Political Strike Probe Focuses on Race and Motives
Federal Judge George A. Welsh orders a special grand jury to probe Philadelphia’s wild transit strike, aiming to uncover political motives and racial factors. He warns that race hatred, if real, must be punished and notes the strike disrupted wartime prep and public safety. Negro workers resume trolley training under Army protection. The case touches PEPC and the transit company’s labor groups amid six years of reorganization litigation.
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Philadelphia
George A. Welsh
Wildget
Welsh
Army
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Senate
Russell D-Ga
Ruecell
PTC
War Hero Wounded, Reaches Italian Hospital Base
Sgt Seliman, wounded in action during the invasion of France, lies in an Italian hospital. He is staying with Mr and Mrs Linwood Jones near Clarksburg while recovering from injuries. his tank was destroyed in combat.
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Seliman
Italy
France
Linwood Jones
Clarksburg
Visitors and property transfers in Taneytown area
Local society notes list residents and guests visiting Atlantic City and other towns including Mr and Mrs John Regan of Broa mal Pa and Ann and John Breth plus travelers from New Jersey and York Pa. Deeds record several farm properties sold in Lewistown and Creagerstown districts with prices around 5000 and 3000 dollars.
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Lela B. Angleberger
Berbin G. Sanders
Creagerstown
Lewistown
Willard R. Sexton
Dewey W.roberts
George A. Bell
Dorothy Dix on Women and Age and Marriage
Dorothy Dix argues that women cling to youth while aging, chasing romance and flattery through beauty routines as husbands become distant. She calls marriage a struggle when passion fades, leaving women feeling neglected and stuck midlife.
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the Bell Syndicate. Inc
Dewey Backed Strong Postwar Peace Organization by Edge
Albany New York Aug 9 Gov Walter E Edge of New Jersey said Thomas E Dewey favored a sturdy postwar structure capable of meeting any future threat to world peace and ready to mobilize every necessary force to preserve peace.
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Albany
N. Y
Walter FE. Edge
New Jersey
Thomas E. Dewey
Pvt Omer W. Kelly Wounded in France July 13
Private Omer W. Kelly grandson of W. W. Kelly of Brunswick was severely wounded in France on July 13 while serving with a Ranger unit and is now hospitalized in England.
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Omer W. Kelly
Kelly
W. W. Kelly
Brunswick
France
England
Emmitsburg Social Notes Highlight Local Military, Visitors
George R Sanders on a 21 day fur lough with parents on East Main street after Army Air Corps service at Mt Home Idaho and recent discharge from hospital for rheumatic fever. Brothers and relatives in Italy and Baltimore area visit, move, or travel as Lt James Wolfe relocates to Texas and Cadet Nurse Catherine Baker visits from Baltimore. Scouts camp at John Eiker farm with Lt Murphy leading Troop 1 and several named youths.
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Emmitspurg
Sgi
George R. Sanders
Mrr
Robert Sanders
East Main Street
Sgt. Sanders
Army Air Corps
Mt. Home
Idaho
Sanders
Marshall
Italy
George Reynolds
Baltimore
Mary Reynolds
Seton Avenue
James Wolfe
Carol
Roger
West Main Street
Texas
Wolfe
Mt. St. Mary's
Thornton Rogers
Lorraine
North Seton Avenue
Catherine Baker
Guy Baker
William Breichner
Hagerstawn
Emmitsburg
Wilbur Kelly
Sgt
Kelly
Medical Corps
Genevieve Kugler
Luther Kugler
Lt. Murphy
Camp Ritchie
John Eiker
Fairfield
Frank Wastler
Bobby Gillelan
Pat Murphy
Eddie Houck
John Hollsinger
Jack McClear
Tom Saylor
Paul Harner
Claude Karl
Jack Wagerman
Donald Joy
Pauline Bowers
Elizabeth Neck
South Seton Avenue
Doris Flax
East Main
Morrison Named To City Commission In Mechanicsburg
Street vacationing at the home of Mr and Mrs Oscar Spriggs Mechanicsburg. Morrison, publisher of The Journal, nominated by the Chamber of Commerce, succeeds Attorney C Ralph Beall on the Police Civil Service Commission after being named city official.
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Police Civil Service Commission
C. Ralph Beall
Mary Wi
Morrison
Charles W. Morrison
Journal
Chamber of Commerce
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Set
Raymond M. Selman
Keystone House & Barn
Nicodemus
N. Court St
Taneytown
John Regan
Century House
Broamal
S. E. Breth
York
Beulah Cassell
John Leister
Norman Lawrence
Joan Lawrence
Hanover
Atlantic City
N. J
Pfc
Norman Skiles
Aleutian
J. R. Skiles
Fern Wilchcock
Lois
Ocean City
Ww. O. Delmar Biffie
U.S. MC
Point
N. C
Susan
Charles Myers
Vernon Couse
Lewis Elliot
James C. Ellot
M. P
Miami Beach
Fla
F. T. Elliot
Dorothy Dix
LINCO
W. Park
Lnloa Ck St
N Service, Inc
Rosenour
North Market
Palm Beach
WBAL
NBC
North Market St
Royal Jewelers
Bulova
Supreme
Dainty Cross & Chain
Militass
Eversharp
Ae Aon
Orninan Owen Fund
Alarmsburg
Millersburg
Lebanon
Gettysburg
Chambersburg
Pettstown
Frederick
Hari
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