Shortage Of Canning Plant Workers
Maryland faces a potential labor shortage in tomato canning as the U S Agricultural Experiment Station estimates 5 percent more workers are needed than last year. Survey shows about 11 000 to 24 500 workers required in early July with peak shortage Aug 20 to Sep 10. Canners warn of competition for field labor and possible recruitment outside the state to handle the crop.
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College Park
Maryland
Agricultural Experiment
SH. de Vault
R. F. Burdette
Giles
DeVault
Burdette
Smelly Affair Madame Mephitis Slain and Six Followers
An improvised gas attack on Magnolia Avenue Tuesday night triggers Civilian Defense and Minute Men responses. Madame Mephitis and six followers are slain as local guards, led by Air Raid Warden Offutt and policemen Rankin and Holter, dispatch intruders amid gas effects and detours on Fairview Avenue.
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Magnolia Avenue
Jeaders
W. Jerome Offutt
Harper Rankin
Willard 5
Holter
Maes Aessus
Madame Menhilis Mephilis
Offutt
Poolesville
Mr. Offutt
Rankin and
Demoiilan
Dick Haffman
Smoke Still Rising From Cologne Ruins After Raid
Bern reports smoke still rises from Cologne four weeks after Britain mounted a 1150 aircraft raid on the Rhine city. Dispatches say streets and blocks remain smouldering and many houses lie flattened though the sun cannot be seen through the thick haze.
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Bern
Switzerland
Cologne
Rhine
Germany
Eaoe
Basel
Nightclub clashes spark at the Mocambo
A rousing early morning altercation at the Mocambo drew in millionaires Alexis Thompson and Tommy Warner Jr with Thompson linked to the Philadelphia football club. Bystanders described no serious damage while owner Charles Morrison lamented the disruption and kept boxing gloves on display as a reminder of the incident.
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Hollywood
Jime 30 Pi
Mocambo
Ue Wold
Paneer
Alexis Thompson
Philadelphia
New York
Thompson
Mvnk
Tommy Warner, Jr
Beverly Hills
Birt
Charlex Morrison
Argentina Reports Germany Reply On Riot Tercera Sinking
Foreign Minister Enrique Ruiz Guinazu said Germany replied to Argentina's protest over the sinking of the Riot Tercera. He refused to reveal the contents or whether the response was satisfactory.
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Germany
Buenos Aires
Enrique Ruiz Guinazu
Argentina
Three Brunswick Men Held After Liquor Store Robbery
Three Brunswick men Edward Greenfield Raymond Woods and William Kirby were jailed on $1500 bond after arraignment for breaking into Ephraim's Liquor Store Brunswick police chief Lee Merriman and State Police Corporal Martin Puncke led the case. Cash and liquor stolen were recovered. Greenfield fled but was later captured. Woods and Kirby had prior prison terms.
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Brunswick
Ephraim
Alfred R. Jones
Edward Greenfield
Raymond Woods
William Kirby
Lee Merriman
Martin M. Puncke
Merriman
Woods
Kirby
Greenfield
Corp
Puncke
Rubber Mats Collected By Ickes Are Worthless
Akron report says rubber mats gathered by Secretary Ickes for the war effort are useless. Reclaiming plants note mats and miniature trays have no value beyond making more mats. Beacons journal survey confirms the scrap is low grade and unsuitable for tires tubes belts or retreads.
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Akron
Harold L. Ickes
White House
Tekes
Beacon Journal
Mount St Marys College Hosts Navy Pilot Training Program
Mount St Marys College to start Navy and Army pilot training next week with 25 young men. Ten begin primary training, ten secondary work, five instrument studies. Coordinator Dr John C Gordon leads six flight instructors and five ground teachers with ten airplanes for training. Students reside on campus and receive daily arming and physical education as part of the eight week course. Closing note mentions London Food Ministry shutting 200 soft drink plants to save transport.
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Emmitaburg
Mount St. Mary's College
John O"l. Sheridan
the Mount
Navy Department
John C. Gordon
Mount St. Mary's
Wally Opekun
BOFT
London
Food Ministry
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Los Angeles
John Garfield
Natalie Talmadge
Fine Baldoweantad Balenan
Jacob Garfinkel
Miss Talmadge
Buster Keaton
James
Robert
Keaton
Adapt Talmadge
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
US. 8
NEA
Russ
Sevastopol
Madame Mephitis
Magnolia Ave
Fairview Avenue
Army
Navy
Waynesboro
St Joseph
Keystone Paints
Nicodemus
N. Court St
Stieff
Stieff Rose
Doll’s Jewelry Store
U.S
Frederick County National Bank
North Market Street
Frederick
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Redette
Mersanina
Kemp
United States
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