Testimonial for A I Ellin from Veterans post
Abraham I Ellin a Frederick haberdasher and World War I veteran receives a testimonial from John R Webb Post No 3285 Veterans of Foreign Wars at 500 West Patrick Street on Tuesday at 2 o clock The event honors his role in rebuilding the local VFW post and his leadership in veteran groups including the Maryland Department command and the American Legion inaugural post commander in Brunswick.
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Abraham I. Ein
Abraham I. Ellin
Webb Post
WFLW
Frederick County
Abe
Overseas Veterans Club
Maryland
American Legion
Brunswick
New Hospitals Head Sought in Maryland Reorganization
Governor Lane seeks the best available hospital administrator to run Maryland mental hospitals with a search likely to extend beyond June 1 during the reorganization of the state system. Five state institutions will keep current superintendents until a new mental hygiene commissioner is named, amid a 1949 shakeup and a $20 million building program.
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Annapolis
Lane
Maryland
General Assembly
Senate
House
Board of
American Psychiatric Association
National Committee For Mental Hygiene
Mental Hygiene Society of Maryland
Runaways Back Home in Hagerstown Visit
Two 2-year-old boys from Baltimore ran away yesterday to see the country. They rode a bus, then wandered to Hagerstown City Hall and viewed the city from the fourth floor. Police followed after a signal of suspicion and took them into custody. They said they ran away because they disliked school and preferred Hagerstown.
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Hagerstown
Baltimore
Ronald Pyles
Leroy Wilkerson
Shriner Named National SAR Officer at Jacksonville
Edward D Shriner Jr of Ceresville was elected vice president of the National Society of the American Revolution at the 58th convention in Jacksonville Florida He will represent the Middle Atlantic District John W Finger of New York City was chosen to head the Society George S Robertson of Baltimore was reelected treasurer general Frances Scott Key Sotell attended the conference and returned home Friday
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Edward D Shriner, Jr
Ceresville
National Society
Jacksonville
Flarner
Middle Atlantic
John W. Finger
New York City
George S. Robertson
Baltimore
Geneal
Shriner
John R. Holt
Holt
Frances Scott Key Sotel
Detention Cell View Inspires City Hopeful Return
City Hall sits on a hill as the detention cell window frames a wide city view. The boys left the facility today with their parents returning them homeward, signaling a calm aftermath.
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City Hall
VFW Buddy Poppy Sale Planned in Frederick May 28
The Veterans of Foreign Wars marks its 50th anniversary with the annual Buddy Poppy Sale in Frederick on May 28. Proceeds stay local to aid needy veterans and dependents, help disabled veterans who made the poppies, fund the National Home for War Orphans and Widows, and support the National Rehabilitation Service. The effort is organized by John R. Webb Post 2285 VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary with Mrs Rebekah L. McLaren as committee chair.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frederick
James McLaren
John R. Webb
V. F. W. National Home For War Orphans
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Michigan
V. F. W. National Rehabilitation Service
Veterans Administration
Rebekah L. McLaren
Prederick
Poppies Grant Drive Seeks Local Citizen Donations
Citizens are urged to give what they can to support disabled and needy veterans through the poppy fund. The appeal asks individuals to contribute an amount they feel affordable for the wartime remembrance effort.
Vocabulary Lesson Note on Misused Words
A compact word study focuses on common errors in English usage pronouncing and spelling. It highlights minute versus minute placement missteps, explains soiree pronunciation swa ra with stressed second syllable, and notes fel ine and mesign sign corrections. The piece urges daily vocabulary growth by mastering one word.
Cigarette Miscount Leads to Office Joke
An employer asks about the cigarettes on his desk and learns only about six remain. The office boy replies that those are the ones he hasn’t touched, turning the exchange into a dry, witty moment.
Jury Trial In Blue Law Case At Highway Drive In
The Highway Drive-In Theater near Hagerstown seeks a jury trial for three employees arrested last Sunday for violating a 225 year old blue law. Daniel Weinberg, president of the operating company, says an early hearing will be sought and questions whether to operate next Sunday. Sheriff Baker vows arrests for any operation. A hearing for the three is set for June 8 before Magistrate Miller, with a jury trial requested sooner. Weinberg calls the law misapplied and says employees believe they are not guilty.
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Hagerstown
Here
Daniel Weinberg
Weinberg
Joseph D. Baker
Baker
Joseph D. Mish
FE. G. Miller
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A. I. Ellin
Washington
Lucas
London
Elizabeth
Mount Airy
U. S
Mt. Airy
Biddie
OF Maryland Hatchery
William G. Hardy
Johns Hopkins Hospital
American Hearing Society
Hood Riding Club
Frank Keefer
Hood College Riding Club
E. D. Shriner, Jr
SAR
Edward D. Shriner, Jr
Pittsburgh Paint Products
Texolite
Frederick Paint & Glass
North Market
DOSH
Aberdeen
Frederick, Maryland
Halter
FT. B
Bangs
Banga
Jos. M. Vial
College Park, Md
VFW
John Deere
Namascus, MD
Gladhill Bros
Damascus
Fuorral
Gustave Stetam
Prograt
Tee
Washington County
General Assembly of Maryland
Ellis C. Wachter
Circuit Court
Piedmont
Middle South
Deep South
OGDEN
Mammoth
Seo Spring Joo C
Pivator
Ferguson
Fergus
UW Ceresville Motor CO
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