The Midland JournalVOL. LYVI

Cases TriedBefore Cecil

Circuit Court

Brothers Found Guilty Of

Receiving Stolen Goodsx

Cecil Circuit Court, in session at

Elkton last week, with Chief JudgeJ. Owen Knotts and Associate Judge

William Ray Horney on the bench,

was occupied with the trial of several criminal cases.

The case of the State of Marylandvs. Willis and Joseph Oraybeal ol

near Rising Sun, was tried on Mon-day. The Graybeal brothers werecharged with breaking and entering,stealing and receiving stolen goods.Tires and other accessories takenfrom a Rising Sun garage to theamount of $275 was involved. The

boys were represented by E. KirkBrown and they were tried on three

counts.A jury of which Roy Carpeutei

was foreman brought in a veridet 01

not guilty of breaking and entering

and stealing, but guilty of receiving

stolen goods. Both boys received thesame verdict. Henry L. Constablerepresented the State.

Despite the fact that a largtamount of wire, paint and hardwaiewas found on the property of AlexisA. Jones, col., at Mt. Zoar, this county, a jury on Tuesday brorught in a

verdict of not guilty to the charge olJones’ stealing the articles. The pro-

perty belongs to the Penna. R. R., ii

was brought out by testimony, togather with a list of other articles onJones’ property, which led to an al-

leged charge of stealing from other

places of business.The jury was given one count that

of stealing, which was not clear to

the jury. Henry L. Constable, State’sAttorney, elected one count. The

count of receiving stolen goods wasnot included in the indictment.

Reuben Reynolds was foreman ol

the jury and Jones was representedby Henry A Warburton and Harry

D. Barnes. wAbout two truck roads ol gooo#.

were found on Jones’ property, al-leged to have been taken, it was testified by Trooper L. H. Thomas anaFred Fadley, railroad detective. Theamount of money involved was $lO3.

The jury in the case of State vs.Allen Pettigrew, in the Circflit Court,returned a verdict of not guilty afterdeliberating slightly over one hour.Pettigrew was charged with having

feloniously assualted Margueri t eColloins, of Denton, near Elkton, onJune 19 last.

The jury in the case of State vs.Charles E. Kershner, of Allentown,Pa., failing to agree after four Lours’deliberation, Chief Judge J. OwenKnott declared a mistrial. The defen-dant, Charles E. Kershner, was ar-rested in Allentown, Pa., andbrought to Elkton about a month ago

by Deputy Sheriff Harry Minker,charged with bigamy. It was allegedthat he came to Elkton on Jan. 4,1936, and was married to Miss Ar-

lene R. Kock, while his wife, Mrs.

Alma C. Kershner, to whom he is al-leged to have married at Norristown,Pa., on April 17, 1920, who was stillliving and from whom he had not

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Cattle Bring High PricesThe fifteenth annual consignment

sale of the Lancaster County Hol-■tein-Friesian Breeders’ Associationwas held in conjunction with theWest Lampeter Community Fair onFriday at the farm of C. M. Brubaker, Willow Street.

The sum of $660 was paid by EarlL. Groff, Strasburg, R. 1, for a heiferconsigned by Paul G. Longenecker,Strasburg, R. 1. Thirteen heifers soldfor a total of $3,150.50, or an aver-age price of $242.35 per head.

The high cow, consigned by JohnC. Metzler of Christiana, was boughtby Ira M. Eby, of Gordonville, for$415. Eighteen head of cows broughta total of $5,555, or an average priceof $308.55 per cow.—Quarryville,Pa., Sun.

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Gen. Reckord Re-appointed Adj. Gen.

Governor Herbert R. O’Conor hasannounced the appointment of MajorGeneral Milton A. Reckord as Adju-tant General of Maryland.

In accepting the Governor’s tenderof reappointment to his old post,

General Reckord stated that he willbe prepared to resume his State du-ties on November 1. Thus it was indi-cated that his retirement from tteArmy by that time is assured.

General Reckord, who has been

Provost Marshal in the European

Theatre of operations, relinquishedhis duties as Adjutant General of thegtatd on May 15, 1941, and was suc-ceeded by I'rancis Petrott, who hasheld the office until new.

RISING SUN, CECIL COUNTY, MD.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 5, 1945

Meat And Shoes

Ration Free'

By JanuaryThe public received its first flat

, guarantee on Friday that all meat. and shoe rationing wili be over by. the end of the year.

The promise was made by PriceChief Chester Bowles in a letter to

, members of OPA’s industry advisory

committees asking their advice onwhen price controls should be elim-

i inated.Noting that gasoline, fuel oil, pro-

. cessed foods, oil stoves, tractor tire:.-and cheese had already been remov-ed from rationing, Bowles said:

’ Slioes and meat will come off thelist by the end of 19 45—perhaps

. sooner. Tires and fats and oils willprobably come off early in 1946. Thatwill leave only sugar from a three-year ratiotning program affecting thelives of every American citizen.”

He did not indicate when sugarcould be taken off rationing excep’

i to say it would be “when supplycatches up with demand.” That dayis not yet in sight.

The OPA has already announcedthat one third of all meats would beration free beginning Oct. 1. Finalremoval of the other two thirdsmight come at any time after that.

Bowles made it plain that he stillis mightily afraid of postwar infla-tion and therefore wants to continueprice controls on many items at least,until the middle of next year.

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Receives HonorableDischarge

Capt. Wallace Williams, Jr., ofBrantwood Farms, Elkton, was hon-orably discharged last week, with120 points, from the U. S. Army AirForce at the separation center atFort Meade, Md.

Capt. Williams saw service withhis group in Africa, Sicily, and Italy.He holds the Air Medal with 9 OakLeaf Clusters, 3 battle stars, and aPresidential Citation medal.

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Canning Season Closescanning of corn at the Camer-

on Bros, plant in this town, was fin-ished on Wednesday of last week.Despite predictions that the packwould be but an average one thisyear, due so muich wet weather, thecorn corp proved to be a good oneand 61,000 cases were packed here.This is 20,000 cases more than thepack last year, which was an averageone.

The help employed at the plantwas nearly all local. In times past alarge number of the employees camefrom Baltimore.

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World Wide CommunionWorld wide Communion Sunday,

Oct. 7, will be observed at JanesMethodist church with the Sacra-ment of the Lord's Supper being ad-ministered at 11 o’clock. Every mem-ber and friend is urged to participatein this service.

Fire Prevention

Week To Be

ObservedFire Prevention Week i$ being ob-

- served throughout Maryland thisyear the week of October 7-13, andan official proclamation has been is-

> sued by Governor O’oCnor pointing< out the necessity for the elimination

ol’ preventable fires. The, MarylandState Firemen’s Association throughits President, Phil Ryan, and itsFire Prevention Inspection Commit-

■ teo are arranging an extensive state-wide Fire Prevention Week program.With the cooperartion of Education,the Coifnty Superintendents of Edu-cation and the Principals of the in-dividual schools, arrangements havebeen made for an inspection of everypublic school in the State duringFire Prevention Week. In addition,as part of the week’s program, theprincipals of all public schools are in-. iting representatives of the localvolunteer fire companies to speak atichool assemblies on fire prevention.

The Chairman of the Maryland■ltiite Firemen’s Association FirsPrevention - Inspection Committ e e(Charles R. Stallings Jr.) states that‘During the war we were urged toput forth every effort to lessen thepreventable loss by fire of life andproperty and thus conserve ourCountry’s manpower and resourcesfor the struggle for final victory. Fi-nal Victory has been achieved but itis just as important that we put forththe same effort toward the prevent-ing of fires in order that our Coun-try will not be needlessly hamperedin its reconversion program and thatour returning veterans will not bekept from full employment becauseof the preventable burning of factorystore, farm or home.” On behalf ofall of the firemen of Maryland heurges the cooperation of every man,woman and child in the State tolessen the needless and tragic loss oflife and property by fire.

Charles R. Stallings, Jr.,Chairman Fire Prevention

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Ladies Auxiliary *

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In Parade *

On Saturday, Sept. 29, about 3$members of the Ladies’ Auxiliary attjie Rising Su:n Fire Company march*ed in the parade held at Delta, Pit.

: This is the first time that this branchof the organization has taken par!in any of the Victory Parades. Theiruniforms were dark skirts, whitetailored blouses, dark shoes, red hail'ribbons, and red handkerchiefs forthose who marched. The older wigmen were dressed in white with r&8handkerchiefs and hair ribbons androde on a gaily colored float.

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Manor School ClosesHollingsworth Manor School, Elk-

ton. that was opened to accommo-date children of war workers employ-ed at the Triumph plant at Elkton,has been closed and. children in thelocality enrolled in the Elementaryand Howard Street Schools.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL MENTIONPresident and Mrs. Henry T.

Moore on Saturday afternoon held anAt Home at the President’s House,for this year’s group of enteringstuderfts at Skidmore College, Sara-toga Springs, N. Y., which numbersthree hundred twenty-seven.

Among these guests was EleanorJ. Slaybaugh, daughteof Dr. and Mrs.J. Paul Slaybaugh of West Notting-ham Academy, Colora.

Two Elkton ladies have recentlyobserved anniversaries, Mrs. Eliza T.Trimble, her 92nd birthday, onThursday, Sept. 27, and Mrs. George

DeVinney her 90th birthday on Sep-

tember 12.

Miss Gertrude Touchton, of NewHaven, Conn., is enjoying severalweeks vacation at the home of hermother, Mrs. Harry Touchton, Zion.

Mrs. E. L. Haines and Mrs. HarryHermans were guests last week ofDr. and Mrs. Joseph Vanneman, ofPrinceton, N. J.

Mrs. J. W. Prettyman has returnedto Zion after a visit to her sister,Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald, Lincoln,Delaware,

-Mf’. and Mrs. Norman Pyle, Phila-delphia, were guests last week of Mr.and Mrs. Job Kirk.

Miss Marjorie Effing, Philadelphia,visited Mrs. Jean Shepherd and fam-ily last week.

Miss Ann Roberson was the week-end guest of her parents, Mr. andMrs. T. B. Roberson.

Mrs. Hilda Wood. Baltimore, wasthe week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs.Charles Pyle and family.

Thirty-fouir members of the W. S,C. S. enjoyed tl;e Fellowship meetingin the Oxford Methodist church, onThursday evening. The speaker ofthe evening was Miss Hannah Millerof Philadelphia, who gave a fine ad-dress on the work of the W. S. C. S.,especially in evangelism.

Pfc. Wilson Ewing arrived homefrom Santa Monica, Calif., Sunday ona furlough. He will be stationed fora time at New Castle, Del. Wilsonleft California by plane but hisplane was grounded so often by badweather that from Chicago he cameby train.

Cecil County boys who have recet-ly received honorable idscharge fromthe U. S. Armed Service includeDick Lynch of Farmington, PaulMackie and William Trimble of Els-ton.

Mr. and Mrs. Fred B. Martenis ofElkton, announce the marriage oftheir daughter, Mary Elizabeth, toMr. Edmund P. Yarrington, son ofMr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Yarrington.

Delegates from Rising Sun to theCounty W. C. T. U. Convention atHopewell, Friday, report a fine con-vention.

Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Yocum wererecent guests of Misses ElizabethYocum and Nana Hopkins, Yeadon,Pa.

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Lawrence,sons, and Mrs. Ella Reynolds wereguests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. HenryMclntire, Elkton.

Miss Sarah Brokaw, Newark, Del.,was the week-end guest of hermother, Mrs. Louise Brokaw.

DAYLIGHT

SAVING

TIME ENDSDaylight saving time came to an

end officially at 2:00 a. m. Sundaymorning, when clocks were turnedback one hour and Standard Timewas resumed. That’s when the hour.nducted early in 1942 to help thewar effort received its honorable dis-charge.

For most of us it just meant anhour's extra nap on a morning whenwe could sleep anyhow.

An extra hour at work was theTate of persons on all night jobs—-md think of their paymaster's head-ache!

Came Monday’s work day, and youwere on the job, or in the office, orit school same time as ever—“clockime.’’ But really, it was an hourater.

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tVins Johns HopkinsScholarship

Theodore Bouclielle, son of Mr..fid Mrs. 11. W. Bouchelle, of Elkton,,as won a scholarship to Johns Hop-.ins University, Baltimore. Tl:echolarship is for a four year termnd he competed with sixteen boys,.raduates of Baltimore High schools.

Bouchelle is a recent graduate ofhe Elkton High School and intendedo go to Western Marylan Cdollege,mt after winning the coveted schol-rship, changed his plans. He wiilIso enroll at the Peabody Institute

,f Music, taking an advanced course.n piano.

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Equipment ForUnion Hospital

Union Hospital, at Elkton, has re-ently received a generous donation.f equipment from the Triumph In-iustries, Inc. Dr. H. A. Cantwell washief of the Medical Staff of the Tri-

.imph and his efforts helped in get-ing the donation, which consisted of.n autoclave (for sterilizing dress-ngs) water instrument sterilizer at-athed, 8 hospital beds, 1 operatingoom table, portable X-ray machine,ransfusion and plasma sets, rubberloves, drugs, dressings, syringes,mens, operating room stock, etc.

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Accused Of RobberyFrancis Rhodes, aged 26, has been

odged in Elkton jail, charged with.reaking into Cosmos Alagio’s storend service station On Singerly Road,n September 21. The police recover-d about $75.00 worth of merchan-,ise, two fog lights, the lights beingdentified as belonging to Mr. Ed-vard Lewis, and one automobile tirewhich he had mounted on the rearwheel of his car when arrested. Afterquestioning he also admitted break-ug into Litzenberg’s Restaurant onjingerly Road. The Alagia’s placeaas been broken into and entered 19limes.

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New MovieTheaterFor Perryville

J. M. Smith, of North East, hasstarted the construction of a newmoving picture theatre in the townif Perryville. The new structure willje modern in every respect and have

a seating capacity of 500 people. Mr.Smith operates theatres at NorthEast and Port Deposit.

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Preachers Turn TeachersH. E. Mcßride, superintendent of

Jecil County schools, who has beenunable to get enough teachers forall the schools, has been relievedsomewhat by two ministers, the Rev.William Wylie, Jr., of Cecilton, andthe Rev. T. R. Lobb of ChesapeakeCity, to fill vacancies. Practically allthe vacancies in the high schools nowaer filled.

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Neighbors HarvestCorn Crop

Members of the Men’s Bible Classof the Chestnut Level, Pa„ SundaySchool, went to the William A. Boydfarm for a short time both Wednes-day and Thursday evenings last weekand cut corn. The corn was hauledaway in preparation for wheat plant-ing. The son, Richard, who is farm-ing the place and been confined tothe Lancaster General Hospital sev-eral months with infantile paralysis,is improving.

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Mac’s Laundry SoldMac’s Laundry in Elkton, has been

purchased by Mr. and Mrs. ThurmanC. Ridenour, of Hagerstown, Md.,who took charge Oct. 1. Both Mr.and Mrs. Ridenour are experiencedin the laundry business. Mr. McClin-tock, former owner, has been in tbeArmy since the outbreak of WorldWar II and is now a captain station-ed at Denver, Col.

SPORTSMEN TOHOLD LADIES

NIGHTI

The Rising Sun Sportsmen’s Clubhas completed arrangements for the

■ holding of a Ladies Night on Tues-! day evening, October 16.

1 The banquet will be served in thedining room of the Perryville Fire

1 House in charge of the Ladies Auxil-iary of the Perryville Fire Company.A turkey dinner will be served, afterwhich there will be speaking, danc-ing and other entertainment.

The committee in charge is Charl-ton Poist, Perry Gibson, HermanSlaybaugh, William Rea, Willis Ely,Eric Hawley, Don Cole and TheodoreBrown.

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Jack-Di Laural)r. and Mrs. William Griffith Jack,

IV, of Port Deposit, announce themarriage of their daughter, SarahGriffith Jack, to Ensign FrancisJames Di Laura, United States Nav-al Reserve, son of Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Di Laura, of Albion, New York,The wedding took place at the homeof the bride’s parents at 7:30 p. m.,on Saturday, September 8.

Mrs. Harry F. Vollmer, 111, ofHaagerstown, Md., was matron ofhonor for her sister. Mr Norman For-man of New York City, served asbest man. Lt. Comdr. John P. Far-rell, Senior Catholic Chaplain at theUnited States Naval Training Centerat Bainbridge, Md., performed theceremony. A reception followed theceremony, after which Ensign andMrs. Di Laura left for a short wed-ding trip.

Mrs. Di Laura is a graduate of theUniversity of Maryland, and has alsotaken summer courses at the Univer-sity of Vermont and at the Univer-sity of Maryland in preparation forher Masters Degree. At present, sheis associated with the Jacob Tome In-stitute, of Port Deposit, Md., as headof the Science Department.

Ensign Di Laura attended theOhio State University and was grad-uated from the New York State Col-lege of Ceramics of Alfred Univer-sity. Since entering the Navy, EnsignDi Laura has. served as an instructor.*

j of Chemistry at the Naval Academy.*! Preparatory School, at the UnitedStates Naval Training Center atBainbridge, Md.

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Celebrate Golden WeddingMr. and Mrs. Alfred A. Ayton, of

319 South Union Avenue, Havre deGrace, celebrated their 50th weddinganniversary with a family reunion attheir home Sunday, Sept. 23. Thecouple was married in Laurel, Md.,September 25, 1895. They have fourchildren, six grandchildren and onegreat grandchild.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Normanof Charlestown, this county, cele-brated their golden wedding anniver-sary September 18th, with a familygathering of their children, grand-children and great grandchildren.Lovely gifts were received, refresh-ments served and an enjoyable even-ing had. They have three grandsonsin the service.

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Attending Wash-ington College

Cecil County young people who areattending Washington College, Ches-tertown, are Mary Louise Davis, ofCecilton; Nancy Ann Hobart, MillerIrvin Jensen, Jr., Nancy Lee McCool,John M. Sentman, Ralph McCool, allof Elkton; James R. Waddell, Con-owingo,; Dickson Lynch of RisingSun.

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Entertained OverseasHospital Patients

The Women’s Fifth District Demo-cratic Club of Harford County enter-tained twenty-nine overseas hospitalpatients from Bainbridge on Tuesdayevening, Sept. 25, in Grace MemorialEpiscopal Church Parish House, a*.Darlington. A number of Junior Hos-tesses were also guests of the Cluoon the occasion. Miss Goldie Smith,of Darlington, is chairman of thecommittee on entertainment.

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Director OfRuralRehabilitation

Marcus B. Braswell, Washington,D. C., Director of the Rural Rehabil-itation program of the Farm SecurityAdministration, lias been appointedpersonnel director for. SouthernStates Cooperative, with headquar-ters in Richmond, Va.

Southern States Cooperative is awholesale purchasing organization-serving 178,808 farmer-members inVirginia, West Virginia, Kentucky,Maryland and Delaware.

. dtiQuarterly Conference will follow

the prayer meeting Friday eveningin the church auditorium. Dist. Supt.Oliver J. Collins will be present.

Victory ParadeTo Be Held At

Port Depositi

Governor O’Conor WillSpeak At Celebration

Port Deposit is all dressed up forits big Victory Parade and celebra-tion on Saturady afternoon, Oct. 6

One of the chief aims of the mar-shals is to have die parade startpromptly at 2 p. m. and all trafficwill be stopped through the town it-self a half hour before that time.Parking will be permitted on theright hand side of the roads leadinginto Port Deposit from Perryvilleand Rising Sun, as well as at the topof the hills.

The parade will form at the ex-treme north end of the village andwill proceed south on Main Streetthe entire length of the town. The re-viewing stand will be in front ofWashington Hall. There will be rep-resentative entries from BainbridgeNaval Training Center, VeteransHospital, Perry Point; AberdeenProving Ground and Edgewood Ar-senal.

Appropriate ceremonies will beheld from the speakers’ stand, whichis to be erected on Tome's wharfathletic field, in the rear of Washing-ton Hall. Governor Herbert R. O’-Conor will be the chief speaker.

Programs will be on sale by theBoy Scouts at ten cents per copy.

After the parade and ceremonies,the program will close with a foot-ball game between Port Deposit andWest Nottingham Academy.

For the convenience of out-of-townguests, additional parking has beenmade available through the generosi-ty of Mr. Glen M. Wiley, President ofWiley Equipment Company.

Cars coming into Port Depositfrom the Rising Sun district bywayof Center Street will turn left onMain Street for a distance of abouttwenty yards and then turn rightdown the alley between Post Officeand Photo Shop. There will be guardat thh; crossing to assist veihcies ingetting safhly over the tracks. Quitea number of cars can park on thiswliarf.

Members of the Committee andtfyeir friends have been busy all thiswfeek attending to last minute detailsdemanding attention.

This Committee extends grratefulthanks to the Official Board of theMethQdist Church for the use of Nes-bitt IJall in preparing programs andto the Trustees of Tome Instituteand Prof. C. A. Ewing for their manycourtesies.

Commodore Wm. W. Behrens, thenew Center Commander of U. S. Nav-al Training Center, Bainbridge, hasaccepted an invitation to be present,accompanied by his aide, Lieut.Rives 8. Brown. This will be the firstopportunity the people of this com-munity have had to meet CommodoreBehrens.

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Entertained In HonorOf Birthday

In honor of the fifteenth birthdayof their daughter, Jean, Mr. and Mrs.Lewis T. Garvin on Friday evening.Sept. 21, entertained a number ofyoung people at their home on MainStreet. Games were enjoyed and re-freshments of ice cream, cake andnuts served. Those present to enjoythe occasion were: Misses Mary J.Buck, Joan Hanna, Marian McCar-dell, Marie McMullen, Ethel Burkins,Andrea Boyd, Mrs. Lewis Garvin, Jr.,Robert Cherry, Donald Johnson,Johnny Shook, Robert Gorrell, Rich-ard Bicking, William Graham, Jr„Mr. and' Mrs. Lewis Garvin, Sr.

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Mail Train DiscontinuedThe mail train over the Pennsyl-

vania Railroad to Rising Sun, reach-ing here at about 11:30 a. m., south-bound and 2:30 p. m., northbound,was discontinued on October Ist, andall mail to and from our town is bytruck.

The town has been without passen-ger train service for years, and; nowthe only rail service is an occasionalfreight train. Most freight comeg bytruftk.

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Hand InjuredBy Explosion

Master Eugene Bailey, youngestson of Rev. and Mrs. Harry N. Baileyof Peryrville, had one hand almostblown off on Friday evening of lastweek, by the explosion of a piece ofammunition found on the “Island”after the Aberdeen Proving GroundsInvasion. He was taken to Havre deGrace Hospital for medical aid.. | ffl

'Jhe Needlework Guild annualmeeting will be held at Colora schoolhouse, Saturday, Nov, 10th,

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