Higgins Fails to Regain 200-Ship Contract
Andrew Jackson Higgins gave up hope of reclaiming a 200 ship construction contract in New Orleans after a week of hearings. Congress and the White House scrutinized the cancellation amid steel shortages and a busy Higgins yard, which could cost the government millions.
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Washington
Andrew Jackson Higgins
New Orleans
Maritime Commission
White House
Marvin McIntyre
Ansaaaed? Diesek Fox Tha Rat
Congress
Higgins
Roosevelt
House
Merchant Marine
Peterson
D-Fla
Senate
Higgins Yard
Truman
D-Mo
Special Defense Investigation Committee
Widsom
Ne. Land Stleks
Emory S. Land
Higgins Corporation
Tabor
Admiral Land
Sertion
Higgins Construction
Answers To War Quiz From Page 1
The page notes the Army Distinguished Service Medal for meritorious service in wartime. It lists infantry weapons and two dog watches from 4 to 6 p m and 6 to 8 p m. It explains the African secretary bird’s name derives from a crest with quills behind its head.
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Army
Warning Against Saccharin Use in Maryland
Federal bulletin warns against saccharin as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages and advises individuals not to use saccharin without medical guidance. Inspector Callaway notes violators in restaurants, explains saccharin has no food value, and clarifies that serving saccharin on request is allowed if customers self-serve. Also notes Saccharin prescribed for certain illnesses and its high sweetness. Houck elected captain of Minute Men company. officers named Morton Staley Nicodimus.
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Maryland
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Daniel K. Callaway
Uhis
Callaway
Thyaton
Houck
Charless. Houck, Jr
William Dave Morton
Leutenant
Matthew P. Staley
Robert F. Nicodimus
Two Hancock Sisters Reunited In California
Two Hancock sisters nurses Mary Catherine and Frances Fall were separated by war then reunited in a California church. Both served in Baltimore hospitals and later found each other while praying. Cablegrams confirm they have arrived at overseas destinations and are stationed near one another.
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Hancock
California
Hancock, Md
Mary Catherine
Frances Fall
Baltimore
Eugene Faith
Army seizes two Atlantic City hotels on Pennsylvania avenue
The Army Air Force seized the Strand and Colonnade hotels in Atlantic City on Pennsylvania avenue between the Boardwalk and Pacific avenue after taking possession Monday.
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ARMY
Atlantic City
Army Air Force
Passion
the Strand
Colon Alanor
Pennsylvania Avenue
Boardwalk
Pacific Avenue
Commutation Request for Denton Gehr Parole Recommendation
Annapolis Maryland July 28. The State Parole Director recommended to Governor O Conor a commutation of five year sentence for Denton Gehr a 62 year old former Westminster bank official. The recommendation cites advanced age and prior served term as bases and notes Gehr previously faced embezzlement charges from a Westminster cemetery company and the Westminster First National Bank. Gehr would await a parole hearing until next February if the Governor denies the commutation.
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Annapolis
Fof Denton Gehr
Westminster
O Conor
Herman M. Moser
Gehr
Moser
Lehr
Westminster First Naonal Bank
Westminster Cemetery Company
Lewisburg
Gehr J
Carroll County
Tressurer
Cemetery Company
Japs Foresee Final Defeat
The report from Lourenco Marques notes that many educated Japanese foresee a long war and eventual defeat despite heavy propaganda. Officials in occupied areas act cocky while indoctrination and displays bolster a mood of victory, even as raids and shortages threaten morale and fuel concerns of a broader war with the United States and potential Russian bombing.
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Joseph Pynan Lourenco
Europe
Indo-China
Hongkong
Philippines
Thailand
East Indies
Burma
Singapore
China
United States
Nippon
Yokohama
Doalittles
Chaoa
Empire
Japan
Bed Linen Needed for Thurntont Fire Victims Family
Salvation Army workers on Tuesday requested bed linen for the Andrews family of twelve near Thurmont who lost their home and all furnishings in a recent fire. Donations can be sent to the Salvation Army home.
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Oftteizis
Salvation Army
Clarence Andrews
Thurmont
Nalvation Army
Deve
Warfield recounts wartime ordeals at Kiwanis meeting
Rev Dr Gaither P Warfield spoke to Kiwanis Club members at the Francis Scott Key Hotel about his wartime experiences in Europe. He described Polish suspicions of citizens, a close escape after being accused of spying, Bolshevik detention, and later German release aiding Warsaw Americans before urging victory.
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Kiwanis Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Gaither P. Warfield
Europe
Gr. Warfield
William T. Delaplaine
Program Committee
Dr. Warfield
Romania
Poland
Warsaw
Warfield
Frederick
Melvin Engle
Arthur G. Yates
Grafton
W. Va
Richard Zimmerman
J. Philip Carty
Austin James
E. Brooke Parkinson
Robert E. Delaplaine
George B. Delaplaine
Frank Griffin
R. L. Sherrick
Ratification Opposed in Milling Company Private Sale
F Brooke Whiting attorney for Abraham Feldstein urged Allegany County Circuit Court to refuse ratification of the R D Johnson Milling Company private sale and order trustees to advertise and sell the building at public auction. Feldstein offered 7000 for the property as the sale to Benjamin Waingold was reported.
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Cumberland
R. D. Johnson Milling Company
F. Brooke Whiting
Whiting
Abraham Feldstein
Allegany County Circuit Court
Benjamin Waingold
Divorces Granted in Separate Cases by Judge Delaplaire
Maude E. Coffman of Petersville awarded custody of an infant and permanent alimony of 60 dollars monthly in a divorce from William R. Coffman of Brunswick. defendant to pay costs. Edwin F. Nikirk for plaintiff BE Austin James for defendant. Carl J. Stine granted divorce from Hattie Alberta Stine non resident by Judge Edward Delaplaine. Plaintiff to pay costs. Nikirk represented plaintiff. defendant unrepresented.
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Edward S. Delaplaire
Maude E. Coffman
Petersville
William R. Coffman
Brunswick
Edwin F. Nikirk
Austin James
Carl J. ‘Stine
Frederick
Hattie Alberta Stine
Edward Delaplaine
Train Hits Milk Truck Near New Midway Injures Two
A Frederick bound Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train struck a milk truck at a New Midway crossing injuring driver Lee Summers 18 Braddock and passenger Gu Weddle 14 of Frederick. Both were treated for cuts and abrasions at Frederick City Hospital. The truck was carrying 500 gallons of milk and wreckage required cleanup and salvation of only one can.
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Frederick Bound
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Midway
Lee A. Summers
Braddock
Gu Weddle
East Seventh Street
Frederick City Hospital
Bain
Neithe
W. W. Corbin
Swope
Corbin
Arrivin
Frederick
Littlestown
Remburg Bros. ‘Transportation Co
Braddock Heights
New Zealand Officers Missing After Flight Over Sea Route
Wellington reports Maj Gen H Mead of the New Zealand military forces an army officer and four Royal New Zealand Air Force members missing after a flight over a sea route.
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New
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Edgar Joover
Robert A. Allen
Reidsville
N.C
FBI
Puanaapi Roosevelt
Justice Department
Artist Pictures
Jap Mystery Plane
Herman R. Bollin
Delphey
C. E. Cline & Son
Funeral Directors
U. S. Army
Bennett
Seersucker
Weaver
C. C. Carty, Inc
E. Patrick St
Frederick, Md
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