Major Beecher Named Commander of Russian Air Base
Major Beecher of Hagerstown Maryland has been appointed commanding officer of an American air base in Russia announced by Major General Robert L. Walsh. A 25 year old veteran of the Eighth Air Force he wears the Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the European Theatre ribbon with bronze star. He fought in the Bremen Schweinfurt and Kassel raids in 1943 and served as operations officer in England before his assignment to Russia.
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Russia
Mal.equate
Reacher
Hagerstown
Robert L. Walsh
Eastern Command
U. S. Strategic Air Forces
Europe
Beecker
A. E. Beecher
Magnolia Avenue
Bremen
Schweinfurt
Kassel
Beecher
University of Maryland
Massanuttee Miliary Academy
Eighth Air Force
England
Major Beecher
United Kingdom
Promai
Beecher praised for role in Eastern Command missions
A letter of commendation from the Commanding General of the Eastern Command lauds Major Beecher and his staff for the successful bomber and fighter shuttle missions from England and Italy. The base in Russia is praised as a premier U. S. airdrome, with rich cooperation from Russian personnel and high regard for their hosts.
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Hhis
Beecher
Eastern Command
England
Italy
U. S
Russia
Local People Attend Launching of Antietam at Navy Yard
A large party from Hagerstown and vicinity will attend the launching of the air craft carrier U. S. S. Antietam at Philadelphia Navy Yard on Sunday. Local figures including Mrs. Frank Mish, Col. William Preston Lane Jr., J. Vincent Jamison Sr., and Senators Tydings Radcliffe and Times Pickett will be on the bridge or grandstand for the christening. The Bellevue Stratford hosts the launching party while Hotel Benjamin Franklin hosts other local guests. Two cruisers Chicago and Los Angeles share the event with mayors of their cities as speakers.
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Philadelphia Navy Yard
Washington County
U. S. S. Antietam
Hagerstown
Frank W. Mishh
Millard E .Tydings
George L. Radcliffe
Senator Tydings
Pickett
Tydings
Bellevue Stratford
Benjamin Franklin
Chicago
Los Angeles
Youths Join Navy Enlistment List Published
Final report on navy examination results this week lists eligible enlistees including David Carroll of 428 Cock Street James P Hurter at 48 Wayside Avenue Leroy F Filer of Sharpsburg Route 1 and Paul B Pittman Williamsport Route 2.
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NAVY
John Millard
Navy Recruiting Office
David Carroll
Cock Street
James P. Hurter
Wayside Avenue
Leroy F. Filer
Sharpsburg
Paul B. Pittman
Williamsport
Wounded Vets Tour Fairchild Aircraft Plants
Fifteen convalescing servicemen from Newton D. Baker General Hospital near Martinsburg visited Fairchild Aircraft plants in Hagerstown as part of a Jaycees sponsored tours-for-wounded-war veterans. Led by James A. Wales Jr, visitors received souvenirs and viewed production, then headed to the Municipal Swimming Pool for refreshments provided by FERA. The program aims to continue weekly tours for Baker patients.
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Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Martinsburg
Fairchild Aircraft
Hagerstown
FERA
Jaycees
Con Fiaue
Suld
Youth Expires After Fall From Railroad Bridge
Frederick Maryland August 17 Ed win Freed sixteen died yesterday at Frederick City Hospital from a fractured skull and other injuries after a fall from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bridge at Frederick Junction Thursday night He and companions were crossing the west span when overtaken by a freight train He fell backward hitting a stone pier about 34 feet below State Trooper Bruce A Brachey retrieved him from the pier strapped him to his back and carried him to safety
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Frederick
Edwin Freed
Frederick City Hospital
Baltimore and Ohio
Frederick Junction
B. St. Freen
Locust Valley
Wan
Fred
Bruce A. Brachey
Son Recuperating Informed Of Wounded Soldier
Mr Anna B. Henson of 568 South Cannon avenue received a War Department letter stating her son Pte. Joseph J. Barron of Company B 9th Infantry is recuperating in the Euronearn theater of operations after being wounded three times by German snipers. Barron has served four years in the regular Army. Lavoisier proved food supplies energy for the human body but was beheaded for his revolutionary ideas.
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Anna B. Henson
South
Cannon Avenue
War Department
Joseph J. Barron
Barron
Co. B
9Th Infantry
Lavoisier
Omaha swimmer dies in Maryland crash at Cove Point
Louise M. Smith of Omaha Nebraska, once a Midwest AAU breaststroke champion, was killed in a Daval crash near Cove Point Maryland. The crash occurred while she was traveling in the area.
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Louise M. Smith
Omaha
Neb
Cove Point
Gestapo Forms Secret Service on Civil Officials
At the German frontier on August 18 reports state Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler created a new Gestapo secret service to monitor civilian officials. The Berlin based unit allegedly includes 2000 operatives who track daily movements and log every visitor. Some officials reportedly refused to meet war production manufacturers fearing misinterpretation.
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Nazi Gestapo Cief
Heinrich Himmler
Germany
Gestapo
Hitler
Berlin
Oferals
Rise In Living Costs Reported By Labor Chief
Washington August figures show a 0.6 percent rise in living costs for moderate‑income city families for the month ending July 25. Food prices led the increase, rising 1.8 percent from the prior month, driven by higher egg prices up 15 percent to about 53 cents a dozen. Fresh fruit and vegetable costs climbed while meat priced fell 0.4 percent.
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Washington
Aus
Frances Perkins
Scouts Seek Paper Award in Washington County Drive
Boy Scouts of Washington county push to gather 1 000 pounds of waste paper between August 1 and September 30 to win the WPB award. Letters from Donald Nelson and E K Fretwell urge wide participation. packs earning 1 000 pounds per member receive a merit certificate. Local progress updates will follow.
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Boy Scouts of
Washington County
WPB
Donald Nelson
E. K. Fretwell
Roara
Nelson
France
Robert Shirchiff
Officer Escapes In Plane Mishap In New Mexico Arizona
Army Transport Command Flight Officer Darwin Henesy escaped injury when his plane hit a blinding storm over the mountains of New Mexico and forced landed in Arizona. He was transporting a plane from Memphis to California with three other planes led to a small dirt runway at an airport in Salford, Ariz. He reported no damage and noted Indian cowboys during the layover.
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Darwin Billi Henesy
Army Transport Command
New Mexico
Arizona
J. Henesy
Big Pool
Memphis
Tenn
California
Henesy
Salford
Ariz
Fiier
4Th
Bax
17th Century Trimmings Popularized By Wires
Brass silver and gold wires were extensively used for fringes and tassels after they became popular as trimmings in the 17th century.
City Workers Demand Wage Increases For 1945
City workers from Local 199 and Local 799 pressed Mayor Sweeney and the City Council for wage hikes and benefits to take effect in 1945. Speaker Robert Lonergan cited higher living costs since Pearl Harbor, urging immediate action on vacations and sick leave, with detailed new pay scales across Light Water and Disposal departments.
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Sweeney
Lonergan
Pearl Harbor
Department of Labor
Light Department
Water Department
Mr. Lonergan
Jahar
J. J. Weiderhold
J. H. Teeters
Leroy Jones
Charles Luke
Jesse Rhodes
Russell Orcutt
Har] Rider
Lost Child Found In The Blue Ridge Mountains
Johnny Cresswell, son of Dr and Mrs J R Cresswell Morgantown West Virginia, wandered from a summer camp and spent a night in the woods. About 400 Civil Defense workers located him at daylight near the foot of a high tower on the mountain three miles from Charles Town. He had only briar scratches and no serious injuries.
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Charles Tows
W. Va
Johnny Cresswell
Blue Ridge Mountains
Johnny
J. R. Cresswell
Morgantown
Charles Town
Local officer reports Moore improving at English hospital
Capt Lloyd Hoffman of the U S Army Medical Corps, formerly of Hagerstown, writes that First Lt Robert R Moore of this city, reported seriously wounded in air action, is a patient at the same English hospital and improving rapidly. Hoffman, once a local physician, served as a Marauder pilot and holds several decorations.
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Lloyd Hoffman
U. S. Army Medical Corps
Hagerstown
England
Robert R. Moore
Moore
Hoffman
Roll of Honor in Boonsboro Post Office Names Local Servicemen
Boonsboro displays a four by five foot Roll of Honor plaque listing native sons and daughters from the town and surrounding area serving in the armed forces. The memorial names several hundred individuals, with eight recorded as having died in service.
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Boonsboro
United States
General Wharton Killed In Action in France
The Army announced Brig. Gen. James E. B. Wharton was killed in action in France on August 12. He previously served as assistant commander of the SOth Infantry Division at Camp Forrest Tennessee before going overseas last October. He is survived by his widow, formerly of Staunton Virginia.
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Washington
Aus
James EB. Wharton
France
Wharton
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Staunton
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