Nonstop Honolulu to Cairo Flight Demonstrates Arctic Route
U S Army Air Forces B 29 the Faenian Dreamboat set a polar route from Honolulu to Egypt testing equipment in Arctic conditions. Col Irvine led a nine man crew covering about 9 500 nautical miles in roughly 39 hours with 400 gallons of fuel left.
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Cairo
U.S. Army Air Forces
Honolulu
Egypt
United States
Payne Field
Polar
Pacific
Col. c. S
Bill) Irvine
St. Paul
Neb
Hawaii
Arctic Cinems
Greenland
Alps
Mediterranean
Irvine
Ennis Whitehead
Tokyo
Turtle
U.S. Navy
Pearce
Australia
Perth
Columbus
Ohio
Guam
Washington
D. C
North Pole
Carl Spaatz
U. S. Air Forces
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Alaska
Canada
Baffin Bay
Teeland
Faeland
France
Switzerland
Italy
Fayet
Aretic
Atlantic
Neri
America
Europe
Africa
Trvine
Mount Zion United Brethren rally day features Mayor McKeldin
Mount Zion United Brethren church in Mersville invites attendance at its annual rally day next Sunday. Church School opens at 11 o clock with Joseph R Harp as superintendent. The main service speaker will be Mayor Theodore R McKeldin of Baltimore accompanied by special music. Dr Edwin H Sponseller is pastor.
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Mount Zion United Brethrens March
Sunday School of
Mersville
Theodore R. McKeldin
Baltimore
Edwin H. Sponseller
Mount Zion Church
Joseph R. Harp
Maryland Fire Death Toll Hits 107 This Year
Governor O Conor announced during Fire Prevention Week that 107 Maryland residents have died in fires this year and property losses reach 5 983 569 across 11 845 fires. The report by State Insurance Commissioner Lawrence E Ensor shows rising fire losses nationwide, with the governor urging constant vigilance to prevent further fires and losses.
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O'Conor
Maryland
Lawrence £. Ensor
United States
Ensor
Nic
Mary‘land
Boys Hurt In Cars Crash Near Taylorsville
Two crashes on Route 26 west of Taylorsville injure William Day nine and Kenneth Day five as their father’s car overturns. Jesse Snyder of Mt Airy faces reckless driving charges after his car collides with theirs. an elderly man in Snyder’s car is treated for a cut eye. In Westminster, Silvester Fisher dies from a broken neck when a truck hits a parked car. driver Eugene Keyton is jailed on manslaughter and reckless driving charges.
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Taylorsville
William Day
Kenneth Day
UL. C. Sutely
New Windsor
James N. Simmons
William AR. Day
Hroute 2
Vincent A. Tubman
Mt. Airy
Silvester Fisher
Westminster
Bachman Valley Road
Eugene RK
Keyton
Vote Officers Power To Call For Strike
Hagerstown October 6 union members of the Fairchild production unit Local 842 United Auto Workers CIO voted 1566 to 181 in favor of giving local officers the right to call a strike if a satisfactory contract is not reached. The union, representing about 5000 Fairchild aircraft workers, seeks a ten cent hourly raise a stronger seniority clause, a flat wage rate replacing merit system, full vacations for returning veterans and minor working condition changes. Negotiations have proceeded for ten days. a contract must be in place by October 12.
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Hagerstown
Fairchild
United Auto Workers Cio
Joseph EB. Craig
Junion
Aontract
Craig
Weekend City Police Report Signals Minor Mishaps And One Goats
Weekend docket shows two vehicle crashes and a shooting gallery mishap. Notable: Charles Grable injured by Leonard A. Thomas in an intersection collision on West South Street. Thomas charged with reckless driving and failing to yield. Estelle Leatherman and Austin Taylor involved in a minor street crash. Leatherman fined in Peoples Court. A shooting gallery worker, Sam White Cloud, hurt by an accidental trigger. no charges. A goat wandering on North Market Street drew attention. reportedly placed in protective custody. Several minor entries list small fines for drunkenness and peace disturbance. Additional docket notes include names and small amounts.
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Charles Grabl
East Patrick Street
Leonard A. Thomas
West South
Bentz Streets
Grable
Thomas
West South Street
Wentz Street
A. G. Bourne Sr
Allen Bartgis
Reno
North Market Street
Austin D. Taylor
West Fifth Street
Estelle Leatherman
West College Terrace
Leatherman
Taylor
Fair Grounds
Frederick
WMI
Pelve Cildse
Everett McNeal
Washington
Ruth Gross
Benj
F. Alelmut
Washington Grove
Walter Keeney
John Burns
Ridgeville
Richard Flock
Middletons
Paul Fogle
Raymond C. Nusbaum
George Hoffman
Ralph Potts
Ellig Carty
Sherman Boone
Charles Burras
Ie Mie Fant
Liberalized R. R. Retirement Act Affects Many In County
Amendments to the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance acts, recently passed by Congress and signed by the President, introduce survivor benefits higher than Social Security, sickness cash benefits, and broaden disability retirement. Workers may retire earlier with reductions, and new minimum annuities raise access for those with fewer than 20 years. Unemployment benefits rise to 4.50 a day for certain earners, with a 26 week benefit period, and tax rates increase. Dates of effect span 1946 to 1948.
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Congress
U. S. Railroad Retirement Board
Spanish War Vets Install Officers at Frederick camp
Jean A. Hansen Sr Frederick was elected and installed commander of the Winfield Scott Schley Camp US Spanish American War Veterans in a Sunday session at the American Legion Home. Ten of 17 surviving members attended as Maryland Department USAWV officials from Baltimore installed the new officers.
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Jean A. Hansen
Frederick
Winfield Scott Schley
United Spanish American War Veterans
Department
Baltimore
American Legion
Maryland Department
USAWV
Wileas
Kek Educa
Nelson A. Hopkins
Roger Shaw
Lewis A. Moberly
Iis
Gath
Hanzen
Nathan C. Stiles
Rockville
George A. Ninas
Gaithersburg
Hazardous forecast on the 1946 congressional outcome
Washington reports economist Louis H. Bean says this year’s congressional election forecast is statistically hazardous. He notes the race is too close to gauge amid meat shortages and foreign affairs turmoil centered on Henry A. Wallace. Republicans need 26 seats for a House majority. Democratic reaction remains noncommittal. Bean cites past accuracy and warns standard formulas fail this year.
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Washington
Louis H. Bean
Henry A. Wallace
Bean
House
Gallup
Crossley
Roper
Rust Claims Forty Percent Of Historic Pig Iron Output
It is estimated that rust has accounted for about 40 percent of the 2,000,000,000 tons of pig iron produced over the last fifty years, indicating a significant impact on global iron production and durability concerns.
Funeral Service For 39 Crash Victims Held
A joint funeral service was conducted from the air today for 39 persons who died last Thursday when a New York to Berlin airliner rammed into a mountain near Harmon Field. Relatives of six victims were aboard the plane as clergy read rites and floral wreaths were dropped from the plane. A sister ship, the Oklahoma City, arrived from New York for the ceremony and passengers arrived from Frankfurt for the service.
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Stephensville
Nfld
New York
Berlin
Harmon Field
American Overseas Airlines
Oklahoma City
George D. Downing
Thomon
Ruth Kent
Jay, Fla
Charles F. Schmidt
Kenosha
Wisc
Erwin G. Muessler
Wichita
Kas
Frankfurt
Germany
Downing
Laurie
Barbara
Miss Kent
Schmidt
Frank
Mieétsler
Terminal Leave Pay Speeded by Government for WWII Vets
After two months of prep the government moved to distribute about 2 700 000 000 in terminal leave payments to World War I veterans. Army finance offices will receive engraved five year treasury bonds to pay millions of applications. cash will be used for the initial boasts as bonds are distributed. About 15 000 000 veterans may be eligible. Regulators allow photo stat copies of discharge papers when originals are missing. A second item notes Patrick Flood 90 returning to Ireland to rest after years in America.
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Washington
Army Finance
Treasury
Seritlin
Arm
Army
Regulatio
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