Steel industry says wage demands unaffordable in war period
Washington April 25 The CIO United Steel Workers wage proposals face strong industry opposition as 31 principal firms estimate a half billion dollar cost and warn the public will bear the burden. Benjamin Fairless of U S Steel cites record earnings and argues price hikes would be needed to meet the demands while smaller mills echo concerns about wartime economic controls.
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Washington
Iron and Steel
Big
CIO
United Steel Workers
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel Corporation
War Labor Board
WLB
Lawson Stone
Follanstee Steel Corporation
Fairless
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mrs Whitehurst Recommended for Postswar Settlement Group
Annapolis April 25 Mrs John L Whitehurst of Baltimore president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs has been recommended by Governor O Conor for membership on the group representing American discussions concerning postwar settlements in a letter to Secretary of State Cordell Hull the governor cited her national and international experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
John L. Whitehurst
Baltimore
General Federation of Women's Clubs
O'Conor
Cordell Hull
Stimson Seeks Unified Armed Forces Department
Secretary of War Sumson urged Congress to create a single armed forces department after the war to replace War and Navy. He told the House committee that unification should not wait for the current conflict but should be decided promptly for efficient postwar defense. He warned the nation faces limits in manpower and resources without consolidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Departments of War and Navy
Congress
War Sumson
Stimson
House Committee
Little Action on Russian Front
Moscow dispatch reports a Red Army counterblow west of Dunbo retaking two localities and killing over 400 German troops. The stalemate persists along the front while Red air forces blockade Sevastopol, sinking seven transports and several support vessels.
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Moscow
Red Army
Dunbo
Lwow
Red Air Force
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Baltimore Minute Men Inactivated On Governor’s Order
Governor O'Conor ordered the Maryland Minute Men in Baltimore to be inactivated as a reserve status, affecting 1,088 soldiers in 28 companies. They will receive preferred enlistment in the State Guard and could be recalled if needed.
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Annapolis
O’conor
Maryland Minute Men
Baltimore City
State Military Department
U. S. Army
State Guard
Death notices for McIntire and Blickenstaff families in Maryland
Two obituaries from Waynesboro and Hagerstown detail the deaths of Mrs Catherine Emma McIntire aged 75 at her daughter’s home and Charles Wesley Blickenstaff aged 57. McIntire’s survivors include daughters Mrs Golds and Mrs Dembeck and son Harry. brothers Geary and Irving Shindledecker. involves funeral plans to be announced. Blickenstaff, son of Cyrus and Flora, leaves a wife Jennie and children Jonas, Frushour, Pauline, Virginia. siblings Leroy, Foster, Russell, Dorsey, and sisters Mrs Grossnickle, Mrs Harshman, Mrs Ries. Body to Gladhill Funeral Home then Church of the Brethren with services led by Rev Paul Robinson and burial at Rest Haven Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Emma Mclintire
Waynesboro
Mary Davidson
Summit Avenue
William Goldsborough
Hagerstown
Catherine Dembeck
Philadelphia
Harry McIntire
Anna Miller
Geary Shindledecker
Irving Shindledecker
Lancaster
Charles Wesley Blickenstaff
Cannon Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Cyrus
Flora
Palmer) Blickenstaff
Hear Myersville
Flo
Jennie
Brandenburg) Blickenstaff
Cpl
Jonas W
Camp Gruber
Oklahoma
Frushour
Frederick
Pauline
Virginia
Leroy
Foster
Russell
Salem
Ohio
Dorsey
York
John P. Grossnickle
Roy W. Grossnickle
Frank Harshman
Myersville
Irving Ries
Middletown
Gladhill
Church of the Brethren
Paul Robinson
Rest Haven Cemetery
Card of Thanks Ady Gift Ady Sisters and Brothers
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of Eva Cooper. Also advertises 14 K gold wedding rings hand engraved any design for 7.75 at Saum's 21 Jonathan St. Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saum's
Jonathan St. Adv
Eva Cooper
Atsa
Ady
Saum’s
Jonathan St. Ady
Hagerstown
SAUM
Jonathan St
Local 450 Homes Seek Phones Besieging Office in Hagerstown
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company branch reports 450 installation requests, the most in its history, up from about 250 at the start of the year. WPB priorities place war industries, essential services, and on call railroad workers ahead of private residences as equipment is allocated.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Lawrence C. Card
Hagerstown
War Production Board
WPB
Smith
Card
Hagerstonians
Hagarstown
Seed Production Again Is Urged in Washington County
District Conservationist Wilbur Stevenson urges farmers to prioritize seed production due to ongoing shortages in Washington County. Last year the Soil Conservation Service assisted cooperators to grow seeds for this year, but the 1944 shortage persists. Acute shortages include Wadino clover red clover Alsike clover Korean lespedeza soybeans timothy and orchard grass, all grown in the county. Local SACS will provide harvesting and handling details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Wilbur Stevenson
Soil Conservation Service
Sail Conservation Service
Beetle control program plans discussed by county committee
The county beetle committee will meet Thursday to consider Gigease spore dust usage and a crop insect search plan. Last year 1670 pounds of dust were spread on 310 properties and results may take two years. The group will study selecting locals to spot pests and send specimens to College Park for study, with final approvals by the insect control committee. Members include James H. Smith as chairman, G W Gardenour, Jacob Ankeney, Harry Kuhn, and Ned Keadle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Extension Service
Miller
College Park
Committee On
Insect Control
James H. Smith
G. W. Gardenour
Jacob Ankeney
Harry Kuhn
Ned Keadle
Jones Endorsed By Citizens Committee For Democracy
Willis B. Jones of Baltimore wins unanimous endorsement for the Democratic senatorial nomination from the Maryland Citizens Committee for Democracy. J. H. Carrington Lancaster, Johns Hopkins faculty member and committee president, said the board believes Senator Millard E. B. Tydings has not represented Maryland voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Willis BR. Jones
Maryland Citizens Committee For Democracy
J. H. Carrington Lancaster
Johns Hopkins University
Millard EB. Tydings
Britain Guards Invasion Secrecy Reaches Atlantic Wall Plans
British broadcasts discuss second-front plans and reserve usage while countering Allied parachute landings. Canadian Lt. Gen Crerar says core invasion training complete and Dieppe debt to be repaid. Madrid papers warn of a different invasion outcome and cite scattered German deployment across Norway Finland Balkans Russia Italy and Atlantic coast with 60 mobile divisions in reserve.
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England
H. D. G. Crerar
Dieppe
Madrid
Atlantic
Norway
Finland
Balkans
Russia
Italy
Mediterranean
Atlantic Wall
France
Germany
Europe
Townsend Nurseries To Go Under Hammer
SALISBURY Md April 25 The E W Townsend and Sons nurseries one of the largest in the world will be sold at public auction May 23 to settle disputes between the two brothers who run the firm Ernest W Townsend Jr and L Sherman Townsend after a court action seeking dissolution The brothers own eight farms totaling about 1175 acres with extensive orchards and nursery beds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
E. W. Townsend and Sons Nurseries
Ernest W.townsend, Jr
L. Sherman Townsend
Rayon Industry Threatens South Economy Says Bankhead
Senator Bankhead announces a Senate sub committee will probe wartime loans for rayon plant construction funded by the War Production Board. He warns rayon jeopardizes cotton and wool industries, noting loans to firms may be unnecessary and could hurt 022,000,000 cotton farmers in the South.
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Washington
South
Bankhead
Dala
Senate
War Production Board
Draft Law Aims Work Freeze To Halt Labor Drain
Senator Brewster and Senator Bailey propose a work or draft law for men 18 to 45 to seek local draft board approval before changing jobs in essential industries. Noncompliant workers face induction. 4F and other registrants could be drafted to fill war needs. The plan mirrors farm labor rules to curb hoarding and move workers to war industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brewster
R-Me
Congress
Senator Baily
DNC
British Army Moves To End India Threat
Long columns of men tanks and guns of the 14th Army move toward Kohima to assault the Japanese near the Assam Burma front. Tanks advance under a protective screen for forces tasked with clearing the last threat to Kohima. Vengeance dive bombers harry retreating enemy as artillery pounds Japanese concentrations.
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Southeast Asia
HNOQS
Kandy
Ceylon
14Th Army
Kohima
Assam-Burma
Solon's Son Killed in Action in World War II
Washington announces the death in action of Lt. Harry Wallace Baldwin Air Force pilot and second son of Rep and Mrs H Streett Baldwin of Maryland The War Department disclosed the loss today The item also notes drum corps practice by the Sons of the American Legion Morris Frock Post at 8 pm with full attendance requested for memorial services and ceremonies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solon
Washington
Harry Wallace Baldwin
Air Force
H. Streett Baldwin
Maryland
War Department
Sons of the American Legion
Morris Frock Post
Press freedom firm, small papers see high wartime prestige
Arthur S. Hodges of Nassau Daily Review-Star told the ANPA opening that publishers believe freedom of the press will remain intact during the war. A survey of 100 editors and managers found confidence in the newspaper, independence, and ability to compete with other media. Hodges cited patriotism and effective service as key trends for newspapers.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Arthur S. Hodges
Rockville Centre
N. Y
Nassau Daily Review- Star
ANPA
Hodges
Long Island
Yanks Pinch Inland as Japs Flee Hollandia Area
AP reports rapid advances along a 34 mile corridor from Aitape to Hollandia with Japanese forces retreating after heavy shelling and air strikes. American troops and Australian Royal Air Force engineers push toward Tadji and Altape as landing craft continue delivering troops and supplies to expanding beachheads. A rummage sale note appears: Wednesday April 26 at 59 N Jonathan St Mary Young Rebekah Lodge.
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Page
Tanakmerah Bay
Humboldt Bay
Hollandia Village
Asahel Bush
Aitape
Tadji
Royal Airforce Engineers
Altape
Spencer Davis
Hollandia
Jonathan St. Mary Young
Lodge
News of Our Men and Women in Uniform Update
Soldiers and relatives report reunions and overseas postings as several servicemen and wives share brief notes. Walter Teach and Lt Joseph Grillo, once colleagues, met in Italy after being stationed near each other. Pvt Richard C. Alger returns to Fort Bragg after leave with parents. Pvt Harry Sardella arrives overseas and is in Italy. AM3/c Jay Allen Padeen returns to Richland Naval Training Station after leave. John W. Grove back to Fort Ord after furlough with family. Pvt Merle Kendall begins B 24 bomber training at Keesler Field following strong aptitude tests. Kessler Field info and odds-and-ends about Italy and home. Apparel ad at end urges costume jewelry half price.
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Pic
Walter Teach
Williamsport
Joseph Grillo
Johnstown
Italy
Teach
Lieut
Grill
Standard Oil Company
Fairchild Aircraft Division
AQ And 8 Committee Explains Soldier Vote Bill Rights
The American Legion Forty and Height appoints a committee to explain the provisos of the soldier vote bill of rights. It has studied the Maryland application and will furnish speakers for meetings. Mayors or burgesses may request guidance by contacting McClelland Altemeyer, Boonsboro Route 1, phone 4075-F-5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion “Forty and Hight
Maryland
McClelland Altemeier
Boonsboro
Soldiers To Be Guests At Ball Game
Convalescent soldiers from the Newton D. Baker General Hospital at Martinsburg will be guests of Eight at the opening game of the Hagerstown Owls Inter State season at the ball park on Sunday April 30. Arrangements were made at a Forty and Eight meeting at the Legion home with Chef de Guerre Cohen presiding. After the game the soldiers will return to the Legion home for dinner served by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Morris Frock Post.
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Newton D. Baker General Hospital
Martinsburg
American Legion
Hagerstown Owls
Ball Park
Legion Home
FSA Tenant Loans Status Aimed at Faster Processing
John D. Leatherman Maryland State Director of the FSA and Mish toured the county to inspect tenant purchase loans. Farmers paid loans at two and a half times the rate of previous years, suggesting greater profitability on farms. Maryland’s $155,761 allotment is exhausted with loans paused until after July 1. FSA personnel have fallen from 66 in 1940 to 22 now, yet processing speed and activity remain robust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Leatherman
FSA
Mish
Maryland
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Iron and Steel Producers
Mrs. Whitehurst
Hoffman Chevrolet
W. Wash. St
Onso
First Federal Savings & Loan Asst
North
Frederick Street
Wilhelm
Thumma Motor Co
Kraiss Funeral Home
Fetomac
Valley Inn
Bill & His Melodiers
J. S. Snowberger & Sons
Washington St
Hagerstown Industrial Loan
Earl Neikirk
Britain
Townsend Nurseries
Hammer
Exide Batteries
Reichard’s
W. Antietam St
Carpenters
J.B. Ferguson & CO
W. Washington St
Rayon
India
Studebaker
Teith Good Tires
Fleigh Motor Co
Oak Hill Avenue
General Ins
Agen
Dealers In Sound Insurance
Arthur FL Detrow
Gen
Hamilton Hotel
Community Finance Service
Net
Pourescu
Richard C. Alger
Fort Bragg
N. C
A. M. Alger
Randolph Avenue
Sec. A
Pope Field
Fort. Bragg
A. Sardella
East Antietam Street
Pvt
Harry Sardella
Jay Allen Padeen
Naval Training Station
Richland
Fla
Pic John W. Grove
Fort Ord
Calif
William C. Grove
Charles N. Baylor, Jr
Baylor
Kessler Field
Biloxi
Miss
Army Air Forces
Pfc
Merle Tilman Kendall
Merle T. Kendall
Franklin Street
Keesler Field
Kendall
Alice Weagley
Colonial Theater
Atv
Maine
Crouse
Prospect ST
Washington Co
Yingling Auto Sales & Service
Pontiac
GMC
Central Garage
Summit Ave
Daly
Mecca Steak House
Franklin
Goodyear
Balto. & Locust Sts
Dixie Supply, Inc
Green Lantern
North Potomac Street
New York Central Iron Works
Consumers Credit Service First
Consumers Credit Service, Inc
407
Public Square
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