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Completes 50 Years In Newspaper Work
William T. Delaplaine of Frederick and C Neill Baylor of Hagerstown mark their golden 50 year careers in journalism. The Hagerstown Daily Mail details their rise from cub reporters in 1910 to general managers, noting 12 hour days, mergers in Frederick and Hagerstown, and a shared dedication to community reporting across five decades. The feature recalls era changes from small circulations to modern press operations and includes reflections from Delaplaine to Cottingham.
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William T. Delaplaine
Frederick
Wm. T. Delaplaine
C. Neill Baylor
Hagerstown
Hagerstown Daily Mail
Mr. Delaplaine
Frederick News
Baylor
Hagerstoun Morning Herald
Charles Town
W. Va
William Neill
Vernon N. Simmons
Morning Herald
Delaplaine
Robert E. Delaplaine
News and Post
Simmons
Ad. Garvin Hager Jr
Hagerstown Herald
Lewis T. Byron
C. E. Whipple
Herald
Daily Mail
Collingham
U.S
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Cottingham
Neill