15 Oct 1946
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1946
Page
1
President Truman announced a plan to lift price controls, signaling a shift as meat supplies remain tight. Reaction split along party lines with Republicans denouncing delay and Democrats voicing concerns over inflation and supply chains.
Watertown reports two new births on September 14 1945 at Mercy Hospital. Paul Lyng and Edward Lyng each welcome a daughter and a son respectively. In Chicago Mayer Kubelsky Jack Benny’s father dies aged 77 at his daughter Florence Fencell’s home. Benny cancels a Hollywood radio appearance and flies in for the funeral.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness and death of father and husband. Gratitude for floral sprays and car use. Mrs. J. W. Seibert and Family. Adv. We also express thanks for kindness shown during the long illness and since the death of our father Henry J. Keller Ady The Children.
In loving memory of my dear mother Mrs Cora Baughman who died October 14 1944 at twilight when twilight hour draws near and sunset flames the sky We think of you dear mother and the happy days gone by Thoughts of you come drifting back within our dreams to stay To know that you are resting when twilight ends the day Ady Daughter Mrs Helen Spidle
Lane and his running mates plan a Western Maryland swing as the final campaign stop before the election. The rally features a committee of vice chairmen including Dr Jack Henson Beachley and many other named supporters. They are set to arrive in the city from Alegany county after a day of campaigning.
Tito protested what he called unjust decisions and abstained Yugoslavia from the closing ceremony. A letter from Yugoslavia deputy premier said the country could not participate while seats of the delegation remained vacant on the crowded palace chamber floor. Major powers Byrnes Molotov Bevin Bidault stayed at their places as the conference prepared to close after 11 weeks of work.
Magistrate Bosteller rebuked two teen girls for contacting a man in the penitentiary saying there is no excuse for such behavior. He suspended the sentence and dismissed them, noting a mutual grudge and advising them to move on from the unidentified inmate. The item ends with a note that Queen Elizabeth in 1527 received the first wrist watch ever made.
Rail workers serving Hagerstown will feel changes in the railroad retirement and unemployment acts. Key updates include survivor benefits, sickness cash benefits, and higher disability annuities. Retirements at 60 to 64 with 30 years of service become possible next year without reductions.
Irvin L. Ruff, 26, of Waynesboro, was arrested last night by Patrolmen Don Smith Nervin Smith and Deneen for operating a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants.
An estimated twenty five thousand barn fires occur across the United States each year, highlighting widespread agricultural fire risk and the burden on farming communities and rural fire services.
The Veterans Administration reports a sharp drop in ex-GI unemployment checks with 1,237,416 claims in the week ending October 5, down from 1,305,413 the prior week and far below the April peak. Under the GI Bill veterans may receive 20 dollars weekly for 52 weeks if unemployed. by August only 10,152 had drawn full benefits.
Baltimore wholesaler Leon Oppenheimer predicted the meat shortage would ease within weeks, forecasting better beef quality than last year and uncertain price directions. He noted cattle are ready for slaughter after weeks of corn feeding and mentioned several truckloads of steers.
Early this morning a group was observed moving through the downtown area toward slaughterhouses. Several county meat processors were sought for comment on the lifting of controls but could not be reached by phone.
A fire alarm box was tested yesterday evening at the intersection of Georgia and Stratford avenues. Local authorities reported the test as routine with no incidents or disruptions to nearby traffic or businesses.
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