Navy enlistment option under Selective Service act
Ackneas of Il Hanes explains that 19 to 25 year old male citizens may enlist in the U S Navy for 36 months to fulfill their obligation with no strings attached. A key point is the time of service, as volunteers can choose when to serve to minimize impact on education or work. The chief notes high qualifications and invites inquiries at the Navy recruiting office City Hall.
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Hanes
U.S. Navy
Sil
Navy
City Hall
Wartime baby boom to boost Washington County first graders
Washington County schools brace for a 33 percent rise in elementary enrollment by 1953 fueled by World War Two birth surges. Officials plan new classrooms at Rohrersville and a three-teacher upgrade for Fairplay, with the Fountaindale Elementary ready by fall 1949 to ease north end congestion.
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Washington County
Board of Education
Rohrersville ‘School
Fairplay
Fountaindale Elmentary
North End
Maryland
Allegany County
Frederick County
Garrett County
State Department of Education
Births and history merge in county counts and canyon tale
The record notes birth rates before World War II rising to 1838, dipping, then surging 1941 to 1943, with subsequent slight declines and a 1946 rise that continued into the following year. State Health figures show births in the county fell by a small amount in early 1948. It also recalls that Don Lopez de Cardenas and 12 Coronado expedition members reportedly discovered the Grand Canyon in 1546.
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State Health Department
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Don Lopez de Cardenas
Mexico
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Hill-Billy
Ginute
Tapi
Pen Mar Grocery
W. Franklin St
Rudy
Rexall Pharmacy
N. Jonathan St
Penny Wise
America
Hagerstown
Kay
ATH
Kay Jewelers
Lady's
Becke
Hill’s
Regal
Enterprise Aluminum Canner
Hill’s Toy & Novelty Store
Potomac St
Dolls of All Nations
Tinker Toys
S. Potomac St
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