Resuscitator Debuts for Western Enterprise Fire Company
The first model resuscitator in Washington county was demonstrated at the Western Enterprise Fire Hall last evening. Purchased by the Mayor and Council, it aids breathing after smoke inhalation, near drowning, or respiratory crises. Weighing 85 pounds with two oxygen tanks and infant mask, the unit serves as an iron lung alternative. The Safety First Supply Co device arrives from Pittsburgh and will be kept ready for immediate emergency use near Hagerstown.
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Washington County
Western Enterprise
Western Enterprise Fire Company
Safety First Supply Company
Pittsburgh
Western Enterprise Group
Hagerstown
J. A. McCallum
Record Is Set In Speed By Bombers
Ninth Air Force in France reports six Thunderbolts conducted a rapid one mission bombing of a German tank column. The crew loaded with 1000 pound bombs launched quickly, coordinated by radio and coded maps, and completed the strike within a brief 20 minute window.
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Ninth Air Force
France
Red Cross Chairman Davis Leaves 562000 Estate to Eight Children
Norman H. Davis, 66, longtime American Red Cross chairman since 1938, died July 2 in Hot Springs Virginia. His will filed for probate shows an estate valued at 562000 to be split among his eight children. Davis built wealth in banking before entering diplomacy, his wife having predeceased him.
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Alexandria
Norman H. Davis
American Red Cross
Davis
Hot Springs
Red Cross
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Long and Bitter Fight Seen in Allied Progress
General Eisenhower warned of a long, heavy battle ahead in the European theatre while praising the Caen advance as gratifying. He stressed no spectacular gains and cautioned against over optimism, noting potential German morale cracks and the limited impact of the V-1 flying bomb on large targets.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Caen
Normandy
Germap
London
England
Civilian Health Program Proposal Aims to Cut Wartime Illness
Washington July 11 a civilian health program urged before a Senate wartime health and education subcommittee to begin with infants and target causes behind 3 006 000 wartime illnesses.
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Wasiington
Senate
Government agencies urge health and education program integration
Four government agencies advocate uniting health and educational efforts. Captain C R Wells head of the Selective Service dental division and American Dental Association president says credit for dental and physical fitness should be valued like algebra. For quick results, use a low cost Classified Ad.
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Hagerstown
C. R. Wells
Selective Service Dental Division
American Dental Association
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