Fire Follows Fire at FeagaVille Gas Pump Stand Incident
A fire and crash occurred when a car skidded on wet roads, smashing gas pumps near Feaga store and a garage. Soldier Edward V. Barry was fined $10 for reckless driving, while bus driver Nevin Shaffer faced a cited offense and was later found not guilty. Fire crews contained the blaze with CO2 and booster water. Several police court cases followed, including Fox fined for drunkenness and peace disturbance and various traffic collateral payments.
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Hore Company
Feagaville
Fame. Corp
Edward V. Barry
Mullville
N. J
Edward J. Smith
Harry M. Yeage
S. F. Scinta
Barry
Nevin C. Shaffer
Hagerstown
Shaffer
Cressing
George E. Jacobs
Frederick
Feaga
Fox
James Fox
West
Patrick Street
Dorothy Kimmel
Carroll Parkway
Ernest R. Farmer
Baltimore
Earl F. Hargett
Rt 2
E. C. Bourke
Tuscarora
Milford Baker
Ernest Clinger
North Market Street
H. S. Pease
West College Terrace
Clayton
Lindsey
Ben Phebus
Charles Burr
Charles
Arthur Wiles
Lawrence Melvin
Route 2
Charles Wiles
Walter L Ramsburg
Rockville
Gilbert Lowe
Germantown
Burras
Norman Trump
Fred Bader
Martin Kanode
Harry T. Diggs
West All Saints Street
Denver Shook
Alva B. Jones
Phobus
Howard Tyeryar
Guernsey Breeders Field Day Saturday set at Fairgrounds
More than fifty animals are entered for the Western Maryland Guernsey Breeders Field Day at the Fairgrounds Saturday with judging by S Culver manager of Mt Ararat Farms Port Deposit Md and Earl N Shultz field man for the American Guernsey Cattle Club to explain herd type classifications. Contests will feature judging and War Stamps will be awarded. Luncheon by Carroll Manor Grange.
May Reduce Fire Insurance Rates in Maryland
Baltimore July 19 R Ensor state Insurance Commissioner said fire insurance rates on residential property and contents may be reduced about 20 percent in Maryland soon. He noted simplified rating methods and broadened coverage will raise savings beyond 20 percent as territorial variations are trimmed by new public protection and water supply classifications. Also reported Daniel Tabor 29 Baltimore held in 1000 bail for false statements to obtain 4 F draft class.
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Baltimore
Lawrence E. Ensor
Maryland
Ensor
Daniel Tabor
Fifth Regiment Armory
U.S
James K. Cullen
Guam Shelling Intensifies as Navy Bombards Guam
Pearl Harbor dispatch reports battleships shelled Guam and nearby Rota for four straight days with carrier aircraft adding hundreds of tons of bombs and rockets. Total weight reached 468 tons over two days as Navy works to prelude a landing, with Rota town described as virtually destroyed. An accompanying note says 30,000 Navy workers are needed on the Pacific coast to sustain production.
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US Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Guam Island
Marianas
Rota Island
U. S. Western Pacific
Associated Press
Washington Dispatch
Adm
Chester W Nimitz
Raymond Appruance
Marck Mitscher
Guam
Rota
Nimitz
Roosevelt to Speak by Radio to Democratic Convention
President Roosevelt plans to address the Democratic Fourth Term Convention by radio with location undisclosed. The DNC announced an 8:15 P.M. Central War Time session as he remains away from Washington per censorship rules. Kerr as keynote criticized Dewey and warned Republicans, praising wartime unity and support for the gathering.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
Washington
British Press Association
Britain
Colorado Springs
J. Edgar Chenoweth
R-Cole
England
Kerr
Chicago Stadium
Bob Kerr
Oklahoma
Lake Michigan
America
Dewey
Kleig
Herbert Hoover
Thomas E. Dewey
Class Rooms Are Too Crowded Says State Schools Chief
Maryland's county schools average 40 students per class far above any other state. State Superintendent Dr. Thomas G. Pullen told the State Parent-Teacher Conference at the University of Maryland that teacher losses are rising. From 1941 to 1943, 2267 Maryland educators left their jobs. this year 1498 of 5200 county instructors have resigned. Bethel Society Meets with covered dish supper in parish hall on July 5.
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College Park
Thomas G. Pullen
Maryland
University of Maryland
Pullen
Bethel Society
Bethel
Luther Powell
Jesus
James Wachter
Honor Roll Committees Plan Erection in Emmitsburg
Emmitsburg borough council appoints a general committee and subcommittees to plan a commemorative Honor Roll to display names of more than 260 local men and women in the armed forces. Names and addresses are due by July 22 to Luther Kugler or Miss Irene Shorb for placement at dedication site pending selection of the site.
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Emmitsburg
Emeritsburg
Center Square
Luther Kugler
Irene Shorb
Robert Daugherty
Burgess Joseph Hoke
Austin Joy
Lloyd Ohler
Charles Sharrer
E L. Annan
W R Houser
George Wilhide
C. G. Fraley
Maurice Kerlholtz
C. A. Harner
Bernard Boyle
Roy Bollinger
Guy Baker
Henry Troxell
Leslie Fox
Frank Weant
Lous Stoner
Sarah Rhodes
Charles McNair
Robert Topser
Thornton Rodgers
Carrie Hartzell
Edward Houck
C. Combs
Trene
Local Names Linked to Town Council Program
Shorb, Helen Higbee Wilde Gans, Leota Topper, Margaret Wolfe, Hilda Topper along with council members Mrs. Daugherty, Mrs. J Hunter Elliot and Miss Dera Elder are listed for a town program. The fragment notes participants and organizers from the community.
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Shorb
Helen Higbee Wildegans
Leota Topper
Margaret Wolfe
Hilda Topper
Daugherty
J Hunter Elliot
Dera Elder
Misconstrue Rent Regulation Misconstrue Says
Baltimore July 19 Lucien E OD Gaudreau district rent executive for the office of price administration said today some renters misconstruing a rent regulation effective last Monday warned that a hardship regulation had not yet become a law. The ruling allows rent directors to adjust maximum rent where pecular circumstances affected the amount. If hardship cases arise they cannot be handled until the regulation becomes law. Rommel Wounded Report
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Baltimore
Lucien E. OD
Gaudreau
Office of Price Administration
Dr. Pearre's Will Filed in Frederick County Orphans Court
The will of Dr. Albert L. Pearre, Frederick druggist, probated Wednesday, leaves $500 to Trinity Methodist Church trustees in his mother’s honor, splits the library bequest between Burr Artz and Lincoln High School trustees, and leaves remainder to his son Dr. A A Pearre with $1,000 for each grandchild. Provisions hinge on the death of his wife. Executed November 14, 1941.
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Albert L. Pearre
Frederick Cruggist
Frederick County
Burr Artz Library
Lincoln High School
A. A Pearre
Eleanor Gould Pearre
Nancy Colbert Pearre
Albert Austin Pearre, Jr
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