Wall Street Moves to Cash and Carry Basis
New York January 18 Government orders 100 percent margin on stock trades to curb speculation. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Marriner Eccles says this is the final restraint possible. Emil Schram NYSE president states support for curbing unsafe speculation. Market had been near 1929 levels despite inflation concerns.
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New York
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
Marriner S. Eccles
Emil Schram
New York Stock Exchange
Jet Plane Sets Speed Record at 504 MPH
A Lockheed P 80 jet plane flew from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 43 minutes 33 seconds setting an official speed mark near 504 miles per hour. The pilot was Army Lieutenant Claude L Wolford, 31, who learned to fly in 1923 in a Jenny.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
Army
Claude L. Wolford
Hawaii Volcano Eruption Possibility Threat to Hilo
Honolulu January 18 Dr Thomas Jagger a noted volcanologist warned that Mauna Loa on Hawaii could erupt again threatening the city of Hilo. The 11 000 foot volcano eruption would pose a potential danger to residents and nearby areas.
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Honoluue
Thomas Jagger
Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Hilo
Reject Motion To Call Churchill In Pearl Harbor Probe
The Pearl Harbor committee voted 20 to 2 against calling former Prime Minister Winston Churchill as a witness. Senator Ferguson had urged inviting Churchill, who was vacationing in Florida, to appear at a time convenient for him and the committee. The discussion referenced possible knowledge of any preattack agreement between Britain and the United States.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Winston Churchill
Ferguson
St-Mich
Jeader
Florida
Alan
Churchill
Roosevelt
Britain
United States
Vets Extend Picketing at Anthracite Mines
In Lansford Pennsylvania on January 18 war veterans led 21 ex G I s and other jobless men in a picket before Mahanoy Coal Mining Company as 125 workers stayed home. About 7000 miners in the Panther Valley were idle for a third day. Leaders sought a meeting with anthracite leaders and U M W district head Peter Flyark to discuss local work for veterans. An operators spokesman said men who entered service and returned were re employed.
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Lansford
Mahanoy Coal Mining Co
Piracy
Joseph Polouka
Nesquehoning
Veterans’ Steering Committee
Peter Flyark
British Troopship Hits Mine Near Singapore
A Plan Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Singapore said the Highland Brigade troopship carrying 2,000 Indian troops struck a mine 30 miles from Singapore and was believed in danger of sinking. Tugs, landing craft and launches rushed to the scene.
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London
Plan Exchange
Singapore
Highland Brigade
Puppet Premier of Burma Seized in Allied sweep
Tokyo report says General MacArthur ordered the arrest of 210 suspected war criminals including Burma puppet premier Maw and other Japanese generals and officers. Maj. Gen. Huegen Ort, Nazi ambassador to Tokyo, was named to be brought to Japan for questioning. Maw’s whereabouts remain undisclosed as he is held incommunicado.
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Macarthur
Geverals
Tria W
Marin
Peiping
Huegen
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Takei Wachi
Salomoans
Honshu
Truk
Maw
Burmesa
BE. R. Thorpe
Allied
Thorpe
Burma
Four Die In Crash At St Marys Pennsylvania
Four men died when their auto crashed and rolled three times after a suspected tire blowout near St Marys Pa State Police reported The deceased were Richard A Swanson Hershey Philip Minnich 70 St Marys Harold L Gustafson 21 and Carl F Gustafson Hershey Also Frederick County volunteer firefighters backed W Barigis Storm Fredericksburg banker and head of a Frederick fire company for Maryland State Firemen's Association president at the June 19 21 election.
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ST. Mary's
Richard A. Swanson
Hershey
Philip Minnich
Harold L. Gustafson
Carl F. Gustafson
Frederick County
W. Barigis Storm
Frederick
Maryland State Firemen’s Association
Live Stock Prices At Hagerstown Market
Market notes list cattle veal and sheep prices with per head figures for cows steers calves and lambs. Beef cattle mid quality and dairy types show prices around 184 to 185 per head while hogs pigs and ewes appear with varied per head values.
Local Quotations Prices Paid to Producers in Hagerstown
Furnished by Kine Brothers prices for producers in Hagerstown list various commodities. Wheat and potatoes show ranges, butter and bacon quoted, pears and fowl noted. Prices include oats and ham per pound, with sections and unit figures referenced.
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Kine Bros
Benevala
Hagerstown
Kine Brothers
Bem
Conciliator Rebuffed In Gettysburg Strike Settlement
Federal conciliator John Murr failed to broker a settlement in a Gettysburg furniture workers dispute involving Abe Kirin Local CMO-United Furniture Workers. Three companies halted production as workers demanded an hour wage increase and contract improvements. Last contract expired months ago. companies and union not yet ready to resume talks.
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Gettysburg
John Murr
Anto
Loday
Gettysburg Furniture Companies
Abe Kirin
Cmo-United Furniture Work Mbrica
Klein
Murrays
Diettysburg Furniture © Reaser Furniture Co
Gettysburg Panel Co
Extension of Draft Urged By Hershey
Selective Service Director Lewis B. Hershey told a Senate subcommittee that many 18 to 26 year olds were volunteering, causing lag in monthly draft calls. He urged immediate extension of the draft law, set to expire in May, to keep Army replacements flowing and address demobilization delays. A Towns Club meeting is announced for North Potomac Street, with all interested invited.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Congress
Hershey
Senate Military Subcommittee
Army
Japan
Sewing pattern ad for all purpose frock and size 14
Readable portions describe a sewing pattern advertisement from the Pattern department at Ha verstown Daily. It lists sizes 14 and 16 with size 14 requiring 33 fabric, postal address 121 W. 19th St New York 11, and requests pattern style numbers and postal unit details.
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Sla
Haverstown
Mail
19Th St
New York
Highway Bids Will Be Asked For Hagerstown Frederick Dual Highway
Governor O Conor announced bids would be sought for concrete and asphalt road beds for the Hagerstown to Frederick dual highway after a State Roads Commission study. The plan originally favored concrete, but Farm Bureau objections prompted bids on both types. Costs will determine the final base, with specifications being drafted and no bid date set.
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O'Conor
State Roads Commission
Hagerstown
Dual Highway Completion Club
Myersville
Sixth graders donate candy money for March of Dimes
In Ogden Utah on January 18 sixth grade pupils at Lewis School contributed 25.30 in candy money to the March of Dimes and pledged to avoid sweets until the drive ends. A classmate once struck by polio is now walking again, underscoring their stake in the campaign.
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Ogden
Utah
Lewis School
Pilot returns extra cash after miscount at Anchorage bank
Honest Don Dorothy of Sacramento presented a $1,000 check at a local bank in Anchorage Alaska on January 18. He counted the money and nearly fainted after the clerk handed him more than $7,000. He kept his $1,000 and returned the excess, urging the clerk to verify the coins. The clerk quipped that anyone who would return the money wouldn’t keep any change.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Don Dorothy
Sacramento
California
Mail carriers rescue mail on ice drift in Mackinac Strait
Eugene Babcock and Raymond Plaunt jumped between breaking ice cakes for three miles to deliver mail from Cheboygan to Bois Blanc Island as the straits froze and then broke up. They saved the mail as well. A Maryland negro, William Tasker, was hanged at the penitentiary for the axe murder of Richard Johnson, a boarder in his home.
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Cheyboygan, Mich
Eugene Babcock
Raymond Plaunt
Straits of Mackinac
Cheyborgan
Bois Blanc Island
Baltimore
Wiliam Tasker
Anne Arundel County
Maryland Penitentiary
Richard Johnson
Tasker
Morgan Co Sheriff Severely Injured In Arrest
Morgan County West Virginia Sheriff Guy Spriggs was badly hurt early Wednesday while trying to arrest Ernés Ravenstein near Berkeley Springs. Spriggs sustained a broken right leg and a broken shoulder and was hospitalized in Martinsburg. Ravenstein reportedly pushed the sheriff down stairs before his arrest.
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Guy Spriggs
Morgan County
W. Va
Berkeley Springs
Martinsburg
Spriggs
Ernés
Ravenstein
Minister and cop swap church membership ticket
The Rev Walter Kerr was stopped by a traffic officer who identified as a Methodist. Kerr offered an application for transfer of his membership to the officer s church, the officer signed and tore up the ticket, ending the encounter.
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Austix, Tex
Walter Kerr
Central Methodist Church
Austin Arch
Willard Hotel Sale Announced to Detroit Operator
Washington January 18 sale of the historic Willard Hotel to Louis Berry of Detroit operator of a hotel chain was announced by Mrs Joseph E Willard chairwoman of the board of the Virginia Hotel Co owners Berry recently bought the Raleigh Hotel here and owns hotels in Detroit Madison Buffalo and Norfolk Purchase price not disclosed
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Washington
Louis Berry
Detroit
Joseph E. Willard
Virginia Hotel Co
Berry
Raleigh
Madison
Wis
Buffalo
N. Y
Norfolk
Willard
Filibuster on FEPC Bill Looms in Senate
The FEPC bill faced a potential filibuster as Eastland and other Southern opponents planned delays. Senator Morse urged unlimited debate but signaled support for a cloture petition if speakers merely stall. A cloture vote would require a two thirds majority, risking broader congressional action and tensions with the President.
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FEPC
Chen
Eastland
Senaor Bilbo
Truman
Senate
Morse
R-Ore
Congress
Bids Opened for West Washington Street School Additions
The School Board opened bids for the West Washington Street School addition, inviting bids for plumbing heating and electrical work. Six bids from local and out of town firms were received. No action was taken. bids to be studied over the next two weeks with awards expected after evaluation. Excavation and foundation work on the twenty classroom addition is underway.
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West Washington Street
Focal
I. Will
Investment update sparks quick results in market sense
The report notes that strategic tactics yield rapid gains for investors. Market observers highlight early returns and sustained momentum, with firms focusing on disciplined approaches and prudent risk management.
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane
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Frank B. Cahn & Co
Hornblower & Weeks
Mackubin
Simon J Block
Mead, Irvine & Co
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Maryland
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Morgan Co
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