Final Rites For R. E. Town To Be Wednesday
Raymond Edgar Town longtime Frederick resident and Potomac Edison treasurer and secretary died after a three month illness at his home. Born in Columbus Ohio July 26 1886 he held posts in rail and utility firms before moving to Frederick in 1916. He served as treasurer of Potomac Edison from 1923 and secretary later, active in local clubs and civic groups. He leaves a wife a daughter a grandson and four brothers with funeral set for 2 pm Wednesday at his home Mt Olivet cemetery interment.
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Raymond Edgar Town
Potomac Edison Company
Rockwell Terrace
Frederick
Hagerstown
A. Masons
Catoctin Country Club
Frederick Cotillion Club
Kiwanis Club
Maryland Utilities Association
Ohio
James F
Sarah Stevens
Columbus
Buckeye Steel Casting Company
Cincinnati Steel Works
Cincinnati
Lola Mae Cunningham
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Pueblo
Colo
Town
Frederick County
C. E Coe
Florence M. Town
St Petersburg
Fla
Howard L. Cleveland
Charles F
St. Petersburg
Arno E
New York City
Frank D Town
Trenton
N. J
East Church Street
Mt Olivet
R Etchison and Son
Fishermen Charged For Worm Bait Trout Catch On Local Creek
Saturday and Sunday drew anglers to Big Hunting Creek in the Catoctin area but most efforts failed. Willard Saylor of Ladesburg was charged with violating federal rules after using worm bait on the protected stream. He faces trial before Magistrate William J Stoner in Thurmont with a $10 penalty.
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Willard Saylor
Ladesburg
Big Hunting Creek
Catoctin
Benjamin F. Phebus
Saylor
William J Stoner
Thurmont
Hunting Creek
Submarine shells Curacao oil plants. no damage reported
An enemy submarine shelled Royal Dutch Petroleum installations at Bullen Bay Curacao but caused no damage. Coastal batteries answered, the submarine dived and made no further attack. This follows an earlier Aruba strike on February 16. Oysters change sex from male to female and vice versa.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Royal Dutch Petroleum Company
Bullen Bay
Netherlands West Indies
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Aruba
Ox Fibre Brush Co. Executive Dies In Florida
Harry Peter Seeger, 47, executive at Ox Fibre Brush Co. for 32 years, died Saturday evening at St Vincent's Hospital, Jacksonville, after a two week illness while on business. He joined the firm in 1910 as an office boy, rose to comptroller, served on the board, and held secretary and treasurer posts. Survived by wife Wardie Mohler Seeger, parents, siblings, and six nephews. Funeral Tuesday at 4 from church with Masonic rites at Mt Olivet cemetery.
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Harry Peter Seeger
Ox Fibre Brush Company
St Vincent’s Hospital
Jacksonville
Fla
Sanford
Philip and
Mary Elizapeth Erust Seeger
Mr .Seeger
Sec
Seeger
Lynch Lodge
A. F
A. ‘Masons
Jacques
Frederick Lodge
Pol
David Louge
Independent Hose Company
Evangelical Lutheran Church
William S. Lambdin
This City
Albert Seeger
Beloit
Wis
Anna Seeger
Washington
Elizabeth Seeger
Edward Ranneberger
Baltimore
Saturday classes at Frederick High School praised as a great success
A recent survey at Frederick High School found Saturday morning classes had little impact on overall attendance with attendance normal in most classes. Juniors and seniors were more often excused due to regular Saturday jobs in local stores. Principal Wilbur Devilbiss called the program a great success with few complaints from students.
Injured Knee S Endures Fall at Union Bridge Shops
Roy Boone of Johnsville suffered an injured knee from a fall at work in the Union Bridge railroad shops last week.
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Roy Boone
Johnsville
Union Bridge Railroad
Petain Reaches to Laval for National Unity in France
Marshal Pétain urged the French people to back Laval and form a united government as France under Vichy reshapes leadership. Laval announced delegated power and named Gen Jean-Francois Jannekyn as Secretary of State for Air, marking 1922 members in the new government.
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Vichy
France
Marshal Petain
Pierre Laval
European Organization
Laval
Jean Francois Jannekyn
Air
Syria
Algeria
Jannekyn
Naval clash feared in Bay of Bengal region
A map outlines prospective battle arenas and target towns along India's eastern coast as massed Allied and Japanese fleets presage one of history’s major naval encounters in the Bay of Bengal. The contending fleets raise the prospect of a decisive collision in a critical theater.
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Bay of Bengal
India
Occupied and unoccupied zones publish new Government announcement
Newspapers in both zones print the new Government’s formation as it prepares for its first formal meeting tomorrow. The announcement confirms the government and is an exception to paper conservation rules.
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Lavais
Weather summary for April and year to date
The report lists 24 hour precipitation ending 8 am today and April totals. It notes April 1941 precipitation at 3.67 inches versus normal 3.39, and deficiency to April 1, 1942 at 0.04 inches. Yesterday high 5 degrees, low last night 40, with moon and sun timings and a note that rain fell 280 days so far this year in some places.
Frederick High School Play American Passport Acclaimed
The Frederick High School all school play American Passport was acclaimed as a pivot success, highlighting student performers and production teamwork.
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Frederick High School
Play Draws Large Attendance at Local High School
A report notes over 500 pupils attended Thursday afternoon and about 400 on Friday night for a drama titled an epic of American domestic life. The high school faculty hosted the event and audiences greeted it with strong interest and enthusiasm.
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Ea Fe
Oursler to Speak at Washington County Teachers Banquet
Charles Fulton Oursler editor playwright author and lecturer will be principal speaker at the annual banquet of the Washington County Teachers Association on April 24. He will discuss A Formula for Peace of Mind. Oursler is a Baltimore native who began his career as a newspaper reporter.
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Oursler
Hagerstown
Charles Fulton Oursler
Washington County Teachers’ Association
Baltimore
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Potomac Edison Co
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THE
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Nepal
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Yahya
Mandel
China
Indochina
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Nicobar
Thailand
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Akyob
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Colombo
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Indian Ocean
Renower
Tess
William R. Slemmer
Liberty Finance Corporation
N. Market St
Frederick, MD
Frederick Iron & Steel Co
Red Cross
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
Uncle
Kenower
ARMY
NAVY
Marines
Coast Guard
Remard Wave
Willys-Overland Scout Car Division
BRAND
Reyna
H. P
Oaes Ee
SEARS
Sears Farm
South Market ST. Frederick, MD
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