Shipyards Profits Draw Fire Before Merchant Marine Panel
Washington reports that the St. John's River Shipbuilding Co. in Florida earned 2.08 million from a 600 thousand investment as part of a House inquiry into 40 shipbuilding profits. Henry J. Kaiser defended Kaiser enterprises amid charges of guaranteed gains and low risk, noting Kaiser yards produced 27 percent of the maritime program and saved the government over 250 million on Liberty ships.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
St. John’s River Shipbuilding Co
Florida
Commission
House Merchant Marine Committee
Henry J. Kaiser
Ralph E. Casey
General Accounting Office
Masiime Commission
Salser
Uperslivas
Kaiser
Casey
Taxmayere
Congress
Bland
D-Va
Indi
Dishonesty Talk Triggers WAA Discharges and Freezes
Brig. Gen. J. A. Mollison told a Congressional committee that several War Assets Administration employees were fired after talks of dishonesty. He said fraudulent authorizations for surplus electronics sales were found and all shipments to selling agencies are frozen until internal controls are improved. He noted agents’ practices were shady and sale costs reached 65 percent. about 200 radio trucks worth 7 809 were reportedly sold to Hallicrafters before the WAA was created.
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Washington
J. A. Mollison
War Assets
Congressional
WAA
Mollison
Mollizon
Hallicrafter
Chicago
Priot
War Assets Administration
Held For Assault On State Trooper
Edward Moore 28 Lenaconing was held under 2560 bond on a charge of assaulting State Trooper A. Spiech in Lonaconing. Magistrate Oliver H. Bruce condemned the act as a threat to law and order and noted recent police officer deaths in nearby West Virginia. Trooper Spiech said Moore, armed with a rifle, advanced to within five feet before the trooper tackled him. Moore admitted looking for a man named Punk Johnson but denied intent to kill.
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Spiech
Lonaconing
Boyle
Moore
Johnson
Jersey cattle sale sets high average at fairgrounds
At the Marylata Jersey Cattle Club second annual consignment sale in the fairgrounds on Monday the 43 head averaged 453.25 dollars. Top bid 1550 dollars from Pete Zeltler of Glasgow for Royalist Design Golden Maid, an eight year old cow consigned by H C Lamp. Proceeds fund Maryland 4-H to Columbus for the All-American Jersey Exposition.
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Marylata Jersey Cattle Club
Gasttrn
Pete Zeltler
Glasgow
Delaware
Golden Maid
H. C. Lamp
Shepherdstown
W. Va
Keifer Ealf
Ayrlawns Arm
Bethesda
George H. Maisch
Arlington
Maryland
Columbus
Ohio
H. E. Athey
Keedysville
Raymond
Baker
Boonsboro
John S. Bushey and Sons
Sykes
Navy To Make Study Of Bay Bridge Plan
Navy to study the effect of the Chesapeake Bay bridge at Sandy Point on the U S Naval Academy airfield plans. Admiral Fitch said the survey will determine if the bridge location creates obstruction hazards to air operations and the Navy will respond to Lane after review. We want meat. At Starr Jackson mine in Coonville, 160 workers walked out demanding meat. United Mine Workers Local 270 leader Garret Ogg said a meeting will decide action next Saturday.
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Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Sandy Point
U. S. Naval Academy
Navy Department
Aubrey W. Filet
William Preston Lane
Navy
Fite
Lane
Maryland
Cazsapeake Bay
Fitch
Athens
Starr-Jackson
Coonville
Gerald Wallace
Garret Ogg
United Mine Workers
New York
Long Island
Walt
New York City
Long Eland
SEC to reconstruct stock day to probe September 3 losses
Philadelphia reporters say the Securities and Exchange Commission will reconstruct all trades from September 3 to identify causes of the market break. Jamies A Treanor Jr said 10 minuteperiod data will be used to isolate active times and transactions. The probe will review every round lot purchase if records permit and seek any irregularities. Mount Vernon note and George Washington mention appear as garbled text from the source.
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Philadelphia
Septs
End Exchange Commission
Jamies A. Treanor, Jr
SEC
Trading and Exchange Division
Tresnar
Treanor
Frsange
Mount Vernon
George Washingten
Bushred Washington
Former Army lieutenant charged with homicide after stabbing wife
Sept 22 reports say PRR Howard Brock 28, formerly from the Army, assaulted his wife and stabbed her to death with a command knife. Brock told a magistrate he was sorry and was held without bail for coroner action. The couple, previously separated, were identified as May Hannam of Hackensack NJ and Albert Baker noting Brock and wife.
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Ne In
Howard Brock
Brock
Derseliva
Albert Baker
Seid Brock
May Hannam
Hackensack
PN. J
Frederick City Building Code Alterations Aimed
Preliminary recommendations for changes to Frederick City's building code were drafted after a Monday conference between the mayor and a survey committee. A second meeting was set for next week to decide whether to adopt a single ordinance or several, with final changes to be approved by the mayor and aldermen after the committee finishes its study.
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Frederick City
Lloyd C. Culler
Frederick
W. R. Walter
Charles F. Bowers
Joseph W. Urner
J. Herman Mock
Floyd L. Culler
Thomas J. Crum
Paul 4H. Beard
Board of Aldermen
City Hall
E. Price Steiding
Cumberland
NHA
John L. Shaw
Ways and
National Housing Administration
Bridge Start Delayed by Weather for Bethlehem Steel Contract
Unfavorable weather Monday delayed the Bethlehem Steel Company's start of work on the Sandy Hock bridge superstructure over the Polomar River.
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Tts
Bethlehem Steel Company
Sandy Hock
Polomar River
Increased Pay For Teachers Is Asked
The Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers recommends higher pay for public school teachers and compulsory schooling to age 16. Proposals, endorsed locally now, will go to Cumberland for a November 13 14 meeting and then to the General Assembly in January.
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Baltimore
Maryland Congress of Parents and Teachers
Cumberland
H. Ross Coppage
General Assembly
Coppage
400 Attendants Urgently Sought In State Hospitals
Dr. George H. Preston announces a plea for 400 attendants to staff Maryland’s five mental hospitals. Springfield Hospital reports 25 students in a nine month practical nursing course, including six former service members, preparing for jobs there. Base pay starts at 1,475 dollars with overtime bringing about 1,800 annually, plus meals, living quarters, uniforms, laundry and old age benefits.
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Baltimore
George H. Preston
Kenneth B. Jones
Springfeld Hospital
Held On Murder Charge For Hagerstown Man
Hagerstown September 23 A Nokes 22 year old Marine stationed in Washington DC was held on a murder charge in the death of Grover C Boward 58 after an alleged abduction An additional man John Brown 28 was later arrested after a knife attack on Nokes Detectives say Nokes admitted scuffling with Boward after Boward made a remark to a girl the Marine was escorting Boward died hours later of a skull fracture Nokes faces a preliminary hearing while Dilinu is held on assault with intent to kill and a 1000 bond was set for the November grand jury.
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Hagerstown
A. Nokes
Washington, D. C
Grover C. Boward
Wayne A. Sellman
Nokes
Washington Marine Barracks
Boward
Seilman
John Brown
Sellman
Harry E. Guyver Tremuedas
Dilinu
Snyder
SQUIRREL HUNTERS FINED
El den Hayes Martin L Johnson and Gail Lewis of the Wolisville Garfield area were found guilty and fined 25 dollars each by Magistrate William J Stoner at Thurmont on Monday evening for hunting squirrels on Sunday. George L MecClear of Waynesboro Pa forfeited 10 dollars in Stoners court on Saturday for an unplugged gun charge. Regional Game Warden Benjamin F Phobus and District Warden Durward W Kettells presented the cases.
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Elden Hayes
Martin L. Johnson
Gail Lewis
Wolisville-Garfield
William J. Stoner
Thurmont
George L. MecClear
Waynesboro
Stoner
Benjamin F. Phobus
Durward W. Kettells
Watches with a single hand early history
The earliest watches often had a single hand and the minute hand was invented in 1687, marking a shift in how time was displayed.
Victims Buried After Newfoundland Plane Crash
Graves in muskeg near Gander Newfoundland honor 26 victims of a Belgian airliner disaster. A rescue party aided by U S Army and Coast Guard recovered 18 survivors as clergymen planned a plane-side funeral service. Survivors were ferried from the woods amid great risk and gratitude.
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Gander
Newfoundland
Newfoundlan
U. Army
Coast Guard
Ahe Heliocopter
Gilbert Per?gentra
Sabena Airlines
Perier
Helen Ruth Henderson
New York
Gander 'S Base Hospital
Bette
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Chapel Alley
Church Street
Miles
Jehol
Chihfeng
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Tsingtao
Changchun
Liaoning
Janshen
China
Hunchun
Japan
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Heilungkiang
Kirin Province
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-shek
Kiamusze
Heilingkiang
Kirin
New England
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
At. John's Beofens
Annapolis
St. John’s
St. Louis University
Ahit
Barry Cosmetics
Allen’s Car
Market
2Nd St
Lome
Ari
C. E. Cline & Son Funeral Directors
Charles S. Maier
Mr. Maier
OPA
Quay
Allen's
Allen’s
of Willys Univ. Jeep
Packard Sales & Service
Barbara Fritchie Motor CO
Patrick Street
Ree
Scend
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Truman
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