Edsel Ford A Leader In War Production And Arts
Edsel Ford guided Ford through World War I era conversion to heavy war production. He led four engined bombers tanks jeeps and anti tank units while serving as president and treasurer. Beyond business he chaired the Detroit Institute of Arts and Ford Foundation and held trust positions with the Red Cross and Henry Ford Hospital. Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, married Eleanor Clay in 1916 and had three sons and a daughter of whom Henry Ford II is a Navy lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Company
Edsel
Ford
Ounger Ford
Detroit University School
Edsel Ford
Detroit Institute of Arts
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
American Red Cross
Henry Ford Hospital
Eat Turers National Bank
Ford Foundation
Better Homes
Dearborn
Ford Motor Company
Henry
Clara Bryant Ford
Eleanor Lawthian Clay
Detroit
Henry Ford II
United States Navy
Benson
United States Army Air Corps
Miss Steele Honored for Meritorious First Aid Work
Miss Mary Lou Steele received a certificate of merit from the American Red Cross for meritorious first aid after aiding Mrs Livewell who was cut by flying glass in a car crash. George Reading presented the award at Handley Gordon Washington during a May 12 instructor course with 45 attendees. Reading called it an honor to name an upcoming instructor and Miss Steele urged Red Cross members to help save humanity with trained first aid skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Steele
American National Red Cross
Livewell
Washington
Miss Steele
George Reading
Handley Gordon
Dudley On Gordon
Reading
Japs Are Rolled In Ferocious Yangtze Fight Report
The article describes heavy fighting southwest of Yuyang as Japanese forces attempt to break Chinese lines along the Yangtze between Ichang and Yochow. Chinese troops mounted a strong defense near Zchang, inflicting significant losses amid ongoing bombardments and fierce combat.
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Ichang
Yuyang
Yangtze River
Yochow
Zchang
Central News
Rail wage increase plan faces limits on railroad rates
A government panel recommended wage boosts totaling about 204 million dollars annually for railroad workers retroactive to February 1, with payments in war bonds. The board said these rises should not justify higher rates, except for switch crews who seek a 30 percent rise. hearings in New York begin June 7.
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Secere
New York
National Railroad Labor Panel
War Labor Board
William M. Leiserson
I. L. Sharfman
University of Iaichitan
Walter T. Fisher
Chicago
John A. Fitch
New York School of Social Work
Columbia University
Baltimore and Chicago Livestock Market Quotations May 26
Market quotes show cattle steady to firm with cows scarce and veal calves active. Hogs sold at higher ranges across weight classes, with salable hogs 15 000 in Chicago and prices edging up to 14.30 to 14.65 for various weights. Sheep and lambs mostly steady with good demand for choice lambs and shorn ewes near 8.00.
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Altimore
U. Beracta Agri
Chicago Livestock
Chicago
Dept. Agr
Handley High Yearbook Drops Its Best Yet With Senior Photos
The Handlian features 104 senior photographs with sketches and a class history by Dottie Cooper. Judge John Handley is pictured on the cover as founder, with staff credits for Charlotte Meade as editor in chief and Eugene Babb as business manager plus advisors from Handley faculty.
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Brill
Edward Embrey
Ralph Vaught
Handlian
John Handley
Dottie Cooper
Handley
Anna Jane Cooper
Bobby Conner
Charlotte Meade
Eugene Babb
Miss McCue
Joyce
Browning
Stock Market Reaches Three Year High Before Pullback
New York trading opened with a brisk upturn pushing averages to multi year highs. Gains narrowed as profit taking reduced strength though rails led buying and key industrial and carrier stocks gained. U S Steel Bethlehem American Can Dow Chemical Westinghouse among advancers. Santa Fe NY Central moved heavy blocks.
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New York
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
American Can
Westinghouse
Dow Chemical
Johns Manville
Oliver Farm
Douglas Aircraft
Eastman
U. & Gypsum and Texas Co
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Southern Pacific
Great Northern
Grain quotations show rye gains despite profit taking
Chicago opening prices for May show rye contracts reaching seasonal highs before selling pressure limited gains. Oats remained strong and wheat steady while July wheat opened at 1.44 ½ to 1.44 ¾ and nearby futures for corn and oats traded around 1.05 and 62 ¾ to 64 ½ as the market adjusted.
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Chicago
Local Livestock Prices and Ranges Across Classes
Market report lists prices for cattle hogs sheep and calves. Steers and heifers show varied grades with per cwt and per head figures. fat cows cutters bulls veal calves fresh cows lambs and hogs appear with top bulk and price ranges. Feeder and stocker segments include feeder steers stocker steers and per head values.
CIO Executive Resumed After Wage Cut Sparks Action
Union leaders stated the stoppage began spontaneously following the WLB decision to cut to three cents per watt hour panel recommendation for an eight cent hourly wage increase.
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WLB
Service To Be Held Sunday For South End Fire Company
The semi annual religious service for the South End Fire Company is set for next Sunday at 8 30 p m in the hall on West Monmouth Street. Rev J Goode will lead and deliver the brief message. Miss Philimena Larue will sing special numbers and hymns will be sung. The hall will be arranged for comfort and there may be other special features during the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Fire Company
West Monmouth Street
J. Goode
Philimena Larue
Japanese Holdouts Fail. Valley Positions Reported Wiped Out
Weather hampered the American advance in the Chichagof Valley southwest of the harbor and north of Lake Nicholas as fog snow sleet and rain slowed progress. A Navy communique noted heavy air conditions and that American fighters intercepted a flight of 16 Japanese bombers destroying five and probably seven more after the bombers jettisoned their load.
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Chichagof
Lake Nicholas
Navy
Duesseldorf Bombing Collapses Eight Enemy Planes
May raids on the Ruhr valley hit Dortmund and Duisburg with heavy bombings. The day’s action over two southeast coast towns involved about 25 enemy planes, four destroyed by anti-aircraft fire or RAF fighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tme
Germany
Ruhr
Dortmund
Duisburg
RAF
British Workers Plan Outlined by Churchill in Radio Address
Prime Minister Churchill presents a reform plan in a radio address dated March 21. The plan, while from the Conservative leader, often exceeds his own party program in method and scope of reform.
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Churchill
Conservative
Graduation set for Handley School auditorium
Chaplain Faulk leads events at Mount Hebron Cemetery memorial for John Kerr and others connected to Winchester public schools. Final graduation exercises occur Friday June 11 at 8 p m in Handley School auditorium with a Handley Glee Clubs concert, a salutatory by Tevious Bailey, class gift presentation from Leon Pope, transfer of class symbols to 1944 officers, and valedictory by Miss He.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Hebron Cemetery
John Kerr
John Handley
Winchester Public Schools
Handley School
Handley Glee Clubs
Tevious Bailey
Leon Pope
George Cently
Miss Fauver
Garl R. Quarles
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J. W. Grove Furniture CO
Dia
George W. Kurtz
National Bureau of Standards
Maintenance of Waymen
Miller’s Hardware
New Handlian
Harpers Ferry
Potomac
Harpers Ferry, W. Va
Stock Market Report
Virginia
North Kent
CIO Executive
Fee
Epinartie
Duesseldorf
Carter
Chaplain Faulk
Clarke ‘County
Mavr
Freedoms
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
O'Sullivan
Sullivan
O’sullivan
the O’sullivan Rubber Co., Inc
Valley Pike Ave
Winchester, Virginia
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