Forest Fires Sweep Maine near Kennebunkport
The Cape Porpoise section of Kennebunkport faced a 15 mile front of wildfire with hundreds of volunteers directing fire lines. Tank trucks from Biddeford supplied Coast Guard and civilian pumps as 500 firefighters and residents guarded homes and moved livestock and belongings into garages and businesses for shelter.
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Cape Porpoise
Kenniebunkport
Biddeford
Coast Guard
Kennebunkport
Maine Fire Wrecks Forest Town and Nearby Areas
A devastating blaze in Forest Town and surrounding regions has destroyed nearly a hundred homes and cottages across the state. Maine official Raymond Rendall calls it the most explosive fire seen in the state, with thousands of fighters, volunteers, and federal forces deployed from Maine, New Hampshire, and beyond to combat the flames and protect communities.
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Forest Tow
Raymond Rendall
Aga
Kennebumkport
Maine
Rendall
New York
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Vermont
Kennebunkport
Portsmouth
Dover
Newington
Ary
Navy
Coast Guard
Aso Senn
National
Horace Tildreth
Asist
Men Accuse 3 Strikers Here
The Colonials Hardwood Flooring Company workers voted to reject a wage offer and continue the strike until a contract is reached. Local UFPW CIO said the union rejected the company's settlement as unsatisfactory and affirmed no work without a contract. The union warned the NLRB need not intervene and cited Taft Hartley law. Mayor Richard H. Sweeney offered to help broker a settlement.
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Colonials Hardwood Flooring Company, Inc
Ufpw-Cio
National Labor Relations “Board
NLRB
CIO
AFL
Richard H. Sweeney
Bride boards plane home to Frankfurt from Dallas
Mrs Luise Alexander from Frankfurt arrives in Dallas to join her former RAF pilot husband now employed as a sales representative for a soft drink firm. Readying to fly back to Frankfurt, she will reunite with him in his base hometown.
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Luise Alexander
Frankfurt
Germany
Dallas
Tex
New York
Americans Going Ahead On Buying Despite Prices
Washington reports a Federal Reserve Board survey shows consumers will continue buying major appliances and household goods despite rising costs. A separate Bureau of Agricultural Economics forecast indicates sustained employment, incomes, and prosperity in 1948.
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Washington
America
Federal Reserve Board
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Moonshine Stills Seized In Nationwide Drive Near Thurmont
Federal officials report a nationwide crackdown on illegal moonshining with 459 stills seized and 498 arrests in September. Coast Guard planes and IRS aerial reconnaissance aided the operation, while three stills were seized in Maryland last month. Revenue agents anticipate increased near-term activity by Free State moonshiners during holidays.
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Harry S. Truman
Thurmont
Coast Guard
Internal Revenue Service
Washington
Internal Revenue
Maryland
Baltimore
Statewide raids anticipated on illicit whiskey traffic
Federal agents stand ready to conduct raids across the state to suppress low quality whiskey. The article notes preparedness and coordination for enforcement actions at short notice.
Dixie Governors Choose Gov Lane Confers On Southern Education
The Dixie governors unanimously passed resolutions to authorize Congress to permit Southern states to form compacts for regional schools. They established committees of governors to promote the program and to study using Meharry Medical College in Memphis for black students in medicine dentistry nursing pharmacy and allied fields. A Maryland meeting next year was contemplated, though the agenda for the next meeting remains undecided.
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Congress
Meharry Medical College
Memphis
Tenn
Governors’ Conference
Maryland
Georgia extends invitation for governor to meet there
A fragment notes that Georgia has already extended the governor an invitation to meet in the specified location. The text is incomplete but implies preparations for a high level meeting between state leaders.
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Ted
Georgia
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