Price control urged as inflation climbs in wartime report
Senator Ives urged President Truman to establish price control quickly, predicting no improvement before year end. A Federal Reserve Board summary warned living standards would rise as defense orders strain a supply shortfall, with civilian goods likely cut to meet defense needs.
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Washington
Ives
R-Ny
Truman
Federal Reserve Board
Interior Department
Minerata
Energy Administra
Meat prices to fall as supplies rise promises show signs
Government reports indicate larger meat supplies and lower prices on the way. Federally inspected slaughterers produced 32 million pounds last week, up 11 percent from the year before, with hog slaughter up 9 percent and pork forming the bulk of the gain. Market receipts and major market supplies reached season highs.
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Washington
Adleuture Department
Heginning
Agriculture Department
Vienna Reds Seize Bridges and Disrupt Traffic
Scattered Communist disturbances erupted in Vienna as workers seized two Danube River bridges and blocked a railway line to Bratislava. Reds also halted streetcar traffic in Russian districts while the government reported calmer conditions and pledged to address wage and price concerns.
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Vienna
Bratislava
Leopold Fists
Clarence R B Shreiner Obituary Notes In Chambersburg
Clarence Reid Shreiner died September 17 in Chambersburg Hospital at age 44. He was grandson of the late Preston J and Alice Virginia Poole of Pondsville Maryland and a 13 year insurance agent for L R Kremer. Survived by wife Mary and children Thornton, Mrs Robert Shaffer and Mrs Glen Shew, all of Chambersburg. High Requiem Mass held September 20 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church with Rev Te BR Johnson celebrant. Burial in Corpus Christi Cemetery.
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Clarence RB. Shreiner
Clarence Reid Shreiner
Chambersburg
Preston J
Alice Virginia Poole
Pondsville
Corpus Christ Catholic Church
L. R. Kremer Insurance Agency
Mary
Alice Shreiner
Thornton
Robert BE. Shaffer
Glen N. Shew
Chanie Bersburg
Corpus Christi Catholic Church
Te BR. Johnson
Corpus Christ Cemetery
Campaign Aims To Sell Truman Letter To Campaigns
Washington reports Republicans consider selling the Truman letter with a photo of weary Marines. Rep McDonough plans to limit reproductions to prevent flooding the market. The Marine Corps League will decide eligible buyers with no offers under $1,000.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Truman
House
Perier
Rep. McDonove
CCHF
Colleagnes
McDonough
Marine Corps League
Mehonough
Civitan Circus Proceeds Shared With Charity
Civitan Circut pros charity drive announced by General Chairman William Goetz with circus proceeds split: Civitan Club gets 80 percent, hospital nurses alumni and related groups receive 10 percent. Tickets available from Civitan Chair, Morris Frock Post, and allied clubs at Rand’s Texall Stere and Clicks show.
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Civitan Circun
Cie
Civitan
Morris Frock Post
Atrevtean Lecter Amit Auxdliar
Explosion Wrecks Businesses In Princess Anne Md
An explosion rocked Princess Anne Maryland injuring no one but wrecking a chain store fire department headquarters and a restaurant. Fire crews contained the blaze after it swept the Arden Inn and a grocery store, with glass shattering along main street and no exact cause determined. The blast was heard over a mile away and residents initially feared a burner or dynamite. Firemen from multiple towns helped suppress the fire.
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Princess Anne
Servie
Sle
Hivmond Carey
Arden Inn
Bank of Somerset
Fruitland
Salisbury
Griffith
Little Wonder She Didnt Feel So Well
Four year old Julia Ann King of Mitten, Florida was brought to Pensacola hospital with a sore nose and upset appetite. Doctors removed an acorn sac from her nose and sprouts were found.
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Pensavolia
Fla
Julia Ann King
Ann
Mrs. George, King of
Mitten
Scarcity and Price Rises Hit Hagerstown Building Goods
A local contractor reports widespread shortages and price boosts in building supplies in Hagerstown. Furnaces up 14 to 71 percent, lumber 3 to 46 percent, plumbing about 10 percent, roofing shingles up about 1 percent, spouting and concrete block in short supply. Delivery delays and higher labor costs raise dwelling costs by about 20 percent over recent months.
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Hagerstown
Ardera
Hagerstown Angel
Federal Housing Agency
Bnsom
Dog
Charkey Steins Biteh
Instrumental Help Sought For Hagerstown Tech Band
Hagerstown Tech School appeals to the public for donated band instruments. The band needs one trumpet one horn and three street drums to start the school year. Donations may be kept by individuals or rented from a local firm if not donated. Contact principal James Bo Salt at the high school for details.
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Hagerstown Tech
Whitch
Weing
Shiee
Tt Ds
Nistelans
Ballymore
Sheahd
James Bo Salt
High
Dan Weinberg to Take Over Frederick Theaters
Warner Bros. relinquishes Ct Opera Theatre at Frederick to Marva Theaters Company led by Dan Weinberg of Braddeck Heights. Weinberg operates the Dunvedin Theater near Hae kerstown and will upgrade the Frederick venue over a ten year lease. Irving Beall becomes manager of the Hiway Drive-In after the change.
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Warner Bros
Ct Opera
Frederik Theater
Hiway
C. P. Telephone Tests Driver Reaction With Brake Device
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company drivers undergo a unique driving test in this city. A brake testing reaction detonator measures reaction time and stopping distance at 20 mph. Tests show drivers brake late, averaging 12 feet before brake application and longer braking distances after. Continued on Page 28.
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Memorial Boulevard
C. & P. Telephone Company
Ernie Schulte
Lewis
Glaser
BH. L. Dickinson
Kenneth Hammond Kenter
Massey H. Moe
Hammond
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Cotay
Truman Urges Unity in Congressional Vote for National Welfare
Washington Sept 28 President Truman called for a nonpartisan approach to the election of Congressional candidates. He urged voters to choose those who prioritize national welfare over petty partisan fights and pledged the nation should cooperate with free nations. He framed the vote as about securing the country’s welfare above party advantage.
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Washington
Truman
Yeaterday
Cangroskenien
Wil P
Triman
Apple Market Treads Through Dull Trading
The apple market shows continued dull activity with demand strongest for Northwestern Red Delicious in wrapped stock. Prices ease across several grades with US No 1 stock near 2.40 to 2.50 a basket and larger boxes down to about 2.75, while Fancy reds fetch around 5.00 in Winchester Martinsburg areas.
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Ayeshian
Northwestern
Winchester-Martinsburg
Sgt Guessford Reported On Johnston Island Pacific Duty
Sgt Guessford now serves with the 1405 Air Base Group at Johnston Island in the Pacific. He originally enlisted July 16 and reenlisted after completing his first term, with prior service at Fort Warren and a training group at ft. Francis Warren. He praises Air Force opportunities for knowledge, practice, and responsibility.
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Set
Robert CO. Guessford
Air Foren
Guiessford
Fort Peanins K. Warren
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Dahostan
Ft. Francis K. Warren
Guessford
Air Force
Army promotion for James Hann in Okinawa dispatch
James Hann, son of Mr and Mrs Karl Hann of Pepe Avenue, is promoted to corporal and serves as finance clerk with the 7th Finance Disbursing Section of the Ryukyus Command in Okinawa per a Daily Mail dispatch. He sailed overseas in October 1949 after attending Hagerstown High School and Columbia Business College, with prior duty at Camp Lee Virginia.
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James Hann
Karl Hann
Pepe Avenue
U7sth
Ryaukyus Command
Daily Mail
Okinawa
Hacertown High School
Columbia Business Collegte
Cpl
Hann
Camp Lee
Rescue Worker Crushed In Cave-in At Shamrock Hotel Expansion
Rescue workers frantically raced to save Johnny Francois after a cave-in during an expansion project for the Shamrock Hotel in Houston. The six year old construction worker suffered a crushed chest and broken neck while operating an air hammer in a trench.
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Houston
Tex
Johnny Francois
Firewood and beauty services advertised in local notices
Dry Apple Wood for your fireplace announced with a phone contact. A Buck Nite event in Lesinn-Funkstown and a service specialist Miss Jane now paired with Sally's Beauty Salon offering permanent waves at Fosco ington Street. Hotel Alexander building offers bids and calls for today.
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Jane
Sally
Wash
Foscoington St
Alexander Bidg
Shaped Explosive Pledged to Avert Third World War
Lancaster Pa September 28 Dr Vannevar Bush former WW2 OSSD head says shaped explosive charges offer new U S defense against a third major conflict He notes Korea used the shaping method to concentrate explosion force for armor penetration and predicts heavy tanks could become liabilities due to this tech
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Lancaster
Vannevar Rush
Office of Scientific Research and Development
U.S
Bush
Carnesie Institution of Washington
Armstrong Cork Company
MGS
Russda
Taxi Driver Becomes Hollins Professor After Charitable Tip
In Hollins Virginia a cab ride sparked a career shift for Dr Peter Spycher. A passenger’s note with contact details led to his appointment as professor of French and German at Hollins College. Spycher, holder of a Zurich PhD, previously taught at Kansas University and now balances cab driving with teaching duties.
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Hollins
Peter Spycher
Spycher
Evanston
Ill
Grace Edwards
Hollins College
Spyder
Miss Edwards
John R. Everett
Holling
University of Zurich
Switzerland
University of Kansas
Institute of International Education
da Spycher
Eight Members of Brassiere Brigade Formally Accused
Miami reports re arrest orders issued for eight women and their husbands tied to a $100000 theft. The Southern Bell company filed complaints against six women and two husbands. Mrs Gladys Orr named as mother. Charges include grand larceny and receiving stolen property. Circuit Judge George E Hott eyed an order seizing money cars and other property totaling $10,000 held by the court.
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Miami
Fla
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Robert R. Taylor
Marie Orr
Gladys Orr
George E. Hott
British Plan for Postwar Korea Aimed by UN
British delegates pressed a four point plan for a postwar Korea to be submitted to the United Nations General Assembly. The plan calls for an independent united Korea with a democratic government under UN supervision and a supervising commission including Asian members. An Indian source said New Delhi views it sympathetically and may co sponsor. American officials are expected to back the proposal in talks.
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New York
Korea
U.N
Red Men Banquet Monday Honors Farrenkopf Visit
The Loyal Red Men announce a banquet and ceremony Monday evening at 6 50 in the Masonic Temple to honor Great Meahotee William S Farrenkopf of California. The event includes entertainment and obedience rites with many Red Men of note expected to attend.
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Thas Dows Oh Ca
United States
William S. Farrenkopf
Masonic Temple
Chom Dan Hager
Fieigis
Inechowee
Farrenkopf
California
Farrenkope
Cauneil
Will Tinield Myers
Geat Senior Sagamore
Great Couneil
Maryland
County Youth Sees Command Change aboard Columbus
Warren S. Churchey a fireman apprentice from Sharpsburg witnessed the change of command aboard the heavy cruiser Columbus, flagship of Admiral Richard J. Conolly. The ship, anchored at Bizerte, was awarded the Battle Efficiency Pennant as top cruiser in the 1949-59 Atlantic Fleet. The Columbus sails the Mediterranean and plans to join the U S Sixth Fleet for exercises after Fillette port call.
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Warren S. Churchey
MSN
Churchey
Sharpsburg
Columbus
Bizerte
Richard J. Conolly
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Filzette
U. S. Sixth Fleet
Organic Lime Marl Sold By Newman Packing House
Readable items list includes ROBERTA SABERTA FOX SEEDLING and JONATHAN with references to NEWMAN PACKING HOUSE in Smithsburg Maryland and Harold Semler in Sharpsburg. Organic lime marl priced at 2.75 per ton appears alongside road names and map references.
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Roberta
Jonathan
Smoke
Newman Packing House
Smithsburg
Keedys
Harold Semler
Sharpsburg
Rts
Air Raid Warning System Completed Nationwide Alert
Mitchel Field New York officials announced a telephonic air raid warning system has been completed capable of alerting any part of the nation in case of an enemy attack. Final installation was completed this month on 146 warning telephones across eastern and western Air Defense Force areas. Headquarters did not disclose the communities. Operators will be on duty 24 hours a day at the warning center located in police and fire department quarters and other civic centers.
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Mitchel Field
N. Y
Icontinental Air Command
Air Defense Force
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