Poppy Sale Underway Ahead of Memorial Day
Morris Frock post of the American Legion and its auxiliary announce Poppy Day activities for today in tribute to fallen soldiers of both World Wars. Proceeds fund welfare for veterans and families while crepe paper poppies, made by disabled veterans, go on sale preceding Memorial Day.
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America
H. M. Garrison
Morris Frock
American Legion
France
Belgium
Commander Garrison
Morris Frock Post
Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Flanders
McBride Resigns From Pennsylvania Anti-Saloon League
Dr F Scott McBride longtime anti liquor crusader submits his resignation as superintendent saying he is in his seventies and believes executives should be younger He notes he has aimed to step down for two years and expects board approval at next Tuesday meeting in Philadelphia He adds he does not want to comfort the wets.
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Philadelphia
F. Scott McBride
Pennsylvania Anti-Saloon League
Brothers Held As Evaders Of Draft
Two brothers from Riva Maryland Carston Charles Harms 26 and Lawrence Harms 20 were held on bonds under 5000 each as draft evaders. FBI found a small arsenal with 14 guns and 1151 rounds of ammunition scattered through their house at arrest. They offered no resistance and were taken into custody in Riva. Their father Charles J Harms previously had run ins with Baltimore police and vowed to shoot it out if cornered. The men and father ran a boat repair business.
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Baltimore
Riva
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Carston Charles Harms
Lawrence Harms
Charles J. Harms
FBI
FET
Pappy Creager Remembers Hagerstown Old Days and Angling
In a feature on aging residents, Harry Creager known as Pappy shares memories of his youth in Hagerstown. He recalls helping build houses, working as a furnace installer, and the East Washington Street circus that lingered in local lore. He refuses to abandon fishing yet fears dwindling fish in area streams.
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Creager
Hagerstown
Pappy
East Washington Street
Mulberry
Washington Streets
Harry
Oldsters
Mke Creager
Mr. Creager
Washington County
Boston
Washington Street
Fairview
Jonathan Hager
Colored Boy Scout Troop 38 Installed in Hagerstown
Friday installation at A M E Church marked the first colored troop organized in Hagerstown in years. Charles E Hodges received the charter from Paull Shields, then presented to Scoutmaster Kenneth H Williams amid a candlelight investiture led by Troop 16.
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Hagerstown
Paull Shields
Wilfred Shilling
Shields
Charles E. Hodges
North Street School
Kenneth H. Williams
Shilling
John M. Miler
Hodges
F. D. Spofford
Myril Hall
Henry Kelsh
F. S. Fields
Memorial Day radio schedules across networks in New York
Weekend programming highlights Memorial Day observances with CBS NBC and MBS lineups. Includes: interviews, tributes, orchestral concerts, and theater broadcasts from Fort Dix Gettysburg Pearl Harbor and Europe fronts, plus Sunday and Monday specials and a quiz variety hour.
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New York
Chicago
Theater of the Air
NBC
M. J. Kennedy
Frank Andrews
U. S
Europe
Pearl Harbor
Gettysburg
Gov
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Belmont
Church Sets Memorial Day Observance with Services
The Church of the Brethren at East Washington and Mulberry will hold 11 am worship with Rev. Paul M. Robinson preaching What Mean These Stones. Prof. Charles Moore Cassel will sing There Is No Death and the Temple Choir Goin Home. 7:30 pm vesper honors spring graduates including Lucille Wolf Kill and others. Robinson attends National Conference in McPherson Kansas as delegate Monday.
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Church of the Brethren
East Washington
Mulberry
Paul M. Robinson
Charles Moore Cassel
Gooffrey O'Hara
Dvorak
Grace Bowman
Robinson
Temple
Earl of Mar
Jea
Lucille
Wolf Kill
Caroline Greenwalt
Peggy Ann Thumma
Audrey Gehr
Wilma Brewbaker
Dorothy Miller
Betty Brandenburg
Betty Lou Sease
Violet Baker
Donovan Beachley, Jr
Richard Neikirk
Jack Hershey
Wayne Kiser
Gerald Hicks
Jerry Hicks
Mr. Robinson
McPherson
Kansas
The
Emmanuel United Brethren Church Honors Armed Forces
Special recognition will be given to men and women from Emmanuel United Brethren Church serving in the armed forces during the 10:30 morning worship tomorrow. Rev. Paul E Holdcraft will preach on Peace in the morning and Courage at Its Climax in the evening. Prayers will be offered for those in uniform, and the church bulletin will list ninety five Emmanuel families’ members now with the colors.
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Emmanuel United Brethren Church
Paul E. Holdcraft
Emmanuel Church
River side and Dan River mills hit by food poisoning outbreak
In Danville Virginia 66 mill workers at the Riverside and Dan River mills were treated for what doctors call food poisoning. Dozens more were ill at home with one in serious condition. Authorities impounded all food from the mill company amid a citywide emergency response as shift changes triggered sudden illness downtown. The incident prompted ambulances, doctors, nurses and aides to assist across the area.
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Danville
Riverside
Dan River
Musical Service At St Pauls Tomorrow
A combined choir service directed by Raymond K Hollings will be held at St Pauls United Brethren Church and Presbyterian Church Sunday at 7 30 PM with Mrs Wilson P Sperrow as organist. scripture lessons prayers by Rev G Aubrey Yourtg and Rev F Berry Phimmer. The program includes Behold Now Praise the Lord When Thou Art Near God Is Our Refuge The Lords Prayer The Master of the Garden Lift Thine Eyes At Eventide It Shall Be Light Festival Te Deum Consider the Lilies and more with a junior and ladies chorus and a quartet performance. Morning service guest unknown.
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St. Paul's United Brethren Church
Presbyterian Church
St Paul's Church
Raymond K. Hollings
Wilson P. Sperrow
G. Aubrey Yourtg
F. Berry Phimmer
Bach
Malotte
Jordan
Elijah
Mendelssohn
Gaul
J Merle Belle Snyder
Catherine Novinger
Romayne Beyard
Raymond K. Hollinger
Buck
Hammer
Minister to Lead Services in Absence of Shenandoah Pastor
Rev. W. R. Hartzell of the Reformed Old People's Home will preach the baccalaureate sermon for Shenandoah College graduates in Day ton Va while Dr. Plummer is away. The public is invited to both services in this city.
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W. R. Hartzell
Reformed Old People’s Home
Plummer
Dayton
Shenandoah College
Bishop to Confirm Class at St Johns on Sunday
The Rt. Rev. Edward Trail Helfenstein will visit St John’s Episcopal Church at 11 o’clock Sunday to confirm a number of children and adults and preach. The service will dedicate the parish honor roll for members serving in the U S Army, with sixty five church members in the armed forces.
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Edward Trail Helfenstein
Diocese of Maryland
St. John’s Episcopal Church
St. John's
United States Army
Helfenstein
Walter Byron Stehl
Peter’s Counsel to Scattered Christians
The piece explains Peter’s Epistle to Christians scattered in Pontus Galatia Cappadocia Asia and Bithynia now Asia Minor. It highlights their trials and Peters call to live honestly obey rulers honor all people and imitate Christ while enduring unjust suffering. It notes the royal priesthood and the aim to silence critics through good works and steadfast faith.
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Peter
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Pontus
Galatia
Cappadocia
Asia
Bithynia
Asia Minor
Ford
Local Church Schedules and Sunday Services Listed
A compiled timetable of church names and locations with Sunday School times and worship services. Includes Grace United Brethren, Presbyterian Washington and Prospect, Assemblies of God Howard and Spruce, Nazarene West Side Ave, St. Marys Catholic West Washington, St. Pauls Methodist North Potomac, Zion Reformed North Potomage, Gospel Tabernacle Ross and Lauvale, Grace Brethren First and Spruce, St Johns Episcopal S Prospect, St Marks Lutheran Washington Square, Calvary Brethren Garner Howard, Union Chapel Washington Square, Church of the Brethren E Washington Mulberry, Howard Street Methodist, and other area congregations with service hours.
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Church OF the Nazarene
West Side Ave
Church St
ST. Mary’s Catholic
West Washington St
ST. Paul’s Methodist
North Potomac St
Zion Reformed North Potomage St
God’s Gospel Mission
North Jonathan St
Volunteers OF America
Madison Ave
Gospel Tabernacle Cor
Ross and
Lauvale
Grace Brethren Firet
Spruce Sts
ST. John's Episcopal S
Luther League
First Brethren Antietam and Mulberry
X. P
Calvary Brethren
Garner Howard and
Chestnut Sun School
St- Paul's Evangelical Cor
Franklin and High Ste
Union Chapel
Washington SQ
Methodist Corbett Street
Washington
The
Christian Science Society
N. Potomas
Howard ST. Methodist
Howard and Chestnut Sts
ST. John’s Lutheran
Emmanuel
B. Summit Svc
Howard St
U. P
First Christian South
McComas St
Christ’s Reformed Wast
Franklin St
Olloe
Trinity Lutheran Chapel
Liberty Street
Unnson Chapel
Corbett Street
Nudeavor
Trinity Lutheran
Otterbein
United Brethren Corner
Mocust
Antietam
Sta
Jr.Chutich
O.e
First Church OF God
Zion Baptist Jonathan
Bethel
Sun School
Frenezer A. M. E
Bethel St
Asbury Methodist Jonathan
Sunday Bible Services Across County Churches
Local church listings show morning and evening worship times at multiple congregations including St Pauls Lutheran Clearspring Shiloh United Brethren and Zion Lutheran Williamsport. Sunday schools are noted at several parishes with varied start times. the column ends with a stray gardening tip about cracking coconuts.
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McBride
John D. Myers & Co
Cauffman
East
Second National Bank
Rudy
Pharmacy Motet
Hamilton Corner
Silex
Harry S. Myers
North Vetamne Street
LE. Mills
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
War Department
U.S
A. M. E. Church
James F. Byrnes
Office of War Mobilization
Sparetanbure
5. C
Abie
Barry Wood
Groucho Mara EL Brown
Tommy Tucker Band
Helen Talley
MBS
Hetty Rhodes
Halls of Montezuma
Marines
Future of Europe
Dr. Benes
John Chas. Thomas
NBC Summer Symphony
N. Y
Jack Benny
Charlie Melarthy
CBS
England
N.Y
Bobby Hankey
Lora Lawton
Helen Hayes
Mary Todd
Grace Moores
Archie Andrew
Lone Ranger
Teddy Powell
Geo
Welding Elliott
Welles Witress
College For Negroes
Nobody's Children
Mystery Hall
Vasp
H. E. Bester Block CO Académy Hilti
Gia
Hammaker Bros
South Potomac St
St. Paul’s
Barbados
Windward Islands
West Indies
Newman Campbell
God
Caesar
Earth
Matures Syndicate, Inc
ST. Mark’s Evan
Lutheran Church
Kairos
D. Dastoe
the Presbyterian Church
Washington and
Prospect Streets
G. Aubrey Young
St. Paul’s United Brethren Church
St. Paul's Aaulihe Presbyterian Church
First Christian Church
South Potomac Street
William M. Norment
Church of Christ
Grace United Brethren Cor. W. Church and Whiter Sta
Presbyterian
Washington and Prospect Sts
Assemblies OF God
Vaegian Sport Methodist Sext Church
ST. Paul's Lutheran Western Pike
Welock
Chewsville U. B
Shiloh United Brethren
Eoene, Beer
ST. Peter’s Lutheran Clearspring
Halfway
Beaver Creek
Boonsgoro
Moriah
Evangelical
Sharpsbur
Elarels
United Brethren
ST Paul's Reformed Church aWestern Pikemene Clearshini
Church OF God Droit Fardlinits
Churches OF God
Sharpsburg
Che
Lairthi Row
Germantown
MT. Tabor Lutheran Euiyien Sunmtar School
Ser
Atelank
Oretoale
ST. James Brethren
Lydia
St. Paul's
Eva Luther
Sundhiy Selevil
Zinn
T ‘Armel
Salem Evan
Lutheran Bakersville
Leitersburg Lutheran
Mulberry Streets
Paul Minnich Robinson
Espers
Stieh Sehioot
Bendy the Em
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