Gaithersburg Labor Day Parade Draws Thousands
Gaithersburg Fire Department hosted a Labor Day parade lasting 90 minutes with about 8000 spectators. Montgomery County Commissioner Brodie Johns and Congressman J Glenn Beall attended. Maryland National Guard units led the procession with an ambulance and rescue truck. Prizes ranged from 25 to 125 dollars for best bands, uniforms, floats, and best appearances. The event featured the Kenwood Youths Drum and Bugle Corps and several prize winners from various towns.
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Gaithersburg Fire Department
Montgomery County
Brodie Johns
J. Glenn Beall
Maryland National Guard
Kenwood Youths
Baltimore
Copany
Owe Wich
Powhatan Beach V. F. D
Annapolis
Riverdale Heights
Cottage City
LaFrance
Hyattsville
Glen Echo
Browningsville
Elks’ Boys and Girls Band
Silver Spring
Rosedale
St. Clemen’s Post
Catholic War Veterans’ Corum and Bugle Corps
Kenwood Group
Gaithersburg Lions Club
Gaithersburg Homemakers’ Club
Gaithersburg
S F Smith
Bitten by Snake Leaves Girl in Emergency Care
Ruth Bartgis reports her 14 year old daughter Luther Bartgis of Gas House Pike was treated for a copperhead bite at Emergency Hospital. She arrived Sunday night after the bite, received antivenom serum, and remained under care Monday night. The location of the bite is unknown.
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Ruth Bartgis
Luther Bartgis
Gas House Pike
Cooperative In Annual Meet At Unionville
Farmer members of Southern States Cooperative in Union area will share in 984000 dollars of patronage refunds for 1937 38 purchases. More than 157 farmers and families attended the annual membership meeting held August 24. Advisory board members elected included Donald Ecker and J Dorsey Gather. New Farm Home Advisory members were Mrs Holly Albaugh and Mrs J Dorsey Gather. The meeting featured reports on operations and entertainment. The organization and its affiliates reported over 100000000 dollars in activity.
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Southern States Cooperative
Unionwise
Unionville
Southern States
J. M. Johnson and Sons
Cooperative Service Agency
Donald Ecker
Union Bridge
J. Dorsey Gather
Airy
Southern States Advisory Board
Farm Home
Holly Albaugh
L. B. Baldwin
Southern States Dash
Community services report and farm home committee leaders named
A year end service report by Bill Johnson highlighted local Cooperative supplies. Paul Franklin was elected chairman of the Advisory Board with C Kenneth Baltzell as secretary. Mrs Holly Albaugh and Mrs J D Gaither were chosen leaders of the Farm Home committee. Prizes in the Southern States feed bag show awarded to Harman Koontz Bertie Bestain Merton Forney Clyde Rickman Sterling Grumbine Mary Pearce and other winners. A group sing led by Mrs Isaac Nicodemus with Betty Zimmerman accompanying Rev Donald E Lewis delivered the invocation.
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Bill Johnson
J. M Johnson and Sons
Paul Franklin
Union Bridge
C. Kenneth Baltzell
Airy
Holly Albaugh
J. Dorsey Gaither
Farm Home Committee
Harman Koontz
Bertie Bestain
Unonville
Merton Forney
Mt Airy
Clyde Rickman
Mary Pearce
Isaac Nicodemus
Betty Zimmerman
New Wand
Donald E. Lewis
Unionville
Greek destroyer bombs 300-ton motor ship
A Greek destroyer attacked and destroyed a 300-ton motor ship in the Peloponnese as it attempted to unload mines and war materiel for Communist guerrillas, amid ongoing conflict-related operations in the region.
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Athens
Peloponnese
Burning B-29 lands safely after midair emergency
An Army pilot flew a burning B-29 from Lagrange to Maxwell Field and ordered four crew to parachute. Three men landed at Lagrange, the fourth was killed. Major Richard Baker from Inyokern said he ordered bailout as smoke filled the bomber before continuing to Maxwell Field. The craft was part of upper atmosphere research en route from Inyokern to Washington. Crew parachuted included Spt. John Mert of Altoona, Pa.
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Lagrange
Maxwell Field
Richard Baker
Inyokern
Calif
Washington, DC
Spt
John Mert
Altoona Pa
Dooge and Baldwin linked to cosmic ray study in naval figures
Charles Dooge of Chatham New Jersey and Ramald Anthony of Inyokern California are associated with the Naval ordnance training station. H W Baldwin a University of Chicago professor and cosmic ray researcher is identified among the dead. Rattlesnakes noted as highly developed venomous snakes. AGREE TO NEGOTIATE in San Francisco where renewed peace talks follow a three day old strike by Pacific coast workers. The union says it will reopen wares questions after Shell Oil and others reportedly agree to meet with main union negotiators at 2 pm tomorrow.
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Charles Dooge
Chatham, NJ
Office of Naval Research
Ramald Anthony
Inyokern
Calif
Naval Ordnance Training Station
Maxwell
H W Baldwin
University of Chicago
Baldwin
Thes
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Shell Oil
San Framisco
Wage dispute and contract totals in southern states
The Neus Frederick Md reports wage talks with unions over 21 cents versus 12 cents offer. Baltimore reports September 6 construction contracts in 16 southern states at 1,773,745,000 for the eight months, showing a 49 percent rise from last year per the Manufacturers Record, with the total ranking third highest.
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He Neus
Frederick
Baltimore
Magazine Notes Sparse History Taps Periods in 1941 42
History mentions being tapped only by similar eight month periods in 1941 and 1942, as the magazine stated.
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Glass & Mirror
Park Avenue
Bill Frederick
Evelin Poole
ML Lous
Robert France Harr
Design Institute
Beauticians
Frede Beauty School
Robert £. Lee
Frederick, MD
Ford
Fords
THE
Frederick Motor CO
West Patrick St
HIVE
Eis
Ginger
Kola
Donald Leatherman
W. College Terrace
the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company of
Baltimore City
Hershey's
Mars Opticians
Market Street Phone
F. H. Stall
Amoco Service
Lewistown, MD
Defrance Beauty Salon
South Market ST
John Ro Webb
Mills Bros. Circus
Peace
Cmills Bros
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