Hagerstown Post Office Listing and Rates Update
The notice lists post office status as second class for Hagerstown and provides subscription rates. Single copies cost .03, monthly mail up to a month .75, six months 4.3, annual 8.00. Zone pricing applies for 4th to 8th zones, with 7th and 8th at 12.0. Foreign mail per month 3.54. The Associated Press retains exclusive rights to published news dispatches.
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Amelhomelyo
Hagers
J. Garvix Hager
C.&p
Audit Bureau of
Seeek
Associated Press
Mystery Gold Reserve Found in German Salt Mine
The 1934 deadline for nationalizing gold coinage revealed $287 million less than expected in circulation. A recent investigation traced the missing U S gold coins to the Merkers salt mine in Germany, where loot from occupied countries and civilians had been stored. Most coins were $10 and $20 denominations, constituting a large share of foreign gold unearthed there.
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United States Treasury
Merkers
Harold Fendrick Bester Dead a Hagerstown Leader
Harold F Bester a prominent Hagerstown and Washington County public servant businessman and Democratic leader died suddenly on Saturday His work as city treasurer and general manager of racing boosted the Hagerstown Fair Association and finances He was known for dedication to community over politics and was mourned as a capable executive whose loss leaves a void in local affairs
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Harold Fendrick Bester
Harold F. Bester
Democratic Party
Hagerstown
Washington County
Harold Bester
Bester
War’s Spur To Invention Growth of patents in wartime
A compact summary notes the evolution of inventions over the past century and how war has spurred innovation. It compares patent protections granted in 1944 with those in 1945, shows a decline from 47 924 to 32 192, and mentions a 1944 figure near 30 but the OCR text is fragmentary and uncertain.
Postwar Patents Show Industrial Leaders And Top Inventors
The 1944 patent landscape highlights large firms like General Electric Westinghouse Bell Telephone Du Pont Eastman Kodak General Motors RCA Standard Oil Western Electric with hundreds of grants each and top individuals Dr Gaetano F D Alelio of GE with 43 patents and Dr Melvin de Groote of University City MO with 53 patents. The text notes shifts from 1884 agriculture related patents to postwar drive for transportation housing and household devices.
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General Electric and Westinghouse
Bell Telephone Company
du Pont
Eastman Kodak
General Motors
Radio Corporation of America
Standard Oil and Standard Oil Development Company
Western Electric
Gaetano F. D'Alelio
General Electric
Melvin de Groote
University City
Missouri
Allied High Command promises vast war arsenal against Japan
War Department details reveal a massive weapons program including B-29 airstrikes thousands of bombers, new armor piercing bombs and rockets, giant T-26 tanks, enhanced flame throwers, a mine-hunting stake device, improved radio, and self sustaining American soldiers with portable bridges as Japan faces a new chapter in warfare.
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Japan
War Department
Pen Mars year promises major growth in Allegany race
Forty years ago reports promise a banner building year as locals familiar with conditions note strong activity. D Lindle Sloan’s entry in the Republican State Senator race in Allegany signals a major contest. A Hagerstown firm touts the city as a growing center with 7000 population 183 daily trains 22 churches 4000 voters electric services and 101 hotels. The U S Minister to Panama warns yellow fever grip and rising hospital layoffs reach five percent of seven thousand workers.
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Hagerstown
United States
Panama
Moon shiners hunted as 20 Has to Hagerstown feels impact
Prohibition agents drive to rout moon shiners cited in county. prices jumped from Av to 199 percent amid scarcity. May Grand Jury led by John A L Miller urged stricter laws to punish resistance to officers. Commerce Department reports four billion quarts of illied liquor consumed in the last year. Williamsport's Conomar Park to host acquisitions and improvements including scenic railway, bathhouse, and merchandises. First colonization of Puerto Rico by Spaniards noted.
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Hagerstown
May
John AL Miller
Reedyveville
Big Ship Comforts On The Sulu Sea
Lee Miller narrates a visit aboard a large cruiser in the Sulu Sea, meeting officers from a minesweeper, their families, and ship crew. He describes life aboard, the dangers of minesweeper duty, and medical evacuations as injured sailors are hoisted aboard for treatment.
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Lee Miller
Sulu Sea
J.g
Lawrence JL. Everley
Herington
Kans
Millard E. Emanuelson
Saco
Everly
Walter University At
Baldwin,Sons
Lightfoot
A. L. Russell
Philip, S. D
How To Hold FALSE TEETH More Firmly In Place
Advertisement touts FASTIETH denture powder to secure false teeth with a acetic acid based mineral formula. Claims prevent slipping while eating laughing or talking without a sour taste and without causing odor or gooey residue. Available at drug stores.
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Kaline
Strength For The Day By Dor Earl and Douglt
The piece compares diplomats signing treaties with initials to people who adopt religion superficially. It argues many sign with God in a tentative way, ready to back away if circumstances turn unfavorably, warning against fanati cal commitment and urging sensible adherence.
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Dor. Earl &. Douglt
Washington Merry-Go-Round on U S Russian Relations
Washington column reviews petty U S Russian frictions during pre San Francisco conference period. Notes Molotov chairmanship mix up Stettinius and misperceptions by Russians amid delays at Bretton Woods and personnel changes baffling Moscow. Describes lingering mistrust and selective advice from Leo Pasvolsky and State Department aides.
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Drew Washington
U. S
Lord Halifax
Stettinius
Molotov
Washington
Vandenberg
Argentina
Bretton Woods
Moscow
Russia
Marshall
Red Army
War Department
Philip Faymonyville
John R. Deane
Faymorville
State Department
Leo Pasvolsky
New York
Naples
San Francisco
Pasvolsky
Religion as a tool in business and personal life
The text argues that it is acceptable to be Christian but dangerous when religion is invoked to regulate personal habits or business policies. It warns against modern diplomats signing treaties with religious symbolism rather than genuine commitment.
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God
Paul
Jesus Christ
Destiny and Providence Guide Humble Servant to Duty
Poem contemplates divine destiny guiding a faithful individual toward service. It argues God selects and prepares the person, guiding them through unseen paths and burdens, culminating in readiness when needed. The verse links fate, providence, and vocation with spiritual purpose and duty.
Backstage Players in U S Franco Spain Ties
The passage describes John J. Dunn as a close adviser to Stettinius and notes Jimmy Dunn as a key State Department advocate of Franco. It mentions Nelson Rockefeller and his oil interests, suggesting Soviet suspicions of U S connections with Latin American dictatorships and Francoist Spain amid embargos and fear of Soviet power.
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Stettiniuc
Jimmy Dunn
State Department
Franco
Spain
Frances
Hitler
Mussolini
Blue Division
Stalingrad
Stettinius
Nelson Rockefeller
Fim
Rockefeller
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Allegany County
Ha|sawn Acrio of
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Emanuelson
Emaanuelson
Everley
Lien
High Point
N.C
Alston L. Richardson
Zeng Reach
Oliver Kirby
Norfithe
Navy
Lichtfoots
Crane
O. P.O
Washington Street
Caskey
Caskey Baking Co
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Cauffman
Washington St
Fountain Service
Athey’s Paints
Rudy
Hamilton Corner
Edgar A. Guest
Dr. Beholle
CAMAY
Arthur Dorsey
N. Locust & Randolph
Sears
Baby Chicks
Sears Roebuck & Co
North Potomac &T
H.L. Mills McK
Felts
Victor
Bohman-Warne, Inc
Budweiser
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