Police Bill Heads To Conference In Frederick
Frederick city police bill moves to conference in General Assembly after Senate amendment reducing suspend period to 3 days. House and mayor oppose. measure would allow appeals to Police Commission and potential auto refer in-year to the Commission. Several other measures face possible failure. home rule and school considerations stalled.
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Frederick
General Assembly
State Senate
House
Senate
Edward D. Torm
Police Commission
Legistate
Storm
Frederick County
House Education Committee
Horace M. Alexander
Alexander
Fredick City
Commissions
New Windsor
Operations Ceased By Virginia Hosiery Mills
Fredericksburg Virginia April 2 The Virginia Hosiery Mills Inc ceased operations last night The brick plant building was id for 65000 to Elwood P Gayle of the Gayle Motor Co who said he would transfer his ownership to the mill structure The plant began in 1936 as Kenmore Hosiery Co manufacturing unfinished women's hosiery At its peak it employed 260 workers Only 24 had been employed since last Christmas
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Fredericksburg
Virginia Hosiery Mills, Inc
Elwood P. Gayle
Gayle Motor Co
Kenmore Hosiery Co
Breweries Strike Bound But Beer Still Flows
New York faced a citywide brewery strike as 7,000 strikebound delivery workers halted 14 metropolitan plants. Despite the action, well stocked taverns and out of town deliveries kept beer pouring in Manhattan and Buffalo with beer supplies expected to last 10 days to two weeks.
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New York
New York City
Buffalo
N. Y
New Jersey
United Restaurant Liquor Dealers
Manhattan
Metropolitan
Buffalo Breweries
White Harris wedding at Calvary church today
Miss Margaret Wilson Harris, daughter of Mrs. James Heinlein Harris, and Barclay White Jr. will be married this afternoon at Calvary Methodist Church in Braddock Heights. Rev. Dr. J. Franklin Haas will perform the ceremony before hundreds as palms decorate the altar. The bride, escorted by her uncle, will wear a white satin gown with a long train and veil, carrying white orchids and roses. The bridal party will wear aquamarine gowns with matching bands and nosegays of spring flowers.
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Calvary Methodist Church
Margaret Wilson Harris
James Heinlein Harris
Braddock Heights
New York City
Mr. Harris
Barclay White, Jr
Barclay White
Lansdowne
J. Franklin Haas
Charles W. Ross
Frederick
William Littell, Jr
Pittsburgh
Violence flares as New York taxi strike grips city
Four striking taxi drivers were arrested after a non-striking driver was wrecked in Brooklyn when assaulted aboard a cab. The arrest total rose to 22 since the strike began, with 18 charged for disorderly conduct or simple assault. Three thousand police kept streets orderly as talks with John L. Lewis Taxi Workers Organizing Committee stalled over pay and union recognition.
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New York
Brooklyn
Joseph Lanza
John L. Lewis
Taxi Workers Organizing Committee
County Commission Keeps Dumb Waiter in Jail Plans
The county commissioners chose not to remove the dumb waiter from the new jail remodeling after weighing cost savings against state guidance. Architect Charles F. Bowers and contractor Thomas J. Crum were in the conference. Steel girders are in place and plumbers begin pipe work as the project progresses.
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Charles F. Bowers
Thomas J. Crum
Four Koreans Charged in Underwood Murder Case
Four young Korean Communists were charged with murdering Mrs. Horace H. Underwood in Korea on April 2. Home Minister Kim Hyo Suk said 12 others were detained and a Korean doctor hunted as prime suspect. Kim said the four confessed. two daggers were used outside and two intruded during a tea visit on March 17. Grace Underwood, the victim’s daughter, is a Hood College junior.
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Seoul
Horace H. Underwood
Korea
Kim Hyo Suk
Kim
Mo Yun Suk
Easter Seals Campaign Under Kiwanis Drive
The Kiwanis Club sponsors an Easter Seals sale in Frederick County to aid crippled children and adults. The drive opened March 17 and runs through Easter Sunday with a goal of 100000 and 38000 raised so far. Funds stay in Maryland for workshops, clinics, braces, wheelchairs, and related services. Contingent to form a local Maryland League chapter affiliated with the National Society. Containers for donations placed in city businesses led by Clarence C. Carty.
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Frederick County
Kiwanis Club
Maryland League For Crippled Children
Maryland
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Clarence C. Carty
Carty
Maryland League
Urner Is Named City Attorney of Hagerstown
Francis H. Urner a former Frederick resident was named Hagerstown city attorney after Mayor Mills opened his green bag of appointments He was confirmed 4 to 1 by the new council and brings a broadcast profile from the election campaign He joins M E Ellinger as police commissioner Joseph S Ward as light plant operations commissioner and Thomas W Summers as city treasurer in Mills administration.
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Francis H. Urner
Hagerstown
Frederick
Herman L. Mills
Urner
Hammond Urner
Mills
Board of Public Works
M. E. Ellinger
Edna Lumber Company
Roy Knight
Joseph S. Ward
Funkhouser Company
Thomas W. Summers
Truman Stalin Parley Again Suggested
Rep Mansfield said some Congress members urged President Truman to meet Premier Stalin again to see if talks could settle ongoing disagreements. He hasn't suggested it himself but sees potential value in a second conference across the table. In a separate item, Miriam Brandenburg administratrix appeals a Frederick County decree, argued before the Court of Appeals with Clopp Ortel for appellants and Bowers DeLauter for appellees.
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Washington
Rep
Mansfield
D-Mont
Congress
Truman
Stalin
Miriam A. Brandenburg
Lera Zimmerman
Lynn J. Harshman
Frederick County
Court of Appeals
Robert E. Clopp, Jr
LeRoy W. Ortel
Sherman P. Bowers
H. Kieffer DeLauter
Appellees
Market Slow as Golds Lead Mixed Stock Session
New York April 2 fresh demand for gold issues highlighted a slow market. Several golds advanced to new 1949 peaks while the rest hovered in fractional price ranges with gains and losses near a stand-off.
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New York
Edgar George Horn Dies In Baltimore
Baltimore April 24 Edgar George Horn editor of the Turf and Sports Digest died today at 51 after a month long illness from leukemia. A Chicago native he entered publishing in 1920 and joined Turf and Sports Digest in 1924. He owned horses including Bar Ship and helped found the Maryland Racing Writers Association. He witnessed 25 Kentucky Derbies. He is survived by his widow and three daughters.
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Baltimore
Edgar George Horn
Turf and Sports Digest
Horn
Monthly
Chicago
Sharon
Daily Telegraph
Bar Ship
Maryland Racing Writers' Association
Possibility Of Damage To Peaches Seen
Frost and ice touched low lying peach orchards with temperatures around 27 degrees. Early indications show no severe damage to peaches in full bloom, while high trees escaped. Some Washington county growers planned orchard fires to guard against frost as clouds move in.
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Washington County
Weather Bureau
W QC
Hawkers Buy U S Dollars in Peiping Occupation
Hawkers in Hongkong quoted selling American dollars as the Red regime seized Peiping. The US dollar value rose from 40 cents to $2.50 in silver after the occupation, with foreign arrivals noting Communist discipline and efficiency. An Australian journalist predicts a rapid expansion of Communist control in China. Two Catholic priests, Rev. J. L. Bates and Rev. H. J. Weisen, praised the regime's order despite the upheaval.
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Hongkong
Peiping
China
U. S
J. L. Bates
Watkins, Minn
H. J. Weisen
Omaha
Neb
Bates
Perpine
Lu Jen University
Frank Robertson
Com Ss
Nis
Pact Powers Hold First Joint Meet
Washington April 24 Foreign Ministers of the Atlantic pact powers held their first joint conference to begin drafting grand strategy machinery for the non-Communist western world. The closed meeting behind government offices planned formal treaty checks and informal talks on agencies for alliance aims with a consultative council and a defense committee. Bevin spoke of pooling power and armaments among members.
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Washington
State Department
Atlantic
Ernest Bevin
Bartender Held on Arson Charge in Silver Hill
John Placas a 28 year old Frederick bartender was charged with arson by Prince Georges County police after confessing to splashing gasoline on the southwest corner of a frame tavern in Silver Hill and igniting it at about a.m. yesterday four fire departments battled the blaze causing about 100 dollars in damage He was held on 2500 bond and a hearing has not been scheduled Police found a five gallon can at a gas station where he bought the fuel The name Places could not be located in city or county directories.
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Washington
John Placas
Frederick
Prince Georges County
Silver Hill
Wilson J. Purdy
Placas
Purdy
Poplar Springs Gardens
No Decision Reached On Naming Assessor
County Commissioners adjourned without appointing an assessor to succeed the late Thomas R. Sayter of Walkersville. A spokesman said the board had little time and, after a 15 minute talk, reached no decision though there was some indication of a possible later conference.
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Thomas R. Sayter
Walkersville
Land skirmishes flare at Berlin border
Across Berlin American and Russian survey teams clash over slim border slivers claimed by each side as tensions rise with border trench blocking and patrols. German police and both sectors clash. no injuries reported as rules briefly reduce forces to single sentries. A fish shop near a bridge also sparks a border dispute over sector ownership. Strike ends.
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Berlin
Public Safety
Quierrels
Zehlendorf
U.S
Auto Price Cuts Seen By Big Auto Groups
Detroit April 2 Nearly all industry chroniclers and many top executives expect further price reductions in the auto sector over the coming weeks. Demand remains below expectations, leading makers to consider competitive price actions as field stocks stay high and materials and labor pressures affect production. Kaiser-Frazer cut prices by 198 to 333 dollars, boosting dealer optimism while preserving company profits at 1948 levels.
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Detroit
General Motors
Aso
Willys-Overland
Kaiser- Frazer
Willys and
K-F
Chrysler
Dodge
DeSoto
Kaiser-Frazer
Soa
36 500 Units Free Of Rent Controls
Washington reports 36 500 dwelling units in four states had rent ceilings lifted today under the new rent control act. Housing Expediter Tighe Woods warned ceilings could be reinstated if rents rise unreasonably and said the agency will continue policing decontrolled areas. Additional decontrols were noted in Alabama New Jersey and Texas with broader moves planned within a week.
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Washington
Tighe Woods
Woods
Alabama
New Jersey
Texas
Indiana
Tousing
Drastic Cut In Welfare Funds
The Frederick County Board of Public Welfare outlines a tightened budget with an $8,393 monthly allotment for public assistance in April through June, noting March expenditures near $8,842. To stay within state limits, a waiting list may be created and grants may be paused or reduced as funds allow. The state budget is also cut for the upcoming fiscal year starting July 1.
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Frederick County
Czechoslovakia Answers U S Note On Spy Soldiers
Prague reports the Czechoslovak government sent a reply to a U S note protesting the secret trial and imprisonment of two American soldiers accused of spying. The U S embassy did not disclose contents, directing questions to Washington. The soldiers are George Jones of Owensboro Kentucky and Clarence Hill of Jackson Mississippi.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
United States
U. S
State Department
Washington
U. S. Army
Germany
George Jones
Owensboro
Clarence Hill
Jackson
Miss
New Planes Ordered by Air Force for High Altitude Bombing
Washington April 2 The Air Force has ordered 44 B-54 bombers an experimental plane designed to operate at extra high altitude An Air Force spokesman said the Boeing bomber is a new larger version of the B-50 which in turn is a more powerful model of the wartime B-29 Superfortress
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Washington
Air Force
US Army scientists hunt source of food poisoning
Poisoned soldiers flood the 97th General Hospital as U S Army researchers in Frankfurt seek the cause of a food poisoning outbreak affecting about 300 troops last night.
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Froop
Frankfurt
Germany
97Th General Hospital
Satellites Accused Of Violations
The United States and Britain accuse Hungary Romania and Bulgaria of violating peace treaty pledges and demand they uphold human rights. Canada backs the move may trigger a three member commission and possibly United Nations action if talks fail.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Canada
United Nations
Cardinal Mindszenty
State Acheson
Acheson
Natoral Conference of Christians and Jews
State Department
Moscow
Committee Approves Reorganization Bill Washington
A Senate committee approved a bill granting President Truman broad powers to reorganize the government with Congress retaining final oversight. A companion House bill would require dissent from both Houses to block presidential proposals, while the Senate measure avoids separate submission for military and six other agencies. The plan seeks to eliminate bureaus and reduce overlapping duties, aiming for efficiency and cost cuts.
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Washington
Senate
President Truman
Congress
House
Hoase
Executive Department
Herbert Hoover
Bipartisan Commission of Reorganization
Deeds Recorded For Sales Of Properties
Deeds were recorded in the clerk's office for several property sales. William F. Atkin Jr and his wife sold 347 acres in New Market district to Francis H. Ladson for about 22500. Nannie L. Gaither sold 9 acres near Summers Station Braddock district to Francis B. Gordon. Margaret E. Tucker sold a two story dwelling at 253 West Fifth Street to William E. Brown for about 9000.
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William F. Atkinson
Arlington
Francis H. Ladson
Markell
New Market District
Nannie L. Gaither
Francis B. Gordon
Potomac Edison
Braddock District
Summers Station
Margaret E. Tucker
William E. Brown
West Fifth Street
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NEW Post
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