Amendments To Be Given More Study Baltimore
Baltimore City council approves October special order to study four proposed constitutional amendments transferring powers from the General Assembly to County Commissioners. Debates highlight fears of rising county costs and clashes over city representation. Amendments would empower commissioners to set salaries and manage property and court costs while delaying new bills by 20 days.
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Baltimore
General Assembly
Legislative Council
Robert B. Kimble
Allegany
Assembly
Leo M. Moore
D-Harford
Rules Committee
Wilmer Fell Davis
Caroline
Joseph R. Byrnes
Alto
James J. Lindsay
D-Batto. County
Brothers in Navy and Air Force cited for honors
The Davis family of Dickerson sees two sons receive recognition. Lieutenant Magruder with the air force has flown 46 bomber missions and is recommended for the Distinguished Flying Cross. His brother, Petty Officer First Class Magruder, serves aboard a fleet unit in the Pacific.
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Magruder
Hith Air Force
Pacific
John W. Davis
Dickerson
Dorsey Brothers Serve in New Guinea Hard War Zone
In New Guinea Pfe. Dorsey is serving somewhere there. He has been in the Army since August 10, 1941. Before entering the service he lived with Mr. and Mrs. Ogle Sewell of Monrovia. His brother Pfe. Mahlon T. Dorsey, whose picture recently appeared, is also serving in New Guinea.
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Pfe. Dorsey
New Guinea
Ogle Sewell
Monrovia
Pfe. Mahlon T. Dorsey
Adjourned side dies before 90 day line in Maryland debate
In a tight session Speaker White backed Davis as he warned passage would unravel a check and balance between county and state government. Davis claimed it could begin a revolution and allow two of three County Commissioners to dominate county politics. Executor files report on real estate sales shows J Hooker Lewis bought the Thurmont residence for 81 875. Calvin S Lohr is agent and Sherman P Bowers is attorney.
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White
Davis
Maryland
William H. Davis
Jacob H. Davis
Orphans Court
Thurnmont
J. Hooker Lewis
Thurmont
Calvin 5. Lohr
Sherman P. Bowers
Roosevelt
Noel F. Busch
Harpers
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Busch
New York State
David
St. George
Divorces Granted Amid Court Decrees in Equity Court
Divorces granted by decrees signed Monday in Equity Court by Associate Judge Patrick M Schnauffer include Violet E Lawson of 217 East Patrick Street and Linwood L dkeHer now in Navy service. Lawson divorced from Charles E Lawson in Camp Reynolds, Pa, with costs to be paid by him. Heller divorced from Gertrude I Heller of West Patrick Street with custody of an infant to be decided later and costs to the plaintiff. Typhoid clinics sponsored by the State Department of Health will be held Wednesday at Jefferson, Knoxville, and Brunswick with locations and times listed. The Army Air Forces growth noted from 21,556 officers and men in 1939 to 2,385,000 in January 1944.
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Equity
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Violet E. Lawson
East Patrick Street
Linwood L
West Patrick Street
E. Austin James
Richard E. Zimmerman
State Department of Health
Jefferson
Knoxville
Brunswick
Jefferson School House
Knoxville Lutheran Sunday School
Brunswick Community Health Center
Army Air Forces
Pas toral romance at Hartley Magna in wartime
Weekly review notes Nevil Shute’s Pas toral a warm simple love story set at Hartley Magna RAF bomber station. Flight Lieutenant Peter Marshall and Section Officer Gervase Robertson, both 21 and 22, clash with unwritten codes while sharing river bank walks and shared dangers over Germany. Their romance faces separation, flight dangers, and personal turmoil before a hopeful reunion. Roosevelt. The Man review follows, praising Busch's factual focus but noting Roosevelts enigmatic character.
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Nevil Shute
William Morrow
Peter Marshall
BR. A. F
Gervase Robertson
Hartley Magna
Hartley
Marshall
Germany
Naziland
Gervase
Peter
Robertson
English
Wild West Hero and Labor Leader Profiles in New Books
A review discusses Nelson C. Nye's Wild Horse Shorty a brisk western about a cunning hero who outwits rivals and wins love. It also examines James A. Wechsler's portrait of John L. Lewis as a powerful yet polarizing labor figure who rose from modest origins to lead both unions and the era’s labor movement.
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Nelson C. Nye
Wild Horse
Shorty
Purple Range
Macmillan
Short
Baisy
Rose
James A. Wechsler
Morrow
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Samuel
Ross Gompers
A. F.of L
Wachsler
New York
Maya Calendar Still Used in Guatemalan Interior
The Maya system consisting of 18 months of 20 days plus a 5 day year end is still used in Guatemala's interior regions, preserving ancient timekeeping alongside modern calendars.
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Guatemala
Local man killed in plane crash in India
Mrs Claudine Gaver of 410 West South street received a War Department sympathy letter revealing her husband Flight Officer Irvin B. Gaver 23 was killed in action in a plane crash at Midmore India on July 26 after six months in India. He married Claudine Smith last October and last home visit was in December.
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Claudine E. Gaver
West South Street
Lette
J. A. Ulio
War Department
Irvin B. Gaver
Lula Gaver
Morris Gaver
Midmore
India
Gaver
Claudine Smith
Ladiesburg
Frederick High School
Air Corps
Notable World War II Sentry Survives Family Tragedy in Puerto Rico
An obituary notes the deceased served in Puerto Rico and Panama before duty in the China India Burma theater. Survived by wife and parents, a sister Irene Eaworthy is credited with pioneering the first practical typewriter in 1867 Milwaukee, and two brothers James Gaver and Pvt. Thomas Gaver who served in Italy.
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Puerto Rico
Panama
Irene Eaworthy
Milwaukee
James Gaver
Pvt
Thomas Gaver
Italy
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