Women describe drop in letters to Chamber's industrial division
Beverly Carpenter and Mrs Mabe Savage of the Chamber of Commerce industrial division report a sharp decline in letters from Germany, Poland and Czechoslovakia since 1946. They note most requests seek industrial information, maps and transport details, with daily letters falling from three to four to about one per week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly
Carpenter
Mabe
Savage
Chamber
Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Army
Bay Bridge Debate Over Tunnel Or Bridge
At a meeting on the Bay Bridge project, Robert M. Reindelar of the State Roads Commission pledged full consideration of the association’s points. Masson urged a tunnel, arguing a $9 million difference in favor of a bridge blocks a $500 million yearly Maryland and Baltimore benefit, while Wanamaker noted only minor navigational improvements. Masson described ventilation needs and water clearances, and warned both bridge and tunnel schedules slip due to steel shortages with large material estimates required for either option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Reindelar
State Roads Commission
Masson
We W. Wanamaker
Maryland
Baltimore
Sleeping Beauty Diane Parent Healed After Yearlong Slumber
In Chicopee Massachusetts the mother of eight year old Diane Parent, known as Sleeping Beauty, says the child woke from a 12 month sleep believed to be encephalitis or sleeping sickness. Doctors deem the recovery rare and the family attributes it to prayer with schoolmates. Diane had spent time in Holyoke, Springfield and Waltham hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicopee
Mass
Diane
Holyoke
Springfield
Waltham Hospitals
Previous Convicted Osborn Shipley Case in Maryland Court
Osborn Shipley thirty five of West Franklin Street was sentenced to one year in the Maryland House of Corrections today by Magistrate Martin in a indecent exposure case. Arrest followed a complaint from North End housewives claiming he indecently exposed himself in an alley behind a home in view of children. He was arrested after being brought to police by a North Potomac Street merchant. Shipley has a prior record including indecent exposure and robbery in Baltimore and prior arrests in Chambersburg Pennsylvania on similar charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osborn Shipley
West Franklin Street
Maryland
Osborn
Baltimore
Chamberspurg
Ice Plant Processes Cold Ice From Water and Brine
An article explains how an ice plant uses brine and liquid ammonia cycles to freeze water into large 300 pound ice blocks. Water from the city is purified, canned, and submerged in brine where air agitation aids ice formation.
Ousted Consul and Fa Sail Saturday (Continued)
The article reports Lomakin’s refusal to comment amid the U S note exchange and Chepurnykh’s claim Lomakin planned a return to the Soviet Union. It notes Kasenkina’s alleged rescue, police tension, and ongoing hospital care with surgery anticipated. Tolstoy visited Kasenkina and quoted her resolve to suffer for the cause.
From Water to Ice: The Ammonia Plant Process
Ammonia cools the condenser to freeze water in large cans. water and ammonia stay separate. Cans are crane-lifted, cooled, dumped, and moved to storage. Ice blocks are chopped or crushed into cubes for beverages, with special machinery for small cubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. Michael, Jr
Navy Discharge Returns Keedysville Man Edwin Burtner
Edwin R. Burtner, son of Mr and Mrs Howard Burtner of Keedysville, returned this week with an honorable Navy discharge after two years service. His last assignment was aboard a warship on a Mediterranean cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAVY
Edwin R. Burtner
Howard Burtner
Keedysville
No method for longitude at sea found until early 18th century
The sentence notes that determining a ship's longitude at sea remained unresolved until early in the 1700s. It references a historical gap in navigation methods and marks a shift in understanding during that period.
U S Would Block Strike Tonight Of Dock Workers
The government filed in New York to obtain a federal injunction to stop a midnight strike by about 45,000 East Coast dock workers. President Truman ordered the Justice Department to seek a 10 day restraining order, with potential extension to 80 days under Taft Hartley. A stevedores strike would halt shipping from Portland Maine to Hampton Roads Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
New York
Eost Coast
Truman
Justice Department
AFL International Longstoremen's
Portland
Hampton Roads
Young Striker Is Tarred Feathered Then Beaten
In Holden Missouri a man named Norman W Bailey, 25, was tarred and feathered after being seized from a picket line. Bailey led a strike at Holden Mill and Elevator Company where six of 23 workers had been on strike since Wednesday night. A deputy said attackers were white men with blackened faces. Bailey did not recognize them. No complaint was signed yet and no action by Sheriff Nichols. Another mill worker, Donny Lovesii, was dragged from his car and beaten on the way to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Lomakin
Zot I. Chepurnykh
Soviet Union
Kasenkina
Alexandra Tolstoy
Sonsulate
Washington
Moscow
Grant Pennoyer
Kasenkins
Zena Ivanova
Acd
Holden
Paul Snare
Norman W. Bailey
Holden Mill and Elevator Company
Bailey
Sasre
Alex Nichols
Warrensburg
Here
Azid Bailey
Clarence Bailey
Donny Lovesii
Landis Estate Valued at 150000 in Probate
Actress Carole Landis left an estate estimated at 150000, but her business agent said bills will reduce the amount. The will, dated June 25, 1944, leaves the entire estate to her mother Mrs Clare Ridste. Executor B C Roos was appointed by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Carole Landis
B. C. Roos
Tha Adrese
Clare Ridste
Roos
Higgins Leaves 40 Million to Four Universities
Eugene Higgins, famed New York bachelor and Columbia graduate, died at 89 and left an estimated 40 million dollars to Columbia Yale Princeton and Harvard. The residuary estate funds, to be invested by each university, must support education and research not including building costs or general expenses.
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New York
Eugene Higgins
Columbia
Yale
Princeton
Harvard
Higgins
Soviet Berlin raids intensify tension in divided city
Soviet controlled police and German authorities conducted two raids at Potsdamer Platz drawing in American and British sectors. 2,500 arrests were reported amid clashes as Western and Soviet teams traded blame over policing and the airlift crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jelisarov
Berlin
Cpl
Alexander Jelisarov
Potsdamer Plats
Astate
Felisarov
Neues Deutschland
Socialist Unity Party
Potsdamer Platz
Iides
Air Eft
Taegliche Rundschau
Seventeen Killed In Take-Off Crash Of Army Transport
Seventeen men died when a B29 crashed shortly after takeoff from Smoky Hill Air Force Base near Salina Kansas. Four named victims belonged to the 22nd Bomb Group. A board of officers opened an investigation the next day to determine the cause of the crash.
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Rapid City
Here
Smoky Hill Air Force Base
Salina
Kas
R. W. Bryant
C. M. Thorp
R. K. McClurg
Tech
R. L. Mason
P. J. Cubilia
Bryant
Smoky Hill
Thomas Siegler
Cost Of Government Spending Rise Since 1820 to 1948
A Central Press chart shows federal outlays and national income growing from about one tenth of national income in 1820 to an estimated one fifth in 1948. It notes 1920 figures exclude unemployment insurance soil conservation war debt and veteran benefits. Government cost per person rose from 60 to 300 dollars with 34.6 million more people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Press
Vets oppose Ruth stadium naming in Baltimore vote
Baltimore veterans object to dedicating the proposed arena to Babe Ruth while critics fear politicized memorials. Mayor D'Alesandro supports the naming as both memorial and tribute to Ruth, with City Council VP Muth voicing mixed views. Voters face a November referendum on a 2.5 million dollar bond for the Orioles stadium, potentially doubling the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Thomas D'Alesandro
Babe Ruth
William J. Muth
Baltimore
Orioles
International Baseball League
Greeks retreating as Grammos campaign nears end
Greek Communist guerrillas are reported in pell mell retreat from the Grammos mountains as National troops advance from east and west toward a junction. A spokesman says 3,000 to 4,000 rebels remain, with Kiafa the last guerrilla stronghold captured, signaling final victory in the Grammos campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Pell Meéll
Grammes
Kiafa
Grammos
Moller Home Is Purchased in Boonsboro District
Property transfers listed include Bettie Reader to John Reeder along Boonsboro Fredericktown Turnpike road for 6 000 dollars and John Reefer to Ira Poffenberger for 2 000 dollars. Several deeds describe sales on Main Street Leitersburg View Street and South Mountain area with values from 2 000 to 55 000 dollars.
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Page Ferry
Lincoln Ave
Nue
Halfway
Hamilton Homes, Inc
George, A. Baker
Eve F. Slifer
Orville H. Slifer
Robrersville
Jacob C. Hildebrand
Mary E. Kennedy
Frederick
William A. Whisner, Jr
William E. Shirley
Leonard H. Wollard
Howard EB. Naltley
Wits
View Street
Russell &. Provard
Ralph D. Toms and
Main Street
Leitershurs
Mary E. Hammond
Grayson Herbert Mercer
Alavon Avenue
Fire safety talks anchor Cumberland Valley event in Williamsport
The Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association convention in Williamsport featured speakers from four states, urging public support for fire safety. Highlights included home fire hazard reduction, volunteer backing for safety programs, and youth fire safety education. The event wraps with a street parade, and next year's meeting will be in Mechanicsburg. An archaeopteryx caveat notes the earliest known bird, dating 125 million years ago.
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Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen's Association
Williamsport
Auditorisium
Annuatng
Mechanicsburg Pace
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Hagerstown
T. S. Michael
Minnich
Home
Franklin St
Miss Tolstoy
State Department
Palestine
Marge
Brooklyn
Coast Guard
New York Harbor
Harold Stancil
John Landy
Elliott Forrast
John Lukens
Dick Randall
Hamilton Slimon
FORD
Wayne
Carlo Beasley
Spring Grove
Detroit
Ernest Salisbury
Salisbury
Universities
Tokyo
Yokohama
Kobe
Red Raiders
Aid Peiping
Fu Tso-¥i
China
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Maryland Machine and’ Foundry Works, Inc
Lee Street
Ruth Stadium
Moller Home
Russell T. Bair
John J. Cassidy
Smithsbury Pike
Sherwoort
Elmer W. Faber
Pennsylvania
Barksburess
Roy R. Allsopp
National Mutual Fire Insurance Company
A. J. Bell
Commonwealth of Virginia
Harrisonburg
O. P
Pocahontas
the Thumma Motor CO
Frederick St
H. B. Mongan
A. G. Crankleton Electric Co., Inc
Center Square
Greencastle
East Lee Street
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