First annual Purple Heart picnic set at Brewer's Meadow
The local Purple Heart chapter announces the first annual picnic at Brewer's Meadow on Sunday August 25. Veterans with Purple Heart awards and chapter members are invited along with auxiliary members for a shared day of fellowship. Free food, transport from the Legion home at West Antietam Street at 12 30 noon, picnic hours one to six. George Gershwin is noted as a former roller skating champion.
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Brewer's Meadow
Legion
West Antietam Street
Preparations For Radio Program On Maryland Aviation
A Baltimore WBAL broadcast tonight features radio crew from Fairchild Air Force base recording in Hagerstown. Lt. Ronald Hallowell interviews Pvt. Noyes W. Willett and Eda Harvey leads production. Figures from Fairchild discuss the Packet and aviation future with Richard Boutelle Warren Smith and J Earl Steinhauer as Dick Henson pilots a C 52 test.
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WBAL
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Plant Two
Eda Harvey
Ronald Hallowell
Noyes W. Willett
Army Air Forces Band
Bolling Field
Washington
Dick Henson
Hallowell
Fairchild
Richard §. Boutelle
Henson
Warren R. Smith
J. Earl Steinhauer
Maryland
Antietam Broadcasting Corp Granted Charter
Local radio firm Antietam Broadcasting Corp obtained a charter from the State Tax Commission in Frederick Maryland. The $100000 capital company plans AM FM and television broadcasting and seeks an FCC license to operate a station in Hagerstown. Directors include Andrew K Coffman and Manuel M Weinberg among others. Bobby Jones Jr and his first eight year old golf win are noted.
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Dan Weinberg
Frederick
John L. Miller
Hagerstown
Manuel M. Weinberg
Bobby Jones, Jr
Miss Indiana of 46 Crowned At Indiana University
Lois Citwood a senior at the University of Indiana from Helmsburg Ind won the Miss Indiana title for 1946 in Terre Haute She will represent Indiana at the national beauty pageant in Atlantic City New Jersey in September.
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University of Indiana
Lois Citwood
Helmsburg
Ind
Terre Haute
Indiana
Atlantic City
N. J
Eyerman Named Cumberland Chief
Cumberland Maryland Aug 1 Oscar A Eyerman was reappointed chief of police by the mayor and city council on recommendation of Police Commissioner William V Keegan Eyerman has served over 25 years and reached retirement age earlier this year The one year reappointment rests on a medical report confirming Eyermans good physical condition and the commissioner defended his tenure against critics.
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Cumberland, Md
Oscar A. Eyerman
Cumberland
William V. Keegan
Eyerman
Byerman
Bilbo Threatens Bill To Suppress Miami Daily News
The Miami Daily News reported a letter from Senator Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi stating he is seriously considering introducing a bill to outlaw and suppress the publication of the Miami Daily News because he dislikes its views. The note arrived from Miami, Florida, dated August 1.
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Miami, Fla
Miami Daily News
Theodore Bilbo
D-Miss
Man Gets Suspended Sentence For Assault Against Daughter
Annapolis Md Aug 1 Kirby Leon Twitty 38 received a suspended sentence of one year in the Houses of Correction and was fined 100 and 2.50 costs after conviction of assault and battery against his 14 year old daughter Doris Joann Twitty a Naval Academy employee admitted at trial that he chained the girl to a bed and beat her with a leather strap to punish her for leaving home without parental consent He said the choice was between correcting the girl or turning her over after she disobeyed his instructions Mrs Martha Twitty Doris Joanns mother testified the girl sassed her father last July 20 when he fastened her to the bed and gave her about half a dozen strokes according to his testimony a hundred according to hers
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Kirby Leon Twitty
Houses of Correction
Doris Joann
Twitty
Naval Academy
James G. Woodward
Martha Twitty
Bread price hike eyed by OPA head
Washington reports a recommendation for a one cent per loaf bread increase and higher flour costs will be sent to OPA Administrator Paul Porter the next day.
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Washington
OPA
Paul Porter
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