Abandon Hope For 64 Trapped In Ohio Mine
In Bellaire Ohio a mine fire trapped 64 miners at Powhatan mine after a rock fall ignited coal. Fifteen hours in, State Mine Inspector McGee said no survivors were possible and the burning area two miles from the shaft would be sealed. Rescue efforts had cut a 500 foot tunnel to bypass flames. The mine employed 859 workers. 199 were underground when the fire started. News notes a dance event at Span ish?
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Bellaire
Powatan
Richard McGee
Westerdly
Ohio
Powhatan Mining Company
Marcus Kerr
State Division of Mines
Charles E. Young
Adolph Pacifico
District Six
United Mine Workers
LeTourneau to Speak at U B Church in Peoria
Robert G. LeTourneau renowned business leader and lay preacher will address a large crowd at the United Brethren church on South Locust. The church is installing loudspeakers to reach attendees on both floors as Ira C. Weidner serves as pastor.
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Robert G. LeTourneau
U. B
South Locust
LeTourneau
R. G. LeTourneau, Inc
Peoria
Ira C. Weidner
Death notices and survivors from Keedysville and nearby areas
George Robert Bower 69 retired found dead in bed at daughter’s home 260 South Potomac Street natural causes in ill health for some time body to Kraiss mortuary funeral announcements later. Mrs Cora Mae Gates widow of Samuel Asbury Gates died at son’s home near Gapland after three months illness Earnshaw Funeral Home Keedysville services Saturday 2 pm Rev F L Stine interment Fairview Keedysville body viewed noon today until funeral. Pvt. Jack B Stine 23 killed in action June 10 during Invasion of France survived by father Robert Stine Jr mother Blanche Stine 517 Jefferson Street brothers Lloyd Hubert Jr sister Fannie Marie Stine paternal grandfather David E Stine also surviving.
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George Robert Bower
John Braungard
South Potomac Street
Kraiss
Cora Mae Gates
Samuel Asbury Gates
Gapland
Salem United Brethren Church
Keedysville
Lee
Hagerstown
Richard T
Fairview Cemetery
Jack B. Stine
France
Robert Stine, Jr
Blanche Stine
Jefferson Street
Lloyd and
Hubert, Jr
Fannie Marie Stine
David E. Stine
July Clearance at Henson's Hat and Dress Shoppe
Advertises a July clearance at Henson's Hat and Dress Shoppe 23 W Antéctam St with dresses suits jackets and summer wardrobe items at reduced prices The notice also states the Potomac Fish and Game Club has postponed its regular monthly meeting from Thursday July 6 to Thursday July 13
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Henson
Henson's
W. Antéctam St
Potomac Fish and Game Club
Adv
Henson's Hat & Dress
Antietam St. Ady
Postal Notes To Take Place Of Old Post Office Money Orders
The Post Office plans to replace money orders with postal notes and stamps, offering 10 cent to 16 dollar denominations, five cent notes, and one cent stamps. Post Office posts expect savings to offset a prior three million deficit, with Robert Simpson awaiting approval for the new system from officials in Washington.
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Post Office Department
Thomas M. Simpson
Maizie Doakes
Maizie
Maisie
Post Office
Congress
White House
FDR
Boys Needed for Centerville Corn Detasseling Camp
Washington county boys about 15 years old and 120 pounds are sought to assist in corn detasseling at Centerville on the Eastern Shore for six weeks. Camp opens Sunday at Centerville High School with minimum two week attendance. Pay is 40 cents per hour with a dollar per day for board. transportation costs may be covered if work is satisfactory.
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Washington County
Centerville
Benjamin Solliday
Solliday
Mylo Downey
Centerville High School
Washington
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Fire lit to chase chill as cops say evidence burned
In Baltimore on a July night two men said they lit a small fire in their room to warm up. Lieut. Alexander Emerson of the vice squad says the men were destroying bookmaking evidence. Police, after pounding doors with a 20 pound maul, arrested them on bookmaking charges. Five officers forced a third door as smoke triggered discovery of unburned papers.
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Baltimore
Alexander Emerson
Emerson
Ellinger Named To Welfare Board
M. E. Ellinger of Oak Hill avenue was appointed to the Washington County Welfare Board effective July 1 and attended a board meeting as an active member. One vacancy remains to be filled, officials announced yesterday. Franklin Dry Cleaners will be closed the week of July 3 and reopen Monday July 10 for vacation.
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M. E. Ellinger
Oak Hill Avenue
Washington County Welfare Board
Franklin Dry Cleaners
Ady
Buck Named Chairman of Maryland Aviation Commission
Governor O Conor announced the appointment of Charles H Buck of Baltimore as chairman of the State Aviation Commission in Annapolis Maryland to replace Dr Hugh H Young who recently resigned.
Community Letter Praises School Program Yet Urges Cafeteria Overhaul
An Hagerstown reader urges the school board to add a large cafeteria at South Potomac Junior High to feed about 700 students. The writer notes current facilities resemble a kitchenette and limit meals to doughnuts hot dogs and milk. Students carry lunches to rooms with teachers supervising, prompting calls for a humane lunch break and fit with current fitness emphasis. Acknowledging invited board visits, the letter stresses menu concerns and the need for adequate dining facilities.
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Hagerstown
South Potomac
Allied air offensive pounds northwest Germany and Pas de Calais
Around 1,000 U.S. heavy bombers attacked northwest Germany, France and Pas de Calais targets while medium and light bombers hit rail lines toward Cherbourg. RAF bombed channel coast robot platforms and Dijon rail center. Over 300 Marauder and Havoc bombers attacked rail lines. Mosquitos hit a synthetic oil plant near Gelsenkirchen.
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London
U. S
Germany
France
Pas-de-Calais
Cherbourg
RAF
Channel
Dijon
Paris
St. Malo-Rennes
St. Hiliare du Harcourt-Fougere-Vitre
Argentan- Lemans
St. Flers-Fomfront-La Chappelle
Nogent-Leroutrou
Seine
Loire
Normandy
Ruhr
Gelsenkirchen
Frisian
OPA Office Moves Ration Board to Speed Service
The Washington County Ration Board relocates to a six division office in Hagerstown. Chief Clerk Thomas Bittle says the new layout speeds service and reduces waits, with hours 9 am to 3 pm weekdays and noon close Saturdays. A telephone switchboard will aid calls to divisions including gasoline tires shoes and processed foods.
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Washington County Ration Board
Hagerstown
North Locust Street
Thomas Bittle
Bittle
Canning Centers Open For Season In Three Towns
Canning centers begin season with specific instructors in Clearspring Smithsburg and Hagerstown. Centers run select weekdays 9 am to 5 pm with free use for housewives to preserve summer produce. Advisory support comes from three county home economics teachers and Vocational Center contact 2971.
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Clearspring
William Thomas
Smithsburg
Robert Barkdoll
Anna Lowman
Pearl Price
Hagerstown
Board of Education
Esther Gross
Flora Shroyer
Ruth Cahill
Be Men and Women in Uniform From Our Area
Soldiers from South Pacific bases and Mediterranean theaters are named among local families as service continues. Robert G Shupp of Fairchild Aircraft serves with an Amphibian Truck Company in the Transportation Corps overseas since 1943. Five other Shupp relatives are also serving in Italy and the South Pacific. Linebaugh, Myers, Fleming, Brungart, Barker, Strine, Morton and others from Keedysville, Big Spring, Smithsburg, and Camp Ellis appear in notices, detailing training, postings, and addresses.
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South Pacific
Robert
Bob) G. Shupp
Fairchild Aircraft Corp
Transportation Corps
Clayton C. Shunp
Bob
Army
Camp Lee
Moultrieville
S. C
John Powles Missing In Navy Plane Crash
John Powles a 20 year old radioman second class in the United States Navy is missing after an aerial crash near Boston. He had been stationed in the U S after returning from foreign duty ten months ago and worked with lighter-than-air craft and blimps. Relatives in the area were notified by Navy telegram. He was the son of the late Mr and Mrs John Powles and had lived with Mrs Robert Beck at 112 East Irvin drive. His father was with Emmett Hardware Company.
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John Powles
United States Navy
Navy Department
Boston
Mass
United States
Powles
Navy
Robert Beck
East
Irvin Drive
Emmett Hardware Company
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Penn-Maryland
Rosa
Central Garage
Summit Ave
Maryland
Exide Batteries Wholesale & Retail
Reichard’s
W. Antietam St
D. J. Beecher Farm
Ringgold
G. WM. Gardenhour
Frederick Street
Wilhelm
Thumma Motor Co
G. LE Tourneau
Sharpsburg Pike
W. G. Turner
Kraiss Funeral Home
N. Potynne SL
Multiple Listing Bureau
Care Herald-Mail
Ellinger
Hagerstown Industrial Loan
Jonathan St
Earl Neikirk
Beautician
Wagerstown
c/o Herald-Mail
Washington Co
Yingling Auto Sales & Service
Pontiac
GMC
Commercial Small Loan & Finance Co
L. Summit Avenue
Hagerstown, Md
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U.S
OPA
Arthur F. Detrow
Mer
Hagerstown Ice Co
Lee Street
Crouse
North Prospect ST
BAY Trout
DR. Phillips
Richard B. Linebaugh
Nellie
Linebaugh
Baltimore Street
Signal
Mediterranean Theater of
Pvt
Leonard L. Myers
Trilby I. Myers
Winter Street
Ordnance Base
Mediterranean
Robert G. Fleming
J. W. Fleming
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh
Franklin D. Brungart
Keester Field
Kelly Field
4Th Air Depot Group
F. D. Brungart
14Th Air Depot Group
Cpl
George Barker
Camp Ellis
Mitchell Avenue
Charles Strine
Btry C
A. A
Camp Stewart
Earl D. Morton
Army Medical Corps
Bertha Morton
Fort McCain
Miss
Texas
Pennsylvania Railroad
Saum's
Jonathan St. Ady
West Lee Street
Shipp’s Sea Food
Community Finance Service Incorporated
West Washington St
Columbia College
Fleigh Motor Co
Inc
Tristate EJ
S. Potomac St
Fallsway
Vectrical Supply CO
Saratoga
Temail
Hamilton Hotel
Goodyear
Balto
Lecusty Tx
Green Lantern
North Potomac Street
Tod
Consumers Credit Service
Consumers Credit Service, Inc
Office Girl
Hagerstown Laundry
W. Franklin St
Jamison Cold Storage Door Co
Maple Avenue
Hagerstown, Mad
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