Indictment of 21 Acid Producers Hits Anti-trust Charges
A federal grand jury at South Bend Indiana charged 21 chemical firms and many officials with illegal price fixing and restraint of production and distribution in sulfuric and other acids used for explosives steel plastics and military flares. Names include Du Pont Monsanto Chemical General Chemical and Standard Oil of New Jersey. Monsanto denied the charges and pledged to fight vigorously.
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Washington
South , Bend
Ind
BE. I. du Pont Des Nemours and Company
Wilmington
Del
Mutual Chemical Company of America
Prior Chemical Corp
New York
Natural Products Refining Company
Jersey City
Davison Chemical Company
Baltimore
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company
Philadelphia
Southern Agricultural Chemical Corporation
Ryster Guano Company
Norfolk, Va
Stanffer Chemical Company
New Jersey Zinc Sales Company
Monsanto Chemical Company
CANDIDATES FILE FOR OFFICIal RACES IN COUNTY
The upcoming filing deadline July 24 sparks GOP maneuvering with talks of a central committee clash and multiple possible nominees for county offices. Democrats Brent Hurett and Edward Oswald have not yet filed for Clerk of Court. Potential state and county races include Mil ler versus Miller for State Senator and Strite versus program mentions for State Attorney nomination.
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Brent” Hurett
Edward Oswald
Republican Central Committee
Hugh K. Troxell
Funkstown
Harry E. Keedy
Allen J. Myers
Ernest W. Miller
Samuel C. Strite
Martin L.rogram
Tike
Pangborn Corp Boosts Scrap Rubber Drive in Hagerstown
The Pangborn Corporation announces a major scrap rubber drive at its plant in Hagerstown. It reports 3115 pounds donated plus 149 pounds personally collected by president Thomas W. Pangborn. A $25 Victory bond prize goes to the employee or neighbor bringing in the most scrap rubber before the June 30 deadline. A weighing station will record contributions. company officials are excluded from the contest.
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Hagerstown
Pangborn Corporation
Thomas W. Pangborn
Pangborn Corp
Cigarette Fund Receives Boost From Local Officer
The General Hartle Birthday Cigarette Fund gained 35 today after a check from Luth er W. Broom, a former city police officer now a local defense guard. He expressed pleasure in supporting a fund to bring happiness to a county boy, with plans to send cartons to General Hartle’s command. Birthday greetings were radioed from all friends and admirers in the county.
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General Hartle
Luther W. Broom
Broom
McGuire
Strikers Return After Pact On Pay and Talks
Pontiac firm Yellow Truck and Coach Co with 11 600 workers ends one day strike after agreeing to pay 24 minutes lost and 11 minute blackout, opens wage talks with United Automobile Workers on a new contract, with union promising no disciplinary action.
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Pontiac
Mich
Faw
Yellow Truck
Coach Co
Iater
Emmployes
United Automobile Workers
Ci.0
Deaths of infant David Houtzell at home in Boonsboro
David Llewellyn Houtzell died Friday evening at his parents home on 144 country street aged eleven months. He is survived by siblings Russell Amos Leonard Edina May and Narcy Lee. Funeral Sunday at 2:36 PM from 124 George Street with Rev. Paul Bo Watlington officiating. interment in Boonsboro Cemetery.
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David Llewellyn Houtzell
Meo
Rusell Hontell
Country
Russell Amos
Leonard
Edina May
Narcy Lee
George Street
Paul Bo Watlington
Intermental
Boonsboro Cemetery
Baron May Be U-Boat Chief In Caribbean Suspect
Clearwater, June 2. Baron Edward Von Spiese, a World War I U-boat commander and former German consul at New Orleans, may be operating a submarine harassing All Nations shipping in the Caribbean. Survivor Lieut. Joan Paxon said the submarine commander, who spoke English, introduced himself as Von Spiegel to lifeboat survivors.
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Clearwater
Fila
Baron Edward von Spiese
U-boat Command
N. Orleans
Caribbe
Joan Paxon
von Spiegel
Paxon
Draft guidance reshapes 1A pools for married men
Stanwood said draft boards would immediately sort registrants into new 1A groupings and that married men remain at the bottom but could be called eventually. He noted deferments for defense workers stay time limited and will not be extended beyond their contractual period.
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Congress
Stanwood
Pearl Harbor
Playground Program Promises Community Support Plans
A summary of local meetings notes a playground initiative announced for May 3. The board cites need amid workers in industry and mothers’ employment, envisioning safe spaces for children with crafts and physical guidance. Funding from municipal, county, and corporate gifts plus saverword donations will cover equipment and operations.
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Aly 3
Saver- Wurysene
Hoto
Hve Bey
Square and Round Dancing At Kemp's Mill Tavern
Weekly Saturday and Sunday nights feature square and round dancing at Kemp's Mill Tavern with a second event each Saturday night at Potomac Danceland 1178 Potomac Street. Admission 20 cents for children and 35 cents for adults, advance not specified.
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Kemp's Mill Tavern
Potomac Danceland
Potomac St
Army Bill Passes Senate Panel For Record Outlay
The Senate Appropriations Committee backed a 4.5 billion army bill to fund a force of 3.5 million, with a 42.82 million naval expansion bill moving to the White House. Chairman Thomas Okin cited justified needs and a backlog of unlet contracts, while Truman urged deferral where possible. The naval plan adds 1.96 million tons of warships and features new aircraft carriers, advancing on a voice vote after closed sessions.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
White House
House
Thomas D-Okin
Army
War Department
Truman
D-Moe
Thomas
Brehon Somervell
Services of Supply
Walsh
D-Mags
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Army fliers honored for Japan raid by Distinguished Flying Cross
Twenty three army fliers who took part in the American raid on Japan last April 15 received the Distinguished Flying Crosses today at Bolling Field. The group returned home with details of the raid on Toyo and four other cities. They disclosed that Norden bombsights were left behind due to risk of capture, and an improvised bombsight costing about twenty cents was used to hit targets at the raid altitude.
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Washington
Japan
Bolling Field
Toryo
Sugar ration may rise modestly this year
Washington reports a modest rise in the weekly sugar ration under the Office of Price Administration program. Current supplies remain far below normal, at about two thirds of last year’s level, amid exploration of possible shipments from Spain to Cuba and other sources in the past six months.
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Washington
Office of Price Activition
Ame
Inerdlass
Painy
Riera
Cuba
Names inquery across county reveal hidden kinship clues
In Pulaski Va a local inquiry procured three names from Nave applicants and exposed a chain of messages. The exchange references Mar and Benja min as a middle name, with Deputy Fan reportedly carrying a list of his twelve official children.
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Pulaski
Barnes
Delty Wiley Baw
Tom
Mar
Hay
Benny
Earls
Benjamin
Fan
Bombers Take Part in Romanian Target Raid From Egypt
Sixteen Consolidated B 24 bombers based in Egyptian airfields joined the United States Army Air Force raid on Pinesti Romania two weeks ago, officials disclosed in London today. The operation targeted an off center area as part of ongoing Allied air strikes.
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Raig London
Es Army Air Force
Pinesti
London
Ten Local Men Join Army Here
Twenty one men from Hag town and Washington count enlist in the Army through the local recruiting office and sail to Baltimore for training. Names include John M Hockensmith Funks town Charles J Whittington 126 North Mulder street Philip B Statton 91% Potomac avenues Elmer C G Long 1262 Virginia avenue Frank Difabbio and Charles W Uzelee of Security Warren C Turd Ray McNamee Robert J McNamea of Breathedsvilles MEL ford C Crossard 530 Ridge avenue.
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Hagtown
Washington
Baltimore
Army
Washington County
John M. Hockensmith
Funkstown
Charles J. Whittington
North Mulder Street
Philip B. Statton
Potomac Avenues
Elmer CG. Long
Virginia Avenue
Frank Difabbio
Charles W. Uzelee
Warren C. Turd
Ray McNamee
Robert J. McNamea
Potomac Fish and Game Club Holds Shooting Outing
Local notice announces a Potomac area fishing and game club shooting outing with details to follow later. Event appears to feature a socially centered gathering and potential members invited to participate.
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Potomac Fish and Game
Maren and Outing Iy Dnng Ltd
Hevvershady
Axis and Soviet Fronts Fire Across North Africa and Ukraine
The report details Axis air battles delaying Rommel’s advance near the Mediterranean coast as British forces claim limited progress near Marth. Simultaneously, Soviet and German forces clash around Kharkov with heavy losses on both sides and territorial shifts. Night raids hit Norwich as Britain warns of possible spring invasion and Hitler weighs broader offensives in Europe.
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Cairo
Rommell
Mediterranean Sea
Marth
Adolf Hitler
Ukraine
Kharkov
Caucasus
Kupransk
Fedor von Kock
Red
Semeona Timoshenko
Red Army
Kupyansk
Hish
Ityum
Crimean Front
Sevastopol
Hitlers
FAT BILLFOLD LOST NEAR WESTINGTON STREET
Harry Partner and companions weighed themselves near Westington street after removing coats. He reported his billfold, containing about $500 in papers and checks, missing since Thursday. He asked local police to watch for the item and provided an address and number.
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Harry
Readi Pan
Westington Street
Production hits stride toward Roosevelt blueprint victory
W P B officials in Washington say U S production lines have reached the stride needed to meet the Blueprint For Victory goals. May output included about 4,000 planes, 3,500 tanks, 2,000 artillery and anti-tank guns, and 50,000 machine guns, with officials confident on ships and anti aircraft guns as well.
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W.P.B
Washington
Roosevelt
War Production Board
Ant
Germans reorganize western defenses amid evacuees and cuts
A German source claimed more than one million French residents have been evacuated from coastal zones as Nazi forces clear suspected resistors. It said Boulogne to Dieppe area is swept for potential Allied helpers and hinted Hitler may recall Biaskowitz to help reorganize western defenses.
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Boulogne
Dienpe
Hitler
Johannes Biaskowitz
Fuehrer
Russia
Europe
New Adult Bicycle Ration Rules Announced
Franklin M. Thomas, chairman of the local Ration Board, announced new rules making only new adult bicycles purchasable by employers needing them for employee or supply transport. He noted confusion over the program and said used adult bicycles and new used children's bicycles face no current sale restrictions. The May 15 regulation targets employers for adult bike purchases, with a broader OPA order anticipated in July.
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OPA
Franklin M. Thomas
Thomas
DMV SUSPENDS DRIVER LICENSE. MEMO FOR PERFECT RECORD
Los Angeles June 27 The State Department of Motor Vehicles asked Lemuel Rufus Robertson to surrender his license. As a souvenir the department sent him a commendation for his perfect safety record since 1926. City Ice Company formerly under Harry Long’s management will operate as usual and serve customers.
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Los Angeles
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Lemuel Rufus Robertson
Ase
Lfe
City Ice Company
Harry Long
Induct Draft Board Member Case Sets Local Precedent
New York June 37 (2) federal judge dismisses Dr Frank J Pirone from Mount Vernon accusing board of 1 A to induct its own members if classified 1 A He lost his deferment appeal claiming irreparable harm Rifkind says courts should not intervene until deprivation occurs and administrative agencies may act.
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New York
Simon Rifsind
Frank J. Pirone
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Pirone
Rifkind
Dr. Pirate
Silver Lining in Coat Hidden Cash Found in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia a six year old boy wears a coat valued at 350 dollars as a Salvation Army case reveals a woman hid cash sewn in the lining. She cannot recall her name. her husband is unaware of the money.
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Philadelphia
Salvation Army
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