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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1942
Page
2
At yesterday's Rotary meeting local National Defense Training instructors spoke on four topics. Speakers Roy Danzer Wm A Tobias Bart Buyett and John Seidel covered different program phases while Ben Willis introduced them.
The report notes training and work types covered, with William Tobies praising Willis and Huyett for building the project. John Seidel, head of defense vocational training for Maryland, closed the meeting and commended Hagerstown and the local school as a war time bright spot, announcing a new foremen training course completed in its primary states.
San Francisco authorities announce a federal grand jury indictment against seven teen Retail Grocers' Associations and three large chain store groups for anti trust price fixing. The case covers about 9 000 northern California stores with a conspiracy using price lists and bulletins for high artificial prices. The cited chains Safeway Purity and Hagstrom's operate 700 stores in northern California. Indictment also lists 14 officers from various associations and chain organizations.
A conference of dairymen from 11 northeastern states appointed a committee to confer with federal authorities on steps to stem the flow of workers from farms. The two day Northeastern Dairy Conference cited competition from war industries and the draft as eroding farm labor supplies across small and large varieties of guine nest in colonies together.
Court ney Rogers, a 22 year old church organist, confessed in a bare jail cell to killing his father Courtney C. Rogers 59 and chloroforming his mother Lillie Rogers 44. Investigators said a bad check and jewelry traced to him aided the case. A hold order was placed in connection with the parents deaths, one in October and the other in February 1941.
March 4 notes Mrs Chas Swain confined by illness. Laurelton resident Mrs Albert Kerlin visits here. Mack McGraward family moves to Silas Shipley home on Mechanic street. Charles R Thomas fractures ankle on PWA project and admitted to Washington County Hospital. Mrs Lloyd Fisher returns to Roanoke after visiting Huyett family. Baltimore visitors include Vincent Martz family and Paul Dulin family. Lily Poffenberger and William Bender celebrate birthdays at Chas Bender home with Kane Neikirk Shroe family guests.
Dover, Del February 5 The mayor J Wallace Woodford begins his 18th consecutive year in office without campaigning or opposition He runs a strict nonpartisan administration serving Kent County and holding multiple civic roles while declining bids for governor The community knows him as Wally and he actively coordinates defense unemployment and church outreach amid a busy schedule A weekend visit by relatives and a bridge supper for twenty four highlighted local social events with prizes awarded to several attendees.
The notice lists attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Alex Peffenberger and families from Fort Belvoir Va and Keedysville venue. It announces the 40th anniversary of the Ladies Aid Society of Trinity Lutheran church with Rev Homer D Kendail as speaker and refreshments by Mrs A A Poffenberger chaired by Mrs Flossie Weaver. It also notes morning services at Christ Reformed and Trinity Lutheran with Rev S C Snodgrass and Rev H D Chapman respectively and a guest teacher Mr W D Furry for the adult men.
Trinity Lutheran Sunday school attendees include Miss Mary Mose Mrs John Smithdiehl and Clinton R Cox from Washington visiting relatives here. Mrs E P Harley hosted a luncheon for Mrs Albert Kerlin of Laurelton NY. Byron S Hoffman of Walkersville visited with his parents Mr and Mrs A Pofenberger. Hood Fisher and son plan moving to rooms vacated by Mack McGraw. Laura DeLauney spared by illness. Chas McGraw of Baltimore spent weekend with Mrs McGraw. Max Robber employed in the ...
Magistrate Henry B. Mann issued warrants for nine people accused of violating Baltimore's blackout ordinance during last Friday's test. Each warrant cites wilful neglect to extinguish rights with bail set at 500 dollars. Police expect arrests tomorrow. Five warrants target residences, four concern a bowling alley with three owners and the manager named.
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