Blood Plasma And Surgical Dressings On Battlefield
A local soldier in France praises home front aid for blood plasma and surgical dressings supporting Army and Navy medical units. Pfe. William J. Koontz writes of daily life, gratitude for supplies, and pride in medical staff, bandages, and plasma, with notes on politics and German propaganda leaflets.
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Navy
Pfe
William J. Koontz
France
Wiliam H. Koontz
South Market Street
Local Notes From Washington and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Charles Nay of Washington spent several days with Mr and Mrs C W Cover. Arthur Lowman is slowly recovering from a lacerated scalp after a creek diving accident under Dr McVaugh Taneytown. Myron Yoder and family of Mattawana and Tyrone visited Mr and Mrs E L Warner. Cpl Leroy Flickinger is home on furlough with his parents. Ada Yoder of Baltimore visits her sister Mrs E L Warner. Mrs Victor Vito and daughter of New York City visit Mrs Vitos parents Mr and Mrs Alvah Young. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Grimes moved to Bridgeport on the Taneytown Emmitsburg road. Norman Miller is able to be out again after illness. Mrs Edgar Booth and children of Baltimore visit her parents Mr and Mrs D B Reifsnider. Mr and Mrs Otis Devilbiss and E L Warner called on Edgar Caple in Chambersburg. Caple has been homebound with improving condition. Mr and Mrs Lewis Yoder of Baltimore visit Mr and Mrs E L Warner. Mr and Mrs Carroll Wilhide and Mr and Mrs Clyde Wilhide visit. Mr Yoder has been inducted into the Army and leaves August 31 for service. Roger Wiley, U S Navy, ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Lowman
McVaugh
Taneytown
Myron Yoder
Frances Yoder
Mattawana
Emma Yoder
Tyrone
E. L. Warner
Leroy Flickinger
William Flickinger
Ada Yoder
Baltimore
Victor Vito
New York City
Edgar Booth
D. B Reifsnider
Otis Devilbiss
Edgar Caple
Chambersburg
Caple
Lewis Yoder
Carroll Wilhide
Clyde Wilhide
Yoder
Roger Wiley
U. S. Navy
Local notices of visits and recoveries in area families
Returned to Williamsburg after time with his parents Mr and Mrs Wiley. Mrs Francis Fry of Baltimore spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs M J Wilhide. Mrs Charles Roop of Area Acres visits her mother Mrs Maggie Schildt. Mrs Nusbaum of Walkersville recuperating after surgery at her daughter Mrs Ralph Schildt’s home in Detour.
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Williamsburg
Mr. Wiley
Francis Fry
Baltimore
M. J. Wilhide
Charles Roop
Area Acres
Maggie Schildt
Nusbaum
Walkersville
Ralph Schildt
Award to Lt Charles E Rolph for meritorious service in Southwest Pacific
General George C Kenney awards the Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal to Second Lieutenant Charles E Rolph of Frederick Maryland for meritorious achievement during sustained operational flight missions in the Southwest Pacific where hostile contact was probable.
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FLYER
Southwest Pacific
George C. Kenney
Allied Air Forces
Charles E. Rolph
West Third Street
Frederick
Countians Attend U of Md Conference
The Maryland Extension Service schedules a Junior Leadership workshop at the University of Maryland on August 30 and 31. Older rural youth from 4-H Senior Council, Farm Bureau, Grange and similar groups will discuss The Home of Tomorrow The Community of Tomorrow The Education of Tomorrow World Farm Problems and A Spiritual Fortress For Tomorrow. Delegates from Frederick County include Peggy Himes Doty Remsberg Evelyn Howard Oneda Albaugh Margaret Roderick Staley Hahn Marion Hoffman and William Howard as group leaders and council members.
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Maryland Extension Service
University of Maryland
Couni Eil
Grange
Farm Bureau
Community of Tomorrow
Frederick County
Peggy Himes
Walkersville
Doty Remsberg
Jefferson
Evelyn Howard
Ballenger
Oneda B. Albaugh
Unionville
Margaret Roderick
Staley Hahn
Ceresville
Marion Hoffman
Frederick
Route 4
William Howard
U. S. Papers To Open Paris Offices Again
New York papers the Times and the Herald Tribune announce reopening Paris offices. Times bureau operated until the war entry. Herald Tribune last European edition June 12, 1940, offers facilities to Army for Yank and Stars and Stripes publication.
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New York
the Times
The
Herald Tribune
Paris
Times Bureau
United States
Stars and Stripes
Soldier Shriner Killed in Action in Frame France
Word reached Mrs Fanny M. Shriner that her son Pfc. Shriner was killed in action on July 6 while serving with Company A near Thurmont France. The family confirms the loss and honors his service.
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Pfc. Shriner
Winis
Co. A
Fanny M. Shriner
Thurmont
Eighth Army Nears Gothic Line in Italy Front
Eighth Army elements push along the eastern Italian front within three miles of the Gothic Line fortifications. Allied forces report infantry and tanks advancing with Polish troops occupying Fang and holding the Arzilla river south bank. Nazi withdrawals appear to have ceased as defenses are prepared.
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Rome
Eighth Army
Fang
Arzilla
Inn
Brandenburg Reunion at Kemp Town Sept 3
The Brandenburg clan holds its annual reunion at Kemp Town on September 3 with an 11 o'clock morning church service, a noon basket lunch, and an afternoon business session at 2 30.
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Brandenburg
Kemptown
Handling Host Visits When New Guests Are Expected
In social calls a host may hint to leave when guests are due soon. The correct action is to notice the time and depart a few minutes before new arrivals, even if hosts say not to hurry. This respects the hint without confronting the invitation directly.
Enemy Targets Blasted Again Across Northern France
Allied Mosquito bombers swept northern France blasting rail and transport from the mouth of the Seine to the German border as part of a round the clock campaign to sever Reich movement. Other squadrons hit Seine crossings near Rouen and the German city Essen, home to Krupp works. Weather was spotty but fighters continued hammering targets in five countries as preparations for Paris air defense were disclosed after Sunday night raids by German Ju 88s.
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London
France
Seine
Reich
Rouen
Essen
Krupp Armament Works
Paris
International Peace Plan Shift Bypasses Politics
Secretary Hull and John Foster Dulles agreed that creating an international peace and security organization must be kept out of politics. They emphasized nonpartisan focus on securing a lasting framework, signaling a unified approach beyond party lines.
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Washington
Hull
John Foster Dulles
Chinese Governor of Sinkiang Is Ousted
Chinese state press announces the removal of Gen Soeng Shah Usar from the Sinkiang governorship. Gen Wu Chung Hsin becomes governor in a significant switch signaling Beijing's strengthened control in the frontier region amid tensions with Outer Mongolia and Soviet nationals.
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Sinkiang
Chungking
Russia
Soeng Shah Usar
China
Wu Chung Hsin
Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission
Chang Kai-Shek
Nanking
Sheng
Sunkiang
Outer Mongolia
Purple Heart Awarded to Wounded Soldier in France
Pic. James W. Johnson received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in France on July 11. His mother Mrs. Edna Dixon, of 327 East Second Street, accepted the medal Monday. A telegram on August 12 and a letter last week noted his steady improvement. Previously he had not received mail since being wounded, and hospital mail began arriving at his new address after the award.
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Furple
Pic
James W. Johnson
France
Edna Dixon
East Second Street
Pfc Johnson Due for a Deluge After Mail Snafu
A fragment notes Pfc Johnson awaiting relief once mail delivery is sorted, while mentioning Maryland’s state flower the black eyed Susan. The text blends military context with a decorative botanical fact.
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Pfc. Johnson
Maryland
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Pvt. Koontz
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Charles Nay
C. W. Cover
Okelele
Pratt’s
North Market St. Frederick, Md
Sam Cooper
Vuudle
Abes
National Surety Corp
U. A. Lough & Son
South Market St
Mae A
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
U. of Md
U. S
Norfolk
Norfolk Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Snow Hill
Edmond H. Johnson
First Judicial Circuit
Worcester County Grand Jury
Joseph E. Brimer
Worcester
Raymond Cook
Raymond A. Cook
Raymond F. Cook
Hanes
P. H. Hanes Knitting Co
Winston-Salem, N. C
Annan
C. Shriner
Lydian E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Keystone House & Barn
Nicodemus
Court St
General Acceptance Corporation
Frederick, Md
Devour
Conklin
Sheaffer
Dansberg Jewelry
KEY Hotel Bldg
War
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Bell Nawspat
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