Gasoline rationing begins May 16 in the East
The War Production Board orders a 50 percent cut in gasoline use in the East starting May 16 as ration cards start. About 10 million motorists may receive only five to six gallons weekly with nonessential users facing larger cuts. Oil deliveries and house fuel oil will also be halved. The plan expands to 17 eastern states and DC, with details on per‑motorist allowances to be set from WPB and OPA data.
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Washington
East
War Production Board
Seaboard
WPB
Harold Ickes
Joseph B. Eastman
Defense Transportation Director
Leasiiman
District of Columbia
Oregon
Office of Price Administration
Leon Henderson
Ickes’ Office
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Appalachicola River
Georgia
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Murray Again Scores Lewis in Pittsburgh address
CIO President Philip Murray charged John L. Lewis with failing to back him in the CIO during a tense Pennsylvania Industrial Council opening. A scuffle outside the hall involved John J. O Leary as Murray questioned alleged talk about quitting work at Vesta No 4 Mine.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
Philip Murray
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Pennsylvania Industrial Council
CIC
John J. O'Leary
Miners’ International Board
O’leary
Murray
Vesta No. 4
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
Steel Workers Union
Pat Fagan
Janitor Seized on Theft Charges in Cumberland
Federal authorities arrested Robt. B. Sturtz a janitor in the Cumberland Federal building for theft of government property. He signed a confession admitting theft of clothing from the Cumberland Chapter of the American Red Cross office in the building. Post Office inspector A. E. Helmick said complaints had come in for months about missing clothing.
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Cumberland
Robt
B. Sturtz
Federal
A. E. Helmick
U. S. Post Office
Sturtz
American Red Cross
Helmick
Red Cross
Five Kids Die In Newark Auto Tragedy With Train
Five Newark youths were killed when a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck their car during an after-school joyride. The victims include Barbara Deutsch 14 Jean Bush 15 Kenneth Stockdale 17 Fred Ehlermann 16 and Harry Sullivan 17 who was driving. Police said radio noise may have distracted the group as the train approached.
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Newark
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Barbara Deutsch
R. E. Jefferson
Detroit, Mich
Jean Bush
Kenneth Stockdale
Fred Ehlermann
Harry Sullivan
Niagara Falls Edge Receding At 2.5 Feet Yearly
The article notes the brink of Niagara Falls is retreating at about two and a half feet annually, highlighting ongoing geological erosion and the long term landscape change.
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Niagara Falls
Lemon Juice Remedy for Rheumatic Pain Cited
An advertised home remedy claims four lemons per quart water plus Ru-Ex Compound eases rheumatic arthritis and neuritis within 48 hours. Two weekly sachets mixed with water are suggested, with a money back guarantee if no relief. Available at coughman's drug stores and others.
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Cacffman
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