Frederick county to seek abolition of constable system
The Frederick County delegation will seek legislation to abolish the constable system and require one county commissioner to serve on the board of education. Senate plans a meeting with county officials to draft local bills for early submission, arguing the move consolidates local authority and increases taxpayer representation.
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Frederick County
General Assembly
County Bossa of Education
John B Funk
Funk
Schol Board
Welfare Board
Board of County Commissioners
135 Lives Lost When U S Ship Is Torpedoed
A United States merchant ship was torpedoed off South America in daylight, with 135 dead or missing among 299 aboard including 169 American seamen. Navy says four ships were hit, two torpedoes sank the vessel in about ten minutes, and two acts of heroism saved fewer lives.
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United States
South America
Navy Department
Washington
F. J. Mills
Detroit
Ramsburg Brothers Enter Army From Georgia and Massachusetts
In Georgia Walkersville resident Georgia Pyi Ramsburg the son of Mr and Mrs Grayson H Ramsburg recently transferred from Camp Pickett Virginia to Bainbridge Georgia He entered the Army September 1 1942 His brother Harold E Ramsburg who entered the Army July 20 1942 is stationed at Camp Edwards Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyi Ramsburg
Grayson H. Ramsburg
Walkersville
Camp Pickett
Bainbridge
Harold E. Ramsburg
Camp Edwards
Mass
Appeals Court Sworn In at Annapolis Dec 8 Ceremony
Governor O Connor swore in six Maryland Court of Appeals judges at the state house marking a second instance of six jurists sworn in at once. Chief Judge Bond was absent due to illness. Judge Sloan led the sequence with the oldest jurist preset. Judges Marbury Collins Delaplaine and Grason were also sworn, each receiving a Judicial commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
O'Conor
Court of Appeals
Carroll T. Bond
Baltimore
Albert C. Ritchie
Benjamin A. Johnson
Salisbury
First Judicial Circuit
State House
Maryland
D. Lindley Sloan
Cumberland
Appeals Court
Ridgley P. Melvin
Fifth Judicial Circuit
Melvin
William H Forsythe
Ogle Marbury
Upper Marlboro
Stephen R. Collins
Chestertown
Edward §. Delaplaine
Frederick
C. Gus Grason
Towson
Manzanar Relocation Center Enforces Rigid Military Rule
At Manzanar California the Army announces evacuation of all non Japanese personnel as forces tighten control after weekend riots. Pro Axis Japanese celebrations of Pearl Harbor sparked clashes with American factions. Troops fired into a crowd, killing one and wounding eight while police and Army units bolster security. Camp director Ralph Merritt cites riot origins and suppression by tear gas and crowd control. Fred Tayama and Tay Uyeno, leaders of pro Allied and pro United Nations groups, were hospitalized or jailed amid the unrest.
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Manzanar
Calif
Manzanar Relocation Center
E Aeat
Pearl Harbor
Ralph P. Merritt
Banzai
Merritt
Fred Tayama
Savory Beef Inexpensive Dinner for Rationing Time
A compact recipe for Savory Beef serving two pounds of meat with onions flour spices and brown stock. Meat browns with onions then spices and stock are added and simmered two hours for shank plate or rump variants.
Pearl Harbor Day Ships Launched In Major Naval Build Up
The U S Fleet celebrated Pearl Harbor Day by launching the battleship New Jersey and the aircraft carrier Alii among several other warships, with additional hulls at Cramp Shipyards and Bethlehem Fore River. In Philadelphia the Miami cruiser will enter water, while other ships including minesweepers and a destroyer tender marked a day of rapid naval construction. Also, the Philadelphia Athletics released several players as part of Connie Mack's plan for 1943, and news notes include Buddy Blair nearing draft. Potatoes will freeze at 30 degrees, but sprout above 40.
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Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
United States
Miami
Philadelphia
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
New Jersey
Jane's
Delaware River
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Quincy Mass
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Fore River
Lexington
Wasp
Bunker Hill
Belleau Wood
Camden
N. J
New York Shipbuilding Yard
Independence
Princeton
Alarm
Apex
Alchemy
Arcade
Arch
Armda
Tampa
Piedmont
Florida
Duluth Minn
Mobile
Ala
Philadelphia Athletics
Mike Kreevich
Bill Knickerbocker
Eric McNair
Larry Eschen
Connie Mack
Toe
Louis
Buddy) Blair
Athletics
Frederick Art Club Christmas Party Next Tuesday
The Frederick Art Club will hold its annual Christmas party Tuesday evening at the Hotel Frederick. The dinner starts at 6 thirty with Miss Mary C. Ott as mistress of ceremonies. A short program follows with Mrs. A. N. Warner as speaker. Guests may attend, reservations due by Saturday, committee members listed.
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Frederick
Private Glenn Hubbard Survives Wasp Sinking
Private Glenn Hubbard 18 son of Mr and Mrs George Hubbard Creagerstown survived the sinking of aircraft carrier Wasp where he served as a Marine He floated three hours in the water before rescue and later visited his parents in this county.
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Glenn Hubbard
George Hubbard
Creagerstown
Wasp
Hubbard
Induction candidates listed by Board 1 includes many names
A long list of individuals linked to a board's induction process is presented. Names appear with multiple street addresses and towns such as Frederick Buckeystown Brunswick and Baltimore. The OCR presents numerous entries like Charlee P Fisher Knoxville Henry Lee Gray Lime Kiln George Bruce Barnes and many others.
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Colored Group
Wesley Howard
Middle Alley
Charlee P Fisher
Knoxville
Henry Lee Gray
George Bruce Barnes
West Sixth Street
Raymond Bennett Bayton
Baltimore
Frederick
John William Calvin Ram
South Bent Sreet
Charles Edward Brown
West All Saints Steret
Rosroe
Walliden Duckett
Mark Hamilton Johnson
Middletown
Ralph Celvin
East Sixth Street
Ernest Bernard Hall
Kinnehart's Alley
John Wiliams
South Bentz
Charles Edward Palmer
North Bentz
Eugene Foster Henderson
Washington
Burkittsville
James Bernard Walker
All Saints
James Houston Garner
Hyattstown
Philip Joseph Wolfe
Adamstown
John Henry Derbert
Albert Leroy Thompson
Earl Franklin Newman
Klinehart’s Alley
Robert Joseph Howard
Buckeystown
Webster Debarick Luby
Charles Teut Dulueam
Alfred Franklin Lee
Bryan Ulysses Ross
LeRoy Richard Herbert
Jefferson
Atley
Richard Tyler
All Saints Street
Policeman Shot in Berwyn as Suspect Tracked Across State Lines
State police and county authorities blocked bridges and roads into the county after a man who shot Prince George's County officer Edwin Thompson was believed en route from Virginia in a stolen car. A Marine AWOL from North Carolina was arrested at The Plains, Virginia, near Leesburg, as the assailant linked to the early morning shooting at a Berwyn tavern.
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Virginia
Prince George's
North Carolina
Plains
Leesburg
Edwin Thompson
Berwyn
Famous Trapp Family To Sing Here Thursday Night
The famous von Trapp family choir will perform at 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Frederick High School auditorium. The Austrian Barons and Barones von Trapp, led by Rev Dr Franz Wasner, bring church music and folk tunes to Frederick as part of the Cooperative Concerts series.
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Frederick
Helry
Hapsburg
Maria Augusta von Trapp
Rupert
Werner
Agatha
Johanna
Hedwig
Maria
Martina
Franz Wasner
Baron von Trapp
Class Meets Loyal Workers Bible Class at Parkway Church
The Loyal Workers Bible Class of Parkway Church of God met at Mrs. Katie Tucker's home on Tuesday evening. Mrs. Mary Sullivan, presiding, called the meeting to order after the hymn Trust and Obey, and proceedings were brief and orderly.
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Loyal Workers Bible
Parkway Church of God
Katie Tucker
Mary Sullivan
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U.S
Georgia
Fyt
Spencer I. Ramsbarz
U. S
Ameican
America
Battefront
National Safety Council
Africa
Art Club
F. Earle Shriner
R. E. Delaplaine
Charles E. Beatty
William T. Delaplaine
M. J. Croghan
Fellows
Rogers Photo Pvt
Frederick City
WM. R. Slemmer
Mgr
Liberty Finance Corporation
N. Market St
U. S. War Savings
Jook
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Pagene
Pec
Trapp
Hitler
von Trapps
Merion
Tyrol
von Yrapps
Mescis Tucker
Sullivan
Tucker
John Rica
Santa
Effenbee
Storm & Shipley
Royal Jewelers
Jawel
Wardon
Jolly Madison
Jawele
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