No Celebration To Mark Fourth
A wartime weekend in Hagerstown and Washington County aims for quiet celebration with many facilities closed July 5. Banks, offices, libraries, and most stores suspend operations while war plants grant holidays, buses may run, and fireworks are largely banned under state law with penalties for violations. The insurance commissioner may grant special permits for displays, highlighted by Commissioner John B. Gentrum.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Draft Board
Ueual
Insurance Commissioner
John B. Gentrum
Coast Guard and OPA Officials Comment on Gasoline Ban
Officials in Baltimore and Washington discussed enforcement of a gasoline ban for pleasure boating. Coast Guard leaders in the Fifth District and the Office of Price Administration cited challenges in applying the ban and noted enforcement limits. Algeria is described as rich in iron, sine, antimony, mercury and manganese.
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Baltimore
Coast Guard
Washington
Fifth District Coast Guard
Office of
Price Administration
OPA
Algeria
Police and sheriff's officers enforce the law
Police department and sheriff's officers of the state bear primary responsibility for enforcing the law, ensuring public safety, and upholding legal standards across jurisdictions.
Youth Escapes From Industrial School Then Is Recaptured
A 14 year old boy who lived near the Sharpsburg pike was among four who escaped from St. Marys Industrial School yesterday. They were later apprehended and returned. Brother Liguori, superintendent, was stabbed in the shoulder while reprimanding them but is recovering in a Baltimore hospital. The youth had earlier climbed from his detention cell in City Hall and walked the ledge beneath the fourth floor windows about two weeks ago.
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Sharpsburg Pike
St. Mary’s Industrial School
Brother Liguori
Baltimore
City Hall
Murray Benson To Be Recommendedfor Baltimore Collector Post
Senator George L. Radcliffe said he would recommend to President Roosevelt the appointment of Murray Benson as Collector of Internal Revenue for the Baltimore district. Benson, currently Baltimore city solicitor, would fill the vacancy created when M Hampton Magruder resigned due to ill health. Also covered is Scout relief work: Boy Scouts returned to Baltimore after assisting on the eastern shore amid drought and poor crop yields.
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Washington
Georges L. Radcliffe
Roosevelt
Murray Benson
Internal Revenue
Baltimore
Benson
M. Hampton Magruder
Milo Downey
University of Maryland Extension Service
Downey
Eastern Shore
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Ajaccio
Corsica
Genoa
Nice
Barlongs
France
Italy
W. Washington Street
Strainer
Bromo Seltzer
Skol
Polaroid
Conklin Pen
Woodbury
Sane
Story Magazines
ANOVA
Sardinia
Sicily
Messing
R. & G. Dep. Store Clothing
Bank
Harry’s Cisco
Jonathan St
Beck
Wendrayon Sloth
Svemer Sporter
Wortlpomery Ory Lord
West
Washington Street
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