Temporary Bridge Opens Over Monocacy River East of Frederick
The temporary wooden bridge spanning the Monocacy river three miles east of Frederick opened to vehicular traffic Friday evening with informal crowds. Built on Jug Bridge piers, it was opened by Robert E. Furman and Walter C. Hopkins. Detours and bus schedules were adjusted to reduce cross-town traffic as daily commuters adapt after the Jug Bridge collapse in March.
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Monocacy River
Frederick
Jug Bridge
Robert E. L. Furman
Walter C. Hopkins
Baltimore
State Roads Commission
Texan
Texas
Putman
Benjamin E. Rosenstock
Mary Staley
Urbana
Judge Willard Retires From Circuit Bench After Bar Tribute
Associate Judge Arthur D Willard steps down from the Frederick County Circuit Court Sixth Judicial Circuit after a bar association meeting. members present a large engraved silver pitcher as thanks for faithful service. Willard, turning 70, noted no successor named and urged wartime thrift over a testimonial dinner.
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Arthur D. Willard
Circuit Court
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Frederick County Bar Association
Tim
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Bar Association
Holden
Felton
Willard
Herbert R .O Conor
Rosenstock
Frederick
Ellis C. Wathie
Carl Kolit
Marion S.moveriy
Varios
Jim
Temple of Justice
Wisi
Seven Local Men Inducted Into Navy In Baker Park
Rev W M Weaver addresses seven county men as they are publicly inducted into the Navy during Know Your Navy Week at Baker Park. Ensign Edmund P Dandridge Jr introduces the oath and program. inductees include Robert Heller John Grove Murray Tomlin James Staub Charles Roberts John Covell and Walter Wolfe. The event features music, a Navy song, and a message on living straight at sea and at home.
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W. Merval Weaver
Presbyterian Church
Baker Park
Eta
Hugh G. Terry
Wouter Tender
Mr. Weaver
Robert Cyrus Heller
Jefferson Street
John Luther Grove
West
Patrick Street
Murray Pramer Tomlin
Patrik Street
James William Staub
Dickerson
Charles Franklin Roberts
East Sixth Street
John Manion Covell
North Rents Street
Walter Thomas Wolfe
Ensign Edmund P Dandridge, Jr
USNR
Ensign Dandridge
Frederick
America
Navy
License Issued for Warfield Dickerson Marriage
A marriage license has been issued in Washington to Robert L. Warfield, 33, of Frederick, and Eleanor V. Dickerson, 29, of Cathedral Mansions, Washington.
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Washington
Robert L. Warfield
Frederick
Eleanor V. Dickerson
Cathedral Mansions
Court Guidance in Official Relations Respectful to Jurors
Fragmentary excerpt describes courtesy and support to the Court or jury in duties and justice administration. It implies a respectful relation between officials and jurors during proceedings and highlights helpful conduct within the legal process.
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Hghten
It Wasn't Enemy Gas Attack Just Crop Dusters Spraying
A New Jersey story describes farmers and housewives fearing aerial spraying misinterpreted as gas attack. Archie Wilton and Wilson operate crop dusters under Interceptor Command on Long Island. The Army and telephone companies coordinate responses as pilots dust crops with insecticide to boost vegetable yields.
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NEA
Bisdiggion
Jersey
Army Interteeploe Command
Archie Wilton
Warden Nects
Wilson
Mammoth
Seabroa
Jon Long Island
Cetsey
Interceptor Command
How To Keep Cool Frocks In Condition College Park July 24
Women working longer wartime hours seek tips to keep washable frocks in good condition. Miss Helen Shelby shares advice from textile and clothing specialists: handle dresses gently, mend promptly, air and hang properly, launder washable fabrics with care, avoid hot water, and iron at suitable temperatures to prevent damage, noting nylon and acetate caution.
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College Park
Helen Shelby
University of Maryland Extension Service
U.S Department of Agriculture
Shane
Maryland Fryers To Be Sent Abroad
Maryland fryers purchased by the U.S. Army for shipment abroad to support the war effort. University of Maryland Poultry Department officials note over half a million pounds have been bought from Maryland and Delaware plants with shipments to camps in the United States and to New York for export. Army demand focuses on uniform grade three pound portions for packing, as part of a broader poultry campaign linked to Department of Agriculture goals to increase poultry consumption and free red meats for military use.
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College Park
Maryland
U.S. Army
James M. Gwin
University of Maryland Poultey Department
TL 8 Army
Chicago
Delaware
United States
New York
Marley Adall
University Poultry Department
Gwit
Delmarva
Dull
Army
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jull
Submarine Sink Troop Ship and Merchant Vessel Reported
British high command states that 25 Hallian submarines have sunk a troop laden transport ship and a 5,000 ton merchantman in the Mediterranean. The report cites Loran broadcasts as the source of the tally and emphasizes the loss within the naval theatre today.
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Medderrane
Vata High Command
Gen Mahin Killed In Plane Crash Near Waynesboro
Brig. Gen. Frank C. Mahin commanding the 33rd Division at Camp Forrest was killed in a midmorning Army plane crash near Waynesboro Tennessee. Also killed were Second Lt. Robert B. Turk and Sgt. John Comerford, both of the 127th Observation Squadron at Tulahoma. Bodies were taken to an undertaker in Waynesboro. In Leesburg Virginia, George Simpson was killed when he fell from a straw stack during wheat threshing on a Campbell Legard farm near Hillsboro.
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Waynesboro
Tenn
Frank C. Mahin
33Rad
Camp Forrest
Army
Tullahoma (Tenn
Luse
Tullahoma
Fort Sill
Oklo
Robert B. Turk
Wichita
Kans
John Comerford
U.S Army
Philippes
Elewhere
Leesburg
George Simpson
Lovettssville
Simpson
Campbell Legard
Hillsboro
J. A. Gibson
Simnegang
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