Government draft deferments blamed on hit or miss policy
Washington reports the House Military Committee censured federal agencies for inconsistent draft deferment practices. It urged local boards to review files to end unwarranted employment deferments and noted 1,046,878 draft age workers among 2,370,166 government personnel. The panel cited abuse risks from title changes and essentiality claims, while highlighting many deferments granted for non essential reasons.
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Washington
House Military Committee
House
District of Columbia
Church To Dedicate Tablet To Service Boys
Lovetsville notes record a church planning a tablet dedication for service boys. Local events include Edith Winslow marrying Wessel Steadman in Vienna with McKimmey sisters as friends, and Edith Bruin visiting Purcellville relatives. Nearby, families visit relatives in Vienna and Washington area while Dorothy Keister recovers from illness.
Camouflage Hat Inductee Connected to Florida and Annapolis
Camouflage Hat was employed in shipbuilding and lived with his wife and daughter at Panama City Florida when called for induction. He had registered at Annapolis prior to moving south. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Reed and son toured to Monrovia with her mother visiting her father hospitalized at Fort Howard with acute arthritis. Mr. and Mrs. John Brown and family and Mr. Charles Farr of Purcellville visited Levin and Mrs. Brown. Welby George shows improvement at home. Rev. and Mrs. A. N. Warner and family visited relatives, with Mrs. Warner joining sisters at Hamilton. Pvt. George Hawes on furlough from California spent time with Russell Wirts. Wedding notice announced for Mrs Ruth Taylor Lynn and Charles S. Gaver at Luray Episcopal church. A tablet honoring boys in service to be dedicated at Mount Olivet church May 2. H. S. Keller and daughter Gulielma Keller visited relatives. Deeds recorded transferring two Hamilton avenue parcels to Guy W. Wetzel and Walter C. Stockman for $2,550 and $2,410 respectively.
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Edith Bruin
Martin Yakey
Purcellville
Jack Potterfield
Anne Potterfield
Ralph Hirst
Vienna
Bertie Potterfield
Walter Myers
Washington
Ernest Pfeiffer
Frederick
Panama City
Fla
Annapolis
Florida
Leo Reed
Monrovia
N. C. Hess
Fort Howard
John Brown
Charles Farr
Levin Brown
Welby George
A. N. Warner
Henry Aldrich
Arie Steadman
T. W. Warner
Eva Schooley
C. A. Kuhlman
Edna Shhumaker
Hamilton
George Hawes
California
Russell Wirts
Dar
Ruth Taylor Lynn
Charles 5. Gaver
Episcopal Church
Luray
Mount Olivet Church
H. S. Keller
Gulielma Keller
Jefferson
No Aspirin Safer Than Genuine St Joseph Aspirin
A brief ad touts St Joseph Aspirin as the world s largest selling analgesic claiming no safer option. The copy emphasizes purity and speed of relief and reinforces brand recognition with a confident sales tone.
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St. Joseph
Auret
Joseph
Be On Alert OPA Warns Housewives
State Office of Price Administration warns housewives to be vigilant during Passover and Easter for price violations on Grade A chickens. OPA cites very light supplies due to heavy demand and urges against black market activities. Ceiling prices listed for broilers fryers and roasters across live dressed and drawn weights.
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Baltimore
State Office of Price Administration
OPA
U-Boat Survivor Is Saved By Destroyer
A German submarine was depth charged and destroyed in the Caribbean Sea after being surfaced and detected by a destroyer several months ago. One survivor was rescued, and details indicate a perilous encounter at sea with Allied forces taking decisive action.
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Navy
United States
Ta Amaia Wa
Howard Burhanna, Jr
Philadelphia
Washington
Caribbean Sea
Local divorce case opinion filed grants Painter absolute divorce
Chief Judge Edward S. Delaplaine granted William T. Painter of near Frederick an absolute divorce from Mrs. Besse Painter near Thurmont in a seven page opinion. The divorce followed a desertion claim by Mrs. Painter with Painter cross-billing for desertion and adultery. Delaplaine noted evidence of desertion, including a last departure in 1938. Walter E. Sian and Manuel M. Weinberg appeared as counsel for Painter and the wife respectively.
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Edward S. de la Plaine
William T. Painter
Frederick
Besse
Painter
Thurmont
Pan American Highway Project Funding Proposal
A measure proposes more than eighty five million dollars to accelerate construction of the Pan American Highway. The plan aims to advance key segments, attract federal backing, and boost regional trade and transportation efficiency through expedited road work and logistics support.
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Eighth Army
Tunisia
Lovetsville
Keving McKimmey
Wayne McKimmey
Jean McKimmey
Edith Winslow
Wessel Steadmat
Miss McKimmey
Mary Washington College
Fredericksburg
C. Edgar Clingan
Hamilton Avenue
Guy W. Wetzel
Walter C. Stockman
Carole Landis
Hollywood
England
North Africa
Rosenour’s
Kail
Selby Shoes
Batiooned
College Miss Shoes
Rosenour
North Market St
Lyken’s
Hillside Coal CO
WATER
Honda
West Patrick St
Backhaid
Stephen Stetson
Sweet Orr
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Alia
Dateceetae EY One
W. Patrick
Freeelice, MD
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