13 Mar 1941
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1941
Page
1
The board of education and county commissioners outline a bond plan to finance a training center and Hancock addition. About 190000 dollars will be available by July 1 1441 and an additional 200 000 dollars later. The residue after training center and Hancock additions may be used for school building purposes at the board's discretion.
Clyde B. Holbraner, jailed for forgery in February 1940 and sentenced to three years by Judge Wagaman, files a habeas corpus petition in Baltimore seeking release from Maryland Penitentiary. He has pursued writs against Warden Patrick J. Brady and appeared in multiple Maryland courts. The report also notes a Greek hospital ship attacked by an Italian bomber and marks the 1912 Savannah meeting inaugurating the Girl Scout movement under Juliette Gordon Low.
The article notes President FDR asking for seven billion in state insurance and a plan to issue permits for safe fireworks. It reports legislative action slated for tomorrow with emphasis on conservation moves by Senator Louis N. Phipps and plans to abolish the Conservation Commission. Phipps proposes shifting oyster and tidewater fisheries to the Board of Public Works, potentially trimming the Conservation Department’s budget by about 100 thousand. The Senate committee on Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries will consider the resolution, while a separate conservation bill to create a natural resources board moves through the Governor’s committee. Speaker Lon Lon announced a March 21 deadline for new bill introductions with possible suspension rules.
The Maryland State Senate debated 62 new bills as the House passed 17 measures a session marked by a Potomac river oyster filibuster and lingering fights over judges pensions. Bills included a 2,060,000 surplus ceiling aimed at cutting bonded debt and lowering the tax rate if enacted.
Traffic safety officials report Washington County, Maryland, had no automobile fatalities in February 1941, part of a statewide trend where overall deaths rose. Baltimore City recorded 13 deaths in 13 crashes, with pedestrians accounting for ten. Prince George's County had nine deaths in eight crashes, while seven counties reported no fatalities.
Spanish Foreign Minister Ramon Serrano Suner declared Spain’s steadfast friendship with Germany and said both regimes pursue a more just Europe. He spoke at the opening of a German press exposition, asserting the firmness of Francoist ties and shared goals.
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