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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1944
Page
8
Southern England reports five nights of heavy attacks from February 18 to 25. British fighters and anti aircraft batteries claim substantial drone destruction. The British government sees little chance of stopping the bombs, while civilians endure more nights in shelters.
Two years into the conflict there is no panic and casualties are reported mainly among civilians. Britons emphasize that men, not machines, will prevail, underscoring resolve in the wartime mood.
Congress plans a recess after passing key wartime appropriations including 3.92 billion for lend lease and relief, 1.02 billion for war agencies, 562.15 million for agriculture, and 69.9 million for the District of Columbia. Leaders debate length of break with recall power for emergencies.
Special services at the Church of the Nazarene on Church street and West Side avenue feature gongs choruses and handiwork by 101 children ages 4 to 14 who attended the two week vacation Bible school. Marian Ream of Wadsworth will supervise the program, which starts at 7 45 p.m. It is the churchs first vacation Bible school in local history. The Rev R R Kunkel is the pastor.
Army and air force officers receive praise for solving an impossible camera installation on a Mustang after tests by North American Aircraft Corp. and Wright Field engineers, with a squadron achieving the feat in one week. Also noted are transfers, promotions, new addresses, and updates on servicemen and their families.
A look back at last week reveals Sgt. Harold Fore identified in a Normandy photo with his parents relief at his safety. Also noted are promotions and transfers for RAF technician Sgt. Eldon R. Glesner in Italy, Seaman Robert Johnston and others stationed in Britain and Virginia, plus Harvey Nye's return to Camp Chaffey after furlough.
The Washington County Free Library expands its Readers Advisory Service to twice weekly sessions on Monday afternoons and Thursday evenings. The service helps patrons with reading matter problems and specialized fields, with growing interest from students preparing for college and adults seeking to better manage reading time. The service remains free to all ages, with future plans under consideration.
Reports show Gerstown Library plans group discussions for poetry lovers to form a club it does not yet have. It will collect residents tastes to notify those likely interested when new volumes arrive and asks patrons to send name, address, and preferences.
Dear Wondering letters discuss date with fiance overseas and writing letters to soldiers. Betty Brainerd advises balancing support for servicemen with respecting D’s jealousy, suggests sisters and mothers share news, and urges Wondering to work and help, while keeping affairs private. Includes brief note about Telegraph Hill Winchester and San Francisco references.
Governor O'Conor announced the reappointment of A Gordon Fleet of Edgewater Anne Arundel County to the State Game and Inland Fish Commission. Other members named include Garner W Denmead Baltimore J H Gambrill Cumberland Fulcher P Smith Cumberland and Jonathan D Longfellow Salisbury.
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