Chapman Manor Sold At Public Auction for 14500
Chapman Manor, a famed Blue Ridge Summit summer hostelry, was sold at public auction to A. Gonder of Highfield Maryland for 14500. Gonder will take possession around July 3 and plans interior redecorating and year round hotel or restaurant service. The property was built about 40 years ago by Maggie Chapman McComas of Hagerstown.
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Chapman Manor
Blue Ridge Summit
Gonder
Highfield
Maggie Chapman McComas
Hagerstown
MeComases
Summer Colony
Summit
Mountain House
McComases
Iron Deficiency Help Through Pepto Manzan Tonic
Periodic blood loss, especially in young women, can cause iron shortage leaving people weak and cranky. A tonic like Pepto Mangan replenishes iron, restores redness and vitality, and is recommended by many doctors and praised by thousands for its benefits in iron deficiency.
Four-story Blue Ridge Summit Hotel With 40 Rooms
A four story stone hotel at Blue Ridge Summit offers 40 rooms with 25 bedrooms, living and dining rooms, and spacious porches surrounding the property. The postmaster tenure at Blue Ridge Summit is noted in connection with the hotel.
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Blue Ridge Summit
Plea To Commute Sentence Studied
Governor Colgate W Darden in Richmond on June 13 studied a plea for commutation of death for Thomas William Clatterbuck a Loudoun county quarry worker convicted of murder in one of five killings last June He was to die in the electric chair Friday but the governor asked for time to review new material from counsel and an additional report from the advisory commission on mental hygiene The core issue is whether Clatterbuck became insane after being sent to the state penitentiary despite a jury finding him sane and the state supreme court upholding the verdict
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Richmond
Colgate W. Darden
Thomas William Clatterbuck
Loudoun County
Clatterbuck
Walter Russell
R. A. MclIntyre
Advisory Commission On
State Supreme Court
State Penitentiary
Ball Player Held For Court Action
Charles Clark Jr an infielder with the Lancaster baseball club in the Interstate League waives arraignment on charges of possessing counterfeit gasoline and sugar ration coupons and 1020 pounds of sugar He is held under 2009 bond for Federal Grand Jury action Bond fixed at 1500 for sugar coupon and possession charges and 500 for gasoline coupon He was arrested before the Lancaster Lagerstown game at Municipal Stadium by Federal Investigator Cushna last Friday night In default of bond he was committed to the Washington County Jail.
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Charles Clark, Jr
Lancaster Baseball Club
U. S
C. Welles Little
Little
Clark
Lancaster-Lagerstown
Municipal Stadium
Charles E. Cushna
Washington County
Motorist Held On Seven Charges In Maryland Chase
R. J. Longnecker, 47, of Edgemont, was held on seven charges after a 15 mile pursuit from a dual highway near Hagerstown to Smithsburg. Charged with operating under the influence, reckless driving, disobeying police, boulevard sign violation, improper lane, speeding over 50 mph, and driving the wrong way. Magistrate set June 22 hearing in Smithsburg with $323.50 collateral or $1,000 bond.
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R. J. Longnecker
Edgemont
Charles Mades
Hagerstown
Smithsburg
Longnecker
E. G. Miller
Smithspurg
Garage Employes Have Nice Garden Victory Garden Near Summit Avenue
The Central Garage used car department staff cultivate a thriving victory garden beside the used car lot on Summit Avenue. Supervising is J. Howard Smith with others Dan Myers and Frank Keys participating. They expanded the garden this spring and work on it whenever possible hoping for plenty of fresh vegetables.
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Central Garage
Summit Avenue
J. Howard Smith
Dan Myers
Frank Keys
Order Marked Off In Superior Court
In Los Angeles an order to show cause why Barbara Hutton Gram should not be restrained for allegedly using course and vulgar language before her son Lance Haugwitz Reventlow was marked off the calendar as a hearing was called in Superior Court today. Attorney Norman Sterry represented.
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Los Angeles
Barbara Hutton Gram
Lance Haugwitz Reventlow
Superior Court
Ltorney
Norman Sterry
Heiress restraining order shapes custody dispute
The dime-store heiress wife of film actor Cary Grant argued the hearing was obviated by a temporary restraining order issued last Wednesday by agreement with her former husband, Count Haugwitz Reventlow, who is seeking control of the boys rearing and religious training.
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Senting
Cary Grant
Count Haugwitz Reventlow
Government priority in buying announced
L. B. Souder, property officer for the Treasury surplus vehicle program in Baltimore, said local government agencies would have priority on motor cars and trucks offered for sale in the region. Many war workers and businessmen were turned away from the Baltimore office while seeking transportation and replacements.
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Baltimore
L. B. Souder
Baltmore
Treasury Department
Souder
Three Men Escape Gas Poisoning In Captured Car
In Rome on June 13 an American officer and two correspondents escaped death from carbon monoxide minutes apart as they rode in a captured German car. Time's Will Lang drove. Lt Rudolf Von Ripper and Life photographer Carl Mydau s were found unconscious. Mydau s revived by artificial respiration. Gas entered the car through a defect or intentional German action.
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Rome
Will Lang
Time Magazine
Rudolf von Ripper
Carl Mydaus
Life Magazine
Myrdaus
Autoist Fined $200 By Justice At Williamsport
George D Moats of 200 block South Potomac street arrested Saturday by State Trooper R F McGuire pleaded guilty to operating under the influence and revocation of license. Magistrate John H Hetzer fined him $200 and costs. William Messner of Concord street, arrested for speeding by Trooper McGuire, was fined $109 and costs. Bernard T Lilly of Cumberland county, Pa was arrested on the western pike by Deputy Bruce Spickler for operating an automobile despite intoxication.
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George D. Moats
South
Potomac Street
R. F. McCguire
John H. Hetzer
Williamsport
William Messner
Concord Street
McGuire
Hetzer
Bernard T. Lilly
Cumberland County
Bruce Spickler
OCD Office Adopts New Daily Civilian Defense Hours
The Hagerstown Civilian Defense office cut hours to 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday, with 9 a.m. to noon and 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday. Activity has slowed as Allied advances continue, though a test blackout is planned next month per the quarterly schedule.
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Hagerstown
Civilian Defense
Pearl Harbor
Salt Taxes and Monopolies in Oriental Tax System
A concise note explains that salt taxes and monopolies are components of the broader Oriental taxation framework, illustrating how state control over salt commerce shapes revenue and fiscal policy across regions.
Travel Cut Ordered In 1944 Vacation Heavy Demand
Hagerstown Office of Defense Transportation urged limits on vacation and convention travel for 1944. District manager Edward R. Gisburne cited the four point program, promoting mail and telegraph use, sending only one personal representative when needed, and reducing travel on buses and trains to conserve resources.
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Hagerstown
Office of Defense Transportation
Edward R. Gisburne
QODT
Island Study Mentions Pratis North of Luzon
A fragment notes Pratis Island 300 miles northwest of Luzon with a horseshoe shape and warns against travel that increases heavy concentrations. The text is incomplete but suggests a geographic observation and travel caution.
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Pratis Island
Luzon
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Tony DE Marco
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House of Shoes
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