London Strike Wave Spreads Amid Food Delivery Dispute
More than 2,000 Thames lightermen and thousands of dockers quit in sympathy, swelling idle workers to about 40,000 in London’s 10 day transport strike. Negotiators hoped for truck dispute settlement as union leaders urged return to work. Strikes target troops delivering food. truck drivers seek 44 hour week, two weeks paid vacation, and overtime pay. Continues on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Thames
J. E. Evans
The
Daily Herald
Want Rents Cut To Pay Guards
Tenants of a six story building in New York City sought a rent reduction from the OPA to offset the cost of armed guards. They cited ongoing crime in the building since last February including burglary damages and a night prowler incident near a ground floor apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
OPA
West Harlem
Upper West Side
Nine Days in Boxcar Ends in Rescue Near Phoenix
Edger Grimsley a 39 year old Tulare California farm worker spent nine days without food or water inside a railroad boxcar before rescue. He crawled into the car January 5 in Tulare and was found after feeble kicks drew the attention of railroad boxcar checker Carl Lehman. He was taken to a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Edger Grimsley
Tulare
Calif
Carl Lehman
Grimsley
Inspector General Sultan of Army Dies
Lt. Gen. Daniel I. Sultan, 61, inspector general of the U S Army and a three time Distinguished Service Medal recipient, died at Walter Reed Hospital after weeks of illness. He became inspector general in 1945 after commanding Army ground forces in Burma and India during the China Burma India theater split in 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniel I. Sultan
U. S. Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Sultan
Burma
India
Joseph W. Stilwell
China-Burma- India
Boss pays to keep Seattle bookkeeper after marriage plan
Pat Bailey told Cy Devenney she must quit as book keeper because she and fiancé Warren Wing could not find housing in crowded Seattle. Devenney outbid 99 prospective buyers to buy a home for her, ensuring her continued employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Bailey
Cy Devenney
Warren Wing
Seattle
Wash
Deverney
Crowds Disperse at Bruceton Siegel Shirt Factory
In Bruceton Tennessee on January 15 a crowd of about 75 men escorted by deputies dispersed without incident after accompanying their wives to the Siegel shirt factory. No Amalga mated Clothing Workers of America representatives were present as operations began at 7 am. ACWA organizers Miss Eula McGill and Miss Mary Morgan reportedly left town after union pressure from fathers and husbands. a farmer spokesman urged the group to depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruceton
Tenn
Carroll County
I. D. Lewis
Siegel Shirt
CIO
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
ACWA
Eula McGill
Birmingham
Mary Morgan
Knoxville
Siegel
Huntingdon, Tonn
Flord Lindel Cole
CIO Steelworkers Delay Wage Talks Until Next July
In Pittsburgh on January 15 CIO Steelworkers and United States Steel Corp postponed wage and hour talks set to begin tomorrow. No new date is given. The union seeks higher pay a Social Security fund travel time an annual wage and better work conditions. The Labor Department encourages a peaceful speedy agreement without government assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
CIO Steelworkers Union
United States Steel Corp
Edgar L. Warren
U. S. Labor Department Conciliation Service
Forest Wardens To Meet In Cumberland
The annual meeting of forest wardens and officials of District No 1 including Garrett Allegany Washington and Frederick counties will be held in Cumberland on January 20 and 21. State Forester Joseph Kaylor will oversee reports on forest fire control prevention of woodland blazes and related matters for wardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett, Allegany,’ Washington
Frederick
Cumberland
Joseph Kaylor
Poland Moves to Run Its Own Elections
Poland’s Communist-backed provisional government told the United States it will conduct Sunday’s parliamentary elections its own way despite Western doubts. The note, delivered to U S Ambassador Lane, rejects accusations of coercion and says election decisions are for the Polish people. Britain’s Cavendish-Bentinck travels to London for Sunday voting talks as government leaders push for sweep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
United States
Britain
America
U. S
Arthur Bliss Lane
Foreign Ministry
Stanislaw
Mikolajczyk
Potsdam
Yalta
Victor Cavendish- Bentinck
London
Child with no stomach loves beer and snacks
Eight year old Peggy Ann Elkerson of Washington has no stomach a vertical stomach and a tube like tissue. Digestion occurs in the intestines and she drinks beer and eats salt herring and peanuts. Doctors discovered the condition at Children's Hospital after malnutrition. She was hospitalized for regular checkups and continues to drink beer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peggy
Ann Elkerson
Peggy Ann
Children’s Hospital
Elkerson House
Saint Lo Mayor Arrives In City For Fund Drive
Georges Pierre Lavelley, mayor of Saint Lo, France, arrived in Hagerstown at noon to address a Rotary Club luncheon soliciting funds for a memorial hospital at Saint Lo for the 29th Division. He will be welcomed by Mayor Richard H. Sweeney. Lavelley will speak at the Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting tonight at the Woman’s Club. Dr. John Richard Craft reports steady contributions toward the county’s share of the state $100,000 memorial hospital drive. The French city was largely destroyed in the liberation battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georges Pierre Lavelley
Saint Lo
France
Hagerstown
Rotary Club
St. Lo
Lavelley
George Boas
Baltimore
Maryland
Aid To France
Richard H. Sweeney
Vernon Kellett
St. James School
Kenneth Bowen
Fairchild Aircraft Division
Sweeney
Boas
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Woman's Club
South Prospect Street
John Richard Craft
Memorial Hospital
Jimmy Sheckard Dies At 68 Baseball Star Passes After Car Strike
James T. Sheckard, 68, former Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder, died from injuries after being struck by a car while walking along a highway in Lancaster Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
James T
Jimmy) Sheckard
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Landlord Charged With Breaking In at Tenant’s Home
Magistrate Snyder declares public safety at risk as James Snyder, 41, Corbett Street, stands accused in a warrant of breaking into tenant William Grove’s second floor bedroom while the groves slept. Grove testifies Snyder entered after midnight on January 14 and flashed a light while making insulting remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Snyder
James Snyder
Corbett Street
William A. Grove
Grove
Snyder
Fair Directors Discuss Repairs And Relocation Ideas
Ha gerstown Fair officers and directors debated repairs to the Main Exhibition Hall and the possible razing or moving of the Horticultural Hall on the midway. They favored preserving the Main Hall, planned roof and siding work, and considered an asbestos shingle option, with potential exhibit transfers if the Horticultural Hall is removed. Proposals for a new west midway and a covered judging ring were tabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Wage increase agreed by 50 mills in textiles
Boston January 15 40 000 workers across 50 worsted mills won a general wage increase of 15 cents an hour after contracts were signed with the Textile Workers Union of America CIO the union announced today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Baltimore Murder Toll Rises to Ninety Seven in 1945
Baltimore police tabulations show 97 residents were murdered in 1945, up from 96 in 1944 and zero in 1945, with the year opening the pattern for homicide figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Senators Split On Rent Control In Maryland
Annapolis Md Jan 15 The debate over state rent controls resurfaced as Sen Ellison D Balto 4th said he may introduce a bill if national restrictions end while Sen O Daniel D Tex urged repeal of the federal law Public sentiment among Maryland senators ranged from support to opposition with some Eastern Shore lawmakers ready to oppose any new controls A Western Maryland senator supported the idea but called for modifications to address hardship cases Governor O Connor previously declined a special session and set advisory committees to study rent claims
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Ellison
D-Balto
Washington
O’daniel
D-Tex
Maryland
O’conor
Fog Lifts Slightly Along Western Maryland Coast
Rain kept fog across the Eastern Seaboard. Western Maryland saw lighter conditions with a 37 degree early low. A Blue Ridge Transportation driver said Baltimore remained fogbound. showers last night eased western state conditions, with a similar drizzly forecast and warming trend expected tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard
Maryland
Blue Ridge Transportation
Baltimore
Inquest Hears Faulty Altimeter Caused Star of Cairo Crash
Ennis Ireland January 18 coroner and inquest hear captain and co pilot assign blame to a faulty altimeter for the December 28 crash of Trans World Airlines Star of Cairo near Shannon Airport killing 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennis
Eire
Cairo
Shannon
Ruling In Lewis Case Not Likely For Weeks
The nine Supreme Court justices spent hours on the Lewis case over government use of the Smith Connally Act to seize the soft coal industry. A decision on whether John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers must pay the $3.51 million contempt fines may take weeks. Chief Justice Vinson will assign the writing of the opinion once the justices complete their conferences, with the next opinion day set for February 3 at the earliest. The courtroom session featured Frankfurter questioning Assistant Attorney General Sennett on legislative history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Supreme Court
Lewis
AFL United Mine
Fred M. Vinson
Justice Frankfurter
John.f. Sennett
Restrictions On Building Remain In Effect Nationwide
Restrictions on both commercial and residential construction stay in force as federal rules require prior approval. CPA Regional Office in Philadelphia notes several Hagerstown projects started without authorization due to misunderstandings. Commercial work over 1000 dollars and residential changes over 400 dollars must obtain FHA Baltimore approval. Restrictions on new commercial construction are expected to continue until housing shortages ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civilian Production Administration
William F. Roth
CPA
Philadelphia
Hagerstown
Federal Housing Administration
Baltimore
Three Divorce Suits Filed This Morning
Three suits for divorce filed in court this morning raise the month tally to eleven. Dorothy Mae Edemy sues Alexander Neal Edemy, Virgie M Chenney sues Joseph L Chenney, and Norman Edward Brenner Sr sues Mildred Louise Brenner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Mae Edemy
Alexander Neal Edemy
Virgie M. Chenney
Joseph L. Chenney
Norman Edward Brenner, Sr
Mildred Louise Brenner
Delaware County chicken thief Robs Sheriff of 46 Fowl
Chester Pa January 15 Sheriff G Robert Watkins reports a theft of 46 chickens from his flock yesterday amounting to one third of his poultry. The incident highlights ongoing concerns over livestock theft in Delaware County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Delaware County
G. Robert Watkins
Georgia Governor To Remain As Executive Georgia Governor
Cumberland Maryland January 15 Police Lieutenant James E Van thinks it habit forming After a wild chase he captured Joseph C Purcell 22 of Eddystone Pa and charged him with stealing the Cumberland Police Depart ments Number One prowl car He asked what he intended with the vehicle but met silence He found Purcell had served time in a Federal penitentiary for stealing another automobile a general s staff car
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
James E. van
Joseph C. Purcell
Eddystone
Cumberland Police Department
Purcell
Two Seized For Alleged Fraud in Washington
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover announced the arrest of George A Gormley and Louis V Dionne on fraud charges linked to a textile theft scheme. The investigation traced textiles valued at 144009 dollars recovered from a New York storage firm after a sale in Alexandria Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
War Assets Administration
Hoover
George A. Gormley
Louis V. Dionne
WAA
Alexandria
New York
Gormley
Truman to Meet Bi-Partisan Big Six Thursday
President Truman will host his first bi partisan legislative conference with the new bipartisan “Big Six” at the White House tomorrow at 9 a.m. EST. Leaders include the Republican congressional majority four chiefs, Democratic minority leader Barkley, and Rep. Rayburn, plus Senate leaders Vandenberg White and Halleck and Speaker Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
White House
Barkley
Rep
Rayburn
Tex
Vandenberg
Senate
White
Martin
Mass
House
Halleck
Ind
Prefers Principle To Boost In Wages
Somerset Pa January 15 C C Wagner secretary of the Crown Mutual Fire Insurance Co believes in standing up for his principles even if it costs him money He refused a pay boost offered by policy holders in recognition of his 13 years service as secretary on grounds that neither prices nor wages should go any higher There is a limit to high prices he said The higher they go the greater the fall when adjustment time comes Wagner declined to disclose his present salary or the raise offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
C. C. Wagner
Crown Mutual Fire Insurance,Co
Wagner
Poultrymen Call Emergency Meeting in New York
New York January 15 The hatchery division of the Northeastern Poultry Producers Council will open a two day emergency meeting here due to dropping poultry prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Northeastern Poultry Producers Council
Legislature Names The Son Of Late Eugene
Atlanta January 15 AP Ellis Arnall clung to the Georgia governorship as Herman Talmadge arrived at the capitol to a split setup. Arnall, guarded by National Guardsmen, returned to the capitol and installed Col. R W Collins as Adjutant General. Griffin said he would obey the new governor as talks unfolded and the National Guard stayed prepared for any emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
Talmadge
Capitol
Marvin Griffin
Arnall
R W. Collins
State Guard
Collins
Military Department
Eugene Talmadge
Herman
Expedition Near Little America Aboard U S S Mt Olympus
The Navy's South Polar expedition aims to reach Little America in the Ross Sea aboard the Mt Olympus. Plans include building an ice airstrip to receive planes from the carrier Philippine Sea, with a five man landing party to scout the site and unload if suitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. S. Mt. Olympus
Ross Sea
Navy
Little America
Richard E. Byrd
Philippine Sea
Cruzen
Bay of Whales
Byrd
Scott Island
Pigs Blame Diet Not Man Says Professor Gobble
Harrisburg Pa January 155 Professor J L Gobble of Pennsylvania State College tells swine breeders that dirtiness comes from housing and care not nature urging farmers to provide clean dry beds water and pasture to improve profits and health of pigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Army
Mayor Sweeney
Rotary Club Meeting
Jimmy Sheckard
Horticultural Hall
Liberty
Miriam Green
Pottstown
Gerald C. Wentzel
Montgomery County
Norristown
Senators
Supreme Bench
Poultrymen
Eugene
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!