New York City shuts down amid fuel shortage order
The Macy Commissioner, acting on health concerns, issued an indefinite shutdown affecting theaters, bars, amusement venues, libraries, schools, and most commercial establishments. Utilities, grocery stores, newsstands, churches, and some services face fuel restrictions while others may continue operations with limits. Patrol enforcement will monitor compliance as the mayor clarifies fuel delivery rules for churches and food service venues.
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L. Stebbins
Health Department
Macy
Stebbins
O'Dwyer
New York City
In Memoriam Barnes And Doarnberger Notices
In loving memory of Marguerite Barnes beloved daughter of Mr and Mrs J Albert Barnes and family who passed away February 12 1940. Also Doarnberger Atina K memory marked as February 32 1928 with verses about a mother and friend left to dwell with the Savior, Ady.
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Doarnberger
Atina K. Doarnberger
Card of Thanks for John D. Douglas
The Family Ady thanks everyone for kindness during illness and death of husband and son John D. Douglas, and for flowers and use of cars.
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John D. Douglas
Lincoln's birthday closures hit city institutions and venues
The citywide order shut schools and libraries to honor Lincoln's birthday, with violations punished as misdemeanors and fines. Broadway theaters and clubs closed early under police enforcement, while a few venues planned matinee shows to honor the holiday. Tugboat operators, facing arbitration talks, pressed for wage terms and a shorter 41 hour week amid rising costs.
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Broadway
Sven
Jim Linuuin
Madison Square Garden
James PP. McAnister
New York Taxboat Exchange
Employers’ Group
AFL International Longshoremen's Association
United Marine Division
Complicated or Simple Tax Forms Debate
The colheter in St. Louis on February 12 discusses tax form complexity. He contrasts the simplified Federer income tax form as one of the most complicated seen, with the so called regu lar form described as very simple. Forty eight clerks handle simplified return forms while 19 manage effectively with the complicated version.
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ST. Louis
Finnegan
Federer
Power dispute paralyzes Pittsburgh transit and services
Widespread wage protests crippled city operations as the Pittsburgh Railway Service halted bus and trolley lines. Pickets ringed power substations while unions demand 29 percent. Officials warned of long outages as concerts and services stalled across downtown and surrounding suburbs.
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Pittsburgh
Tralley
Geo. I. Masiler
Walter P. Martingtsin
Offer
Compa Telephone
Mirtshureh
Crafton
Pittsburek
Opay
Garment Plant Picketing Cited in Labor Dispute
The article details a garment plant strike with 52 employees at the manufacturing plant and 22 at the pressing unit reporting for work. It notes 49 of 60 at the main plant yesterday, and 17 West Franklin Street and 115 Sumimit Avenue involved. Officials say materials for eight weeks of work are low amid union actions, and disputes center on Joseph Love Inc. and the Hagerstown Manufacturing Company. An arbitration award by Bernard Hershkopf, linked to Ferdinand Pecora, concludes Love has not acted in good faith toward the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union.
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Sumimit Avenue
Franklin Street
ILGWL
New York
St. Louis
Joseph Love
Hagerstown
Love
Union Aa
Miss Ramhace
Teamsterg
Hazerstown Manufacturing
Bernard Hershkopf
Ferdinand Pecora
Supreme Court of
State of New York
Joseph Love, Inc
Hmacepsteven
International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union
Hershkopf
Truman Seen As Likely 1948 Democratic Candidate
Reports say President Truman may run in 1948 and that party leaders doubt any other Democrat could beat him. The account cites a White House conference where Truman allegedly declared he may seek a second term, shocking national party officials and prompting efforts to shape his image as a selfless leader.
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Truman
Tru- Min
Robert E. Hannegan
White House
Union favored in Pennsylvania Church conference vote
The Pennsylvania Conference of the United Brethren in Christ backed union with the Evangelical Church by a wide margin. Hubert H. Schindel announced 9,520 votes for and 764 against. Of 150 churches, only three opposed. Tellers included Albert Snyder and Ami(e) Saum from local churches.
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Pennsylvania
Church of the United Brethren In Christ
T. B
Washington
Tellers
St. Paul's Church
Albert Snyder
Grace Church
Amie Saum
Emmanuel Church
Money-Minded Sailors Turn Locks, Waves for Profit
In San Francisco on February 12, service members sought quick gains. Two soldiers matched queues to swap theater seats, repeating the swap at the end to see performances again. Four sailors invested 850 dollars each and hours at a beauty shop for permanent waves, betting the curls would return profits. A patent for a player-piano dates to 1860 in the United States.
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San Francisco
Britain And U.S. Sign Commercial Air Pact
Britain and the United States sealed an aviation pact authorizing an unlimited number of commercial flights between the two nations at economic rates to be fixed by governments. The agreement, signed in Hamilton Bermuda, links US and Great Britain aviation and sets intergovernmental methods for rate setting.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
United States
Great Britain
Countries plan reciprocal use of airports for global flights
Each nation may set the number of flights its airlines will operate using the other country’s airports as stepping stones. Skidding accounted for three percent of the 4,800,000 traffic accidents in 1944.
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Halt Business
Memoriam
Ady
Vicks VA
Grn
Pennsylvanian
Way
Light Company
David L. Lawrence
Association of Employes
Duquesne Light Co
Beaver
Ableheny
Whart
Pitts
Imrgh
Orcis
Orefriger
Maine
Maine Department of Agriculture Division OF Plant Industry
Mame
Maize Department of Agriculture
Florida
E. L. Newdick
Division of Plant Industry
Maine Department of Agriculture
Augusta
Sagaler
Cpersion ¢ Products Division
Star of Rome
Vatican
Sacred College of Cardinals
Francis J. Spethman
LaGuardia Airport
National Symphony
Victory Music Council
Ciryall
Tagerstown
Maryland
Eesus
R. D. McKee
City Hall
N. Potomac St
Aylia
Canada
Ganne UE Carlo
Rod Cameron
Poul
Andy Devine
Fuity Knight Shaloon Leonard Andrew Tombes
Beverly Simmons
Ea Bes
Triangle Food Stores
Maureen O'slara
Paul Stenreid
RKO Radio
Britain
U.S
Edward G. Margaret Robinson O'Brien
Vane
FORD
Mooreread
Carnovsky
Eve Arden
Ann Blyth
Bruce Bennett
Michael Curtiz
Jerry Wald
Porte
Ranald Racdougall
Mal Steiner
Tex Ritter
Dave O’brien
THE
Texas Rangers
Frontier
Guy Wilkerson
Alea
Madeleine Cooper
Carroll Lull
North West
Uwe
Warner Bros
ALI Sea Pictures
Cancole
Walter Henreid
Hara -Slezak
Binnie Barnes
John Emery
Frank Borzage
Srooucton Trandiva
Coboit Fellows
Naccketa
Stephen. Ames
Wort Tate and
Meru
Tadi
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