Eight Die In Harpswell Picnic Boat Fire Mystery
In Harpswell Maine authorities believe a 44 foot cruiser Don carrying 36 Rumford residents to Monhegan Island may have exploded after a voyage home in fog. Eight bodies recovered including Miss Elizabeth Howard and Captain Paul Johnson with others found at the Fish Wharf and Orr's Island as crews search Casco Bay for remaining victims.
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Harpswell
Don
Lower
Casco Bay
Rumford
Monhegan Island
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Thomas Sampson
Carlton Smith
Elizabeth Howard
Rumford Bank
Miss Howard
Ruth Hemingway
Bessie Strople
Anne Stasulis
Arleneyres
Orr’s Island
Earl Decker
Marie Coulombe
Rumfield
Paul Johnson
East Harpswell
Fish Wharf
Reais
Brunswick Neval
Johnson
Monehagen Island
Smith
Courtesy pays in Winchester says Ft. Lauderdale inspector
R W Meullick of Fort Lauderdale Florida writes to the Winchester police chief praising an officer on a motorcycle for his courteous help during engine trouble. The electrical inspector commends the manner in which the officer directed him to a mechanic, naming Private Wisecarver as the officer involved.
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R. W. Meullick
Ft. Lauderdale
Pla
Winchester
Mr. Meullick
Wisecarver
Yard Party at Burnt Factory Church Benefit
A yard party at Burnt Factory Church is scheduled for July 2 to benefit Young People. If rain prevents it, the event will be held the following night.
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Net
Penny 31 at Harry Miller’s Redip-1t 3 Ad Party
Event listing for Penny 31 at Harry Miller's Redip-1t with a mid day or night party on Thursday July 3 in case of rain. Includes location details and weather contingency.
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Penny
Harry Miller's
Red
Melancholy Nazi Is Found Dead
Kurtz Nostiz a German embassy clerk was found dead by a bullet at the embassy chancellery in Washington. A gun lay beside him and officials said he had suffered months of melancholy over his health. Diplomats waived immunity for a full police investigation.
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Washington
Kurtz Nostiz
Germany
State Department
Apples Enter Dual Marketing Phase In Winchester Area
Apple producers in Winchester face marketing both old and new crops. First consignments of Yellow Transparent and Early Harvest appear as about 9,900 barrels of 1940 crop remain in local storages. Virginia Apple Storage holds 4,000 barrels to move with others reporting steady prices from 1 to 1.25 dollars per bushel.
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Winchester
1940 Corp
Virginia
Winchester Cold Storage
Robinson
Win- Robinson
Cherry Growers See Strong Prices for Sour Fruit
Commercial cherry growers in Berkeley and Jefferson counties with some in Frederick anticipate excellent prices this season. Expect about five cents per pound for No 0 5 No 1 and 2 1 2 cents for No 2 cherries. Combined crop around 3 million pounds, possibly the largest, with buyers from National Fruit Product and Zero Pack entering the market as New York and Michigan yields are light.
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Berkeley
Jefferson
Frederick County
West Viria State Experimental Farm
Earn
Berkeley County
C. H. Musselman Company
Inwood
W. Va
Bigiersville
County School Board Re-elects Officers
Frederick county School Board at the annual organization meeting re-elected Fred J. Larrick as chairman A L Omps as vice chairman and Mrs Elizabeth Sheetz as clerk Board members listed include Charles A McIlwee George Bywaters and Samuel H Braithwaite.
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School Board
Frederick County
Court House
Fred J. Larrick
A.L. Omps
Elizabeth Sheetz
Larrick
Omps
Charles A. McIlwee
George Bywaters
Samuel H. Braithwaite
U S House Proposes Wide Range of New Excise Taxes
The Ways and Means Committee proposed a $5 auto tax sticker and new levies to raise about $3.5 billion for defense. A 5 percent tax on passenger fares over 35 cents and a one cent per bottle tax on soft drinks were also discussed, along with increases on liquor and wines and new taxes on phone bills and jewelry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Ways and Means
Ted States
Doughton
D-Nc
Treasury
Congress Approves Record 4 Billion Plus in Appropriations
Congressional clerks rushed to the President with more than 4.0 billion dollars in appropriations and related authorizations as the last session of the year adjourned. The day’s measures include relief, farm, labor and district funding plus a two year extension of the Commodity Credit Corporation raising lending power to 2.65 billion. President Roosevelt was in Hyde Park and timing of signing could prevent lapse in funding.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Roosevelt
Labor Department
The
Security Agency
District of Columbia
Congress
Commodity Credit Corporation
Hyde Park
N. Y
Berryville Pool Nears Completion in Three Weeks
Berryville Virginia prepares a new community pool on the rear of the American Legion building funded by citizen donations. Contractor Hugh N. Ritter says the 70 by 35 foot pool with nine foot depth at one end should be ready in about three weeks. Total cost around 5000 dollars with over 4000 pledged. non profit operation after debts are paid. Tennis courts and playgrounds also planned with fencing completion and swings installation underway.
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Berryville
Virginia
Hugh N. Ritter
Ralph N. Dorsey
Hobson C. McGehee
Cochairman
Dorsey
American Legion
Joseph Moore
Rixey
Mr. Moore
Dorsey and
McGehee
California Shaken by Rocking Chair Like Earthquake
A powerful rocking chair quake rocked southern California just before midnight, damaging Santa Barbara area windows and walls, with plaster cracks and similar damage in Carpinteria and Ventura. In Los Angeles the event woke sleepers and lasted about a minute. Sheriff’s office noted unusual sky flashes and a rumbling sound. Guards were posted in Santa Barbara to curb looting after broken storefronts. The quake was felt as far north as Santa Maria, about 160 miles away.
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Los Angeles
California
Santa Barbarca
Santa Barbara
Carpinteria
Ventura
Sheriff’s Office
Santa Maria
RAF Roars Over Channel To Pound Foe Objectives
RAF fighters and bombers crossed the channel to resume the offensive on German held territory. Luftwaffe raids are reported on Duisburg Düsseldorf and Cologne while a power station near Lens was hit. Casualties are feared in a south Wales coastal town with bomb damage in a cemetery and surrounding streets.
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London
Channel
England
Ruhr
Rhine
Lens
France
Reich
Duisburg
Duesseldorf
Cologne
Wales
South Wales
Luftwaffe bombings hit British ports and ships
Berlin reports heavy Luftwaffe raids last night on Cardiff and Hull and Lowestoft with significant damage. A 5,000 ton vessel was damaged at the Humber mouth by British bombers, while German losses included three aircraft near Cologne and the western frontier.
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Berlin
Cardiff
Wales
Hull
Lowestoft
England
Humber River
Cologne
Westenspeur
Germany
About 100 Youths Register By Noon
By noon today approximately 100 young men who turned 21 since October 16, 1940 had registered for Selective Service at city and county draft offices. Samuel Raymond Bly of Route 1 near Winchester was the first to register in the county, arriving shortly after 7 o clock at the circuit court clerk’s office. Dolphus Marshall Martin Jr., a presser for Pingley and Carper, was the first registrant in the city.
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Samuel Raymond Bly
Route 1
Winchester
Dolphus Marshall Martin, Jr
Pingley and
Carper
British cuts gasoline rations for private citizens
London reports the British government will cut private gasoline rations by one sixth. Motoring per car falls from about 200 to 165 miles a month, with eight horsepower cars allowed five gallons and ten horsepower cars about six gallons per month.
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London
Restrictions On Fireworks Cited By Police Chief
Chief C. W. Hollis cited the city ordinance restricting fireworks sale from 8 a.m. July 2 to 6 p.m. July 4 and banning giant crackers and explosives. Firework use and shooting for noise are barred after 6 p.m., with penalties up to a $5 fine for violations.
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C. W. Hollis
Hospi
Administrator's Sale of John Puffinberger Estate
Public auction at the late residence near Good West Virginia on Saturday July 5 1941 at 10 A M conducted by W E Edwards administrator Willis Real Estate advertises sale of the deceased's property.
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John Puffinberger
Good
W. Va
War Today: German Drive Toward Moscow Stalled at Key Points
Across Europe reports say Germany halted near two major thrusts toward Moscow while Riga and Lwow fall under Axis control. Britain bombs Cologne Kiel and Westphalia. Allied naval options discussed as U S Navy faces potential policy shifts.
Scaleby Estate Considered for Clarke County High School
Clarke County School Board weighs purchasing Scaleby, a northern Virginia showplace estate, to house a consolidated high school for the county. Owner Kenneth N. Gilpin says the idea came from two Board of Supervisors members and some board members. an official decision depends on tonight’s meeting and the board’s business judgment.
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Boyce
Clarke County School Board
Northern
Virginia
Kenneth N
Raymond V. Long
State Board of Education
Scabeby
Gilpin
Board of Supervisors
State Literary Fund
Archie F. Robertson
The
Star
German Air Force Mounts Two Day Assault on Smolensk
The official news agency reported a heavy two day attack by German air forces on Smolensk, 200 miles east of Minsk toward Moscow. Waves of planes struck the airport, airplane plant, and munitions factory, starting great fires.
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Berlin
DNB
Smolesnsk
Minsk
Moscow
Germans Claim Capture of Luck in Poland
Reuters says the German news agency dispatched a report claiming the capture of Luck, a town about 100 miles northeast of Lwow and 75 miles east of the German Russian border, amid ongoing World War II coverage.
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Smolensk
Moscow
Lithuania
Latvia
Leningrad
Ukraine
Lwow
London
Reuters
Luck
Chutists Captured In Stockholm Dispatches
German parachute troops reported landed at a Russian naval base in Baltiski Estonia and were captured, according to Stockholm dispatches dated July 1.
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Stockholm
Baltiski
Estonia
Red parachute troops dropped in Finland. attacks diminishing
Helsinki dispatch reports Russian parachute troops have been dropped at various points in Finland in recent days but were rendered harmless. An official statement says seven Russian planes were shot down Sunday and that the number and severity of air attacks on Finland are decreasing.
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Soviet
Finland
REDS
Helsinki
CIO Leader Says No Strike At Kearny Shipyards
A CIO official assured there would be no strike at Kearny New Jersey shipyards where workers on five cruisers and 37 destroyers seek higher pay. The National Defense Mobilization Board urged full production while it reviews the dispute at Federal Shipbuilding Corporation with Navy contracts and Maritime Commission orders worth billions at stake. Workers reportedly seek a minimum raise from 62 to 72 cents per hour plus a week of vacation.
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Kearny
N. J
Peter Flyy
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
National Defense Mediation Board
Washington
Federal Shipbuilding Corporation
C. I. O. Shipbuilding Union
Martime Commission
Local Banks To Close Saturday
Governor Price has designated Saturday as a legal holiday causing all local banks to close. Financial preparations should be made Thursday for Saturday business, as banks will be closed on two successive business days July 4 and 5.
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Price
Winchester drought and local updates temper 1941 town life
Sub normal precipitation marked the sixth straight month in Winchester in 1941 with June total at 3.47 inches vs 3.77 average. Dale Clemons, 21, of Stephens City, registered with the Frederick Selective Service Board. The Winchester Armory flagpole project advances with a 66 foot pole to be erected by Northern Virginia Power Company. County farmers pursue barley threshing. Funk reports 516 bushels from 17 acres and Cooley farm yields 210 bushels from six acres, both below prior years but seen as good given the dry season.
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Winchester
Dale Edgar Clemons
Stephens City
Frederick
Winchester Armory
Harry Cook
Northern Virginia Power Company
Frederick County
E. M. Funk
Goldie Cooley
Battlefield Update Reports Massive Clash on Eastern Front
Russian and German forces traded large scale blows as the Minsk Brobuisk sector and areas toward Smolensk and Lwow saw heavy fighting. Berlin broadcasts claimed German advances and the destruction of hundreds of Soviet tanks while Stockholm reported Riga fallen to Nazi control.
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Associated Press
Russia
Minsk-Brobuisk
Lucy
Moscow
Soviet Ukraine
Minsk
White Russia
Smolensk
Lwow
Ukraine
Bialystok
Stockholm
Riga
Latvia
Berlin
Poland
Brodbuisk
Brobuisk
Red Army
Arctic
Murmansk
Black Sea
Phas
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Allona Gay
Maine
Thurs
Nazi
County School Board
U.S
Ways and Means Unit
Berryville Pool
Rixey Moore
A. M. Kerfoot
Roy E. Potts
Ralph M. Ware
A. Garland Williams
Edward B. Lee
A.F. Robertson
Dorothy Shank
C. Funkhouser
H. B. Harris
Ro Ion
W.D. Wisecarver
George Pope
J. M. Casey
W. D. Burtner
David Donovan
Robert Lee Withers
F. E. Tappan
Walter Wisecarver, Jr
RAF
DIAL
Willis Real Estate
Vichy
Westphalian
Kiel
Sylt
Navy
Knox
U. S. Navy
Hitler
Bulletins
CIO
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