U.S. Takes Over Meat Industry
Government seizure of meat plants continues as wage panel hearings proceed in Chicago. CIO and AFL unions clash over proposed wage hikes with officials reporting mixed returns from workers and industry managers designated as government agents to maintain existing terms. Early decisions loom as panel weighs 25 cent and 20 cent requests amid back to work tensions.
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Washington
Andersons
Lewis J. Clark
CIO United Packinghouse Workers
Chicago
Clark
Anderson
National
Truman
Gayie G. Armstrong
AFL
Meat Panel
CIO
Parks Named Export Manager for Curtiss-Wright St Louis Plant
The article details Parks and De los Rios in Curtiss-Wright foreign sales roles with Fairchild products. It notes De los Rios’ Chilean birth and Latin American aviation work, Gray’s Ecuador aviation leadership, and the export department handling Fairchild Packets cargo planes engines and Duramold products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pageau
Curtiss- Wright
Curtiss-Wright
Fairchild Packet
Fairchild Personal
Banker Aircraft
Duramold
Card of thanks for kindness after illness and death
The family of Mrs. Sidney Lee expresses appreciation to friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death. Special thanks to Mr. Harry Freigh and William Freigh for support, floral tributes, and use of cars. V Henry Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Lee
Harry
William Freigh
Henry Washington
In Memoriam For James C Godlove and Frank W Sacwright
In loving memory of James C Godlove who died January 27, 1945. He sleeps in peace and his daughter Violet Sacwright recalls him fondly. Also in memory of Frank W Sacwright one year since his passing. His widow Ivy Sacwright notes his kind words and cherished presence.
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James C. Godlove
Agy
Violet
Sacwright
Frank W. Sacwright
Tie
Ivy Sacwrieht
Bar Association Opens Door to Women Members
A Maryland State Bar Association committee recommends admitting women attorneys as members. The panel led by Federal Judge William Cahmian says women are eligible for bar admission and for association membership after three years of practice, during a one day Baltimore meeting.
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Baltimore
Jam
Maryland State Bar Association
William ©. Cahmian
Three Democrats File For Office In County Race
Three Democrats file for county office in a Hagerstown area page one report. Pat Duffey is a longtime Maryland Ribbon Company employee and former war captain who helped organize local baseball leagues and the Owls team. Cosens, a Beavers Creek farmer and retired engineer, is son of the late Dr. Henry John Cosens, a noted county veterinarian.
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Gates
Pat Duffey
Maryland Ribbons Company
Funkstown
Sid
Minute Men
Duffey
Owls
Hagerstown
Cosens
Beavers Creek
Maryland
Henry John Cosens
Cody Kline 23 Fatally Hurt in Car Crash
Cody Kline 23 died after a car crash in which Gladhill drove at high speed and the vehicle skidded over 700 feet. Survived by parents Edward and Mrs. Kline and several sisters. funeral Tuesday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Walter J. Dice officiating. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Kline
Gladhill
Kine
Loyal Order of Moose
Edward L. Kline
Helen
Mary
Madeline
June
Constance
Anna M. Kline
Walter J. Dice
Rose Hill
Cemet
State Price Rules On New Stores
Maryland OPA advises local Price Control office that manufacturers must preticket new gas and electric stoves with OPA retail ceiling prices. Each price includes installation charge and federal tax, showing total stove cost. Electric stoves carry a one year guarantee. typical prices cited: $189 for standard electric range, $157 for apartment size. gas stoves $75 small size, $95 standard size.
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Maryland
OPA
UNRRA Chief In Reich Here To See Lehman
Lt. Gen. Frederick E. Morgan UNRRA administrator for Germany arrived in New York for talks with Herbert H. Lehman. Morgan had been suspended after a controversial press conference about plans for a Jewish exodus from Europe, then reinstated.
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UNRRA
Reich
Lehman
New York
Frederick E. Morgan
Germany
Herbert H. Lehman
Morgan
Unrera
Europe
Six induction stations kept open in tri state area
The Third Service Command announced that after February 28 only six induction stations would operate in the tri state area as an economy and emergency measure. Stations listed include Harrisburg Pittsburgh Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, Richmond Roanoke in Virginia, and Baltimore in Maryland.
Retailers Decide Summer Schedule in Hagerstown
The Hagerstown Retailers Bureau agreed on a summer schedule with Wednesday noon closings from May through September, except holiday weeks such as Memorial Day Fourth of July and Labor Day when full-day operation occurs. The meeting included committee reports and the announcement of the Haserstown Retailers Bureau event on March 27 with new personnel appointments.
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Hagerstown
Hamilton
Vernon Stone
Sheldon Oliver
Retailers’ Bureau
Clothing Drive
Haserstown Retailers Bureau Han
Ford Bryan
Harry Warne
Veterans Take Tests to Find Best Abilities Here
The sub regional VA office reports about 75 veterans weekly take nine tests to determine their vocation or career fit. After testing, educational plans are set and continued education arranged under the G I Bill. Tests cover mental ability aptitude clerical mechanical dexterity manipulation achievement personality and interest.
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The
Veterans Administration Today
Strike To Blackout Nine County Area
Wage talks collapsed between Kentucky Utilities and union officials prompting a planned blackout in a nine county area of Kentucky and Virginia. United Construction Workers threaten to cut power at 12:01 a m tomorrow affecting Lee Wise Harlan Bell Knox Whitley Laurel and Roark counties with only some areas at risk of a full system outage.
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Pineville
Kentucky Utilities Company
Kentucky
Virginia
United Construction Workers
UMWA
Mountain Division
Lee and Wise
Harlan, Bell, Clay, Knox
Whitley
Laurel
Rouercastle
R. M. Watt
Kentucky Utilities
Harlan, Bell, Knox
Bell Rung City Hall Clock Tower Shakes Officials
Police Sgt Max W Rickard and desk clerk John S Jones reported regular shudders in City Hall police headquarters as the clock tower bell rang. Signal chief Ralph J Coombs said atomic era fears aside the bell caused the vibration, though officials could not fully explain it.
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Max W. Rickard
John S. Jones
City Hall
Ralph J. Coombs
Coombs
Labor Row Deepens As GM Strike Drives Costs
The Senate hearings show Thomas accusing a general conspiracy to destroy unions as auto workers press for wage hikes. GM president Wilson says price increases would cover a 30 percent wage rise, while lawmakers debate government intervention and tax provisions.
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Congress
Thomas
Morse
Ellender
D-La
Wilson
Wison
Truman
General Motors
General Motora
Murray
Eliender
Frederick Lions Club hears speech by District 22 governor
E Leister Mobley, governor of District 22 of the Lions, spoke at the Frederick Lions Club meeting on Thursday. Present at the gathering were Hagerstown Lions C Vernon Stone W Hartshorne and Carroll France. A stray line about a porcupine joke ends the item with an odd note.
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E. Leister Mobley
The
Lions
Frederick
Sailor Harry E Heiberger Discharged From Navy Service
Harry Eugene Heiberger of Maryland avenue has been honorably discharged from the United States Navy at the personnel separation center in Little Creek Virginia following duty.
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Harry Eugene Heiberger
Maryland Avenue
United States Navy
Little Creek
Willian Brumbaugh Receives 90 Days In Jail
Willian Brumbaugh an elderly offender was sentenced to 90 days in jail after allegedly breaking a window a Venetian blind and several dishes at his residence on Washington Avenue in an incident described in court yesterday.
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Washington Avenue
Willian Brumbaugh
Frostburg Plans Memorial Forest
Frostburg discusses a memorial forest for the Edgemont watershed model, proposed for a 1506 acre Frostburg watershed. Seven thousand trees planted by 4 H Club members, with plans for wildlife crops, continued planting, and woodland management. Attendees include Mayor Joseph Steger and local foresters.
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Edgemont Reservoir
Washington County
Frostburg
Mad
Maryland
Joseph Steger
William Johnson
William Nace
Harry Morgan
Jeader
Harry W. Dengler
University of Maryland
Realty Transfers Totaling 150000 Across Districts
Real estate transfers listed include Thomas J. Kerfoot and wife with 214 acres along Rt 40 in Indian Springs District for 3200, Daniel E. Nicodemus and wife selling parcels on Potomac or Church street Boonsboro for 2590, and others including Fountain Head Heights residence for 10, South Main street parcels at 3000, and Cavetown tracts for 2200 among multiple properties and buyers. Deaths not reported.
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Thomas J. Kerfoot
Rt. 40
Indian Springs
Daniel E. Nicodemus
Earl E. Smith
Potomac
Church Street
Boonsboro
Roy Phillinpy
Lewis O. Funkhouser
Fountain Head Heights
Edgar I. Sheifer
Richard Theodore Routzahn
South Main Street
William H. Kendle
Wilner E. Kretzer
Virginia and
Marion Avenues
Edward Thomas
Robert D. Beard
St. Clair Street
Oak Hill
Daniel Hess
George M. Bushey and Sons, Inc
Cavetown
Catherine
Salisbury Theater Fire Again Strikes Arcade
Salisbury Md January 26 the Arcade theater building burned for the second time in three weeks endangering the business district embers showered in the vicinity a blaze confined to the stage and five story scenery loft was found at 639 pm by a former fireman it took nearly three hours to control Fruitland and Parsonburg firemen aided the Salisbury company Fire Chief Walter B Disharoon said the cause was not yet determined.
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Salisbury
Arcade
Fruitland
Parsonburg
Salisbury Company
Defers Sentencing Of Convicted GIs in W Va
Judge Eru A. See delayed sentencing for two ex servicemen Alvin Fazenhaker and Russell H. Mitchael found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Piedmont Police Chief C. E. Cornyn. Trials of current term to finish in about ten days or two weeks. potential penalty up to one year in jail. Defense says Dornon died of a heart attack after a scuffle January 9.
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Fazenbaker
Michael
Obie Dornon
Piedmont
Dornon
Calendar carries a picture of Antietam for September
The 1946 Maryland calendar by Hochs child, Kohn & Co. features a Battle of Antietam photograph on the September page. Each month highlights a Maryland institution observing its anniversary and includes a recipe from Fifty Years in a Maryland Kitchen.
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Maryland
Hochschild, Kohn & Co
Battle of
Antietam
Fairchild Workers Reach Safety Milestone
Fairchild Aircraft reports one million manhours without a lost time accident after a check of records shows 1 004 076 consecutive hours from November 25 over 27 days. The accident frequency rate fell to 4.89, compared with the national aircraft industry rate of 9.0 for the year.
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Fairchild Aircraft
Oficials
Fairchild
Future U S Fliers Will Be Youngsters
The Army Air Force plans high level schooling for future air war leaders with youth emphasis. An unofficial Army Navy Register report says schools for senior and junior air officers aim to become an AAF university, led by Major General Muir S. Fairchild. Lt General Carl A. Spaatz backs a school rivaling West Point and Annapolis, with officers to complete specialized education within twenty years of service. Courses include air war, command staff, junior officer tactical, special staff, and AA engineer schools.
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Army Air Force
Army and Navy Register
AAF
Carl A. Spaatz
Air Forces
West Point
Annapolis
Muir S. Fairchild
The
Register
Fairchild
Army War College
Ghosts Suspected In Local Larceny Case
Pete Bagent of High Street reported to police last night after buying a half case of beer and six sandwiches at a tavern. He claims he brought the items home in a pasteboard carton, set the box on the porch, and when he bent to retrieve his keys the beer and sandwiches vanished. Police note possible ghosts as the cause.
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Pete Bagent
High Street
Bagent
Shosts
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Memoriam
E. Wash. St. Ph
Caskey
Caskey Baking Co
Bar Association
Cody Kline
London
United Kingdom
Community Finance Service, Inc
Washington St
Honolulu
Middle Pacific
Army
Stars and Stripes Will
Belmar
N. J
Earth
Army Signal Corps
Gop
Rotz
Rocka
Raymond
Thomas Cline
ATS RA
Memorial Forest
Montgomery Ward
Whiteset Music Co
Fred
Peta i
Kay Francis Otto Kruger
Paul Kelly
Gertrude Michael Teala Long Matty Fair
Anthony Warde
Bernard Newell
Pgp
Technicolor
MGM
Yolanda the Thief
Asie Beta Frank Morgan
Eerom Neal
Savage Byte
Alec
Martia Ma
Hégar & Wwoe
Robert Kent
Peggy Stewart
Laret Abor
George Lewis
Kerwe Burcan AM
Taliafer RG
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