Maryland Council of Chamber Elects Slagle President
The Maryland Council of Chamber of Commerce elected George C. Slagle of this city as president at the first annual meeting held at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. The body re elected Charles H Wiel III Easton second vice president Joseph Clautie Baltimore and S H Harvey Hyattsville as directors. New officers include first vice president James W Stone Hagerstown secretary treasurer John J McWilliams Annapolis and directors H I Patterson Bethesda and Anthony Sael Cumberland. Short addresses were given by Elmer J Eshleman Earl Poorbaugh Duane Strawbridge and Dwight Havens. The council reported a land inventory underway with county by county maps to guide land use and zoning plans amid Washington area congestion.
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George C. Slagle
Maryland Council of Chamber of Commerce
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Charles H. Wieland, III
Easton
Joseph Clautie
Baltimore
S. H. Harvey
Hyattsville
James W Stone
Hagerstown
John J. McWilliams
Charles Kopeland
Silver Spring
National Affairs Commission
James W. Stone
Britons Move Clocks Ahead as Summer Time Begins
London reports Britain advances clocks by one hour entering summer time making the country six hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time. The change aligns with daylight saving practices observed across the realm.
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London
United Kingdom
Britain
World Peace Tied to Universal Christianity Says Preacher
Rev. William L Wishart of Sharon Pa told Hood College listeners that world peace depends on universal Christianity and that the United States must provide leaders to teach Christianity to underprivileged nations. He cited the Sermon on the Mount and likened a rock foundation to steadfast leadership during stress, emphasizing India as a key to the Orient and calling for strong U S leadership to foster a global Christian pattern of living.
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William L. Wishart
First Presbyterian Church
Sharon
Brodbeck Hall
Hood College
India
Wishart
United States
Asla
Girl Safe After Fall Into Well Near Westminster
In Westminster on April 19 a 15-year-old girl, Gaylene Kaiser, wandered from home and triggered a rescue response as fire units and a police car descended on a farm along the old Washington road. She later reappeared unharmed, and her grandmother had raised the alarm. Relief efforts meanwhile report 80 truckloads of aid arriving in Japan for Homeless victims of a major fire, with two dead, six missing, and 120 injured in Honshu’s worst postwar disaster. Churchill's cold reportedly improved, allowing work to resume, though he remains at his country home.
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Westminster
Westminster Fire Department
Trigg Powers
Washington Road
Welkery
Gaylene Kaiser
Misse Powers
Tokyo
U. S. Far East Command
Tottori
U. S
Honshu
Japan
Ichurchill
Chartwell
England
Churchill
Installment Controls May Soon Be Lifted
Washington officials say the Fed plans to suspend consumer goods control Reg. W as early as Congress acts on its powers. No down payment rules for autos and appliances, no 18 month pay terms, housing rules unchanged. Inflation easing noted, action held until Defense Production Act renewal debate ends.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Reserve Board
Board seeks to retain credit controls amid inflation fears
A government board plans to keep its installment credit control powers to curb credit buying and any inflation surge. The move aims to allow rapid restoration of controls if needed, despite other policy discussions.
Peach crop outlook in Washington county for 1920 bloom
Large crop forecast for Washington county peaches despite winter frost loss of about 60 acres. Charles Dunbar predicted a good season as the first peach trees bloomed after survey in Hagerstown. Say you saw it in The News.
Grange to Meet and Celebrate Fourth Anniversary
The Glade Valley Grange holds its regular meeting at Walkersville Fire Hall Tuesday at 8 p m The home economic chairman Mrs Ray Zimmerman will oversee the pre exam The cookie contest is planned and the Grange marks its fourth anniversary Also noted is the United States YMCA total of 1688 associations and 1 840272 members
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Grange
Glade Valley Grange
Walkersville
Ray Zimmerman
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