Truman Vetoes Case Labor Bill Amid Debate
President Truman vetoed the Case labor bill, arguing it would not halt strikes and would unsettle the National Labor Relations Act. He warned the measure resembled permanent, nationwide labor control and urged Congress to study labor relations before sweeping reforms. He contrasted the bill with the Smith Connally act and urged durable, broad policy.
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In Memoriam Notices of Funkhouser Harper Painter
In loving memory messages mark Betty Jung Funkhouser June 19 1942 George W Harper June 10 1942 and Raymond Painter June 11 1944 Remembrance verses express longing for deceased spouses and fathers from Ady Mae and children noting lasting memories and sorrowful loss in a family notice style
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Betty Jung Funkhouser
Ady
Painter
Raymond
Wave Of Crimes Solved By Police
Police say six cases linked by Rickard confession are solved with Donald Shadrack 26 and Ed Steinmetz in custody on Stickard’s word. Several others under surveillance await arrest as details outline robberies from October 1945 to May 1946 at multiple Baltimore area shops and service stations. Rickard described loot sharing, a nightly rendezvous, and Stockslager as gang leader driving the getaway car.
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Selman
Stickard
Donald Shadrack
Dhiock
Cannon Avenue
Ed Steinmetz
South Potomac Street
Rickard
H. L. Mills
West Baltimore Street
Smith Community
Sumit Avenue
Prospect
Bethel Street
Central Parking Co
West Antiet
West Washington Stret
Schlotterbeck
Cateallie Street
Reunion Planned By 29th Division
Baltimore hosts the first postwar reunion of the 29th Division with 400 to 500 Blue and Gray Association members expected for a two day program. National Commander Samuel Barrow will preside as the meeting opens Saturday afternoon and closes Sunday with a memorial service for those of the division who died in World Wars I and II. A Saturday executive committee meeting and a Maryland department sponsored dinner and dance are among the highlighted events.
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Baltimore
Samuel Barrow
Washington
National Executive Committee
Maryland Department
Robbers Break Into Safe Then Bar Hopping at Legion
Trial testimony described a sequence where a safe was roped to a car after a fall at a county jail site. The crew drove it to a Pennsylvania cabin of Hedden’s aunt and later broke into it. Rickard said the longest robbery stop was three hours at the American Legion home where they drank whiskey and opened machines. The time was split among Stockslager Hedden and Rickard at Hedden’s house. State's Attorney Martin L. Ingram Detectives Wayne Sellman John E. Rohrer and Sheriff John B. Huyett conducted the questioning.
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West Church Street
Amoca
Franklin
Prospect Streets
Quality Market
West Washington Street
Enuntert
Harvard
Montgomery Ward
American Legion
West Antietam Street
King Wins & Liquor Dist
Salem Avenue
Terrace
Pennsylvania Avenue
Alexander Street
Silifamesport
Rickard
A. Call
A. C. Palmer
City
Schlotterbeck
Wermer
Detroit
Rickari
Hedden
Stockslater
Stockslager
Pennsylvania
Martin L. Ingram
Wayne Sellman
John E. Rohrer
John B. Huyett
Suspect Madman Whitcomb Connected to Boston Slaying
Police probe continues in a Boston murder case involving William A. Whitcomb president of Great Northern Paper. Fingerprints were found on a gunmag and relatives note a linked NY industry engineer as suspect, though no solid lead. William Arthur Whitcomb married Anna Freeman Danzer at St John s Episcopal Church on August 15 1944.
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William Arthur Whitcomb
William A. Whitcomb
Great Northern Paper Company
Boston
Anna Freeman Danzer
Charles M Danzer
St. John's Episcopal Church
Walter Byron Stehl
Whitcomb
Emma Willard School
Troy
Nlw
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Army Medical Corps
Boston University
Yale
Chelsea
Man of the House gift book offered for Father’s Day
Hoffmans in Hagerstown offers a free 48 page pocket book titled The Man of the House as a Father’s Day gift. Cartoons and quizzes from The Saturday Evening Post are included and the compact edition suits reading on lunch breaks or during travel.
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Hoffman's
Hagerstown
Saturday Evening Post
Hagerstown Ranks High in 1945 Maryland Trade Volumes
Sales Management magazine estimates show Hagerstown Maryland second only to Baltimore in retail and wholesale sales for 1945. Retail sales reached 342 624 000 with Cumberland at 40 426 000. wholesale sales 36 338 000 vs 32 241 000 for Cumberland. Hagerstown held 297 percent of Maryland’s retail sales with 1.92 percent of population. County retail total stood at 53 199 000, surpassed in Maryland only by Baltimore and Montgomery County. Population estimates place Hagerstown at 38 000 and Washington County at 69 900 with 19 000 families.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Cumberland
Washington County
Montgomery County
Office of Price Control
Dumping garbage near Chewsville spurs Hagerstown ire
A Hagerstown resident urges action on near Chewsville garbage dumping. He argues the odor, flies, and potential epidemics threaten health and property values, criticizing officials and calling for a sanitary disposal solution for 40,000 residents. He asks neighbors to respond.
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Hagerstown
Chewsville
Daily Mail
Health Department
Taxi Driver Held On Liquor Charge
Samuel I Miller a taxi driver from Hagerstown was committed to Franklin county jail in default of 300 bond on three liquor law charges. He was arrested by Liquor Control Board agents and a state trooper after midnight Saturday. Charges include unlawful possession and transportation of liquor unlawful sale of illegal liquor and unlawful importation of liquor. A bottle of liquor was seized and his car impounded. He awaited a preliminary hearing after arraignment.
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Samuel I. Miller
Hagerstown
Franklin County
Chambersburg
Shirley J. Zarger
Stoufferstown
Miller
Liquor Control Board
Pvt
Samuel D. Mackey
All Expense Tours New England Package Summary
Travel sale data lists tours with prices and durations across regions. Mentions Montreal Quebec Colorado West Coast list includes New England and Yellowstone options with various day counts and price points. Contact Mathias Maryland Potomac area by phone for details.
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Montreal
Quebec
Ccpcccee
Colorado & Rockies
Yellowstone
West Coast
Water Expansion Plans for Hagerstown Draw Debate
City faces growth with 7 million gallons daily use and 10 million capacity. Officials weigh doubling capacity in 10 to 15 years via new Potomac pipeline and West End reservoir while continuing current exports to Williamsport Smithsburg Funkstown Halfway and other sites. Concerns include extending service beyond corporate limits and rising outside consumption.
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Middleburg Pike
Hagerstown
Williamsport
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Halfway
State Reformatory
Roxbury
Sharpsburg Pike
Potomac River
Grange To Meet At Parish House Lappans Tonight
The Montsarada Grange No. 404 will hold its first youth meeting tonight at 7:45 p m EST at the Parish House in Lappans. A memorial service for members who died in the past year will be observed.
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Montsarada
Lappans
Power of Knowledge Transforming Life Revealed in Tibet Tale
Edwin J. Dingle, once near death after tropical fevers and hardship, credits a Tibet encounter with a mystic for health, wealth, and worldwide recognition. He now offers a free 9,000-word treatise on the Power that Knowledge gives through The Institute of Mentalphysics in Los Angeles, urging prompt replies as limited copies exist.
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Edwin J. Dingle
England
Far East
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Leome
Institute of Mentalphysics
South
Hobart Blvd
Los Angeles
Calif
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