County Soldier Freed By Reds Is Visiting At Home
Pfc. Martin Luther Johnson, 23, son of John W. Johnson near Wolfsville, was held by Chinese and North Korean forces for 36 days in Korea before release to convalescent leave. As the first locally known prisoner of war released to come home, his vivid account contrasts Red brutality with a staged indoctrination effort and life on the front lines with the 24th Division.
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Reds
Pfc
Martin Luther Johnson
John W. Johnson
Wolfsville
Korea
Pie. Johnson
Johnson
38Th Parallel
Johnso
21St Medical Company
Japan
Tokyo
24Th Division
John H. Church
Frederick
U.N
Seoul
Pic. Johnson
Remlin
Pic
North Korea
China
Russia
Iron Curtain
Suwon
U. N
Local Soldier Repays Duty After Long Recovery
Division Hospital to Tokyo for 15 days then Lebanon General Hospital in San Francisco for three more days. Ph Johnson later spent 12 days at Camp Stoneman and received a 30 day home convalescent leave. A week extension followed and he plans to leave Wolfs ville for Fort Lewis. He sustained a slight shrapnel wound but aided comrades while in Chinese captivity. He studied at Wolfsville and worked briefly at the Hagers- town plant before enlisting.
Notable Local Tradesman Moves From Town Shoe to Plant
A veteran worker left the Town Shoe and Legging Company to join the Mc Fairchild airplane plant where he remained for three years. He is one of eight brothers, none currently in military service.
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Mc Fairchild Airplane Plant
Trucker Fined 350 for Hauling Oversized Rockfish
Cambridge April 9 Hooper's Island trucker Todd paid a 350 fine after conviction on hauling about 8000 pounds of oversized rockfish. He faced 10 of 16 warrants for possession of fish over 15 pounds. Magistrate C Burnam Mace imposed 35 fines plus 15 court costs. Trailer seized on March 27 on Hooper's Island.
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Cambridge
Rulur Miltons Todd
Hooper's Island
Todd
C. Burnam Mace
Mace
Fishing crew cited for illegal oversized catch during spawning
Capt William McKinley Mills, a fisheries inspector, said the haul totaled 323 fish averaging 27 pounds each with half the fish over 15 pounds. Judge Mace admonished Todd that those who caught and packed the fish knew they were illegal and that no conservationist would favor retaining oversized fish during spawning season.
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William McKinley Mills
Mills
Todd
Mace
Hadacol enducement stories from readers across cities
Mrs As Plonka of Chicago reports her 10 year old daughter Carmelita gained appetite after starting Hadacol and now eats three meals daily with snacks. A Montgomery resident credits Hadacol for improved digestion appetite weight and energy. Detroit and dairy worker William Dunlap says Hadacol boosted his appetite energy and reduced stomach issues after months of use.
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As Plonka
S. Aberdeen
Chicago
Carmelita
Missouri
G. E. Moncus
Columbus St
Montgomery
Dhat
William J. Dunlap
Freeret
Apt. 2
Detroit
Mich
Hadacol
Local legislator laments Tidewater Fisheries law clarity
A University of Maryland student and Cambridge High School trainee comments that laws are poorly drafted and urges a rewrite by the Legislature. In other items, Dr Vernon Twitchell, 42, was arrested for drunkenness after being found asleep on a neighbor's lawn. he pleaded guilty and was fined 25 dollars.
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Todd
University of Maryland
Cambridge High School
Los Angeles
Vernon Bronson Twitchell
Twitchell
Harvard
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