Scouts Qualify At Recent Camporee In Lei tersburg Area
Scout Executive Myvil Hall reports that over 500 boys took part in a Boy Scout Camporee in Lei tersburg with 38 standard patrols and 13 proficient camping patrols. Only three of 31 troops reached the top proficient rating: Troop 32 Monthe Fire Department Troop 2 Hagerstown U B Church and Neighborhood Chewsville Patrol. Seven more troops qualified as standard: Troop 5 Hagerstown Presbyterian Church Troop 7 Chewsville church.
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Leitersburg
Myvil Hall
Monthe
Accident To Keep Champ Idle Awhile
Dr. Armando Zambrana said Juan Zurita the NBA light weight champion who accidentally shot himself in the hand should be able to defend his title in about ten weeks. Zurita was packing for a train to New York for a non title fight on Luna 16 with Willie Pep when a pistol fell and discharged hitting a bone in the middle finger of his left hand.
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Mexico City
Armando Zambrana
Juan Zurita
N.B.A
Zurita
New York
Willie Pep
Scout Camporee Highlights Local Troop Involvement
The Clearspring sponsored Troop 11 and Hagerstown troops 12 16 and 1v plus Fairview Church affiliated Troop 31 led by Williamsport groups took part in a Camppooree. Ten patrols from Troop 17 and the Sea Scout Ship Williamsport joined under William Shipley who holds both the Scoutmaster Key and the Silver Beaver. About 500 boys attended the event with seven of ten patrols earning standard ratings.
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Whlam Shipley
Plane Factories In Reich Hit
Allied air offensive pounds central and western Germany in a massive raid led by a 2,200-strong armada. From Britain and Italy more than 12,000 sorties dropped 14,560 tons on targets from Angers to Leipzig, with American forces targeting Merseburg Zeitz Lutzkendorf and Conigsborn. RAF and Dominion fighters shielded the long daylight sweep and coast-to-coast operations.
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Germany
Ber Poznan
RAF
Anges
Ludwigshafen
Britain
Reich
Angers
Air Ministry
Danube
Vienna
Italy
Smagh
Channel
Leipzig
U. S
Unique
Dominion
Merseburg
Zeitz
Lutzkendorf
Tank
Conigsborn
Cologne
Quintuplets Receive Pony for Dionne Birthday Gift
Callander Ontario May 29 The Dionne quintuplets turned ten with a family birthday marked by a secret gift a pony presented to Yvonne Annette Emilie Cecile and Marie Olivia Dionne their father and guardian oversaw the surprise amid a festive day. The celebration included mass a luncheon and a gathering in the quints 14 member household in the 26 room home.
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Callandar
Ontario
Dionne
Olivia Dionne
Yvonne
Annette
Emilie
Cecile
Marie
Dionnes
Memorial Day ceremonies across county honor veterans
Memorial Day events featured speeches by Chaplain McAfee and Rev Dr Wegner, a parade by World War veterans, GAR and American Legion groups, and music by the Municipal Band. In Boonsboro a joint Legion and Red Men program included a cemetery ceremony, a plaque unveiling, and a firing squad. An assault left Jessie Mason with head injuries after being struck by a stone on Winter Street.
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Chaplain McAfee
Scott R. Wagner
J. S. Valentine
American Legion
Mary Herman
GAR
Father Francis Leary
Wagner
Louise Eckard
American Legion Junior Auxiliary
Amusic
Peter Buys
VFW
American Legion Auxiliary
Boonsboro
Clopper- Michael Post
Logan Tribe of Red Men
Wacs
Victor Jones
Waynesboro
John Hershberger
Company B
Maryland State Guard
Hutzell
Lapole
John R. Fitzpatrick
U. S. Navy
Jessie Mason
Winter Street
Follee
Rudy Vallee Plans Inactive List After War Bond Tour
Lt Rudy Vallee aged 43 reveals the Coast Guard will place him on its inactive list this summer. He and his band will conduct another tour in support of the fifth War Loan campaign before the transfer takes effect.
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Los Angeles
Rudy Vallee
Coast Guard
Ade
Youth Charged in Store Robbery Case
A 14 year old boy is accused of taking part in a larceny at Shipp's store on Elizabeth street and was caught Saturday by Patrolmen Wolford and Smith. He will be arraigned in Juvenile Court today. Last week his younger companion was sentenced to a training school for the robbery.
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Shipp
Elizabeth Street
Wolford
Smith
Freedman Edward Clayton Escapes brief liberty at farm
Edward Clayton a 21 year old colored prisoner at the State Penal Farm escaped for a short time Saturday afternoon. Farm officials said he vanished at 1 45 pm and were alerted shortly after that he had been captured. New quartz deposits were reported in North Carolina Virginia California and Arkansas.
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Edward Clayton
State Penal Farm
Boston
North Carolina
Virginia
California
Arkansas
Three Nazi Divisions Wiped Out in Rome Battle
Allied advances press toward Liri valley as 5th and 4th Armies push from Ceprano toward Poli and Arce. German counterattacks wield flame throwers and tanks in culverts. Losses mount among the 71st 94th and 715th divisions as prisoners describe brutal combat near Anzio.
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Rome
Hermann Goering
Ziegler
Grenadiers
Sth
Probe Bomber Crash Near Mount Holyoke Kills 10 Airmen
An Army board of inquiry opened to determine the cause of a B-24 crash that killed 10 airmen. The plane struck Mount Holyoke after departing Westover field during a routine night training mission.
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South Hadley
Mass
Army Board of Inquiry
Mount Holyoke
Westover Field
Yanks Press Forward On Bink In Latest Jump
MacArthur reports six inch guns four five inch and two three inch pieces used in shell exchange with American and Australian ships covering Saturday’s landing. Nine enemy planes downed, one bomber crippled an escort vessel. Biak landings near New Guam ea near Wakde, with Hill 225 captured improving artillery. Japanese forces in Hollanda area further disintegrating as US invasion disrupts 1éth Army reinforcements.
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MacArthur
New Guamea
Wakde Island
Sarmi
New Guinea
Batling
Maffin
Win- Ane
Hollandia
Wakie- Sarmi
Undersea Canyon Charted Near New York Floor
A submarine canyon on the Atlantic seabed southeast of New York has been mapped, extending from about 500 to 400 feet in depth. The feature lies on the ocean floor off the U S coast and adds detail to regional underwater geography.
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Atlantic
New York
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