May Faces Subpoena in War Profits Inquiry
The war profits probe seeks to compel May, chair of the House military committee, to testify about interceding with the War department for a midwestern munitions group and involvement with Cumberland Lumber Co. advances totaling 48000 for unrendered lumber. Nuturing exchanges show Coffee aiding the contractor amid official stress, and a formal summons for May’s appearance next Tuesday.
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Washington
House
May
House Military Committee
War Profits Inquiry
Mead
D-Ny
Congress
Ferguson
R-Mich
Committee
War Department
Cumberland Lumber Co
Prestonsburg
May Hag
Fate Of OPA Is In The Balance
Congress moved to cut 31 million dollars from OPA operating funds and ban propaganda use for price control while keeping a 75 million dollar agency appropriation. Proposals consider a three member board with power to restore ceilings if prices rise unreasonably, supplies are tight, and public interest justifies recontrols amid regional South American border notes.
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Congress
OPA
Efort
Ex-GI Held In Beach Slaying At Deal Island Md
Ross J. Abbott, a Purple Heart veteran, was in Peninsula General hospital after a jealous shooting that killed 19 year old Pansy Twigg on a Chesapeake Bay beach near Deal Island. Abbott, who wounded himself, reportedly admitted firing three times before killing himself.
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Deal Island
Peninsula General Hospital
Salisbury
Pansy Twigg
Ross J. Abbott
Pansy
J. J. Harbaugh
Somerset County
Woodland Jackson
Abbott
John W. Webster
Carolyn Jean Mason
Dolores Wheatley
Purple Heart Army
Carolyn
Dolores
Twigg
Herbert Twigg
Roland Twigg
Bolivian Revolt Sparks Student Clash in La Paz
Reports from Arica and Arequipa detail La Paz turmoil as students seized university arms, clashes erupted with soldiers injuring many and a casualty reported. Government promises autonomy for the university and no reprisals. Disputed casualty counts and foreign media quotes surround the incident.
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Bolivia
Buenos Aires
Arica
Chile
la Plata
Sucre
la Paz
Peru
Real estate turnover near seventy sums in Maryland listings
A sequence of property transfers in Washington County shows numerous parcels sold or mortgaged with prices ranging from 10 to 63,000 dollars. Transactions involve multiple buyers and sellers, with parcels on Mitchell Avenue, George Street, West North Street, and other local streets, reflecting a bustling real estate market.
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Halfway
Nellis S. Seibert
Domenico Demottez
West Side
Mitchell Avenue
Jacob M. Schriver
John R. Rummel
George Street
Denver
W. Kretzer
Charles G. Hoffmaster
Lloyd W. Gibney
Funkstown
Harold E. Houpt
Helen Elizabeth Henson
Aetna Road
William E. Mentzer
James L. Mongan
West Side Potomac Street
Henry G. Mertens
Klahris
King
Smithsburg
Chester F. Delphey
Richard B. Norment
South Side State Highway
Wilson
Richard M. Rhodes
John H. Bennett
Wifs
East Side
Charles E. Taylor
Wilbur W. Smith
Harvey E. Beachley
Boonsboro
Henry R. Crum
Effle L. Ausherman
Howard F. Flohr
Ringgold
Lula M. McKee
Catherine Murdock
J. Stuart Murdock
German V-2 Rocket Explodes In Air At White Sands
The Army test of a German V-2 rocket at White Sands Missile Range ended in an unscheduled explosion 25 000 feet up after 27 seconds. Lt Col Harold R Turner said jet tanks ruptured from a structural defect, no one injured, witnesses not in danger, fragments landed over a mile away. The rocket was assembled from captured parts and the next test was planned for July 39.
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White Sands
N. ML
Patterson
Harold R. Turner
White Sands Proving Ground
Turner
Establishment of Junior College Here Being Seriously Considered
The board reports serious consideration of establishing a junior college linked to the high school with state education department approval. A remodeled science department, eight faculty, and a math and science heavy program will mirror college standards to accommodate graduates and veterans seeking further studies in Maryland.
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Pagetery County
State Department of Education
Maryland
Uncover False Benefit Claims Highlight Job Market Strains
The article notes 436 World War II veterans drawing readjustment allowances, most for five to six weeks as a lenient period for job placement. More than 900 people, including males, draw compensation from the Hagerstown office, with many already employed but furloughed or on unpaid vacations. D. Paul Shilling of the U.S. Employment Office expects little change in Hagerstown’s job picture until fall as factories adjust to material shortages.
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Hagerstown LLC
Staley
D. Paul Shilling
U. S. Employment Office
Hagerstown
Factory Chief Cites Backlog Pressures From Strikes
A factory executive reports large backlogs of orders and difficulty securing essential materials. He notes that strikes in May and June are now catching up, delaying production and shipments. The remark highlights ongoing supply chain strains affecting output and delivery timelines.
35 Japanese Beetles Found On One Grape Leaf
Roy Summers near Funkstown reported an unusually high beetle count during an arbor inspection last evening. He found 35 Japanese beetles on a single grape leaf and promptly destroyed them, noting no beetles escaped.
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Roy Summers
Funkstown
Summers
Minor Fire Response in Sharpsburg Pike Area
The Western Fire Co. rushed to an out of town alarm around five o clock yesterday afternoon, quickly extinguishing a stubble fire on the Sharpsburg pike.
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Western .Oerprisé Fire Co
Sharpsburg Pike
Potomac Motor Lines Open New East Antietam Terminal
Potomac Motor Lines began operations at the new East Antietam Street terminal at 5 30 this morning after most work was finished. F H Urner president noted the glass front remains to be completed and described air conditioned lunch room and pharmacy spaces. A loudspeaking system will announce buses and a adjacent three story apartment will be removed to ease bus exits.
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Potomac Motor Lines
Antietam Street
F. H. Urner
Urner
South Potomac Street
Milk price rise seen as necessary to cover costs
Hearings in Washington county show milk price increases justified by rising production costs. Between 1940 and 1946 farm wages climbed from 42.70 to 105 dollars per month, the highest in county history, with cooperatives and farmers backing the need for higher prices to avoid culling cows.
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Mark Miller
Washington County
Two Pickets Injured By Farm Tractor At Frick Company
At the Frick Company in Waynesboro two pickets were struck by a farmer tractor driven by Beverly A. Foltz and farmhand Sauder. James Wetzel, 60, and Ralph Rowe, 41, both of Waynesboro, were injured. John B. Lauder of near Waynesboro was charged with aggravated assault and battery. The tractor and threshing machine were later moved back onto company grounds. Foltz and Sauder removed the threshing machine due to harvest needs.
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Frick Company
Waynesboro
John B. Lauder
James Wetzel
Ralph R. Rowe
Beverly A. Foltz
Sauder
Foltz
Frick
Three-Year-Old Involved in Electric Fan Accident
In Freano California on July 20 a three-year-old girl named Sharon Cook was treated for abrasions after backing into an electric fan while seeking relief from heat. The incident shows a cautious reminder about cooling devices and child safety.
Body Found In Wreck Of Plane Tacoma
Sidney Matz a New York business executive who vanished on a flight to Seattle was found dead in the wreckage on a Cascade peak. Ground searchers said the fuselage pinned him and tools will be used to cut him free. The crash also linked to an Army plane missing since 1945, which killed Special Deputy Sheriff John Mines.
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Tacoma
Sidney Matz
New York
Seattle
Cascade Mountains
Matt
Matz
Buckley Field
Colo
Sherif John
Brings Relatives Here To Enjoy The Fine Life In U S
Jose Rodriguez finds life in the United States good and brings 61 relatives to Brooklyn to share it. He arrives with 31 relatives from Puerto Rico by chartered plane and plans to return next week for 30 more. His $100 weekly salary funded most of the first trip with $1,500 of $2,817 covered by savings and family contribution. the airline offers a plane free for the second trip.
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New York
Jose Rodriguez
Mfe
United States
Brooklyn
Puerto Rico
Jose
New Curriculum Called Necessary for Postwar Agriculture
College Park Md July 19 Vocational agriculture teachers must craft a new curriculum to match postwar farm machinery and scientific advances Dr H F Cotterman dean of Maryland University told 36 delegates at the two day conference Cotterman urged courses be built around local community agricultural needs and farmers deficiencies
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College Park
H. F. Cottermay
University of Maryland
Cotterman
Noted Russian Scientist Bogomolets Dies at 64 in Kiev
Moscow reports Dr. Alexander Bogomolets Soviet scientist and politician died last night in Kiev at age 64. He proposed a serum anti reticular cytotoxic claimed to slow aging though not a true elixir of life. He was vice chairman of the Ukrainian Council of Ministers and headed the Ukrainian Academy of Science with a widow to receive 70 000 rubles plus a pension.
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Moscow
Alexander Alexandrovich Bogomolets
Kiev
Soviet Council of Ministers
Bogomolets
United States
Bosomolets
Council of Ministers
Ukrainian Academy of Science
Supreme Soviet
Virgin Timber Is Saved From Flames
In Reedsport Oregon on July 26 a major forest fire scorched 80 to 100 acres northeast of Scottsburg while to the north a hundred workers hounded the blaze. The fire consumed 6 900 000 board feet of felled timber but saved virgin timber stands and threatened Oregon California Revested Lands lands.
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Reedsport
Ore
Oregon
California
Lands Administration
Scottsburg
War Career Over San Francisco Mint Faces Penny Dump
The U. S. Mint holds two tons of zinc pennies from the war era and fears they will be dumped into San Francisco Bay if not found. Superintendent Net Callaghan notes local junk dealers show no interest in melting them down, leaving a bay burial as a last resort. The mint pursues removal from circulation.
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San Francisco
U. S. Mint
San Francisco Bay
Net Callaghan
Lncal
Bay
Handbag Taken at City Park Ball Diamond
Mary E. Webster reported to police that her handbag containing change and valuable papers was taken by two youths at the City Park ball diamond yesterday afternoon.
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Mary E. Webster
Dismond
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