Plane Spotting Groups Formed
Maryland forms and staffs air plane spotting stations ahead of a test period October 9 to 16. Executive Secretary Isaac George reports 198 stations staffed by American Legion post commanders under state defense council planning. Brigadier General McDonnell says eight bomber squadrons will test the system along the mid Atlantic coast during October 9 to 18 across several states including Maryland and the District of Columbia.
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Isaac
George
mid-Atlantic Seaboard
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Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
District of Columbia
Virginia
North Carolina
System to involve thousands in civilian spotting program
The project, when completed, will involve about 4,200 civilians. Each spotting station will have a crew of 12 men, and the central flier unit to receive reports will be staffed by roughly 306 personnel.
Maryland official downplays infantile paralysis outbreak
Baltimore August 29 Dr C H Halliday chief epidemiologist for the State Health Department said the infantile paralysis outbreak in Maryland is not serious enough to cancel Labor Day family excursions. He advised against unnecessary exposure for children under 15 and urged good food and water, noting some parts of Maryland are as safe as any other.
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Baltimore
Aus
C. H. Halliday
State Health Department
Maryland
Shenandoah Baptist Assoc elects moderator in Martinsburg
The Shenandoah Baptist Association elected the Rev. E. B. Sumpter of Shenandoah Virginia moderator for northern Virginia and eastern West Virginia churches. Winchester Virginia was chosen as the site for the 1942 session. The report notes about 70 percent of all motor vehicles are registered in the United States per the Department of Commerce.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Shenandoah Baptist Association
E. EB. Sumpter
Shenandoah
Virginia
West Virginia
Winchester
The
United States
Department of Commerce
29th Infantry Division Parade At Fort Meade
The 29th Infantry Division will parade for the first time as a complete unit on Friday September 3 at Fort Meade Maryland with Under Secretary of War Robert Patterson in the reviewing stand. Patterson will be guest of Major General Milton Reckord and his staff at a buffet supper reception after the review.
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Robert P. Patterson
Patterson
Milton A. Reckord
Defense Savings Stamps reach retail stores nationwide
The sale of Defense Savings Stamps began in Michigan on July 10 and has spread rapidly to many states. Retail stores offer their facilities as a patriotic service and do not take any fee or percentage from stamp sales. To purchase Defense Bonds and Stamps visit a post office bank or savings and loan, or write to the Treasurer in Washington, D C.
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Defense Savings
Michigan
Savings and Loan Associations
IITE
Savings and Loan Association
United States
Washington, D. C
Death of Edward Templin Licklider at 88 in Shepherdstown
Shepherdstown obituary notes Edward Templin Licklider died Tuesday morning after a short illness at home in his eighty ninth year. He lived in the community, was a farmer, served many years in local positions, and is survived by numerous relatives including Miss Mary, Miss Bessie, Ruth, Mrs. Morrow, and others across Shepherdstown and nearby towns. The piece mentions relatives in Parkersburg Morgantown Bramwell and Parkersburg, with multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren. Also recorded is a September Garden Club meeting in Shepherdstown with a flow and camera show for club members on September 10 at 2 PM at the home of Mrs. Edward son, plus entries and a brief program.
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Shepherdstown
Edward Templin Licklider
Licklider
Mary
Atne
Bessie
Ruth
Morrow
Bettie Rentch
Annie Licklider
W. H. S. White
W. H. & White, Jr
Ersburg
Helen A. Yoke
White
James M. Shanks
Morgan‘na
Paul B. Shanks
Hunting
Louis N. Beal
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