Scouts Try New Waste Paper Drive In City Oct 7
Boy Scouts in the South End will conduct a waste paper collection on Saturday October 7 under district commissioner Robert Shirclim. Scouts will issue date tags and six feet of string to tie bundles. aims include expanding citywide if successful and boosting a contest for individual scouts to reach 1000 pounds for a merit button. County troops from Hancock Clearspring Williamsport and Funkstown will join, as WPB officials stress ongoing demand for scrap paper for overseas war needs.
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South End
Robert Shirclim
Hancock
Clearspring
Williamsport
Funkstown
WPB
Wounded in France Protest Sent To Fair Officials
Mr and Mrs Clyde Hershberger of Corbett Street were notified that their son Pie Wilbur R Hershberger was wounded in action in France on September 13. A Moral Welfare Committee letter from the Washington County Council of Churches protested increasing gambling and immoral side shows at the fair. Endorsed by twenty members at a September 24 meeting, the letter urged the Fair Board to prevent open gambling and moral degradation at future fairs, citing juvenile delinquency concerns and county shame. The protest involved members from over sixty Protestant churches.
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Clyde Hershberge
Corbett Street
War Department
Pie
Wilbur R. Hershberger
France
Plant 1
Fairchild Aircraft
Fair Board
Washington
Washington County
Council of Churches
Hagerstown
F. Berry Plummer
Paul Minnich Robinson
Wounded Veterans Guests Of Jaycees
Fourteen wounded servicemen recovering at Newton D. Baker Hospital near Martinsburg joined a Jaycee organized tour. They visited Academy Theatre to see films and view the projection booth, then went to Playland for snacks and games, followed by a chicken dinner at Chicken in the Basket. One veteran, George H. Lawrence, suffered a leg injury in a separate crash on Jonathan Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
William J. Seawright
WAC
Playland
Hagerstown
South Potomac Street
Horn
Dale Kindler
Frank Kroeger
United States
List of names with religious figures and titles
The text presents a roster of individuals with titles such as Mrs, Dr, Rev, and Mr. including Grace B Downin Frank F Lusby Harry K Zeller H A Fesperman Omer T Kaylor J C Mowen G Aubrey Young Frank Leiter Paul Y Helm Donovan R Beachley Harry Snavely P L Russell Cyril Hoover Luther Hare Paul B Kretzer Albert Bell Harry Marsh and Rev Joh Barnard The Rev Mr Robinson last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace B. Downin
Frank F. Lusby
Harry K. Zeller
H. A. Fesperman
Omer T. Kaylor
J. C. Mowen
G. Aubrey Young
Frank %. Leiter
Paul Y. Helm
Donovan R. Beachley
Harry Snavely
P. L.russell
Cyril Hoover
Luther Hare
Paul B. Kretzer
Albert Bell
Harry Marsh
Joh Barnard
Mr. Robinson
Hagerstown business leaders back committee letter endorse
A statement claimed by the night states that business and professional men in Hagerstown and Washington county are in agreement in approving and endorsing the committee's letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Night
Hagerstown
Washington County
Rice Grows in Lena Peterson's City Yard
In a city backyard at 117 East Antietam Street Lena Peterson reports rice grew in her plot during the summer. The crop, likely exaggerated, appears to have originated from rice being planted in the back yard.
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Washington
Ounty
Lena Peterson
East Antietam Stree
Rice plant grows indoors as cooler weather comes
Miss Peterson notes a rice plant kept inside reaches 18 inches, drinking two quarts daily and closing at night while unfurling leaves by day like a fern. The item suggests using a classified ad to sell items quickly for cash.
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Miss Peterson
Joining the WAC Promises Education and Service Benefits
The message promotes joining the WAC as smart and patriotic, offering advanced education options during service and a postwar college opportunity. Enlistment lasts for the duration plus six months, with resignations possible if a spouse is discharged, and potential future openings in hospital technician roles after the war.
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WAC
Army
WACS
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Next Scout
Chatkin’s
Summit Avenue
H. P
Potomac Street
H. R. Rudy Pharmacy
Washington Street
Schindel, Rohrer & Co
Potomac St
Fair
Committee of Council of Churches
Jaycees
George H. Lawrence
Singanore Avenue
Jonathan Street
Isanogle
Ige
Oxydol
Arthur Dorsey
Locust & Randoipk
Kays
Kay
WJEJ
Washington S
AIT
Moroline
Manbeck
Ella Mae Pipich
Women's Army Corps Station Hospital
Camp Carson, Colorado
Helen E. Wolfrill
Cpl
Women's Army Corps
Fort George G. Meade
Maryland
Marie Ridenour
Pvt. Women's Army Corps
Basle
Lois M. Wolfe
Pvt
Ada. F
Betty Hollinger
Women’s Army Corps
Alexandria, Va
Vivian Webber
Fort Benning, Georgia
Betty L. Martz
Fort Ogerthorpe, Georgia
WAG
P. X
Veterans Administration
Victor Products Corporation
Hagerstown Rubber Company
Hagerstown Leather Co., Inc
M. P. Moller Pe Organ Works
Brandt
The
Potomac Edison Co
Beachley-Reichard Furniture Co., Inc
Hagerstown Shoe & Legging Co
WAC Wea
City Hall Court Room
Women's Army Corps Recruiting Staffon Patterson Hotel
Hagerstown, Maryland
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