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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1944
Page
2
About 32 percent of a ton of waste paper and rags were collected by Boy Scouts in Hagerstown on June 8 in a county wide drive. County reports will add scrap gathered by county troops later. The fourth collection will be slightly less than the third, which yielded about twenty tons. Scouts in the city worked in their districts prior to the final tally.
Saturday collection, aided by Mayor Sweeney and local trucks, gathered over 100 tons of scrap paper in the county. Baltimore reports a four day supply shortage as Scouts earn money, sharing proceeds with city and county units to fund war savings stamps and camping gear.
Roy H Reed reported the larceny of 440 to 300 dollars from his store in the Jefferson street area Sunday morning. The money was taken from a box beneath the counter in ten and twenty dollar bills. Police said entry was gained through a window.
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Ration circular notes indefinite validity for Meats Fats etc Book Four A-8 to V-8 and blue Sugar Book Four stamps 30 and $1. Five pounds home canning stamp 40 valid through Feb 28 1945. Shoes Book Three airplane stamps 1 and 2 indefinite. Gasoline 19-A stamps three gallons through Aug 8 in NE and SE regions. 11-A three gallons through Jun 21 elsewhere. B-3 C-3 five gallons everywhere. Fuel Oil period four and over through Sept 20. New period one coupons usable immediately upon receipt from local rationing boards.
In Franklin County Circuit Court at Chambersburg Judge Davison indicated a possible parole for Earl B. Jones of Welsh Run after he pleaded guilty to forgery. Police Chief Oscar Ambrose testified Jones was arrested in Hagerstown and $375 of $409 forged funds, using his father’s name, were recovered. sentence was deferred until next Saturday with parole possible if the remaining funds are paid.
The Methodist Church Conference at Westminster announced retirements and appointments. Rev. H C Marsht to St Pauls Church and Rev M A Keesecker to Washington Square Church, with other local assignments to Hancock Smithsburg Williamsport and Hagerstown district supervision by Rev O B U Langrall. The Landis Tool Company is negotiating sale of its Greencastle plant to A R Warner and Son of Waynesboro, per M A Holengreen.
Nine year old Charles E. Marks of Hancock suffered possible internal injuries after a fall from a truck in the early hours of Sunday. He was treated at Washington County Hospital where an attendant said his condition was fairly good yesterday evening.
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