08 Aug 1947
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1947
Page
1
The Mayor and Council extended daylight saving time end date from Labor Day to September 27 to avoid confusion with nearby towns. The motion sets September 27 as the last full daylight saving day, with clocks to revert one hour on Sunday morning September 28.
In Dade City Florida the jury needed 23 minutes to convict Arthur Edward Berry 22 a magazine salesman of the knife slaying of Willie Mae Benton a 14 year old school girl in an orange grove on May 10 The defense plans a motion for a new trial Sheriff Leslie Berringer testified there was only one set of footprints matching Berry Judge John Bird indicated sentencing would occur in a week or two
The legend says the 1001 Tales of the Arabian Nights was written in Java where a mighty sultan resided. The tale source is reported as a mythic origin rather than a verified historical record.
Dr Constant A. M. Gysberts of East Baltimore Street Hagerstown Maryland laments modern ism’s impact on peace and morals. He questions education doctrine, Christianity’s role, and urges a world where wisdom and goodwill replace destruction, ending with a dream of universal well wishing.
Six of ten Australian dock workers who died yesterday in a fire and explosion aboard the 10,000-ton British freighter Mahia were recovered. Port authorities press on with the blaze investigation as Shaw, Savill and Albion Co. notes sodium chlorate cargo used for matches. An official suggested a spark from a hobnailed boot may have ignited chemical spillage.
Detroit area strike actions idle 72,000 workers as Murray Corp. of America employees refuse a modified Taft-Hartley immunity proposal. Emil Mazer of CIO UAW reports progress after talks, with 1460 Briggs staff absent and Packard, Ford, Studebaker, and Murray affecting thousands. Heat and parts shortages drive layoffs, production to resume Tuesday at Packard and Ford plants.
Helen Reynolds, about 40, of near Harpers Ferry, slipped on the Potomac River bridge at Harpers Ferry as a Valley Trail B and O train passed. She fell under a car, losing a leg, and was taken to Charles Town hospital in serious condition.
Maryland Army ground forces issued a detailed plan for the Maryland National Guard at Camp Ritchie to stress hands on training for new recruits. The 23rd Division aims to prepare guardsmen who will train recruits this fall and winter with a schedule of training in training and weapon familiarization on the camp ranges.
Saratoga Springs N Y Aug V Whitney s renowned first flight ruled a strong favorite to win Saratoga s 7506 added test stakes. The 28rd running attracts 16 three year old fillies with Bright Song as a capable stablemate.
New York August 8 three German prisoners, among 430,353 war prisoners, will sail for Bremerhaven in the next days. The trio were moved to Camp Kilmer to await shipment. Hospitals hold 11 Germans and 4 Italians. 24 escapees are still being sought. Paul Stevens Middletown fined $18 for taking an illegal 7 inch bass from Middle Creek. game warden found the bass in his possession.
The University of Maryland releases a pamphlet by O E Baker predicting a century ahead a shrinking United States facing a vast, youthful Orient and a consolidated Europe under Russian leadership. He warns luxury and weak family structures may reduce US population while Asia and Europe industrialize and grow.
The body of Nancy Perini four year old niece of Lou Perini Boston Braves owner was recovered from the ocean near the Perini summer estate as investigators pursued a kidnapping theory. Police said drowning appeared accidental and a large search party conducted near the deserted resort before the body was pulled ashore.
Book makers adopted the eternal flame principle as evidence destroying device police say. Detectives raided a Philadelphia garage and found a metal can with a lighted burner and another on a second floor. Ash remains of betting slips and scattered papers were found, dropped as officers entered.
John Zakens Jr an 18 year old inmate at the State Penal Farm was rushed to Washington County Hospital about 11 30 am with a severe cut to his right wrist. The wound required about twenty stitches. Despite heavy blood loss his condition was not believed serious.
In Logan, Harold Williams and his sister found a forked stick with a foot long two headed rattlesnake after hearing a rattle in grass. The painful snake died days later in captivity. The item mentions August von Wassermann, German physician who died in 1925.
Charlie Phillips, 31, a tenant farmer, was found guilty of murder for killing his wife Etta Mae with a borrowed pistol during dinner. Judge John J. Burney sentenced him to die in the gas chamber on September 19. defense plans an appeal amid ongoing third trial efforts following a prior first degree murder conviction and a previous reprieve.
A 24 year old divorced mother Dolly Cox and 16 year old Louis Kotonis were arrested in Detroit as they sought to marry. Cox waives extradition to Ohio to face charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Louis, a high school freshman, was held in juvenile detention as authorities plan further action. The couple had traveled from Dayton where family objections blocked the marriage.
Mrs Mary Gordon of Maugansville asked police to search for her son David L Gordon aged 13 who vanished from the Tra Strite farm near Ringgold this week. He is four feet six inches tall with light brown hair and grey eyes.
President Truman signed a bill to end all consumer installment credit controls on November 1 1947 despite opposing views from the Federal Reserve Board and the Council of Economic Advisers He criticized Congress for not extending wartime powers to regulate easy payment plans to curb inflation noting three months of continued restraint is preferable to immediate repeal.
The University of Maryland building program including a new stadium was paused as Attorney General Hall Hammond considers the legality of a financing plan. The Board of Public Works instructed Hammond to approve a plan by President H C Byrd to raise 2,350,000 without state funds.
Ferguson and Hughes glare as committee moves to subpoena Meyer immediately. Ferguson signs the papers and directs the United States marshal to act. Earlier, investigators flagged an expense for Meyer’s predecessor Jesse Jones, prompting an affidavit denying any entertainment.
Deputy Prime Minister Herbert Morrison warns against expanding government powers to direct labor and intervene in industries. Churchill counters that labor and industry controls threaten British freedom. The plan aims to cut imports and boost export production, with Parliament due to adjourn for the summer. A note mentions Washingtonia, a palm genus from California and Arizona.
San Francisco authorities prepared to arrest Hans A. Larsen 25 of Vallejo after a California state investigator said the former Air Forces officer admitted filing about 75 fictitious Veterans' unemployment compensation claims across California and collecting roughly 22 000 to 23 000 dollars in the past 18 months. Authorities found Army discharge papers and other IDs in his car when picked up in Gilroy.
Gratton Lee Brown, Legion employment chair, cites a survey showing about 273,000 veterans employed in 665 establishments statewide. Of these, 21.4 percent are World War II veterans. Morris Frock Post of Hagerstown drum and bugle corps finished third in the senior group. Hamilton Post of Baltimore won in both junior and senior divisions. Baltimore defending champion took runner up in the senior group. Forty and Eight, the Legion honor society, elected Charles G. Smith of Cumberland as Grand Chef de Gare.
Jacob M. Ankensey of Clearspring is named to the Washington County Farmers Home Administration Committee for a three year term, joining Fred Ernst of Clearspring and Herman Stockslager of Hagerstown Route 5. He replaces Frank B. Muliendore of Robersville. Hopkins praised the retiring member as a public spirited farmer. The county committee reviews loan applications and helps borrowers plan farm operations for efficiency.
The Veterans Administration announced overpayments totaling more than 44 million dollars affecting about 665000 former service members. June repayments neared 7 million. subsistence and school training overpayments reached 42.5 million for 446234 people, while pensions and disability overpayments stood at 1.64 million for 15569 veterans. Unemployment allowance overpayments, largely from state offices, may total hundreds of thousands. Delays, errors, and potential fraud are cited, with about 200000 cases referred to district attorneys.
The Veterans Administration plans immediate discharge of about 8,000 administrative employees for economy reasons. Up to 500 of 877 offices may close, with 700 layoffs in Washington and about 7,300 elsewhere, taking weeks to set workloads. Largest cuts, about 2,000, hit vocational rehabilitation and education programs. Two-fifths of Sri Lanka’s tea crop is shipped abroad, mainly to London, with the rest sold domestically.
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