States Vote November 7 On Veterans Bonus Package
Three states Montana Oregon and West Virginia face November 7 ballots on veterans bonuses and related financing. Oregon includes bonuses up to 600 and higher farm loan limits. Montana proposes 22 million in bonds for about 55 000 GI's with monthly payments and a two cent cigarette tax to fund. West Virginia contemplates a 90 million bond plan with up to 400 for foreign duty and 300 for domestic duty funded by taxes on beer cigarettes sales or income. Additional measures touch loyalty laws in Maryland and Michigan and world federalism debates in Oklahoma and Florida.
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Newberry Store 31 Opens in 1922 Expansion Timeline
The J. J. Newberry Co. store in Hagerstown began in 1922 with 19 feet frontage and 385 feet of counter. Under district supervisor E. A. Newberry, later company president, it grew to 41 feet front and 849 feet counter in 1924. A 1945 expansion absorbed Peoples Clothing Store space, boosting front to 58 feet. Officials praise Hagerstown as a leading regional shopping center and cite plans for a completely new, enlarged modern store.
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Apple Week To Be Observed Here in Washington County
Washington County to observe National Apple Week from October 26 to November 4 with a series of events to spotlight apples. The Hagerstown committee will distribute apples at service clubs, hotels, the county hospital, and show windows, plus school programs and grocer displays.
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Pacific and Atlantic coast tides differ by 1.7 feet
Researchers report ocean levels vary between coasts with the Pacific coast running 1.7 feet higher than the Atlantic, based on measurements by Miller, Amos Reeder, D. Eldred Rinehart, James Smith, James W. Stone, and A. F. Vierheller.
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