Woods Seeks Curb on Black Market Rents
Washington February 8 AP The administration seeks new powers to roll back illegal rents with treble damages and criminal penalties up to $1000 fine or one year in jail for willful violations. Housing expediter Woods testified tenants fear eviction and avoid reporting violations. Patman notes rental abuses and expects congressional scrutiny. The bill would extend rent controls two years with stronger enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Tighe E. Woods
House Banking Committee
Woods
Patman
Texas
Banking Committee
Y W C A tops Massillon membership drive
Massillon YWCA reports 1592 members, 332 more than the 1949 goal. Director Mrs. T. W. Prior notes steady applications, with 11 received Monday. The drive is officially over but ongoing in spirit. Also in Massillon, Paul W. Long, 29, is held on disturbing the peace with $500 bond after peeking into homes. trial set for Friday. General Anthony Wayne noted as a surveyor in his youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon
Y.W.C.A
T. W. Prior
Paul W. Long
Tuscarawas St
Canton
Robert G. Hoffman
Long
Officer Seized In Meat Theft Case in Lancaster
A former Lancaster police officer, Hubert B. Jeffers, 38, was returned from Pontiac, Michigan to face charges of receiving and concealing $125 worth of meat stolen from Swift & Co. in Columbus. He resigned last July and was among 12 indicted in the Columbus thefts. two others, John L. Johnson and Fred Snyder, are to stand trial February 15. Jeffers also faces a non-support indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Pontiac
Mich
Hubert B. Jeffers
Swift & Co
Columbus
Jeffers
Harry Kilburger
John L. Johnson
Lancaster Chamber of Commerce
Fred Snyder
Johnson
Dogs Help Alan Nixon and Marie Wilson Reconcile
Hollywood gossip notes that actress Marie Wilson and her husband actor Alan Nixon reconciled after a divorce filing. The couple, married since 1942, previously split in 1945, and Nixon returned their Yorkshire terriers as a conciliatory gesture. A pup's note attached to a collar expressed longing and family distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Marie Wilson
Alan Nixon
Nixon
Vice Squad Arrests One for Soliciting Charge
Patricia Morgan aged 24 of 410 5th street SE was arrested Monday at 4 p m by police vice squad members on a soliciting charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Morgan
5Th St SE
Cigar Store Operator Charged With Gambling
John Bird, 58, of 623 Market, was arrested Monday at 1 15 p m by police vice squad on charges of disorderly conduct and possession of illegal gambling devices at his cigar store 425 Tuscarawas St E Illegal punchboards and trade boards were on display and patrons were using them Police said he refused to remove the boards or accompany officers to headquarters after a warning
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bird
Market Over
Tuscarawas St E
Theft reports from Smith Avenue and Maple Avenue
Thomas Dawson Jr of 1033 Smith Ave SW reports the theft of an $18.50 topcoat from Frank's restaurant at 1229 Tuscarawas St. Irvin S. Minger of 206 Hazlett Ave NW reports the theft of five boxes of candy valued at $12.50 from his truck at 16th St and Maple Ave NE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Dawson Jr
Smith Ave
Frank
Tuscarawas
St E
Irvin S. Minger
Hazlett Ave
16Th St
Maple Ave
Also Mentioned on This Page
Realtors’ Washington Committee
The
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Anthony Wayne
Chiang Kai-shek
Fred
Berlin
Berliner Zeitung
China
Frank L. Howley
United States
Chiang
Howley
Marerk Valabenlinet News Depot
Viora
Market Avenue
Alan Nixons
Berkley
Bombay
Mink
Bon Marche
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!