Elks Honor Deceased Member At Flag Day Services
The memory of Pvt. Fred L. Judd, a Williamsport member of Hagerstown Lodge of Elks, will be honored at Flag Day exercises in City Park. The event also inaugurates summer concerts by the Hagerstown Municipal Band directed by Dr. Peter Buys with Lt. Shane MacCarthy as principal speaker. The Elks Medal of Valor will be awarded to Mrs. Helen M. Judd. Judd was killed March 11, 1945, in Germany.
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Pvt
Fred L. Judd
Williamsport
Hagerstown
Shane MacCarthy
Joseph A. Cantrés
Elks’ Medal of
Helen M. Judd
Richard Munson
Judd
Germany
Hagerstown Lodge
Camp Wheeler
America
C. L. Mobley
John E. France
Elks
Peter Buys
Sigmund Romberg
Hérald
Attorney General Post Still Vacant
In Annapolis on June 9 Governor O Conor weighed candidates to replace William Walsh as Attorney General. He gave no final decision. Curran a Baltimore criminal lawyer and political leader was among options. Deputies Hall Hammond and Frederick W Webb also received letters urging appointment. Curran had indicated willingness to serve and was backed by Baltimore lawyers and a 33-member Baltimore County Bar petition.
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Annapolis
William ©. Walsh
Cumberland
Atttorney
O’conor
O'Conor
William Curran
Baltimore
Hall Hammond
Frederick W. C. Webb
Salisbury
Maryland State Bar Association
Curran
Kennedy Defends Action On Germany Surrender Story
Edward Kennedy of the Associated Press defends his decision to release Germany's surrender report a day early. He says he would have disclosed it was not SHAEF censored and emphasizes wartime readers deserved the news. In Editor and Publisher interview, Kennedy notes his status at AP is inactive with no further comment.
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New York
Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Germany
SHAEF
Kennedy
Dwight Bentel
Seeks Regulation Of Eating Places In Hagerstown
Dr. J. A. McCallum city health officer urges an ordinance regulating eating establishments in Hagerstown. He proposes grading by Sanitation and food quality with minimum health standards. He estimates 35 to 40 percent could earn Grade A now. equipment could be delivered in six weeks.
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Hagerstown
J. A. McCallum
McCallum
Local Tire Men To Meet June 12
A joint meeting of tire distributors and dealers in Hagerstown and Washington county will be held in the fourth floor court room at City Hall on Tuesday evening, June 12, at 8 o'clock. Samuel L. King Jr. announces the gathering, with Russell Copeland of the State OPA in Baltimore as principal speaker. The meeting will explain proper record keeping and tire accountability procedures.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Samuel L. King, Jr
War Price and Rationing Board
Russell Copeland
OPA
Baltimore
Boy Scouts Enroll For Camp At Cowan's Gap Pa
The Washington Area Council Boy Scouts plan a six week camp from July 8 to August 19 at Cowan's Gap Lake Pa with 310 camper weeks and 21 leader weeks so far. Weekly cap 100 boys. Camp staff announced includes B J Hagedorn director and multiple troop leaders, aides, and health director. Some boys may cook meals. several tents have been secured.
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Washington Area Council of Boy Scouts
Cowan's Gap Lake
B. J. Hagedorn
Boy Scout
Executive Hagedorn
J. Hagedorn
Henry Kritzer
This City
Charles F. Morrison
Sandy Hook
Ben Zukerman
Waynesboro
Jack Butler
Hagerstown
William Bumbaugh
Mt. Alto
Lloyd Miller
J. Earl Watson
Jim Spofford
Harvey Miller
Robert Keller
Don Massack
Cora F. Detrow
Hagerstown High
William Calhoun
Ellis St. Clair
Bruce House
Explorer
Dining hall tent and merit badge program at camp
The dining hall tent measures 16 by 50 feet. First and second class ranks will be earned at camp, with opportunities to earn many merit badges. Programs include campfires, swimming, athletic meets and games with large participation. A physical fitness program may also be conducted.
Packet Featured In Comic Strip Celebration of C-82 Packet
The Sunday papers feature a two-part comic spread on the Fairchild C-82 Packet. Captain Yank drawn by Frank Tinsley portrays three views and explains its cargo role then shows the aircraft used as a paratrooper carrier in another sequence.
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Captain Yank
Frank Tinsley
Beer Overcharge Case Is Settled
A local restaurant was found to have overcharged for beer and settled at a hearing before the price panel of the War Price. The proprietor must pay 25 dollars to the U S Treasury as a penalty for selling a bottle for takeout above the OPA ceiling, violating price regulations.
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War Price and Rationing Board
U. S. Treasury
Here’s Your Infantry Exhibit At Municipal Stadium
Public curiosity will be satisfied by more than a dozen exhibits at the Here’s Your Infantry demonstration at Municipal Stadium on June 14. The displays showcase weapons and equipment used by American infantrymen, with visitors allowed to inspect and handle items. Main exhibits include the Garand rifle with accessories, rifle grenades, the 45 caliber submachine gun, the automatic rifle, and both light and heavy machine guns. The event ties to War Bond drives urging support for the 7th War Loan.
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Daily Mail
Hagerstown
Military exhibit demonstrates weapons and field gear
A display features the rocket launcher, 60 mm and 81 mm mortars, rockets, and a flamethrower. A sand table shows mortar aiming, a camouflaged sniper-observer post tests observation, and booby traps, mines, and fuzes illustrate infantry alertness. Mine detector use and field communications gear are shown.
First Doolittle Raid Timed 2600 Years of Japan History
A field telephone will be set up for visitors. The text notes the historic Doolittle raid four months and 11 days after Pearl Harbor as the first bombs dropped on Japan in 2,600 years of its history.
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Japan
Jimmy Doolittle
Pearl Harbor
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