Little Nations Open Fight For More Power
The conference moves toward a restructured security council with permanent seats for the Big Three plus China and France and adds nations like Australia and Canada. Russia signals compromise while Britain and the United States seek a Polish settlement. Four presidents are chosen to preside over sessions and control of key committees centers on Stettinius. The proposal to seat the Warsaw government is rejected as talks continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
France
Security Council
Australia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Czechosloovakia
Iran
Mexico
Holland
Usoslavia
Russia
Britain
Molotov
Eden Soongbodie
Stettinius
Srorid
Roosevelt
Stalin
Yalta
Warsaw
Poland
Four Thousand Freed Yanks Arrive Home Today
New York April 20 Nearly four thousand U S prisoners of war liberated by Russian advances in Germany arrived at Staten Island today. Crowds cheered from the rails as the transport docked and the men, many on crutches, were greeted by Red Cross workers who handed out coffee before they boarded trains to Camp Kilmer.
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York
Germany
Staten Island
Red Cross
Camp Kilmer
Fined For Making False Statements In Fuel Aid Claims
James A. Jordan Jr. of Washington DC, a former IRS employee with Wash Beston, was fined 100 dollars plus costs in federal court after pleading guilty to making false statements in applications for supplemental gasoline rations. He claimed 868 miles traveled for work as a special agent and sought 600 more miles due to a leg injury. Baltimore April 28.
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James A. Jordan, Jr
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Beston
Jordan
W. Calvin Ghostnut
Baltimore
Home Service Holds Meeting Next Week
Delegates from Frederick Deler gany Garr Parti f the Red Cross Home Service serence will meet at the Hotel Alexander on Wednesday at 9 30 a m. An all way session, talks on duties of Home Service workers, will be addressed by Red Cross officials to improve service to servicemen and veterans and dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Delergany
Garr
Parti
Red Cross Home Service Serence
Hotel
Alexander
Home Service
Washington County
The
Red Cross
Fifteen Fundamentalists Face Prison Over Plural Marriages
In Salt Lake City April 28, fifteen men, heads of families with 287 children, were convicted of unlawful cohabitation for living with 55 women not their wives. Each faces up to five years, becoming the first to be imprisoned among 46 arrested in a federal state plural marriage probe. The defendants, adherents of the Fundamentalist sect, argue the actions reflect early Mormon practice and religious belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Claude T. Barnes
Latter-Day Saints
Blue Cross Plans Expanded Hospital Coverage For Subscribers
Washington county reporters say 15 000 Blue Cross subscribers will receive notice within months about optional medical and surgical provisions under a new plan signed by Governor O Conor. Dental care provisions are not yet ready and premium increases are not yet determined. Control remains with subscribers. Maryland total 302 000 subscribers. 1944 hospitalizations reached 22 000 with costs of 1 114 322 dollars.
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Washington County
Blue Cross
O'Conor
The
Maryland
Fairgrounds Horse Racing Out Ruling by Detroit Judge
Detroit April 28 Circuit Judge Guy A Miller ruled horse racing at the Detroit Fair Grounds unconstitutional and declared Michigan 1933 racing law invalid. He said pari mutuel betting at the track violated criminal statutes against lotteries and granted an injunction shielding adjacent property owners. The ruling will be appealed by both the state and the Detroit Racing Association.
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Detroit
Guy A. Miller
Detroit Fair Grounds
State Supreme Court
Miller
Michigan
State Racing Commission
Detroit Racing Association
Fair Grounds
Edward J. Rohan
Josephine
Detroit Association
VEW Will Assist Hospital Probes
E G Smith commander of the Jocal W D Byron Post No 1936 Veterans of Foreign Wars says the national VFW and allied groups will back veteran hospital probes. Local post members urged to write congressmen and senators to support investigations initiated by General Frank T Hines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Smith
Jocal W. D
Veterans Affairs
VFW
Veterans Administration
Revolt Reported In Munich As 3 Armies Close In
Revolt in Munich attributed to the Free Action of Bavaria group. Radio urged Allies to bomb Kesselring HQ at Pullach. Gen Hitler von Epp reportedly split from Nazis, claiming anti Nazi aims. Allied and German forces reported massive combat developments across southern Germany with Prague and Augsburg noted. German surrender totals rise as Allied advances continue.
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Free Action of Bavaria
Albert Kesselring
Pullach
Munich
Hitler von Epp
Bavaria
Epp
Hour of Freedom
Germany
Augsburg
Messerschmitt
Hitler
Tth
Kurl Dittmar
Berlin
Supreme
Eisenhower
7Th Army
Bremen
Guards Armored Division
Westertimke
Zeven
Oldenburg
North Sea
Emden
Wilhelmshaven
Chicken Shortage Hits City Market
The shortage reduces beefing up meat purchases as rationing ends, with drivers stopping daily to ask about chickens. Leo H. McGormick, Maryland OPA director, accuses a poultry black market run by unscrupulous racketeers and says investigators are on the case. Washington county chickens suspected in black market flow to Baltimore and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo H. McGormick
Office of Price Administration
Baltimore
Maryland
Washington County
Washington
Missing Lt Hauver Sought After In Germany
Lt Noland T Bo Hauver son of William E K Hauver of Myersville is missing in action in Germany. His father has been notified. Hauver was a star athlete and served in the Army Air Corps.
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Hauver
Noland T. “Bo” Hauver
William EK. Hauver
Myersville
Germany
Army Air Corps
Seek Volunteer Office Workers for Canning Sugar Season
The Washington County Ration Board calls for volunteers to assist its office for several hours weekly through the spring and summer. With a May 1 sugar issuance start, the board seeks help to speed distribution during the canning season. those willing to contribute should contact the chief clerk on the third floor of the Earle building.
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Washington County Ration Board
Ration Board
Earle
U.S. and China Agree on Plan for War Coordination
Lt Gen. Wedemeyer announced a plan to concentrate American and Chinese efforts for offensive blows, accepted in Washington and presented to Chiang Kai-Shek and Chen Cheng who cooperate strongly. He cautioned that factors beyond control could affect implementation. Maj. Gen. Hurley said Moscow, London and Washington share China policy and want China to determine its own future, declining to specify Manchuria.
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Chungking
Albert C. Wedmeyer
U. S
China
Washington
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chen Cheng
Wedemeyer
Patrick J. Hurley
Marshal Stalin
Molotov
Moscow
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Manchuria
Germans Battle Patriots Near Swiss Frontier in Italy
London April 28 A force of about 4600 German troops fought Italian patriots near Switzerland's southern border in an all night clash as residents were evacuated from the frontier area. The Germans aimed to cross into neutral Switzerland but were repelled in the rugged boundary fighting.
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London
Switzerland
Chias
French Group Demands Petain Death in France
The Council of National Resistance, a major French patriotic organization, declared Marshal Petain deserves death for his Vichy Chief of Staff role. A communique said all the people of France would express their wishes in demonstrations on May 1.
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Paris
Council of National Resistance
France
Marshal Petain
Vichy
Realty Market Has Big Week with Sales Report
The Realty Market lists a flurry of transfers totaling about 200000 with parcels on West Michigan Avenue, Northwest corner of Baltimore and Locust, North West Washington, South Locust near Baltimore, Potomac Avenue area, East Avenue, East Franklin, and other streets. Buyers include Albert N Werking, William H Minnich, Anna Belle Coffman, J K Wheeler, Arthur E Bair, Meyers & Berkson Inc, Harvey C Beard, Eben A Middlekants, Jennie Sallow, A Russell Zentmyer, J Frank Wine, Welles Little, Leo Nichols, James Lee Stouffer, Roy Saum, Russell Carbaugh, Arnold W Anderson, Michael J Sarco, Earl L Brewer, William L Miller, and others through numerous deeds and store transfers.
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Michigan ‘Avenue
Albert N. Werking
William H. Minnich
Baltimore and
Locust Streets
Anna Belle Coffman
John
Strong Et al
West Washington
William ,T. Hammond
Willima H. Minnich
South Loayst
Baltimore
J. K. Wheeler
J. Gilpert Stine
Potomat Avenue
Irvin Avenue
Mealey Parkway
Arthur E. Bair
Jas
Eugene Cunningham
East Avenue
Meyers & Berkson, Inc
Harvey C. Beard
Raymond G. Hammond
Mechanic and Mitchell
Eben A. Middlekants
Charles F. Bittorf
South Cleveland
Jennie
Harry F. Sallow
Waverly C. Clark
East Franklin
A. Russell Zentmyer
Jesse T. Mouse
Virginia
Reynolds Avenues
J. Frank Wine
Donovan R. Grove
Artizan
Salisbury Streets
Williamsport
Co. Welles Little
Edna P. Myers
Randolph
Mulberry
Leo Nichols
Chester G. Worthington
Devil's Backbone
James Lee Stouffer
Guy C. Ridgely
Belgiew Ave
Roy N. Saum
Karl W. Bunkley
Garlinger Ave
Russell T.carbaugh
Calvin A. Snyder
Indian Springs
Tndian Springs
Arnold W. Anderson
Eula S. McFarland
Rt. 40
Sideling Hill
Emma
Savilla Bair
Walter C. McCulloh
Licking Creek
Address Sought in Waite Missing Woman Case
The Washington County Red Cross seeks Ruth Waite wife of George Waite and asks anyone with information on her whereabouts to contact the Red Cross immediately at 2539.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Waite
George Waite
Washington County
The
Red Cross
Potomac Edison Buys New Buses for Hagerstown Routes
Potomac Edison announced three newly purchased 23 passenger GM pusher buses have arrived in Hagerstown from New York where they were used by the Newburgh Bus Corp. The blue gray buses will serve city routes as licenses arrive and soon be repainted for regular service.
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N. B. Pilson
Potomac Edison
Hagerstown
Filson
New York
Newburgh Bus Corp
General Motors
New City
Second Oak Leaf Cluster For Bates in Burma
Second Lt. Harry F. Bates son of Mr and Mrs R S Bates of 1198 Virginia Avenue received the second Oak Leaf Cluster to his Distinguished Flying Cross and the third to his Air Medal. Maj Gen Howard C David commander of the Tenth Air Force in Burma announced Bates, a C 47 pilot with a combat cargo group, has about 1100 flying hours in transports. Bates has been in the Army 23 months, nine in the India Burma theater, and trained overseas at Malden Army Air Field. His parents expect he may receive leave in this country soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Bates
R. S. Bates
Virginia Avenue
Howard C. Davidson
Tenth Air Force
Burma
Bates
India- Burma
Malden Army Air Field
Malden
What Can You Spare That They Can Wear
War devastated areas suffer health decline due to lack of clothing shoes and bedding. The United National Clothing Collection acts to supply serviceable apparel and bedding to millions in need. A collection depot exists in your neighborhood. deliver spare garments to it.
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United National Clothing Collection
America
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Italy
Petain
Conococheague Park
Row’s
Bud Messner
Fay and
Pete
Armed Forces
Ty. L. Stenger
United National Clothing
Hagerstown, ME
Ning Turhan Bey
Alan Curtis
Barter
Lon Chaney
Susanna Foster
Turban Bey
Universal
Henry’s
TA ' AR
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Sanders
Crime Inc
Leo Carrillo
Tom Neal
Martha Tilton
Paramount
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Carson
Linda Stirung Olin
Reg Mbec
Diba
Torch of Justice
Law
Aavenger
Judy Garland
Jove
Margare Torrien
Ang Claign
St Louis
Mary
Astor
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