Senate Votes On Bonus Bill For Maryland Teachers
Maryland Senate approved a $200 war bonus for teachers and state employees earning under $3,000 annually, while the $400 bonus was rejected. The administration amendment would pay $200 over 10 months, with counties that raise teacher salaries receiving extra state aid. Baltimore city funding was debated but rejected. The measure awaits adoption by the House as sessions adjourned after lengthy debate and procedural moves.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Senate
Milton Altfeld
Balto
Finance Committee
Lindsay
Sen
Wilmer
Davis
Gren
Kimble
Chamber
Brown warns unity needed to preserve price policy
New York February 19 Prentiss M Brown the nations price administrator condemned back biting and disunity in Congress urging a rebirth of unity He insisted there must be no strikes in the bituminous coal industry and warned that proposed parity and farm price bills could wreck the price control law He warned that breaking the price structure would break the wage structure and threaten the nation with a severe domestic crisis.
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New York
Prentiss M. Brown
Congress
Washington
Brown
OPA
Technical Association of
Pulp and Paper Industry
Senate
Congress of the
United States
Fairchilds To Build Hangar At Hagerstown Airport
Fairchild Aircraft of Hagerstown Maryland wins a contract for an 18000 square foot field hangar north of Number 2 plant near the edge of Hagerstown Municipal Airport. Norman S Earley and Son of this city to construct. Designers include Kelly Syska and Hennessy and Albert Kahn. Building to be wood framed with 170 foot roof span and 48 foot rise. Laminated wood arches and 17 by 25 foot wood doors. Hangar to store airplanes and support flight test work, heated from the central plant and housing offices and flight test facilities.
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Fairchild Aircraft
Hagerstown
Maryland
Norman S. Earley & Son
Hagerstown Municipal Airport
Kelly, Syska and Hennessy
Albert Kahn
Assembly and Senate pass large volume of bills
The Assembly rushed through routine measures with little debate. The Senate received 13 new bills, passed 15 and heard favorable reports on 31 measures. The House received 22 and passed 16 bills and one joint resolution.
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Assembly
Senate
House
Beaten Yanks Fightting Mad In Retreat
American infantry and anti air gun crews report grueling night marches and 16 mile treks as they withdraw from Sbeitla and Feniana amid German artillery and tank pressure. Capt Edward Cotter leads a 16 mile march with no panic and sore feet. French pack trains push equipment across plains while a French private greets officers with Okay Read.
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United States
Michael Higgins, Jr
Parkchester
New York City
New York
Edward E. Cotter
Corning
Sbeitla
Reds Narrow Escape Lane
Soviet dispatches claim rapid advances across multiple fronts. They report pushing into Zalegoshch Verkhnaya Sosna Pokovoskoye and mopping Kuban west of Krasnodar with captures at Starovelichkovskaya Smolenskaya and Sevrskyaya near Novorossiysk. In Donets Basin they say 60 towns west of Novo Shakhtinsk fell and a tank unit was knocked out southwest of Voroshilovgrad, with actions around Kramatorsk and Stalino. Remains of the 403rd German Security Division, reinforced, are said to be retreating.
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Zalegoshch
Orel
Verkhnaya Sosna
Pokovoskoye
Kuban
Krasnodar
Starovelichkovskaya
Smolenskaya
Sevrskyaya
Black Sea
Novorossisk
Donets
Rostov
Red Army
Novo Shakhtinsk
Voroshilovgrad
Kramatorsk
Stalino
Mummified Indian Exhibit Draws Local Officials
Robert Reno led a group through a second floor room showing a life sized Egyptian style casket with an Egyptian mummy and a second body described as a mummified Indian killed in a long ago conflict near Tah Ko Nong burial grounds. Inspectors included city police Lieut Desmond, undertaker F W Kraiss, Rubeck, Edward Sehroyer, and Herald representative.
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Robert Reno
Frederick Street
Tah- Ko-Nong
Francis Slocum Trail
Mr. Reno
Egypt
Reno
Joseph F. Desmond
F. W. Kraiss
Focal Undertaker
Rubeck
Edward C. Sehroyer
Montaly
The
Herald
Hagerstown Considers Water Boost Amid Drought Warnings
City officials praised new movies for use elsewhere and warned prio rities hinge on drought conditions. The booster station received endorsement from the State Board of Health. Hagerstown now taps 7.2 million gallons daily and could curb consumption if this rises. Several routine items were discussed.
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Hagerstown
State Board of Health
Booster Station Plans Discussed By Mayor and Council
The special meeting focused on the auxiliary water pump at Halfway to boost water from Williamsport. The War Production Board refused the necessary priorities for construction, arguing that needed critical materials were limited.
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Williamsport
War Production Board
WPB
Governor signs death warrant for James Ford in Maryland
Annapolis Feb 18 Governor O Conor signed the death warrant for James Ford a Negro set for execution Friday March 12 Ford was convicted by the Criminal Court of Baltimore City on a charge of rape The note mentions the Real Estate column in Classified Section as the place to turn.
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Annapolis
O’conor
James Ford
Ford
Criminal Court of
Baltimore City
Pistol Sales Curbs Proposed by Legislation
A bill would ban delivery of pistols until 120 hours after purchase application and require dealers to forward copies to county clerks and the Baltimore police commissioner within six hours. Applicants must complete detailed forms and submit fingerprints, with duplicates sent to the state police. Existing owners must register soon, and future buyers would also register within 24 hours. Violators face up to 5500 dollars fines and over two years in prison or both.
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Baltimore
Conlon
Jackson Files To Succeed Himself
Baltimore February 19 Mayor Howard W Jackson filed a certificate of candidacy for a fifth consecutive term as Baltimore city head. Democrat John A Meyer former U S Representative also filed for the Democratic nomination joining Democrat William R McClayton. Only Republican Henry T Renutter a builder and contractor remains in the race.
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Baltimore
Howard W. Jackson
John A. Meyer
Congress
Fourth
William R. McClayton
Henry T. Renutter
City Hall Posts Opened as Filing Continues
The note states that individuals who previously held City Hall posts have entered the race and that tomorrow marks the final filing day for candidates. The item emphasizes ongoing candidacy activity and the looming deadline.
Woman Found Dead In Baltimore Home
In Baltimore on February 19, the body of 75 year old Mrs Anna Rebbel was found in her gas filled kitchen. Officers Kronthal and Poist said a note she left showed she misunderstood a government letter asking her to prove motherhood for an allowance linked to her son's service pay. The note to her daughter read I know I am his mother. The Canal Zone history note is mentioned.
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Baltimore
Anna Rebbel
Isadore Kronthal
Edward Poist
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