Hog Prices Driven Down Amid War-Time Rationing Talks
Hog prices eased after heavy receipts at Chicago stockyards and Omaha, while December hogs traded around 28.42 and 29.52 per hundredweight. Wheat corn and oats futures were mixed as grain buyers boosted prices. A Pittsburgh baker hinted bread costs rise amid wartime conservation, and a Food Distributors Association official urged rationing to prevent hoarding. A Baltimore burglary leads to arrest after eyeglass shop clues. Stewart Hobbs Brown opens a new general law office in Lancaster, indicating postwar professional activity.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Hoss
Omaha
Pittsburgh
New York
John Turner
Food Distributors Association of Shines
Shameful Fire Waste Deplored By Byrd In Concord
Dr Harry K Byrd president of the University of Maryland addressed a New Hampshire fire prevention conference in Concord urging fire prevention education in all elementary schools as part of a national program. He cited 1947 fire losses near 700 million and noted losses have doubled since 1943. May Gen Philp B Fleming chaired the President's Fire Prevention Program urging building code campaigns.
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Concord
Harry K. Byrd
University of Maryland
New Hampshire
Byrd
Granite State Business Life
Hall Given Three Years In Maryland House For Correction
Eddie F. Hall a 33 year old Ceresville roofer received a three year sentence in the Maryland House for Correction after a jury trial on four indictments charging false pretense from fraudulent checks. He pled guilty to one count and faced four indictments totaling about 465 dollars.
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Eddie FE. Hall
Ceresville
Maryland House For Correction
Hall
Edwin Forekirk
Long
Hall Receives Dual Sentences After Check Incident
Ladiesburg Hall was sentenced to two years and a one-year term to follow for related offenses at Horne's Store and Jefferson. A third charge yielded a suspended sentence. Judge Schoauffer rebuked Hall for repeated check practices, noting a decade of similar conduct and recent episodes after release on bond. State's Attorney Nikirk commented on the case.
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Grand
Nikirk Charac
Hall described as accomplished check artist in court
State's Attorney labeled Hall an accomplished check artist who used clever methods to dodge criminal law, noting that out of about 26 cases, only four fit the letter of the law. Defense argued no intent to defraud, Hall's poor bookkeeping skills, and limited education, with Horine and Remsburg testifying in the second case.
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Hall
Nikirk
Edward D. Storm
Wilbur F Sheffield, Jr
Halli
Hubert L Horine
Jefferson
Gerald G Remsburg
Series 4 Tartimecy Conserved the Receipt of a Check
A damaged note references a check receipt and a small reelad tire in a Mall setting with unclear details. The fragment hints at a financial item linked to a specific location but lacks concrete names or dates. Further readable text is needed for precise identification.
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Tartimecy
Mall’s
Nunn-Bush
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