Roosevelt Dies Truman Takes Office Amid War News
President Roosevelt dies at Warm Springs Georgia leaving Truman to lead in war and peace. Truman acts to press ahead with United Nations Conference, keeps Roosevelt cabinet, and vows vigorous prosecution of the war on both fronts. Cousins Pfc Delmer M Brooks and Pfc Elmer R Walls reported killed in Belgium and Iwo Jima respectively. families in Gladstone New Jersey and Goldsboro Maryland connected.
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Roosevelt
Truman
Harry S. Truman
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Pine Mountain
Warm Springs
Winston Churchill
White House
United Nations
Department of State
Yalta
San Francisco
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chicago
America
United States
Europe
Delmer M. Brooks
Robert M. Brooks
Gladstone
N. J
Belgium
Elmer R. Walls
U. S. Marine
Harvey Walls
Belle Meade
Iwo Jima
War Prisoners To Help Canners in Maryland
Senator Tydines Radcliffe and the Mayland delegation report German prisoners of war to aid canning and farm work in Maryland this summer. The Public Relations Office lists camps at Berlin Westover Hurlock Easton Cambridge and Church Hill with about 300 to 700 prisoners each to alleviate labor shortages on the Eastern Shore.
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Tydines
Radcliffe
Mayland
Maryland Eastern Shore
WMC
WFA
Maryland
Berlin
Cambridge
Church Hill
New County Agent To Take Over May 1
Francis M. Rogers, assistant county agent in Frederick, was named Caroline county agricultural agent effective May 1. He replaces George W. Clendaniel, granted leave to manage the local poultry dressing cooperative. A Millsboro Delaware native, Rogers grew up on a Lewes area farm, attended the University of Delaware, and earned a BS in 1936 in agricultural education and dairy husbandry. He has taught vocational agriculture and worked on farms, then served as assistant county agent in Frederick since 1942, focusing on 4-H Club work and other extension projects.
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T. B. Symons
University of Maryland Extension Service
Francis M. Rogers
Frederick
Caroline County
George Www Clendaniel
Millsboro
Del
Rogers
Lewes
University of Delaware
Frederick County
Maryland Governor Signs 12 Educational Bills Into Law
Governor Herbert R. O Conor signs twelve public school improvement bills, enacting a sweeping education program praised by T. G. Pullen Jr. and educators across Maryland. State officials and teachers applaud smaller class sizes, better teachers, and expanded educational opportunities across counties.
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Herbert R. O’conor
Maryland
H. R. Hughes
Calvert County
Calvert County Board of Education
Mason
Raver
Maryland State Teacher, Association
Harry F. Frank
Public School Teachers’ Association, Inc
Baltimore
State lists approved schools for veterans education
Governor OConor announced receipt of the first official list from the State Department of Education detailing approved schools and colleges for veterans training. The roster includes public and private high schools, business and professional schools, hospitals, and programs for interns residents fellowships nurses and various trades. The list reflects accrediting bodies and thorough investigations where needed, with room for future additions and emphasis on expanding public vocational and technical schooling.
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State Department of Education
Herbert R. O’ Conor
State Board of Education
Department of Education
Bronze Star Presented by Brig. Gen. Palmer in Germany
Brig. Gen. Williston Palmer, ArtilIery General of the VII Corps, 1st U.S. Army, presents the Bronze Star Medal to T5 Philip L. Moxey of Preston during a colorful ceremony in Germany.
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Williston Palmer
VII Corps
U. S. Army
Philip L. Moxey
Preston
Germany
Soldier Norman H. Irwin Wounded in Germany in France Hospital
Private Norman H. Irwin was hospitalized in France after being wounded in Germany earlier this month. He had recently recovered from prior wounds and was back on duty when he sustained a knee injury. His wife Mrs. Linnian Irwin of Denton received the news via a letter from him.
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Pfe
Norman H. Irwin
France
Germany
Linlian Irwin
Denton
Cancer Campaign Chairman Named For Second District
Mrs H Claude Rawlings of Greensboro is named chairman for the first major fund drive of the American Cancer Society in the Second District. The April appeal, Cancer Control Month, aims to raise funds for information centers clinics and research. Rawlings urges Greensboro residents to contribute to save lives and counter cancer deaths.
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H. Claude Rawlings
Greensboro
American Cancer Society
Charles O. Appleman
Congress
Red Cross Exceeds Goal in Caroline County
The Caroline County Chapter of the American Red Cross surpassed its $8,000 quota by over 50 percent, reporting $12,379.60 in total subscriptions. County War Fund Chairman Jerome Framptom Jr. credited sub-chairmen, a large corps of solicitors, and broad community generosity across towns including Federalsburg, Denton, Greensboro, Preston, Ridgely, Hillsboro, Goldsboro, Marydel, Henderson, Bridgetown and Burrsville for the record take.
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Caroline County
American Red Cross
County War Fund
Jerome Framptom Jr
Federalsburg
H. Earle Smith
Denton
Framptom
Ridgely
Hillsboro
Goldsboro
Marydel
Henderson
Bridgetown
Burrsville
Dill family man reports to Camp Dix service
Marion Dill formerly of Denton reported to Camp Dix New Jersey on Monday April 16. He is the son of Mrs. Virginia Lofland of Wilmington. His wife and two children reside at 438 S Bennett Parkway Wilmington.
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Marion Dill
Denton
Camp Dix
N. J
Virginia Lofland
Wilmington
S. Bannett Parkway
Pre-School Clinics To Be Held In County
The County Health Department will conduct spring preschool clinics in multiple schools to examine children entering school next fall. Scheduled dates include Hillsboro Ridgely Preston Henderson Goldsboro Greensboro Denton and Federalsburg with times from morning to early afternoon. Families are urged to have their child examined by a family physician or at a listed clinic.
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County Health Department
Hillsboro
Ridgely
Henderson
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Denton
Federalsburg
Ferry Traffic Rises Sharply in March on Chesapeake Bay
Governor Herbert R. OConor reports March ferry use on the Chesapeake Bay Ferry System between Sandy Point and Matapeake hit record levels. Automobiles reached 15,681, trucks 3,958, and passengers 4,150 excluding drivers, with total passengers over 60,000. The Romancoke Claiborne route reopened May 30 after deck and slip work, boosting overall system figures toward higher summer demand.
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Chesapeake Bay
Sandy Point
Matapeake
Herbert R. O’ Conor
Romancoke-Claiborne
O’conor
Claiborne
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Headquarters
Third Service Command
War Manpower Commission
War Food Administration
Philip Hayes
Service Command
Westover
Hurlock
Easton
Pfc
Philip E. Breeding
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Tie Zwick
Cancer Campaign
Caroline
Preston School
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