Army Air Forces Marking Birth On 39th Birthday
Washington observes the Army Air Forces 39th birthday with air shows in major cities. Some 400 combat aircraft flew review sorties, and 30 B 29s were dispatched from Okinawa for a bombing free flight over Tokyo Yokohama Hiroshima and Osaka. President Truman hosted a dinner for General Carl Spaatz as Orville Wright’s telegram joined congratulatory remarks from aviation pioneers.
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Army Air Forces
United States
Okinawa
Tokyo
Yokohama
Hiroshimi
Osaka
Truman
Carl Spaatz
Air Force
Orville Wright
Wilbur
Army
Board urged county sanitary district to tackle Georges Creek pollution
Sotheron told the board to study forming a county sanitary district to solve area pollution problems, especially in Georges Creek basin, and urged industries to cooperate on waste control. He prioritized flood control near Cumberland and Ridgely, water supply streams, park recreation, and soil forestation under federal soil programs.
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Sotheron
Georges Creek
Cumberland
Ridgely
Lake Piedmont
Decontrol Board Sets Hearings On Price Ceilings
The Decontrol Board plans August 12 public hearings to weigh restoring controls on meats dairy products grains cotton seed and soybeans. Officials expect any price ceiling rise to offset higher wheat costs since grain controls ended. The board will accept petitions only after thorough reviews by OPA or Agriculture, with August 20 as a key initial deadline.
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Washington
Threeman Price Decontrol Board
U. S. Supreme Court
Hugo Black
George Mead
Dayton
Ohio
Roy L. Thompson
New Orleans
Daniel W. Bell
Washington, D. C
John Steelman
Justice Black
OPA
Thompson
Decontrol Board
Agriculture
Thompson Ward
Congress
Agriculture Department
Three youths join Navy at City Hall station
Three young men enlisted in the Navy this week through the Navy Recruiting Station at City Hall. They are Lauren M. Schick of 1086 Columbia Drive, Thomas W. Brade of 322 East Franklin Street, and Anthony J. Calandelle of 516 Jefferson Street.
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Navy
City Hall
Lauren M. Schick
Columbia Drive
Thomas W. Brade
Franklin Street
Anthony J. Calandelle
Jefferson Street
Card of Thanks Extends gratitude for kindness after wife Blanche Irene's death
Mr Charles C Hartle and family thank friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy during illness and after the death of his wife Blanche Irene also for floral tributes and cars furnished for the funeral Adv
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Charles C. Hartle
Blanche Irene
Quick Household Loan Offer With Phone Application
A brief ad promotes a $100 loan with 18 monthly payments of $7.27 and a total repayment of $55.38. It urges applying by phone to speed relief and promises ready loans when callers arrive at the office. Government regulation limits loan periods for certain purposes.
McKellar Faces Test Today In Tennessee Primary
Tennessee voters cast ballots to decide if 77 year old Senator K D McKellar will win another six year term. Four opponents contested the Democratic primary including 46 year old Edward Ward Carmack who challenged McKellar after nearly a decade in the Senate. Carmack accused McKellar of seeking TVA control for patronage and taking orders from Memphis boss E H Crump as political power in Tennessee looms.
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Nashville
Tetr
Sen
K. D. McKellar
Senate
Edward Ward Carmack
Tennessee
Tom Stewart
Carmack
McKellar
Tennessee Valley Authority
E. H. Crump
Memphis
Nurses' Home Plans Auditorium and New Maternity Wing
Trustees plan a new auditorium and updated nurses' home with single rooms. Current housing crowds two and three girls per room in three aging buildings. Proposals include converting the existing nurses' home or adding a south wing to the hospital as a maternity hospital.
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South Cannon
All Rescued From Sinking Vessel News Report
The 258 ton cargo vessel American Farmer sank off the English coast after a collision with the William J. Riddle. The Riddle rescued all personnel from the Farmer, including its master, and Coast Guard air sea rescue units aided the operation.
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New York
American Farmer
William J. Riddle
Riddle
War Shipping Administration
Coast Guard
American Farm
Auto makers split over UAW CIO joint meeting
Detroit Aug 14 Auto manufacturers were divided over a proposed UAW CIO joint meeting on production problems. Ford Motor Co refused to attend calling the invitation misleading, as Nash Motors declined as well. Kaiser-Fraser and Willys-Overland had accepted. GM and Chrysler had not replied. Ford urged the union to resolve strikes at 16 supplier plants threatening production.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
George W. Mason
Nash Motors
Nash-Kelvinator Corp
Walter P. Reuther
Uaw-Cio
Reuther
Henry Ford
Kaiser-Fraser Corporation
Willys-Overland Motors, Inc
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Federal Bearings Company, Inc
Poughpeeksie
N. C
Radar Test Hangar To Be Ready In 1947
The Navy plans a 2 million dollar radar test hangar at Patuxent River Maryland to be finished in 1947. It will be enclosed with mesh wire from roof to floor to prevent electrical interference in testing planes and electronic devices.
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Washington
Patuxent River
Navy
U S Vessel Departure From New York for London
A note states the ship left New York on July 25 bound for London and the New York port of embarkation reports believed no American troops were aboard either vessel.
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New York
London
New York Port of Embarkation
Senate probes begin check on mortar shells ethics clash
Senate panel expands inquiry into mortar shell failures amid conflicts over a $2500 payment to Paul Olao n. Senator Mitchell questions General Waitt and criticizes high officials. The Erie Basin case seeks $385874 from 1943 profits. Mead defends the probe’s careful approach while noting the government lost no money.
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Tacoma, Wash
Paul A. Olaon
Rep
Coffee
D-Wash
McGranery
Olson
Mitchell
Senate
Waitt
Magnuson
Brehon Somervell
Army Service Forces
Somervell
Alaska
Erie Basin
U. S
War Department
War Contracts Price Adjustment Board
Ferguson
R-Mich
Erie
Mead
General Waitt
Chemical Warfare Service
Murray Gargson
Elvind Anderson
Tocomo
Parley Debates Two-Thirds Rule At World Conference
Conference sources forecast a two-thirds rule to be backed by the United States Russia Britain France and several nations while others oppose it urging decisions by simple majority The rule would allow the Big Four and their satellite states to block treaty changes in areas ministers agree on and leave undecided sections to future talks At the century turn US motor vehicle production reached 4 192 cars.
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United States
Russia
Britain
France
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Canada
India
Ethiopia
China
Australia
Netherlands
Big Four
Hog prices steady as Four States sale closes early
Volume of sales was lower at yesterday's Four States Livestock weekly auction, but prices showed no important changes. The sale finished a little after 7 o'clock, contrasting with last week's sale that continued long after dark. Buying was reported very active, with hog prices slight-
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Four States Livestock, Inc
Prices Steady Across Levels Despite Week's Changes
Prices remained high and level with last week on the same price tier. The report notes steadiness across items and markets, with no major shifts in pricing at the comparable level.
Body of Missing Girl Found in Massachusetts Reservoir
Police report the body of Ruth McGurk, 25, a Cambridge vacationist, found today in Green Ridge reservoir near Onset Wareham. A medical examiner was dispatched to determine the cause of death after a local resident reported discovering the body in the reservoir.
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Onset
Mass
Chester A. Churchill
Ruth McGurk
Cambridge
Green Ridge
Tremont
Wareham
John J. Lane
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