WAAC To Be Chic In Khaki War Dept Chooses Uniforms
Washington May 23 The War Department selects WAAC uniforms with khaki summer and olive drab winter outfits. Officers wear covert cloth jackets and flared skirts, plus six-panel caps. ratings use cotton twill and gabardine. Accessories include coats, rainwear, gloves, handbags, and patch-pocket blouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAAC
War Dept
Washington
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
War Department
Farm Loan Association Conference Concludes in Baltimore
Talmare L. Watkins reports a two day gathering in Baltimore where Federal Land Bank appraisers and Baltimore officials outlined changes to sustain co op credit services during the emergency. Discussions covered tires and gasoline rationing transport issues and maintaining normal farm value in appraisals. Extra effort aims to help borrowers use current higher incomes to pay debts. loans for speculative land are refused while credit remains for essential farm unit development under the food for freedom program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talmare L. Watkins
Frederick County National Farm Loan Association
Stafford Hotel
Baltimore
Federal Land Bank
National Farm Loan Association
Retailers For Victory Program Being Planned
A nationwide Retailers for Victory program is planned for July. The telegram to G. Horton Peace secretary of the Chamber of Commerce says the campaign will launch on July 1. Retailers will suspend sales for a ten minute period starting at 12 noon to devote that time to selling war bonds and stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Horton Peace
Chamber of Commerce
Benjamin H. Namm
Washington, D. C
Graduation at Poolesville High School May 19
Graduation exercises at Poolesville High School honored 19 seniors receiving diplomas from Edwin W. Broome of Montgomery County schools. Dr. Harald Benjamin delivered the address. Ann Lee Tipton and Edith Thompson tied for citizenship medals. Cubitt received the mathematics and science award from Rensselaer alumni.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poolesville High School
Montgomery County
Edwin W. Broome
Harald Benjamin
College of Education
University of Maryland
Jvolce
Ann Lee Tipton
Edith Thompson
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Donald W. Cubitt
Tipton
Carl F. Hess
God of All Nature
Tschaikowsky
Mary Offutt
Donald Cubitt
Fern Cregger
C. Merrick Wilson
Hess
Potomac Flood Stage Hits Maryland Countryside
Flooding across northern Frederick County peaks overnight with Monocacy cresting and receding by morning though far south sections rise. Livestock losses include a horse near Unionville. Linganore creek hits twenty year high. water intrusion calms at the filtration plant after a log knocks out a power pole. Utilities report minor outages and Route 26 closures near Unionville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biggs Ford Road
Walkersville
Bruce Ramsburg
Unionville
Linganore Creek
John Morgan
Potomac Edison Company
Power Company
Telephone Company
Potomac Edison Co
Lewistown
Frederick Junction
Alfred R .Bolz
Ceresville
Israel's Creek
Frederick
Graduates to Receive Nursing Diplomas Tuesday
Twenty one students will graduate Tuesday at Lucy Webb Hayes National Training School and Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington. Among them are Nellie Hummer of Walkersville and Frances Harper of Frederick. Mrs. Hummer and the Harpers plan to attend. In other news, Sgt. Hubert C. Nicholson transfers to Camp Pickett VA after enlisting in 1940. Also notes from Frederick residents Mrs. Eleanor Wilt and Vivian Wilt visiting Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Webb Hayes
Hubert C. Nicholson
Camp Gordon
Augusta
79Th Division
Camp Pickett
Nicholson
Sadie Fulmer
Frederick Junction
Hood College Music Scene and Local Alumni Notes
A report covers Miss Rose Marie Larkin performing at Hood College with Paul B. Beckheim on second piano. Other items note Hood Club Supper success, slow reservations for Frederic High School Alumni Banquet at Key Hotel and Pavilion, Miss Carol Remsberg joining Farm Security Administration in Towson, and Thurmont High School Alumni Banquet set for June 1 with orchestra-less dancing. Casual visits include Cadet Alvin H Crawford Jr at Massanutten and residents’ weekend trips, plus book club and faculty notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Marie Larkin
West Reading
Schumann
Stoner
Paul B. Beckheim
Frederict High School
Ambulance Corps Parking Space Reserved in City
The north side of West Church street second block and east side of Record street first block will be banned to traffic from 6 p m to 6 a m until further notice for use by the OCD ambulance corps in night emergencies. Roger B Wolfe, director, said space would allow vehicles to line up at Defense headquarters in the old Peoples court room for directions during air raids. The regulation takes effect tonight to prevent traffic congestion that could hamper ambulance work, especially on Saturday nights.
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West Church Street
Record Street
Council Siiees Wall
OCD
Roger B. Wolfe
Ambulance Corps
Defense Headquarters
Old Peoples Court Room
Court House
Wildcat Broadcast Threatens Havana Surprises Ahead
A mysterious broadcaster who claimed to command a German submarine near Havana Harbor warned Cubans of an upcoming surprise. Speaking perfect Spanish, he criticized American girls on beaches and pledged action by his submarines as he went off the air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
United States
June Quota Of Tires And Tubes Reduced
The OPA cut Maryland's June quotas for passenger car tires and tubes from May levels. Maryland will have 654 new tires, 9 080 recaps, and 4 834 tubes for qualified car owners, down from May by 84 tires, 759 recaps, and 429 tubes. Truck and farm vehicle quotas rise slightly for new tires to 3 148 with recaps and tubes down.
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Washington
OPA
Maryland
Leon Henderson
Booklet Reveals Poets Among Fighting Men
A Fort Meade poetry booklet titled Free Men Sing collects poems by soldiers, many from The Chin Strap and The Fort Meade Post. The works reflect war and civilian life, with serious pieces and lighter Army life verses such as Rank? by Pvt. Jack Perlmutter of the 29th Division.
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Fort George G Meade
Fort Meade
Fort Meade White
Pvt
Jack Perlmutter
Finance Office
Great Alam
Large Sum Needed To Finance Rationing
Washington reports a House appropriations subcommittee heard Leon Henderson seek about 200 million dollars to fund the Office of Price Administration rationing program. He described a nationwide force of 90,000 to 100,000 personnel to enforce price and rent ceilings and noted figures may vary. A member called the task of administering multiple rationing orders to be a tremendously large organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
House
Henderson
Miss England Bride of Lieut J H Kehoe Jr
Miss Barbara Riggs England daughter of Mr and Mrs John Walter England of Arlington Virginia wed Lieut James Henry Kehoe Jr US Army son of Mr and Mrs Kehoe of Bel Air at Foundry Methodist Church Washington DC The 4 pm ceremony was conducted by Rev Frederick Brown Harris with a lace and mouseline desoie gown and a coronet of lace The maid of honor was Miss Anne Patterson The bridesmaids were Misses Mary Jean Dawson Peggy Bohanan Doris Wood and Nancy Julia Sterling Fields was best man Ushers were Carl Harris John Ginga Cormelius Cronin Jack Archer and John W England Jr A reception followed at the bride’s aunt and uncle’s home in Kensington The couple will reside in Dothan Alabama The bride attended the University of Maryland and is a descendant of Count Mareen Duval and Amon Riggs. Lieutenant Kehoe is a University of Maryland graduate and recent OMCTe Training School graduate at Fort Benning GA
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Foundry Methodist Church
Washington, D. C
Barbara Riggs England
John Walter England
Arlington
James Henry Kehoe
Army
Bavardia
Anne Patterson
Towsyn
Mary Jean Dawson
Peggy Bohanan
Doris Wood
Nancy Julia
Sterling Fields
Carl Harris
John Ginga
Cormelius Cronin
Jack Archer
John W. England, Jr
M Walter Hendry
Kensington
Dothan Aja
University of Maryland
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Mareen Duval
Maryland
Amon Riggs
Washington
George H. Riggs
Frederick County
Kehoe
Omcers
Fort Benning, Ga
Spiritual Seminar To Be Held In Summer In Cuba
Emmitsburg May 23 A summer spiritual seminar to the University of Habana Cuba will welcome Protestants Jews and Catholics. The Sign national Catholic magazine sponsors the event led by Rev Dr Joseph F Thorning Mt St Marys College sociology professor. It parallels a study group he led last year to the University of San Marcos Lima Peru. Theophane Maguire editor of The Sign announced the open participation.
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Emmitsburg
University of Habana
Cuba
The
Sign
Joseph F. Thorning
Mt. St. Mary's College
Weather data snapshot from May precipitation and temps
The report records 0.64 inch of precipitation in the 24 hours ending at 8 am and 4.72 inches for May to date. It lists May normal 344 inches, actual 1941 2.14 inches, and a deficiency for 1942 to May 1 at 351 inches. Yesterday high 77,24? today low 53, with night and year-ago temps provided. Sunset 8.24 pm, sunrise 5.50 am, moonrise 2.11 pm, moonset 2.26 am.
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Norrmal
Inter-American friendship session to open July 13
A session promoting Inter-American friendship based on spiritual ideals and faith in God is set to begin July 13 and run through the last week in August. Clarence Waters of Middletown, an employee of M J Grove Lime Co, is in Frederick City Hospital with a severely mashed and lacerated left hand from a scaffold accident near Jug Bridge on Tuesday. Waters, Walters, and Guy Butts were near a steam shovel bucket when the scaffold gave way. Waters grabbed the cable to avoid falling, his head pinned between cable and pulley.
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Clarence Waters
Middletown
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Frederick City Hospital
Monocacy River
Old Jug Bridge
Frederick
Walters
Guy Butts
Burkittsville
Tin Head
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Him
McCleery’s Jewel
N. Market St. Frederick, MD
Poolesville
Potomac
IBA
Eleanor Ann Wilt
C. Bernard Smith
Navy Department
Messrs
Paul and
David Reed
League of Women Voters
Maryland League of Women Voters
Francis Perrott
Rosemont Avenue
Mlle
Marguerite Treille
Hood College
France
Minier Hostetler
Rockville
Walter Decker
Vivian Smith
Woodsboro
Thelma Booth
Philip E. Saylor
Hood College Department of Music
Brodbeck Hall
Margaret Thomas
Rachel Stoner
Hummelstown
Thomas
Laose
Jug Bridge
Riese
U.A. Lough & Son En A
Hood Club
Frederick County Hood Club
Charles K. Heck
Robert P. Marsh
Earl E. Zeigler
Carol Remsberg
J. Homer Remsberg
University of Maryland College Park
Farm Security Administration
Towson
Miss Remsberg
Carroll
Cecil
Harford
Howard Counties
Josephine Weagley
Pittsbugh, Pa
C. B. Weagley
Mary Anna Frost
Dorothy Landefeld
Pittsburgh
Thurmont High School
Thurmont High School Alumni Association
Thurmont
St. John's Lutheran Church
Roger A. Doll
West Second Street
Alvin H Crawford
Rockwell Terrace
Woodstock
Crawfords
Alvin H Crawford, Jr
Massanutten Military Academy
Book Review Club
F Earle Shriner
T. Stuart Haller
Phyllis Hillier
Philadelphia
Katharine R. Bussard
College Park
Leon G. Poole
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Edward W. Poole
Braddock Heights
U. S
Miss England
Lieut
J. H. Kehoe, Jr
Fidelity Building and Loan Association
Fidelity Building & Loan Association
Fredericktown Savings Institution
N. Market St
Guth Cola
Howard S. Fine
Dill Avenue
Keystone Paints
Nicodemus
N. Court St
College Ave
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