Steel Settlement Ends Month-Long Industry Strike
The United States Steel agreement wraps up secret talks at the Carlton Hotel. Wage increases average about 94 cents per hour retroactive to January 1 and total about $22 per full month worked. Production to resume within two weeks, with full output by mid February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Steel
CIO
Carlton Hotel
White House
Benjamin F. Fairless
Chester Bowles
Publc
Bowles
Truman
Gratitude for kindness after sister Virginia Snyder dies
Mrs. W. H. Edwards and Fanny Snyder thank friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of sister FL Virginia Snyder. They acknowledge floral tributes and use of cars, with mentions of Gears Snyder Leta and other neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Edwards
Fanny
Neigbors
FL Virginia Snyder
Gears Snyder
Leta Vitor
Jamaica Roundup Catches Most Of Asylum Escapees
Kingston Jamaica February WW) Order restored after roundup of more than 190 mental patients who escaped during a strike by hospital staff. Government calls for volunteer nurses as about 280 attendants quit demanding the removal of superintendent Dr D J Cameron and better working conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Galiza
D. J. Cameron
Officer Returns to Duty as Sergeant in Army Air Forces
The piece notes the promotion history of an officer who became a second lieutenant in May 1942 and first lieutenant in October 1944, serving in the Army Air Forces medical department. It outlines retirement pay options at 40 percent after 11 years, 75 percent after 21 years, or incremental increases per year if retiring earlier, and mentions his ambition for a future commission.
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API
Secon
Army Air Forces
AAP
Carmody
Shoup
Be Rte
Army
Resolutions Adopted By Updears Bible Class Md
The Wilawing resolutions honor the late member whose faith and service in the Firer C1n Church and associated groups inspired others. The resolutions express sympathy, recall her faithful work in clubs and organizations, and urge memory to influence good in others. A copy will be sent to Dr H R Eaey and Mr George Updexsram and read at the Bible Class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Updears Bible Clave
Jageestown
Rey Peetat
Ams Fai
Lenminet
Broit
H.R. Eaey
George W. Updexsram
Suntanitzed
Atv
Drive To Raise Farm Prices Seen
Senator Bankhead predicts an inevitable drive to raise farm prices as new national economic policy shifts permit higher prices for commodities. He says implementing changes will raise purchasing power for farmers, though specifics are unclear. Several farm-state lawmakers argue price hikes must include farming if industry and labor are to stay strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingto Fey
Pri
Bankhead Dalai
Agricul Tural
Prent ‘Truman
Industres Bledto
Kankhead
Congress
Pauley Nomination Stirs Senate Testimony and Hints
Administration clashes over Pauley’s offshore oil lands case and possible campaign fund dealings surface as Forrestal notes Truman’s past openness to Pauley. Ickes’ remarks about oil men’s $890 contribution loom large while foes push for postdates letters and committee corroboration. Presidential aides seek clarify as confirmation stalls await new evidence and testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Struve Hensel
Forrestal
Truman
Roosevelt
Pauley
Ickes
Democratic Fund
Pangley
Mostley
Walt
Fauley
Mr. Truman
Russia Warns Polish Troops Threaten Italy Peace
Soviet envoy Andrei Vishinsky told the United Nations Security Council that Polish maps showing Polish commands in Italy pose a threat to peace. He claimed Yugoslavia's deputy minister supported charges of Polish troop presence and warned of danger to the Yugoslav frontier. The memoranda argued that Polish army activities were exaggerated by propaganda and urged council attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Italy
London
United Nations Security Council
Yuroslavia
Woresen
Andrei Vishinsky
Yuroeshiv
Troeptaganda
Yushinsky
Sean Council
Dr Behier
Parole Violators Sentenced in Washington County Jail
Parole violators were sent to the Washington County Jail yesterday by Magistrate M. V. Bosteller. Torymond Davis received three months and Herford White six months. Officers said both were on suspended sentences with conditions of good behavior and sobriety from alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Marin V. BR. Bosteller
Torymond Davis
Herford White
Mayor Named To Conservation Group
Mayor Richard N. Sweenay is named to the Advisory Committee of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress by Senator John L. McClelland of Arkansas. Baltimore Mayor Theodore R. McKeldin serves as state vice president, as the group aims to protect land and water resources for flood control, navigation, erosion control, reforestation, recreation, pollution abatement, and cheaper power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard N. Sweenay
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
John L. McClelland
Arkansas
Theodore R. McKeldin
Baltimore
United States
Congress
Igu
White Home At Lydia Damaged In Page Fire
A two story frame house occupied by George White at Lydia on the Williamsport Lappans road was gutted by fire in bitter cold last night. Fire companies from Williamsport and Western Enterprise battled the blaze, pumping water from cisterns and using booster tanks. Mr and Mrs White and their two children were not at home. The blaze likely started in the cellar and the flames reached the second floor and attic before firemen stopped it. Damage is estimated up to 5000. the house had recently been purchased by Donald Lowery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George White
Lydia
Williamsport
Lappans
Williamsport and
Western Enterprise
Enterprise
White
Moller Company
Hev
D. C. White
St. James
Donald Lowery
Trouble Brews Over Manchuria News Archive
Communist spokesman charged government forces plan to seize Yingkow and five other Manchurian towns amid clashes with communists. Demonstrators in Chungking voiced nine demands against Soviet troops, while Chiang Kai-Shek said Sino-Soviet talks are in progress without details. Police watched calmly as protests unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munist
Yingkow
Panshan
Taiang
Iit
Chungking
Manchuria
Yalta
Russia
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Boy Playing Bandit Kills Own Father in House
In Philadelphia a 20 year old boy playing bandit accidentally shot his father, 46 year old Nicholas Crocetti, a contracting carpenter and father of ten, as they played on the living room floor. The shotgun wound to the neck proved fatal. No charges filed. Also, William Lee Weaver is honorably discharged from the Navy after 27 months of service. his wife lives at 714 West Franklin Street.
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Philadelphia
Paul Crocetti
Thomas Lennon
Nicholas Crocetti
Paul
Lennon
William Lee Weaver
Navy
Bainbridge Separation Center
West
Franklin Street
Big Shots at the Crossroads at Fulton College
On March 5 the YF ESTESTER College campus in Fulton Missouri hosts two eminent speakers, Sir Winston Churchill and President Truman, each to receive honorary degrees. Churchill will lecture as part of a foundation sponsored series. The invitation was described as a high risk project that paid off for the small college town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estester College
Fulton
Missouri
Winston Churchill
President Truman
Churchill
College Town
Cold South Wind Drops Temperatures Across Regions
Weather forecasters warned of colder air spreading from a south wind with a Canadian low pressure system pulling cold air from the Dakotas into Minnesota and Wisconsin. Northern New England saw sharp drops while Great Lakes snowbands persisted and southeastern rain was possible.
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New England
Maine
Massachusetts
Atemite Wit
Pennseylvania
Great Lakes
Canada
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Actor Bryatt Washburn Surpasses Health Crisis
Feb 1 report from Hollywood states actor Bryatt Washburn is past the crisis after grave oil illness with influenza. Physicians said the star’s condition improved and they expect recovery.
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Grisis Hollywoo
Bryatt Washburn
New 1903 automobile shown in Missouri garage
In Chillecothe Missouri on February 16 a man named Pope purchased a new 1903 automobile. Fred Pone and Mrs. Pone are seen driving it and the original coat of the car is described as new. The car has been driven twice in Pope’s garage with the owner presenting it for inspection.
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Chillecothe
Pi-Mi
Fred Pone
Automabie
Fia
Pope
GM And Union Resume Parley
Reported talks recount the two week old dispute with GM and union parleying as members plan weekend sessions. Ford’s plants remain partially shut due to steel shortages while he expects a quick resume of normal production. Ford and the union remain far apart on several issues but aim to finalize a new contract soon.
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Terrell
Thomas
OM Workers, Pro‘viding Oer Issues Were Irnned ‘Lovily. the Taaw Turn. R Tuesaday
Ceneral Motors
Ford Motor Go
Everal
Gaid
Ford
Taw-Cio
Cvokesman
Union
Houses Much In Demand Here
J. Wiles and wife sell on Summer street for 2500. Ruth McAvoy to Adele Hynes on High Street for 4200. Caryl Wither to Roland Adams with improvements on Boonshoro Sharpsburg Pike for 7000. H. Wishard to Edward Head on Clarendon Avenue for 2900. etc. Multiple transfers list buyers, sellers, and property locations with prices.
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Jes J. Wiles
Summer Street
Hein Ruth McAvoy
Adele Hyde
High Street
Hhinenck
Caryl M. Withide
Verda Wile
Raland A. Adams
Boonshoro-Sharpshurs Pike
pScsin
H W. Bowman
E. Myerly
Bowman's
Heal
H. Wishard
Edward Je. Head
Clarendon
Fidel Ann Clem
James E.jam
John ©. Swadley
Jet
Wilson's
HH. Hamby
Bruce R. Kline
South Side
Forest Street
Frank A. Spickler
Angie Marotte
LS. Rt
Shady Bower
Radoith A. Griffith
Thay Sylvester Clipp
Church Street
Sharpsbury
David He Milburn
Sherman L. Taylor
Dry Run
Vets Housing Still Problem Persists After Weeks
The Veterans Housing Registration Service at the State Veterans' Commission on North Potomac street remains unable to match ex servicemen with available housing. Ralph Tags reports overwhelming demand from returning servicemen with few listings and only a couple of rooms on the market. He urges owners to register properties at 126 North Potomac street. Also noted, Charles E Spoonkie of Smithsburg Route 2 was accepted for army service this week. Accidental injuries occur in American homes at about one every six and a half minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Housing Registration Service
State Veterans’ Commission
North Potomac Street
Ralph Tags
Tagg
State
Veterans’ Commission
Hagerstown
Charles E Spoonkie
Smithsburg
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Paul A. Porter
OPA
Farlier
John W. Snyder
Bowl
Rotz
Highegg
Ti W
Washington Street
Wakenight Motors
Kaiser - Frazer Automobiles
Concord
Sgt
Mathias
Maryland
Travel Bureau
Potomac St
Sharrett Motors
East
Baltimore Street
Accesnsentennis Monemene
Abe H
UES
College
Thomas H. van Sant
Franc McCluer
Hersheys
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
Mountain Valley
Arkanens
ABE Martin
Hagerstown Loan & Thrift Corp
W. Washington
Petent Service
Tramngl
Howard
Hagerstown, Md
KAY Jewelry CO
W. Wash. ST
Mme
Easy Credit
Whiteset Music Co
Glick
Franklin St
Chevrolet
Hoffman
Washington and Locaat Ste
Triangle Food Stores
Municipal Electric
Hetts 3 & m
Fmm
Wetherill's
Ane Ptt
Anerka
Finiah
R. D. McKee
City Pall
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