No Shoe Sales Until Tuesday Frozen Today
The government ordered footwear rationing effective Tuesday with stamp No 17 for one pair of shoes through June 15. All leather shoes and rubber-soled types are covered, while storm wear and baby shoes are excluded. Shoppers may pool coupons within families to adjust purchases as needed.
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Washington
White House
New York
Harold W Volk
Dallas
Texas
National Shoe Retailers Association
Plant The Seeds Of Victory In A War Garden This Year
A 1943 guidance piece urges every farm family and urban resident to plant Victory Gardens to boost national food stocks. It cites Secretary Wickard on producing enough food for armed forces Allies and civilians, notes reduced canning demand, and explains gardens ease shipping burdens while supporting war production and better public health. Next discusses who should grow gardens.
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Claude R Wickard
Amis
Burma Bombed by RAF in Wide Burma Attacks
British war desk reports RAF bombers and fighters swept over Burma with heavy damage to Japanese transportation and military facilities. In the Lower Chindwin Valley Hurricanes destroyed three locomotives, damaged 40 railway cars, three fuel tanks and several small factories in low altitude raids.
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Burma
New Delhi
RAF
Lower
Chindwin
Firemen Attend Church Service Emphasizes Youth Training
Rev. Dr Amos Traver, chaplain of Independent Hose Company, spoke at the annual service for volunteer firemen in the Evangelical Lutheran church. He urged early youth discipline, citing military service as a proving ground. About 42 members from both organizations marched to the service and returned to the fire hall where president Benjamin B Rotenstock dismissed them. The article also notes a church group meeting and a steel industry output figure for 1841.
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Amos Traver
Indpendent Hose Company
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Rex Dr Traver
Fire Company
Woo
Does Louie
Benjamin B Rotenstock
Woman Injured After Slipping on Bolivar Ice Street
Woman suffers a broken ankle and other injuries after slipping on an ice covered sidewalk near the Bread's filling station in Bolivar. She is taken to Charles Town General Hospital for treatment. Additional local notes mention patients and visitors at nearby hospitals, and observances of other residents.
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Frank Bell
Harpers Fort
Breads
Charles Town General Hospital
Ground Observers Week to Be Marked by Special Observance
Frederick County marks Maryland Ground Observer Corps Week with a public observance. Gov Herbert R. O’Conor proclaims the week. county officials urge chief observers from towns including Urbana Walkerville Emmitsburg and Brunswick to attend a mass meeting in Winchester. Credentials required for admission. noted travel by CFA transportation.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Frederick City
Winchester
Herbert RO Conor
Charles Bo Hudson
Frederick
Wilbur Baker
Unionville
K E Mackey
Emontsburg
Tenmeenaiad
CFA Ap
Harry M Feaga Feagavilie
Caer
Mettan Baine Adtoy
Whitmore Walkerville
Harry Kefauver Urbana
Bernard Selo
New Market
Charlies W Jones Bidgeville
William H Campbell
Baltimore
Lang
Frederik Hed
Sun Wee Tees
Local births and community notes in Martinsburg and vicinity
The notice reports the birth of a daughter to Dany and Lynn Coleman with relatives in Cumberland and Martinsburg, and mentions Mrs DeLawder formerly Mrs Josephine Doran from Harper Ferry. It lists various local happenings including hospital visits, a Winchester Memorial Hospital checkup, a family reunion at Camp Hill, and moves to Wisconsin. It also notes a legal case in Frederick where Earl Lo Myers faced forfeited collateral and a traffic time violation.
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Mt. Neil Carper
Harpers Ferry
King's Daughter
Martinsburg
Car-Ola Som
Marcus
Mis J H Reigger
Bolivari
Ella Rabbitt
Washington
Regger
Baltimore
Lou Coleman
Cumberland
Bolivar
George Coleman
Jolia Coleman
Dany
Lynn Coleman
Henry
Sarah Coleman
John DeLawadeer
Harper Ferry
DeLawder
Josephine Doran
M F Castleman
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Marvin Pilla
Lovettsville
Lester Webb
Kerreit Daily
Blacksburg, Va
Earl Lo Myers
Frederick
Walter Wilt
State Police
Myers
Auxiliary Cancels Supper and Dance Plans
The Anaill ary Unit of the Emmitsburg American Legion Post canceled a planned supper and dance this month. At the regular meeting last week plans were formed for a Legion Home dance next Saturday night, with refreshments served. The essay contest prize went to the unit as a whole, and Mrs Fitey suggested members help make a quilt to auction later.
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Emmitsburg
American Legion Post
Legion Home
America
Fitey
Do. C Cats
Mackly
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OPA
James F Byrnes
Jon McCormick
Lord Baltimore
CAP
Ankara
Serge
Alexandrovich V Vinogradvoc
Turkey
Sukru Saracoglu
USS
United States
Laurence A Steinhardt
Hughe Knatchbull Hugessen
Victory Gardeners
U. S. Department of Agriculture
NEA
Doll Jewelry Store
South Market St
Frederick, Md
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Albert C. Palmer
Markell & Ford
Dr. Traver
Bright Jewels
Calvary M E Church School
Jose Yingling
Clayton Hahn
Yingling
Hari Zimmerman
Mary Yingling
Bo Ness
Cross of
Jesus
Howard Mayne
Robert Reifsnider
Exie Baker
Swift
Genevieve Hahn
Mayne
Reifsnider
Miss Baker
Edward M Mantz
Helen Sibert
Bolivar, W. Va
Claude D Ballentine
Rosa Ballentine
Roanoke
Camp Belvoir
Vachette
Ballentine
L . Hape
Marquette
Harpersberry
Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Post Office
U.S
Amel
Maybre
Reyne
Viola Webb
Robert Brickman
Havie de Grace
Daily
Wisconsin
Mr Daily
Hercules Power
Radford
Signature Auto Furniture
Fredfrick
PSC Ee
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