Nazi Prisoners Back In Custody
Two escaped German prisoners of war were captured by York county farm women after they left a hideaway seeking food. Recognized from photos, the men were fed then guarded by workmen while state police arrived. They were held by state police in York and to be turned over to military authorities at Gettysburg.
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York
York County
Philadelphia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gettysburg
Raphael Bentzel
Mable
Welty Named Committee Head At Washington County Meeting
Frank Welty was elected chairman of the Washington County Petroleum Industries Committee at a meeting at Hotel Alexander to appoint officers for the year and address industry and highway concerns. Charles Harris became vice chairman and Walter W. Pollard Jr. secretary, with J C Darrell present as state secretary. A resolution urged a constitutional amendment to guarantee highway funds be used only for roads, ensuring Maryland keeps good roads financed on an economic basis.
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Frank Welty
Washington
Welty
Te—grerat
Motor Clinic To Be Held Tomorrow
A motor tune-up clinic at the Vocational Training Center behind the Municipal Swimming Pool in Frederick Street will showcase an exhaust gas analyzer and other instruments. George Bray of the Hagerstown district office says the event, arranged by the Hagerstown District Maintenance Advisory Sub-Committee and the oil industry, aims to teach proper motor care to maximize miles per gallon. The free demonstration starts at 7 30 p.m. and invites all interested parties.
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Frederick Street
George Bray
Hagerstown
Office of Defense Transportation
Bray
ODT
Revival Opens Tonight by Salvation Army Leader Bennett
George Bennett of the Salvation Army in East Liverpool Ohio begins revival services in a tent at George and Wise streets tonight. The meetings run nightly through July 23 starting at 7 o'clock. A Daily Vacation Bible School also opens this morning in the same tent under Bennett and Captain Churchill of Hagerstown with classes from 9:30 to 11:30 each morning.
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George Bennett
Salvation Army
East Liverpool
Ohio
George and Wise Streets
Bible School
Mr. Bennett
Captain and Churchill
Hagerstown
Hershey to Speak at Washington County Republican Club
Roger Hershey, a delegate to the Republican national convention in Chicago, will speak at the Men's Republican Club of Washington County meeting tonight at [time]. He will outline interesting convention details and discuss plans for the coming campaign.
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Roger Hershey
Chicago
Republican Club
Washington County
Hershey
Jalso
Fairchild PT-19 praised by Army pilots in England
Cpl Harold H. Schriver, a Fairchild Aircraft veteran born in Hagerstown, reports that about 90 percent of U S Army Air Corps pilots in England trained on Fairchild PT-19 planes. He describes pilots calling the trainer a swell ship for beginners and almost human in handling, and urges workers to stay motivated to win the war.
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United States Army Air Corps
England
Cpl
Harold 4H
Schriver
Richard S. Boutelle
Fairchild Aircraft
Sechriver
Hagerstown
Burlington
Army Air Corps
Fairchild
Cpl.Schriver
First Thurmont Man Killed in Action in France
Pfc. Dale M. Ford, 22, the first Thurmont native in the 29th Division reported killed in action in France. His wife, Florence Wireman Ford, received word from the War Department that he died June 13, one week after D Day.
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Thurmont
Pfc
Dale M. Ford
Florence Wireman Ford
War Department
Pfc. Ford
France
Barn Wrecked In Afternoon Blaze Near Mauganaville
A barn and its wheat and hay crop on Ira Weber’s farm near Mau gangs ville school were destroyed by a fire in the early afternoon. The cause was undetermined and the insurance covered loss was estimated between 36,000 and 7,000 dollars, with the barn reduced to ashes.
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Ira Weber
Maugansville
Fire damages barns and roofs in Maryland area
Farmers fought a late day blaze near Maugansville and Hagerstown as flames spread to a barn field. Antie tam Company crews used water to douse the fire while others plowed furrows around the area to halt spread. The odd weather worded advisory suggests adding fruit juice to milk as a household tip.
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Maugansville
Antietam Company
Hagerstown
June police arrests total 361 report to street board
City police made 361 arrests in June including 38 drunks 34 for disorderly conduct and 25 for driving law violations. There were 31 larceny cases and six auto thefts reported. Parking violations rose to 24 with 22 released. Chief William H. Peters presented the figures to the Board of Street Commissioners last night.
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William H. Peters
Board of
Street Commissioners
Woman Overcomes Constipation with Kellogg's All-Bran
A reader shares relief from frequent laxatives after using Kellogg's All-Bran. The letter praises regularity gained by daily bran with milk and fruit, urging water intake and authenticity of Kellogg's product from Battle Creek.
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Myrtle Wood
Baumanville
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Soldiers on Front Serve with AAF Marauders on Normandy
Two Hagerstown soldiers, Sgt Roy Danzer Jr and Pvt Clair Thompson, were listed yesterday among personnel serving with Army Air Force Marauders on the Normandy beachhead, in a dispatch by Baltimore Sun correspondent Lea McCardell.
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Hagerstown
Roy Danzer, Jr
Pvt
Clair Thompson
Army Air Force
Normandy
Baltimore Sun
Lea McCardell
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Caskey’s
Caskey Baking Co
R. M. Hays & Bros., Inc
Cherbourg
U.S
ST. Louis
James J. Carroll
Cloverdale
Cloverdale Soft Drinks
Cloverdale Spring CO
Newrllir
Baker Distributing Company
Orygineer
Orkers
Leymedia
R. D. McKee
Ncodemus EE Bankerstown
Manbeck
Harry 5S. Myers
North Potomac Street
Crane
Q. P.O
West Washington Street
Hill’s Toy & Novelty Store
South Potomac St
London
Guards
Buckingham Palace
Parliament Buildings
Hearlburn
Onc
John D. Myers & Co
Faomus “Jockey” Underwear
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Rudy
LUX Flakes Inc
Arthur Dorsey
Randolph
Steever
Seersucker
Leiter Brothers
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