Installation for B'nai B'rith Held in Hagerstown
Newly elected officers of the Hagerstown B'nai B'rith and its auxiliary were installed at a suit night ceremony in the Hotel Alexander pall room. The men’s group named officers led by President Max Cohen while the auxiliary installed 25 officers headed by President Mrs Ita Kimmel. Howard Brown and Jesse Fine conducted the installations. Rabbi Eli L Cooper was guest speaker and District Five leaders attended from Chambersburg and Frederick.
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Hagerstown B'nai B'rith
Pall
Hotel Alexander
B'nai B'rith
Max Cohen
Jack Shapiro
Benjamin Pruzen
Harry Friedman
Boris Mensch
Guardian
Morris Klein
Benjamin Kimmel
Harry Berstein
Abe Jacobson
Max Greenweld
Monitor
William Falk
Ausillary
Ita Kimmel
Edith Novensie
Ross Shapiro
Etta Reskin
Hillel
M. Greenwald
War Service
Rose Gerber
Marcelia Pruzan
Jeanette Linzner
Ida Berkman
Florence Klein
Howard Brown
Maryland and District of Columbia Association of B'nai B'rith
Jesse Fine
District Grand Lodge No. 5
Summer Activities Planned By Brownies
Brownies troops outline a summer schedule supervised by Mrs Hagerdorn and Mrs Whitlock. Meetings are set for the second Wednesday monthly. June 18 a joint meeting will be at Mrs Hagerdarn’s home. July 11 at Mary Lou Leichel’s home Brownies are invited. August 2 a picnic at Cold Spring Park will include a boxed lunch for families.
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Picenickers
Electronics Talk At Lions Meet
Henry H Startzman of Foto mat Edison Co was guest speaker at the Lions Club meeting at Hotel Alexander. His talk on Electronics highlighted radar use by the Army and Navy for enemy location and flight direction, noting detection ahead of visibility and postwar home and television applications. Visiting Lions and guests included Dr Robert Thacker Franklin W Va J A Shuman Smithsburg P C Outright Martinsburg and R M Tagg Baltimore Lt Harry Bates and Sat Franklin Harman of this city.
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Henry H. Startzman
Fotomat Edison Company
Lion’s Club
Hotel Alexander
Army
Navy
Robert Thacker
Franklin
W. Va
J. &. Shuman
Smithsburg
P. C. Outright
Martinsburg
R. M. Tagg
Baltimore
Harry Bates
Franklin Harman
256 Graduates Celebrate Hagerstown High Commencement
Hagerstown High School held its commencement exercises this morning with 256 graduates. The ceremony featured academic, commercial, general, vocational industrial, and home economics divisions, listing numerous students in each category and marking a milestone for the Class of 19–.
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Hagerstown High School
Smallest Class Diplomas Highlight Dependability and Leadership
The article lists numerous awards for the graduating class highlighting dependability, cooperation, leadership, and patriotism. Notable names include Thomas McAllister and Murray Kiler with the Weagley prizes, plus Miss Dorothy Rupert and Miss Jean Snyder for Legion and Join Swartz prizes. Awards recognize scholastic achievement, character, and service across academic divisions, with multiple donors honoring former students and family members.
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Thomas McAllister
Roger Funk Weagley
Roy C. P. Weagley
Heiskelite
Murray Kiler
William Green
Jake Layman
J. Walter Layman, Jr
J. Walter Layman
Lahan
Morris Frock
American Legion
Dorothy Rupert
John Nickell
F. Swartz
Jean Snyder
Irvin Mi. Wertz
Irvin M. Wertz
Sarah Jane
United States
Trohert. Bitner
John N. Farra
William H. Farra
Irwin Hoffman
Joseph J. Roman
Aldine McNamee
Maryland high school awards listed for graduating class
The program lists multiple scholarships and prizes at Hagerstown High School for the graduating class, naming recipients for categories in mathematics, shorthand, typing, and overall citizenship. Barbara Sowers is noted as the Maryland state winner of the DAR Good Citizenship Pilgrimage Award. Rev. Dr. Wilson P. Ard gave the benediction after diplomas were presented.
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Robert F. Wagner
Richard Morganthau
Laura C. King
Jane “Trevig
Betty Lou Stitely
J. Lloyd Harshman
George Funkhouser
Catherine Norris
George Norris, Sr
Catherine
Tn High School
Mathleen Moats
Phyllis E. Clem
Jesse
Clem
Phyllis
Hagerstown High School
LaVerne Colbert
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Maryland
Barbara Sowers
Wilson P. Ard
Local WCTU Group Has June Meeting
The Wo men s Christian Temperance Union of Hagerstown met at Mrs B E Lowe s home with Mrs Lowe presiding Rev Paul B Watlington spoke on women s influence in public and private life The group highlighted the theme The Status of Women and reported on county convention surgical dressings and knitting for the Red Cross Letters of thanks were received for charity efforts Mrs Albert Brandenburg joined the group The July meeting is set for City Park with Alma Beyard leading the program committee
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union of
Hagerstown
B. £. Lowe
McDowell Avenue
Paul B. Watlington
T. U
Red Cross
William H. Peters
Kersteiter
Vocational Bible School
Albert Brandenburg
City Park
Alma Beyard
Smithsburg Lions Sponsor Troop 14 in June
The Smithsburg Lions Club decided to sponsor Smithsburg Boy Scout Troop 14 at their last meeting. They will provide facilities and a meeting place in June. The troop committee names are not announced yet. The 28 charter members received their charter on May 23 at charter night. The next Smithsburg Lions meeting is Tuesday, June 19 with a telephone equipment demonstration by M. H. Roe of C. and P. Telephone in Hagerstown.
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Smithsburg
Analyst To Probe Shortage Of Meat In Washington County
Mutual Broadcasting System news analyst Alexander H. Griffin will visit Washington county on Wednesday June 13 to personally investigate the alleged meat shortage. He will broadcast from the city and speak before a service club as a guest of Herman L. Mills, local merchant and Chamber of Commerce president.
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Aleander H. Grifin
Mutual Broadcasting System
Washington County
Mr. Griffin
Herman L. Mills
Chamber of Commerce
Unblock Your Digestive Tract with Carter's Pills
An old advertisement promotes Carter's Pills as a remedy to unblock the intestinal tract for relief from indigestion. It argues that constipation, not stomach issues, causes headaches sour stomach and bad breath and claims the pills gently clean out the intestines to restore normal digestion. The ad notes a 25 cent price and urges purchase at drugstores.
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Nature
Carter
Princess Lines summer patterns offer easy sewing and hat bag set
The feature highlights side-buttoned princess lines with simple sewing, sizes 10 through 20 and optional patterns 2531 and 3859. Instructions include fabric needs, hat measurements, and a 16 cent price for patterns with a complete sewing guide. Send name, address, size, and zone to pattern department, Ha gerstown Daily Mail, New York.
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Hagerstown
Money Stolen From Coin Banks in Local Areas
Mrs. Pearl Kay reports theft of about 25 dollars from coin banks at her home in the 200 block North Locust. She notes earlier losses of 10 to 12 dollars in dimes and, yesterday, 15 dollars missing in nickels dimes and quarters. William Custer of the 200 block East Franklin reports 11 dollars stolen from his apartment while he slept.
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Pearl Kay
Locust Street
William Custer
Franklin Street
Nurses' Home Need Highlighted in County Hospital Report
The Washington County Hospital annual report urges a new nurses home costing about 200000 as facilities on King and Frederick streets are outgrown. It also backs expanding the School of Nursing for 25000, adding a children’s wing and a 100000 maternity building, plus a convalescent unit and contagious disease unit. During the year ending Sept 30 1944 the hospital performed 2892 surgical ops and 194 blood transfusions, admitted 5352 patients with 1349 free. Net deficit 6099, total deficit 86129.66. Average daily cost per patient 5.05, food cost 45 cents. Births 887, patient days 55993, 218 deaths, X-ray 3291 pictures.
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Washington County Hospital
Charles J. Cotter
King Street
Frederick Street
School of Nursing
P Tient
X-ra
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