Fort Frederick Park Prepares for Summer Visitors
Fort Frederick State Park near Big Pool plans for a busier season as attendance recovers to about 80 percent. Scouts and groups will visit the restored fort built in the French and Indian War era, with camp improvements planned near the former Hagerstown YMCA camp site. Visitors can swim at Big Pool, hire boats, and bass fish starting July 1 as the park remains open daily from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Access routes include Route 40 to Clearspring and the Big Spring and Big Pool road.
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Fort Frederick
Big Pool
E. €. Whyte
Hagerstown
Y.M.C.A
Clearspring
Big Spring
New Entrance To Office Planned At Courthouse
The Board of County Commissioners discussed removing the red brick north annex of the Court House to create an entrance to the Board of Election Supervisors on the west side. A concrete north cover would house a vault for election records, safeguarded under the pavement in fires, addressing years of grand jury concerns. The annex, once called a chicken coop, has been viewed as an eyesore and now leads to the election offices in the basement.
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Board of County Commissioners
Court House
Board of Election Supervisors
Election Board
Draft Boards To Help Servicemen Aid Returned Vets
Maryland draft director Gov Henry C Stanwood says local draft boards will aid discharged service men and women in returning to civilian work. A state organization under the Veterans Advisory Committee will coordinate with city and county groups to reinstate former jobs or place veterans in comparable positions, with referrals to federal agencies for financial medical aid as needed.
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Henry C. Stanwood
Maryland
Veterans’ Advisory Committee
Daily Mail
Hagerstown
United States Employment Service
Stanwood
Veterans’ Administration
Davis Knocks Out Sabatette at Broadway Arena
New York May 24 Al Davis of Brooklyn, 142, stopped Charley Sabatette, 145,% in the second round at Broadway Arena last night. The bout, scheduled for eight rounds, ended early as Davis delivered the knockout punch in Scranton Palm 1:13 into the second.
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New York
al (Bummy) Davis
Brooklyn
Charley Sabatette
Scranton
Palm
Broadway Arena
Schedulgg
Davis
Fight description fragment at the crime scene
A witness reports a violent exchange where Sabatelle was struck in the stomach with a right and then hit with a left hook to the jaw.
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Sabatelle
Klopfer Speaks At Rotary Meet In Greencastle
Don Klopfer physical director of the local M C A addressed Greencastle Rotary Club members on ways communities can help boys and girls live better lives, stay out of trouble, and keep youth off the streets. He cited efforts in Hagerstown and Williamsport and urged a coordinated program with community support to aid education, spirituality, and morals.
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Don Klopfer
M.C.A
Greencastle
Klopfer
Greencastle Club
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