Investigation Team Probes Plane Disaster Wreckage
Fillett chief of region leads the Civil Aeronautics Board inquiry into a major crash. Experts from United Airlines, Douglas, and the Airline Pilots Association assist as investigators comb wreckage and passenger belongings through the night. A wallet with Carroll’s name and $1,024 is found, along with a baby’s purse. Captain George Warner Jr. of Westmont piloted the craft and 80 miners are shaken at a nearby colliery emergency office set up by United.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Fliett
Civil” Aeronautics Board
Flyett
New “York
United Airlines
Douglas’ ‘Abr ‘Graft Coy
Airline Pilots Association
Fillett
Carroll
Jack ‘Herlihy
United
George Warner, Jr
Westmont
Carrier crash near Philipsburg Pa disrupts power and mines
Eyewitnesses recount a crash over Philipsburg pa involving Warner and a United Air Lines flight. Capt Earl Bach notes the flight proximity and emergency descent while investigators restore power. The wreckage halted lines and coal mines with 1200 miners idle as water flooded the shafts.
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Seoke
Harry Stibitz
Ray E. Lehr
Marblehead
South Pacific
Earl Bach
United Air Lines
Philipsburg
Warner
New York
New ‘York
Ihaw
Continental
Germantown
Mid-Valley
Tots Hospital To Be Inspected
Washington County Hospital underwrites the operating deficit as infants and young children with prematurity malnutrition and serious illness are treated. Patients are admitted on physician recommendation and visitors are invited to tour the hospital on Sunday with supervisors on hand to greet guests.
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Washington County Hospital
Charles J. Cotter
Truman Wages Veto Fight Into 1948 Campaign
President Truman spells out veto battles in talks at East St. Louis and Indianapolis. He attacks an appropriation shifting the U S Employment Service to the Federal Security Agency as emasculating Labor Dept. He denounces a Republican housing bill as favoring real estate investors and calls for low cost rental housing. He recalls beef price reforms and voter turnout failures in 1946.
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Bolivar
East St. Louis
United States Employment Service
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
Indianapolis
Ind
Congress
House
Richmond
John Levis
Senate
Senate House
Truman
Bass
Clark
Senate Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
East St Louis
Tfl
White House
Germans Rush To Trade Old Marks
German economy moves to revalue 15 marks per person and shift to a general point system for consumer goods. Food stores report skyrocketing prices and rationed items in short supply as public anxiety grows about shortages and future access to essentials. Gas stations limit fuel while queues and black market activity surge amid the upheaval.
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Germany
Iabaser
Tobacco etymology traced to Tobago in West Indies
The term tobacco derives from the early West Indian name Tobago for the pronged smoking stick. The origin ties the plant to maritime trade and colonial-era exchanges that popularized the term globally.
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Tobago
Congress Grapples Over Eye Of Quitting Confusion
Senate and House wrangle on timing of an extra session amid clashes with Truman over the Atomic Energy Commission and draft, housing, and education measures. Taft and Martin clash on strategy as lawmakers foresee continued stalemate and veto threats.
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Congress
Senate
House
Martin
Nass
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
David E. Lilienthal
Taylor
Idaho
Delayed-Action Draft Passes After Weeklong Debate
A three party coalition backed a delayed action draft plan amid acrimony as the House voted 123 to 72 to hold all draft decisions until next year. Rep Shafer urged postponement while concerns about Marshall's warnings on foreign risk were hotly debated.
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Short
Marcantonio
ALN
Fice
House
Armed Services
Congress
Senate
Marshall
Rep
Eaton
R-Nj
Foreign Affairs Committee
Secretary of State
Rankin
D-Misa
Shafer
R- Mich
Delicacies Return to Italian Markets Amid Demand
Italian stores report renewed interest in imported foods as supply tightens. Holland cheese remains scarce but popular while Uruguay offers antipaste of pickled vegetables and fish. Pepperoni sausage sees strong sales after American troops sampled it in Italy with pear tomato paste also in demand.
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Italy
Uruguay
Taft Stassen Talks and Draft Prospects Nears Endorsement
Reported talks on a Taft Stassen ticket strain to block a Dewey bandwagon and position rival candidates, with Vandenberg undecided about a draft but unlikely to commit. Dewey allies push toward inevitability as delegates weigh health rumors and candidacy viability. Presbyterians in Pennsylvania extend a fund drive plan to May 1949 for reconstruction and relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berg
Michigan
Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Joseph Martin
Taft-Stassen
Dewey
Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
Herbert E.brownell
New Yorker
Pennsylvania
Synod of Pennsylvania
Wilson College
Chambersburg
Business picks up as dealers expect postwar demand
The article notes business improving after the war though dealers doubt sales will exceed prewar levels. It attributes the slow return to high living costs and rising food prices, which continue to affect consumer demand.
Prefer Double Bed Here Yet
A veteran salesman notes a furniture history pattern in a local store. Families start with a double bed, add cribs, then youth or twin beds as children grow, move twins to guest rooms, and finally the couple may reclaim the guest space. The piece satirically cites bourgeoisie stereotypes about sleeping alone and middle class life in Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jong
Hagerstown
Baltimore grand jury charges five building officials in housing probe
A Baltimore grand jury brought 29 charges against five building company officials as it launches a second round of cases tied to a sprawling housing investigation. In Birmingham, union support for a united American Lutheran Conference federation is favored by the Eastern District of the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
UNION
Birmingham
American Lutheran Conference
American Lutheran Church
Festival at Blair's Valley Church of God Saturday
The Young People's organization of Blair's Valley Church of God will hold its annual festival this Saturday evening June 19 at Clopper's Grove north of Clear Spring. Refreshments including homemade cakes candies and potato chips will be on sale. Good music is planned for attendees.
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The
Young, People’s Organization of the
Blair's Valley
Church of God
Clopper’s Grove
Clear Spring
Prayers for Peace Planned in Hiroshima Anniversary
Hiroshima will devote August 6 to prayers for world peace on the first anniversary of the first atomic bombing. Officials emphasize a solemn observance reflecting on the war’s end and future hope.
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Hiroshima
Japan
Japan Far Better, Says General After London Trip
Lt Gen H C H Robertson returned from London saying Japan is in a far better state than Germany. He spoke after conferences with British Empire authorities and reported the overall wartime stance as improved.
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Japan
Kure
H. C. H. Robertson
London
Germany
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