Navy induction ceremony to draw crowd on Avenue Pearl Harbor Day
A large crowd is expected for public induction ceremonies for Navy recruits on Sunday July 7 at 2 PM in front of City Hall East Franklin Street Hagerstown with the local band Reverend Scott R Wagner mayor Richard Sweeney and Lt John D Parsons Baltimore to administer the oath The event marks six months since Pearl Harbor with mass enlistments nationwide Recruiter L M Dunaway urges eligible men and parents to attend Also notes 1940 US crude oil output of 1 35 billion barrels of 43 gallons each
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Washington County
United States Navy
Pearl Harbor
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East Franklin Street
Hagerstown
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Richard Sweeney
John D. Parsons
Baltimore
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American Legion
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Riders of the Northland Opens at Henry's Theatre Tonight
The western film stars Charles Starrett and Russell Hayden with Shirley Patterson in the female lead and runs for two days at Henry's Theatre. The program also features the latest Captain Midnight chapter and other short subjects with fast action, riding, and thrills.
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Captain Midnight
Powell and Skelton Star in New Musical Comedy
Powell and Skelton star in a Maryland Theatre bill with the MGM musical Ship Ahoy opening yesterday. Powell offers five new dance routines including a Morse code tapping sequence. Skelton provides comic timing alongside Virginia O'Brien and Bert Lahr who performs and carols. The Army Medical Library is noted as the world’s largest working medical library.
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Tommy Dorsey
Red Skelton
Maryland Theatre
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Miss Powell
Virginia O’brien
Bert Lahr
Lahr
Tallulah
United States Army Medslical Library
Building Permits Hit Likely Summer Low in May
City building inspector Charles W. Smith reported only 13 permits issued in May 1942 with a total valuation of 13 910 and no dwellings. One permit was for an 8 000 factory addition. For the year to date permits total 111 with a valuation of 318 873 through May.
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Charles W. Smith
Smith
Teary scene as deputy fires tear gas shell at mad dog
Deputy Sheriff Kenneth A. Stangle was called to South Mountain near Boonsboro to kill a supposedly mad dog. He fired a tear gas shell by mistake, causing a nearby woman and her daughter to cry as well. He then shot the dog with a real bullet.
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South Mountain
Boonsboro
Stangle
Christians Is Found Guilty In Sedition Trial
George W. Christians, 59, engineer economist and leader of the Crusader White Shirts, was convicted in Federal court on four counts of sedition in Chattanooga Tennessee. Judge Leslie Carr deferred sentence pending a motion for a new trial. He faced charges of inciting rebellion in the armed forces and interfering with enlistment via violent letters and pamphlets to civil and military authorities. Jury deliberated two hours. He faces up to 10,000 dollar fine and 20 years imprisonment on each count.
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Tenn
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Crusader White Shirts
Leslie Carr
Christians
Applicants to take WAAC exams in Baltimore region
Baltimore June 5. Cumberland Hagerstown and Washington WAAC office training applicants will travel to Baltimore in coming days for mental tests. Those passing mental and physical exams will be interviewed by a three person panel including Lt E A McNear. Interviewees from Cumberland Hagerstown and Washington will also come for interviews.
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McNear
Chaplin and wife divorced in secret Mexican decree
Paulette Goddard and Charles Chaplin were divorced in Juarez Mexico in a sealed proceeding after a separation of more than a year. The petition cited incompatibility and separation while Chaplin denied the charge. The decree was granted within 24 hours of filing amid privacy and residence arrangements. Chaplin and Goddard had wed in 1936 in Canton China and their marriage had been publicly acknowledged since 1940. Chaplin’s prior marriages and Goddard’s first marriage are noted.
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Tex
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China
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Charles Chaplin
Miss Goddard
Chaplin
Xavier Rosas Ceballos
Juarez
Mexico
Rio Grande
New York
Eddie Cantor
The
Spain
Edgar James
Hollywood
Mildred Harris
Lita Grey
RAF Ferry Chief Leads Silent Air Offensive from Montreal
Commander Sir Frederick Bowdbill heads RAF Ferry Command stationed in Montreal guiding the delivery of American-built bombers to England. From there crews ferry many aircraft to Britain where they now unleash cargo bombs on German targets, marking a crucial unsung role in the air war.
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Hiler
Sir Frederick Bowdbill
Montreal
RAF Ferry Command
England
Germany
C.P
Midway Raid Damages Japanese Fleet In Heavy Action
Honolulu reports the sixth and heaviest Midway raid with a Japanese battleship and aircraft carrier damaged. Other enemy ships believed hit, and a heavy toll taken on planes, per a communique from Admiral Nimitz.
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Midway Island
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
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