Ickes and Connally to Speak at Maryland Campaign Event
Maryland pre election stretch gathers major speakers as Ickes and Connally head the list for a general election rally. Governors O Conor and Tydings are named among expected attendees with Preston Laugrath and others set to attend the interior movie event. Lucien Wel and figures Lily Pons Charles Boyer and Bill Aohinosn also expected to participate.
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Maryland
Connatly
Ralers
Comino Judiy
Roosevelt
Fexue
Preston Laugrath
Connally
O'Conor
Millard JE. Tydings
George L
Orson Welfreee
Jukes
Lily Pons
Charles Boyer
Bill Aohinosn
Advanced Course For Firemen Offered By Maryland
The Fire Service Extension of the University of Maryland College of Engineering offers Section 11 for experienced firemen. Eligible participants are asked to meet at Western Enterprise fire hall on Thursday November 2 at 7 30 PM for class organization. The 19 lectures cover gases explosives ammunition dust explosions air conditioning hazards aircraft crash firefighting rescues and rescue techniques. Instructor is Simon Clopper from the local high school and Maryland Fire Service Extension.
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Fire Service Extension
University of Maryland
College of Engineering
Western Enterprise Fire Hall
Simon Clopper
Fine Leather Billfolds at Saum's 21 Jonathan St Ad
Saum's advertises fine leather billfolds with lodge emblems service emblems and initials stamped in gold at 21 Jonathan Street.
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Saum’s
Jonathan St. Adv
Heart Shield Bibles
Jonathan St
Saum's
Jonathan
Rickey Buys Into Brooklyn Ball Club
Brooklyn National League deal involves Dodger President B uchey and two associates. New York observers note a shopper’s stake in Brooklyn baseball interests though many details remain unclear.
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Rickey
Brooklyn Ball Club
New York
Uae
Brooklyn National League
Harelall Vlah
Dodger
Buchey
Wu Noun Tou Aliaret
Meei
Death notices from multiple families in local area
Deaths list several in local community including Richard L. Romac and family. Services set for Saturday at 2 p.m. Rev Paul Bolder officiating with Lutheran Locust Grove burial. Also notes the death of Mrs Nettie A Smith, 77, from Funkstown with services Friday at 2 p.m. Interment Bakersville cemetery. Roscoe H Harshman, 47, of 635 North Mulberry, died yesterday of complications. services Friday 10 a.m. at Minnich Funeral Home, interment Lutheran cemetery Myersville. Roy Edward Barnhart, 27, died at State Sanitarium after months of illness. services Thursday 2 p.m. at Coffman Funeral Home, interment Rest Haven cemetery. Families mourn and arrangements listed with local funeral homes.
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Emanuel
Burii
Richard L
A. S. Kenneth
Glent
Edward
Homme
Thetnig
Dorine
Virginia
Shirtey
John W
Rohrersville
Jennie Willmai
Karnshaw Funeral Home
Rev. Paul
Lutheran
Locust Grove
pHi
Chuck
Ais
Nettie A. Smith
Funkstown
Gloria Lehman
Western Pike
Grimes Station
Jesse
Catherine Rhodes Nunamaker
St. Ana
Raymond Miller
Bakersville Cemetery
Roscoe H. Harshman
North Mulberry Street
Trinity Lutheran Church
Martin Luther
Leon
LeRoy
Charles
John Henneberger
George Churcbey
Minnich
Wilson P. Ard
Lutheran Cemetery
Myersville
Roy Edward Barnhart
East Wilson Boulevard
State Sanitarium
Lester and
Alta
Lumm) Barnhart
Hagerstown Dairy
Laura May Barnhart
Laura Patricia
Roy L
Arthur E
Edna Butler
June Barnhart
Kenneth B
Charles H
New York
Harold E
Albert B
East Indies
Rodk. Coffman Funeral Home
Paul E. Molderafi
Saums Ad Highlights 14K Gold Wedding Rings
An advertisement from Saums at 21 Jonathan Street promotes modern 14K gold wedding rings with prices starting at seven dollars. The brief card emphasizes affordable, contemporary designs for couples planning a wedding.
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Saum's
Jonathan St. Adv
Local soldiers killed in action reported in Kingwood gem blast
Local families mourn as two soldiers from Kingwood are named among those killed in a bomb explosion. Reports indicate M. Amman and Tienariir ERGs Te Thouree were among the casualties, with injuries confirming the severity of the blast.
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Drisstiys
M. Amman
Wodatinson
Kingwood Gem
Iris
World War II service notices from Hagerstown area
Obituaries and service notices describe Capt. John Beverly Sauls of the First Airborne Army missing in Holland since September 30 and his wife Mrs. Nora James of 695 North Locust Street. Other notes mention Lt. Annan and crew returning from overseas, awards of the Air Medal, and family survivors including mother Mrs. J Stewart Annan and siblings in Maryland and Virginia.
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Nora James
North Locust Street
Sauls
Holland
John Beverly Sauls
First Airborne Army
Fountain Head Heights
Annan
United States
Selman Firkt
Miss
Hagerstown
J. Stewart Annan
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Edwin
Miller
Arlington
Hw, Jr. Burrill
John Annan
Italy
James Co. Annan
Normandy
Souls
Funkhaauser Company
Pvt
Johnson
Helen Seder Johnson
Delores Ann
Place
Anna Shear
Grace Wiles
Edith Schaffer
Lester Hoffman
This City
Joseph Hoffman
Camp Rucker
Ala
Soldier seriously wounded in Germany during service
Word received by relatives reports James L. Bowers formerly of Hagerstown was seriously wounded in Germany on October 13. He is son of D. C. Bowers of Paw Paw West Virginia and had been in Baltimore before enlisting, serving three years.
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James L. Bowers
Hagerstown
Germany
D. C
Wounded in Action Reported for Pr. Paul R. Cartee
The War Department announced Pr. Paul R. Cartee and Mrs. Leig R. Cartee of Smiths Borough Route 1 have been wounded in the European theater. The notice places them among the soldiers injured in action during the current campaign.
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War Department
Paul R. Cartee
San
Leig R. Cartee
Smithsburs
Puroapean
A Hint to Working Men From a Roosevelt Era View
The writer recalls the 1929 crash and the Great Depression, describing a wage recovery after FDR's first inauguration. He argues Republicans vilify the era and asserts his own wages, and those of fellow workers, rose to an all time high, noting he is not a defense worker.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Dewey Attacks CIO PAC On Boston Broadcast
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey travels to Boston to discuss the CIO Political Action Committee and One Thousand Club on NBC. He accuses donors of trying to buy influence and argues against a perpetual presidency, urging a two term limit and warning of threats to freedom.
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Dewey
Boston
New England
Thomas E. Dewey
Fie
CIO
Political Action Committee
One Thousand Club
Roosevelt
Paul E. Lockwood
GOP
Democratic Party
NBC
Boston Garden
Lockwood
Sidney Hillman
Democratic Campaign Fund
Buffalo
United States
Navy fliers purge 2,500 Japanese planes in two months
UPI reports Pearl Harbor dispatch detailing Third and Seventh Fleet air forces destroying between 2,594 and 2,846 Japanese planes in Aug 21 to Oct 31 operations. Comdr David McCampbell led with 30 wins including nine in under two hours on Oct 24 near Manila. Carrier raiders also destroyed 1,132 enemy planes before takeoff and supported Peleliu and Leyte invasions with strong aerial blows.
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Tu. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
UPI
Navy
Fiiers
Manila
Palau
Philippines
Japan
Chester W. Nimitth
Comdr
David McCampbell
Los
Adm
William ‘Rp. Halsey
Douglas MacArthur
Leyte
For Love Of Country War Vote Debate Today
A plea urges voters to fully consider two global aims in the coming election. Support for Roosevelt is framed as winning the war, with peace and prevention of future conflicts as key concerns. The piece contrasts isolationist Republicans led by Lodge with advocates of international cooperation and women voters as decisive.
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Roosevelt
Lodge
Massachusetts
Senate
Churchill
Stalin
Mr. Dewey
President Roosevelt
Waar Hater
News of Our Men and Women in Uniform
Cpl. Charles W. Johnson 20 of 183 Summit avenue earns the Distinguished Unit Badge as part of a Liberator bomber group cited for outstanding duty in Italy. The unit attacked Wiener Neustadt Austria on May 10 despite adverse weather and enemy fighters. The group has logged over 115 combat missions against targets in Romania Germany Austria and Germany. Pvt. Ruth Lorraine Spence assigned to WAC Detachment No 1 at Fort Jackson S C has been stationed at the Third Training Center and is now reassigned to Fort Jackson. Mrs. Frank Iseminger of Funks Town reports her nephew Cpl. Charles T. Harford wounded in France and in an English hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Gelwick hear from son Cpl. Carroll Gelwick in the Aleutians and Alaska after thirty three months. Their other son Cpl. William Gelwick in the Air Force is en route to an unknown destination. Three grandsons are in service. Continued on Page 5.
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Charles W. Johnson
Summit Avenue
Ordnance Tech-Nicidn
15Th Aaf
Italy
Thomas W. Steed
Etowah
Tenn
Wiener Neustadt
Austria
Ruth Lorraine Spence
Pope Avenue
Third Training Center
Women’s Army Corps
WAC
Fort Jackson
S.C
Frank Iseminger
Funkstown
Cpl
Charles T. Harford
France
Cpl. Harford
Charlottesville
Charles F. Gelwick
Carroll Gelwick
Aleutians
Alaska
Rohrer Pvt Donald Rohrer Wounded in France October 7
Pvt Donald W. Rohrer of 17 East Avenue was slightly wounded in action in France on October 7, his wife Mrs Hazel P. Rohrer was informed by the War Department. He has served since April 1943 and fought at Anzio Italy, and was formerly employed by Potomac Edison Company.
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Donald W. Rohrer
East Avenue
France
Hazel P. Rohrer
War Department
Pvt
Rohrer
Anzio
Italy
Potomac Edison Company
Boonsboro Paper Changes Ownership and Editor
Miss Mary McIntyre Pennington has bought the Boonsboro Times and will serve as editor and publisher. She states the weekly paper will be politically independent and plans the first issue under new ownership for November 2.
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Mary McIntyre Pennington
Daily Mail
Boonsboro Times
Times
Rabbit Bites Dog After Surprise Attack
Dallas report says Johnny Cayton’s 80 pound dog attacked a chinchilla rabbit. The rabbit defended itself biting the dog on the neck and then chased it down the street in a bold counterattack.
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Dallas
Johnny Cayton
Bunny
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Kraiss Funeral Home
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Reichard’s
W. Antietam St
General Acceptance Corporation
Jonathan Street
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Earl Neixirk
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Pvt. Johnson
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Treat
M. Annan
George W. Johnson
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Professional Arts
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Mer
Yingling Auto Sales & Service
Hagerstown, Md
David J. Lewis
WJEJ
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Romania
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Steyr
Blechhammer
SAUM
Consumers Credit Service
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Pubic Square
Boonsboro Paper
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Dewey Avenue
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George Wiles
Junior Fire
Cody
Republican Headquarters
Potomac Street
Community Finance Service, Inc
Barle
Fleigh Motor Co
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People’s Jewelry
Washington St
Goodyear
Balto, & Locust Sts
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Value Center
Summit Ave
Courthouse
J. Glenn Beall
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