Peacetime Draft Declared Most Economic Defense System
Editor-Historian Douglas Southall testified before the House Postwar Military Policy Committee that compulsory military service, properly administered, is the surest, most democratic, and most economical system for essential national defense. He argued that history shows disarmament and reactive war prep cost the nation billions and countless lives.
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Washington
Douglas Southall
House
Richmond
Local Contract Doubled By Army
R S Bouvelle Fairchild general manager announces the Army Air Forces has doubled the CO2 Packet contract with a fixed price. Production will rise with hundreds of new workers, as demand grows for commercial use and expansion of air routes after the war.
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R. S. Bouvelle
Fairchild
Army Air Forces
Boutelle
Japan
Fairchild Packet Production Hopes Rise With More Workers
The speaker notes progress at Fairchild with large cargo planes to be delivered to the Army as production climbs. Peak output is expected in several months, contingent on securing the needed new workers.
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Fairchild
Armbruster Named to Annapolis Aviation Commission
Governor O Conor announced Willis T Armbruster Annapolis hotel manager as a member of the State Aviation Commission, succeeding Commander R E Stieler of the U S Naval Academy. Armbruster a Republican, serves on the Anne Arundel county postwar planning committee, the county rationing board, and the local draft board.
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Armbruster
Annapolis
O’conor
Willis T. Armbruster
State Aviation Commission
Commdr
R. E. Stieler
U. S. Naval Academy
Anne Arundel County
County Soldiers Are Demobilized
Five Marylanders depart Bremen station of the 29th Division with high point scores. Pfc Robert E Fitz from this city is among them. Baltimore Sun reporters at Fort Meade list Sgt Walter R Bowman Pic William M Nichols Jr of Randolph Avenue and 1st Sgt Howard Purnell of Hancock as scheduled for demobilization there.
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Robert E. Fitz
Shome
Bremen
Baltimore Sunpepers
Fort Meade
Walter R. Bowman
William M. Nichols
Randolph Avenue
Howard Purnell
Hancock
Baltimore's June heat reaches 95 degrees for year
Baltimore records the year's hottest day as the thermometer hits 95 degrees on Thursday, marking the highest June temperature since 1835. The Weather Bureau reported the scorching value in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Mobley Named To Head Lions Clubs In This District
E. Leister Mobley was elected district governor of District A Lions International at the annual meeting in Middletown. The local businessman, long active in civic and fraternal circles, succeeds the prior district leader.
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Mobley
Lions
E. Leister Mobley
Lions International
Middletown
Mr. Mobley
Lions Clubs See Big District Growth and Speeches
The Rev. Donald E. Brake of Middletown serves as district governor as the district reports membership rising from 1 to 27 with a 314 increase in the last year. Two new Lions clubs formed in the county at Williamsport and Smithsburg with Larry B. Slater of Washington, D. C. delivering the principal address. A theft report notes John Crider of Potomac Avenue reported the larceny of a $4 billfold and a high school class ring from a locker at the swimming pool yesterday.
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Donald E. Brake
Middletown
Williamsport
Smithsburg
Larry B. Slater
Washington, D. C
John Crider
Potomac Avenue J
Army Worms Reported in Clear Spring District
County Agent Mark Miller said army worms have appeared in several fields in the Clear Spring district. The pests, which feed on wheat and barley, were first observed in the county on Tuesday. Immediate control steps are urged to prevent further damage.
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Clearspring
Mark Miller
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