Captain Joseph D Wood of Hampton Roads Tug Fleet
Joseph D Wood, longtime captain and head of Wood Towing Corporation, recalls his rise from rural beginnings to leading Hampton Roads largest tugboat fleet. He served on Norfolk City Council from 1926 and as mayor later, praising regional port growth and demand for deeper channels and modern terminals. He emphasizes initiative with a blunt belief that business requires hard pursuit.
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Carolina
Joe
Woody
Maule
Wood
Partin
Ska
Norfolk
Joseph D. Wood
Wood Towing Corporation
Fargest
Hampton Roads
Attable
Lind
Lee Tisibns
Chasswike
Iblaha Witerway
Inter Ict
Lair
Bis Bisties& Wilk
Hirai
Joseph M. Clark
Capa
de Caides
Atlantic
Cap'n Wood
Break In Livestock Prices Hit Hagerstown Sale
At Four States Livestock Sales in Hagerstown calves sold up to 32.70 per hundred, down as much as 3.30 from last week while hogs fell as much as 2.59 and cattle declines were smaller. Goats and lambs held steadier with no major change from prior bids. The sale marked the first in town to show the national price break that occurred last Thursday.
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Hagerstown
Four States Livestock Sales, Inc
Goa
Prices Fall on Butter and Oleo in Baltimore Markets
Retail dairy costs and meat prices softened across Baltimore and nearby markets as wholesale livestock fluctuations push down high price items. Shoppers found round steak and sirloin cheaper in some stores, while other outlets reported uneven pricing between cities like Baltimore and Hagerstown.
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Inouster
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Ice Closes Maryland Roads and Schools Across Counties
A coating of ice after a night of rain blanketed Western Maryland causing school closures in Baltimore Anne Arundel Montgomery Calvert and Carroll counties. State Police warned of solid ice and dangerous driving conditions as freezing rain and drizzle continued with possible snow.
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State Roads Commission
Maryland
Ite
Fig
Weather Bureau
Baltimore
Anné Arundel
Montgomery
Calvert
Carroll
Baltimora
Marsland
Bel Air
Frederick
Easton
Cambridge
Snowbound Rail Car Wreck In Colorado Mountains
A five car train on the Alamosa to Durango line was struck by a snow avalanche in the Cumbres mountains near the Colorado New Mexico border. Conductor L B Morgan rode a locomotive to a station and aided for rescue. Crews from Sublétté and Osier freed passengers and moved them to baggage cars for care.
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McLane
Petra
Alamesa
Moutain
Alamosa T
Cumbres
Colorado-New Medico
Los Pinos
LB. Morgan
Alamosa
Dodge
Sublétté
Osier
War Station
Imme
Proushly
reHef
Dotge
Ottowdy
Alaimosa
Durango
Coic
Seven Representatives to Attend Baltimore Conference
Seven officials from the state soil conservation district and related agencies will join a joint meeting on Thursday February 2 in Baltimore. Jacob Ankelley Walter Stouffer Austin McKee James H. Smith Amos Reeder W H Stevenson and Mark Miller will represent their agencies as the conference focuses on coordination among production and marketing programs soil conservation service and extension service.
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State’e
Soil Conservation District
Agricultural
Agricultural Conservation Association
Baltimore
Jacob Ankelley
Walter Stouffer
Austin McKee
James H. Smith
Amos Reeder
Mark Miller
Soil Conservation Service
Extension Service
Mrs Stephen Turns 96 Still Active In Life And Service
The 96 year old Mrs Margaret Stephey remains energetic and engaged, reflecting on a life of teaching at Four Locks and Shockey's Station, nursing, and helping youth. She spoke of her late farmer husband and the enduring courage that defines her days.
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Pearson
Smithshire
Fouls Maréardt Bachtell
Schololl
Shoctkey
Pictute
Shockey
Bach
Four Locks
Clearspring
Fifer
Stephy
SH6
Stephen
Margaret Stephey
Tito Pushes U S to Free Gold Amid Yugoslav Tensions
Tito demands release of seized gold assets arguing U S should help Yugoslavia amid wartime shortages. Officials cited an original price of 22.3 million dollars, offers to cut to 20 million, while Yugoslavia deemed 15 million too high. Yugoslavia already paid 150,009 dollars in October 1946 for five American fliers killed in August.
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Yugoslavia
U. S
Labor's Drive Into Politics Gets Setback
Labor groups face fragmentation as AFL CIO divisions weigh third party runs. CIO factions back or oppose a Taft Hartley reform and Murray indictment sparks debate. Taft says political spending limits should ease for labor papers but nongeneral dues should not fund campaigns.
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Bhi Hutcheson
AFL Carpenters
Dan Tobi
AFL
CIO
CIC
Henry Wallkie
Murray
Schools Closed In Many Areas
Snow storms forced closures across the panhandle with 101 central Kansas schools shut to conserve home heating supplies. Roads remained hazardous as sleet and snow moved through northern Texas and parts of Arkansas to the Atlantic coast while Florida enjoyed mild temps.
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Ings
Aberdeen
5. D
Fells
S. D
Panhandle
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Florida
Mercury
Fort Miers
Miami
Brownsville
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
South Atlantic Coast
Tennessee
Memphis
Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta
New York
New York City
Reserve Officers Mark National Security Week in Hagerstown
The Washington County Chapter of the Reserve Officers Association observes National Security Week in Hagerstown with proclamations urging display of the American flag on official buildings and homes. The plan includes posters, window displays, and a military ball, with detailed flag display regulations and participation from local officers.
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Reserve Officers Association
Hagerstown
Washington County
Richard H. Sweeney
United States
The
National
Washington, D. C
Irvine Rutledge
J. B. Sauls
Rutledge
J.B. Miller
David Drawbaugh
Donald Stonesifer
Mauris Holeapfel
Bulledge
Joud Shockey
Davia Crawbaugh
James Stone
Alfred Bentlell
Tneluide
Pad G. H. Wolber
Samuel H. Mirray
En R. Jon
Charles Kie
Maurice Holzapfel
Donald Stonesifér
Howat H. Small
Orga
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Patterson Agency General Insurance and Bonds
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Clarence Keedy & CO
W. Waahington
W. Washington St
Ralph Schwier
Wee Acousticon
Scaiq Ih
Washington
Crouse
North Prospect St
Sea Bass
Haddock
Abe
Phillipa
Busilla
Baga
Pascal Celery Lake
Herring
Mrs. Stephen
Tito
U.S
Labor
California
Union
Thomas & Sons; Inc
Boonsboro
Hoihélike
Empire State Building
Peon
Grand Central Station
Times Square
Rockefeller Center
Gett
von Sodsuer
Boge
Collingwood
West 435Th Street
BET
5Th Avenue
Herald Square
Toanes
Tata
Gmnants
General Acceptance Corp
Jonathan &J
Hageratown, Md
Nic
Island
Cyprus
Patterson Hotel
Trength
Bolens Huski
Kihn
American School
Balding Upper Darby
Carooda
Starling
Danzer Metal Works Co
Lee & South Sts
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