Dutch Gelvin and Winnie Perkins Meet in Wartime Romance
The article recounts Air Corps pilot Dutch Gelvin and Winnie Perkins meeting in San Antonio while both were attached to military work during World War II. It follows their courtship, her perfume gift deception, wedding, years of flying, testing at Glenn L. Martin, and their life together including Dutch’s roles as test pilot and Winnie’s gardening and dog Duchess. It also notes a nearby Fort Bragg crash-landing story of Captain Lake W. Stroud Jr. and paratroopers, highlighting the pilot's quick actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heutenant
Dutch
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Randolph Field
Kelly Field
Mra
San Antonio
Air Corps
Bevo Howard
Hawthorne Flying Service
Tni
Orangeburg
D. C
Winnie
Gelvin
Winnis
Fairchild
Beechwood Drive
Gonitton Park
Dutch Gelvin
Dick Henson
Glenn L. Martin Aircraft
Baltimore
Martin
CAA
Air Force
Ripley County
Indiana
Versailles
Hanover College
Purdue
Martin's
ARMCO
Army Air Corps
Europe
U. S
Fort Bragg
N. C
Hodgkiss
Lake W. Stroud, Jr
Gaffney
S. C
Countians Hear About AA Work
George Fisher an auditor and AA organizer spoke at the Willamsport Lions Club meeting detailing Alcoholics Anonymous role in curing drink. C A Reichter led the program with a film on the atomic bomb shown afterward. L Beard Miller praised the health committee and named a religious play project for March 17 and 18 with members Son Madison, Poffenberger, Harsh, Chotiner, Sprecher, Teach. New members Scott and Slick were inducted.
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George Fisher
State Tax Division
Alcoholics Anonymous
Willamsport Lions
Hagerstown
AA. C
James L. Madison
J. B. Poffenberger
Adam J. Harsh
Allen J. Chotiner
E. A. Sprecher
W. W. Teach
Washington County National Bank
Kenneth N. Alling
Union Bridge
March of Dimes
J. K. Scott
Williamsport
Frank E. Slick
Registration At College Completed
Pre registration closed at Hagerstown Junior College as the second semester begins February 3. Fifty three courses across sixteen fields have been scheduled with three more under consideration. Some subjects are not offered, and costs remain $100 for residents and $150 for non residents plus laboratory and activity fees. Full time students may take 15 to 18 hours, with extra hours by semester payment.
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Hagerstown
Officer Acquitted of Neglect Charge at Wurzburg Camp
Fort Meade Md Jan 29 Capt Joel G Holmes Jr medical officer in Wurzburg Germany Disciplinary Camp was found not guilty of neglecting his duty in January 1947 mis treatment of prisoners. Three superior officers from Wurzburg face separate trials when court resumes Tuesday. EW Director Raymond H Miller elected director of Washington County Historical Society Broadfording resident linked to G A Miller Lumber Co.
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Fort Meade
Joel G. Holmes, Jr
Philadelphia
Wurzburg
Germany
Holmes
Wursburg
Raymond H. Miller
Washington County Historical Society
Broadfording
G. A. Miller Lumber Company
Officials Installed By Masonic Lodges In Hagerstown
In a recent Friendship Lodge 84 and Hagerstown Lodge A F and A M communication officials for 1949 were installed. John R K Tenney served as installer and Vernon Miller as marshal. Charity, duties and new officers for Friendship and Hagerstown Lodges include Charles B Fuller worshipful master, William E Beyard senior warden, William H Reianer junior warden, Clarence M Young secretary, Lloyd Miller treasurer, Joseph E Fardaudeau senior deacon, John M Lacy junior deacon, Waldron E B Dando senior steward, Ivan L Tage junior steward, Russell A Sipe chaplain, Harry M Hutson tyler. Glenn K Campbell worshipful master of Hagerstown Lodges. Other new officials include J Harold Bowers senior warden, John W Bowers junior warden, Walter F Bowers secretary, Tyson R Waltz treasurer, Boyd B Godrove Jr senior deacon, Harry R Seibert junior deacon, Joseph T Gossard senior steward, Owen E Wyant junior steward, Roy F Hahn chaplain, W Frank Spahr tyler. Refreshments served after meeting.
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Friendship Lodge
Hagerstown Lodge
A. F
A. M. John RK. Tenney
Vernon Miller
Charles 8
Waldron EB. Dando
Ivan L. Tage
Russell A. Sipe
Harry M. Hutson
Tyler
Hagerstown
Glenn K. Campbell
J. Harold Bowers
John W. Bowers
Walter F. Bowers
Tyson R.waltz
Boyd 8. Godrove
Hagerstown Industrial Area Comprises 13 Metalworking Plants
Iron Age reports the Hagerstown Industrial Area spans Allegany Frederick and Washington counties with 13 metalworking plants each housing over 21 workers and totaling 6568 employees. One transport equipment plant employs 3500 and other machinery plants 1983, about six percent of Maryland's 94913 metalworkers. Welding and machine shops are the most common departments. The study aims to fill prewar data gaps.
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Iron Age
Hagerstown
Hagerstowal
Allegany
Frederick
Washington Coun Hea
Enid
Maryland
Previews Arrive as Hagerstown Screens Hollywood Sneak Peeks
Warner Brothers designates the Maryland Theater as a test house for Hollywood Sneak Previews. Patrons will view unreleased films with no advance hype, then offer feedback via cards or a Gallup Interest Indicator to guide revisions before general release. The first preview is set for Tuesday night February 15 with the current feature.
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Hagerstown
Hollywood
Warner Brother
George N. Payette
Maryland
Patrolman H R Maugans Recovering at Newton D Baker Hospital
Officer III H R Maugans of the Hagerstown city police underwent a varicose vein operation and is recuperating in Ward 101 B at Newton D Baker Hospital Martinsburg WV. Friends are urged to write or visit.
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H. R. Maugans
Hagerstown City
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Maugans
Martinsburg
W. Va
Stamps In The News Amid Wars and World Events
The piece notes philatelic activity continuing through conflicts as collectors received special can-cellations for the Tenth Maccabean Congress en route to shelters. It details Czechoslovakia issuing Children’s Aid stamps and a Thirty Years of Czechoslovakian Postal Stamps souvenir sheet, Canal Zone adding a violet 4-center, Monaco reissuing the Prince Louis II design, and Romania releasing a six-stamp sports set. It also mentions U.S. Post Office consideration of famous Americans for 1949 commemoratives, with expectations of about ten to twelve issues, far from 1948’s twenty.
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Israel
L. Bayer
Penny Black Stamp Co
Czechoslovakia
Children's Aid
New York Stamp Co. I
U.S. Post Office Department
Babe Ruth
Ernie Pyle
Charles Evans Hughes
Orville
Wilbur Wright
John J. Pershing
Joseph J. Lawlor
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David Thomas Cottingham
Hunter Aluminum Storm
Gluss
the Nicodemus National Bank
Auto Electric Service CO
E. Galtimers
West Church Street
Canal Zone
Air Mail
Gaillard
Monaco
Prince Louis MI
Romania
Johns Manville
Better Homes, Inc
W. Washington
Army
Army & Navy
Fearnow
Cline E. Firet
Kuhn
John D. Myers & Co
the Man's Store
Magaretews
North Potemes Street
Huald-Mail
Fes
Buick
Dea
The
Thumma Motor Co
Hagerstown, Md
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