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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1942
Page
2
Governor O Connor proclaims April 25 26 and 27 as selective service registration days for Maryland men ages 45 to 64. Registration will be 9 a m to 5 p m on the 25th and 26th and 9 a m to 9 p m on the 27th. He urged public buildings and employer support to ensure full participation for victory and democracy.
Mrs Mary Stewart Gadd escaped injury when her car was forced off Route 26 east of Unionville and collided with a roadside sign. State Trooper William Houck charged Thomas Wilson Whalen of Baltimore with failure to keep right as witnesses said the truck forced her car off the road while attempting to pass.
Local welfare workers from Frederick County plan to attend the thirty ninth annual meeting of the Maryland State Conference of Social Welfare in Baltimore at the Lord Baltimore House. Dr Winifred Cullin of the University of London will discuss The Impact of the War on the Child, with Fred Hoehler delivering the keynote Monday. G Howland Shaw will speak on juvenile delinquency in war time, and several Frederick County officials and staff will take part in sections and business sessions.
A forest fire along Linganore Creek east of the Biltrac tion plant near Frederick City burned about ten acres before firefighters under District Forester Sheldon H. Burns brought it under control. An undetermined origin was noted with a nearby resident seeing youths near the area. The fifteenth forest fire of the season in the region, it followed openings at Foxville tower and other lookout sites as warm weather raised danger.
Gene Sponseller of this city was jailed on drunken driving charges after being picked up by Maryland State Police. He was held in the county jail on $1000 bond pending trial before Magistrate Manuel M. Weinberg at Police Court tonight following a warning not to drive while intoxicated.
Work has begun to remodel the storeroom once used by American Stores on West Patrick Street. The space will be added to the Sears Roebuck and Co. retail store at 12 West Patrick Street. Local contractor Thomas J. Crum leads the project and an addition at the rear is planned.
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