Pay Increase at Fairchild Aircraft Plant
Fairchild Aircraft in this city announced a pay raise for hourly shop workers averaging five cents per hour, plus an extra week's pay for workers with one year and half a week's pay for six months. The move, tied to defense production demands, follows Roosevelt’s call for unity and no vacations this year. The plant expansion on Middleburg Pike nears completion, with 2,000 employees in Hagerstown area and a new 114,000 square foot facility planned. Training planes for the Army and sales to foreign governments are noted.
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Fairchild Aircraft Corporation
F. al Galligan
Geiligan
Roosevelt
Office of Production Management
Fairchild Company
Br. Galligan
Middleburg Pike
Fairchild
Hagerstown
United States Army
Air Corps
Canada
Chili
West Point grads not required for most Army chiefs
A historical tally shows seven of the last fifteen U S army chiefs of staff were not West Point graduates. The pattern highlights diverse routes to top leadership within the service and references varied military and civilian education backgrounds guiding senior command appointments.
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U. S. Army
West Point
Board Hires New Washington County Teachers
Washington county public schools will add several new teachers this fall after a Board of Education meeting. Miriam Hoffman, University of Washington graduate, will lead music as supervisor replacing Helen Crahan, who died in an auto accident. Hoffman brings ten years of Baltimore County teaching experience. Appointments for Evangeline Dyer Frances Cushwa John L Carnochan Sarah Hollyday Martha Schnebly Frances Gower D M Snodderly Esther Gross Louella Schindel Ruth Cahill Geraldine Highbarger and Virginia Shaver were announced with school placements to be announced later.
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Washington County
Board of Education
Benjamin Willis
Miriam Hoffman
University of Washington
Helen Crahan
Hoffman
University of California, Eastman School of Music
Rochester
N. C
Columbia University
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Baltimore
D. M. Snodderly
Esther Gross
Louella Schindel
Ruth Cahill
Geraldine Highbarger
Virginia Shaver
Counterfeit Coins Seen in Hagerstown Quarters
Police report counterfeit aluminum quarters circulating in Hagerstown last night. The notes describe imitation 25 cent pieces making the rounds and warn residents to inspect coins carefully.
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Hagerstown
Counterfeit Quarters Warned to Watch Circulation
Circulation has begun with warnings issued to merchants and citizens to beware. The counterfeit quarters are lighter than real silver coins and show a shiny surface, prompting heightened scrutiny in daily transactions.
Farmers meeting and film shown at Hancock program
At Warfordsburg High School on Wednesday evening July 30 Southern States Cooperative members will hear H B Extine preside over an open discussion on improving cooperative usefulness to agriculture. L O Brumback reviews the year's program and patronage dividends. John D Leatherman conducts Information Please. Palmer Hess leads group singing. Morgan County Ridge Runners perform music. committee chairs are listed. a social period includes contests and refreshments. In Baltimore, Crown Cork and Seal Co reports first commercial gun mounts for the 80 caliber anti aircraft gun meet specs, with mass shipments expected in two weeks and an $5,000,000 backlog noted. War Department announces a large third order worth $2,723,928.
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Dad Brown
Southern States Cooperative
Hancock
Warfordsburg High School
Warfordsburg
H. B. Extine
L. O. Brumback
Winchester
Co- Operative
John D. Leatherman
Palmer Hess
Morgan County Ridge Ronners
Walter Palmer
G. Morse
Ray W. Morse
Dott
Chester Greek
Southern States
Hays Hexline
Chester E. Creek
Jerry A. Baer
Watfordsburg
Charles Gienger
Amaranth
Emory G. Have
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Army
Albert S. Branson
U.S. Ordnance
Crown Cork and Seat Company
Branson
Rock Island
D. B. Stone
Crown Plant
Irm
War Department
An Easy Way To Beautify Linens Pattern 6588
Colorful roses in sinsie outline stitch quickly embroidered on sheets pillow cases and scarfs. Add crocheted edging if you like. Pattern 6588 includes transfer motif 71-2 by 12 1 2 inches directions for edging illustrations of stitches materials needed. Send ten cents to Nath Mail Household Arts Pen 259 W 4th Street New York NY with name address and pattern number.
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Cain
Nath Mail Household Arts
New York
N.Y
Horoscope for Leo: conflicts and opportunities ahead
The 1941 Horoscope notes Leo traits and a day-by-day outlook. It cites Sun rulership, Sunday luck, and orange as a lucky color, forecasting upheavals in labor, defense employment, and national efforts. It warns of sabotage risks next month and expects notable events for those born under Leo.
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Leo
Great Britain
United States
Mars
Pacific Ocean
Defense Bond and Savings Stamps Policy Explained
A savings plan note clarifies that stamps alone do not become a bond. Children are urged to buy Savings Stamps to earn a Roll of Honor credit for America. To purchase Defensa Bonds and Stamps, visit a post office or bank or write to the U.S. Treasurer in Washington, D C.
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America
United States
Washington, D. C
Local Man Trains in Coast Artillery
Earl G. Hamburg of Jefferson Street has been assigned to the 210th Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft regiment, now training at Fort Sheridan Illinois. He previously completed recruit training at Fort Eustis Virginia. At the fort near Lake Michigan he can use tennis courts beaches softball diamonds a golf driving range and a boxing ring.
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Earl G. Hamburg
Jefferson Street
210Th Coast Artillery
Fort Sheridan
Hamburg
Fort Eustis
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Famine Fears in German-Conquered Greece Say U S Minister
Predicts famine in German-occupied Greece upon return to New York U S minister to Greece Lincoln MacVeagh warns that Germans face scarcity as Berlin views the war with apathy and grows anxious over intensified British air raids.
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Lincoln MacVeagh
U. S
Greece
New York
Gerviens
Berlin
Witnesses testify before Baltimore Grand Jury in probe
Baltimore witnesses testified before the Baltimore Grand Jury for the first time today. Special investigators funded by State's Attorney J Bernard Wells and the Board of Public Works aided the Legislative Investigation. Separately, Bloomfield Indiana reported 26 injured when an automobile plowed into a crowd at an outdoor movie.
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Baltimore
J. Bernard Wells
Board of Public Works
Bloomfield
Ind
Charles Blanton
Lyons
Main Street
Two Bodies Found in the Chesapeake Bay
Fishermen found two bodies in Chesapeake Bay, tentatively identified as Mrs. Jay Pettibone of Westminster Maryland and Joseph Freedman of Baltimore. Pettibone drowned after falling from a power boat, her husband nearly drowning while trying to reach shore. Freedman, a taxi owner, drowned while attempting to rescue Pettibone. he leaves a wife and one child.
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Baltimore
Polig
Chesapeake Bay
Jay Pettibone
Westminster
Joseph Freedman
Pettbone
Fort Howard
Huband
Freedman
Companion
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