Community Chest sets 88386 goal for 1947 drive
Washington County Community Chest announces a 88386 target for next month. Judge Joseph D Mish as president notes costs rose across agencies and charts the 1947 campaign with new chairman Donovan Beachley and a full slate of committee chairmen. Ted Morris returns to oversee behind the scenes work at the Chest headquarters on South Potomac Street.
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Washington County
Joseph D. Mish
Chest
Papter Days
Judge Mish
Thomas W. Pangborn
Elmer Funkhouser
Charles Recher
Hubert H. Schindel
Joseph 5. Ward
Cochairman
Joseph H. McElwee
Maxwell Greenwald
Leonard S. Hamelsine
Massey H. Roe
Louis Sager
Paul 3. Shields
Delle M. Leiter
Harold Peters
Fred Thomp
Ted Morris
Washington
Community Chest
the Chest
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
YMCA
Boys’ Club
Salvation Army to Benefit From Summer Playgrounds
Salvation Army and summer playgrounds will benefit from agency support as the board weighs Chest membership applications. Mr Funkhouser stated the directors maintain an open mind on all applications and will consider groups with proper qualifications.
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Salvation Army
Hurricane Hits Georgia Coast and Carolinas
Hurricane warning prompted evacuations along the Georgia coast and coastal parts of South and North Carolina. Winds gusted to near hurricane strength with high tides threatening low-lying areas while power was restored and naval crews prepared to protect shipping and ports.
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Georgia
Savannah
Miami Weather Bureau
Darien
D Ga
Par Island
S.C
South Carolina-Georgia
Eoast
Charleson Harbor
Old Battery
Charleston
Naval
Coast Guard
Sullivan's Island
Isle of Palms
Mount Pleasant
Folly Beach
North Carolina
Carolinas
Florida
Gulf Coast
Cape Hatteras
Man Acquitted of Cruelty Charge in Funkstown
Harvey McHenry of Funkstown was acquitted of cruelty to animals after he testified he placed a stray dog in his car trunk to transport it to a friend, claiming he intended no harm while the dog had been killing his chickens. The magistrate ruled insufficient evidence of cruelty. Nearby, 6,060,000 residents live in the Ruhr area of Germany.
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Harvey McHenry
Funkstown
Martin
B. Bostetter
George C. Burkholder
McHenry
George N. Oswald
Bostetter
Lewis faces new fight over UMW District 50 control
In San Francisco John L. Lewis, stripped of a vice presidency in the AFL, faces a fresh clash over Mine Workers District 50 unions. Inside the 66th AFL convention he attacked leaders as intellectually fat and stately and pressed for a tribunal over district jurisdiction amid a wider power struggle.
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San Francisco
John L. Lewis
AFL
Lewis
United Mine Workrer
UMW
District 50
Resolutions
John P. Frey
Metal Trades Department
Thomas Kennedy
UM S
Wiliam L. Hutcheson
Carpenters
Atlantic City
Mfiners
Federation
CIO
School Board plans future construction and additions
The School Board outlined proposed projects including Hagerstown High 2,509,000 Clearspring High addition 3200,000 Salem avenue elementary 225,000 Smithsburg High addition 200,000 Winter street new 400,000 East Hagerstown new 250,000 South Hagerstown new 259,000 Antietam street view 250,008 Big Pool Indian Springs 280,000 Fountaindale second wing 200,000 Sandy Hook 150,000 Halfway new 250,009 Leitersboro new 250,000. Additions Maugansville 100,006 Huyetts 160,000 Rohrersville 100,000 Funkstown 850,000 Broadway 100,008 Paramount 359,000 Mt. Leno Sharpsburg 190,000 Keedysville 25,000 Williamsport High 100,006 Williamsport primary 50,000 Hancock High 190,000 modernization 249,000.
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Hagerstown
Clearspring
Salem Avenue
Smithsburg
Winter Street
East Hagerstown
South Hagerstown
Antietam Street
Big Pool
Indian Springs
Fountaindale
Sandy Hook
Halfway
New
Leitersboro
Maugansville
Huyetts
Rohrersville
Funkstown
Broadway
Paramount
Mt. Leno
Sharpsburg
Keedysville
Williamsport
Hancock High
Deputy Nabs Bus Bandit In St Louis Armed Robbery
A sheriff's deputy spotted panicked bus passengers and halted one robber, arresting Stanley Jefferson Stewart, 29, Granite City. One accomplice fled. About 1171 dollars in cash and jewelry were taken from 17 riders aboard an Airport Transportation Company bus near the airport. The cash was returned to arriving travelers from Kansas City and New York.
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St. Louis
Larry Cordby
Airport Transportation Company
Cordy
Kansas
City
New York
Stanley Jefferson Stewart
Granite City
U S Leaders Play Down Russian Attacks Over Palestine Rift
The US delegation seeks to defend Marshall plan aims as Vyshinsky’s lengthy remarks are met with criticism. Dulles plans further argument while Arab states clash with the United States over Palestine partition. Russia faces possible defeat on the continuous assembly issue.
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Dulles
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
Vishinsky
Attac
Vishingky
Marshall
Russia
United States
Palestine
Army Searches For Lost Plane Over Front Range
The Army launched an organized search for a C47 transport missing in a blizzard over Front Range mountains with seven aboard. National Guard and Civil Air Patrol aircraft join the daylight hunt bound for Lowry Field Denver from Hill Field Utah. Plane last spoke to Denver tower at 5 14 p m MST and gas lasting to 10 p m. Evergreen and Bear Creek canyon witnesses heard a low circling aircraft between 4 30 and 4 45 p m with one resident saying the vibration shook the house.
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Denver
Army
Front Range
National Guard
Civil Air Patrol
Lowry Field
Hill Field
Utah
William W. Coleman
Lowry Public Information
Hope
Denver Municipal
Evergreen
Bear Creek Canyon
Subway Passengers Trapped In Tunnel Rescue After Fire
About 2,006 subway riders were trapped underground when a Manhattan bound train stalled in a dark Clark Street tunnel. Passengers escaped through windows and catwalks as a burning brake caused smoke and fears of fire. others were rescued when a neighboring train pulled alongside and doors opened. Police reported 15 passengers overcome by smoke but all were rescued.
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New York
Get
Manhattan
Interhorough
Clark Street
East River
Opposit
World Fliers To Resume Flight
Two American pilots George Truman of Los Angeles and Clifford Evans of Washington DC will resume their around the world light plane journey from Itazuke airfield and expect to reach Haneda in about six hours. Their flight began August 10 at Teterboro and paused when one engine failed.
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Tokyo
Itazuke Airfield
Krushay
Haneda Airfield
George Truman
Los Angeles
Clifford VY. Evans
Washington, D. C
Lazuke
Teterboro
X. J
France Averts Rail Strike Amid Government Stand
Paris reports the government refused to negotiate with subway and bus workers while a nationwide rail strike was averted. Municipal elections approach as union leaders begin talks with the nationalized railway system on pay and conditions. Strike threats persist among Renault workers and various other sectors.
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Paris
MRP
Ministry of Transport
Pierre Bourdon
Arts and Letters
Paul Ramadier
Gas and Electricity Industries
Renaultante
Lyon
Cooler Weather Outlook Through Sunday
The Weather Bureau issues a outlook through Sunday with today mainly sunny west of the Chesapeake Bay and cloudy conditions along the Del Mar Peninsula. Rain and strong winds affect southern Delaware and Worcester Wicomico and Somerset counties in Maryland. Temperatures run about three degrees above normal with rainfall around a quarter inch in the southeast today and scattered showers on Sunday.
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Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Chesapeake Bay
del Mar
Delaware
Worcester
Wicomico
Somerset
Maryland
Plans Hike To Mark Her 103rd Birthday
Scranton report describes Mrs. Slazyk planning a four mile woods hike with goal of finding mushrooms to celebrate her 103rd birthday. She notes weather could cancel the trip and mentions walking as a habit despite rain. She farms around Avoca with 50 chickens she praises as the nicest in the region.
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Scranton
UPI
Hedwig Slazyk
Brewers Plan Grain Program Amid Pledges Rejected
Luckman reports the brewing industry will present a definite grain program after dissatisfaction with prior pledges by the United States Brewers Foundation and a small brewers committee. The plan aims to urge brewers to curb wheat use and release wheat stocks while seeking firm commitments within days.
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Lueckmas
United States Brewers’ Foundation
Small Brewers Committee
Luckman
No Change In Strike Over Colonial Hardwood Plant
No new developments in the strike at Colonial Hardwood Flooring after the contract with Local 472 of the United Furniture Workers expired. Pickets remained at plant entrances, police reported peaceful demonstrations and no intervention unless disturbances occur. William A. Danzer, firm president, said he will not sign a new contract until a National Labor Relations Board collective bargaining election is held and plans to hire replacements for striking workers.
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CLO
United Furniture Workers
Max W. Rickard
Fonz
William A. Danzer
National Labor Relations Board
Rayburn Proposed For Second Place
Former Rep. Robert Ramspeck of Georgia told the 43rd annual convention of the National Association of Postmasters that a Democratic ticket of Harry S. Truman for President and Sam Rayburn for Vice President would protect civil service rights and urged Truman's reelection calling Rayburn the right choice.
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Angeles
Harry S. Truman
Sam Rayburn
Robert Ramspeck
Georgia
Air Transport Association of America
National Association of Postmasters
Truman
Satira Schmidt Faces Trial in Miami Yacht Murder Case
In Havana the 22 year old Toledo native Satira Schmidt testified amid a murder case over John Lester Mee of Chicago. She expressed faith an acquittal is possible if she can overcome language barriers and noted a judge's remark that a woman may change her story.
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Havana
Cuba
Get
Patricia
Satira) Schmidt
Sshe
John Lester Mee
Chicago
Lovercome
Toledo
Ohio
Deneer
Cristobal More
Miss Schmidt
Felipe Gongalez Sarrain
Mee
Lester E. Mee
Wilmette, UL
Rene Castellanos
New Orleans
Woman describes seizure of pistol in fatal yacht quarrel
In her testimony Miss Schmidt recounts grabbing a 22 calibre pistol during a violent quarrel with Mee who allegedly threatened to kill her. She says a shot was fired and Mee died five days later on April 18, with the defense attributing his death to rough handling during transfer from the yacht to a hospital.
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Mee
Greece protests Allied powers over Bulgarian Greek arrests
Athens reports the Greek government has filed a protest with the allied powers alleging widespread persecution and mass arrests of Greeks in Bulgaria. Greece currently lacks diplomatic relations with Bulgaria.
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Athens
Bulgaria
Greece
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World Fliers
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Palestine Police
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Prairie Schooner
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Howard’s OF Hagerstown
Baltimore Street
Eastern Grain Growers, Inc
Leitersburg
Lanetur
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