Industry Drafting Statement On Issues Before Labor Peace Meet
Washington November 1 Industry plans to present its stance on key issues before President Truman’s management labor conference as the tenth day opens. The 18 member industry delegation works on a statement covering collective bargaining contract observance and jurisdictional disputes while a major wage dispute between CIO and United States Steel faces impasse. Steel president Benjamin F Fairless argues wage talks hinge on pending steel price increase requests to OPA. The union resumes talks but Fairless says meetings would be unproductive without action from OPA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Ira Mosher
National Association of Manufacturers
CIO
United
Younger Krupp Will Be Tried
MERNBERG Nov 14 French and Soviet prosecutors backed a U S proposal to substitute Alfried Krupp for his ailing father Gustav Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach as a defendant in the war crimes trials The move followed a medical report finding the elder Krupp senile and unfit for trial Jackson urged that Alfried be tried instead while the elder Krupp remains incapacitated and near death The British prosecutor opposed substitution and any delay in opening the trials set for November 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Maxwell Fyfe
Krupp
Jackson
International Military Tribunal
Alfried
Krupp Arsenal
Mrs Robert O Miller Fractures Shoulder
Mrs Robert O Miller age 72 of 99 Park Avenue was admitted to Washington County Hospital after tripping over a papering board at her daughter Susie Millers home. She has a double shoulder fracture and dislocation with shock. condition reported as fair and expect several days before setting the joint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert O. Miller
Park Avenue
Washington County Hospital
President Accepts McCloy’s Resignation from War Dept
President Truman accepted the resignation of John J. McCloy as Assistant Secretary of War, effective November 24, after McCloy offered it September 6 following Henry L. Stimson’s retirement. The White House released letters in which the President expressed great regret. Robert Lovett’s resignation, offered at the same time, was not acted on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
John J. McCloy
White House
McCloy
Henry L. Stimson
Robert Lovett
Surprise Nylons Mirage Sparks Downtown Hosiery Rush
In Omaha on November 14 a clerk showing hose to a woman customer triggered a shout of Nylons! from another buyer. Within minutes a mob formed at the hosiery counter as the bewildered clerk explained there were no nylons for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebr
Lee Stine Buys Hamilton Farm West of Middleburg
Lee Stine, a vending machine dealer, purchased the Hamilton estate farm about 404 acres west of the Middleburg pike beyond the city limits. The sale price is undisclosed and awaits court ratification. The property includes a large dwelling, two fairly new barns, and outbuildings extending to the Maugansville road. Stine plans to remodel the manor and use it as his residence. sale handled by Brewer and Lindsay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Middleburg Pike
Lee Stine
Rest Haven Cemetery
Maugansville
Stine
Maryland Aberdeen-Angus herd sold to Whitney
Galena Maryland November 14 one of the state's leading purebred Aberdeen Angus herds comprising 245 black beef cattle was sold by Albert E Peirce Galena to Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney for a price exceeding 159000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena
Maryland
Albert E. Peirce
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
Elopement tale ends as Eleanor Deveny returns to Long Beach
In Oroville California Eleanor Deveny 25 wife of an Army corporal in Japan is detained after eloping with 16 year old Ellsworth Sonny Wisecarver from Long Beach. The pair fled last week and Sonny is held awaiting his parents arrival while Deveny heads back with her two children seeking a divorce.
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Eleanor Deveny
Oroville
Calif
Ellsworth Wisecarver
Japan
Eleanor
Wisecarver
Long Beach
Ellsworth
Sonny) Wisecarver
Sonny
Los Angeles
Fire destroys 300 hens at Widder Place near Greencastle
Yesterday afternoon a fire of undetermined origin destroyed a chicken house and about 300 laying hens at John Widder's home near Greencastle. Greencastle and Chambersburg fire companies battled the blaze for an hour, preventing spread to nearby buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Widder
Greencastle
Chambersburg
Seaman First Class Margaret Evans Discharged from WAVES
Margaret Louise Evans, daughter of Mr and Mrs B L Smith of Boonsboro and wife of Roy A Evans, was honorably discharged from the WAVES at the U S Naval Bar racks Washington D C on November 13. Her last duty station was Naval Air Station Alameda California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Louise Evans
B. L. Smith
Boonsboro
Roy A. Evans
U. S. Naval Barracks
Washington, D. C
Naval Air Station
Alameda
Calif
Mystery beast on Sheep's Hill leaps 20 feet nightly
Residents chase a nocturnal creature on Sheep's Hill described as leaping 20 feet, shrieking, and stealing chickens. Four people injured as the hunt continues. sightings vary from panther to bear, with police urging caution while residents vow to continue the pursuit.
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Pottstown
Sheep’s Hill
Edward Creger
Sheep's Hill
William J. Irankdel
Betty Hart
Douglassville
John Hipple
Montgomery County
John Wojack
Capitol Hill Split Over Britain Loan News Debate
Washington lawmakers divided after Prime Minister Attlee urged a multi billion dollar credit for Britain. Some backed a loan while skeptics said his talk on Capitol Hill showed limited progress and that England's objectives remained unclear. Senator Taft criticized Attlee as sounding too New Dealish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Attlee
Britain
Capitol Hill
England
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Republican Steering Committee
Wherry
Night Crawlers Mistake Warm Rain for Spring
Night crawlers filled Hagerstown streets due to unseasonably warm rains. Worms were squashed by cars and feet while locals, including anglers, gathered them as bait. Weather at Keedysville hit 72 degrees with 0.18 inches of rain, part of a 0.70 inch month total as geese passed overhead toward Dixieland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Keedysville
J. A. Miller
Dixieland
Swallows Red Cross Pin While Playing
Wilmer Martin five year old son of Lawrence Martin of Hagerstown Rt 4 was admitted to Fleming Hospital yesterday afternoon with a Red Cross pin lodged in his esophagus. The boy wore the pin on his sweater while playing at Maugansville school and swallowed it. He told his teacher he could feel the pin in his throat and was taken to the hospital where doctors removed it by bronchoscope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Martin
Lawrence Martin
Hagerstown
Rt. 4
Fleming Hospital
Red Cross
Maugansville School
Frederick May Have To Raise Tax Rate
Frederick Maryland officials said the tax rate may rise ten percent to finance the municipal airport and fund needed street curb and gutter improvements and some bridge construction. The present rate is per 100 dollars of assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Santa to Visit Ill Farm Boy on Thanksgiving Day
NILWOOD Illinois November 14 Santa Claus will skip his workshop to visit four year old Harlan Lair of a farm family. Doctors warned the boy with lymphatic leukemia may not live until Christmas. Parents Charles Lair and his wife said the illness followed a May chicken pox attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nilwood
Santa Clause
Harlan Lair
Charles L. Lair
Harlan
Japs Appeal For Food From Allies Amid Hunger Crisis
Tokyo reports Japan formally asks Allied powers for food and fuel shipments, offering payments in gold, diamonds, silk and other goods. Trade chief Sankuro Ogasawara says imports mainly from the United States are needed to avert famine, with payment plan over a year. Military figures note occupation forces in Japan and Korea near peak but expected to fall. reparations talks ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
MacArthur
Sankuro Ogasawara
America
Robert L. Fichelberger
Korea
U. S
Kyodo
Ministries of Finance, Foreign Commerce and Industry
Agriculture and Forestry
Transportation
Ogasawara
Nippon
Suits Filed Against Two County Landlords
The State OPA filed two federal suits to force Washington county landlords to file rent regulation registration statements. Named defendants include Irvin J. Grove of Hagerstown Rt. 4 and Stanley McCoy of Maugansville. The OPA requested injunctions to stop further violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Washington County
Irvin J. Grove
Hagerstown Rt. 4
Stanley McCoy
Maugansville
Fat Dairy Cattle Enroute To Poland
A carload of fat dairy cattle begins its journey to Poland to replenish depleted herds. The shipment is part of a nationwide Mennonite collection of 1000 head, leaving from a Baltimore dock with about 50 volunteers to care for them en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Kas
Poland
Baltimore
Goff Granted Absolute Divorce by Mish Judge
James H. Goff receives an absolute divorce from Lucy M. Goff in Judge Joseph D. Mish’s court. Attorney Martin L. Ingram represented Goff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Goff
Joseph D. Mish
Lucy M. Goff
Martin L. Ingram
Keller Returns Aboard James Barbour From Hagerstown
Cecil A. Keller of Hagerstown returned yesterday aboard the James Barbour, which docked at Newport News, Virginia. The voyage marked a domestic voyage, with Keller aboard the vessel during its stop at the port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
Cecil A. Keller
Hagerstown
James Barbour
iNewport News
Russian Reaction To A-Bomb Talks is Major Issue
Allied officials in Washington say Russia's reaction to the Anglo American Canadian plan for atomic control dominates concerns this week. They warn decisions shaping Anglo American relations with Moscow will influence UN policing of world peace as leaders Truman Attlee and Mackenzie King prepare a communique on international controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
United Nations
Truman
Attlee
Mackenzie King
Canada
Plains
Lost Holiday as 15 couples apply for licenses
In Kansas City on November 14 Judge Clark E. Tucker faced an unusual day when fifteen couples lined up for marriage licenses. Applicants said they were directed to his home by garage men, a filling station attendant, a minister, and a justice of the peace, disrupting holiday plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kas
Cupid
Clark E. Tucker
Tucker
Public Welfare Aids 1114 Here in Washington County
Washington County Welfare Board aided 1114 people in October disbursing 25 607 92. Old age assistance served 579 people totaling 14 256 18 with an average 24 62. Aid to dependent children reached 177 families and 479 children, totaling 6 321 90 with 13 20 per case. Needy blind 12 cases used 309 10. General public assistance 47 people used 1 356 07 at 28 85 per person. Supplemental grants added 2 551 68 for unmet needs. Foster care for 27 children cost 809 99 with 151 80 collected from parents. average per foster child 30.
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Washington County
Washington County Welfare Board
Catherine Shipley
Welfare Office
Thieves Target Local Businesses in West Church and Potomac
Last night thieves broke into West End Feed Co office on West Church street, Atlantic Filling Station on Potomac avenue, and attempted to enter Kershner’s Grocery at North and Jonathan. They stole a candy vending machine, damaged another, took two new Lee tires at the filling station, and gained entry by breaking a rear window and a front door glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Feed Co
West Church Street
Atlantic
Walter Miller
Potomac Avenue
Kershner
Eleven Declared Inductees By Draft Board No 1
The Draft Board No 1 announces that eleven Hagerstown residents have been accepted for induction on November 8. Names listed: Glenn E. Stains of 503 Washington Square Albert S. Monson of 68 East Washington James R. Mahone of 121 Winter James A. Gross of 220 Summer Elvin J. Sturtz Jr of 386 North Prospect Samuel G. Reel Jr of 627 West Church William H. Morton of 265 South Prospect Gerald P. Lynn of 812 Dale Alven McC Long of 116 South Cannon Albert M. Moats of 110 Buena Vista Avenue and Sterling S. Davis of 66 West North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Draft Board No. 1
Hagerstown
Glenn E. Stains
Washington Square
Albert S. Monson
East Washington
James R. Mahone
James A. Gross
Summer
Elvin J. Sturtz, Jr
North Prospect
Samuel G. Reel, Jr
West Church
William H. Morton
South Prospect
Gerald P. Lynn
Dale
Alven McC. Long
South Cannon
Albert M. Moats
Buena Vista Avenue
Sterling S. Davis
Six More From Here Released By Navy
The Navy discharged six local and county members at Bainbridge separation center in Maryland. Harry Ross Crebs EH 3/e from 037 Spruce Street, Paul Franklin Dale GM 3/e of 186 Bay Street, Robert Perry Long S 1/c of 424 Fremont Street, Glenn Eugene Geyer S 1/c of 18 East Lee, Roy Bernard Keckler S 1/c of 16 East Lee, and John Herman Radecke BM 2/c from Highfield, all residents of Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Bainbridge
Harry Ross Crebs
Spruce Street
Paul Franklin Dale
Bay Street
Robert Perry Long
Fremont Street
Glenn Eugene Geyer
East Lee
Roy Bernard Keckler
East Lee Street
Hagerstown
John Herman Radecke
Highfield
Electrical Appliance Waiting List In Hagerstown
Hagerstown households seeking electric refrigerators and other appliances must sign up, pay a down payment, and obtain a priority number or risk a long wait. Merchants report hundreds of orders in recent months with top priority holders possibly receiving units before Christmas if labor issues stay manageable. Some shipments have already arrived and deliveries begun, with stores offering refunds if the item proves unsatisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Battle Rages In Soerabaja Java Front Line Actions
British Indian troops fend off three Indonesian night attacks at Soerabaja's naval base near Kota railway station and marshalling yards. Casualties top 100 on the Indonesian side and several on the British side as 16th Army officers face charges for alleged arms surrender in Java.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Soerabaja
D. C. Hawthorn
16Th Army
Java
Associated Press
Vern Haugland
Soerahaja
Kota
Haugland
Singapore
Hawthorn
Yiuchiro Nagano
Moichiro Tamamoto
Victory Drive Moving Slowly in County Sales
Chairman John D. Hollyday reported that by November 40 the county had 654075.25 in total sales with E bond sales of 53531.25. He called the progress not good, noting the total is about 25 percent of the goal while EE bonds are under 10 percent of the 800000 target. He urged buyers to see bonds as security, not a commodity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Hollyday
Hollyday
Ten More Local GIs Receive Discharges
Ten more Hagerstown and county GIs were honorably discharged from the Army between November 11 and 13 at Fort Meade. Names listed include Sst. Carl L. Sauders of 423 West Church, John C. Brewer of Clearspring, Sst. Michael A. Suranno of 533 North Locust, Pie. Chester M. Frasier of 832 Locust, Staff Sgt. Charles W. Long of 23 Lerner, Tt Homer Tr. Stone of Hancock, Cpl Chavies FH. Smith of 612 North Mulberry, Captain Lawrence E. Prevost of Hancock, To James M. Milter of 481 Mitchel and Cal, Vincent Woosiusher, and O Wese Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Army Separation Center
Fort George G. Meade
Carl L. Sauders
West Church
John C. Brewer
Clearspring
Michael A. Suranno
North Locust
Chester M. Frasier
Charles W. Long
Rerner
T T Homer Tr. Stone
Hancock
Chavies FH. Smith
North Mulberry
Lawrence E. Prevost
James M. Milter
Mitchel
Cal
Vincent Woosiusher
Wese Wilson
Canine Cache Solves Jerseyville Potato Theft
A Jerseyville grocer records the mystery ending when a dog is seen carrying a potato in its mouth from a sack in front of the store. The dog leads handlers to a newly plowed garden area near the field, solving the long standing missing produce incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerseyville
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