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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1944
Page
6
A Fortune Magazine public preference poll by Elmo Roper shows Franklin D Roosevelt at 54.6 percent to Thomas E Dewey 40.9 percent with 4.5 percent undecided. If undecideds swing to Dewey Roosevelt still leads by a wide margin. The two weeks ending August 19 measure a 13 point lead, up from eight and six points in earlier polls.
A two week drive starts Monday to recruit additional Price Panel associates to expand surveys of retail stores in Washington county. EF E Bradley, Price Panel chairman, says current volunteers have done a fine job but more help is needed to visit outlets. Continued on Page 2.
President Roosevelt declared that defeating Nazi armies must be followed by eradicating cartels as weapons of economic warfare. He released a letter to Secretary Hull urging United Nations collaboration and said the State Department is ready to act while the Justice Department has been digging up facts.
United States 20th Bomber Command announced a new raid on Manchuria targets with more than 160 planes reported by Tokyo. The mission hit important industrial sites in Anshan Penhsihu near Mukden as Japan’s Sugiyama cautioned no damage figures yet.
Five cases of alleged violations of OPA prize regulations will come before the Price Panel of the Ra tion Board this afternoon. The office did not disclose the specific charges for the summary hearings but noted that three involve City Market merchants who failed to appear for hearings two weeks ago on price violation charges.
Center lining of state maintained highways in Washington county will begin in about 10 days. Sixth District headquarters of the State Roads Commission announced. About 5 miles in this county and 200 miles in Garrett Allegany Washington and Frederick counties will be center lined. Routes include Route 40 between Allegany and Frederick lines Leitersburg pike to Pennsylvania line Route 11 to the Pennsylvania line Hagerstown to Smithsburg Hagerstown to Williamsport and Hagerstown to Sharpsburg.
The Hagerstown Navy Recruiting Station announced the enlistment of nine 17 year olds after exams in Baltimore this week. Names include Jacques G. Hager, Jacob W. Warrenfeltz, Gayle R. Kline, Raymond E. Lefever, Charles N. Callins Jr, Oliver L. Cline, Ray J. Deverbiss Jantz, Herbert A. E. Brice, and James F. N. Martin.
Chicago residents faced a swing in temperatures with 93.4 degrees on Sunday a new date high and 47.7 degrees recorded the coldest Sept 7 on record. The normal high for the day is 5.
Emperor Hirohito and government ministers addressed the 85th Diet session with chorus of dour predictions. The emperor read a stark rescript surpassing any modern ruler in gloom as he praised Nipponese soldiers in ongoing conflict.
Master Sgt. Frank G. Wiebel Jr a China Burma India theater veteran has earned the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in the Burma invasion during March 5 to 12 1944. The 34 year old radio operator from Dewey avenue flew unarmored transports deep behind enemy lines over treacherous terrain. He served two years in the Army and was formerly employed at the Wiebel Pin Factory. his wife stays with his parents.
The clubhouse of Mrs. Frank T. Greenwalt at Snyder's Landing was broken into and ransacked last night. Sheriff John B. Hueytt received the report and Deputy Harvey Maugans was assigned to investigate and check other clubhouses in the area.
The State Roads Commission will acquire five to six miles of additional snow fence for the Sixth Roads district this fall. Erection is set to begin around mid October. Last winter this county saw about thirty miles of snow fence built, with part of the new fencing to be allocated here.
J A Monninger reported the horse missing to Sheriff John B Huyet this morning. Deputy Bruce Spickler was assigned to the case. Monninger suspects theft as no evidence of a stray was found.
Mail to many points in France has been restored by the Los Angeles Post Office Department, limited to postcards for now. Postmaster Thomas M. Simpson said the move follows official notification from Washington. Full service will expand as U S forces advance.
Snow flurries were reported in Albany last night marking New York State’s first fall season flurry as cooler air moved in over the region. The brief spell raised cautious notes for motorists and urged crews to monitor track conditions and early frost potential.
Moscow reports a three pronged Red Army advance across the Balkans aiming to sever German links and trap troops, with pushes toward Sibiu in Transylvania and toward Tito’s Yugoslav forces. Movements extend to Bulgaria’s coast and Greek front, while a Tass dispatch notes Bulgarian ports Burgas and Varna saw German sinkings and crews sent to Germany.
Thornton Shookmaker of Hansack receives a Purple Heart from his son Pfc Floyd Shoemaker for wounds in France on June 26. Floyd, still in an English hospital after another operation, was wounded in the stomach and face.
A playwagon and wheeled barrow were stolen yesterday from the Forsythe home at 14 South Potomac Street. Herbert Sayte of 100 North Avenue reported his bicycle stolen from his home this morning.
London reports Bulgaria dissolves the national assembly bans Nazi or Fascist groups and frees Allied prisoners. Sofia says the move is to align with the Bulgarian people and a false policy behind the assembly. Gen Philippe is replaced by Gen Yantchulev as Moscow shows no armistice yet. Bulgaria remains at war with Allies and Germany amid armistice talks delayed by Britain and United States.
President Roosevelt said he would like to return to Hyde Park, N Y not due to tiredness or defeat, during a press conference on Governor Dewey’s charge that the administration is tired quarrelsome and defeatist. He noted a family member heard Dewey’s Philadelphia speech and he read half of it but declined comment. Local dog wins big at Allentown show with boxer Sonya from Wildwood taking six ribbons. Clark Willson I of Hagerstown, the young owner, also earned ribbons in children’s handling classes.
Washington dispatch reports Selective Service estimates 690,000 eligible men from Class 1-A and new 18-year-olds available for induction through 1944 end. Draft Director Hershey notes expected 90 percent rise, with 270,000 18-year-olds added for six months beginning July 1, totaling about 590,000. He urges boards to maintain lenient job deferments despite positive outlook.
Charles R Grove laborer died in France on August 16. Son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Grove and former member of Company B 115th Infantry. He had been stationed overseas for 23 months.
Washington county apples face smaller size and lower prospects as drought reduces yield for late varieties. Orchardists note delayed color, scarce large fruit, and demand shifting to larger grades at ceiling prices around 2.90 per bushel. Growers hope smaller varieties will bolster market after the peach harvest winds down.
U S Commissioner C Welles Lt dismissed Charles R D Dupree of Harrisburg of possession of counterfeit gas station stamps. Martin A Kensely of York was held for Federal Court action with bond set at 300. Both arrested weeks ago on false pretense schemes tied to soliciting advertising securities.
County Roads Engineer Joseph D Baker said today he plans to urge the State Roads Commission to include many unfinished short linking stretches in next year’s road program. He noted districts have numerous one mile or shorter segments, totaling nearly 20 miles county wide, accumulating over the years and annoying travelers.
British troops rest with plans to pour into Holland carrying more tanks and guns than Germany has seen. Lt Gen Horrocks praises units for holding 65 miles of flank while 120,000 Germans remain trapped in northeast France and along the Belgian coast. A Panther tank target incident amused troops as they push toward Antwerp.
Allied forces broke the Albert Canal line and pushed within 25 miles of Germany’s frontier at three points. Eisenhower’s 12th Army and Patton’s 3rd Army advanced toward Metz and the Moselle, while Hodges’s 1st Army crossed the Meuse and neared Liege.British and American units reported gains near Leuven, Antwerp, and Aachen as they press the broad front assault into German lines.
Almost 3,000 American and British heavy bombers attacked Ludwigshafen Kastel Gustavshuhe and other targets in the Siegfried line zone near Mainz and Frankfort. 549 Mustang fighters accompanied the raid as weather allowed clear sightings. Two low level Thunderbolt attacks disabled hundreds of vehicles and armor with no Nazi air opposition.
Thirty two requests for soldier or absentee ballots were received today by the Board of Election Supervisors to bring the total to more than 18,000. The board continues to dispatch ballots as fast as requests arrive and ordered printers to use special heavy paper for the absentee ballots.
Paris radio quotes Madrid dispatches saying all Germans aged 16 or older living in Spain were ordered to return to the Reich immediately, with only the diplomatic corps exempt. The report notes the move as part of broader wartime notices.
In Washington County the county agents office will handle renewals for farm deferments from the armed services. Deferments are due for renewal beginning in September at noon. County agent Mark Miller and the extension service will assist with Form 24 applications, replacing prior procedures at the Adjustment Aid office. Local officials urge timely action.
A Pennsy driver was fined in a local court amid a small crowd. The case involved a dispute over a traffic offense and an undisclosed monetary penalty, with testimony from two witnesses and a brief ruling by the judge.
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