21 Jun 1948
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1948
Page
1
At press time Montgomery Ward department store entries exceed 350. The event will feature Maryland Motor Vehicles Commissioner OW Lee as a guest, accompanied by Police Chief Max Rickard and officials Earl Howard and Frank P. to lead the parade.
Local sponsors including the Junior Chamber Montgomery Ward Co and the Herald-Mail urge safe bicycle riding. Entries for the six word slogan contest close 9 p.m. Saturday with a new bicycle prize for ages 6 to 16. Parade starts at 6:30 p.m. at Dry Bridge and ends at Woodland Way Junior High School.
The party pledges support for the Wagner Act Wage Hour Act and Social Security Act while criticizing Taft Hartley. It favors free collective bargaining and hints at labor leaders influencing the plank. The exact terms remain secret until publication.
In Philadelphia Pennsylvania Congress fighters and delegates debate who will lead the GOP. Stassen touts early roll-call support from North Dakota Arizona and Montana while Taft predicts 308 first-ballot votes. Pennsylvania backs Senator Edward Martin awaiting a clearer nominee choice.
Western Europe debates a plan for direct American military aid to governments in the region. Norway seeks several million dollars in arms while Congress has not passed a loan or grant bill. Unsatisfied expectations linger as Scandinavian defense options remain uncertain.
Chairman Sim A. Delapp of the North Carolina delegation complains about heavy pressure from various presidential delegates as they plan to move toward greener fields.
The United States signals it prefers a Western allied bloc and asks allies to join a Western European union. It also cautions Sweden against pursuing a neutral stance between East and West, labeling it unworkable and unwise.
A U S transit official cites delays as cargo lists fail to resolve Berlin currency issues. Sokolovsky protests Russian reform steps violating Big Four deals, while Gen Clay notes a single currency will govern the American sector. Pravda reaffirms division of western Berlin from Germany as the plan unfolds.
The draft will start with 21 year olds under a phased plan. Induction begins with those who turned 21 on Jan 1, then Jan 2, and so on. About 4,000 local draft boards will be created, governors appoint boards, and the Army Navy Marines and Air Force would expand to set totals.
Two cars were damaged in a Saturday evening collision at the corner of East Baltimore and Mulberry streets. One vehicle suffered $100 in damage and the other $50. Edgar A. Warner, 19, Smithsburg Route 2, driving a Bell cab, was charged with failing to yield the right of way to Charles Smith, 48, Highfield, who operated the approaching car.
GOP strategists weigh housing versus reform as Taft objects to the dying hours housing bill. Congress passes foreign aid draft and farm policy bills before adjournment, pressuring platform writers to declare positions on these issues.
Harne described a long hail event lasting about 15 minutes with large hailstones striking roofs and sides of homes. The description notes significant damage to fruit and vegetable crops in Greensburg as the storm produced jagged hail.
Heavy rainfall totaled 1.88 inches at the reservoir weather station as a Saturday hail storm, among the strongest since June 6 1917, damaged wheat and corn. J Hugh Warrenfeltz, resident near Smithsburg, reported twisted and drooping plants with two thirds of grain heads knocked off in some fields and corn stripped in spots. hail measured as large as quarters.
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