CIO Union Chiefs Weigh Back-To-Work Plea In Akron
Akron May 26 The CIO United Rubber Workers executive board convened to consider a back-to-work plea from the War Labor Board after a three week stoppage hit 50 000 plus idle workers in General Tire and Rubber and three other rubber firms Goodyear Firestone Goodrich and a fourth plant Production of gas masks life belts tank treads and other war materiel halted as the WLB panel recommended an eight cent hourly wage increase and order to resume work awaits a ruling pending full production restoration, union leaders say.
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Akron
Ohio
CIO Guited Buober
War Labor Board
Sherman H. Dalrymple
UMW
Washington
WLB
General, Tire and Rubber Company
B. F. Goodrich Company
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Goodyear
Firestone
Goodrich
Goodyear Aircraft Corporation
New Volunteer Plan Offers SeaBees Draft Path for Men 18 to 37
The local Navy recruiting office announced a volunteer plan for men aged 18 to 37 to enlist in the Sea Bees Navy Construction Corps. Chief Carpenter's Mate Henry will visit tomorrow to interview applicants. those selected will be given a physical exam and a letter to take to the Draft Board if they pass.
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Navy Construction Corps
Navy Recruiting Office
Henry
Rita Hayworth Granted Final Divorce From Charles Judson
Los Angeles May 26 An interlocutory decree of divorce from Charles Judson wealthy oil man was made final in superior court for screen actress Rita Hayworth whose real name is Margarita Cansino She charged cruelty They wed May 29 1937 in Yuma Arizona and obtained the interlocutory decree May 22 1942 Rummage sale Thursday May 27 at 12 Summit Ave Berean Class Christ Reformed S. S. Adv.
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Rita Hayworth
Los Angeles
Charles Judson
Miss Hayworth
Margarita Cansino
Judson
Yuma
Ariz
Summit Ave
Christ Reformed S. S. Adv
Local Man Dies On Mother's Grave in Frederick
Roy J. Koogle of Mount Vernon Apts Frederick died of a heart attack at Mt Olivet cemetery after placing flowers on his mother’s grave. He was 62, worked 35 years with Potomac Edison and Blue Ridge Lines, survived by wife Ruth and siblings, funeral at Etchison Frederick with Rev HUA Fesperman officiating, burial at Mt Olivet.
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Roy Joseph Koogle
Mount Vernon
Charles W
Charlotte (Marx) Boogie
Christ Reformed Church of
Hagerstown
Modern
Woodmen of America
Ruth
Frederic
Frederick
Jacob Elmer
Middletown
Alicé Boogle
Edna Zimmerman
Etchison Funeral Home
Hua. Fesperman
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Alvin B
Matilda
Lester) Witmer
Cora
Eshelman) Witmer
George L
Greencastle
John Martin
Near Maugansville
G. E. Platt
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Deaths of Brumbaugh Shepley Whitmer in Maryland and Pennsylvania
Obituaries from Marion Pennsylvania and Greencastle Pennsylvania and nearby Maryland note deaths of Adam Kiésecker Brumbaugh age unknown after ten days illness. Peter F. Shepley 75 died suddenly at Churchill Hill Frederick County. W. W. H. Witmer 63, Greencastle, a longtime merchant, dies at home. Funeral details list home calls, church services, and Cedar Hill cemetery burials with multiple relatives named.
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Adam. Kiésecker Brumbaugh
Marion
Chambersburg
J. Nicholas
Elizabeth L. Brumbaugh
Washington County
Heidelberg Reformed Church
Anna E. Young
Robert
Edward
State Line
Horace Swisher
Vesper
Kans
J. c. Sanders
Cedar Hill Cemetery
Greencastle
Churchill Bids Italians Quit And Step Out
Prime Minister Churchill urged Italians to disown their leaders and withdraw from the war while Britain seeks possible allied steps for a new European front. He noted no Allied commander has been chosen and stressed meat of Russia’s role and Japan’s opportunistic gaze as Europe’s conflict nears a turning point.
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Washington
Churchill
Russia
Europe
Roosevelt
Soviet Union
Japan
Britain
Ino
Labor Meeting To Close Today In Maryland AFL Convention
The Maryland and District of Columbia Federation of Labor ends its 38th annual convention in Cumberland with officers re elected and dozens of resolutions to be discussed. Robert J. Buxbaum of Baltimore state president was renominated, while the Baltimore Transit Workers vote to strike complicates union relations. Ewan Clague explained social security as a democracy safeguard. Also a real estate ad seeks a 6 room modern home for sale with July 1 possession.
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Cumberland
Maryland and District
Buxbaum
Baltimore City Transit Workers
AFL
Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach
War Labor Board
Baltimore Transit Company
Labor Board
Ewan Clague
Social Security Board
Bureau of Employment Security
Editor's Mail Box Hagerstown Letter on Rummage Sales
A reader from Hagerstown, Maryland defends rummage sales as honest, urges thrift over new purchases for children, and praises local town pride. The writer notes out of town sellers, cites religious duty, and honors soldiers, homes, and community rights while supporting ongoing rummage sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Christian
Repair Classes Will Continue Indefinitely
The county Board of Education announced that farm machinery repair classes started last fall will continue through the summer and likely beyond. Six classes are held twice weekly, with four projected to run through the season, aiming to fit schedules for farmers especially on rainy days. Over 400 machines have already been brought to first class condition, delivering tangible farmer savings and renewed usefulness.
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Board of Education
BP. C. Willis
Card Party by C. D. of A at Parish House
The C D of A hosts a card party on Friday May 28 at 8 15 p m in Parish House. Prizes and refreshments offered. Admission 35 cents. Advertisement.
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C .D
Congress Moves to Institute New Income Tax By July 1
Congress races to implement pay as you go income tax by July 1 five weeks away. The plan would forgive most of a year’s tax for small liabilities and require quarterly payments for non wage income. Conferees expect quick Senate and House approval and aim to freeze current rates this year.
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Congress
Washington
House
Senate
Knutson
Minn
Roosevelt
Miners and Operators Narrow Dispute to One Issue
Bargaining resumes as War Labor Board narrows quarrel to portal-to-portal pay. UMW President John L. Lewis silent amid talks on underground travel compensation and other wage concessions. Board directs operators to bargain and extends a truce with prospects for a settlement, while union leaders weigh accepting the board’s terms or halting work after the current one day truce. District presidents to meet tomorrow.
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Washington
Tpsted
War Labor Board
UMW
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Negro Representation On Labor Board Okayed
The 38th annual convention of the Maryland District of Columbia Federation overrode a negative committee report and adopted a resolution for Negro representation on the Federation's executive board. The favorable vote followed two hours of heated debate after the resolutions committee non concurrence report.
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Cumberland
Maryland District of Columbia Federation
Notice to Painters Sealed Bids for Printing Tower
The Mayor and Council of Hagerstown invites sealed bids for printing the Tower on the city Mall. Specifications from the city clerk. Bids due by 5 p m June 9, 1943. Council reserves right to reject any or all bids. Signed City Clerk Clider Stouffer.
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Hagers Town
Clider
Stouffer City
Council of
Hagerstown
Rowland
Cannon Avenue
Sala
Wnt
Op Ayn
Ely
Municipal
May Not Invade Italy This Year
The article outlines a plan to bomb Italy into submission and predicts four outcomes if Italy collapses. It mentions Mussolini fleeing to Germany, King Emanuel likely abdicating for the young Prince of Naples, a temporary military administration by U S officers, and Italian forces offering little resistance upon Allied occupation.
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Balkans
Italy
Alps
Mussolini
Germany
Vittorio Emanuel
Prince of
Naples
United States Army
Charlottesville
Massachusetts Adopts Final Written Constitution
Massachusetts completed adoption of a written constitution, becoming the last of the original thirteen states to formalize its foundational charter. The move marked a decisive step in shaping state governance and legal framework.
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Massachusetts
Service Letters From War Fronts Chronicle Local Recruits
June 18 1942 induction days and military postings feature in letters from area servicemen. Arthur Fiorio reports exposure to beauty and notes being in a top training college in Stillwater Oklahoma after transfer from Keesler Field. Pvt Ellis Keyfauver from Keedysville writes from Pampa Texas. Pvt James M Mertz formerly of Keedysville is at San Bernardino California with the 5th Repair Squadron. Ernest H Peters USN returns from England to visit relatives in Dargan along with shipmates.
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Arthur C. Fiorio
C. Fiorio
West Washington Street
Arthur
Hagerstown
Stillwater
Oklahoma
Fiorio
Keesler Field
Mississippi
Pvt
Ellis L. Keyfauver
Keedysville
Pampa
Texas
O. K
Hollywood
James M. Mertz
Keédysville
Sth Repair Squadron
SEAAD
PTA
San Bernardino
Val
Many Openings In Engineers' Corps In Hagerstown
Representatives of the U S Army Corps of Engineers are recruiting in Hagerstown for construction work behind combat zones. Captain F F Claflin and Lieut John Sylva announced vacancies in occupations from auto mechanic to carpenter and surveyor with advancement opportunities to enlisted officer training at Engineer Officers candidate school.
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UC. 5
Army Corps of Engineers
Hagerstown
F.F. Claflin
John Sylva
U. S. Corps of Engineers
U. S
First
Douglas Streets
N. W
Washington
D. C
Corps of Engineers
Classified list of 1940s to 1980s cars for sale
A dense catalog of used cars with model years from 1937 to 1988, including 1941 Pontiacs and Chevrolets, 1986 to 1988 Fords, Plymouths, and Dodges. Color and features listed per vehicle include black, blue, gray, maroon, two tone green, radios, and heaters.
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Pirates
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W. TL. B
SAUM
Jonathan St
Hamilton Hotel
AIA
Reichard's
Antietam St
Peter F. Shepley
Churchill Hill
Myersville
Frederick County
John F
Cynthia Pryor Shepley
Wil
Lillian C. Shepley
William S. Church Hill
St. John’s Lutheran Church Urch Hill
Bryersville
W.W. H. Whitmer
Baltimore Street
Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church
Kraiss Funeral Home
Potoman St
Townsend Club
W.O. W. Hall
George Woodson
Parkersburg
Maryland
West Virginia
the Pubblic
BR & O
Antietam Street
General Ins
Arthur F. Detrow
Gen
Mer
Columbia College Summer School
S. Potomac St
Signature Furniture
Hagerstown Industrial Loan
D. Earl Neikirk
Clyde RR
Stourper City
Carpenters
Jamison Cold Storage Door Co
Maple Avenue Hagerstown, M4
Fleigh Motor CO
Oak Hill Avenue
Fairchild’s
93Rd Service Squadron
Aafafs
Pampa Air Field
Pampa, Texas
Ernest H. Peters
N. R
England
Lester Waters
Dargan
Robert Guillams
Gordon H. Hiltman
Engineers’ Corps
Consumers Credit Service, Inc
Professional Arts
Public Square
Brandt
Central Garage
Value Center
Plymouth
Pontiac
de Soto Sedan
Marcom
Chrysler
Dodge
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