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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1946
Page
5
Fairchild Aircraft employees start Friday November 22 a yearlong No Accident drive aiming for 1,000,000 manhours without a lost time accident. The industry reports a drop from 12.80 to 5.08 in 1942 to last year a 60 percent reduction, with safety committees in every department and foremen supervisors aiding the effort, medical division assistance, campaign running through December 23.
T D Zullinger, formerly with Western Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroads in this city, has been appointed Greencastle agent for the railway express, succeeding John Snyder who served in the post for 21 years.
Readable fragments show Hagerstown High School notes from 1946 about education. One chalked message recalls Abe Lincoln's education hurdles and another proclaims Junior College in the making, signaling early ambitions for a local postsecondary option.
Fairchild employees joined a company-wide Game of Giving during the Community Chest drive raising 12 503 69 W. Workers formed groups and competed in imaginary races among C 82 planes to track progress. Stewart Paxton, campaign coordinator, said ships 15 20 and 1 placed first three, earning ten members from each winning group real rides in Packet planes.
Carlos Romulo Jr., 21, son of a Philippine patriot, spoke at Hagerstown High School auditorium highlighting US Philippines cooperation, democracy, and a planned Far East commerce role. He contrasted colonial Asia with independent Philippines and urged US support for trade and development. A Hagerstown High School orchestra concert preceded the address.
Two apartments on Baltimore east side were burglarized of 20 618 in cash bonds and jewelry while occupants were away. Victims include Anthony Synodinos with 10 000 cash 4 000 bonds 3 000 War Savings bonds four old bills 250 jewelry 250 stocks and Ada Rogers with 3 500 in bills coins. Synodinos said his apartment was ransacked. Earlier, two armed bandits robbed a Baltimore hotel clerk of 141. Eleven other armed holdups in the city last week remain unsolved.
The Washington County Ministerial Association reorganized to a professional interests group, transferring many past duties to the County Council of Churches and Christian Education and its agencies. Clergymen at the YMCA voted on a resolution by Rev. Raymond Miller and others, noting ministers alone would speak for statements while churches remain separate. The two bodies will stay in close contact, coordinating on shared concerns. After the meeting, pastors toured the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts and heard director Dr. John R. Craft.
Members of the William D. Byron Post 1936 Drum and Bugle Corps and others wishing to join will meet at the new VFW home this evening for planning and participation.
Senate Republicans survey Truman era emergency powers asking cabinet members and Veterans Administration head to map which war powers could be terminated. Senator Wiley says inquiries prepare for fast actions by the new Congress to end controls.
A city or official figure spoke to reporters about pruning practices. The speaker emphasized avoiding damage to trees and ensuring cuts are careful to remove only problematic growth rather than healthy roots. The remarks focused on precision and caution in pruning work.
In 1940 Norway held one and a half tons of merchant ship tonnage per person, compared with one tenth of a ton per person in the United States. The fact highlights how Norway’s maritime capacity dwarfed that of the U.S. on a per capita basis.
A fragmented OCR item notes a contest titled Tone the Tyena with unclear results and odd wording. The readable phrases suggest a aim to win and someone named Tyena, but no concrete outcome or participants are confirmed. The piece reads like a clipped social or local notice with uncertain details.
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