Thirty seven youths inducted into Navy during Navy Week
A Sunday city park induction rehearsal preceded by a City Hall oath ceremony featured Rear Admiral Henry Williams administering the oath to 37 young men. The procession followed to the park where the photograph lists local Navy recruiting officials and civic leaders including Mayor Richard H. Sweeney, with participants from Baltimore and Washington counties and the American Legion.
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City Park
City Hall
Henry Wiliams
Washington
Washington County
Henry Williams
L. M. Dunaway
Navy
Hugh G. Terry
K. B. Eximons
Baltimore
Middle Row
Chester L. Stine
H. N. Garrison
Richard H. Sweeney
Yeoman
Russell L. Mullineaux
William Ames, Jr
T. Frank Lynch
American Legion
Former Envoy Foresees Strong Japanese Resistance
Former U S envoy to Tokyo Joseph C Grew warned Americans that Japan will fight with maximum force until utterly crushed and called for great sacrifices to avoid stalemate He described Japan as a tough fighting machine and recounted atrocities and deceit in wartime conduct.
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Washington
Arg
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
Japan
Grew
Columbia Broadcasting System
Gripsholm
Togo
Roosevelt
Hirohito
Pearl Harbor
China
Rent Control Act details and penalties outlined
The article explains rent limits from March to September and refunds for higher September payments unless major capital improvements exist. Tenants may face eviction risk if they refuse higher March rents without improvements. Violations carry up to 5000 dollars or one year in prison. A local attorney will represent the Rent Control Office.
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Civil Service Commission
OPA
Induction Of 37 Young Men Ends Navy Week Observance
Induction ceremony in Hagerstown ends Navy Week observances with 37 young men joining the Navy. Speakers include Mayor Sweeney and Lieut. Emmons. parade, band, and American Legion honors mark the event. Recruits come from Hagerstown and nearby towns across Maryland and Pennsylvania.
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E. B. Emmons
Baltimore
X Naval Service
L. M. Dunaway
Richard H. Sweeney
Navy
Hagerstown
Pearl Arbor
Sweeney
Morris Frock
Peter Burs
Park
William Ames, Jr
C. K. Wilkinson
Defense Industries
Chief Dunaway
Donald William Ward Maddran
Philip James Desa
Mervin Warren Paden
Rew Pea Ovid
Dewey McKinley Breeden
Richard William Morin
Raymond Donald Grove
Charles Willam Hetzer
Roland Wolfe McKenzie
Kenneth Daniel
Chambersburg
Harold Glenwood Ritz, Jr
Weynesboro
Kenneth Eugene Hartman
Cabin John
Wayne Martin Forrest
Boonsboro
Charles Claude Kaetzel
Chewsville
John Richard Buhrman
Marion
Herold Abram
Greencastles
Robert James Noel
Wayneshore
One or Two But Shouting Is Out in Court
Newark magistrate asked Irishman John Murphy, 52, to sign a temperance pledge after accusing him of keeping his wife and four children awake all night by shouting. Murphy signed and quipped that it does not preclude taking one or two, but no shouting.
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Newark
John Murphy
Murphy
Notable Names Listing From Maryland to Pennsylvania
Readable fragments list several individuals: Tyrus Goodlow Norman of Williamsport Maryland. Charles Ray Borney of Waynesboro. John Randolph Meyers of Mercersburg. Clarence Abram Deardorn of Chambersburg. Romaine Jones of Waynesboro. Samuel Thomas Fairney of Greencastle. Russell William Eat on of Sharpsburg. Additional mentions include Gilson and others.
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Tyrus Goodlow Norman
Williamsport
Charles Ray Borney
Waynesboro
John Randolph Meyers
Mercersburg
Clarence Abram Deardorn
Chambersburg
Gilson
Romaine Jones
Samuel Thomas Fairney
Greencastle
Russell Willam Eaton
Sharpsburg
Cannot Collect Scrap on Sunday Blues Help War Effort
In Baltimore on Sunday August 31 Max Siger a grocer tried to collect scrap metal from neighbors to aid the war effort. A butcher offered a truck and Siger carried a salvage card but police advised against it saying it would violate blue laws. Police Commissioner Stanton said cooperation is possible if a government contract and War Production Board order exist.
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Baltimore
Blue Jaws
Max Siger
Siger
Siser
Robert F Stanton
War Production Board
Explosion Claims Hilton Youth in Elkton Incident
Edward McCool, 21, of Hilton, was killed in an explosion in Elkton Maryland on August 31. Three other persons were injured in the blast as investigators began to determine the cause.
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Elkton
Edward McCool
Hilton
Explosion at Triumph Explosives Company injures worker
An explosion at the Triumph Explosives Company occurred at the test hole where materials are tested and defective material destroyed. The plant is manufacturing ordnance for the Navy. India’s total area is 1,576 square miles with a population of 388 000 000.
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Triumph Explosives Company
Navy
India
Townsend Club Meeting in Smithsburg Md
An organization meeting of Townsend Club No. 1 of Smithsburg Maryland will be held in the Smithsburg Community Hall on Tuesday evening September 1. Speakers include former State Senator Ernest W. Miller and Harry Walker of Hagerstown. The event appeals to all ages.
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Townsend Club
Smithsburg
Ernest W. Miller
Harry Walker
Hagerstown
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Philadelphia
Women AT War
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California
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