County Gifts Advance to CWSC From Maryland In January
January gifts to the Church World Service Center in New Windsor totaled 255000 pounds. Frederick County ranked fifth in donations, with Middletown leading the county, sending 494 pounds of clothing 102 pounds of grease for soap and 73 pounds of food. Baltimore City and County combined, Montgomery Carroll and Prince George counties followed, while smaller communities including Myersville Monrovia Lantz and Ijamsville contributed. The drive by the Maryland-Delaware Council of Churches seeks one million pounds of relief goods by Easter for CWSC to aid overseas and displaced populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Windsor
Feo
Church World Service Center
Maryland
Frederick Connans
Middletown
Baltimore
New York
China
Japan
Italy
Germany
Church World Service
America
Frederick County
Baltimore City
County
Montgomery
Carroll
Prince George
Myersville
Monrovia
Lantz
Ijamsville
Burkittsville
Emmitsburg
Frederick
Rocky Ridge
Thurmont
Maryland - Delaware Council of Churches and Christian Education
Form Chapter of Gold Star Mothers Organizing
G Ernest Lipps, Maryland Veterans Committee representative, announced that on Tuesday at two o clock Mrs Samuel B Wright National Committeewoman American Gold Star Mothers Inc will visit Francis Scott Key Post American Legion to organize a local chapter for mothers of service members killed in World War I or II. The national group began in Washington on January 4 1923 and was incorporated January 5 1998. Gladys Poulter of Baltimore sustained a lacerated leg when a car driven by Clarence L Flickinger skidded on Route 26 east of Eldersburg and overturned. State Trooper John Morgan reported no charges. Five Japanese burned to death and eight were seriously injured in a fire at a repatriates barracks in Tokyo. August remains the peak month for motor travel in the United States, with December the worst for traffic accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Ernest Lipps
Maryland Veterans Committee
Samuel B. Wright
American Gold Star Mothers, Inc
Francis Scott Key Post
American Legion
Soman
Gladys Poulter
Baltimore
Clarence L. Flickinger
Eldersburg
William H. Lawson
John Morgan
Firemen and Police Save Engineer After Heart Attack
Harold L Scherer of Rockford Illinois was saved by rapid police and fire response after a heart attack Thursday. Lieut Six and Firemen Ray Steele Joseph Hooper and Alton Shaff loaded Scherer into an emergency truck, transported him to hospital where he survived. A letter from Frederick Iron and Steel Company president Jacob Goldberg commends the responders. Chief Fred Straley received thanks for Officer Norman Dietz’s assistance in a cemetery investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold L Scherer
Rockford, Ill
Jacob Goldberg
Frederick Iron and Steel Company
Aed
Liord C. Er
Gobibers
Ray Steele
Joseph O. Hooper
Alton E. Shaff
Lieut
Six
Scherer
Hooper
Steward Shaff
Hfe
Fred Straley
Sui Perintendent
Cyril Klein
Mt . Olivet
Norman Dietz
Meat Prices Cut in A&P Stores Eastern Division
New York February 15 2 price reductions of two to 10 cents per pound will take effect tomorrow in A and P Food Company stores eastern division impacting 49 meat varieties across the chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A & P Food Company
Joint Conference of Conservation Leaders in Baltimore
Maryland soil conservation district supervisors county agricultural agents and county associations plan a joint conference on February 19 in Baltimore. Dr T B Symons will discuss state university and extension ties. J C Dykes will outline fundamentals of the U S Soil Conservation Program. morning session chaired by Edward M Davis with further reviews by Albert J Loveland. afternoon features Joseph H Blanford and three prominent speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Soil Conservation District
Baltimore
State Soil Conservation Committee
University of Maryland Extension Service
T. B. Symons
J. C. Dykes
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
U. S. Soil Conservation Program
William R. Powell
Ellicott City
Harry H. Rieck
Preston
Howard and Caroline
Albert J. Loveland
Agricultural
U. S
Coordination difficulties and advantages discussed by Maryland farmers
Wilson Heaps of Pylesville will discuss the difficulties of coordination followed by W. H Leaverton of Rock Hall and Edward F. Holter of Middletown who will consider the advantages of coordination.
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Maryland
Wilson Heaps
Pylesville
W. H Leaverton
Rock Hall
Edward F. Holter
Middletown
Ladiesburg Sunday Visitors At Local Home
Sunday guests visited the home of F H Birely and family in Ladiesburg. Attending were Frank Gaver Ira Strawsburg of Johnsville Erlaine and Shirley Binkley Lola Binkley Joyce Sullivan and Mrs C S Smith. Also Mr and Mrs Paul Singer of Johnsville with their children spent the afternoon with Walter Lind and family. Mrs Lewis Duttera visited Monday with Mrs Birely. Mr and Mrs Duttera and Mr and Mrs Reno Grabill and son Charles spent Sunday evening.
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Ladiesburg
F. H. Birely
Frank Gaver
Ira Strawsburg
Johnsville
Olivier Linton
Erlaine
Shirley
C. W. Binkley
Lola
Mirs
Howard Sullivan
Joyce
Norman Stitely
C. 8. Smith
Paul Singer
Walter Lind
Lewis Duttera
Reno Grabill
Charles
Local Family News and Rate Increase Report
Mrs Water Lind and family hosted. Joan Lind and Miss Ethel Willhide visited. Catherine Whitmore stayed with Mrs F H Birely. Joseph Gaver of Frederick visited his parents. Chambersburg Hospital raises rates by about 12 percent due to maintenance costs. Kentucky bluegrass state with 12 000 600 acres of forests noted.
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Water Lind
Leslie Lind
Joan
Ethel Willhide
Walter Lind
Catherine Whitmore
F. H Birely
Joseph Gaver
Frederick
Frank Gaver
Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg, Pa
Kentucky
Trainman's broken leg after rail crash near Camp Kanawha
W. Sandy, 46, of Rohrersville, a member of the B and R freight crew, is hospitalized with a fractured leg after a freight train derailed at Stunkle's Crossing near Point of Rocks around 4 am Sunday. He was pinned against a car ladder while attempting to jump clear as several cars left the track. First aid given on site. state police ambulance, an Etchison and Son ambulance, and hospital staff assisted. Sandy resting as well as could be expected at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Details of the accident were not available Sunday night. Attendance at Calvary Methodist Leaders Bible Class topped 100 with visitors. Future speaker announced. Large bauxite deposits noted in South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
W. Sandy
Rohrersville
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Stunkle's Crossing
Camp Kanawha
Point of Rocks
Sandy
Frederick
James Stonesifer
Mutchner
N. R. Etchison and Son
Paraguay Vote Heavily In First Presidential Election
Asuncion Feb 15 heavy voting proceeded quietly in Paraguay's first presidential election in nine years. Only one candidate, Natalicia Gonzalez, appeared on the ballots as the Colorado party nominee, the country’s sole legal party after last year’s civil war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paraguay
Asuncion
Natalicia Gonzalez
Colorado Party
Talk Steel Wages in Pittsburgh With CIO Leaders
In Pittsburgh on February 15 officials of the CIO United Steelworkers plan to meet with chief Philip Murray to outline new wage demands for the steel industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
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CWSC
Gold Star
U.S
Washington
Tokyo
United States
Busbey
R-I
State Department
Murmansk
Soviet Union
Highebrow
Entertainment Committee of the
United States Conference of Mayors
Clarence A Bussard
Embassy Hotel
St Petersburg
Fla
Joint Conference of Conservation Leaders
Maryland Trappers
Voice of the Trapper
Maryland Trappers Association
C. E. Ford
Harvey Wallick
Lime Kiln
Sears
W. Patrick ST
Frederick, MD
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Leaders Bible Class
Calvary Methodist Church
Sherman P. Bowers
Raymond I Ford
George Lockhart
John M. Grove
Lewren L. Stbert
Oran C. Lease
South America
The
City Cab Co
Norman Kinsey
Liberty Cab CO
Eddie Saltzman
Robbie Sheets
Warren Young
Harry Young — Mehr Hobbs
Rosenour
Gay Gibson
Sandra Sage
Bobby Brooks
Patricia Lee
Lady Alice
Bobby Ann
Justine
Walter N. Ruth
Emanuel Neumann
Palestine
United Nations
Zionist Organization of America
Harry Tinney
Hamilton Ave
Oldsmobile
Estes Motors
E. Patrick St
Edwards
Bexall
Dorothy Gray
Woodbury
Jervis Hair Tonic
Page & Shaw
Valentine
OLD Dominion Chocolates
OLD Dominion
Cavilier
Nina
David Henderson Clits
Ressian
N. Market St Frederick
McCrory
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