Bids for State Hospital Projects Far Exceed Funds
Governor O Conor said bids for three Maryland state hospital projects were wildly over the line with Salisbury Eastern Shore Chronic Disease Hospital bids at 1 736 875 versus 781 200 estimate. Similar gaps appeared at Spring Grove and Springfield Hospitals including staff cottages and dormitories. Decisions on completing or cutting programs lie with hospital boards and mental hygiene officials.
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Annapolis
O’conor
Eastern Shore
Salisbury
Maryland
Spring Grove State
Springfield
George H. Preston
Spring Grove State Hospital
Springfield Hospital
Spring Grove
Wounded Vets Get Truman's Tickets
President Truman allocated his remaining Army-Navy game tickets to five wounded soldiers. A plan to bring amputees from Walter Reed to the Philadelphia game faced space limits and no available tickets. The five received tickets and invitations to ride the Presidential train. officials enforce edge seating rules for players and officials only.
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Washington
Truman
Walter Reed Hospital
War Department
Philadelphia
White House
Reports on jobs and a sailor romance end happy
The column notes no prosecutions this year for bit hunters and explains jobless benefits do not force accepting subpar work. It recounts the Ohio bus kiss tale ending with the supposed sailor exposed and a mail letter indicating the real partner. postal rules now allow larger overseas parcels, with limits up to eleven pounds and 72 inches combined length and girth, while navy and other services follow older rules.
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Ohio
Hagerstown
Cumberland Times
Daily Mail
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Sailors discharged honorably from Bainbridge center
Herman Rohrer and Robert L. Shaw have been honorably discharged from Naval service at Bainbridge separation center. The note mentions their ranks and hometowns, Cleorspring and Hancock respectively. The rest of the fragment references a cowbird nesting detail with no clear relation to the discharge.
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Herman
Rohrer
Clearspring
Robert L. Shaw
MOMM
Hancock
Naval Service
Bainbridge
New Construction In City Shows Increase
Hagerstown's post war building boom gained momentum last month with permits totaling 63,505. Charles W. Smith, city building inspector, reports 10 new dwellings and major permits for concrete block plant 3,000 warehouse dock 8,000 storage shed 6,000 rubber press room 7,400 plus garages alterations and additions to homes and businesses.
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Hagerstown
Charles W. Smith
Hagerstown Lumber Company
Five From County Win Chicago Trip for 1945 Congress
Five Maryland 4-H Club members from Washington county earned trips to the 1945 National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. The group left last evening for sessions December 2 to 5, with expenses covered by sponsors. John Rinehart Ringgold poultry winner sponsored by Swift & Co. Kenneth D. Phetteplace Cavetown crops leader sponsored by International Harvester Co. Doris Clopper Leitersburg clothing contest winner sponsored by Spool Cotton Co. Downey Harshman Jr Hagerstown colt club prize winner sponsored by Horse and Mule Association. Lee McCauley Hagerstown dairy production leader sponsored by Interstate Milk Producers Cooperative Association.
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Maryland
Chicago
Washington County
John Rinehart
Ringgold
Swift & Co
Kenneth D. Phetteplace
Cavetown
International Harvester Co
Doris Clopper
Leitersburg
Spool Cotton Co
Downey Harshman, Jr
Hagerstown
Colt Club
Horse and Mule Association
Lee McCauley
Interstate Milk Producers Cooperative Association
Bond Drive Reminder to Support Returning Forces
The message urges ongoing funding for military forces, emphasizing the job isn’t finished. It appeals to those who have served and those who wish they could, urging immediate purchase of another Bond to sustain support.
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State Hospital
John
Father Joh
Harry S. Myers
SEARS
Sears Roebuck & Co
North Potomac &T
H. L. Mills
Duz
Ige
Shockey
Maryland Unemployment Compensation Board
Ringer Electric Service, Inc
Frederick Street
Sailor
Son
James Jos. Carlan
NATS
Oakland
Calif
Chelsea
Mass
Ronald
Silco Cut Price Stores, Inc
North Potomac
Leiter Brothers
Interwoven Stocking Co
J. S. Treasury
Treasury Department and
War Advertising Counc
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