Newton Baker Hospital Tour Highlights VA Services for Veterans
Visitors toured the Martinsburg VA center learning about medical clinics including dental and ENT, physical therapy, corrective programs, and the chapel. The hospital houses 850 beds with 200 neuropsych, 350 TB, and 500 domiciliary patients, plus 56 apartments for staff. There is a strong need for more volunteer nurse aides.
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Veterans’ Hospital
Veterans Administration
Open House At Newton Baker Hospital Draws Many
Visitors from miles around toured the Veterans Administration Center in Newtown as part of an open house. About 1155 patients are cared for there with 34 women veterans from conflicts including the Spanish American War through World War I. The center employs 7000 staff and relies on 400 local volunteers weekly providing letters, shopping, nursing help, and other services for veterans.
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Hagerstown
Newton Baker Veterans Administration Center
Martinsburg Resture
Veterans’ Hospital
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Newton Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
Kenneth Eckstine
Newton Baker
Weberiin
Charles Town
Herryville
Winchester
Young Girl Hurt By Baseball Bat Incident
Patricia Ann Shank aged 10 of Route 3 was struck yesterday by a baseball bat and sustained a lacerated right eyebrow. She received six stitches at the hospital. Roger Allan Baker, 10, of 18 Elizabeth Street, had a forehead cut from a stone requiring three stitches. Carlos Edward Dunuhugh, one year old of 2236 Sunonit Avenue, was treated for a burned left hand.
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Patricia Ann Shank
Route 3
Roger Allan Baker
Elizabeth Street
Carlos Edward Dunahugh
Sunonit Avenue
Committee To Study Prisons In Maryland
Baltimore May 18 Judge Paul Mason of Criminal Court named a five man committee from the new grand jury to study Maryland prisons. He warned pinball machine operators face prison terms for payoffs as disorder recent elsewhere prompts stricter action. The committee will assess facilities personnel and administration across Maryland institutions.
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Paul Mason
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New Jersey
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Alumnus Of The Year Named For Bridgewater College
R Paul Smith president of Potomac Edison Company named Alumnus of the Year by Bridgewater College graduates. He entered Potomac Edison in 1909 after Blue Ridge College graduation and will speak at the May 31 alumni dinner. He serves on multiple boards and committees, including Hood College and Homewood Church boards.
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Potomac Edison Company
Bridgewater College
Virginia
Alumni Association
Rufus King
Smith
Potomac Edison System
Blue Ridge College
Bridgewater
Dalevala College
Homewood Church Home
Washington County Hospital
Hood College
Massanutten aAcademy
Clevier Smith Men's Bible
Christ Evangelical & Reformed
3000 Turkeys Die In Nearby Blaze
Three thousand turkeys destined for metro markets were killed in a fire that destroyed a large concrete dock building on the John Rice place in Green Village near Chambersburg yesterday morning. Estimated loss is $25,000. Mrs. Rice reported the fire at 6 a.m. after seeing smoke. Firemen from Chambersburg and Shippensburg fought the blaze, which had made headway before their arrival. The building was kept laminated overnight. There were no stove issues. hot water heating is used.
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John Rice
Green Village
Chambersburg
Rice
Shippensburg
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Washington University Medical School
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New York Stock Exchange
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New York
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Cohu & CO
Jonathan Street
Summit Avenue
Hecker & CO
Westinghouse
U.S.A
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Toy & Novelty Store
Potomac Street
Broadwater
United States
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Asaure
Saar
Sears
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Sfark & N
Potomac St
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Ackard
Jess Co
Easamatic
Kk Packard
Coston Motors
Hagerstown, Md
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