OPA Chief Warns of Danger if Controls Are Lifted
The OPA chief warns that lifting controls could trigger inflation and demands a return to price and wage management. He cites higher costs for families, notes a 50 percent capital levy idea would be labeled radical, and argues decontrol is unfair and detrimental. He stresses production goals without inflation and notes a persistent lumber black market while pledging continued enforcement.
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Porter
Congress
OPA
In memory of Etta May Donegan April 17 1943
Memorial verses from Leo Donegan Margaret Shrader ACY and Donald Donegan. tribute notes express deep sorrow for a wife and mother. Family messages mark the fourth anniversary of her death with loving remembrance.
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Leo Donegan
Margaret Shrader Acy
Donald Donegan
E— Lewis
Benjamin F. Lewis
May
Helen L. May
Helen L. Mas
House votes hint at fate of price controls and subsidies
The House met early to vote on proposed changes to the wartime price control act. Rep Monroney notes uncertainty over any remaining price controls after the vote while Rep Spence says opposition has the government on the ropes. Republicans push nine month OPA life, rule changes, and ending the meat subsidy with price increases to consumers. A bipartisan push seeks to strip OPA of authority to price agricultural products, transferring power to the Secretary of Agriculture.
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Monroney
D.-Okla
Spence
D-Ky
Banking Committee
OPA
Secretary of Agriculture
Truman Hints He May Visit Japan and China
President Truman told reporters he would like to visit both Japan and China during a possible trip to Manila for the Philippine independence celebration. He plans a Pacific coast swing but may extend to Manila on July 4, depending on his home schedule. He did not commit to visiting Japan during the trip.
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Washington
Truman
China
Japan
Durling
Manila
Pacific
Rosenberg Admits Ordering Slaves For German Labor
Alfred Rosenberg testified before the international military tribunal that he ordered hundreds of thousands in eastern Europe conscripted for slave labor in Germany.
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Nuernberg
Alfred Rosenberg
International Military Tribunal
Europe
Germany
Pinwheel crochet pattern 7316 prize winner design
This needlework notice promotes a pinwheel crochet pattern using No 3 cotton for delicate squares and string for quick sturdy ones. It advertises joining squares for larger pieces, offers Pattern 7316 with directions, and invites readers to send fifteen cents to Hagerstown Daily Mail Household Arts Dept for the pattern plus a 1946 Needlework Book offer.
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Hagerstown Daily Mail Household Arts Dept
14Th St
New York
N.Y
Complete Sound Recordings Of U N Security Meetings
New York April 7 complete sound recordings are being made of United Nations Security Council meetings. At Hunter College six soldiers of the Army Signal Corps operate a film and phonograph recording setup so every spoken word is saved for U.N. archives and future reference. A translating system with earphones provides real time interpretation in multiple languages as delegates discuss proceedings for posterity.
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New York
United Nations’ Security Council
Hunter College
U. N
Council Chamber
U.N
Maj
Robert Vincent
Thomas A. Edison
Vincant
Army Signal Corps
San Francisco
London
Nunembergs
Contell
Hunter Sym
Signal Corps Center
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Vincent
Neurnberg
Nuernberg
Reichmarshal
Herman Goering
Goering
Meat Shortage Alarms Nation Amidration Debate
The meeting rejected Administration estimates that famine would pass in 90 days, urging that next winter’s food situation could be worse. Secretary Anderson warned wheat rationing would hinder relief feeding, while the Agriculture Department projected 5.36 billion pounds of meat this quarter versus 6.03 billion last quarter, with civilians receiving five percent of the second quarter supply.
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Anderson
United Nations Forum
Agriculture Department
Department
Six percent for armed forces and rest to territories and overseas aid
A report notes that six percent of funds are allocated to the armed forces while the remaining share supports U S territories and needy overseas areas. The item emphasizes distribution to military and international relief stakeholders without detailing amounts or timelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Ex-Wave Woman Held In Baby Abandoning Case
Capt. Atkinson said Miss Anderson, raised in Atlantic City, was not Catholic and came from a good family. He noted she admitted wanting a son for fear the father would not return. The baby’s footprints matched Martine hospital in Baltimore, tying the mother to the child. She left the infant in a church after arriving in Washington at 11 days old.
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King
Capt. Atkinson
Anderson
Atlantic City
Washington
Rhoda Milliken
Police Women’s Bureau
Martine Hospital
Baltimore
County Officials Attend Meeting in Baltimore
Three county officials will attend a Baltimore meeting today sponsored by the University of Maryland extension service and USES to discuss the coming farm labor outlook. D. Paul Shilling, manager of the local USES office, County Agent Mark Miller, and Benjamin H. Soliday, farm labor placement official, are slated to attend.
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Baltimore
University of Maryland Extension Service
United States Employment Service
D. Paul Shilling
Mark Miller
Benjamin H. Soliday
Make It Yourself Nightgown Pattern No 2563 Styles 12 to 44
Try making your own nightgown with No 2563 pattern in sizes 12 14 16 18 20 40 42 and 44. Size 36 needs 3 1 2 yards and 2 1 2 yards lace at 39 inch. Send 20 cents for pattern plus sewing guide to Pattern Department Hagerstown Daily 121 W 19th St New York 11 NY.
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Hagerstown
19Th St
New York
N. Y
Relief payments rise in March statewide
Baltimore April 17 The State Department of Public Welfare reported March relief expenditures at 735,635, up 15 percent from March 1945. Payments across all welfare categories increased except old age assistance, with March totals $10,460 higher than February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
State Department of Public Welfare
Department
Coal Operators Standby in Washington Amid Strike Talks
Washington April 17 coal operators agreed to stay available for the rest of the week in case the government can restart contract negotiations with John L. Lewis. Special Conciliator Paul Fuller held a five hour meeting with Lewis and his associates but reported no shift in the United Mine Workers stance on the 17 day old strike. Operators had not committed on safety funds or a health and welfare fund, while Lewis pressed for a union administered tonnage levy fund, seeking ten cents a ton last year before withdrawing that demand.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Paul W. Fuller
United Mine Workers
Fuller
Schwellenbach
UMW
Half Fruit Crop Expected In Washington County This Year
Surveys show damage from frosts will yield a 50 to 60 percent crop in Washington County, similar to 1945. D Eldred Rinehart reports York Imperials survived better than last year, high ground fared better, while Delicious and Staymen were severely hit. Orchards near Chambersburg and Washington area suffer worst. apple buds remain at risk for one or two weeks. Apple blossoms meanwhile bloom as photographers prepare to capture their beauty.
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Washington County
D. Eldred Rinehart
Ringgold
York Imperials
Rinehart
Chambersburg
Truman Nold
Washington
National Apple Institute
New York
Andoah
Winchester
Virginia
Twelve Countians Inducted In Army
Twelve Countians were inducted into the Army on April 11 by Local Board No. 2. Names include Clarence Clark Funkstown John Pike Hagerstown Route 3 Andrew Jackson Michael Carl Paulsgrove Chewsville Edwin Smyre Boonsboro Route 2 Donald Newwe Virginia Ave Ext Richard Daley 221 Alexander Street Robert Campbell 439 Summit Gail Hixon Hancock Route 1 John Miles Clearspring Route 1 Paul Schlotterbeck Hagerstown Route 3 Elmo Barnes Hagerstown Route 6.
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Army
Clarence Herman Clark
Funkstown
John Edmund Pike
Hagerstown
Andrew Jackson Michael
Big Pool
Carl David Paulsgrove
Chewsville
Edwin Recher Smyre
Boonsboro
Donald James New We
Virginia Avenue
Richard Lincoln Daley
Alexander Street
Robert Morgan Campbell
Summit Avenue
Gail Keliner Hixon
Hancock
John Alfred Miles
Clearspring
Paul Howard Schlotterbeck
Elmo Dale Barnes
Pennsylvania and Prospect Aves Chop Steaks and Crabs Menu
A compact restaurant card highlights Pennsylvania and Prospect Avenues offerings featuring chops steaks and cutlets, along with crab cakes, shrimp, and oysters. The note emphasizes a diverse seafood and meat selection in a local dining setting.
12 Juveniles Among Those Arrested For Vandalism At Butte
In Butte Montana on April 17 peace officers detained 12 juveniles and three adults and sought 30 more youths for questioning after a weekend wave of vandalism and house wrecking in the strikebound copper city. Sheriff Al McLeod said no new disorders occurred last night as vandals damaged homes of nonworking miners near Anaconda smelter district. CLO Mine Mill and Smelter Workers condemned the attacks as contract talks with Federal Mediator Robert C Williams were set to resume.
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Butte
Mont
al McLeod
Witc
Anaconda
Clo
Robert C. Williams
Milk Producers Seek Two Cent Increase in Maryland Virginia
Maryland and Virginia dairy representatives supplying Washington urged the Agriculture Department to approve a two cent per quart rise in retail milk prices. They argued a smaller half cent increase would fail to attract enough milk to meet demand as current prices run from about 11 to 16 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maryland
Virgina
Producers Association
Agriculture Department
County AAA Office Buys Wheat From Farmers
The county AAA office acting for the U S Department of Agriculture will buy wheat farmers can deliver now at market price for any later date the seller may choose on or before March 31 1947. The offer aims to induce farmers to sell now rather than hold for market changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Aaa
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Red Cross Drive Is Huge Success
The Washington County Red Cross drive far exceeded its quotas with substantial gifts listed from towns such as Benevola Boonsboro Bridgeport Brownsville Cearfoss Chenaville Clearspring Big Pool Big Springs Funkstowe Hancock Highfield Cas cade Keedysville Leitersburg Maugansville Penal Farm Rohrersville St. James Lydia Sharpsburg Smithsburg Cavetown Weverton Williamsport and others. Additional firms Fairchild Aircraft Division and Jamison Cold Storage Door Company joined those meeting or surpassing targets. Chairman Byron praised workers and the public for a notable local act of giving. The article notes newborns' pulse rates from 130 to 140 times per minute.
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Benevola
Boonsboro
Bridgeport
Brownsville
Cearfoss
Chenaville
Clearspring
Big Pool
Big Springs
Funkstowe
Hancock
Highfield
Cascade
Keedysville
Leitersburg
Maugansville
Paramount
Reid
Penal Farm
Rohrersville
St. James
Lydia
Sharpsburg
Smithsburg
Cavetown
Weverton
Wiliamsport
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Jamison
Byron
Washington County
The
Red Cross
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Prere 1618
Rosenberg
Alice Brooks
McCormick
Werner Fs Feer
U. N. Council
Night Patrol
Fea
Tri-State Detective Service
County
Credit Planet Corp
W. Washington ST
H. Earl Cromer
E. Franklin St. Hone
Mearer
Alpe
Terrace Restaurant
Pennsylvania & Prospect Aves
Holzapfel & Firey
Westinghoues
Tre Mathias
Maryland Co
Grokers
Travel Bureau
Potomac St
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the House of
Rogers Jewelry Co
Weat
Leiter
AAA
Second National
R. M. Hays & Bros., Inc
Rand’s
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