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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1944
Page
9
Commencement exercises at Smithsburg Williamsport and Hagerstown high schools begin next week. Smithsburg’s class will receive diplomas Monday June 5, Williamsport’s Friday evening, and Hagerstown’s Wednesday morning June 7. Principal John Zentmyer says a total of 263 graduates across the schools.
Wartime conditions slow class sizes as several boys join the armed forces or work instead of finishing high school in Hagerstown and surrounding towns. Seventeen graduates will receive diplomas at the ceremony. Baccalaureate sermons set for June 4 by Rev. Paul M. Robinson and Rev. E F Berry Plummer, with ceremonies across Smithsburg, Clear Spring, Hagerstown, Hancock, Williamsport and other schools.
Shepherdstown West Virginia voters face no filed candidates for mayor recorder or five council seats on election day June 2. Citizens must write in their choices for all town offices. The unusual situation leaves a write in process as the method to fill posts.
Reports filed in Circuit Court show Senator Tydings and rival Willis R. Jones detailing campaign spending. Tydings listed $15,827.41 spent with $20,649.19 in contributions. Jones reported $5,701.05 spent and $5,815.62 raised, plus a $901.75 debt. Other donors include Radcliffe, O Conor, and Arch er. Blanchard Randall Jr led GOP with $6,813.24 spent and $6,823.45 raised. opponents Robertson and Randall reported combined spending and contributions around $8,207.12 and $6,823.45 respectively.
Charles Town June 2 Lewis Viands Jefferson county's deputy sheriff was removed from duty and county court dog quarantine activities were curtailed by Acting Attorney General Partlow in a letter to Prosecuting Attorney Mason. The appointment of a county dog catcher was ruled irregular and the quarantine remains under the State Department of Agriculture. The note mentions a swordfish with a long sword.
Public invited to attend the dedication of the New ton D. Baker General Hospital near Martinsburg on June 9. Ceremonies begin at 2 p m with a band concert, followed by a hospital tour. Speakers include Norman T. Kirk, James L. Collins, John J Cornwell, Jennings Randolph, and Gilbert Van B Wilkes. Mrs Newton D Baker of Cleveland, widow of the secretary, mentioned.
World War I honoring hospital dedication will feature a special guest and Mrs. Baker with her daughter. Ceremonies run 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. followed by a conducted tour and a 5:00 p.m. military retreat. Spectators need no passes for entry. Guides will explain hospital units during the tour.
Students at Downsville school report a robin pair built a nest in a window at the southwest corner. After initial nests in three other windows the pair increased the robin population in Washington county by four. The young robins reach three weeks old next Monday.
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