Chief Fund Still Short Of Goal At Hagerstown Meeting
The Operation Chief campaign remains 27,389 dollars shy of its 200,000 dollar goal as members of the Hagerstown Washington County Industrial Foundation reported at the first annual meeting. Nine directors were elected with Lane as president and Nichols as treasurer. Total pledges stood at 172,611 with 44,802.83 cash collected. The drive aims to fund a 1,000,000 square foot facility north of Hagerstown.
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Hagerstown - Washington County Industrial Foundation
Chamber of Commerce
William Preston Lane Jr
Isi
J. H. Carmichael
A. Leroy Nichols
Richard Grumbacher
D. E. Stultz
George Hawbaker
Economic Development Commission
George H. Smith
Roy Danzer Jr
Fred R. Fibin
Hancock
Nichols
Ellsworth RK
Roulette
Community Fund
Se Nichols
Lane
Ing
David Contributed
W. Byron
Mack Denies New Jersey Breach Of Faith Charge
New Jersey officials accuse Mack of an utter breach of faith after the Plainfield plant move toward Maryland. Salvatore Bantempo says Mack officials promised to help find a New Jersey site, but Mack contends no obligation existed. Johnson asserts no implied commitment to keep the company in state.
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Trenton
N.J
Mack
Salvatore A. Bantempo
Plainfield
Hagerstown
Christian A. Johnson
Johnson
Sov
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Bontempo
Ammavec
Brockway
Cortland
N.Y
Meg
Tomac Avenue
Maria Samois
inter-Potomac Avenue
Plans Listed For Carnival At Byron Park
Plans for Williamsport American Legion Post 302 carnival in Byron Memorial Park run Monday July 4 through Saturday July 9. Scotland Rides ferris wheel and merry-go-round will headline, with booths and Legion auxiliary eating stand. Nightly entertainment features Williamsport High School bands and Harmony Band, plus other acts. Ample parking available at the park.
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Potomac Post No. 302
American Legion
Williamsport
Byron Memorial Park
Scotland
The
Legion Auxiliary
Williamsport High School
Harmony Band
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Seek Higher Rates in Maryland
Blue Cross and Blue Shield ask Maryland officials to approve rate hikes from 13.3 to 33.4 percent starting Oct 1. Proposed increases affect individual and family plans across group and non-group coverages, with new benefits like X-ray coverage for non-admitted patients. R.H. Dabney urged annual reviews of subscription rates, noting a need for possible further increases next year. Harry Keedy Jr. heads the plans in Washington County.
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Baltimore
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Maryland
Weepemee
R.H. Dabney
I Services
Insurance Department
Harry Keedy Jr
Washington County
E. Antietam St
Wish Fulfilled as Bridge Opens for Funeral Procession
An elderly widow's dream of traveling the new highway near Greencastle became a posthumous reality when Pennsylvania officials temporarily opened a recently completed Route 11 bridge south of Greencastle for her funeral procession. The bridge connects with Interstate 81, not yet open to traffic, and State Police provided an escort for Mrs. Mason Brumbaugh, who died Sunday and was buried at Rest Haven Cemetery.
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Pennsylvania
Greencastle
Mason J. Brumbaugh
No Decision On Charge In Frederick Case
Magistrate Edward J D Storm held open his decision in Frederick on a charge of driving on a revoked license against Elmer Seipler of Hagerstown. Seipler pleaded not guilty claiming notification of the revocation never reached him. The magistrate said he will review revocation policies before deciding.
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Edward JD. Storm
Frederick
Elmer Seipler
Hagerstown
Hagerstonian Urges Reading Reform at Education Board
Stephen W. Owen, a former Hagerstown resident and Pasadena high school teacher, urged a change in teaching reading using phonics. He told a Hermes group that reading failures stem from student disinterest, not teacher dedication, and defined phonics as speech sound science. Owen, son of Mrs. Clarence W. Owen, is Susquehanna University graduate with a USC master’s in education.
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Hagerstown
Stephen W. Owen
Hermosa Calif
Board of Education
Owen
Citizens
Hermosa
Clarence W. Owen
Oak Hill Ave
S. W. Owen
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Susquehanna Univeristy
University of Southern California
Pasadena
Calif
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