Disgruntled GIs and Scions Call For the To Speak Out
Disgruntled GIs and scions press for investigations into Army demobilization policy. Eisenhower, on an official Canada visit, faces a Senate military subcommittee probe as Royall warns America risks losing power if overseas personnel withdraw too rapidly. Plans hint at Eisenhower testifying before Congress.
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Senate
Eisenhower
Canada
Pentagon
War Department
Royall
Roanoke
Amerteria
America
Cong
Germany
Japan
George C. Marshall
Frankfurt
McNarney
Patterson
Library of Congress
House
Johnson
D-Colo
Truman Backs Factfinding Report On Auto Workers Strike
President Truman endorsed the factfinding panel report amid a labor dispute with the CIO Auto Workers. The panel recommended a 25-cent hourly base raise, immediate end to the strike, reinstatement of striking workers, and restoration of the 1945 contract. It warned that continuing disruption could raise administrative costs and affect national production. The CIO demanded a 3 percent pay increase to offset takehome pay losses from 40-hour weeks cut at war end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Irig
Cio-Auto
Shvikers
Naders
Anderson Advises Cattlemen Not To Holler Until Hurt
Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson urged cattlemen urging removal of price controls not to holler until hurt. He warned that if Congress keeps living costs high, food prices must be kept in check as a central issue. He outlined options: drop ceilings and subsidies or continue current price supports, noting the impact on cattlemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danver
Jan
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton
Anderson
Congress
America
Livestock Anderson Court of Action
Clues Collapse In Slayer Hunt In Degnan Kidnapping Affair
Police pressed the Edgewater case as Mayor Kelly and State's Attorney Touhy led a high level meeting after arrests. Lt Brietzke heads a 20 officer detail while over a dozen were questioned with few detained. A $57,490 reward stands for clues as investigators canvassed districts near the Deenan home where blood stains and evidence pointed to the basement laundry. Suzanne Degnan, 4, was stolen from her Bret floor bedroom and her remains found in neighborhood sewers. services and community actions followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanne
James E. Degnan
OPA
Edward J. Kelly
William Touhy
John C. Pren J Gergast
Philip Brietzke
Kelly
Gilerad
John K. Sullivan
Edgewater
Deenan
Bret
Kefor
Dewnan
Degnans
Betty
Unclear OCR Reads Lvvision OT Text at Unit Eight
Fragmentary OCR text references veterans and names but is largely unreadable leaving ambiguous actions, dates, or events. No clear persons or organizations can be identified to form a concrete card.
Card of Thanks for Mary Jane Startzman and family
The Startzman and Startyman families express gratitude to friends and neighbors for their kindness, cards, hospital visits, and use of cars during the illness and death of Mary Jane Startzman and the husband and father, with sincere appreciation from Charles J. Startyman Edward Startzman and family and Mrs W Frank Hail and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Jane Startzman
Charles J
Edward Pb
Startyman
W. Frank
Kimmel and Halsey clash over Pearl Harbor defense
Kimmel testified before an Army inquiry in 1944 that Halsey was placed under war conditions and urged full armament to sink Japanese forces. He argued that once an air attack begins it cannot be stopped, though he had anticipated submarine threats and not an air assault.
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Jaen
Pearl Harbor
Halsey
Blalsey
Kimmel
Bir
Pearl Parber
Army Inquiry Board
Henry D. Russell
Hawaii
Philippines
Ed Whet Alespe
Birds Roost At Fairchild Hangar
Descriptions recount birds gathering at the Fairchild hangar then rushing away in disorder after a few seconds. The tale includes quotes from Mrs. Ted R. Barnette of Tennessee and mentions old traps, chicken enclosures, and sanitation concerns amid a flurry of mail and bird control ideas from hangar workers and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted R. Barnette
Tennessee
Pigeon Tr
Navy veteran among GI group to return home soon
Frank Test Avenue residents await the arrival of 13 servicemen, including a Navy veteran who served in the South Pacific and Okinawa with the 1st Infantry Division. He was wounded and earned the Purple Heart after a helmeted mortar strike, and plans to return home around January 36 following discharge at Fort Meade. A rat poison with extreme toxicity is also reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Frank
Test Avenue
Losles
New York
Fort Meade
Dis
South Pacific
Okinawa
Leyte
Marshall Islands
Med Hilbert
Navy
Pamnbridge
Paralysis Pickets Spread Across U S In Unions
ACEW announces nationwide telephone exchange picketing across 12 cities including Chicago Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Louisville Memphis Minneapolis New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh and St Louis. Ernest Weaver says lines already in place prevented reversal and unions nationwide plan continued action despite Labor Department appeal.
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Rene Pou
New York
Lahur Lewis
Chicago
Cleve 1
Detroit
Kansas City
Louisville
Memphis
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
ACEW
National Federation of Telephone Work
Ernest Weaver
Ciasinone
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Weaver
Mathews Seaman First Class Processed for Discharge
Henry B Mathews son of Mr and Mrs S Q Mathews of gerstown Rt 4 has been processed for discharge He graduated from Hagerstown High School in June 1938 and worked at Fairchild Aircraft for over four years
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Henry B. Mathews
Seaman
SQ. Mathews
Gerstown
Rt 4
Mathews
Hagerstown High School
Fairchilds Aircraft
Discharged Army Captain Drawbaugh Honored
Capt. David G. Drawbaugh Jr., 2, completed four years in the army and was honorably discharged at Fort Meade. Son of Mr and Mrs D G Drawbaugh Sr of 2105 Virginia Avenue, his last post was Edgewood Arsenal with the Chemical Warfare Service. He graduated from Hagerstown High School and the University of Maryland in 1941, trained at ROTC, and served at Fort Benning Fort Bragg N C Camp Fort Knox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David G. Drawbaugh, Jr
Army
Fort Meade
D. G. Drawbaugh
Virginia Avenue
Edgewood Arsenal
Cam
Prawhaugh
Hagerstown High School
University of Maryland
Fort Benning
Bragg
N. C
Fort Knox
Five West Virginia Phone Offices Picketed
UPe members of the ACEW picketed in Huntington and elsewhere. lines formed in Charleston Parkersburg Wheeling and Fairmont as operators faced wage scales from zero to 1.19 dollars per hour. ACEW leader Ponty Kienn said workers patrolled multiple cities in the state.
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Huntington
W. Va
Association of Communications Equipment
Ponty
Kienn
West Virginia
ACEW
Independent
Lint
Charleston
Parkersburg
Wheeling
Fairmont
Phone Strike Paralyzes Baltimore Long Distance
Baltimore mail offices faced a citywide phone strike as about 1,800 operators refused to cross picket lines. Only emergency long distance calls were possible with 125,000 lines out of service until the dispute ends.
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M. Crocken
Baltimore
Haneke
Maryland
Frederick G. Pfeiter
Washington
Laval 96
ACEW
Pickets barred as Topeka judge grants injunction
Topeka Jan 1 temporary injunction bars 12 Western Electric installation workers from picketing Southwestern Bell Telephone offices in Topeka and vicinity Sheriff Beal warns contempt for defiance Two pickets retire others remain in place Robert Fox granted absolute divorce from Grace R Fox Calvert Hartle represented the plaintiff Queen Esther Chanter No 3 Eastern Star to install officers at Masonic Temple tonight at 7 30 o clock all members invited
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Topeka
Kas
Paul Heinz
Shawnee County
Western Electric
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Elb Beal
OES
Esther Chanter
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Judge Padden Exempt from Jury Duty Overload
Superior Judge Frank M. Padden of Cook County received a jury questionnaire but explained he cannot serve as judges are automatically exempt from jury duty. He noted it would be a joke to be assigned to a jury in his own court after 21 years on the bench.
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Chicago
Frank M. Padden
Cook County
Board of Jury Commissioners
Padden
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Sioehoura
Glore Aniwrep
Iria
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Faria
Pal Riessages
Fairchild Hangar
Patiest UT Howe
Olnainargst
Puone
U.S
Capt
Drawbaugh
Milly
Robert Fox
Grace R. Fox
Calvert K. Hartle
Thers
MH. J. Mein Co
Dept. N
Fleisher’s
ON the
Square
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Fleisher
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