Hagerstown Ends Daylight Time on September Third
The City of Hagerstown voted unanimously to switch back to standard time at 12:01 p.m. Labor Day, September second, to reduce school start confusion. The move follows a prior adoption of daylight saving time on April 28. The council discussed traffic concerns raised by the Morris Frock Post American Legion, proposing more patrols and GI Bill trained veterans, while noting vacancies and a need for a traffic specialist. The Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company received approval to study a new auxiliary engine, and the Water Department was authorized to stock spare pipes and fittings worth 2200 dollars amid low repair parts.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Morris Frock
American Legion
Gycus Bion
Legion Post
Po- Vier
Sweeney
Ctty
Potomac Edison
Blue Ridge
Eliott
Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company
Water Department
Richard Willson
Social Security office praised by Chewsville readers
Letters from Leslie C. Lounsbury and Mary Barnes defend the Social Security Office. They rebut a critic called Shoe Worker and attest to courteous treatment and few crowding reports. Readers from Chewsville Md share positive experiences with the agency.
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Social Security Administration
Social Security
Leslie C. Lounsbury
Chewsville
Daily Mail
Earle
Social Security Board
Roanoke
Mary Barnes
Chewsyville
Heavy Rains Boost Mountain Cattle Pastures and Crops
Persistent rainfall floods mountain areas and fills the West End reservoir while boosting local pastures and corn. Edgemont and Keedysville observers report multi inch totals in 27 hours, aiding cattle raisers in a county with thousands of steers.
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Edgemont
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Hagerstown
West End Reservoir
Almont
Tests Show All Flo Drugged At Bel Air
Maryland Racing Commission Chairman George P. Mahoney said tests on a horse listed as All Flo in Bel Air July 24 showed it had been drugged. The horse, later identified as Dont De-Vay, was withdrawn and an investigation into a possible ringer began after saliva and urine tests confirmed doping.
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Baltimore
George P. Mahoney
Maryland Racing Commission
Bel Air
Mahoney
Bel Air Race Track
Maryland National Guard reorganization under 1920 act details
The National Defense Act of 1920 drives Maryland Guard reactivation while Congress studies key changes. Enlistment rules, Selective Service ties, and universal training are under review. Miltenberger says Guard won’t shield draft dodgers. new policy cuts exemptions for those eligible. Training hours, retirements, officer commissioning, and pay, plus new state and federal HQ entities, await federal recognition Monday.
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National Guard
Maryland
Congress
War Department
Butler B. Miltenberger
National Guard Bureau
Secretary of War
Maryland National Guard
Military Pay Boostes Soldiers Salaries Across Ranks
Fort Meade personnel from privates to generals receive pay increases totaling about 50 million dollars monthly. Enlisted rates rise from 75 dollars for privates to 165 for master sergeants, while officer pay climbs to 366.67 for colonels and 320 for lieutenant colonels, with various midgrade increases for other ranks.
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Fort Meade
Appeal for Workers at Maryland Mental Hospitals
A representative through the U S Employment Office appealed for 400 workers to admit more patients to Maryland State Mental Hospitals. Hospitals named Springfield State in Sykesville Spring Grove in Catonsville Rosewood in Ewings Mills Crownsville Eastern Shore in Cambridge. Attendants must be 18 with eight years of schooling. Pay starts at 96.25 monthly with semiannual raises. lodging board laundry uniforms provided for singles and married couples.
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Maryland
U. S. Employment Office
Springfield State Hospital
Sykessville
Spring Grove State Hospital
Catonsville
Rosewood Training School
Ewings Mills
Crownsville State Hospital
Crownsville
Eastern Shore State Hospital
Cambridge
Bolivar man found guilty for disobeying officer and reckless driving
J. J. Cook 25 of Bolivar West Virginia was fined 50 and costs after being convicted by Magistrate Martin W. Bostetter in City Court of reckless driving failing to obey a law officer and assault. Cook tried to flee Deputy Harvey Maugans while serving a divorce summons last Tuesday. He drove with the deputy on the running board. a chase followed down Middleburg pike ending when the deputy broke the car window and was cut.
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J. J. Cook
Bolivar
West Virginia
Martin W. B. Bostetter
Cook
Harvey Maugans
Maugans
Middleburg Pike
Boys Guilty Of Blocking Tracks Near Hagerstown
A thirteen and a sixteen year old boy admitted placing objects on four Pennsylvania Railroad tracks north of Hagerstown. In Juvenile Court Judge Harvey M. Miller ordered release to their parents with sentence deferred for a Welfare Board home-background investigation. The boys described their acts as berry-picking and attempts to make a watch fob and knife, not understanding the risk.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Hagerstown
Harvey M. Miller
Miller
Nottingham Road
Marshall Street
County Welfare Board
Cr. Richardson
Ship Cleaner To Face Murder Charge
Baltimore August 2 John Borozzi 32 year old ship cleaner awaits trial on a murder charge in the death of Joseph Campenelle 42 a member of Baltimore sporting circle The grand jury returned the indictment after a preliminary hearing showed Campenelle shot in an automobile stopped near a building on East Pratt Street witnesses placed Borozzi with a gun in hand beside the car
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Baltimore
John Borozzi
Foray
Joseph Campenelle
Borozzi
Campenella
Pratt Street
Four Aides Testify No Brutality Seen at Guardhouse
Four junior officers of Col. James A. Kilian testified they saw no brutalities at the Lichfield guardhouse in England where Wilson of Highland Park stands trial. The witnesses said Kilian was strict but fair and that they served on guardhouse duty from late 1944 to early 1945.
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Bad Nauheim
Germany
James A. Kilian
Lichfield
England
Wilsan
Highland Park
Lit
U. S
Fund Raising and Picketing Plan for Pangborn Strike
Initial success in a campaign to raise funds for Pangborn striking employees was announced at a West Franklin street union hall meeting. Local 842 leader Joseph E B Craig described a two shift, three day per week picket plan with 24 hour site watch and reported $1,475 cash and $500 in food and donations raised so far.
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Pangborn
Amalgamated Local 842
Uaw-Cio
West Franklin Street
Joseph EB. Craig
842
CG. Hamby
Hazel Moulden
Amalgamated Clothing Workers, Cio
Graig
CIO
David Boetz
Federal Silk Mills
Williamsport
Goetz
Soldier Rescued After Niagara Fall
A Canadian soldier, Star Sergeant Major Eric Howard Latham from Hamilton Ont., fell 40 feet to a ledge near the Niagara River below the cataract. His cries for help attracted tourists seven and a half hours later. He suffered a possible broken ankle and knee injuries, was hauled up in an undertaker's basket, and taken to Niagara Falls General Hospital in “pretty good” condition.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Niagara River
Eric Howard Latham
Hamilton
Latham
Niagara Falls General Hospital
Three Bandits Rob South Boston Shoe Plant Payroll
Three men robbed the Gold Seal Corporation payroll office in South Boston stealing $26,000. Two masked robbers entered while a third guarded the door. The loot covered pay for over 500 employees.
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Boston
Gold Seal ‘Corporation
Maryland Unemployment Board to Hire Three Investigators
The Maryland Unemployment Compensation Board will employ three full time investigators at salaries from 2 280 to 2 850 as part of a close scrutiny of all claimants. Walter O. Owens, the state employment commissioner, said the move was authorized last night.
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Baltimore
Maryland Unemployment Compensation Board
Walter O. Owens
Commercial Credit Co Gets Large Unsecured Loan
Baltimore August 2 privately arranged unsecured loan of 35000000 from Equitable Life Assurance Company announced by Commercial Credit Company. Charles J. Zimmerer vice president said five-year term at 1 5/8 percent interest. Funds will supplement established lines totaling over 240000000 with major U S banks. Expansion may add three credit lines.
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Baltimore
Equitable Life Assurance Company
United States
Commercial Credit Company
Charles J. Zimmerer
Credit Company
Congress OKs revised social security and child welfare funding
Congress reaches a compromise on old age and survivors insurance and child welfare grants. The plan freezes the Social Security tax at one percent for a year while expanding benefit formulas. A 50-50 federal state match remains for needy aged, blind, and dependent children, with higher caps and new top monthly benefits for families.
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Senate
Conference
World Court showdown and Senate quorum concerns
Senator Elbert Thomas charges the Connally amendment as inconsistent with the United Nations charter and harmful to the resolution's purpose. Senator Morse says he might accept it to secure a two thirds vote as Senate adjournment fears grow. Barely 60 Senators remain in town with many planning to leave. Leaders fear damage to prestige if the resolution fails over quorum issues. Two treated for slight injuries at Washington County Hospital: Sonny Weller and Walter Wells.
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Elbert Thomas
Utah
Morse
R-Ore
J Town
Washington County Hospital
Sonny Weller
Eliabeth Street
Walter H. Wells
East Wilson Boulevard
Athens Tennessee Jail Riot Ends as GI Officials Staged
In Athens, Tennessee a night of battle left the county jail heavily damaged and seven cars overturned after GI backed deputies surrendered. The clash began when two veterans reported vote irregularities and armed guards dispersed rioters as shots fired.
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Paul Cant Tell
Sherif Pat Mansfield
Duggan
Pat Mansfield
Mansfield
State Highway Patrol
C. W. Strader
Athens
W. B. Force
U. S. Army
Springfeld
James
Ed Vestal
Charles Scott
Eyewitness Accounts of First Outbreak at Local Polls
Eyewitness describes deputies disarming seven veterans after a confrontation near polling places in Athens. Armed guards arrive in a sedan, a deputy sheriff retrieves a ballot box, and GI demonstrators rush the jail area. Otto Ken emerges as a leading organizer amid the clashes with out of town supporters.
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Page
Otto Ken
Née
County Election Commission
Kennedy
Athens
Building Permit Issued for Devonshire Road Home
A building permit was issued for a 34 by 32 foot one story brick dwelling on Devonshire road with an estimated cost of 5500 dollars. The permit was granted to C. W. Blubaugh.
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Devonshire Road
C. W.blubaugh
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Silvaire
Ala
Silvatre Dasiar
Carroll J. Myers
Westminster
Wertminster
Milly’s
Niagara
Barat
World Court
Tenn
Windy Wise
George Woods
James B. Jarvis
Chattanooga Times
Harry M. Friedman
Harry's Loan Office
BB North
Jonathan Street
Consult
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Meekings
Ankiote
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Doctors Hospitel
Eva
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