Scouts Set For Citywide Paper Drive This Saturday
The Boy Scouts plan a paper drive this Saturday April 1 weather permitting or rain and shine. curbside collection starts early with papers bundled securely. areas include Fountain Head Heights Halfway and Hamilton Park and residents are asked to search attics cellars for waste paper. last drive yielded 39 tons and organizers hope to beat that total. city Scouts meet 8 am in the public square to receive instructions as trucks from patriotic firms are donated to aid collections.
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Big City
Boy Scouts
Fountain Head Heights
Halfway
Hamilton Park
Head of the wild boar occupies a sizable portion
The head of the wild boar makes up nearly one third of the creature’s total length, highlighting the animal’s proportionate anatomy and potential display or hunting implications observed in the report.
Palau Raid Shrinks Enemy Fleet After US Assault
American forces struck Palau as enemy ships fled the area. Nimitz cited Japanese recon aircraft from New Guinea spotting the approach. MacArthur and Nimitz coordinated air strikes in the Carolines and Truk, with bombers hitting Wolei and Truk air strength, while Palau’s archipelago and Babelthuap island served as Japan’s administrative center and phosphate supplier.
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Carolines
Truk
Marianas
United States Navy
Japan
Nimitz
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
United States
Woleai
U. S
South Pacific
Central Pacific
Tili
Singapore
Marshalls
Germany
Kobkor
Babelthaap
Caroline Islands
Anguar
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Philippines
Local Boy Enlists In Merchant Marines
Chester Murray, 16, formerly in the U S Army, enlisted in the Merchant Marines after discharge. A resident of 112 West Antietam Street, he waited a few months to reach the minimum age and will report for duty soon. Murray previously worked for the Herald-Mail Company.
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Chester Murray
West Antietam Street
United States Army
Merchant Marines
Murray
The
Herald-Mail Company
Waste Paper Collection Tomorrow Across Area Drives
The Boy Scouts stage a city county wide waste paper drive tomorrow at 8 00 A M rain or shine. Tie bundles place on street intersections and bring to centers in Hagerstown Williamsport Funkstown Chewsville Boonsboro Halfway Rural Residents are urged to participate and bring paper to the drive locations.
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Boy Scouts
Hagerstown
Williamsport
Funkstown
Chewsville
Boonsboro Halfway
County Youths Plan Meetings Across Washington County
Vernon Holter announced a schedule of 4H meetings across Washington County for April. Key events include the fat swine sale at Four States Livestock on April 19, and preparatory pig club meeting on April 6. Other gatherings cover Baby Beef, Dairy Calf, Clearspring, Keedysville, Smithsburg clubs, plus several school clubs with varied April dates.
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Washington County
Vernon Holter
Four States Livestock Sales, Inc
Summit Avenue
County
County Dairy Calf Club
Fred Ernst
Keedysville
Harry Remsburg
Smithsburg
Huyetts
Greensburg
Apri
Rohrersville
Tribute Dinner Honors Chief Judge Sloan in Cumberland
In Cumberland Maryland March 30 a testimonial dinner honors Chief Judge Duncan Lindley Sloan former chief judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals and Fourth Judicial Circuit with remarks by Judge Robert France and other regional figures including Rep J Glenn Beall William Preston Lane and Attorney General William Walsh. About 25 attendees are from Washington County as the event proceeds toward next Monday’s Annapolis ceremonies.
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Cumberland
Robert France
Maryland State Tax Commission
O'Conor
Maryland
Duncan Lindley Sloan
Ali Ghan Shrine Country Club
Sloan
Maryland Court of Appeals
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Annapolis
J. Glenn Beall
William Preston Lane
Hagerstown
Democratic
Neal Parke
William A. Huster
Joseph D. Mish
Walter C. Capper
Maryland Bar Association
Thomas W. Pangborn
Washington County
Walter W. Dawson
Oakland
Garrett County
Wiliam €. Walsh
Tools Are Needed Farm Head States
Maryland farm officials reported a shortage of large equipment and labor saving tools threatening food production. Maryland Farm Bureau President Roy F. Weagley said tractors and attachments are far short of needs, with the state AAA noting current quotas and insufficient allocations. Officials cited labor constraints driving a shift to tractor operation and a critical need for combines, balers, corn binders, and hay equipment.
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Maryland
Roy
F. Weagley
Beaver Creek
Maryland Farm Bureau
Dudley C. Aist
Maryland Agricultural Adjustment Administer
Aist
AAA
Rist
Parking Drive Nets 100 Tickets At Police HQ
Yesterday a busy scene at the police station followed a Board of Street Commissioners order to crack down on early morning parking. Cars parked between one and four a.m. and near the business district were cited. Repeat offenders receive a two dollar fine after written notices and warrants.
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Board of Street Commissioners
Wate & War
Woman Bitten by Rabid Shepherdstown Dog
Rabies alerts rise in Washington county after a Shepherdstown dog that bit an elderly woman tested positive for rabies. A garageman shot the animal and Maryland university labs confirmed the infection.
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Washington County
Shepherdstown
University of Maryland
RAF Loses 96 Planes In Nürnberg Raid
The raid on Nürnberg, described as very great in strength, involved over 2,200 tons of bombs and targeted a key southern German railway and industrial hub. The city hosts M A N diesel works, Faun motor works, Siemens and Schubert plants, and Messerschmitt facilities near Furth, with about 460,000 people. The loss underscores Luftwaffe fighter strength amid Western Front pressures.
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France
Low Countries
Germany
London
Nuernberg
Faun Motor Works
Siemens, Schubert Electrical Works
Ruhr
Berlin
Munich
Italy
Furth
Messerschmitt
Teacher Injured In Washington County Hospital Admission
Robert Lesher, a teacher at South Potomac Street Junior High School, was admitted to the Washington County Hospital yesterday for head injuries. A hospital attache said his condition was good last night.
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Robert Lesher
South Potomac Street
Washington County Hospital
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