Few Remittances From Here After Relaxed Rules
Despite relaxed limits on sending cash to liberated Italy and Sicily few Hagerstown residents remit to relatives overseas. Regulations had restricted non citizen households in Sicily and freed Italy from receiving more than 100 dollars in three months, now eased to 69 dollars monthly. A local banker suggested low remittance links to Sicily and Italy due to few Washington County residents emigrating there, compared with Baltimore. US citizens in Sicily or freed Italy may receive 75 dollars monthly with other household members up to 25 dollars, household cap 150 dollars monthly. A New York note mentions 1000 fires started by household dry cleaning in one year.
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Italy
Sicily
Hagerstown
Baltimore
United States
Allies Advance From Viterbo Across Italy Likely Easier
News notes the retreating Nazis tighten Italian defenses while Allied forces push from Viterbo. Experts expect the advance to be easier than anticipated as German troops are shifted to the French invasion coast. The map highlights likely Nazi rearguard areas and routes toward the Po Valley.
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Viterbo
Po Valley
Brenner Pass
New Members to Attend Friday Retailers Bureau Meeting
A group of new members gained through a successful campaign will join the Retailers' Bureau Friday at Hotel Paterson for the first time. Under F Merrill's guidance the membership committee has raised the roster to its highest since organization, with plans to discuss a novel auctioning of merchandise tied to the Fifth War Loan Drive and other summer activities at the luncheon.
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Retailers’ Bureau
Hotel Paterson
F Merrill ‘Ays
Yan
Blow-Out Epidemic Blamed on Old Tires Near Hagerstown
An article reports tire blowouts in and near Hagerstown are attributed to aging tires not heat or sabotage. A tire service station says drivers must endure the duration as rationed materials curb new tires, leaving motorists with limited options and garages overloaded with extra work.
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Hagerstown
New Purchasers To Take Over Hotel
New owners Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Gonder will occupy Chapman Manor Hotel in the Blue Ridge Summit area after purchasing it at public auction. A nine hour sale on Saturday moved two furnishings previously in use, with hundreds in attendance. The Clermont Hotel was razed years earlier and Monterey Inn furnishings were sold after its destruction by fire. In May 1944, the furniture and bel
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Chapman Manor
Pioneer
Blue Ridge Summit
A. S. Gonder
Clermont
Monterey’ Inn
Bel
Furnishings Sold From Summerfield Home of Norwood Family
After the passing of the Norwood family, the Loungings of Annstead and the private residence at Summerfield Fotel were auctioned, with the home furnishings sold to settle estate matters.
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Annstead
Norwood
Summerfield Fotel
President Considers Dates for Roosevelt De Gaulle Visit
The President noted that the proposed dates would be acceptable. Earlier Roosevelt sent word to General De Gaulle suggesting two possible dates for a visit, indicating coordination on upcoming travel plans.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles de Gaulle
Committee of ‘National Liberation
Mr. Roosevelt
General de Gaulle
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