Congress Set to Vote on Standby Economic Controls
Washington August 1 President Truman voiced no objection to enacting standby powers for wages prices and rationing of consumer goods. Lawmakers move toward preliminary votes on gearing the nation for full mobilization with debate scheduled in the House and Senate Banking Committee. The Senate approved a limited controls bill and the House aims to align with that measure while considering amendments for wage price and rationing authority.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Senate Banking Unit
Senate
Acarce
Apur
Four Suspected Of Latest Theft In North End
A quartet of teenagers suspected of at least one theft roamed the North End late last night. Dorsey Calhoun reported his car radio stolen from a backstreet parked vehicle. One youth approached, placed the item beside the car, then fled when challenged, later returning to retrieve it. The incident recalls a prior wave of North End thefts and property damage.
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North End
Dorsey Calhoun
Dewey Avenue
Calhoun
Hamilton Boulevard
Eyler Files for House of Delegates in Democratic Primary
Edgar P Eyler a retired teacher and Board of Education clerk filed for the House of Delegates subject to the Democratic primary. He is a native of Fankstown and resides at 202 South Potomac Street. Eyler has served in Annapolis with legislative extensions of the delegates.
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Edgar P. Eyler
Board of Education
House of Delegates
Eyler
Fankstown
South Potomac Street
Annapolis Goring Eensions
Legteleters
Evidence and Circumstantial Clues Stir County Probe
Warden Sterling 22 of Kuhn Avenue is questioned after a Buick like the one that struck and killed William Griffith 37 on the Downsville Pike Sunday night. Sterling arrived near the scene, had engine trouble, and abandoned the car a quarter mile away. Police found a dented fender and traced the vehicle to him. The case hinges on circumstantial evidence.
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Sterling
Kuhn Avenue
William B. Griffith
Downsville Pike
Griffith
Warm Quiet Day Here as Mercury Reaches 97 Again
The county endured a second straight 97 degree day with no relief from heat. A Southeastern air flow kept temperatures high while most areas saw scattered rain and humidity remains high. Clouds are expected to limit today’s high near 90 with lows 65 to 70, and a cool front is forecast for Wednesday.
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Weather Bureau
Doubts Maryland Guard To Get Call
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, Maryland Adjutant General, doubts Maryland troops will be called into federal service. He does not expect the 29th Division to be drafted, as that would strip Maryland and Virginia of National Guard forces.
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Baltimore
Milton A. Reckord
Maryland
Virginia
Aged Woman Hurt in Fall Over Curb
Mrs Mary Strine an elderly resident of 527 West Franklin Street was injured this morning when she fell over a concrete curb in the market house parking lot She suffered numerous bruises was removed to her home
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Mary Strine
Franklin Street
Yanks Drive Reds Back From Taegu Front In Korea Fight
U S forces and South Korean troops repelled a North Korean thrust toward Taegu and chased attackers into the hills. The clash involved a column possibly division sized probing American lines, as another Red effort moved from Chinju toward Pusan. Colonel Stephens noted effective use of mortars as hill fighting slowed enemy.
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Hal Boyle
U. S
Kochang
South Korea
Taegu
United Nations
Korea
Richard W. Stephens
Pierre
S. 10
U. S.S
Action On Street Peddling Delayed
The Mayor and Council deferred action on a Chamber of Commerce request to curb street peddlers in downtown. City Attorney Urner to study legal options and potential recommendations as the existing $250 annual fee for pedlars is sought to be enforced. Discussion included broader action on selling produce and merchandise in Hagerstown by those not using a storeroom.
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Chamber of Commerce
Francis H. Urner
Chamber
Hagerstown
Boeing Plans Hiring Surge for Air Force Orders
Boeing Aircraft Company plants in Wichita Kansas and Seattle plan to hire several thousand additional workers to meet Air Force orders. President William M. Allen said Air Force authorizations to start production on a substantial number of aircraft were received yesterday. Biggest need is skilled machinists.
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Seattle
Boeing Airplane Company
Wichita
Kas
Air Force
William M. Allen
Allen
Gasoline Buyers Offered Free Sugar in Chicago Promotion
Chicago August 1 motorists who purchase eight gallons of gasoline at a south side service station during the next week will receive a free one pound sugar offer stated by Milton Lambert the station owner. He rejects hoarding sugar as silly and promotes the incentive noting ample supplies.
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Chicago
South Side
Milton Lambert
Dorsey to File Against Tydings Midnight Deadline
Annapolis April 1 Philip H. Dorsey Jr former State Senator and now peoples counsel to the Public Service Commission said he will oppose Senator Tydings who is still undecided. He plans to decide this afternoon after meetings with top Democrats including Governor Lane Mayor Thomas I Alesandro and former Attorney General William C Walsh.
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Dorsey
Annapolis
Philip H. Dorsey, Jr
St. Mary's County
Public Service Commission
Lane
Thomas I.alesandro
Baltimore
William C. Walsh
Candidacy Certificates Window Extended in Washington County
The Office of the Board of Election Supervisors will stay open to midnight to accept certificates of candidacy for local aspirants. Candidates have ten days or until August 12 to withdraw if they change their minds.
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Board of Election Supervisors
Washington County
Baltimore candidate files for Senate nomination deadline
Dorsey announced in Baltimore that he expects to file before midnight, the deadline for declarations of candidacy in the September 18 primaries. Howard W. Jackson is referenced as a former figure in the race.
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Dings
Senate
Dorsey
Baltimore
Howard W. Jackson
Willis Spong to Oppose Newcomer in Republican Primary
Willis M. Spong, of the Rudy and Spong printing firm, filed for Register of Wills and will oppose Harry Newcomer in the Republican Primary. Newcomer seeks his sixth four year term. Spong makes his first bid for public office, is a lifelong city resident, and is active in business, fraternal and Republican circles. He is married with one son and lives in District 21.
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Willis M. Spong
Rudy and
Spong
Register of Wills
Harry Newcomer
Newcomer
Harpers Ferry Man Killed In Cave-In
James K. Davis aged 21 of Harpers Ferry West Virginia died in a cave-in near Tyson's Corner in Fairfax County. Davis was dead on arrival at Arlington Hospital.
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Harpers Ferry
Arlington
James K. Davis
W. Va
Tyson's Corner
Fairfax County
Davis
Arlington Hospital
Body of missing man found near Cumberland
The body of George A. Trost, 73, missing since yesterday during a berry picking trip, was found this morning in a wooded area east of Cumberland Maryland. Police report details indicate search efforts were underway when the discovery was made.
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Cumberland
George A. Trost
Maryland
Primary date shift keeps other dates intact
The Attorney General advised the Board of Election Supervisors that moving the primary from September 11 to September 18 does not change other deadlines. Final days for withdrawing candidacy and for registering or transferring remain August 12, 326 days before the old date, with filing due by midnight tonight. August 1 remains the last filing day in Governor election years.
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Board of Election Supervisors
General Assembly
Supervisors Offer Refund of Filing Fees for Reservists
The Board of Election Supervisors said they may refund filing fees to young candidates who may be called to military service after the final withdrawal day and before the primary. Although not explicit in law, the Attorney General is expected to rule in the emergency to allow such refunds. The issue arose with several reservists already in the candidate pool.
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Armed Services
Board of Election Supervisors
North Korean Red forces close on Pusan as U S troops land
North Korean Red forces moved within 40 miles of Pusan, a vital U S sea port, as fresh American troops landed to bolster Allied defenses. The drive pushed 15 miles west of Masan with activity around Kochang and Hyopchang while Yechon and Andong saw fighting, and the First Cavalry Division faced heavy pressure on the central front.
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Tokyo
Pusan
Korea
U.S
Don Whitehead
Associated Press
Masan
Kochang
Flaming Hyopchang
Andong
United Nations
Korean
U.S. First Marine Division
United States
Hyopchang
Taegu
Yechon
Hamchang-Andong
First Cavalry Division
Truman Seeks 4 Billion for Anti Communist Allies
President Truman asked Congress to approve 4 billion dollars in new military aid to allied nations facing Communist pressure. He warned the Korean crisis endangers world peace and urged rapid production of equipment to strengthen international security and deter further aggression. The Senate signaled willingness to act and included authority to cut off recovery funds to countries denying UN support in Korea.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Rayburn
D.-Tex
Mr. Truman
Congressional
White House
Senate
United Nations
Korea
Three Youths Held For Questioning In Car Theft Probe
Three young men were held at the county jail for questioning in connection with the theft of an automobile from the Security area. Deputy Sheriff Leister Isanogle arrested them around 3 AM after noticing a car they rode in, and one youth admitted the car had been taken at Security. They remain jailed pending the deputy’s return from New York City where he was called for another investigation.
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Leister Isanogle
Tsanorle
New York City
Tisanogle
Funkstown
Yule Tree Idea Gets Cold Reception in Washington Square
Councilman J. G. Hellane proposed installing a Christmas tree in Washington Square this December but the motion failed to receive a second. He said the topic was raised to avoid later arguments over bulb shortages and urged the city to consider ordering bulbs now.
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J. G. Hellane
Hellane
Washington Square
Reds Ready To Invade Formosa
A Canton dispatch reported two reorganized Nationalist troops the 38th and 39th Armies ordered to the east China coast to support the Red 3rd Field Army in a invasion of Formosa The Wah Kiu Yet Pao carried the item as MacArthur warned the United States would oppose any invasion from Formosa
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Hong Kong
Canton
China
Taiwan
Formosa
MacArthur
United States
38Th
39Th
East China Coast
le St
B 29 Bombers Hit North Korea Chemical Center
About 50 B 29s struck Hungnam on August 1 targeting the Chosen Nitro Fertilizer Co. plant two miles east of the facility hit two days earlier. Explosions and smoke rose as 490 tons of bombs were dropped, aiming to devastate the chemical and metal works on the east coast.
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Tokyo
Hungnam
North Korea
Chosen
16 Men Ordered to Report for Draft Examinations
The Hagerstown Selective Service Board reports 16 men are to report for physical examinations on August as part of the city and county call. These notices complete the list of single non veteran registrants born in 1927. Coordinator Tobias notes confusion from non registrants changing addresses and marital status, and reminds only those born after August 34 1922 should be registered.
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Haceratown Selective Service Board
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Draft Board
City Hall
Selective Service
William A. Tobias
Two Given Treatment For Minor Injuries
Jacob E. Rudy a local printer and Junior Chamber of Commerce official was treated in the hospital emergency room for a scalp laceration after bumping his head on a car door. Ronald Poole 12 of Clear Spring received care for a knee injury from an accident several days earlier.
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Jacob E. Rudy
Chamber of Commerce
Vital
Ronald Poole
Clear Spring
Burglars Foiled At Legion Home
Early today burglars tried to break into the Funkstown American Legion home but were stopped by a cross bar inside the door. Deputies arrived around 2 30 am after a taxi driver reported the failed entry. Officers found a double bladed ax a pick handle and an iron wrecking bar outside the building.
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Funkstown
Isanogle
Two More County Soldiers In Korea
Two county youths were reported to be with U S forces in Korea. Pvt. David Hawhbaker, son of Mrs Mary Hawhbaker, serves in an infantry division. Pvt. John R Mammert, son of Mr and Mrs John H Mammert of Clear Spring, also serves with U S forces in Korea.
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U.S
Korea
David Hawhbaker
Mary Hawhbaker
David
John R. Mammert
John H.mammert
Clear Spring
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Mercury
Travis Knode
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Mississippi Valley
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Chinju
Boeing
Jackson
Senator Tydings
Willis Spong
Korean Peninsula
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