Baltimore WPA liquidation slated by Jan
Warren Belcher, Maryland WPA head, announced a January end to WPA activity in the state. He said county and municipal groups would be informed by letter about potential funding from the Lanham fund for war necessity projects. He noted planned talks with welfare officials on continuing the commodity distribution and sewing projects, with school lunch efforts under review by local groups and county education leaders.
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Baltimore
Warren Belcher
Works Progress Administration
Jetter
WPA
Lanham
Congress
Belcher
Maryland
Roosevelt
WPA Feld
State Welfare
Jo Milton Patterson
State Welfare Department
Patterson
O’conor
State Board of Public Welfare
Queen Anne's
Allegany
Allegany County
War funding notice urges projects to state WPA office
The Lanham fund enables war related public works financed by federal funds. Maryland and 15 other states must liquidate their WPA setups by January 11 with other states ending by June 34.
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Sory
Lanham Gee
Lanham Fund
Congress
Maryland
Belcher
WPA Organization By January 11. Other State Setups Propa
Holzapfel Heads Local Delegation to House of Delegates
Holzapfel chairs the Washington County delegation at a meeting of newly elected lawmakers. Myron L. Bloom is secretary. State Senator elect Allen S. Myers attended with House members Howard Ankeney John Newcomer Robert H. Tenney and H. W. Zeigler. Assembly opens January 6 for a ninety day session. The delegation aims to shape the county legislative program before the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
House of Delegates
Myron L. Bloom
St. James
Allen S. Myers
House
Howard Ankeney
John Newcomer
Robert H. Tenney
H. W. Zeigler
General Assembly
Plan to move NYA training to War Manpower Commission
Washington December 15 Paul V McNutt proposed transferring the National Youth Administration training program from the Federal Security Administration to the War Manpower Commission to broaden eligibility beyond 17 to 24 and absorb funding, potentially ending the NYA student work program. Aubrey Williams remains NYA administrator and funding totals about 60 million with 51 million for vocational training. A college training program for selected service members was also announced for later details.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
National Youth Administration
Federal Security Administration
War Manpower Commission
NYA
Congress
Representa
McNutt
The
Manpower Commission
Franklin D. Roosevelt
WPA
Security Agency
Aubrey Williams
NVA
Army
Navy
Armed Forces
Two Negroes in AEF win medals for bravery
Two U S Army privates received medals from the Liverpool Shipwrights and Humane Society for saving a drowning British dockworker in Liverpool. Privates Clarence Millerfi of McComb Mississippi and Jimmie Fiemings of Chancellor Alabama were honored after aiding a 42 year old worker who fell from a dock.
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London
Nec
United States Army
Liverpool Shipwrights and Humane Society
Clarence Millerfi
McComb
Miss
Jimmie Fiemings
Liverpool
Oman
Eyewitness tale outlines Rommel withdrawal at El Brega
El Brega Libya December report notes Rommel pulling back along the El Agheila line as British forces advance at dawn. Writer Don Whitehead describes mined streets, booby traps, and sappers clearing danger while Allied air power and signals work support the move.
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Don Whitehead
el Brega
Libya
Erwin Rommel
el Agheila
el Braga
Rommel
Bernard L. Montgomery
North Sea
Eighth Army
Wadi ‘el Faregh
Sirte
Ageldabia
U. S
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KAYS
Washington Street
Potomac Edison Co
Ily
New York
Mania
C.P
Holzapfel
St. Joseph
Lgat
Sears Roebuck & Co
North Potomac St
Caskey’s
Caskey Baking Co
Xmas
John LB. Myers & Co
Hagerstown
Nabisco
NABISCO + MATIONAL SISCUMT COMPANY
AEF
Harry S. Myers
North Potomac Street
Chambray Charmer
Leiter Brothers
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