Commended For Bravery In South Pacific Air Raid
Private James T Fisher of Riderwood Maryland and a Baltimore Associated Press employee received high commendation from Maj Gen Chay F B Price for courage and duty during an enemy bombing raid at Funafuti Ellice Islands on July 28 1944. Fisher provided accurate firing information for gun batteries despite bombs near his station, aiding the destruction of three to four enemy aircraft.
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James T. Fisher
M.C
Riderwood
Baltimore Associated Press Bureau
South Pacific
Marine Corps
Fisher
Galllimore
Associated Press
Funafukato's
Ellice Islands
Chay F. B Price
Toasted Coconut Ice Cream and Sundae Delights
A nostalgic recipe feature detailing Toasted Coconut Ice Cream with home made vanilla ice cream, a Toasted Coconut Sundae with butterscotch sauce, and a Butterscotch Sauce recipe. Includes instructions for toasting coconut and freezing using salt ice. Mentions coconut’s versatile uses and a brief historical note about school boys and camp.
Lost Horse Reward and Apprentice Sale Notice 1808
A Frederick County notice reports a five dollar reward for a missing horse and six cents for a human being. It also lists a runaway apprentice reward and names candidates for the county sheriff race. Various ads announce a new store opening and local goods, with household recipes and notices of enslaved people for sale.
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Frederick County
oDerick-Town
Frederick-Town
John PL Thomson
Henry Cha
James Hawkins
Clarksburg
Montgomery County
John Bradford
Tobias Butler
Muddletown Smith
George Creager
Jun
Merryman Stevenson
William C. Hobbs
Patrick and Market
Society Notes Update on Local Residents Abroad
Mrs R Ralph F Wachter returns from visits with her son and daughter in law Aviation Student Wachter stationed at Penn State Teachers College and his wife joining her in Frederick. Miss Marnie Hahn visits sister in Washington DC while Mr Albert Bell travels to St Louis and Estes Park. Sec Lt Richard M Radcliffe transferred to Spokane after Colorado Springs leave. Aviation Cadet Herschel Gibbs completed first training stage and moves to Snow Field Sumter SC. Miss Mary Sponseller to Yeadon to teach domestic science after Temple University degree. Joseph W Smith completes Armored School at Fort Knox. Woodsboro Womans Club to hold fall meeting Tuesday. Thurmont teacher Miss Mary Ellen Creager returns to duty and Sgt Austin Heffner noted. Kn r Slemmer family to Lynchburg for Lieut William R Slemmer Jr wedding Steppe.
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East Third Street
Elmer [ Wachter
State College
Wachter
Pennsylvania State Teachers College
Frederick
Herschel F. Gibbs
Paul J. Beard
West Seventh Street
U.S. Army Air Forces
Hawthorne School of Aeronautics
Orangeburg
Snow Field
Sumter
Slemmer-Steppe
Lynchburg
William BR. Slemmer
William R. Slemmer, Jr
Carol Kathleen Steppe
Cecil Carlton Steppe
Rivermont Presbyterian Church
Slemmer
Engagements and furloughs mark Franklin News notes
Engagement announced for Devoran Muller to Sergeant Samel Weinberg with wedding not yet set. Also reports on Army and Navy members, convalescent leave after surgery, relocations, visits, and social gatherings in Frederick and surrounding areas.
Ray to Lead WMVA Martinsville as Commercial Manager
Danville journalist Ray, employed eight months at WBTM, will become commercial manager of WMVA Martinsville, an NBC affiliate. He departs September 13 to visit family and begins his new post September 20. Also noted is Apprentice Seaman Eldridge L. Norwood, son of Hyattstown residents, stationed at the U S Naval Construction training center with listed address at Camp Peary Williamsburg.
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WMVA
Martinsville
National Broadcasting Company
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Virginia
Eldridge L. Norwood
W. E Norwood
Hyattstown
U. S. Naval Construction Training Center
P.L.T
AERA
Camp Peary
B.K
Williamsburg
Marie Norwood Resides At Libertytown Home
Mrs. Marie Norwood is currently living at her home in Libertytown.
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Marie Norwood
Libertytown
Ballenger 4-H Club Holds October Meeting
The Ballenger 4-H Club met Tuesday with vice president Charles Castie presiding. Treasurer proposed investing club funds in war bonds. A Sunday gathering at a church was discussed. Pascal Renn led a program on horses and pigs. Next meeting set for Tuesday October 5.
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Ballenger
Kellogg's All-Bran Promises Relief From Constipation
Reader letter praises Kellogg's All-Bran as a gentle regulator addressing lack of dietary cellulose. It claims regular use reduces need for laxatives, notes benefits from Battle Creek production, and recommends ample water intake and daily consumption.
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Ander Klein
Weat
170Th Street
Battle Creek
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