Housing prices level off with expected decline ahead
Washington reports National Electrical Contractors Association president Robert W. McChesney says home prices have plateaued and likely will fall. He notes homes can be finished in five months now versus 11 previously, with efficiency gains from better site management and GI apprentice influx. He adds prices may stay permanently higher than prewar levels.
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Washington
Robert W. McChesney
National Electrical Contractors Association
McChesney
U. S. Chamber of Commerce Constitution Industry Advisory Council
Council
Mercury Fails to Hit Freezing Across Nation
No moderation in temperature for 24 hours as forecasts vary. Keedysville observer reports a low of 34, yesterday high 48, with clear skies giving way to clouds tonight and tomorrow. Weather Bureau predictions errant yesterday as nationwide readings trend near normal with no sub zero forecast. Miami tops map at 81 while Williston, North Dakota dips to 1 below zero.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Plains
Rockies
Virginia
Alabama
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Pacific Coast
Miami
Fla
Williston
N. D
Weather forecast for Maryland to Ohio turns cloudy and cold
Maryland and Virginia expect cloudy skies and continued cold tonight and Thursday. West Virginia shares the trend with persistent cold, while Ohio remains mostly cloudy and chilly tonight and Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Pauline Griffith Granted Absolute Divorce From Robert Griffith
Pauline Virginia Griffith is granted an absolute divorce from Robert Leon Griffith Sr. in a court proceeding. The decree dissolves their marriage, ending all marital relations and granting finality to the separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Virginia Griffith
Robert Leon Griffith, Sr
Navy cites German weapon progress in Nazi era as threat
Washington reports Rear Adm. A. G. Noble says Germany’s jet planes V1 V2 missiles and advanced submarines were developed with German ingenuity and now in enemy hands. The navy chief ordnance head warns progress in German weapons could threaten national security even after war ended and emphasizes risk from hostile powers despite ally ties.
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Washington
Germany
Russia
Navy
Adm
A. G. Noble
Noble
Naval Ordnance
Cause Of Capital Airlines Crash Fixed By CAB Findings
The Civil Aeronautics Board labeled the postulated cause as the pilot’s decision to fly below the 3,000 foot minimum in bad weather over West Virginia. All 50 aboard died when the DC-4 hit a Blue Ridge mountain. A contributing factor was a faulty clearance approved by Washington air traffic control and tacitly accepted by the airline dispatcher and Captain Horace Stark. The min altitude between Martinsburg and Herndon was 3,000 feet, to be observed on instruments or by sight. The pilot descended below 3,000 feet minutes after reporting he had passed Martinsburg.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Capital Airlines
Blue Ridge
West Virginia
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Horace Stark
Arlington
Martinsburg
W. Va
Herndon
Pittsburgh-Washington
20 Dead and 10 Hurt in Swedish Plane Crash in Italy
In the Salerno mountains near Ravello a Swedish Bristol freighter carrying 30 people crashed. At least 20 were killed and 10 injured, with 21 Swedish fliers aboard returning from Addis Ababa after delivering B-17 planes to Ethiopia. The Italian Red Cross and fire squads responded.
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Rome
Salerno
Ravello
Air Ministry
Stockholm
Addis Ababa
Sweden
Ethiopia
Fieft
Naples
Red Cross
Africa
Last two escapees recaptured at Huttonsville prison
In Huttsonville West Virginia on November 19 authorities report the last two of fourteen men who escaped Sunday night from Huttonsville Medium Security Prison are back in custody after efforts to steal a car and elude officers were thwarted.
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Huttsonville
W. Va
Huttonsville
Court Grants Decree On Nov. 12 For Spielman Pair
Thomas K E Spielman faced vented absolute dives against Mildred Fouche Spielman. The decree was issued on November 12, granting conditions related to their case in a formal order.
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Thomas KE. Spielman
Mildred Fouche Spielman
Will Overhaul Rt 40 Section
Maryland launches a $100 million highway program with preliminary work on U S Route 40 from Baltimore toward Frederick. Survey parties began beyond Pine Orchard and construction may start on sections once surveys are complete. Chairman Robert M Reindollar said plans and rights of way are available and one of the earliest contracts may be awarded soon.
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Baltimore
Frederick
Maryland
Robert M. Reindollar
Pine Orchard
Reindellay
Frederick Road
Reindollar
Maryland To Launch Tax Delinquent Drive Statewide
Maryland income tax division investigators are ordered to pursue residents who failed to pay 1945 and 1946 state income tax. Comptroller James J. Lacy says action is stepped up with access to federal tax records. Chief Robert C. Paxson notes liens filed since 1943 have yielded 3,913 actions and $78,923, with notices sent weekly and non tax returns often filed in response. Auditors are now checking 1945 returns.
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Baltimore
Maryland
James J. Lacy
Robert C. Paxson
Paxson
Lacy
Snow Fence Arrives To State Roads In Hagerstown
Additional snow fence totaling about 10000 feet arrived in Hagerstown today and will be erected along state maintained highways in the county within the next week or two. The fence follows drifts that piled up during last year’s blizzards and will supplement existing fences at spots marked during the paralyzing snows of early this year.
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Hagerstown
Taft Sees Credit And Export Carbs Getting Approval
Senator Taft of Ohio says credit and export controls are most likely to win approval in Congress for Truman’s cost of living program. He expects rent control extension may pass. he opposes broad price wage controls and consumer rationing as steps to totalitarianism. House Banking Committee will hear Truman administration witnesses next week.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Congress
Ohioan
AFL
William Green
Senate House Economic Committee
Wolcott
Rmich
House Banking Committee
Freighter Rescues Langleecrag Survivors Off Sacred Island
The British freighter Empire MacCalum began taking aboard survivors of the wrecked Langleecrag after a five day marooned ordeal near Sacred Island off Newfoundland. About 30 to 44 seamen endured icy rain and heavy seas as the ship broke apart. one man perished as the vessel split on the reefs. The Empire MacCalum and three other rescuers arrived early morning and stood by to complete the rescue.
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Halifax
Empire MacCalum
Langle& Crag
Sacred
Newfoundland
Langleecrag
Claims For Jobless Benefits Rise In County
The unemployment office reports 641 claimants, up 50 from the prior week. About half are women, with employment agencies finding it harder to place women in industrial jobs except sewing machine operators. Part of the rise is due to material shortages in some industries and more part time work.
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State Unemployment Compensation Board
Lee Staley
Pgree
Ex-Slave Poses For Local Artists At Museum Saturday Classes
In Hagerstown, two Saturday art groups at the Washington County Museum in City Park meet from 1 36 to 3 26 and 3 30 to 5 30 under Thom as Danaher, a noted artist with ties to the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Arts. The sessions feature a 93 year old former slave, Samuel J. Clark, born July 4 1854, who recalls emancipation by Lincoln at age nine.
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Samuel J. Clark
Sam
Hagerstown
Funkstown
West Virginia
Washington County Museum
City Park
Bandits steal jewels valued at $200000 in Dartmouth
Three masked gunmen ambushed Richard N. Coffin and his former dancer wife at their Mishaun Point home. The couple was bound and gagged as the jewels were taken from a small safe. The robbers fled in the couple’s new car after escaping through a window, reportedly planned by an insider. Coffin’s wife is the former Maria Patrice Del Amati of Madrid, once Patrice Del Grande.
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Dartmouth, Mags
Damon Runyon
Mishaun Point
Richard N. Coffin
Coffin
New Bedford
High Costs Hit Welfare Clients in Washington County
The Washington County Welfare Board faced growing complaints as food prices rose, with hundreds of residents relying on public assistance. Executive secretary Catherine Shipley said current allotments, set from last spring’s survey, no longer cover basic needs. General assistance averaged 30.79 monthly. old age aid averaged 28.11. Rent limits under welfare rules vary by family size from 13.50 to 22.50 monthly, constraining many tenants.
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Washington County Welfare Board
Catherine Shipley
Welfare Department
Rice crop cut by typhoons in central Luzon
Manila reported that three November typhoons have halved the rice crop in central Luzon, the Philippines' granary, compared with pre war totals.
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Manila
Luzon
Philippines
Marshall Takes Tough Stand On Soviet Propaganda
Secretary of State Marshall declared the United States will halt the propaganda barrage he calls brazen and contemptuous. He aimed at Molotov ahead of the London Big Four talks, pledging to seek a Provisional central authority in a federated German state and to speed a new era of European peace while denying imperial motives.
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Washington
Marshall
Russia
Molotov
Chicago
London
Germany
United States
Europe
New Times disputes Soviet atomic capability claim
The Soviet backed New Times counters foreign doubts about Soviet industrial strength to build an atomic bomb. It argues a colossal, advanced industry would be needed, noting past miscalculations on Soviet power and the permanence of industrial growth despite Western speculation.
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Moscow
New Times
Soviet Union
Russia
V. M
Molotov
Hitler
Friendship Train Arrives in New York for Europe Aid
The two mile long Friendship Train arrived in New York after a cross continental run from Los Angeles carrying about 13,008 tons of basic food valued at more than 1.9 million dollars. A city hall reception honored the train with Warren R. Austin stating the effort is peacemongering and shows Americans will act as they have in the past to aid France and Italy.
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New York
France
Italy
America
Los Angeles
California
City Hall
Warren R. Austin
U. S
United Nations
Austin
Europe
Fire damage minor after coal stove explodes at Oak Street home
About eight o clock this morning a coal stove exploded at the home of Frank Grove on Oak Street causing slight damage. Family members acted quickly to extinguish the fire before it worsened. The blast is believed to have been caused by accumulated bases.
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Frank Grove
Oak Street
E C Reynolds Injured In Baltimore Street Collision
Edward C Reynolds of West Franklin street was injured when his car hit a trolley in Baltimore. He received treatment for three fractured fingers a broken nose and leg injuries at Baltimore hospital before being moved to Washington County Hospital for observation with a prognosis described as fairly good. Robert G Teeter of Fairgreen Acres was treated in the local hospital emergency room for a hand laceration and sutures and was discharged.
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Edward C. Reynolds
Franklin Street
Baltimore
Reynolds
Baltimore Hospital
Washington County Hospital
Robert G. Teeter
Greenfield Road
Fairgreen Acres
Petit Jury Excused Until Next Monday
Following a settlement this morning of a civil case from Alle-Rany county, petit jurors were excused by Judge Joseph D. Mish until Monday, November 24 at 9 15 a m when the November session of criminal court will begin.
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Alle- Rany
Joseph D. Mish
Criminal Court
Welsh Run Man Is Found Dead
Benjamin F. Elliott, 67, of Welsh Run, was found dead Monday at the foot of the farmhouse stairway. He suffered heart disease and is believed to have been stricken at the head of the stairs and rolled to the bottom.
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Benjamin F. Elliott
Welsh Run
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