WPB cites GM unit for priority rule violations
The War Production Board charged General Motors De troit and its Ternstedt division with using scarce chrome steel aluminum for decorative auto body parts in violation of priority orders. A three month suspension blocks nonessential replacement parts while investigations show copper nickel and zinc use. earlier WPB actions target Carnegie-Illinois Steel and Jones and Laughlin Steel for diversions to civilian use.
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Washington
War Production Board Today
General Motors Corporation
Detroit
Ternstedt Manufacturing
General Motors
Ternstedt
WPB
Coal Dealer Heavily Fined For Short Weight
Washington May 1 A Terporton Pa coal dealer George T Miller was fined 600 for short weight three tons seven hundred thirty pounds underweight and falsifying a delivery ticket. He faced seven months in District Jail as alternative.
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Washington
Tervorton
George D. Neilson
George T. Miller
Miller
Catoctin Recreational Area Pictured In Camp Photo Feature
Article in the Christian Science Monitor magazine shows four photographs of the Catoctin Recreational Demonstration Area near Thurmont. It notes British sailors received vacations at National Park Service camps, with about 7 000 officers and men using camps last year including Thurmont where pools were available.
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Catoctin
Thurmont
Christian Science Monitor
National Park Service
Hood College Announces May Queen for Strawberry Breakfast
May Day festivities at Hood College began with the sophomore serenade of the May Court at six. Dorothy Lynam will reign as May Queen and Margery Taylor as Prince Hood on May 9. The May Day court includes Gertrude Garman, Gloria Schmitt, Abigail Maurer and many senior and junior students. A Strawberry Breakfast followed with class songs and faculty as guests. The coronation will be May 9 at 4 30 in Hodgson Memorial Theater with additional events including a Father-Daughter game, a horse show, and a 9 p.m. dance in Coblentz Hall.
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Gertrude Garman
Baltimore
Gloria Schmitt
Pittsburgh
Abigail Maurer
Abington
Pards
Margaret Thomas
Frederick
Jane Taylor
Lancaster
Mary Wallace
East Allentown
Jean Brown
Meyersdale
Anna Mary Messerly
Lock Haven
Betty McCroskey
Washington, D. C
Martha McGee
Elizabeth Trice
Cambridge
Jean Shaffer
Altoona
Zoa Andrews
Sparrows Point
Elizabeth Gibboney
Belleville
Hazel Osborne
Conowingo
Janet Cassidy
Watkins Glen
Barbara Spangler
York
Alberta Brown
Coblentz Hall
Hodgson Memorial
Mary Pennypacker
Haddonfield
N. J
College
Ceiling Set on Solid Fuels Prices by OPA
The Office of Price Administration issued a price ceiling order on May 1 covering 435,000 wholesalers and retailers of solid fuels and a production price cap. Ceilings match December 15 31 1941 levels. wood and wood products are excluded. The text also notes 60 000 planes in 1942 and 1943 production rates.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Heavy British Attacks Halted By Weather
British air operations tapered to armed reconnaissance after eight nights of raids on Nazi bases and supply centers. Authorities reported 11 German bombers destroyed over England and France, with three Nazi planes shot down over their French bases. Casualties were light and weather was cited as a factor in reducing offensives. Annapolis News: Charles I. Wolfinger of Smithsburg named to Washington County Board of Education. term through May 1948. Also gardening tip: water potted geraniums lightly daily using a saucer method.
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London
RAF
England
France
DNB
Berlin
Sunderland
Wear River
Germany
Annapolis
Charles I. Wolfinger
Smithsburg
Washington County
94 Per Cent Excess Profits Tax Voted
Washington May L 4 The House Ways and Means committee agreed on a flat 94 per cent excess profits tax rate for corporations Chairmen Coughton announced the committee voted for the flat rate and retained the 24 per cent normal tax for corporations with income over 25 000. A vote on new surtax schedules to follow.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Coughton
French Toast For Ideal Breakfast
A simple recipe for French Toast uses 1 egg 1 teaspoon salt 4 scant cups milk 5 slices bread cinnamon or nutmeg and butter for frying. Dip crustless bread in the egg milk mixture and fry until browned, then dust with powdered sugar and nutmeg or serve with maple syrup. Also notes that children should learn to tidy their belongings to save energy for constructive work.
Various Salads For Various Occasions
A collection of salad ideas paired with meat dishes, including Dixie Salad with corn and peppers, a tomato alligator pear salad, and a lemon cream sponge cake. Recipes cover dressings, fillings, and finishing touches for simple, adaptable meals.
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Thousand Island
Date Meringue and Chops in Spiced Bake
Chops are baked in a shallow pan at 450 F for 35 to 40 minutes and serve six. Beat two egg whites, fold in two tablespoons powdered sugar and chopped dates, pile on sponge cake squares, and brown in a hot oven. About 6000 French prisoners are confined in French Guiana.
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Goobie Buller
French Guiana
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GMC
Joseph Henry Apple
Hood College
Miriam R. Apple
Joseph Henry Apple Library
Katherine E. Dutrow
Chevy Chase Country Club
Hood
Prince
Dorothy Lynam
Margery Taylor
May Queen
Gail Maurer
U. S
Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
Dolls Jewelry Store
Cappello
Heinz Or Clapp’s
Maine
Ciaw
Sample Shoppe
N. Market Street
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