Teachers To Get Increase Soon In Washington County
Superintendent Benjamin Willis states January payrolls will reflect a new 300 to 400 yearly raise based on training and experience. County aims to clear the North Street site for a new brick two story school with gymnasium auditorium cafeteria and ten classrooms to serve colored pupils, with bids expected around March 15 once plans progress.
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Washington County
Board of Education
Benjamin Willis
Board of County Commissioners
Maryland
North Street
Willis
Hagerstown
Washington Street
Support of a General State Sales Tax Sought
The Board of County Commissioners seeks statewide support for a general Maryland sales tax. A meeting of Har ford Prince Georges and Wash ington counties occurs today as a precursor to a broader Eastern and Western Shore gathering in Annapolis next month. Letters were sent to all Maryland county boards asking their views on the plan to fund school construction bonds and related spending.
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Board of County Commissioners
Harford
Prince Georges
Washington
Western Shore
Annapolis
Boards of County Commissioners
Maryland
Congressman Brown To Speak At Lincoln Banquet
Congressman Clarence J. Brown of Ohio will be the featured speaker at the annual Lincoln Banquet on February 13 at the Mason Temple. Clarence W. Bldridge, banquet general chairman, announced the event with Herman L. Mills presiding. Tickets are on sale from local officials and listed distributors.
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Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Lincoln
Clarence Wbldridge
Masonic Temple
Herman L. Mills
Men's
Republican Club
Washington County
Joseph M. Hoffman
Kelier Shank
Clarence V. Eldridge
J. R
Son Born Enroute To The Hospital In Waynesboro
A son was born yesterday morning to Mrs. Martin Flaugher of Caseade while she was being rushed to Waynesboro Hospital. Mrs. Paul Wade drove the car and stopped in Wayne Heights. The birth occurred at 8:40 a.m. before hospital staff could arrive. both mother and son were reported well by hospital attaches.
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Martin Flaugher
Caseade
Waynesboro Hospital
Paul Wade
Wayne Heights
Edith Melville
In Memoriam Reecher Holten Reecher
In loving memory notices for Mabel Reecher Doshn M Holton and Mrs Mabel E Reecher mark anniversaries of their deaths on January 30. Wording expresses enduring grief, family devotion, and belief their memories remain in hearts.
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Reecher—I
Mabel
Levering and Crosby Elected to Blue Cross Board
Edward W. Levering Jr of United States Fidelity and Guaranty and Dr Edwin L Crosby of Johns Hopkins Hospital were chosen for the Board of Directors of the Associated Hospital Service of Baltimore. A new Maryland Blue Cross name was adopted and enrollments reached 433 284 by year end 1946 with 100 000 joining last year. The fourth Maryland resident is now a Blue Cross member.
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Edward W. Levering, Jr
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Edwin L. Crosby
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Associated Hospital Service of Baltimore, Inc
Line Cross
Maryland
Blue Cross
Maryland Hospital Service
Maryland Blue Cross
County Leads State With Modern Farms In Maryland
Washington county farms lead the state with advanced utilities. County Agent Mark Miller notes 2,446 farms, 1,760 with electrical service, 1,945 within a quarter mile of a power line, 1,868 with telephone service, and 88 with running water. Frederick Baltimore and Carroll have more farms, yet Washington county tops in modern facilities.
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Washington County
Maryland
Mark Miller
Miller
Frederick
Baltimore
Carroll
Officer Will Aid Reserve Campaign Opens Recruiting
Lieut. Joseph S. Eliott Jr. is expected to arrive next week to lead a 250 man Navy Reserve recruiting drive in this section. Chief KR O Brown says enlistment in the inactive reserve precedes an organized reserve and outlines weekly pay from 2.59 to 10 dollars with training and a possible two week cruise each year.
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Joseph S. Eliott Jr
Organized Navy Reserve
Navy
City Hall
KR. O. Brown
Untitled fragment on service and age ranges
A fragmented note outlines pension or eligibility ranges: those with no previous service are 17 to 15 percent and 30 to 40, while men with previous service can reach age or over.
Coast Guard Offers Aviation Radio School
Lieut EF Allen of the Fifth Coast Guard District announced the Coast Guard will train seventy five radio men every six weeks for aviation radioman ratings. Open to radiomen in the district, candidates go to the San Diego aviation radio school for advanced radio and flight training. Apply now with the Coast Guard Recruiting Officer in Baltimore.
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EF Allen
Fifth Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Coast Guard Aviation Radio School
San Diego
Calif
Navy
Coast Guard Radio
Aviation Radio School
Post Office
Baltimore
Grinning thieves return to rob Rumack's clothing store
A pair of smiling criminals robbed David Rumack's clothing store taking requested amount and 11. They returned ten days later to greet the proprietor with a cheerful line and stole more before promising to return.
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Chicago
David Rumack
Warsaw Housing Crisis In Cellar Dwellings Revealed
War ruined Warsaw faces severe housing strain with 60 workers from local building trades living in cellars of the former French embassy. A massive power hoe can excavate 400 feet of trenching per hour, illustrating escalating reconstruction demands.
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Warsaw
Study Urged Of State Budget System Reforms
Baltimore on January 29. The commission on governmental efficiency and economy calls for an early overhaul of the state appropriation system due to rising costs. As a first step, it urged the General Assembly to order a comprehensive study of the budgetary system.
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Baltimore
Commission On
General Assembly
Taxation report cites Sherbow Commission recommendations
A 1949 session basis is drawn from a commission report urging enactment of the Sherbow Commission's taxation recommendations. The document outlines policy steps and emphasizes aligning state laws with the commission's tax reform proposals.
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Emia
Downey Bros
Washington St
Danzer Metal Works Company
Milly’s Clearance Sale
Supreme Concrete Blocks Products Co
Fhotie
Congressman Brown
Memoriam
Adv
Ady
Levering
Dr. Crosby
Bible’s Liquor Store
West Church Street
the New Cleaners
OSE
Public Square
Pat
Aviation Radio
Ha~merstown
Radx
Rexall
J. Ralph Fiery
Wall Paper
W. Franklin Street
persHioe
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City, N.Y
Zettler
Cloverdale Spring Company
Newville
McCrory
CIA
South Potomac Street
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