Yokohama Fire Raid Reports Heavy Damage by B 29
A Japanese communique described considerable damage in Yokohama during a 1.5 hour raid by some 500 Superfortresses and 100 Mustangs. Targets included Yokohama waterfront piers docks and break waters as well as shipyards and industrial plants in southeastern districts. The attack also affected nearby Kawasaki and Tokyo.
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Yokohama
Nippon
Tokyo
Kawasaki
Japan
Tokyo Bay
Siberian Garrisons and Students Prepare for Summer Camp
The Army paper Red Star reports Siberian garrisons and military academy students have left bases for summer combat training camps. Lt. Gen. Gavrilenko will oversee operations in Siberia with a tent city planned along the Tomi river. The area lies north of Sinkiang near Kuznetsk and Omsk.
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Moscow
Red Star
Gavrilenko
Siberia
Tomi River
Tannu Tuva
Outer Mongolia
Abakan Range
Kuznetsk
Chattanooga men identified in West Virginia truck crash
Two Chattanooga, Tennessee men, Todd Smith and J. C. Howard, were killed when their truck left Route 1 at Falling Walters, West Virginia. The cab plunged into a deep pool after smashing through a small bridge, trapping them underwater. State Police noted the truck was owned by Super Service Trucking Company of Chattanooga. Rescue crews freed the bodies after four hours of work.
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Falling Walters
W. Va
Todd Smith
J. C. Howard
Chattanooga
Tenn
Super Service Trucking Company of
Bernard Irvine Named Disbursement Accountant at Western Maryland
Charles W. Brown, president of the Western Maryland Railway Company, announces Bernard Irvine will become disbursement accountant, headquartered in Hagerstown, effective June 1. Irvine succeeds E. F. Phillips, who retires on that date.
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Charles W. Brown
Western Maryland Railway Company
Baltimore
Bernard §. Irvine
Hagerstown
Mr. Irvine
E. F. Phillips
Calls for discharge of all soldiers over 35
May 29 chairman May of the House military committee urged prompt discharge of all service members over 35 except key personnel. He noted demobilization speeded by war’s end and argued the 14 to 15 million who have served should not remain in costly positions with dependents. He cited 12.16 million in services as of April 1 and 2 to 2.4 million already discharged or rendered ineffective.
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May
House Military Committee
Construction Industry Gains War-Relief Release
The War Production Board eased wartime restraints, allowing expansion and remodeling in homes and civilian plants without prior permission. Ceilings on building spend rose fivefold, but lumber, labor, and material shortages limit broader relief. Relaxation will be gradual and tied to resource availability.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPFE
WPB
Japs Withdraw From U S Air Base Amid Chinese Offensive
Chungking May 29 Reports say Japanese are withdrawing from the former American air base at Linchow in Kwangsi as Chinese troops push a two prong attack on the railroad hub. Chinese forces advance toward Liuchow Nan Ning Yungning and Pinyang while advancing from the west threatening Ishkoi and nearby strongpoints.
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Nanning
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Pinyang
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British Seize Lord Haw Haw After War Crime Talks
The capture marks the end of a small group of radio Quislings allied with Nazi propaganda. Indictments in the United States list six fugitives still at large in Germany, including Frederick Wilhelm Kaltenbach of Dubuque Iowa. Others are Robert Best Douglas Chandler Constance Drexel Max Koischwitz and Edward Delaney. Ezra Pound and Joyce are noted among propagandists tied to Berlin and Hamburg broadcasts.
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United States
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Dubudue
Iowa
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Lord Haw Haw
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Douglas Chandler
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Ezra Pound
Mussolini
Italy
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Roslindale
Mass
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Stars and Stripes
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Hunter College
Delaney
Onley, Ill
Roosevelt
Named rent inspector Byron Hoffman appointed in Hagerstown
Byron Hoffman formerly an interviewer with the Washington office of the War Manpower Commission has been named rental property inspector for the Hagerstown area OPA Rent Control office. The appointment places him in charge of enforcing rent controls and related compliance duties in the region.
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Byron Hoffman
Tagerstown
United States Employment Service
War Manpower
Crnmp
OTA
Uagerstown
OPA
Estates awarded over fifty eight thousand in suits
After a little over an hour of deliberation a Frederick County jury awarded more than 58 000 in two suits by Elva Snyder as administratrix of the Ma linda Summers and Mary Hughes estates against Augusta M Dearfoss executrix of Jesse O. Snyder both trials were for one third of the J O Snyder inheritance from Abraham Snyder with no interest The actions were moved from Washington County Ellsworth R Roulette acted as local counsel The cases began in Frederick last week Miss Cearfoss said only 15000 remained in the estate with three distributions made before the suit filed in April 1948 and other expenses paid.
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Frederick County
Elva Snyder
Malinda Summers
Mary Hughes
Augusta M. Dearfoss
Hagerstown
Jesse O. Snyder
J. O. Snyder
Abraham Snyder
Frederick
Washington County
Ellsworth R. Roulette
Syria and Lebanon Face Deadly Clash in Hama
Reports from Hama and Damascus recount heavy fighting as Syria and Lebanon confront French forces. Casualties run into hundreds with six crewmen killed and three wounded claimed, while French gendarmes control key stations and Bedouin forces move toward towns. French troops in Homs and Hama likely under 300 each, Syrian Levees viewed as unreliable. Egypt pledges support for independence and sovereignty, hoping Arab League action to deter aggression.
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Hama
Damascus
Homs
Levant
Britain
Egypt
Iran
Palestine
France
Mahmoud Fahmy el Nekrashi Pasha
Many Would Convert From Coal To Oil In War Time
The Petroleum Administration for War reported a sharp rise in applications to switch from coal to oil for home heating. In recent months filings were 36 percent higher than the same period in 1944. PAW warned Germany's defeat did not boost oil supplies in the east and midwest and said oil conversions would be approved only for real emergencies.
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Washington
The
Petroleum Administration For War Today
PAW
Germany
Hancock Man Fined in Court for License Violations
Willard Hann of Hancock was fined $50 on two charges by Magistrate Harry E. Snyder yesterday morning. He was arrested Saturday by state troopers Mades and Conrad on charges of making a false affidavit to obtain a motor vehicle operator license and using a false name to procure a license.
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Willard Hann
Hancock
Harry E. Snyder
Mades and
Conrad
Yan Automobile
Iname
Duty to buy war bonds urged by Lt General Lear
Washington May 29 Lt Gen Ben Lear deputy commander European theater operations says purchase of war bonds is the duty every man woman and child owes to his country. He issues the statement as part of a war bond campaign urging nationwide participation.
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Washington
Ben Lear
Truman Pushes Jobless Aid to Test Congressional Influence
Washington May 29 President Truman urged emergency unemployment payments up to 25 a week for displaced war workers as a key test of his clout in Congress. Republicans and Southern Democrats blocked federal jobless proposals in the last session. House and Senate leaders signaled hesitant support and limited prospects for higher than the GI Bill's 20 maximum.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Committee
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Illegal sale of jumbo ice milk shakes declared
Health officials said the attorney general ruled jumbo shakes made with ice milk and not ice cream are illegal to sell by local dairies and confectionaries. Ice milk may only be sold in original factory packaging to prevent substitution for ice cream. Also reported, Maryland April employment down 18 percent and payrolls down 2.6 percent from March. A Baltimore man was fined 350 dollars plus costs for bookmaking after racing’s reopening.
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J. A. McCallum
Washington County
Attorney General's
Attorney General's Office
Baltimore
State Commissioner of Labor and Statistics
Maryland
John M. Pohlhaus
Bookie
Philip Reamer
Herman M. Moser
Quiet Holiday Observed in Hagerstown on Memorial Day
Hagerstown marks its first holiday since VE Day with most factories schools and offices closed tomorrow. Events include Antietam Cemetery services led by Dr. Charles S. Tippetts and local entertainment such as movies a Wilmington vs Hagerstown baseball game and a season opening Municipal Pool. The Washington County Free Library closes but the Museum of Fine Arts opens 1 to 6 pm. Post office hours and rural route deliveries will be limited with lock boxes available. Tomorrow is Memorial Day officially.
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Europe
Antietam National Cemetery
Charles S. Tippetts
Mercersburg Academy
Wilmington
Unty
Washington County Free Library
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Thomas Simpson
Recruiter for U S Civil Service Calls At Hagerstown
Miss Gladys Bordeaux, recruiting representative for the U S Civil Service Commission, is in Hagerstown to hire stenographers and typists for duty in Washington D C. Inquiries may be made at Room 201, U S Post Office Building. Appointments follow War Manpower policies. Autoist Held on Motor Violations Roscoe B Dunkin of Smithsburg, 35, was arrested by State Trooper Charles Mades for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and failing to stop after an accident. His car struck several parked vehicles near Chewsville. A hearing is set before Magistrate Elmer G Miller at Smithsburg.
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Gladys Bordeaux
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Hagerstown
Washington, D. C
U. S. Post Office
Roscoe B. Dunkin
Smithsburg
Charles Mades
Madey
Dunkin
Chewsville
Elmer G. Miller
Longtime School Board President Dr Stauffer Honored
School Board Post filled after 17 years of service began in 1928. Serving a third term, he led four years as president with marked distinction. Under his tenure the Junior High plan and two buildings were erected, Washington street addition completed, and several high schools expanded. He promoted vocational education and staff improvements, aligning with modern trends in education.
Resignation cited by Dr Stauffer amid practice demands
Education and his wise counsel and timely advice will be missed. In tendering his resignation, Dr Stauffer gave as big reason the growing demands of his medical practice and the need of giving more attention to his professional duties. Miss Leda Elgin suffered injuries to a finger of the right hand while playing ball on Sunday requiring medical attention on North Potomac street.
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Leda Elgin
North Potomac Street
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