Truman Campaign for Stronger Curbs Near Peak
President Truman pushes for a two year extension of the Defense Production Act with added antiinflation powers as Congress debates the extension. He will address the nation Thursday night while committees study measures to curb prices wages rents and materials.
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Washington
Truman
House
Senate
Democratic National Committee
Congress
Taft
R-Ghio
WINX
Meet
Michael V. di Salle
Philadelphia
New York
Roger Fleming
Farm Bureau Federation
Beart Trust
James Carey
CIO
Carey
Fleming
Franklin D. Roosevelt
NBC
Small Business Committee
Sparkman
D-Ala
Western Pennsy Hit By Storms
Week end storms in western Pennsylvania killed a Pittsburgh woman identified as Mrs. Georgia Wooden and caused extensive property damage. A car was swept away in flood waters with four others rescued. Downtown Greensburg and Jeannette saw about $45,000 in damages as floods hit Jack's Run and local factories suffered losses. A mink farm near teensburg reported losses though totals were not clear.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Georgia Wooden
Greensburg-Jeannette
Jack
Greensburg
Imperial Lighting Co
American Glass Co
Jeannette
Stephen
Minnesota Girl Scout Bus Breaks Down on Homeward Trip
Troop 69 of Lakes Area Council from Wadena Minnesota faced an overnight delay when their two month old School Board bus broke down seven miles outside Hagerstown Maryland on Route 40. The girls hitchhiked to town for a part and the crew spent Sunday in the city with a hotel stop after a rough first leg of their Washington DC excursion.
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Wadena
Washington, D. C
hInga
Anji
Minnesota
Hagerstown
School Board
Girl Scouts
Lakes Area Council of Girl Scouts
Hiawatha Region
Fron Wadena
Ars
C. D. Kingley
Joyce Locks
Corrine Johnson
Rip
Chicago
Madison
Wisconsin
Canton
Ohio
Bethesda
Camp Rockwood
Senate
Potomac
Washington Monument
Mt. Vernon
Les
White House
Capitol
Wheeling
W. Va
Indianapolis
Ind
Hannibal
Clear Lake
Law clarifies highway stand rules and permits
State Senator D. K. McLaughlin explains a new law targets itinerant highway ped dlers who set up temporary stands along highways like the Dual Highway. Permanent stands and those leasing stands are exempt, provided permits from the State Roads Commission are obtained.
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D. K. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
State Roads Commission
The
Roads Commission
Funkstown Churches Offer Community Vacation Bible School
The Funks town Community Vacation Bible School starts Monday June 18 at 9:00 A M in St Pauls Lutheran Funkstown. The program, sponsored by the Lutheran church and Christ Evangelist and Reformed church, offers courses for four to fourteen year olds and a new three year old class.
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Funkstown
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Lutheran Church and
Christ Evangelist
Reformed Church
Mesdames
R. M. Miller
C. E. Bohn
G. Bailey
J. Showe
M. Harbaugh
B. Nicodemus
R. Melzer
J. H. Weaver
P. Smyre
P. Keller
M. Wolford
L. Barnes
Anna Warrenfeltz
Margaret Williams
Rose Ann Bailey
Barbara Nelson
Frances Bo
Friday Deadline for Entering Greener Pastures Contest
Farmers with 10 acres or more may enter the Greener Pastures Contest. Applications are due this Friday at the county Production and Marketing Administration office. Judging will begin countywide in late June and continue to mid July with 223 entrants last year. The score card allocates 32 points for quality of pasture by seasons, 23 for quality, 26 for management, and 20 for liming fertilizer and manure.
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Maryland
Truck Back On Job As Robins Depart
A spare oil tank truck at 611 Co M. R. Smith on West Washington Street was put back into service after a robin built a nest beneath the truck four weeks ago. The bird and her two young fledglings departed over the weekend freeing the vehicle.
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M. R. Smith
West Washington Street
Soviet Planes Drop Live Bombs on German Village Jueterbog
Berlin reports Soviet aircraft dropped live bombs on Jueterbog, a village about 40 miles southwest of Berlin. At least one German casualty and six to eight wounded were noted. no reason given, possible Russian plane mechanical trouble.
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Berlin
American Radio In
RIAS
Jueterbog
Control the Japanese Beetle fact sheet issued in Maryland
University of Maryland Extension Service released a beetle control booklet to the public. Authors Dr Ernest Cory and George Langford of Entomology note the guide covers practical control methods and can be requested from the county agent office or mailed to the University of Maryland bulletin room.
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University of Maryland Extension Service
Maryland
Ernest Cory
George Langford
Department of Entomology
Bulletin Room
Symona Hall
University of Maryland
College Park
Former Hagerstown Boy Wins 24-Pound Halibut Pool
Pfc Edward K Harman, from Randalls town Maryland and son of Maurice S Warman, poses with a 24 pound halibut that won a fishing pool at Catalina Islands while stationed at George Air Base California. The pool prize was 12 dollars with 50 cent entry fee.
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Pfc
Edward K. Harman
Teletypesetter Tape Used By AP in Carolina Circuit
The Associated Press began delivering its early morning trunk report for afternoon papers on teletypesetter tape from Charlotte forming a new fully AP operated circuit. The system prints on perforated tape which feeds automatic typecasting machines. Initial tape was sent to Carolina papers and others in Virginia Pennsylvania West Virginia and Tennessee with more additions planned.
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Charlotte
N. C
Associated Press Today
Carolinas
Virginia
Tennessee
Trank Report
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Self defense claim in fatal ranch shooting case tested
District Attorney Herbert Grundell questioned Mrs. Basil Ryan widow of Basil Ryan about fatally shooting trespasser Erwin Ray after he threatened her with a rifle on her 80 acre Pacific coast ranch. No charges filed. tests planned on the bullet. Ray had ignored no trespass signs and gates.
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Poviera
Ray
Treasure Ray
Memphis
Tenn
St John’s College Grants 31 Degrees At Commencement
Annapolis June 11 31 graduates received four year degrees in the world’s great books at St John’s College. Rev William Kyle Smith urged graduates to ignore the devil insisting Christians should act as if the devil did not exist and leave him out of calculations during the baccalaureate service held beneath the Liberty Tree.
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Annapolis
St. John's College
William Kyle Smith
Summer School Open to Teachers and Students
Day and half day sessions with cool rooms for teachers Caltere high school graduates and grade school students. Subjects include typewriting shorthand accounting and penmanship. Term begins Monday June 11. Call 224 Columbia College 62 E Antietam Street Adv.
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Columbia College
Antietam Street
Promotion of Sgt. Donald B. E. Shipley in Germany
Promoted from corporal to sergeant is Sgt. Donald B. E. Shipley son of Mrs. Pauline Shipley of 20 North Vermont Street Willamsport. He has served in the Army two and a half years with two years in Germany and is now stationed at Bamberg Germany.
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Donald BE. Shipley
Pauline Shipley
Vermont Street
Willamsport
Shipley
Germany
Bamberg
Marine Pfc Kenneth L. Smith Arrives for Funeral
The remains of Pfc. Kenneth L. Smith of Cavetown arrive and are taken to Rest Haven Chapel. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2:30 pm with interment in the Soldiers' Garden. Marines will act as pallbearers. firing squad from the National Guard and bugler from the American Legion participate. Smith enlisted February 7 1948, wounded in Korea September 24 1950, died two days later. survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Smith.
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Kenneth L. Smith
Cavetown
Rest Haven
National Guard
American Legion
Pie. Smith
Korea
Ele
Ernest J. Smith
Obituaries notice for Gray Hahne and McClellan in county paper
Obituary items report Frisky Tilden Gray of Antietam died after a five week illness at 65. Survived by wife Mary, daughter Mrs. Mentzer, son Les, sisters and brother, seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Services set at Antietam Church of God with burial at Mountain View Cemetery. Also Mary Amelia Hahne 83 of Hancock died at home. survived by four daughters, funeral at Hancock residence, interment in Hills Crest Cemetery. John Raymond Mac McClellan 64, of Leitersburg area, died at home. member of multiple masonic bodies. survived by wife Clara. Burial and services details included.
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Frisky Tilden Gray
Antietam
Washington County Hospital
George
Mary Frances Gray
Ancret
Antiietam Church of God
Mary Gray
Frank Mentzer
Les‘Ler
Hagerstown
Joseph Jamison
Sharpsburg
Elisie Otzelberger
Ellsworth
Earnshaw
Mary Amelia Hahne
John L. Hahne
Hancock
Hancock Presbyterian Church
Martinsburg
Annie E. Wishmyer
Myrtle B. Heller
Edna M. Chace
Forest Hilla
No Y
Almeta Hahne
Baltimore
Alfred W. Enpard
Hih Crest Cemetery
Cumberland
John R. McClellan
John Raymond
Mac) McClellan
Leitersburg
Frederick County
George H. and
Fannie (Boone) McClellan
Washington Square Methodist Church
Friendship Grudge
AF & AM
Tal Cedars of
Lebanon
Itafe
Mason
Sre
Clara M
Phontz) McClellan
Charlotte Knepper
Hagers
Cal
Stives and Dennis Cite Army and Navy Service News
Pvt Gene D Shives son of Mr and Mrs C Shives Clear Spring assigned to Augsburg Military Post Germany with the 636th Military Police Services Company. Lt Cmdr Milton K Dennis USN son of Charles F E Dennis Clear Spring completed refresher flight training at Cabaniss Field Corpus Christi Texas and earned wings in 1942 after service on USS Pine and USS Essex overseas assignments.
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Gene D. Stives
C. Shives
Clear Spring
Augsburg
Germany
Daily Mall
636Th Unitary Police Services Company
Shives
Bruke
76Th Tank Battalon
Camp Campbell
European Command
Milton K. Dennis
USN
Charles FE. Dennis
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Cabaniss Field
Corpus Christi
Texas
Dennis
State Teachers College
Shapenshbure
Navy
Anacostia
PD. C
Miami
Indian Relics Draw Crowds at City Park Exhibit
Rainy day drew more than 150 visitors to the Mansion House in City Park for the Washington County Historical Society show. The display features relics collected by the late Harry Wolfe and a rotating set of items donated by Magerstonians, including waistcoats, bonnets, diaries, almanacs, and a Watersford decanter once owned by Edmund Howard Turner Jr.
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Mansion House
City Park
Washington County Historical Society
Harry Wolfe
Hagerstown
Otho Holland Williams
Williamsport
Gennie Fiery
Faltimore Street
Summit Avenue
Historical Society
Mike
Tudian
Ftistorical Society
Washington County
Wake Your Car Last Longer With Auto Undercoating
Auto undercoating advertised by Hess Auto Hody Works promises extended vehicle life. The brief promotion highlights protective treatment for exposed metal and corrosion resistance, urging customers to act now for longer lasting bodies.
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Hess Auto Hody Works
Quebec Agronomists Prep July Convention on Oil Use
Montreal reporters attended a press conference by the Quebec Corporation of Agronomists announcing their annual convention in July. The theme focuses on increased oil consumption. The event took place at the farm of Nolasque April, a noted elder maker, with senior members of the organization presiding.
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Montreal
Quebec Corporation of Agronomists
Farm of Nolasque
Automobile Glass Installed While You Wait
Ness Auto Body Works advertises auto glass services with door channels and regulators installed while you wait. The notice names Mrs Hazel Wood, formerly of Hazelwood Beauty Salon, now associated with Classic Beauty Salon at 460 N Potomac St. and provides a phone number 4838.
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Ness Auto Body Works
Hazel Wood
Hazelwood
Potomac St
Pauline Fowler
iPormerly
Azalle
W. Washington
Peoples Drug Store
J. Norman
Two Local Boys Earn Braves Ball Boy Jobs in Hagerstown
In a feature on the Washington Braves, Herbie Radisitt and Sigie Brandenburg are named as the town’s ball boys for the Braves, detailing their junior paths from Little League stars to honorary roles. The piece notes their families, addresses, and the apprenticeship to become half boys before advancing.
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Herbie Radisitt
Sigsie Brandenburg
Hagerstown
Herbie
Sigsie
Ubraves
Herbert
Bruce M. Rudi
Signie
Yo Branden Hares
Franklin Street
Sigmund
Herbial
Panghorns
Sigvie
Ratey's
NACA Chapter Picnic Set for June at Potomac Club
The Watsrston Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants will hold its annual outing at Potomac Fish and Game Club near Williamsport on Thursday June 14. A directors meeting at 6 pm, supper at 6 30 pm, and an afternoon softball game are planned. NACA pins for 12 new members and Kindera awards for 10 high attendance members will be presented, with Guy S. Kidwell to receive a membership applications award.
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Wagerstown
National Association of Cost Accountanta
Potomac Fish and Game Club
Williamsport
NACA
Kindera
Guy S. Kidwell
Local Man Agrees To Pay Up Arrears
Joseph Ridgley of Hagerstown agrees to pay $2,970 in arrears for support payments to his wife in Franklin County Pennsylvania. He made a $200 partial payment with funds from his mother and will be released under a court approved agreement at Chambersburg.
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Joseph Ridgiey
Hagerstown
Franklin County
Chambersburg
Ridgley
iLoans Extend For Crop Drier Financing By CCC
U S Department of Agriculture extends a year the loan program for puretu use of new mobile grain drying equipment. The Commodity Credit Corporation offers loans or guarantees through approved lenders at 4 percent on unpaid balances for up to three years. Financing covers up to 76 percent of delivered cost of a single new mobile dryer to help farmers store grains and qualify for CCC loans.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
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Hess Acto
Robins
SAUM
Jonathan
Hess Auto Body Works
Adv
Fark Ady
Jan Probe
Atal Shooting
Stouffer Printing Company
Telephone
Cunningham Motors
E. Franklin St
Cearfoss
Spickler Motor Lines
Hagerstown Loan & Thrift Corp
W. Washington Street
J. A
Jake" Koffman
Mgr
Sy David T. Cottingham
Hillinger
Tyre
Herwie Rudisill
Siggie Brandenbhurg
Focal Bagehalidom
Moose Home
Nubtic
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Studebaker
Studebakers
Fleigh Motor Corp
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