Women’s Guild Summer Conference Opens at Hood College
Reservations for the Women’s Guild Summer Conference opened this morning at Hood College. About 275 attendees are expected, with total enrollment likely to reach 350 to 400 including local women and delegations from Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. National figures attend, led by Mrs. Hugo Schuesseler of Evansville,Indiana, with staff from Cleveland. Evening programs feature Vespers, a talk by Mrs. John W. Flucke, song by the Evan gelical Reformed church bor, and a moving picture The Forgotten Village.
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Womens Guild
Hood College
Women’ Guilds
Tri-State
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Hugo Schueseler
Evansville
Ind
Cleveland
Women's
The
Evangelical Reformed Church
Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church
Lael A. Henderson
National Guild
Schuessler
Bor
John W. Flucke
Christian Citizen‘ship Department
Richard E. Zimmerman
Early Potato Crop Fails In County Wide Areas
Reports from Teaching County Agent Henry R. Shoemaker indicate a near failure for early potatoes across most county areas. In Wolfs ville Garfield, a commercial potato sector, prospects look stronger with a late crop likely to improve if weather stays favorable. Early corn and late corn yields are uncertain but may be short and fair to good respectively depending on rain.
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Henry R. Shoemaker
Wolfsville-Garfield
Shoemaker
International Talks To Open In Capital
Washington plans for a three week gathering of Britain, Russia, and China mark the first general international talks here in twenty five years on world peace. The United States aims to propose a United Nations assembly of allied nations and a Big Four council with several other countries including small nations. Britain and Russia are expected to present plans closely aligned with the American blueprint.
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Washington
Britain
Russia
China
United States
United Nations Assembly
Birthday party for Betty Young marks sixteenth year
A surprise party was hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John D Young in Knoxville on Thursday evening for their daughter Betty's sixteenth birthday. Gifts were exchanged and games played. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. John D Young, Mrs. Wilmer Moser, Mrs. Annie M Coran, Mildred and Mary Young, Eleanor and Betty Lerch, Delores Snoots, Betty Boyer, Betty and Naomi Young, Ruby and Ruth Moser, Josephine Moser, Rebecca Moser, George Moser, Thomas Moser, Howard Corun, and Austin Smith.
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John D Young
Knoxville
Betty
John D. Young
Wilmer Moser
Annie M Coran
Mildred
Mary Young
Eleanor
Betty Lerch
Delores Snoots
Betty Boyer
Naomi Young
Ruby
Ruth Moser
Josephine Moser
Rebecca Moser
George Moser
Thomas Moser
Howard Corun
Austin Smith
Wounded in action Pfc Rothenhoefer reported in New Guinea
Pfc Martin C Rothenhoefer SJr son of Mr and Mrs M C Rothenhoefer 204 East Third street was lightly wounded in action in New Guinea. He was wounded June 6 according to a War Department telegram. He entered service October 6 1941 and had spent time in Panama and Australia before going to New Guinea. He serves in an anti tank infantry company.
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Martin C. Rothenhoefer
Sjr
M. C. Rothenhoefer
East Third Street
New Guinea
War Department
Rothenhoefer
Pfc
Panama
Georgia
Australia
Hammond Is Elected As Brunswick Commander
Steadman-Keenan Post 96 Brunswick elected John E Hammond as post commander for the coming year. Election July 11 at the Legion Home. he succeeds Rev Thomas A Withey. Hammond defeated Oscar Karn and W R Rockwell. other officers include Rev Mr Withey, David J Lewis, C Floyd Feete, M Rolnick, Charles A Gross, Garland Smith, Frank Barker, Rev Norman Trott. Hammond is WWI veteran with Purple Heart. Steadman-Keenan Post has 240 members.
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Charles A. Gross
Garland Smith
Frank Barker
Norman Trott
Hammond
5Th U.S. Infanttry
U. S. Army
France
Co. B. 110Th Machine Gun Battalion
Badricourt
Steadman-Keenan Post
Berlin Says Roosevelt Will Visit In Rome
Berlin radio reported that President Roosevelt would visit Rome with arrangements made by Vatican representative Myron C. Taylor. The report cited no corroboration from other sources.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
Rome
Associated Press
Vatican
Myron C. Taylor
Dewey accuses moneyed group of tampering with veterans vote
Gov Thomas E Dewey Republican nominee charges that a group with unlimited finances is waging partisan politics over New York veterans voting rights He calls for exposing the deceit in the campaign Albany July 18 Also note a local item about Harry Brown of 232 East Patrick Street killing a diamond back rattlesnake near Gambrill State Park The reptile measured over five and a half feet and Brown kept its ten rattles as a memento
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
New York State
Harry
Brown
East
Patrick Street
Mrs. Brown
Gambrill State Park
Mr. Brown
Four arrested for disturbing the peace in Marshall county
Four men were arrested at 1140 pm on Monday for disturbing the peace by Sgt. Frank Dorsey of the city police. Thomas Hill 510 North Bentz Marshall Thomas 313 West South James Dixon 522 North Bentz and Austin Jenkins 21 South Court posted $5 collateral. Jenkins summoned to a Wednesday hearing. Military police in the European Theater report Private Rufus Waiters 103 West Patrick Frederick Md patrolling the town to keep order among troops.
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Sergt
Frank Dorsey
Thomas Hill
North Bentz Street
Marshall Thomas
West South Street
James Dixon
Austin Jenkins
South Court Street
Jenkins
United Sates Army
Rufus Waiters
West
Patrick Street
Frederick
Father and son reunited after 14 years in Florida
An 82 year old father and his long missing son, declared dead six years earlier, were reunited at a Fort Lauderdale railroad depot. John R. Commons, a retired UW educator, identified his son John A. Commons, formerly on the university faculty, who was found working as a Hartford laundry truck driver. The emotional reunion followed a trail from New York. Earlier, a picnic supper was held by the Loyal Workers Class of First Baptist in Staley's meadow near Frederick with games and swimming. A Frederick County Nutrition demonstration on tomato canning was announced for Wednesday at 7:30 PM by Miss Irene Caton at the Potomac Edison service kitchen on West Patrick Street.
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United
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
John R. Commons
University of Wisconsin
New York
John A. Commons
Hartford
Conn
First Baptist Church
Staley
Frederick
Pvt
Thomas Shoemaker
William Brachey
Charles Strasnider
Harry Easton
Grayson Castle
Carl Easton
Harold Staley
Robert Neisser
Gerald Castle
Frederick County Nutrition Committee
Potomac Edison Company
West Patrick Street
Irene Caton
Wheeler repudiates Gerald Smith's party in Montana primary
Senator Burton K. Wheeler said the American First party resolution backing him does not represent him and that he is not a candidate for president or any other office. Wheeler spoke in Butte, where the Montana primary was held.
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Butte
Mont
Burton K. Wheeler
American First Party
Gerald Smith
Wheeler
Montana
Sabotage Charge Filed Against Three Youths
Three youths including two fugitives from Pruntytown state reformatory were charged under the wartime sabotage statute for setting a fire July 7 at the Schilling Lumber Company mill in Parkersburg. FBI agent J L Dalton said the act appeared to be an attempt to “get even with the authorities.”
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Pruntytown State Reformatory
J. L. Dalton
Huntington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Schilling Lumber Company
Frederick soldiers reported in heavy fighting at St Lo
Three Frederick infantrymen, Sergt. Charles E. Cronenburg Sergt. Jefferson Brandenburg and Pvt. Gerald Biehl, all of Frederick, were seen Monday by Sunpapers war correspondent Holbrook Bradley among Maryland members of a unit in the St Lo battle. The dispatch suggests they were with one of the first units to storm the defenses at St Lo.
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ST. LO
Frederick
Maryland
Holbrook Bradley
Sunpapers
Charles E. Cronenburg
Jefferson Brandenburg
Gerald Biehl
S¢. Lo
Unusual Civil War Era Books Reviewed in Weekly Roundup
NEA service reviews include Joseph Stanley Pennells The History of Rome Hanks a sweeping Civil War narrative linking Romulus Hanks to Lee Harringtons lineage. Also covered are Clapper biographies and Watching the World, with editor Olive Clapper, plus Wilson in Photos and Trumpet Voluntary a candid autobiographical collection by G B Stern.
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NEA Service
Joseph Stanley Pennell
Rome
Hanks
Scribner's
Lee Harrington
Lee
Romulus Hanks
Hving
Harrington
Thomas Wagnal
Uith Iowa
Rome Hanks
Clapper
Winn Ray
Olive Clapper
Ray Clapper
Whittlesey House
Olive
Raymond Clapper
Ray Clipper
Western Pacific
Ernie Pyle
Over-Charging Service Men Campaign Led by General Hayes
Baltimore July 18. General Hayes urges action against price gouging of service members in a three state area. The effort targets unfair charges and seeks protections for veterans and active personnel amid wartime shortages.
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Gen. Hayes
Baltimore
Service Command Ordered To Act On Overcharge Reports
Maj. Gen. Moyes ordered action after reports that military personnel in the Service Command across Pennsylvania Virginia and Maryland are being overcharged by civilian agencies for food beverages clothing and shelter. Gen Hage urged commanding generals and post officers to investigate and use all possible avenues to locate such conditions locally.
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Service Command
Phillip Moyes
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
Hage
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Woodrow Wilson
Gerald W Johnson
Scribner’s
Princeton University
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