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gerstown Y„ M. C. A.ONLY 72 REPORTAT CAMP RITCHIEesISOnly 72 men out of an expected 350 showed up yesterday for a soldier's week-end at the Army's new recreation area at Camp Ritchie.Gamp officials said transportation difficulties made it impossible tor the full contingent to arrive.Sixty men from Edgewood Arsenal under the command of LieutCharles I. R.ockwood of the Chem-rical Warfare Battalion, and 12 from Aberdeen under Capt. Norman W. Smith; moral officer, unloaded their duffle, stretched their weary limbs, and settled down for two days of relaxation from the strenuous routine of their posts.The men were invited to attend a free movie and dance in Hagerstown last night• Within a week or two Camp Ritchie Is expected to have facilities to handle 1,000 week-enders from Army camps in the Third Corps Area.
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The Daily Mail
Hagerstown, Maryland, US
Sat, Jul 19, 1941
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