Williamsport Delays Vote on Trolley Removal Payment
Williamsport defers decision on paying 2509 for trolley removal and Route 11 improvements at a county meeting. Mayor Hawken called a Monday night session for a vote after objections over the county city cost split and public consultation. Attendees included Williamsport officials, residents, and Hagerstown reps outlining a highway project after removal.
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Williamsport
Richard Hawken
Hagerstown
Board of County Commis
Sioners
State Roads Commission
Potomac Edison Company
Hawken
A. L. Mills
4. V. Janisson, Jr
4. K. Coffman
Jamison
Many Provisions In New Rent Act Summary
A continuation outlines new rent act provisions. It states that month to month tenancies cannot be terminated without cause or Rent Control interference. Hotels may not raise permanent guest rates without Rent Control permission and voluntary increases require written leases expiring no earlier than December 31 1942. Leases must be filed within 15 days and reviewed by Rent Control. increases above the registered OPA rate or service cuts are limited to 15 percent. Once signed, rents cannot be raised or tenants seek reductions. Leases must not let landlords terminate before expiration except for nuisance. tenants may terminate after proper notice.
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Rent Control Office
OPA
Officials seek clause insertion in leases for inspection
Officials prefer adding a clause requiring inspection access in leases submitted for review. The note indicates this requirement is desired but not mandatory, aiming to ensure oversight during lease processing.
Independence Day Observed in Hegewntown with Toasts and News
The 1826 semicentennial of the Declaration of Independence was marked in Heagerstown with musketry cannon kettle drums and a parade by the Warren Rifle Club. Col Henry Lewis led toasts at Newcomer's Tavern as the death of Thomas Jefferson, who penned the Declaration, gripped patriotism.
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Hegerstown
Warren Rifle Club
Newcomer's Tavern
Antietam House
Hotel Hamilton
Col
Henry Lewis
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Wroe
Fort Frederick
Pen Mar
Killed By Mad Dogs Sesqui Program Is Completed
A Bronx man Stanley Balaban was killed by a pack of dogs in a shrub behind a bathing pool. A patrolman attacked by two dogs was severely injured. The report links the incident to a separate Sesqui program in Waynesboro with events starting July 6 including Tom Breneman show at the high school and a crown for Miss Waynesboro.
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Stanley Balabant
Bronx
Nyl
Tom Breneman
Waynesboro
Chamber of Commerce
Waynesbero
Meeday
James H. Buf
Pennsylvania
Waynesboro Stadium
Gladys Stitely
Cumberland Valley
Lewis Getting Best Contract
Negotiators from northern commercial coal operators and captive mines, with United Mine Workers, reached a principle for a contract. The plan would raise the inside day miner’s pay from 1.15 to 1.63 dollars per hour, totaling 13.05 dollars for an eight hour underground day, with a paid 30 minute lunch and limited underground travel time.
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Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steel , Corp
George M.humphrey
Pittsburgh Consolidates
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Eastern Europe awaits choice after Western plan talks
Molotov left Moscow after a day of talks with Bevin and Bidault on a Western led recovery plan. The Western proposal invites all European states to join, while eastern nations weigh whether to align with Britain and France for aid without the Soviet Union or stay with Moscow. The issue centers on whether future American dollar aid will be tied to an Europe driven recovery plan.
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V. M. Molotov
Europe
Moscow
Molotov
Britain
Ernest Bevin
France
Georges Bidault
Misis
Russia
Soviet Union
State Marshall
Frugal kneeling pad from discarded purse props
Reader offers a quick home hack to repurpose a discarded purse as a kneeling pad. By stuffing straw or crushed newspaper inside, the improvised pad cushions the knees during floor or woodwork chores.
Flood damage prompts flood relief bid in Missouri river basin
Flood waters swell across the Mississippi sending tens of thousands homeless and more seasonal hunger. The Red Cross reports 10 940 homeless in Missouri 2 972 in Illinois about 18 000 affected across Iowa Nebraska Missouri and Minnesota. Army engineers warn remaining levees between St Louis and Cairo would hold only without more rain. Dikes are in critical condition from prolonged high water. Ten state representatives will seek restoration of basin development funds at a Senate subcommittee hearing in Washington chaired by Sam C Ford. The governors committee estimates basin damage at 111 000 000.
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Mississippi
Red Cross
Missouri
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Miingis
St. Louis
Cairo
Omaha
Missouri River
Persom
Senate
Washington
House of Representatives
Sam C. Ford
Montage
Army
State Seeks To Prove Overells Died Of Head Wounds
Santa Ana California July 3 The state plans to rely on medical testimony to argue heiress Louise Overell 18 and her fiancé George Gollum 21 bludgeoned her parents to death The defense contends the Overells died from head wounds before a dynamite blast tore holes in their yacht Mary E near Newport Harbor on March 15 Three medical experts testified the parents died from head injuries with one surgeon admitting any single head wound could suffice while pelvic injuries occurred post mortem
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Santa Ana
Calif
Eugene D. Williams
Louise Overell
George Gollum
Walter E. Overell
Williams
Querells
Newport Harbor
Charles W. Decker
Overell
Los Angeles
Tomato Blight Reported Here and Progress Notes
The County Agent warns of tomato blight threatening yields up to 10 tons per acre, potentially dropping to 1-2 tons if uncontrolled. Control methods include plane dusting or spraying with copper compounds every ten days, covering all surfaces. The late blight fungus can survive in potato tubers and affects leaves stems and fruits, with spread influenced by damp weather.
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Miller
Iranian Prince Returns to New York Amid School Crisis
Prince Hamid Reza Pahlavi, 15, twin brother of the Iranian king, arrives in New York after fleeing St George preparatory school in Newport. He fled to Paris the day after leaving Newport and later flew back, saying he preferred Tehran. Iranian consul general Abdol Ghassem Paraky notes plans for another brother entering education abroad.
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New York
Hamid Reza Pahlevi
Iran
Atlantic
Paris
Gander
Mid
St. George Preparatory School
Newport
R. L
LaGuardia Field
Tehran
Abdol Ghassem Paraky
Abdo
Young Drivers Labeled Insurance Risks by Age Group
An insurance executive, citing that drivers aged 18 to 24 make up a large share of accident totals, says this group drives up losses and premiums. He notes high fatalities and injuries nationwide and urges safer driving and better training to reduce costs for all drivers.
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Surance
Oficial
Former Slave Becomes College President Dies at 94
Philadelphia reports Major Richard Robert Wright a 94-year-old former Georgia slave who led Georgia’s first negro high school and later Georgia State College. He founded Citizens and Southern Bank and Trust Co. in Philadelphia and twice declined U S minister to Liberia. Wright served as special paymaster with the rank of major in the Spanish American War.
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Philadelphia
Richard Robert Wright
Georgia
Jefferson Hospital
Wright
U. S
Liberia
Ister
Georgia State College
Citizens and Southern Bank and Trust Co
William McKinley
Young Prince Speaks on Flight and Discipline
A royal fragment shows a prince debating flight from a military academy and whether the king would be angry, with the youth answering perhaps and shrugging. The dialogue hints at strict discipline and royal expectations in a tense period.
Record Year For Local Summer Vacationers
The county reports an unprecedented rush of travelers as summer vacation plans surge. Demand fills hotels, west coast all price tours sell out, Bermuda and Mexico show openings, Florida faces a boom with winter rates cut. Reservations for Rockies Grand Canyon and national parks are filled. some cancelations and limited steamship options remain. Planning suggests starting 1948 trips now.
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Our
Fair City
Mexico
Bermuda
Florida
West
Victor D. Miller, Jr
St. Lawrence River
Canadian Rockies
Grand Canyon
National Parks
Pullman
Ouly
Sailor Confesses in Slaying of Margaret Dougherty
Former sailor William A. Wagner signed a statement admitting he beat and strangled 50 year old Margaret C. Dougherty. He said he placed the body in a barrel and paid two men to remove it from the boarding house where the killing happened, according to Philadelphia police.
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William A. Wagner
Philadelphia
Margaret C. Dougherty
No Evidence of Negligence in Tanker Blast Verdict
Los Angeles July 3 coroner's jury found no evidence of negligence or failure to observe safety rules before the tanker Markay exploded in the harbor June 22. Ten men died, two remain missing and property damage is estimated at 10.9 million dollars.
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Los Angeles
Shows To Have Big Celebration at Harrison Greater
The Harrison Greater Shows on the Western pike will host a large Fourth of July celebration with gates opening at 1 pm. Activities include rides shows and concessions plus special events such as patriotic music and a 4 pm treasure hunt for children. Fred Reckless will perform a 128 foot stunt. No advance tickets. ample parking. Manila police round up shadowing Communists and Hukbalahaps to guard Independence Day ceremonies on July 4.
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Harrison Greater
Western Pike
Fred Reckless
Sky High
REDS
Manila
Rozas
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