Draft Picture Reviewed At Boards Meet In Hagerstown
The Selective Service picture was reviewed at a Hagerstown meeting with Draft Boards from Frederick, Washington, Allegany, Garrett and Carroll counties and State headquarter officials. The session stressed that future draft calls depend on military needs and deferments require proper forms. Delegates noted changes to common pool arrangements and that pre induction exam groups were reduced after deferment forms were filed.
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Hagerstown
Frederick
Washington
Allegany
Garrett
Carroll
State Selective Service Headquarters
Frederick County
Parsons Newman
William B. Bennett
Charles H Feete
Harry J. Leichert
John V. Nicodemus
Wilbur W. Baker
George C Slagle
H Kieffer DeLauter
W. Clinton McSherry
Western Maryland Appeals Board
Col
Henry C Stanworsi
Capt C H Bryant
Washington County
Alexander Hotel
Baltimore
Army
Navy
Montgomery Seeks 100 War Prisoners
Montgomery County Farm Bureau asked the Army for 100 war prisoners from Fort George Meade to work on farms in Montgomery. O W Anderson said Allie Messer Gaithersburg is committee chair to arrange with the Army. Prisoners would harvest in groups of ten. Farmers face 20 percent fewer machines to handle double the grain tonnage this summer.
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Rockville
Fort George Meade
Montgomery County
Public Misled By Miss Kenny Infantile Paralysis Treatment
Seven university physicians report to the American Medical Association that publicity around Sister Elizabeth Kenny’s polio treatment misleads the public and many doctors. They acknowledge Kenny publicity has spurred better care, but find no evidence the treatment prevents paralysis and note many recoveries occur spontaneously.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Chicago
Elizabeth Kenny
American Medical Association Today
Kenny
American Medical Association
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
The
American Orthopedic Association
Miss Kenny
De Gaulle Outlines France Administration Plans Abroad
London reports Gen Charles De Gaulle, after touring the Normady beachhead, issued instructions for resuming civil administration, organizing supplies, and public relief. The French Committee of National Liberation praised Isigny residents for their courage and said similar fervor greeted him elsewhere. He seeks recognition of the Committee as France’s voice and plans to brief Allies, then report to Algiers before a trip to meet Roosevelt.
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London
French Committee of National Liberation
Charles DeGaulle
DeGaulie
Isigny
de Gaulle
Britain
French
Committee of National Liberation
France
Algiers
French Consultative Assembly
Dwight D Eisenhower
America
Roosevelt
Two taxi drivers held on assault warrants
Two men Donald K Rice and Richard C Wiles taxi cab drivers were arrested on warrants charging assault and battery on Dorothy Orem. They remained in jail in default of 500 bond each pending hearings. Another man Walter Andrews was jailed on assault and battery charges on Loretta Andrews in default of 500 bond.
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Donald K. Rice
Richard C Wiles
Dorothy Orem
Frank Dorsey
Norman Boone
Ben Phebus
Walter Andrews
East Sixth Street
Loretta Andrews
Charles W. Smith
Phebus
Denver Shock
Vegetable Pie with Meat and Pastry Crust
A meat and vegetable pie recipe using diced onion and fat to brown meat, then a flour milk or gravy sauce with Worcestershire. Fill greased dish with meat and vegetables, cover with pastry, vent, seal, and bake at 450°F about 30 minutes to serve 6.
Farewell Reception Honors Dr and Mrs Meeks at Calvary Church
Hundreds attend a farewell reception at Calvary Methodist Church for Rev Dr Benjamin W Meeks and Mrs Meeks. The couple, moving to Howard Park Methodist Baltimore, received a church purse and gifts from classes and the junior choir. Both are noted for their Methodist work including federal church councils and local ministerial leadership.
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Mrs. Meeks
Calvary Methodist Church
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Benjamin W Meeks
Meeks
Howard Park Methodist Church
Baltimore
Gayan Oa Avenue
Casper E. Cline
The
Methodist Church
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Frederick
City Ministerial Association
County Ministerial Association
Rotary Club
Community Chest
Halsey Relinquishes South Pacific Command to Newton
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. cedes Allied commander in chief duties in the South Pacific to Vice Admiral John Henry Newton in a simple ceremony at the South Pacific headquarters. Halsey, reassigned to an undisclosed Pacific role, led forces in key battles including Santa Cruz and Guadal canal and was promoted to full admiral in November 1942.
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Alled
South Pacific
William F. Halsey, Jr
John Henry Newton
Halsey
Pacific
United States Pacific Fleet
Santa Cruz
Guadalcanal
Tojo
Turkish Foreign Minister Resigns After Cabinet Meeting
Turkish radio reported that Foreign Minister Numan Menemencioglu resigned following a cabinet session where his policies failed to win support. Premier Sukru Saracoglu would assume the post, according to an Arabic broadcast monitored by the U S government. The note on geography follows.
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New York
Numan Menemencioglu
U. S
Sukru Saracoglu
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Boards
Montgomery
Cumberland
Maryland
Shipley’s Bottling Works
North Market St
DeGaulle
University of California
Benjamins
W. Meeks
Children’s Aid Society
Bougainville
Rabaul
Emirau
Tokyo
Report Turk
Dad
Waldemars
Key Hotel Bldg
Sonoco
Sunoce
Sunoco
Ag Plteire
Kemp
Ae Ers Anz
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