Lane declines post as civil defense director
Former Maryland Governor W. Preston Lane Jr declines Truman administration offer to be director of civil defense citing six to nine months of confidential commitments. Lane, publisher and Fairchild Aircraft director, informs DNC Chair McKinney and copies telegram to President Truman. Millard Caldwell currently holds the post.
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Maryland
W. Preston Lane, Jr
Lane
Democratic National Committee
Frank B. McKinney
McKinney
Truman
Millard Caldwell
Florida
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Civil Defense
Private John R. Houser Starts Training At Camp Pickett
Taking basic infantry and medical training at Camp Pickett Virginia for four months then to specialized technician school. Inducted in May this year he is a Hagerstown High School Class of 1949 graduate and former Clarence Keedy Insurance employee. Son of Mrs Mildred Houser and Ralph Houser both of this city he invites friends to write to him at Name U S 42827089 Co BLth Batt MRTC Camp Pickett Va.
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John R. Houser
Camp Pickett
Vaig
Ralph 'S Houser
Virginia Avenue
U. S
Blth Batt
MRTC
Holstein Breeders Meet At Harewood Farm West Virginia
County Agent Mark Miller invites Holstein breeders to a Friday meeting at Harewood Farm three miles west of Charles Town on Route 41. The June 20 gathering starts at 7 p.m. and features a tour of the historic home a classification demonstration talks on Holsteins and an inspection of the Tharpe Brothers herd.
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Mark Miller
Harewood Farm
Charles Town
W. Va
P. m
Tharpe Brothers
Big City Faces Ongoing Escort Duty for Explosive Trucks
Police report escorting 47 explosives laden trucks through the city from early morning until 10 p m yesterday as officials consider making escorts permanent. Mayor and Council seek safer routes and tighter coordination with carriers. Headquarters now logs each truck’s time and route on a daily form.
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Escor
New Timetable By Bookmobile For Washington County Library
The Washington County Area Library releases a new bookmobile timetable with routes and times across Broadfording Pinesburg Kemp's Mill Hopewell Homewood and Williamsport areas. Clerical note reports the death of Charles Honore Cropley clerk of the Supreme Court at age 67 in Bethesda Maryland. England reportedly has 6000 fiction or mystery writers.
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Washington County Area Library
Court Glerk
Washington
Charles Honore Cropley
Supreme Court
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
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Myerly
Syle
Thomas-Bennett & Hunter
Holstein
Industrial Finance Eda
Household Finance Corporation
L &A B
Hagerstown
Towema
Westinghouse
Sean
Holzapfel and
Firey
Washington ST
Wals Dimner
Coarfoss-Hugos Road
Ralph Newkirk
Broadfording
McKee
Charles E. Hoffman
Broadfording Road
Lester Gossard
Wilsons
Ine Mills Road
Gilbert Hose
Pinesburg Station
Teachtown
Pinesburg
Loretta ‘Tenel
Williamsport Road
Sword, Mason, Hoge
Kemp's
Herbert
Homewood
Williamsport Pike
Wayside
Poote
England
Newberry
Eyer
Dlouses
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