VE Day Rites Urged As Frederick Officials Warn Observances
An executive committee of the Frederick Chamber of Commerce urged a dignified VE Day observance with church bells and services one hour after the signal. Businesses planned closures or partial closures, while churches would hold thanksgiving worships and civic groups pledged to continue wartime activities.
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Frederick
Chamber of Commerce
Francis Scott Key
Ingusity
Lepervy
Roughan
Monocacy Valley Association
Wit
Crufts
William B. Bennett
Lions Club
Pacific
Retail Merchants Association
Samuel
Johnston
Sulfa Drugs Aid War on Common Respiratory Diseases
Reported by Howard W Bakfseff, Associated Press, outlines sulfa sulfadiazine use in the Army and Navy Air Forces reducing scarlet fever, pneumonia, meningitis, rheumatic fever, and streptococcus spread by up to 85 percent. Limited winter colds also declined though causality remains uncertain.
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Howard W
Associated Presa Science Laver
New York
Oct
American Public Health Association
Odax
Alvin Fo Cuburn Nave
Washington
Ren Ald C Hodges
Army Air Forces
Sioux Falls
United States
Naas
Gala
Aad
Tr Fe
Comton
Ged Respiratory Antec
Pugale
Post War Employment Plan Goes Into Effect In Frederick
Frederick county Jaycee and Potomac Edison announce a postwar employment plan. Questionnaires are mailed to armed forces to establish direct employer contact for postwar work in utilities and public services. Local and neighboring communities adopt the plan and coordinate with soldiers overseas for morale support and implementation.
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Frederick
Edison Campans
Janot Chamber
Commerce
Offera
Poe
Jdayites
United States
Robert Lo Smith
Potomac Edison Co
Smith
Potomac Edison
Jaycee
Frederick County
Rammunitine Ag Kanem Pathe
Inform
Frederick Combans
Granges Hold Meeting At Adamstown School Auditorium
About 75 people attended a Grange gathering in the Adamstown School auditorium. Officers and guests entered, the Star Spangled Banner was sung, and a program included lectures by Mre i 4 Voward Five, a duet by Zimmerman and Buker, Sarah Lester speaking on Cooperation, a quintet performance, and humorous games before refreshments.
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Carroll Maror Granges
Adamstown
Juveily Granges
Mre i
Voward
al Sum Uy Mets
ELC
VCTL
Zimmerman
Buker Wises
Sarah Lester
Lester
Ising
Lawrence Walter
Helen Savok
Katherine Biser
Morgan Andrcas
Gloyd Allis
Ballenger Grange
Blair Titus Chanman
Court News and War Dads Meeting Highlight Local Notices
Court notices show numerous absolute divorce filings and property transfers including S J Newcomer to Albert Elston Cavell and Harvey C Wills to C N Frushour. Lt Commander John R Fitzpatrick USNR returns from a Pacific inspection to address Frederick Chapter 1 Americ an War Dads at the YMCA. The event covers memorial plaque plans and V Day observance discussions.
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Hngulty
Mary R M. Corbett
William J. Corbett
Clarence A Bussard
Joan Esther McCurds
John R Fitzpatrick
USNR
Pacific
Navy
Oclock
Frederick
YMCA
Furlough Rations Restricted Under New OPA Rules
The Office of Price Administration announced an amendment allowing service members on leave three days or more after October 7 to receive furlough rations of processed foods at 10 points for every nine meals. The adjustment aligns with the recent order issuing processed foods in ten point multiples. The report ends with an unrelated note about a Brazilian porcupine using its tail as a hand.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Probe Of Fisticuffs in Hotel Is Requested
Washington activity details a request for a formal probe into a hotel fight involving Navy officers and a Teamsters link. The report notes statements by Lt Randolph Dickins Jr and Lt James Suddeth, plus involvement of Navy and Justice Department figures and the Dies Committee.
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Washington
Stather
Ronesel Dumessea
APL
Teamsters
Rankin
Suddeth
Dickins
White House
Daniel Jobin
Teamsters Union
Roosevelt
William Chambers
Bethesda Metical Center
Dicking
Chambers
Crampton Confesses in Stolen Items Case Revealed
A search of Crampton, noted to have a police record, uncovered one item hidden in a sock and a late confession located a second stolen item at his place of employment.
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Murray
Crampton
Navy Ship Hits Mine Kills 11, Wounds 22 at Pearl Harbor
The Liberty Ship Elihu Thompson struck a mine while entering a South Pacific port on Septem ber 25. Eleven Army men were killed and 22 listed missing, with no casualties among naval or Merchant Marine personnel. Survivors were rescued by patrol craft, and the ship was towed to shore for repairs as mop up operations continued in Peleliu and Angaur pockets.
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U.S Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Elihu Thompson
South Pacific Port
Navy
Peleliu Island
Angaur Island
Palaus
Peléliu
Carter's Little Liver Pills Aid Digestion Claims
An advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a quick way to boost digestive juice flow and relieve headachy irritable feelings from indigestion. It promises relief in about 30 minutes and urges purchases at any drugstore for 10 cents.
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Dagesten Bowery
Nature
Carter
Bombs Fall In Swamp Near Field In Air Raid Report
Two bombs dropped by Liberators hit a swamp near the field as they attacked bypassed Truk. Anti aircraft fire damaged two large bombers during the raid, with no further injuries reported.
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Truk
St Joseph Aspian Promoted For Quick Relief
An advertisement touts St Joseph Aspian for relief of cold symptoms including sore throat and muscle aches. It markets a 100 tab bottle at 254 price units, claiming fast effect and world’s largest seller status.
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St. Joseph Aspian
Quick Reef
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R T Thompson
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Ballimore
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Petroleum Administration For War
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Conoco
Continental Oil Company
Court News
Mary B Coblenty
William J Kepler
Fellon & Palmer
Harvey C Wills
Anon
Goomkag
Reimfort
Bernard Crampton
Fredenck
William C Rodench
North Market Street
Marshal Murray
Wells Tire
Patrick St
Sinclair Station
U.S
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Melvin F Broadwater
Upper College Terrace
Sherman Boone
Twelock
Pepe
Jacob Rohr
Lydia E Pickhham
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Union Manufacturing Company
East Patrick Street
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