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Newspaper

The Daily Mail

Location

Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1944

Page

2

Washington County 4H Plans Achievement Day Meeting

The Washington County 4 H Senior Council meets tomorrow evening at the extension service office on Summit Avenue to finalize plans for attending H Club Achievement Day in College Park on Saturday. William Doub presides, Pauline Pottenberger chairs, and members prepare for a pageant and awards at the College Park event. A library speaker will discuss books of interest to H club members. Also note a line about Army Air Forces training completion rates.

Washington County Extension Service Summit Avenue College Park William Doub County Senior Council Pauline Pottenberger Adil Club The Washington County Free Library

Stranded Fi ers Turn Cans Into Buckets and Utensils

Stranded figures report dropped cans that hold three blankets. the cans later become water buckets or cooking utensils.

Ministers Association Endorses Community Chest Campaign

The Washington County Ministers Association met on Tuesday and voted unanimously to endorse and support the Community Chest and War Fund Campaign set to begin next month. George W. Bohman chaired the meeting and outlined goals and past achievements, while Rev Aubrey Young urged churches to participate and influence community efforts without direct church funding.

Washington County Ministers Association Community Chest and War Fund George W. Bohman Community Chest Bohman Ministers’ Association Aubrey Young

Sherlock Holmes Taken Seriously

Basil Rathbone's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes sparks fan letters from amateur detectives seeking clues and solvings. The actor responds graciously to inquiries about cases and murders, as readers mail long missives into his public image as the famed detective.

Basil Rathbone Alm Sherlock Holmes Gumshoe

Mississippi Hero Returns From War To Hunt

First Lieut. Van Thomas Barfoot, Mississippi’s second Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, comes home to Carthage after major combat where he killed seven Germans and captured 17, destroyed two enemy nests, knocked out a tank, and carried a wounded comrade 600 yards. He reunites with family and mentions his fiancée Miss Norma Louise Davis of Halliford, Virginia, expected soon.

Carthage Miss van Thomas Barfoot Mississippi Sim Barfoot Barfoot Robe Norma Louise Davis Halliford Lieut. Barfoot

Pearl of Death Sherlock Holmes Thriller at Henry's Theatre

Universal presents The Pearl of Death a Sherlock Holmes thriller starring Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Dr Watson now showing at Henry's Theatre. The film features noir suspense and classic detective exploits in a 1940s cinema run.

Universal Sherlock Holmes Costarring Rathbone Nigel Bruce Doctor Watson Henry's Theatre

Unusual Radish Exhibit Draws Crowd in Hagerstown

Breitweiser of Route 2 Hagerstown displays a winter radish carved to resemble a human figure. The Army Technical Training Command faces a workforce need, planning to produce ten to twenty mechanics and technicians per graduating pilot.

Breitweiser Hagerstown Army Technical Training Command

Malcolm Palmer Celebrates 38th Birthday Anniversary

Malcolm Palmer marks his 38th birthday today with family and friends gathered to honor the occasion. The celebration includes best wishes and shared memories from loved ones.

Malcolm Palmer

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