No Parade To Be Held Here Armistice Day
Armistice Day plans in Alton are canceled following orders from the National Commander. A public memorial and re dedication service will be held Saturday at Memorial Park at two o'clock with an invocation by Rev J F Minor Simpson and remarks by Commander Thomas E. Williams. The Maryland State Guard band will play and a firing squad will give the three volleys. taps will conclude the ceremony. Bells will ring at 11 a m and there will be no parade or marching groups. A State Guard Band gathering will occur at the Armory.
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Alton Y. Bennett
Francis Scott Key
American Legion
Memorial Park
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J. F. Minor Simpson
Thomas E. Williams
Maryland State Guard
State Guard
Weather and minerals note from 1943 article
The report records 24 hour precipitation as none and November to date at 0.05 inch with November 1943 to date at 3.21 inches. Highs and lows cited with tides and river conditions noted for Monocacy and Potomac. A paragraph explains rutile as the ore titanium dioxide used in welding and smoke screening chemicals from Arkansas sources.
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Ceresville
Potomac
Arkansas
The Kissing French In Wartime France
Corporal Victor M Wingate recalls French handshakes and kisses shared with soldiers in Brittany and Armentieres. He contrasts affectionate customs with American manners and notes how every social encounter sparks a quick exchange of greetings.
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Victor M. Wingate
France
Frederick County
U.S
Ameria
United States
Monsieur
Armentieres
Madame
Mademoiselle
Monsieur A
Monsieur B
Brittany
Monsieur Ta
Monsieur Te
Mo Ta
M. Te
M. Ta
Cheek kissing among French travelers amid plague anecdote
A humorous fragment describes M Ta and M Te meeting at shops, greeting with cheek kisses that multiply to sixteen daily in a year. The narrator notes French etiquette and oddly longs to bid farewell to Frances and Europe amid references to plague era norms.
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M. Ta
Frances
Europe
Nebraska Rejects Statewide Prohibition Proposal
Nebraska voters defeated a statewide prohibition measure by about two to one based on 407 of 1200 precincts reporting. Opponents cited war veterans and revenue concerns as key reasons for the defeat. Other items note veterans services in Winchester Hall and postwar letters being released from censorship.
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Nebraska
Tvo
Philippines
War Department
Central Pacific
Hawaii
Epilepsy Inherited: What Causes It
A booklet containing medical opinions on epilepsy and its inherited causes will be sent free to readers who write to the Educational Division, SAS Fitz Ave., New York, N.Y., December 1, 1943.
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SAS Fitc
New York
HLY
Deel
Carter's Little Liver Pills Aid Digestion Quick
An ad explains digestive juice is needed for comfort after meals. If digestion falters, headaches and irritability follow. Carter's Little Liver Pills claim to boost digestion quickly, often in 39 minutes, with directions for use and availability at drugstores.
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Nature
Carter
Silver Star Awarded to Prt Wise for Duty
Prt Wise, son of Mrs. Edith Ko. Wise, 202 East Third, received the Silver Star from the War Department for gallantry in action. He entered the Army October 1943, trained at Camp Barkeley and Fort Bliss, and served in England before going to France and later Belgium or Germany with a nonmedical unit.
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Edith Ko. Wose
East Third Plover
Tada
War Department
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Belgiumt
Germany
Pat Wise
Army Inne
Camp Barkeley
Fort Bliss
Tex
England
Marehrand
France
Dinner Given to Mrs Lucy Cunningham at Linwood Home
A dinner was held Tuesday evening October 31 at the home of Mr and Mrs Walham Hoke in Linwood to honor Mrs Lucy Cunningham from Alaska.
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Mes Walham Hoke
Linwood
Mas
Lucy Cunninngham
Alesis
Hangtown Fry Recipe From The Amateur Chef Feature
A vintage kitchen party piece by The Amateur Chef promotes National Bohemian Beer and Hangtown Fry. It describes cooking an omelette style fry with oysters in a 12 inch skillet, tips to prevent sticking, and serving steps, inviting readers to request a copy of the cookbook from The Amateur Chef c/o National Brewing Company Baltimore Maryland.
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Hangtown
California
Carmera
c/o National Brewing Company
Baltimore
Maryland
Local Family Visitors Arrive From Across Regions
Mrs Cunningham arrives by plane to visit brothers and relatives including Tharpacan and others. The party includes Louise Burton Mary Burton Virgindw Burton and families from Union Bridge Baltimore and Linwood with Kremer and Kreimer relations.
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Sutters
Tharpecan
Cunningham Alexie
Tend Mire
Joseph Stattngs
Louise Burton
Mary Burton
Virgindw
Burton
Union
Perea Lynch
Baltimore
Leo Kremer
Chaaoten Kremer
Union Bridge
Ralph Kreimer
Darrell, Willian
Martha Jeyer
Waltrang Hoke
Walter Bratdenbore
Mise Mary Woke
Linwood
Downs Killed Crossing Into Action in France
Robert O Downs 27, first American to cross into German lines in this war, was killed by action in France. The report notes his age and wartime sacrifice.
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Uh. Downs
Philadelphia
New
Robert O Downs
Amengar
France
Recon Patrol Crosses German Border in September Dispatch
A September report from American Army Headquarters in Obevet Solent Downs describes a reconnaissance patrol moving behind German lines and crossing the western Reich border on September. The note mentions October 20 as a date when his wife was notified.
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Obevet Solent
Downs
The
Reich
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