Church Drive Started Here
The Rev Father C Carroll Kerr at St William s Church Ten Hills Baltimore spoke at a kick off dinner for the St Mary s building fund campaign at the Hotel Alexander urging a new church and rectory. He traced parish history and outlined reasons for constructing a second edifice citing Cumberland s growing population contrasts with Hagerstown in 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father C. Carroll Kerr
St. William's Church
Ten Hills
Baltimore
St. Mary's Building Fund
Hotel Alexander
Father Kerr
St. Mary's
Cumberland
Hagerstown
Parish Campaign for New Church by Local Catholics
The three Catholic churches represented discuss a rising population and the need for a new parish. Thomas W. Panghborn chairs a campaign meeting. Harry Bliss directs campaign efforts and funds. Monsignor Francis Leary offers remarks on fundraising. music includes Rita Clark, Doris Weagley Bloom, Margaret Krepp, and Earl Knott performing several pieces.
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Thomas W. Panghborn
Pangborn
Harry Bliss
Francis Leary
Rita Clark
Doris Weagley Bloom
Debussy
Butterfly
Grieg
Margaret Krepp
Earl Knott
Mrs. Bloom
Local Resident Learns Son’s Army Promotion and Return
Local residents Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Crosswhite of 392 South Mulberry heard news from Sgt Ball, a member of General Eisenhower’s party, that their son Frank Melvin Crosswhite has been promoted to corporal. Ball, a Kansas native, said Crosswhite is well though homesick and has been transferred from the 3rd to the 9th Army, with a return expected in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Washington
J. M. Crosswhite
South Mulberry Street
Frank Melvin Crosswhite
Germany
Crosswhite
Crosswhites
Sgt Ball
Melvin
Ball
Kansas
Cpl
3Rd
9Th Army
Liberated chaplain recounts POW ordeal in Germany
Rev. Donald R. Stonesifer first lieutenant U.S. Army recalls two harrowing POW experiences during a 60 day leave in Cambridge. He describes a 365 kilometer long march across Germany and a bombing near a prisoner column at Nu r e m b u r g where 24 officers were killed and 50 wounded. He also endures nine days in a crowded boxcar with scarce food and shelter, sharing a blanket and surviving near freezing conditions aided by Red Cross packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald R. Stonesifer
Garrs
Germany
Washington County
South Potomac Street
Nuremburg
Stonesifer
Mr. Stonesifer
Red Cross
War Chaplain Recalls Harsh WWII Ordeal and Liberation
Chaplain Stonesifer, captured during the Battle of the Bulge with the 422nd Regiment of the 106th Division, details a brutal march through Germany, multiple prison camps, and censored sermons. He describes scarce rations, Ersatz coffee, weight loss, reunions after liberation, and eventual return to the United States via New York. He served in St Johns Lutheran Church and Smithsburg Lutheran Church prior to the war and recently visited Hanover, Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonesifer
Germany
Army Chaplain Corps
England
France
Siegfried Line
Battle of the Bulge
von Rundstedt
Chaplain Stonesifer
422Nd
Hodges
Mr. Stonesifer
Hammelburg
Sauls
Inns River
Alps
M.C.A
Atlantic
New York
Recreation and Rest Center
Asheville
N. C
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Smithsburg Lutheran Church
Hanover
Former Prisoner Furloughed Home From War Camp Return
Pvt. Edward L. Slayman, released last month from a German POW camp, arrived at his Mangansville road home for a 74 day furlough. He is 22, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Slayman, and after a long captivity his weight rose from about 100 pounds to 162 pounds, aided by army rations of up to six meals daily. He had been a prisoner since October 1, 1944, and served in four or five German camps during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Slayman
Mangansville Road
Guy Slayman
Pvt
Slayman
Camps Between Capture and Liberation
A terse note references camps during World War II, outlining the period from capture to liberation and the suffering endured by detainees. The fragment hints at experiences within captivity and the eventual Allied release, focusing on the timeline rather than individual accounts.
Prisoner Freed Sgt Kenneth Hutzell Returns Home
Sgt Kenneth Hutzell husband of Mrs Margaret Hutzell of Williamsport has been released from a German prison the War Department announced yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth &. Hutzell
Margaret BE. Hutzell
Wil Hamsport
War Department
Used Car Dealers Given New Ruling Balt imore
Maryland used car dealers must obtain Office of Price Administration authorization to sell used trucks, cars, and motorcycles at warranty prices after August 1. The program aims to curb outside sales at warranty prices by inspecting dealer facilities for conditioning vehicles. Warranty prices add about 25 percent or $160, whichever is greater, beyond as is prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Office of Price Administration
OPA
William J. Somerville
Durable Goods and Industrial Machinery Division
Somerville
Washing Machines Soon To Be Sold
Washington reports civilian washing machines will reach retail stores by September and refrigerators by year end. Stanley B. Adams of the War Production Board forecasts prices will be equal to or below prewar levels. WPB urges manufacturers to focus on medium and low priced models while paper presses can output 300,000 copies per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stanley B. Adams
War Production Board
Consumers Durable Goods Division
WPB
Tremett Weight Loss Promise Warned As Miracle Diet
An advertisement touts Tremett as a harmless method to shed 3 to 5 pounds weekly without exercise, dieting, or drugs. It claims rapid 30 day results with a money back guarantee and urges readers to buy at Rand's and druggists, copyright 1945 Oxford Products Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremett
Rand's
Oxford Products Inc
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Londonderry
Cau
Son
Sodna
Cannon Bath
Cannon
Matchin
Marquisette
Priscilla
Montgomery Ward
Dr. Scholl
ROP Ac Ee
Harry S. Myers
Howard
East Baltimore Street
Dwight D. Eisenhower
National Airport
Capitol
Washington, D.C
George C. Marshall
Army
Cloverdale
Avaitenie
Abe Club Seda
Cloverdale Spring CO
Newville, Pa
Distributed Breaker Distributing Co
Cloverdale Soft
Deinks
Athey’s Paints
Shockey’s
Martin Feed & Implements
Pennsylvania Avenue
Ati
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