Camp Ride Ritchie Guards Set New Rifle Qualifying Record
Maryland National Guard First Infantry unit at Camp Ritchie Aug 1 announces record rifle qualification with 18 guardsmen required to qualify and 43 failing, while 83 fell short last year. Community Day invites local landowners for tours and demonstrations Friday afternoon as units prepare to depart. Band from Frederick provides field music and a surprise birthday party honors Miss Boots Sherman.
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Eppley
University of Maryland
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United States Army
Cumberland
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Warrant
Trip A Disappointment In A Rail Trip Tale Of Woe
A local youth travels by rail to Pittsburgh on an express from Frederick area. He endures crowded cars, noisy families, and excessive food as eighty to eighty truthfully uncomfortable eight hour journey. The piece lampoons outdated coaches and Spartan dining amid a travel misadventure.
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Pittsburgh
Frederick
Houck Seeks State Commander Role in American Legion
Frederick resident Charles S Houck Jr a former post commander and local leader has launched a bid for State Commander of the American Legion. A campaign will unfold ahead of the September 5 67 Baltimore convention with a slate including Francis Scott Key poet Chas Hud son Arthur Kren and others. Letters to posts statewide will mobilize support as Houck aims to become Frederick’s second Maryland State Commander following Col D John Markey in 1922.
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Walkersville
American Legion
Francis Scott Key
Frederick
Houck
Balimore
Francis Geott
Chas
F Hudson
Arthur T. Kren
Charles
Houck Jr
George
Rodock, Jr
Arab YY
Bennet
Whien M. Storm
Crames
P. Braley
Arthur Ridgely
James Reve
James UK
Navy Cuts Planes to Speed Construction for Navy
Washington August 1 The Navy Board said it has decided to sharply reduce aircraft production to speed overall naval construction. The decision aims to reallocate resources to critical shipbuilding and strengthen fleet readiness amid ongoing defense needs.
Avalons of France win construction amid navy plans
The article notes reduced aircraft numbers under Vinson treaty limits and a navy totaling around a thousand planes, plus organizational rites at Mrs. William Mersell’s home with 15 members and 15 visitors. A Bible reading and prayers framed a meeting hosted by Mrs. L. C. Horine.
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Vinson
Air Force
Ylans
Mra
William Mersell
Visicora
America
L. C. Horine
Harry Derr
Myrtle
Paschal Rena
Fragasuif Woo Ono
Mra. L. C
Housing Campaign Ready For Function In Washington
The Federal Housing Administration announces a nationwide home modernization and repair campaign. Housing Commissioner James A. Moffett says within 15 days information will be aired to alert homeowners. The plan seeks to drive billions in lending to fund painting roofing porch repairs and bathroom fixture upgrades via banks and savings institutions.
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James A. Moffett
Longshoremen Strike Continues After Refusal to Discharge
Sen Francis reports a steamship company refused to discharge 17 union men, prompting protest as the crew faced an unresolved standoff. The incident underscores ongoing labor tensions among longshore workers at the port.
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Steire Sen Francis
Houston Ahead of Time On Roosevelts Cruise
Aboard the New Orleans, President Roosevelt travels aboard the cruiser Houston heading toward Astoria Oregon as a Honolulu Fort land run host ship. Fog and rain delay progress while Houston slows to meet the American shoreline for a brief Astoria stop tomorrow night.
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Roosevelt
Astoria
Ore
Honolulu-Fortland
Houston
Columbia River
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