Junior Chamber Plans Postwar Steering for Hagerstown
The Hagerstown Junior Chamber of Commerce through its postwar planning committee will coordinate postwar planning for Hagerstown and Washington County. Richard Hardy chairs the committee which aims to act as an information clearinghouse for national groups and government agencies. The Jaycees seek to unite diverse efforts into a master plan and guide the transition from war to peace, digesting CHD work and promoting proactive problem solving. More than a third of U S cotton production goes to clothing.
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Hagerstown
CHD
Washington County
James A Reed dies at 82 former Missouri senator
ASPENA Mich Sept 9 James A Reed former Missouri Senator and outspoken critic of Presidents died Friday at his summer home near Fairview Michigan He was 82 and had been treated for a severe cold and bronchitis before returning to his 6500 acre ranch His wife Nell Donnelly of Kansas City was at his bedside The body was brought to Alpena and will be sent to Kansas City for funeral services Reed rose to national prominence through attacks on the League of Nations the World Court and the Volstead Act He had a long record as Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney Mayor of Kansas City and United States Senator Known for directness and satire he often clashed with party leaders and opponents alike.
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James A. Reed
Missouri
Democratic Party
League of Nations
Fairview
Reed
Alpena
World Court
Jackson County
Alingas City
United States
Senate
Malta Ends Blackout on Anniversary of Siege
Malta ends its blackout as a victory celebration marks the lifting of the siege by the Turks in 1565, with the city noting its status as once the most-bombed place on earth.
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Malta
Valetta
Donors Enroll For Red Cross Blood Program Amid Shortfall
Despite 99 new names added to the Red Cross donor list, local turnout remains lower than other registrations. The PE store booth on North Potomac Street runs daily 10 am to 5 pm except Sundays, with appointments at 2191. A mobile unit will collect blood in Hagerstown September 18 for donors aged 21 to 60 in good health, as a plea for plasma support to aid troops overseas. recent donors include George Marino and many others.
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Americas
Hagerstown
George Marino
HR. Camera Figin
Grace BE. Keckler
Jessie Maugans
Olive Miller
J. M. Schuster
Pauline Meredith
Margaret Shinham
R. ©. Davis, Jr
Georgia V. Norford
Mable Gaines
Ella McGlaughlin
Gertrude Shantz
Emma Castle
Beulah Meyers
Josephine Clark
William L. McGinley
Anne Grimes
C. Glenn Couchman
Carrie M. Benchof
Isabella Reynolds
J. K. Sterling
Neal Myers
Louise & Cushna
N. Blanche Garver
John F
Family Names in Obituary Ledger Highlight Local Residents
A compiled list of numerous individuals including Leona Pruitt W A Hopkins Mrs Carl Cromer Jean White H Kefauver Mrs Sarah Dwyer Martin H Sparrow and others appears in a local notices section. The roster runs across multiple households indicating a community-wide notice or obituary listing with names and initials.
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Leona Pruitt
W. A. Hopkins
Carl Cromer
Jean White
Jean
H. Kefauver
Sarah Dwyer
Martin H. Sparrow
Rosalyn Nadler
Helen Robinson
Otho Finuffey
Clarry K. Joch
L. K. Obler
Flo M. Mummert
G. E H. Day
Ronald ©. Gibbons
S Sidney Bradford
H. K. Ramshure
Jr. C. &. Thompson
E . Thompson
Mary Martin
Helen S. Sinn
Edgar D. Sinn
Lois L. Sanner
Thelma Kron Awetter
David L. Hirsch
George L. Ardinger
William Alsip
Albert W. Grimm
Mary Lake
O. Louise Byers
Rachael Alger
Jane Hostetter
A Louise Spielman
Virginia G. Kerler
Elsie M. Horst
Iona C. Beattie
Kenneth S. Snapp
Catherine Hess
Elsie Shue
Edna M. Walter
Mary J. Myers
R. C. Gimple
Rush Ridenour
Leo H. Miller
Wallace G. Snyder
Ted Beachley
John Schindel, Sr
Pauline L. Schl
Navy Grid Games Broadcast Here by Atlantic Refining
Navy football broadcasts will air locally over WJ[] starting September 30 with Navy versus North Carolina Per-Flight in Baltimore. The Atlantic Refining Company sponsors mark the first time the Naval Academy permits commercial radio support for its games. Weekly Navy contests through November 18 will follow, ending November 25 with Georgia Tech versus Notre Dame.
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Atlantic Refining Company
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WJE
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Baltimore
Georgia Tech
Notre Dame
Saratoga Betting Sets New Record
A record breaking 61,252,001 was handled at fair mutual windows during the 31 day Saratoga at Belmont meeting, with the estate's share 3,972,298.82. This compared to 44,058,212 handle and 2,845,218.93 to last year, the first at Belmont.
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Albany
Fair-Mutual
Belmont
Scarce Ammunition For Hunters Reported In Short Supply
War Production Board released ammunition for hunters last week but Hagers town dealers report slow arrival and continued heavy demand. WPB limits per hunter include 150 .22 caliber rimfire, 40 center fire rounds, and 100 shotgun shells with signatory quota. A wholesale dealer cites hoarding as a key problem and expects deliveries to reach about half of 1947 levels when WPB allocations arrive.
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War Production Board
Hagerstown
WPH
WFB
Plane Sets Record in Alaska for Flight Hours
Fairchild Pilgrim 100A of the service division reports seven thousand flight hours in Alaska over the past nine years. The aircraft, about 14 years old, has reportedly never been involved in a crash, and owners are being traced by Fairchild Aircraft's service division.
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Alaska
Fairchild
Local Quotations Prices From Farmers Markets
Prices paid to producers and farmers for staples and produce at farm and barn vary by item. Wheat bacon butter onions fowl potatoes chickens cabbage honey turnips onions tomatoes and other commodities show ceiling prices and ranges for local sales.
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Kitne Bros. Benevola
Leen
Cattle Exhibits At State Fair Plan Dairy Beef And Swine Show
Maryland livestock men announce about 15¢ per head for dairy cattle 60 baby beeves and fit hogs at the State 4H dairy cattle baby beef and swine show tied to the Great Hagerstown Fair. Schedule runs Sept 19 20 21 with judging by Floyd Arnold George Hyatt Jr Paul Swaffer and Ural G Bee. Readers bring own hay and straw. 4-H calves swine must be registered to the club owner.
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Maryland
Washington County
Floyd Arnold
George Hyatt, Jr
Hagerstown
Keystone House
Virginia Avenue
Edwin Cissell
Howard County
State Fair Board
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Man seeks draft son's allotment help at board
An unemployed man visited the draft board seeking relief on his soldier son's allotment. He said his wife receives the allotment since he is not working and could use the money. He left after officials said the board could not act. A stray sentence about moths follows.
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Draft Board
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