Sunday Beer Sales Opposed by Local Churches Vote
The Official Board of St Pauls United Brethren Church urged Washington county voters to reject Sunday beer sales in the November general election. The board endorsed a recommendation from the county council of churches to mobilize members against Sunday sales, with numerous church leaders signing the resolution. Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church also acted against Sunday beer sales at a recent consistory meeting.
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St. Paul's United Brethren Church
Washington County
F. Berry Plummer
Elmer N. Funkhouser
George F. Bell
Wm. H. Buchanan
Wm. H. Clipp
B. C. Hartman
Blanche C. Lengle
Walter A. McCune
Harvey M. Miller
Howard W. Powell
W. Norman Reed
Churches to distribute anti Sunday beer vote ballots
Twelve thousand sample ballots have been sent to churches in Washington county to be distributed to voting members urging a vote against Sunday beer sales. The statement was made by Dr. F Berry Plummer, chair of the committee on moral welfare of the county council of churches.
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Cording
Frank S. Schwartz
Washington County
F. Berry Plummer
Local Woman Wins DuBarry Course Contest Honors
New York centered attention falls on Hagerstown resident Mrs. Lawrence Knice ly of South Potomac street as one of three nationwide winners in the DuBarry Success Course progress contest. She credits her husband for inspiration, recalling his role in motivating her to pursue self improvement. Knicely shed pounds from a size 44 to a size 16 during the program, marking a notable transformation.
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Smart
DuBarry
Navy petty officer indicted for aiding draft evasion
Federal Grand Jury in Baltimore indicted Chester T. Ruby chief petty officer on charges he counseled eight inductees to make false statements to avoid the draft. He was the last of a group of 14 men and one woman arrested in June for helping inductees feign psychoneurosis between December 27 and April 24.
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Baltimore
Federal Grand Jury
Chester T. Ruby
Navy
Ruby
Accused Renault Official Dies in Paris Hospital
Louis Renault, 63, head of Renault Motor Company and charged with collaborating with the Nazis, died at a Paris hospital. The indictment said his automotive plants were used to manufacture equipment for the German war effort.
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Paris
Louis Renault
Renault Motor Company
Renault
German Officer Arrested After Occupation Material Case
A German officer facing charges over wartime occupation material was arrested on September 23. At arraignment, a judge allowed hospital care at Newilis Sur Marne following urology examinations. He was later moved to a Paris hospital for further treatment.
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Ted
Newilis-Sur Marne
Ile
Paris
Degrees Conferred At Lappan s Meet
Nine persons received the first and second degrees at the Montsarada Grange meeting held in Lappans Parish House. Officers led the rites in preparation for the third and fourth degrees to be conferred by a special group next meeting on Wednesday November. The date was moved to allow the fifth degree at Leitersburg Grange the following Friday November 10. A report on the Fairplay school fair was also on the program.
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Montsarada Grange
Lappans
Grange
Leitersburg
Fairplay School
Feeder Calves To Be Offered Today
About fifty or more Washington county raised feeder calves will be sold at Four States Livestock Sales in an inaugural annual sale. Weights run 300 to 500 pounds, sired by registered bulls from beef-type cows. Pennsylvania buyers plan to attend the 3 p.m. sale, with cattle due on hand by 10 a.m.
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Washington County
Fourt States
Mark Miller
Pennsylvania
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U. S. Board
Norwich Product
Municipal Electric
Hagerstown
Caskey’s
Caskey Baking Co
Rudy
Hamilton Corner
Trons
Cauffman
People’s Store
W. Wash. St
Icorn
Ms Cosy
Shockey’s
Lappan
Kay McDowell
Sor
London
A. Smart
War Fund & Community Chest
Shockey Furniture
Summit Avenue
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