Farm Price Battle Looms In Congress
Washington on February 15 1943 a clash looms between the Administration and Senate farm bloc over removing price brakes on major commodities The debate centers on a bill to bar government sales of surplus corn wheat cotton at below parity while wartime needs push livestock feeds and production targets Senate leaders expect a stiff fight with a veto risk but House action likely to defeat the measure and defend current controls The administration argues parity plus farm payments will sustain farmers without raising consumer costs while racing wartime production goals and civilian defense funding also moving through Congress
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Washington
Senate
Agriculture Department
Congress
Roosevelt
O'Mahoney
D.wyo
Brown
D.-Miech
Gillette
D.-Ia
Bankhead
D.-Ala
Russelll
D.-Ga
Thomas
D.-Okia
Wickard
United States
Office of Civilian Defense
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
House Committee
Army
Maritime Commission
Phleeger Couple Mark 54th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Clarence Phleeger of Braddock celebrate their fifty fourth wedding anniversary with a family dinner today. Their four daughters and several relatives attended, and the couple share five grandchildren and a great granddaughter. Phleeger taught in county schools for nearly 30 years and later served as County Treasurer and as a clerk to the County Commissioners. NAMED SUPERINTENDENT Hagerstown Feb 16 Captain Carl Taute reports the Interior Department National Park Service has appointed him acting superintendent of Antietam National Battlefield at Sharpsburg effective Feb 1 overseeing the cemetery and battlefield.
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Clarence Phleeger
Braddock
Elsie Elworthy
Frederick
Alvy Lantz
Baltimore
Bessie Keefer
Ida Phleeger
Carl Hildebrand
Merrill Lantz
City
Phleeger
Hagerstown
Carl Taute
Sharpsburg
Department of Interior
National Park Service
Antietam National Battlefield Site
Car Strikes Pole On Rosemont Avenue
A Frederick girl remained under treatment for a jaw injury at Frederick City Hospital after a Saturday evening crash on Rosemont avenue near Magnolia. Irvin L. Kinsey, driver of the car, escaped with a bruised knee. no charges were filed. The vehicle sustained windshield, right fender and grill damage. A second crash at Trial avenue and Seventh street involved Charles Delancey and Robert Mobley. both cars were lightly damaged and no injuries occurred. Delancey faced a charge for operating without a license, posting $11.45 collateral for a Wednesday hearing.
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Frederick
Frederick City Hospital
Mary Reddick
Fifth Street
Irvin L. Kinsey
South Market Street
Rosemont Avenue
Magnolia Avenue
Kinsey
Benjamin Phebus
Charles Delancey
State College
Robert Mobley
Trial Avenue
Seventh Street
iSergt
Frank Dorsey
Delancey
Bargaining With Union Recommended for Kline Fleet
An NLRB examiner urged Richard F. Kline of Frederick Maryland to bargain collectively with the AFL Teamsters Union, finding the union represented the majority of his about ten vehicle drivers. He noted Kline’s stated intention to avoid bargaining and said the operation facilitated interstate fuel flow into Maryland, moving roughly 15 million gallons in 1941.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Richard F. Kline
Frederick
AFL Teamsters Union
Will Maslow
Kline
Examiner
Maryland
Maslow
Last day to register for the draft in Frederick County
Frederick County officials report a steady registration pace over the first two days of the third Selective Service cycle. Two thirds of expected registrants are projected as teachers and school staff assist registrants while keeping classes in session. The process takes place at city and county schools from 7 to 9 p.m. with Hershey noting the lottery will occur mid March and that reserves will be called while new registrants join the rolls.
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Frederick County
North Market Street
Church Street
Lincoln High
Frederick City
Brunswick High
Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Hershey
Accident at New London intersection injures three
At about 5 p m Sunday in New London two cars collided at a junction on the New Market Libertytown road injuring three persons none seriously. Roland Flohr Buckeystown drove north and Theodore Dorsey Airy drove south with Mrs Mildred Flohr and William Dorsey as passengers both drivers face Friday night police court hearings for reckless driving.
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New London
Corp
Martin M. Puncke
William Houck
State Police
Roland H Floer
Buckeystown
New Market- Libertytown
Theodore T. Dorsey
Airy
Youth Crime and Correction Authority Urged by Law Institute
A three year survey by the American Law Institute finds youth crime rising, with youths under 21 committing a fifth of serious offenses and a quarter of property crimes. It urges states to create Youth Correction Authorities to coordinate parole, training, and reform efforts for rehabilitation, noting California has already acted.
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Eastern Penitentiary
Pennsylvania
New York
Federal Bureau of Investigation
American Law Institute
Loapa 21
United States
The
Parole Department
California
Youth Correction Authority
Grand Jury
Petit Jury
Former Auto Industry Swings Into Gigantic Arms Program
Detroit on February 16 reports the auto industry shifting to full scale war production. Experts say output could reach nine billion dollars with 54 percent of machine guns and 91 percent of Army tanks from auto plants.
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Detroit
Togram
World Automotive
David J. Wilkie
Bapesenger
Grand Jury Instructions on Indictments and Duties
The grand jury, consisting of 23 members, must reach a majority vote for indictments while the judge relies on unanimous jury decisions in other trials. Indictments require at least 12 votes if evidence shows a reasonable probability of guilt. If the evidence fails to prove guilt, dismiss the charge. The law limits sessions to 10 days unless extended. After completion, jurors may be excused unless the court finds more work necessary. Jurors must inspect the jail and Montevue to report on conditions and treatment. Daily assembly is at 10 o'clock in court, with a court stenographer and a bailiff provided. Jurors proceed to the grand jury room to organize and begin duties.
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Grand Jury
Montevue
British Bombers Hit St Nazaire Docks in Foray
British bombers attacked the docks at the German occupied French port of St Nazaire last night. Observers believe the raid targeted destroyers and light craft that accompanied the battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau during their Channel dash. The port serves as a base for German U boats in the Atlantic.
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London
St. Nazaire
Air Ministry
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
English Channel
Atlantic
Would End Tax On Real Estate
Worcester County Commissioners urge Governor O Connor to back a constitutional amendment to abolish the state tax on real estate and tangible personal property. They argue such a move would eliminate the tax that funds debt service and state aid for schools. Frederick officials weigh potential effects on county tax rates and school funding.
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O'Conor
Worcester
Frederick
O’conor
State real estate tax cuts proposed with 1944 tax pledge
A resolution seeks O’Conor’s support for a 1944 ballot amendment limiting state real estate and tangible personal property taxes to pay only preexisting debt, with a ban on new levies after January 1, 1944, except for outstanding obligations. The 1941 rate was 23.35 per hundred, now 0.14, dropping to 0.1275 next year.
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O’conor
Chinese influence juvenile furniture described in bamboo motif
New juvenile furniture features bleached wood crafted in a Chinese modern style. The wood is cut in a bamboo arrangement and trimmed with cane. Cribs and chests are matched sets reflecting this design theme.
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NLRB
All Saints
Court
Street
St. Mary's Chapter
St. Mary's
Voluntas
Evangelical Reformed Sunday School
Irene T. Heck
Mary Louise Davis
Eleanor Abbott
Davie
Viereck
George Sylvester Viereck
F Dickinson Letts
Vanity Fair Beauticians
N. Market St. Oe
Uncle Sam
Quaker City
W. Patrick St
Worcester Board
Vicks
Francis Scott Key
Alexander
Thurs
Frank Evereden
Acousticon Institute
Baltimore, Md
Frederick County National Bank of
Frederick No
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Bulova
McCleery’s Jewelry Store
Frederick, Md
Tip-Top Farms Dairy
Topsal
Stockman's Grocery
W. South St
Whipps
Urbana
Tip-Top Farmy
JRPA
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