Retailers Plan For V J Day Here In Hagerstown
A Ha gerstown Realtors' Bureau committee discussed V J Day observance plans in the Chamber of Commerce offices. A parade is anticipated when the war ends with veterans and military groups, war plants and others likely to take part. Stores to close as on V E Day, with details to follow. F J Bryan chairs the planning committee with Vernon Stone as assistant.
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Hagerstown
Hagerstown Realtors’ Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
F. J. Bryan
Vernon Stone
Bryan
Auto Stolen Reported on East Franklin Street
James D. Allen reports his automobile stolen from in front of his home on East Franklin Street yesterday evening. The incident is under local investigation with no further details provided.
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James D. Allen
Franklin Street
Lack of Lifebelt Proved Lifesaver
Lt. William H. Cochran Jr credits not fastening his safety belt during a Wilhelmshaven bombing with saving his life. Returning to his seat from engine work, he was hurled through a cockpit window as his Flying Fortress hit a Nazi fighter. He parachuted to a German airfield, survived internment, and is now visiting his parents at 117 Randolph Ave.
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Wilhelmshaven
William H. Cochran, Jr
Cochran
William H. Cochran
Randolph Avenue
Ringworm Cases On Decline Here
Health officer Dr J A McCallum reports scalp ringworm cases in the city have fallen below 200 after a winter of clinic efforts. He urges parental cooperation and lists six prevention rules for under 16s, including post barber shop shampoos, wearing swim caps, avoiding close contact with infected children, not sharing headgear or combs, and not sleeping with infected peers.
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J. A. McCallum
McCallum
Reckord Plans To Fly Home From European Duty
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, Provost Marshal General in Europe and Maryland’s top-ranking soldier, will fly home to Baltimore next week with 44 officers and men. A reception in Pittsburgh Monday will precede his return visit to Maryland, after which he will rest at his Baltimore home. Reckord, a Harford County native, has been in Europe since November 1943 and led the European theater Provost Marshal General’s office. He previously led the Third Service Command from Baltimore and was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal in March 1944. the Maryland Legislature commended him earlier this year. He travels with Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, Gen. Jacob L. Devers, and Lt. Gen. William H. Simpson.
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Milton A. Reckord
Army
Maryland
Third Service Command
Gerth
Pittsburgh
Uit
General Reckord
United States Army
England
Harford County
Piggery Planned in Maryland Postwar Projects
Maryland plans include a $20,000 piggery at the state penal farm as part of 98 public works projects totaling about $16.4 million. Chairman Henry P. Irr of the Maryland Commission on Postwar Reconstruction announced that plans and specifications are ready and bids could be advertised when Japan s war ends. The record American surf casting stands at 623 feet 10 inches.
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Maryland
Henry P. Irr
Maryland Commission On Postwar Reconstruction and Development
Japan
Sgt Kiser Bronze Star for 1945 Luxembourg action
Wayne E. Kiser son of Patrolman Harold B. Kiser of Fairground Avenue has been awarded the Bronze Star for heroic achievement in a military operation near Mon Schumann farm Luxembourg on January 3 1945. He led a machinegun squad in Company H 101st Infantry and covered rifle units during a German counter attack. The unit later retook the lost ground with Kiser contributing to the recovery.
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Set
Wayne E. Kiser
Harold B. Kiser
Fairground Avenue
Mon Schumann Farm
Luxembourg
Sat. Kiser
Co. H
101St Infantry
Co. C
Nicodemus orchard escapes frost losses again in Edgemont area
Reporters' Notebook notes Nicodemus orchard under Denton Jacques rode out a killing May frost as most East apple crops failed, leaving the orchard nearly undamaged and boosting possible high prices. Story also covers county weed problems on narrow roads, IRS wage seizures for back taxes, local retail credit conditions, and rural merchants buying goods in Hagerstown.
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Edgemont
East
Pacific Coast
Denton Jacques
Hagerstown
Naval Officer Is Killed In Crash
Washington dispatch reports Lt. Russell Willson Jr., son of Vice Admiral Russell Willson, was killed in an aircraft crash at Green Cove Springs Florida. A Washington native and Annapolis graduate, he served on Pacific and Atlantic vessels before joining Naval Aviation in 1944 and was an instructor in combat.
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Washington
Russell Willson, Jr
Russell Willson
Naval Academy
Green Cove Springs
Fla
Navy
Willson
Annapolis
Log
Pacific
Atlantic
Naval Aviation
Admiral Willson Assigned to Combined Chiefs of Staff
Training at Lee Field Florida overlapped with the death of a serviceman. Admiral Willson now is assigned to the combined Chiefs of Staff.
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Lee Field
Florida
Admiral Willson
Combined Chiefs of Staff
Building Plans Discussed by School Board
The Washington Street School addition and plans for the Northwest Street Colored School were reviewed, with completion hoped by August 1. Construction hinges on war material availability. Board tours of over 20 county schools followed, with enrollment shifts planned for September 5 and emphasis on science instruction. Cafeterias in about 25 schools employ 50 adults and 125 students, though space limits further expansion. About 25 teachers remain to be hired for next year, with most vacancies in high schools. Phillip Rauth, Hancock, presided as new board president.
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Washington Street
North Street
Washington County
Willis
Phillip Rauth
Hancock
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