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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1944
Page
2
Nine sorrel horses and colts sold for 222.86 each at a public auction Monday at Lappans Cross Roads. The Walter C. Bowers sale on the Cunningham farm drew a large crowd and totaled over 9300 dollars.
A battalion inspection of three local State Guard companies will run next week at the State Armory. Co. B Headquarters Co and Co. A begin Monday Jan 31 with afternoon armory checks and evening personnel reviews ahead of the Feb 21 Federal inspection by National Guard Bureau officers from Washington. Recruitments are open for all three companies with high school boys 16 plus welcome. prior State Guard training reportedly speeds advancement in military ranks.
Refreshments were served to a long list of women including Mrs. Cecil Leatherman Mrs. Ken Long Mrs. Huffman Mrs. St. Nyre Mrs. Adrian Onderdonk Mrs. Grover Jenkins Mrs. A C Godar Mrs. Vernon Keller Fay Cooper Mrs. Bricker Mrs Ronald Knapp Mrs Paul Barnhart Mrs XII Sher renfeltz Mrs William Sheeley Mrs Pearl Sperow plus Misses Bessie Mongan Gaza Cross and others. They spent Saturday afternoon visiting homes of Gaza Cross and others.
Home of Mr and Mrs William Sheeley hosts Otis Beachley of Downsville and Miss Margaret Lowery who visited Baltimore over the weekend. Dorcas society met in the chapel last Thursday with Rev Walter McKinley leading services and guests invited to the rectory afterward.
Memphis telegraph reports that a sailor from the Naval Air Technical Training Center surprised officers by returning five days after starting a ten day furlough. T. G. Wilder of Tulsa Oklahoma said friends had all gone.
Washington reports the War Production Board has ruled no new whiskey can be distilled this year. WPB chair Donald M. Nelson said war needs will absorb full output. Industrial alcohol demand for synthetic rubber plants drives the decision, with alcohol stocks set to fall to 41 million gallons by end 1944.
St James January 27 announces Sunday school on January 30 at 10 am with preaching at 11 am and 7 36 pm. Evening services planned all week except Saturday. Preachers include D G White M Leatherman and Klingensmith of Ashland Ohio. Local social visits noted with families in town.
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