Stephens Rejected by Army Missing Browns Hurtful Stand
Vernon Stephens of the St. Louis Browns was rejected for military service due to a left knee injury and will miss part of the season. The Browns, last in the league, hope his return boosts a faltering lineup while George McQuinn also recovers from a pack injury. Jimmy Brown of the St. Louis Cardinals received a different fate, with Army induction approved after a furlough.
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Vernon Stephens
St. Louis Browns
Stephens
Browns
Abu
George McQuinn
Camp Lee
Army
Emmitsburg Local Notices and Community Highlights
Emmitsburg notes include visits by Rev Frushour and spouse from Grand Rapids, and Pvt. Robert L. Myers on furlough from Camp Blanding heading to Camp Gordon. Miss Anabel Hartman returns from Baltimore for summer teaching. A Burgess meeting approves a $25 library donation. Street and utility work planned including sidewalk grading and flood water drainage projects.
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Emmitsburg
Harry V. Frushour
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Fisel
Frushour
Cumberland
Robert L. Myers
William Myers
Camp Blanding
Florida
Camp Gordon
Georgia
Anabel Hartman
Baltimore
East Main Street
Burgess and Commissioners
Charles P. Mort
Sexton Avenue
William Smith
Frank Campbell
Red Cross Nutrition
Joseph Ash
Edgar Rhodes
Tee Tandon Maeeneatgar
Bow Boyle
Emmitsburg Public Library
Gerald N Ryder
North
Setton Avenue
Gerald F. Ryder
Lille Edgar N Rhodes, Jr
Seton Avenue
TDC
Albert Kelly
Frank Kelly
Thornton Rodgers
Fairfield
C. R Landers
Nery FF
Shelby
Harry Boyle
Lewins Club
Francis Hoke
Waynesboro
Charles Hoke
West Main Street
William Frailey
Washington
M. F. Shuffard
U.S. Navy
Codors
John White
Helen Frailey
Dorothy Thomas
Newport News
Edgar R Watsler
Camp Edwards
Mass
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Methodist Church
Nell Zacharias
Lewis Highbee
Mae Campbell
Shriver
Walter Shoemaker
Cartie Hartzell
Frank Rowe
Robert Topper
C. H. Stinson
John Wagerman
A. L. Leary
Leonard Sanders
Roy ‘Iaxell
George Paxgon
Robert Brown
Stinson
Frank Matthews
Peggy
Sally Paxson
Snow
Emmitsburg War Re
Leguull Group
Wats Kineeday
Legion Home
Legion Auxiliary
James A Wills
John Trent
B. F. Phebus
Frederick County
Burgess
Edward Brown
Emmitsburg Community News and Arrivals
A patchwork of local notes from Emmitsburg and nearby towns. Reports include residents visiting relatives, military service updates, church schedules, club events, and a Sunday mass timetable. Also notes on a surprise daylight alert, Legion preparations, fishing fines, and sheriff appointment updates in Montgomery County.
Rush For Stamps Marks Final Day at Local Post Office
A large rush for the new federal motor vehicle stamps on the final day of release was reported at the post office this morning. Officials expect similar demand for the $5 stamps tomorrow as many waited until the last moment to buy.
RAF raid leaves 1342 dead in Wuppertal
Stockholm reports from Handels Och Sjoefartstrdining that 1,342 people were killed in a massed RAF bombing of the Elberfeld district of Wuppertal, a key Ruhr industrial city, last Thursday night.
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Goteborg
Handels Och Sjoefartstrdining
Elberfeld
Wuppertal
Ruhr
Buy More Bonds Every Payday to Save America
Government urging citizens to save and buy war bonds every payday to curb black markets and inflation. The message emphasizes prudent spending and national sacrifice for economic stability amid wartime pressure.
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America
Japs Expect Offensive North of Australia
Tokyo radio notes Allied air strength and weather favorable for attacks north of Australia. A.P. report says 200 Allied bombers by end of April and 200 more by May in the Austral Islands region. It forecasts a third Allied push if Japanese fortifications from India to Burma hold.
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Tokyo
Pa‘oc
Australia
Associated Press
India
Burma
Alles
Attu
Aleutian
Jun
Children May Fish at Caller Lake This Summer
Officials announced a two month fishing season at Caller Lake for children starting Friday. Children under eight must be with a parent or guardian and creel limits are five fish per day. Hours are 7 to 1 and 3 to 7 pm on Mondays Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays. The lake is stocked with sunfish and crappie and recently refurbished to full capacity.
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Caller Lake
Angus
Seaison
Use Of Fireworks Prohibited By Law
Baltimore announces a state wide prohibition on all fireworks under 1941 law enforced last year. No section of the state is exempt. only public displays with a state permit are allowed. Prohibited items include firecrackers rockets sparklers roman candles torpedoes bombs grenades and all other fireworks.
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Baltimore
John B. Gontrum
German Held Taman Attacked By Russians
Moscow reports say Soviet forces attacked Taman on the Sea of Azov with bombing and incursions as German troops defend the Kuban line. German aviation maintains a defensive posture amid a shifting front outlook and sparse actions in Kuban.
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Moscow
Phombers
Sea of Azov
Pouservers
Wisaty
Kuban
Tanisn
Noavention
WPA Quits as 1935–1939 Turnover Reported
The Works Progress Administration returned funds to the Treasury, concluding its operations. Officials say WPA spent about ten and a half billion dollars and employed millions since 1935, with a large portion of turnover in unexpended funds, supplies, and materials.
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Washington
PeThe Works Project Advision
WPA
Treasury
a@let
Wildcat Coal Strike Cuts Steel Production Nationwide
Pittsburgh reports a wildcat coal strike has reduced vital steel mills in the southwest and elsewhere to the lowest production in over three years. Industry leaders say millions of tons of bituminous coal and coke are withheld from stockpiles. Dan Jones cites 73 percent of capacity, down from 95 and 100 in prior weeks.
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Pittsburgh
Southwestern
Dan Jones
Financial News Agency
Byrnes Seeks White House Parley With Wallace And Jones
James F. Byrnes called Vice President Wallace and Secretary of Commerce Jones to discuss their quarrel over stockpiling war materiels. He invited the two officials to meet at the White House office at 4 pm Eastern Time to calm the dispute.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
Wallace
Commerce Jones
Office of War Mobilization
White House
Tak Koda
U S Bombings Spark Greek Riots Across Cities
U S air raids prompt protests in Athens Salonika Larissa Volos and at Eleusis and Hasranos airfields. NBC reports say hundreds of Greeks arrested and many shot by Axis occupation troops amid fierce street clashes and bombings signed by President Roosevelt banners.
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New York
Athens
Roosevelt
Germantown visitors and local health news note
Germantown residents and guests visit relatives in New York and Washington for vacations. Mr Alle Pumphrey remains in Montgomery General Hospital with pneumonia. Dr Paul Rundahl, on leave from Sibley Hospital, visits his parents in town. Joyce Day takes a three week vacation from Charlottesville. Mrs William Benson marks a family birthday with a dinner.
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Gonpret
Fred Keter Avdogere
Nesw York
Kundshl
Katherine Dinsmore
Mary Mussetee
Washington
J HO
Paul Rundehls
Sibley W Hospital
New York
GG Rundahl
Mass
Joyce Day
Charlottesville
Clarence Day
William Benson
Plants May Close as Corn Refiners Forecast July Shutdown
Executives from two major corn refining firms warned New York that the industry may have to close completely by late July. The remark came as Midwestern plants awaited supplies requisitioned by the War Food Administration, with elevators last week reporting only about one quarter of the 20 million bushels originally expected.
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New York
War Food Administration
Hickman Case Hearing Set
The Orphan Court scheduled a hearing for July 1 to determine who can administer the $23,000 estate of the late Joke B Hickman, Férn parlor proprietor Walter Essex presented new evidence over competing claims, and John C Hickman was named as a potential son of the deceased. The court also addressed guardianship issues and an erroneous tax sale involving a farm under Federal Land Bank, with attorney Leslie N Cobleniz guiding the unraveling of the matter. A traffic accident on South Mountain left a Studebaker sedan damaged. Raymond Zeeff was charged with reckless driving after a tractor trailer wreck.
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Orphane’ Court
Tuesd
Joke B Hickman
Waler Essex
Sid Alton Yo Bennett Qeerney
Lawrence Hickman
Bainmore
Sarg
Ao Ruseth
Scosler
Fedreal Land Bank
Leslie N Cobleniz
Aasadee
M Weinberg
Aattorney
the Guardian
South Mountain
Studebaker
Bruce Brachey
EE Eberhardt
Cincinnati
Cilek Magatiie
Eberhardt
Raymond Zeeff
Grand Rapids
Mich
Interstate Lyn
Alton YY
Bennett
Wreck Blocks Route 49 Traffic After Truck Collision
A tractor and trailer collided with a car on Route 49, halting traffic for about 45 minutes shortly after noon Tuesday. Emergency crews cleared the scene as injuries were not reported.
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Annan
Navy
L Annan
Charles M. Poulson
Mais Destie Poulson
South Setonave
Camp Campbell
Alr
BE. H Clevenger
Ernest Allen
Mr. Cleverger
Mary de Zimmerman
West
Main Street
Miesdean Sanders
Stan Ave
Qwen Sanders
Sykesville
Phyllis Bower
Elizabeth Ann Latter
Gardners
Eli Annan
Emmils- Bre
H M Hoke
Sergeant Hoke
Rockville
Robert W. Farmer
Montgomery County
Clayton W. Watkins
Walter Bryan
J. Paul Gue
Richard |O. Lowe
Robert E Schumacher
Oscar Stodlemyer
William C. Talbott
Orin Arc
Ticalhe AL Ie
Allied Air
Wildcat
Byrnes
Jones
United Nations
Anheuser-Busch
Batisries
Budweiser
U. S
Germantown
Hickman
Sivoyon
Venience
Apply
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Patrick St
P. M. Dally
Yoon Wen
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Citizens National Bank
Federal Reserve System
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American Glassware
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