prompts labor board action after international officers ordered drivers back to work.
Daily Mail Skips Tomorrow Due to Paper Shortage Memorial Day
The Daily Mail will not publish tomorrow because of a shortage of news print paper on Memorial Day. If war events warrant, no special edition will be issued.
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Daily Mail
Yanks Press Forward On Biak In Latest Jump
Allied troops under Lt Gen Walter Krueger pressed their advance on Biak island, capturing Bosnek and approaching Mokmer airfield as Japanese defenders slowed the progress. MacArthur noted consolidation after landings near Bosnek, placing airfields within bomber range of the Philippines and Palau.
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New Guinea
Walter Krueger
6Th Army
Biak
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Bosnek
Mokmer
Allies penetrate toward Myitkyina base in Burma
Southeast Asia headquarters report Chinese and American forces have pushed into southern Myitkyina, home base of the Japanese in north Burma. A Chinese column from the Zeygun Ferry reached within 400 yards of the main railway station, marking the first notable Allied advance in days as the airdrome north of the city fell to Allied forces on May 18.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Myitkyina
Burma
Registers Spent Day At Hancock
Two permanent voter registers at Hancock enrolled four new voters four Democrats and Republicans and issued about six transfers. The registers will sit at Clearspring on Saturday Indian Springs on Wednesday June 7 Cearfoss on June dates to be announced. Residents urged to note dates and register or transfer to avoid future inconvenience.
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Hancock
Clearspring
Indian Springs
Cearfoss
U S Invades Biak Island In Dutch New Guinea Campaign
American invasion forces with heavy naval and air support push 200 miles west along the Dutch New Guinea coast and seize Biak island, a key air field base. General MacArthur calls the operation a practical end to the New Guinea campaign as Biak lies about 800 miles from Davao in the Philippines.
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Dutch New Guinea
Biak
Davao
Philippines
MacArthur
New Guinea
County Wheat Is In Blossom in Washington County
County wheat has come into blossom under favorable conditions, signaling a likely bumper crop. Harvest is expected around the last week of June. Weather observer J A Miller notes clear skies during flowering aid fertilization and full heads. He recalls 1876 as the earliest harvest start June 16 with bumper yields hauled before July 4, and that late harvests after July Fourth often meant short crops.
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Washington County
J. A. Miller
Weather Observer
Store Conditions Found Satisfactory
The Price Division of the Ration Board completed a spot check of grocery stores in Washington County and found no flagrant violations. Only a few minor issues were revealed as merchants cooperate with Office of Price Administration regulations, with little cause for public concern.
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Ration Board
Washington County
Office of Price Administration
Cherry crop halved by rain during blossom period
J A Miller of Keedysville reports a re survey shows about a half crop of both sweet and sour cherry varieties. Rainy weather during the blossom period is blamed for the reduced harvest.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Local Boy Follows Family Example To Supreme Sacrifice
Second Lieutenant Thomas C. Pappas, raised by Greek immigrant parents in Hagerstown, died in action in the Southwest Pacific. He joined the RAF under unique circumstances, trained as a navigator on a B 5 Flying Fortress, and left behind a family with several members in military service and a priesthood path.
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Thomas C. Pappas
Southwest Pacific
War Department
RAF
Hagerstown
Constantine
Angelina Pappas
Tom
Greece
Nele
Axis
Lthe University of Athens
Europe
Athens
Hitler
Nazis Turn To Swing Music In Wartime Broadcasts
London reports show German radio leaning into swing music to boost morale amid invasion jitters. A D-Day themed program featured a mock ceremony and a vulgar blackface skit, with melodic pieces and a sobbing crooner rendition of Old Black Joe.
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London
Fred W. Kaltenback
Warn Truckers On Tire Abuse
State tire examiner will deny eligibility for new tires to operators whose tires show abuse such as overloading curbing and driving on deflated tires. Operators must have tires inspected by an authorized OPA tire inspector before a new tire is issued, and tires stay with the inspector until reinspection. If tire supplies continue to fall, daily rationing may be imposed.
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State
Washington County Ration Board
Theoard
OPA
FDR Reappoints Four To U.S. Tax Court
President Roosevelt reappointed four judges to the United States Tax Court whose terms would have expired June 2. The appointees are J. Edgar Murdock, Ernest H. Van Fossan, Eugene Black, and William W. Arnold, with long service on the court and in various leadership roles. The statement notes terms run into 1944 and highlights each judge’s years of service.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States Tax Court
Tax Court of the
United States
Eplicy
J. Edgar Murdock
Ernest H. van Fossan
Eugene Black
William W. Arnold
Twelve Die As Nazi Bombs Hit South Coast Hotel
London May 23 Twelve of twenty eight patrons at a South Coast hotel were killed in a direct hit during a German raid Sunday night. Several South Coast communities were attacked. names were not officially announced. The German radio said Torquay and Brighton were main targets.
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London
Torquay
Brighton
Chamber Forms Industry Group in Hagerstown
The Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce organized an Industrial Committee to aid local industries with expansion plans and to attract outside firms after the war. Chairman Ellinger leads J. B. Ferguson Carroll France James Cannon L. C. Card Thurman Lindsay and F. H. Robertson, with members ready to welcome leads and data from the Chamber.
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Hagerstown
Thurman Lindsay
F. H. Robertson
Mental Case Tosses Eggs At Archbishop
NEW YORK May 28 A man identified as Frank Hahns 52 interrupted a Pentecostal mass at St Patrick Cathedral by throwing two eggs at Archbishop Francis J Spellman The Archbishop was not struck. The man was booked on disorderly conduct and sent to Bellevue hospital for observation before a hearing on June 7 in Yorkville court He said he had been in Pilgrim State Hospital for three years and that he did not like something the Archbishop said.
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New York
Frank Hahns
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Francis J. Spellman
Bellevue Hospital
Raphael P. Koenig
Yorkyille Court
Hahn
Koenig
Pilgrim State Hospital
Milwaukee Hold-Up Attempt Shocks Server Woman Stand
In Milwaukee on May 23 a young man with one hand in his coat pocket demanded money from Anita Kresnik a waitress. She refused saying no service to a man who spoke that way. The assailant fled.
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Milwaukee
Anita Kresnik
WEA Plans Big Cuts In 1945 Farm Quotas
Washington May 29 The War Food Administration faces depleted livestock feed reserves and plans large cuts in 1945 farm production quotas. Officials indicate hogs poultry eggs turkey and cattle production will be sharply curtailed next year while field crops stay high.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WEA
County Boy Wounded In Action Named Leon G. Bherenie
Mrs. Mary M. Marshall of Sharpsburg received word from the War Department that her son Private Leon G. Bherenie was slightly wounded in action in July on May 12.
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Mary M. Marshall
Sharpsburg
Pfe
Leon G. Bherenie
Jaly
Yanks Storm Four Rome-Line Strong Holds Today
Allied headquarters report Fifth Army troops breached four Rome line strongholds near Rome. German divisions suffered heavy losses with more than 15,000 prisoners taken as forces pressed toward Aprilia Campoleone Valmontone and the Alban Hills while the 8th Army moved in the Liri Sacco valleys.
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Naples
Fifth Army
Aprilia
Sth
Compoleone
Rome
5Th Army
Valmontone
Via Casilina
Via
Casilina
Campoleone- Vaimontone
Velletri
Appian Way
Lanuyvia
Sermoneta
Bassiano
Germans Groggy Reeling Signal Great Allied Victory Near
London dispatch quoted a French war correspondent saying German troops in Italy were groggy and reeling as Allied forces gain momentum. The report claimed the enemy was disengaging along the front while a major Allied victory was anticipated.
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London
Algiers
Italy
$5 Auto Use Stamps Go On June 10
The $6.60 automobile use tax stamps for the coming year will go on June 10 in post offices and in internal revenue collectors offices. These will cover the tax for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and must be displayed on windshields after that date.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Collectors
Survey Parties Plan For Postwar Road Program In W. M.
Four of five survey teams from the State Roads Commission operate in Western Maryland counties Garrett Allegany and Washington as they map postwar highway construction. Resurfacing in Washington County, delayed to late next month due to rain, pushes work into Frederick and beyond with state crews to follow.
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State Roads Commission
Maryland
Garrett
Allegany
Washington County
Frederick County
Condition Improves After Fall At Local Store
The general condition of Ramuel C Troupe, who sustained a spinal fracture in a Friday fall at a local food store, was reported today at Waehorton County Hospital with recovery prospects noted barring further complications.
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Ramuel C Troupe
Waa
Waehiorton County Hospital
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AAP
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Eisenhower
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