Major Jamison recalls D Day invasion across France in vivid letter
Major Richard A. Jamison, serving with a tank unit, describes the Normandy landings from an LST bow gun position. He recounts shellfire and burning ships, the mission to seize an inland town, and the capture of 84 Russian prisoners. He notes hellish roads under German artillery, praise for liberated towns, and home-front discontent with labor and apathy.
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D-Day
Richard A. Jamison
J. Vincent Jamison, Jr
Germany
Jamison
France
Belgium
Small Barn and Auto Wrecked by Blaze
A small barn and an automobile on Cletus Emory’s property in Ringgold were destroyed by a fire discovered around 4 a.m. on Sunday. Fire crews from Waynesboro arrived to find the structures fully involved. Several chickens perished, hogs escaped their pen and fled to a nearby field. No loss estimate was provided.
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Cletus Emory
Ringgold
Faye Barkdoll
Waynesboro
Limited Service Drafting Halted
National Selective Service ordered an end to the limited service classification and halted reinduction of honorably discharged veterans. Men aged 38 and over move to Class 4-A, easing call pressure. Local boards will reassign registrants from 1-A(L) to other deferments. discharged servicemen stay in 1-G or 1-C as appropriate.
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Washington
National Selective Service Today
Lmited Service
Army
Navy
Selective Service
Picture Of Battle Given By Soldier
A wounded ranger writes from the front to Knoxville describing an unreal war zone. He recalls death as an ordinary thing and prays for strength while planes, artillery, and cries mix into a nightmare. He recalls a friend calling for his mother and other gory injuries. He contrasts soldiers abroad with home protests over wartime policy. The ranger is unnamed.
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Knoxville
Hoys
U.S A
Republican rally to feature Blanchard and Beall in Sharpsburg
Blanchard Randall Jr. and J Glenn Beall will address the Women’s Republican Club of Sharpsburg at a 8 o’clock rally in the Community Hall on Thursday October 12. A wallet containing $50 was reported stolen from Mrs. Lillian Everhart while shopping downtown.
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Blanchard Randall, Jr
United States Senate
J. Glenn Beall
Women's Republican Club of
Sharpsburg
Ig Oclock
Lillian Everhart
Future Farmers Set Record Across Five County High Schools
More than 209 FFA youths from Hagerstown Clearspring Smithsburg Boonsboro and Williamsport high schools filed outstanding annual achievements aligning with the War effort. Chapters led stamp and bond sales over 15000 at Clearspring while Smithsburg emphasized scrap collection alongside individual projects. Jonathan Hager Chapter focused on swine improvement and bred stock, with a purebred mare bog purchased for breeding and a first-place fair showing. Individual members like William Meyers expanded swine herds and corn, John Marshall built a dairy and raised hogs, Ralph McCauley Cearfoss excelled in dairying and swine, and Albert Werking expanded breeding stock.
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Clearspring
FFA
Smithsboro
Jonathan Hager
Hagerstown
Woodland Way
South Potomac
Gerald Biggs
William Meyers
John Marshall
Hasgerstown
Baltimore
Ralph McCauley Cearfoss
Guernsey
Albert Werking
Leitersburg
Biggs
Stamps Sell at Christmas to Fight Tuberculosis
More than 40 countries have adopted the Christmas stamp sale idea to raise funds for tuberculosis fighting efforts.
Ministerial Meet Addresses Christian Education Topic
Rev. Willis R. Ford executive secretary of the Maryland Delaware Council of Churches spoke to the Washington County Ministerial Association on Christian education. The group voted to open local pulpits to Gideon Bible Society speakers on December 3 to place 400 Bibles in Hagerstown hotels, and admitted three new ministers to the association.
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Willis R. Ford
Maryland- Delaware Council of Churches
Washington County
Leigh Bell
St. John’s Lutheran Church
N. VY. Leatherman
First Brethren Church
Fred Hench
Church of the Nazarene
Plans for county FFA Fat Hog Show and Sale
Ninety four hogs entered by 37 county school vocational agriculture members will be exhibited and sold in the first FFA Fat Hog Show and Sale. Classes prize awards will go to light 175 to 220 pounds, medium 220 to 260 pounds, heavy 260 to 300 pounds with grand and reserve champions. Sale at Four State Livestock Sales with judging at 10 a.m. and sale at 2:37 p.m. Breeds include Hampshire Poland China Duroc in Berkshire classes.
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FFA
Hampshires
Poland
Chinas
Durocs
Oic's
Berkshires
Navy Enlistment At Recruiting Office Announcement
Chief Specialist John Millard announced yesterday that a special release was issued at the Navy Recruiting Office detailing the latest enlistment. The statement emphasized ongoing recruitment efforts and highlighted the individual's commitment to naval service.
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NAVY
Navy Recruiting Office
John Millard
Harry Bennett Accepted into Active Service
Baltimore issued report notes the acceptance of Harry Bennett from Mercersburg into active service on October 5.
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Baltimore
Harry Bennett
Mercersburg
Power of Knowledge Promises Health Wealth and Longevity
A 9000 word treatise from Edwin J. Dingle, who credits Tibet afterlife healing and the Power that Knowledge gives. The Institute of Mentalphysics offers free copies by post from Los Angeles for sincere readers, urging prompt requests as stock is limited.
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Forbidden
Tibet
Edwin J. Dingle
England
Far East
Dingle
Institute of Mentalphysics
South Hobart Blvd
Dept
Los Angeles
Calif
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