Boy Officials Take Over Frederick City Affairs For One Hour
Frederick High School junior city officials conducted a staged takeover during Boys Week. The 37 youths, led by Russel H. McCain and city Engineer W Raymond Walter, simulated the Board of Aldermen and Mayor, debating bicycle licensing and other city issues before adjourning. Local Lions witnesses attended the Lions luncheon afterward.
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W Raymond Walter
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Lew Anderson
Lloyd Hoover
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Kinsey
West Patrick Street
Princial
Bernard Kieh
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Hoover
Why We'll Win Christ Mathewson Jr Returns to Service
Christ Mathewson Jr returns to the Army Air Corps as acting captain after a hospital stay following an air crash that cost his wife and a leg. He endured medical challenges and an initial rejection before resuming duty.
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Christ Mathewson Jr
Army Air Corps
Army
Gas Laden Shells May Be New Nazi Surprise Weapon
An article quoting the German Foreign Office via Neue Zuercher Zeitung discusses a Kerch offensive shell that may release gas as a by product and deafening blast. Officials say not a chemical weapon but acknowledge poisonous gases can escape when high explosives detonate. Experts think the shell is a new type device under consideration.
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Switzerland
Foreign Office
Neue Zuercher Zeitung
German Weapon Claims Surprise Russian Forces
The Zurich correspondent reports German claims that an improved weapon used in the Bemian campaign temporarily stunned many combatants. They say the new device surprised Russian troops and disrupted their lines.
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Zurich
Lumber Deliveries Frozen by WPB in Wartime
The War Production Board ordered an immediate freeze on all sales and deliveries of softwood construction lumber by large producers, except for Army Navy and Maritime Commission needs. The ban halts about 70 percent of US softwood output while retail stocks remain available to support defense housing and essential civilian needs during the 60 day period.
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Washington
War Production Board
Army, Navy and Maritime Commission
O Aer
House Burns in Charles Town by Lightning
A lightning strike set Howard Koonce’s home in Charles Town W Va ablaze destroying house and contents while the family was away The incident occurred May 13 and left no survivors.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Howard Koonce
Beer License Is Refused in Frederick County
Frederick County License Commissioner Paul M. Little upheld the denial of a beer license for Dick's Park at Plane No 4 after an April 8 appeal hearing before the State License Board. The board agreed the license was not necessary to public convenience amid prior management complaints, with Little citing earlier refusals and noting no new licenses granted and five preexisting licenses not renewed.
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Paul M. Little
Frederick County
Thomas J. Ridenour
Dick's Park
Plane No 4
Ridenour
Little
Dif
Licens
Julia Brown
Liicense
Montgomery and Prince George's County Jail Records Update
In Montgomery County James Brown, labeled Negro, is serving 15 years for rape. Also in Montgomery County another James Brown, Negro, serves 12 months for larceny. In Prince George's County James Washington, Negro, serves one year and 3 months for assault and carrying concealed weapons.
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James Brown
James Washington
Prince George’s County
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