Probe Causes Row in Election Inquiries
Washington August 21 A sharp split over how to proceed with congressional probes of this year’s election campaigns surfaced. Rep Leo Allen voiced frustration at what he called committee stallings delaying investigations including CIO PAC activities. The Senate panel on campaign expenditures has held Montana primary hearings but halted amid dispute. Chairman Ellender plans a September meeting.
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Washington
CIO
Leo Allen
Allen
Rayurn
Texas
O'Neal
Rayburn
Rep
Domengeaux
D-La
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Montana
Ellender
Split in House to Test 1948 Political Tide
Washington August 21 Senator Hatch of New Mexico warned a Republican victory in November could produce a split Congress. he doubted Republicans will win the Senate. Revercomb of West Virginia countered that the GOP may gain a Senate majority while expecting a Republican House.
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Washington
Hatch
Congress
House
New Mexico
Senate
Wase US
Didi Sale
Truman
Revercomb
R-Wva
Merger Of Denominations Up At Episcopal Convention
Philadelphia August 21 The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America plans its 55th general convention at the University of Pennsylvania September 10 to 20. Key items include union talks with the Presbyterian church and liberalization of remarriage rules for divorced persons. The convention will elect a new presiding bishop to succeed Rt. Rev. Henry St. George Tucker.
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Philadelphia
George Washington
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States of America
Christchurch
Will
University of Pennsylvania
Commission
Presbyterian Church
Episcopal Church
Henry St. George Tucker
Richmond
House of Bishops
Houston Hall
Irvine Hall
United States
United States and Mission Fields. the Church's Joint Commission On
Presbyterian Department of Church Cooperation and Union
Cleveland
Lambeth Conference
World Anglican Communion
Church of England
Loenden
Bude Uniting Churches
United Church
Joint Commission On Holy Matrimony
Resumption of Controls Sparks Market Speculation
The Associated Press reports fear of a black market in meat with renewed price ceilings provoking warnings. Industry figures oppose the revival while one eastern official calls it courageous. CIO leaders dismiss talk of a large black market as phoney and political rhetoric by big packers.
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Associated Press
CIO
Decontrol Board
OPA
American Meat Institute
Ralph Helstein
CIO United Packinghouse Workers
104000 To Be Taken Off U S Payrolls
Budget Director James E Webb ordered a 104000 cutback in Federal executive department workers over three months. By November 16 the total would drop to 2362300, with seasonal declines shifting most dismissals to nonmilitary staff and civilian Army Navy and War Shipping personnel excluded.
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Washington
James E. Webb
Executive Department
Army, Navy
War Shipping Administration
U. S
Wedding Bells Span Several Local Couples
A series of local weddings was announced including Margaret Rippeon and Louis Myers Jr in Liberytown, Dolores Bruchey and Charles Stevens in Ellicott City, and Grace Harshman and Ralph Brashear near Monrovia. Ceremonies featured double and single ring rites with families attending.
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Stevens—Bruchey
Edna Bruchey
E. Pattick Sr
Dolores Marie Brachey
Pic
Charles £ Stevens
U. S. Army Air Force
Howard Stevens
Ellicott City
C. L. Beard
Wedding of Brashear and bride with 150 guests
The ceremony featured Monroe Free and Frederick as ushers, with Mrs Harshman in a pink rosebud corsage. The mother of the bridegroom wore a rose dress with black accessories. A pink and white color scheme framed a large four tier cake at the reception for 150 guests. The couple left for a trip through the North and plan to reside with their families after returning.
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Myers—Rippeon
Siy Peter's Catholic Church
Libertytown
Margaret E. Rippeon
Scott Rippeon
Near Libertytown
Louis VY. Myers
Louis V. Myers
Stephen Chy- Hoski
St. Peter's Church
And
Richard Myers
Libertytown High School
Tib
Baltimore
Libreriy
Crown Cork & Seal
BR. W. Warner
Union Bridge
Canada
New England
Tates
Lee M. Brashear
Paul Watkins
New Market
Ernest Horne, Jr
Mt. Airy
Paul H. Harshman
Monroe Free
Frederick
Mie
Brashnac
Berkeley Man First To Make Planned Test
Dayton Ohio August 21 The Air Materiel Command announced that First Sgt Lawrence Lambert 29 of Berkeley West Virginia became the first German to be shot from a high speed aircraft using a new pilot ejection seat He fired the release at 300 miles per hour from a P 61 at 6000 feet over Patterson Field The system separated him from the plane and parachute opened landing him safely Lambert who has nine years parachute experience served in the Asiatic Pacific theater during the war The test aims to develop safer ejection seats for future supersonic aircraft DEEDS RECORDED Deeds were filed in the clerk s office for several property sales Mr and Mrs Lloyd V Virts sold 61 acres with improvements in Buckeystown district to Mr and Mrs H Clayton Boyd for about 7500 Mr and Mrs Roy L Wright sold the George F Stollinger farm about 88 acres in Creagerstown district to Mr and Mrs Bernard A Knott for about 3200 Mr and Mrs Norman W Tresier sold seven acres in Hauvers district to Mr and Mrs Paul E Dingle for about 3000
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Dayton, O
Air Materiel Command
Lawrence Lambert
Berkeley
W. Va
Geuman
United States
Lambert
Patterson Fick
Jim
Larbert
Asiatic-Pacific Theater
Lloyd V. Virts
H. Clayton Boyd
Buckeystown
Pleasant View-Doubs Road
Roy L. Wright
Bernard A. Knott
George F. Stollinger
Creagerstown
Norman W. Tresier
Paul E. Dingle
Hauvers
Weather Summary For Local Area
The 24 hour precipitation is none. August to date totals 5.44 inches, above normal August 3.84 inches. August 1945 recorded 4.78 inches. Deficiency in 1948 to August 17 is .25 inch. Yesterday high 81, last year 90. Sun sets 6.57 pm, rises 5.28 am tomorrow. Monocacy river muddy at Ceresville, Potomac river clear at Point of Rocks.
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Ceresville
Potomac
Point of Rocks
Flashes Of Life Tales From Public Notices And Scandals
A fragmented clipping recounts a mix of household mystery with a missing money bag and a hidden stash, a Hollywood romance revealed after a lifeguard rescue and marriage, a beach crowd scandal leading to indecent exposure charges, and park guards wary of pranks by bathers in Chicago.
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Michigan City
Ind
Art Menke
Lin
Menke
Chicago
Sam Pecorado
Chicago Park
SSS Tonic Promises Health Through Vital Gastric Juice Aid
An advertisement touts SSS Tonic as a cure for non organic stomach disturbance. It claims improved gastric juice flow to aid digestion, reduce gas, and relieve nervous symptoms like fretfulness and loss of appetite. It asserts anemia support and overall vitality with regular use.
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Happy People
Tomatoes Blight Hits Frederick County Crop Hard
Frederick county reports describe widespread blight damaging tomatoes though beans and other crops fare better. Jenkins Bros Western Maryland Citing Company in Thurmont notes a few tomatoes being canned while overall yield remains well below normal. one grower claims most vines are shot and new plantings begin amid dying vines.
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Frederick County
Maryland
Jenkins Bros. Western Maryland
Thurmont
Gutenberg Type Origins in Mainz Germany
The movable metal types developed by Johann Gutenberg in Mainz in the mid 15th century were modeled after prior block and hand-incised printing practices, adapting hammered metal matrices to standardize character shapes and enable rapid assembly for mass production.
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Johann Gutenberg
Mainz
Germany
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