Sharpsburg Founder Honored for Maryland Frontiers Service
B Russell Hicks notes Governor Horatio Sharpe earned enduring credit for Maryland frontier defense before the Revolutionary War. He supervised fort construction at Fort Frederick and aided relations with Native peoples, while Forbes’s expedition and the capture of Fort Duquesne led to Fort Pitt and Pittsburgh’s beginnings.
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Maryland
Horatio Sharpe
Governor Sharpe
Grant
George Washington
Braddock
Virginia
George Money
Washington
Dagworthy
Wahaby
Fort Frederick
John Forbes
Fort Duquesne
Fort Pitt
Pittsburgh
Gettysburg College Choir Heads to Europe Tour
The Gettysburg College Choir of 65 voices leaves New York Tuesday for a seven week Europe tour. Selected as an official choir for the Lutheran World Federation Assembly in Helsinki, the group will perform in The Hague Arnhem and other cities, with concerts in Lucerne Basel Bonn West Berlin and Copenhagen. The itinerary includes Stockholm Oslo London and Edinburgh before returning August 21.
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Gettyseing
Gettysburg College
New York
Tollewitchi
Europe
S Lutheran World Federation
Helsinki
Finland
Althoratio Sharpe
the Hague
Arnhem
Netherlands
Evican
Leidelberg
Bonn
West Berlin
Kirchen
Dortmund
Germany
George Washington
Copenhagen
Denmark
Willi[ment
Creektow Cumberland
Tel
Washington
Stockholm
Oslo
London
Inburgh
Sharpe
Wills Creek
Hichard
Virginia
Hagerstown Lodge
Winchester
Parker B. Waognild
Dester
Tha N. Wickel
Mouseheart
Ill
Fort Cumberland
Luther Stoner
Braddock
Cumberland
Frederick
County Dump Fire Repeats Near Ingerstoun
Morgansville Volunteer Fire Company battled a second five night blaze at the county dump near Ingerstoun Monday evening. Seven volunteers used 9 manhours and 2,000 gallons of water to bring it under control after hot ashes touched debris. Firefighters note July 4 blaze started likely by spontaneous combustion in dumped chemicals. a dozen firemen used 20 manhours and 1,800 gallons of water. Waugansville and Williamsport volunteers aided with pumper and tank trucks. Fire Chief Robert Baker led the response.
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Morgansville
Ingerstoun
Maugansville Fire Company
Williamsport
AF Try Out Program Urged By Hagerstown Reserve Squadron
Major Richard M. Stenger announced a new one year reserve enlistment plan allowing servicemen and veterans to join the Air Force Reserve Recovery Squadron for a twelve month trial. The program offers benefits including pay rank training and retirement features. Enlistments occur at the local airport with one weekend monthly drills and a yearly 12 day tour. Applications and details available from squadron headquarters in Hagerstown or Master Sergeant Harold Schriver.
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Air Force Reserve
Hagerstown Air Force Reserve Recovery Squadron
Richard M. Stenger
Armed Forces
United States
Stenger
Hagerstown
U. S
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Equadron
Harold H. Schriver
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Sharpsburg Founder Merits Credit
B. Russell Hicks
Allegheny River
Forbes
Fort du
Gettysburg
America
Tempest
Pontiac
Hamilton Pontiac, Inc
FreDeRick St
Hagerstown, MD
H. L. Mills Brooklawn Farms
Ouarf
Eklaun Ee
Brooklawn Fons
Brooklawn Farms Milk
Brooklawn
Grand Union Supermarkets
Hood and
Baltimore Streets
Northern Avenue
Virginia Avenue
TRY Brooklawn Farms
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