United Nations Reaches Defense Plan Amid Conference Hope
At San Francisco on May 21 the Big Five and Latin American nations accepted a regional self defense scheme within a world organization. Russian approval with minor wording changes eased friction over trustee ships, and Latin American satisfaction reduced opposition to a veto voting system for the security council. Hope grows that a June 2 finish is near as steering committee plans accelerate work. American military officials believe existing and planned security arrangements protect the United States regardless of the league’s final form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco
World Security Council
United Nations
International League
United States
Price Control Future Heads For Bitter Congress Battle
A bitter Congress battle over price control looms as the Senate weighs when and how to ease wartime controls. Supporters of early easing warn economic strangulation if held too long, while administration advocates fear inflation. Senator Taft pushes for beginning to loosen restrictions, Ellender cautions that inflation risk remains high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price Control
Congress
Washington
OPA
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Ellender D
Bester Rites This Afternoon
Harold E Bester longtime Hagerstown official dies at 60 with roles as city treasurer and tax collector and as head of racing meets He led Washington county campaigns and owned Bester Block and Stone Company City Hall to close at 2 45 and flags to half mast for funeral services with tributes from Mayor Sweeney and William Lane Jr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown Fair Association
H. E. Bester
Bester
Hagerstown
Harry E. Bester
St. John’s Lutheran
William Preston Lane, Jr
Democratic Central Committee
Central Committee
Mr. Bester
Harold Bester
Democratic Party
Sharye
City Hall
Death notices of Jacob L Smith near Rohrersville and others
Jacob L Smith of near Rohrersville died at his home Sunday night after a long illness aged 63. He is survived by his wife Cora M and nephew Guy of Rohrersville. Funeral Wednesday at East Mineral Home then Locust Grove Lutheran Church with Rev. Snyder and Rev. Wade. burial in local cemetery. Bernard Janson of New Freedom Pa died after a long illness. burial here at Rose Hill after funeral in New Freedom. Jacob G Lesher of Greencastle aged 74 died at home Sunday. long time member of Brethren of Christ Church. survived by six children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob L. Smith
Rolersville
Winfield Scott
Marnah L
Long) Smith
Rohrersville
Cora M
Guy
East Mineral
Locust Grove Lutheran Church
G. E. Snyder
William A. Wade
Bernard Janson
Ada Jacobs
New Freedom
Rose Hill Cemetery
Jacob G. Lesher
Greencastle
The
Brethers of Christ Church
M. Scheersburg
Ira
Karl
Amos
Green
Frank F. Henson
William
Elizabeth Street
Pentecostal Church
Williamsport
Belvie Miller
Sparton
Wis
Anna Drury
Suter
Rev
W. A. Miller
Riverview Cemetery
Amanda Elizabeth Kretzer
Jacob Owen Kretzer
Lorena Unseld
West
Washington Street
Myeraville
Ezra and
Hilen
Detrow) Biser
St. Paul's United Brethren Church
Cheerful Workers Bible Class
Alta Kretzer
Mary Hines
Lorena Anseld
Paul Kretzer
A. K. Coffman
Nationwide Freight Rates Reordered by ICC Ruling
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a sweeping recomputation of the nations rail freight bill. It called for a nationwide uniform classification, minimized differences in class rates, and a base class-rate structure about 15 percent higher in the East with relief measures to take effect August 30. The decision, hailed by Southern leaders, aims to reduce regional disparities and may prompt Georgia’s continuation of its Supreme Court suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Far West
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
America
South
Arnall
ICC
Supreme Court
Himer R. Oliver
Southern Railway
Eastern Territory
Rocky Mountains
Obituaries and Notices from a Greencastle Area Page
Obituaries for Frank F. Henson and Amanda Elizabeth Kretzer, with service details in Williamsport and a Rose Hill cemetery interment. Beverly Mae Cavender dies at 14 months in Samples Manor. services at Samples Manor Church of God. A line notes in Japan adultery as a divorce ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Mae Cavender
Charles W. Cavender
Samples Manor
Port Hueneme
Calif
Cecelia
Charles E. Cavender
Thomas H. Grimm
Samples Manor Church
Legion Poppy Sale Surpasses Prior Years Totals
Mrs. Robert Reno announced that Saturday's Poppy Day receipts exceeded all previous years. Eight thousand poppies were sold to the public, with a six year old junior girl selling the last one. The Morris Frock Post thanks the public as receipts will support state hospitals aiding war veterans and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Reno
American Legion
Morris Frock Post
G I Joe Lindsey 20 Nazi Kills Heroic Stand in Germany
Private Lindsey of the 16th Regiment First Army First Division held a ruined position near Hamich Germany after a counterattack on November 16 He refused evacuation was wounded yet repulsed the Nazis with rifle bayonet and hand to hand combat He killed twenty enemies wounded many and captured three and two machine guns Notes: valor under fire against German armor and infantry during a critical action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Army
Ear Hamich
Germany
Lindsey
Sallada Nominated Naval Air Chief
President Truman nominates Rear Admiral Harold B. Sallada to head the Bureau of Aeronautics with the same rank, to replace Dewitt Clinton Ramsey who has led the bureau since August 6, 1943. Ramsey receiving no immediate new assignment. The president also nominates Mennett B. Davis of Colorado as minister to Denmark, currently a personal representative in Denmark with ministerial rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Harold B. Sallada
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
Sallada
Dewitt Clinton Ramsey
Ramsey
Mennett B. Davis
Colorado
Denmark
Davis
Martin Proud Of Feat Of Bomber
President Glenn J. Martin lauds the PBM Mariner bomber for sinking a Japanese convoy of five ships bound for Formosa. He notes the aircrafts long-range ocean warfare design and cites rescues in heavy seas and sinkings near Saipan Guam the Ryukyus Iwo Jima the China coast and near the Japanese mainland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Glenn J. Martin
Aircraft Company
Formosa
Martin
Omaha
Saipan
Guam
Ryukyus
Iwo Jima
China
Salvation Army Clearing House for Odd Jobs in Hagerstown
Salvation Army headquarters at 324 West Washington Street operates as a clearing house for residents needing odd jobs done and for workers seeking miscellaneous employment. Capt. John Churchill asks for more registrants as the roster is currently low, stressing the service is informal and not factory employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstonians
John Churchill
Salvation Army
West Washington Street
Capt Churchill
Capt. Churchill
Churchill
Farmers to receive seed growth payments under War Food program
The War Food Administration announced payments to farmers to grow legume seed as an inducement to harvest. Alfalfa and Alsike clover seed will fetch 2.44 cents per pound, red clover 0.34 cents, for seed harvested and sold commercially before December 31, 1945. Domestic needs rise due to soil drain and hay needs. Also noted training for new USES employees in Frederick Cumberland and Hagerstown, and a historical note that mustard gas was the most devastating WWI gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Food Administration
The
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
AAA
U. S. Employment Service
Frederick
Cumberland
Hagerstown
State Office of the Uses
District 50 Wins Vote On Railroad
Engineers and firemen of the Western Maryland Railroad chose District 50 Workers Industrial Union Division of the United Mine Workers as their bargaining agency. Official returns from the National Mediation Board show District 50 winning over independent unions in both engineer and fireman ballots. The new unit, directed by William Dalrymple with Elmer Davis assisting, will hold elections later. Robert Davis of Hagerstown was named general chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Maryland Railroad
District 50
Railroad Workers Industrial Union Division
United Mine Workers
National Mediation Board
Western Maryland
William Dalrymple
Elmer Davis
Davis
Robert Davis
Hagerstown
Pledge Of Local Union Acknowledged By The President
The White House acknowledged a resolution of Local 842, UAW-CIO, urging unanimous support for President Truman in pursuing Roosevelt era policies. The resolution cites democracy for all as a foundation and aligns UAW-CIO aims with Roosevelt's policy goals. Secretary Hassett replied that the President is deeply touched and grateful for the pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Uaw-Cio
Harrys. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democracy For All
William D. Hassett
Joseph E. Craig
Hospital Here Sees Blood Supply Better
Washington County Hospital reports a satisfactory blood bank condition as Red Cross ends local donor drives in Hagerstown. Superintendent Charles J Cotter says no future local requests will face difficulty and Red Cross notes a need of one pint per 50 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital
Red Cross
Washington County Hospital
Charles J. Cotter
Hagerstown
The
Cotter
Ninth Air Force unit hails from Germany and oversea service
TySgt Roy Danzer Sr of Hagerstown is a chief clerk in the finance section of a Ninth Air Force Service Command unit to which a meritorious service unit plaque was awarded. The mobile team first operated on the Continent shortly after D-Day and was the first on an American air field in Germany. Danzer, who ran Danzer Metal Works Co. before enlisting in August 1942, has 21 months overseas in the UK, France, Belgium, and Germany. His wife Jeanette and parents live in Hagerstown. Three Williamsport doughboys from the 143rd Infantry, part of the 36th Texas Division, marked two years overseas with a drive into German soil, taking 2,886 German soldiers and pushing toward the Rhine as Seventh Army troops on German soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Air Force Service Command
Germany
TySgt
Roy Danzer
Hagerstown
Sgt
Danzer
Danzer Metal Works Co
United Kingdom
France
Belgium
Jeanette Danzer
Oak Hill Avenue
Hamilton Boulevard
Williamsport
Paul L. Palmer
West Church Street
Walter W. Teach
West Potomac Street
Boyd G. Kirby
Vermont Street
143Rd Infantry Regiment
Jacob L. Devers
6Th Army Group
Alsace
Saar Basin
Maginot
Siegfried
Rhine
Seventh Army
Salerno
Italy
Chaplain Stonesifer Freed From Nazi POW Camp
Chaplain Donald R. Stonesifer U S Army chaplain was liberated from a German prisoner of war camp and is now in Allied hands, per a Red Cross cable to his wife in Smithsburg Maryland. He was captured after going overseas in 1944 and held in several camps. He enlisted in 1944 and served with the 106th Infantry Division. He has two young children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald R. Stonesifer
U. S. Army
South Potomac Street
Red Cross
Smithsburg
Stonesifer
Stanesifer
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Chaplains’ Corps
106Th
Indians Option Weingartner to Baltimore on recall
Cleveland Indians vice president Roger Peckinpaugh announced the optioning of utility infielder Elmer Weingartner to the Baltimore Orioles affiliate in the International League on a 24 hour recall basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Roger Peckinpaugh
Cleveland Indians
Elmer Weingartner
Baltimore
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Spanish Danceland
Old Mill Tavern
Penn-Maryland
Ross
Ady
Hamilton Hotel
j-Up Bottling Company
Stude
de Soto
Dodge
Fleigh Motor Co
Harold F, Bester
I.C.C
Castle
Montgomery Church
Samuel Wolgemuth
A. M. Niswander
Japan
Community Finance Service, Inc
Fisor
Reichard’s
W. Antietam St
Legion
G.I
Sin FI
West Free LD
Washington County
Home Builders Savings & Loan Assn
Wool Growers
Farm Bureau Cooperative, Inc
Main Avenue
Ross Street Hagerstown, Ma
N. Potomac St
Paons
Kraiss Funeral Home
WMC
Goodyear Service
Balto. & Locust Sts
Western Maryland Engineers and Firemen
Bargaining Agency
Church & Prospect Sta
Crouse Prentice
Terrace Restaurant
Yingling Auto Sales & Service
Pontiac
Frederick St
Consumers Credit Service
Consumers Credit Service, Inc
407
Public
Indians
Henry's
Adv
Hotel Patterson Audubon
Hagerstown Lumber Co
Frederick Street
Martin Fred & Implements
Pennsylvania Avenue
Bell Cab, Inc
Buick
Cadillac
Chévrolet
Chrysler
Mercury
Nash
Olds
BUY and Shu Value Center
Summit Avenue
General Acceptance Corp
Hagerstown Industrial Loan
Jonathan ST. D
Earl Neikirk
R. L. Bledsoe
S. Potomac St
R. W. Unger
Hagerstown, Md
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