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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1945
Page
5
The War Department designated Fort Meade as a major East Coast discharge center to relieve Fort Dix and expand at Indiantown Gap. From May 20 to June 36, 240000 troops arrived back in the U.S. and over 155000 were discharged in June, with 200000 returned to civilian life since May 12 under the Army point system.
The United Cigar Whelan Stores Corporation of New York City will lease the Second National Bank Building on West Washington Street and convert the Lovely Dame Candy Store on the first floor into a sugar, drug and fountain business. Floyd W. Ahalt and Agnes M. Ahalt, owners, will remodel and may install air conditioning. Ahalt will keep Lovely Dame operating until takeover, then may operate a similar venture again later.
Blair's Valley will dedicate a service memorial for local service men and women at Blair's Valley Church of God on Sunday afternoon. The Builders for Christ funded and planned the project with youth volunteers. The 2:30 program includes music, memorial dedication, pantomime, guest speakers, military acts, and spiritual elements with a large audience anticipated.
Dr Enoch H Vickers Morgantown West Virginia native and former University of Tokyo professor urged preserving freedom as the nation transitions from wartime to peacetime after Japan’s fall He warned against a wrong postwar transformation and emphasized reconversion from war industry to civilian needs while maintaining free enterprise and opposing fascist tendencies.
Three larceny reports to city police described thefts of an $80 allotment check from Hilda Hoffman of the 200 block Alexander Street, a tire tube and wheel from Ruth Long on Sajem Avenue Extended, and a wristwatch from Barline Jackson on Harmon Alley. Francisco Orellana is noted as discovering the Amazon River.
Railroad stoppages followed a week of lay offs after 20 maintenance workers struck. Republic Steel warned of finishing unit shutdowns due to material shortages. Miners, paper workers, and tire plant employees across several states faced walkouts, with thousands idle and a presidential emergency board sought for wage disputes.
Independence Day theme marked the Hagerstown WCTU July gathering at City Park with Alma Beyard leading devotions and a focus on spirituality and national defense. The program featured patriotic songs, a poem, a creed, a Red Cross report, and a Loyal Temperance Legion outing for about 200 members. The next event is a county picnic August 2 at City Park South Pavilion led by Nora Saum and county president Mrs. Ezra Baker.
A July 4 birthday party honored Joan Shoemaker at her grandparents home at 1034 Salem Avenue. Guests included Robert Warner John L Wolf Rodney Wolf and family Jean Malley and daughters Julia Baker Joseph Metz family Archie Toms Victor Shoemaker and others. The event featured red white and blue table decor and Burmese Buddhists note their religious prominence.
The Calvary Brethren Church received a charter of incorporation from the Maryland Tax Commission on April 27, 1945, recognizing it as a legal religious organization. Rev. Andrew M. Dix, the pastor, serves ex officio as president of the Official Board, assisted by Rev. John M. Crosswhite, Rev. Russell A. , and Rev. J. Edgar Beckley Sr. The Official Board includes John W. Myers, Lewis PEL King, J Edgar Beckley Sr., Stanley Hurd, Ezra Glenn, and Robert E. Myers. The church bought lots on Bryan Place for a new building once restrictions lift and invites others to worship at its corner of Howard and Chestnut streets.
Outgoing Catholic Daughters of America officers hosted a formal dinner at Hotel Hamilton for newly installed officers elected in May and seated in June. Recipients included Mrs. ELL. Clark as grand regent and Mrs. Earl Knott Sr. as vice regent along with other officers and honoraries. A picnic plan for Pangborn Park on July 18 and the next regular meeting next Tuesday were announced.
A local horse show featured young riders and adults competing across classes 6 through 10. Winners included Donald Dorsey, Joan Butts, Judy Foliz, Gene Maley, Judy Boward, Milly Beck, and others, with awards in working hunters, saddlehorse, and high-jump events.
The Mayor announced plans to officially disband Civilian Defense as of June 30, praising secretary Miss Carmichael and all volunteers for their service since the Pearl Harbor era. He noted 11 blackouts and seven alerts, a 1942 parade with Governor O Conor, and extensive training in fire fighting, nursing, and air raid duties. The hospital nurses aide program continues separately, with equipment valued at about $12,500 and funded by government offset.
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