Hearing Sessions Set on Monopolies Plan
Washington notified experts from the monopoly committee have compiled data on past American business performance for hearings to begin Thursday. The three day initial segment will cover statistical history to frame a two year study of the economic machine. Subsequent work will probe patent pools in auto and glass industries as part of the ongoing inquiry.
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Washington
Monopoly
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Henderson leads wartime committee staff in six months
In about six months since the committee formed, a 10 member team of statisticians economists and investigators has been assembled led by Leon Henderson WPA economist, signaling careful preparation for forthcoming hearings that may be dull in parts yet very important.
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Leon Henderson
WPA
Mishap Fatal To Son Of Producer
Richard Ince a 23 year old son of a pioneer film producer died in a Pacific Coast motorcycle championship race in Oakland California. His wife and elder brother witnessed the crash as his bike brushed two competitors during the 200 mile event. Ince had long pursued motorcycle racing despite his mother’s pleas and his stated plan to quit racing.
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Oakland
Calif
Richard Ince
Ince
Thomas
American Motorcycle Association
Elinor Ince
Beverly Hills
Richard
Weagly Named Bureau Delegate at Farm Bureau Meeting
At a Wash ington County Farm Bureau gathering Roy C F Weagly, president, was elected a delegate to the American Farm Bureau Federation national convention in New Orleans December 12 to 14. The county bureau annual meeting was set for January 26 in Hagerstown with details to be announced and a prominent speaker planned. Members may bring a guest to the dinner after the morning business session.
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Washington County Farm Bureau
Roy C. F. Weagly
American Farm Bureau Federation
New Orleans
County Farms Bureau
Hagerstown
Work Resumed At Cumberland Tire Plant
Normal working forces returned to the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company plant in Cumberland Maryland after a weeklong strike. Rubber Workers Union members halted production citing the suspension of a member accused of a fight, saying the member was not the aggressor and would not work during the suspension.
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Cumberland
Kelly-Springfield Tire Company
Rubber Workers Union
State board meeting eyed by about 250 at Westminster
Tail Grocers Association said Monday about 250 persons expected to attend the state board meeting in Westminster on December 4.
Nunn Bush Shoe Co backs profit sharing through wage link
Washington officials report H L Nunn, head of Nunn Bush Shoe Co of Milwaukee, testified that allocating 20 percent of gross revenues to workers aligns labor with management, boosts productivity, and reduces labor trouble. Other industrial leaders urged incentives and tax policy changes.
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Washington
H. L. Nunn
Senate
Nunn Bush Shoe Company
Milwaukee
Wis
Nunn
Gerald Swope
General Electric Company
Herring
Iowa
Vandenberg
St. Mich
Hanford MacNider
Northwestern States
Portland Cement Company
Mason City
MacNider
Eberstadt
New York
Congress
Hancock Hunter Is Accidentally Shot
Glenn J. Exline, 26, of Hancock, was seriously wounded yesterday afternoon when another hunter accidentally discharged a shotgun in the woods near Hancock. Exline sustained chest neck face and forehead wounds and lost several front teeth. An automobile nearby caught fire and was badly damaged at Benevola yesterday evening. the owner is unidentified.
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Glenn
J. Exline
Hancock
Washington County
Exline
Auto 1S
Benevola
Pacifist protest and rising war talk in 1940s press
The piece rails at seven pacifist groups criticizing national defense while blaming Britain, France, Italy, and Japan for failed diplomacy and rising aggression. It argues fascism lures nations, Japan threatens the Pacific, and the United States must defend living standards amid looming conflict. It mixes sharp opinion with war-era humor and references to World War I memorabilia.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Mark Twain
United States
Czechoslovakia
Ethiopia
China
Students Douse Blaze as School Fire is Contained
In Kokomo on November 29, pupils formed a bucket brigade to combat a fire at the Darraugh chapel consolidated school. They kept the blaze under control until firefighters arrived and saved the building. Damages were about 3000 dollars.
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Kokomo
Darraugh Chapel Consolidated
Santa Claus job in Racine seeks mender of mischief
A Racine Wisconsin notice on November 29 announces a Santa Claus position or plausible substitute. The U S employment service says none of the 1,000 registered applicants qualify as St. Nicholas for stores lodges or clubs. Requirements include good nature love of children short stature and a reasonably big stomach.
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Racine
Wis
R. D. Scoon
United States Employment Service
St. Nicholas
Efforts Of Young Defeated By Vote At Chesapeake Meeting
In Baltimore on November 29 the liquidation plan for Chesapeake Corporation won a crushing stockholders vote controlled by Guaranty Trust Company of New York. Robert R. Young, financier and broker, led the singlehanded opposition, failing as Chesapeake stockholders backed liquidation by about 73 percent with Guaranty voting over 70 percent.
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Baltimore
Guaranty Trust Company
New York
Robert R. Young
Chesapeake Corporation
van Sweringen
Young
Chesapeake
Front line pressure and looming war in a rough town
The piece recalls early soldiers pressed into service with little training, and mocks dictators who bluff through force. It frames political tension as a form of imminent conflict, urging readers to note local news in the classifieds amid a December mood and warnings about world affairs.
Last Laugh Still the Best in Navy Band Mishap
Annapolis reports Patrolman J W Wilde directing traffic after the Army Navy game walked backward to clear the way. He slipped and fell into the horse trough surrounding a memorial shaft near Church Circle, amused handsmen and onlookers.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
J. W. Wilde
Wilde
Moller Sings at Paris Episcopal Church
Mr Moller from this city served as guest soloist at the American Episcopal Church in Paris during a Sunday recital. The pleasing tenor voice delivered the aria from Mijah on the five manual organ built by the Moller Organ factory. The recital, aided by the organ sent to Reginald Foort in Manchester England, met with great success. He is now in London and will return to New York on December 23.
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Mathias FP. Moller, Jr
Europe
Paris
Moller
Leiter Brothers Wins Hotel Contract in New Bern
Leiter Brothers of Hagerstown received a contract from a major hotel corporation to furnish Venetian blinds and drapes for the New Bernian Hotel in New Bern, North Carolina. Harry S. Snaveley departs today to supervise installation, marking the fifth contract from the same hotel group this year and highlighting local store capability.
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Leiter Brothers
New Bern
N. C
Harry S. Snaveley
Start Excavation At Williamsport
Excavation work for the new Williamsport High School has commenced with J. B. Ferguson & Co. as general contractors. The PWA resident engineer has arrived and opened an on site office. The project, valued over $100,000, will push ahead while remodeling of the present building is likely postponed until completion.
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Williamsport High School
Bester-Long
J. B. Ferguson & Co
PWA
Williamsport
Fate of Quails 15 Cause of Concern
Sportsmen worry over covies of quail due to heavy snow with reports of several birds killed in recent days Washington Allegany and Garrett counties remain the only areas where upland game may be hunted with snow on the ground Scores of covies were wiped out by extreme weather two years ago and sportsmen fear a repeat narrative of loss and concern continues.
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Washington
Allegany
Garrett
Hunters Threaten Game Bird Restock Amid Snow Threats
County aims to restock a game bird, but snow conditions enable hunters to threaten the species again as access and density in the area shift, raising concerns about potential overhunting. The report notes local efforts to protect and reestablish the bird population despite winter-driven pressures.
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