Forest Fire Fighting Equipment Demonstrated At Camp Airy
Demonstration of forest firefighting equipment by the State Department of Forests and Parks at Camp Airy Thurmont showed OCD pumps and 500 feet of four inch line to convey water to a tarpaulin reservoir for mopping up fires. Major Wiley Tipton led a 75 member group in the three day session highlighting better service to woodland owners under the State Conservancy Act and woodland preservation.
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OCD
State Department of Forests and Parks
Camp Airy
Thurmont
Wiley Tipton
State Conservancy Act
Hike Through Bookland joins Library reading club
The C Burr Artz Library Children’s Department launches A Hike Through Bookland vacation reading club. Members visit eight adventure categories, read ten books, receive a booklet for tracking progress, and have names printed in a Bookland Trail Guidebook. Thirty five children enrolled so far. registration stays open until July 15 with diplomas awarded August 30.
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Children’s Department
C. Burr Artz Library
Magic Mountain
Biography Bay
Lookaway Peak
Animal Caverns
Bookland
Miller Returns From NineDay Furlough at Bainbridge
Kelley Miller son of Mr and Mrs J Keller Miller of Jefferson has returned to Bainbridge Naval Training Station after spending a nine day furlough with his wife and parents at Bainbridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonn "Kelley" Miller
D-Day Declaration by International Education Committee
The liaison committee for international education, with about 30 American educational groups, issued a D-Day declaration urging that as Allied forces liberate Europe from Nazi rule education should also free mental and spiritual powers. It emphasized promoting free discussion and the spread of ideas to ensure a world of security, dignity, and peace.
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Liaison Committee For
International Education
United Nations
Associated Nations
Europe
Aon
Strikes Roll On Across Plants Amid U S Labor Battle
Labor strife kept more than 15,000 workers idle while 1,000 returned to duties at C G Hussey in Pittsburgh after military officials warned against striking. In Ohio and Tennessee, mills and plants halted output over desegregation protests and seniority fights, with the War Labor Board cited and unions pressing demands.
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Associated Press
C. G. Hussey Steel
Pittsburgh
Army and Navy
Wright Aeronautical
Lockland
Ohio
CIO
U. S. Conciliation Service
War Labor Board
Timken Roller Bearing Company
Canton
du Pont Rayon
Old Hickory
Tenn
AFL
Victor Chemical Works
Mt. Pleasant
Lockport
N. Y
Simonds Saw and Steel Company
Court News Marriage Licenses in Mechanicsburg and York Springs
Wayne R. Conrad aged 22 of Mechanicsburg Pa and Hazell L Myers aged 22 of York Springs Pa obtain marriage licenses. Also listed are property deed transfers: Emerson C Barlow and wife to Russell Gordon and wife for county and $10. William E DeBerry to Oma Ernest Woods and wife for county and $10. Charles A Gross et al to Homer B Tritappe and wife for county and $10.
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Wayne R. Conrad
Mechanicsburg
Hazell L. Myers
York Springs
Emerson C. Barlow
Russell — Gordon
William E. DeBerry
Oma
Ernest Woods
Charles A. Gross
Homer B. Tritappe
Sergt Charles McElfresh Smith Jr Survives Overseas Service
In England Sergt Charles McElfresh Smith Jr son of Mrs Kathryn Smith is reported alive. A 1942 Frederick High School grad he completed Army Air Forces training at Seymour Johnson and Douglas fields. He earned his wings and was promoted to sergeant before sailing in March after working as a Glenn L. Martin Company mechanic in Baltimore.
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Charles McElfresh Smith, Jr
Kathryn Smith
Army Air Forces
Smith
Frederick High School
Army Air Training School
Seymour Johnson Field
N. C
Douglas Air Field
Long Beach
Glenn L. Martin Company
Baltimore
Republican Wins in Democratic NY Districts in Special Election
In New York City two special elections produced contrasting results. Ellsworth Buck, Republican, defeated Democrat Thomas Cantwell 14,269 to 10,764 in the 11th District covering Staten Island and part of lower Manhattan, while James O'Leary’s seat remains Democratic. In Brooklyn’s Fourth District, John Rooney, Democrat backed by the American Labor Party, defeated William Nolan 4,860 to 1,850.
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New York
New York City
Ellsworth B. Buck
Thomas V. Cantwell
Staten Island
Lower Manhattan
U. S
James A. O'Leary
Buck
Thomas J. Curran
New York County Republican Committee
Fourth
Brooklyn
John J. Rooney
American Labor Party
William G Nolan
Soldiers Receive Surprise Audience With Pope
Vatican report says more than 150 soldiers, mostly Americans, were brought to St. Peter's for a sudden audience with Pope Pius. The group included British, Canadians, French, Poles, and others. The Pontiff blessed them as Catholics and Protestants knelt and he spoke briefly in several languages.
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Vatican City
Pius
St. Peter's
Split Custody Refused In Habeas Corpus Hearing
Associate Judge Patrick Dr Schnauffer denied split custody of a three year old boy held by separated parents. Witness Guy Albaugh fainted during testimony. judge ruled no custody order due to child living in Washington outside jurisdiction, but allowed reasonable paternal visits. Also reports sewing society meeting at Evangelical Reformed church with donations and upcoming covered dish dinner.
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Patrick Dr. Schnauffer
Guy Albaugh
Pleasant
Elis C. Wachter
Albaugh
Charles T. Smith, Sr
Libertytown
Smith
C. C. Wirts
Washington
Rosie Batt
Prospect
Sewing Society
Ladies’ Sewing Society of
Evangelical Reformed Church
Charles W. Lough
Leonard Notnagle
Homewood
Hagerstown
Hoffman Orphanage
Littlestown
Amy Zeigler
Women's Guild
Walkersville
P. m
Notnagle
Ramsburg
Thomas Crum
Crum Jr. Completes Training and Is Stationed at Westover Field
Pfc. Paul L. Crum Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Crum of 269 West Patrick Street, is now stationed at Westover Field, Massachusetts. He completed aerial gunnery training at Harlingen Army Air Field in Texas and nine weeks of basic training in Greensboro, North Carolina after enlisting on December 18.
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Paul L. Crum, Jr
Paul L. Crum
West Patrick Street
Westover Field
Mass
Harlingen
Pfc
Crum
North Carolina
Mt Pleasant Women’s Club May Meeting Highlights
The Mt. Pleasant Women’s Club hosted its May gathering at Mrs. Carrie Holland’s home with co hosts Mrs. Fred Everhart and Miss Rebecca Holland. They sang America and Home Maker’s Creed, heard poems by James Russell Lowell, and saw a storage space demonstration for clothing linens and canned foods. The club plans a rummage sale June 9 at Droneburg’s store room and a picnic June 29. An average man speaks about 1,800,000 words yearly.
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Mt. Pleasant
Droneburg
South Bentz and
Patrick Streets
Memorial Day Grange Meeting Highlights Floral Show
Memorial Day themed Creagerstown Grange session drew 21 members and one visitor led by Worthy Master Raymond Putman. A cut flower show followed the business meeting with prizes for bouquets and arrangements, plus talks on landscaping and flowers. Next meeting set for June 16 in Creagerstown Parish Hall.
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Creagerstown Grange
Raymond Putman
Robert Springer
Lester Fisher
Bessie Beil
Mastin
Long
Verna Fisher
George Hubbard
Nellie Long
Hazel Wastler
Vernon Fisher
Morris Zentz
Bessie Bell
Mastin Long
Hazel
Rachel Wastler
Rosa Heffner
Ruth Ramsburg
Edward Burdette
Grange
Creagerstown Parish
Aspirin offered at 10 cents per 100 tablets
An advertisement proclaims a budget aspirin alternative claiming superior dependability to St Joseph Aspirin. It touts the world’s largest seller at 10 cents and a 100 tablet size for 354.
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St. Joseph
Marylanders in first line raid unit returns safely
Marauder bombardment group that attacked the French coast as the first landing craft moved in returned safely from the mission. The Marylanders included Capt. Richard J. Hynes of Gaithersburg Lieut. Thomas L. Wenes of Annapolis Lieut. Sterling J. Robertson of Westminster and Sergt. Walter J. Tomalonis of Baltimore. The two lieutenants are pilots and Tomalonis is a radio operator and waist gunner. GALATI ATTACKED A U 5 Heavy Bomber Base in Soviet Union. June 6. Scores of United States heavy bombers escorted by fighters took off and roared over the front, showering tons of bombs on targets in the Soviet Union and Germany.
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Soviet Union
United States
First American raid from Russian shuttle bases marks new war move
The raid at Drome near Galati in Romania marked the first American assault from the newly established shuttle bases in Russian territory. In related notes, about 144 varieties of medicinal plants are being cultivated in the Kiev region of Russia, reflecting wartime resource efforts.
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Galati
Romania
Kiev
Russia
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Medford Grocery Company Farms
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