04 May 1949
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1949
Page
1
The sharp fall in resale values is deterring buyers as dealers offer high trade in allowances only when stock is excessive. Prospects of discounts persist but overall demand remains uncertain as factories plan output into mid year.
The article discusses continued debate on an education bill with a focus on Negro schools and improved education. Senator Humphrey of Minnesota voices opposition to an amendment while Tydings’ amendment seeks to alter the distribution formula for proposed aid funds among states.
Observers note a tighter balance of supply and demand and expect 1949 production to exceed the 5,258,420 cars and trucks that set an industry record twenty years earlier, despite uncertain future conditions.
Five youths were ordered to pay $60 each to the Pennsylvania Railroad to reimburse for merchandise lost in rail thefts. Defense attorneys highlighted disability, youth, and family backgrounds to temper punishment. Judge Mish issued a severe reprimand, warning mercy could be shown if they reappear in court.
The notice promotes the Summer Fashion Book with over 150 patterns focusing on cotton fabrics and simple, easy viewing designs. It invites orders for a 30 cent copy and lists pattern department addresses in Hagerstown Maryland and New York.
The White House signals a shift in strategy as Truman indicates Democrats opposing the party platform risk patronage. House negotiators push a Taft Hartley compromise rejected 211 to 183 amid Republican and Dixie Democratic opposition. Senator Taft predicts a House-passed bill reaching a presidential signature with a veto looming.
Ford announces a strike starting soon after management and union cite bad faith while both sides pledge efforts to reach a settlement before the walkout deadline. UAW President Walter Reuther is urged by Ford vice president John Bugas to attend. A Rouge strike could affect 115000 Ford workers and timing for the union’s 1949 bargaining drive.
Reports say a joint Western powers statement was handed to Malik after Monday's talks in Jessup Cardogan and Chauvel. Observers expect a plan to lift the blockade soon and a possible May 25 meeting date for the Foreign Ministers Council to discuss Germany's broader issue.
Indian relics will be displayed in Washington County's Fort Frederick and the Washington Monument museums. Officials claim the collection, gathered with help from former Senator Radcliffe, will showcase tribal classifications and educate visitors, with experts classifying the artifacts for public display.
The committee recommends H. T. Fridinger as representative of labor on the rent board. Michael's name is forwarded to Tighe E. Woods Housing Expediter for this area, who makes the appointment. The Central Committee also urged H. E. Buckingham to appoint Floyd Wink Hancock to a forest ward in western Washington County.
Advertises sunsuit and western themed patterns for children with sizes 1 2 3 4 and pattern 7295. Includes pattern visuals photos directions and needlework hints. Request twenty cents by mail to The Hagerstown Md Daily Mall Household Arts Dept P O Box 18 Flatbush Station Brooklyn 26 N. to receive the Alice Brooks Needlework Catalog featuring crochet knitting embroidery quilts and toys.
The Hagerstown Fair plans cutbacks including eliminating the draft horse show to save about $2,000 in premiums. Directors approved erecting a new 40 horse barn, buying 800 feet of fencing, painting the main entrance and poultry and cow barns, while grounds improvements proceed. President D Eldred Rinehart said the livestock and exhibition plan is being streamlined with plans to focus on the main exhibit hall and to review poultry sheep and cattle classes.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard from John Foster Dulles and Gen. Omar Bradley while Australia’s Herbert Evatt met privately, signaling potential moves to form a Pacific defense structure and noting cautious optimism on Berlin. Evatt warned of Communist expansion into Burma and India amid growing Soviet cooperation.
The Maryland Society for Crippled Children and Adults held its first execu tive committee meeting in Baltimore to organize a state wide conference there and to report on Easter seal sales. Attendees included Dr. Allen F. Voshell Tasker G. Lowndes Malcolm Hecht and R C Thompson among others. Beall and Mrs Frank were absent.
A special bridge luncheon features creamed chicken lightly seasoned with curry powder served in fresh pineapple shells cut in half and hollowed. The pineapple may be cut into finger lengths and offered alongside the chicken with coconut salted nuts almonds and chutney as accompaniments.
The Clearspring Lions Club, meeting for its second time, voted to finance a trip from the town to Bainbridge this summer. The project is pushed by the state's American Legion. President Charles W. Clopper led the session at the firemen's club room with May 10 as the RSVP deadline for May 16 charter night.
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