Y Campa ign Launched At Local Y M C A Drive
The annual 3 percent campaign for contributions and memberships began with a meeting in the Y building. James L. Bethune urged workers that the drive aims to help boys and girls, citing crime costs and FBI head J Edgar Hoover. General Secretary Harold Peters outlined a goal of 315000 and drive mechanics. George M Bohman urged active efforts this week for publicity as retired lawyer David Fentress to speak tonight. A vacant room rental via ad could add income to fund the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Bethune
Central Atlantic
Go A
Bethune
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Harold Peters
Omer T. Kaylor
David Fentress
Washington County
George M. Bohman
Hagerstown
Train flagged and fined for unauthorized use
John Steadman, a Baltimore laborer, walked 20 miles from Laurel Md to Baltimore along the B and O rails after running out of money. He flagged a passenger train, boarded it, and rode to Baltimore where a railroad detective arrested him. In court he was fined 15 dollars and 1.45 dollars costs for unauthorized use of a B and O coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
John Steadman
Laurel
Steadman
Rita
Boy Scouts Collect Waste Paper for Paper Board Material
The Washington Area Council initiates its third national service drive collecting waste paper. Bulletins go to all troop leaders as shortages of paper stock become more acute, highlighting waste paper as a principal raw material for paper board manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Washington County Council
Washington Area Council
Man Runs Amok Shot By Officer in Washington Bank Heist
A man released from a mental hospital tore off clothing and slashed his abdomen, then robbed the American Security & Trust Company on Seventh and B in Washington, scooping cash from a teller. He fought a burglar alarm and was shot by another officer entering the bank. seriously wounded, he was hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Security & Trust Company
Seventh and B Streets
N. W
Hagerstown Proclamation Urges Waste Paper Conservation
Mayor Richard H. Sweeney calls on citizens to save newspapers magazines and old boxes to support national defense. Scouts Troops 1 3 26 cover west of WM railroad while other troops handle zones north south and east of key streets and rail lines. The effort aims to maintain a long term waste paper collection until emergency ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Hagerstown
Richard H. Sweeney
Scout
Holbruners Seek Release On Prisoner Habeas Petitions
Clyde B Holbruner and Freder ick A Mindens have pursued repeated attempts to gain release from prison on bad check convictions. Holbruner faces a habeas corpus hearing today before Judge J Owen Knotts in Denton Caroline County. Mullens faces a Wednesday hearing before Judge Roland K Adams of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore. Both previous hearings have been denied. Mullens contends kidnapping by Sheriff Joseph D Baker in Georgia and return to Maryland violated his rights and accuses a bank teller of an error affecting an American Banking Association rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde B. Holbruner
Frederick A. Mindens
Holbruner
Mullens
Roland K. Adams
Supreme Bench of
Baltimore
Maryland
Joseph D. Baker
Georgia
American Banking Association
German U-boat commander shot after prison escape attempt
The commander of submarine 570 Lieut. Bernhard Berndt aged 25 was shot dead Monday while trying to escape from a Lake District prison camp after being recaptured following a prior breakout. He had earlier broken loose from home guard captors and refused to halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Atlantic
Lake District
Bernhard Berndt
Youth held in robbery near 18 year old confessed larceny
Edwin Earl Grove an 18 year old South Potomac street resident admitted returning from Uniontown and stealing 58 dollars from the Dixie Diner cash drawer where he worked. He was intercepted by Police Chief Alfred W. Davis in Uniontown and returned for a preliminary hearing on larceny in city court. Grove said he needed a vacation to get money for a good time. He faces morning proceedings. In Town, October 21 West Virginia a rectory dedication announced Zion Episcopal Church October 31 All Saints Day at 4 PM. The Eliza Daingerfield Alfriend Memorial Rectory honors the late John S. Alfriend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Earl Grove
South Potomac Street
Uniontown
Robert Miller
Dixie
Alfred W. Davis
Grove
Summit Avenue
Miller
James Ray
Charles Town
W. Va
Eliza Daingerfield Alfriend
Zion Episcopal Church
John S. Alfriend
Zion Church
West Virginia
Blooming Apple Trees Surprise Maryland Farmer
Hard Kline of near Smithsburg on Hagerstown Route 5 reports several apple trees in bloom a few days ago including a Starks Delicious with apples and blossoms at once Varieties Grimes Golden and York Imperial also showed blooms The unusual condition is attributed to dry weather followed by light rains and drought-flower timing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hard Kline
Smithsburg
Hagerstown
Local prices paid producers for farm produce
Furnished by Kitne Sros. Benevola, the listing shows Wheat at barn price $1.65, Apples 50 cents per bushel, Butter 300 pounds, Onions 1.00 per bushel, Potatoes 1.00 per 200 pounds, and various garden produce including Tomatoes 44 per bushel, Beets and Carrots 1.00 per bunch, Cucumbers 1.00 per bushel, Cabbage 2.14 per head, Green Beans and Summer Squash priced around 1.00 per unit, with chickens and other items cited in cents per pound or dozen.
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Kitne Sros
Benevola
Eeesaeas Ib
Potomac Edison Plans Expansion at Wik Hampersport Plant
R Paul Smith reports at Frederick meeting that the Wik Hampersport plant will add 5,000 kw capacity, bringing total generating capacity to 123,540 Ew. Construction starts next month and finishes in about 60 days. Distribution system for ~600 new customers acquired July 22, 1941 from A M Electric. Defense demand rises. interconnections supply Morgantown area. exploring power from western plants to support national defense. Board members present listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Paul Smith
Potomac Edison Company
Frederick
Wik Hamsport
Smith
Hagerstown
Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
Garratt County
Grantsville
Friendsville
Accident
Selbysport
Thayerville
Associated Maryland Electric Power Company
Potomac Edison
National Defense
Morgantown
West Virginia
J. David Baile
J- Glenn Beall
William B. Bennett
Morris A. Birely
Leslie N. Coblentz
Robert B. Crothers
R. E. Delaplaine
Robert G Foltz
Owen H. Hitchins
Henry Holzapfel
George S. Humphrey
A. F. MacDonald
William G. Maugans
W- Clinton McSherry
M. P. Moller, Jr
Guy K. Metter
D., Ramacciotti
E. Charles Renn
Richard P. Ross
Grayson H
Frederick Police Chief Pelissier to resign this fall
Frederick Maryland October 2 The resignation of Police Chief Bert Pelissier effective November 10 was announced by Mayor Lloyd Culler Pelissier a FBI academy graduate took command last June 16 from North Dakota He reorganized the force introducing merit patrols radio patrol cars and other changes He said he is resigning to take a position at LaGuardia Field New York.
Rabbi Israel Dies of Heart Attack in Cincinnati
The Rev Dr Edward L Israel former rabbi of Har Sinai Congregation Baltimore died Sunday after a heart attack at a Union of American Hebrew Congregations meeting in Cincinnati He had spoken in Hagerstown and was addressing a beard at the Nether lands Plaza Hotel when stricken
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Israel
Har Sinai
Baltimore
The
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Cincinnati
Israel
Hagerstown
Rabbi Israel
Beard
Netherlands Plaza Hotel
Hitchins Named to State Tax Commission Seat
Owen E. Hitchins Cumberland businessman and Republican will replace Dr. Thomas W. Koon on Maryland State Tax Commission. Hitchins, 55, mining engineer by training, heads Tri-State Mine and Mill Supply and engages in western Maryland industrial affairs with strong local ties in Frostburg and Allegany County. He secures a business background favored by Governor O Conor to balance the commission with two attorneys. The report notes commission regional representation and Hitchins potential impact amid existing Eastern Shore and Baltimore seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Owen E. Hitchins
Cumberland
Republican Party
Thomas W. Koon
State Tax Commission
Hitchins
Tri-State Mine and Mill Supply Company
Upper
Potomac River
Savaze River
Maryland
Wiliam L. Henderson
J. Deweese Carter
Denton
Baltimore
O'Conor
Henderson
Carter
Frostburg
Allegany County
Columbia University
Cumberland Municipal
Great Train Robbery Inspired Film at Colonial Theatre
Republic Pictures revived a bootlegging era yarn titled The Great Train Robbery with a streamlined plot. Frankie Albertson shines as Jim Rodgers, a young revenue officer, delivering a capable performance that keeps viewers engaged from start to finish. Linda Hayes, as Ellie, appears with distinction in a landbound love triangle between her people and a rival faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic Pictures
Colonial Theatre
Frankie Albertson
Jim Rodgers
Linda Hayes
Ellie
Private Nurse at Henry's Air-Conditioned Theatre
Henry's presents Private Nurse with Jane Darwell Brenda Joyce and Robert Lowery as leading actors. The plot follows Mary Mallory and Miss Adams amid a dramatic rescue and a reforming gangster, with a climactic campaign to reunite a mother and daughter. Also screened are Once Upon a Summertime Western Wonderland and a crime caper featuring Commercial Mike and Inspector Pierson. Manufacturing capital outlays this year will be close to 5 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Jane Darwell
Brenda Joyce
Sheldon Leonard
Robert Lowery
Ann Todd
Kay Linaker
Mary Mallory
Miss Adams
Mary Malloy
Mary
Barbara
Department of Commerce
Hold Back the Dawn at the Maryland Theatre
Charles Boyer stars in Hold Back the Dawn at the Maryland Theatre with Olivia de Havilland and Paulette Goddard. Boyer, a cynical European émigré, woos and weds an American teacher to gain entry to the United States, using charm and a borrowed ring before romance conquers complications. De Havilland portrays a California teacher and Goddard is Boyer’s jealous foe from his past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Boyer
Paramount
Maryland Theatre
Olivia de Havilland
Paulette Goddard
Boyer
France
Italy
United States
Miss de Havilland
Azusa
California
Dressed to Kill Brings Lloyd Nolan As Shayne Detective
Lloyd Nolan headlines the new Michael Shayne comedy mystery Dressed to Kill at the Academy Theatre. Engaged to Mary Beth Hughes his wedding plans are derailed by two sensational murders prompting Shayne to drop the ceremony and pursue the killer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Pierson
William Demarest
Shayne
Mary Beth
Michael Shayne
20Th Century-Fox
Lloyd Nolan
Academy Theatre
Nolan
Mary Beth Hughes
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James L Bethune
Man
Wo County
Sommander
Harry S. Myers
North Potomac Street
Rubbermaid Housewares
Everly
Pein
Fark
BON Ton
Rudy
Hamilton Corner
TAY Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company
Baltimore City
John C. Ronderant
Williamsport
K.W
Tax Commission
Harry &. Crutchiey
Mt. Pleasant
Frederick County
Municipal Electric
Henry’s
Maryland Star
Nolan Starred
Hedrys
Ned Sparks
Four States Livestock Sales, Inc
1St Street
B. & O.R.R. Hagerstown
Henry Miel
Davee
Warner Bros. Theatres
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