Police Jobs Open In Hagerstown Board Pleads For Manpower
The Board of Street Commissioners in Hagerstown reported a ongoing need for additional policemen for foot patrols and cruising. Acting Chief Desmond was asked to scout for new talent. The light department also needs meter readers. Kemp urged action on loud noise from youths on Salem avenue and Mitchell street between midnight and 3 am. Street resurfacing nears completion with Hamilton Homes additions to follow. Power use rising with August bills expected to be only 50 000 kilowatt hours lower than last year.
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Hagerstown
Board of Street Commissioners
Joseph F. Desmond
T. Aubrey Kemp
Salem Avenue
Mitchell Street
Charles Stump
Hamilton Homes
R. R. Daniels
Compulsory Labor Law Enacted for Japanese Women
The Japanese Comei Agency said in a FCC broadcast dispatch that a compulsory labor service law for girls and unmarried women aged 12 to 40 in Japan went into effect today.
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Comei
Federal Communications Commission
Japan
Few Businesses Failing In State
Baltimore reporting thin bankruptcy activity as war pressures bite Maryland. Acting U. S. Bankruptcy Referee Floyd J. Kintner recalls busy 1920s into 1930s, noting 13 official calls in early 1940s. Counties share shortages, with several lacking referees, yet officials predict a comeback after the war.
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Baltimore
Maryland
U. S
Floyd J. Kintner
Kintner
Elkton
Helen Yestadt
Miss Yestadt
Kintmer
Jridges
Kent
Queen Anne's
Talbot
Dorchester
Caroline
Edward T. Miller
Easton
Sam
Navy Picture to be Shown at Maryland Theatre
A Navy produced film Report to Judy will play with the feature at the Maryland Theatre on August 24 25 and 26. The one reel WAVES activities film opens in 1955 with a mother daughter scene and flashbacks recounting a WAVES life. George E Gilliam of Wilkes Barre Pa was elected supreme governor at the Moose convention in Milwaukee today.
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Judy
United States Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
Bureau of Navy Personnel
Maryland Theatre
Indy
Milwaukee
George E. Gilliam
Wilkes-Barre
of the
Loyal Order of Moose
Columbia Sophomore Held in Hudson River Murder Case
Lucien Carr, 19, a Columbia University sophomore, is held by New York police in the murder of David Kammerer, 33, former Washington University instructor. Kammerer was stabbed with a boy scout knife, bound, and dumped into the Hudson. Carr allegedly provided the tale that led to the body’s recovery.
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Lucien Carr
Columbia University
New York
David Kammerer
Washington University
St. Louis
Kammerer
Hudson River
Carr
Board Approves Two Way Radios for County Cars
The Board of County Commissioners approved installing two way radios in two Sheriff's office vehicles. Radios will receive from State Police stations and be governed by messages from Station WMQU at the Washington County Jail. Sheriff Huyett and deputies will train as radio-telephone operators. The change will cut message transmission to seconds, enabling rapid deployments in emergencies.
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Board of County Commissioners
Frederick
WMQU
Washington County
John B. Huyett
Boonsboro
Hancock
Lexington Avenue Lot Sold At Court House Auction
A lot on Lexington avenue was sold yesterday afternoon in front of the Court House by Aussioneer J.C. Snyder for 400 dollars, while several other parcels including houses mountain land and an apartment were withdrawn from sale.
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Lexington Avenue
Court House
Aussioneer
J.C. Snyder
Vessel 15 Launched in Baltimore for Coast Guard
The .5. Alexander V. Fraser was launched today at the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard in Baltimore. The ship is named for the first Coast Guard commandant and was sponsored by Mrs. Russell R. Waesche of Chevy Chase, wife of the current commandant.
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Baltimore
Alexander V. Fraser
Coast Guard
Bethlehem-Fairfield
Russell R. Waesche
Chevy Chase
Sergeant Here To Recruit Youths In Air Corps
Sergeant Clarence Biehn of the Army Recruiting Station Cumberland visited Hagerstown to interview 17 year old youths for the Air Corps. He seeks names addresses and serials of locals transferred from the Air Corps to place them back and notes they may become technicians if rejected. He advised that 17 year olds are preferred and future visit details will be announced in local papers.
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Clarence Biehn
Army
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Ai Corps
Biehn
Air Corps
Army Air Forces
Kelley to go on Army assignment as civilian photographer
Frank D. Kelley proprietor of Kelleys Studio will depart soon for a European theater assignment as a photographic M technician for the Army Service Forces. Kelley arrived in 1931 from Canton Ohio and previously ran Leiter's Studio and the Hiedwokhl Studio here while active in civic groups. the studio will operate during his abroad assignment.
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Frank D. Kelley
Kelley
Army Service Forces
Canton
Ohio
Leiter
Hiedwokhl
Chamber of Commerce
Jap Beetle Drive Ends For Season
Beetle workers finish taking up thousands of traps in Washington county today as efforts wrap for 1944. Residents missing traps should call the county agent, and lessees are asked to return traps. Beetle catch neared three million, with large numbers reported since last tally.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
Road Committee Meeting on Farm to Market Roads
County Roads Engineer Joseph D B Baker attended a meeting of a special roads committee called by the Weer em Shore County Commissioners Association to study the farm to market road situation and potential federal funding. Represented were Garrett Allegany Calvert Carroll and Frederick counties at the all day session. The committee plans to meet.
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Joseph DB. Baker
Frederick
Weerem Shore County Commissioners Association
Garrett
Allegany
Calvert
Carroll
Peterson's Ointment Promises Quick Pile Relief
An advertisement claims over a million dollars yearly is spent on remedies for piles and touts Peterson's Ointment as a fast, soothing solution. It offers 35 cents per box or 60 cents for a tube with applicator, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Peterson
Local Officer Promoted to Major in Army Signal Corps
Captain Vernon N. Simmons of the U S Army Signal Corps in Italy has been promoted to major effective August 20 the War Department announced. He is the son of Mrs Vernon N Simmons of 202 South Prospect Street. Navajo lore recalls Ship Rock in New Mexico as a former great bird that carried the tribe to the region.
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Vernon N. Simmons
U. S. Army Signal Corps
War Department
Simmons
South
Prospect Street
Ship Rock
New Mexico
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