Rosh Hashonah Services at Bnai Abraham with Rabbi Schnitzer
Friday evening services begin at sunset with Rabbi Jes haia. Schnitzer to preach The Power to Choose. Rosh Hashonah marks year 5705 with penitential season leading to Yom Kippur. Sunday 7 pm sermon A Way for a New Year. Monday morning at 8 allow first day sermons Man of Vision and the sermon. Tuesday morning Jewish Education. Cantor Irving Hertzberg of Baltimore assisting.
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Bnai Abraham
Jeshaia
Schnitzer
General Byron Awarded Promotion To Major General
General Byron of Williamsport, long chief of the Army Exchange Service since 1942, has been nominated for promotion to major general by a Senate nomination. He has served in multiple war theaters developing the vast supply network for troops worldwide.
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Joseph W. Byron
Williamsport
United States Senate
Byron
Army Exchange Service
J. C
General Byron Led Army Exchange Service in World War II
Byron, a West Point graduate from the class of 1934 and former major in France, led the Army Exchange Service as it grew into a vast global business. A son of an Army officer, he served advisory roles with the NRA and War Production Board before WWII and was active in Boy Scouts and civil work. He was among ten brigadier generals recommended for promotion to major general.
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Byron
West Point
France
W. D
NRA
War Production Board
Local Officer Earns Third Oak Leaf Air Medal
Second Lieut. Robert S. Hammaker of Funkstown, navigator of a B17 at an England bomber station, receives a third Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for meritorious achievement on air attacks over Europe. A 29-year-old veteran with over 20 combat missions, he previously worked for Pangborn Corporation in Hagerstown before joining the Army July 24, 1942. He is the son of William E. Hammaker of Funkstown.
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Eighth Air Force
England
Robert S. Hammaker
Funkstown
Europe
United States
Hammaker
Pinesburg Letter Reports Local Visits and Recovering Patient
Pinesburg notes Betty Garrett at Washington County Hospital is rapidly improving after appendicitis surgery. The column lists numerous family visits and travelers including Mrs. and Mr. Staley, Norris, Bruning, Barkdoll, Guessford, Hyde, Spencer, Fowler, Carbaugh, Sweigert, Snyder, Charlton, Grove, Smith, Hose, and visiting relatives from Philadelphia, Williamsport, Gettysburg, and New York. Several households are mentioned hosting relatives and soldiers on furlough.
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Pinesburg
Betty Garrett
Washington County Hospital
Richard Staley
Joseph Staley
Preston Norris
E. Barkdoll
Jennie Guessford
Guy Brnning
Hagerstown
Odella Hyde
Dorothy and
Lee
Agnes Spencer
Philadelphia
Hubert Fowler
Dolores
Obern Carbaugh
Linyd and
Kay
Emma Sweigert
Richard Snyder
Henry Charlton
Williamsport
I. N. Grove
Carroll Smith
Gettysburg
Robert. Hose
New York
Matilda Hose
Alica
Herman Hose
Dan Johnson
Virginia
Belgium in Europe A dense historic crossroad of powers
Northwest Passage presents Belgium as Europe’s densely populated nation with 710 people per square mile. The piece traces its rulers from Romans to Austrians, highlights Antwerp and Brussels, notes the Treaty of London 1839, and mentions Laeken as the royal residence amid a war era context.
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Elgium
Europe
Maryland
Belgium
Netherlands
London
Austria
France
Great Britain
Prussia
Russia
Antwerp
West Schelde
Brussels
Laeken
Duchy of Brabant
Widow Of Officer Enlisted In WAC Story of Lt Chamberlain and Mrs Davis
Mrs Dorothy Davis Chamberlain of Taneytown Maryland widow of Livet Gus Russell Chamberlain the first American tank officer in World War I was killed in action. Her husband died in September 1918. She enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps on September 1 and will train at Fort Oglethorpe then serve as general clerk in Middletown Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Chamberlain a West Point graduate attached to the Second Cavalry earned honor at St Mihiel and volunteered as liaison for the 345th battalion before his death on September 27 1918.
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Dorothy Davis Chamberlain
Taneytown
Gus Russel Chamberlain
Women's Army Corps
WAC
Fort Oglethorpe
Army Air Forces
Middletown
Chamberlain
Garrett Park
West Point
Second Cavalry
Tank Corps
St. Mihiel
Linet
Lip 1830 Revolt Separates Belgium from Netherlands
The uprising in 1830 began when a Lip movement sparked revolt that led to Belgium’s separation from the Netherlands. The ensuing conflict shaped early 19th century European borders and political alignment.
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Lip
Belgium
Netherlands
Langres Camp Named for First American Tank Officer
Lt. Chamberlain, a renowned figure at the Langres camp, became the first American officer killed in the Tank Corps. The facility there was named in his honor, reflecting local recognition of his service.
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Tank Corps
Langres
Chamberlain
Playoffs Postponed In Interstate League Due To Rain
The Interstate League playoff games featuring York at Allentown and Lancaster at Wilmington were postponed yesterday because of rain. The clubs will attempt to start the series tonight.
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York
Allentown
Lancaster
Wilmington
Peach tree bears 16th crop in Boonsboro submission
Mrs James Reese of Boonsboro brought a peach tree branch loaded with ripe fruit from a second crop to the Herald office yesterday. The display showcases a prolific season and local fruit growth.
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Herald Office
James Reese
Boonsboro
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