Duke Of Windsor Visits Baltimore
The Duke of Windsor, visiting his Duchess native city, was greeted by a woman spectator who asked about the Duchess. He replied she was well and might visit later. He met Gen. Henry M. Warfield and visited the Maryland Club for tea after inspecting Bahamian labor camps in Maryland and Delaware, noting good care of immigrant workers.
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Baltimore
Duke of Windsor
Kir
England
Henry M. Warfield
Maryland Club
Maryland
Delaware
Bahamas
Peterson's Ointment Advertisement for Eczema Relief
The ad touts Peterson's Ointment as relief for itching eczema pimples and red blotches. It promises a money back guarantee if one application fails and notes use for itching feet and toe cracks.
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Peterson
Membership Meet Plans Completed in Hagerstown YMCA
Southern States Cooperative members and friends will attend the annual membership meeting in the YMCA auditorium in Hagerstown tomorrow evening at 7 30 p m with Paul Kretzer presiding. District Manager C T Cline will present the annual report and O H Myers will review local cooperative activities.
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Southern States Cooperative
Hagerstown
Southern States
YMCA
Paul Kretzer
C. T. Cline
Bridgewater
O. H. Myers
Farm Bureau Cooperative
M. Spielman
Grover Sprecher
Check On Absentee Workers At Hagerstown Plants
A check on absentee workers at large manufacturing plants in Hagerstown is being carried out under OPA rules. The local Rationing Board has asked plant transportation committees to report the number of days employees were absent during the 99 day period when applying for renewals of gasoline rations. Boards are instructed by the OPA to extend renewal dates for each day absent. The procedure, already used by most boards, is being reviewed to ensure uniform statewide application.
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Hagerstown
OPA
Morris Frock Post to Elect Officers Thursday
The Morris Frock post of the American Legion will elect lieutenants and a commander for the ensuing year at its regular meeting tomorrow night. Three candidates vie for commander as membership climbs to 732, sending seventeen delegates to the Baltimore department convention August 11 to 13. The post reactivated Charles Harden post on Monday, with eighteen members already signing to revive the local colored Legionnaires charter. officers have been elected.
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Morris Frock
American Legion
Department
Baltimore
Charles Harden
Colored Legionnaires
General Stilwell Elevated to Full General Rank
Washington august 9 joseph warren stilwell a 1 year old? commander of american troops in the china burma india theater was elevated today to the temporary rank of full general his confirmation by the senate raised to six the number of four star officers on active army duty the others are george c marshall chief of staff dwight d eisenhower supreme allied commander in europe and douglas macarthur
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Washington
Joseph Warren Stilwell
China
Burma
India
Senate
George C. Marshall
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Europe
Douglas MacArthur
Promotion cited for Burma victory by Senate aide
Southwest Pacific commander H. H. Arnold, Army Air Forces commander Malin Craig, and the Officer Procurement Board chairman were noted in relation to Stilwell's promotion. A Senate Military Affairs Committee spokesman framed it as a reward for ending the Burma campaign successfully.
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Southwest Pacific
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Malin Craig
Officer Procurement Board
Stilwell
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Burma
Award Is Granted to Corporal Bell for Valor
Corporal Ernest L. Bell of Hegerstown wounded in Italy on May 31 receives the Purple Heart. Mrs. Virginia Bell of Hamilton Boulevard accepts the award on his behalf as he recovers at a base hospital after basic training at Camp Croft, D. C.
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Ernest L. Bell
Hegerstown
Italy
Virginia Bell
Hamilton Boulevard
Bell
Camp Croft
D. C
Engineer Seeks Local Data On Carrier Current System
In Southern Rhodesia Salisbury a city electrical engineer James S. Clintor asked Wilbur Feaster of Potomac Edison Hagerstown for information on the carrier current communication system installations after reading a trade magazine article.
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Southern Rhodesia
Africa
Potomac Edison
Hagerstown
Wilbur Feaster
Potomac Edison Electrical Engineering Department
James S. Clintor
Salisbury
Hagerstoo
Increase Asked In Tire Allotment For Maryland
Baltimore August 9 General Manager Walter F Kneip of the Maryland Motor Track Association said the group has asked the Office of Defense Transportation to raise Maryland heavy duty tire allocation. About 1 800 tires are needed to prevent breakdowns in essential track and bus services affecting rail transport now at capacity. August quota was 534 versus 1 666 in July.
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Baltimore
Walter F. Kneip
Eur
Maryland Motor Track Association
Office of Defense Transportation
Maryland
Kneip
Von Papen Seized in Germany Return from Turkey
Von Papen, former German ambassador to Turkey, was arrested on entry to Germany from Turkey, according to an Istanbul bank official. Earlier the Paris radio claimed Papen had arrived in Berlin. Also, Baltimore Sun war correspondent Holbrook Bradley was wounded in France by a mortar shell and hospitalized for a few days.
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Franz von Papen
Turkey
Germany
Reich
von Papen
Paris
Berlin
U. S. First Army
France
Holbrook Bradley
Baltimore Sun
Vice
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