Forty Local Bills Passed By Maryland General Assembly
Approximately forty measures affecting Hagerstown and Washington County were approved and sent to Governor as the assembly adjourned. Bills cover Sunday entertainment limits, beer sales, continuous assessments, auto tag plans, county trustees at Belleview, mayoral salary raise, council vacancy rules, election supervisors, teacher bonuses, clerks and registers pay, stenographer for the State's Attorney, and birth death fee increase. Senator Allen I. Myers and delegates returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Washington County
General Assembly
Bellevue
Allen I. Myers
Henry Holzapfelard
Robert H. Tenney
John Newcomer
H. W. Zeigler
Myron L. Bloom
Howard Ankeney
Cradle to Grave Insurance Offer Promises Broad Coverage
The National Protective Insurance Co. of Kansas City announces a new accident policy for everyone aged 7 to 70 and beyond, with no medical exam. It offers up to 4000 to 6000 in benefits, monthly payments if needed, and large cash sums for injuries. The full year cost is 3.65 dollars, or one cent a day, with a 16 day free inspection and 30 days free insurance after sending for policy.
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National Protective Insurance Co
Pickwick Bldg
Kansas City
Farmers Urged to Collect Red Ration Stamps for Butter
Regulations from the OPA reach the Rationing Board requiring farmers who sell butter to accept red ration stamps. Eight points are allocated per pound, with a weekly sales record due May 1 and a report filed May 3 to 4 to aid government estimates of production.
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OPA
Rationing Board
Andean Indians Dry Potatoes For Preservation
For centuries Andean Indians have dried potatoes for long preservation, in this form they are called chunos.
Allied airmen sink seven Japanese vessels in Pacific raid
General MacArthur's headquarters reports allied air forces destroyed or dispersed Japanese naval concentration at Kavieng after three waves of attacks covering distances of about 1,100 miles. Bombers hit nearby airfields, kept planes grounded, and carried out a surprise strategy. Additional strikes hit targets in Salamaua Lae, Markham valley, and other bases including Timska, Langgoer, Saumiaki, Open Bay, Gasmata, and Cape Gloucester, with vessels damaged and ships set ablaze.
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MacArthur
Kavieng
Kravieng
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Salamau-Lae
Markham
Lae
Salamaua
Kitchen Creek
Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
New Britain
Timska
Dutch New Guinea
Langgoer
Rae Islands
Saumiaki
Tanimbar Islands
Open Bar
Gasmata
Cape Gloucester
Youth Electrician Dies In Mountain Crash
Ernest Albert Fresh, 23, of Myersdale Pennsylvania, died after his motorcycle hit a guard rail and plunged 40 feet down an embankment on Side May Hill. He worked as an electrician for Frick Company in Waynesboro. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Mt Lebanon cemetery.
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Ernest Albert Fresh
Myersdale
Washington County Hospital
Side- May Hill Mountain
Hancock
Fresh
Frick Company
Waynesboro
R. Wells
Robert
Rosie
Hidel) Fresh
Mt. Lebanon
Allied Armada Bombs Renault Works in Paris Raid
Daylight attack by 133 Flying Fortresses and allied fighters hit the Renault Works on the Seine in Paris, yielding heavy destruction to factories and rail stations. Four bombers failed to return, with at least 25 German fighters shot down and several Allied planes lost in the melee.
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Renault Works
Britain
Seine
French
France
Holland
RAF Coastal Command
RAF
Paris
Associated Press
Renault
Adolf Hitler
Naples Hit Hard in Raid and War News Update
Military communique reports heavy damage to Naples fortress area and Syracuse in air attacks by Malta’s fighters. Naples tallies 221 dead and 387 injured as U S troops push small hills near the Gabes road, face counterattack but hold high ground and take prisoners. Montgomery’s Eighth Army inactive near Wadi el Akarit as British forces duel near Gabes. December food point averages drop as OPA weighs changes, eating places plan curtailed meat menus amid shortages.
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Eighth Army
Rommel
Gabes
Bernard L. Montgomery
Africa
Sfax
George S. Patton
el Guetar
Montgomery
The-Tosst
Wadi el Akarit
Desert Air Force
Associated Press
Tunisia
Guetor
Maknassy
Berlin
Paris
Renault
United States
Mediterranean
Erwin Rommel
Aso
Italian High Command
Rome
Naples
Syracuse
Malta
U. S
2Nd Army Corps
George
Patton, Jr
Gnelsa- Gabes Road
Sth
Menjez-el-Hab
Bizerte
Tunis
1St Army
Meatless Days Here Looming in Hagerstown
Hotels and restaurants in Hagerstown face meatless days weekly unless OPA relaxes restrictions. Managers report meat cuts up to 50 percent and processed foods down as much as 5 percent. Menu planning under the rationing system hinges on point balances amid nationwide hotel figures.
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OPA
Hagerstown
Weniendons
Smithsburg Man Found In Drain Near East Washington Street
Elbra Brown of Smithsburg was found in a storm drain on East Washington Street after a nine hour exposure. He was taken to Washington County Hospital with a chin wound and cuts to his jaw and right ankle. an employee of Fairchild Aircraft.
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Washington Street
Elbra
Brown
Smithsburg
Washington County Hospital
Porte Peters
Mangans
Fairchild Aircraft
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Annapolis
Glick’s
Glick’s Shoe Store
BS West Washington
Rand's
West Washington St
Stovine
R. D. McKee
Rudy
Hamilton Corner
Hone
May's Optical
Hagerstown, Md
Optical Profession
Ernest A. Fresh
Suh
Germany
Norway
Longchamps
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Lydia F. Pinkham
Pinkham
Shoe Shop Bible
Caskey’s
Caskey Baking Co
Datton
Ohio
BOS
America
National
Nationale
the National Cash Register Company
E. Wash. St. Hagerstown, Mo
MNEM
FON
Sali
Cankon
Kok
Armyp-Novy
Oliny Wet
MEPA
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