Hospital At St Lo Honors 29th Division
In St Lo France the town marked its fourth liberation anniversary by dedicating a hospital to the U S 29th Division. Jefferson Caffery announced 140000 raised for the first wing and Drew Pearson said enough funds were gathered for a children’s ward. Four division officers joined the ceremony with a bust of Maj Howie unveiled.
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St Lo
France
U. S
Mme. Germaine Poinson-Chaplis
Jefferson Caffery
America
Drew Pearson
Tram
Aum
John P. Cooper
Howie
St. Lo
Local residents take timelines and travels across several states
Gaithersburg residents report returns and trips visiting family in Virginia Maryland South Carolina Tennessee and Pennsylvania. Mr and Mrs Clarence Becraft and Nancy plan a Shenandoah Valley tour with Edinburg hosts. Others visit Winchester Edinburg Bethany Beach Columbia Tenn and Lewis Town Pa while several families host birthday dinners and gatherings.
Union Bridge Delegates Attend State P T A Conference
Union Bridge delegates Mrs Paul Niswinder Mrs Truman Myers Mrs Arintha Marsh and others from Union Bridge and Westminster attend the State Parent Teacher Conference at the University of Maryland from Tuesday through Thursday representing the Elmer Wolfe school P T A Association. Charles Buffington took a ten day leadership course at Fort Meade sponsored by the Lions Club and American Legion. Ralph Black and family from Hagerstown visited in Union Bridge at the home of his mother Mrs Charles Black. A 1737 flag of New England with blue field white union and red cross plus a green pine tree was carried at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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Union Bridge
Paul Niswinder
Truman Myers
Arintha Marsh
Westminster
P. T
Elmer Wolfe
University of Maryland
Tueday
Charles Buffington
Union
Fort Meade
Lions Club
American Legion
Ralph Black
Hagerstown
Charles Black
New England
Bunker Hill
Local residents noted in brief social items
Kenneth Houtz of East Baltimore street is a patient at the Church Home and Infirmary Hospital in Baltimore. Vonmie Lambert Nancy Baker Dorothy Ann Baker and Barbara Eckard are spending two weeks at Pine Grove Camp near Bendersville Pennsylvania. Rev Irving Klister of Wisconsin and John Sranka of Baltimore were recent dinner guests of Mr and Mrs F E Shaum on Middle Street.
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Taneytones
Kenneth Houtz
East Baltimore Street
Church Home and Infirmary Hospital
Baltimore
Vonmie Lambert
Nancy Baker
Dorothy Ann Baker
Barbara Eckard
Pine Grove Camp
Bendersville
Irving Klister
Wisconsin
John Sranka
F. E. Shaum
Middle Street
Body of Gen Pershing Viewed at Capitol Rotunda
Washington July 18 General of the Armies John J Pershing lay in state at the Capitol rotunda after dying at age 87. President Truman and military leaders attended as the casket was placed in the rotunda with escort and police details ensuring security and ceremonial protocol.
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Washington
Truman
Johny J Perstons
Capitol
Senate
Teurran
Sls
Congress
Silent Army Crosses Steps to Lincoln Memorial
The hearse carried the casket up long steps into the gray building as the Army band played Nearer My God to Thee. The temporary catafalque that has borne Lincoln and the Unknown Soldier stood at the center of the great circle with the dome overhead. Four soldiers a Marine a sailor and an Air Force member placed the casket on the bier and readied the flag. They wheeled away in formation.
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Catafalque
Abraham Lincoln
Salor
Air Force
Ube Bier
Weekend police arrest roundup reports 14 detentions
Over the weekend police arrested 14 people on multiple charges including disturbance of peace and investigations. The report lists individuals such as James W. Johnson and William H. Holten among those detained, with collateral posted and other charges noted.
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James W. Johmon
Penneyl- Varig Avenue
Fragmented 1948 Frederick item digest
Docketed drunk charges and loitering cases include Benjama H Tormardy Barnesville George Snowden and Jacob Olney Injuries from a pressure cooker incident attributed to Grace Folowers of Rus Springs with reports of burns and inquiries about the blast Civil and criminal notes mention motorist collateral posted in Virginia Beach and a large farm purchase near Bardane by Malcolm McBrown a Maryland grower and distributor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oficer Burras
Phillps, Simmons, Kanade
Twentey
Martinsburg
W Va
Malcolm Mc Brown
Todus
Bardane
Hubert Stewart
Baltmore
Apple exhibit by Mrs Lillie Terps in Frederick
An oblong apple grown by Lillie Terps of Frederick was shown Saturday afternoon under the Neus-Post office display. The fruit, picked by her neighbor Tirsond Holder near Amaan, was displayed atop a Wever top in an ornamental garden scene.
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Syrie
Neus-Post
Lillie Terps
Frederick
Amaan
Wevertop
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Nanking
China
Hit-Skipae
Shansi
Taiyuan
Liangyang
Suchow
Chen Li
Truth
Chiang Kai-Shek
Lincoln
Ucsare
Paturich St
Proto
Frank Keefer
Beniz Street
State Armor
West Patrick Street
Gaithersburg
William McBain
Colonial Beach
Clarence Becraft
Nancy
Shenandoah Valley
John A Irwin
Edinburg
Becraft
M. D. Elmore
Winchester
Air
Everett Bean
Charles Becraft
Washington Grove
Adolph Gude, Jr
Bethany Beach
Jo Claire Gwinn
Rockcrest 15
Columbia, Tenn
J T Whitby
M. P. Campbell
Joseph Till
Sharon
Rockcrest
Tills
Charles Derk
Lewistown
Taneytown
Philco Radios
Philco
Melvin M. Engle
Kaiser
Frazer
Kaiser-Frazer
East & Seventh Sts
Neal
Frederick, Md
Gen. Pershing
Homart
Sears
TCL
Lstas
W. Patrick ST. Frederick, MD
Rae
Doll’s Jewelry Store
South Market ST
the News
Grace Folowers
Rus Springs
Coe
Denny Post
Beltone Dept
Cmeage
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