Army Still In Control Of Big Montgomery Ward Plant
Army takes over Montgomery Ward plant as labor dispute with CIO union triggers federal action. Attorney General Biddle seeks injunction to force cooperation and turnover of company records. Ward officials pledge to challenge seizure while guards patrol, shareholders' meeting moved, and executives weigh potential walkout.
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Pute
CIO
Supreme Court
Francis Biddle
Federal Court
Avery
Avard
District Court
National Capital
War Labor Board
CIC
Roosevelt
Will
Silas Strawn
Ward
WLB
Washington
Rep
Dewey
Chicago Republican
Byrd
D-Va
WLS
Wayne C. Taylor
Commerce
Sewell Avery Removed by Soldiers in Chicago
Sewell Avery, chairman of the firm, was forcibly removed from his office in the administration building today by two soldiers after refusing to surrender control of the company's properties to Attorney General Francis Biddle and other government agents. He remarked this was the first time he was carried out feet first.
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Chicago
Biddle
Taylor
Ugo Carusi
Avery
Ward
Ave
U. S
Blackstone
R. E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Montgomery Ward
White House
WLB
Mr. Avery
Mr. Taylor
Maj. J. R. Weber
Sewell Avery
Chicago Daily News
Phil S. Hanna
Concern
Francis Biddle
Howard F. Smith
Pennsylvania Avenue
Smith
Rabies Case Found In Williamsport Area Dog
Positive rabies test on the skull of a Williamsport dog that went mad after being bitten in January. Dr. H. B. Wood urged penning dogs in Washington county as the rabies risk persists in the Williamsport Downsville region with ongoing surveillance.
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Williamsport
H. B. Wood
United States
George Fowler
Williamssport
Wood
Downsville
Washington County
Funkhouser Sought CIO Backing With Maryland Contract
Reports from Charleston say R. J. Funkhouser signed a contract with CIO United Auto Workers in Hagerstown Maryland securing favorable terms for workers in exchange for political support for his West Virginia candidacy. The plant’s employees won a National Labor Relations Board supervised election last year and the deal signals Funkhouser’s shift toward union backing. CIO leaders declined comment while endorsing D. Boone Dawson and criticizing Funkhouser’s advertising as deceptive. Production of 21000 ice refrigerators is planned for 1944 by the War Production Board.
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Charleston
R. J. Funkhouser
CIO
United Auto Workers
Hagerstown
Maryland
Funkhouser
West Virginia
National Labor Relations Board
Arsonist Wounds VMI Cadet in Campus Fire Incident
In Lexington Virginia April 28 an intruder tried to torch Scott Shipp Hall at Virginia Military Institute and shot cadet J T Trotter a sophomore from Houston Texas who investigated the basement. A .22 pistol was found and cadets extinguished a small fire as officials opened an investigation.
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Lexington
Scott Shipp
Virginia Military Institute
Charles B. Kilbourne
V.M.I
Hii
J. T. Trotter
Houston
Texas
Institute
Fire Threats From Tank Fuel Near Trash Pile
Fire investigators reported an odor of gasoline or kerosene near a burning trash pile. The blaze threatened a wooden basement floor and a wooden door, which were scorched by the flames.
Negro Hospital To Be Enlarged In Maryland
Annapolis Md April 27 Post war plans for enlarging Mt Wilson State Tuberculosis Sanitarium to house 600 additional negro patients were approved by Governor O Conor The 600 beds cost would be split evenly between Baltimore city and the State with the State share near 900000 He cited high negro TB death rates and Federal guidelines setting minimum beds per TB death for states
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Annapolis
Mt Wilson
O'Conor
Baltimore City
Q O’conor
Maryland
Urge Action On Dual Highway To Hagerstown Frederick
A mass meeting in Aylesville tomorrow night will press for speeding the completion of the dual highway between Hagerstown and Frederick. A large Frederick and Washington counties delegation is expected. Excerpts from letters to chairman Dawson J. Horine show strong demand to finish the project, with nearly $1,000,000 spent on grading and partial two lane sections already open. An official statement from the State Roads Commission is to be read at the gathering.
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Frederick
Washington
Alyersville
Hagerstown
Dawson J. Horine
Antietam Creek
Beaver Creek
Horine
State Roads Commission
State Road Commission
Local Industrialist Urges Completion Of Road Project
A Hagerstown industrialist laments the road project’s dormancy after a substantial outlay, stressing it is a real misfortune that a worthy and needed venture remains unfinished despite prior investment. The comment underscores the urgency of finalizing the construction to realize the anticipated benefits.
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Hagerstown
Y M C A Circus Opens To Big Crowd At The Gym
The annual Y M C A Circus opened last evening in the Y building gym with over 500 in attendance. Fifteen acts impressed, featuring junior high acrobatics, junior boys’ tug of war, boxing, wrestling, judo, drama by junior girls, and a patriotic finale. Bob Foltz and his high school band provided music. the show will repeat tonight.
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Bob Foltz
Egg market report and timing for an event
Eggs price notes from New York on April 27 show wholesale values for multiple categories and weights. The text also mentions an evening event starting at 8:15 and lasting about two hours.
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New York
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England
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Military School
America
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Triangle Food Stores
Leiter Brothers
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