Scout campaign totals and regional drive results reported
Officials praised Scout leaders and workers for a fundraising drive that raised significant amounts across area towns. Campaign totals included Trib Troop allocations and town by town receipts, with Mercersburg at 160.25 and a combined area total of 727.45. A Baltimore convention was called to elect a co adjutant bishop if authorized.
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Amilton
Dette Leiter
Trenchy
Paign
Ceme
Jin
Robert Garden
Eothers
Leiter
C. B.melton
Charles Lyoi
Pibueity
Hegeretown
Hamilton
Sidney
Bradford
Bi- Stuka
Edward Summers
Arline Ziegler
Charles Liver
K. Pools
Willis
Jack Casper
Hancock
Ross ‘Copley
Earl Stoner
Dr. Grove
Mer ‘Cerkburg
Eric Simmers
Geo. Scheck
Paul Ridenour
Robert Carder
Wil- Mamieport
Clearspring
Funkstown
Smithsburg
Boonsboro
Mercersburg
Surprise Move Passes Budget In State Senate Clash
State Senate suspends rules to approve a budget with Welfare cuts and staff reductions. Amendments cut 775,000 from House increases, reduce teletype funds for 18 troopers, and target legislative council funding. Dissenters warn the plan is political while Governor O Conor eyes bond-rate tweaks and a wave of Administration bills.
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O'Conor
House
Thomas F. Johnson
Worcester
Wilmer Cronin
Barford
Welfare Department
Legislative Council
Wilmer Carter
D-Sr@ Balto
Wilmer Fell Davis
R-Caroline
Henry Shipley
Rcarrol
Joseph A.wilmer
Rcharlies
Carney
Senate
Davis
Cecil
Squier
I- Cecil
Maryland
General Assembly
Prohibition
Court of Appeals
Caeil C. Squier
Judicial Proceedings Committee
Humphrey Wolfe
D. Howard
Wolfe
James Lindsay
Baltimore County
O’conor
Sreworks
Messure
Committee to Approve Bill Today Amid Defense Spending Details
The House approved a 4.073 billion supplemental defense appropriation with totals reaching 10.074 billion when including contracts and estimates since Germany’s invasion. An amendment to bar sending materials abroad failed, as House members argued over British aid law scope. The air corps raised pilot training goals from 12,090 to 10,008 annually.
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Ztom
House
Rap Woodrum
D-a
Germany
Air Corps Bay
Strike Called At Hosiery Mill In Martinsburg WV
In Martinsburg West Virginia AFL Hosiery Workers Union ordered a 430 AM strike at Interwor es Stocking Company plant the citys largest employer About 1500 workers were affected Local union president Caldwell said the union would not accept the contract terms including a 20 percent wage increase and changes The mass meeting approved the action Pickets to be used and prosecutor Clarence E Martin Jr of Berkeley County and State Police Sergeant Joy Hore notified
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Martinsburg
W. Va
AFL Hosiery Workers Union
Interwores Stocking Company
Caldwell
Noticd
Waa
Clarence E. Martin Jr
Berkeley County
Joy Hore
French Send Troops to Indo China Aboard Desirade
The French passenger ship Desirade arrived with 200 native troops and 100 French officers, plus equipment from France. More troops and ships were expected, though officials denied three warships would reach the area. Separately, a Maryland bill to abolish common law riot and unlawful assembly in labor disputes was introduced by Delegates Dick and Reed.
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Salgox
Indo-China
Desirade
France
Annapolis
Assembly
House
J. Milton Dick
Allegany
Lester B. Reed
Local farm market prices for Wheat to Spinach
Furnished by Kitne Brea local prices paid producers list cash prices for Wheat at mill 1.05 per bushel and various farm staples. Butter 28 cents per pound, eggs 46 cents per dozen, lard 56 cents per pound, potatoes No 1 bushel priced, onions radishes and squash listed with small unit prices. Several items include gibberish fillers but key values center on common farm products and produce.
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Kitne Brea
Benavals
Bickeng
Yugoslav revolt tests Axis pact and cabinet crisis
Yugoslav leaders debate Axis demands as Premier Cvetkovic searches for substitute ministers after Serb cabinet members refuse to cede to Germany. High military council meets in secret as factions argue over a potential alignment with Germany. Cubrilovic blasts the war minister’s stance while Serb troops in provinces sing World War songs and Belgrade students honor Britain with Tipperary.
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Greece
Zivojin Balugdzie
Berlin
Cvetkovic
Pas Ossitie
Germany
Yugoslav High Military Council
Staf
Tower
Renk
Fle
Branko Cubrilovic
Petar Pesicin
Yugoslavia
Cubrilovic
Utile’ Strbie
Britain
Prince Paul
Belgrade
Tipperary
No Extension Of Time For Plates In Maryland
Baltimore March 22 There will be no extension of the period for 1949 automobile license plates said by Commissioner VW Lee Elgin Motor Vehicles He urged motorists to purchase 1941 tags by March 31 or face disappointment He noted only about half of expected tags have been issued and Maryland offices will open 9 am to 4 pm on Maryland Day March 25 for tag purchases by mail paying taxes and sending the form with money order or check plus ten cents postage to receive tags promptly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Motor Vehicles
Lee Elgin
Elgin
Commission
Maryland
Heavy Sentences In Perjury Cases
In Salisbury Maryland Circuit Court William L Methvin of Westover received five years in Maryland Penitentiary for subordination of perjury regarding a 10000 automobile damage claim. William H Ross of New Church Virginia got five years and Lundgren of Crisfield two and a half years for perjury. Lundgren testified for the State. Rose testified falsely in Methvin’s damage suit against Stevens Tea Cream Company. Methvin’s son Charles was killed in a car collision with a Stevens truck. Weston, 84, prominent Tampa firefighter, dies in Miami hospital after long illness.
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Undgren
Crisfield
Lundgren
Rose
Methvin
Stevens Tee Cream Company
Charles
Squatter problem in House office building raised by Knutson
Rep Knutson of Minnesota told the House of a squatter problem in the Capitol complex noting Kent Keller ousted but still occupying quarters. He proposed actions to improve Keller comfort including a cafeteria or Turkish bath with masseuse and a hostess with decisions for the Appropriations Committee.
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Washington
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Kent Keller
Ilinois
Keller
Congress Split On Seaway Plan
Roosevelt presents a Canadian American seaway project to Congress to link the Great Lakes to the Atlantic via the St. Lawrence. The plan, costed at about 266 million dollars for the rapid section, faces opposition but is expected to win approval. Canada has already spent 130 million on related works. Opponents warn of high cost and defense vulnerabilities impacting rail traffic, predicting completion by 1945 or later.
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Washington
St. Lawrence Rivers
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Administration
Canada
St. Lawrence River
United States
Welland Canal
Lake Ontario
Lake Erie
Creat Lakes
Roanoke
St. Lawrence’ Waterway
Norfolk and Western Railway
Trafic
Caal
Sidney F. Small
Virginia Railway Association
Local Draft Board Quotas Announced in Washington County
Local draft quotas for Washington county are listed by board. Board No. 1 in Hagerstown calls 40 men for April 11 and 38 men for April 15, while Board No. 2 schedules 15 men for April 15 and 48 men for April 17. Baltimore City will supply 4537 men and the counties 332 for the April 11 to April 3 period. Only white men were included in the call. A separate item notes a rail derailment near Keysville and Drakes Branch with 23 cars derailed, no injuries reported, train bound from Richmond to Danville.
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Washington County
City of Haegerstown
Baltimore City
Richmond, Va
Southern Railroad
Keysville
Drakes Branch
Richmond
Danville
Rural Workers Urged To Enroll In County Defense Jobs
Brewar J. Stouffer of the Maryland State Employment Service urges rural residents of Washington County to register for job matching as national defense needs grow. The drive aims to connect farm workers with industrial roles and keep employed workers available for openings in defense industries. Registration is not encouraged for workers in aviation related crafts. events happen March 22 at multiple locations including Hazerstown Hancock Boonshore Williamsport.
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Brewar J. Stouffer
Washington County
Maryland State Employment Service
Stouffer
East Washington Street
Hazerstown
American Legion
Hancock
Boonshore
Williamsport
Georgia Flustered Over Too Many Times
Georgia faced time confusion after Governor Eugene Talmdge signed a bill making Eastern Standard Time official. Legislators approved the measure and the governor inked it at 9:35 a.m. local time, prompting instant public scrambling as the state shifted to a single time standard and the western third misread the hour.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Husese Talmadge
Talmagee
Gene
Soldiers And Sailors Receive Best Sellers
The Gideon Society is sending Ethlas pocket editions to the Army Navy and training camps. Five thousand a day with 512 pages bound in washable leather will fit in tunic pockets. Special copies with President Roosevelt’s name in gold have been given to the commander in chief.
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Philadelphia
Armed Services of
United States
Gideon Society
Army
Navy
Hawaii
Roosevelt
Army and Navy
Chaplain Corps of
Lockheed Plant On War Footing Declared
Lockheed Aircraft Corp President Robert E Gross announced in Burbank on March 22 that the plant is placed on war footing after the Lend Lease Bill and Roosevelt speech. He urged employees to be in deadly earnest and warned that loitering and slackness have no place in the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank, Galit
Robert E. Gross
Lockheed Aircraft ‘Corp. Vn
Roosevelt
Gross
Lockheed
Ambulance Chasers to Return for Benefit Show
The Hagerstown High School auditorium hosted Ambulance Chasers raising over 200 dollars for Bun Dies for Britain to buy an ambulance. Repeats are planned Thursday and Friday at South Potomac Street Junior High School directed by Mrs. Hay Schoen. Benny Goodman previously played All Through My Life with James McGuilin as composer.
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Hagerstown High School
Britain
South Potomac Street Junior High School
Hay Schoen
Said Toay
James McGuilin
West’ Franklin Street
Benny Goodman
York, Pa
Goodman
South Potomac Street
Mad Hatters
Frederick
Elk Neck development chief visits Hagerstown area
George Schindel, project superintendent at Elk Neck near Elkton Maryland, visited Hagerstown over the weekend. He has worked at Elk Neck for some time, a 4000 acre site with ongoing improvements, after prior roles at Fort Frederick and the George Washington Monument State Park Boonsboro. A man, D R Wolf 47 Balmont Hotel, was treated for head injuries after an alleged street altercation on West Franklin Street and was told to file a warrant for his assailant.
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George Schindel
Elk Neck
Elkton
Hagerstown
Schindel
Fort Frederick
George Washington Monument
Boonsboro
D. R. Wolf
Balmont Hotel
Washington County Hospital
West Frankin Street
Wolf
Striving to End Strike News From Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on March 22, 2, federal conciliation chief Harry C. Malcolm urged continued talks to end the Harvill Aircraft Diacasting strike. Company and union representatives, along with government officials, were recalled after daylong sessions. Malcolm declined to discuss progress. Lockheed's Robert Gross warned workers to stay on war footing as Lease-Lend and Roosevelt’s address push defense production.
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Los Angeles
Harvill Aircraft Diacasting Corp
Harry C. Malcolm
Malcolm
Robert. Gross
Lockheed Aircraft
Har
Roosevelt
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Enet
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Rogerstern
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Bugs
Steves L. Keller Garver
Mar
Phono
Rudy
Hamilton Gorner
Community Finance Service Inc
W. Washington St
State Senate
Harry
Myers
North Potomac Street
Gordon
Bentz and Dunn
Beanee al Com
Turfman Gies
Miami
Fla
al G. Weston
Barthmore Tirfman
St. Lawrence
Bank
Schindel, Rohrer & Co
Sherwin - Williams
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Scottawn
R. D. McKee
Harvill
Wurlitzer York Weaver
Chickering
Summit Ave
Rogers Jewelry Co
West Washington
Municipal Electric
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