Maryland Considers Standardized Schooling Across Counties
The Survey Commission reports Maryland should standardize schooling to 12 years statewide. Allegany, Montgomery and Washington Counties already provide an extra year on an independent basis. The commission gathered six volumes of data with education staff to guide public elementary and high school programs.
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Lapolis
Survey Commission
Maryland
S . Educational
State “Department ‘of Education
Allegany
Montgomery
Washington
Commission
Report urges 12 year school term and reform in state aid
Commission chairman Henry M Warfield notes the survey faces unusual social and economic times. It urges extending the school term to 12 years, reconsidering state aid, addressing salaries for Negro teachers, reducing elementary teacher loads, unifying diplomas, and continuing school consolidation to improve educational offerings statewide.
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Commission
Henry M. Warfield
Robort
Mrs Osa Johnson to Marry Today in City Hall
Mrs Osa Johnson widow of explorer Martin Johnson will wed Clark B Getts her business manager at City Hall in New York today. Mayor LaGuardia will perform the ceremony. Johnson famed for I Married Adventure and noted for travel and lecture tours after surviving an airliner crash near Los Angeles on January 12 1937.
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New York
Osa Jonson
Martin Johnson
Clark B. Getts
City Hall
F. H. LaGuardia
Johnson
Program Mapped At Church Meeting
The Washington County Council of Cuardies and Christian Education met at St Pauls Lutheran Church Funkstown to discuss interdenominational programs for coming months. Plans include Maryland Delaware Youth Conference in Hagerstown April 25 26 27 and notices for venues forthcoming. Wechsler test schools proposed for week day religious education in Washington County and a leadership training school after Easter in Boonsboro. A measure to ban alcohol sales from midnight Saturday to Monday morning was endorsed for support. World Day of Prayer set for February 28 at Christ Reformed Church Hagerstown inviting public participation. Over 1 000 Masonic lodges exist in New York.
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Washington County
U. B
Boonsboro
Maryland
Christ Reformed Church
Hagerstown
AFL-CIO Battle At Ford's Seen
The AFL claims a majority among Ford River Rouge and Lincoln plant workers, challenging the CIO's assertion of Lincoln representation. The AFL says production workers freely chose union membership without Ford interference, while the CIO accuses the AFL of trying to hinder its campaign and sell services as a nuisance value.
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Washington
Ford Motor Company
AFL
Ford
River Rouge
Lincoln
C. SO
C. EO
Ford “Motor Company
C.lo
AVL
C. L O
Boonsboro Man Held On Charges In Truck Theft Case
A truck reported stolen from Gaylor's Market in Boonsboro was found wrecked and abandoned on Leitersburg pike. Daniel Castile, 24, of Boonsboro, was arrested on charges of operating without the owner's consent, driving under the influence and lacking a license. Castile was said to be on parole for three years.
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Gaylor’s
Boonsboro
Leitersboro Pike
Sherit
Harry
Anderson
Daniel Castile
Castle
County Women Are Making Garments
The Red Cross chapter in Williamsport reports 539 garments made since November 15. Items include surgical gowns, dresses, pajamas, sweaters, infant wear, kimonos, gowns, napkins, blankets, bags, and sacks. Sixty-eight women are registered. a distribution room in the Municipal Building opens every Friday evening for more workers.
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the Red Cross
Williamsport
Sheriff Faces Embezzlement Charge In Local Store Theft
Preston Cook, about 35, was arrested yesterday by sheriff's officers on a charge of embezzling $7 from L E Merkel, a local merchant. Cook is well known in police circles.
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Preston Cook
Sheriff's
E Merkel
Cook
Few Employables on Welfare Rolls in Maryland
Baltimore February report shows Maryland relief rolls contain few employable men. A welfare census of 5,598 households revealed only 746 households housed an employable man aged 18 to 65. Many workers faced physical handicaps or were listed after one time grants.
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Baltimore
Maryland
State Welfare Department
Wea
Alumni Planning for Activities at Williamsport
An executive meeting of the Alumni Association of Maryland State Teachers College discussed a February game party at the Williamsport Community building with Miss Catherine Schuebly as chair. They announced the May 17 annual lunch at Williamsport Community hall with retiring president Dr Idda Lee Tall as guest speaker.
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Maryland State Teachers’ College
Naomi Harsh Taylor
Williamsport
Catherine Schuebly
Idda Lee Tall
Taylor
Anne Richardson
Norman McCardell
Charlotte Minnich
Local Court Names Three Women in Attendance List
The article lists Schnebly, Miss Margaret Jenkins and Miss Lucille Miller among attendees at a social or official function. The brief entry notes their presence without detailing roles or event specifics.
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Schnebly
Margaret Jenkins
Lucille Miller
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