Improvement In Crop Is Noted
Washington July 1 weather bureau weekly crop summary reports overall improvement in crops despite severe drought in the far southwest where some livestock perished for lack of feed and water. Cotton corn wheat and truck crops are noted to be growing rapidly though high heat in the southeast caused moisture loss. floods and cool wet weather hinder recovery in other areas.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Food Administration
Bureau
Florida
Carolinas
New England
New York
Virginia
Rehearsal Tomorrow for Hagerstown Fourth of July Program
The All-Hagerstown mass chorus will rehearse Friday July 2 at Sip m in the Sunday School room of Zion Reformed Church for the chorus band concert at City Park on Fourth of July. Dr Peter Buys announced the event and urged early arrival for registration. The concert will feature the Hagerstown Municipal Band and hundreds of vocalists under Dr Buys.
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Infiltration Course Tests Fright and Focus at Fort Bragg
AP writer Herman R Allen recounts the Army Infiltration Course at the Field Artillery Replacement Center Fort Bragg. Soldiers crawl under fire with head down while dynamite blasts and machine gun fire roar nearby. The piece blends his firsthand battle impression with training aims to curb panic.
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Herman R. Allen
FT. Bragg
N. C
Field Artillery Replacement Center
Africa
Wally Sjoblom
Paul Sjoblom
Cumberland Invited To Hold Its Ten Day Race Meet In This City
Cumberland is urged to hold its annual ten day race meet in Hagerstown citing downtown proximity and revenue. Maryland Racing Commission has shown liberal views toward mill tracks and recent figures show Hagerstown contributing $17 854 53 and Cumberland $18 678 76 to state coffers. Harold F. Bester, longtime Hagerstown Race Meet manager, sees no difficulty in Cumberland hosting there.
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Cumberland
Maryland Racing Commission
Hagerstown
Harold F. Bester
MacArthur Directs New Solomons Offensive Push
Allied forces under General MacArthur push from Nassau Bay toward inland targets in the Solomons. A coordinated campaign across ground naval and air units leverages a master plan with Halsey supervising naval power while MacArthur directs overall. Air raids strike Rabaul and Salamaua as New Georgia operations expand toward Munda air base.
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Nassau Bay
Salamaua
Solomons
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific Area
William F. Halsey
Southwest
South Pacific
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
New Georgia
Halsey
Japan
Munda
Solomon Islands
Rabaul
New Britain Island
Huon Gulf
Dampier Strait
George C. Kenney
Trebriand
Woodlar Islands
Rendova-New Georgia
Guadalcanal
Pacific
Dar
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New Britain
Aieutenant
Herman Allen
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SEARS
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Sjoblom
Everysbody’s
AL. Mills
Baltimore St
Sctagun
BOA Vile
Palmolive
Octagon
Superior
Fountain Head
Beckley Bros
Cloverbloom
Charles Ebersole
Eden Plains
Shank’s
Ideal Farm
Frederick, Md
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