Textile unions trade barbs over Southern organizing drive
Atlantic City N J April 46 The CIO Textile Workers Union of America led by Emil Rieve dismisses the AFL United Textile Workers as “no longer a threat” while AFL chief Anthony Valente accuses CIO claims as hysterical The wart of rival drives centers on the South as both sides seek to expand union power amid plant election wins and pass along leadership barbs between conventions in Washington and ongoing campaigns in the region.
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Atlantic City
N. J
CIO
AFL
Interunion
Textile Workers Union of America
Emil Rieve
TWUA
United Textile Workers
Washington
UTW
Anthony Valente
South
Labor
Federationist
van A. Bittner
Painter Bull Falls From Window in Seattle Hotel
Seattle on April 25, Bill Lawrence a high rise painter strained to open a paint-stuck hotel room window. It gave way and Bull tumbled about 30 feet to the sidewalk. He escaped with a sprained ankle and a bruised ego, muttering about the jokes the guys will crack.
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Seattle
Bill Lawrence
Lawrence
Cigaret price rise and clothing drive update
Washington reports cigarette prices up for multiple packs and cartons with vending-machine discounts. A 50 cent per thousand increase on tobacco costs drives the hike, while single packs at counter sales stay the same. The Victory Clothing Collection sends winter garments abroad, with donor notes awaiting replies. the Alamo is briefly recalled as a historical aside.
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Washington
OPA
Old Golds
Chester‘Helds
Philip Morris
Raleighs
In Memoriam Sampell A Letting of Love Remains
In memoriam for a wife and mother who died on April 25 1945. J A Sampsell and children express their sorrow and enduring love with quiet memories and tears shared in private.
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Sampsell
J. A. Sampsell
Daylight Saving Confusion Near County Towns
Washington county towns react to Hagerstown moving to daylight saving time with a mix of anticipation and uncertainty. Williamsport officials indicate likely adoption after discussing with business groups, while Hancock plans to follow if residents agree. Schools face study on fast time effects ahead of the Sunday clock change.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
Richard Hawken
Williamsport
Hawken
Omar N. Carryer
Hancock
Benjamin C. Willis
District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Nylon to Spartan Street Change in East Lansing
East Lansing residents petitioned to protest the name Nylon Avenue. The county road commission approved changing the 28 affected households to Spartan Avenue, reflecting local dissatisfaction with the former street name.
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East Lansing
Mich
County Road Commission
Nylon Avenue
Spartan Avenue
Whats Cooking By Charlotte Adams Relive Friday Menu Blues
To relive the Friday menu blues the recipe list includes shrimp cocktail baked fillets of fish with egg sauce potato putt scalloped tomatoes lettuce with savory dressing gingerbread with cream cheese filling. Instructions mix butter and flour, add milk and seasonings then chopped eggs and parsley, simmer to boil. Cream cheese filling blends cream cheese sugar and milk then whipped until light. Split gingerbread and sandwich with filling.
Lane Will Not Be Dominated in Postwar Campaign
Lane pledges to govern for the people of the state and rejects cliques, vowing not to engage in personal attacks. He and Senator Radcliffe discussed postwar reconstruction in Annapolis, warning against federal encroachment and calling for restoration of state rights and privileges.
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Lata
Lane
George L. Radcliffe
United Democratic Organization
Anne Arundel County
Annapolis
Durocher Case To Jury Today In Brooklyn Dodgers Scandal
New York April 25 The case of Leo Lippy Durocher manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers charged with second degree assault on a 23 year old veteran was to go to an all male Kings county jury today Durocher and co defendant Joseph Moore 50 a special guard at Ebbets Field went on trial Monday Attorneys concluded arguments last night Durocher testified he never touched John Christian who accuses them of beating him under the grandstands at the Brooklyn Brooklyn Philadelphia game last June 9 He said Christian merely fell down after a conference with the Dodger boss and Moore under the grandstands
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New York
Leo “Lippy” Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Lan
Kings County
Durocher
Joseph Moore
Ebbets Field
John Christian
Moore
Brooklyn-Philadelphia
Christian
Dodger
Juvenile Crime In Romper Class
In Los Angeles on April 25 a 22 month old girl Cynthia Bennett was attacked by two boys aged 3 and 4 while walking to a corner grocery. She was robbed and suffered a brain concussion, according to hospital attendants.
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Los Angeles
Cynthia Bennett
OPA Testimony Highlights Price Control Debate
The hearing featured Mrs Reed arguing price regulation harms dressmakers with scarce material and high costs. Senator Hickenlooper and Chairman Wagner offered cautious assessments as business groups push to end controls on most items. Bowles urged business ranks to reject inflation driven lobbying as price control policy faces scrutiny.
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Hickenlooper
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Schools Receive Horn Papers Set
Washington County Historical Society officials presented Horn Papers sets to Washington County high schools including Hagerstown High School and several others. The three volume edition, edited by W. F. Horn, chronicles Jacob Horn and local Southwestern Pennsylvania and Maryland history with maps and charts for student research.
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Washington County Historical Society
Hagerstown High School
Donald J. Kaylor
The
Historical Society
Alice Sowers
Frank W. Mish, Jr
Miriam Hoffman
Hancock
Clearspring
Boonsboro
W. F. Horn
Waynesburg
Fresh fish items listed with seafood terms
A compact list of seafood terms appears, mentioning herring, bass, buck shad, porgies, butter fish, bay trout, stripe rock, haddock, perch, rock fillet, large steak, clams and Maryland items. Back fin shad herrin.
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Maryland
Naval Committee Plans Hearings On Unification
The Senate Naval committee will hold hearings on the armed forces merger while not blocking the bill. Chairman Walsh says the panel will study and report back, with amendments possible in the Senate. Elbert Thomas will be the first witness next Tuesday in a closed session.
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Washington
Senate Naval Committee
Walsh
D-Mass
Senate Military Committee
Senate
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Military Committee
Navy Committee
Thomas
Albany Merchant Sells Silk Stockings Scam Tale
Nathan Solomon of Albany, in his Bargain Counter shop, found 450 pairs of prewar women's silk hose. He set a sidewalk box and teased a passerby by offering three pairs for a dime, prompting a sharp reply from a woman who questioned the gimmick.
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Albany
N. Y
Nathan Solomon
Custody Granted in Indiana Divorce Over Snookie the Collie
In Uennersville on April 24 Mrs. Cora Dugan wins custody of Snookie a toy collie from James Dugan. The court allows Dugan visiting Snookie at reasonable hours indicating shared yet supervised access to the pet as part of the divorce settlement.
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Uennersville
Ind
Cora Dugan
Snookie
James Dugan
Dugan
U N To Resume Spain Debate At UN Session
The World Security Council marks the United Nations first anniversary with a plan to probe Spain under Franco for alleged Nazi links and atomic research. Australia urges full inquiry before considering Poland’s call for a collective break with Spain. Poland accuses Franco regime of sheltering war plotters and threatening France with troops. The Australian proposal may be adopted in some form to broaden council’s investigative scope.
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New York
World Security Council
United Nations
San Francisco
Australia
Spain
Poland
U. N
Francisco Franco
W. R. Hodgson
Knowledge Of Penicillin Is Still Indefinite
Baltimore April 23 A Johns Hopkins physician Dr. Joseph E Moore told the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland that medical knowledge of penicillin parallels vitamin knowledge from two decades ago No dosage rules could be fixed until manufacturers produce chemically pure crystallized penicillin He warned that recent treatment of syphilis with the drug has weakened since 1944 due to the prevalence of a weak type K penicillin in the final product reducing strength to about one tenth of former power.
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Baltimore
Joseph E. Moore
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Maryland
Moore
City reports 112000 street lights across Manhattan Bronx and Richmond
New York City officials note a total of 112000 street and traffic lights are installed across the boroughs of Manhattan, Richmond and the Bronx, reflecting extensive urban infrastructure. The figure underscores ongoing maintenance needs and modernization plans for these dense urban networks.
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New York City
Manhattan
Richmond
The
Bronx
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