Fairchild Production Here Not Affected By Army Cutbacks
Richard Boutelle, general manager of Fairchild Aircraft Division, said Army Air Force officials informed him that 1945 production cutbacks would not affect Fairchild plant activity in Hagerstown. He noted continued growth for the Packet and emphasized the need for hundreds more workers to meet Pacific theater redeployment demands and accelerate C-82 production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairchild
Richard S. Boutelle
Fairchilds
Army Air Force
Richard
Boutelle
Fairchild Aircraft Division
AAF
Hagerstown
Europe
Pacific Theater
Pacific
Big Increase In The Quota For Grade One Tires
Maryland OPA reports June quota for grade one passenger tires up about 84 percent from May but Washington County Ration Board cites a backlog of May filings and no June arrivals. Officials stress careful screening under OPA rules, with little chance of midterm quota increases. Some June gains noted for large and small truck tires, while nonessential users gain limited access to class 3 and 4 tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
OPA
Washington County
William B. Connolly
Connolly
Local Man Joseph Martinal Arrested After Suspended Sentence
Joseph Martinal, 34, who had received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to stealing a watch, is back in custody today charged with drunkenness. He was picked up by Officer C. B. Bible and jailed at headquarters after his early morning arrest, with Hotel Marlboro listed as his residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Martinal
He Ait
Martinal
Hotel Marlboro
C. B. Bible
Free gramophone mystery in 40 Years Ago column
Boise city editor George Diel was stumped when a subscriber asked for a free gramophone. The visitor produced a Sunday edition showing the Statesman’s free gramophone offer for Boise, which was to close at 9 this evening, then Diel identified the item as part of the 40 Years Ago column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
George Diel
The
Idaho Statesman
Statesman
Diel
Local Chaplain to Be Awarded Doctor of Divinity
Captain Edward 3 Harp Jr longtime Navy chaplain who served aboard the USS Hornet when it was sunk in 1942 receives an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree at Franklin and Marshall College commencement in Lancaster Pennsylvania on June 24. He is a graduate of F and M College and Lancaster Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1929 by the Maryland Classis of the former Reformed Church in the United States. He has served at the Naval Academy in Annapolis and Cavite Philippines and is currently chaplain at the U S Naval Hospital St Albans New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward 3. Harp, Jr
U. S
Hornet
Santa Cruz Islands
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster
E. B. Harp
Calvert Apartments
Harp
Lancaster Theological Seminary
Maryland
United States
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Navy Yard Cavite
Philippine Islands
U. S. Naval Hospital
St. Albans
N.Y
Ten Thousand Dollar Excuse Is School Bond Mixup
CHICAGO May 2 Percent Tra Torme an eighth grade pupil at Parkside school arrived late. Asked where he had been he said in the school office. The principal then informed the teacher that one pupil had visited the office and bought a 311 6¢4 wart bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tra Torme
Parkside
Torme
Russia to Train Youths for Army Prep
Moscow reports that all Soviet youths in eighth and ninth grades aged 15 and 16 will begin military training on June 1 with 100 percent call up. Lt. Gen. N N Pronin says peacetime program is the largest yet and that youths will study under World War II veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
N. N. Pronin
People’s Commissariat For Defense
Russia
Pronin
Gen. Pronin
School Board Posts Filled
The commissions of Dr. Jack Henson Beachley Mrs. Mary R B Garrett and Philip A Rauth as members of the Board of Education were received from Annapolis. Beachley appointed to the unexpired term of Ralph S Stauffer resigning Garrett to the unexpired term of J Kieffer Funk and Rauth reappointed to a six year term. Beachley starts first Monday in May 1940 Garrett in May 1941 and all are graduates of Hagerstown High School. The board may meet next Tuesday to organize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Henson Beachley
Mary RB. Garrett
Philip A. Rauth
Board of Education
Annapolis
Beachley
O’conor
Ralph S. Stauffer
Garrett
J. Kieffer Funk
Rauth
Hagerstown
Air Corps
Hancock High School
W. H. Shealy
Sharpsburg
Charles J. Walfinger
Smithsburg
Alf C. Hufter
Boonsboro
Stauffer
Cpl. Herrmann Wins Bronze Star for Heroic Action
Cpl. Franklin J. Herrmann Jr. of Hagerstown receives the Bronze Star for meritorious service with the 100th Division. The unit recently captured Heilbronn after a nine day house to house fight against Hitler Youth and SS resistance, described as the strongest on the western front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Franklin J. Herrmann, Jr
Hagerstown
Heilbronn
Young Bride in Hunger Strike in Jail over Husband
Betty Lou Camm Dice, 17, wed four days, vows not to eat until reunited with her husband Harold Dice, 36, after both were jailed following warrants by Betty's mother for delinquency. The couple, held pending a June 4 hearing, say their love will endure despite the confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan
Betty Lou Camm Dice
Harold
Dice
Earl Camm
Betty Lon
Syria and Lebanon Back French Showdown Looms
London observers warn France faces a choice to press demands with force or withdraw, risking loss of prestige as fighting intensifies in Syria. Damascus reports general clashes near Homs after French reinforcements and shelling, with French vehicles and buildings attacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Syria
Lebanon
Arab League
France
Levant
Washington
Middle East
Associated Press
Damascus
Jamil Mardam Bey
Homs
Hama
Sarail
Buy An Extra Bond To Care For Wounded
Washington May 29 Americans urged to buy an extra war bond on Memorial Day to aid the wounded. National war finance director Ted R Gamble said $45 million will fund Army treatment and reconditioning of about 100000 sick and wounded men. The Treasury must sell 2400000 bonds of 25 face value to raise the amount. Drive began May 14 and ends June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ted R. Gamble
National War Finance
Army
Treasury
Resurfacing Of Roads Delayed In Washington County
Rain delays push back state highway work in Washington County with completion now set for June 6 or 7 pending more showers. Route 40 oiling, St. Pauls toward Mercersburg reopened, Greencastle pike nearing finish, and 9.9 miles of Hagerstown to Ringgold expected to wrap up in about four days. Hancock to have four streets resurfaced after main project ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Sixth District
State Roads Commission
St. Paul's Road
Mercersburg
Trafic
Greencastle Pike
Huyett’s
Cearfoss
Lesstersburg
Hagerstown-Smithsburg
Ringgold
Lappans
Williamsport
Hancock
Four Charged In Robbery And Held Under Heavy Bonds
Robert Barnett charged with receiving stolen goods in the Boyer Esso Station robbery, arraigned in city court and held under $1000 bond for November actions. Garfield McKinney, returned from Harrisburg, charged with breaking and entering and larceny, held under $2000. Two other men held in connection with the case. Thirteen fires were stolen and allegedly disposed of in Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Barnett
Garfield McKinney
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Pipelines to Be Cleaned After Survey Finds Loss of Water
The Municipal Water Department will clean the 12 and 16 inch pipelines from Smithsburg and Edgemont to Hagerstown after a survey shows corrosion rust and mud cut capacity by 709 000 gallons daily. The project costs will be recouped within a year by increased water flow. Dividends from watershed reforestation are shown by recent rains, with a Memorial Forest project begun on the watershed after five years of planting 45 000 trees to curb erosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Smithsburg
Edgemont
Municipal Water Department
Richard H. Willson
Hagerstown Sub Crewman Honored by Nimitz Order
John H. Lehman Jr radio technician second class of Hagerstown was among six Navy men awarded Letters of Commendation by Fleet Admiral Nimitz at Mare Island Navy Yard California. He is a member of the Navy's undersea fleet and cited for heroism during war patrols in enemy waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Lehman, Jr
Hagerstown
C. W. Nimitz
Mare Island Navy Yard
California
Lehman
Navy
Monkeys Escape in Transit Between St Louis and Detroit
In Decatur May 29 R O Wood an express clerk recounts a crate of three monkeys shipped from St. Louis to Detroit escaping en route. The primates bitten him stole an orange swished tails at lunch and hid in a corner until the train arrived. Detroit agents were to capture them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Jil
R. O. Wood
Railway Express
St. Louis
Detroit
Wood
Rail Way Express
No Daily Mail Tomorrow Memorial Day Notice
There will be no issue of the Daily Mail tomorrow in observance of Memorial Day. The newspaper will resume publishing on the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Mail
The
Uncle Sam Sure A Thorough Fellow
A war ballot sent to Pvt. Cecil S. Bowers APO New York was returned to the Board of Election Supervisors. The envelope shows it was forwarded several times but Pvt. Bowers could not be located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Board of Election Supervisors
Pvt
Cecil S. Bowers
APO
New York
Pvt. Bowers
Tokyo Admits Heavy Damage To Yokohama
GUAM May 29 More than 450 B29s from the Marianas raided Yokohama sending 3 200 tons of fire bombs into shipyards and plants in daylight the largest raid yet. Mustang escorts supported the mission while other Mustangs neutralized Kasumigaura naval air station. Enemy high command conceded considerable damage was inflicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Tokyo
Yokohama
21St Bomber Command
Marianas
Western Pacific
Iwo Jima
Kasumigaura Naval Air Station
Head Treated For Baseball Bat Cut At Dewey High
Dewey High on West Franklin Street reports a man was treated for a head wound this morning after a neighbor, Mrs. Margaret Wiles, allegedly struck him with a baseball bat. Patrolmen Rohrer and Wolford replied to the 6:25 a.m. call and found the man bleeding. initial account says he hit Mrs. Wiles’s daughter first, then she struck him. No charges yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey High
West Franklin Street
Margaret Wiles
Rohrer
Wolford
Wiles
High
Execution Date Of Kidnapper Is Fixed
Federal Judge Shackleford Miller set June 9 for the execution of Thomas H. Robinson Jr. for the $50,000 ransom kidnapping of Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll in Louisville. The 37-year-old former Nashville law student will die in Kentucky's electric chair at Eddyville State Prison after a long legal battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Shackleford Miller
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Alice Speed Stoll
Nashville, Tenn
Kentucky
Eddyville
Alcatraz
Robingon
Milan
Mich
Miller
Reminders From CHICKASIA Seniors At Oklahoma College
Seniors who graduated yesterday left $275 in war bonds to remind future students of the typical college girl image in a postwar purchase. The gesture funds a statuette in the girls dorm area as a postwar keepsake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickasia
Okla
Oklahoma College For Women
Miller seeks divorce from Orville Miller in 41st suit this month
The Thelma Frances Miller, represented by attorney C. K. Hartle, filed a divorce suit against Orville Marshall Miller in court today. This action marks the 41st suit filed in the current month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thelma Frances Miller
C. K. Hartle
Orville Marshall Miller
Haw Haw Faces Treason Trial After Capture in England
Scar faced Lord Haw Haw William Joyce 39, a British renegade who broadcast German propaganda, has been captured with his wife by the British 2nd Army. Authorities say he will likely stand trial for treason in England. Joyce rose from New York born to Irish parents and studied at London University. His broadcasts mocked British morale and war efforts, while German bombers ruined his father’s London home in 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2Nd Army
Lord Haw Haw
William Joyce
New York
Doyce
Goebbels
London University
London
Michael Joyce
Haw Haw
Death by own action raiders plague our ships near Okinawa
Optimistic front reports from Okinawa were tempered by Admiral Nimitz as Japanese air raids continued. One light U S fleet unit was sunk and 12 more ships damaged. About 77 raiders were destroyed in the latest attacks, with landings attempts on Yontan airfield. Marines of Maj Gen Lemuel C Shepherd Jr sweep through most of Naha, Okinawa, capturing the shattered capital area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Okinawa
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
Yontan Airfield
Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr
Naha
Okiawa
Britain reports war casualties and civilian losses
Prime Minister Churchill told Parliament that British empire forces suffered 4,128,315 casualties in the war, with 307,201 killed. He noted civilian losses were 89,585 killed and 47,474 seriously injured, with more mildly injured, and compared wartime tolls to the First World War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
British Empire
Commons
Churchain
Britain
Palood
Three Decrees Of Divorce Filed In Mishmash County
Three divorce decrees were filed yesterday by Judge Jhidee Jos elt Mish. Paul Whipp was granted a divorce from Alma Strother Whipp Kathleen Fiehelberger from Terry Jack Michel Presser. A sergeant now overseas and Milton Woodrow Hines from Josephine LeRue Hines were also affected. Attorney Calvert K. Harte represented the parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jhidee Joselt DD
Mish
Big Wholesale Grocery Firm Formed In Maryland
Baltimore May 29 A new wholesale grocery distributor to be the largest of its kind in American history will be incorporated today. Nathan Cummings said Reid Murdock and Company will come under majority control with units including canners manufacturers importers exporters and distributors of foods. The corporation aims to serve about 100000 retailers plus hotels and institutions. The C D Kenny Division of Sprague Warner Kenny Corp will operate warehouses on North Potomac Street as part of the new concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Nathan Cummings
Sprague
Warner-Kenney Corporation
Reid Murdoch and Company
Chicago
Rescinded Contempt Citation By House Veterans Panel
The House veterans committee rescinded its contempt citation against Albert Deutsch of New York and voted to recall a hint for further testimony on conditions in Veterans hospitals. The contempt charge, laid a week earlier after Deutsch refused to name sources, was defeated on a voice vote amid a turbulent session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Veterans Committee
Albert Deutsch
New York
Deutsch
Parsons
Veterans
Birthday Check His Contribution
Washington May 23 The Treasury received a 23 check from Lt Rady Saltzman Celger Spokane Wash with a letter saying this check was sent as a birthday gift by the aunt of Pvt Harry Glick infantry He will be unable to participate since he was killed in the dive on Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasuy
Rady J. Saltzman
Celger Fie
Spokane
Wash
Harry Glick
Infantry
Germany
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Mr. Rauth
F. J. Herrmann
Bronze Star
Young Bride
Sam
Great Mustang
Superfort Armada Blast
Tnd Wow
Mary of
England
Miles C. Dempsey
Big Wholesale Grocery Concern Incorporated
C.D. Kenny Division
Sprague Warner Kenny Corp
Bloom
North Potomac Street
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