Bakers Seek Price Relief in Flour World
The American Bakers Association chief Ralph D Ward urged OPA to align price controls with cost pressures arguing that higher flour costs do not justify blanket bread price hikes. He warned against inflation and pressed for fair relief while protesting milk solids limits and sugar use constraints. Experts noted bread knives remain plentiful with WPB restricting production to 60 percent of 1941 levels to meet demand.
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Washington
American Bakers Association
OPA
Leon Henderson
Ralph D Ward
Brooklyn
Ward
A American Bakers Association
Associated Retail Bakers of America
Roy F. Hendrickson
Agriculture’s Department
Food Distribution Administration
War Production Board
Regular Holiday Schedule at Hagerstown Postoffice
New Year holiday operations announced by Postmaster Thomas M. Simpson. No city or rural carrier service, no window service. City mail collections at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday schedule on Jan 2. Christmas mail largely cleared, some New Year cards arriving. Labor adequacy noted as defense city prompts continued service.
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Hagerstown
Thomas M. Simpson
Postoffice
Jacal Postofice
Ecol- Jece
Pny
Farewell Dinner for Col O Connor and Maj Perry at Fairchild
Colonel Charles W. O Connor and Major Donald I. Perry were honored at a farewell dinner in the Hotel Alexander ballroom. O Connor departs for a South post, Perry transfers to Springfield Massachusetts to represent the Air Forces there. Shipments of leaders from Fairchild Aircraft attended, with Richard H. Sweeney and Sherman M. Fairchild among speakers.
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Charles W. O'Connor
Donald I. Perry
Army
Fairchild
Col. O'Connor
Major Perry
Army Air Forces
Hotel Alexander
Fairchild Aircraft
O’connor
O'Connor
South
Perry
Springfield
Mass
Hagerstown
Richard H. Sweeney
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
New York
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Sherman M. Fairchild
J. Carlton Ward
Richard S. Boutelle
Air Forces
Sheldon Yoder
Chile May Break From Axis Forces
Santiago reports in December 1941 that Chilean Senate held a closed session and Defensa claims Chile will sever diplomatic ties with the Axis. The break may occur before Interior Minister Raul Morales returns from Washington in January. A bill granting special powers to prosecute spies is seen as preparations for the action.
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Santiago
Chile
Defensa
Raul Morales
Washington
Bar riers Down praised by La Nacion review
La Nacion of Buenos Aires praised Kent Cooper book Bar riers Down as a defense of all newspapers. The review praised Cooper as defending truth and the rights of the Associated Press, a stance seen as protecting newspapers worldwide.
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Kent Cooper
Buenos Aires
la Nacion
Latin America
Associated Press
Damage Suits Entered Over Injuries At Pen-Mar Park
Two circuit court suits seek $15,000 total from concession operator Edward Titich after Warren Spencer, 15, was thrown from a horse at Pen-Mar Park last August. Warren seeks $10,000 for injuries. Robey Spencer seeks $5,000 for medical costs and loss of services. Attorneys are C. Welles Little and Calvin K. Hartle.
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Warren Spencer
Pen-Mar Park
C. Welles Little
Calvert K. Hartle
Robey Spencer
Edqward Tiiteh
Diteh
Spencer
Final Notice Urges Maryland Youths to Register Draft
Col. Henry C. Stanwood, State Draft Director, announced a final notice requiring all Maryland youths aged 18 who have not yet registered for the draft to do so by 5 p.m. today. The ruling covers those born between November 1 and December 31, 1924, with those born after January 1, 1925 required to register on their 18th birthday or the following day if the birthday is on a Sunday or holiday.
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Maryland
Henry C. Stanwood
Delinquency Increase Cited in Baltimore Youth Crimes
December 21 report notes a steady rise since 1941 in the share of serious crimes by young people in Baltimore. James M Hepbrow, chairman of the Juvenile Delinquency Commission and managing director of the Baltimore Criminal Justice Commission, presented the finding.
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Baltimore
James M. Hepbrow
Juvenile Delinquency Commission
Baltimore Criminal Justice Commission
Guard Training Is Started Here City hires Captain Conley to lead all plant guards
Captain A F Conley arrives from Fort Meade to organize and train auxiliary Military Police for more than 20 war contract plants in Cumberland, Hagerstown, and Frederick. He interviews guards, issues armbands, and conducts weekly Army style instruction on war articles, riot control, and defense against air and parachute attacks.
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Fort George Meade
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John J. Pershing
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Engineers
Infantry
Fort Meade
Patterson
Ginger Rogers Stars Illuminate Tales of Manhattan Romance
Ginger Rogers enjoys a vivid romantic edge in Tales of Manhattan at Jenny's Theatre with eager suitors Ilenny Fonda and Cesar Romero. The 20th Century Fox marvel, featuring a large star cast, plays its final showings today.
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Ginger Rogers
Manhattan
Ilenny Fonda
Cesar Romero
20Th Century-Fox
Jienry’s
Cagney Huston Stage With Ladies In Yankee Doodle Dandy
James Cagney Jeanne Cagney Rosemary DeCamp and Walter Huston prepare behind the Maryland Theatre stage for Warner Bros Yankee Doodle Dandy a musical portrait of George M Cohan. The performers recount family links and perform I Was Born in Virginia in the act.
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Walter Huston
Jeanne Cagney
Rosemary DeCamp
Maryland Theatre
Warner Bros
George M. Cohan
Cohans
Jerry
Nellie
George
Josie
Virginia
Roy Rogers Stars In Top Feature At Colonial Theatre
The Colonial Theatre opens Republic's Heart of the Golden West for a two day run starting tonight marked by Roy Rogers rising to feature status. Ruth Terry leads with Gabby Hayes and Smiley Burnette providing comedy. Sons of the Pioneers Johnson Choir and a notable supporting cast accompany the Western. Half a million patients are in state mental institutions.
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Colonial Theatre
Republic
Roy Rogers
Ruth Terry
Jead
George
Gabby” Hayes
Smiley Burnette
Sons of the Pioneers
The
All Johnson Choir
Walter Catlett
Paula Harvey
Edmund MacDonald
William Haade
Hal Taliaferro
Leigh Whipper
New Year to Get Welcome Washington County
The arrival of the New Year signals hopes for a Victory Year in Washington County and across America. Officials urge silencing loud New Year noises to avoid interfering with air raid alarms. Watch night services start at 11, then bands and Auld Lang Syne at midnight. Champagne celebrations expected in ballrooms and clubs, with the Assembly Ball at Hotel Alexander as the social highlight.
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Col
Henry S. Barrett
Hotel Alexander
Stores Open As Usual After Christmas Holiday
The text notes that the day after Christmas will see stores open as usual on Saturday January 2, indicating normal shopping hours resume following the holiday.
Court Proposal To Go To Legislature
Baltimore December 31 The Legislative Council voted to forward the Bond Commission proposal to revamp the Court of Appeals and the Baltimore City court system to the Legislature without recommendation. The commission urged a five judge Court of Appeals with two from Baltimore and the rest elected from the State at large rather than by judicial districts.
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Baltimore
Legislative Council
Bond Commission
Court of Appeals
Baltimore City
President Roosevelt awards Distinguished Flying Cross to ten enlisted men
The Navy Department reported that President Roosevelt awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross to ten enlisted men for heroism at Midway. Among the recipients is George E. Ferguson, aviation radioman third class, 20, son of James Henry Ferguson of Resoco West Virginia.
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Washington
Navy Department
Roosevelt
Battle of Midway
George E. Ferguson
James Henry Ferguson
Resoco
West Virginia
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