Twelve Killed and 52 Injured in Edgewood Arsenal Blast
Edgewood Arsenal in Mé. suffered a deadly explosion and fire that destroyed a phosphorus grenade assembly building. Twelve dead and 52 injured, all civilians, dominated the toll as volunteers and Army workers aided rescue efforts. An Army board investigates the first major incident since Pearl Harbor.
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Edgewood
Army
Edgewood Arsenal
Special Army Board of Inquiry
Pearl Harbor
Chemical Warfare Service
John D. McPherson
McPherson
Keedysville Plans War Memorial Meeting Called
Keedysville intends to build a war memorial and Mayor Charles K. Taylor has called a community meeting for Friday evening June 15 in the Pythian Hall. Everyone in the Keedysville district is invited. Citizens are asked to submit suggestions for discussion at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keedysville
Charles K. Taylor
Pythian Hall
Taylor
Dancing Saturday Night At Valley Inn
Saturday night entertainment at Valley Inn features the Twilight Drifters with music and dancing advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Inn
Twilight Drifters
Airman Robert Sadler Liberated From German Captivity
Pvt. Robert Sadler an engineer on a B 24 was liberated by the Russians after 18 months as a German prisoner. He bailed out during a Bremen collision in November 1943. all but Sadler and a radio operator were killed. His parents Mr and Mrs John T Sadler of Antietam Furnace near Sharpsburg learned of his captivity six months after he was reported missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sadler
Red Cross
John T. Sadler
Antietam Furnace
Sharpsburg
Bremen
Germany
Sadier
Deaths and funeral notices in local area obituary column
Multiple deaths and funeral notices announced from Hagerstown to Hancock. J Morris Guider 60 died at home. survivors include wife Ruth and daughter Betty Henson. Richard Derr of Washington Star died in hospital. survived by wife Jessie and two sisters. Lewis Ground of Waynesboro died after seven months illness. funeral at Leitersburg Lutheran church. Gillmore Seville of Hancock died. services at Snyder-Rowland Funeral Home with interment in Hancock Presbyterian cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Morris Guider
West Hill Crest Road
State Distributing Company
Baltimore
George L
Westminster
Suter
Harry
Marsh
Roseait Cemetery Mausoleum
Richard Derr
Doctor's Hospital
Washington
The
Washington Star
Herald-Mall Publishing Co
Jessie Caton Derr
Lfred Kramer
Mary Phoenix
Roanoke
Lewis J. Ground
Waynesboro
North Broad Street
Jan Fllness
Leitersburg
Josephus and Mary (Zeigler) Ground
Lafayette College
Washington County Bar Ass'n
Grove Funeral Home
Warnesboro
Gillmore Q. Seville
Wiliam Seville
Franklin Street
Hancock
Hancock Methodist Church
Wiliam
Virginia Dever
Walnut Bottom
Harry Yokum
United States Army
Snyder-Rowland
Hank
DeWitt Dickey
Youngster Catches Snapping Turtle Meat For Family
Thirteen year old Frank Hadley of Mt Adina Road turned up with 27 pounds of meat caught in Antham Creek below the municipal power dam. Under the tutelage of veteran turtle fisher Roy Hamburg Frank tamed a mammoth snapper using the tail as taught and brought the meat to market, promising turtle veal and other meats for a local resident who buys his catches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hadley
Mt. Adina Road
Antham Creek
Municipal Electric Light Plant
Frank
Roy Hamburg
Hadley
Hagerstonian
Negro Youth Dies Of Broken Neck In Fall
Samuel Leonard Clark a 16 year old Negro resident of Mt. Briar died near Gapland after falling from a truck cab. He was pronounced dead at Dr. W. H. Sheely’s office in Sharpsburg. Deputy Sheriff Bruce Spickler and Deputy State Medical Examiner Dr. R. Wells investigate. Survived by mother Dora Clark and siblings. Short funeral at Mt. Briar home Tuesday at 2 p.m. then A. M. E. church near Keedysville. interment in adjoining cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Leonard Clark
Mt. Briar
Gapland
W. H. Sheely
Sharpsburg
Bruce Spickler
R. Wells
Dora Clark
Charles A. Army
South Pacific
Donald
Madeline
Margaret
Keedysville
Robert Easterday
Seek Summer Farm Workers Recruiting Campaign Opens
County Agent Mark Miller announced a campaign to recruit part time farm labor for Washington county for berry picking and orchard work starting next month. Registration will be at the old post office building Summit Avenue and West Antietam Street, under Benjamin Solliday who handles registrations and labor referrals. Farmers report fewer workers available and aging farmers, with no age or sex restrictions for registration to perform part time farm work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Miller
Washington County
Summit Avenue
West Antietam Street
Benjamin Solliday
Hancock Rotary Elects Officers
At an election meeting of the Hancock Rotary Club John P. Casper was elected president, Douglas M. Bivens vice president, and Harper F. Diehl secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock Rotary
Hancock Rotary Club
John P. Casper
Douglas M. Bivens
Harper F. Diehl
Appreciation note to Downsville fire responders
Mr and Mrs Edward Baker of Downsville thank Williamsport Fire Co and all helpers who assisted in extinguishing the recent fire at their Downsville home. Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Baker
Downsville
Williamsport Fire Co
Nome
Man Drops Dead On Jonathan Street Near Jail
Alfred Thomas, 30, of Bloom Avenue, collapsed and died on Jonathan Street close to the Washington County Jail early last night. The advertisement notes include guaranteed fountain pens at Saum's on 21 Jonathan Street and a round and square dance listing at Span ish Danceland with the Penn Maryland String Band and Your Old Friend Ross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Thomas
Bloom Avenue
Jonathan Street
Washington County
Spanish Danceland
Old Mill Tavern
Penn-Maryland
Ross
Japs Suffer Heavy Losses In Okinawa Battle
Guam May 26. A Japanese air fleet damaged 11 light Pacific Fleet units during an 18 hour Okinawa battle. Nipponese aircraft destroyed totaled 111. Japanese attempted death by own action landings at Yontan airfield. Navy reports 35 116 American casualties since March 18 with 9 602 dead.
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Guam
Pacific
Okinawa
U. S
Yontan
Chester W. Nimitz
Naha
Nimitz
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Dedicate Window To Laura King
A new stainless glass memorial window was installed at St. Pauls Methodist Church North Potomac Street in memory of Laura C. King. The window, by Pittsburgh Stained Glass Studios, is part of a ten panel program tracing Christ’s life with upper panels honoring Methodism and gold donor plates to be affixed on the sills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Methodist Church
North Potomac Street
Laura C. King
Hagerstown
Pittsburgh Stained Glass Studios
Christ
Fine Leather Billfolds With Initials in Gold Ad
Saturday advertisement for leather billfolds with initials in gold priced two dollars up. Also promotes Every Saturday night at Mt Lena Hall with Fiddlin Peta and His Happy Valley Ramblers Radio Gang dancing to midnight. Fried chicken served Sunday afternoon and evening.
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MT. Lena Hall
Fiddlin
Peta
Happy Valley Ramblers
Adv
City Market raids prompt reader complaint and housing note
Editor Daily Mail letters urge action on meat shortages blamed on Baltimore and Washington supply chains. A resident questions officials over enforcement of the Municipal Market ordinance and the impact on Hagerstown families. A second reader defends renters with children amid Army moves, citing harsh opposition elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Mail
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Washington
Slagerstown
Harry T. Fridinger
Local Boy Wins Letter In Baseball At Academy
James B. Frizzell son of Mr and Mrs Paul Frizzell Fairgreen Acres received the M in varsity baseball at a Mercersburg Academy assembly Presiding headmaster Charles S Tippetts announced the award during the ceremony
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James B. Frizzell
Paul Frizzell
Fairgreen Acres
Mercersburg Academy
Charles S. Tippetts
Service News From Hagerstown Area Veterans in WWII
In Manila Philippines Pvt Bates of 1198 Virginia Ave Hagerstown has joined the 1541st Eng Base Survey Co and earned Asiatic Pacific American Defense American Theater Philippines Liberation and Good Conduct ribbons. William E Huntzberry son of Mrs Bertha Huntzberry has been promoted to private first class after overseas service with the 104th Timberwolves. Elmer Dodson promoted to sergeant in Germany with the 17th Airborne. Charles E Koontz of 15th Infantry awarded the Certificate of Merit for Normandy northern France and Germany campaigns. Vernon Reedy AAF took electronics training at Chanute Field. Sgt William Gelwicks completed 25 missions over Germany then rested at an Air Service Command center in an English seaside hotel.
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ENGR
Base Survey Co
Manila
Pfe. Jos Phc
Bates
Russell Bates
Virginia Avenue
Hagerstown
Philippines
Pvt
Army
Fort Belvoir
Co. “D
23Th Engrn
States
Army Engineers
William E. Huntzberry
Bertha Huntzberry
Rt. 1
Terry Allen
104Th
Timberwolves
Brandt Cabinet Works
Camp Croft
D. C
E. B. Dodson
Elmer
Pfc
Germany
Sgt. Dodson
17Th Airborne Division
Pic
Charles E. Koontz
15Th Infantry
Normandy
Frances
Pic. Koontz
Goldis Koontz
Corbett Street
Vernon Reedy
AAF
AAP Training Command
Chanute Field
T. L. Reedy
Singanore Avenue
William Gelwicks
Air Service Command Test Center
Air Corps
Sgt. Gelwicks
Charles Gelwicks
Pfc Dixon wins Bronze Star for gallantry in Germany
Pfc Richard K Dixon 23, of the 102nd Division Ninth Army, awarded the Bronze Star Medal for outstanding initiative and courage as a runner during an attack near a heavily defended German town on November 21, 1944. A former Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary student, he routed through France Belgium Holland into Germany, delivering critical messages under heavy fire and preferring to go alone. He is convalescent at Fort Story Virginia in a combat fatigue ward.
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Germany
Novemer
Richard K. Dixon
Ninth Army
Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Philadelphia
A. M. Dixon
Calvary Brethren Church
Howard and
Chestnut Streets
France
Belgium
Holland
Dixon
Pfc
Fort Storey
Crum's Barber Shop Moves to 711 Salem Ave Ad
Crum's Barber Shop announces relocation to rear of 711 Salem Ave with entrance on Winter Street. Open daily except Wednesday, closing at noon. Advertisement by proprietor H M Staley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crum
Salem Ave
Winter St
H.M. Staley
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Canocoche
Gue Park
Silvertone
Melody Boys
Saum
Jonathan St
Saum’s
Srseainy
Tor
Yingling Auto Sales & Service
Pontiac
Frederick St
Llin. Petermne
Kraiss Funeral Home
Coal—Builders
Church St
Saum's
Washington Street
Hotel Patterson
Bakers Helpers
WMC
Apply Caskey Baking Co
Laura King
St. Paul’s Methodist
Satm's
Jonathan St. Adv
Sauri
Jonathan St. Ady
Martin Feed & Implements
Pennsylvania Avenue
CPA
Sharrett Motors
Baltimore St
Califonia
Weigel’s
Spruce St
NEW Roxy
Frederick Street
Bell Cab, Inc
Hagerstown Lumber Co
7-Up Bottling Company
Bronze Star
Heart-Shield Bibles
A. T. Kiinkhart
Franklin Court
Cheerio Restaurant
Pennsylvania Ave
Salem U. B. Church
D. Homer Kendall Keedysville
Eastern Grain Growers Inc
del. Hagerstown
Smithsburg
Maryland
Boonsboro, Md
Antietam Battlefield
Goodyear Service
Balto. & Locust Sts
Leon’ Stahl
Fleigh Motor Co
Oak Will Ave
General Acceptance Corp
Hagerstown Industrial Loan
Jonathan ST. D
Earl Neikirk
Conococheague Park
Joe Mills
Mountain Ramblers
ROUNT
Square Dance
Silvertone Melody Boys
T. L. Stenger
Community Finance Service, Inc
Washington St
Reichard’s
W. Antietam St
Church & Prospect
Buick
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Valu
Lmit Avenue
Terrace Restaurant
Pennsylvania and
Prospect Avenues
Consumers Credit Service
Consumers Credit Service, Inc
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