Thirty Frederick County Men Leave for Army Training
A bus carrying thirty Frederick County men, selected from sixty seven examined in Baltimore on July 15, departed at 6 p m Wednesday for basic training at Camp Lee Virginia and Fort Meade. Led by acting corporal Richard W Walker the group, all from the county, headed to military service after two weeks furlough to settle affairs. Floyd G Portner was directed to Fort Meade. The remainder will report to Camp Lee with several others reclassified or awaiting later examinations.
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U. S. Army
Frederick
Roy E. Warner
Bernard G. C. Topper
Floyd H. Stull
George G. Frushour
Charles W. Moser
Markwood G. MacKenzie
Clifford O. Kellholtz
Joseph H. Dingle
Robert Bear
Edgar L. Miller
William W. Anders
Gilbert V. Elker
William R. Myers
Stephen V. Knott
William C. Wachter
Clarence J
Baltimore
One Killed In Baltimore Storm
A late afternoon wind squall in the Baltimore area killed a woman identified as Rosa Wheatley and toppled a steel lighting tower at Ellicott City elementary school. The storm knocked down trees and power lines as Coast Guard cutters searched the Chesapeake Bay for a small sailboat with eight children aboard, while electric work crews rushed to repair damaged lines in the city and county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Ellicott City
Rosa Wheatley
Coast Guard
Chesapeake Bay
Etnl
Fort Howard
Miles Meyer
Coast
Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Company
Kaiser Inspects New Martin Flying Boat
Henry J. Kaiser meets with Glenn L. Martin to view the Martin Mars flying boat. The visit sparks discussion of diverting nine shipyards to build giant air transports to combat the submarine menace. Martin voices approval of Kaiser's vision and a Senate resolution by Senator Lee to create a special board for air fleet construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Henry J. Kaiser
Glenn L. Martin
Martin Company
Kaiser
Martin
Senate
Lee
D-Okla
Protest Dismissal With Work Stoppage at Berwick Plant
Several hundred maintenance workers at the American Car and Foundry plant in Berwick stopped work to protest the dismissal of three workers. CIO United Steel Workers official Roy Constine said about 600 men joined the unofficial stoppage, affecting 2,000 of the plant’s 9,000 employees while negotiations over a new contract continued. The three dismissed workers had attended a union meeting urging compliance or a work stoppage.
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Berwick
American Car & Foundry Company
Roy Constine
District 10
CIO
United Steel Workers
Constine
Promids
Memibia
Weather and Astronomy Brief for July 1941
The 24 hour precipitation ending 8 a.m. today was 0.52 inches with year to date 5.121 inches. July normal is 4.03 inches. actual through July 1941 is 3.50. Deficiency in 1942 precipitation to July 11.15 inches. Yesterday high 91, low last night 66. River conditions: Monocacy high and muddy at Ceresville. Potomac muddy but clearing at Knoxville. Moon and sun times listed. parrots noted with three eyelids, the third transparent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceresville
Potoma
Knoxville
Heavy Storm Strikes City and Surrounding Areas
A severe electrical storm dumped half an inch of rain in 15 minutes, dropping temperatures from 91 to the 70s. Power lines were briefly interrupted, but no major damage occurred. Severe storms affected Emmitsburg and Brunswick with heavy rain while Frederick City’s rivers rose, replenishing watersheds and muddying the Potomac. bass fishing was prohibited in county streams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Power Company
East Fifteenth Street
Emmitsburg
Brunswick
Sandy Hook
Buckeystown
Mt. Airy
Middletown
Glade
Frederick City
Fishing Creek
Potomac
Arbitrator Resolves Union Dispute Over Work Allocation
War Labor Board in Washington awards most unloading and related tasks to CIO United Rubber Workers and most plant duties to AFL units at Kelly-Springfield Tire Co subsidiary. The ruling dictates CIO workers perform unloading while AFL crews handle remaining duties, assigning about a portion of work to CIO in certain plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board
Kelly-Springfield Enineering Company
Pat Cumberland
Vita
Willan
CLO
AFL
Cio
Anti-Lettering Act Enforced At Rockville
Montgomery County Commissioners met in Rockville to direct the chief of police to enforce the anti loitering ordinance and the ban on certain liquor sales to minors. They also recommended closing the Rockville liquor dispensary at 7 pm on Saturdays and holidays.
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Rockville
Gomery
Tthe
County Liquor Control Board
Rock
Local notes from Germantown and Rockville visitors
Germantown residents report Miss Helen Walack’s return home after a two week visit with Miss Betty Lenhart of Rockville. Mr and Mrs Carroll Brown visited his sister Mrs G A Bilmore in Rockville. Mr and Mrs Roy Marth and son Thornton of Washington DC and Mrs Russell Lenhart and Mrs Elizabeth Lenhart of Rockville were visiting Ulue. Miss Betty Bussard recently visited at Mrs Russell Lenhart’s home. Mr and Mrs John H Mussetter were also mentioned in the small community notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Helen Wallack
Betty Lenhart
Rockville
Carroll Brown T
G. A. Bilmore
Roy Marth
Thornton
Washington, D. C
Russell Lenhart
Elizabeth Lenhart
Leceuny
Baker Crawford
Rotary committee prompts courthouse closure action
A courthouse closure followed the appearance of a Rockville Rotary Club committee led by Dr Dexter M Bullard and included Mayor D M Blandford, Thomas M Anderson, F Barnard Welsh, Edgar Reed, Dr William A Perry, and Dr Wv L Ellice.
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Rockville
Wounded Seamen Prioritized In Sea Battles
In naval practice, sailors with minor injuries are treated before those with serious wounds to speed return to action. The policy aims to minimize downtime and maintain crew effectiveness during engagements at sea.
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Charles F. Rothenhoefer
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J. Otis King
Poplar Hill Dairy
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