17 Feb 1947
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1947
Page
1
Senator D Kenneth McLaughlin says the new city charter should include a public referendum before passage. The charter, approved by about sixty people at a City Hall meeting and handed to the County Delegation in Annapolis, awaits legislative introduction. He indicated he will seek public opinion before deciding.
A man plagued by sciatic pain tried various treatments without relief until an advertisement for Muscle-Rub. Following the doctor recommended use, his pain subsided within three days and he regained mobility. The ad claims a money back guarantee if it fails to help.
Senator McLaughan questions a proposed city charter replacing checks and balances with mayoral power. He notes mayoral hiring and firing authority, the removal of city boards, and a salary rise to 6000 dollars. He urges public vote at the next general election and wonders why the manager-system option was sidelined.
The Keedy Family expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for sympathy during their mother's illness and death. They thank for flowers and use of cars.
City police and sheriff expect early arrests for the safe robberies after two heavy safes were found in separate county locations. A 1800 pound Texas Oil Co safe near Garlinger avenue was blasted open with a truck used to haul it. cash was not recovered. Another safe from Glenn Hoover Garage, found in Antietam Creek near Breathedsville, contained $500 and securities with the door still off its hinges. A third safe from Nu-Maid Products Inc. was located in the Monocacy River at Reich’s Ford, Frederick County, with $400 in cash. Authorities believe one gang, likely from Washington County, is behind multiple robberies. The truck used was stolen from Everett Wishard on Virginia Avenue.
Rescuers eight hours overdue locate and hoist three bodies from a ravine near La Sabana plateau after a plane crash. One victim tentatively identified as Alan C Campbell of Tropical Oil in London, others unidentifiable. Debris and burned clothing found among mangled remains. a strong odor of charred flesh reported.
The report notes a January 5 incident near Tsingtao with 39 fatalities aboard an American overseas airliner near Stephenville Newfoundland on October 3. It compares these losses to 49 deaths in a May 18, 1935 collision at Moscow involving the Maxim Gorky, then the world’s largest land plane.
The article reports members urge breaking unions into independent bodies to reduce leader influence. Rank and file favor labor legislation and secret, impartial voteing for strikes and officer elections to avoid retaliation. They oppose secondary boycott and prefer arbitration for jurisdictional disputes, with disagreement over the closed shop. Nixon and Rep Gwynn echo similar survey results from Nashville and Indianapolis.
The Pacific groupings span about 820 square miles with roughly 85,000 people. Guam and the Marianas host major bases like Saipan and Tinian while Truk and Kwajalein in the Carolines and Marshalls are noted as key locations. The text also mentions asbestos as a spinable rock.
Six percent of convicts at the State Reformatory for Males were insane feebleminded or epileptic and should be housed in appropriate hospitals. One third of Roxbury entrants were mentally abnormal, per Dr. Lindner who examined 556 inmates. Categories include psychopathic, neurotic, psycho tics, epilepsy, alcoholics, and various aberrant types. Officials cite lack of personnel and full hospitals for delays in transfers. Also reported are high prices at Roger Sinnisen horse sale with top bid 220 dollars.
Senator D. Kenneth McLaughlin says Washington County would not receive a direct share of any state wide sales tax or nuisance taxes, except via the Sherbon program. He plans to introduce a bill to authorize up to 2.5 million dollars in bonds for school construction. County tax bills on beer cigarettes jukeboxes gasoline and pinball machines appear doomed as delegates faced a looming general sales tax that bypasses direct county revenue.
Plans complete for World Day of Prayer sponsored by United Council of Church Women on February 21. Three services arranged for all women: 2:30 P M at First Christian Church with Rev Francis Bell, 4:00 P M for boys and girls at Trinity Lutheran Church, and a businesswomen service at Christ Evangelical and Reformed Church. Chairman Mrs William M Dutton leads the council.
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