Parley On Labor Plan Ties Maryland to Southern States
Annapolis Md May 17 Governor OConor announced Maryland will join an interstate Raleigh NC meeting May 26 with ten Eastern Seaboard states to plan labor exchange for a projected 14 000 worker shortfall in food processing. He backed mobilization to enlist businessmen women and students for cannery work and said Dr T B Symons will represent Maryland at the session. The urgency is shown by Maryland's high share of peas tomatoes sweet corn and snap beans in the Third Service Command area.
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Annapolis
O’conor
Maryland
Raleigh
N. C
Eastern Seaboard
West Virginia
New Jersey
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Federal and state plan to recruit 14,000 workers for food processing
The plan aims to recruit about 14,000 workers with 6,000 men and 8,000 women for food processing in Maryland counties, aligning with Pennsylvania and Virginia efforts. War prisoners, around 1,000, will be used in support roles. Authorities seek to implement the program through federal and state cooperation.
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Pennsylvania
Virginia
Maryland
Post War Military Training Opposed By Sociologist
Durham May 17 Dr Charles A Ellwood Duke University sociologist urged Congress to reject universal compulsory military training after the war to prevent a proletarian revolution mirroring Russia 1917 He asked the Senate Military Affairs Committee to consider how armed training could radicalize workers and strikers He noted his 50 year study of sociological effects and cited Soviet soldiers councils as pivotal to the revolution.
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Durham
N. C
Charles A. Ellwood
Duke Uniony
Congress
Reynolds
DNC
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Dr. Ellwood
American Sociological Society
International Congress of Sociology
Brussels
Revolutionary Tribunals
Russia
Railway Official Retired To Manage Farm Near Boonsboro
George R. Wilson assistant treasurer of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company has retired to devote his time to farming near Boonsboro. Wilson began in the accounting department in Philadelphia in 1892, moved to treasury in 1893, and rose to assistant treasurer in 1936. He is to be succeeded by Harry C. Ashenfelter, who has spent 26 years in the treasury department.
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George R. Wilson
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Boonsboro
Wilson
Philadelphia
Treasury Department
Harry C. Ashenfelter
Hendershot Receives Legion of Merit for New Guinea Service
Master Sergeant Clarence E. Hendershot of Hancock and Captain Frank A. McLaughlin of Baltimore, both in the U. S. Army Air Forces in the Far East, earned the Legion of Merit. Hendershot was cited for leading two advanced echelons in New Guinea and creating clean camps with minimal tools from Feb 25 to Dec 25, 1943, boosting unit efficiency.
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Coast Guard
Clarence E. Hendershot
Hancock
Route 1
Frank A. McLaughlin
Baltimore
U. S. Army Air Forces
Far East
War Department
Set
Hendershot
New Guinea
McLaughlin
Peterson's Ointment Promises Quick Skin Relief
An advertisement asserts Peterson's Ointment quickly relieves itching from pimples eczema and irritated skin. It claims relief from red blotches and offers a money back guarantee if one application fails to delight. The ad also notes use for tired feet and cracks between toes.
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Peterson
Planning Program For Memorial Day Observances
Antietam Memorial Committee announced speakers for the National Cemetery at Sharpsburg May 30. Congressman J Glenn Beall and Rev Wade are invited speakers. others like Senator Millard Tydings and Congressman Gearhart declined. A parade precedes the ceremonies with American Legion and veterans groups leading. Boonsboro High School Band and Sons of the Legion will march and provide music.
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National Cemetery
Sharpsburg
J. Glenn Beall
Maryland
Dr. Wade
Baltimore
Maryland Lutheran Synod
Antietam
California
American Legion
Veterans
Sons of the Legion
Boonsboro
Parade to Start in Sharpsburg with School Children
A parade is planned to begin from the square in Sharpsburg at 1 30 p m with students from Sharpsburg Keedysville and Boonsboro marching. Cemetery ceremonies follow around 2 o'clock featuring a Maryland State Guard firing squad and a Legion bugler.
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Sharpsburg
Keedysville
Boonsboro
Maryland State Guard
Legion
Land Included In Society Purchase Near Wity Park
The Washington County Historical Society acquired about one acre of land in the Hager Home purchase near Wity Park from J Alvey Long and wife. The tract was sold at a sacrifice price to the Society and further details follow in the report.
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Hager
Wity Park
The
Washington County Historical Society
J. Alvey Long
Society
Rice the principal food for half the world
Rice serves as the staple diet for about half of humanity, underpinning nutrition and agricultural systems across diverse regions. The crop supports millions of farmers and shapes cultural cuisines while facing challenges from climate change, pests, and market pressures.
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ARROW
Musey & Evans
West
Washington Street
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Litex
Harry S. Myers
North
Potomac Street
Hagerstown
Hagerstown Gas CO
Mothers of Top Air Aces
Chicago
Dora Bong
Poplar
Wisc
Patsy Gentile
Piqua
Ohio
I. B. Johnson
Lawton
Oklo
Richard Bong
Robert Johnson
United States
Pacific
Johnson
England
St.Joseph
Municipal Electric
Sosl
Jay
Fifth Avenues
Hollywood Boulevard
Shaw
Washington St
W.T. Grant CO
W. Washington Street
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