Truman's union message wins party support in Congress
President Truman's state of the union message drew broad backing from both liberal and conservative wings of the Democratic Party as he is seen maintaining a middle course. Senators Pepper and others praised the balance and fairness, while concerns over labor laws were voiced with calls to preserve free collective bargaining.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Cource
Ali
Pepper
D-Fla
Mr. Truman
Britain Warned By Jewish Underground In Palestine Crisis
Haganah urged Britain to avoid large scale retaliation in the Holy Land. The group said reprisals would breed more terrorism and called on Irgun and Stern Gang to cease attacks. British officers planned a potential full scale offensive if allowed, aiming to crush extremism. About 100,000 British troops were in Palestine with reinforcements from Egypt expected.
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London
Haganah
Holy Land
Egypt
Palestine
Voice of Israel
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Chamber Publishes Map of Hagerstown
The Chamber of Commerce releases a small city map of Hagerstown after requests from sales staff and visitors. Maps were distributed to the city clerk’s office and City Hall police department. Secretary C Robert Dean notes visitors previously had to buy larger commercial maps.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hagerstown
City Hall
C. Robert Dean
Chamber
Veteran seeks relief to save pickle stock in suit
Arthur S. Greene, a Maryland war veteran and owner of Pioneer Pickle Products in Caroline County, sues the Office of Temporary Controls in U S District Court seeking a declaratory judgment to lift sugar controls. He says about 22 000 bushels of pickles will go to waste unless sugar is released to convert them into relish.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Office of Temporary Controls
U. S. District Court
Arthur S. Greene
Greene
Caroline County
OTC
Condition of 114 year old Linda Hutzell improves
Linda Lou Hutzel, age 114, remains hospitalized after a Sunday night burn. Attendants reported her condition as fairly good at noon today, with doctors hopeful for continued recovery.
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Linda Lou Hutzell
How To Prevent Strikes In Law Of Congress
Washington January 7 The new Congress faces how to curb national strikes in vital industries without eroding freedoms. President Truman urged Congress to form a commission to devise mechanisms to avert wide-scale labor stoppages in transportation coal oil steel and communications while preserving democratic rights. He warned that failure endangers the nation’s industrial future and that postwar powers may be too weak to stop disasters. Senators appear uncertain about a workable path and Taft voices early opinions on the issue.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
United States
White House
Taft
Ohio
Catches One Fish Becomes Rich in Ta Kung Pao Tale
In Tientsin on January 7 Jung Chao, a poor Canton fisherman, reportedly found a 300 pound fish containing four diamond rings. Two rings bore the Japanese name Yamamoto, associated with the admiral shot down in 1943. An expert valued the rings at 20,600,000 Chinese dollars, about 3,000 US.
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Tientsin
Ta Kung Pao
Jung Chao
Canton
Yamamoto
Woolworth Founder Charles S Woolworth Dies at 90
Charles Sumner Woolworth, founder of the Woolworth five and dime chain, dies at his Scranton home at age 90 after weeks of ill health. Born August 1, 1856 in Rodman New York, he helped build the family business with Frank W Woolworth and Fred M Kirby, rising from janitor to manager before leading the chain’s expansion.
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Scranton
Charles Sumner Penta
Woolworth
Jeter
F. W. Woolworth Company
Frank W. Woolworth
Fred M. Kirby
Wilkes- Barre
Rodman
Jefferson County
New York
John
Fannie McBrier
Frank Woolworth
Charles
Watertown
N. Y
Copenhagen
N .Y
Frank
Equivalence Exams Scheduled Here
The comprehensive equivalence examination will be given on Thursday and Friday this week, announced William C. Diehl, Director of Secondary Education. Veterans and non veterans unable to finish high school by regular classes use this to earn certificates. those with admission cards must report to the Board of Education office at 9 a.m. on January 9.
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William C. Diehl
Office of the Board of Education
Fighting editor retires after 40 years at New Orleans Item
New Orleans on January 7 mar shall Ballard longtime editor who railed against Huey Long and the Ku Klux Klan retires today on the 40th anniversary of his editorship. He will move to Bay St. Louis Mississippi coast with 67 years.
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New Orleans
Marshall Ballard
Huey Long
War brides stranded and mistreated in New York by hundreds
London reports highlight British war brides stranded in New York awaiting passage home. Mrs Millie Vincent claims divorce by proxy and poor official handling, with hotel bills depleting government allowances. Dispatches note American Red Cross aid finances hotels and small weekly sums.
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London
G. I
New York
U. S
Gterhmed
Millie -Vincent
Charles Woodrow Vincent
Birmingham
Alabama
Daily Mail
Great Britain
American Red Cross
Dispatch
Rocco killed after siege near Grand Gorge NY
In a Katkill mountain hideout near Patchin Hollow, Alphonse Rocco died after a standoff with state police and New York City detectives. He fired at officers with a Walther P 38 after fleeing a New Year’s Eve camera gun shooting of his former wife in New York City. Numerous details describe the siege and gunfire as officers closed in.
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N. Y
Alphonse Rocco
New York City
Rocco
Patchin Hollow
Catskill Mountain
Charles la Forge
Harry L. Lewis
Lewis
Richard
Frank Naish
Broome Center
Naish
Bronx
Legs” Diamond
Time Square
Dentists Cringe At Drill Grinding
Dr Sumter Smith Arnim of Ohio State University recorded drill grinding sounds during a St Louis Dental Society dinner lecture to illustrate how improper drill use causes unnecessary pain. He urged dentists to use small drills at slow speeds with cooling sprays of water or air to prevent heat-related pain.
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St. Louis
Sumter Smith Arnim
Ohio State University
St. Louis Dental Society
Most Old Christmas Trees Burned At Home Citywide
City Street Department says about 5 000 homes with Christmas trees were involved this season. Roughly 90 percent of pines and cedars are burned on site or in furnaces, with few trees hauled to the city dump. Residents prefer burning or disposal on their property rather than paying for drayman removal.
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City Street Department
Charles W. Stump
Union Agent Shot In Front Of Home
Anthony Durante 41 a business agent for the joint board of ILGWU AFL was ambushed and shot four times in front of his Brooklyn home. He remained in critical condition at Harbor Hospital as his wife Marie witnessed the attack from their apartment window.
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New York
Harbor Hospital
Brooklyn
Anthony Durante
Joint Board
the Cloak, Suit, Skirt and Reefer Makers Union
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
AFL
Marie
Durante
Snow in Maryland Counties Snow in Maryland Counties
Snow blankets Washington County and parts of Frederick County with up to an inch in places. State Roads crews spread cinders on South Mountain and along Route 40 to stay ahead of further accumulation while chains are not needed on state highways. Temperatures dropped to 32 at Keedysville before rising with cloudy skies.
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Washington County
Hagerstown
Here
Sixth District
State Roads Commission
South Mountain
Frederick County
County Roads Department
Broadfording
State Roads
Mercury
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Wage increases agreed for textile workers unions say
Wage hikes of 15 cents an hour totaling over 9 million dollars yearly await ratification by 32,000 AFL and CIO textile workers. The CIO deal covers 29,000 woolen and worsted workers in multiple plants, boosting minimums from 75 to 90 cents and average earnings from 1.01 to 1.16 an hour, effective February 3 if approved.
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Boston
AFL
CIO
Emil Rieve
Textile Workers Union of America
American Woolen Company
Botany Worsted Mills
Fortsmann Woolen Company
Joeseph Jacobs
Passaic
N. J
Quadruplets Born in Bridgend to Local Painter’s Wife
In Bridgend on January 7, Mrs Peggy Thomas gave birth to two boys and two girls, all healthy. The babies, born to Idwal Thomas, a local painter, arrived at Mid Glamorgan County Hospital and are reported to be strong and doing well.
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Bridgend
Wales
Peggy Thomas
Idwal Thomas
Mid- Glamorgan County Hospital
Mayor Sweeney Opens Charter Meeting in Hagerstown
Mayor Richard H. Sweeney announced that the City Council will meet tomorrow at 7 30 p m to consider recommendations for the proposed new charter. The session in the council chamber is open to the public and will review Dr Joseph Ray report along with charter committee actions and executive board recommendations. A chamber group special committee plans to attend to seek approval of parts of Dr Ray report. City Attorney Edward Oswald Jr said a special supplement summarizing charter actions will guide the council. Earlier, councilmen criticized many provisions and the mayor dismissed much of the proposed departmental changes as hazy.
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Richard H. Sweeney
City Council
Hagerstown
Joseph
Ray
Charter Group
Charter
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Ray
Edward Oswald, Jr
Dr. Ray
Sweeney
Russian Christians Celebrate Christmas in Soviet Union
Thousands of orthodox Christians across the Soviet Union observed Christmas Day with eve prayers. At the Cathedral of the Resurrection Patriarch Alexei led devotional services as churches nationwide held observances in line with the eastern church calendar.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Alexei
All Russia
Monkeyshines In Detroit Trolley
A monkey named Pete caused chaos on a Detroit streetcar, riding with his master. Pete swung on straps, looped, and hopped onto passengers laps, prompting crowd fear and a rapid car clearance. The pair rode again later, then fled, leaving staff with Pete as the lone rider before the dog pound. The owner reclaimed him hours later.
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Detroit
Detroit Transportation System
Pete
Order of Events At Inauguration Of Gov Lane
In Annapolis Maryland January 7 the formal inaugural program lists 11 45 a m departure from the Executive Mansion to the Senate chamber 11 58 invocation by Rev Charles Edward Berger 12 noon oath of office administered by Chief Judge Ogie Marbury in the Senate chamber before the Senate House of Delegates and Court of Appeals 12 05 p m House returns to chamber 12 10 Court of Appeals moves to House chamber 12 12 governor presents nomination of secretary of state to the Senate 12 15 Senate acts on the nomination 12 20 Senate moves back to Senate chamber 12 25 governor goes to House to deliver inaugural address in presence of Senate House and Court of Appeals 12 30 p m solo Maryland My Maryland by John W Evans 12 32 p m solo The Lord s Prayer by Elwood Gary 12 35 p m inaugural address by Honorable W Preston Lane Jr Governor of Maryland 12 55 p m solo The Star Span
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Governor ‘Lane
Governor Lane
Executive Mansion
Senate Chamber
Charles Edward Berger
St. Annes Episcopal Church
Ogie Marbury
Court of Appeals
Senate
House of Delegates
Maryland
John .W. Evans
Elwood Gary
Metropolitan Opera Company
W. Preston ‘Lane, Jr
Gala Planned For 1000th Enlistee In Army
The 1,000th man from the Hagerstown area is due to enlist at City Hall Army Recruiting Station today. A gala program includes gifts a corsage dinner cocktails a city air trip and a radio broadcast of the swearing in. The 1,000th enlistee will be treated as guest of honor at a dinner and dance with officials saying the community has supported the drive to recruit 1,000 men since September 1945.
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Hagerstown
Army
City Hall
Franklin Court
John. E. McClure
Maryland
McClure
Gibney Florists
Hotel Hamilton
Stan
Marshall Seeks Liberal Leadership to Settle China
President's personal envoy General George C. Marshall said a democratic China must see leadership pass to liberals within the government and the opposition. He warned extremists on both sides hinder settlement as Communist forces refuse compromise and threaten economic collapse. He returns to report to President Truman on new constitutional groundwork and chances for practical measures.
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China
Marshall
Nanking
Truman
Chiang Kai- Shek
This Landlord: Trick To Hike Rent Fails
In San Francisco on January 7 a federal judge granted a temporary injunction preventing four building owners from using a lobby directory listing tenants and their businesses to justify rent hikes. The owners, labeled as using a flimsy device, had raised rents from 42.50 to 75 dollars, the limit for office use, after creating the directory. OPA attorneys stated the action violated established rules.
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San Francisco
Louis
Goodman
GPA
OPA
Weather Outlook Five Day Forecast for New York and Mid Atlantic
Five day forecast for January 1947 predicts rain in southern districts and snow in the north. Expect precipitation totals from a half to three quarters inch. Temperatures: moderate Wednesday, colder Thursday, warming trend Friday and Saturday, then colder Sunday. Mean period temperature 1 to 3 degrees above normal.
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New York State
Middle Atlantic States
Carpenters Won't Seek Wage Increase
Cumberland Maryland January 7 A report quotes Patrick Allender business agent of the RATDeniers Union AFL saying carpenters will not ask for a wage increase. The item notes union stance and dates in the local labor scene.
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Carpenters
Cumberland
Patrick Allender
The
Ratdeniers Union
AFL
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