Special Boards To Probe Attack
Washington reports that special boards are to inquire into the Pearl Harbor attack. The crisis may lead to courts martial for Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Maj. Gen. Walter C. Short, with trials possibly beginning after the war. The boards are led by Gen. Grimert and Navy Admiral Murfin, to decide on duty dereliction grounds before any court martial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Pearl Harbor
Army Board
George Grimert
Grupert
Eastern Defense Command
Henry D. Russell
War Department Manpower Board
Columbus
Ohio
Walter H. Frank
Army Air Forces Air Service Command
Patterson Field
Forrestal
Navy Court of Inquiry
Orin G. Murfin
Navy Department
Edward C. Kalbfus
Adolphus Andrews
Comdr
Harold Biesemeier
Modesto
Calif
Husband L. Kimmel
Navy
Army
Price Panel Hears Case Overcharged Refrigerator Sale
The case of a used electric refrigerator sold above the OPA price was heard by the local Rationing Board Price Panel. The seller, willing to issue a full refund if the customer returns the fridge, was told to report back with the settlement details. The panel noted the customer might legally sell if terms are unsatisfactory and expected a satisfactory resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Service News From Home As War Continues Abroad
Local families report sons overseas in England Italy and Africa amid updates on training promotions and addresses. Letters describe foxhole life in France and a bumper near New Guinea where two old school chums unexpectedly meet at a post theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
John J. Stevenson
France
J. H. Stevenson
John Is
Brandt Cabinet Works
Aberdean
England
Market Place
Library Files Annual Report Highlights 1943 Reading Shifts
The 42nd annual report from the Washington County Free Library shows Hagerstown adults read more in 1943 than 1942, with non fiction leading. War books rose close behind, 2,509 new borrowers, a net gain of about 500 volumes, and expanded reference and school circulating programs. The report notes rising salaries and funding, calls for restoring the bookmobile to serve rural residents, and urges materials for soldiers and peacetime employment information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Washington County Free Library
Maryland Public Library Advisory Commission
Baltimore
Joan W. Kausler
Clara W. Wachter
Crosby Tappan
Chambersburg
Combined Choirs Will Appear With Band
The Churches of the Brethren ha gerstown and Waynesboro join with Christ's Reformed Church Hag erstown under Charles Moore Cassel to present a concert at the City Park bandshell. The program includes four choral numbers and a band transcription by Dr. Peter Buys with the Hagerstown Municipal Band. The Holy City pieces and Elgars King Olaf are paired with Schwetky Send Out Thy Spirit and the choral selections, in the second half of the Sunday program. In the first portion the Hagerstown Municipal Band offers tuneful lively music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of the Brethren of
Holy City
Schwetky
Elgar
Olaf
Hagerstown
McNamee cautions mother on war realities in Italy article
The quote notes soldiers comparing Italy to New Guinea not Anzio and avoiding overconfidence. Charles McNamee, Robert’s navy brother, is stationed in the Marshall Islands after years at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Time Magazine
McNamee
New Guinea
Anzio
Charles McNamee
Robert
Navy
Marshall Islands
New Sermon Series to Open Summer Church Schedule
The Church of the Brethren East on Washington and Mulberry streets begins a summer sermon series with Rev. Paul Minnich Hobinson at 11:00 on "The Tragedy of Uselessness" from "The Parables of Jesus." The 7:30 vespers start devotional meditations on Psalm 23 "The Christian Pilgrimage."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
East
Washington
Mulberry Streets
Paul Minnich Hobinson
Jesus
Temple Choir
Charles Moore Cassel
Elgar
Asher Samuel Edelman
First Christian Church
Janice Welsch
Christ's Reformed Church
Waynesboro
Paul Miinnigh Robinson
Tesco
Guest Preacher Sunday At Presbyterian Church
The Rev. Paul R. Winn, four years a Ningpo China missionary and former Japanese internee, will speak at 11:00 a.m. Sunday at the Presbyterian Church on The Power of the Cross. Winn and his family plan missionary work in Guatemala before possible return to China. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Winn
Ningao China
America
Gripsholm
Presbyterian Church
Pear Hlarbor
Mr Winn
Ningpo
Shanghai
Duke University
Princeton , Theological Seminary
Aubrey Young
Institute of Theology
Princeton
N. J
Winn
Guatemate
Chine
China
Vesper Service at City Park in Washington County
The Young People's Christian Federation of Washington County schedules a vesper service at City Park Sunday July 16 at 630 PM. Salvation Army hosts with Captain Churchill leading call to worship, George Bennett delivering Scripture and sermon, Mrs Sma eenI offering prayer, and a youth choir performing. George Bennett, from Liverpool Ohio, is the evangelist and veteran territory preacher. Hemlock trees over 800 years old have been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People's Christian Federation
Washington County
Salvation Army
Captain Churchill
George Bennett
Sma Eeni
Young People's Singing Choir
Bennett
Liverpool
Ohio
Mr. Bennett
Israel’s Cycle of Sin and Judges in Biblical Narrative
The passage recounts Israel’s failure to purge inhabited lands, the Lord’s anger, and repeated delivering by judges as cycles of disobedience return. It notes the generation after Joshua, the persistence of other gods, and the nations left to test Israel’s faithfulness under divine discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesson
Children of
Israel
Egypt
Promised Land
Gilgal
Bothim
Joshua
Mount of Ephraim
Gaash
Natures Syndicate
Tac
Local church service times and listings across towns
A compiled schedule of church names and service times including Grace United Brethren Presbyterian Saint Pauls M E Zion Baptist Seventh Day Adventist and others. It lists morning and evening services Sunday schools and special observances with locations at Washington street Mulberry street Potomac street and nearby avenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Washington and
Mronpeet
Alclouis
Howard and
Speuer
Church OF the “Nazarene West Side Age
Episcopal Prospec
Antielum
ST. Paul’s Methodist
North Pollagh Stnday
P. SA North Jjuncathine
Union Chapel
Corbett Street
FIRST CHRISTIAN _ South Potoerine
G. E
Grace Brethren First Ang Spree Sts
Y. BP
First Brethren
Ays Square
Snr
Trinity Lutheran Chapel
Liberty Street
ST. John's Lutheran
Potomac St. Pel
First Baptist West Washington St
Potomac St. Seeeee
Otterbein United Brethren Corner
Locust and Antiemmm
Volunteers OF America
Howard ST. Methodist
Howard and Cheatnut Ste
the Salvation Army
W. Washington
X. PL
Rvice
Pentecostal CH. OF God of America, Inc
Madison Ave
Second Christian
W. North St
Zion Baptist Jonathan and Bethel
Enezer A. M
Bethel
Asbury Methodist Jonathan
Church St
Community Church Services and Schedules Seeps Local Listings
Local church notices list multiple congregations in Maaverstowns Rohrersville Cravetown Punkstown and surrounding areas with service times including Sunday School worship and evening gatherings. Churches include Evangelical Lutheran St Peters Lutheran and Church of God with times ranging from 9 to 11 AM 1 to 2 PM and 6 to 8 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem Reformed Ceurtay Pile
ST. James Breth
Ryobi Mahe Bible School
Pitt Oedloe
Zion Cotheran Willinsport
ST. Paul's Evan
Punkstowa Ney
Sibetia
Sandler Manorgh. OF God
Perry
Sandy
United Brethren Uoensburin Charse Church of the & In Christ
Beaver Creek
ST. Paul's Reformed Church
Western Pike
Ghrerpyteen
ST. John's Reformed Church
Cheasyrigs
Salem Evan
Ridge
Rohrersville
Rourersville
Bundy
Marine
Churches OF God Ralantown Becher
Cravetown
Punkstown
Evdee
Church OF the Brethren
Brownstow
Lle
St. Paul's Lutheran Western Pike
ST. Peter
Also Mentioned on This Page
OPA Price Panel
Kilne Rees
Henevala
Joe Lard
Pete O
Hill’s Toy & Novelty Store
South Potomac St
Rand
West Washington St
Fagers Town Gas CO
aTria Ten
Schindel, Rohrer & Co
S. Potomac St
Normandy
Charles M. Cassel
City Park
Hagerstown, MD
Michigan
Marc
Aranjuez
King
O'Neill Rece Eee Yoder Demersseman Sanford
Chas
M. Cassel
the Holy City
Kingdom
Peter Buys
Elgar Schnetky
Gaul
Page
North Potomac Street
John F. Keesecker
Gilbert
Sharpsburg
Norman P. Turher
Maly
Norman
W. G. Turner
W. Richard Hollingsworth
Leitersburg
15Th
AAP
W. Hollingsworth
Charles BE. Wheeler
U. S. Army
Camp Croft
Ss. G
Charles
Bethlehem
Fairchild Shipyards
Pvt
Guy A. Bruneau
Flagerstown
Pennsylvania Military College
Chester
Army Specialized Training Reserve Program
Nelson E. Seal
Corps of Engineers
Aleutian Islands
J. P. Seal
Elizabeth Street
AIR Service Command
Luther R. Coleman
John Coleman
Harpers Ferry
W. Vs
Luther
Norman R. Orr
Harry W. Orr
West Side Avenue
Fort Jackson
S. C
Ralph Barnes
Pvt. H. Ralph Barnes
Jack C. Kephart
Army Signal Corps
New Guineéa
C. N. Kephart
Hillcrest
Read
Pyi
Kenneth N. Kephart
Marine Corps
Mcb
San Diego
Cal
Robert L. McNamee
Butch Jenkins
Norway Avenue
Lootie
Myrtle Jenkins
North Prospect Street
Jooks
Library Files Annual Report
Second Christian Church
North Street
Jonathan Street
Mr. Chambers
Ir. Burkett
Salem
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Bakersville
W. L. Remsberg, D. DD
Church of God
Summit Avenue
Baltimore Street
H. R. Jinkerson
Decatur Il
Harry C. Gonso
Theodore Myers
Newman Campbell
South Potomac Street
William M. Norment, D. D
The
Washington and Prospect
Grace United Brethren
Scotland
ST. Mark's Lutheran
Calvary
Howard
E Gheerias Sanitey
Scheel
County
Ghurghes
Cearfoss CH
Evangelical Woo No
Maaverstowns
neat-Pregehine
Leitersburg Lutheran
ATUN
Sundae
Os Aceh
MT. Tabor Lutheran Fairview
Manbeck
Arthur Dorsey
Leeust & Randalih
Pollyanna
Renate Bentz & Dunn
Tse House of Shoes
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