Board Approves Uniform School Hours Proposal
The Board of Education accepted in part a PTA backed plan for uniform school hours citywide. All elementary grades will dismiss at noon and reconvene at 1 pm, with all grades dismissed at 3 pm, to improve traffic handling and reduce parental waiting times. The plan includes teachers staying longer after afternoon closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Washington County Council of
Parent-Teacher Associations
BWR
Board of Comity Commissioners
Ace Company
South Potomac
Clearspring
Williams- Bert
City Primary Plan Adopted by Sweeney and Council Members
Mayor Richard H. Sweeney and three council members signaled support for nominating Hagerstown's mayoral candidate by primary rather than convention. The majority favors the change and will send the proposal to the State Legislature, with other measures including a central purchasing bureau and municipal registration and filing fee rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. Sweeney
Hagerstown
Miller
Fridinger
Nigh
Bowman
Martin
W. Lee Elgin
Council
Wn Purnell Jackson Dies at 71 in Salisbury
Salisbury Md March 4 Funeral rites set for William Purnell Jackson Republican who served Maryland in the U S Senate from 1912 to 1914 and was State Treasurer in 1918 20 He died after a four day illness at 71 He led the Jackson Shirt and Lumber firms and headed the Peninsula General Hospital board He is survived by his widow and four children.
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Salisbury
William Purnell Jackson
Maryland
U. S. Senate
Hamilton P. Fox
Ashbury Methodist Church
Jackson
Senate
Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Isadore Rayner
William H. Jackson
Delaware Conference Academy
Dover
Del
Salisbury National Bank
Peninsula General Hospital
Jackson and Jackson Shirt Company
Jackson Lumber Company
Some Early History And Traditions Of Washington County
This article surveys Jonathan Hager, founder of Hagerstown Maryland, detailing his arrival, building of a dwelling in 1739 named Hager’s Fancy, and extensive land patents totaling 3030 acres by 1763. It notes his role as a captain in the Colonial Army, the 1762 public sale of the first lots, and his legislative service in 1771 and 1773 amid German settlement growth and frontier turmoil.
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Jonathan Hager
Hagerstown
Hager
Elizabeth Grischner
Kershmer
Rosina
Rosanna
Jonathan
Brightwell
David Hager
Maryland
Fort Duquesne
Antietam
Beaver
Mr. Hager
Jonathan Hater
Mand
Locust
Walnut Street
Church
Frederick County
Washington Street
Prince George’s
Frederick
Prince George's County
John Jones
Pennsylvania
Nathan Alexander
Isaac Baker
Conococheague
John Stull
Fredericktown
Stull
Stull’s Mill
Brederick County
Acceptance of Bid for Bridge Award Recommended
The State Roads Commission recommends awarding a 2,089,323 dollar contract for a new Potomac River bridge to Merritt Chapman and Scott Corporation of New York. The bid covers west abutment, approaches and 21 piers from Morgantown Maryland to Dahlgren Virginia. The recommendation awaits Public Works Administration approval before final awarding.
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Baltimore
State Roads Commission
Potomac River
Merritt Chapman and
Scott Corporation of
New York
Public Works Administration
PWA
Morgantown
Dahlgren
Spring Signs In Southern Maryland Rivers Fields
Leonardtown reports shad herring and rock running in area rivers as fishermen note catching activity. Farmers plow ahead and trees and early flowers show buds, signaling advancing spring in the community.
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Leonardtown
Maryland
Wilson College drive sparks memories and flirtations
A column on fashion and romance echoes past years at Wilson College. A former Mercersburg Academy inmate recalls campus schemes and courtship economics amid a seventieth anniversary fund drive for a new building. Property sales mirror community activity with two parcels auctioned for sums around $1,690 and $200.
Glove-Fit, Ready-Made Ska Covers Offer Sofa and Chair
Advertises glove fit and ready made ska covers for furniture. Prices listed include 468 for a sofa and 288 for a chair. Contact Pete for orders this week.
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Pete
Rome
Flag history including US standards and key dates
The article traces the evolution of the American flag from the Grand Union and the first Stars and Stripes to changes in 1795 and 1818. It notes flags used in major conflicts, Key’s role in Fort McHenry, and the 1846 adoption of the national standard. It mentions design variants, and offers free framed flag code from Morris Frock post during Americanism Week.
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Congress
Grand Union
Navy
Hopkins
Alfred
Continental Congress
John Paul Jones
France
Burgoyne
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Union
Tennessee
Ohio
Louisiana
Indiana
Mississippi
Mexico
Francis Scott Key
Madison
Dr. Beans
Minden
Fort McHenry
Key
Vermont
Kentucky
United States
Germany
Morris Frock
American Legion
Morris Frock Post
Salary Increase Bill Proposed by City Leader
Mayor W Lee Elgin stated he would seek state legislative action to raise municipal salaries. The plan would boost the Hagerstown mayor's pay from 1800 to 2500 dollars and councilmen's pay from 600 to 1000 dollars annually, despite lacking city council backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Lee Elgin
Hagerstown
Fire kills five children in Halifax house blaze
In Halifax last night a fire engulfed a dwelling housing two families and claimed five young lives. Police report several accessories were stolen from a parked automobile on Mt Aetna road, as William Lefever reported the loss yesterday.
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Halifax
N. S
Canadian Press
William ‘Lefever
View
Mt. Aetna Road
Appointments Made At County Commission Meeting
At yesterday afternoon's regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners a number of appointments were made. The appointees begin duties on April 9. Dr. Lloyd Hoffman was appointed physician to Washington County Jail. J. L. Snyder named Courthouse Janitor, Fra Carpenter janitor for the Courthouse Annex, and Charles Brezi inspector of weights and measures. Routine matters were addressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of County
Lloyd
Hoffman
Washiton County
J. L. Snyder
Fra. Carpenter
Couthouse
Charles Brezi
Sneak Thief Steals Pocketbook From Blackburn Home
A burglar entered the home of C. R. Blackburn in the 400 block of South Potomac Street late last night and took a pocketbook containing about five dollars. In other notes, Canada’s 1938 canned salmon production is estimated at 1,697,000 cases of 48 one-pound tins, up from 1,509,200 cases in 1937.
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C. R. Blackburn
Potomac Street
Canada
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Malden
Mass
Maine
Ernest W. Miller
R & G Dept. Store
Este
Vigo Manbecks
Lothrop Withington
Harvard
Withington
Wn. P. Jackson
U. S
Washington County
George T. Prather
Wilson
Wilgon College
Old Wilson
Goldilocks
Mercersburg Academy
Yesteryear
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Court House
J.C. Snyder
Smithsburg
Charles Clapper
M.lt
John Tramp
Robt. van de Graaff
Metin
Musey & Evans
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