Taft backs cabinet post for independent economic agency
Taft argues for a cabinet ranked economic administrator to run U S aid separate from the State and Commerce departments. He says foreign policy must be coordinated with the State Department but economic administration requires independent power and focus on U S economy. Reed supports this view.
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Tral
Secreary of
Marshall
Senate
Taft
Republican Policy Committee
State Department
Ohioan
Secretary of Commerce
Congress
United States
Reed
Reed warns foreign aid split could fracture Republican ranks
Reed urges unity in forming a Republican program on foreign aid. He says the United States bears a tremendous responsibility in the current world situation and cannot safely ignore it. Ignoring this duty could split the party, which must be avoided in shaping policy.
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Republican Party
Reed
United States
Rent control plan debate extends to 1949 and residential hotels
Senators Ives and Baldwin propose extending current rent controls to June 30, 1949 and restoring price ads for residential hotels. They seek hearings for both landlords and tenants and emphasize veteran priority while warning against inflation amid housing shortages. France aided the U S with 1 996 500 during the Revolutionary War.
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Ives
RNY
Baldwin
Rconn
Cain
Tighe E. ‘Woods
Truman
Ives-Baldwin
Cold Wave Across Maryland and Nation Drives Fuel Curbs
Parts of the upper Chesapeake Bay report heavy frost with ice boats on duty and Annapolis dipping to 12 while Severn River freezes and Severn Park residents lose water service. President Truman enacts heating and fuel limits to stretch dwindling supplies as subzero readings persist in New England and a storm coats eastern regions.
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Chesapeake Bay
Annapolis
Severn River
Severna Park
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Midwest
New England
Florida
Philipsburg
Pennsylvania
Memphis
Tenn
Truman
Central
Tennessee
Kentucky
Olimois
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Carolina
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Missouri
Mississippi
Chicago
I. W. Brunk
Michigan
Texas
Yuma
Aziz
Blythe
Calif
This Minor Loop Has Right Idea
The American Association plans to boost the Players' Bonus Fund to about $30,000 for 1948, a 50 percent rise from 1947. Directors approved funding by taking 134 cents from every 40 cent or more admission, with last year contributing one cent from admissions to the fund.
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Chicago
American Association
Minor Baseball League
Three stoves for sale attract eager buyers
Classified ad notes three stoves available with multiple interested buyers watching. Includes brief call for inquiries and contact details to arrange purchase.
Two Children Die As Home Burns
A residential fire along the Smithsburg to Foxville road destroyed a farm house and left two children dead while a nearby barn was saved. The Buhrman family, living on about 60 acres, faced the loss as neighbors sheltered the parents and other children who fled in their night garments into the cold.
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Thurmont
Buhrman
Smithsburg
Foxville
Miss Paris and Yank Sweetheart Married Sunday in Columbus
Miss Paris of 1947 Kay Trevis and her Yank soldier husband Ray Mack were wed yesterday at First Congregational Church Columbus. They planned a short honeymoon before touring to raise funds for disabled veterans and hoped to raise 100000 dollars for veterans hospitals with their entertainment show.
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Columbus
Paris
Ray Mack
Pieratte Catherine Frouen
Kay) Trevis
Mack
First Congregational
Heidelberg
Germany
Welkert Building Sold for $21000 in Waynesboro
The Welkert building a three story business block on West Main Street Waynesboro was sold to Max Kirson a Chambersburg businessman for 21000 dollars.
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Welkert
West Main Street
Waynesboro
Max Kirson
Chambersburg
Thurmont Dentist Frank Swearingen Dies in Frederick
Frank V. Swearingen, 49, a Thurmont dentist and civic leader, died in Frederick Memorial Hospital from acute peritonitis following gunshot wounds to the chest. A native of Fairmont, West Virginia, he reportedly shot himself at his Thurmont home. He held many local posts including past president of the Lions Club and PTA, and served in Masonic and church roles. Funeral arrangements include services in Thurmont and Fairmont with interment at Mt. Zion Cemetery.
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Frank V. Swearingen
Thurmont
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Swearingen
Fairmont
W. Va
Frederick Hospite
Thurmont Lions Club
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Thurmont Conservation and Sportsmen’s Club
Accacia Lodge
AF & A Masons of
Frederick
The
Lions
Thurmont Methodist Church
Iaterone
Adam Grim
Wairmont
Fumera
Mt. Zion
Man Uses Feet To Save His Life In Downtown Incident
A 72 year old Hagerstown man Max W Miller fell crossing East Washington Street and used his feet to strike the car bumper, keeping himself unharmed as the vehicle stopped. The driver James N Spyder of Oak Hill Avenue was not at fault. The article notes electricity on farms rose from 11 percent in 1935 to over 61 percent today.
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Hagerstown
Max W. Miller
East Washington Street
Miller
James N. Spyder
Oak Hill Avenue
Welfare Board seeks foster homes for children in county
The Washington County Welfare Board reported fourteen replies to a call for foster homes. Three couples already have children in their homes, and some respondents want more information or feel unsure about providing care. Fifteen children remain in need, ranging from babies to teens, including four healthy children needing secure homes.
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Welfare Board
Washington County Welfare Board
Catherine Shipley
Miss Shipley
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Sears Catalog
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James Brown
Clerk Brown
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Sylvia Weiner
Weiner
New York City
General Sessions Court
Downey Bros
Washington
General Acceptance Corp
Jonathan St. Ae
Hageratown, Md
Earl Neikick
Mgr
Miss Paris
Yank
Frank Swearingen
Man
U. S
Shipley
Taliban
Eych
Peoples, Drug Stores
W. Washington
W. Franklin St
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