Europe Wheat Output Seen Shrinking 10 Percent
Washington reports the Agriculture Department says European wheat production, excluding Russia, may fall about 10 percent from last year's poor crop. Russia and other regions may export grain this season, depending on Soviet policy, with U.S. exports projected at 450 million bushels by next harvest. European conditions vary, Western Europe hardest hit by severe winter damage affecting Germany Denmark Sweden and other exporters.
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Washington
Russia
Agriculture Department
United States
Department
Europe
U. S
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
Crop reports show Russia's yield larger than last year
Early indications point to a Russian crop larger than a year ago but notably smaller than pre war levels, signaling a modest rebound yet lasting supply constraints amid ongoing disruptions.
Hagerstown Trolley Makes Its Last Run
In Hagerstown on August 4 the three trolley cars of the Hagerstown Williamsport line made the final run ending trolley service in Washington County after decades. A public square sendoff included officials from Hagerstown and Williamsport, with citizens' groups opposing the change. The cars, built in 1917, then shifted to buses run by Potomac Edison for the first new service. Also in court news, the Orphans Court approved final accounts for Daisy D. Huffer and Norma E. Nicodemus in two estates with assets and distributions totaling over 22,000 dollars.
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Hagerstown
Washington Country
Williamsport
Richard Sweeney
Rogerstown
Richard Hawkins
Potomac Edison Company
Orphans’ Court
Daisy D. Huffer
Charles MM. Huffer
Norma E. Nicodemus
Ida M. Engle
Pacific War Vet Named To Aeronautics Post
Washington August 4 President Truman named John R Alison of Gainesville Florida to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics. Alison downed six Japanese planes as an Army flier. Truman signed 20 of the seven percent bills left from Congress and pocket vetoed two minor ones. A benefits bill for disabled veterans and a federal mine safety code for bituminous and lignite mines in interstate commerce were enacted or advanced.
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Washington
Trumac
John R. Alison
Gainesville
Fla
Maryland
Truman
John L Lewie
Biz
United Mine Workers
Air Conditioning Leak Hits Sears Stock on Patrick Street
Sears Roebuck store on Patrick Street suffered water damage from a long air conditioning leak in a unit of an adjacent building. Ten tables of fabric menswear were soaked and mildewed on the main floor, with losses not yet estimated. Hartmann, the store manager, said water seeped during Saturday night and Sunday.
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Sears Roebuck
Patrick Street
Auiex Hartmann
Sears
Damage at Hartmann shop raises loss estimate
A partial OCR fragment cites Hartmann noting that further damage to ceiling, sewerage panel, and tables would have worsened losses, with women’s apparel among affected goods. The text is incomplete but implies substantial potential damage to stock and fixtures.
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