Housewife Held on Federal Extortion Letter to Betty Grable
Mrs Jane Beam was arraigned before a U S Commissioner and ordered held pending a $1008 bond on a federal charge for writing an extortion letter to actress Betty Grable. FBI said the letter demanded 5000 to abort a kidnapping plot involving Grable's younger child. The Beam family had recently moved from Kentucky Texas with husband Wilford E Beam not implicated.
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Betty Grable
Jane. Beam
U. S
Tae Bi Head
Jage
Risherd B. Hood
FBI
Beam
Mig
James
Victoria
Jassica
Senators Seek Nonpartisan Path On European Aid Plan
Senators urged cooperation on a Truman plan for a 1 month plus program of European recovery aid estimated at 35.5 billion dollars through 25 months. Hatch warned against party politics and favored a united American policy with Vandenberg calling for a nonpartisan approach and seeking Marshall’s guidance to resolve how foreign aid should be operated.
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Truman
Europe
Brexico Democrat
House
Hatch
Vandenberg
Marshall
Congress
Collections Begin Thursday with County Taxes Totals
State and county taxes collected by County Treasurer Bugh K. Troxell totaled 321 884 74 on the first day of the year. This figure is lower than last year's first day receipts, which reached 29 000. A five percent discount is allowed on county taxes paid this month.
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Bugh K. Troxell
Shadow Known as Negro Folks Learn From Sorrow in Hagerstown
A gossip sheet called The Shadow, published in Newark and circulated in Delaware Maryland and New Jersey, targets Black residents with sensational scandals. Readers debate its impact with some defending its role while others urge community cleanup.
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Newark
N. J
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
C and P Expands Cable Network in Hagerstown Area
C P announces a new underground cable line to extend into Hamilton Park Fountain Head areas and northwest Hagers town. The project will serve current requests and accommodate growth with an underground route from Church street to Mitchell avenue and an overhead section beyond the rail corner. Improved service to Cearfoss and Maugansville is planned.
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Hamilton Park
Fountain Head i
North End
Hagerstown
Church Street
Mitchell Avenue
Cearfoss
Maugansville
Summit Avenue
Jonathan Streets
Woman Injured In Fall At Home
Mrs. Rosie E. Misner of Brookline avenue was treated in the emergency room of Washington County Hospital for a dislocated shoulder after a fall at her home. John L. Carbaugh of Hagerstown Route 6 also had a dislocated shoulder. Richard H. Bailey of 229 Virginia avenue received care for a wounded finger and Ann Lusby of Hagerstown Route 6 was treated for a dog bite.
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Rosie E. Misner
Brookline Avenue
Washington County Hospital
John L. Carbaugh
Hagerstown
Richard H. Bailey
Virginia Avenue
Ann Lusby
Youths Commutes Sentence Citing Child’s Best Interests
The governor calls the commutation a difficult, heart wrenching decision and urges the legislature to amend the criminal code for cases involving youths. He argues hanging a child is not in society’s best interests and pledges to push for more enlightened penalties.
Brother and Sister Seek Divorces in Mutual Accusations
In Los Angeles in January 4, George A. Howell and his sister Lucille J. Liscom filed simultaneous divorce suits claiming their spouses are in love with each other. Howell accuses Dorothy M. Howell of infidelity amid a month of companionship with Lucille’s brother-in-law James R. Eitcam. Liscom makes similar claims of intimacies at the Howell home. all four separated December 28.
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Los Angeles
George A. Howell
Lucille J. Liscom
Howell
Dorothy M. Howell
James R. Eitcam
Husband of Actress Eleanor Hansen Accused of Involving Friends
Los Angeles court hears Eleanor Hansen testify that her husband actor William Faye 41 made amorous advances toward her friends at their home. Hansen sought divorce, $300 monthly support, and custody of daughter Judith after a 1939 Tijuana marriage and two-year separation.
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Los Angeles
William Faye
Eleanor Hansen
Faye
Alice Faye
Judith
Tijuana
Mexico
Eye Glass Prices Stabbed by Hidden Rebates Claim
Report outlines alleged kickback and rebate schemes in eye care. It cites doctors and optical firms pressuring patients with hidden fees, noting cases in Hagerstown where examinations cost 10 dollars but glasses totalled much more, while rebates slash actual costs for others.
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Department of Justice
Lsted
Hazerstown
Optical
Hagerstown
Specialisc
Police seize over 50 tons of explosives near Asbury Park
A sealed truck from a New York depot arrived near a warehouse in Asbury Park and will be unloaded later. Charles Lowy, owner of the warehouse and farm in Wall Township, was arraigned for storing explosives without a permit and held on bail. State Troopers and prosecutor’s detectives raided the Lowy farm after an anonymous tip.
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City Pier
Asbury Park
New York
Carton
Charles Lowy
Lowy
Justice of the Peace
Fred Quinn
Freehold
Wall Township
Howell
Hightstown
Russian Vessel Is Still Afloat But Sea Is High
The listing Russian ship Dyina with 780 passengers rode foot waves off northern Japan. A Russian patrol boat tethered a line amid seven ships ready to assist while Flying Fortresses patrolled above. An Associated Press photographer observed the weary passengers, bundled and silent, aboard the 7600 ton vessel about 260 miles southeast of Hakodate.
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Tokyo
Dyina
Japan
Hakodate
Associated Press
Charles Gerry
Roosevelt Would Decline Honor and Vice Presidential Bid
James Roosevelt, son of the late President, says he has not been asked to be Truman’s running mate and would not accept if asked. He calls the idea premature and not a current candidacy, and declines comment on succeeding Edwin W. Pauley as California Democratic national committeeman. A separate note reports Charlotte Arvin, 23, of West Franklin Street, jailed 60 days for drunk and disorderly. Charles I. Kratz Jr., of this city, is listed in the 1947-49 edition of the Prominent Life Underwriters of America volume, one of 1,200 agents honored nationwide.
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Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
Truman
California
Democratic State Central Committee
Edwin W. Pauley
Charlotte Arvin
West
Franklin Street
Washington County
Martin V. B. Bostetter
Charles Kratz
Charles I. Kratz, Jr
Amerca
Italy in turmoil as strikes and protests sweep region
The article details widespread unrest across Italian cities as workers seize factories in Rome, strike in Bologna, and protest government tax changes. Mayors face removal accusations, miners strike in Arezzo, stores close in Naples, and soldiers from 1925 class demonstrate amid government claims of subversive agitation.
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Roime
Parma
Padua
de Gasperi
Mantua
Bologna
Castel Nuovo del Sabbioni
Arezzo
San Giovanni Valdarze
Naples
Bari
Genoa
Fia
Arma
Glenn Carnahan Fatally Injured in Accident
Glenn Carnahan, a Sharpsburg resident and former Mississippi service member, died in an accidental incident. He rejoined his father in business after military service and was a member of Eureka Lodge Masons, Eagles Lodge, and Christ Reformed Church. Survived by wife Ruth, daughter Caroline, parents, and brothers Earl and Leon. Remains moved to Leaf funeral home in Williamsport. Palestine's Negeb region is described as a desert in the country’s southern third.
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Mississippi
Carnahan
Eureka Lodge of Masons
Sharpsburg
Eagles Lodge
Hagerstown
Christ Reformed Church
Sherif Joseph E. Baker
R. Weiss
Ruth
Caroline
Earl
Leon
Leaf Funeral Home
Williamsport
Penitent Thief Returns Loot in Philadelphia
A motion picture projector screen and five rolls of film used in the March of Dimes campaign were stolen from a car in Philadelphia. An anonymous call led Upper Darby police to recover the missing items behind a supermarket.
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Philadelphia
Upper Darby
Refinery Strike Slows Oil Supply Amid Wage Demands
The refinery and Houston pipeline plant workers strike for a 25 cent hourly wage increase, while management offers 3 1/4 cents. North Carolina Governor Cherry and congressional members urge President Truman to act, citing fuel oil shortages. Baltimore's D'Alesandro warns of 2 1/2 million barrels tied up, threatening homes hospitals and institutions. CIO Oil Workers HQ insists the dispute is local, not part of a national wage push.
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Houston
R. Grege Cherry
North Carolina
Truman
D'Alesandro
Baltimore
Oil Workers International, Cio
Fort Worth
Texas
Vapor Plugs Cited as Cause in Plane Crash
Co Pilot Raymond Eicke said vapor plugs formed from gasoline hampered twin engine operation of the charter plane that crashed near Savannah Georgia. The crash killed 18 people and injured nine as rescue workers recovered bodies from the wreckage.
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Savannah. Ga
Raymond Eicke
Here
Eick
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Wallace
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Murray Weinstein
Bronx County
Sidney Hillman
Hyman Blumberg
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Daily Mail
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Neta
Lesna
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Ruth Froemming
Jaboye
John Bohn
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Froemming
Milwaukes
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Mich
Murihigal
David R. Louis
Louis
Frances Peyok
Eleanor Olson
Perek
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Italy
Glenn Carnahan
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Dorothy Push
East Carbondelet
George L. Riebling
East Antietam Street
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