Truman to Ask 48 Hours Pay
The article reports labor and management arguing over a wartime wage policy. CIO President Murray notes no labor agreements since VJ Day as talks stall amid government policy discussions. General Motors President Wilson counters with a 45 hour week proposal while Union leader Reuther heads to Washington to meet Labor Secretary Schwellenbach.
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CIO
Philip Murray
G. E. Wilson
Motors
Walter Reuther
Vic
Clio-Auto Workers
Washington
Schwellenbach
General Motors
Iise
Wilson
Wage and hour debate on 40 hour week return
The discussion centers on pay for 52 hours of work and 48 hours of labor, tying wage price to union demands for extra sight hours. It notes unions seek wartime pay levels while reverting from 40 to a standard 40 hour week, and Truman’s plan would grant slightly less pay than wartime while reducing hours by eight.
Russia Absent On Jap Control Editorial Note
The text explains a commission limited to advising Japan on surrender obligations, forbidden from military or territorial recommendations. It lacks authority to address major Far East conflicts in China Java and Indo-China, with headquarters in Washington and advice directed to governments, not Gen. MacArthur.
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Japan
Far East
China
Java
Indo-China
Washington
Tokyo
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Mind power and Tibet secret offered free by institute
A renowned traveler claims mind power can vastly improve health strength and success. He describes ancient Tibetan practices, says the sleeping mindpower can awaken superhuman feats and prolong youth. He offers a 9 000 word treatise free by mail from the Institute of Mentalphysics in Los Angeles with a time-limited offer.
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Los Angeles
Tibet
Institute of Mentalphysics
South Hobart Blvd
Vargas Forced to Quit as Brazil Leader Amid Unrest
Vargas resigns after ultimatum from army and cabinet meet at the presidential palace. Linhares will take the reins as mass protests tear down Quermistas posters in the capital. Vargas had ruled since 1930, dissolving congress and shaping the new state.
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Joao Ling de Barros
Getulio Vargas
Vargas
Queremistas Party
Congress
Opium Cache Of Japs Seized And War Lords Await Trials
MacArthur orders 15 Zaibatsu firms to submit exhaustive financial and production records for 1935 to 1944 within 45 days from October 22. The directive also requires return and turnover of all Japanese diplomats and embassies to Allied control.
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MacArthur
Zaibatsu
Yoshida
Washington
United States
Britain
China
Russia
Veterans' Office Opens in City Hall
The Hegerstown VA contact unit moved from the post office to City Hall on the second floor. George Taylor says staff will grow to five this week, with two secretaries, a full-time vocational advisor, and a training officer. Services cover insurance, pensions, hospitalization, outpatient care, GI Bill loans, and vocational rehabilitation guidance. Office hours are weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., with Saturday noon closure starting November 4. Call 3882 for contact service and 3773 for vocational info.
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Hegerstown
Veterans’ Administration
City Hall
George Taylor
Taylor
Hagerstown
Baltimore
County Seeks Foster Homes For Children In Need
The Welfare Board calls for more foster homes to care for children needing temporary or extended placement. Placed youngsters come from sick or unemployed homes or after neglect findings by Juvenile Court. The board covers board, clothing, school needs, medical and dental care, with foster parents gaining satisfaction from aiding children's development. Call or write the Washington County Welfare Board for licensing information.
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Welfare Board
Juvenile Court
Miss Shipley
Washington County Welfare Board
Chamber of Commerce Names Ticket Chairman for December Meet
M. E. Ellinger is appointed ticket chairman for the December 12 Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce meeting where nationally known economist Merryie Stanley Rukeyser will be principal speaker. He will lecture at Franklin Court Auditorium with reservations limited to 450.
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M. E. Ellinger
Hagerstown
Local Strikers Spar Over War Aims and Sacrifices
In a wartime letter from Sgt. Snyder and mention of his brother, the piece contrasts domestic strikes for higher pay with soldiers who died or served long overseas. It notes Snyder’s service thirty three months, twenty months overseas, ETO ribbon with six battle stars, combat infantryman badge, and Good Conduct medal, plus his prewar job at Fairchild Aircraft and his brother Paul B. Snyder Jr.’s thirty nine months in service with extensive overseas time.
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Japan
United States
Europe
Snyder
Fairchild Aircraft
Cpl
Paul B. Snyder, Jr
North Africa
Italy
France
Fat Hog Sale Set for Tomorrow by Local FFA Chapter
The second annual fat hog show and sale by the Jonathan Hager Chapter of the Future Farmers of America at Hagerstown High School awaits over 100 entries. Gerald Biggs chairs the event with Milton Miller as judge. Hogs shown from 10 30 a m with registration by 9 30 a m. ten prizes in three groups offer cash awards. Grand Champion to receive 12 and Reserve Champion 8. Only agriculture class boys may enter up to six pigs.
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Jonathan Hager
Future Farmers of America
Hagerstown High School
Gerald Biggs
Milton Miller
Truck Service Restored After Maryland Strike
Truck service returned to normal today after a week-long strike by 1,500 Baltimore drivers and a one day work stoppage by drivers from eight Cumberland transportation concerns.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Toads
Baltimore
Cumberland
AFL delegates told no programs as Springfield strike starts
Springfield Illinois October 3 Delegates to the Illinois State Federation of Labor AFL convention were told no printed programs with data on the three day session would be available. Springfield Typographical Union members began strike action as the convention opened over wage disputes.
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Springfield
Illinois State Federation of Labor
AFL
CAP Personnel To Fly Nov 11 In Maryland Wing Expansion
CAP planes and volunteer members from Washington and Baltimore will dispatch three aircraft to Hagerstown for cadet flight practice on November 11, later organizing about 25 planes to Frederick for flight maneuvers. The Maryland Wing expands ground crew training with a new flyable trainer and a dismantled plane aid, supported by Army Air Forces sponsorship. The Maryland Wing includes a Washington squadron, 700 cadets, 300 senior personnel, and an attack trainer under Captain Richard L. Wright.
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Baltimore
CAP
Washington
Hagerstown
Edward R. Fenimore
Frederick
Maryland
Civil Air Patrol
Army Airforces
Fenimore
Army Airforce
Richard L. Wright
Sex Slayer and Girl Fugitives Recalled to Hospital
Allentown state hospital fugitive Myron Semun chick, age fourteen, a life sentence for the nine year old Mae Barrett murder, was recaptured with 15 year old Mabel Harris in Seipsville near Easton. Police report the pair were returned to the hospital after questioning by authorities.
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Myron Semunchick
Allentown State Hospital
Bethlehem Barracks
A. Cook
Mae Barrett
Wandling
Mabel Harris
Philadelphia
Seipsville
Easton
Semunchick
Cook
Fire crews called to grain elevator blaze ends with bees
Kansas City report says four fire companies rushed to a grain elevator sighting smoke from the cupola. Firemen climbed the 200 foot structure and found a big swarm of bees instead of a fire, ending the alarm as a false call.
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Kansas City
Engineers Hear First Aid Address At Valley Association
Dr Peregrine Wroth will address first aid at a meeting of the Cumberland Valley Industrial Engineering Association in the Woodmen of the World building on North Potomac Street this evening at 8 oclock. A four reel sound film on first aid will be shown and all industrial members are invited. The association includes industrialists from Hagerstown Waynesboro Martinsburg Frederick and nearby cities.
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Peregrine Wroth
Cumberland Valley Industrial Engineering Association
Woodmen of the World
North Potomac Street
Hagerstown
Waynesboro
Martinsburg
Frederck
Decision In Heiress Divorce Suit Due In New Jersey
Advisory master in chancery Douglas Herr to announce today on the limited divorce action of James H. B. Cromwell against Doris Duke Cromwell, heiress. If granted, the decree would give Cromwell courtesy rights to the Duke farms estate and bar remarriage. Mrs. Cromwell’s New Jersey holdings are estimated at five million dollars.
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Cromwell
Reno
Nev
Cromowell
Hunt professor's body sought in Chesapeake Bay
Pasadena Md Oct 30 Coast guardsmen searched Chesapeake Bay for the body of Dr Sam L Blackman Johns Hopkins associate professor of pathology after his 16 foot sailboat was found stranded on a sandbar 160 feet offshore His car was found in Pasadena and the boat with sails set hat and small knapsack aboard were located yesterday prompting the search which began when he failed to appear at the university.
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Hunt
Pasadena
Coast
Chesapeake Bay
Sam
Blackman
Johns Hopkins University Medical School
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