Hood College to buy Findlay residence for student housing
Hood College plans to purchase the Findlay home near campus to admit about 25 additional students, easing overcrowding. The four‑lot brick property on Upper College Terrace will require minimal changes, with occupancy aimed for October. Enrollment is projected to reach about 525 that year, a record for the college.
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Hood College
George Findlay
Upper College Terrace
Henry Irvin Stahr
College
Frederick
Stahr
William Thelaplaine
A. Austin Pearce
Clyde ©. Thomas
M. R. Erchison
Albert M. Coblentz
Board of Trustees
Jacob Rohrbach
James H. Cramer
Tropical Hurricane North of San Juan Moves West-northwest
A tropical hurricane with winds above 140 mph was located about 225 miles north of San Juan Puerto Rico and within 1,000 miles of Miami. Movement was west-northwest toward North America with a slight possible northward shift under review by forecasters.
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Fla
San Juan
Puerto Rico
North American
Grady Norton
U. S. Weather Bureau
Navy
Atlantic Ocean
Truman Out Of Hurricane Path
The battleship Missouri carrying President Truman home from the Inter American Defense conference near Rio de Janeiro slowed to clear the Atlantic hurricane's path. It reported moderate seas and scattered showers as it moved west of the storm center. In unrelated court news, a non support charge against Jacob Bryan in Williamsport was continued after a hearing. Brian agreed to continue payments after citing an earlier accident. Bond of $250 was posted for Alvin Eyler on a charge of assault and battery on Elizabeth Lenna.
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Truman
Inter- American Defense Conference
Rio de Janeiro
Jacob ¥. Bryan
Williamsport
Peoples Court
Manuel M. Weinberg
Brian
Catherine A. Mowbray
Middletown
Alvin Eyler
Elizabeth B. Lenna
United Nations session opens with procedural work
The United Nations General Assembly will begin at Flushing Meadows on Sept. 16 focusing first on organization. Elections for president and standing committee chairs, plus new members for the Security, Economic and Social, and Trusteeship Councils, will frame the opening days amid anticipated candidacies from Brazil India Belgium Australia and Poland.
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US General Assembly
Petex Edson
NEA
Washington
United Nations General Assembly
Flushing Meadows
Oswaldo Aranha
Brazil
Palestine
Paul- Henri Spaak
Belgium
Vijaya
Lakshmi Pandit
India
Glamor
Herbert Vare Evatt
Ausralia
Zygmun
Mandzelewski
Security Council
Australia
Poland
Economic and Social Council
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Pacific Islands
Trygve Lie
International Bank
Monetary Fund
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Portugal
Transjordan
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Albania
Austria
Italy
Hungary
Bulgaria
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Ukraine
Ussr
Finland
Assembly
Sleepy Stroller Causes Loop Disruption In Chicago
In Chicago on September 13 a 74 year old man, Jacob Heimanson, dozed aboard a street car triggering alarms and a fire department response. He denied illness, insisting he was simply sleepy, while hospital staff later found nothing clinically wrong.
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Chicago
Jacob Heimanson
William McDonald
Heimanson
Y. “Here's An Inhalator For “You.” Onsense
Henrotin Hospital
Prisoners Help To Cut 20 Acres Corn
Prisoners at Montevue assisted farm forces in cutting shocking and filling silos for about twenty acres of field and ensilage this week. Raymond Cramer, farmer, said the inmates were a great help and that only minimal farm help existed otherwise. Sheriff Guy Anders noted work ended Friday after long hours with lunch breaks, and one prisoner voiced leaving town after release. The effort covered roughly 14 acres of field corn and the rest ensilage corn, with plans to assign overseers to improve productivity and reduce idle time. Officials praised the reinstitution of prisoner work and expect further jobs to be found.
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Montevue
Raymond Cramer
Cramer
Alemshouse
Sherif Guy Anders
Broedeck Pike
Marshall Wachter
Almshense
Anders
Forecaster Reverses On Weekend Cooler Weather
The forecaster called off the cooler weekend prediction noting no immediate temperature drop. He predicts warm humid conditions with scattered thunderstorms, near 88 degrees on Friday, and fair warm days Sunday and Monday. Nights are cooling only slightly with a 61 degree low last night.
Medal For Pershing On His 87th Birthday
Victoria Sept 13 awards of the Americanism medal of the Army and Navy Union to General John J Pershing on his 87th birthday were announced by James M Callahan national commander. The award honors a life of outstanding service to the country and 87 roses were sent to the General.
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Victoria
Army and
Navy Union
John J. Pershing
James M. Callahan
Troops Move In to Seize Weapons at Faiz Bazaar
New Delhi Sept 13 troops ringed a one mile square area called Faiz Bazaar with two armored cars as they moved in to seize weapons held by barricaded Mohammedans. Civilians near the area were warned off while firing and heavier artillery sounds suggested house to house fighting possibly occurring.
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New Delhi
Faiz Bazaar
Appeal Set on Sportsman's Inn Beer License Suspension
The appeal by operators of Sportsman's Inn near Ridgeville from County License Commissioner G Cleveland Trout suspending the beer license for 30 days is scheduled for circuit court trial Tuesday at 11 AM.
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Ridgeville
G. Cleveland Trout
Maryland Women to Form Emergency Consumers Council
Mrs Roy D Whitlock president of the Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs announced forming a new group to marshal buyer resistance to rising food costs. The Emergency Consumers Council will invite leaders from other clubs as a statewide effort with a buyers strike promoted in Baltimore by Americans for Democratic Action targeting butter and eggs and affecting prices.
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Catonsville
Roy D. Whitlock
Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs
Bris. Whitlock
Emergency Consumers Council
C. J. Kern
Denton
Associated Women
Maryland Farm Bureau
Mirs
Duane L. Peterson
Baltimore
Women’s Civic League
Whitlock
The
Americans For Democratic Action
Cat And Kittens Take Shelter In Coal Hole
A mother cat and her five newborn kittens live under coal hole grates near Church and Court streets. Attorney Sherman P. Bowers says office workers feed the cat, nursing her brood of five born about a week ago. The family moved from Court street grate to the west grate near lawyers’ offices. residents fear tempting fate if attention grows.
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Court Streets
Sherman P. Bowers
Court Street
Tabby
State's Liquor Sales Drop 57 Percent
Chicago reports that the American Business Men's Research Foundation states alcohol sales fell 57 percent in Maryland in July 1947 versus 1946, while Arkansas saw a 34 percent decline. The foundation notes consumer dollars shift to household goods as prices near record levels.
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American Business Men's Research Foundation
Foundation
Maryland
Arkansas
Passes Bill Offering Pardon To Guerrillas
The Greek Parliament passed a bill to offer pardon to guerrillas in rebellion if they surrendered within a month. Premier Ghemistokles Sophoulis urged the amnesty as a move toward peace in the country.
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Athens
Ghemistokles Sophoulis
No Word From Deputies Sent To West Coast
County authorities expect word soon on the status of Morris Cramer the alleged bigamist extradited from New York to Frederick county. Deputies Austin Murray and Vernon Roderick had gone to Los Angeles to secure custody and may be en route home after a mid week hearing was scheduled in the extradition case. They were to wire when they reach Chicago with an arrival estimate.
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Los Angeles
New York
Frederick County
Austin Murray
Vernon Roderick
Morris Cramer
Cramer
Chicago
U.S. May Be Forced To Act To Curb Prices
Senator Ives warned that wild speculation in grains and foods could force Congress to act to curb prices. He urged solutions from business and government, favored an investigation, and said no special session is needed now. He opposed only illegitimate speculation, not legitimate trading.
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Ives
Congress
Yes
Senate House Committee
Customs Union May Be Formed
Thirteen nations at the Paris economic conference plan a study group to form a customs union under the Marshall plan for US aid. Britain France Italy and sponsor nations invite the Soviet Union and 12 eastern European states plus others to join. Objective is free trade with a common tariff policy toward nonmembers. Sponsoring powers Belgium Luxembourg and the Netherlands will convene the first meeting when adequate adhesion is possible. Other joining states include Austria Denmark Eire Greece Iceland Portugal and Turkey.
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Soviet Union
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Switzerland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Austria
Denmark
Eire
Greece
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Fortugal
President Inspects Battleship Missouri Aboard the U S S Missouri
President Truman inspects the battleship Missouri with Capt Robert L Denison aboard the Big Mo as it sails toward Norfolk. The visit occurs as the ship lies about 600 miles northeast of the Amazon river mouth and 500 miles from Cape Orange in French Guiana.
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Truman
Norfolk
Amazon River
Cape Orange
French Guiana
Robert L. Dennison
U N Delegation Summoned For Balkans Palestine Veto Talks
Secretary of State George C. Marshall summoned his 10 member U N delegation in New York for a series of conferences to map U S policy on Balkans Palestine the veto and other issues ahead of the United Nations Assembly session in Flushing Meadow Park. He plans to share workload with experts on specific issues to handle the security council and assembly debates and may hint at U S positions in a luncheon speech. The move signals a strong U S line and a push to aid in resolving the Anglo Egyptian dispute in the Security Council over British troops in the Suez area and the Sudan mandate.
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American Association For the United Nations
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Suez Canal
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Sudan
U S Lucky If It Escapes A Bust Says Porter
Atlanta Sept 13 Paul Porter former Federal price boss under OPA warned the United States might face a bust and said the nation would be lucky to escape it. He criticized Congress and blamed American industry for not expanding to meet demand. He noted research chiefs at United States Steel cited a low mood as a reason to refrain from expansion.
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Paul Porter
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Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
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Clapping Congregation Forced Quiet at Detroit Church
In Detroit on September 13, Judge John D. Waits ordered the Universal Triumph Dominion of God church to halt noisy expressions after 11:30 p.m. following complaints from 213 neighbors about clapping, shouting, dancing, tambourines, horns, and hallelujahs disturbing sleep throughout the night.
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Congregation of the Universal Triumph Dominion of God Church
TraSic
John D. Waits
Weather summary and river conditions update
The period ending 3 a.m. today shows no new precipitation. September to date totals 130 inches while 1937 deficiency to September 1 is 2.81 inches. Yesterday’s high 88, low 64, with temps 4 years and 1 year ago at 69 and 68. Sun sets at 7.24 p.m., rises tomorrow at 5.50 a.m. Moon rises 6.23 a.m., sets 8.43 p.m. Rivers: Monocacy cloudy at Buckeystown, Potomac muddy on both sides and clear in the middle at Point of Rocks.
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Potomac
Point Lof
Building codes and safety tests reveal urban planning quirks
In Washington, the Bureau of Standards tests model building codes and 14 chimney types to study safety and practicality. They build transparent plumbing models to show water flow, aiming to draft a universal code. Census notes suggest undercounting skews gender totals, with more men in the uncounted “lost” group.
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Max Hall
James Marlow
Washington
Bureau of Standards
Pay Meters On Holiday
A survey of North Market Street meters Friday afternoon shows few drivers paid since it was a legal holiday. In the second block only six meters bore violation signs while most spots were filled with motorists feeding the meters. West Church Street fared worse with eight violation flags, indicating more nonpaying parkers on holiday. Police note that on many holidays motorists feed the meters because the days are off. One businessman expected free parking but found the meter indicating time on a broken device.
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Parkers
West Church Street
Washington
Candidate Withdraws After Police Arrive
In Kansas City on September 13, Dr. Ezel Willie Perry won the vice presidency of the Negro National Baptist Convention after police arrived to quell turmoil on the platform. Delegates and officials urged one candidate to withdraw as Rev. Thomas S. Harten of New York questioned police. Dr. Jemison of Selma, Alabama then asked Dr. Joseph Harrison Jackson of Chicago to withdraw in favor of the Oklahoma candidate.
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Ezel Willie Perry
Negro National Baptist Convention
U. S. A. Inc
Thomas S. Harten
New York
ED. V. Jemison
Selma
Ala
Jemison
Joseph Harrison Jackson
Chicago
Oklahoma
Congressmen Shying From Special Meet
Washington reports that influential senators oppose a special session to debate emergency European aid. Leaders like Millikin, Vandenberg, Taft, and Lucis question timing while Truman hesitates. Some urge limited committee backwork until practical proposals emerge.
Secretary To Clayton Is Out Of Her Job
Washington reports confirm Miss Helene Yuhas former White House and Soviet embassy employee is out after 26 months as secretary to Undersecretary Will Clayton. She claims a witch hunt forced her resignation while the State Department says she voluntarily left on September 5.
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Helene Yuhas
White House
Will Clayton
Paramus
N. J
State Department
Miss Yuhas
Associated Press
Czechoslovakia
Aly
Davis faces hanging after WV trooper murder
A Davis West Virginia strip miner, 35, seeks clemency from Governor Meadows to spare him from the gallows for killing state trooper Sgt Joseph Horne near Keyser last year. He was condemned for the murder after authorities say he fled with a stolen track. The case also involves Tucker County Sheriff Howaire in the fatal incident following the arrest.
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Mark McCauley
Meadows
West Virginia
Davis
W. Va
Keyser
Joseph Horne
O. Gay Howaiier
Tucker County
McCauley
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