Ship to be named City of Hagerstown by city resolution
The Mayor and Council adopted a resolution asking that a Liberty ship under construction at the Bethlehem Fairfield yard be named City of Hagerstown. The measure, sent to the Maritime Commission Naming Committee and yard superintendent J. M. Willis, cites Hagerstown as a leading state city with strong war production in building materials and equipment. Councilman Claude M. Potter introduced the resolution. The council also authorized Joseph Reynolds to transfer the Hagerstown Golf Club lease on Harry Martin, longtime club manager, with the city owning part of the course. A note on fraud detection mentions X-rays revealing hidden defects in painted surfaces.
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Bethelem-Fairfield
Hagerstown
Maritime Commission
J. M. Willis
Claude M. Potterfield
Josph Reynolds
Vacation Issue Referred To Board Of Street Committee
The matter of vacations or a week's additional pay for street department workers was referred back to the Board of Street Committee for consideration. The note indicates the issue will be reviewed again by officials responsible for street operations and employee compensation.
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Board of
Street Com
City council weighs street department vacation plan
Mayor Richard Sweeney deferred the proposal to the Street Commissioner board after Councilman J G Hellane raised the issue. The council previously favored employee vacations but now worries late-season work stoppage. a week's pay option was suggested while City Attorney Edward Oswald is to seek a legal opinion.
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J. G. Hellane
Richard Sweeney
Edward Oswald
Lady Sewage Expert Wins High Renown
AP Newsfeature profiles Gladys Swope, a chemist poised to tackle pulp and paper waste pollution. Her work fronts two aims: remove color from streams and reduce oxygen depletion, while advancing waste utilization as she prepares for a Mellon Institute fellowship.
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Adtlaide
KERR
AP Newsfeature
Gladys Swope
Miss Swope
America
North Shore Sanitary District
Waukegan
Lake Michigan
North Shore
Mellon Institute
Pittsburgh
Swope i
Littie
Municipal Band Plans Winter Radio Concerts and Parades
The Hagerstown Municipal Band and its 30 plus members in military service prepare for a winter schedule featuring radio broadcasts and parades. Dr. Peter Buys aims to strengthen the ensemble during rehearsals while arranging monthly radio programs and visits to Gaker Hospital to entertain wounded veterans. Letters and Christmas remembrances are being sent to deployed bandsmen.
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Hagerstown
Newton Dot Hospital
Martinsburg
Armed Services
Peter Buys
Gaker Hospital
Fragmentary remark on ancient pottery craft
A brief line notes pottery as one of the oldest forms of human industry, reflecting its long history and enduring significance in human craft.
Governor Opposes Employee Increase in State Budget
In Annapolis Maryland Governor O'Covor issued a statement opposing raises for state employees. He signaled reductions in requested appropriations would occur before the budget is sent to the Legislature. The decisions followed a review with Budget Director Walter Man regarding police and other departmental requests.
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O'Covor
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