Latest Arms For National Guard Planned
The War Department plans to arm the National Guard with virtually every weapon used by the Regular Army. Full equipment up to 6 inch guns, 155 millimeter howitzers, tanks, armor, radar devices, bazookas, and transport gear will be supplied. Garand rifles and carbines will replace older Springfield rifles as units receive modern gear.
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Washington
War Department
E National Guard
Windon
Department
National Guard
Bureau Onesis
Vns
Sre Beng Foraarcea
Calfornia
National Guard Bureau
Mother Admits Slaying Infant Aged 3 Months
In Pittsburg April 18 19 police say an 18 year old mother Dorothy Smith of Jeannette Pa admitted to killing her three month old daughter. The infant was found strangled with padded paper in her mouth after a two day search. The mother led officers to the scene on railroad tracks and confessed intending to drown the baby in a river but changing her mind. The father Daniel Smith 18 a glass factory worker was reportedly killed overseas last July. Dorothy Smith will be charged with murder tomorrow.
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Connors
Dorothy Smith
Jeannette
Pole
Leutenant
Daniel
Friends Seek To Save Elgin And His Position
Baltimore April 20 Friends of Motor Vehicles Commissioner W Lee Elgin sought to avert his removal from office June 30 by pursuing a popular referendum on a 1947 act shortening its term by two years if 10 000 signers back the petition The act would become inoperative and voters would decide at the next general election in 1948 Paul Jr Man directed the S D 1608 copies of the petition to counties and the drive was linked to the Hagerstown campaign manager for the Democratic gubernatorial race
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Baltimore
Friends of Motor Vehicles
W. Lee Elgin
Paul Jr Man
Deat
Hagerstown
M.llare Tares
Gouyor
Income Tax Cut Debated in Senate Amid Presidential Warning
Washington April 2047 The Senate Finance Committee opens hearings on tax reductions already passed by the House as Republicans press ahead. President Truman warns such cuts would fuel inflation, while Republicans say he must explain to voters. The week also covers labor reform, Interior appropriations, foreign relief, and continued rent control measures.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Enmance Committee
House
Truman
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means Committee
Republiicans
Champers
Ts Labor Committee
Interior Department
Appropriations Committee
Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Oil
Frederick fire inspectors plan citywide checks this week
Frederick fire captains and lieutenants from four companies will meet to plan inspections of industries hotels and rooming houses as part of a fire prevention drive. With daylight saving time starting next Sunday the fast time schedule will extend evenings for inspections. Officials expect to advertise for fire safety improvements soon and begin work after bids. Fire crews urge residents to remove rubbish and check heating systems to cut fire hazards.
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Frederick
Charles F Bell
Weea
Frederick County Volunteer Foremens Associat
Upder
Tenianies
Ut Os
Caz Bell
Walt
Bell
Ft O
Frederick Fire Officials Urge Fire Safe Home Practices
Fire officials urge residents to check for exposed combustibles and replace old wood shingles with fire retardant roofing. They advise replacing frayed cords and defective electrical equipment, and using metal containers for ashes. They promote regular rubbish removal this spring and reiterate the slogan clean property never burns.
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Frederick
Wrist Cut By Glass At Frederick Store
Sarper Rankin proprietor of Frederick Paint and Glass Store suffered a severe cut on his right wrist while a plate glass panel was being set in a garage near Emmittsburg. Tendons were reported severed and he remained in Frederick City Hospital for treatment after initial care at Ancre M. Warner Hospital in Gettysburg. Rankin resides at 409 Magnolia Avenue.
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Sarper Rankin
Frederick
Magnolia Avenue
Frederick City Hospital
Employes
Waynesboro Road
Emmittsburg
Regis Muller
Rankin
U S Steel And Workers Agree On Wage Raise
U S Steel and CIO United Steel Workers announce a general wage increase of 1 27 4 cents an hour for two years with a wage reopening after one year. Fairless and Murray cite cost estimates and portal-to-portal travel time disputes, noting the need for ratification by the union's wage policy committee.
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Pittsburgh
U. S Steel Corporation
Cio-United Steel Workers Today
CIO
Philby Murray
Benjamin Farrless
Cher
Fairless
Steel workers wage deal boosts base rate across units
The agreement, retroactive to April 1, raises the base hourly rate to about $1.09 for most workers and applies to around 149,000 employees across U S Steel’s five top operating subsidiaries, expanding traditional CIO steel wage contracts.
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U S. Steel
Pattern echoes national trend after 18 percent settlement
Last year the 18 percent Talse settlement set a national pattern, reflecting a broader shift in financial agreements. The wording suggests a widespread adoption of similar terms across multiple cases, signaling a key influence on policy direction and industry practice.
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Peter A Connors
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Unionville Girls
Carolyn Wilbar
Jamet
Doris Y Thampson
Reba Bohn
Shirley Nicodemus
Singar
Orella B Albaugh
Betty Zim
ACTO
Delphey’s Sport Store
West Patrick St
Mars Opticians
Studebaker
Hillside Motor Company
W. Patrick
Elgin
Waterbury
Kelton
South Market
Columbia Bicycles
C. E. Cline & Son
Furersl Directors
Helena
Allen’s Corner Market & Second
Charles Towns
W. Va
Perry Wilson
Charles Town
Rawson
Tne
Wilson
Keyser
Allen
Maryland
Raymond Shipley
Newls
NED S. Zeiler Insurance
N. Court ST
Frederick, MD
U.S. Steel
Haut
Western Maryland Trust CO
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Remington
Iver-Johnson
S. Starket
Reese Cassard, Jr
Markell & Ford
General Acceptance Corporation
Corner Market
Third Streets
Frederick, Maryland
Telephone
Weaver Pianos
C. C. Carty, Inc
E. Patrick St
Frederick. Md
Mademoiselle
Hendrickson
Praely
Hammaker Brothers
Mid
Hargerstewn
Thurmont
Washington, D. C
RADIO
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Saeed
Romance
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Pohce
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