Kiwanis Club Speaker Recalls White House Radio Tales
Walter Compton mutual announcer for the White House spoke at Kiwanis Ladies Night in the Hotel Alexander ballroom. He shared humorous inside views of White House conferences and radio operations with guests including mentions of Roosevelt Churchill Truman and the Truman Investigating Committee.
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Kiwanis
Walter Compton
White House
Washington
Alexander
Compton
Stephen Early
Franklin U. Roosevelt
Mr. Compton
Churchill
Mr. Truman
President Truman
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Alexander Woolcott
New York
Truman
W. Preston Howard
Social Affairs
John M. Miller
Kiwanis Club
Paul M
Bishop Batdorf, 70, Retired at Ohio Conference
Bishop G. D. Batdorf of Harrisburg, a well known United Brethren figure, retired Thursday at Westerville Ohio during the church's 24th quadrennial conference after reaching the 70 year retirement age. Dr J B Showers of Otterbein Press Dayton was elected to succeed him as bishop.
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G. D. Batdorf
Harrisburg
United Brethren Church
Westerville
Ohio
Bishop Batdorf
J. B. Showers
Otterbein Press
Dayton
Batdorf
Countian Freed oft Wilbur Grimm Captured in 1944 War
Private Wilbur Richard Grimm was reported liberated by Allied forces after being listed missing and captured in Germany on November 17, 1944. A May 15 telegram from Sans origine to his mother Edna Grimm confirms his status with hopeful, plain language and indicates no further details. Grimm, a Boonsboro high school graduate, worked at Fairchild Aircraft before enlisting February 17, 1944.
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Wilbur Richard Grimm
Germany
Edna M. Grimm
Trego
Sans Origine
Pvt
Grimm
New Brandenburg
Boonsboro High School
Fairchild Aircraft
Local Aid Sought To Locate Meteor Fragments
Residents near Hagerstown who witnessed a morning meteor flash on May 4 are asked to help locate fragments. Roy K. Marshall of the Fels Planetarium urged observers to report exact stance, direction, height, and meteor path to aid in recovering bolide pieces believed to lie in southern New Jersey.
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Roy K. Marshall
Fels Planetarium
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia
Hagerstown
West Virginia
Virginia
Marshall
New Jersey
Bleacher Building Underway For Knothole Gang
Work will start Monday on new bleachers at Municipal Stadium for the Knothole Gang. An extra $200 from the Mayor and Council plus $200 from civic groups funds seat construction to aid poor boys of Hagerstown. Councilman Jack Hellane led the effort.
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Municipal Stadium
Hagerstown
Jack Hellane
Farm Group Will Loan To GI's
Washington County officials announce the Farm Security Administration will oversee veteran loan guarantees under the GI Bill. A four member county committee will review eligibility, property price, and soundness of the farm venture before the Veterans Administration guarantees half of the loan up to $2,000.
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Gi’s
Washington County
Virgil O. Dolly
Farms Security Administration
Howard Burtner
Keedysville
van L. Smyre
Smithsburg
Frank B. Mulendore
Rohrersville
John S. Valentine
Devonshire Road
Uncle Sam
Veterans Administration
Farm Security Administration
Veterans Advisory Committee
Farm Credit Administration
FSA
Winchester Hall
Frederick
Maryland
County Veteran Loan Certifying Committee
Ration Board Gets CPS Help for Sugar Applications
Civilian Public Service volunteers from near Williamsport will assist the War Price and Rationing Board one evening weekly to process thousands of canning sugar applications. Additional forms are expected soon. A. H. Warne was named chairman of the commodities panel, succeeding Benjamin C. Willis who cannot serve due to school duties.
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Williamsport
A. H. Warne
Benjamin C. Willis
Rationing Board Hears Used Car Case Panel Members Included Willis
Willis, Mrs. Lynn Keller, and Mr. Warne will stay on the price panel as three rollover hearings on alleged overcharges in used car sales proceed. Testimony was taken with two dealers and three buyers present. decisions are due next Friday. Fresh milk becomes daily armed forces ration again in World War II era.
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Willis
Lynn Keller
Warne
Rationing Board
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Hagerstown, Maryland
Countian
Wilbur R. Grimm
Meteor
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Musey & Evans
West
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Mirro
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Washington St
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Baby Chicks
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CPS
Martin Feed & Implements
Pennsylvania Avenue
Metcalf
Washington, D. C
Franklin Court
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Masonic Temple
Web
Sun
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Barbara Brownsberger
Mary Bently
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Humperdinck
Kohlman
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