Fairchild workers win cash awards for wartime ideas
Forty two Fairchild Aircraft Division employees received cash prizes at a semi annual Grand Award ceremony in Plant 2 cafeteria. Prizes included 200, 100, and 50 bonds awarded to Harry C. Wilson Arthur F. Kno cie and Richard E. Miller. Omar Slick received honorable mention and other workers earned monthly awards. The program highlighted patriotism and a long running suggestion system with 2863 ideas submitted since February 1942 and 831 approved for implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Plant 2
Samuel A. Angotti
Paul Zell
J. T. Semans
AAF
Stewart Paxton
Fairchild
Sherman Snodderly
CIO
Frizzell
Snodderly
Harry C. Wilson
Plant 1
Park Place
Wilson
Arthur F. Knocie
West Antietam Street
National War Production Board
Washington
Richard E. Miller
France
Omar R. Slick
Plant 4
Suicks
Madison Avenue
Church Meeting Concludes Southeast Brethren Conference
A three day regional conference of the Southeastern Region of the Church of the Brethren ended with a general session led by youth in the local church. Dr Desmond W Bittinger delivered a final address on modern belief. 516 delegates from 133 churches attended. Findings urged changes in Christian education and opposed war as sin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
Desmond W. Bittinger
the Gospel Messenger
Church School
Raymond R. Peters
Board of Christian Education
Council of Boards
Paul Minnich Robinson
Southeastern Regional Council of Beards
Technicians For Hospitals Needed in Army Posts
Major L W Tipton of the Maryland Council of Defense urged recruiting 22 500 hospital technicians for Army hospitals. He called for women aged 20 to 49 with no dependents, high school graduates, to join WACs after a 12 week Hot Springs Ark training. Interviews planned in this city to follow committee formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Tipton
Maryland Council of Defense
City Hall
Tipton
C. J. Mobley
WAC
Hot Springs
Ark
Refinancing Plan Endorsed by Potomac Edison Board
The Potomac Edison Company boards in Frederick unanimously endorsed a tentative refinancing plan for the first mortgage bonds, excluding certain preferred stocks, with officers to file applications to federal and state regulators and a two week follow up meeting for approval. Total outstanding bonds amount to about 16.98 million, with 6 million coupons at 4.15 percent and callable at 107, and 11.98 million at 5 percent callable at 105. New bonds could sell at a premium with 3 to 4.35 percent interest, aiming to save taxes if operative before year end. President Smith noted increased generating output and lines expansion, with 2,000 new customers last year and 100 miles of line added this year.
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Potomac Edison Company
Frederick
Smith
R. Paul Smith
Republic Service Company
Virginia
Potomac Edison
Washington County
Robert J. Foltz
Henry Molzaptel, Jr
F. MacDonald
William C. Mangans
M. P Moller, Jr
D. Ramacciotti
D. EB. Stultz
Eric C. Summers
Walter Dd. Willson
City Workers Align with AFL at Local 799 Meeting
At Carpenter's Hall Local 799 of city workers from light street and sewerage departments voted to affiliate with the Maryland and District of Columbia Federation of Labor. About 60 members attended as E. W. Butler and Lester Lausbaugh spoke. President J. J Weiderhold presided.
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State
County and Municipa
Carpenter's Halls
Light
Maryland and District of Columbia Federation of Labor
E. W. Butler
Lester Lausbaugh
A.F. of L
J. J Weiderhold
Youth Injured In Auto Crash Near Smithsburg
Richard G. Bachtell sustained cuts when his car collided with a truck on the Smithsburg Route 2 near Ring Zoll. The vehicle rear ended the truck after its lights failed. Bachtell’s car was badly damaged. Charice W. Baker posted collateral for a hearing.
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Richard Guy D Bachtell
J. A. Bachtell
Smithsburg
Collsion
Smithsburge-Warnesboro
Ring Zoll
Clever Reynolds
Charice W. Baker
Waynesboro
Baker
Countians Fined In Federal Court
Two Washington county residents were fined 100 dollars plus costs in Baltimore Federal Court for sugar ration violations. Charles H. Clarke Jr. of Sharpsburg, a former Interstate League player, admitted buying 1600 pounds of sugar with counterfeit stamps and reselling it. sentence deferred pending Myers trial. Herbert Bryan of Dry Run admitted using about 40 sugar stamps. Weaver A. Moser of Boonsboro admitted buying 900 pounds. Bryan and Moser fined 100 each. Charles R. Pound of Boonsboro not arraigned. Prosecutors asked deferral for Clarke until Myers trial, noting Clarke could testify.
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Washington County
Baltimore
Charles H. Clarke, Jr
Sharpsburg
Lancaster Cru
Interstate League
Howard Myers
Dargan
Herbert Bryan
Weaver A. Moser
Boonsboro
Clarke
Bryan
Moser
Charles R. Pound
W. Calvin Chesnut
Myers
Roy Acuff to Perform at Manichael Stadium Thursday
Roy Acuff and the Smoky Mountain Boys headline a Thursday appearance at Manichael Stadium west Tuesday night with Saddle Pal Recéutlw. Acuff, rising from Tennessee roots, charts a path from music to potential gubernatorial bid amid extensive publicity and a vast media footprint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garars
Nee Ase
Roy Acuff
Smoky Mountain Boys
Rachel
Oswald Pap
Jess and
Tommy
Roy Acutt
Manichael Stadium
Buel
Moy
Tennessee
Musc
Acuff
Union County
Maynardville
Tenn
WSM
National Broadcasting Company
Smoky Mountain Minstrel
Five Pass Exams For Air Service
Five young men from Hagerstown and the county passed mental examinations for the Army Air Forces yesterday. They will travel to Baltimore next week for physical tests and be sworn in. Names include Kenneth M. Evans Donald F. Wolford Everett J. Morris and Kenneth T. Summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Army Air Forces
Baltimore
Swort
Tech
Clarence Bighn
Western Maryland
Kenneth M. Evans
Donald F. Wolford
Everett J. Morris
Kenneth T. Summers
Haserstown
Tindbergh
Bien
Washington County
Air Corps
Baruch Urges Wider Unemployment Program Postwar
Baruch urged broader postwar unemployment compensation as Congress prepares a joint committee to merge differing Senate and House bills. He warned that the cost of living varies by state and purchasing power should guide coverage, aiming to avoid idleness while aiding equity. The measure would extend to more groups without creating a new federal system. Rhode Island oyster preservation laws noted as unrelated historical item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
House
White House
Senate
Baruch
George D-Ga
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