Ethics in Government Probe By Band Of Senators
A Senate subcommittee led by Senator Houmas will study a proposed ethics commission to set standards for legislators and government officials. Senator Douglas backs a code of conduct though penalties are uncertain, arguing it would guide behavior and aid public judgment. The inquiry follows Fulbright's revival of the ethics idea tied to the Reconstrucion Finance Corporation investigations.
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James Marlow
Washington
Congress
Dad Tha Law Cain
Douglas
Fulbright
Miekhonn
Commission
Arkansas
REC
Senates Labor Committee
Houmas
Miinels Democrat
Dave
Crochet Square Pattern Offer From Hagerstown Daily Mail
An old advertisement invites readers to send twenty cents for a crochet square pattern No. 25 measured 20 inches in cotton and heavy thread. It requests address zone and pattern number for the Rex 164 catalog and mentions a free pattern inside the book from the Needleworkers catalog with illustrations of crochet knitting embroidery and more.
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No. &C
Chartas
Hagerstown
Mid
Daily Mail
Household Arts Dept
Rex
Old
Chelsea Station
New York
N.pl
Lieutenant Guth Wins Bronze Star for Korean Action
Lieutenant Carren W. Guth, son of Captain and Mrs. J. W. Guth, received the Bronze Star with V device for valor in North Korea during the Tenth Corps winter campaign. He directed defense of an advance party, evacuated his group, and rescued a wounded man, aiding a tough enemy engagement. He serves as platoon leader of Midge maintenance and demolitions in Baker Company, ISSth Battalion.
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Carren W. Guth
J. W. Guth
Jefferson Street
Tenth Corps
North Korea
Guth
Elis
Midge
Baker Company
Issth
Army officer corps member with repairs and schooling details
Ife entered the army in 1944 and was commissioned at Fort Benning in July 1945. He served in the Pacific theater before returning to civilian life as a civil engineer with the Pennsylvania Railroad. He graduated from Hagerstown High School and Drexel Institute. His wife Helen lives in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania.
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Ife
Fort Benning
Juty
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hagperstown High School
Drexell Institute
Helen
Hummelstown
Grange Plans Special Father’s Day Program
The Leitersburg Grange will host a Father’s Day program at 8 o’clock in the Grange Building. A pupil speaker will headline the event and officials expect large attendance. The juvenile grange will meet in the same building at the same time.
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Leitersburg Grange
Texans Of Opinion MacArthur Driving To Unseat Truman
Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s Texas tour signals an aim to unseat the Truman administration as he defends UN forces in Korea and attacks domestic policies. His Fort Worth speech denounces socialism and bureaucracy while urging citizen action and constitutional safeguard under American sovereignty.
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MacArthur
Truman
Dallas
Tex
Douglas MacArthur
Texas
United Nations
Red Chunk
Fort Worth
Mother And Son Die On Tracks In Esslinger Tragedy
In Allion Michigan a mother Mrs Barbara Esslinger and her eight year old son Ronald were killed when a New York Central train struck them at dawn. Coroner R D Scott ruled the deaths both homicide and suicide following the mother’s recent divorce and apparent despondency.
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Allion
Mich
Dhine
Barhbara Essinger
Ronald
Juke Box Prices Jump A Dime Across Cities
In Los Angeles the dime price is now charged to hear a new juke box tune. Portland San Diego and Fresno have followed suit with higher costs. John Hawley of the National Association of Music Box Operators predicts most cities will hike rates within 90 days.
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Los Angeles
Irving
Portland
San Diego
Fresno
John Hawley
National Association of Music Box Operatora
Hawley
Fragmentary Vintage Price Snippets on Juke Box Items
The note references outdated coin values and costs for jukebox components. It mentions 18 cent earth, one cent now, weed costs from 150 to 200 dollars, and comparisons to 1000–1200 dollars. It also notes seven cent needles and ongoing counting changes.
Thanksgiving Proclaimed in Pennsylvania by Continental Congress
The Continental Congress proclaims Thanksgiving in Pennsylvania as part of a national observance. An average American consumes about 16 pounds of butter per year according to contemporary estimates.
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Pennsylvania
Continental Congress
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