Fall Schedule At Y Hagerstown Begins Next Monday
The Hagerstown Y M C A announces fall and winter activity schedules across all departments starting next Monday Sept 28. Renovations include gym floor refinishing, lobby repainting, new shower heads, updated furniture, and bowling alleys opening. Programs cover basketball volleyball swimming lifesaving weightlifting boxing and more for all ages and both sexes with specific time blocks for men women boys and girls.
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Hagerstown Y. M. C. A
Harold E. Peters
Peters
Harry R. Eavey
Floyd Neal
Winifred Jayne Ingram
Y. MC. A
Eight year old girl struck by car on Marlison Avenue
Lewis Green Jr reported that Shelia Talbert eight walked into his car on Marlison Avenue near her home. She was treated at a physician's office for minor horn injuries.
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Lewis Green, Jr
Franklin Street
Shelia Talbert
Britain’s Sea Armada Grows Amid Shipyard Efforts
Fragmented OCR summary notes Britain expanding a sea force toward 44 fighting ships. Yard activity boosts merchant fleets into service, signaling increased naval capacity and potential wartime readiness amid reported plans and projections.
Two Swiss Citizens Condemned to Giz Ne Swetauelanit
Fragmentary text reports two Swiss citizens condemned to Giz Ne Swetauelanit death after alleged assault and related incidents. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
Aberdeen station operator held on black market charge
John Svoboda, a filling station proprietor near Aberdeen on the Philadelphia road, is held on $2,500 bail for a Thursday hearing on delivering recapped tires illegally. Five men charged with buying the tires pleaded guilty and are held on $500 bail each for the Federal grand jury. OPA investigators found about 50 tires at the filling station, marking Maryland's first black market case under the OPA rationing law.
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Aberdeexn
John Svoboda
Maryland
OPA
Svoboda
U. S
Volkart
Pot
Thames Jacobs
Aberdeen
Philadelphia
Potomac Edison to Open Bus Office in Public Square
Potomac Edison announces a city buses supervisor headquarters will open soon in the northwest Public Square store space formerly Cart e s Shoes. The office will sell tickets supply change and provide information aiding regulation compliance and rubber saving while assisting defense and city bus operations. Blue Ridge Lines inquiries stay at Hotel Alexander Building terminal.
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Potomac Edison Co
Public Square
Cartee’s
Shos
Blue Ridge Lines
Hotel Alexander Building
U S Shipyards On Way To New Record
Washington reports U S shipyards in over 60 yards on coasts and the Great Lakes will deliver a new record of 488 ships in the last 72 months totaling about 445000 tons and 1000106 tons of shipping this month, aiming for an average of three ships per day on Victory Fleet day.
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Washington
America
Tetcords
Maritime Commission
Agg
Burglar Milward Loftus Claims Escape With Loot
A burglar named Milward Loftus entered a residence and found a water main leak in a bedroom. He then attempted an exit with his loot but faced a rushed escape, leaving the scene with the theft in question.
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Albany
Sly
Milward Loftus
Neapast
War Bonds and Hidden Messages Across the Front
Fragmentary wartime notes hint at coded balloons and secret signals amid military postings. Names and places are unclear, but the text references war bonds and hidden meanings within daily life during conflict.
Youth Of 15 Wins Medal For Bravery
London reports a 15 year old, John Davis, awarded the British Empire Medal for courage during an air raid on Norwich. He joined the Defense Service satin just after enlisting despite his youth, and public officials note he was too young to enlist. He explains he must leave the service because of the medal.
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London
Mies
Jobo Davi
Grix
toGey
Aly Reid
Norwich
Satin
Jonn
Theater Manager Teel Boosts War Bond Sales
Krussell Teel, a Kansas City theater manager, helped a patron buy a war bond by visiting two distant post stations. He told the tale to newspapers, including one in Dayton, but a later Dayton message noted a request for $25.
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Wansas City
Krussell Teel
Houeat
Teel
Tim
Dayton
Fragmentary Notes From London Oil Update
A tenuous OCR fragment mentions London and oil with garbled names, dates, and places. The readable bits reference Hope, a vehicle, fateh, and a likely supply or trade context, but specifics are unclear. The record preserves the scant entities and signals a disrupted page segment.
Hero Tests Bombers Squadron Leader Michael Lowry in Malta
Squadron Leader Michael Lowry, 2a, noted for Malta operations, prepares for takeoff in a new dive bomber rowster. He survived a crash in the Ionian Sea after disabling a dozen Messerschmitts and helped test U.S. defense equipment and aircraft panes for Britain.
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Michael Lowry
Malta
Fierera
Tewry
Ionian Sea
U.S
Great Britain
Sober Decision in Malo Alto Amid Dry Prohibition Debates
Fragmented note from Cuiil Sept. 36 reports a dry movement in Malo Alto with unclear details. Mentions local sentiment, civic action, and a statewide push toward prohibition, with references to San Fi and a protest or meeting. The garbled text obscures key actors and outcomes.
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Malo Alto
Mayor Sweeney Urges Scrap Drive to Victory
Mayor Richard H. Sweeney rallies Hagerstown residents to a house-to-house scrap collection. He urges every family to search from attic to cellar for iron, copper, brass, zinc, aluminum, rubber, rope, and burlap to feed American war plants and accelerate victory. He vows full support to the local salvage camp and stresses tons of valuable scrap remain.
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Hagerstown
Richard H. Sweeney
Aien
Sweeney
Wellington County
America
U S Outpost in Jungleland Camp Roosevelt Deep in Congo
Wide World Features describes American soldiers establishing Camp Roosevelt in Leopoldville on Stanley Pool Congo. The Congo, explored by Stanley, hosts waterfalls vast forests and tribes including Pygmies, Watusi, Ubangi, and Mangbetu. Leopoldville connected to Matadi by railroad. Congo rich in copper gold and diamonds. rubber declined to plantations from Malaya and Dutch East Indies.
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Roosevelt
Belgian Congo
H. M. Stanley
Dr. Livingstone
Equator
Congo
Leopveldville
Camp Roosevelt
Stanley Pool
Matadi
Banana
Atlantic Ocean
Leopoldville
Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Japs Go Back Report States From Port Moresby Front
General MacArthur's headquarters in Australia said aggressive Allied patrols in heavy rain forced the Japanese to fall back from posts in the Owen Stanley Mountains above Port Moresby. Allied dive bombers destroyed part of a vital suspension bridge on the Japanese supply line and light artillery, including 25 pounder howitzers, were used. Allied forward elements were active in the Salamaua area, 189 miles north of Port Moresby.
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MacArthur
Australia
Qwen Stanley
Port Moresby
Tonte
Douxlius MacArthur
Salamaua Area
Sata
Owen Stanley Range
Subs Sink Axis Ships in Mediterranean Action
London Sept 26. British submarines have sunk at least five and probably seven Axis supply ships recently in the Mediterranean and have seriously damaged another, the Admiralty announced today.
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Japanese attacks on Darwin Australia reported by Tokyo dispatches
Dispatches from Tokyo claim Japanese forces attacked Darwin Australia twice recently with no independent confirmation. The report notes Rhode Island passed a compulsory sickness insurance act this year to provide benefits for workers disabled by illness.
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Darwin Berlin
Tokyo
Darwin
Ustralia
Rhode Island
War Production Board Cuts Hair Pin Output
Washington reports a WPB order reducing bobby pin production by one quarter of the 1941 rate and limiting packages to 160 pins. The move targets metal conservation with 40 million women affected. earlier year purchases reached about 140 million cards and packages. Harry J. Gillogh says public waste has been reduced and steel savings are anticipated.
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Washington
War Production Board
Harry J. Gillogh
WPB Consumer Durable Goods Branch
Boy Injured After Fall Near Railroad Tracks
Billy Chatkin son of Mr and Mrs Robert Chatkin of Summit Avenue was playing near railroad tracks Thursday when he fell striking his stomach on a rail. He underwent an operation at Washington County Hospital yesterday afternoon and lay in serious condition.
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Billy Chatkin
Robert Chatkin
Summit Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Frederick grand jury urges employment for able-bodied men
Frederick Maryland February 26 report shows the Frederick county grand jury recommends that all able bodied men not in the armed services be gainfully employed. It notes a comparison of airplane engines weighing under one pound per horsepower versus about thirty pounds per horsepower for ordinary car engines.
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Frederick, Md
Frederick County
EW Haintenas and Service Plan Details
EW Haintenas outlines a service plan covering maintenance, pricing, and eligibility. The document lists steps for enrollment, contact channels, and expected response times, emphasizing transparency and regional coverage. It notes periodic reviews and potential upgrade options for customers.
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