Y M C A campaign launches in Hagerstown drives goal of 16000
The local Y M C A begins a 16000 membership drive with an evening rally in the auditorium. Rev G Aubrey Young urged focus on the moral aftermath of war and the Y M C A as vital for soldiers morale. Major Hinkie and Walter Cleland spoke on programs, publicity, and the bands plan for receipts. Four divisions include a women’s section led by Mrs A K E Cofman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Aubrey Young
Presbyterian Church
TSO
M. CG. A
Hagerstown
Hinkie
A. S. Army
M.C. A
Walter Cleland
George Bohman
Omer T. Karler
Frank Leiter
Harold E Peters
A. K E. Cofman
Heavy Snowfall Two Years Ago Reported
Two years ago today the county and state were buried under 125 inches of snow with the thermometer at 26 above. An October 19 and 20 storm swept the area in blizzard conditions across the eastern region. Fatalities were reported and roughly 780 cars were stranded on Blue Ridge mountain passes. Ice formed on local streams, and Autoists were forced to clear windshields as large snowflakes fell for hours driven by strong winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Mail
Blue Ridge
Virginia
the Mail
Grand jury urged to probe liquor law violations in Anne Arundel
Judge Ridgely P. Melvin opened the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court term and asked the grand jury to focus on rising liquor license violations. He directed investigation of the Ammanolis hotel license case and whether licensees and city authorities complied with regulations, urging thorough scrutiny and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Ridgely P. Melvin
Grand Jury
Anne Arundel County
Ammanolis
Nelvin
Dates Changed For Oil Registration
The War Price and Rationing Board announced that fuel oil dealer registration dates have been moved up one week to Tuesday and Wednesday October 27 and 28. The original schedule had set registration for today and tomorrow.
Warns Employers Of Replacements In World War II
Major General Hershey warns local draft boards to remind employers to check 20 to 45 year olds for Selective Service status and maintain orderly replacement programs. Occupational deferments are temporary to train replacements and should not exceed months, often 30 to 60 days. Employers should seek deferments only when a trained substitute cannot be found without hindering essential war work.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Éraft
Hershey
Armed Services
Teen Agers Here Seek Enlistment
Master Sergeant John Chop reported the local Army recruiting office is flooded with applicants aged 15 to 19 as final action on the draft bill nears. About 500 youths applied or declared intent to enlist, with five sent to Baltimore for final exams and induction yesterday. Younger applicants are choosing branches freely, with 0 to 3 percent seeking Army Air Forces ground mechanics. older ages 40 to 45 are slow to enroll awaiting youthful call.
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John Chop
Army
Baltimore
Chop
Mitted
Army Air Forces
Ting
Farmers Council opposes farm price subsidy in Maryland area
The Inter Farmers Council, representing over 2,000 farmers across Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware and Pennsylvania, urged immediate action to ensure a sound food price store and adequate food production costs. It unanimously opposed any farm price subsidy, arguing it would cost admin costs, create red tape, delay relief, and demoralize the public.
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Farmers Council
Baltimore
Inter Farmers’ Council
Board of Economic Stargets
Veliiio
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Desperado Kadens pleads for leniency in spree
Kadens, a 32 year old Army deserter turned Chicago crime figure, admitted about 59 robberies and other offenses including a kidnapping and multiple rapes. He described his fall from the Army after a head injury and expressed a wish for the death penalty or death by his own hand, as police outline a wide crime spree across Illinois and Michigan. His wife defended him, noting devotion to their two daughters, while authorities prepare prosecutions for the heaviest penalties.
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Francis McCurrie
Kadens
Chicago
Radens
West Side
Camp Grant
Kadeus
Louis Blatzco
Hoover
Kadenus
Kaflens
Howard Wickstrom
Detroit
U. S
Joseph Krysiinski
Ohio
Fatally Hurt In Sunday Accident
James Wesley Frye a 26 year old resident of Martinsburg died two hours after a Sunday auto crash while returning from a visit in Washington County. He likely dozed at the wheel causing a head on collision with the Blekton bridge on Route 45 and suffered a fractured skull.
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James Wesley Frye
Martinsburg
Washington County
Frye
Blekton Bridge
Italy Fortines Irking Germany Fortifications in Dalmatia
Moscow dispatch says Italy is building a vast fortification belt in the Dalmatian coast from Ragusa to Split to guard Adriatic ports like Fiume. About 400,000 non‑Italian troops are said engaged, with possible extension to the Dinars Alps. Germany reportedly objects and considers a Balkan federation with Austria-Hungary.
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Moscow
Italy
Adriatic
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tass
Turkey
Vittorio Emegguele
Dalmatia
Ragusa
Split
Dinars Alps
Fiume
Istanbul
Germany
Hitler
Norway
Denmark
Netherlands
Hungary
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Budapest
Rumania
Bulgaria
Slovakia
Croatia
Vienna
Bucharest
Balkan
Governor O'Conor Endorsed By Labor
Maryland Labor Unity Conference endorsed Governor OConor and state wide Democratic candidates in Baltimore on October 20. The statement issued by Secretary-Treasurer Sidney R. Katz approved several Congressional and General Assembly nominees. Harry Cohen, president of the Maryland Federation of Labor, backed the conference's recommendations.
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Baltimore
O'Conor
Maryland Labor Unity Conference
Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of Labor
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Sidney R. Katz
General Assembly
Harry Cohen
Maryland Federation of Labor
Briscoe Endorsed for Fourth District House Seat
A conference report approved Arthur E. Briscoe, Republican Negro lawyer, for the Fourth District House of Delegates while naming several other candidates not endorsed. The action underscores party choices in the district race.
P A Restricts Rent Evictions Policy Change
The OPA Rent Control Division explains amendments to limit evictions during wartime. The three month hold for occupancy replaces immediate eviction threats and blocks phony sales to bypass rent control. Landlords must notify the area rent office of eviction actions and wait ten days before removing tenants for nonpayment, providing prior notice to tenants.
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OPA Rent Control Division
Rent Control Office
Area Rent Office
Governor Plans To Ask Pay Raise In Md Campaign Speech
Governor O'Conor announced plans to seek higher teacher salaries from the General Assembly at a Democratic rally in Bel Air Maryland. He said raises would attract more people to the profession and retain teachers facing pressure to leave for other fields.
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Bel Air
General Assembly
O’conor
Maryland
Essential Workers Deferment List Expanded With Many Roles
A new roster of essential workers eligible for deferment is listed, naming numerous trade and technical positions. The compilation includes operators, foremen, engineers, electricians, machinists, pressmen, translators, broadcasters, testers, and related roles across printing, radio, manufacturing, and communications fields.
Petitions Rise For Rent Hikes Under Local Rules
The Hagerstown Area Rent Control office announced that landlord petitions to raise rents are being processed with final action to follow. Some cite improvements as justification while others complain of high living costs. Special tenant relationships must be proven. mere long tenancy or good behavior does not grant exceptions under maximum rent regulations.
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Hagerstown Area
John M. Colton
Office of Prices Administration
Colton
Area Rent Office
Rent as charity in landlord tenant deals, not bargain driven
The text argues definite proof that renting can be charitable, citing cases where a pensioner pays a lower rent. It notes landlords may benefit from good tenants who maintain property, reducing usual repair costs, and mentions the ease of placing such notices with classifieds.
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Furniture
Hagersown
Sam Squirrel
Calvert
Calvert Disasters Corp
New York
Civ
Calvere
Army Recruiting Office
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin
Wijes
Amd Erie
Potomac St
Yieioa
Solomons
Leonard Edington
Geneva
Elton Hefley
Dekalb
Texas
Fiiers
Fortines
Labor
P.A
LL Edison CO
International Broadcasting
Rolley i
Furniture Mart
Angerstown
L. Keller Garver
Sosikn
Sears Roebuck & CO
North Potomac St
Bohman-Warne, Inc
W. Franklin St
Icodemus
LM Estn Bankageastown
Axminster Rugs
Axminster
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